Morris Faces Pushback Over Income Form Requests
Washington reports a widening clash as Atty. Gen. McGrath rebuffs Morris over the outside income questionnaire for 596 justice officials. Morris has set deadlines for forms and threatened resignation if not backed by President Truman, amid questions of propriety and potential resignations.
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Newbold Morris
McGrath
Justice Department
Morris
House Judiciary Subcommittee
New York
J. Howard McGrath
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N. Y
House
Keating
White House
Chelf
D-Ky
Flood Waters Drive Mass Evacuation in Two States
Ice jams on the Milk River near Havre Montana and the Little Missouri River at Marmarth North Dakota forced over 2,000 residents from their homes. Snowmelt and above freezing temperatures spurred widespread Midwest flooding with earthen dikes strained.
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North Dakota
Midwestern
Havre
Mont
Marmarth
N. D
Missouri River
Petersik Named Superintendent at Madison State Hospital
Dr. John T. Petersik 37 acting superintendent of Winnebago State Hospital was named superintendent of the Madison institution today by John W. Tramburg director of the State Department of Public Welfare.
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Madison
John T. Petersik
Winnebago State Hospital
John W. Tramburg
State Department of Public Welfare
The Last of Forty Days
Julien Hyer notes the culmination of a forty day period in a reflective piece titled The Last of Forty Days. The prose traces endurance, spiritual cadence, and personal resolve as the author closes the arc with a quiet, contemplative finish.
Wisconsin Primary Sees Heavy Voter Turnout Across State
Wisconsin voters flocked to polls in the state primary with long lines in Milwaukee and other cities. Taft led GOP delegate hopes with 22 or 24 of 30 likely, while Kefauver faced favored son slates on the Democratic side. Weather varied from sun to snow as independent voters surged.
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Robert A. Taft
Gov
Earl Warren
California
Harold E. Stassen
Victor
Wisconsin
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Truman
Taft
New Hampshire
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Omaha
Nebraska
Midwest
City Voters Turn Out Heavier Than Usual in April Election
In sunny 50s weather Kenosha residents turnout heavy at polling places for presidential preference primary and city races. Precincts report 225 votes in the 2nd precinct of the 5th Ward and 175 in the 1st precinct of the 2nd Ward as turnout pushes past 100 in most sites. Voters weighed a pool referendum and 14 of 18 wards select constables with polls open until 8 pm.
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Herrmann
Fifth Ward
Supreme Court
Kenosha News
Wisconsin Voters Face Varied Weather on Election Day
Polls open as southern Wisconsin sees sunny skies while the north endures clouds and a mix of light rain or snow. State high hit 64 at Prairie du Chien yesterday, Park Falls cooled to 30 overnight, Kenosha at 54 noon. Tonight and Wednesday look partly cloudy and slightly colder.
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Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Park Falls
Kenosha
Four Die In San Francisco Hotel Fire
Flames ripped through a four story residential hotel in an older San Francisco district early today. Four residents died and upwards of a dozen, mostly elderly, were injured. The dead included Mildred Sutherland, 48, her son Melvin Sutherland, 9, Margaret Hambly, 70, and Lena Schift, 60. Firefighters found flames erupting from the roof as residents including a 10 month old baby were helped down ladders.
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S Francisco
San Francisco
Mildred Sutherland
Melvin Sutherland
Margaret Hambly
Lena Schift
Coates Gets 1 5 Years Lievers Back in Office
Nebraska voters faced a massive ballot in Omaha as write in drives for Taft and Eisenhower and a Kefauver Kerr Democratic contest dominated a high stakes primary. The 300000 turnout aim underscored a bitter GOP battle and slow night of results with no sure winner.
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Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Mary Kenny
Lincoln
John B. Quinn
Omaha
MacArthur
New York
Jury Convicts Willie Sutton In Queens Bank Heist
Willie Sutton and accomplice Thomas Kling were found guilty on counts of robbery burglary assault and grand larceny for the 1950 Manufacturers Trust branch hold up in Queens. Jurors deliberated through the night as witness testimony tied Sutton, Kling and John De Venuta to the crime. Both defendants face up to 30 years with possible enhancements based on past records.
