Michigan GOP eyes Taft and Eisenhower for 1952 ticket
Republican Arthur Summerfield urged Michigan Republicans to consider Senator Taft of Ohio and General Eisenhower for the 1952 nomination. Taft planned a Michigan visit while Eisenhower denied political plans, and Taft also toured the South with speeches condemning Truman-era corruption.
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Pursuit of Communists Speeds Near Boundary
South Korean troops swam the Hongchon River in central Korea in pursuit of communist forces retreating toward the 38th parallel. U S assault crews reported 231 Chinese dead after a clash near Chunchon and described a push by ROK forces with captured 75 mm howitzers and other materiel.
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Britain puts Soviet Chinese armed forces at eight million
Britain's War Office estimated the combined Soviet and Chinese armed forces at about 8,000,000 men with roughly 2.8 million in the Soviet ground army. War Minister John Strachey said this reflected a large peacetime mobilization but not an overwhelming force. The release counters a Russian note claiming about 2.5 million under arms.
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Yugoslav Train Engineer Flees With Wife Into Trieste
A Yugoslav locomotive engineer and his wife escaped from Yugoslavia by unhooking train cars on the Ljubljana Trieste line, hiding his wife in the coal tender and driving into Trieste. Officials said the unscheduled train entered Poggio Reale Del Carse station near midnight Saturday, marking the border crossing into free territory.
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Allied Officials Clash Over Chinese War Mind in Korea Front
Central front conflict analysis discusses two main theories about the Chinese Communist military plan. Some Allied officers see a full retreat with delaying actions while others believe a spring offensive is being prepared, aided by entrenched defenses and newer artillery responses.
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O Dwyer Links Crime to Prohibition in Senate Hearing
Former New York mayor and now Mexico ambassador William O Dwyer testified before the Senate Crime Committee that organized crime grew to prevent gang wars, arguing prohibition tainted the nation by giving criminals an aura of respectability and was forced on the people by a few legislators and supporters.
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Mexico
United States
New York City
Bowling Green State University Closed by Influenza
Bowling Green State University shut down today due to an influenza outbreak. President Dr. Frank J. Prout said 102 students have fallen ill since last Friday. University physician Dr. James W. Halfhill reported no dangerous cases and few hospitalizations as most patients left campus.
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FBI appoints Purvis as assistant special agent in charge
Joseph D. Purvis arrived to lead the Cleveland FBI office as assistant special agent in charge. The former Savannah Evening News reporter replaces John F. Maione, who becomes agent in charge of the San Diego FBI office.
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Dewey Invited to Testify by Crime Committee
The Senate Crime Committee extended a cordial invitation to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to make any statement before the panel. Senator Estes Kefauver noted the Saratoga gambling question remains unsettled as state police testified that gambling was "wide open" in 1947 but policy was not to intervene.
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Price stabilizer aims to hire 4000 agents for enforcement
Columbus report says Price Stabilizer Michael V. Di Salle announced plans to expand the OPS force from 3874 to 16,000 and hire about 4000 price agents by July 1. Violators who knowingly break price rules will be prosecuted with no fix, while first-time technical violators may be overlooked. Two proposed regs would restore pre Korea grocer profits and a third would restore pre June 25 manufacturer markups.
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Korea
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Rent Control Extension Nears House Vote
Washington bill to extend federal rent controls for many communities advances to a final congressional hurdle. Administration leaders urged a quick decision as the House considers the Senate approved extension, with a vote potentially delayed until tomorrow.
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Ethiopia Trains Battalion for UN Forces in Korea
In Addis Ababa informed sources say Ethiopia is raising a battalion to serve with United Nations troops in Korea. The report notes General MacArthur is said to have accepted the offer, though not officially confirmed.
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Ethiopia
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
West Virginia Miner Killed in UMW Union Clash
In Preston County near Kingwood a gunfight left Joe Arnold dead and two others wounded on the lawn of George Hudson Hudson a non union foreman at Industrial Coal Co The shooter George Hudson Hudson was arrested and to be charged with murder as union organizing drives intensify in the county with UMW efforts ongoing over two months
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Vandenberg Shows No Change in Health
Grand Rapids Michigan Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg remains unchanged after 24 hours according to his physician Dr A B Smith. The bulletin notes no improvement and provides no new prognosis.
