Puerto Rican government targets terrorist leaders in raids
Puerto Rico's government moved to crack down on subversives by seeking four leaders of the Communist party and two Nationalist leaders still at large. Weekend raids netted 40 Nationalist party leaders and six Communists, all jailed on anti subversive charges after the U S House attack. Federal probes began in New York and Chicago with subpoenas served on prominent extremists.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington
INS
Justice Department
New York
Chicago
Department
FBI
Pedro Albizu Campos
Juan Santos Rivera
Moscow
Juan Saez Corailes
Cesar Andeu Iglesias
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez
Consuelo Burgos de Saez
Saez Corales
Jane Speed Andrei
Berkeley
Alif
Andreu
Mariano Arroyo Zeppendfelt
Ramon Mirahal
Cristing Perez
Felix Ojeda
Alty
Jose Trias
Puerto Rican Communist Party
Parlces
Red pressure from communists hoovers Gen Dean testifies
General William F. Dean, a Korea War prisoner, tells a Marine court he would take the own life with a poison pill if forced to war again. He discusses captivity, fear of torture, and concerns over revealing defense plans while Schwable faces charge over a fake confession. The inquiry into alleged phony germ warfare scenes continues, with Air Force witnesses to testify later.
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Washington
INS
Wiliam F. Dean
Dean
Reds
Korea
Frank Schwable
Japan
Schwable
Air Force
U. S
Roosevelt Wins Party Endorsement in 26th District
James Roosevelt, son of Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the Democratic endorsement for Congress in the 26th District after a close ballot. He addressed ongoing marital scandal questions, calling them attacks on him and the party, and urged voters to judge him by his record.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Congress
Democratic Council
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Romelle Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Roosevelt
Jerry Facht
Superior Court
Pacht
Fnally
Facht
Weber City Bill Moves to Virginia Senate for Weber City Incorporation
Del. C. Greear's measure to authorize a referendum in Weber City for incorporation and mayor-council government goes to the Virginia Senate. Until June 1955, Carter Tiller serves as mayor with six council members named including Marion Phillips and Ralph V. McConnell as officers and Nell Black among councilmen.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
del. C
Greear
Weber City
Carter Tiller
Marion Phillips
Ralph V. McConnell
Nell Black
P. Bray
Lloyd Branson
A. D. Blanton
Clarence J. Jennings
Sam M. Culbertson
Congressmen View Light Side Of Gun Attack
Washington lawmakers joked about the Puerto Rican gun attack as all five injured representatives recovered. Wolcott, Mich, and Clarence Brown offered a mock award for nonparticipants in the capture. Vinson admitted he was not at the scene and proposed three pay types for those under fire: combat pay for staying, flight pay for fleeing, and submarine pay for diving under seats.
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Washington
House
Wolcott R, Mich
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Rep
Vinson
Georgia
Armed Services ‘Committee
Japs Claim Russians Seized Fishing Boats
The Japanese Maritime Safety Board says two small Japanese fishing boats were seized by a Russian patrol boat Sunday afternoon while fishing south of Soviet controlled Sakhalin Island.
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Tokyo
INS
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Forday
Sakhalin Island
Shelby GOP factions unite behind Walker Wellford for Shelby chairman
In Knoxville three Shelby County party factions the Old Guard New Guard and Hamilton Club reached a compromise slate naming Walker Wellford for Shelby Executive Committee chairman. The accord came before the Memphis GOP convention and reflected decades of Democratic dominance in the county with about seven thousand participants in precinct caucuses.
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Knoxville
Guy L. Smith
Shelby County
E. H. Crump
Jobt Guard
New Guard
Hamilton Chibe
Walker Wellford
Shelby Executive Committee
GOP
Memphis
Old Guard
Robert A. Tall
New
Mith
Shelby Gop
Congress Inches Toward Hawaii Statehood Tax Battles
Congress weighs Hawaii statehood as Alaska addition seeks to join the Hawaii bill. Senate Democrats push to add Alaska while Republicans warn against tying the two. House previews a big tax package including excise cuts and a new three year hospital aid program. AFL CIO leaders urge defeating tax relief that favors business and seek broader consumer relief.
