GOP Will Blast Truman Okay Of Big Spending
Republicans attack President Truman over budget spending and a growing deficit, arguing for cuts to keep the budget balanced. Senator Brewster says the issue could shape 1950 elections while McGrath counters that Democrats defend Truman and warn against blind austerity. Southern senators George Byrd criticize red ink plans and question advisers’ independence.
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Truman
Brewster
R-Me
Rewster
Senatorial
McGrath
Rhane Island
Pensacola
Fla
Republican Party
Presiden
George
Georgia
Byrd
Virginia
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
America
Fadwin G. Nourse
Economic Council
Five Teenagers Escape Flood on Lookout Mountain
Five bathing-suit clad picnickers, three girls and two boys, huddled on a mountain ledge near Chattanooga for 15 shivery hours before rescue by firemen. They were marooned after a gorge flash flood from heavy rains. Firemen with an extension ladder pulled Virginia Shepard 18, Virginia Crisp 19, Doris Ann Hutzell 18, Sheridan Hutzell 22, and Jack G. Fulks from a bluff 75 feet above the stream. None required hospital care.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Lookout Mountain
Virginia Shepard
Virginia Crisp
Doris Ann Hutsell
Sheridan Hutzell
Jack G. Fulks
Nut
Lulu Lakes
Jenk
City Selected For Study By University Group
A University of Tennessee sociology class selected Kingsport as a lab for intensive study of community planning and progress. Jones, UT sociology professor, led twelve students with Dr. William L. Leap of the Council of Community Agencies of Knoxville and Knox County to Kingsport Monday. D. W. Maiston, City Manager, and A B Caleman of the Kingsport Chamber arranged lectures with Col. B. Palmer of Kingsport Press, Rev. Edwin White, Walter F. Smith, Rosa N. See Study, Page 3.
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University of Tennessee
Jones
William L. Leap
Council of Community Agencies
Knoxville
Knox County
Kingaport
D. W. Maiston
A.B. Caleman
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Col. &. W. Palmer
Kingsport Press
Edwin BE. White
Presbyterian Church
Old Kingsport
Walter F. Smith
Community Chest
Rosa N
Steel Conferees In First Meeting
Three men named by President Truman arrive in Washington for the steel board first meeting. They will hear arguments for and against a fourth postwar round of wage talks, pensions, and insurance. U.S. Steel and Bethlehem pledge to testify as unions push for higher pay and broader benefits amid a debated plan without Taft-Hartley subpoena power.
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Max Hull
Washington
Trumany Steel Fact-Finding Board
John R. Freemeaty
White House
Pensions Land Insurance
Arthur Goldberg
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Truman
Threeman Board
Carroll R. Daugherty
Northwestern University
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York City
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Steel Union
America
U. S. Steel
Marcantonio Attacks Red Trial at Rights Conference
New York Congressman Vito Marcantonio told a national rights conference that the eleven top Communist leaders on trial are part of a strategy to help President Truman. He accused the administration of red-baiting and linked Wallace and Robeson to the event. About 1,300 delegates from 84 states planned a picket outside the federal building to demand bail for three leaders held for contempt.
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New York
Vito Marcantonio
Truman
American Laborr Party
New York City
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Paul Robeson
Federal
Gilbert Green
Gus Hall
Henry Winston
Marcantonio
Harry Truman
Derwent Questioned by U S Immigration Officials
British born actor and president of Actora Equity Association Derwent was questioned for six hours by U S immigration officials. He said he was asked about possible Communist affiliations after arriving from a European tour sponsored by the State Department. He denied being a Communist and noted his record has been examined yearly.
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New York
Clarence Derwent
Actora Equity Association
U. S
U. S State Department
Derwent
Sommeone
Robinson and Robeson clash over loyalty hearings
The article recounts Paul Robeson and Jackie Robinson testifying before the House Un-American Activities Committee amid charges of Communist links. Robeson defends civil rights and rejects Communism while asserting loyalty. Robinson signals willingness to serve country and pursue baseball. Other African American figures defend loyalty as hearings continue with possible subpoena of Robeson.
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Brooklyn Ro
Robinson
Robeson
New York
Roberson
Mars
Un-American Activities Committee
Manning Johnson
Communist Party
Imnew Robeson
Stalin
Sundonena Robeson
Committee Slashes Military Spending Surprises Senate
Washington editors report the Senate Appropriations Committee reduced military outlays by 1.118 billion dollars below the 15.008 billion voted earlier. Senator Elmer Thomas led the economy push, with clerks noting a late overage of 108 million surfaced after weekend checks on Army Navy and Air Force line items.
