Commies in U N Jobs Official Says
A State Department official testified before the Senate subcommittee that 12 of 40 Americans labeled bad security risks at the United Nations still hold positions there. Fourteen of the 28 dropped from U N roles were fired on loyalty grounds, with 14 more dismissed since Oct. 1. The official stressed no evidence of espionage. A U N spokesman said action has been taken where sufficient information existed.
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State Department
Department
United Nations
John D. Hickerson
U. N. Affairs
U. S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
The
World Organization
Hickerson
Sens
Herbert O’conor
D-Md
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
U. N
Senate
Ferguson
Trygve Lie
United States
U.S
Secretary General
University of Minnesota seeks 10.428 million for 27 high priority projects
Minnesota legislature will be asked to approve 10,428,000 for 27 high priority University of Minnesota construction projects over two years. The plan covers eight buildings on the Minneapolis campus worth 4,018,000, five on the St Paul campus 3,610,000, three in Duluth 2,100,000, and 11 repair projects at branch stations 700,000. President Morrill says the work is essential for efficient operation.
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University of Minnesota
J. L. Morrill
St. Paul
Duluth
University
Morrill
Maplev ie couple awarded 7500 in auto crash case
A Mapleview couple received 7500 in damages from the Hanson couple after a Highway 218 crash near Owatonna on November 29 1951. Mrs. Lewis Thomas got 7000 for injuries and her husband 500 in a derivative claim. The Hansons admitted liability and Pyburn was dismissed on liability.
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Mapleview
District Court
Lewis Thomas
C. Bert Hanson
Jackson
Owatonna
Hanson
Roger Pyburn
Thomas
Pyburn
Veterans Hospital
Minneapolis
Austin
Hansons
Martin A. Nelson
Water Jug Fanned Blaze at Farmer Lunch
P Ab Beck er explains how a jug of cold water started a fire at a lunch with Effingham County farmers in Centralia. The curved shoulder of the jug focused sunlight, igniting straw beneath and then the jug itself as bystanders stomped out the flames.
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Centralia
Ill
Ab Becker
Effingham County
Becker
Low Bidder Named for Duluth Air Base Training Building
The Joseph A. Bass Co. of Minneapolis was announced as apparent low bidder for a technical training building at the Duluth Minnesota Air Force Base. The bid of 42700 edged the government estimate of 43305. six other bidders competed.
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Omaha
Joseph A. Bass Co
Minneapolis
Duluth
Freighters Collide in San Francisco Bay Sink Fernstream
In foggy conditions the Norwegian freighter Fernstream collided with the Hawaiian Rancher and sank west of Alcatraz. All 42 Fernstream crew members escaped by lifeboats with one minor wrist injury reported. Twelve passengers from the combined freight and passenger vessel also survived.
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San Francisco Bay
San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
The
Coast Guard
Fernstream
New York Industrialist May Be Named Air Secretary
Harold E. Talbott a New York aircraft industrialist says he has heard reports he will be named secretary of air under President-elect Eisenhower but has no direct knowledge. The New York Daily News cites the plan. Hagerty aboard the Helena would not confirm.
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New York
Harold E. Talbott
Air
Eisenhower
New York Daily News
Talbott
Helena
James C. Hagerty
Four Miamians Arrested on Perjury Count
Four Miami residents were arrested and charged with perjury after an federal grand jury indicted social leader Mrs Helen Russell and three alleged Ku Klux Klan members William Glenn Orwick Arthur Freeze Adgreen and Harvey George DeRosier. The indictments relate to last winter’s terror against religious and racial groups in the Miami area.
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Washington
Miami
Fla
Helen Russell
Ku Klux Klan
McGranery
Russell
William Glenn Orwick
Arthur Freeze Adgreen
Harvey George DeRosier
Brownell Plans Major DOJ Cleanout After Inauguration
An authoritative source says Attorney General-designate Herbert Brownell plans a sweeping housecleaning in the Justice Department after taking office January 20. He will purge officials tied to scandal, retain competent career staff, and prioritize cases on communism, tax fraud, and antitrust. Brownell aims to restore prestige and appoint a solicitor general to handle Supreme Court appeals. He has named William Rogers as deputy and J. Edgar Hoover to lead the FBI, with further justice appointments pending after consultations with the Supreme Court.
