Capitol Inquirers Press on With New Issues Old Faces
Capitol hearings spotlight McGranery stance on balance of powers as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Separately, Peyton Ford reports to the House on McGrath Morris surplus ship talks and a wage board probe shutters further overhauls. Foreign aid faces additional cuts from Senate and House panels, shifting billions from aid to defense.
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Europe
Supreme Court to rule on steel seizure constitutional power
The article reports the upcoming Supreme Court review of the government seizure of the steel industry, the constitutional question of presidential power, and wage-boost authority. It notes lower court rulings, ongoing wage dispute, CIO leader statements, and the broader impact on labor management and national emergency policy.
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David A. Pine
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West Virginia
Georgia
U. S
Florida primary strains test of Kefauver Russell clash
Florida primary features Kefauver Russell showdown over civil rights with Russell edging Kefauver by a narrow margin. Oil strike effects loom as 90,000 oil workers walk out, threatening fuel supply and prompting Taft Hartley and WSB actions. Alabama and Ohio delegate contests also shape the Democratic and Republican paths to national conventions.
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Estes Kefauver
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Oscar Chapman
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Coordinating Committee
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Nancy
Russell
GOP
Alabama
Ohio
Robert J. Buckley
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Battle for Germany Shapes Western Pause in Postwar Era
The United States Britain and France draft a cautious reply to Soviet unification proposals proposing an international commission to study East and West German conditions for free elections. Bonn pushes a peace contract with the occupying powers and a European Army plan despite Adenauer coalition tensions and socialist opposition demanding greater sovereignty and no pacts before Allied testing of Russian overtures.
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Britain
France
Germany
United Nations
East
West Germany
Bonn
Konran Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Adenauer
Free Democrats
Choices In Korea Force War Or Peace Talks Setback
Gen James Van Fleet says the war could be settled by fighting or at the conference table as truce talks at Panmunjom stall. The U N Command warns the last offer stands, while Allied air forces bomb rail hubs and battle rages on the western front. The carrier Princeton joins the effort by targeting rail lines and enemy positions.
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James A. van Fleet
Panmunjom
U.N
Russia
Matthew B. Ridgway
Fifth Air Force
Okinawa
Princeton
Redestroy
Navy
Feinsinger to resign from Wage Stabilization Board by June 30
In Short Disclosed Nathan Feinsinger director of the Wage Stabilization Board will quit his post by June 30 to return to the University of Wisconsin Law School faculty. George F. Keenan, 47, arrives in Moscow to assume duties as U S ambassador to Russia. Yugoslav press claims Russia is building bases in Bulgaria and Romania to seize the Dardanelles straits guarded by Turkey.
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Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Charles E. Wilson
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Nathan Feinsinger
University of Wisconsin Law School
Moscow
George F. Keenan
U. S
Russia
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Romania
Dardanelles
Turkey
Lone attendee wins control at Texas precinct meeting
In Port Arthur L A Darnall showed up to a Republican precinct convention alone and immediately ran the meeting. He was elected chairman and secretary, endorsed Eisenhower, named himself precinct delegate, and adjourned the session with unanimous votes. In London a tabloid urged a coronation celebration with the headline For once to hell with economy.
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L. A. Darnall
Eisenhower
London
Quotes on governance and security from Stevenson Bradley and Dulles
Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson warns that corruption mirrors public affairs and compares government to a pump. General Omar Bradley notes Russia's military buildup risks a peak danger period. John Foster Dulles criticizes isolationist belief and asserts forthcoming elections will shape a robust U S foreign policy.
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Illinois
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
U. S
John Foster Dulles
United States
America
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