Taft Would End Aid to Europe Now
Senator Taft argues at University of Virginia speech that Western European economic aid should end now and that the United States must repudiate the Yalta agreement. He urges aggressive propaganda and infiltration of Soviet satellites to defeat communism, saying Voice of America is ineffective. Taft aims for Chicago convention support, with Virginia delegates split among Taft, Eisenhower, and uncommitted.
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Sen
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Chicago
Taft
Convention City
University of Virginia
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Virginia
Institute of Public Affairs
Europe
United States
Taft Club
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Resolutions Committee
Gen
S. Floyd Landreth
America
Yalta
Voice of America
New York
Hungary
Harriman Attacks Price Controls in Wyoming Speech
Averell Harriman, Democratic hopeful and mutual security director, denounced price and rent controls in Cheyenne. He warned that GOP business allies are economically ignorant and urged Democrats to stay loyal to New Deal and Fair Deal principles while stressing the need to maintain strong Cold War footing. He said the nation faces inflation risk and that the party must fight for liberal aims.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Mutual Security
Wyoming
House
Stalin
GOP
New Yorker
Korea
Eisenhower stays near headquarters ahead of Chicago convention
In Denver the Republican front runner General Dwight D. Eisenhower maps strategy for the July 5 move to Chicago. Democratic contenders Averell Harriman and Estes Kefauver clash for Colorado’s 16 delegates while Kerr and Russell attack isolationist foes and Eisenhower’s plans remain undecided on an Iowa stop before the convention.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Averell Harriman
New York
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Colorado
Eisenhower
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Kerr
Congress
Russell
Mufti
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Allies and Reds Exchange Notes on Korean Armistice Talks
United Nations and Communist negotiators exchanged notes through liaison officers in Munsan Korea. The Reds accused the U.N. of prolonging the war while the U.N. pressed verification of four prisoner of war camp locations in North Korea. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison condemned the three day recess as delaying talks and risking POW lives.
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Korea
United Nations
U.N
William K. Harrison
Nam II
U.N. Command
Harrison
North Korea
Appointee Given Shout of Approval
Washington The Senate unanimously approved President Truman's nomination of Edward S. Cochrane for reappointment to the Federal Maritime Board without sending it to a committee. Magnuson noted no opposition and the four year term starts soon. Cochrane is a retired vice admiral.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Edward S. Cochrane
Federal Maritime Board
Sen
Magnuson
D-Wash
Cochrane
Postpone Action on Pierz School Issue
The Minnesota State Board of Education deferred action on the Pierz school problem due to the absence of Charles Houston assistant attorney general. A special meeting will be set to consider the issue which involves denial of state aid to the Pierz District over the department's claim the school is a lie school.
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ST. Paul
State Board of Education
Pierz
Charles Houston
Piers
State Department
Big Three Draft Note to Soviet on Parley Bid
The United States Britain and France prepared final drafts for a note to Soviet Russia offering Four Power talks on a German settlement. They also discussed ensuring cooperation in Korea and the Far East and planned separate Berlin talks with Dean Acheson en route to hammer out details.
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London
Soviet Russia
Germany
U.S
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Soviet Union
Korea
Far East
Eden
Acheson
Berlin
Mark Clark
U.N
Russia
West Germany
Soviet Press Condemns United States Bombing in Korea
Soviet newspapers attack the American air strikes on Korean hydro plants across the Yalu River. Pravda cites world criticism while diplomats fear the move may derail truce talks and push the issue to the U N Security Council. Russian outlets anticipate wider condemnation.
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Thomas P. Whitney
Moscow
Yalu River
U.S
Korea
Wall Street
Communist Party
Pravda
Britain
Austria
Denmark
Manchuria
U.N. Security Council
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Lincoln Original Tarzan Dies at 63
Los Angeles reports the original Tarzan of the movies Elmo Lincoln died yesterday from a heart seizure at age 68. His real name was Otto E Linkenhelt.
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Lincoln
Tarzan
Los Angeles
Tarzan of the Movies
Elmo Lincoln
Otto E. Linkenhelt
New Varieties of Crops Make Harvesting Easier
Agriculture Department researchers develop crops to ease harvesting as labor shifts to cities and the armed forces. Sugar cane varieties shed leaves naturally and plants are bred to hold fruit for mechanical harvesting. New chemical controls target weeds and diseases, with tests on 10,000 wheat strains for stem rust resistance.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Washington
Agriculture Department
Nature
Travel Agent Accused of False Tip on Lattimore
A Seattle travel agency executive, Harry A. Jarvinen, 32, was indicted on two counts for making false statements to the CIA and the FBI about Owen Lattimore. Arraignment set for Monday. he pleads innocent. Bond set at $500. Attorney cites excessive drinking at a party as the cause.
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Seattle
Owen Lattimore
Harry A. Jarvinen
Central Intelligence Agency
FBI
Jarvinen
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Russia
State Department
Gerald Chucklin
CIA
Shucklin
AEC Plans Non-Atomic Tests at Nevada Proving Grounds
The Atomic Energy Commission announced non atomic explosive tests at the Nevada Proving Grounds starting Monday. Experiments resemble last fall’s high explosive tests and involve Sandia Laboratory personnel from Albuquerque and a small number of troops.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
AEC
Sandia Laboratory
Albuquerque
N.M
Wheat Glats Kansas Yards Wheat Glats Kansas Yards
Kansas City reports heavy floods of wheat filling railroad yards. An embargo on grain shipments into Kansas City area markets starts 12:01 a.m. Saturday, except for cash sales or prearranged storage. Shippers with storage commitments may move grain after enforcement begins. The embargo aims to relieve jammed boxcars across Kansas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
St. Joseph
Clark
Death Toll in Heat Wave Tops 100 Across Regions
The long heat wave kills over 100 in three days with New Jersey reporting 53 deaths and total toll at 122 in the sweltering zone. Temperatures reach 107 in places while Alabama and Virginia set records. Hospitals treat about 380 heat prostration cases as more hot days loom.
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Fred LaGrace, Jr
Bridgewater
Mass
Associated Press
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Four-Cent Pay Raise for Mando Workers
About 1,200 hourly workers at the Minnesota and Ontario Paper Company in International Falls Minnesota will receive a four cent an hour wage increase under a new contract. Represented by CIO International Woodworkers of America Local 33, the raise hinges on Wage Stabilization Board approval and raises base rates to 1.34 dollars per hour for a 48 hour week and 1.45 dollars per hour for a 40 hour week.
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International Falls, Minn
Minnesota and Ontario Paper Co
CIO International Woodworkers of America
Wage Stabilization Board
Birds in Baltimore Zoo Lose Piped Music Trial
Baltimore officials end a month long trial of piping recorded music into the bird house. A local firm sought 60 dollars a month for ongoing background tunes but the park board could not afford it, so the birds will sing without accompaniment.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Zoo
Park Board
Ingrid Bergman Plans U.S. Visit With Pia
Actress Ingrid Bergman will travel to the United States for six weeks to visit her daughter Pia, 13, amid a custody dispute. Bergman spoke to attorney Greg Bautzer from Rome and said details on accompanying family members were not provided. The custody agreement with former husband Dr. Peter Lindstrom allows six weeks of visits per year.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Pia
Miss Bergman
Gregson Bautzer
Rome
Bautzer
Roberto Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
Moslem Law Permits Four Wives but Limits by Wealth
The rule allows up to four wives under Moslem law, yet practical ability to support multiple spouses restricts large families to comparatively affluent men.
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