Taft Attacks Truman Over Red Probe Stand
Senator Taft accuses President Truman of libeling Senator McCarthy and prejudging his charges, calling for elimination of treason suspicions in the administration. The hearings will feature Louis Budenz and Owen Lattimore with April 20 set for Budenz testimony and Lattimore to respond. Taft criticizes access to FBI files and warns of pro Communist influence in the State department.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Louis Budenz
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins
Washington Report
Mr. Truman
Inquiry Committee
FBI
Alger Hiss
House Committee
Acheson
Bevin to Undergo Surgery in London Hospital
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin will have an operation in a London suburban hospital tomorrow for a hemorrhoid condition. Bevin has been in fragile health for several months and the procedure aims to relieve his symptoms.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Crash of B-29 in Secret Area Kills 13 Airmen
Thirteen airmen died in a fiery crash of a B-29 bomber into a secret Sandia base area near the Manzano mountains. The aircraft from Walker base Roswell struck shortly after takeoff from Kirtland base Albuquerque with no side from Wisconsin. Officials said bodies were recovered after a search, and witnesses saw flames rise as the ship failed to gain altitude.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia Special Weapons Base
Wisconsin
Walker Base
Roswell
Manzano Mountains
Kirtland
Sandia Base
Sandia Headquarters
United States
509Th
Air Force
Sandia
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
Howard G. Bunker
Air Force Special Weapons Command
Rex Chambers
Truman Reports Arm In Shape And Baseball Opening Promise
President Truman announced his throwing arm is fit as he received annual season passes for the American and National leagues. He pledged to throw the first ball at the American league opener between the Washington Senators and Philadelphia Athletics.
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Washington
Truman
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Clark Griffith
Washington Club
Ford Frick
WERB Rules On Bargaining in Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Employment Relations Board ruled 2-1 that a union with plant wide bargaining history cannot seek to bargain for a smaller unit. The decision, in Local 225 AFL Milk and Ice Cream Drivers and Dairy Employes Union v Blackhowiak Dairy Co, limits fragmented bargaining and upholds industry wide grouping. The ruling was signed by WERB chair Lawrence E. Gooding and member John E. Fitgibbon. Henry Rule dissented.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
AFL
Blackhowiak Dairy Co
Lawrence E. Gooding
WERB
John E. Fitgibbon
Henry Rule
Evacuation Plan for Shanghai Abandoned by U S
Secretary of State Acheson announced that plans to remove about 2000 Americans and foreigners from Shanghai by sea have been dropped due to Communist obstacles. He said efforts would seek permission to move refugees to a north China port or Hong Kong. Officials remaining in Peiping and Tientsin are set to depart this week.
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Washington
Acheson
Shanghai
North China
Hongkong
al- Saunas
United States
Peiping
Tientsin
China
O. Edmund Clubb
Tangkubar
Alfred T. Wellborn
Clubb
Formosa
Yangtze River
Navy bets on small mass produced subs against enemy boats
Rear Admiral C. B. Momsen outlined a plan to defend against submarines with a new small type sub. Three are under construction, first due next year, displacing 750 tons and 1955 feet long, half the size of current fleet subs, and capable of mass production.
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Springfield
Mass
U. S. Navy
C. B. Momsen
Naval Operations
Momsen
Unseasonably cold weather lingers in Wisconsin
Wisconsin endures a cold spell with Land o Lakes reporting seven above overnight and Keno Sha near 30 degrees. By 1 PM the temperature rose only two degrees. Tonight will be fair and colder, with tomorrow expected to stay fair and warmer in the afternoon.
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Wisconsin
Land o’Lakes
Kenosha
Two Linemen Killed While Making Ice Storm Repairs
Mendota, Ill. two linemen repairing ice storm damage were electrocuted by a high amperage wire. Identified as Edward Peronto of Oakfield Wisconsin and Markham of Rockford. Allied Telephone Co of Dixon informed by short wave radio after Mendota loss of service.
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Mendota, Ill
Edward Peronto
Oakfield
Wis
Oop Tae Markham
Rockford
Allied Telephone Company
Dixon
Mendota
Communists Lose Third Round in Battle of Phones
Berlin reports that the Communist side failed to block a Western broadcast link as RIAS and West Berlin officials introduced the new dial number 2 400 to push news into the East. Officials warned the East may sever connections or undertake a six month network reconfiguration.
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Berlin
RIAS
West Berlin
Special Season Fishing Opens in Kenosha Rivers and Lakes
Kenosha anglers may fish from Wilmot dam to the state line on the Little Fox and Wolf rivers and nearby waters starting 12:01 a m Saturday. The opening is delayed by late ice breakup. licenses are available at $1 for residents and $4 for non residents.
