Lie Fires 9 More U.N. Employees in Red Purge
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie dismissed nine American employees for refusing to answer McCarran Committee questions on Communist ties and subversive links. The firings bring 1952 U.N. dismissals to 18 and followed a three-man jurist panel’s recommendation.
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N. Y
Trygve Lie
McCarran Committee
Lie
Secretariat
U. N. Secretariat
U. S. Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Pat McCarran
D-Nev
International
Communist Party
McCarran
U. N
U. S. Federal Grand Jury
City Aims for Better Bomb Alert Readiness
The Civil Defense Director said the first practice air alert in Austin failed to reach half the downtown population. Only 10 of 20 heard the siren and just three knew its meaning. He urged non hearers to mail their addresses to improve audible signals for a real attack.
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Austin
Municipal Utilities
William Pribble
Civil Defense Director
Mrs. Trumans Mother Dies at White House
Mrs. David Willock Wallace, mother-in-law of President Truman, died at the White House at age 90 from cerebral thrombosis after months of illness. The death occurred six weeks before Truman planned to leave the White House for Independence, Missouri.
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Washington
David Willock Wallace
Truman
White House
Independence
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Bess Truman
Co-op Group Urges Wheat Pact Renewal
Kansas City reports that the Consumers Co-operative association urged renewal of the international wheat agreement and reciprocal trade pact expiring in 1953. More than 2,400 co-op delegates from nine states approved the resolution highlighting foreign markets for farmers. Six directors with 3 year terms expired were re elected including Charles H. Ensign of Scranton North Dakota.
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Kansas City
Consumers Co-operative Association
Co-op
Charles H. Ensign
Scranton
N. D
Pair Held in Theft Series Near Spring Valley
Victor Evers aged 19 and Carroll Evers 22 from Fillmore Township were jailed in Olmsted County after admitting to multiple thefts near Spring Valley. They stole pigs, a radio, blankets, jewelry, pennies, and a tractor battery, then attempted to sell pigs to a stock buyer before leading deputies to the loot at a deserted schoolhouse north of Fountain.
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Preston
Fillmore Township
Victor Evers
Carroll
Olmsted County
Rochester
Spring Valley
Michael Bernard
Chatfield Wendesday
Highland Brothers
Lanesboro
Walter Kruegel
Fillmore County
Donald Cook
Cook
Bernard Farm
Fountain
Bernard
Poison found in body of St. Cloud inmate death
University of Minnesota pathologists reported finding poison in the body of George F. Mellesey, 19, a St. Cloud Reformatory prisoner who died suddenly on Wednesday. The findings were announced Thursday night.
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St. Cloud
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
George F. Mellesey
St. Cloud Reformatory
Christmas Parade Dismisses Schools In Austin
Schools were dismissed before 3 pm for Austin’s Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade. Children gathered to welcome Santa and to see parade floats, with the Austin Senior High School Band leading. The American Legion and VFW cooperated with police on parade supervision.
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Santa
Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Austin Senior High School
The
American Legion
VFW
Police
No Split in GOP on Durkin Labor Secretary Pick
Sen. Ferguson and Sen. Watkins urged calm as Taft denounced Eisenhower's cabinet choice. Watkins said no feud over Durkin, while Bridges may retain floor leadership and possibly the appropriations chair. Schoeppel pledged support for Taft ally if he seeks the post.
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Mich
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Fight Watkins
Taft
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin
Labor
Durkin
Sen. Bridges
GOP
Schoeppel
Kan
New Hampshire
Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Ferguson
Reuther New CIO Head Outlines Goals At Convention
Walter P. Reuther, 45, elected CIO president, vowed to win big gains for already organized workers and aggressively organize non union workers. He succeeds Philip Murray as Allan S. Haywood was reelected executive vice president after a bitter race. Reuther noted plans span foreign policy, politics and union affairs while revealing his annual salary of 11250 and upcoming gallstone surgery.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
America
Reuther
Philip Murray
CIO Auto Workers Union
Allan S. Haywood
Haywood
Union League Clubs of America
Peaceful Use Of Hydrogen Fusion Explored By Scientist
Dr. George Gamow, consultant to the AEC, outlined a theory that hydrogen bomb materials could be tamed for peaceful power. He described using a powerful electric discharge to start a slowed fusion chain, offering a theoretical path to industrial atomic energy amid questions about containment and furnace materials.
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Washington
George Gamow
Gamow
Atomic Energy Commission
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Joint
Congressional Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
AEC
Federation of American Scientists
Resignation Threat Hits Wage Stabilization Board
Charles C. Killingsworth, named new WSB chairman, faces likely resignations from industry members after Archibald Cox quits over Truman coal wage decision. Cox warned the full 1.90 wage boost for 440,000 miners could force continued stabilization with exemptions or a broad easing of rules.
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Washington
Battered Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
Charles C. Killingsworth
Michigan State College
Archibald Cox
WSB
Cox
Roger Putnam
New York
FCC Approves Hutchinson Radio Station Construction
The FCC on Thursday authorized McLeod County Broadcasting Co. to construct a 1260 kilocycle station in Hutchinson Minnesota with 1 kilowatt daytime operation. It also approved the transfer of WKLK Cloquet Minnesota from Albert S. Tedesco et al to Richard A. Rall for 9620 dollars.
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Washington
the Communications Commission
McLeod County Broadcasting Co
Hutchinson
Minn
WKLK
Cloquet Broadcasting Co
Cloquet, Minn
Albert S. Tedesco
Eisenhowers Korea Visit Ends With Cautious Outlook
President-elect Eisenhower completed a rapid three day tour of Korea visiting frontline units and meeting with Syngman Rhee. He signaled opposition to widening the war against China and said no immediate plans to pull U S troops. He left Seoul amid guarded security and promising reviews of the trip.
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Seoul
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Red China
Eisenhower
Synghman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Eighth Army
ROK
Asia
New York
U. S. Eighth Army
Europe
Minnesota GI Lunches With Ike in Korea
President-elect Eisenhower shared a meal and conversation with three enlisted men at the Third division command post in Korea. Pfe Casper Skudlarck of Avon Minnesota Sgt Jack R Hutcherson of Frankford Missouri and Cpl James A Murray of Muskogee Oklahoma joined Ike as top Army brass ate elsewhere. Eisenhower sat on a pine box in near zero weather. The General wore no insignia and ate pork chops mashed potatoes gravy sauer kraut peas and apple pie. Newsmen crowded around as the VIPs dined. Later he watched a Rok unit assault a hill in training maneuvers.
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Eisenhower
Korea
Minnesota
Pfe
Casper Skudlarck
Avon
Dr Julius Boraas of St Olaf Dies at 80
Memorial services for Dr. Julius Boraas a longtime St. Olaf College education professor and department head who died at his Northfield home Thursday will be held Monday at 10 a m He would have turned 81 on Sunday Boraas joined St Olaf in 1910 and led the education department beginning in 1917
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Northfield
Minn
Julius Boraas
St. Olaf College
If Ike Should Die Would Nixon Succeed Ike
The Herald discusses a hypothetical if Eisenhower were killed before the electoral college meets. It explains that under current rules the president elect would be succeeded by Vice President elect Nixon, should misfortune occur en route from Korea.
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Herald
Eisenhower
Korea
Nixon
Ike
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