State Department Shakeup Signals Far East Strategy
The State Department plans a major shakeup aimed at countering Communism in the Far East. The move coincides with a GOP effort to oust Secretary Acheson, and shifts affect the Far Eastern division. Ambassador Philip C. Jessup becomes principal adviser to Acheson on world political issues and shares a coordinating role with Undersecretary James E. Webb. Truman described Jessup as valuable after his Asia trip and denied McCarthy charges.
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Far East
Acheson
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
James E. Webb
Truman
Key West
Fla
Laree
Asia
United States
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jesmip
Republicans Seek Large Cuts in Foreign Aid
Republican strategists pushed to reduce foreign recovery spending by up to half a billion dollars as the House moved toward a decisive vote on President Truman's foreign aid bill of 3.37 billion dollars for the 1951 fiscal year starting July 1. GOP leaders signaled aims to trim both foreign and domestic portions, with initial cuts eyed from 150 million to 500 million dollars amid party efforts to shape the overall budget.
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Washington
Minnor
House
Truman
GOP House
Mr. Truman
Congress
Republican Policy Committee
Appropriations
Martin
Massachusetts
MacArthur Commutes Six Death Sentences
Tokyo reports General MacArthur commuted six of the 13 remaining Japanese war criminals convicted in 1945 to five to 40 year prison terms. Of 48 tried in 1947 and 1948 for murders of U.S. Navy personnel, four were sentenced to death. seven yet to hang likely Friday.
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MacArthur
United States Navy
U. S. Eleath Army
Spring Weather Spree Slings Violent Skies Across Nation
Kingsport area escaped serious harm as spring weather unleashed snow rain hail sleet and wind. Gusts up to 46 mph knocked three power lines from their moorings but workmen restored them by night. Kingsport utilities official notes lines down at Clay and Market and in Fall Branch and Mill Creek. Temperatures cooled to 44 after a high of 81, while others faced Midwest plains and southern storms disrupting travel and communications.
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Kingsport
Clarence Bryan
Kingsporte
Utilities
Clay
Market
Fall Branch
Mill Creek
Mercury
Midwest
Plains States
South
Acoola
Paraplegic Veteran Nabbed In Robbery
Paraplegic veteran Ronald Hill and associate John Kerns were booked in Van Nuys on suspicion of robbing a gas station and using a specially equipped car as the getaway. Det. Henry Acosta spotted the vehicle near the veterans hospital and found the stolen money. The pair, both 25, were arrested on hospital grounds, while a hospital patient served as the crime's noted driver.
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van Nuys
Calif
Henry Acosta
Veterans Hospital
Kent
Market Swings On Narrow Price Route In Choppy Session
Market moved along a narrow price route as gains and losses stayed mixed and generally under one point. Many leaders held Monday’s levels while corporate bonds edged narrowly and U S Government securities stayed steady in over the counter dealings.
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New York
U. S
Senate Follows Ike On Defense
Washington reports that economy advocates concede General Eisenhower may seek a boost in military spending, while Defense Secretary Johnson said defenses are adequate. Senator McClellan, who pushed a budget cut last year, asserts if Ike deems more funding necessary he will vote for it.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Key West
Fla
Johnson
McClellan
D-Ark
Truman
Eisenhower
Defense
FBI Chief Prefers Jail To Open Confidential Files
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover insisted the bureau’s investigative files must remain confidential during the Judith Coplon case. Attorney General Tom Clark halted a plan to publish the full documents, highlighting the clash over government secrecy and the risk of contempt if the files were released.
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FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Fore
Senate Foreign Relations
Bureau
Judith Copion
Justice Department
Valentine Gubitehev
Miss Coplon
Ments
Lbase
Perssons
Bub
Clark
Moorer
Chinese Reds Invasion Of Hainan Reported Repulsed
Taipei reports Chinese Reds landed at three beachheads on the Hainan coast. Nationalists claim 4,000 Reds killed or captured with equipment seized. A separate Nationalist landing was reported at Sanmen Bay near Shanghai. Early accounts say dawn landings by Lin Piso's troops and air strikes supported the operation, with 1,500 Reds said dead on the beaches.
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Formosa
Red
Lin Piso
Steel Corpa
Chieniv
Hainan
Haren
Yusueh
Taihatung
Changhan
Hsdnan
Lulchow
Sanmen Bay
Shanghai
Chientiao
Cheklang
Oon Sungmen
Lin
40Th
Solchow
China
Street Scenes and Spring Winds Stir City Life
A chaotic snapshot shows a jockey in a mammoth transport truck with a hot rod mood as a service stop decorates a tractor with shiny additions while March winds topple hats downtown. A well-known figure entertains friends with poetry readings amid spring's fanfare.
