McCarthy Charges Lattimore as Soviet Agent in Senate
Senator McCarthy amid renewed attacks on Owen Lattimore claims he can produce a mystery witness and documents showing Lattimore was a Communist Party member and received Moscow instructions as early as 1936. He also targets U S Ambassador Philip Jessup as a McCarthy ally in the scheme.
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Washington
McCarthy
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Senate
Wisconsin
Communist Party
Moscow
Russia
State Department
United States
U. S
Philip Jessup
Jessup
Sea Spy
Briley Wins Davidson County Judge Primary in Landslide
Nashville voters delivered a large turnout as Beverly Briley won the Davidson County judge nomination. He defeated veteran Lutton Hickman by 18 345 to 13 031 with William C. Bowen 2 361 in unofficial returns from 81 precincts. Briley, 36, Navy veteran and attorney, touted improved county services without higher taxes and had the backing of Mayor Cummings. Hickman had presided 32 years.
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Nashville
Beverly Briley
Davidson
Lutton Hickman
Briley
Judge Hickman
William C. Bowen
Hickman
Thomas L. Cummings
Hay
Cummings
Slap
Garner Robinson
Robinson
Tom Y. Cartwright
Browning Seeks Change to Closed Shop Law
Gov Gordon Browning backs revising the closed shop statute to allow either union or closed shop agreements when management and labor are in full agreement. He said he would sign a repealer if voters approve, a stance he held in 1949 and during prior sessions. He also said war veterans bonus requires voter referendum on funding.
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Nashville
Gordon Browning
Browning
Navy Destroyer Probes Pacific for Mystery Submarine
The destroyer Colahan patrolled the Pacific off northern California in search of a reported mystery submarine. Navy planes hunted the area as pilots and fishermen added sightings, with the only U S submarine known nearby moving from San Francisco to San Diego.
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Eureka
Calif
Colahan
Pacific
California
Navy
Waotera
San Francisco
San Diego
Cape Mendocino
Trinidad Harbor
Ray Carpenter
Saturday Deadline Set for 1949 Automobile Tags
County officials announced that Saturday is the last day to purchase 1949 automobile license tags. County Court Clerk Russell Harr and the deputy clerk office in Blountville will stay open until that hour to allow buyers. Those without tags risk being unable to drive until purchase. Sales figures for 1950 in Sullivan County were incomplete but expected to be near final by Saturday morning, with counts for truck heavy and ordinary car licenses expected.
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Russell Harr
Harr
Blountville
Motorigta
Hart
Sullivan County
Spurlock Freed In Poison Death Case
Mrs Clarice Sourlock of Evansville was acquitted of first degree murder in the death of her father Winter Dear ing of Huntingburg Indiana. A second charge was dismissed for insufficient evidence. She remains in custody on an arson charge in Dubois circuit court Jasper. The jury deliberated 35 minutes. Special Prosecutor Owen Williams urged the death penalty.
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Princeton
Ind
Clarice Sourlock
Evanaville
Winter iDearing
Huntingburg
Owen Wil-lama
Street Scene Farce Hits Downtown Store
Amazement and embarrassment ripple through a downtown shopper as a shoe box reveals a substitution prank. A young woman sought a bag to match shoes while her child’s blunt timing and a passing waggish friend add comic relief to an ordinary shopping moment.
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Atore
Huks Strike Terror as Army Pursues in Luzon
Communists led Hukbalahaps vanish into the mountains after a two night terror spree that killed 35 and wounded 69 while kidnapping 3 and burning property worth 1.5 million across 15 towns in central Luzon. Army reports no engagements recently and a punitive Hu k campaign is planned. President Quirino vows no quarter and seeks 10 million dollars from Congress.
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Manila
Congrean
Huk
Keyed-Up Temperament May Worsen Radiation Effects
Johns Hopkins radiologist Dr. Russell H. Morgan warned at a medical seminar that psychological factors could amplify radiation sickness after an atom bomb strike. He noted that a highly keyed temperament would suffer more severe aftereffects than a calmer individual, even if exposure is similar.
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Baltimore
Russell H. Morgan
Johns Hopking Hospital
Radio and TV stocks rebound amid broad market drop
Early reports show radio and television stocks like Radio Corp and American Broadcasting rising after a strong day prior. Admiral Corp Philco Zenith American Broadcasting Paramount Pictures Twentieth Century Fox and Loew's also led gains while bonds moved narrowly and U S government issues held steady in over the counter trading.
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New York
Radio Corp
American Broadcasting
Admiral Corp
Philco
Zenith
Paramount Pictures
Twentieth
Century-Fox
Loew's
Montgomery Ward
Noma Electric
Hupp Carp
U. S
No Closed Season On Holston River
In 1950 there will be no closed season for any Ash species on the North and South Forks of the Holston River, announced by John D. Findlay, director of the Tennessee Game and Fish Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston River
John D. Findlay
Tennessee Game and Fish Commission
Sanatorium Fire Suspect Confesses Causes Blaze
Nicholas Verns, 29, a World War II veteran and former Army man, confessed to police that he started the Belle Vista Sanatorium fire in Springfield Township by lighting a towel in the basement. The blaze killed noel other patients as authorities described the hospital as convalescent and senile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bre
Nole
Nicholas Verns
Yeaterday
Belle Vista
Springfield Township
Charles Taylor
Verna
Brothers Held In Girl's Death Near Governor's Mansion
Two brothers Utah Wilson and Turman Wilson were arrested in Sacramento near the governor's mansion on charges of kidnapping and murdering 18 year old Jo Ann Dewey in Vancouver Washington. An FBI lab matched a fingerprint on a beer bottle to a car owned by Utah Wilson triggering the manhunt. The victim's body was found March 20 in Wind Creek near Brevenf oon Washington. officers recovered a .28 caliber pistol and a six shot revolver in the front seat.
