Truman Politics With Red Threat Sparks Senate Clash
Senator McCarthy accuses President Truman of political maneuvering or ignorance over communism as a major threat. Senator Tydings reveals new undisclosed evidence in the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee inquiry into alleged Communist influence at the State Department. Contempt citations for Earl Browder and Frederick Vanderbilt Field may be pursued, with hearings resuming and possible court action.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Truman
Tydings
Tomorow
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Congress
Browder
Field
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Upton Close
Arizona
WBAL
Baltimore
Federal Bar Association
O. Cr
McMahon
Connecticut
FBI
Penses
Peo
Committee
Bluefield Girl Killed in Monroe County Auto Crash
A six year old Bluefield girl Barbara Joyce Williams died when a truck sideswiped a station wagon twelve miles south of Union Monroe County. Cynthia Neal 65 Bluefield suffered serious injuries and others escaped with minor injuries. Estill Patton 32 of Prestonsburg Ky faces charges including involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene after the hit and run. The driver of the truck was arrested at Peterstown and the injured woman remained hospitalized. Barbara Joyce attended Ramsey Primary and Grace Methodist Church.
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Barbara Joyce Williams
Bluefield
Union
Monroe County
Cynthia Neal
Walters Street
Memolail Nospiva
Williams
Ramsey
Emory Williams
Rogers Street
Charles O. Perdue
Margaret Louise Perdue
Delorus Gay Perdue
Alice May Williams
Carolyn Louise Payne
F. E. Sper
Rock Camp
Springer
Peterstown
Estill Patton
Prestonsburg
Patton
Barbara Joyce
Grace Methodist Church
Ramsey School
Bobby Lewis Wilson
Baltimore
W. A. Williams
Mercer Funeral Home
Chiang Says He Is Fighting Russians
Chiang Kai-shek declares Nationalists are in an anti-Russian war and labels Formosa as the base for anti-Communist and anti-Russian action. He blasts Mao Tze-tung for leaning toward Soviet Russia and urges workers to consolidate against Soviet influence.
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Chiang
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai- Shek
Sun Yat-Sen
Russia
Mao Tze- Tung
Soviet
The Nizam of Hyderabad Wealth and Habits Revealed
A Bombay report traces the Nizam of Hyderabad wealth counting his assets in a private vault. It lists gold silver and notes at 350 million rupees and crown jewels at 100 million rupees. The article notes his land transfers, daily expenses, and frugal living inside his Hyderabad palace.
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Bombay
India
Hyderabad
K. Taraporawala
Reserve Bank of India
Jacob
Nizam
Special Jury To Probe KC Gangs
Kansas City authorities launch a county probe after a federal grand jury accuses a Midwest gambling empire centered in Kansas City of 34 million dollars. The interim report links Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta to the case and notes possible indictments for tax evasion were precluded by their murders. The Last Chance tavern near the state line was padlocked as authorities move to disrupt the operation.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Charles Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Pyoto
Gargotta
Binaggio
Ray G. Cowan
Henry Fox, Jr
Kansas City Star
Last Chance Tavern
Sheriff's Office
Kansas-Missouri
Settlement Effort Fails to Avert Telephone Strike
Federal mediators continued round the clock talks as 10 000 installation workers threat en picket lines at company offices. Union officials warned that 43 states could face telephone exchanges shut down while wage and job classification demands remained unsettled.
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New York
Henry Mayer
Division 6
CIO Communications Workers
Mayer
Newark
N. J
T. E. Shea
Shea
Chrysler Strike Nears Settlement After 96 Days
Detroit April 30 Negotiators for Chrysler Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers held a marathon session since Saturday with no sleep as they hunted a settlement. About 89 000 Chrysler workers and 50 000 suppliers stood idle awaiting a back to work signal. Federal mediator E M Sconyers said a settlement is very close with only one or two issues left.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto
UAW
E. M. Sconyers
Communists Square Off For Rival May Day Events
Rival May Day parades unfold across Europe and beyond as Communists and anti Communist groups stage competing demonstrations. Berlin sees mass rallies and Western troops on alert while Moscow and Prague prepare large displays of power and unity.
