House Passage Set On Anti-Red Bill Moves Forward
Congress debates an anti-Communist bill as House members seek passage amid warnings from Sen. Taft. The measure would outlaw advocating totalitarian government, with penalties up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine, while generating sharp opposition from Ralph McGill Thurman Arnold and Marcantonio.
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Washington
House
Taft
Senate
GOP
Ohio
Ralph McGill
Atlants Constitution
Thurman Arnold
Rep
Nixon
R-Cain
Mundt
R-Sd
Marcantonio Al-Ny
New Yorker
Ural
Stu
Ure Ta Mw Siack
Un-American Activities Committee
Miller
Rconn
Hart Stasser
Thomas E. Dewey
DIL
Communist Party
Ilegal
St Miller
Holifield
Callt
Communist ‘Movement
United States
Marcantonio
America
US Officials Doubt Stalin Peace Move Opens Way
Washington officials view Premier Stalin's remarks as not signaling real hope for better Soviet American ties. The State Department called the statement encouraging yet stressed any negotiations must reflect broader international interests and not hinge on the Wallace plan.
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Washington
Stalin
State Department
Moscow-Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Soviet Union
United States
United Nations
Sjaewbate
Sernhall
Racial Issues In Draft Plans Split Senate Republicans
The Senate failed to reach a compromise on race in the draft bill. Senator Russell of Georgia demanded a right to serve with one's own race, while Republicans floated a plan letting the military decide unit racial status. The bill envisions selective service for 18 to 25 year olds for two years and a reserve of 161000 18 year olds. Senator Lodge is drafting a Republican substitute to the Dixie Democrats’ amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Russel
Armed Services
GOP
Army, Navy
Air Force
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Dixie
Two Oak Ridge Scientists Probed
Two Oak Ridge scientists were suspended from access to restricted atomic data while their loyalty status is clarified. They remain employed in atomic research, with access restrictions in place. Atomic Energy Commission officials declined to identify the workers. A security division chief said the loyalty review of scientists at nuclear plants in Oak Ridge is ongoing.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Atomic Energy
BL Wo Menke
Commission
Building Contract Let On 761 200 Db Work
A contract to build a 761 200 addition to Dobyns-Bennett High will be let to a low bidder. The project includes library study hall spaces a gym and vocational facilities with an extra 125000 for teacher salaries and budget amendments. The work is expected to take about two years to complete.
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Bill Barnett
Thon
Dobyns-Bennett High
Armstrong
Board of Education
Board of Mayor and Schools
Collyns-Bernalt
Willl. R. Pecktal
Fram
Bolny
Aries
Otter
Com
Guy
Simon O.J. Maddux
K. Jones
Lamont Street
Palmer
City Planning Commission
Ordi
Kingsport Adopts Beer Garden Ordinance After June 2
Kingsport aldermen approve an ordinance allowing beer gardens to sell only beer with no meals required, replacing dining and seating rules. The measure removes standing restrictions but enforces health inspections and a compliance permit signed by the health officer. The reform aligns with state law and aims to fund enforcement costs.
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Tennessee
Congress
Kingsport
Ike
Public Health Department
Coleman Quits Race For Governor In Favor Of Browning
Lewisburg report says Judge T L Coleman, a Democratic gubernatorial hopeful, withdraws to back Gordon Browning. He cites alignment with Browning’s platform and desire not to block Browning’s push against the political machine. Coleman credits Browning’s past service and urges state voters to back Browning to curb machine influence.
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Coleman
Browning
Lewisburg
T. L. Coleman
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Oregon Campaign Flares In Dewey Stassen Primary Fight
Oregon Dewey Stassen campaign rhetoric heats up as voting day nears with Stassen barnstorming coastal towns and Dewey touring the Willamette Valley. Both claim momentum amid charges of a Taft backed coalition, while Dewey links Stalin Wallace peace talks to the issue and Stassen pushes Westward program expansion.
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Oregon
Dewey-Stassen
Portland
Ore
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Stusaen
Dewey
Willamette Valley
Gov
Dewey. Stassen
Stassen
United States
Russia
Stassén
Republican Party For
West
Minnesota
Je Stassen
Taft
Coal Talks Strike Snag in Southern Coal Talks
Washington negotiations on a new wage contract collapsed as Southern Coal Producers Association pressed to seat its president Joseph E Moody while John L Lewis and the United Mine Workers balked. Moody and operators filed a petition with the NLRB General Counsel seeking a court order to force bargaining, warning that Taft Hartley compliance is vital to avoid jeopardizing the industry wide pact and potential miners walkout.
