McGranery Faces Senate Fight Over Attorney General Bid
Federal Judge James P. McGranery, named by President Truman as attorney general, plans to shift corruption probes to the FBI but faces a legal block as the Treasury’s internal investigations are barred from FBI crime probes under a 1 year old law. He aims to purge corruption with FBI help while Congress weighs his confirmation.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Truman
FBI
McGranery
Newbold Morris
Internal Revenue Bureau
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Treasury Department
Congress
Snyder
Treasury
White House
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
Morris
New York
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Milwaukee Lieutenant Killed In Hammond Car Crash
Lt. Allen A. Dettmann of Milwaukee was killed early today when his car swerved into a truck on U S 41, one mile south of U S 30 in Hammond Indiana.
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Hammond
Ind
Allen A. Dettmann
Milwaukee
Wis
U. S. 41
U. S. 30
The Last Forty Days Reflect on Fruitful Living
The lesson text centers on John 15:8 and the call to bear fruit as evidence of divine abiding. It outlines practical guidance for believers to live in steadfast devotion, produce meaningful works, and reflect Christ’s character in daily choices.
Costello Found Guilty of Contempt in Senate Case
Frank Costello, a 61 year old underworld figure, convicted of contempt of the United States Senate after refusing to answer questions at a crime committee hearing. Jury deliberated 52 hours, judge removed jurors and alternates filled seats amid a dramatic trial. Costello faces a 10 year prison term and $10,000 in fines with sentencing set for Tuesday.
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New York
Frank Costello
Senate Crime Committee
United States Senate
Myles J. Lare
Costello
Sylvester J. Ryan
Helen Louise Mason
Ryan
Slim Margin Reversed By Hartford Recount
Hartford Wisconsin recount flips mayoral result by one vote. Harry Thayer receives 958 to 957 for former Mayor Adam Polts as officials correct tallying errors in three words.
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Hartford
Wis
U.P
Harry Thayer
Adam Polts
House trims state department funds in broad 18 percent cut
The House approved 1.02 billion for state justice and commerce with an 18 percent reduction. The state department faced the largest cut, receiving 216 million of 318 million requested, plus 83.5 million sliced from overseas propaganda plans. The Vatican embassy debate also gained Senate veto power over an ambassador’s confirmation.
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Washington
U.P
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
State, Justice and Commerce
Senate
State Department
Vatican
Holy See
Truman
Humphrey Expresses Interest in Vice Presidential Nomination
Senator Hubert Humphrey said he would be honored if the Democratic party nominated him for vice president at the July convention in Cleveland. He added he would be proud to represent his party but noted the choice lay far in the future and he did not name a preferred ticket heading.
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Cleveland
U.P
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Wes Roberts
Eisenhower
Washington
Harold Stassen
Taft
David Ingalls
Dollar Value Emphasized By U S Auto Makers
U S car makers highlight the 1952 model value as prices rise across makes. They argue modern cars offer superior engines, brakes, tires and comfort, with taxes comprising about a third of the buyer’s cost.
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U. S
Detroit
Eisenhower Wins Iowa Delegates In Tight GOP Contest
In Des Moines Iowa 15 delegates for Eisenhower 9 for Taft with 2 neutral delegates. Delegates were chosen at large and by district caucuses after hours of bargaining ending with Eisenhower securing seven of ten at large and Taft one. Taft aides expect a divided national slate while Eisenhower supporters hail a decisive victory.
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Des Moines
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Iowa
Eisenhower
Taft
Sen
The
Des Moines Register
Queens Crash Kills At Least Seven In Fire Drenched City
A twin engine cargo plane plunged into Queens today killing seven and injuring many as it struck two buildings and ignited a sprawling fire. The aircraft, likely a United States Airlines C-46, attempted an instrument landing from Fort Lauderdale but fell short amid rain and low visibility.
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New York
Queens
New York International Airport
Thomas Boylan
Elizabeth
N. J
East River
Manhattan
la Guardia Field
International Airport
United States Airlines
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
171St Street
89Th Avenue
Jamaica
169Th Street
Phone Tieup Set Monday In 43 States
Detroit A tieup of telephone service for 43 states edges closer as CIO Communications Workers president Joseph Beirne warns no crossings of Western Electric picket lines before the 6 am Monday strike deadline. Beirne predicts nationwide disruption, with Ohio Michigan and Northern California already moving toward walkouts. Western Electric plants and Bell systems, part of AT T, employ many CWA members and face refinery-like nationwide action as negotiations stall.
