Two Primaries Take Politics Limelight
Bonn negotiators aim to sign an Allied West German treaty between May 10 and 20 to bind 48 million Germans to the West and enable German rearmament. State Department officials view Soviet moves as attempts to disrupt European unity, while Britain France and the U S stay committed to integrating Germany into a Western defense structure.
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Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
Dean Acheson
Adenauer
Europe
Berlin
Junge Welt
Germany
Britain
France
West Germany
U. S
State Department
Kremlin
Western
Cripps dies at 63 after long socialist career in Britain
Sir Stafford Cripps dies from a spinal infection in a Zurich clinic at age 63. The longtime Labour statesman was dubbed Mr Austerity for postwar economic recovery efforts.
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Sir Stafford Cripps
Britain
Zurich
Switzerland
Truman
Stanley Andrews
Arkansas
Point Four
Harry Bennett
Middle East
Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
Armistice Talks Edge Toward Prisoner Exchange Debate
Allied and Communist negotiators clashed at Panmunjom over armistice terms while staff officers debated methods for exchanging prisoners of war. Reports of white cloaked Chinese cavalry on Korea's front drew initial notice, with moves toward Kum Song and subsequent shelling by heavy Allied artillery.
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Reds
U.N
Panmunjom
Korea
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Senate Battles Truman Steel Seizure Probe and impeachment talks
The Senate clashed with President Truman over the steel seizure order with amendments to block use of federal funds. A House impeachment move was introduced as Republicans denounced the act while key officials including John R. Steelman and Roger Putnam testified.
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White House
Capitol
Senate
Truman
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
GOP
Sen
Krowland
Calif
Knowland
House
Rep
Hale
John R. Steelman
Infantry Meets the Atom At Yucca Flat Exercise Desert Rock IV
At Yucca Flat Nevada 1500 Army troops waited in foxholes as an atomic blast the largest in US history lit the sky Three miles away 24 pigs 1600 mice and several vehicles stood near ground zero The maneuver tested soldiers psychological reactions and training for atomic warfare while paratroopers jumped to aid the ground assault later in the exercise
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Yucca Flat
Nev
United States
Missouri River Floods Spread Across Central Plains
Fresh rains kept the Missouri River flood active from Nebraska to Missouri, flooding about 386000 acres and forcing 12000 people from their homes as dikes held at key spots. The Upper Mississippi meanwhile receded between St Paul and La Crosse.
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Missouri River
Kansas City
Kans
Kansas River
Nebraska
St. Charles
Missouri
Mississippi
Upper
St. Paul
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Ike Gets Boost in Two Big Primaries
In New York and Pennsylvania voters backed 156 Republican and 154 Democratic delegates to the national conventions. Eisenhower scored a strong popularity vote in Pennsylvania, boosting backers demands for many GOP votes while Taft factions called the results meaningless for delegation split. Meanwhile in South Africa Prime Minister Malan defends apartheid measures as courts clash with new legislation to curb voting.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Union of
Cape Province
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Eisenhower
Taft
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Riots Hit Jackson Prison In Salted Coffee Mutiny
At the Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson convicts sparked a riot during breakfast after shouted warnings about salt in the coffee. Fires burned across the facility including the laundry. one inmate was killed and guards were taken hostage before order was restored.
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Southern Michigan
Jackson
Green House
Darwin Millage
Rahway State
New Jersey
Southern
Michigan
H. J. Carrier
Earl Ward
Soviet theater woes spark call for broader comedy
Izvestia laments shortage of humor in Soviet theaters praising comedy as well suited to a vibrant life. In Philadelphia a faulty payroll calculator issued a near nine thousand dollar payment to a sick worker and minuscule checks to others for a full week. In Washington a mix up at the White House led DAR members to misstate names and ages to Mrs. Truman.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Philadelphia
Washington
White House
Harry S. Truman
East West tensions voiced by military leaders and an observer
General Gruenther warns Western nations lack forces to halt a Soviet European attack now but will grow stronger in a year as deterrence remains the aim. Admiral Carney notes Mediterranean naval status is decent yet Southern Europe lacks land based air power and weapons. Mrs. Anne Henke says Moscow women appear drab and prices are high after visiting the Moscow Economic Conference.
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New York
Alfred M. Gruenther
Eisenhower
SHAPE
West Germany
Europe
U. S. High Commission
Robert B. Carney
Mediterranean
Anne Henke
Chicago
Moscow
National Academy of Sciences Meets in Washington
The record notes a National Academy of Sciences session in Washington on Monday April 28. It references the birthday of James Monroe born 1758 and died 1831, the fifth U.S. president. Also listed are the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester Virginia on May 1 and a White House diplomatic reception in Washington. On May 2 Britain plans to open the first all jet airline from London to Johannesburg.
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Truman
White House
Mobilization Advisory Committee
Steelman
WSB
Senate
Congress
National Academy of Sciences
Washington
James Monroe
The
United States
Winchester
Britain
London
Johannesburg
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Charles Sawyer
E. G. Grace
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Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
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South African Union
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