Officials See Arms Shipment Important for European Aid
Washington officials say the United States may need to supply arms and economic aid to Western European nations to counter Soviet influence. Congress could revive wartime lend lease style arming if defense of European nations is linked to American security.
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United States
Russia
Congress
Europe
White House
Izvestia
Norway
Truman
Scandinavia
Arrestal
Senate Armed Services Committee
Marshall
State Department
Western European Union
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
America
Policeman Confesses To Slaying In Duncan
A former Duncan police officer E L Fowler signed a full confession admitting he killed 26 year old waitress Helen Beavers on January 23 and hid her body in a car trunk. Prosecutor He gel Branch said Fowler will be charged with murder and arraigned in Duncan.
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Duncan
Okla
Fowler
Branch
Iss Beaver
Oil Well Piping Sent Toward Russia Rumors Surface
A congressional subcommittee spokesman claimed 43 carloads of oil well piping awaiting shipment to South American and Asiatic ports may be reshipped to the Soviet Union. The report, described as conjecture, cites inside knowledge and notes shortages hinder U.S. oil field development.
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New York
Congressional
Soviet Union
E. R. Ferguson, Jr
House Committee On Public Works
Ferguson
United States
Rep. W. Kingsland Macy
Donation From Kids Changes Waldorf-Astoria Stay
Richard Cox and his family left the Waldorf-Astoria after a $5.21 gift from Brookline schoolchildren prompted bids to cover their bill. A Texas oilman and a Metropolitan Opera singer separately offered funds, but Cox chose to move back to a Brooklyn flat with the hotel reporting the balance cleared. The hotel sent the gift back to the pupils as Cox advised mailing his housing case to the state housing commissioner.
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New York
Richard Cox
Waldorf-Astoria
the Waldorf
Cox
Brooklyn
The
Waldorf
San Antonio
Texas
Mike Jarman
Stev
Ens
Metropolitan Opera
Brookline
Mass
Coxes
Hotel
Kathleen Dell
Commissioner of Housing and Buildings
Easter Sunrise Services Across Nation Reported
Dawn services to tell the story of Christ rise attract millions. Major gatherings include 100000 at Wichita Mountain near Lawton Oklahoma, liturgical processions in Hot Springs Arkansas, Arlington National Cemetery, Grand Canyon South Rim, Bethlehem Pennsylvania tombstone choir, and tens of thousands at Fort Lincoln Chicago Garden of the Gods Hollywood Bowl and Miami Orange Bowl. Weather could affect some events with snow flurries in the northeast and mild sunshine elsewhere.
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Lawton
Oklo
Hot Springs
Ark
Hot Springs Mountain
National Cemetery
Arlington
Grand Canyon
Canyon
Arizona
Tucson
Phoenix
Bethlehem
Central Moravian Church
Fort Lincoln
Washington, D .C
Chicago
Soldier Field
Garden of the Gods
Colorado Springs
Hollywood Bowl
Orange Bowl
Miami
New England
New York
Great Plains
Rockies
Sumter Guards to Mark 129th Anniversary Banquet
Major General Edward Fuller Witsell will address the Sumter guards at their 129th anniversary banquet in Charleston on April 6. Witsell, adjutant general of the army and a Charleston native, is scheduled to speak at the event.
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Charleston
S. C
Edward Fuller Witsell
Army
Sumter Guards
Republicans Debate Defense Fund Boost Amid Miners Walkout
Washington March 27. Rumors spread that idle miners would return to work, but union leader John L. Lewis and district president John Busarello dismissed any back-to-work plan until the pension dispute is settled. A presidential inquiry could lead to an injunction if the government acts. The National Coal Association notes lost wages to date exceed the $32 million in the pension fund.
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Washington
Mar
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Presidential Board of Inquiry
Lewis
John Busarello
Union
Pittsburgh
National Coal Association
Navy Starts Sub Search Off San Francisco Coast
The navy sent search planes to sea after Pan American crews spotted an unidentified submarine about 60 miles off San Francisco. A navy spokesman said area scouting would continue until the 12th Naval District commander is satisfied. He noted the sighting might not be a U S submarine if observations are accurate.
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San Francisco
Navy
12Th Naval District
Sullivan
Iron Curtain
Finland Faces Communist Threat Amid Moscow Pact Talks
Helsinki papers denounce Finnish communists for seeking one party rule while negotiations with the Soviet Union on a friendship and military pact proceed in secrecy. The debate follows a Kuusinen speech urging Finland toward a Soviet style path and prompts questions about police reform and potential coup moves.
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Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Norway
United States
Helsingin Sanomat
Herta Kuusinen
Czechoslovakia
Kauppalehti
Kuusinen
Austria Plans Political Pact Against Communism
Vienna reports a pact between Austria's two largest parties the People's Party and the Socialists to act jointly if a Communist coup occurs. They discuss police and army enhancements, occupation power approvals, and delaying new elections until after 1949 with possible economic measures and wartime controls.
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Austria
Vienna
Peoples Party
Adolf Schaerf
London
Aliens Make Problem For Uncle Sam
Washington report outlines 3 616 deportation cases stalled because no country will accept the individuals. The Justice Department seeks destinations by urging origin nations to take back offenders, negotiating with consuls and embassies in Washington, and paging cooperation from the State Department if needed.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
United States
Immigration Service
State Department
Time to Act on Defense Boosters Foresee Larger Air Force Funds
Senate Republicans push for 2 to 3 billion dollars for defense with a 1 billion earmarked for the air force. Taft says full military review next week to weigh draft revival and universal military training. Some members back 70 group air force expansion and shift funds from Army and Navy as needed. Democrat O Conor adds support for a strong long range air power program amid warnings of a Pearl Harbor in the air.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Truman
GOP
House
Ohioan
Appropriations Committee
Bridges
Defense Forrestal
Aft
UMT
Air Force
Forrestal
O'Conor
Maryland
United States
Pearl Harbor
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Dewey Pushes Wisconsin Nebraska Run as Opponents Call Weakness
Dewey moves into Wisconsin and Nebraska to gain footholds as Taft and Stassen backers weigh in. Mrs. Roosevelt limits political action amid Truman era tensions while Eisenhower is urged by Dewey opponents to stay neutral.
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Dewey
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin D., Jr
Elliott
Truman
Thye
R-Minn
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Butler
R-Neb
Roosevelt
J. Howard MceGrath
London
United Nations
Franklin
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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