Stevenson Dates Decision on Presidential Bid in Illinois Primary
Illinois voters backed Taft in the GOP primary as Eisenhower and Stassen trailed. Stevenson, seeking renomination as governor, may face a presidential run if he enters the race. Kefauver led the Democratic contest while Stevenson discouraged write ins and urged completing Illinois state reforms.
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U. S. House
Sen
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard Russell
Georgia
Douglas MacArthur
Everett Dirksen
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Unrest Boils Over in World This Week Labor
The United Steelworkers accepted Truman’s order seizing the steel industry though court challenges followed. About 700,000 CIO members faced expired contracts while 300,000 remained with active deals as wage talks and a Wage Stabilization Board plan faced stalemate amid broader telecom strikes across 43 Western Electric states and five Bell System regions.
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Truman
Charles Sawyer
U.S
CIO United Steelworker
WSB
CIO
Western Electric Co
Bell System
AFL
Western Union Telegraph System
Optimism In Korea Despite Stalled Armistice Talks
Allied camps in Korea sensed progress as Panmunjom negotiators hinted compromise and Russia as a neutral inspector. Generals Harrison and Bradley voiced skepticism about Soviet mediation while UN officials remained cautious. Pyongyang Radio offered POW rehabilitation terms amid guarded expectations for a possible truce.
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Panmunjom
Munsan
Red
Russia
U.N
William K. Harrison
Harrison
In Short Named by Truman Aids North Atlantic Council
William H. Draper Jr 57 a former investment banker named permanent U S representative to the North Atlantic Council reports from a Vienna newspaper that over 3000 Communist officials have been purged in Czechoslovakia in seven months. Alger Hiss trial motion reset to June 2. Bolivia sees a police and army led revolt. McCarran Act travel papers rule upheld by Supreme Court. Gambler Frank Costello jailed 18 months and fined 5000 dollars for refusing to testify before the Senate Crime Investigating Committee.
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William H. Draper, Jr
U. S
North Atlantic Council
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Alger Hiss
State Department
Bolivia
Supreme Court
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Flood Crests Test South Dakota and Red River Regions
Missouri River reaches a 42 year high threatening thousands with homelessness while officials in Pierre monitor gauges. Sioux Falls declares flood emergency as Red River threatens to crest at 34 feet. Ice on the Missouri destroys a Milwaukee bridge at Chamberlain delaying rail traffic.
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Missouri River
South Dakota
Pierre
Sioux Falls
North Dakota
Red River
Canada
Weather Bureau
Chamberlain
S. D
McGranery faces Senate probe for Attorney General post
Senators ready a full FBI check on James P. McGranery, Truman's nominee to replace J. Howard McGrath as Attorney General. The Judiciary Committee under McCarran votes for an in depth review, with hearings likely after Easter recess. McGranery's Amerasia past and espionage case involvement loom as key issues.
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Apstol Hill
James P. McGranery
Truman
J. Howard McGrath
U. S
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
McGranery
Philadelphia
Washington
Congress
McGrath
Philip B. Perlman
Justice Department
McCarran
FBI
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Amerasia
Federal
Newbold Morris
Firemen Douse Chimney Mistake Sparks Neighbor Panic
In Long Buckley England firemen after inspecting a burning chimney directed water down the wrong vent causing drenched neighbors as screams spread next door. Also in Philadelphia Ike boosters planned a parade with an elephant but balked at $260 daily fee. In London a policeman ball mishap ended with three musicians shocked but recovering.
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Long Buckley
Eng
Jack Goff
Goff
Philadelphia
Eisenhower Boosters
London
Moscow Peace Feeler Signals Shift in Soviet Tactics
The Kremlin eyes a peace offensive with peaceful co existence as a keynote. Stalin answers US media questions while India's Radhakrishnan meets him signaling potential settlement by discussion. At Moscow’s Economic Conference delegates bar speeches, and Nesterov says expansion of trade is possible. Western capitals view moves as propaganda to ease rearmament opponents.
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Stalin
U. S
India
Moscow
Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
Russia
Chamber of Commerce
M. V. Nesterov
Soviet Union
West
South Africa faces intensified anti-apartheid protests
Across Capetown Durban Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg non whites protested against Daniel F Malans apartheid policies as police stood by. The ANC the Indian Congress and the FRANCHISE Action Council united to demand political rights freedom to work live and vote, and better housing and schools.
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Union of South Africa
Daniel F. Malan
Capetown
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Johannesburg
South Africa
Malan
African National Congress
ANC
The
Indian Congress
Coloreds’ Franchise Action Council
FAC
Eden predicts easing of European tensions amid West strength
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden says the danger of war in Europe has receded as Western strength grows, boosting confidence and the chance to lower tensions. Alice Kinney marks her 90th birthday with a longevity recipe urging restraint and a small wine sip as medicine.
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Anthony Eden
Europe
Alice Kinney
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