Soviet Reinforcements Allege Parachute Attacks On Albania
Belgrade dispatch reports Albanian refugees in Italy claim Soviet backed forces parachuted into Albania to clash with Yugoslav aligned groups. Tito’s paper says anti government factions and feudalists provoke Balkan turmoil with Soviet jet and troop involvement.
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Yugoslavia
Italy
Marshall Tito
Soviet
Russia
Balkan
Tito
Bas
Albania
London
Paris
Tirana
U.S.S.R
Dedijer
Ridgway Calls American Soldier a Fighting Professional
General Ridgway praises American troops as fighting professionals and credits them with poise, self reliance, and moral fortitude. He notes enduring physical stamina, spiritual strength, and mutual respect across 15 nationalities under his command amid the push against Chinese forces near Seoul. More on page two A.
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Walton H. Walker
Seoul
Ridgway
United Nations Army
Highland Mill Workers Strike Over Settlement Collapse
About 425 production workers at Highland Cotton mill began a scheduled strike as of midnight. CIO TWUA officials said the walkout was triggered by failure to offer any wage increase. A broader 40,000 worker walkout in southern cotton rayon mills was planned, with Pickett mill not affected.
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Highland Cotton Mill
Robert Parker
Textile Workers Union of American
CIO
TWUA
Parker
International
Sentatives
Highland
Pickett
TUWA
Jewel Cotton Mill
Thomasville
Jewel
Asington
Big Five
Cotton-Rayon Mills
Washington
TWOA
Record Budget Bill Clears Hurdles Amid Budget Debate
State lawmakers push a $502 million biennial budget through the House with strong support for education and state employee funding. The measure awaits Senate passage as proponents cite expected balanced revenues of about $156 million yearly and contended contingency fund controls.
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House
Senate
Council of State
Advisory Budget Commission
Scott
Unity Seen In Americas Conference
American foreign ministers said inter-American unity in defense against Communism seems assured after a week of meetings at the Inter-American conference. President Vincent Auriol urged solidarity and rejected isolationism, while Argentina, Mexico and Guatemala debated a resolution to oppose Communist aggression and strengthen economic defense cooperation.
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Washington
inter-American Conference of Foreign Ministers
Vincent Auriol
France
Auriol
Argentina
Mexico
Guatemala
United Nations
Hipolito Paz
Taft Sees Senate Near Agreement on Foreign Policy
In Indianapolis on March 31 Sen. Robert A. Taft said the senate is reasonably close to agreement on foreign policy and that troop deployment to Europe remains unpredictable. He denied a filibuster plan and, in a railroad station interview, insisted he is not running for president though he would accept the nomination if offered.
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Indianapolis
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Europe
Columbia
Taft
Peace Pact With Japan Overhauled
Los Angeles March 31. Ambassador John Foster Dulles outlined a revised Japanese peace formula to settle Formosa and other former Japanese territories. The plan limits Japan to four main islands and adjacent isles, renounces claims to Korea Formosa Pescadores South Sakhalin and the Kuriles, and reserves UN General Assembly decision if four powers fail to agree within a year.
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Formosa
John Foster Dulles
State Department
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Sakhalin
Russia
Yalta
United Kingdom
China
United States
Pescadores
South Sakhalin
Kuriles
United Nations General Assembly
Congress
Bunche Denounces Byrnes as Anti Negro Bitter Ender
Dr Ralph Bunche Nobel Peace Prize laureate in a New York speech called Gov James F Byrnes of South Carolina an anti Negro bitter ender. He linked Byrnes with Herman Talmadge of Georgia over segregation remarks and urged defense of federal civil rights. Bunche spoke at the League for Industrial Democracy conference receiving a citation for promoting international understanding.
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Ralph J. Bunche
James F. Byrnes
Carolina
Supreme Court
America
Punche
United National
The
N.’s Department
South Carolina
Byrnes
Columbia, D. C
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Herman Talmadge
Georgia
League For Industrial Democracy
League
American Tanks Cross 38th Parallel In North Korea
Two American tank columns probed into North Korea near Ulji and north of Chungpyong on Saturday as part of a limited U S Eighth Army offensive to mask China aims. Tanks faced heavy ground fire and mine and mortar bombardments while advancing to reveal Red positions along the 38th parallel.
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Tokyo
Seuane
North Korea
Eighth Army
South Korea
Chunchon
Imjin
Munsan
Uljongbu
Wilson M. Hawkins
Ja, Miss
E. Seindebury
Mass
Edwardett
Oakland
Calif
Chungpyong Reservoir
U. S
38Th Parallel
Hongchon
15Th Division
U. S. Seventh Division
East Central
Fifth Air Force
Red Airforce
Wilson Calls on Businessmen to Curtail Money Deals
President Wilson urged a government campaign to curb private credit expansion and discourage unnecessary borrowing and spending by businessmen. He framed the move as part of a broader effort to fight inflation and support defense mobilization. The notice also describes NPA actions delaying aluminum bans, potential copper relaxations, and steel-order impacts on auto plants.
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Washington
Charles LE. Wilson
Wilson
Commerce Sawyer
NPA
Senate
Small Business Committee
Romance Ends In Tragedy As Father Kills Daughter
In Wichita Kansas a 55 year old man Eugene Philbrick killed his 17 year old daughter Sarah Jean and then shot himself. He opposed her romance with 22 year old Carl Hoffman and police found both bodies in the Philbrick home. The girl was shot twice in the chest and once in the head. the father’s bullet ended his life.
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Wichita
Kas
Jame i Smith
Eugene Philbrick
Philbrick
Deferment Plan For College Students Under Testing System
President Truman ordered draft deferments for college students based on aptitude test results or scholastic standing. Examinations begin May 26 at 1,000 centers nationwide with seniors and upperclassmen eligible for future deferments, while freshmen and non-started students face later testing. Maj. Gen. Hershey outlined criteria tying deferments to learning capacity or class standing amid a nationwide testing effort.
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Washington
Truman
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
United States
Territories
Congress
NLRB Backs Lock-Out Privilege in Plant Closure Case
The National Labor Relations Board split 3 to 2 in favor of a company that closed a Hannibal shoe plant until a union signed a contract amid strikes at International Shoe and Local 198 CIO Rubber Workers. The board said employers may lock out workers to prevent uneconomical operations when economic tactics are used in labor disputes.
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National Labor Relations Board
International Shoe Company
CIO Rubber
Hannibal
Com
Mickey Cohen to Run Tucson Owl Drug Store
Mickey Cohen the California gambler will enter the drug store business in Tucson. His brother Harry Cohen of Chicago said he is purchasing the Owl drug store at Congress and Sixth Ave and will manage the store.
Weather notes show extreme temperatures and misprint
The report states today’s high of 7 and tonight’s low of 88 with a prior night low of 38. It reads as an unusual weather item, indicating a potential error in recorded temperatures and prompting clarifications.
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