Stevenson Attacks Kefauver in California Address
Adlai Stevenson delivered a forceful nationally televised speech in Los Angeles accusing Senate rival Estes Kefauver of using false and divisive tactics to win California support. He argued Kefauver’s rhetoric aims to split the Democratic leadership and weaken party unity to help his campaign.
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Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
California
Minnesota
Democratic Party
Illinois
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President Accepts McKay Resignation
President Eisenhower accepted Douglas McKay's resignation as interior secretary with regret. McKay will leave April 15 to run for Oregon Senate seat against Sen. Wayne Morse. The White House released the resignation letter and suggested a successor may be announced after April 15, with Clarence Davis named as possible undersecretary.
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Eisenhower
Douglas McKay
Interior
McKay
Oregon
Senate
Wayne Morse
Cael
White House
James C. Hagerty
Clarence Davis
Thinking It Over For Lent
Thoughtful religious meditation by Robert Dieffenbacher reflecting on Jesus abandoned by disciples and crowd during Holy Week. The piece urges readers to recall times of loneliness and to avoid fair weather friendship while offering humility and renewed support for those in need.
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Robert Dieffenbacher
NEA
Jesus
Judas
James
John
Clonch Murder Defense Continues in Guilford Court
In Greensboro the defense pressed to free Naomi Clonch on a murder charge over her 10 week old son's death. Naomi denied the killing and testified she had never harmed the infant. Several witnesses claimed they heard the husband James Clench beat the baby. Dr. Herbert Lund cited skull fracture and brain hemorrhage with autopsy revealing multiple injuries.
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Greensboro
Naomi Clonch
Guilford Superior Court
James Clench
Herbert Lund
Evans
Naomi
Icelandic Move Threatens NATO North Atlantic Station
Washington reports Icelandic parliament demands withdrawal of U S forces from strategic Iceland base within 18 months. Officials note loss of American troops would create a power vacuum in the northern Atlantic area, altering NATO defenses and possibly inviting Soviet pressure.
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Washington
United States
Strategic
North Atlantic
Defense Department
Lincoln White
State Department
Iceland
Moscow
New York
Atlantic
NATO
Grand Jury in St Louis Presses DOJ Over Tax Scandals
A federal grand jury in St Louis protests DOJ handling of the Truman era tax evasion probe. Jurors complain the investigation is delayed to aid political ends, with discussions of possible indictments against high officials and pressure from Justice officials to slow work. Wyllys S. Newcomb met with jurors.
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Truman
Department of Justice
Post-Dispatch
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Globe - Democrat
Justice Department
The-Dispatch
Wyllys S. New
Post + Dispatch
Four Missing After Granary Blast Destroys Philadelphia Block
A night explosion shattered a four story Tidewater Mill granary on 30th and Market, leaving four missing and believed dead and four others in critical condition. Drexel Institute students were among 25 injured as glass, debris, and downed lines swept the area. The blast affected the Schuylkill River edge of West Philadelphia and was felt 25 miles away.
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Tidewater Mill and Elevator Co
Philadelphia
Market Street
City Hall
Reds Lean Toward Aerial Inspection
London reports an American source says Russia’s latest disarmament proposal adopts the Open Skies idea. It calls for aerial overflights to verify pledges while focusing on conventional arms cuts and vague nuclear references. Washington will study the Soviet plan as diplomats push toward a Western position.
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Russia
Eisenhower
U.N
U.S
Washington
Hungary Clears Rajk in Purge Trial Reversal
In Vienna Hungary’s Matyas Rakosi declares Rajk and seven co defendants rehabilitated and innocent after a purge trial based on fake evidence. Rajk once foreign minister was executed, now restored alongside others cited as victims of Stalin era prosecutions.
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Austria
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi
Laszlo Rajk
Rajk
Eger
Szabad Nep
Budapest
Soviet Communist Party
Moscow
Stalin
Bela Kun
Hungary
Russia
Kun
Yugoslavia
Tito
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Red
Uni
Iceland asks U S troops to leave
Iceland's Parliament called for all NATO forces to quit the North Atlantic post in a 31 18 vote. The resolution urged revising the defense treaty so Icelanders would assume their own defense, noting Iceland has no army or navy.
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Iceland
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NATO
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New York
United States
U.S
Defense Department
Washington
Congressmen praise crackdown on Communist offices and Daily Worker
Senators McClellan and Robertson backed a proposal by Wiley to use income tax enforcement to raid Communist offices and the Daily Worker. Revenue agents padlocked these facilities in New York and other cities amid tax delinquency claims, while the Communist party and Daily Worker denied owing taxes. Some editors argued against padlocking the Michigan edition, citing separate incorporation.
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U.S
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The
Daily Worker
Congress
McClellan
D-Ark
Robertson
D-Va
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate
Internal Revenue
New York
Senate Appropriations Committee
Revenue Service
Detroit
Worker
Michigan
Donald R. Moysey
Lower Manhattan
Sen. Mundt
Sen. Bender
Ohio
Conferees Close In On Wheat And Dairy Provisions
Senate and House farm bill conferees seek agreement on election year measures affecting wheat and dairy farmers as talks continue in Washington. The talks focus on price support and subsidy language amid broader farm policy debates.
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Washington
Senate
House
Louisiana NAACP case gets state hearing on anti Klan law
A motion file in Baton Rouge seeks to bar NAACP activity under a 1924 anti Klan statute. The NAACP argues removal to federal court preserves constitutional rights. Judge Lindsey expected to rule on a temporary injunction as state seeks to dissolve the organization in Louisiana.
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Baton Rouge
NAACP
Louisiana
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Dist
Coleman Lindsey
National Guard
Naacp Aear
Louis
Segregation Report Near Completion In North Carolina
RALEIGH The Advisory Committee on Education nears finishing its long awaited school segregation report. Committee chair Tom Pearsall of Rocky Mount says a noon release is doubtful today after seven members met since yesterday. The group aims to outline recommendations likely triggering a summer special legislative session. Pearsall notes strong input from legislators and school groups and hints the report will be substantial. He declines to discuss comments by Senate President Luther Earnhardt and Rep. A C Edwards on tuition grants and local option. The outcome could influence proposed plans to address school segregation statewide.
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Tom Pearsall
Rocky Mount
Pearsall
Senate
Luther Earnhardt
Concord
Rep
A. C. Edwards
Hockarton
Rescue After Mexican Vessel Matu Sinks Off Campeche
Port officials report all 35 aboard the 300 ton Matu rescued after a fire and engine room explosion caused the vessel to burn and sink about 60 miles north northwest of Campeche in the Gulf of Campeche. Coast guard boat Virgilio Uribie and an amphibian plane helped ferry 21 passengers and 14 crew to Campeche.
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Mexico
Matu
Gulf of Campeche
Joselin Heredia Cobas
Virgilio Uribie
Campeche
Yucatan Peninsula
Matul
Ignacio Ferrerira
Tampico
Coast Guard
New Orleans
Galveston
Tex
Mobile
Ala
Corpus Christi
United States
Hurricane Conference Scheduled In North Carolina Coastal Meeting
Gov Hodges and Col Harry Brown head to Morehead City to discuss hurricane prevention with coastal officials and residents. The visit includes a look at Outer Banks sites and a tour of early road developments as part of a broader effort to apply hurricane science recommendations.
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Hodges
Harry Brown
North Carolina
Hurrisons
Ocracoke
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