Not Necessarily Reds Testifies On 383 Firings
Philip Young chairman of the Civil Service Commission told a Senate committee that 383 government separations over disloyalty provisions are not necessarily Communists or subversives. He said the figure indicates cases with subversive information in files and noted an uptick due to 28 Army dismissals last year.
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Eisenhower
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Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Civil Service Committee
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Committee Kills Tax Reduction
Washington The House Ways and Means Committee voted 22 to 2 to preserve the present corporation income tax for another year and reject a one billion dollar tax reduction slated under current law Two Arkansas and Kentucky members backed the majority urging a broad overhaul of the nation’s tax laws while considering tomorrow the tax cut questions and excise rate changes.
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Kentucky
Cold Wave Knifes Into Great Plains
A March cold wave cuts through the Great Plains while the Ohio River Valley endures a heavy snowstorm that left at least 15 dead. Subzero readings spread from Northern Plains to eastern Rockies as schools close and travel slows. snow blanketed northern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, and eastern Tennessee.
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McCarthy Demands Explanation On State Dept Shuffle
Senator McCarthy vows an official explanation of Secretary Dulles order removing R. W. Scott McLeod from personnel authority at the State Department. McLeod remains in charge of security and consular affairs, a move McCarthy calls problematic. Stevens appearance to follow in a bid to avoid televised confrontation.
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R-Wis
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R. W. Scott McLeod
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Teamsters Picket New York Waterfront Piers
New York AFL Teamsters picketed piers threatening a major waterfront tieup after a three hour Eastern Conference meeting. The actions follow a struggle with the now independent International Men’s Association and a referral to the AFL International ranks over cargo handling disputes at Dumahata Moore-Mack.
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AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters
International Men's Assn
ILA
Teamsters Local 807
Dumahata
AFL International
Peress Wife Defended At Queens PTA Meeting
In New York a PTA session at Public School 49 in Queens saw Mrs. Peress booed and shouted down as she defended her record on the groups executive board and as editor of the PTA newspaper. About 200 attendees heard a vote of confidence from the board amid interruptions and tension.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Parent Teacher Association
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McCarthy
Robert T. Stevens
Queens
Anna R. Rigall
Sylvia’ Katzman
Association
PTA Board of
Six Navy Hel helicopters crash kills six in Key West training
Six Navy personnel died when two helicopters collided seconds after takeoff from Key West training exercise. All six aboard perished as flames engulfed the wreckage near the coast. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. helicopters used for anti submarine patrols.
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Cross Fleming
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Woman Strangled To Death In Georgia Husband Held In Jail
GAINESVILLE Ga Mrs Mae Anderson Freeman M was found strangled to death and her husband Ross 39 was jailed on murder charges A coroner s jury ruled Freeman choked his wife to death at home The couple had three children 11 7 and 4 The victim was a native of Claybine daughter of W B Anderson of Shooting Creek.
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Flue-Cured Tobacco Exports Jump 38 Percent in 1953
Raleigh reports 1953 flue-cured tobacco exports reached 498 million pounds, up 38 percent from 1952. J. B. Hutson, president of Tobacco Associates, notes gains in markets including Sweden, Denmark, Mexico, Spain, Italy, and Japan, while highlighting declines in the Philippines and Belgium. He cites postwar recovery and urges quality improvements amid advertising concerns.
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Brooklyn Man's Will Grants Wife Two Dollars for a Rope
Stefan Wojtczak's last will filed in Surrogate's Court leaves his widow Caroline a two dollar bequest "for a good rope to hang herself" as a proviso for misery caused. Executor son Andrew is instructed to avoid burying his wife with him. Estate valued around $5,000, split equally among two sons and two daughters.
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State sales tax drop offset by other tax gains
Raleigh reports a small sales tax dip last month offset by rises in income and other taxes. General fund receipts reached 14,836,564 for the month, up 631,250 year over year, with fiscal year totals at 89,286,677, up 2,384,041.
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Eugene Shaw
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Shaw
White House Tightens Security After Capitol Hill Shootout
Washington reports heightened security around President Eisenhower at the White House. At the main Pennsylvania gate four uniformed officers and a Secret Service agent were posted, more than the usual two. A West Executive Ave guard house had been vacant since police cuts. Secret Service Chief A. E. Baughman said they had information months ago Puerto Rican Nationalists might try harm the President and would "try again."
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Truman expresses regret over House shooting incident
Former President Harry S. Truman comments on the House of Representatives shooting as a sad event. The 1950 Blair House attack involved two Puerto Rican assailants. one killed, another wounded, and a guard also killed. Oscar Collazo was sentenced to death but commuted to life.
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Puerto Rican gun attack on U.S. House injures five
Four Puerto Ricans opened fire in the House chamber injuring Rep. Alvin Bentley and four others, while leaders Lolita Lebron Rafael Cancel Miranda and two other men were jailed on assault charges with bail set at 100000. The assailants urged independence for Puerto Rico as chaos erupted in Congress.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Capitol
Lolita Lebron
Rafael Cancel Miranda
Andres F. Cordeo
Irving Flores
Gunners Label Selves Patriots in Puerto Rican Shootings
In a police interview hours after the attack that killed five congressmen, Lolita Lebron and Rafael Cancel Miranda defended themselves as patriots not criminals. They tied their actions to George Washington and the American Revolution and said Puerto Rico must be free.
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Rafael Cancel Miranda
George Washington
New York City
Washington
President Eisenhower Urges World Day of Prayer for Peace
President Eisenhower called on all men of good will to observe a world day of prayer Friday in search of peace. The appeal, recorded for TV and radio, supported by United Church Women of the National Council. He recalled Franklin's moment of prayer at the constitutional convention and urged unity and guidance for liberty and public duty.
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Eisenhower
Mayer
United Church Women of the National Council of the Churches of Christ
United States
Benjamin Franklin
New Atomic Tests Begin In Mid Pacific
The U S Atomic Energy Commission launches a new series of tests in the mid Pacific guarded by Navy ships and warplanes. A brief notice says Joint Task Force Seven has detonated an atomic device at the Pacific proving grounds with no further details.
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U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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Joint Task Force Seven
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