Political Temperature Rises As Big Decisions Draw Near
In Washington the Jefferson Jackson dinner looms as Truman weighs in. Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries on April 1 pit Taft Warren Stassen and Eisenhower dynamics against Kefauver in a crowded GOP field. Nebraska allows write ins while delegates may shift in Chicago conventions.
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Harry S. Truman
Washington
Wisconsin
Nebraska
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
NATO Strategy and Congress Hearings Highlight Korea Blackout Debates
Testimony by Gen. Gruenther before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee outlines NATO plans concentrating ground and air forces in western Europe with multinational leadership under Eisenhower. The article notes congressional calls to curb foreign aid, wage board investigations, and tax cases involving liquor importer Hyman Klein and public relations figure Henry Grunewald.
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Europe
Alfred M. Gruenther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
Gruenther
House Rules Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Hyman Harvey Klein
House
Ways and Means
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Henry Grunewald
Washington
Egypt Wafd in peril as Hilaly government tightens grip
In Cairo a political crisis unfolds as Ahmed Hilaly Pasha suspends parliament for 30 days to combat corruption among Wafd officials. King Farouk dissolves the Wafd dominated lower house amid negotiations with Britain on Suez evacution and Sudan sovereignty.
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Egypt
Wafd
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Nahas Pasha
Aly Maher Pasha
Britain
Ahmed Hilaly Pasha
Hilaly
Faud Serag el Din Pasha
Abdel Fattah Pasha
Farouk
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Aftermath of Turmoil: Tornado Devastation Across Six States
The article details a tornado outbreak across Arkansas Missouri Mississippi Tennessee Alabama and Kentucky causing hundreds of deaths and widespread homelessness. Relief arrives from the Red Cross and Reconstruction Finance Corporation with $700000 in emergency funds from President Truman. Cold fronts bring frost and flood dangers as communities bury the dead and clear wreckage.
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Truce Talks Secrecy Highlights Panmunjom Efforts
UN and Communist negotiators pursue prisoner of war exchanges with secrecy while panels work on ports of entry and recognition of Russia as a neutral party. Brig Gen Nuckols says results will be published if any emerge. Ridgway urges patience as talks endure nine months with high stakes for world peace.
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Panmunjom
William P. Nuckols
U.N
Russia
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Batista absent as rumors swirl over prison status
In Havana, Ful gencio Batista skipped official duties this week fueling talk he was held by the army. His secretary said he had chicken pox. In New York a 40 year old pig farmer campaigned at a Broadway dance hall for the White House on the Poor Man's Party ticket promising more beer for the poor.
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Fulgencio Batista
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White House
Steel Labor Dispute Intensifies as Walkout Looms
The CIO Steelworkers vow a walkout on April 8 if contracts lack wage and price boosts from the Wage Stabilization Board. WSB proposals total a three installment rise up to 17 percent, with 42 cents from Jan 1, next July 1 raise, and another January increase. Mobilization Chief Wilson meets Truman amid warnings the plan could threaten stabilization efforts.
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Truman
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Korea
Eisenhower
Minnesota
CIO
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New Jersey
Farouk
Charles Wilson
Russia
Germany
Jefferson- Jackson
Egyptian Premier Named After Resignation
Ahmed Nagui Hilaly Pasha is formally named new premier of Egypt following the sudden resignation of Aly Maher Pasha. The March events include political moves in France and the United States, renewed Cold War tensions, and notable labor and international security developments.
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Ahmed Nagui Hilaly Pasha
Egypt
Aly Maher Pasha
Russia
Truman
Congress
Antoine Pinay
France
April dates mark elections tours and coast guard milestone
Primary elections in Wisconsin and Nebraska are listed for Tuesday April 1. The 13th anniversary notes the U.S. recognition of Franco's regime in Spain. On Wednesday April 2 Holland's Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrive in Washington to begin a two week tour of the United States and Canada. Friday April 4 marks the anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Coast Guard in 1790.
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Nebraska
U.S
Spain
Holland
Queen Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Washington
United States
Canada
U.S. Coast Guard
Truman and Sebald on Cold War fronts and Japan edge
President Truman vows active global effort to curb Communism and safeguard peace. Ambassador Sebald warns Japan’s Hokkaido is nearly boxed in by Soviet advance posts in Siberia with Habomai Islands just miles away from the main island.
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Harry S. Truman
William J. Sebald
U.S
Japan
Hokkaido
Siberia
Habomai Islands
World This Week Quiz Answers and Highlights
Ike backs Taft as Wisconsin primary looms and Eisenhower name omitted. Other states vote the same day. Favorite son in Oklahoma is cited. Conventions set for summer in both major parties. UN Command seeks POW repatriation terms. Soviet four power move prompts Western caution. European army idea gains backing with Germany included. Steel price rise could cool overall economy. Official name of foreign aid is Mutual Security Agency. Foreign aid previously under the State Department agency. Truman requests 1.2 billion for foreign aid in 1953. Book on U S Presidency tops sales, detailing contents and author. Senate approves subpoena powers for Newbold Morris. Best picture 1951 contenders listed. winner cited.
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