US Agent Testifies Collazo Was Gunning For President
Federal court heard secret service agent Joseph J. Ellis Jr testify that Oscar Collazo admitted to trying to shoot President Truman at Blair House. FBI expert George Berley said Coffelt died from a bullet not fired from Collazo’s pistol, leaving jurisdictional questions unresolved. The trial paused for weekend recess.
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U. S
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Washington
Griseline Torresola
Blair House Navy
Torresola
White House
Secret Service
Joseph J. Ellis, Jr
Ellis
Gertrude Buxbaum
Blair House
Puerto Rico
United States
George A. Berley
FBI
Leslie Coffelt
Coffelt
Berley
District of Columbia
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lustron Rescue Hinge Fee Claim Faces Senate Probe
Witness Roy Fruehauf testified that a Washington attorney Rosenbaum sought a $100000 fee to orchestrate Lustron’s rescue, alleging RFC directors Dunham and Willett were in his hip pocket. Rosenbaum denied colluding with officials, while Fruehauf warned his own attorney against dealing with Rosenbaum.
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Washington
Senate
Lustron
Roy Fruehauf
Detroit
RFC
Walter L. Dunham
Fruehaus
Joseph H. Rosenbaum
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rosenbaum
Dunham
William E. Willett
Alfons Landa
Landa
Fruehauf
Willett
Viscose Workers Awarded Wage Increase Across Plants
About 15 000 employees at American Viscose Corporation receive a three cent raise per hour effective Monday. CIO Textile Workers Union of America official Herbert W. Payne says the boost follows a union request and brings total increases since January 1950 to the 10 percent federal cap. All seven plants are affected: Marcushook, Lewiston and Meadville in Pennsylvania, Nitro and Parkersburg in West Virginia, Roanoke, and Mount Royal in Virginia.
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New York
American Viscose Corporation
Herbert W. Payne
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
Payne
Marcushook
Lewiston
Meadeville
Nitro
Parkersburg
W. Va
Russia Draws Name Of Yank For Chairman At UN
At Lake Success on March 2, the UN atomic control and arms reduction committee used a drawing to select its first chairman. Assistant Secretary-General Zinchenko, a Russian, drew the United States’ name Malik amid laughter. The panel will rotate chairmanship in future meetings as it studies Truman's proposal for unified atomic control talks.
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Russia
Jacob A. Mank
Special Committee On
Constantin C. Zinchenko
Tryeve Lie
Zinchenko
United States
Malik
Truman
U. N
Row Over Site Med School Fight Reaches Charleston
In Charleston the state senate backed an Eddy amendmentchanging the soda pop tax proceeds to finance a medical school as provided by law. The house had tied funds to a 50th legislature site provision. The clash between Morgantown and Charleston supporters resurfaces from 1949. The revenue bill moves back to the house with uncertain fate.
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Charleston
W. Va
Senate
Eddy
Monongalia
House
Morgantown
Pauley
Patteson
University Board of Governors
The
State Medical Association
West Virginia
Bean
Dhardy
Saeger
Swearingen
R-Wood
Mid-Continent DC-3 crashes in Midwest snowstorm
A Mid-Continent Airlines DC-3 en route from Kansas City to Minneapolis crashed in a cornfield near Sioux City during a heavy snowstorm killing 15 of 25 aboard. Pilot Capt. James Graham 34, co-pilot Philip Toler 30, and First Officer Ernest Eilert were among the dead. ten were rescued, four in critical condition.
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Sioux City
Mid - Continent Airlines
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Mid-Continent
Tulsa
Okla
James Graham
Graham
Philip K. Toler
Mission
Kas
Ernest F. Eilert
Overland Park
Marilyn Woodbury
St. Joseph Hospital
Accusations and denials whirl in West Virginia bribery probe
In Charleston a legislative inquiry into alleged bribery tied to the fire boss bill saw claims and denials from James Lewis Hicklin III and Elizabeth Drewry. Wells denied offering a Europe trip to influence Drewry while Hicklin testified with a prepared statement and resisted disclosure. The Met unnamed witnesses and letters highlighted tensions between miners, manufacturers, and state officials.
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Charleston
Bill
Bluefield State College
James Lewis Hicklin III
House Committee
Elizabeth Drewry
McDowell County
Capitol
Wells
Marrs Wisemann
West Virginia Manufacturers’ Association
Hicklin
Bowles
D-Kanawha
Wyoming Jury Acquits O Neal in Fatal Shooting
Ray Leo O Neal, 21, of Bud Mountain, Wyoming county, was found not guilty by a Wyoming court jury of murdering his stepfather George Sizemore on July 10, 1949. Evidence showed Sizemore had beaten O Neal s mother the night of his death. O Neal testified one shot missed and the second struck Sizemore. The verdict came in 15 minutes at 8:30 p m with prosecutors Clarence Worrell and Walter G Burton assisting.
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Pineville
W. Va
Ray Leo O'Neal
Bud Mountain
Wyoming County
Wyoming
George Sizemore
O'Neal
Sizemore
Bluefield
Katz and Katz
Clarence Worrell
Princeton
Walter G. Burton
T Men To Get Funds For War On Rackets
Washington plans to finance a new treasury drive against racketeers who dodge taxes. Internal Revenue Service funding for the next fiscal year is expected to rise substantially to target tax evasion by gangsters. The treasury appropriation bill for the year starting July 1 moves toward the house floor with assurances of ample resources to enforce tax laws against racketeers.
