Russian Change Of Ambassadors Shocks U S Officials
Soviet to appoint Georgi Zarubin as ambassador in Washington replacing Alexander Panyushkin who heads to Sweden. Zarubin, formerly ambassador to London, has past ties to Canada during a 1946 spy ring case. State Department noted little evidence of policy shifts and said the move places Washington on the spot with new envoy.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Georgi Zarubin
London
Canada
Zarubin
Alexander S. Panyushkin
State Department
Panyushkin
New York
Sweden
Acheson
U.S
White House
Far East
Denial chills fraud case in House inquiry
A House judiciary subcommittee halted its probe into alleged political influence in war contract fraud after denials and a blundered note. Former Detroit assistant U S attorney George T. Petzer testified he wrote the note during a party to falsely tie former Attorney General J Howard McGrath and William M Boyle to a case. Petzer said the note was written at 4 a m on April 5 1951 and left for Walter Sprague a Detroit government auditor in a hotel room. Bauer testified he never saw McGrath or Boyle in Washington.
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Washington
Walter Sprague
Detroit
Petzer
Weather outlook for La Crosse area fair with brief thunderstorms
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with possible afternoon and evening thundershowers. Continued warm and humid with a low around 68 tonight and a high near 92 Sunday. Municipal pool water temperature reached 71 degrees on Saturday.
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la Crosse
Red Germans Seize Farm In French Sector Clash
Berlin reports say Red People's Police occupied the Frohnau Estate on the fringe of Berlin affecting 15 people across five families. They seized livestock and barred Allied patrols from the Berlin West route while refugee flows and border security tighten around the Russian zone. Ulbricht urged armed defense to deter Western influence as the FDJ is readied into a military pool.
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Berlin
Red People’s
Frohnau
West Berlin
West Germany
Hof
Radio Berlin
Karl Eduard von Schnitzler
Walter Ulbricht
Moscow
Germany
East Berlin
Ulbricht
Free German Youth Movement
FDJ
Taft Loses 3 Delegates On First Ballot In Nebraska
A Nebraska delegate survey reduces Taft first ballot support by about three votes while Eisenhower gains one. The Democratic side shows Kefauver expanding to six delegates as Kerr drops to three with Russell at one and two undecided. Nonbinding write‑in pledges prompt last‑minute shifts before the April 1 primary.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
Albert C. Wedemeyer
New Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Kefauver
Kerr
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Russell
Willard E. Townsend
Lincoln
Paul R. Busch
Howells
Townsend
Truman
Sen
Busch
R.C. Johnson
Mead
Robert G. Simmons, Jr
Scottsbluff
Johnson
Simmons
Charles Thone
Gen. Wedemeyer
Man Dresses As Airman's Wife To Swindle Dependency Funds
FBI charges allege Air Force sergeant Ronald Carpenter and George Sanchez posed as spouses to loot more than $2,000 in dependency allotments. They forged a marriage in 1948 and had checks sent to Mrs Eleana Carpenter, splitting proceeds.
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Man
Airman
Denver
FBI
George Molino Sanchez
Corpus Christi
Tex
George C.burton
Ronald M. Carpenter
Travis Air Force Base
Fairfield
Calif
Burton
Sanchez
Air Force
Carpenter
Eleana Carpenter
Soviet jets buzzed U.S. plane with diplomat aboard near Vienna
Walter Dowling, deputy U.S. high commissioner in Austria, said Soviet MiG jets came within about 500 feet of a U.S. C-47 carrying Ambassador Donnelly over the Vienna Linz corridor. He released a protest note to Soviet High Commissioner V.P. Sviridov detailing the June 4 incident and urging tighter caution by Soviet pilots.
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Vienna
Austria
Walter Dowling
U.S
Walter Donnelly
Dowling
Donnelly
V.P. Sviridov
General Sviridov
Vienna-Linz
Ambassador Donnelly
Tulin Air Base
J.F. Guillet
Tulin
US Air Force
Eisenhower Sees Nonnegotiable East West Differences
General Dwight D. Eisenhower said he would meet with Premier Stalin if it aided peace but believes differences between the Soviet Union and the United States are not negotiable while communism restricts free government. He urged hard work and sacrifice for secure peace.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stalin
Commodore
Soviet Union
United States
Father Divine
Supreme Court
Abilene
Kas
Eisenhower
Detroit
UN Truce Talks Pause Sparks Communist Surprised, Baffled
United Nations negotiators walked out of the Korean armistice talks in Munsan after declaring a three day recess without Communist consent as the stalemate over prisoner exchanges continued. Maj. Gen. William Harrison said the Reds stalled and warned they would not return until 11 a.m. June 11, while Lt. Col. Arthur P. Hurr said the move left the Communist delegation surprised and baffled.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Nam
Arthur P. Hurr
U.N
Steel Industry and Union Enter Third Day of Talks
White House peace talks enter a third day as CIO steel workers’ strike reaches five days. Officials refuse comment while optimism rises over wage dispute. government readies steel for weapons and considers direct contracts with non-struck mills amid the unresolved walkout.
