Atlantic Pact Ministers Plan Western Moves in Cold War
Foreign ministers from 12 Atlantic Pact nations will meet in London on May 8 to chart firmer Western unity and pressure the Soviet Union toward negotiation. Foreign Secretary Bevin said the meeting aims to present Russia with greater strength and foresee a lasting peace if the alliance holds. A separate "big three" talks will include Bevin, Dean Acheson, and France’s Robert Schuman.
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London
Russia
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Soviet Union
U 5
Dean Acheson
Britain
Acheson
France
Robert Schuman
Illegal Whiskey Drive Initiated
Atlanta based plan unites 13 states to curb bootleg liquor flooding the South. Chairmen R. W. Winston of North Carolina and Charles Redwine of Georgia outline pressure on distillers to curb smuggling, with potential brand bans if illegal channels persist. State officials claim losses of tax revenue run into millions annually.
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Atlanta
R. W. Winston
North Carolina Alcohol Control Board
Georgia
Charles Redwne
Achitc
New Road
Winston
Redwine
North Carolina
George
Caro
J B Wenger
H-Bomb Projects Get Top Priority
Atomic Energy Commission prioritizes hydrogen bomb work as Sumner Pike outlines reshuffled projects to stress weapons development. He notes accelerated naval atomic engine programs, multiple reactors planned in Idaho and one near Schenectady, with construction expectations tied to seasonal ground conditions.
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Booth Hadley
Maas
Atomic Energy Commission
Sumner T. Pike
Mount Holyoke College
Pike
Puraue
Ing
Idaho
General Electrin Company
Echenectady
Annexation Vote Planned for 510 Acre Forest Lawn Area
The Forest Lawn Oakwood Forest region votes Thursday at Dickson and Lincoln schools from 9 am to 7 pm on joining Kingsport as Part 1. If majority yes, Kingsport will pass an emergency ordinance to include the area before the 1940 census. if no, the area remains outside city limits.
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Realdenta
Forest Lawn
Oakwood Forest
Dickson School
Lincoln School
Kingsport
U. B
Johnson City
New Bristol
Rumor of beer sales in annex area denied
City Attorney Marvin Parsons denied a circulating rumor that the Forest Lawn annexation would loosen beer regulations. He helped draft the ordinance and said the annexation will not alter existing controls. City Manager D W Moutton also denied knowledge of any loosening and said action would require the Mayor and Aldermen.
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Annex Area
Marvin Parsons
Forest Lawn
Parsons
D. W. Moutton
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Lawton Picked as New Budget Head in Key West
Budget sources say Frederick J. Lawton a 40 year federal veteran will replace Frank Pace Jr as director of the budget. Lawton, a Washington native, is named by President Truman as Pace moves to become Secretary of the Army in a broader lineup of expected changes.
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Key West
Fla
White House
Frederick J. Lawton
Truman
Washington
Lawton
Frank Pace, Jr
Arkansan
Army
Nationalists claim rout of Communist fleets near Shanghai
Nationalist forces say they routed two fleets of about 100 armed Communist junks south of Shanghai, sinking most. Chiang Kai-shek urged Chinese youth to crush communism. Nationalist warplanes hunted remnants of an invasion force of over 4,000 on Hainan Island. Semi-official dispatches say Nationalist ships fought 70 Red junks near Nanhai, with shore batteries silenced and most junks sunk.
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Taipei
Formosa
Shanghai
Jasimo Chiang Kaishek
China
Hainan Island
Nanhwei
Street Scenes and March Fashion on a Windy Day
A young man lashing out in heavy traffic attempts to recover a woman's hat blown off by the brisk March wind. A fashion note notes modest fourth grade girls removing gloves and tying them around their knees as skirts rise in the gusts.
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Modrat
Senate debates Asia aid plan amid Cold War tension
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee prepared to discuss a Marshall Plan for Asia with Acheson and Jessup outlining limited economic and military aid to curb communism, while an early peace treaty with Japan was examined. The session featured power struggles over executive access to State Department files, amid McCarthy era distrust and a looming vote on price regulation.
