Kefauver names Continental Press public enemy No 1
Senator Kefauver denounces Continental Press racing news wire as public enemy No 1 and urges legislation to shut it down. He cites 11 months of hearings and notes a broader crime probe span including public calls for continued investigation and debate on crime’s economic impact.
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Continental Press
Public Enemy
Sen
Kefauver
Washington
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Continental
Floodwaters Cause Serious Crop and Property Damage Across South
Rampaging floods in South regions and nearby states caused widespread damage to farms, homes, and roads. Rivers including the Alabama Tombigbee Warrior and Coosa surged into farmlands in South Alabama, with 1200 people displaced and at least two drowned as crests moved through Alabama Mississippi and Georgia. Des Moines and Raccoon rivers in Iowa also eased conditions as waters receded.
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Associated Press
Iowa
New Jersey
Alabama
Warrior
Coosa
Mississippi
Georgia
Selma
Kentucky
Gulf States
Des Moines
Raccoon
Former Matinee Idol Dies in New York
Ralph Forbes a 45 year old Broadway and Hollywood actor with over 25 years in the business died Saturday night in a New York hospital from complications after a recent operation. London born Forbes once was a matinee idol of Broadway and is survived by his third wife actress Dora Sayres. He had previous marriages to Ruth Chatterton and Heather Angel.
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New York
Ralph Forbes
Hollywood
Forbes
Broadway
Dora Sayres
Ruth Chatterton
Heather Angel
St Paul Shopping Center Blaze Damages Hit 2 Million
ST. PAUL Minn Fire and explosion wrecked a sprawling shopping center yesterday. Two people injured as damage estimates ranged up to 2,000,000, making the blaze the city costliest. Highland Village owner Ralph Stacker said losses may near 2,000,000 with nine of seventeen businesses reduced to rubble.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Ralph Stacker
Highland Village
Truman seeks continuation of ECA aid and expanded European arms output
President Truman urged Congress to maintain the Economic Cooperation Administration on a continuing basis to support essential security programs. He noted Western Europe has substantially recovered but faces new tasks as free nations convert resources into military strength. A new ECA policy, outlined by William Foster, aims to fund rebuilding while increasing Europe’s arms production capacity, with the agency due to close next April after costing the U.S. 11 billion dollars. The statement, read at an ECA anniversary event, was delivered by W Averell Harriman.
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Truman
Congress
Europe
ECA
William C. Foster
Marshall Plan Agency
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Mr. Truman
Marshall Plan
London
Expert proposes A bomb blast on TV show
New York atomic expert Dr. Ralph E. Lapp suggests an A bomb blast be staged on television using a latest model device dropped on an uninhabited mock city. He argues the spectacle would reveal the lethal effects and wake the public to the dangers of nuclear attack.
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New York
Ralph E. Lapp
Lapp
Washington
Civil Defense
Fire Threat Chases Uruapan Fire Damage Surges
Neighboring cities rushed aid to Uruapan 200 miles west of Mexico City after a Saturday night blaze caused damage estimated over 900000 dollars. Firemen police ambulances medicines and troops were sent from nearby centers and even Mexico City to prevent a new out of control threat.
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Mexico City
Uruapan
Allied patrols stab across 38th parallel in Korea
Allied tank infantry patrols crossed the 38th parallel into North Korea multiple times yesterday and today before pulling back to main lines. On the central front communist forces mass for a possible spring offensive while UN troops push toward Chuncheon and Hwachon, with air and ground actions ongoing and Chinese and Korean troop movements suspected in the Chorwon area.
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38Th Parallel
Red Korea
North
South Korea
John Randolph
le Front
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Hantan
Changgo
Chunchon
Okinawa
North Korea
MacArthur
Chorwon- Humhwa-Hwachon
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Hangye
10000 CIO Textile Workers Strike in Southern States
Charlotte report says about 40,000 CIO textile workers in five southern states struck for higher pay as mills in some areas halted or reduced operations while others ran with trimmed crews. Emile Rieve of the Textile Workers Union of America set up strike HQ in Greensboro and warned the union is prepared for a long strike if needed. The wage dispute centers on cotton rayon rates with current averages at $1.21 per hour and a proposed minimum of $1.34.
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CIO
South
TWUA
Emile Rieve
Textile Workers Union of America
Greensboro
Truman Plans To Run Again For President In 1952
Senator Anderson of New Mexico predicted Truman will seek another term in 1952 after the President signaled his decision. Anderson, head of the Democratic senatorial campaign committee, said Truman may allow delegates pledged to him to participate, with Eisenhower as a potential successor if Truman does not run.
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Washington
Anderson
D-Nm
Truman
Democratic National Committee
New Mexico
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Burr Oak Dam Case Stalled by Temporary injunction
Common Pleas Judge Joseph M. Clifford granted a temporary injunction against the state of Ohio in the Burr Oak Dam land condemnation case in Morgan and Perry Counties. The order bars further condemnation suits to seize Sharp family land while Andrew White and William Knepper represent the Sharp interests, arguing the state should consolidate all needed land into a single suit. The state has not disclosed reasons for the piecemeal approach and is alleged to seek about 244 acres versus 122 reported.
