Omaha Lawyer To Head Navy
Francis Patrick Matthews an Omaha lawyer was named secretary of the navy. He is a Catholic layman 62 and a Democrat who supported Truman in 1948. Matthews is a part owner and general counsel of radio station WOW Omaha and president of the First Federal Savings and Loan association. He previously chaired the Douglas County Democratic central committee and served as RFC counsel in Nebraska and Wyoming.
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Washington
Francis Patrick Matthews
Omaha
White House
Matthews
John L. Sullivan Sullivan
Defense Johnson
Navy
Tru
Dan A. Kimball
Kimball
W. John Kenney
Curtis E. Calder
New York
First
Federal Savings & Loan Association of Omaha
Douglas County
Neb
Democratic Central Committee
Truman
RFC
Nebraska
Wyoming
Securities Acceptance Corp
Knights of the Order of St. Gregory
Russians Hinting At New Blockade
Berlin May 13 Russians accuse western powers of torpedoing the Berlin blockade lifting. Lawrence Wilkinson US military government economist says restrictions removed. Taegliche Rundschau accuses West of evading lifting. Officials report preblockade contracts needed for Soviet zone cargoes while negotiations for a new clearing arrangement continue.
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Berlin
Lawrence Wilkinson
U. S
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
Rundschau
Economic Ministry
Hesse
Wilkinson
Bill Would Hike Military Pay Across Service Ranks
Washington May 13 A bill to raise the nation's military payroll about 406 million dollars a year won House Armed Services approval. It would boost pay for the lowest enlisted grades and raise generals and admirals the most, averaging about 14 percent overall. The plan, sponsored by Rep. Kilday, would overhaul pay schedules for all services and save money by cutting certain allowances. If enacted, the changes would take effect Oct 1 with a 300 million dollar added annual cost initially.
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Washington
House Armed Services
Kilday
Dtex
Uniformed Services
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
National Guard
Air National Guard
Electric Co-Ops To Get Tax Bill
Arizona tax commission plans to place all electric co operatives on the tax rolls with assessments for 1949. County assessors will be notified to set values. The annual tax conference dates July 25 26 and 27 were set for Williams. Major co operatives named include Sulphur Springs Valley Cochise Graham Verde Mohave counties.
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Arizona Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Williams
Sulphur Springs Valley Co-Operative
Cochise County
Graham County
Hague's Records Guarded After Fire In Jersey City
In Jersey City on May 13 guards watched over the records of Frank Hague’s 32 year rule after charred papers were pulled from the city hall incinerator. Prosecutor Horace Roberson ordered the guards to clear the area and stop waste paper incineration until the new city commission led by John V. Kenny takes office. Eggers and Kenny allies dismissed the incident as political theater with no disclosed official records guaranteed.
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Jersey City
City Hall
Frank Hague
Hudson County
Horace K. Roberson
Roberson
Hague
Daniel Luzzi
Luzzi
City Commission
John V. Kenny
Eggers
Kenny
Strike At Ford Still Growing
Detroit May 13 negotiators struggled to reach a peace formula as the Ford strike entered its ninth day risking a countrywide shutdown. 106000 workers could be idle with 65000 UAW strikers at Ford plants and Rouge. Walker Reuther planned to return to talks after a Pittsburgh trip with CIO President Murray as production rates remained the core issue.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
CAW
Walker Reuther
Pittsburgh
Phil Murray
UAW
Ford Rouge
Paul Good
Day's Activities In Congress
Senate convenes at 11 a.m. to continue debate on the District of Columbia sales tax passed by the house. Foreign relations hears veterans groups on the North Atlantic pact. Interstate and foreign commerce hears C R Smith of American Airlines in its airline industry inquiry. Armed services subcommittee continues the Malmeda massacre trials. Judiciary subcommittee weighs legislation to bar subversive aliens. House adjourns until Monday as Armed Services weighs new servicemen pay bill and Post Office considers rate increases.
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District of Columbia
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Interstate and Foreign Committee
C. R. Smith
American Airlines
Armed Services Subcommittee
Judiciary
United States
Armed Services Committee
Post Office Committee
Mr. X
Senate
Armed Services
Malmedy
William R. Perl
Vienna
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Congress
Safeway Sues Two Unions Over Phoenix Warehouse Strike
Safeway Stores filed a 100000 damage suit in federal court naming Local 232, International Bakers, and Local 104 of the International Teamsters as defendants. The action cites joint union action that shut the Phoenix warehouse and disrupted deliveries to 34 Arizona stores, threatening to halt bread and wholesale grocery supplies citywide.
