U S Mediates New Crisis In Athens Regime
The United States acts as mediator in a Greek coalition crisis over cabinet reshuffles. Liberal and Populist ministers submit resignations to Premier Sophoulis as talks with U S aides and Tsaldaris aim to resolve posts. Varvoutis potentialMarshal Plan post sparks initial dispute.
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U. S
Athens
United States
Themistokles Sophoulis
Dwight Griswold
Greece
U.S
Liberal Party
Constantin Tsaldaris
Sophoulis
Tsaldaris
Varvoutis
George Varvoutis
Marshall Plan Committee
Paris
D. Dingas
Phocion Ziamis
Andreas Pirakis
Theodore Kazins
Anthony Pappademos
Panos Hadjipanos
Athanasios Pappathanassis
Demetrius Londos
Sophocles Venizelos
Truman Avoids Trip To South
President Truman plans a nationwide swing that excludes the South where civil rights gains buzzed at Tuesday’s primaries. He may speak in Chicago on June 4 and likely visit the Pacific Northwest starting June 3, with Warren Magnuson confirming a Northwest tour.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
May
Truman
Democratic Party
South
Chicago
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Henry A. Wallace
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Pacific Northwest
U S Base On Moon To Prevent War
Wartime naval aviation researcher Robert A. Heinlein proposes a moon base to deter war. He argues a lunar outpost would shield Earth from aggression, noting the Neptune rocket and gravity differences could enable Earth–Moon defense and even hinting at possible encounters with other races.
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U. S
Moon
Los Angeles
Naval
Robert A. Heinlein
Heinlein
Navy
Earth
Veto Revision Of UN Fading
The House Foreign Affairs Committee moves away from an immediate world conference to overhaul the UN charter. Secretary of State Marshall and Ambassador Warren Austin favor a resolu tion to rally opinion behind practical action and oppose a charter revision conference now. They call for strengthening the UN through the European recovery program and a stronger American military posture to protect international law.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Marshall
Warren Austin
U. S
Austin
La Prano Ill After Collapse In Studio
Hollywood May 6 Tony La Prano a 37 year old radio announcer and Don Lee network program supervisor collapsed at a studio and was hospitalized. He was the fourth radio personality in little more than a week to fall ill as Announcer Ben Alexander previously collapsed. Alexander and La Prano remained for observation and would be watched over for several days. Recent weeks saw Tom Breneman die from a heart attack and Dad Williamson strike fatally after hosting his program.
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Hollywood
Tony La _Prano
Don Lee
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital
la Prano
Ben Alexander
Alexander
la Prana
Tom Breneman
Dad Williamson
War With Russia Bevin Says Peril Exists Always
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst DeWitt MacKenzie reports British Foreign Secretary Bevin warns that cooperation with Russia is impossible while Soviet policy aims to spread Communist ideology. He says world peace remains in turmoil as long as the Communist general staff operates in Belo Grado linked revolutions in Eastern Europe.
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Russia
Bevin
Dewitt MacKenzie
United Nations
House’ of Commons
Communist General Staff
Belograde
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Noth
Senators Endorse 70 Group Air Force Bill in Senate
The Senate approved a 3.233 billion dollar bill to start a 70-group air force build up for 1951 to 1953, sending it back to the House after amendments. House action already approved 343 to 3 to expand air power, with defense leaders fearing Soviet expansion and possible atomic bomb progress.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bridges
R-Nh
Russia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Truman
Congress
Defense
Forrestall
Umt
UMIT
Senate finance panel to hold oleo tax repeal hearings
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously to hold two days of public hearings on May 17 on the House passed oleo margarine tax repeal bill. Chairman Millikin said time will be split between supporters and opponents.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate
Finance Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Agriculture Committee
House
Phone Co to Appeal Unemployment Awards in Phoenix
Lawson Smith Arizona manager of Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph says the company will appeal the employment security commission award of unemployment compensation to about 200 workers. The brief for the appeal is being prepared by attorney J Early Craig and will be filed soon. The 37 day strike by more than 600 workers ended April 14 1947 with raises of 3 to 4 dollars, and unemployment compensation granted only to those who applied and were deemed locked out.
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Phoenix
U.P
Lawson Smith
Arizona
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company
Employment Security Commission
Morris Inducts Dr. McCormick as Arizona President
Dr James Byron McCormick becomes the 13th president of the University of Arizona at a formal inaugural ceremony witnessed by about 1,500 delegates faculty members and townspeople. Samuel H. Morris presided as board of regents president.
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University of Arizona
James Byron McCormick
Rufus von KleinSmi
McCormick
Samuel H. Morris
Board of Regents
Baseball Scores National Game Result Report
New York defeated Pittsburgh 9 to 2. Brooklyn game at Chicago postponed by rain. Philadelphia at St Louis played at night. Boston at Cincinnati noted with no final score.
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National
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Night NBA Scores and Tonight's Games
Baseball-style tally shows New York six over St Louis five and Detroit eight Philadelphia eight Cleveland five. Chicago visits Washington for a night game.
Two Fraud Suits Filed Against Prudential Investment
Two nearly identical lawsuits allege Prudential Investment Corp and president Dudley A. Dobry misled buyers George W. and Mrs. Morgans into a 5300 home purchase. The Morgans seek 1000 damages for breach of contract and fraud after delays, rescission, and failure to refund the 1000 down payment.
