Kefauver Eisenhower win in NH shakes political race
Washington AP reports Truman and Taft opponents call both still formidable after New Hampshire primary wins by Kefauver and Eisenhower. Kefauver upset Truman in New Hampshire while Eisenhower swept Taft in Ohio. Senator Aiken says Truman will fight back hard and Taft remains not out, with continued race dynamics ahead.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
Taft
New Hampshire
Kefauver
Gen
Eisenhower
Tennessee
Ohio
Harry Truman
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Aiken
Sen. Ives
R-Ny
Bob Taft
Hugh Herbert dies at 66 in North Hollywood
North Hollywood Calif 6O Hugh Herbert 66 actor comedian famed for woowoo and fluttery hands died last night at his home of a heart attack He had appeared in vaudeville revues and on the New York stage and came to Hollywood in 1927 He was born in Binghamton N Y and educated at Cornell He was divorced in 1947 after 27 years of marriage with no children
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North Hollywood
Calif
Hugh Herbert
Victor Kovner
New York
Hollywood
Binghamton
N. Y
Cornell University
Herbert
Rose Herbert
Ernest W. Strong Named Justice of the Peace
Gov. John appoints Ernest W. Strong of Lucerne Mines as justice of the peace for Center Township Indiana County to fill a vacancy in the office.
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Harrisburg
John 5
Fine
Ernest W. Strong
Lucerne Mines
Center Township
Indiana County
Tax Bureau Shuffle In Senate Vote On Corruption Plan
Senate debate centers on Truman administration plan to end political patronage in internal revenue field by switching to civil service appointees. Sen. Humphrey predicts insufficient votes to defeat, while opponents count on Republican and Southern Democratic support. Veteran Sen. George denounces Truman, as three Republicans back the plan. If Congress does nothing by tomorrow midnight, the measure becomes effective. House already approved.
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Senate
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
McClellan
D-Ark
George
D-Ga
Truman
Margaret Chase Smith
Dirksen
Aiken
Congress
House
al Ready
Internal Revenue
Blairsville to lift rental lid pending White House action
Blairsville Borough Council voted to decontrol rents if President Truman approves. They set up a resolution for the White House after finding enough rental units to permit decontrol. The council opened bids to build a 5,000 foot auxiliary water line in the Conemaugh Jam flood area, with Gilbert Associates forwarding bids to U S Engineers for study. They plan to install the new main at the projected dam level and will not hold a formal ceremony for the royalty oath, opting for individual oath taking before a notary public.
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Blairsville—Borough
Blairsville
Truman
White House
Conemaugh Jam
Gilbert Associates
Pittsburgh
U. S
Protection At Last To Curb Strip Mine War
Harrisburg reports 12 dynamiting cases as violence rises in soft coal fields. A union drive prompts state action against violations of labor law. Open pit mining cited as a major economic factor. gov and attorney general coordinate to curb assaults and arson linked to mining conflicts.
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Harrisburg
Com-j
Atty
Robert E.jarea
No Labor Organization
Woodside
John
Gov. Fine
Central
Pennsylva
Hia
G. Albert Stewart
Associalsylvania
Brush Valley Ion
Onis
Explosion Shuts Punxsutawney School After Blast
A furnace blast in Punxsutawney at 11 20 am Tuesday shattered windows and damaged a fire wall but caused no injuries to students. Superintendent James T Downie ordered the school cleared pending investigation. A first blast occurred March 3 at night and a second the following morning.
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Punxsutawney
James T. Downie
Mr. Truman Silent After His Defeat in New Hampshire
KEY WEST Fla President Truman showed a muted reaction to his surprise defeat by Estes Kefauver in New Hampshire. Intimates said he spoke little of the setback, and Secretary Joseph Short noted the loss will not alter the president's decision on running again. The mood among insiders was one of disappointment with New Hampshire party leaders who urged him to stay in the race.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
New Hampshire
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Joseph Short
Crusading Pastor Faces Ouster In Greensburg Diocese
Arch Graham, the Greensburg First United Presbyterian Church elder, defends 34-year-old minister William Cooke who has been asked to resign. Cooke, serving two years at the church, says the request isn’t binding and he may stay or look elsewhere. Cooke has been active in anti racket efforts in Westmoreland County.
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Greensburg
First United Presbyterian Church
Arch Graham
Willam Cooke
Westmoreland County
Board of Elders
Two B-29s collide killing 15 near Randolph Field
Two four engine B 29 Superfortresses on instrument training from Randolph Field collided about 35 miles north of San Antonio. All 15 airmen aboard died as one plane clipped the other then crashed on a hilltop near the Gus Krause ranch while the second hit a small landing strip on J W Heard ranch. Witness D C McDonald, ranch superintendent, described the midair crash and fire. Lt Bill Adams, Randolph information officer, said pilots may have been flying on instruments and there was no parachuting.
