Pension Office Official Denies Laxity Charges
John Paul Newhouse assistant director of pensions defended the county pension department against charges of administrative laxity and neglect. He cited staff shortages backlogs and new procedures for dictation and bookkeeping as factors while noting timely checks and courteous service. he urged a public referendum to decide on consolidating pension and welfare services.
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John Paul Newhouse
County Pension Committee
State Department of Public Welfare
Newhouse
Peter Harris
W. W. Davis
Pension Department
State Welfare Department
State Department
Senate panel faults Lattimore for false testimony
A Senate Internal Security Subcommittee report accuses Owen Lattimore of testifying falsely in its inquiry into the Institute of Pacific Relations. Also named, John P. Davies Jr., former State Department official, faced earlier loyality reviews. Lattimore, Johns Hopkins professor, denied Communist ties during 12 days of testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Owen Lattimore
John P. Davies Jr
State Department
Internal Security Subcommittee
Lattimore
Davies
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
Pacific
Johns Hopkins University
U. S
West Germany
Subcommittee
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin Warm Spell Returns With Mild Nights
Wisconsin experiences a return to warm conditions after two pleasant days. Partly cloudy skies prevail with a low of 67 to 73 tonight and a high of 88 to 94 tomorrow. No rain is forecast in southern Wisconsin, but scattered thunderstorms are possible in the north and west tonight.
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Wisconsin
Russians Free Two Norwegian Fishermen
Two Norwegian fishermen seized by Russians on the Arctic frontier were released yesterday. They were taken blindfolded with hands bound to a Russian camp and were treated well. They could not confirm if they were on the Norwegian or Russian side at the time of arrest.
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Kirkenes
Norway
U.P
Arctic Frontier
Truman praises southern gains under New Deal during Bull Shoals Dam speech
President Truman urged the South to count its blessings from 20 years of Democratic control as he spoke at the Bull Shoals Dam dedication and visited Norfolk Dam. He argued the New Deal and Fair Deal benefited the region more than any other, cited improvements in homes, travel, health, and education, and attacked private power interests allied with other lobbies.
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Newhouse
Kenosha County
Bull Shoals Dam
Ark
Truman
Norfolk Dam
South
James F. Brynes
South Carolina
Texas
Mississippi
Byrnes
Adlair Stevenson
Ilinois
Mr. Truman
Hunt for Slayer Of Chicago Girl
Chicago police search for a tall man in a dark suit after Miss Helen Kalavitz 27 was shot on a sidewalk near her home. Witness Joseph Simmons saw the suspect push the girl and fire once with a 38 caliber revolver before fleeing.
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Chicago
U.P
Helen Kalavitz
Joseph Simmons
Russians Seize U.S. Priests in Berlin Border Incident
In Berlin three American Catholic priests and their German secretary were arrested by border guards as their jeep crossed the east–west boundary at the Doeppel crossing. U.S. authorities demanded their release. the priests were identified as Revs. Martin Borowczyk George Gorski and Bronislaus Sokolowski. The incident adds to a string of border seizures following the West German peace treaty.
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Berlin
U.P
Chicago
Cralog
Catholic Relief Agency
Doeppel
West Berlin
Margaret Schiff
Seattle
Wash
VU. S
Silver Star Awarded Posthumously to Cpl Franklin Swartz
Cpl Franklin T Swartz 23 killed in Korea November 21 1951 receives the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry. The decoration was presented to his mother Mrs Anna Swartz by Maj William R Higginbottom on behalf of the defense department. Swartz drafted December 15 1950 served in Korea from June 1951. Kenosha's 12th Korean War fatality. survived by mother and brother.
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Cpl
Franklin T. Swartz
Korea
Anna Swartz
31St Ave
Cpl. Swartz
William R. Higginbottom
ORC
Racine
Defense Department
Kenosha
Kenosha High School
Navy
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
Wisconsin Gas and Electric Company
Robert Swartz
Dramatic MacArthur Speech Expected at Republican Convention
Gen Douglas MacArthur prepares a keynote address for the Republican national convention in Chicago with secrecy surrounding his attire and arrival. A source notes he has spent extensive time refining the speech, aiming for a performance rivaling his wartime oratory.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Far East
MacArthur
Chicago
Federal mediators seek new talks in North American clash
Washington UP reports federal mediators set additional negotiations for today between North American Aviation Co and the CIO United Auto Workers after fruitless sessions so far.
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Washington
North American Aviation Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Congressional Probe Links Katyn Massacre to Korea Atrocities
A House committee findings conclude Russia killed 15 000 Polish officers in Katyn Forest in 1940 and that Communist methods mirror those used in Korea. Rep. O Konski says evidence shows Russian guilt, noting firing style and a Panmunjom timing dispute as parallels. The report may urge UN and World Court action.
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Washington
Congressional
Russia
Korea
Rep
O’konski
R-Wis
House
Europe
Katyn Forest
Smolensk
United Nations Assembly
World Court
Katyn
Panmunjom
Moscow
O’kenski
Taft Forces Seize Georgia Delegation In Blow to Eisenhower
The Republican national committee ousted Georgia's 14 Eisenhower delegates and seated 17 Taft aligned delegates, boosting Taft's votes by at least 15 and moving him ahead 489 to 410 in AP tallies. The decision signals Taft's control of convention machinery amid looming appeals.
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Texas
John Stickter
Corpus Christi
Tex
Eisenhower
Conrad Hilton Hotel
Chicago
Taft
Georgia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Republican National Committee
Associated Press
National Committee
Convention Credentials Committee
Florida
British Bomber Crash Fires 11 Homes in Salisbury
A British air force bombing plane on a test flight from a secret station crashed into a housing development in Salisbury England. The aircraft set fire to 11 homes. The pilot and a civilian passenger were killed. Nine people, mostly children, were injured.
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Salisbury
England
U.P
Air
Government Adds 10,937 Civilian Jobs in May
The federal government expanded its payroll by 10,937 civilian employees in May, officials disclosed today.
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Washington
U.P
Winds lash Lambert airport near St Louis causing aircraft damage
Near cyclone velocity winds struck Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport fifteen miles west of the city, damaging several planes. No immediate reports of deaths or injuries from the St. Louis county sheriff's office.
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St. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis
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County Board
Federal Review
Johns Hopkins
Hunt
Slayer of
Simmons
U.S
Dead
Jay Heavilin
Ralph Lane
Sherman
James Garfield
Garfield
Winfield Hancock
U.1
Ellis Arnall
Joseph Benintende
Jack West
Brooklyn
Jack Rubinstein
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