West Inks to Force Russian Concession in Big Four Talks
Western deputy foreign ministers prepared for a showdown with Andrei Gromyko over agenda wording for a Big Four conference. If Moscow offers no real shift, the West plans to press talks toward closure and seek fresh instructions on securing a ministers meeting. Meanwhile six Western European nations launched the Schuman Plan to pool coal and steel, creating a framework for international control of key resources.
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Wherry Attacks Administration Morals in Land War Talk
Lincoln Nebraska senator and Senate Republican leader Wherry assailed the administration as immoral and steering the nation toward a military dictatorship. He criticized plans to send four divisions to Europe and tied the RCFC and five percenter probes to moral decay, citing gifts to President Truman aides and a mink coat purchase in the White House.
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Tail Of Blizzard Hits Northern Ohio
A blizzard tail swept northern Ohio with slushy snow and slow traffic. The storm moved from Minnesota and Iowa, with subfreezing temps west of Cleveland and up to six inches of snow at Fremont and Findlay. East of Cleveland rain fell while Cleveland stayed around 32 degrees and the system was expected to ease tonight.
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Berle Signs 30 Year Pact With NBC
Milton Berle has signed a 30 year contract with National Broadcasting Company giving NBC first call on his services as actor producer writer or director in radio and television. The deal runs subject to his current Texas Company contract next year and stands as the longest in radio and television history.
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Milton Berle
National Broadcasting Company
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Easter Walkout Threat Hangs Over Troops Vote
Senate leaders push for quick action on a troops to Europe resolution while a threatened Easter walkout could leave the chamber without a quorum. Senator Smith urges the measure to invite presidential consultation before sending four divisions to Ike's command. Malone vows to block.
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R-Nev
Truman
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Two Former Mayors In North Canton To Be Buried Tuesday
North Canton plans Tuesday funerals for two former mayors who died of heart attacks within hours of each other. Guy W. Price 56 longtime village treasurer and former mayor and council president and Frank Evans 73 who served as mayor from 1949 until his resignation last year.
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North Canton
Guy W. Price
Frank Evans
Acheson Seeks Unified Americas Defense Plan
Secretary of State Acheson leads a Western Hemisphere ministers conference to press 21 nations for joint defense strategy. He urges each country to boost its own defenses, join the Inter-American Defense Board in a unified plan, and designate units for UN service to deter aggression globally.
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Central
South America
State Acheson
United States
Inter-American Defense Board
U. S
United Nations
Acheson
Europe
Seven Exeter Students Plunge From Katahdin
Seven Phillips Exeter Academy students were swept more than a thousand feet down Mt. Katahdin in Maine during a snow slide. Richard Green of Seattle was injured when a snow pick punctured his thigh. he lost blood and went into shock. The others were not hospitalized.
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Phillips Exeter Academy
Richard Green
Seattle
Washington
Dentists Gather for Cincinnati Multistate Clinic
About 1200 dentists from Ohio Kentucky Indiana and West Virginia attend a three day March clinic in Cincinnati sponsored by the Cincinnati Dental Society. The event began yesterday with President Stanley La Long reporting.
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Kentucky
Indiana
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Cincinnati Dental Society
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Second Iran Official Shot by Student at Tehran University
Dr Abdul Hamid Zanganeh former education minister and ally of the late Premier Ali Razmara was wounded by a student he caught cheating. Police seized the shooter a Muslim divinity student at Tehran University as investigations probe possible Tudeh Party links. Zanganeh led the university law faculty and faced leftist student protests in recent years.
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Elizabeth Visits Philip Plans Rome Trip
Princess Eliane and Prince Philip depart by plane to Malta where he serves as Royal Navy frigate commander. They will travel to Rome on April 11 for a planned international visit and meeting.
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