Atomic Weapon Tests Held On Eniwetok Atoll
The Atomic Energy Commission announced the test of an atomic weapon at Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshall Islands conducted under full security. The exact date remains undisclosed and a classified results report will go to Congress.
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Washington
Eniwetok Atoll
Marshall Islands
Atomic Energy Commission
Bikini
Pacific
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Congress
Commission
Eniwetok Atol
Pacific Ocean
Proving Ground
Joint Task Force 7
Army
Navy
Air Force
Five Louisville Negroes Die in Harbour Wreck
Five Louisville men were killed and seven others injured in a head on collision of two trucks on Alabama highway 130 near Louisville. The dead include Sylvester Goldsmith 38 driver, and Sigman Warren 26 among four other passengers.
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Louisville
Here
J. R. Weed
Sylvester Goldsmith
Sigman Warren
Jaree Pugh
Ace Thomas
Solman Holland
Robert DeLoach
Pete Thornton
Eufaula
Thornton
Horace Wingard
Otis Harvey
Troy
Weed
Alabama
Goldsmith
W. T. Wail
Lemus Law
Negroes' Voting Upheld By Court
The Supreme Court did not review a Richmond circuit court ruling affirming that Negroes have the right to vote in South Carolina Democratic primaries. The decision leaves the lower court findings intact, a move attorneys say could have wide impact in the South.
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Washington
APY
Supreme Court
South Carolina
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Richland County
S. C
Democratic Party
South
Circuit Court
Sheriff Denies Slot Machine Fix in Houston County
Sheriff Walt Cameron rejected rumors he would allow slot machines in Houston County and ordered confiscation of any found. He warned pinball machines would be banned if further complaints arise, asserting no machines operate there while he serves.
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Walt Cameron
Houston
Cameron
GOP Mock Convention At Washington and Lee College
In Lexington Virginia GOP hopefuls look to ivy bound Washington and Lee University where a student mock convention begins tonight and formal events start tomorrow. Four thousand delegates representing states and territories plan to debate nominees with Harold Stassen and Thomas E Dewey as leading favorites.
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Lexington
Washington and Lee University
White House
GOP
Philadelphia
Harold Stasxen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Steaut
Senators Ground Air Force Bill For More Study
Senate committees examined a 70 group Air Force bill amid questions on defense spending for the next fiscal year. Chairman Bridges warned a clear approval signal is unlikely this week while awaiting new estimates from Defense Secretary Forrestal.
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Howard Dobson Washington
Senate
Bridges
R-Nh
Appropriations
Armed Services Committee
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
House
Air Force
Navy
Bureau of Aeronautics
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
O'Mahoney
Wye
Maybank
Negro Leaders Refuse Jim Crow Army Draft in Congress Testimony
Grant Reynolds and A. Philip Randolph testified to the House armed services committee that they will not register or serve in a segregated army. Reynolds presented pledge cards for nationwide circulation urging boycotts of a Jim Crow draft, while Randolph outlined a Gandhi inspired civil disobedience plan to end military racial discrimination. The session also noted budget debates on a 70 group Air Force and CIO views on the draft.
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Frank Eleazer Washington
Congress
Mahatma Gandhi
India
House Armed Services Committee
Grant Reynolds
A. Phillip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
AFL
Reynolds
Randolph
Senate Appropriations Committee
CIO
Rev. G. Ralph Madson In Critical Condition After Accident
The Rev. G. Ralph Madson, former rector of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Dothan, remains in critical condition from injuries suffered in a Tuesday automobile collision near Moultrie Georgia. He is reported to be slowly improving as doctors continue treatment for chest and internal injuries at a local hospital.
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Ralph Madson
Moultrie
Madson
Chiang Kai-shek elected China’s first president under new constitution
In Nanking Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek won an overwhelming 2,430 votes to 269 for Chu Cheng in a secret ballot by the National Assembly. The vote occurred as Communist forces were massing for a possible Manchurian offensive. The assembly approved a temporary constitutional amendment granting the president emergency powers.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Sun Yat Sen
National Assembly
Chiang
Chu Cheng
Judicial Yuan
Changchun
Mukden
Peiping
Central Executive Committee
The
Kuomingtang
Guides At Goat Hill To Wear Uniforms
MONTGOMERY AP The next time you visit the State Capitol a guide in uniform will be there to show you around. Capital attendants policemen and watchmen are wearing gray uniforms for the first time. It cost 862 dollars for shirts trousers caps badges for 18 employees. If one superintendent has his way the state will pay for cleaning too.
