Truman MacArthur Dispute Heats Up As McGrath Opposes Crime Commission
Washington AP Attorney General McGrath opposed a national crime commission and urged tighter perjury and self incrimination laws while warning such a commission could lead to a federal police force endangering liberties He supported press freedom and testified before the Senate crime investigating committee Also New York James J Moran resigned water commissioner was indicted on perjury charges linked to testimony before the committee The panel planned to wind up March 31 unless extended Zwillman Costello O Dwyer figures surfaced in New York hearings with O Dwyer denying mob links and Moran facing indictments
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Washington
McGrath
National Crime Commission
Congress
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
New York
James J. Moran
New York City
Senate
Hoover
Wayne Coy
Federal Communications Commission
Abner
Longie) Zwillman
Zwillman
Murder, Inc
Brooklyn
Frank Costello
William O’dwyer
Newark
N. J
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Tobey
O’dwyer
John Crane
Crane
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Search Continues Today For Missing Globemaster
Ships and planes comb the North Atlantic for a fourth day seeking the van ished U S Air Force Globemaster and its 53 American airmen. Speculation of sabotage appeared in British papers while officials stayed silent on the fate of the crew. A carrier and two destroyers joined the hunt 630 miles southwest of Shannon. The missing Globemaster was flying from Limestone, Maine to Mildenhall, England, with Brig Gen Paul T Cullen among the aboard.
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Globemaster
U.S. Air Force
Paul T. Cullen
Shannon
Ireland
North Atlantic
U. S. Air Force
Atlantic
London Daily Express
Coral Sea
Norfolk
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Limestone
U. S
Mildenhall
Eng
U. S. Second Air Force
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Man Drowns in Ohio River Near Buffington Island
Robert Phillips of Lower Portland drowned when a skiff overturned while crossing the Ohio River at Buffington Island to do farm work. A companion known as Red Tripplett was saved. Phillips clung to a sack of corn before sinking. He leaves a wife and a two month old baby.
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Portland
Robert Phillips
Lower
Ohio River
Red” Tripplett
Buffington Island
Phillips
Tripplett
Truman Bid For 52 Vote Is Opposed
Washington AP report notes growing opposition within the Democratic Party to a new Truman bid for re election. Critics cite dips in popularity amid exposure of alleged influence rackets and the Korean War impact. Southern Democrats led by Gov James Byrnes of South Carolina distance themselves from the president and may back a rival at the next convention.
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Washington
Truman
White House
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Father Slain By His Son Ends in Justifiable Homicide
In Perry County coroner H F Minshull ruled justifiable homicide in the death of Harvey O Sorrell 39 shot by his son Samuel 14 as the father forced into the family home Saturday night The boy fired a shotgun ending Sorrells life from close range Police Chief Burt F Bishop said Mrs Sorrell had recently sought a divorce and a court order barred the husband from the home
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Shawnee
H. F. Minshull
Perry County
Harvey O. Sorrell
Sorrell
Samuel
Burt F. Bishop
Dewey Signs Drastic Loyalty Security Law
Governor Thomas E. Dewey signed an emergency loyalty measure authorizing swift dismissal or transfer of suspected subversives from state and local security jobs. The law bars court review of actions and allows officials to suspend or reassign workers deemed of doubtful trust and reliability.
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Albany
N.Y
Thomas EF. Dewey
Thieves Steal $2800 in Cash and Diamond Rings
Yeggs used a victim's truck to break into Valley Distributing Co. warehouse in Dillonvale and stole $2000 in cash plus $800 in rings. They moved a 600 pound safe onto a company truck and fled. the abandoned safe and truck were later found at Dunglen, Ohio, about three miles away. The safe had been forced open.
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Steubenville
Yeggs
Valley Distributing Co
Dillonvale
Dunglen
Ohio Legislature Focus Put on Important Bills
Ohio lawmakers concentrate on bills to redraw congressional districts alter jobless benefits set teacher pay and audit systems with hearings in Senate and House committees. Also probing subversives in Ohio and tightening Lake Erie fishing rules while Mechem sales tax bill draws governor support and revenue gain estimates around twenty million annually.
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Ohio
Columbus
Senate
House
Senate Rules Committee
Lake Erie
Sandusky Bay
Lausche
C. Stanley Mechem
Rathens
House Taxation Committee
Mechem
Truman eyes eighty million Latin aid package
The Truman administration weighs an eighty million dollar military aid program for Latin America ahead of an inter American foreign ministers conference. President Truman is to address the session urging Western Hemisphere unity against the Soviet threat as discussions consider a U S backed arms build up to lift regional defenses. Officials say a final White House decision may mirror but be far smaller than the European aid program, with new funding to bolster Latin American military establishments and sharing of burdens.
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Washington
Truman
Latin America
Dean Acheson
U. S
State and Defense Departments
White House
Western
Europe
NPA Drives Scrap Collection Amid Steel Shortage
The National Production Authority launches a scrap drive targeting industry armed services and farmers to boost iron and steel scrap supply before the summer move. Navy bids to salvage former Japanese warships and merchantmen in the Pacific set a model for future operations.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Armed Services
Steel Milla
Navy
Pacific
NPA
Maritime Administration
Easter weekend sees 224 violent deaths nationwide
The Associated Press reports 224 violent deaths over the Easter weekend. Traffic and other accidents caused 159 and 65 in miscellaneous causes. Ohio alone recorded at least 16 deaths, with 14 in four incidents.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Franco Reported Ready For Military Alliance
Washington reports General Franco has told U S ambassador Stanton Griffith that Spain is ready to join a direct military alliance modeled after the North Atlantic Pact. Officials say he also supports a potential three nation defense link with Spain Portugal and the United States in informal talks.
