Truman Denies He Will Grab Nomination
President Truman rejected reports he plans to seize the Democratic nomination. He said he will stay neutral until the convention and noted the 1952 nominee will not be the current White House occupant. He called the plotting rumors warped minds and declined to discuss GOP disputes.
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Washington
U.P
Macidant
Antes
White House
Estes Kefauver
D. Tenn
Rep
Daniel A. Reed
R-N. Y
Congressional Record
Mr. Truman
Reed
McCarthy Ends Hearing Of Benton
Senator McCarthy abruptly halted pre trial hearings in his libel suit against Senator Benton. He intends to seek court orders to force Benton to answer questions, while Benton said the move showed McCarthy’s impatience and readiness to end the proceedings.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Sen. McCarthy
Theodore Kiendl
Wisconsin professor named chairman of wage stabilization panel
University of Wisconsin announces Charles C. Center professor of commerce is appointed chairman of a new advisory committee on insurance problems for the National Wage Stabilization Board.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Charles C. Center
National Wage Stabilization Board
Cicero officials convicted in race riot case in Illinois
Police Chief Erwin Konovsky and two Cicero officers were found guilty on civil rights counts for aiding a race riot as a Negro family sought to move into a 20 apartment building in the suburb of 70 000. Atty Nicholas Berkes and one officer were convicted or acquitted on related charges. A third officer was acquitted. Courts set date for new trial motions.
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Chicago
Cicero
Erwin Konovsky
Roland Brami
Frank A. Lange
Nicholas Berkes
Harvey E. Clark Jr
Frank Janacek
Henry J. Sandusky
Theodore Wesolowski
Walter J. la Buy
Truman declines to send steel legislation amid court ruling
President Truman refused to comment on sending new steel dispute legislation and did not address invoking the Taft Hartley Act. The steel strike enters its fourth day as Congress weighs tighter curbs and Maybank proposes a 120 day strike ban in defense industries.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
Maybank
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Holdup Trial Continues In Milwaukee Case
A surprise witness testified that Ann Slyder 22 is linked to the November robbery of the First Wisconsin National Bank in Milwaukee totaling 9359 569. Witness William Stannard said he saw her in the bank the morning of the crime or the day before.
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Milwaukee
Ann Slyder
William Stannard
FBI
U. S
Miss Slyder
Leona Kramlich
James Leather
Northwestern
First Wisconsin National Bank
Falls from Roof Claim Life of Wisconsin Man
Ernest Pickett aged 66 died from injuries after a fall from a barn roof while shingling in Woodford Wisconsin. He plunged about 40 feet and suffered back injuries.
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Woodford
Wis
Ernest Pickett
Pickett
Cloudy statewide weather with scattered showers
Weather remains cloudy with possible showers tonight or tomorrow across most of the state except the extreme west. Little temperature change is expected. Yesterday's high at the sewage treatment plant reached 63 with a 49 low. noon reading today was 64.
Rhee Says South Korean Political Situation Exaggerated
President Sygman Rhee told President Truman the South Korean political crisis had been exaggerated and that he could dissolve the national assembly only as a last resort. Truman warned Rhee against any irrevocable steps and expressed shock at recent events in Pusan.
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Korea
Sygman Rhee
Truman
National Assembly
Rhee
Eisenhower signals MacArthur possible post if elected
In Abilene Ike hinted he would seek Gen Douglas MacArthur for a high post if he wins the presidency. He praised MacArthur’s intellect and military skill and said he would not bar access to the finest brains. He stressed peace and security as the campaign’s paramount issue.
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Abilene
Kan
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Far East
Taft Wins South Dakota Primary In Close Vote
Sen. Robert A. Taft appears to have won the South Dakota presidential primary by a hairline margin over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as 16 precincts await results. With 1,937 of 1,953 precincts reporting Taft had 64,485 votes to Eisenhower's 63,658. Heavy rains delayed some ballots and 285 votes remained unrecorded. Taft claims a winner take all slate of 14 convention votes. Eisenhower backers dispute until official canvass. Kefauver leads Dems with 20,099 to 10,484 as Kefauver opposes Humphrey on first ballot. Abilene, Kan. sees Eisenhower greeted by supporters.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Army
Truman
Abilene
South Dakota
Charles R. Hayes
George T. Mickelson
Ohio
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Kefauver
Mickelson
Midwest
Hayes
Kan
State approves 150000 for armory construction sites
Release of 150000 for construction of National Guard armories at Merrill Sparta Two Rivers and Waukesha was approved by the state building commission late yesterday.
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Madison
National Guard
Merrill
Sparta
Two Rivers
Waukesha
State Building Commission
Koje Red CourtDetails of Korean War POW Torture
A North Korean prisoner of war from Koje Island says he was beaten for a week and sentenced by a kangaroo court to be clubbed to death for suspected anti Communist. He and 16 others were rescued by American troops at Compound 85. The 24 year old man, unnamed, shows wounds from binding and neglect. He faces protective custody while receiving care. Two other anti Communists from the camp were too ill to speak. Navy Lt. Horace Underwood of Seoul translated the interview for UN newsmen.
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Koje Island
Korea
Compound 85
Navy
Horace V. Underwood
Seoul
Brooklyn
N. Y
United Nations
Panmunjom
Underwood
Truman to be urged to back Mackinac Bridge loan
Gov. Williams will ask President Truman next week to support Michigan's plea for an 85 million RFC loan to finance the Mackinac Strait Bridge project. The appeal targets federal assistance to advance the ambitious crossing proposal and spur regional development.
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Lansing
Mich
Truman
Williams
Michigan
Straits of Mackinac Bridge
High Officer Faces Charge Court Martial in Diary Theft Case
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow, formerly U S military attache in Moscow, to stand trial at Ft Meade Md on charges his diary was stolen by a Soviet agent while on duty in Frankfurt. Investigated by Lt Gen Edward H Brooks, the board will include three lieutenant generals and five majors.
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Washington
U.P
Army Today
Robert W. Grow
U. S
Moscow
Grow
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Russia
Edward H. Brooks
2Nd Army
Brooks
Conservation Men See Moose on Drummond Island
Conservation department field men report a moose sighting on Drummond Island in the eastern upper peninsula. It marks the first such sighting in many years in this region.
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Lansing
Mich
Conservation Department
Drummond Island
Upper Peninsula
Eisenhower Says He Never Voted Democratic
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, in a New York press conference, declares he has "never voted any Democratic ticket" and discusses Korea, China, FEPC, and McCarthy in a series of questions. He reiterates general Republican alignment, cautions on military endgames, and stresses leadership over federal mandates.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Eisenhower
New York
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Republican National Committee
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Unemployment Up as Steel Strike Enters Fourth Day
Unemployment in allied industries neared 100000 as a 650000 CIO United Steelworkers strike entered its fourth day. Grounded steel production affected Pittsburgh area and surrounding regions during the labor action.
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Pittsburgh
Allied Industries
CIO
United Steelworkers
House passes Korean Vets education and benefits bill
Washington reports the House approved a measure to grant Korean War veterans free schooling loan guarantees social security credits and mustering-out pay for service since June 27 1950. Governors Warren victory in California primary tallies near one million with Eisenhower supporters calling it a Taft slap. Senate rejects bid to end price controls with a 54 to 27 vote.
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Washington
U.P
House
Government halts steel exports nationwide
The government halted the export of all steel mill products except those essential to direct U S military production or defense-supporting industries or to friendly countries.
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Washington
United States
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