Fuchs Confession Sparks Washington Alarm Over Atomic Secrets
Senators view the Fuchs confession as a grave risk to US atomic programs and hydrogen bomb data. The document, reviewed by the atomic energy committee after FBI and AEC briefing, hints at leaked production rates and stockpile details.
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Washington
Karl Fuchs
United States
Fuchs
Senate-House Atomic Energy Committee
McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
FBI
U. S
Los Alamos, N. M
Vanguard of AFL Bowlers Open Wisconsin Tourney at Union Club
Kenosha welcomed 200 bowlers from Milwaukee La Crosse Oshkosh Fond du Lac and Racine as the tenth annual Wisconsin State Federation of Labor bowling tourney opened at the Union Club alleys. The meet runs on weekends until May 28 with 368 five man teams and 560 doubles entries.
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Kenosha
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Oshkosh
Fond du Lac
Racine
Wisconsin State Federation of Labor
Hartwick Dahl
Fire damages Ralph Dennee home in Rudolph Wisconsin
Fire last night caused an estimated $10,000 damage to the Ralph Dennee residence in Rudolph near Wisconsin Rapids. No injuries reported. Firefighters contained the blaze after responding to the scene in the small Wisconsin town.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Ralph Dennee
Rudolph
Here
Crash injures five Sheboygan Redskins players
Five stars of the Sheboygan Redskins professional basketball team were hurt in a head-on collision during a snow storm north of Elkhorn Wisconsin. The four-car wreck on Highway 12 involved Harry Maxfield of Milwaukee and injured drivers plus players Nobel Jorgenson Bob Bronson Jack Burmeister Bob Cook and Milton Schoon. Maxfield and Gordon Kolm also sustained injuries.
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Elkhorn
Wis
U.P
Sheboygan Redskins
Here
Rockford
Harry Maxfield
Milwaukee
Nobel Jorgenson
Bob Bronson
Jack Burmeister
Bob Cook
Milton Schoon
Maxfield
Gordon Kolm
Brooklyn Woman Charged With Murder Hunger Strike
Mrs. Yvette Madsen, 22, is accused of killing her Air Force husband Lt. Andrew Madsen in Germany. Her attorney reports she has not eaten for four days and is attempting death by hunger strike aided by her father who calls her insane. A suicide guard was placed around her during trial delays.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.P
Yvette Madsen
Brooklyn
Airforce
Elmo Gower
Madsen
Alfred Noack
Noack
Andrew Madsen
Oakland
Calif
Racine
Wis
Gower
Mrs. Madsen
Wac
Stalin Eyes Peace Speech Before Election Bid
Stalin prepares to address the nation in Moscow on the eve of supreme Soviet elections. Molotov in a major speech warned imperialists about a hydrogen bomb and urged active peace push amid the global threat of war.
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Moscow
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Communist Party
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Soviet Union
Prayer Crusade Urged By Pope In Encyclical
Pope Pius XII calls for a worldwide crusade of prayer on Passion Sunday March 26 to curb armaments and seek timely remedies to prevent evils. He notes war has ceased in many places but a solid peace remains elusive and distrust fuels re arming while truth is often replaced by falsehood in disputes.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Rome
Thieves Cut Telecomm Lines In Europe Cable Theft
In Frankfurt Germany thieves severed communications with western and southern neighbors by stealing 16 yards of vital cable carrying 117 lines, disrupting telephone and teletype services.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Collision in Air Kills Two Ohio Pilots
In Steubenville Ohio two Ohio National Guard pilots died when two F-51 planes crashed during a training flight near the area. First Lt. William Drazie of Steubenville a student at Ohio State University and First Lt. Neil H. Diehl of Columbus were killed. Both aircraft came down about three miles apart and damage left both bodies badly burned before removal.
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Steubenville, O
Ohio National Guard
William Drazie
Steubenville
Ohio State University
Neil H. Diehl
Columbus
Memphis snuff plant pickets shift from bricks to baritones
Striking workers at the American Snuff Co in Memphis have moved from throwing bricks to singing. Earlier in the week the pickets fought and hurled bricks, while yesterday non-striking employees were greeted by the hymn We Shall Not Be Moved.
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Memphis
Tenn
U.P
American Snuff Co
New Republican Drive Against Acheson Emerges
A new Republican push against Secretary of State Dean Acheson develops behind the scenes amid McCarthy fueled anti Communist pressure. Senator Wherry accuses Acheson of bungling the Gubitchev case and proposes that leniency toward spies was a sign of weakness. House Republicans echo the attack as Democrats predict McCarthy will be checked.
