Truman Talk Triggers Row Over 1948 Politics
President Truman drew a partisan clash as he accused opponents of politics during a Key West press conference. Southern Democrat Rep. Williams urged him to withdraw, while Sen. Vandenberg and Gen. Douglas MacArthur were again cited in discussions of candidates. Republicans pressed housing and foreign policy critiques, with Taft and Eaton attacking administration ineptitude. MacArthur’s name resurfaced amid Foreign Affairs Committee talks on aid to China.
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Associated Preag
Truman
Rep. Williams
D-Miss
Mrruman
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Douglas MacArthur
Key West
Fla
Carroll Reece
Reece
White Horse
Eaton
R-Nj
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Taft
Robio
Virginia
Rep
Willams
Hil
Ala
Nebraska
Ray McConnell
Nebraska State Journal
MacArthur
Tokyo
China
Greek naval plotters busted as mutiny link cited
Athens reports more than 80 officers and sailors arrested on charges of plans to sabotage the Royal Greek navy. Naval court martial to hear cases. many detainees were linked to a communist organization with ties to a 1943 Middle East mutiny. Explosives found on destroyer Bilnoutis last March and emery powder in Crete’s oil damaged turbines. Government forces report ongoing antiinsurgent clashes near the Albanian border.
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Athens
Salsi
Clred
Middle East
Bilnoutis
Patral
Crete
Youth ends life after fifth auto crash in Yuma
In Yuma Arizona a 17 year old Rich school boy William Chewy, son of Bagh Chew, a local grocer, shot himself after his fifth auto accident. Sheriff J A Beard said a suicide note beside the body stated he believed he was born to a tragic end and that no one could take his life but himself.
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Yuma
Ariz
Mat
J. A. Beard
Wiliam Chewy
Bag H. Chew
Yuma Grocer
Beard
Veterans Sue Builders Over Faulty Homes row Baltimore housing
About 1,900 war veterans in Baltimore sent notices to banks and lending agencies declaring they will stop payments on their GI financed homes. They accuse builders of faulty materials and code violations, signaling potential adjustments amid a broader city probe into GI home buyer dealings.
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Baltimore
William J. Muth
Grand Jury
Muth
Department of Justice
Washington
Clark
FBI
Dallas
Miami
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
The
Veterans Administration
Solon Urges Swift Approval of Aid Plan in Debate
Senator Van den Berg urged speedy approval of the Marshall plan amid a heated debate on a 5.3 billion dollar package to aid Europe. He warned the beacon of freedom must be lit before it is too late as Soviet pressure and subversion threaten nations like Czechoslovakia and Finland. The House considered a 600 million recovery program for Japan and linked aid to Greece, Turkey, and China, with Generals MacArthur and Chennault invited to comment.
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Washington
Mareni
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Europe
Michigan
Czechoslovakia
Finland
House Foreign Affairs Committee
William Montgomery McGovern
Northwestern University
Orient
Greece
Turkey
China
Douglas MacArthur
Claire Chennault
Far East
MacArthur
Tokyo
Foreign Affairs
Nixon
Calif
Kersten
Wis
U. S
Senate
Congress
Moscow
Movie Industry Faces Suits Over Blacklist Damages
Hollywood figures sue in superior court for 61.1 million dollars claiming the House Un American Activities Committee coerced the industry into blacklisting. Plaintiffs seek permanent injunction to bar such practices and protect political beliefs. Lester Cole seeks 3.28 million from MGM and 2.15 million from other studios.
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Los Angeles
House Committee On
House Committee On un-American Activities
Screenwriters Guild
Communist Party
United States
Un-American Activities Committee
Lester Cole
M-G-M
C and C Rail Spur OK'd For Mingo And Logan
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to construct a 5.93 mile spur in Logan and Mingo counties West Virginia. The line serves Island Creek coal operations. Norfolk and Western contested access but their petition was dismissed by the ICC.
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Washington, Maron J.a
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio R. R. Company
Logan
Minne Counties
West Virginia
Island Creek Cop. Company
Norfolk. Western spil+ way company
Ferry
ICC
Norfolk and Western
Feday
Tempers Flare In Congress Probe Of Capone Gang Parole
Congress heatedly debated the parole release of four Capone era gangsters Louis Campagna Philip D Andrea Paul Ricca and Charles Gioa The panel clashed as Acting Chairman Snyder threatened police action while witnesses described police knowledge of the men as Capone Guzik gang members The scuffle followed testimony about how the parolees were freed after serving little more than a third of 10 year terms.
