Highland textile workers accept mediation end five week strike
Local 319 of the Textile Workers Union of America voted to accept Federal Mediation Service mediation and return to work at the Highland Cotton Mill. About 425 striking workers will not be rehired immediately due to technical reasons as negotiations begin with government participation.
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Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Tex
TWUA
National Cotton-Rayon Policy Committee
Charlotte
Ching
Millis
J. E. Millis
Highland
Parker
The
Textile Orders of America
MacArthur’s Senate Test Turns Word War into Drama
General Douglas MacArthur crafts a high profile Senate testimony in what may be his final campaign to defend his Korean War policy. At 71 he uses words as weapons, showing endurance and rhetorical skill alongside Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney. The performance draws comparisons to Churchill and Roosevelt and is likely to be remembered as a tour de force.
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Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Senate
Othess
Sativa
Jomelel
MacArthur
Senate
Courtney Whitney
West Point
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
De Valera to lead comeback bid in May Irish elections
Ex-premier Eamon De Valera's Fianna Fail prepares a comeback as Ireland dissolves Parliament and May 30 elections loom. Key issues include the agricultural budget and the mother and child health scheme with independents possibly shifting balance of power against Premier Costello's coalition.
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Donal P. O'Higgins
Dublin
Eire
Eamon de Valera
de Valera
John A. Costello
Ireland
Costello
Sean T. O'Kelly
Fianna Fail
Abduction Principals Arrested In Miami Case
Louis Chick Rosenfeld and his wife were arrested by deputies at their Venetian Causeway apartment after a four day kidnapping drama. State Attorney Glenn Mincer said they would be called before the grand jury along with other witnesses. Mrs Kauffman acted as the money handler and linked the ransom to a Miami Beach location.
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Miami
Fla
Rhode Island
Louis
Chick” Rosenfeld
Stee
Arkney
Glenn Mincer
Rosenfelds
Kauffman
Rosenfeld
Wright
McGee
United States Spreme Court
Lorida
Ya Rear
James Ward
Jackson Daily News
John Coe
J. P. Coleman
Communists Arrested In Panama Bank Run
Panama police arrested the president and vice president of the communist party and five others on suspicion of inciting a two day run on the government guaranteed savings bank. Rumors of a large loan caused hundreds of depositors to withdraw funds. The bank stayed open five hours longer to repay the crowd before closing until Monday.
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Panama
Republic of Panama
Communist Party
Allies Challenge Chinese Build-Up North Of Seoul
Allied forces push from the Seoul defense line in a bold bid to seize the area north of the capital as Chinese units resist with mounting strength. Heavy three hour fights around Munsan face limited objectives while patrols probe north and northwest of Uijongbu.
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Seoul
Tokyo
Munsan
Uijongbu
Hieion
United Press
Gene Symonds
Democrat Denies Job Selling Rumor In Mississippi
Robert Moore of the Democratic National Committee testified that he knew nothing about alleged federal job selling in Mississippi until recently. He contradicted Mississippi officials who said he called them to Washington last July to discuss job peddling rumors before a Senate investigation into return-for-contributions.
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Washington
Robert Moore
Democratic National Committee
Mississippi
Moore
William M. Boyle, Jr
Aceston
Senate
Clarence E. Hood
Democratic National
Hood
South Carolina approves school funds as 1951 session ends
The 1951 South Carolina legislature adjourned after a week long dispute with the House and Senate at 1 PM. Gov. James F. Byrnes praised laws expanding education funding including a three percent sales tax and a record 145 million dollar appropriations bill. Tensions lingered over adjournment as Rep. Hollings and Sen. Marion Leee clashed, but Byrnes commended the lawmakers for serving the state’s children.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
Senate
House
Byrnes
Ernest F. Hollings
Charleston
Sen
Marionee
Calhoun
Hollings
Gressetee
General Assembly
House of Representatives
Five Year Old Saves Sister From Drowning
In Norton Virginia five year old Darrell Collins jumped into five feet of water to rescue his two year old sister Wilma when she fell into a pond. He clung to the side and pulled her up while Danny Lawson 3 summoned neighbors who revived the girl with artificial respiration. She improved at Norton hospital as the Lions Club prepared a dinner in Darrell's honor.
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Norton
Darrell Collins
Wilma Collins
Darrell
Danny Lawson
Norton Hospital
MacArthur Collins
Lions Club
Meat Controls Meet Fierce Resistance From Cattlemen
Angered cattlemen demand DiSalle cancel the beef price rollback or risk a meat strike that could revive wartime black markets. Farm and packing groups urge repeal of the order as hearings on the Defense Mobilization Law begin, with Congress split along farm city lines over tighter controls.
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Robert F. Loftus
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
DiSalle
Eric Johnston
Congress
House
Senate
Ee A. L. Miller
Neb
Louis B. Heller
Brooklyn
MacArthur urges victory strategy to halt world communism
General Douglas MacArthur tells Congress his Korea plan can halt communism without triggering World War II. He urges unity with Western Europe and criticizes Britain for aiding Communist China, insisting the current forces can extend air action in Asia without weakening Europe.
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Far East
Britain
China
Formosa
MacArthur
Korea
Europe
MacArthur ouster and Korea war testimony prompt strong actions
Washington reports say Secretary of State Acheson fully supported President Truman’s decision to fire General Douglas MacArthur from his Far East command amid controversy. MacArthur defends his wartime judgments, criticizes CIA restrictions, and warns of rising Korean casualties as Senate probes continue.
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L. Steele Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Korea
Supreme Command
Far East
Europe
MacArthur
Richard B. Russell
Senate
Ivestigathe
Mecdrar
New York
Defense
George C. Marshall
Russell
Joint of Staff
Dean Acheson
Arthur Radford
Pacific
Albert Wedemeyer
Washington
State Department
Michael J. McDermott
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Acheson
McDermott
Defense Department
Dent
Mississippi Death Row Rape Case Moves Toward Laurel
Willie McGee, a Black man, is guarded as he leaves Hinds County Jail for Laurel where his execution by electric chair is planned. Attorneys seek clemency and pursue appeals amid protests and rumored new trials.
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Harold Freeman Jackson
Willie McGee
Hinds County
Laurel
Oncy
McGee
Wright
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Edward M. Almond
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