Russell Warns of Leaks in MacArthur Hearing
Senator Russell warns secret information from closed hearings on General MacArthur's ouster may have leaked to Russia. He urges senators to keep testimony sealed, amid GOP concerns of administration disclosure and a Wake Island conference leak.
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Russell
Washington
D-Ga
Russia
Gen. MacArthur
G.O.P
Hickenlooper
Bridges
N.H
State Department
New York Times
Wake Island
Truman
MacArthur
Kremlin
Committees of
Congress
Body of Stanwood G I Found in Gulf Rescue Ends Tragedy
Galveston Texas Pvt Kenneth Burgess 23 of Stanwood Iowa drowned while on a weekend pass in the Gulf of Mexico. His body found on the beach by Mr. and Mrs. Randel Baker. Burgess son of Mr and Mrs Lucien Burgess survived by nine brothers and three sisters. He was born April 19 1928 and joined the army December 1950. He attended Stanwood High School and was stationed at Camp Hood after Fort Sheridan processing. The body was sent to a Galveston funeral home pending army instructions.
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Galveston
Texas
Kenneth Burgess
Stanwood
Gulf of Mexico
Randel Baker
Burgess
Army
Dewey Dircks
Clarence
Gene Meyer
Lowdon
Camp Hood
Lucien Burgess
Fort Sheridan
Supreme Court rules Taft Hartley oath applies to federation officers
The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision by Justice Jackson, held that the Taft Hartley act requires non- Communist affidavits from officers of parent labor federations such as the CIO and AFL. The ruling rejects the NLRB view that the requirement covers only unions engaged in bargaining and strikes. Justice Douglas and Justice Frankfurter dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
CIO
AFL
National Labor Relations Board
High Tribunal
NLRB
Jackson
Douglas
Frankfurter
Justice Black
Eichelberger Warns on China War Bases
Lt Gen Robert L. Eichelberger told Washington that Chinese Communists cannot endure further losses in Korea and recommended delaying air attacks on Manchurian bases for now.
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Washington
INS
Robert L. Eichelberger
Korea
Deny Plasterers Lured to Cedar Rapids by High Wages
Des Moines officials and state office building committee deny claims that plasterers and fathers are being lured to Cedar Rapids by higher pay. John Evans of Local 160 states Cedar Rapids plasterers earn 2.50 an hour, equal to Des Moines, with no outside workers in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
State Office Building Committee
John Evans
Plasterers Union
Evans
Iowa City
Statehouse
Perjury Conviction of Former White House Aide Upheld
The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the perjury conviction of former White House aide John Maragon for testimony given to Senate investigators. He may seek reconsideration. The sentence ranges from eight to 24 months in prison.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
White House
John Maragon
Senate
Kansas City
Bootblack
Excise Tax Hike Backed by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively voted to raise excise taxes by over 500 million dollars annually. Cigarettes would rise one cent per pack, passenger cars and motorcycles from 7 to 10 percent, gasoline from 1.5 to 2 cents per gallon, with further expansion of items under the 10 percent rate and rejection of a 25 percent boost for electric, gas, and oil appliances.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Trans U S Light Plane Sets Coast to Coast Record
Max Conrad, nine children, completed a non-stop Los Angeles to LaGuardia flight in a Piper Cub taking 23 hours 4 minutes 31 seconds. He set a new coast to coast non official speed record for light planes, surpassing the 1938 official mark of 30 hours 47 minutes by John M. Jones.
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New York
Max Conrad
Los Angeles
LaGuardia Field
Conrad
John M. Jones
Bridgehead Widened by Red Chinese On Korean Front
Chinese Red Army forces expanded a bridgehead across the Choyang river northeast of Chun chon amid heavy U S artillery and air strikes. U N patrols probed no man’s land as clashes occurred on the western front and deserters trickled from Chinese ranks.
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Tokyo
Choyang River
Chunchon
U.N
No Man’s Land
Price Ceilings Bring Mixed Grocery Effects Across Nation
Grocers report little overall change in prices after ceilings take effect in Cedar Rapids and nationwide. Some items rise while others fall, with fewer specials expected as markups are recalculated. Beef roll-back may cause shortages in coming weeks. sirloin up to 1.12 a pound while roasts dip slightly.
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Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Man Burns in Water Heater Blast
Bruce Mullen suffered second and third degree burns and shock when a gas water heater exploded in his basement at his Mt. Vernon home. The blast damaged walls, cracked dishes, and displaced cabinets while his wife and two children were uninjured. He was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment.
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MT. Vernon
Bruce Mullen
Mullen
Mullens
Kay
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Rita Hayworth seeks 3 million trust for daughter in divorce
Rita Hayworth plans a divorce from Prince Aly Khan and requests a $3,000,000 trust fund for their 15 month old daughter Yasmin. Bartley Crum, Hayworths New York attorney, said the amount matches Aly Khans settlement given to his two sons in a prior divorce.
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New York
INS
Rita Hayworth
Prince Aly Khan
Yasmin
Bartley Crum
Rita
Crum
Aly
U S to Bolster Nationalist Navy and Army
Major Gen. William C. Chase, head of the U S military mission to Formosa, announced Monday that the United States will spend five million seven hundred thousand dollars before the end of June to strengthen the Chinese Nationalist army.
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Taipeh
INS
William C. Chase
U. S
Formosa
Cargill Neighbors Seek Checks on Rebuilding Plans
Cedar Rapids residents petitioned the city council to block Cargill Inc from rebuilding its burned plant on the southwest side. They seek a permit denial or harsh conditions, and action to abate a dust nuisance. The council referred the matter to city departments for review.
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Cargill
Cedar Rapids
Cargill, Inc
Southwest Side
Clarence L. Sedive
U.N. Advises Embargo on Arms to China and Korea
The Additional Measures Committee voted 11 to 0 with Egypt abstaining to urge a broad embargo on arms and war supplies to areas under Beijing and Pyongyang. The plan, likely to pass the General Assembly, would bind all UN members to enforce the restrictions and aims to deter further hostilities in the Korean War context.
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United Nations, N. Y
U. N
China
Egypt
General Assembly
Central
Peoples’ Government
Peoples’ Republic of China
Mahmoud Fawzi Bey
Ernest A. Gross
Far East
U.N. Good Offices Committee
Peiping
Gross
U.N
Kremlin
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
U. S
Amaes Jean
Hong Kong
China Coast
Radio Correspondent Moore Found Dead in Oslo Harbor
Lyford Moore American radio correspondent and chief of ABC Berlin bureau was found dead in Oslo harbor Sunday autopsy shows drowning with no sign of violence further tests planned. Moore 40 disappeared five months after last being seen leaving a waterfront Oslo restaurant December 10 during a Scandinavian newsmen tour.
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Oslo
Lyford Moore
Moore
ABC
Berlin
F. Kaltenborn
Criminal
U. S
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Albert Einstein
Israel
David Ben- Gurion
Princeton
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U.S
Associated Press
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Chicago
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Stanwood G.I
Federation
Eichelberger
C.R
Veterans Hospital
Chet Akers
Executive Council
William S. Beardsley
Minneapolis
Stan Hart
R-Keokuk
Maragon
U.S. Fifth Air Force
John Randolph
George McArthur
Rai
Seoul
Kumhwa
Hwachon
Fifth Air Force
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Ray Steele
Rockford Road
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Selim Sarper
Turkey
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