German Reds Try to Scare West Germans
The WORLD THIS WEEK notes Russia seeks to block West Germany from joining a European defense bloc while the West pushes for unity and elections. Tensions rise as East Germany warns of consequences, and Allied diplomats in Bonn edge toward a peace contract signing amid protests and Soviet pressure.
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Russia
West Germany
European Defense Community
Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democrats
Adenauer
France
Italy
Benelux
NATO
Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Bonn
Essen
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
East Zone
Ulbricht
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Eisenhower Campaign Ambiguity Surfaces In GOP Race
Eisenhower refrains from pledging candidacy as NATO winds down in Europe. Dewey predicts a clearer stance on issues upon Ike’s return. Oregon primary looms with 18 GOP delegates and 12 Democratic delegates at stake. Taft leads in West Virginia as write-ins fail to affect results. Kefauver remains the Democratic front-runner ahead of Stevenson and Douglas.
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Norway
NATO
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
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Rhode Island
West Virginia
Ike
Stassen
Taft
Harold Stassen
Oregon
Sen
California
Earl Warren
Gen
MacArthur
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Kefauver
Koje Island
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Republic of Korea
UNC
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Free World
Red
U.N
Four and a half pound combat camera introduced by Army
The Army Signal Corps announced a four and a half pound camera that endures combat conditions and can shoot 10 pictures in five seconds. Yugoslavia lodged a formal protest against the British American Italian accord granting Italy limited civilian powers in Zone A of Trieste, held by British and American forces. The United Nations tightened a ban on debate on Communist germ warfare charges.
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Yugoslavia
Italy
Trieste
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United Nations
Sidelights and sights from towns untold in brief
A Knoxville two year old was hospitalized with 14 stitches after riding a toy fire engine into a French door. In Fairfield Montana four year old Dean Gamradt climbed a 125 foot water tower attracting a crowd before being safely returned to the ground. In Moscow Russian crowds queued for Johnny Weissmuller in the Tarzan third sequel, the era’s top foreign film in the Soviet Union.
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Tenn
Fairfield
Mont
Dean Gamradt
Dean
Moscow
Johnny Weissmuller
Soviet Union
Armistice Talks Drag On as Allies Press for Prisoner Screening
Allied delegates arrive at Panmunjom for another armistice session while pressure mounts over prisoner screening policy. Vice Admiral Joy reports another fruitless round as Gen Nam II leads Red negotiators in accusations at odds with U.N. terms.
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Munjom
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Munson
Reds
U.N
Nam II
Charles F. Colson
Rose Island
Gen. Colson
Mark
Cautious Lawmakers Tackle Foreign Aid Debate on Capitol Hill
Eisenhower urged Congress not to cut more than about a billion from the 7.9 billion foreign aid bill, warning deep reductions would harm defense and deter allies. California Senator Knowland proposed limiting jet transfers until the U.S. Air Force is fully equipped. Senate and House panels pursued McCarthy probe questions and an obscenity inquiry while the Wage Stabilization Board faced abolition.
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Capitol Hill
Congress
Richard B. Russell
White House
Eisenhower
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Free World
Europe
California
Sen
Knowland
U. S
Oil Strike Pressures Fuel Supply Amid Wage Talks
Ohio motorists face scarce fuel as 90 000 oil workers strike into a second week. The Wage Stabilization Board urged a return to work while unions oppose. Taft Hartley possible with an 80 day injunction. Airlines cancel flights and Armed Forces Day demos are scaled back. WSB says 10 cent raise vs unions 18 14 cent hourly boost proposal.
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Ohio
Truman Administration
Defense Department
WSB
Supreme Court weighs government seizure of steel mills
The Supreme Court faces a pivotal ruling on whether the government may seize steel mills as an emergency measure or if the action is an illegal trespass. The decision could shape presidential power to seize private property and set wage and contract implications amid a looming CIO strike.
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Supreme Court
John W. Davis
Charles Sawyer
Philip B. Perlman
U. S
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philadelphia
High Court
Perlman
President Truman to speak at West Point Jubilee Convocation
The schedule lists President Truman delivering an address at a Jubilee Convocation at West Point on Tuesday May 20. On Wednesday May 21 the paper notes the twenty fifth anniversary of Charles A. Lindbergh's flight to Paris.
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President Truman
West Point
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Diplomatic quotes on UN limits and Truman nomination hints
John Foster Dulles says the United Nations has great possibilities but is not designed to insure against great power tensions. Oscar R. Ewing predicts President Truman may reveal his preferred Democratic nominee, likely indicating the chosen candidate.
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United Nations
Oscar R. Ewing
Federal Security Administrator
Truman
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