Israel Moves Toward UN Membership Amid Arab Objections
United Nations debates on Israels bid for member status proceed as a steering committee recommends routing the application to a special political committee for hearings. The Arab coalition plans to stall action while the United States Russia and France back the bid and Britain abstains.
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Flushing
N.Y
Israel
United Nations
U.N. Assembly
General Assembly
U.N
Russia
No. 1
United States
France
Britain
Security Council
Egypt
U. N
Tornado toll rises across Oklahoma Texas and Kansas
A second spring tornado outbreak left 10 dead and more than 70 injured across Oklahoma Texas and Kansas with multi million dollar property damage. Unconfirmed reports cited guardsmen casualties while Norman and the University of Oklahoma faced power outages and wreckage.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Mississippi
Houston
Okolona
Bonham
Great Bent
Oakley
National
Fannin County
Norman
Naval Air Station
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Associated Press
Hettie Fain
MclLoud
Okla
Twisters
Four Power Talks Expand Over Berlin Blockade
London reports say American Soviet talks on the Berlin blockade will widen to include Britain and France. Dr Philip Jessup told Jacob Malik the western powers favor four power talks as soon as possible. Schuman predicts a Big Four council meeting may be set this week, with a late month target if talks mature.
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London
U.P
Berlin
Great Britain
France
Philip Jessup
United States
Jacob Malik
Russia
Foreign Office
Council of Foreign Ministers
Robert Schuman
Paris
Council of Europe
Schuman
Germany
Jessup
Britain
Nevada train seeks to abandon rail service to Reno and Minden
The Nevada Public Service Commission hears the Virginia and Truckee Railroad petition to abandon its Reno to Minden service. The small line, once profitable, has eroded for two decades and now faces sale of rolling stock and possible shutdown, leaving Carson City without rail service. Ranchers and businessmen oppose the move while citing regional impact.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada Public Service Commission
Virginia
Truckee
Comstock Lode
Nevada Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reno
Minden
Mills Estate
San Francisco
Ifle
Reenek
Rtone
Gardnerville
Public Service Commission
Day's Activities In Congress By Associated Press
Senate continues debate on 300 000 000 federal aid for education bill. Foreign relations committee hears Robert Lovett on North Atlantic pact. Commerce committee resumes airline industry inquiry. Armed services subcommittee resumes Malmedy massacre hearing. House meets to consider minor bills. House administration subcommittee begins hearings on anti poll tax bills.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Robert Lovett
State Department
Commerce Committee
Armed Services Subcommittee
House
House Administration
Eastside Water Co seeks rate hike at public hearing
The Arizona corporation commission opened a hearing on Eastside Water Co petitioning higher charges for extra use. Company president L A Romine argued that after 17 500 gallons the Eastside rate becomes cheaper than the city rate for customers outside city limits. Current Eastside rates are 3 dollars for 5 000 gallons and 12 cents per extra 1 000. city rates are 2.25 dollars for 5 000 and 18 cents per extra 1 000.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Eastside Water Co
Wilson T. Wright
Eastside
L. A. Romine
Romine
C. S. Clyne
James B. Reidy
Airlines seek new Tucson routes in cross country hearings
Civil Aeronautics Board hearings in Washington open with eight airlines seeking expanded service to Tucson as part of broader southern routes. Braniff and others propose plans linking west coast cities with Texas and Latin American destinations, while United opposes all eight applications.
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Tucson
Southern
Washington
D. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
C. Egar Govette
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Houston
Tex
Monte Mansfield
Aviation Committee
Earl Cox
Associated Press
Florida
California
Cox
Air Line Braniff
Delta
Continental
Eastern
National
American
Peninsular Air Transport
Pacific International Airways
Peninsular and Pacific
Charles E. Beard
Dallas
Braniff Airways
Braniff
Texas
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Austin
West Coast
Lubbock
Amarillo
San Francisco
Phoenix
Ariz
San Diego
Los Angeles
United Air Lines
Southeast
New Orleans
Ft. Worth
el Paso
Las Vegas
Fresno
Albuquerque
Los
Lillian Manson Wins Nogales Fiesta Queen Crown
Lillian Manson of Nogales Arizona is named Fiesta Queen for May 5 to 8 after a landslide vote over two rivals. Miss Manson, daughter of Mr and Mrs James W Manson, will reign as coronation on the border line with dignitaries from Arizona and Sonora. A five day program includes social events talks and parades as thousands visit Nogales for the five day fiesta and the first international golf tournament opens Friday.