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Wasilingwa
Marca 1
Secne TeAsigne
Capones
Snyder
Wva
Thomas Connolly
Willam J. Druy
Chicago Poiceman
The
Herald-American
Rep. Dawson
D-Ill
Federal
Bofird
Louis Campagna
Philip D'Andrea
Paul Ricca
Charles Gioa
Connolly
Dry
Caponer Guzik
Land Drury
James Ragen
Dawson
State Railroads Seek 10 Percent Intra State Freight Rise
Charleston March 1 public service commission was urged to grant railroads within the state a 10 percent hike in intra state freight rates. The request adds to a prior boost approved last October after ICC action earlier that year. The sequence shows state and federal agencies maneuvering on freight charges and rate increases.
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Charleston
W. Va
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bubseauerstl
ICC
State Paid Twice For Buys Contended By GOP Legislator
State Senator Herbert H. Boreman charged that the state has paid twice for some purchases. He urged a legislative probe into the purchases department after alleging equipment was ordered, delivered at the statehouse, then hauled away by a private Charleston firm and resold to the state. Purchasing Director Carl Rigas declined to comment. The claim echoed a Sunday front page open letter printed in the Charleston Gazette and reprinted elsewhere.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Herbert
Boreman
Wood
State Purchasing Department
Special Committee On Government and Finance
Carl Rigas
Department of Purchases
Charleston Gazette
Czechs Promise Legal Balloting Amid Govt Purge
Prague reports a pledge of legal elections observable by foreign press with a date still unsettled. Gov’t and party leaders, led by premier Gottwald, defend the purge of deputies as the will of the people as action committees expand their reach nationwide.
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Prague
Vaclav Kopecky
Klement Gottwald
Gottwald
Vaclav Nosek
Evjen Erhan
Social Welfare
Czechoslovakia
Erban
Central Action Committee
Six Signatures Sought For Wallace Ballot Drive In WV
Six people gathered petitions in Huntington to place Henry Wallace on the West Virginia ballot for President as part of a Progressive party effort. Mrs Daniel, a high school teacher and temporary Huntington Wallace committee chair, led the group before Clerk Fred Ware and received certificates to solicit signatures. Prosecutor Edward H. Greene warned signers may not vote in the May primary.
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Huntington
W. Va
Marehi
Henry Wallace
West Virginia
Mary Danie
Huntington Wallace
Fred Ware
Progressive Party
Daniel
Wallace
Edward H. Greene
Largest XP-87 fighter makes first flight tests at Muroc
The XP-87, reportedly the largest fighter plane ever built, flew at Muroc Air Base on March 1 with Company Pilot B. Lee Miller at the controls. The Curtiss-built aircraft stayed aloft for over an hour in its initial flight. Officials did not disclose speed, though targets include around 600 miles per hour and possible sonic barrier tests. The plane weighs about 27 tons and draws comparisons to the Flying Fortress.
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Muroc Air Base
Canit
B. Lee Miller
Air Forces
Air Force
Nea
Hervy
Ying Forene
Truman asks extension of reciprocal trade law
President Truman urged Congress to extend the reciprocal trade law for three more years, warning of a hot tariff fight. The act, expiring June 30, would expand tariff cuts in exchange for similar concessions by other nations, a move Republicans say centralizes power in the presidency and risks domestic industries. Opposition from Senator Butler and Representative Knutson argues tariff reductions may harm U S. labor and capital.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Florida
Rep
Gearhart
R-Calif
House
Senate
Butler
R-Nebs
Knutson
Rminn
U. S
Government Enters Grain Market Again
Washington reports the government resumes grain purchases for export after a market drop last month. The Agriculture Department seeks competitive bids from flour mills for 19 million pounds of whale flour from the east coast and 15 million pounds of white flour from the west coast, totaling about 423000 bushels of wheat. Wheat prices rose over seven cents per bushel as news of renewed buying circulated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bseexretary Anderson
GOP Tax Cut Assailed By Snyder Webb
Washington March 1 AP Uncertain world conditions were advanced by the Administration as an argument against the Republican bill to cut income taxes 6.5 billion dollars. Budget Director Webb told the senate finance committee the hard facts of international life held little hope that Uncle Sam's expenditures would shrink. Secretary Snyder opposed the house bill and endorsed Truman's 40 for everybody plan noting differences in relief distribution and revenue impact. The senate committee favored about 5 billion in cuts, while differences with the house would be settled before a veto risk.
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Washington
James E. Webb
Senate Finance Committee
Sam
Webb
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
G.O.P
Truman
Tujman
Senate
Millikin UR - Cole
House
Rsk
U S Faces Oil Ration Threat By 1961
Chicago March 1 The United States must import 1 200 000 barrels of crude daily by 1961 or face rationing an oil industry official said at a National Petroleum Council committee session. B L Majewski chairman warned of 400 000 barrels short daily now with demand rising from 6 250 000 barrels daily this year to 6 350 000 next year. He urged action, noting domestic supply cannot meet the growth even with heating hardship cases already addressed in district two.
