Acheson Names GOP Adviser for London Talks
Secretary of State Acheson chose John Sherman Cooper to accompany him to London for North Atlantic Council meetings and allied talks with Bevin and Schuman. Cooper, a former Kentucky senator, joins Ambassador-at-Large Philip C. Jessup as a two party led American delegation amid Cold War strategy discussions with Western powers.
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Washington
Acheson
London
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
State Department
Philip C. Jessup
McCarthy
R-Wis
North Atlantic Council
Bevin
Schuman
Europe
Asia
Cooper
Truman
United States
Rangers Asked To Watch Over Vote at Laredo
District Attorney E James Kar en and Sheriff J C Martin asked for Texas Rangers to aid in maintaining order before and after Laredo s April 4 city election with Colonel Homer Garrison to decide on deployment after meetings in Austin The move follows a series of disturbances in the campaign and a 30 year old student charged with inciting to riot at a Popular Party rally with April 5 set for an examining trial.
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Rangers
Laredo
E. James Karen
J. C. Martin
Texas Rangers
Kazen
Homer Garrison
State Department of Public Safety
Austin
Col
Garrison
Alfred Allee
Carrizo Springs
Allee
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Cruz
Popular Party
Cruz
Three Room House Damaged by Blaze
A three room house and furnishings at 2004 East 21st Street were badly damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon. District Fire Chief Robert H. Dickerson said estimate of cause and damages was not available. Two fire trucks and a car responded at 3 33 p.m. Owner Mrs Ida Wilson was not home when fire started.
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East 21St Street
Robert H. Dickerson
Ida Wilson
Dry Windy Weather Forecast for Central Texas
Dry windy weather continues in Austin with sunny skies and mild temperatures. Expect a 55 to 82 degree day as dust subsides and temperatures rise slightly across East and West Texas.
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Austin
Central
Texas
Texas Mercury
Laredo
Alice
East
West
State fiscal operation tops half billion in year end
The state reported $523,162,643 in receipts and $529,203,702 in expenditures for the year ending Sept 1. Comptroller Calvert released figures showing education, welfare, and highways as the three largest outlays, with federal aid totaling $127,100,000.
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Robert S. Calvert
UT's Role in Jet Powered Drone Plane Revealed
The Associated Press reports University of Texas researchers including Dr. M J Thompson aid in perfecting high speed drone targets to test guided missiles. The effort aims to produce pilotless drones that outrun faster missiles and train anti aircraft crews.
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University of Texas
M. J. Thompson
University of Texas Announcement
Thompson
Defense Research Laboratory
University
America
Asia
United States
San Diego
Calif
Ryan Aeronautical Company
Man rides street car without pants in Milwaukee
George Hauf, 66, boarded a street car without his pants on a Tuesday morning in Milwaukee. Police asked why, and Hauf replied he thought it was Monday, not Tuesday.
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Milwaukee
Wis
George Hauf
Hauf
Slaying Suspect Bennet Held Without Bond
Isiah Bennet, 43, of 2307 Waldine, charged with the murder of Essie Mae Lang, is being held without bond as investigators seek more witnesses. Lang’s nude body was found March 17 near Bergstrom Field. Bennet has made no statement. Sheriff Ernest Best praised the investigation and the DA called the handling excellent.
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Waldine
Ernest Best
Sheriff's Department
Bennet
Essie Mae
Chicken” Lang
Bob Long
Best
Plummer
Prinz
Lattimore Denies McCarthy Spy Allegations In Karachi
Owen Lattimore denounces Senator McCarthy's claim he is a top Soviet spy as pure hallucination. The UN Afghanistan mission consultant, traveling from Kabul to New York, says he cannot assess the charges without knowing the evidence behind them.
