Truman urges continued abroad aid to halt subversion and war threat
President Truman told a rain-soaked crowd at the University of Missouri that the United States must keep spending abroad to help free nations resist internal subversion or external attack by Russia. He urged continued cooperation with allies, warned against abandoning Western Europe, and praised civilian leadership and science for peaceful progress.
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Truman
United States
Russia
J. ¥. Hudkins
Phi Beta Kappa
Kansas City School of Law
Western
Europe
Mr. Truman
RFC loan probes link Truman friend to bankrupt firm
A Senate inquiry into a $500000 RFC loan uncovered a memo stating a borrowing firm official was a close personal friend of President Truman. The Florida company, Ribbon writer Corporation of America, received the loan last year and went bankrupt two months later. The memo, dated Aug 24 1949, was entered into records by Senator Fulbright.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Fulbright
Florida
Ribbonwriter Corporation of America
Dania
Fla
Weekend Weather Outlook for Region
Sunny west clearing east this afternoon with highs around 70 to 80. Northwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph. Clear tonight. Saturday remains sunny with 15 mph northwest winds.
Ike’s Speech Seen as Presidential Platform by Senator Morse
Senator Morse of Oregon calls Eisenhower’s warnings on heavy military outlays subsidies and unbalanced budgets a de facto presidential platform. Ike’s Columbia commencement address and Brewster praise spark GOP debates on 1952 candidacy with Ives backing Ike and others wary of an outsider nominee.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia University
Morse
R-Ore
Eisenhower
Ives
R-Ny
Columbia
Brewster
Wisconsin U. pres emeritus Dr Edward Birge dies
Madison Wis Dr Edward A Birge president emeritus of the University of Wisconsin since 1925 died today He was a Wisconsin faculty member for 70 years and would have turned 100 in September He retired twenty five years ago but continued research and writing at his office
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Wis
Edward A. Birge
University of Wisconsin
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Wisconsin
Birge
Indicted former government economist William Remington
New York federal grand jury indicted William W. Remington a discharged government economist on one count of perjury claiming he lied on May 5 about never being a member of the Communist Party. The indictment cites his denial of party membership and references the International Soundphate organization.
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New York
Communist Party
International Soundphate
Soong Quits Nationalists in a Rift with Chiang Kai-shek
TAIPEI. T. V. Soong Madame Chiang Kai-shek brother and former foreign minister resigns from the Kuomintang rather than risk a voyage to Formosa. He has long been linked with Chiang and was reported in New York with HL Kung as the party announces his departure amid tensions with Chiang.
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Truman
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Des Moines Man Found Murdered Near River Levee
Victor Bergman, 44, a tinamid, was found dead in his car on the Des Moines river levee near Ninth Street. Coroner Lea Luka said he was shot in the head and dead since yesterday afternoon, with police seeking a man seen at the scene. Evidence included cigars, gloves, quinidine sulfate, beer bottles, whisky, and a high blood alcohol reading.
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Bergman
Des Moines River
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Phil Cavender
Cwender
Luka
Two Recent Girl Grads Die in Separate Wrecks
Fort Dodge reports Margaret Nicholson 18 killed when a convertible crashed into a culvert on highway 5 west of the city. Other occupants, Mickey Collins 18 and Joan Grewell 18, seriously injured, with Robert Zaker 26 critically injured driving, on their way home from a dance at Twin Lakes near Rockwell City. Irene Crew 17 of Iowa City dies when a pickup leaves highway 6 west of Tiffin. two other youths and two young women injured. Crew had just graduated from Iowa City High School.
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Margaret Nichoison
Lea. m
Highway 5
Robert Zakeer
Mickey Collins
Joan Grewell
Twin Lakes
Rockwell City
Collins
Margaret
Mrr
Mars
Patch Nicholson
Towa City
Irene Crew
Iowa City
Highway 6
Tiffinda
Towa City High School
Tiffin
Theft At Iowa Legion Auxiliary Office Sparks Investigation
Police seek clues to a theft at the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary offices in Des Moines. About 70 dollars in cash and bonds were stolen from a file cabinet across three money boxes, with $1,000 denominations and $887 missing along with veteran records.
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Tornado injures five in McPherson Kansas
A tornado struck farm lands near McPherson Kansas last night, injuring five people one of whom is critical. Numerous farm buildings were wrecked and some power lines were down as the twister swept through the area.
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Four Czechs Facing Death for Treason in Prague Trial
A Prague state court convicted 12 defendants after an eight day trial. Four were sentenced to death, five received 15 to 28 year prison terms, and others were jailed on spying charges. One defendant was a female former deputy Mrs Malida Kovakova. Prosecution labeled the group a fifth column aided by Western embassies including the United States, which denies involvement. Names of those condemned to death include Jan Bachal, Oldrich Peel, and Zavis Koalandra.
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National-Social Party
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United States
U.S
Cachoslovakia
le. Des Mes. Harakowa
Jan Bachal
Oldvich Peel
Zavis Koalandra
ManCuts Grass in Park as Money Traced to Slain Victim
In a park a man used a power mower to cut grass while a police officer patrolled nearby. Later at a residence a man found money and bells tied to a slip showing thefts. Investigators traced the cash to a Jolson-linked clue amid a scramble for valuables.
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Odh Willan Donsen
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Jolson
Packers at Spirit Lake Staff Hired for Summer
At Templar Park Margaret DeLhean, Atlantic coacher Marilyn Nichols and Patricia Krohn all of Lewis travel to Templar Park at Spirit Lake to take up summer employment options during the season.
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Atlantic
Marilyn Nichols
Patricia Krohn
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Simmers
McCarthy Attacks Acheson at Wisconsin Convention
Senator McCarthy called Secretary Acheson the red dean of fashion in a keynote speech at the Wisconsin Republicans, accusing him of backing a red China and red Poland and urging his removal. He attacked aid to Poland in 1946 and criticized Far Eastern policy figures Lattimore and Jessup as the Senate committee probes continue.
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Escapee Paine Sought Near Jefferson After Car Incident
Des Moines area police pursue Clarinda state hospital escapee T. Paine 27 who fled after a confrontation in which he knocked a deputy sheriff down with a car. Paine threatened a young woman Mary De Witt 25, prior hostage events described. deputies fired at his stolen vehicle and Paine warned he would kill.
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Maine
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Boone
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Sale
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Bernard Colby
H'X
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Clarinda
IMA Farm Bureau pledge friendship in Iowa
Des Moines report: The Iowa Manufacturers Association and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation vow a lasting friendship. Br. Howard Hill of Minburn, first farm bureau president invited to address the manufacturers, spoke at a convention luncheon while G. L. Weissenburger of Keokuk, new IMA president, noted officers and directors had lunch with farm bureau leaders and expressed hopes for mutual understanding and confidence.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
IMA
Br. Howard Hill
Minburn
Farm Bureau
G. L. Weissenburger
Keokuk
Manufacturers Assotation
Weissenburger
Senator Knowland Seeks Diary Evidence In Amerasia Case
Senator Knowland urged Senate investigators to subpoena the diary of the late Secretary James Forrestal, arguing it could reveal whether he urged delays in Amerasia arrests. Reports from New York said a federal grand jury probed the Amerasia matter, with officials noting Washington’s disquiet. The case centers on secret papers found at Amerasia, a wartime magazine.
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Clark
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J. Edgar Hoover
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O. C. Doering, Jr
State Department
Landslide Kills 26, Buries 70 on Japanese Rail Line
A landslide at Kumanohara Japan buried 70 railway workers and killed 26 as they repaired a track. Twenty four were injured and 23 listed as missing after tons of mud and rock swept onto the workers.
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