Truman dodges 1952 politics at news conference
President Truman avoided discussing 1952 political possibilities and Eisenhower, saying there are more important topics. He declined to comment on McCarthy, McCarthyism, or a possible whistle stop tour, and refused to define the era’s political headlines. He praised Douglas in a poll when asked about rankings.
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Truman probes football emphasis at West Point inquiry
President Truman said he is personally conducting an investigation into possible overemphasis on football at West Point and the naval academy at Annapolis. White House sources note the probe follows the expulsion threat to 90 cadets for cheating on exams, with several involved from the Army football squad.
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Hassam Hammad Wins Channel Swim Tonight at Shakespeare Cliff
Egyptian Hassam Hammad clinched the France to England channel swim with a dramatic finish at Shakespeare cliff, edging Roger Le Morvan of France by minutes. The race, sponsored by the Daily Mail, offered 7000 pounds in prizes with twenty swimmers starting from Cap Griz Nez.
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Toronto
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Zwillman Named Head of Bootlegging Syndicate
A retired treasury intelligence official told the senate crime committee that Abner Longie Zwillman was the kingpin of a bootlegging syndicate that earned about 50 million dollars in six years. Edwin Baldwin of Summit New Jersey testified the mob controlled around 40 percent of illicit liquor entering the U S during prohibition, naming Zwillman and Joseph Rheinfeld as top figures in the northern New Jersey operation.
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Longie) Zwillman
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New Jersey
Waxey Gordon
Dutch Schultz
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New York
Rheinfeld
U S Philippines Defense Pact Ties Nations in Mutual Security Pact
Washington and Manila announced a mutual defense treaty pledging both nations to act to meet common dangers if either is attacked. The pact, to be signed next month at the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco, echoes existing American base use and aid to Philippine armed forces and aligns with other regional defense pacts.
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Oil Talks Set By Harriman in Tehran Crisis
British and Iranian negotiators meet informally in Tehran as W. Averell Harriman takes a direct role in the oil dispute. A dinner party last night preceded today and tomorrow discussions aimed at breaking the stalemate before a full dress conference scheduled for Saturday. Observers note Harriman’s call for dialogue and look for progress despite remaining gaps.
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Injuries Prove Fatal Near Abbotsford Wis
Mrs Lorenz Engebrecht 30 of Wausau died in a hospital after being injured when her car left a road in a rainstorm five miles west of Abbotsford. She was alone at the time of the crash Wednesday.
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Abbotsford
Four-Man Subcommittee Pushes Buffer Zone Security Plan
House debate opens on a $7,848,750,000 foreign aid package with Chairman Richards arguing that strengthened defenses will deter a Soviet attack. He rejected the Mahon view of war inevitability and warned against further cuts, citing past spending of about 20 billion for Western Europe security and the need to prevent a war rather than fight one. The committee outlined specific cuts by region including Europe and Asia while noting no cuts in Near East and Africa military aid.
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Move Toward Subcommittee in Korean Truce Talks
Truce negotiations in Munsan Korea moved toward a new phase as Allies and Reds formed a small subcommittee to resolve the demarcation line dispute. Daily full delegations will pause, with Vice Adm. Joy guiding informed talks. Nam Il added two subcommittee members, naming Gen Lee Song Cho and Gen Mae Fone for the North Korean side.
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Priest Dies of Bulbar Polio While Vacationing Near Sturgeon Bay
The Rev. Co J. Danneker, 37, assistant pastor at St. Gall's Milwaukee, died Wednesday at St. Mary's hospital Green Bay. He was stricken Monday while vacationing near Sturgeon Bay.
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Chambers Links Field With Red Underground
Senate hearings reveal Chambers testified a headed Communist underground told him Joseph Barnes and Frederick Vanderbilt Field were members. Williams hunt in Chicago for a condemned killer who escaped Cook County jail continued with 1000 officers guarding homes of prosecutors and others. IPR ties noted as Chambers stated Barnes and Field connected to the institute.
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Chicago
Cook County
Harry Williams
Edmund Grant
Joseph Wosik
Williams
Mary Scott
John A. McIntyre
Edwin T. Breen
Breen
Bradley Takes Oath For Second Term
General Omar N. Bradley was sworn in for a second two year term as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff at a Pentagon ceremony. In a separate event Adm. William M. Fechteler was sworn in as chief of naval operations.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Murder of Cloak and Dagger Officer Solved
Seven years after a WWII clandestine mission in Italy, Maj. William V. Holohan was killed by two American soldiers, with two Italian accomplices confessing. U.S. courts cannot prosecute Icardi and Lodolce for the crime, as it occurred abroad. Italy may pursue charges. Mannini and Tozzina await trial in an Italian court.
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Aldo Icardi
New York
Carl G. Lodolce
Rochester
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Gualtiero Tozzina
Mannini
Lodoke
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Outlawing Reds Proposals Shake Wisconsin and New Jersey Politics
Late wire edits show Milwaukee committee urged outlawing Reds as a criminal conspiracy while U.S. crime probes discuss Abner Zeibman offering $149 to aid a New Jersey Democrat gubernatorial candidate, a proposal rejected. State Senator Elmer Wene noted among Democrats.
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