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Washington
Southern
John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert M. Denham
Moody
Association
Denham
Baltimore
Pensiona
South
SCPA
Goat Moody
Sothern Association
Atomic weapons progress hinted after Sandstone tests
A US military scientific briefing on Eniwetok after Operation Sandstone said bombs of improved design were tested over the past 45 days. No undersea or air drops were reported, and details remain secret. Lt Gen John B Hull stated the tests produced the expected results confirming work by the Los Alamos laboratory.
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Honolulu
United States
Hiroshima
Eniwetok
John B. Hull
Frce
Loa Alamoon
New Mexico
Street Scenes Confused Pedestrian and Stray Car
Conscientious woman begins to cross a steep street as lights change then reverses and sprints back to the curb. An ancient dilapidated car leaks and the owner pastes adhesive tape to rear window, while the driver flickers lights on and off causing confusion for oncoming traffic.
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Ike
Bose
Cary
Jerusalem Old City Fights Deepens as Arab Legion Seizes Ground
Arab forces breach the Jewish quarter in Jerusalem starting in the Old City. Haganah units of Hagansh and Irgun are described near surrender with Legion artillery and infantry forming a ring around the city. Brig. Johns Glubb Pasha tours front as fighting continues through dusk.
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Old City of Jerusalem
Old City of
Jerusalem
Hagansh
Irgum
Arab Legion
U. S Navy
de Luce
Abdullah
Old City
Way of Sorrows
Legion
Jory Ward
Dunk
State Rests Case In Theft Of Five Pumps
The State rested in a Circuit Court trial of Marvin Morelock and Jamen Freeman on charges of downbreaking larceny and receiving, plus two related cases, with a wreck near Sullivan High School and the theft of five electric pumps valued at 730 dollars from Slip Not Belting Corp. Prosecutors testified pumps were found in the suspects’ car and identified by Slip-Not manager Claudius Clemmer. Witnesses placed Morelock at the wreck scene. Morelock and Freeman pleaded not guilty.
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Kingsport
Sullivan High School
Highway 81
Jim Duncan
Morelock
Frank Wiliamson
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Duncan
Morelack
Sullivan Gardens
Williamson
Claudius Clemmer
Kingaport
Troy Sprinkle
Parrell Bhaw
Sullivan
J. EB. Morelock
State Revenue Officer
Marvin Morelock
Marvin
Eisenhower May Be Named On Ballot Before Truman
Eisenhower could be the first nominee considered at the Democratic National Convention as Alabama may push an Eisenhower draft before Truman's name is presented. Alabama electors are instructed not to vote for Truman, with Southern strategists hoping to rally civil rights opponents around Eisenhower. Some Southerners doubt he would refuse a nomination, and the draft effort may proceed despite potential signals from Eisenhower himself.
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Washington
Dwight D.' Eisenhower
Alabama
Eisenhower
Truman
Ite
Bill D-Ala
Roosevelt
Chicago
Columbia University
Republicana
101 Year Old to Make Annual Slide in Scranton
Florence Dolph of Scranton Pennsylvania plans her annual birthday slide to mark turning 101 today. Her niece Florence Robert son says she is prepared after a practice run and will be honored by the Lackawanna County Medical Society with a plaque on behalf of the state organization.
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Scranton
Florence Dolph
Har Nlece
Florénce Robertson
Dolph
Lackawanna County Medical Society
Dobyns Bennet High Observes Recognition Day
Dobyns Bennet High marked Recogni tion Day with about 2 j students receiving school letters for outstanding achievement in scholarship club work dramatics band and publications. Joe Nidermaier introduced faculty sponsors. R L Peters delivered the principal address. Kenneth Pitts received the State Championship Trophy from Harry Wright as track captain.
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Dobyns-Bennett High School
Dobyns-Bennett
R. L. Peters
Kenneth Pitts
Harry Wright
Man Fails To Show In Court In Jail
In Sullivan County Circuit Court Robert Bolling failed to appear for trial on a public drunkenness charge. Constable Parker arrested him yesterday and Bolling was lodged in city cells. He was to be transferred to Blountville to face the jury. Separately Mutual Broadcasting System granted the Communist Party time from 9 to 9:30 pm BST to respond to debates with William Foster and Eugene Dennis.
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Sullivan County
Blountailie
Capins
Robert Bolling
John, D. Parker
Kingsport
New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
Thomas E. Dewey
Barola E. Stassen
Communist Party
William 2 Foster
Eugene Dennis
Gme
Mutual
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