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Common Pleas
Joseph M. Clifford
State of
Ohio
Burr Oak Dam
Lee Morgan
Perry
Sharp
Morgan
Perry Counes
Andrew White
Wiliam Knepper
White
Knepper
State
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Horses Uninjured After Tractor Trailer Crash
A tractor trailer carrying 14 horses and dog food plummeted 75 feet into an embankment at a Linden New Jersey facility yesterday. All horses remained unharmed though the driver Vernon Plante 27 of Ora Indiana was hospitalized in Zanesville. He blamed a quick cut in by another car for forcing him off the road.
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N. J
Vernon Plante
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Zanesville Hospital
Akron Mayor Halts Bingo Operations After Satur
Akron Mayor Charles E Slusser ordered bingo operations halted after Saturday due to unspecified concerns. No injuries reported. Local officials will review regulations and resume only under new directives.
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Akron
Charles E Slusser
Solons Land Progress By Wilson
Washington AP Congress members praised Charles E Wilson for his defense mobilization report. He warned inflation is a tougher test than military strength and urged rapid wage price controls and higher taxes to curb rising costs. He projected stronger security in two years and urged victory over inflation to sustain defense.
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Congress
Charles E. Wilson
America
Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Truman
United States
Free World
Leon Keyserling
NBC
Kremlin
Ike Rebukes Any Delays In Western Defense
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told reporters that any Congressional delay on defense measures would delay the whole Western European defense preparation. He spoke at a news conference just after taking command of the Western European defense organization and urged nations to demonstrate full readiness to cooperate.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Europe
Organization of Western European Defense
Eisenhower
Smith Sees No Revolt In Soviet Russia
General Walter Bedell Smith, head of the CIA and former ambassador to Moscow, says there is no sign of an imminent upheaval in the Soviet Union and believes Stalin's system will endure beyond his lifetime. He foresees a future demand for freedom but does not expect it during his tenure.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Sovie
Russia
Stalin
Smith
Moscow
Central Intelligence Agency
University Student Kills GI Roommate
In Tuscaloosa Alabama a university student killed his roommate and close friend Luther Jerome Veazey 27 of Greenville Mississippi with a pistol. James L Colvin M4 son of a Talladega hardware merchant was charged with the murder.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
James L. Colvin
Talladega, Ala
Luther Jerome Veazey
Greenville
Miss
Auriol Proposes Five-Point Peace Plan for Russia
Washington AP Auriol of France urged a five point peace program for Russia to end East West tension. He called for UN charter commitments respect, an end to internal interference, UN control of armaments, shrinking national armies in favor of a UN army, and a wealth and movement guarantee plus free expression under force regimes. He endorsed the 12 nation North Atlantic Pact and defended France’s wartime sacrifices.
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France
Korea
Indochina
Russia
United Navns
United Nations
House Debates Draft Age And Universal Military Training
Washington reports the House begins a week long debate on lowering the draft age from 19 to 18 percent and extending service to 24 26 months while laying groundwork for universal military training. The present law expires July 9 and Senate and House bills clash over induction age service length and UMT provisions. Chairman Vinson predicts heated arguments as the two bills differ on key draft provisions.
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Washington
Thuse
Senate
House
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Senate Moves Toward Approval of Troops to Europe
The Senate appears poised to approve sending four U.S. divisions to join two already in Europe under NATO command led by Gen Eisenhower. Debates center on nonbinding resolutions urging congressional assent to future troop commitments. President Truman would consult Congress, and leaders predict a substantial majority though amendments could extend into the night.
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Washington
Senate
UC. S
Europe
Vincent Auriol
France
Congress
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
House
McParland
Arizona
Snyder Pushes Tax Increase
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder urged prompt action on the administration’s $20 billion first round tax increase and suggested a second round could be postponed. He announced new budget estimates showing this fiscal year ending June 30 with about a $3 billion surplus and higher tax revenues than January projections, indicating a smaller deficit than Truman forecast.
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Washington
Snyder
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Ohio Subversive Committee to Open Hearings This Week
Ohio lawmakers prepare public hearings this week as the joint Senate H committee investigates communist subversion. Rep. Kenneth Robinson chairs the panel, with reports due by May 10. Several FEPC related measures and a statewide Municipal Court Bill also move through the week.
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Columbus
Senate H
Vés
Ohio
Kenneth Robinson
R-Marion
Robinson
Clarence Wetzel
Columbiana
House
House Commerce and Transportation Committee
Senate
Oe Core Committee
Howe Ae En
Figures Show Food Prices Really Lower
The Agriculture Department stated that although prices rose, the average consumer spent a smaller share of income on food last year than in 1935 39. The prewar diet cost about 118 80 less, or 23 percent of income, while the same diet would cost 245 now. The agency noted taxes and fixed charges alter the comparison and that shoppers are spending a larger portion of income on food today.
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Agrisculture Department
Two Prison Escapees Captured in Lancaster
COLUMBUS police captured Richard Ellsworth Moore and Richard Williamson after a brief chase in Lancaster following their escape from a prison camp. Officers fired three shots. the pair had earlier smashed a bakery window in Junction City.
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Tyeo
Ichard Ellsworth Moore
East Liverpool
Richard Wit-iamson
Lancaster
Aveny
Junction City
New York GP Reports Mexican earthquake on seismograph
A Mexican earthquake of medium intensity was registered on the Fordham University seismograph last night.
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New York
Pordham University
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