Wilson Old nomination clears Senate in 77-6 vote
President Eisenhower confirmed Charles E. Wilson as secretary of defense by a 77 to 6 vote. Wilson agreed to disburse stock valued at about 245 million dollars in General Motors to qualify, ending a 10 day dispute over his suitability. Senate leaders solidly backed the appointment amid opposition from Morse Lehman and several Democrats.
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Eisenhower
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Wilson
Gentral Motors
Pentagon
General Mators
Defense
Lehman
Defense Dept
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
General Motors
Commerce Dept
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Mutual Security
Walter Williams
Seattle
Wash
Commerce
Robert B. Murray Jr
Harrisburg
Transportation
Samuel W. Anderson
District of Columbia
Morse Faints in Capitol Then Votes Against Wilson
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon fainted in a Senate lobby after a two hour speech opposing Charles E. Wilson for Defense Secretary. Doctors said he was weakened by jaw surgery, a horse kick related injury, and codeine, but recovered to vote againstWilson and later rested at home. Vice President Nixon greeted Morse after the session.
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Washington
Wayne L. Morse
Ind. Ore
Senate Chamber
Charles E. Wilson
Oregon
Capitol
Morse
Wilson
George W. Calver
Richard M. Nixon
U N Bombers Hammer Reds in Korea Air Blitz
United Nations warplanes struck North Korea targets as Gen James A Van Fleet briefed Army Chief of Staff J Layton Collins. B29s faced 160 mph winds to hit supply and communication centers while allied fighters attacked vital routes. Ground fighting eased, with minor clashes as Van Fleet and Collins met at Eighth Army HQ. Collins arrived with Gen Mark Clark, then both headed to Korea. Van Fleet said a South Korean army could form within a year under new leadership Maxwell Taylor.
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Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Army
J. Layton Collins
Red
Pattleline
van Fleet
Collins
U.N
8Th Army
Korea
Far East
Mark, Clark
Washington
Japan
Maxwell Taylor
Economists See Bright Year Ahead for Long Beach
Six leading U S economists were brought to Long Beach by the Farmers and Merchants bank forum. The latest speaker was Harvard economist Malcolm P McNair, praised as a retail merchandising authority. He and peers said the business outlook appears favorable for the year ahead.
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United States
Long Beach
Farmers and Merchants Bank Forum
Harvard
Malcoln P. McNair
du McNair
Dr. Schlicter
Safe polio vaccine set for large human trials this year
New York report says a safe polio vaccine has shown antibody protection against all three poliovirus types in early human trials and will undergo large scale field tests in 1953. Dr. Harry M. Weaver of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced the plan at a foundation dinner, noting progress but stressing that vaccines will not be generally available until human trials are completed.
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New York
Harry M. Weaver
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Weaver
Reds Capture Ace Heller in China
Los Angeles born Col. Edwin L. Heller, a top American fighter ace from two wars, was reported captured by Chinese forces after bailing from his Sabre jet during a North Korea air fight near MIG Alley. The incident occurred as Soviet-built MIG-15s engaged the unit. Heller was feared missing in action.
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Tokyo
la Icol
Edwin L. Heiley
America
Peiping
Beller
Wynnewood
North Korea
Heller
Kwantien
China
Remington Found Guilty of Perjury in U S Case
NEW YORK AP Former government economist William W Remington was convicted on two counts of perjury at his second Federal Court trial for denying passing US secrets to a Soviet spy ring and denying knowledge of the Young Communist League at Dartmouth in the 1930s The jury deadlocked on three other counts and a sentencing date was not set Remington faces up to five years in prison and fines up to $2000 per count The defense portrayed him as a gullible boy while the government called him a psychopathic Marxist
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New York
William W. Remington
United States
Russia
Remington
Elizabeth Bentley
Young Communist League
Dartmouth College
Communist Party
U.S
Scholar Bloody but No Quitter, History Next
Fragmentary OCR reads about a student named Scholar in ninth grade at FE School. Context hints at history class or a feature, but details are unclear and names are partially garbled.
Foggy Weather and Ninth Grade Grammar Recollections
A weather forecaster jokes about dense fog while a writer recalls lessons in Mrs. Perovich's ninth grade grammar class. The piece blends snippets of foggy mornings with memories of school, grammar drills, and a youthful newsroom ambition.
Pretty Mell With Heater Heists Two
Los Angeles County police report two robberies by a gunwoman described as bandang wearing. A liquor store at 1500 E Compton Blvd Compton yielded $144.83 after the teller was ordered to the floor. Earlier a similar woman tricked an Alhambra service station attendant into unlocking a door, then robbed a cash register and a table top totaling $9.
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Los Angeles County Police
Compton Blvd
Compton
Clarence Schneiker
Schneiker
Alhambra
Gus” Rasmussen
Dulles Announces First Foreign Policy Address
Secretary of State Dulles prepared a 30 minute public policy report on world trouble spots to air tonight on CBS radio at 11 00 PM and KNXT TV at 7 30 PM. It is his first public statement since taking office five days ago.
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Washington
Dulles
CBS Radio Network
Mand
KNXT
Harbor Board moves to condemn Ocean Blvd bridge area
The Harbor Commissioners begin condemnation to acquire a 40 block trianglular land strip west of the Flood Control channel between Seaside Blvd and Water St for the Ocean Blvd bridge west approach. Condemnation targets include four areas with dates set May and June 1993, and priority areas around Fifth St, Pico Ave, and Ninth St. Continued on Page 3 Col 3.
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Jo Ann
Hitchcox
Edwardaville
Calvin
Coolidge
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Seaside Blvd
Water St
Ocean Blvd
Pico Ave
Ninth St
R. R. Shoemaker
Fifth St
de Forest Ave
Harbor District
Ninth and
Fifth Sts
Long Beach
Harbor Area
10Th St
Harbor Ave
Yorty urges Eisenhower to reverse tidelands order
Representative Samuel W. Yorty of California calls on President Eisenhower to countermand Truman’s order turning over tidelands to the Navy as an oil reserve. He says the Navy avoided a stand under pressure and cites a Navy study deeming the program unsound and costly.
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Samuel W. Yorty
D-Calif
Eisenhower
Truman
Tidelands
Navy
Yorty
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