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Detroit
Communications Workers
Joseph Beirne
CIO Communications Workers of America
District of Columbia
Western Electric Co
Beirne
Ohio
Michigan
California
CWA
Western Electric
Michigan Bell
Washington
Bell Telephone Systems
Bell Systems
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Bell
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Rhode Island
Montana
New York City
Buffalo
State Funds Released By Emergency Board
Madison Wis The emergency board voted release of 102000 to match federal money for stock piling civil defense supplies and 50000 to the distressed school fund to aid districts struck by a shortage of state aids.
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Madison
Wis
Wage Chief Struggles to Avert Steel Strike Fight
Feinsinger, head of the Wage Stabilization Board, seeks to mediate between steel unions and industry as 700,000 workers threaten a strike at midnight Tuesday. The CIO United Steelworkers accept WSB proposals but demand a $12 per ton rise. industry seeks government approval. Separate meetings with union and industry officials continued without a joint session.
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New York
Nathan Feinsinger
Feinsinger
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel
Big Six
Wisconsin Senator Denounces Seaway Cost Claims
Ogdensburg New York reports Len Wiley a Republican from Wisconsin called the assertion that the St. Lawrence Seaway cost is excessive absurd during a talk in the city. The remark frames the debate as a fiscal dispute over the project.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Len- Wiley
R-Wis
St. Lawrence Seaway
Light Snow Dims Wisconsin Trek to Weekend
A light snow fell overnight across southeastern and extreme northwestern Wisconsin. The system ended by morning and the forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Overnight low reached 27 at Superior and the downtown Kenosha reading was 36 at 11 a.m.
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Wisconsin
Superior
Kenosha
Collision of Two Military Planes near Mobile Causes Nine Bodies
A mid air collision over Mobile involved a C 124 and a C 47 during a Brookley base test flight. Six crew members aboard the C 124 died in the wreckage on railroad tracks while nine others remain missing as rescue teams comb swamp waters for victims. The C 47 crew and passengers included Korean war veterans, a mother and child.
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Mobile
Ala
U.P
Brookley Air Force Base
Road construction not liable for highway accidents
A Circuit Court jury held that road builders cannot be held responsible for accidents on a highway designated as under construction. The suit was tried in Janesville last night.
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Janesville
Armistice Doubts Loom As Korean Talks Stalemate Persists
Negotiators made no headway in breaking a two way deadlock delaying a Korean truce. Rumors persisted that an armistice may be signed soon. The truce supervision subcommittee wrangled for 20 minutes over Soviet nomination as a neutral inspector and a UN ban on airfield construction. Observers said staff officers were near agreement on a prisoners of war exchange formula.
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Munsan
Korea
Subcommittee On
Soviet
Russia
Montana Faces Major Disaster Threat Over Milk River Flood
United Press reports a major disaster warning as flood waters threaten Chinook and a Milk River dike. Acting Gov Paul Cannon warns damages could exceed 2 million dollars with over half in one county as residents rush to reinforce the waterlogged embankment.
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Montana
Chinook
Paul Cannon
Milk River
Cannon
UW Builds Resume Amid Five-Union Strike
Madison reports ongoing work on three major construction projects despite a strike by five building trades unions. Memorial Library and chemical engineering buildings at the University of Wisconsin along with the Madison General Hospital addition remain under interim contracts retroactive to April 1.
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Madison
Wis
Memorial Library
University of Wisconsin
Madison General Hospital
Van Fleet's Son Missing After Night Korea Flight
First Lt. James A. Van Fleet Jr., 26, son of Gen. James A. Van Fleet, was missing in action after a B-26 night mission over North Korea. He and two crew members did not return after an attempted raid east of Sonchon. search efforts by Fifth Air Force planes were unsuccessful.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
North Korea
van Fleet
Sonchon
Yalu River
Korea
Frank F. Everest
Fifth Air Force
Suwon
Long Beach
Calif
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Gen. van Fleet
Collins
Washington
Jim
Langley Field
California
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Thomas C. Biecker
Robert Fabien
Biecker
John Carroll University
Irving Rothbaum
Emergency Board
Kenosha's
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London
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