Berlin Reopens After Blockade Lifts in Victory Parade
Jubilant Berliners celebrate the Soviet blockade ending as trains and trucks flood in. Gen. Lucius D. Clay warns the city still must work to maintain freedom, while airlift supplies resume and a 200,000 ton stockpile goal begins to take shape.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
West Berlin
Russia
West Germany
Lichterfeld
Helmstedt
John &. Cannon
U.S
Europe
Israel gains 59th UN seat after late vote
The United Nations admits Israel as the 59th member after a 37 to 12 vote with nine abstentions. Arab delegates walked out but some returned for late talks as Foreign Minister Moshe Sharett took his seat and delivered a policy address amid debates on Spain and freedom of information.
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New York
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Lake Success
Moshe Sharett
Sharett
Spain
Madrid
Taxes Sought Again By Truman In Tax Policy
President Truman stated at a news conference he still sees a need for a four billion dollar tax increase to reduce the deficit and retire part of the public debt. He backed strict economy and said he would apply between two and five billion toward the debt if deficit figures allow.
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Truman
Doughton
D-Nc
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Council
Veterans’ Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Traffic Accident Halts Martin Trip
Prof. Douglas D. Martin head of the University of Arizona journalism dept and Mrs. Martin were in a car crash three miles west of Marana while driving to Yuma. Mrs. Martin to St Mary's hospital. Prof. Martin not admitted. Also injured M. J. Nicholson of Willcox with skull fracture feared. Nicholson in hospital.
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Douglas D. Martin
University of Arizona
Nicholson
Highway Patrol
Martin
Tucson
Mr. X Called Before Probe In Spy Hearings
Senate investigators questioned a mystery witness dubbed Mr. X in closed sessions about subversive activities and deportation proposals. Sen. McCarran cited the witness as very important and unnamed due to connections abroad.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Judiciary
Subcommittee
McCarran
Army To Auction Saddle Horses From Remount Stock
Nearly 300 saddle horses including Europe captured imports will be sold in public auctions. About 155 horses including European imports will go on May 25 at Ft. Reno Oklahoma remount station. Another 118 registered thoroughbreds with mares and foals will be sold on June 3 at Ft. Robinson Nebraska. The Agriculture Department now disposes of the stock after taking over the remount service from the Army.
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Washington
Europe
Army
Agriculture Department
Ft. Reno
Okla
Ft. Robinson
Neb
Recess in Mountain States rate hearing delayed
Phoenix May 12 hearing on Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co petition to raise service rates was recessed to June 13 after the attorney general asked for time to review testimony. Only two of three commissioners heard the evidence as Mitt Simms missed the first two days for dental work.
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Phoenix
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Attorney General's Office
Mitt Simms
R. H. Morris
Denver
Morris
Stowaway on Polish liner identified as Eisler
A Polish liner at sea identified stowaway Gerhardt Eisler, a 53 year old American fugitive linked to deportation. U S authorities sought confirmation as the ship neared Southampton and Scotland Yard awaited its arrival. Eisler had faced possible jail time over Communist affiliations and had been under bail in the United States.
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New York
Gerhardt Eisler
United States
Hisler
Gdynia
Poland
Scotland Yard
Southampton
England
U.S. Department of Justice
Leisler
Gdynia-America Shipping Lines, Ltd
Eisler
U. S
House Committee On un-American Activities
United Nations
Ford Strike Rises Toward 100000 Idle Amid Talks
Peace talks in the Ford strike moved into their third day as about 90,000 workers were idle and the total could reach 100,000. CIO United Auto Workers demand a faster production pace and new negotiations included added company experts. UAW head Walter Reuther planned to meet with CIO chief Phil Murray in Pittsburgh, a trip whose purpose was not disclosed. Chrysler was also hinted at with a potential early return for 33,000 workers amid a related slowdown tied to window vent supply issues.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
del S. Harder
John S. Bugas
UAW
Walter Reuther
Phil Murray
Pittsburgh
Reuther
Henry Ford
Chrysler
Motor Products Corp
Endurance Fliers Forced Down At Yuma
YUMA Ariz May 12 UP Endurance fliers Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward were forced down for the second time in less than a month when an oil line boosted pressure on the City of Yuma after 7 am Thursday. They had logged about 154 hours on their second attempt at the 1 008 hour record set by Fullerton fliers last month.
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Yuma
Ariz
Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeworth
Fullerton
Calif
Yuma County
Woodhouse
Jongeward
County urged to buy site for courthouse expansion
M H Starkweather chairman of the city planning and zoning commission urged the county to acquire property both north and south of the present courthouse to allow expansion. He warned removal of the east side arcade would mar the building and be unpopular. An alternative was purchasing the Elks club property south and vacant land north for new offices while J Homer Boyd noted crowded offices and need for space.
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M. H.starkweather
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Starkweather
County Board of Supervisors
Pima County
Elks Club
J. Homer Boyd
Board of Supervisors
Yuma County Targets 11 Slot Operators in Crackdown
Arizona Attorney General Fred O. Wilson and Yuma County Attorney Lewis Ingraham led a raid on 11 slot machine operators in Yuma County. Warrants issued at 11 am covered seven Yuma city establishments and others along US-80 as well as Salome and Quartzsite. The operation followed a month long probe sparked by a $100,000 damage suit against a slot operator.
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Yuma
Arizona
Fred O. Wilson
Yuma County
Lewis Ingraham
Salome
Quartzsite
Eva Mae Etheridge
Lillian Penny
Bank
George Gianopoulous
James Folinas
Harold Meister
James Ingraham
Sheffler Brothers
Dave Scott
Yuma City
Ingraham
Atty
Gen. Wilson
Attorney's Office
Attorney General's Office
Phoenix
Harold B. Breech
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Reggie Russell
Georgia Ann
W. H. Godbold
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Max Nickel
John B. McDermott
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United Press
Germany
Potsdam
Charlottenburg
Clay
U.N
Cincinnati
Raffensberger
Mueller
Hartung
Behrman
Livingston
Brooklyn
Gregg
Chambers
Higbe
Muncrief
Bonham
McCullough
Fitzgerald
Branca
Campanella
Chicago
Philadelphia
Rush
Scheffing
Borony
Seminick
St. Louis
Boston
Parnell and Tebbets
Gumpert and
Wheeler
Masterson
Evans
Trucks
A. Robinson
Philadelphia-St. Louis
Martin Trip
Mr. X
By Marvin L. Arrowsmith
J. Wilsan
Yugoslavia
Bogdan Raditsa
Raditsa
Marshal Tito
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