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Phoenix
Ariz
U.P
Safeway Stores, Inc
International Bakers Union
International Teamsters Union
Safeway
Bakers and Teamsters Union
Arizona
Phoenix Bakery
Teamsters Union
Safeway Stores
Bakers
Fairfax Bakery
Local 104
Bakers’ Local 232
Chinese Reds Open Breach In Shanghai Front
Communist forces breach northern Shanghai defense by seizing Shitung and Liuho as Taichang comes under heavy artillery. City communication cut. Liuho 15 miles from Woosung forts. ECA speeds to stockpile 30 days of essentials in Shanghai as emergency talks occur with Mayor Chen and the U S consul general.
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Shanghai
U.P
Shitung
Liuho
Kunshan
Woosung
Whangpoo River
Taichang
Central
Roger D. Lapham
China
Economic Co-Operation Administration
ECA
Lapham
Changhai
R. Allen Griffin
Canton i
Chen Liang
U. S
Gen
John Cabot
Trenton Six Convicted in Controversial Death Penalty Case
A Civil Rights Congress attack on the Mercer county trial calls the six men condemned to die a “vicious frame-up.” They were arraigned after an all-white jury convicted them of bludgeon slaying a 72-year-old shopkeeper. The state Supreme Court will hear the appeal Monday.
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Trenton
N. J
Civil Rights Congress
New Jersey
Congress
Styte
State Supreme Court
Mercer County
Scottsboro
U. S. Department of Justice
William Horner
Navy Skipper Found Dead Aboard Antietam at Hunters Point
Cmdr. Everett O. Rigsbee Jr., skipper of the aircraft carrier Antietam, was found shot to death in his quarters aboard ship at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Police said a .38 revolver bullet passed through his head at close range. Rigsbee, 41, had led the vessel for ten days after serving as executive officer since last July. The navy ordered a board of investigation and officials offered few details.
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San Francisco
Everett O. Rigsbee Jr
Antietam
Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard
Navy
Rigsbee
Helen Rigsbee
Senate Probe Tells Of Spies In U S Embassy Network
Kirill Alexeev former commercial attache at the Russian embassy in Mexico testified before the senate judiciary subcommittee that Soviet secret police operate in the United States with headquarters at the Russian embassy in Washington. He said all Soviet diplomats have spy responsibilities and that many diplomats from satellites share this role.
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Washington
Kremlin
Kirill Alexeev
Mexico
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Russia
Alexeev
Mr. X
Flames Sweep Tucson Greyhound Park At Noon
Fire gutted the glass grand stand at the Tucson Greyhound park on South Fourth Avenue burning a kitchen and betting windows. Witnesses cited faulty wiring as the likely cause and volunteers, denied by three departments, fought the blaze as flames surged through wood and corrugated steel.
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Keeete Husel
Greyhound Park
South Fourth Avenue
Tucson Greyhound Park
Pima County Sheriff's Office
South Tucson
John Stevenson
Michigan
Stevenson
Labor Slips In London Voting
London May 13 The Labor party lost heavily in local elections with 77 seats won and 524 lost in 381 boroughs. Conservatives gained 528 net seats, while Labour and Conservative spokesmen offered mixed interpretations citing local issues and national trend.
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London
Labor Party
Press Association
Labor
Britain
Exploding Chemicals disrupt Holland Tunnel traffic
Five people were overcome when cans of chemicals on a truck exploded in the Holland tunnel. The incident halted all motor traffic as fumes filled the underwater tube under the Hudson. The blasts began near the Jersey City side and thick fumes spread through the tunnel via the ventilation system. Traffic was suspended and transcontinental communications were interrupted by cable damage.
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New York
Holland Tunnel
Hudson River
Jersey City
Manhattan
Surgeon Breaks Rib To Revive Patient In Miracle Resuscitation
In Los Angeles an air craft armament inspector named Reid C. Lewis was declared clinically dead after anesthesia. His surgeon used an unorthodox method breaking his 10th left rib to deliver a shock and revive him.
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Los Angeles
Reid C. Lewis
Los Angeles Times
Lewis
Hughes Aircraft Corp
Pearl St
Santa Monica
Mrs. Lewis
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