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Don Whitehead
Helena
Hawaii
Attys
Herbert Brownell
Department of Justice
Brownell
Department
Washington
U. S
Dwight Eisenhower
Justice Department
Civil Service
William Rogers
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Supreme Court
Army Lifts Ban on Viewing Bodies at Arlington Cemetery
The Army ended its ban allowing relatives to view the bodies of dead service members at Arlington National Cemetery under very liberal conditions. Former Arlington funeral director Charles E. Burnett, who resigned in protest, welcomed the change noting it aligns with his advocacy. The policy remains in place at other military cemeteries due to staffing and facility limits.
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Washington
Army
Arlington National Cemetery
Charles E. Burnett
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Super Constellation Passes Rigid Tests
The Navy announced the R7V-1 Super Constellation, hailed as America's fastest military air transport, passed nine weeks of strength tests. At Lockheed in Burbank engineers loaded the fuselage with ingots and applied external pressure to equal 175000 pounds of bending force. The R7V-1 uses a turbo-compound engine delivering cruising speeds of 340 mph or more, about 50 mph faster than standard piston engines.
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The
Navy
America
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Burbank
Calif
Air Force Details Plans for Supersonic Bomber Program
The Air Force asked manufacturers to prepare detailed plans for a new supersonic bomber. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp of San Diego was named as a participant in the program. no other firms were identified in the announcement.
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Washington
Air Force
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
San Diego
Calif
Truman Seeks WSB Overhaul as Wage Controls Loom
President Truman said he would replace the resigned industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board before week’s end and name a successor for Roger Putnam. He urged extending controls beyond April 30 amid labor and business opposition.
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Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Michael V. Disalle
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
National Association of Manufacturers
Reds Renew Assault On Little Nori Hill Front
Chinese Communists unleashed a 1000 round artillery barrage and sent up to 3,000 troops in a new Western Front attack aimed at dislodging South Korean defenses on Little Nori Hill. South Koreans retreated at dusk but launched counterattacks as more Allied air power struck Red positions.
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Seoul
Little Nori Hill
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
Nori
Grain Union Reveals Livestock Offer
ST. PAUL The Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association announced it offered to buy marketing interests of the Farmers Union Livestock Association in South St. Paul for 300000. The bid was to be voted on today by stockholders at the 15th annual convention of FUGTA. Thatcher said folding the livestock group into FUGTA serves marketing interests. The association borrowed 700000 from FUGTA in 1948. 400000 has been repaid.
Ike in Hawaii Today and More Talks on Agenda
President-elect Dwight Eisenhower reaches Honolulu for further Far East policy talks and a planned meeting with General Douglas MacArthur to discuss a possible Korean War strategy. Key aides including Charles Wilson and James Hagerty note ongoing progress and uncertain scheduling for travel and meetings.
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Hawaii
Helena
Dwight Eisenhower
Honolulu
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Far East
Eisenhower
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Award to Waltons Owatonna Izaak Walton League
Presentation of the 1952 national membership achievement award will be made tonight to the Owatonna chapter of the Izaak Walton League for outstanding membership gains and service.
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Owatonna
Izaak Walton
Rain Boosts Wheat Outlook for Fall Sown Crop
Washington The Agriculture Department says rain and snow since mid November improved the prospect for fall sown winter wheat once in drought ridden soil. The first official forecast will be issued Dec 19 and production is expected to be below last year’s record second largest harvest, with no shortage due to reserves.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
High Winds Hinder Freighter Rescue off Grays Harbor
Coastal winds from 30 to 45 mph hamper Coast Guard crews trying to free the grounded freighter Yorkmar at Grays Harbor’s mouth. The 7,207-ton Liberty ship, en route from San Francisco, lay 24 miles west of Aberdeen after grounding Monday, with helicopter messenger lines risked by rough seas.
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Wash
Coast Guard
Grays Harbor
Weather Bureau
San Francisco
Two Farmers Hurt After Train Hits Car at Olivia Crossing
In Olivia Minnesota two Bird Island farmers, Stanley Hartwick 47 and Laverne McGovern 36, were in serious condition at a hospital after their car struck a Milwaukee Road freight train at a grade crossing late Wednesday. Hartwick drove the car which was demolished with the engine tossed about 50 feet by the impact.
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Olivia, Minn
Bird Island
Milwaukee Road
Stanley Hartwick
Laverne McGovern
Hartwick
Truman Rejects Meeting With Generals Over Korea Policy
President Truman dismissed calls for a White House conference with Generals Eisenhower and MacArthur. He criticized both men, rejected a Korea trip pledge as demagoguery, and said MacArthur should have reported to him after his Japan return. He noted Eisenhower’s campaign claim and warned against any conference without a clear plan.
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Truman
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Japan
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
Fisenhower
Wake Island
Germany
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
Na Association of Attorneys General
Sea Island
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