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Washington
White House
CIO
Philip Murray
Adm
Ben Moreel
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Old State
Lovett
Defense Department
Defense
Supreme Court
Truman Says USAF in Korea Can Bomb at Will
President Truman declares to the 35th Division convention that the United States Air Force in Korea can bomb the enemy at will almost anywhere in his territory. He argues against defense cuts and warns of new Koreas and greater Soviet threats while detailing air supremacy over most North Korea. The address notes 91 Air Force wings operating, with 95 planned.
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Springfield
Truman
United States Air Force
Korea
Robert A. Taft
Russia
Taft
Stalin
United States
Kremlin
Asia
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Tokyo
France
129Th Field Artillery
North Korea
Yalu River
Air Force
Ee Truman
Marciano Mathews Bout Set For July
Jim Norris announces a 10 round heavyweight title bout set for July 28 at Yankee Stadium between Rocky Marciano of Brockton Mass and Harry Matthews of Seattle Wash. Each fighter to receive 30 percent of all revenue. TV radio and film rights pending. Matthews, 29, has a long undefeated streak and Marciano seeks his 41st straight win since 1948.
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New York
Jim Norris
International Boxing Club
Yankee Stadium
Rocky Marciano
Brockton
Mass
Harry Matthews
Seattle
Wash
Matthews
Marciano
Heaves Gan Ommrets Sersational
Joe Louis
Sheriff Finds Extra Bull After Outdoor Hunt
Monroe report: deputies tracked a missing Holstein to Donald Trow’s barn after a misidentified Brown Swiss was found at Lorraine Douglas’s farm. Trow charged with larceny and released on $500 bond. Sheriff probes ownership of the second bull.
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Smout
Donald Trow
Trow
Douglas Farm
Midshipmen Start Eight Week Summer Cruise
About 1,900 United States Naval Academy midshipmen left Annapolis for an eight week practice cruise through European and Caribbean waters. They boarded a 19 ship squadron led by battleships Missouri and Wisconsin and the aircraft carrier Saipan. The Norfolk unit stops to take on 1,700 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students from 28 colleges.
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Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Missouri
Wisconsin
Saipan
Norfolk
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
Senate approves farm aid bill amid budget gaps
The Senate passed an appropriation totaling over 11 billion dollars for government farm programs starting July 1. Debates centered on trimming future soil conservation payments and CCC funding, with supporters framing the plan as an investment in the future and opponents calling for subsidy cuts to large interests.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Agriculture Department
Congress
Anderson
Russell
D-Ga
The
Farm Bureau
National Grange
Sen. Aiken
R-Vt
Republican Agriculture
Treasury Department
CCC
Treasury
Aiken
Eisenhower Campaign Rejects Taft Compromise on Delegates
In Washington and Indianapolis a proposed Taft compromise on contested GOP delegations angered Eisenhower backers. Lodge rejected the idea saying it is never right to compromise while Taft sought to win Indiana's 32 delegates and avoid July convention conflicts.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Sen
Robert Taft
South
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ohio
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Taft
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Jack Porter
Houston
GOP
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
Indianapolis
Indiana
Lodge
Chicago
Credentials Committee
AIGN
Rail Worker Colburn Still in Critical Condition
Donald Jack Colburn a 27 year old railroad worker from St Paul Minnesota remained in critical condition Saturday at a La Crosse Wisconsin hospital after a May 25 tavern shooting. Oscar Flatten 44 pleaded not guilty by reason of temporary insanity to assault with intent to murder and was released on 5000 bond.
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Donald Jack Colburn
St. Paul, Minn
la Crosse Hospital
Colburn
la Crosse
Oscar Flatten
St. 22Nd St
Flaten
Orvella
John Bosshard
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