Rioting POWs and Panmunjom Tensions Rise in Korea War
Vice Admiral Joy departs Panmunjom after warning Communists prefer talk over signing. He names Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison as successor and cites unrest on Koje Island and a Pusan riot as propaganda tools in armistice talks.
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Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Panmunjom
Joy
Japan
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
William K. Harrison
Mark Clark
Harrison
United Nations
Koje Island
Pusan
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Railroads Accept White House Peace Plan After Three Years
White House adviser John R. Steelman announces a take it or leave it labor peace plan for the railroads ending a three year dispute. It includes yard wage hikes of 37 cents and 22 42 cents for open road workers, union concessions on a key operating rule, and groundwork for a 40 hour week. Back pay from retroactivity could total 600 to 1100 dollars per employee, costing carriers over 100 million dollars.
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White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Vanderbilt Punishes panty raid students with draft eligibility status
Sidelights report that Vanderbilt University in Nashville will strip guilty students of good standing, making them eligible draftees. The London Times personal column asks for a daughter for a father of three sons. Berkeley judge rules a dog may bite once in a neighbor dispute. damages denied, noting a second bite would change outcome.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
London
London Times
Berkeley
Calif
Redmond C. Staats
Democrats and Republicans swirl in race for 1948 nomination
The piece outlines contenders for the Democratic and Republican nominations with Kefauver Stevenson Barkley Kerr Humphrey McMahon Harriman and Russell among Democrats and Taft Eisenhower among Republicans. It notes Truman Fair Deal ties, possible conventions in Chicago, and hoped outcomes on delegates and ballots.
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Chicago
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Alben W. Barkley
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
South
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Truman
White House
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Midwest
Taft
Gen. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Supreme Court Deliberates on President Powers in Steel Seizure
The steel seizure case tests whether the President may commandeer private industry. The Justice Department seeks to overturn Judge Pine's ruling that the seizure was illegal while Industry defends Pine’s broad constitutional critique of executive power.
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U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Justice Department
U. S
David A. Pine
Pine
Supreme Court
Truman
Congress
European Defense Community aims for united Europe
France proposed the European Defense Community in October 1950 as a step toward political and military integration of Europe. Six nations France Italy West Germany Belgium The Netherlands Luxembourg planned to sign in Paris, with ratification by parliaments pending amid Cold War tensions and Communist opposition.
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Association of European States
European Defense Community
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
West
Germany
NATO
Britain
Norway
Iceland
Denmark
Portugal
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
E.D.C
Paris
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxem
Moscow
Izvestia
Atlantic Union
Confederation of Europe
Schuman
West Europe
Capitol Review of Foreign Aid Debate and Key Confirmations
Congress pressed the President's foreign aid bill with Republican leadership seeking cuts from about 6.89 billion. Key figures supported or opposed reaching six billion. Eisenhower warned more cuts would be risky. The package details span Europe Latin America Asia and the Near East with a controversial arms AMENDMENT. Senate action included Ridgway's Rose Island briefing and McGranery's confirmation as attorney general.
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Truman
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Europe
Spain
Near East
Asia
Latin America
House
Matthew B. Ridgway
NATO
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rose Island
Senate
James P. McGranery
U.S
Peace contract not to end Berlin occupation says Allies
In Short Announced the signing of the peace contract with West Germany next Monday will not affect isolated West Berlin still under Allied occupation. The government issues a price order raising most canned vegetables fruits and juices by one to two cents a can. Vittorio Emanuele Orlando turns 92 in Rome. British businessmen in Red China withdraw 840 million dollars of investments. Alfried Krupp and Marta Vera Wilhelmine Knauer wed in Berchtesgaden.
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West Germany
West Berlin
Red China
Germany
Alfried Krupp
Marta Vera Wilhelmine Knauer
Hollywood
Berchtesgaden
Pin-up Pictures Draw Sorority Leader’s Condemnation
Muriel Davis, president of Sigma Alpha Sigma, a working girls’ sorority of 2,500, denounces pin-up pictures and office etchings. She says glorification of gossamer clad models is outmoded and urges employers to discard free calendars in favor of museum masterpieces to respect feminine workers.
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Muriel Davis
Sigma Alpha Sigma
Connecticut GOP state convention and Missouri Democratic convention
Memorial Day weekend covers political gatherings in Connecticut and Missouri with convening events noted. Commemorative services at Arlington National Cemetery mark national remembrance for the Unknown Soldier. A major auto race is held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. May 31 marks the 63rd anniversary of the Johnstown disaster in Johnstown Pennsylvania, with about 2209 deaths.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia
Indianapais Motor Speedway
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