Taft Calls Truman War Powers Reckless at Lincoln Dinner
Senator Robert Taft challenged President Truman’s judgment and urged limits on war powers, labeling Truman’s actions reckless and thoughtless. He criticized Eisenhower’s report as hazy, warned against large non-defense spending, and argued Congress must decide armed forces size and tax impact.
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Robert A. Taft
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Taft
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Congress
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Farouk Engages Narriman Sadek in Courtship
Cairo reports the engagement of King Farouk of Egypt to 17 year old Narriman Sadek, daughter of a civil servant, announced at midnight by the Royal cabinet on the eve of Farouk’s 31st birthday. The announcement follows a year of courtship cloaked in mystery and censorship, with official photos released and plans for the royal wedding.
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Farouk
Cairo
Branet
Cleopatra
Ted Narriman
U. N
Zaki Hashem
Narriman
Royal
Zaki
U.N
New York
Iran
The New Annulment Racket Sparks Debate
This Week magazine reports that annulments are cheaper and faster than divorces in California and other states. It cites about 8300 annulments yearly in New York and 7500 in California, noting length of marriage and children scarcely affect outcomes. The article recounts a courtroom scene where seven annulments were granted in 65 minutes.
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This Week
New York
Allies Seized Seoul Port And Airfield In Major Push
Allied forces entered Seoul and recaptured Inchon port with minimal resistance. U N lines reported thousands of Communist vehicles heading toward Manchuria as U S Fifth Air Force tracked enemy movements northward toward Pyongyang and Hamhung while Turkish troops pressed from the west and northwest of Seoul.
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Tokyo
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United Nations
Seoul
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Manchuria
Pyongyang
Hamhune
U. N
Eighth Army
Inchon
Dr Peale Publishes Lent Lessons Series
Dr Norman Vincent Peale will begin a Lenten Lessons series tomorrow in The Independent. The Marble Collegiate Church pastor and Independent columnist offers spiritual and psychological guidance in the weekly lessons on faith and self improvement.
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Fire Kills Three Patients at Byberry Hospital
Three women mental patients died and about 75 others were rescued as smoke from a blaze at the Philadelphia State Hospital Byberry filled a second floor ward. Firemen called the blaze very suspicious as authorities investigated the cause and conditions surrounding the fight prior to the fire.
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Philadelphia State Hospital
Byberry
Envoy Sails for Spain
Boston banker Stanton Griffis sailed for Europe to become the first United States ambassador to Franco Spain in more than five years.
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Boston
Stanton Griffis
Europe
United States
Spain
Confesses Setting Five Million Dollar Capitol Fire
Lansing reports a 19 year old civil service employee admitted to starting a blaze in Michigan state offices to avoid the draft. He claimed he intended to put it out but left after tossing a match into a waste basket. The fire damaged the state capitol and destroyed upper floors.
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