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Chicago
U. S
B. L. Majewski
National Petroleum Council
Majewski
Max W. Ball
Division of Oil and Gas Conservation
Department of Interior
District Two
Michigan
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Worth
South Dakota
Misouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Taois
U S Destroyer Duncan Hit By Sea Blast
An explosion aboard the U S Destroyer Duncan off San Pedro killed one crewman and injured six others. The ship suffered heavy damage at the stern and after compartment but is not in danger of sinking and heads to the San Pedro Navy yard escorted by the carrier Balfour.
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San Pedro
Call
U. S
Duncan
Eleventh Naval District
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Naval Base Shipyard
Balfoko
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Atom Scientist Linked To Spies
Washington March 1 AP A House un American activities subcommittee declared that Dr Edward Condon top atomic scientist head of the National Bureau of Standards has associated with alleged Soviet spies The panel called him one of the weakest links in atomic security The report recounted his appointment and alleged ties including membership in the American Soviet science society and a link to the American Soviet friendship council It urged removal or a public statement from the secretary of commerce and warned of a broader espionage threat by officials in strategic positions
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Subcommittee
Edward WU. Condon
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Dr. Condon
Henry Wallace
Czechoslovakia
United States
Bureau of Standards
Rockefeller Foundation
National Council of American Soviet Friendship
Clark
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Inenstigation
Harriman
FBI
Edward A. Condon
Washington, D. C
Communist Party
American Soviet Science Society
Army
Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. Gondon
Stalin
British Plan Use Of Force To Oppose Arab Jew Strife
Jerusalem dispatch reports British army will unleash weapons impartially against Arab and Jewish fighters in Jerusalem to end intensified clashes. The move follows a British mandate statement accusing Jewish leadership of condoning terrorism and signaling reduced protection for Jews. Road mine injures no one. Palestine death toll rises to 1513 since partition approval.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Holy Land
Jewish Agency
Palestine
Gordon McMillan
Meyers Trial Details on Travel Expense Query
Washington report notes Maj. Gert Meyers paid travel costs to Washington to testify about his business deals. Witness Lamarre says Meyers pressed for a version of events and that he told the Senate committee the truth. Lamarre recalls a tense exchange after a telephoned inquiry and testifies Meyers slammed the receiver on the hook. He also describes Meyers paying him a $50 weekly salary while at Aviation Electric Co. and alleges Meyers profited $150,000.
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Washington
Interiot
H. Lamarre
Maj
Gert. Bennett
Lamarie
Meyers
Lamarre
Dusiness
Senate Committee
Aviation Electric Co
Dayton, O
Warplanes Urged For U S Policy Board Proposes 395000 Planes
A bipartisan U S policy board of five senators and five representatives urged a 10 billion dollar annual program to deter war by showing U S victory with overwhelming airpower. The group warned eight mobilization steps and warned that modernization now underway could leave the nation vulnerable to new scientific weapons. It recommends increasing warplane strength to 395000, double the current level, and calls for broader mobilization and industrial readiness.
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Washington
Congress
Aviation ‘Policy Board
America
Communist party in Virginia claims 500 members
In Richmond on March 1 a Communist Party official told the Senate Courts of Justice committees that the party has about 500 members in Virginia. David P. Bennett, secretary of the state Communist party, gave the figure under questioning as a House anti Communist bill cleared the Senate 14 to 3. Bennett opposed the bill which would make advocating overthrow of state government by force a felony.
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Richmond
Maren 1
Communist Party
Senate Courts of Justice
Virginia
David P. Bennett
Communist Party of Virginia
House
Tower Chamber
Bennett
Dixie Delegates Propose Rebel Stance at Convention
Mississippi delegates to the national Democratic convention were urged by the state executive committee to withdraw in June if the party does not reverse its civil rights program. A fundraising effort would sell loyalty buttons for $1 featuring a Thomas Jefferson image and the slogan states rights.
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Jackson
Miss. Mat
Mississippi
State Executive Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Confederate Battle Honors Recognized
Confederate battle honors recognized amid local commemoration as community figures and veterans gather to mark historical acknowledgments and ongoing remembrance events in town.
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Dixie Demos
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Attornney
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Vets
Housing Row
Solon
Speedy
Mingo and
Peery
Annabelle Bucarfeft
Clairton
Konstantine Lapkin
Ivan Bucarright
Austria
Annabelle
State
Telis Solons
Dixie
Ington
Maren
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