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Washington
Asia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acheson
Philip Jessup
Far East
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Mgh
Tulare
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
House
Strike At Chrysler No Nearer Solution
After 64 days of a strike 140 000 workers remain idle as Chrysler and the CIO United Auto Workers conduct stubborn negotiations. The UAW reverts to a 30 cent hourly demand with six cents for pensions and four cents for welfare benefits. Chrysler cites a $30 million pension plan, which the union calls a fancy bookkeeping move. The strike costs Detroit public welfare toward $1 million.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
UAW
Herman L. Weckler
Robert W. Conder
Walter Reuther
Embassy plane crash triggers Air Force safety probe
The U S Air Force began an investigation into the fatal crash that killed Ambassador Laurence A. Steinhardt and four others. The sole survivor, M Sgt Gwynne A Long, parachuted clear as a fire erupted after an engine failed. Investigators ruled out sabotage. weather was clear and flight was at about 2000 feet when the fire started.
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Air Force
Gwynne A. Long
Vanney, N.C
Here
Alan C. Harrington
Julian Harrington
U. S
Ottawa
R.c.af
Long
Posse Captures Negro Fugitive in Lanett Alabama
In Lanett Alabama a 24 year old Black man Jick Tucker who allegedly beat two white women with an electric prong surrendered to about 100 armed men near the Georgia line. He cried that he had done nothing as bloodhounds traced him. Deputies from Chambers County and Alabama State Police urged no disturbance while Tucker was placed in a patrol car. Sheriff Abney warned of potential trouble as the posse dispersed after capturing the fugitive.
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Lanett
Ala
Jick Tucker
Alabama
Georgiane
C. H. Milford
Chambers County
Milford
Tucker
J. M. Abney
Radio TV Stocks Under Fire In Shifting Market
New York reports a volatile trading day for radio and television stocks. Emerson Radio and Philco outperformed with gains while Zenith slid early before recovering, leaving the market largely flat with modest shifts and no clear trend for TV equities.
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New York
Emerson, Radio
Philco
Zenith Radio
Elephant Executed Despite Protests in Barasota Florida
In Barasota Florida at dawn the circus elephant 14 Dolly was executed by cyanide for killing a one year old boy named Edward Schooley who was feeding her peanuts Sunday. John Ringling North said protests by telephone telegram and letter influenced the last minute decision. The animal was moved to a pit at 5 am and buried after the lethal dose.
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Barasota
Fla
Dolly
Edward Schooley
John Ringling North
Circus
Winter Quarters
North
Kefauver Seeks Federal Power Plans for National Growth
Senator Kefauver urged early development of federal hydroelectric resources as essential to national security and postwar strength. Speaking for the American Public Power Association, he linked industrial power to military capability and warned against cutting development funds. He argued robust hydro power could influence the global balance in the ongoing struggle.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenny
American Public Power Association
Kingsport Rotary Exposition Draws Thousands at Civic Auditorium
Thousands visit the Kingsport industrial exposition at Civic Auditorium sponsored by the Rotary Club. With 43 booths from local businesses, the show runs Thursday and Friday from noon to 9 30 pm. Notable displays include Bissell and Farley ice skating in a tank and a 600 piece Monroe Calculator exhibit.
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Kingsport
Civic Auditorium
Rotary Club
Bissell and Farley
Templin Equipment Company
Monroe Calculator Company
Jerry
Loyalty Records Subpoenaed by Senate Investigators
The Senate officers served the first of three subpoenas demanding loyalty records from top officials including Harry B. Mitchell of the Civil Service Commission and Attorney General McGrath. President Truman has declined to turn over the records. Subpoenas demand production by next Tuesday for the Foreign Relations Sub committee's inquiry into Communist infiltration. Contempt cited as possible penalty if ignored.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Joseph Duke
Harry B. Mitchell
Civil Service Commission
Capitol
Mitchell
Duke
Acheson
McGrath
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Americans In Group Evacuated From China
President George L. Killion announced that Chinese officials agreed to evacuate about 1,600 foreign nationals from Shanghai, including around 400 Americans, aboard a China Navigation Company ship. The liner Gen. W. H. Gordon departed Yokohama four days earlier for San Francisco after prior plans failed.
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San Francisco
George L. Killion
Linen
Shanghai
Killian
China Navigation Company
APL
W. H.gordon
Yokohama
Lake Cherokes Stage Noted At 10480 Feet Depth
A fragment reports lake Cherokes stage observed at 10480 teat and dour jatood at 887.8 feed. The text is garbled with unclear units and names, but records a measured depth and related observations.
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Cherokes Lake
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Wayne McNew
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