McGrath Quits Post After Firing Morris
Washington AP report on the Truman administration’s anti corruption drive exploding as J. Howard McGrath resigns the attorney general post after firing Newbold Morris. Philadelphia Judge James P. McGranery is named to head the cleanup, pending Senate confirmation, amid a political uproar.
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Washington
Truman
Philadelphia
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Harry Truman
Newbold Morris
Morris
Steelworkers Hit By 700000 Man Strike Threat
Formal notice warned the CIO United Steelworkers would order a 700,000 man strike at 12:01 a m Wednesday amid threats of a government seizure or Taft Hartley injunction. Mills were expected to cool furnaces as the nation braces for the steel industry disruption.
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Steel Industry
Utnion
New York
CIO
United Steelworkers
Eisenhower Taft Forces Claim Iowa Delegates
In Des Moines Taft and Eisenhower supporters claim a near split in Iowa ahead of the Republican National Convention. Preliminary county and district caucuses offered no decisive results as organizers prepare for official district caucuses at 10 am CST and the state convention at 11 am to fill Iowa’s 16 delegate quota.
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Des Moines
Taft
Eisenhower
Iowa
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Peace Talk Compromise Indicated
Truce negotiators in MUNSAN Korea signaled a three way compromise toward an armistice. Secret prisoner talks were recessed to explore new options while Gen. Ridgway said progress is being made. Communist reporters suggested Reds might withdraw their neutral inspector nomination if U N demands shift. Wage talks between industry and the union decayed after a wage offer was rebuffed.
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Munsan
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Panmunjom
Red
Soviet Russia
U.N. Corti
Sree
Mand
Union
Hsieh’ Fang
Hussian
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Thelday
Ard Cio-Usw
Phillip
Murray
Reds
U.N
Wage
Stabilization Board
George W. Hickman
P. Feinsinger
WSB
Tenant Shot Dead In Tiff With Owner
In NEW FLORENCE an 83 year old landlord shot and killed tenant Clarence Brinker during a rent dispute over a dollar in utilities. The gunman Nelson B. Haire then tried suicide. he survived and is in Memorial Hospital Johns Town as police investigate the homicide and attempted suicide. Florence Brinker, widow, fled with her daughter Florence. Coroner Westmoreland County Joseph R. Check commented on the confrontation that ended in Brinker's death.
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New Florence
Nelson B. Haire
Clarence ©. Brinker
Brinker
Haire
Yatter
Florence
Westmoreland County
Joseph RK
Rinker
Memorial Hospital
Johnstown
Lions Club peddlers warned in Homer City alert
Community members are urged to beware of door to door sellers claiming Lions Club affiliation. Only authorized solicitors can show credentials. Report uncredentialed peddlers to police. Fresh hams last day, see Page 7.
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Homer City
Lions Club
Michigan Delegates Split At Republican Meeting
Michigan negotiators reach a compromise to send a divided 46 vote Republican delegation to the national convention. A First District based slate combines Taft and Eisenhower supporters, with districts choosing two delegates each, while the rest balance remains unsettled ahead of tomorrow’s state convention. The convention will also consider a national farm plank proposing a bipartisan board to manage agriculture and narrow farm price gaps.
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Detroit
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michigan
Chicago
Taft
Eisenhower
Earl
Warren
Eisenhower-for-Press
Department of Agriculture
Charles King
Taft Committee of
Sen Minhiac
Retired Heshbon Miner Dies In Accidental Fall
The body of 69 year old Stephen Gibbons of Heshbon was found wedged between rocks at a ten foot embankment along Black Lick Creek. Coroner Dr. H C Long ruled the death an accidental skull fracture from a fall after a nar row path slipped. Gibbons, born November 4 1882 in Bridgeville, had worked in coal mines at Lilly and Portage before retiring about four years ago.
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H. C. Long
Indiana County
Stephen Gibbons
Greece
Black Lick Creek
Gibbons
Bridgeville
Allegheny County
Lilly and Portage
Heshbon
Ousted sleuth Morris writes private life message to McGrath
Nebold Morris, the ousted corruption sleuth, sends a terse note to Attorney General McGrath via typewriter. He says he is not mad and expresses regret that McGrath does not want him to clean house, ending with a curt sign off, Newbold.