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Prudential Investment Corporation
Dudley A. Dobry
Superior Court
Prudential
Belle D. Hall
Corporation
Dobry
Atty
Bob Barber
George W. Morgan
Morgans
Prudential Investment
Hall
Truman Rejects Enlistment Bonus as Draft Substitute
Washington reports President Truman denounces the enlistment bonus as the most asinine proposal. A U S effort to end fighting in Palestine and extend British rule beyond May 15 failed after a four point plan was delivered at United Nations headquarters in New York to Jewish and Arab representatives.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Palestine
United Nations
New York
Ives Plans Bill To End Union Shop Rule Under Taft Hartley
Senator Ives of New York says he will push legislation abolishing the union shop election requirement under the Taft Hartley act. The move comes as a joint congressional committee set hearings for May 214 on several proposed law changes.
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Washington
Sen
Ives
R-N.y
Joint Congressional Committee
Government Orders Negotiations Resumed in Chicago Meat Strike
Government ordered negotiations to restart in Chicago on Saturday as the 52 day meat packing strike continued.
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Washington
Chicago
Arab states end futile Palestine conference
King Abdullah announced that Arab states would join in the war to liberate the Holy Land after a broken conference on armistice or trusteeship for Palestine.
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Jerusalem
U.P
Palestine
Abdullah
Holy Land
Treasury Secretary Sny der Denies Leaving Cabinet Rumors
Secretary John W. Snyder denies rumors he will resign from the cabinet. The bulletin notes the denial and directs readers to page 15 for further details.
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Washington
LLP
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Will Poin
Mrs Babby Wins 20000 Judgment in Federal Case
In Phoenix on May 6 a federal court awarded Mrs. Alice M. Babby executrix of Myron H. Babby s estate twenty thousand dollars against the government for injuries from a truck and army ambulance collision. The suit sought fifty thousand and the ruling marks the first under a new law allowing government suits in certain cases. Attorneys fees of three thousand nine hundred eighty seven were also approved.
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Phoenix
U.P
Alice M. Babby
Tucson
Myron H. Babby
Babby
Marana Air Force Base
Li Tsung Jen to present land reform plan to Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking May 6 Li Tsung Jen vice president elect said his land reform program would be shown to Chiang Kai-Shek soon. He, powerless in government, relies on public pressure to win acceptance for economic political and military changes. He resigned his Peiping post and has not been consulted on the new cabinet. He hopes to visit the United States and Europe if approved.
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Nanking
Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Peiping
United States
Europe
Chiang
Railroads Post Layoff Notices Ahead of Strike
Chicago May 6 The nation's railroads began posting layoff notices in preparation for Tuesday's strike. Embargoes on food and animal shipments were announced to avoid damage claims and yard jams as unions were summoned to Washington to settle the dispute. The Pennsylvania said it would shut down its entire system.
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Chicago
Washington
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen & Enginemen
Switchmen's Union of North America
Pennsylvania
Talks On Austrian Treaty Suspended
London May 6 The Big Four foreign ministers deputies in an east west deadlock suspend indefinitely talks on a peace treaty for Austria. British Deputy James Majors banks will ask if resuming talks is useful. U S Deputy Samuel Reber will not call a new session until Russia agrees frontier changes favoring Yugoslavia and Austria paying no reparations to Yugoslavia.
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London
Austria
James Majorsbanks
U. S
Samuel Reber
Russia
Austrian
Yugoslavia
Reber
Union Chiefs Called Friday in Railroad Strike Talks
The White House moved to avert a threatened railroad strike by calling in W T Farley of the Association of American Railroads for a conference with Dr. John R Steelman. Union leaders Alvanley Johnston David Robertson and A J Glover were asked to attend a Friday meeting as Steelman seeks a proposal to present.
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Washington
White House
W. T. Farley
Association of American Railroads
John R. Steelman
Farley
Steelman
Railroad Association
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Alvanley Johnston
David B. Robertson
A. J. Glover
Switchmen’s Union
Johnston
Cleveland
Robertson
Truman
Glover
Buffalo
Arizona panel OKs 1.5 Million Dollar Power Plant Stock
The Arizona corporation commission approved 1.5 million dollars in preferred stock for Tucson Gas Electric Light Power to finance a new power plant north of Tucson. A 1 for 2 stock split will create 15 000 preferred shares and a 10 dollar par for common stock upon stockholder approval in Denver on May 12. The panel also set a hearing on an off peak power schedule for certain users.
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Arizona Corporation Commission
Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Company
Tucson
J. R. Snider
Denver
Car Trouble Delays Husband Death of Young Mother
Prescott dated May 6 a routine probe found a young mother dead in a Crown King cabin while giving birth to a stillborn infant The husband Robert Lawrence 17 bringing the bodies to Prescott said his auto trouble delayed his return from a mining property He left her Saturday for supplies and found them dead on Monday Services will be held in Phoenix with A L Moore Sons mortuary funeral arrangements include surviving mother and sister both of Phoenix
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Prescott
Crown King
Sheriff's Office
Robert Lawrence
Lawrence
Phoenix
A. L. Moore & Sons
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