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Nogales
Sonora
Lillian Manson
Ariz
Miss Manson
James W. Manson
Manson
Esther Martinez
Emilia Gonzales
Catalina Ramirez
Arizona
Sugar pills cure most headaches say Columbia doctors
A New York study of 521 patients at Montefiore Hospital shows sugar pills can relieve chronic headaches as effectively as real drugs. Drs. Friedman Brenner and Carter report in JAMA that mental stress and emotional factors influence headache responses, with treatment efficacy linked to patient contact frequency.
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New York
Arnold P. Friedman
Charles Brenner
Sidney Carter
Department of Neurology
Columbia University College For Physicians and Surgeons
Monteciere Hospital
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Boyle Controls Truman Patronage Battle in Washington
In Washington, William M. Boyle Jr., a capable 46 year old lawyer, is at the center of President Truman’s patronage strategy amid Democratic rancor. If he leads the administration to victory, he could reach a top party position, prompting friction with White House allies and some Democrats in Congress. The test to loyalty centers on votes for administration measures and Taft-Hartley act repeal, with officials contrasting Truman’s rhetoric and spokesman accounts.
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Washington
U.P
Sam Rayburn
Truman
Rayburn
House
Lyle C. Wilson
Boyle
FDR
US S. Supreme Court
William M. Boyle Jr
White House
Congress
M Truman
Capitol Hill
J. Howard McGrath
D-Ri
U S Hospital Ship Repose Arrives Hong Kong With Evacuees
The American hospital ship Repose reached Hong Kong on May 2 carrying 118 American evacuees from Shanghai including missionaries and 77 British casualties from the Yangtze shelling. The consulate said 73 Americans would proceed to Manila, Japan, or the United States.
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Hong Kong
U.P
Repose
Shanghai
Yangtze
Manila
Japan
United States
Deadline in Mine Talks Pressures United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis plans to issue the Taft Hartley act notice before ending the UMW contract on March 30, a move both sides may avoid. Operators, including the Southern Coal Producers Association, have shown reluctance to sign, meeting last week without a disclosed decision.
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John L. Lewis
Taft. Martley
United Mine Workers
Southern Coal Producers Association
Joseph E. Moody
Southerners
Lewis
Amethyst Fight Not Deliberate Claim by British Navy
A British naval authority in Singapore on May 2 said the April 22 attack on the British sloop Amethyst by Chinese Communist forces was not deliberate. He attributed the incident to Chinese discipline problems or battlefield excitement, denying Communist claims the British fired first. He noted 42 British lives were lost and that Amethyst would stay put for safety. Supplies for two weeks remain for British subjects in Nanking area, with no plans to use planes for resupply.
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Soa
South China
Hangchow
Central
Nanchang
Shanghai
Kunshan
Chingyangkang
Taichang
Lake Tai
Central News Agency
Hangchow Station
Lake City
Hangzhow
China
Singapore
Yangtze River
Yangtze
Nanking
Baseball Results American League No Games Scheduled
Baseball results show no scheduled games in the American League and no entry for the National League on the listed date.
Vandenberg Sees 48-Group Air Force as Limited Guard
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg told about 500 American Legion members in Indianapolis that a 48 group air force can only prevent early defeat and offer hope of victory in war. He noted budget cuts from 59 to 48 groups by July 1 and warned against Maginot line thinking in air power. The address covered future B-36 replacements and the shift toward long range missiles while stressing defense and deterrence. Legion roundup boosted membership to 2,795,684 across posts nationwide.
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Indianapolis
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
American Legion
Air Force
Truman
Gee Vaemdenberg
Vandenberg
Legionnaires
National Legion Meeting
Legion
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Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
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