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Little Fox
Robert F. Winnie
The
Conservation Commission
Winnie
Wisconsin River
Kenosha County
Wilmot
Little Fox River
Rock
Wisconsin
Winnebago
Koshkonong
Beaver Dam
Winneconne
Big Butte Des Morts
Fox River
Rox River
Buffalo
Puckaway
Little Butte Des Morts
Rock River
Busseyville
Oil slick sighted in Baltic as U S plane missing
Debris and a yellow lifelike object were spotted in the Baltic near Bornholm by the search B 17 led by Capt Banta M York. The crew reported debris and a possible life raft in an oil slick, amid fears the four engine patrol plane from Wiesbaden may have been disabled by Russian gunfire.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Baltic Sea
Banta M. York
Raleigh
N. C
Bornholm Island
Denmark
Copenhagen
Air Force Headquarters
Winthrop Maddox
Griffin
York
Associated Press
Roenne
Hearings on Rents To Start April 24
The senate banking committee will hold speedy hearings on extending federal rent controls starting April 24. Chairman Maybank D SC announced after a conference with Senate Democratic Leader Lucas of Illinois and housing expeditor Tighe Woods. The hearings will last four days.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Tighe Woods
Sweden protests US search planes over Baltic area
Sweden filed a formal protest with the U S embassy over alleged violations of Swedish airspace by U S rescue planes seeking a missing American naval patrol aircraft. Stockholm said some flights crossed the restricted zone around Karlskrona while Danish authorities noted a buoy where mustard gas was dumped in past years. U S air force in Wiesbaden expressed surprise at the reports.
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MAP
U. S
Lativian
Libava
U. S. Air Force
Wiesbaden
Germany
Baltic
Copenhagen
Denmark
Falster Island
Stockholm
Sweden
Foreign Office
Karlskrona
Jack Klinger
Klinger
Karliskrona
Bornholm Island
Milwaukee Woman Sues for Divorce Over Jealousy Rules
Milwaukee 22 year old Mrs. Virginia Ledoux files for divorce charging her husband 23 year old Marvee Ledoux barred her from wearing bathing suits or shorts due to jealousy and deserted her last September according to the suit filed today.
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Milwaukee
Virginia Ledoux
Marvee
Woman Takes $65,042 to Jail in Tax Hit
Atlanta authorities report Elizabeth Spear, 50, arrested for bootlegging and moonshine operation, had $65,042 stashed in a flour sack. Revenue agents filed a tax lien for $50,587.94 and instructed police to withhold funds. Spear tearfully complained as $500 found in underwear was returned. She claimed past ownership of 100 pinball and jukebox machines and a $35,000 sale five years earlier.
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Atlanta
Elizabeth Spear
Herbert Jenkins
Spear
Crime Inquiry Gets Approval
Senate leaders approve a $150000 crime investigation prompted by violence in President Truman's home state. Kefauver directs a joint inquiry into interstate crime syndicates, with three Democrats and two Republicans to be appointed by Vice President Barkley.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Truman
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Maine
Senate Democrats
Republican Campaign Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Barkley
Federal judges rule Wisconsin currency exchange law discriminates
Three federal judges including Walter Lindley, Robert E Tehan and Patrick Stone ruled that Wisconsin currency exchange law discriminates against firms selling money orders through retail stores. The decision names the three judges and cites the specific firms affected.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Walter Lindley
Chicago
Robert E. Tehan
Milwaukee
Patrick Stone
Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over American Plane Incident
Washington officials weigh the Soviet protest claiming a B 29 bomber violated Baltic airspace while shot at by Russian fighters. Acheson says the Defense Department probes the incident as U S officials suggest an unarmed Navy patrol plane may have been shot down. White House aides say the matter has not reached the president.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Pentagon
Moscow
Baltic
U. S
State Acheson
Defense Department
White House
Charles G. Ross
Whistling Swan Strikes House Side in Oshkosh
A whistling swan with a six foot wingspan struck a house in Oshkosh and collapsed. Humane officer Harold Danks said the bird appeared to suffer lead poisoning from a shotgun pellet ingested from Lake Winnebago. The 12 pound swan was taken to the state game farm at Poynette.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Winnebago County
Harold Danks
Lake Winnebago
Poynette
Senate kills bill banning liquor advertising in transit trade
The Senate commerce committee voted six to three to defeat a bill that would ban liquor advertising in interstate commerce. In Washington officials noted the party alignment and the impact on advertising practices across states.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate panel backs ban on interstate slot machine shipments
The Senate interstate commerce committee unanimously approved a Justice Department proposal to halt the interstate shipment of slot machines and other gambling devices.
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Washington
U.P
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Justice Department
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Secret Area
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