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Washington
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
House
Appropriations Committee
Bidault Quits Effort to Form French Cabinet
Paris March 2 George S Bidault abandoned his bid to form a new French government and Henri Queuille became premier designates The Radical Socialist party backed Queuille seeking a national referendum on a new election law as the remedy to the cabinet crisis.
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Paris
George S. Bidault
Henri Queuille
Queuille
Radical Socialist Party
Soceeeal
Senators Set Vote On Draft Age Monday
The senate agreed to vote Monday on lowering the draft age from 19 to 18 with an 18 to 19 transition rule under an emergency military training bill. Senator Morse proposes 18 and six months with 18–19 brackets drafted together and 18–18.5 allowed to volunteer. House plans differ on registration and induction timing.
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Washington
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
Senate Armed Services Committee
Morse
R-Ore
House Armed Services
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Cain
R-Wash
Korea
Celanese Grants 11 Cent Wage Increase for 2600 Workers
In Giles county Virginia Celanese Corp plant management approved an 11 cent hourly raise for about 2,600 hourly workers. Union leader L P Caldwell announced the rate hike and that negotiations remain open for future wage changes. The increase, part of nine boosts since V J day, brings total increases to 70 cents per hour.
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Caldwell
Conchees
Faulty Belt Buckle Foils Pursuit in Moonshine Bust
Gainesville authorities report Sheriff Cal Wilson and State Trooper H. H. Melone chased a bootlegger on March 2. The sheriff’s belt buckle broke causing a fall, allowing the suspect to escape while officers found 102 gallons of moonshine in an abandoned car.
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Gainesville
Cal Wilson
Wilson
H. H. Melone
Marines Pierce Hoengsong Front North of Hongchon
Allied forces drove into Hoengsong and pressed northward along the central Korean front. Marines moved within 15 miles of Hongchon as heavy fighting, air battles, and artillery duels continued around Ami Dong Yongdu and Yongdu areas with multinational troops aiding the UN push.
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Seoul
Hoengsong
U. S
Tokyo
United States
Hongchon
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
U.S
Amidong
Hoengsong-Pangnim
Yongdu
Seventh Cavalry Regiment
Yangpong
Pearson Sues McCarthy For 600000 In Damages
Columnist Drew Pearson sues Senator McCarthy for 600000 and seeks over 3 million from McCarthy and others. He cites a Dec 12 1950 attack at a private dinner and a 37 page Dec 15 1950 defamatory statement. Plaintiffs name Fulton Lewis Jr Edward Neller George Waters Don Surine Morris Bealle Westbrook Pegler J B Matthews and others.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
McCarthy
R-Wis
Pearson
Washington Times Herald
John Doe
Richard Roe
U. S. District Court
Sulgrave Club
Times Herald
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Edward K. Neller
Lewis
George Waters
Don Surine
Morris A. Bealle
Westbrook Pegler
J. B. Matthews
House Un-American Activities Commitee
Governor Signs Fire Boss Bill In West Virginia
Governor Patteson signed into law a measure allowing section foremen to act as safety inspectors in coal mines. The bill, opposed by the United Mine Workers, passed 19-11 in the Senate and 54-40 in the House. Arch J. Alexander was ordered to guard against abuse by mine operators.
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Charleston
W. Va
Patteson
Mines Department
Arch J. Alexander
United Mine Workers
Senate
House
Alexander
Cooling Off Period Tried In Labor Rift
The report notes an automatic pay rise for about 1.7 million workers tied to the cost of living index with escalator clauses affecting automobile and railroad employees. It also covers a perceived cooling off period in labor tensions under the Truman administration and brief briefings on price stabilization, new car quality allowances, social security proposals, and cotton price discussions.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stabilization Agency
Truman
Carlos E. Wilson
Michael V. DiSalle
Senate House Committee On Defense Mobilization
Congress
DiSalle
Office of
Mississippi
Eastland and
Stennis
Democratic Party
Coal Firms sue UMW for 600000 over strike at Vigo mine
Two southwest Virginia companies sue the United Mine Workers and District 28 in federal court at Abingdon for 300000 each. Vigo Coals claims a strike at Vigo mine near Norton violated Taft Hartley boycott rules and seeks 200000 compensatory and 100000 punitive damages. Hawthorne Coke and Fuel charges mass picketing violated Virginia right to work law and seeks 200000 compensatory and 100000 punitive damages.
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Norton
Southwest Virginia
United Mine Workers and District 28
UMW Vigo Coals, Inc
Federal District Court
Abingdon
Vigo
Here
Nonunion
Hawthorne Coke and Fuel Corporation
Virginia
William T. Bowen
Hawthorne
Bowen
Wise County
UMW
John L. Lewis
Allen Condra
Lewis
Alexandria
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Ritchie
Drewry
Mrs. Drewry
O’neal
T-Men
Bidault
Senators
Curle
Mary Helen Martin
Hyattsville
Peter B. Schneider
Stuyvesant High School
Brooklyn
N. Y
Celanese
North Korea
Onju
Yongwol
South Korea
I Yongju
Republic of Korea
Eighth Army
Kanenung
Yalu River
Red Manchuria
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