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Here
Randolph Field
Bill Adams
Randolph
D. C. McDonald
L. A. Norden Ranch
Air Force
Gus Krause
J. W. Heard
San Antonio
UAW Leaders Face Ouster In Red Case
DETROIT leaders of Ford Local 600 face ouster as the UAW International Executive Board accuses the 60 000 member unit of failing to enforce union rules against Communists. The charge follows a House Un American Activities Committee inquiry and marks a rare move against a major local within the CIO UAW.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
International
House UN- American Activities Committee
UAW
Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Company
UAW International Executive Board
Walter P. Reuther
Harriman backs full foreign aid program
Senator Averell Harriman urged Congress to fund the entire 7.9 billion dollar foreign aid plan, warning cuts would disrupt anticommunist defenses and amount to a victory for the Kremlin. He testified before key Senate and House committees as Acheson Lovett Bradley joined witnesses in the large marble chamber.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Congress
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Harriman
Kremlin
State Acheson
Lovett
Omar N. Bradley
Join Chiefs of Staff
iKremlin
Sun Victim Dies While Snowbound Farmhand
A young farm hand, Jim Green aged 18, died on a snowbound farm before a rescue team arrived. States Attorney E V Moylan said the death appears accidental. The incident occurred near Bowman North Dakota on the night of the rescue delay.
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Bowman
N. D
Atty. E
Harold, C. Lund
Defense
Wartime PM Johan Nygaardsvold Dies in Exile
Johan Nygaardsvold Norway's wartime prime minister in exile died at 73 after a four week illness in a hospital at Trondheim. He led the government in exile during World War II and played a pivotal role in Norwegian resistance and postwar diplomacy.
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Oslo
Norway
Johann Nygaardsvold
Trondheim
Contempt Controversy Hovers Over Morris Cleanup Probe
Washington AP reports rising tension on Capitol Hill over Newbold Morris in a government cleanup bid. Talks of contempt of Congress arise as Morris blasts senators and faces calls for broader probes. Senate figures press for inquiry while a House Judiciary panel considers Morris subpoena powers and defense of his integrity.
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Senate Brobers
Washington
Newbold Morris Testifes
Morris
United Tanker Corp
Capitol Hill
Newbold Morris
Congress
Len McCarthy R-Wise
Senate
House
Potter R-Mich
McCarran D-Nev
Internal Security Subcommittee
Potter
Wiclurtan
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
White House
McCarran
Capitol
Rep. Celler
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Sen
Nixon
Calif
Truman
Easter Seal Drive Opens In County
More than 20 000 envelopes with 1952 Easter Seals are mailed throughout the Indiana County area as the 19th annual campaign runs March 13 to April 14. Co-Chairs Ward Zeigler and Merle Craig target a $5 000 quota to fund services for crippled children to help them growth into self supporting adults.
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Indiana County
Inediana County Society For Crippled Children
Ward Zeigler
Merle Craig
Zeigler
Craig
Goose Egg Confab Over Peace Plans in Korea Talks
MUNSAN Korea negotiations stall as U N Allied truce chiefs dismiss unilateral prisoner exchange as inadequate. Libby demands full prisoner accounting and $60,000 missing S Korean soldiers. North Koreans press step by step exchange and accuse Western officials of negative attitude. Col Chang loses temper as sides clash over list and entry details.
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Munsan
Korea
Reds
Ebs Libby
Noster
Libby
Andrew J. Kinney Gefer
Lee Sang Cho
Lee
U.N
Chang Chun San
Medical expenses loophole stirs tax tale by Creagh
Washington columnist Ed Creagh recalls a tongue in cheek spectacle where a taxpayer claimed food, cigarettes, liquor, rent and a TV as medical expenses to cut income tax. The piece notes the Internal Revenue Bureau dismissed these so called deductions as personal expenses, while one fake court story mocked such claims.
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ED Creagh
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Joy Gearhart
John P
Hodgkin
Price, Waterhouse & Co
Philadel
Ipiece
Internal Revenue
Fels
Ar Jlaw
HST Greets Her On 100th Anny in Kutztown Pa
President Truman sent a personal note of congratulations and gifts as Laurena M Wentzel celebrated her 100th birthday in Kutztown Pennsylvania with flowers arriving from Chicago and Denver yesterday.
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Kutztown
Truman
Chicago
Denver
Laurena M. Wentzell
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