Memorial Day Traffic Toll Near 400 Amid Crash Rates
National Safety Council warns of a memorial day massacre as 384 deaths are tallied since Friday evening including 240 in traffic. Officials urge caution with homeward travel amid forecast of peak road congestion and continuing heavy four day holiday travel. 2nd Lt Morris Kail, 24, an air force pilot, dies in a training crash near Sherman Illinois.
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National Safety Council
United Press
Last Ditch Appeal
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Atlantic Coast
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Sherman, Ill
Selfridgefield
Mich
Parsons wins 500 mile race in rain shortened event
Johnny Parsons the 1949 champion, at 31 the youngest winner, captured the 34th Indianapolis 500 after 138 laps as rain halted the race. He outpaced Mauri Rose, Bill Holland and others, with Rose briefly leading before fuel and later a fueling mishap reshuffled the order.
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U.P
Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis Speedway
California
Mauri Rose
Bill Holland
Rose
Parsons
Tony Mettenhausen
Jose Chitwood
Cecil Green
Maurie Rose
George Connor
Lee Wallard
Walt Faulkner
Paul Russo
Pat Flaherty
Long Beach
Calif
Fred Agabashian
Albany
South Bend
Ind
Los Angeles
van Nuys
Jack McGrath
Alhambra
Duke Dinsmore
Dayton
Ohio
Tony Bet
Jerry Hoyt
Myron Rohr
Milwaukee
Wis
Bayliss Leverett
Glendale
Dick Rachman
Holland
Assessments Due Tomorrow for Seven Improvement Districts
Deadline is tomorrow at close of business for interest payments on seven improvement districts including Colonial Heights Wakefield Miracle Mile Manor Olive Park Halcyon Road San Clemente and Bel Air. Payments accepted Wednesday May 31 and Thursday June 1 without penalty at the county treasurer's office. five percent penalty applies after.
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Wakefield
Miracle Mile Manor
Olive Park
Halcyon Road
San Clemente
Bel Air
Bruce Ellis
Phillies Beat Dodgers in Ten 6 7
Philadelphia outlasts Brooklyn 6 to 7 in ten innings after a late rally. Go liat Sisler and Ashburn homer for the Phillies while Campanella and Robinson homer for the Dodgers. Roe earned the win, Konstanty the loss.
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Podbielan
Roe
Campanella
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Goliat
Sisler
Ashburn
Robinson
Mailman Suspended Over Hidden Bundle Of Undelivered Letters
Miami May 30 A postal worker Rollie B Veal 46 with 25 years service was suspended after inspectors found a three foot high bundle of undelivered letters at his home. Officials say a minor foot injury likely led him to hide about 3000 pieces instead of delivering them.
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Miami
Fla
Rollie B. Veal
Postal Service
Young Germans Desert Berlin
Weary youths streamed out of the Soviet sector as 500000 FDJ members concluded six days of ideological indoctrination. Otto Grotewohl urged unity and a future tear down of zonal barriers while pledging to fight with the Soviet Union. McCloy warned the rally exposed police state power and urged wise liberal leadership to meet the Communist threat.
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U. S
John J. McCloy
Arizona highway budget near 25 million set for 1950 51
Public hearing in Phoenix June 19 will review the state highway commission's tentative 1950 51 budget totaling nearly 25 million dollars. About 1.6 million in new federal and state motor vehicle funds plus a 10 million carryover. Major item 1 950 000 for hazardous sections of U S highway 66. Other projects include Black Canyon, Mesa Superior, Globe Show Low realignments, and several widenings and new bridges across multiple routes.
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Holbrook
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Chandler
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Hell Canyon
Yavapai
Beaver Dam
Mohave County
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U.S
San Jose
Rose Peak
Novelist Divorced By Baruch's Niece
Amalie Baruch Banks, New York socialite and Bernard Baruch’s niece, divorced novelist and film producer Polan Banks. She obtained a decree yesterday and said she has no further plans, though friends link her to Armour Archibald, oil heir from Warrenton, Va, with a planned brief stay in southern California before leaving for Warrenton.
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Las Vegas
Amalie Baruch Banks
New York
Bernard Baruch
Polan Banks
Armour Archibald
Warrenton
Truman Seeks Over Billion for Worldwide Arms Aid
President Truman plans to ask Congress for about 1.225 billion dollars to fund American military supplies to 14 foreign nations for the next fiscal year. About 1 billion would go to nine Atlantic pact countries including Britain and France, with remaining funds to Greece Turkey Iran Korea and the Philippines. Portugal is added for the first time to aid its coastlines and Azores bases.
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France
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Netherlands
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Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Azores
London
Americans Honor Their War Dead Throughout World
Memorial Day observances honor fallen service members across the United States and abroad. Defense Secretary Louis Johnson led ceremonies, with wreaths placed at graves and leaders stressing unity for peace and duty to uphold freedoms. General Marshall spoke in Arlington as Truman’s wreath was laid, and Kwajalein marked the Navy ceremony with a 21 gun salute.
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Marine Corps
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Pacific
Kwajalein
No Important Change In Sky Forecast
The weatherman notes no significant change in weather with variable high cloudiness and little temperature change for tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday reached 96 degrees, while the 1910 record for the date was 111. Silver Lake peaked at 107, while Flagstaff was cooler at 36.
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I.M.S
Silver Lake
Calif
Flagstaff
Observatory unearthed in Nimrod era Iraqi palace complex
British archaeologists led by Prof. Mallowan from the University of London report discovering an observatory in Nimrod Iraq, dating to 2000 BC. The site includes halls aqueducts and a palace storehouse with a three floor tower temple where kings performed rites. Excavations may span fifty years.
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Cairo
Egypt
Nimrod
Iraq
Baghdad
Max Mallowan
University of London
Assyria
Ashur Nasserpal III
Mallowan
Yanks Mauled in Tokyo Riot
In Tokyo on May 30 an American army captain and two CID enlisted men were mauled by Communist led Japanese demonstrators near the imperial plaza. A clash with Memorial Day celebrants was averted by barring Japanese from the plaza as Gen. MacArthur ordered the left wing rally postponed.
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Japan
Imperial Plaza
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Ginsburg Replaced as Soviet Building Materials Minister
MOSCOW May 30. P A Yudin named minister of the building materials industry replacing S Z Ginsburg who was relieved of duty. No reason given. Yudin had been minister of construction of heavy industry enterprises since March 1946. D Y Raizer to succeed him. Ginsburg had led the ministry since March 1947, succeeding Lazarus Kagano vich a Communist party politburo member.
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P. A. Yudin
S. Z. Ginsburg
Ginsburg
Yudin
D. Y. Raizer
Lazarus M. Kaganovich
Communist Party
New Yorker Frank Erickson Named Miami Gambling Big Shot
Senate crime investigators report Frank Erickson of New York is the top figure running gambling in Miami beyond casino and horse race operations. Sen. Hunt says New Yorkers control the Miami area gambling through local managers as Kefauver and the committee continue closed hearings.
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Frank Erickson
New York
Florida
Erickson
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D-Wye
Joe Adonis
Frank Costello
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