French Communist Leader Duclos Arrested During Riots
Jacques Duclos No 1 Communist leader in France was arrested at gunpoint amid violent anti Ridgway demonstrations. He faced formal charges of illegally carrying arms and potential conspiracy to overthrow the government. Also arrested were Duclos’ driver and a Belgian guard. Duclos’ wife was briefly detained.
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Paris
Jacques Duclos
Matthew B. Ridgway
Duclos
Alfred Wigishoff
Gguard
Gilberte Duclos
Communist Politburo
For Oo A Ase
Communist Party
Kefauver Seeks Tennessee Delegates in Democratic Bid
In Nashville Kefauver strengthens his presidential run as Tennessee delegates prepare to vote at a streamlined state convention. Leaders expect a quick caucus across nine districts to nominate national delegates and elect electors pledged to the Democratic nominee. Controversy is avoided to prevent embarrassment in other states.
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Nashville
U. S
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Auver
Seegas
Gram
Kefauver
Caten Rma
Prestonerville
Strom
Jack Normen
Democratic Committee
Vose
Norman
Controverisia
Red Envoy To Britain Is Recalled
Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin to Britain is recalled permanently to Moscow after five years in London. The embassy gave no reason and said replacement is not yet known. Zarubin previously served as ambassador to Canada in 1946 and held top Soviet foreign posts in Moscow and London.
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London
Britain
Georgi Zarubin
Moscow
Zarubin
Bey
Zarubsin
Canada
Royal Commission
Don
Selwyn Lloyd
William Strang
Foreign Office
Prolon
New York City
Commissariat of Foreign Affairs
Red Artillery In Mighty Barrage In Korea
United Nations forces faced heavy Communist shelling as Korean War fighting continued. The Reds fired 7 126 rounds in 24 hours, five times their normal volume, with mortars and artillery hitting sectors near Korangpo Punchbowl and eastern fronts. U N. troops fought back with tanks and air support, reporting numerous bunkers and trenches destroyed.
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Seoul
Ares
Sorees
Korea
U. N
Korangpo
Theestern
U.N
Aig
Grocers Prepare to Apply Higher Price Ceilings
Washington grocers move to set new retail price ceilings after government approval of higher industry profit margins. The Price Stabilization unit issued an order authorizing increases up to a percentage per item, averaging about a penny per item on the affected list. The measure is expected to raise annual food costs by 100 to 150 million dollars.
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Washington
OFS
Billie Arnall
Allies Issue New Charges In Parley At Panmunjom
In a Panmunjom session, Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison urged the Communists to honor an armistice by allowing repatriation of prisoners. He cited that about 100,000 of 169,000 Red POWs and internees refuse repatriation, while Reds pressed for broader terms and warned against finality. North Korean Gen. Is advised to drop terms like final and irrevocable.
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Munsan
Korea
United Never
Disa
Panmunjom
William K.monity Solr
Reds
Harrison
Larrison
Aser
Olive and Umstead Forecast Victory in Saturday Primary
Olive and Umstead edge toward victory in Saturday's North Carolina primary with Olive predicting at least 40000 votes and Umstead claiming an amazing majority. Umstead campaigns in Mecklenburg and Durham while Olive tours Edell and Rowan and plans a Lexing rally. Umstead's manager Carlisle Higgins cites a clean race and predicts Umstead's win.
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Umstead
Raleigh
William B. Umstead
Ebert E. Olive
Mecklenburg
Durham
Iredell and
Rowan
Lexing
Redays
Carlisle W. Higgins
Higgins
Senate Approves Foreign Aid Bill amid Cuts Ahead
The Senate passed a 6.7 billion foreign aid measure 64 to 10, with large Democratic and Republican support, but a Senate-House conference aims to trim the authorization. A later appropriations vote will decide when money becomes available, as Truman seeks 7.9 billion and talks continue on allied military assistance.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Europe
Stocks Decline Irregularly Amid Quiet New York Trading
Stocks fell unevenly in quiet mid session trading in New York with small price moves. Amerada Petroleum slid to 205 1 4, Texas Pacific Land Trust and Sun Oil fell about a point, Barber Oil rose 2 1 2 points, while Dow Chemical led gains at 11 2. Major industrials like Chrysler and General Motors slipped slightly as oil and paper stocks showed mixed results.
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Amerada Petroleum
Texas Pacific Land Trust
Sun Oil
Barber Oil
International Business Machines
Chrysler
General Motors
Dow Chemical
Ueediongs Yosmine
Western Union
United Aircraft
Spelling champ welcomed as crowd gathers in Hudson
Doris Ann ote, 11, the national spelling bee winner, was welcomed home by about 2,000 people in Caldwell County, while a Richmond scene notes C Fred Carlson facing a regional advisory board, and a Jacksonville crime report describes a life sentence for a marine in a 15 year old rape case.
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C. Fred Carlson
Greensboro
N. C
Small Defense Regional Advisory Board
North Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
District of Columbia
Hudson
Caldwell County
Doris Annote
Washington
Jacksonville
Marine le
Isaac Dennis Jones
Submit
the Catherine's Lake
Concord State Convention of the Disarmed Reserves Opens
In Concord the three day state convention of the Disaster Relief Union opens with Commander James H. Lewis presiding, delivering the opening remarks and outlining agenda items for the gathering.
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Concord
James H. Lewis
Eaeaeee
Pitt Te
State commission debates effect of LTL rate cuts on routes
The State Route Committee warns that cutting rates on less than truckload traffic between Asheboro and Gly extent could destroy the LTL rate structure. Irregular lines seek lower pricing. a hearing was requested. A separate note reports a local sale of a four Chevrolet door and a pioneer North Carolina physician who served in Raleigh since 1900 and died here today.
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Illite
Searens
Asheboro
Gly. C.H
Pital
Rupecom
Baltimore Medical College
University of Maryland
President seeks 3.34 billion for atomic expansion
President Truman asked Congress for 3.341 billion dollars as a supplemental appropriation to the Atomic Energy Commission and Tennessee Valley Authority for a major expansion of atomic production facilities. He cited security needs and the lack of Soviet cooperation.
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Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Spehne Socunenalan
Soviet Union
Free World
United States
United Nations
Sen
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Energy Commission
Jalary
Sen. Maybank
DSC
Senate Appropriations
America
Presiden
Committee of the Nation Council
Rayburn
Atomic En Termesergy See Valley Authority
Ilion Hare
Maybank
Council
Security Council
Rcel
Cape
Koje Island Troops Attack POW Camp to Split Prisons
On Koje Island Korea Brig Gen Haydon Boatner ordered combat units into the camp to break up large compounds and transfer prisoners to smaller groups. The operation used rifles and tear gas as soldiers moved through compounds while prisoners resisted with rocks and songs.
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Eeea
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
Koje
Corves
Celdioee
King's Shropshire Light Ine
Washington Faces Red Threats With Deadly Serious Tone
Washington officials treat renewed Red threats as a grave risk from Chinese and North Korean forces. Analysts say a million-man army and stronger air power could mount a major offensive if truce talks fail, with hopes for repatriation remaining blocked and tensions rising around Germany.
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Washington
Korea
Haviing
United Nations Command
Supon
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