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Willie
Feret
Salitatiuvagamuutu Wit Pai
Sutton
Queens
Kling
Manhattan
Manufacturers Trust Company
Queens County
George Washington Herz
de Venuta
Brooklyn
Riot Surrenders After 45 Hours of Prison Tie Up
Twenty three convicts at New Jersey State Prison yielded to guards after a 45 hour siege in a segregation building. Earlier a riot broke out causing damage and fruitless tear gas volleys as state police intervened. Separate items note Howard Coates’s one to five year sentence and other court actions involving ex officials and business owners.
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William Carty
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Howard Coates
Coates
J. Urban J. Zievers
Wilkie
Drury
Zievers
G. Adolph Strangberg
Richard Lindgren
Walter Kohler
Stalin says world war not near. editors' message hints talks
Premier Stalin told American editors that a third world war is no nearer now than two or three years ago. He suggested a possible meeting of world powers might help ease tensions. In Washington, Benjamin Fairless presented steel price increase arguments before Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall as strikes loom.
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Nebraska
Douglas MacArthur
Howard Buffett
R-Neb
MacArthur
Robert A. Taft
Buffett
New York
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Arnall
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Benjamin E. Fairless
Ellis Arnall
70 000 Hatching Eggs Shipped to Korea
The Egg Airlift, first of its kind, will ship 70 000 hatching eggs to Korea aboard a Northwest Airlines plane. Hobart Creighton of Warsaw Indiana will supervise the consignment. The United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency backs the effort to repopulate Korea with chickens.
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U.P
Korea
Hobart Creighton
Warsaw
Ind
Far East
United Nations Korean Reconstruction Agency
Barkley Seen Entering Democratic Presidential Race
Washington reports say Vice President Alben Barkley is expected to announce his candidacy within days after Truman stepping aside. Senators Hoey and George predicted he will run this week, with Rep. Underwood saying Barkley could carry doubtful states and sustain Democratic control. Barkley presided in the Senate but gave no comment on plans.
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Hoey
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George
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Barkley
Rep
Underwood
Kentucky
House
Senate
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Truman
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Capitol
Atomic Bomb Drops In New U S Tests near Las Vegas
A high altitude atomic bomb detonation over Frenchman Flat proving grounds 75 miles north of Las Vegas shook the city as the Atomic Energy Commission confirmed a new series of tests. No troops or animals participated and details on bomber type or drop height were not released.
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Nev
U.P
U. S
Frenchman’s Flat Proving Grounds
Here
Atomic Energy
AEC
Increase in Second Class Postal Rates Takes Effect Today
The first of three 10 percent increases in second class postal rates began today affecting newspapers with exceptions for magazines and periodicals. The move will raise Post Office revenues by about 4 million dollars annually and is scheduled to continue with further 10 percent boosts on April 1, 1953 and April 1, 1954.
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Washington
U.P
Post Office Department
Urgent UN Meeting Sought Over Tunisian Crisis
The Asian African bloc in the United Nations prepared a demand for an immediate Security Council session on the Tunisian crisis as France faced a renewed challenge.
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United Nations
N. Y
France
Security Council
Grand jury indicts 17 men and 2 women on 70 counts
During the year long probe into gambling and corruption, a grand jury indicted 17 men and two women on 70 counts including 44 felonies. Since early this year convictions reached 16 counts, 28 were dismissed, two acquitted, 24 still pending in court.
New Rotation System In Korea For U S Army
The slow down in rotation starts today for regular soldiers and draftees in Korea. National guard men are exempt and must be discharged by August. Front line troops go home after 10 or 11 months, artillery and support units after 13 or 14 months, while rear headquarters and those in Seoul or Pusan stay about 18 months. About 20 000 soldiers will be sent home monthly under the plan.
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Korea
Pusan
Eighth Army
Washington
Racine Assemblyman Faces Arrest Over Credit Union Shortage
Racine Assemblyman Harold Gade was to be arrested on a pending charge related to an alleged $30,000 shortage in Racine Consumers' Cooperative Credit Union funds. The 53 year old longtime Racine official faced arraignment before Court Commissioner Eugene L Haley following a state banking commission led inquiry into shortages dating back to 1947.
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Edward A. Krenzke
Harold Gade
Gade
Eugene L. Haley
Racine County
Krenzke
State Banking Commission
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