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Washington
Congress
Statehood
Hawaii
Senate
Alaska
House
Sen. Anderson
Knowland
California
Zisenhower
Hood
Whith
AFL and Cio
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Ways and Means Committee
Murder Hearing In Fourth Delay Involving Ollie Rutherford
Blountville in the fourth delay of the murder case against Ollie Rutherford, nearly 82, with defense citing poor health and doctors certificates. Judge Rogan granted a continuance as no state evidence offset medical assessments. The case, charged with slaying a grandson’s wife, has been postponed four times. Also, Claude Loy, 34, faces trial on rape and age consent charges with juror selection underway this afternoon.
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Blountville
Ollie
Granny )Rutherford
Thomas HH. Rogan
Rogan
Dry
L. Sykes
Pound
Maurice Santurian
Rutherford
Claude Loy
Kingsport
Lay
Dulles Blasts Commie Gains In Hemisphere
In Caracas the U S resolution condemning communism expansion in the Western Hemisphere is to win quick approval after John Foster Dulles presents it to the Pan American conference political committee. Guatemala vows to oppose the measure, while other Latin delegates appear reassured by the draft wording.
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Caracas
INS
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Guatemala
Americas
Guillermo Toriello
Canadian Chief Sees Red Okay
In a Seoul press conference during a world tour, Canadian Prime Minister St. Laurent said nations of the free world may have to recognize the government of Communist China as the people’s choice. He added Canada would keep troops on the Korean truce line as long as needed to complete the job.
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Seoul
INS
Canada
Laws St. Laurent
Free World
China
Korea
Red China
South Korea
Syngmann Rhee
St. Laurent
McCarthy Seeks Equal Radio Time To Answer Charges
Miami Beach Flor Madan Sen McCarthy asks for equal free time on national radio and TV to respond to Adlai Stevenson charges that his investigations threaten totalitarianism. Stevenson critics Eisenhower and defense issues while Dems stress economic policy ahead of 1954 elections.
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McCarthy
Adlai
Miami Beach
Fla
Mee Carthy
R-Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Defense
Charles §. Wilson
Army
Robert T. Stevers
Wilson
Florida
Stephen A. Mitchell
Steven
CBS
NBC
Stevenson
New York
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Sures
T Sen. Magnuson
Sen
Murray
Montana
Sullivan High to Open Tuesday After Fire Damage
Sullivan High School will resume classes Tuesday despite a $400000 fire. Principal Akard announced 18 classrooms in operation, gym used as study hall, cafeteria opening Tuesday. Furnace repaired, about 50 workers and volunteers aiding readiness, new typewriters awaited if stock permits.
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Sullivan High School
D. C. Akard
Jasnigi
Akard
Sike
Asgard
Porwara
Tord
Sullivan
Architeets
Aj Nh
Lennor County Court
Censor Hays To Be Buried In Home Town
Sullivan Indiana obituary for Will J Hays 74 former Republican national chairman who led Indiana politics and the motion picture industry. He died at home after a heart ailment and pneumonia and will be buried in his beloved Sullivan hometown with wife Jessie and son W H Ways Jr. at his bedside.
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Censor Hays
Sullivan
Ind
Will i. Hays
Harding
Uzar
Jessie
W. H. Ways Jr
Crawfordsville
New York
Republican Party
Indiana
Treaty To Pour Grain And Guns Into Jap Coffers
Tokyo and Washington signed a mutual defense framework to strengthen Japan militarily and hasten U S withdrawal. The package includes 109 million dollars in aid over three months, expanded Japan defense forces, and U S ships and planes. It outlines grain shipments, investment guarantees, and seven agreements to bolster defense and economic links while keeping Japan within Western democratic cooperation.
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George McArthur
Tokyo
Japan
United States
John Allison
Katsuo Okazaki
Qanen Jto
Ayason
Okazaki
U. S
Eal
U S Arms Aid Reaches Seven Billion Dollars
The United States has provided about 7.7 billion dollars in weapons and military equipment to allied nations over four years, including tens of thousands of tanks and combat vehicles, aircraft, ships, and small arms. The disclosure covers 1949 through last December, with most aid shipped in 1953.
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Washington
Fisentiawer
Congress
United States
Jessy
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Elevenson
Sen. Murray
D-Mont
Magnuson
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