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Montgomery
State Capitol
Max Peacock
Peacock
Christian Democrats Lead In Meager Italian Return
In early returns from Italy's election Premier Alcide de Gasperi's Christian Democrats lead the Communist Popular Front by more than two to one in the Senate. Milan precincts show a strong Christian Democrat showing. Rome precincts reveal a mixed results near De Gasperi's home. Official counts begin with 574 Senate seats and deputies due tomorrow.
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John P. McKnight
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat Party
Popular Front
Italy
Milan
Christian Democrats
National Bloc
Telluleis la
de Gasperi
Europe
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Russia
Pius XII
Vatican
Christian Democratic Party
Carlo Sforza Ueft
Republican Party
Maria Scelba
Center
Alcide de Gasperi Wright
Communist Bloc
Pietro Nenni Deft
Socialist Party
Luigi Longo
Palmiro Togiiatti
Communist Party
New Air Service To Dothan From Eastern Airlines
Eastern Air Lines will start daily service through Dothan on Sunday April 25, ending a five year wait for improved east west flights. The westbound originates Atlanta at 4 00 p.m. stopping at Columbus Dothan Pensacola Mobile New Orleans Baton Rouge Lake Charles Beaumont and Houston. The eastbound originates Houston at 8 00 p.m. stopping in New Orleans Mobile Dothan Columbus and terminating in Atlanta. Dothan arrival times are listed as 4 26 p.m. to 4 41 p.m. for the westbound and 12 72 p.m. to 4 28 p.m. for the eastbound with Atlanta arrival at 2 52 p.m.
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Eastern Air Lines
West Fight
Dothan
Arthur Johnson
Deathan Chamber of Commerce Sia Eal
Atlanta
Columbus
Pensacola
Mobile
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Houston
Motile
Battle Report From San Jose In Costa Rica Turmoil
Reports describe fighting in San Jose the Costa Rican capital as clashes unfold in the city streets. Details are scarce with scrambled text but indicate an in progress battle near Cartago and uncertain leadership amid violence.
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Cartago
Costa Rica
San Jose
Costa Rican
Here
British Editor Warns of Wishful Neutrality Rising in Europe
Lord Rothermere told the Associated Press centennial luncheon that a cloud of wishful neutrality is forming in Europe and could threaten U S safety. He urged more weapons for Europe to ensure the battle for freedom is fully reported and condemned isolationism as ignorance. He praised Western strength and imperialism as needed to protect free peoples.
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Europe
New York
API
Lord Rothermere
United States
Associated Press
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Atlantic
Scooter Rider Hurt in Accident Here
A scooter rider from Virginia sustained injuries yesterday after a collision with a car on a local street. The incident near Fort ne street involved multiple bystanders and prompted a roadside response as authorities investigated the cause.
Hogs Glut Markets As Packers Resume Operation
Chicago reports show 100000 hogs received at 12 big belt terminals as packers move to restore output. Prices decline $1 to $1.50 per hundredweight amid renewed production efforts by Armour & Co and other major firms after strike actions and new labor negotiations.
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Chicago
APL
Reat
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Armour & Co
Takng Cio United Packinghouse
John Morre! & Co
Rath
Judge hints jail term for early chief of miners
Justice T Alan Goldsborough finds John L Lewis guilty of criminal contempt for not returning strikers to work as ordered. He will announce sentence tomorrow and considers a jail term, while hinting civil penalties may be lighter. Government reviews punishment as miners remain off the job.
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Washington
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Supreme Court
Goldsborough
Galdsborough
Bogota Drunkard Climbs Off Morgue Slab Onto Wagon
Carlos Mantoy, 40, a laborer, was intoxicated during a revolt last week. After drinking three bottles of rum he collapsed in the street and was carted to the morgue by a government truck. He awoke among corpses and vowed never to drink again.
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Bogota
Colombia
Carlos Mantoy
Tanney
Monroy
Western Germany Talks Begin Among Allies Tomorrow
The United States Britain and France will open private talks in London on Western Germany policy. Dutch ambassador Baron Michiela Van Verduysen will represent the Benelux states as they seek a merger of zones and a coordinated recovery plan. Bevin and Attlee discussed Western Germany cooperation to halt communism and strengthen the Western European alliance.
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U. S
Britain
France
Germany
London
British Foreign Office
United States
Benelux
Ben Giast
Netherlands
Luxesnbout - Wil
Michiela van Verduysen
Ndar
Ger
Rane
Erate Es
Cuammer
2Ursia
Brush
Arsa
Ernest Bevin
Attlee
Bevin
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