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Washington
Senate
Jonesboro Farmer Drowns While Swimming
Jonesboro farmer Sherman Glass ages 20 drowned yesterday in Johnson City Tennessee while swimming with his brother Howard and Blaine Sureey. Sureey said Glass called for help but could not be saved. Firemen recovered the body after a two hour search.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Sherman Glass
Jonesboro
Farmer
Howard
Blaine Surery
Sureey
Glass
Street Scenes of Everyday Life and Traffic Delays
A young father coaxes an unseen baby to drink from a bottle while pretending to drink. Adults enjoy a watermelon feast with greater pleasure than the youngsters. A driver halts at a red light, then a following car bumps the vehicle ahead due to late braking, causing a minor traffic disruption.
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Baby
Six Men Injured In Rail Motorcar Collision Near Knoxville
Six men were injured when two rail motorcars collided near Powell Station and Heiskell after a Knoxville bound Southern Railway freight left the tracks. One man was seriously hurt as three loaded cars and the caboose derailed. train crew and nearby residents escaped injury. The incident followed a freight derailment near Powell Station with a rail motorcar en route to the scene colliding with a crew car.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Powell Station
Residers
Southern Railway
Heiskell
Pope decries anti church Reds in Berlin broadcast
Pope Pius XII urged German Catholics that no government denying God can endure and faith will survive future upheavals. The radio speech from the Vatican marked Berlin diocese’s jubilee for its ordination anniversary. Eugenio Pacelli once led Berlin’s nunciature and extended blessings to the four power city and areas of Brandenburg and Pomerania.
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Berlin
Pius XII
Vatican
Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli
Brandenburg
Pomeranian
Neues Deutschland
Germany
Soviet Zone
Otto Dibelius
Inatru
Pape
Togliatti Defies Excommunication Decree
Rome reports Palmiro Togliatti addressing 2,800 followers denouncing the Vatican excommunication edict as a late medieval tactic. He says Communists can be good Catholics and rejects the church’s stance on Communist loyalty and faith.
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Rome
Vatlicans
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
Vatican
Knowland Sees Possible Military Aid To Nationalists
Washington reports a softer State Department stance may lead to military aid for Nationalist China before Congress adjourns this session. Senator Knowland predicts advocates will push proposals after the Senate votes on the North Atlantic Pact. Ratification is set for 4 p.m. EST Thursday, potentially signaling a request for a $1.45 billion foreign arms program.
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Washington
State Department
China
Knowland
R-Calls
Senate
North Atlantic Alliance
Kem
R-Mo
Cain
R-Wash
Steelman Joins White House To Target Jobless Areas
President Truman appointed John R. Steelman to coordinate federal spending aimed at areas with high unemployment. Steelman will direct buying and aid in key cities, while continuing roles with the National Security Resources Board and as labor and economic adviser. He outlined a plan to channel existing funds without new emergency appropriations, relying on department cooperation and a small staff.
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Washington
Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Alabama
National Security Resources Board
Department of Commerce
Labor Department
Stedman
Sterleman
David Stowe
Stowe
Steeman
Robert C. Turner
University of Indiana
White House
Czech Catholics Reject Red Officials Demand in Church War
Czech priests defy the Communist state by reading a resolution pledging loyalty to church authorities and the Vatican. They accuse the government of violating religious freedom, denounce a state approved church rule, and say clergy signatures were obtained by fraud. The move follows threats of excommunication and government moves to control church appointments and property.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Vatican
Justice
Alexei Cepicka
Beran
Cepicka
Clement Gottwale
Shafer Demands President Fire Gen Vaughan
Rep Shafer calls for President Truman to suspend Maj Gen Harry K Vaughan amid a probe into Army contract handling. The Inspector General probes Brig Gen Hermen Feldman and Alden H Waitt after a Senate panel found a lack of judgment and propriety. All three have not commented.
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Washington
Truman
Inspector General
Jordorn
Secretary of the Army
Gordon Gray
Brfaj
Hermen Feldman
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Senate
Igray
Rep
Shafer
R-Mich
Harry K. Vaughan
White House
House Armed Services Committee
Schafer
Vaughan
Feldman
Waltz
Kansans Vote to End Prohibition and Permit Liquor Sales
Kansans voted 422 294 to 358 310 to repeal prohibition. The liquor control act created licensing for 260+ private stores to sell intoxicants in package form only. Beer under 3.2 percent was legalized in 1937, but saloons remain barred and dry cities may hold second votes.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Atate Liquor Control Office
Solunar Schedule From John Alden Knight Tables
The Solunar Tables show Major and Minor hunting periods with start times in EST. Major periods begin at listed times and last about two hours, with shorter Minor periods in between. Observed reservoir levels at Cherokee and Douglas show elevations above mean sea level on Monday morning.
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John Alden Knight
Cherokee Reservoir
Douglas Reservoir
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