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Associated Press
Europe
Asia
Berlin
West Berlin
Reichstag
Unter den Linden
Lustgarten
Washington
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Prederic Joliot-Curie
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Lenin
Politburo
Red Square
Bulgaria
Germany
Belgium
Austria
France
Britain
Denmark
People's Democracies
Peiping
Red China
Prague
Vienna
Belgrade
Athens
Truman Plans Cross Country Swing To Support Democrats
President Truman will tour 16 states on a 6400 mile journey beginning Sunday with eight prepared speeches and fifty off the cuff talks. Republicans vow to reply with equal radio time and a conference will set final plans. The trip ends May 15 in Chicago with a large Democratic rally and stops include Lincoln Casper Pendleton Grand Coulee Butte Fargo Madison.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Senator Brewster
Maine
GOP
Senate
House
National Committee
Guy G. Gabrielson
Rep
Martin
Massachusetts
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
Casper
Wyo
Pendleton
Ore
Grand Coulee Dam
Butte
Mont
Fargo
N. C
Madison
Wis
Mr. Truman
Long-Frozen Assets To Be Released Soon
Washington on April 30 coal operators said John L. Lewis may boost minor pensions to 125 dollars a month as welfare fund trustees plan to release long frozen benefits. Sixty year old miners with 20 years service have earned 100 dollars monthly under post 1948 regulations. Welfare fund of 150 million dollars a year financed by a coal levy has seen benefits frozen since September.Tuesday meeting expected to adopt new regulations and possibly release funds to miners.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors Corporation
Lewis
Reuther
Ford
Philip Murray
Bridges
R-Nh
Ezra van Horn
van Horn
Gotham Strikers Start Return To Work After Settlement
New York April 30 Gotham Striking apartment house workers begin returning to jobs after an agreement to send their dispute with landlords to a fact finding board for final settlement. Full elevator heat and garbage service expected by tomorrow in about 1 000 Manhattan buildings. The strike affected 75 000 families. The board will hold public hearings and recommendations may be accepted or rejected. The union seeks 2.75 weekly wage rise a pension plan and a 40 hour week from 48.
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New York
Manhattan
Arthur S. Meyer
New York State Board of Mediation
Factfinding Board
Fither
Meyer
AFL ‘Building Service Employes International Union
New York City
Chilean President Visits West Texas on Day One
President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla arrived at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock at 12 31 p m for a two day Texas tour. He attended photographs toasts and speeches at a reception and luncheon before moving to Levelland to tour Stanolind Oil and Gas new plant arriving at about 3 20 p m local time.
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Lubbock
Tex
Debonair
Chile
West Texas
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Reese Air Force Base
Levelland
Hear
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Five Men Arrested After Fumes Force Safe Job Escape
Five men were caught when escaping fumes from a broken pipe drove them from a Manhattan roof to a curio shop where they planned a safe cracking. Police tagged Joseph Martinelli Jerry Cucco Thomas O Keefe Samuel Greenberg and Joseph Bellavia as arrestees in the daylight incident connected to a $25 000 Pennsylvania railroad station safe robbery. Bellavia had no prior police record.
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New York
Manhattan
Joseph Martinelli
Jerry Cucco
Thomas O'Keefe
Samuel Greenberg
Joseph Bellavia
Bellavia
Greenberg
Pennsylvania Station
Brannan plan cartoon rhetoric used in campaign appeal
The Democratic National Committee distributes an eight page comic titled John and Mary Blake and the Brannan plan to drum up support for the Brannan price support idea. The booklet depicts a Missouri farmer and his city brother facing price cuts and argues the plan would raise farmer incomes, pushing readers toward voting for the proposal.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
John and
Mary Blake
Twry
Congress
Truman
Missouri
Wall Street
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West Va
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Montgomery
W. Va
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Bryant
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Gotham
West
Texas
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