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Washington
Nebold Morris
Atty
Tornadic Winds Hit Louisiana Tornado Threat
Washington report notes President Truman declining to seek Senate or any political office this year while Democrats applaud his call for a free convention to select the party's presidential nominee. He neither confirms nor denies Adlai Stevenson as his favorite.
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Truman
Adlai. Stevenson
Ilinois
Steven i Lion
Senate
Missouri
White Vale
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Louisiana
Congress
Alabamas
Pregieuls
Newmer
Orleans
Jefferson
Parish
Weather Bureau
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National Press Club
Florida
Georgia
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
McGrath Resigns Amid Probe and Stormy Hearings
A chaotic political reshuffle follows McGrath’s departure from the Truman Cabinet as investigations into his conduct and that of Morris and Becker unfold. Reporters describe sharp exchanges over access to personal records and diaries while storm systems batter the Gulf Coast and influence the national political mood ahead of the Chicago nominating convention.
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Provdence
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Supreme Court
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Rep
Chelt
D-Ky
Howard McGrath Pine
Judiciary Subcommittee
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Medollar
Grath
Becker
Eeach Man
Inmate Death Sparks Transfer Request at Torrance Hospital
Thomas Zack, 66, died from lung failure after cracked ribs from a fight with Joseph Frank Shepherd, 63. Officials say Zack died Wednesday after the Monday incident. Authorities seek to move the Torrance State Hospital inmate to Fairview, a hospital for the criminally insane.
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Torrance State Hospital
Fairview
Torrance
Thomas Zack
Joseph Frank
Shepherd
Zack
Western Union Strike Spreads Across Cities
Western Union reports the strike spreading with few workers operating as employees disregard the call. The company explains a key setup allowing the public in about 40 large cities to send telegrams and money only by publicis.
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Western Union
Fire damages store and dwellings in Carlisle
A three story building housing a Sears store experienced a fire that damaged the store and three upstairs dwellings in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Fire Chief Ray Kelly said damage was caused mainly by smoke and fire. the blaze disrupted a nearby street and prompted smoke and water damage alerts.
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New York
Western Union
New York City
Nem! l
Carlisle
AFL
Legraphers Union
CTU
Sears
Roebuck
Ray Kelly
Michigan
Ohio
Washington
California
Torever
Adolph Springs
National Water
Key City
Civil Defense Assignments To Be Made Soon In Indiana Borough
Civil defense assignments for Indiana Borough will be made within the next week to ten days, says Domenic Viel, local civil defense director. Identification cards are being prepared and volunteers are being classified ahead of the April 6 dance at the Diamond Bros. Orchestra location. Viel notes the response to the volunteer call has been excellent and appreciated by those in charge of the program. Hotel Homer hosts the Clubmen with music tonight.
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Indiana
Domenic Viel
Diamond Bros. Orchestra
Clgare
Violi
Truck Crash Fire Kills Operator Near Uniontown
Cleo Bur dette, 22, of Huntington West Virginia, died in a crash on U S Route 40 six miles east of Uniontown when a large tractor trailer burst into flames after colliding with a stone wall at the foot of a mountain. The load consisted of mine roof bolts en route from Johnstown to Huntington.
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Uniontown
Cleo Burdette
Huntington
W. Va
Johnstown
US Envoys Land State Job Applicants Face Criminal Screen
Pennsylvania advances a 1951 policy to screen all new state job applicants for possible subversive tendencies. The program, announced by Woodside, requires arrest history disclosure and aims to prevent placement of undesirables in key posts while noting that past arrests do not bar citizens who prove themselves. The move, already tied to civil service access, broadens criminal-record checks beyond existing practices.
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Harrisburg
Woodside
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Woodside
Indiana
Storage Plant Levelled By Fire in Dallastown
A storage building at the Guy Hobbs furniture plant in Dallastown York County was leveled by a fire that burned three hours. Damage was about 000,000. Charles Masline vice president and GM said television tables and furniture novelties valued at 25,000 were lost. The cause remained undetermined. Also notes a square dancing event at Guard Armory Indiana Saturday 9 to 1.
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Dallastown
Guy Hobbs Furniture
York County
Charles Masline
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