U S Defenses Are Adequate Says Johnson
Secretary of Defense Johnson declared defenses adequate after a 6 1/2 hour White House conference with President Truman. He backed the military program as sufficient to meet needs, despite Eisenhower’s warning that safety levels were below target.
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U.S
Johnson
Key West
Fla
Defense Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rohnson
Tigan
Asia
Truman
United States
Tobfsen
Stephen T. Barry
SQN
Aesch
Cefens
Ile
Johnsen
Eisenhofere
Track Thirteen Prayer Service At Grand Central Terminal
Len LeSound profiles Roision Young known as Track Thirteen preacher at New York Grand Central Terminal. Every Monday Wednesday and Friday noon he leads a diverse crowd in a fellowship prayer meeting in a vacant coach near Track 13. Neighbors and critics debated his public worship since 1944, attracting attention from Reader’s Digest and travelers alike.
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Len LeSound
Roision Young
Redcap No
New York
Grand Central Terminal
Lim
Preacher
Red
Reacher
Parker
Nepronie Young
Chanel Central Terminal
Ralston
Hos Ouster Disguibant Garl
Vabroad
Christ
Ralstan
Great
de Trisnels
Pastor Tron
Jevney
Mgr. Johnson
Dennsylvania
Neu Teodueert
Blend Guint
Anyvady
Amocicun
Avon
Beegan
General Stresses Reservists' Role in Defense
General Leonard T. Gerow said the National Guard and Organized Reserve are essential to national defense as Regular Army alone cannot guarantee security in emergencies. He noted a Washington program to strengthen reserve forces announced April 7 and stressed a rapid, realistic plan to supply combat and support units for a sudden nationwide conflict.
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Inc
Fien
Leonard TL Geraw
Grzette Re. Porter
Riid
Tor
Organized Reserve
Washington
Gerow
Kanawha Valley
Supreme Court Upholds Dennis Contempt Conviction
The Supreme Court rules 2 to 1 that Eugene Dennis's contempt of Congress conviction stands. The absence of federal workers on the jury did not deprive him of a fair trial. Dennis argued loyalty programs caused fear among officials. He was sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1,000. He remains on bail in another case in New York.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
Eugene Dennis
Highly
Dennis
Communist Party
U.S
Truman
House, un-American Activities Committee
New York
Baltimore
Miartyland
Violent Winds Fatal to Ten in Midwest Dust Storms
A weekend of violent winds and dust storms across Kansas Texas and Nebraska caused multiple deaths injuries and heavy property damage. Tornadoes struck areas near Little Rock and Paden Oklahoma. a Paplis church and courthouse were damaged. Topsoil loss affected thousands of acres and highway travel became hazardous.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Ilask
Tornacoes
Little Rock
Ark
Paden
Mise
Elsinore
Kansas
Texas
Nebraska
Phillip Bell
Kenneth
Hoeve
Insas City
Tree Brown
Jatec
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Greeks Order Probe of Abuses of Trust
In Athens on March 27 the Venizelos government ordered a full-scale probe into abuses of trust across all ministries since liberation in 1944. The cabinet also announced no further civil servant appointments, while American advisers urged reducing the government payroll, currently about 90,000 employees.
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Athens
Greece
Premiser
Sophocles Venizelos
Venizelos
Baring Files Threaten to Cripple FBI Says Hoover and McCarthy Clash
Washington man: Lattimore denies McCarthy charge of being a top Russian spy in State Department. Lattimore vows to return soon as Senate panel plans April 4 for formal reply. McCarthy faces potential libel action from Lattimore’s lawyers who demand a public retraction.
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FBI
Hoover
Washington
Owen J. Lattimore
Sen. McCarthy
State Department
Lattimore
Afghanistan
United Nations
Associated Press
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Truman
Congress
School of International Relations
Johns Hopkins University
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Committee
Tytlings
United States
Thurman Arnold
Abe Fortas
Paul A. Porter
Soviet Leaves U N After Clash With Mrs Roosevelt
Soviet delegates verbally attacked Mrs Roosevelt at the United Nations and walked out of two commissions after failing to oust Nationalist China's representatives. Tsarapkin left the human rights panel after a clash, while Klimov led a long attack on U.S. China policy in transportation and communications, triggering further walkouts by Poland and Czechoslovakia. Only 16 of 59 members had recognized Communist China at that time.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
China
U.N
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Commission On Human Rights
Roose
Tsalapkin
Nikalia Klimov
U.N. Transportation and Communication Commission
United States
Klimov
Netherlands
Export Surplus Expected to Fall in 1950
Washington reports officials forecast Amariva’s export surplus to drop to about four billion dollars and total exports near 11 billion with seven billion in imports. Devaluations cut exports more than imports, with March and April figures needed for a clear trend.