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Sacramento
Calif
Vancouver
Wash
FBI
Washington
D. C
Utah
Eugene Wilson
Elmo, Kas
Turman Gailliea Wilson
Walnut Ridge
Ark
Jo Ann Dewey
Wind Creek
Brevenfoon
Melcher
Key Defense Posts Up For Senate Okay
Washington quick Senate approval seemed likely today for President Truman's appointments to two defense posts. W Stuart Bymington was to become chairman of the National Security Resources Board and Frank Pace Jr. to become secretary of the Army. Both parties praised the nominees on the Senate Armed Services Committee, marking a shift after earlier opposition to Wallgren. Mon C. Wallgren later joined the Federal Power Commission. The acting NLRB chair was John R. Steelman.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Air
W. Stuart Bymington
National Security Resources Board
Frank Pace, Jr
Army
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bymington
Mon C. Wallgren
Resources Board
Wallgren
Federal Power Commission
NLRB
John R. Steelman
Truman Aid Program Faces Senate Test Amid McCarthy Clash
President Truman’s aid plan for backward nations faces its first major congressional test while Senate fights over displaced persons entry and a natural gas bill moves toward the White House. The McCarthy charges against the State Department intensify the Capitol debate as Truman condemns the Republican senator.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
White House
McCarthy
R-Wine
Hin
State Department
Capitol
Mr. Truman
Kremlin
Truman Accuses GOP Leaders of Undermining Foreign Policy
President Truman denounces Senate Republicans led by McCarthy Bridges and Wherry as McCarthy’s allies, saying their partisan effort sabotages bipartisan U S foreign policy. McCarthy retorts he would plead guilty to undermining the administration’s Far East policies, claiming their batting average is zero.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Senate
McCarthy
Rwis
Kremlin
Bridges
R-Nh
Wherry
Rneb
GOP
Acheson
State Department
United States
White House
Acheron
Hal Herd Resigns as Sullivan County Agent to Lead Nashville Farm Desk
Hal Herd, Sullivan County assistant agent for three and a half years, resigns effective April 15 to become farm editor of the Nashville Tennessean. Beginning May 1 he will assume duties to promote better farm and home programs and 4 H work across middle Tennessee. He is married with two children and will move from Bristol to Nashville.
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Hal Herd
Sullivan County
Nashville Tennessean
Herd
Gilea County
White County
University of Tennessee
U-T
University
Tennessean
Middle Tennessee
Anslatant
Bristol
Nashville
Bridges Perjury Trial Ends After 81 Days
In San Francisco after long testimony the Bridges perjury case heads to an eight man and four woman jury. Judge George B Harris will deliver final instructions before the jurors decide whether Bridges lied about being a non Communist when naturalized in 1945. Co defendants J R Robertson and Henry Schmidt face conspiracy charges for backing Bridges statement. Bridges later signed a non Communist oath as CIO International men’s union president.
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San Francisco
Harry ‘Bridges
George B. Harris
Bridges
U. S
CIO Longshore
J. R. Robertson
Henry Schmidt
CIO International Remen'a and Warehousemen's Union
Aldermen annex 510 acre Forest Lawn-Oakwood tract
The Kingsport board approved an emergency ordinance annexing a 510 acre area after a Thursday referendum that favored the move by 313 to 215. The council also began first reading on a beer permit for Skobie's Drive-in run by Fred Barger, with hours and other details to be decided next meeting. Mayor Blankenweder signed new annexation maps for census officials, as officials prepared to start counting.
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Forest Lawn
Oakwood Forest
Kingsport
Skobie
Fred Barger
B. Blankenweder
Lincoln Area
Dickson School
East Ward
Lincoln School
Dicknow
Bristol
Prinicipal Planning Commission
Philip J. Bhivell
Dickson
Morristown Strikers Seek AFL Support In Labor Dispute
Morristown strikers press for AFL support in the Enka plant walkout. CIO Local 1054 wired AFL UTW in Asheville to back contract demands as about 700 CIO workers strike at Lowland plant and Asheville employees vote to strike seeking pension, wage and night work gains. The first general meeting is set for 7 30 p m today in the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
American Enka Corp
Herbert
Wil- Mama
CIO Textile Workers of America
AFL United Textile Workers
Asheville
N. C
Enka
CIO
Lowland
Williams
Willams
Autos Kill 4350 in First Two Months
The National Safety Council reports 4350 people killed in automobile and foot traffic accidents in the first two months of 1950, up six percent from the same period a year earlier. February deaths reached 2190, a 9 percent rise from February 1949, with mild weather cited as a factor increasing travel.
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Jy Alden Knight
Feng
Chicago
Howe Irpa
National Safety Council
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