Rush For Easter Holiday Hits Capitol Hill Week
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill rushed to pass four major appropriations bills including the State Justice and Commerce Departments and Federal courts as an Easter recess loomed. The Senate approved a pay increase for armed forces and extended the Defense Production Act. Dutch Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard visited the White House as guests of President Truman. Attorney General McGrath disputed a request to appoint Newbold Morris, tying the issue to President Truman’s stance.
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Electrical skin test detects hidden cancers at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital demonstrates an electrical skin test to detect hidden lung or stomach cancers by measuring skin resistance changes. A tiny current with an ear electrode and a wheel probe maps patterns. early trials suggest detection when X-rays fail, with large-scale testing planned.
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French Move Brings Tunisian Leaders Under House Arrest
In Tunisia under French protectorate, Mohamad Chenik and allies are placed under house arrest after Premier Salah Eddine Baccouche fails to form a cabinet. The Bey of Tunis and French resident general exert control as tensions risk flare, while the Asian African bloc appeals to the UN Security Council.
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Trieste Talks: West Guides Italy Yugoslavia Over Port Zone
The Adriatic port of Trieste remains a Western dispute after World War II. Britain America and Italy begin London talks to share administration of the zone now controlled by the United States and Britain, amid threats from Tito that Western support could alienate Yugoslavs.
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Wisconsin Nebraska and Tennessee GOP and Democratic primaries highlight
The Wisconsin and Nebraska contests mark Taft Eisenhower and Stassen as major contenders with Kefauver sweeping Wisconsin and Nebraska while Truman era questions loom over Democratic ticket selection. Tennessee Iowa Michigan and Idaho GOP conventions set delegate counts ahead of summer nominating events.
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Russians Propose German Unity Sparking Allied Dilemma
The Soviet Union floated proposals for end of Germany’s division and a German national armed forces. West Germans show mixed feelings as the Kremlin signals willingness to wider concessions, complicating Allied plans for the Schuman framework and European defense. Negotiations on a general and defense treaty face delays.
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Sidelights From Around The World And Nation In Brief
A Havre driver escaped a water filled ditch after veering to miss a puddle. In Buenos Aires two workers pool continuously for 66 hours, dedicating the feat to President Peron and Eva. In Padua a 55 year old man overdosed, gas lit, shot at himself but slept through it. doctors say recovery. Spokane City Commission moves to extend an I Like Ike banner ban another 60 days. Detroit health department forces a woman to rat proof her home, with six weeks to halt harboring wild rodents.
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Panmunjom talks stall as truce chances stay distant
Negotiators press through sessions at Panmunjom amid persistent deadlock over enforcement by Russia, prisoner exchanges, and airfield bans. Allied demands include prisoners choosing home and no airfield construction during a potential armistice. The battle line remains quiet yet tense as air clashes persist above North Korea. Col. Francis Gabreski becomes a jet ace with five MIGs down.
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Army researchers push guided missiles to shield U S cities
Brig Gen Stanley R Mickelson testified before a Congressional committee that the Army will spend about 28 million dollars on continued surface to air guided missile experiments. The objective is to destroy enemy aircraft at all altitudes up to 80 000 feet and at ranges beyond current anti aircraft guns, expanding air defense for the continental United States and field armies. The Defense Department also announced atomic tests in Nevada will involve about 7 000 personnel from the Army and Marine Corps learning crossing area attacks after blasts.
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Steel Dispute Escalates As Talks Stall And Resignation Shocks
Negotiations to avert a steel strike postponed after Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson resigns. The President weighs seizure powers as wage board proposals raise costs. A price boost of around $2 to $5 a ton looms amid Capehart controls and ongoing industry disputes.
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Defense urges full soldier vote via pamphlet drive
The Defense Department announces distribution of a voting requirements pamphlet to service units to boost turnout for the November presidential election. The move is reported as part of a broader campaign to secure a strong soldier vote nationwide.
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Eisenhower Attlee Warn of Cold War Realities
Eisenhower cautions that victory in the Cold War is incomplete and Europe lacks real security, noting forces cannot yet withstand a prolonged eastward push beyond the Rhine. Attlee argues time favors avoiding war as the Iron Curtain may not remain impermeable and Russian Communism clashes with human nature.
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