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Mammoth Transport
Hotrod Idéan
Fox Tall
Hanson Holly Denies Pro Communist Charge
Hanson Holly, a 37 year old State Department official, denies McCarthy's charge of pro Communist proclivities before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee. He challenges immunity and vows to seek legal recourse if McCarthy repeats the accusation without protection. He is the fourth person to deny McCarthy's charges before the committee.
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Washington
Haldore Hanson
Senahtor McCarthy
R-Wla
Hanson
State Department
Senate ‘Foreign Relations
Asic
McCarthy
Uhet
Ime
Hannon
Key West
Fla
White House
Truman
Senate
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
McGrath
Mc.Truman
Senate Foreign Relations
R-Wis
Subcommittee
Tydings
Ranchers battle blaze to save grasslands in Cimarron NM
Volunteers and authorities fought a spreading fire across northern New Mexico. The fire, described as sweeping 9000 to 100000 acres of grazing land, threatened grassland and prompted emergency action. Reported under control yesterday, it reignited at the fire’s southern tip.
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Cimarron
N. M
New Mexico
pTea
Explosion Hits Embassy's C-47 In Flight
An embassy two engine C-47 crashed after takeoff near Ottawa killing Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt, 57, and four others. Eyewitnesses report a blast like dynamite. authorities hint sabotage is not confirmed and the plane struck a snow covered farm moments after departure.
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Ottawa
Ont
Laurence A. Steinhardt
United States
Commercial
New
Quebec
ETNG seeks separate hearing on Tri Cities pipeline
The Federal Power Commission will consider East Tennessee Natural Gas Company's plan to extend its system to the Tri-Cities area after the current Tennessee Gas Transmission case in New England. ETNG asked to withdraw from the present case and have its proposal heard separately, a move described by counsel Hamilton Little as a complete separation of proceedings.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
East Tennessee Natural Gas Company
Tri-Cities
East Tennessee
FPC
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company
New England
ETNG
East, Tennessee
Hamilton Little
Master Red Spy Reported In U S
A new contention claims Russia has slipped a master spy into the American government, aggravating Senate probes into Communist influence in the State Department. Senator Bridges pressed Congress to uncover how Stalin allegedly managed this, while FBI Chief Hoover and AG McGrath oppose sharing confidential files.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
Truman
Senate
Seaninga
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senata
Congress
Stalin
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J.howard McGrath
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Hoover
Snow Slide Buries Utah Highway Crew Members
A snow slide in Little Cottonwood Canyon buried four Utah State Highway Department workers for nearly an hour yesterday. One man, Ross Filerup, 37, of Murray, Utah, died after being rescued two hours later. Melvin Walker, 53, was found buried in a pickup cab with the plow. he escaped after the windshield was crushed by snow. Rescuers uncovered a path into the cab and freed Walker, while L. J. Draper and Dan Zagarich also escaped as snow swallowed the end of the plow.
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Salt Lake City
Ross Filerup
Murray
Utah
State Highway Department
Little Cottonwood Canyon
Here
Melvin Walker
Walker
L. J. Draper
Dan Zagarich
Washington Hearing Cites 5000 Homosexuals in Capital Work Force
A Senate subcommittee heard an estimate that about 5,000 homosexuals live in Washington with roughly three quarters employed by the government. An unnamed District official gave the figure as an approximation during testimony, while Senators pressed for details on 91 State Department firings tied to sex perverts and security concerns.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations
District of Columbia
State Department
Bridges
Senate
Secretary of State
Acheson
Aples
Department
Bogus Bills Flood New York Nation Wide
The Secret Service warns mass produced counterfeit ten and twenty dollar notes circulate in New York and across the country. Albert E. Whitaker reports phony money prints on fair paper with no red or blue silk tabs and notes the quality matches late 1948 fakes. About 235000 in fake notes seized since January and thirty five people arrested locally.
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New York
Secret Service
Albert E. Whitaker
Whitaker
al Hatch
Lorop
Settlement Hopes Fade At Chrysler Strike
Detroit reports that talks in the Chrysler walkout stalled over the proposed 30 million dollar pension. The CIO United Auto Workers accused Chrysler of hedge and ding, which the company denied. The split dampened hopes for an early settlement in the 63 day strike that has idled 140,000 workers. Negotiations were set to resume at 1 pm EST.
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Detroit
VUP
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ad Jback
Elephant Must Pay For Killing Child
A circus elephant named Dolly killed five year old Roger Schooley at Ringling Brothers quarters. Dolly will be euthanized with an overdose and buried in a pit. Roger was feeding peanuts when seized by Dolly’s trunk and slammed to the ground. The investigation is led by state attorney W. M. Smiley.
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Fin
Dolly
Ringling Brothers
Roger
Elmer Schooley
Las Vegas
N. Mex
Ringling School
Highlands University
W. M. Smiley
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