Sullivan Resigns as Navy Chief Over Carrier Halt
John L. Sullivan resigns as secretary of the Navy in protest after Defense Secretary Johnson halted construction of the 65,000-ton USS United States. Sullivan warns the move signals a push to abolish the Marine Corps and shift naval aviation, while President Truman accepts the resignation.
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Washington
John L. Sullivan
Marine Corps
Sullivan
Johnson
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Chief of Naval Operations
Secretary of the Navy
United States
Corpus Christi
Texas
Navy
Air Force
Congress
House
Great Britain
Whangpoa
Yangtze
Briefer Treats on Costs and Politics Span Nation
At the 63rd annual meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers Association publishers discuss rising production costs. In Washington the Taft Hartley repeal fight begins with heated House debate. In Rochester a priest is held as a material witness in a wife’s pistol slaying. In Dover a teen admits another shooting in the Lonely Hearts case. In Moscow the New Times derides Eisenhower as a parade general and credits Churchill for his rise.
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Repo
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 Abolition Of Poll Tax In Constitution
The House passed a constitutional amendment to end the poll tax as a voting prerequisite by a 100 to 31 vote after Senate approval. It now returns to the Senate for final action due to a minor amendment and would be set for a September 24 statewide vote.
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House
Associated Press
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 Quarry Near Toledo
The body of 32 year old Marion Remington was found chained in a quarry pool near Toledo. Coroner Hohly says death came from blows to the head and the body was in water about three weeks. Detectives seek husband Clayton Remington, 39, for questioning as murder is suspected.
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Toledo
Here
Paul Hohly
Marion Remington
Ralph Murphy
Remington
Murphy
Clayton Remington
Alaska Sees Record April Rainfall in Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN Alaska reports 28 inches of precipitation in April, surpassing the previous April record by 10 inches and underscoring ongoing heavy rainfall in the region.
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Alaska
Ketchikan
West Texas rancher charged in cattle theft case
William L. Bales and James Finnell were arraigned in San Angelo on a federal cattle theft charge involving 24 head from Wayne W. Braidfoot's ranch in Afton New Mexico. Bonds set at 2500 and 500 dollars as agents traced the cattle to a local auction and flagged a Las Cruces warrant.
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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 moves to end rent control in Austin
The Austin Real Estate Board adopted a resolution to assist the City Council in eliminating rent control. Rickey Key led the measure, sending a copy to the Council as Congress shifts control to states and local authorities. George W. Sandlin and Murray Graham argued rents would adjust downward with easing controls.
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Austin
Austin Real Estate Board
Rickey Key
Real Estate Board
Congress
Beauford H. Jester
Ina
Sandlin
Murray Graham
Defense hints Coplon planned marriage to Russian agent
In Washington on April 26 the defense hinted Judith Coplon 27 a former G girl intended to marry the Soviet engineer Valentine A Gubitchev linked to the espionage case The jury was seated eight men and four women including government workers The case cites a social relationship and possible romance amid alleged secret papers seized from Coplon and a handbag during arrest last March 4 on the Third Avenue El platform in New York
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Judith Coplon
Justice Department
District Court
Washington, D. C
Archibald Palmer
M. L. Rosenstein
Washington
Miss Coplon
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Gubitchev
Federal District of
Palmer
FBI
Third Avenue
Man Freed From 10 Year Cell In Brooklyn Home
Police freed Paul Makushak a 33 year old man found in a sealed third floor room in Brooklyn. He said his mother Anna confined him there from 1939 to 1949, feeding him via a hole in the ceiling until her illness led to discovery and the wall being torn down.
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New York
Brooklyn
Paul Makushak
Anna
Makushak
Reds drive toward Hangchow as Shanghai trembles
Communist columns claim major victories west of Shanghai and push toward Hangchow while Shanghai enforces curfew and panic spreads. Foreign nationals flee or prepare to depart. US and British naval movements increase as authorities round up suspected Communists.
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Shanghai
Hangchow
US Economic Administration Association
Canton
South China City
Communist
Peiping
San Francisco
Red Columns
Shing
Chiangtai
Yangtze
China
Tai Lake
Eldorado
Chilton
London
Shellweek
Constance
Donation Boost Helps Austin Cancer Drive Reach Goal
An anonymous Austin woman gave 2000 to the American Cancer Society drive led by Fagan Dickson. The gift boosts the campaign toward an 11503 goal, with less than a week left. Dickson urged residents to volunteer and donate, noting one in eight in Austin may die from cancer.
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Austin
Fagan Dickson
American Cancer Society
Dickson
Walter Bremond Jr
Capital National Bank
Galveston Gambling Raids Expected Soon
Dale Richardson the roaming constable from La Porte says his anti gambling raids will expand to Galveston in the near future likely this week. He has already staged several raids in Houston and now plans to target the island city.
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Houston
Dale Richardson
la Porte
Galveston
Negroes to Seek Entry to University of Texas Today
A group of 30 to 40 Negroes expected in Austin aim to enroll at the University of Texas and protest education provisions in pending medical education bills and civil rights measures. Organizers include J H Morton of Samuel Huston College and NAACP figures may join.
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University of Texas Today
University of Texas
J. H. Morton
Samuel Huston College
East 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
Rattlesnake Made Mad by Boiling Water
In Burbank California on a Tuesday Mrs. E Dean Cowley faced a large rattlesnake approaching her home She poured boiling water from a tea kettle but the animal grew more agitated A nearby policeman fired at the serpent severing its head and tail and kept the 14 rattles as a souvenir
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Burbank
Calif
E. Dean Cowley
Receding Flood Opens Main Tourist Road to Mexico City
The main tourist road to Mexico City reopened after high water briefly closed it between Monterrey and Laredo. Repairs are underway and traffic can cross damaged sections in single file at slow speeds as water receded.
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Monterrey
Mexico
Mexico City
Here
Laredo
Texas
Churchill Demands Power Retaliation Over Chinese Red Attack
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill accused Chinese Communists of attacking and insulting the Royal Navy on the Yangtze. He pressed for strong retaliation and questioned Cabinet blame shifting as Attlee cited Amethyst casualties and avoided air cover.
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London
Winston Churchill
Royal Navy
Churchill
House of Commons
Admiralty
Yangtze River
Navy
Clement Attlee
Yangtze
Attlee
Far East
RCAF Honors Texans with Toronto–Austin RCAF Link
Canadian and Texas veterans join at Camp Mabry to honor 628 Texans who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force and remember 45 Texas-born airmen who died in World War II. Gov Beauford Jester Adjutant General K L Berry and Col Ashley Packard attended along with legislators praising the friendship between the United States and Canada.
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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
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
4Eral
Statehouse
Gen
Berry
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Delaware
Deno Tufares
Wichita Falls
Tafares
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BY Real Estate Board
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G-Girl
Red
Yangtze River Line
Nanking
John Cabot
Wilson
Hong Kong
Boissevain
Cave
Oscar C. Badger
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Whangpoo River
Donald Jones
Southwestern Naacpf
Houston Post
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Sweatt
Supreme Court
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Austin American Capitol
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