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New York
WUP
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Russia
United States
Lydia
Gerhardt Eisler
U. S
Gubitchev
Senate
Washington
Acheson
McCarthy
Rep
Fellows
R-Me
House
Wherry
Sander Expects Reinstatement In New Hampshire
Dr Herman N Sander, acquitted of murder in a cancer patient death, says he expects the state board of registration in medicine to allow his return to practice after calm deliberation He leaves with his wife on a southern trip as the board may delay a formal hearing for weeks The New Hampshire Medical Society delegates meet in Concord to discuss the case It has no power to suspend or revoke the license but can influence the board through resolutions
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Acheson
Alexander Panyushkin
Washington
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Sylvester Ryan
State Department
Panyushkin
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Russia
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
New York
Candia
N. H
Hermann N. Sander
State Board of Registration In Medicine
Sander
State Board
State House
House of Delegates
New Hampshire Medical Society
Concord
Board of Registration
Judge Rejects Dalton Claim He Is Jesse James
Missouri court refused to rule on J Frank Dalton who testified he is Jesse Woodson James. Judge Breuer dismissed the petition noting no legal basis to decide identity while recalling the outlaw's criminal legacy. Witnesses aged 80 to 111 offered mixed, hearsay testimony with uncertain memories.
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Jesse Woodson James
Jesse James
Ransom E. Breuer
Dalton
Breuer
John Trammel
James Gang
Fanny Quantrell Sallee Stigers
St. Joseph
James
Outlaw
Frank Jenny
Jesse
Housing Plan Faces Narrow Senate Vote on Cooperative Program
Washington reports a close Senate ballot on a scaled down cooperative housing plan aimed at middle income families. Senator Sparkman predicts a nip and tuck vote while Senator Bricker forecasts strong opposition and potential amendments. The housing provision is part of a larger bill with loans cut from 2 billion to 1 billion dollars.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Sparkman
D-Ala
Bricker
Ohio
Senate Banking Committee
Navy Enlisted Men Get New Uniform
Navy announces an optional new blue uniform for enlisted men starting Jan 1 1952 with compulsory use by July 1 1952 The change replaces the 13 button drop front with a zipper and adds regular pockets to bell bottom trousers The jumper remains similar with loose cuffs Old white summer uniforms remain unchanged.
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Washington
U.P
Navy
Mother and Daughter Die in Wisconsin Collision
A snowstorm on Highway 55 in West Bend results in the deaths of Mrs. Ella Ley, 56, and her mother Mrs. Minnie Vitz, 83, both of Sheboygan. Mrs. Ley's husband the Rev. Herman Ley is seriously injured along with relatives Rev. Harold Ley 30 his wife Ethel 29 and their nine month old son Paul.
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West Bend
Wis
Ella Ley
Minnie Vitz
Sheboygan
Death Toll Rises to 15 in Guardhouse Blaze
The guardhouse fire at the Sandia atomic weapons base near Albuquerque New Mexico killed 15 inmates. Harry C Handley aged 23 from Hamilton Ohio died last night as a board of inquiry investigates the flash fire that swept through the flimsy wooden structure Wednesday killing 14 prisoners instantly.
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Albuquerque
N. M
U.P
Sandia
Harry C. Handley
Hamilton
Four Irishmen Charm Court and Win Freedom
Four homeless Irishmen charged with trespassing on railroad property were freed by Judge Edward Zampella after an appeal referencing St. Patrick and an alarm clock. The court also collected $4 to aid their job search as they head toward March activities.
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Jersey City
N. J
W.P
St. Patrick
Edward Zampella
St. Patrick’s
Map Reduction In Excise Tax
Democratic leaders outline a plan to cut war era excise taxes by up to one billion dollars and offset losses by closing tax loopholes and potentially raising corporate estate and gift taxes. The Ways and Means Committee reached a tentative agreement after three days of closed-door talks and will draft a bill guided by President Truman’s recommendations.
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Washington
U.P
House
Tax Framing House
Ways and Means
Truman
Britain Urged to Join Plan to Cut European Trade Barriers
Washington reports Paul G. Hoffman warned Britain faces a potential $150 million cut in Marshall Plan aid unless it joins Western European nations in a currency clearing union. He said funds would still support the European payments union even if Britain stays out, while noting Britain’s sterling area commitments create real problems for participation. Hoffman stressed the plan is essential for Marshall Plan success and left the door open for Britain to join later.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Britain
Hoffman
European Payments Union
ECA
Hickenlooper urges $600 million cut in Marshall plan
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper argues that a $600 million reduction in Marshall plan spending should guide winding down European recovery aid. He cites Western Europe returning to prewar levels and calls for tapering off U.S. assistance as the Senate committee weighs Truman's $2.95 billion request for a third year of foreign aid.
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Washington
U.P
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Western
Europe
Hickenlooper
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Weather summary for Ke nosha area today and tomorrow
Mainly fair and colder tonight with NW to N winds. Tomorrow mostly fair with temperatures from 6 to 12 degrees above and 5 to 10 degrees below in depressions. Downtown Keos not shown: noon temperature 35 degrees.
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Kenosha
Retired Doctor Keeps Death Diary on Illness
Dr. Ed ward F. Higdon, 75, a retired neuro psychiatrist living in Richmond Missouri, keeps a diary on myasthenia gravis a rare incurable illness. He records symptoms and treatments to aid medical science while relying on prostigmine for relief and facing possible fatal respiratory failure. He served in World War I with the Dixie division and earlier practiced in Oklahoma after the war.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Edward F. Higdon
Higdon
Indian Territory
Dixie Division
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