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Washington
INS
Amariva
Commerce Department
America
U. S
Mercury Sizzles With 90 Degree Heat And Storms
Strong winds gusted up to 65 mph in Charleston delaying air traffic as a 90 degree high gave way to thundershowers. By 10 p.m. rains cooled parts of the state and a brush fire threat eased though officials warned fires could rekindle if rain did not soak the ground. The Conservation Commission reported many fires extinguished and remaining blazes under control.
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Charleston
CAA
Kanawha
Czech Pilots Describe Escape Plot From Red Terror
Two wartime Czech RAF veterans disclosed a three plane escape plan from Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. They cited fear of terror and lies about the West, saying 58 passengers and crew aimed to return home aboard the Freedom Armada. After Erding base questioning by U S Air Force, most chose to stay or seek freedom, with one American aiding the Prague library effort.
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Erding
Germany
Mareh
INS
RAF
West
Canchoslovakia
Martial Law Declared In Disorderly Howrah
In Calcutta area on March 27 martial law was declared for nearly half of Howrah after two days of Hindu Muslim clashes. A government note cited mob attacks on civilians, assaults on railway passengers, and murders despite police and military action. Police fired on crowds. only the Delhi Express arrived to Calcutta as no other trains ran.
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Calcutta
India
West Bengal
Howrah
Delhi
Qowran
Contempt Seen In House Subpoena Over Knauff Hearing
Washington March 237 A House committee weighs contempt against Edward J. Shaughnessy for not producing Mrs Ellen Knauff a German war bride before a subcommittee. Deputy Mackay says Knauff’s deportation appeal is pending and court rules prevent removal during review. The panel delays action on contempt and a bid to let Knauff enter the U S pending a Justice Department report on security risk. Mrs Knauff wife of Kurt Knauf entered the U S in 1948 faced Ellis Island holds eight months and was released last month.
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Washington
House
Immigration Service
Ellen Knaulf
Edward J. Shaughnessy
U. S. Immigration Service
New York
House Judiciary
Enauff
Mackay
Omer
Shaughnessy
Ellis Island
Master Spy Plot Charged Bridges Seeks State Dept Truth
Senator Bridges declared Russia plans a master spy in the American government and accuses the State Department of harboring homosexuals and saboteurs. He urged a Senate investigating committee to summon Secretary Acheson and demand answers on alleged Soviet manipulation of U.S. foreign policy through spies in Washington.
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Bridges
Russia
Washington
Sen. Bridges
RNH
Govettt
Stalin
State Department
State Acherson
Acheson
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
United States
Italian Reds Protest New Police Measures
Italian Communists and Socialist families protested to Parliament against new police measures ordered by Premier Alcide de Gasperi. The cabinet said the steps are needed for public order amid a wave of Communist unrest. The Reds claimed the actions target the civilian population.
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Rome
Ggainst
Alcide de Gasperi
Cateinet
Device to End Sub Threat Forecast by Navy Expert
Rear Adm. C. B. Momsen, inventor of the Momsen lung and assistant chief of naval operations for undersea warfare, said a solution may soon exist to drive submarines off the seas by overcoming detection limits. He warned some critics misjudge the U S antisubmarine needs and noted modern subs can launch torpedoes from beyond ship sonar range, though he provided no specifics.
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Navy
Washington
U. S
C. B. Momsen
Washington Post
Society of American Military Engineers
Naval Operations
Momsen
Maimsen
Coimtry
G Men oppose airing methods trial records in Congress
FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover and U S Attorney General J Howard McGrath urged Congress to keep the FBI loyalty files confidential to protect informants and prevent tipping off foreign powers. They warned public disclosure would cripple FBI work, expose methods, and jeopardize sources, citing the Lattimore case as a test example and noting witnesses risked their lives in prior cases.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar
McGrath
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Dement
Hoover
Lattimore
Gwen J. Lattimore
State Department
Yederal Bureau of Investigation
New York
Russia
Col
GOP Plans Battle To Cut ECA Bill
Washington report notes Republicans plan to trim the foreign aid measure with linked domestic cuts. House leaders favor integrating economy moves across foreign and domestic fields. An amendment from the Foreign Affairs Committee faces opposition from farm-state members over allocating Marshall Plan aid as surplus government commodities.
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Washington
Xiardh
Anak Heise
House
Warren
Massachusetts
GOP
Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Charleston Skies Monday Forecast Map and Planets
The weather page lists sunrise and sunset times for Charleston on Monday March 2 with a forecast map on page seven. It notes visible planets Saturn Mars Venus and Jupiter, the Moon phases, and temperatures around 84 to 60 degrees with midday heat.
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Mason Ae
Spica
Frilews
Uo Nowe
Saturn
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Ruiapigt
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