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Pakistan
Owen Lattimore
Joseph MacCarthy
Lattimore
United Nations
Afghanistan
Kabul
New York
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Tydings
Owen J. Lattimore
State Department
Far East
United States
Senate
FBI
San Saba Rites Held For Austinite's Father
Funeral services for J. E. Odiorne 74 who died Sunday were held at the First Methodist Church San Saba with pastors Charles H Nixon and W L White officiating Burial followed in San Saba City Cemetery Survivors include two sons James F Odiorne Jr of Bishop California and Ralph Odiorne of Kilgore two daughters Mrs John R Hall of Austin and Mrs Robert Johnson of Tacoma Washington
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San Saba
ANS
J. E. Odiorne
First Methodist Church
Charles H. Nixon
W. L. White
San Saba City
James F Odiorne Jr
Bishop
Calif
Ralph Odiorne
Kilgore
John R. Hall
Austin
Robert Johnson
Tacoma
Washington
Air Diplomats Die In Night Crash Near Ottawa In Sabotage Probe
A US embassy plane crashed near RAMSAYVILLE Ontario killing Ambassador Lau rence A Steinhardt and three US Air Force men including Captain Thomas G Archibald and Lieutenant Colonel Wayne F Trueblood. Eyewitnesses said the craft blew apart in the air as a lone survivor Master Sergeant Gwynne A Long was hospitalized with injuries. Royal Canadian Air Force opened a sabotage inquiry at American request amid rumors. Colonel Jack Hodgson visited Long and an embassy official quoted him saying We went down in flames.
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Ottawa
Canada
Washington
Laurence Steinhardt
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ramsayville
Ont
Laurence A. Steinhardt
US Air Force
Gwynne A. Long
Vanney
Long
Rockcliffe
Jack Hodgson
Air Force
Tenth Ward Club Adopts By-Laws
The Tenth Ward Civic Club approved its constitution and bylaws at Metz School Auditorium. It set meetings for the second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m. and named temporary treasurer Harold Criswell. The group plans a Little Baseball League at Harmon Park and will seek park use approval from the City Council.
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Civic Club
Metz School
Randolph Starr
Harold Criswell
Harry Pesnell
Criswell
Ben J. Primer
Rudy Rice
Association
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John Pinckney
Stuart Long
Harmon Park
Colorado River
Waller Street
The
East Side Group
China and Russia to form development company in Sinkiang
The two nations agreed to create joint stock companies for oil and non ferrous mills in northwestern Sinkiang. A 30 year pact was signed in Moscow by Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky and Chinese Ambassador Wang Chi-Hsiang, Radio Moscow reported.
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China
Russia
Sinkiang
Radio Moscow
Moscow
Andrei Vishinsky
Wang Chi-Hsiang
Subpoenas Issued In Reds in State Dept Affair
President Truman refused to surrender loyalty files to Congress prompting a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee to issue subpoenas for the complete files on those named pro Communist by Senator McCarthy. The move tests executive confidence versus congressional demand and promises court scrutiny.
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State Department
Lincoln White
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Truman
Congress
Senate
Tydings
D-Md
US Civil Service Commission
McCarthy
R-Wis
Key West
Fla
Tydings Subcommittee
Mr. Truman
Executive
Senate Committee
J. Monard McGrath
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional
United States
Supreme Court
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Wisconsin
House Cuts Quarter Billion From ECA Funds
The House reduced Marshall Plan funding by 250 million for the 1948–49 year. Farm legislators also blocked substituting 1 billion dollars of government surplus food for European recovery cash. The net ECA European aid stands at 2.7 billion dollars, below Truman’s request.
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House
Truman
Fulton
R-Pa
Cooley
D-Nc
ECA
Senator Downey Quits Re election Campaign
Senator Sheridan Downey of California announced he will not seek another term in the fall, citing urgent medical advice. He had been at Bethesda Naval Hospital for a physical checkup and reversed earlier statements about running.
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Washington
Sheridan Downey
D-Cal
Downey
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Pressure in US Builds Up For Early Jap Pact
In Washington pressure rises within the Truman administration for an early peace treaty with Japan. Philip Jessup and Secretary Acheson prepare to testify to foreign affairs committees as factions debate an early pact or prolonged American control. Britain backs early action while Russia seeks a veto. May discussions in London loom.
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Truman Administration
Japan
Philip Jessup
Defense Department
Jessup
State Acheson
Senate
House
State Department
Western Pacific
Tracy Voorhees
Voorhees
Russia
Atomic program reshuffled to speed hydrogen bomb drive
Acting AEC Chairman Sumner Pike outlined a shakeup to focus maximum weight on hydrogen bomb development and an accelerated prototype atomic engine for submarines. The land based model could begin near Arco Idaho late this year with Westinghouse and Argonne Lab.
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Mass
Maren
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Arco
Ida
Mount Holyoke College
Pike
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Argonne Atomic Laboratory of
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Idaho
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