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Washington
Russian Submarines Allegedly Handed to China Report
Taipei dispatch reports the China Union Press says the Soviet Union turned over 60 small submarines to the Chinese Reds two months ago. The agency cites underground sources and provides no independent verification.
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Taipei
Formosa
China Union Press
Russia
UN Advances Toward 38th Parallel in Korea Drive
United Nations troops solidified western front lines in Korea and moved rapidly north toward the 38th parallel. Allied forces linked east of Munsan with an American division near Uijonbu, while a central front American division neared North Korea. South Korean patrols on the east coast crossed the line, reporting a raid 50 miles north and tactical engagements near Wolsa Peninsula.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Munsan
Uijonbu
North
South Korea
North Korea
Far East Naval Headquarters
Wolsa
Taedong
Chinnampo
Pyongyang
Jim Becker
U.S
26Th Army Corps
Seoul
Uijongbu
Presidents Acheson Face MacArthur Rift Over Korea War
Washington sources report the MacArthur Truman clash over Korea widened. Acheson and Truman discussed steps to curb public foreign policy statements, while MacArthur warned of limited coastal strikes against China, risking a broader collapse of Red China.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
State Department
White House
Toyko
Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Acheson
Red China
FBI says agents spy on underground Communist group
J Edgar Hoover disclosed FBI has secret undercover agents among American communists who have gone underground for possible action. He cited a new party membership count of 43,217, noting a decline from 55,000 the previous year and saying the core above ground remains for appearances.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
U. S. News and World Report
United States
Hoover
Communist Party
U. S
French Strike Wave Appears To Be Ending
Paris faced an 11 day bus and subway walkout as negotiations resumed with hope of settlement. The strike sparked wider stoppages among gas, electricity workers and rail operators following a government minimum wage increase, but most actions ended except for the Paris bus and subway walkout.
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Paris
France
Des Moines Hotel Fire Damages Fort Des Moines Hotel
Fire department estimates $50,000 in damage after a blaze at the 11 story Fort Des Moines hotel yesterday. The fire forced 200 guests from the building and was largely confined to a top floor storage room. Actor Henry Fonda and other cast members from Mr. Roberts were among those affected.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Henry Fonda
Mr. Roberts
Fire destroys Union Mills grain elevator in Van Wert
A 4 inch fire yesterday destroyed the Union Mills grain elevator operated by C. D. Steele in Van Wert. Fire crews battled the blaze but the structure was consumed, with damage estimated substantial and no injuries reported.
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van Wert
Union Mills
C. D. Steele, Yesternday
Four Ohioans Die In Cleveland Area Plane Crash
A rented Stinson Vy plane carrying three Akron men and a skating star crashed near Cleveland after entering a cloud bank. Victims identified as Helen Lois Fishbeck, Clarence Kitchen, Ernest Wright, and James Longstreth. Wreckage tore through trees and a wing, engine, and fuselage were severely damaged. Investigators from CAA and CAB prepared for a formal inquiry.
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Cleveland
Akron
Cuyahoga County
Helen Lois Fishbeck
Iceland
Clarence K. Kitchen
Akron City
Akron Airways, Inc
Ernest H. Wright
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
James J. Longstreth
Ohio State University
Stinson
Brooklyn Heights
Inflation lid could explode say Johnston
Washington economist Eric Johnston warned that rising profits and wages could blow the roof off inflation. He cited 1950 business profits 30 percent above 1949, farm profits up 27 percent since Korea began, and wage increases potentially beyond 10 percent above January levels. He urged price and wage stabilization by summer or fall as military production ramps up and defense priorities are strengthened for steel, copper, and aluminum after July 1.
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Washington
Eric Johnson
Korea
Johnston
Huge Profit Reported In War Ship Transaction
Senator Edwin C. Johnson releases a letter seeking details on a war surplus ship deal in which James F. Casey says a group earned 2.8 million dollars from five oil tankers leased to Standard Oil of New Jersey. Casey claims the ship sale involved the Reconstruction Finance Corporation lending party influence.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
James F. Casey
Mass
Commerce Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Maritime Commission
Casey
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Senator Fulbright
D-Ark
RFC
Bomb Blasts U S Legation in Damascus
A bomb exploded at the American legation in Damascus early yesterday, the second attack on the U S mission in a year. The houseboy was unhurt as Minister Cavendish W Cannon and his wife were away for Easter. Dynamite damaged the legation interior and shattered windows up to 100 yards away at the home of Syria's President Hachem Bey El Attassi.
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Damascus
Syria
U. S
Cavendish W. Cannon
Cannon
Hachem Bey el Attassi
They Also Serve Wives Wait Once More At Camp Polk
Camp Polk Louisiana witnesses the 45th Infantry Division’s last parade before deployment to Japan. Wives in two groups face departure, one seasoned by prior separations and the other newly married, as they watch soldiers march by with mixed pride and quiet sorrow.
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Camp Polk
45Th Infantry Division
Japan
45Th
Oklahoma
Thunderbird
Africa
Europe
Theaother
Argentine scientist touts atomic power claim
Ronald Richter, 42, Argentine citizen, told foreign reporters about a new cheap atomic process said to be a solar reactor furnace based on fusion rather than fission. Peron cited controlled atomic energy. Richter offered little detail and no proof on production methods or timing for industrial use.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Ronald Richter
Peron
U. S
Richter
Bingo Games Stopmed in Geauga County
Prosecutor Harold K. Bostwick ordered an immediate halt to all bingo and keno operations in Geauga County, halting ongoing games and potential winnings while investigations proceed. The move affects local halls and charitable groups relying on gaming proceeds.
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Harold K. Bostwick
Geauga County
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