Sullivan Resigns as Navy Secretary After Carrier Halt
John L. Sullivan resigns as secretary of the Navy after Secretary Johnson halts the USS United States carrier project. He charges the move jeopardizes naval power and hints at efforts to reduce Marine Corps or move naval aviation. President Truman accepts the resignation with gratitude. lawmakers react with mixed views on the Navy Air Force dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Sullivan
Marine Corps
Sullivan
Johnson
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Chief of Naval Operations
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Navy
Air Force
Congress
House
Briefly Told Publishers Fret Over Printing Costs
A collection of quick regional notes covers rising production costs discussed at the 63rd annual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers Association. In Washington the Taft Hartley repeal fight opened with heated House debate and packed galleries. In Rochester a minister was ordered held as a material witness in the killing of his wife. In Dover a teen confessed to a third shooting in the Lonely Hearts case. In Moscow a Soviet weekly derides Eisenhower as a parade general, attributing his rise to Churchill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Washington
House
Rochester
N. Y
Genesee River
George Hetenyi
Moscow
New Times
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
House Approves Amendment to Eliminate Poll Tax in Voting
The Texas House backed a constitutional amendment to abolish the poll tax as a voting prerequisite by a 100 to 31 vote, sending it back to the Senate after a minor revision. The measure would require a statewide vote on Sept 24 and establish a voter registration system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
S. J. Isaacks
el Paso
J. A. Benton
Wylie
Isaacks
Benton
Rogers Kelley
Edinburg
Lative Council
Board of Control
R. L. Proffer
Justin
State Legislative Council
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Budget Board
Legislative Audit Committee
Woman Found Dead in Abandoned Toledo Quarry
The body of 32 year old Marion Remington was found in a quarry pool near Toledo. Coroner Hohly ruled death from blows to the head and indicated she had been in water about three weeks. Husband Clayton Remington is being sought for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Here
Paul Hohly
Marion Remington
Ralph Murphy
Remington
Murphy
Clayton Remington
Alaska Sees Record Rainfall in April at Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN Alaska reports heavy rain with 28 inches this April, surpassing the prior monthly record by 10 inches. The unusually wet spell underscores ongoing rainfall concerns in the region.
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Alaska
Ketchikan
West Texas rancher charged in federal cattle theft case
William L. Bales and James Finnell were arraigned in San Angelo on a federal cattle theft charge for 24 head stolen from Wayne W. Braidfoot of Afton New Mexico. Bond set at 2500 dollars for Bales and 500 for Finnell. cattle valued at 2573 dollars sold in San Angelo after being moved from the New Mexico ranch. Texas Rangers FBI and local sheriff participated in the investigation referencing a telegraphic warrant from Las Cruces New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
William L
Billy) Bales
Chihuahua
Mexico
James Finnell
Fort Worth
Wayne W. Braidfoot
Afton
N. M
J. F. Bryson
A. L. Apodaca
Las Cruces
Bales
Finnell
New Mexico
Braidfoot Ranch
Texas Rangers
FBI
Braidfoot
Real Estate Board urges end to Austin rent controls
The Austin Real Estate Board moved Tuesday to end rent control. A resolution by Rickey Key asks the board to aid city officials in terminating controls, sending a copy to the City Council. Proponents say rents will adjust downward and become fairer as controls lift.
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Austin
Austin Real Estate Board
Rickey Key
Real Estate Board
Congress
Beauford H. Jester
George W. Sandlin
Washington
Sandlin
Murray Graham
Defense hints Coplon planned to marry Russian agent
In Washington April 26 defense counsel suggested Judith Coplon a 27 year old former girl planned to marry the Soviet engineer Valentine A Gubitchev in a two day espionage trial. The jury of eight men and four women included five government workers. The government says Coplon's handbag held secret papers from Justice files. Coplon may testify that she was collecting material for a romance novel.
