Rosenbergs Leer Death Sentence In Espionage Case
In New York on April 5, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death for atomic espionage. Co defendant Morton Sobell got 30 years. Judge Kaufman set executions to occur in the week of May 21 saying the crime was worse than murder.
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Morton Sobell
Rosenbergs
Irving R. Kaufman
U. S
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Kaufman
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North Carolina House OKs beer and wine measures in wet majority
Raleigh April 5 The House committee on propositions and grievances acted on a string of beer wine and liquor bills. It extended beer sales to 11 45 p m in Tryon approved a local ABC liquor store election and killed a statewide 90 day beer and wine election bill. The panel also debated tax and school funding changes urging passage of measures while noting inflation and local option needs.
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ABC Liquor
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C. A. Upchurch, Jr
State
ABC Board
Fontana Village
Blue
Moore
Senate
Semainmen
H.S. Burgwky
Northacaptea
Clyde A. Erwin
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mickey Cohen Faces Texas Cold Shoulder Over Extradition
In Austin the Texas crime committee signals no extradition for gambler Mickey Cohen this time. Cohen was indicted for contempt by a Travis County grand jury after missing a committee hearing, while El Paso officers were fired for assisting his visit. Cohen calls the firings an outrage and says the officers merely refrained from arresting him.
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Tex
Mickey Cohen
Texas
Texas Crime Committee
Cohen
Los Angeles
Travis County
Ernest Best
Fred Meridith
Ace Cohen
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W. D. White
John Hartridge
Civil Service Commission
Roy Vinson
Hartridge
White
R. H. Lesser
Ralph Marmolejo
Crackles and public speaking airs in a frog in the throat line
A humorous quip notes many speakers sound hoarse as if water on the brain. It mocks stage nerves and vocal misfires with a playful, period tone.
Truman Says World War III Danger Still Exists
President Truman warned the danger of a third world war remains as great as ever. He spoke at a news conference urging prevention and declined to comment on Rayburn remarks about troop massing. He cited past crises and said Korea keeps the global risk under constant watch.
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Rayburn
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America
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Korea
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White House
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MacArthur
Russia
Senate
Connally
Europe
Army Prepares To Start Korean Rotation System
The United States Army plans a mid month start to rotate troops from Korea. Fresh units will replace veterans while Gen. Douglas MacArthur chooses who is sent home. The program targets about 2000 men per month with home leave before reassignment, and some veterans may shift to garrison duty in the Far East.
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Korea
Pace
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United States
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Far East
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Army
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San Francisco
Army Department
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Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Stock Market Rushes Higher on Rail Share Rally
The New York market surged as railroad stocks led gains with prices climbing up to $3 a share. Copper mining, chemicals, radio television, oils, and other manufacturers posted broad advances including Nickel Plate Southern Pacific Union Pacific and New York Central.
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Nickel Plate
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Ike & Ohio
New York Central
Standard Oil
United
Trane Week
Cal
American Can
American
Westinghouse Electric
American Tobacco
General Motors
U. Rubee
Becae
Truman backs senate troops for Europe vote and four divisions
President Truman hailed the senate approval of the four divisions to Europe as support for the North Atlantic pact. The 69 to 21 vote sent about 100000 troops to join Eisenhower’s force, with congressional approval sought for further peacetime reinforcements.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
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Shelesne
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
Ainst
Eisenhower
House
Derailed freight train crashes into station in New York
An Erie spokesman reported a freight train derailed near Tuxedo Park New York smashing the station. No injuries were reported though both main tracks were blocked for some time. The middle 135 car train carried sugar merchandise and other freight.
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Tuxedo Park
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Erie
Mormon President Dies In Utah City
The death of the Mormon church president occurred in Salt Lake City on his 81st birthday. The event coincides with the church’s 121st biennial conference as members gathered in the city. President Truman called him a great man.
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Salt Lake City
Might Empire
Salt Fens City
Truman
Rieve Says Strike Demonstrates Union Solidarity
Emile Rieve, 40000 CIO workers in 40 southern textile mills, flew to Washington for talks after declaring the South wide strike a success in showing union strength. He heads the Textile Workers Union of America and says most strikers are under expired contracts while 90000 CIO members are in the TWUA.
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Emile Rieve
CIO
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Rieve
Textile Workers Union of America
Truman
Org
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TWUA
Truman Says He Will Punch Lie Writers Over Family Attacks
President Truman denies exact wording but warns he would punch a columnist who lies about his family. The White House labels a Collier article on congressional tenure as misleading while lawmakers urge sticking with current two year House elections and no term limits.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
John Hersey
New Yorker Magasene
Hersey
Senate
Cism
Jonathan Daniels
Joseph Short
Collier
Daniels
Short
Joseph H. Short
Erie Daniels
North Carolina
Colliers Magazine
Joe Short
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
House
Eight Mile Red Korea Push Marks Deep Front Advance
An American task force penetrated nearly eight miles into Red Korea near Chail on the western central fronts as Allied forces push 40 miles of front. General Ridgway led troops on the central front north of Chunchon while warplanes pounded Reds and dugouts with mortar fire.
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Tokyo
Red Korea
Eighth Army
Chail
Kjongbu-Kumhwa
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
John Randolph
Red Northland
Korea
Tion
Chunchon
Oscar Winners Linked by House Un American Activities Panel
The House Un American Activities Committee tied Oscar winners Jose Ferrer and Miss Holliday to a worldwide Communist peace offensive. It warned it may publish names of innocent persons in a later report and urged voluntary disclosures with circumstances of each case.
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House
UN American Activities ‘Committee
Jose Ferrer
J Holliday
Ed Bhe
Miss Holliday
Roth — Holliday
Ferrer
New York
Communist Information Bureau
Communist Intere National
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Associated
Iles Chaplin
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Artie Shaw
Karen Morley
Rockwell Kent
Illustrator
Langston Hughes
Robert Morss Lovett
Donald Ogden Stewart
Major Powers Move Toward Agreement
Paris reports progress toward a joint program for a proposed meeting of foreign ministers. Gromyko hosted US Britain and France envoys as deputies aim to wrap talks in a week or so. The United States warned Moscow seeks to block West German participation in a Western defense system and urges talks on broad force reductions first.
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Andrei Gromyko
United States
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France
Gromyko
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Soviet Union
U. S. State Department
Voice of America
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