Truman Signals Shift in Attitude Toward Franco and Spain
President Truman indicated possible moderation of U S distaste for the Franco regime and suggested consideration of access to Spanish naval bases. He dismissed a sharp charge that Defense Secretary Marshall is linked to a Communist conspiracy, saying the claim harms national interests and questions about FPC rulings were noted.
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Truman
Eisenhower
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U S to Seek Parley With Allies on Spain
London reports say a U S mission aims to negotiate base rights in Spain within weeks as part of Atlantic Pact concerns. Britain resists a formal military tie and hints on NATO expansion include possible Turkish and Greek admission amid rearmament talks.
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London
United
Sses
Oee
Spain
U.S
U. S
Madrid
United States
Atlantic Peet
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Rome
Franco
Britain
Jones
Germany
Konrad Kanes
Turkey
Greece
NATO
France
Brussels
Sherman
Paris
Doctor's Wife Charged With Forging Signatures on Narcotics Orders
In Raleigh Mrs Aileen R Gorham wife of Dr Herbert Gorham of Nashville faced federal charges for forging her husband signature on narcotic order blanks. She declined to waive indictment and waited to see if a grand jury would return true bill. Held on $1500 bail, not posted.
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Raleigh
Aileen R. Gorham
Federal District Court
Gorham
Wilsort
Herbert Gorham
Nashville
John Hall Manning
North Carolina
DiSalle Says Price Control Program Dead
Washington reports indicate Michael V. DiSalle stated the House vote effectively kills price controls. He blasted a House amendment that would guarantee profits and raise price ceilings, warning of chaos if enacted and noting administration efforts to reverse the change as the bill nears final passage.
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DiSalle
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
J. Percy Priest
Ems House
House
Iran presses move in confrontation over Mossadegh dispute
Tehran reports indicate N R Seddon, chief AIOC representative, faced expulsion threats tied to seized papers in a raid on his residence. Mossadegh associates deny immediate departure while a recall order looms, as talks seek a compromise and papers remain disputed.
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Tehran
Iran
Truman
Mohammed Mossadegh
N. R. Seddon
AIOC
Ion
Mossadegh
Seddon
Harria
National
Walter Navy
Deenars Penens
Laon
Arew Company
Stock Market Settles Down in Narrow Trading
New York stocks closed with dull dealings and small net gains after an unsettled morning. Pullman jumped on dividend news while Superior Oil led with a 10 point rise. General Motors eased, Bethlehem Steel recovered, and U.S. Steel edged higher as trading volume ran 440,000 shares by noon.
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Pullman
Superior Oil
California
Houston
Northern Pacific
Chrysler
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
U.S. Steel
Mother Admits Fatal Whipping Of Stepson 9
East Alton Ill. A 27 year old housewife admitted beating her nine year old stepson to death over suspected coin theft. Coroner said the stepmother took William to the basement and struck him with a stick then sent him to bed. Autopsy linked death to brain hemorrhage from blows to the head.
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East Alton
Ill
Ben Staten
Barge
William
Two In Line For Vacated SBS Post
The article names two candidates to replace the vacated State Bureau of Investigation post, including Paul Ritena’s cited expertise in ballistics and handwriting analysis. It notes a city manager and references Lt Gov H Pat Taylor among officials with interest. Powell, 41, was among four special agents chosen in 1938 when the SBI was formed.
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Saheed
Walter
Castiol Hill
Paul Ritena
Shea
H. Pat Taylor
Powell
State Bureau of Investigation
Dying Sailor Sees Home Town, Defies Odds
Seaman Jim Vowell, 21, famed for Korea action, had a brain tumor and was deemed near death. He recovered enough to ride hospital corridors in a wheelchair, after being moved to a San Francisco area naval hospital for final days near Brucetown.
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Memphis
Navy
Jim Vowell
Korea
Vowell
Naval Hospital
San Francisco
Here
Brucetown
Crest of flood besets Missouri and Illinois towns
Flood crest moved through Missouri and Illinois as towns along the Mississippi faced record waters. Jefferson City Cedar City and West Alton battled inundation with dikes and sandbagging while emergency plans and relief funds totaling 25 million dollars were set in motion.
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ST. Louis
Metropolice
Kaneun
Gube
St. Is
Jefferson
Missouri
Erson
Winnaeet
Kansas Central
Kansas
Illinois
East St. Louis
Ill
Jefferson City
Cedar City
Jefferson A
Ater
Pum Eee
St. Charles
Henry Voght
West Alton
Belew
Air Force
Truman
Kansas- Missouri
Kansas City
Cuncate Nausual
Cove
Agricultural flood damage in Missouri tops $100 million
A federal Soil Conservation Service official says Missouri flood damage will exceed 100 million dollars. R. H. Musser, regional director for the Upper Mississippi region, reports that all seven counties have been destroyed on about 1,487,000 acres between Kansas City and St. Louis.
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Milwaukee
Missouri
R. H. Musser
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Mississippi
Kansas City
St. Louis
Cease-fire Talks in Korea Hang on Withdrawing Troops Decision
Kaesong conference will decide if Korean war cease-fire talks continue or end. U.N. Lt. Col. Preston said an agreement or finality would emerge, with Ridgway authorized to speak for Allied forces. Red proposals demand troop withdrawal and preclude quick agreement.
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Earnest Hobbrecht
Korea
Kaesong
U.N
W. J. Preston
Preston
U.N. Command
Matthew B. Ridgway
USN
Red
Reaan
Frontline Battles and U S Rotations Highlight Korean Front
Communist probes break dawn across a drizzly front as Fifth Air Force logs over 100 night missions for the third straight night. U S Army signs reveal rotation plans shipping Lt Gen replacement to the theater within three months. Bombing targets include Kyomipo center near Pyongyang amid heavy ground fire reports from Wonsan.
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New Jersey
Helena
Morecambe Bay
J. Plomer de Cavan
Cdr
Fraser-Harries
Halifax
John W. O’daniel
U. S
Department of Oeath
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Kyomipo
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Senate probes alleged influence peddling in government leases
Three witnesses testified before Senator Clyde Hoey on a scheme in which investors paid up to 30,000 dollars for supposedly lucrative government surface building leases. The con artist touted access to future government contracts and surreptitious surplus property deals, but witnesses said Mason never delivered real benefits.
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Washington
Senate
I Mason
Canon Government
A.ason
Clyde R. Hoey
Atomic Katamay
America
Mason
Tor
Katamay
E. Presentyist
Bennett
Saeh T
Ike Thal
Somata
Hoey
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Key figure in inquiry a one legged Russian-born NY man
Weather Committee sources name a one legged Russian born New York figure as central to the inquiry. Seven witnesses have been subpoenaed to testify, including the confidence man himself, a Washington attorney, and several victims. Individuals cited include church officials, a New York businessman, a Boston contractor, and a Philadelphia newspaperman.
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New York
Washington
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