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Judith Coplon
Justice Department
District Court
Washington, D. C
Archibald Palmer
M. L. Rosenstein
Washington
Miss Coplon
York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Gubitchev
Federal District of
New York
Palmer
Miss Coplan
FBI
Brooklyn man freed from 10 year sealed room
Police in New York freed Paul Makushak, 33, found in a sealed third floor room in a Brooklyn home. His mother Anna had entrapped him since 1939 to avoid drafted, sealing entrances with plaster. He was discovered when she fell ill and was hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Paul Makushak
Anna
Makushak
Red Columns Rally Toward Hangchow as Shanghai Panic Grows
Communist forces report moving west of Shanghai toward Hangchow after breaking the Yangtze line. Shanghai remains tense with market chaos and mass departures of foreigners while US and British ships withdraw from the harbor. The Eldorado and Chilton escort Marines north as authorities widen curfews and crackdown on suspected rebels.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
US Economic Administration Association
Canton
South China City
Communist
Peiping
San Francisco
Red Columns
Shing
Chiangtai
Yangtze
China
Eldorado
Chilton
London
Constance
Big Donation Boosts Local Cancer Drive in Austin
Anonymous Austin widow donates 2000 to the American Cancer Society drive, boosting the tally toward the 11503 goal to about 7000 with less than a week left. Fagan Dickson, local chairman, urges residents to donate and act as volunteer solicitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fagan Dickson
American Cancer Society
Dickson
Austin
Walter Bremond Jr
Capital National Bank
Galveston Gambling Raids Expected Soon
Dale Richardson a roaming constable from La Porte says he will expand anti gambling raids to Galveston in the near future likely this week. He has conducted several raids in Houston and now plans to operate on the island city with the same approach.
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Houston
Dale Richardson
la Porte
Galveston
Negroes Seek University of Texas Admission Today
A group of 30 to 40 Negroes plan to apply for graduate study or entry at the University of Texas in Austin and will visit the Legislature to protest lack of Negro medical education. The group includes East Texas and Austin organizers with NAACP involvement possible, and applications may target UT Austin Houston and Galveston campuses plus Texas State University of Negroes in Houston. The effort follows the Sweatt case and ongoing push for equal education opportunities in Texas.
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University of Texas Today
University of Texas
Morton
J. Astor Kirk
Tillotson College
Arthur DeWitty
Austin
Houston Informer
Texas Council of Negro Organizations
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
The
NAACP
Houston
Texas
Associated Press
School Dentistry
School of Medicine
Galveston
Texas State University of Negroes
Capitol
Texas University For
Herman Sweatt
Houston Negro Postal
University of Texas School of Law
Houston Schoo
Rattlesnake Boiling Water Fails to Subdue Snake
In Burbank California on April 26 Mrs E Dean Cowley tried to stop a rattlesnake with boiling water from a tea kettle. The snake grew angry and a neighbor police officer shot it, severing head and tail. The officer kept the snake’s 14 rattles as a souvenir.
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Burbank
Calif
E. Dean Cowley
Receding Flood Opens Main Road to Mexico City
The main tourist road to Mexico City reopened after flooding. two points between Monterrey and Laredo were submerged Monday. Surface damage requires slow single file crossings as repair crews work to restore the damaged sections.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Mexico City
Here
Laredo
Texas
Churchill seeks power retaliation over Yangtze attack
In Commons Churchill accuses Chinese Communists of attacking British ships on the Yangtze and calls for decisive retaliation. Attlee replies that 42 dead 39 wounded and 12 missing from Amethyst and other ships. debate to follow.
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London
Winston Churchill
Royal Navy
Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Yangtze River
Clement Attlee
Yangtze
Attlee
Far East
RCAF honors for Texas and Quebec veterans at Camp Mabry
Canadian and Texas veterans gather in Austin for a ceremony at Camp Mabry honoring 628 Texans who served with the RCAF and 45 who died. The program features a 35 foot totem pole, an RCAF emblem gift, and air salutes by 27th Fighter Group and Texas National Guard aircraft.
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Quebec
Texas
Royal
Anadian Air Force
Far North
Camp Mabry
RCAF
Canada
Beauford Jester
K. L. Berry
Ashley Packard
27Th
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Davis Clifton
Farmersville
Senate
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
United States
27Th Fighter Group
Texas National Guard
Austin
M. E. Rogers
Eugene Rogers
Harvey Rogers
Pearl Harbor
Eugene
American Air Force
England
Germany
Rogers Boy
C. W. Rogers
Marine Air Corps
Braniff
Dallas
Chicago
K. M. Guthrie
Bergstrom Base
27Th Fighter Wing
Donald J. M. Blakeslee
523
Eagle Squadron
L. J. Smith
Burton Wilder
James Purdy
Hal W. Foster
John Westwood
University of Texas
Eral
Berry
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Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
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D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Dover
Del
Robert Brennan
Delaware
Deno Tufares
Wichita Falls
Tafares
West Texas
BY Real Estate Board
G-Girl
Red
Third Avenue
Yangtze River Line
Great Britain
Whangpoo
Tai Lake
Nanking
John Cabot
Wilson
Hong Kong
Boissevain
Cave
Oscar C. Badger
Western Pacific Fleet
Whangpoo River
J. H. Morton
Samuel Huston College
East Texas
Donald Jones
Southwestern
NAACF
Houston Post
University
Sweatt
Supreme Court
Mexican Road
Jay
Austin American Capitol
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