Truman warns heavy foreign aid to continue for peace
President Truman urged continued heavy spending on Western Europe arms and economic aid, calling it essential in a long, hard battle against Soviet aims. He spoke in rain at the University of Missouri during commencement, stressing aid beyond the Marshal Plan and cautioning against halting support prematurely.
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Columbia
Truman
Western
Europe
Memorial Stadium
University of Missouri
Russia
St. Louis
University
Frederick Mittlebush
The
St Louis
Mary Jane Truman
Grandview
Missouri
Tom Vansant
Fulton
Roy Harper
Mercury Weather Warps East and West
United Press reports extreme heat in the East with New York near 90 degrees while Great Falls Montana has snow from a prior fall. Freezing temps persist in mountain areas and New York residents use vast water, though a dry Thursday noted. Midwest swelters under high humidity as forecasts show slow eastward cold relief and mixed storms.
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United Press
New York
Great Falls
Mont
Midlands
Communist Plan Meets Success in Basic Industry Infiltration
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a Senate subcommittee that the Communist party has built a deep network with about 540000 members and 10800 sympathizers, infiltrating key U S industries. He cited regional memberships in New York California Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan and other states, and warned of potential sabotage during a national emergency. He called for more agents to counter new tactics and described internal party loyalty programs and coded communications. He listed state by state membership figures and noted that some leaders had moved to evade detection.
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Washington
U. S
Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Iidustry
Io New
Yorks News
Jensey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
California
Michigan
Slisthis
Ufier
PRI
Communist Party
Ismember
Cash Reported Stolen In Home Burglary
A burglar entered a residence on S17 South Meridian Street Wednesday morning and stole an amount of cash estimated at 2 to 3 dollars. Garnett Jones reported the incident to city police, marking the third home burglary this week.
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Estecly
Garnett Jone
S17
South
Meridian Street
Jupys
Scoetope
Japanese Railroad Workers Entombed After Landslide
Tokyo dispatch reports a landslide at the Kumanomara rail line near Tokyo killed 28 workers and seriously injured 21 as 16 Japanese railroad laborers were entombed. Rescue teams from American Army forces and others worked to reach survivors from a crew of about 100 clearing debris when rock slid from a mountainside onto the line. The stationmaster directing operations was among the dead.
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Kumanmlarra
Tokyo Naganorath
la Paring -Rainaa el SY Ary
Camp Drew
Mar Freedethe
Tistis Ofrassoukedt
Kumanodsky
Strike Shuts Off Milk Supplies In Pittsburgh Area
A 3,250 AFL strike halted milk deliveries to seven million residents across the greater Pittsburgh district. Pickets lined dairies in seven counties at 12:01 am as the Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association and local milk and ice cream salesmen and dairy employees failed to agree on wage demands. The conference dissolved an hour after starting, with mayor David L. Lawrence informed that talks would resume. The dispute centers on a retroactive wage increase to May 1 tied to the expired contract.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Greater Pittsburgh
Greater
Lebanon High Boys Move to Indiana for Hoosier State
Saturday the Lebanon high school students Tom Tanseile and Clif ford G. Anteliff Jr. sail for Indianapolis to represent Brows-Dollar Post at the Hoosier Boys State sponsored by the American Legion. The three day program at the Indiana State School for the Deaf offers government training, elections of city, county and state officials, an athletic program, and instruction in band, speech, journalism, and law. Gov Henry Schricker and other officials are expected to review the group.
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Lebanon High School
Tom Tanseile
Ed Tanseile
West
Washington Street
Clifford G. Anteliff
Indianapolis
American Legion
Indiana State
Henry Schricker
Gertrude McClellan of Warren Dies
Word arrives that Mrs Gertrude McClellan wife of Ray McClellan former Oliver hotel owner has died in Warren Indiana Funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Bergrem funeral home in Warren.
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Gertrude McClellan
Warren
Ind
Ray McClellan
Oliver Hotel
Bergrem
UPW Serves Notice On Meat Packers
The United Packinghouse Workers of America announces ending current contracts with top meat packers on Aug. 11. Notices sent to three of the Big Four and independent firms affect about 115,000 to 129,000 workers. Negotiations with Wilson and Company ongoing since 1948. new talks to be opened at contract expiry.
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Chicags
United Packinghouse Workers Cio
UPW
Ralph Helstein
Wilson and Company
Helstein
Weather mix of showers and warm spell ahead
A weather note warns of partly dandy conditions with scattered thundershowers tonight and Saturday. It stays not very warm in the northwest portion on Saturday. Tonight’s low around 70. Saturday scattered showers to 88 in the south and east, 84 in some areas, 78 to 82 in the extreme northwest.
Capehart urges full inquiry into Amerasia case
Indiana senator Homer Capehart announces a resolution for a new Congressional probe of the Justice Department handling of the Amerasia case. He argues current subcommittee powers are inadequate to uncover malfeasance and faults in wartime security and state department conduct.
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Capehart
Amerasia
Indianapolis
Ind
Homer FE. Capehart
Justice Department
Senate Foreign Relations
Department
FBI
Office of Strategic Services
Senate
OSS
Homer Ferguson
Mich
McCarthy Demands Acheson Fire At Once
Senator Joseph McCarthy urged President Truman to dismiss Secretary Dean Acheson today labeling him part of a world strategy against the United States. McCarthy spoke at the Wisconsin Republican convention, repeating four months of charges of Communist infiltration in the State Department and insisting proof exists. He also challenged Attorney General McGrath’s recent remarks denying Communist presence in the government.
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Milwaukee
Joseph McCarthy
BR. Wis
Eretary
Dean Acheson
Truman
Acheson
McCarthy
State Department
Commerce Department
William Remington
J. Howard McGrath
Marilyn Dafoe Wins New Bike At Recreation Day
Marilyn Dafoe, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Dafoe of 124 West Busby Street, won a new bicycle from Montgomery Ward at the Community Service Recreation Day parade at Memorial Park. She finished first in the division over Mike Nighbert and Bill Bewley, with honorable mention to several others. The event opened the summer recreation season with a Lions Rotarians softball game, a dance, and various parade prizes. Mayor Fort Reese praised the Community Service board and HH Feldman for year round programs.
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Marilyn Dafoe
Lyle Dafoe
West Busby Street
Marilyn
Montgomery Ward
Memorial Park
Mike Nighbert
Bill Bewley
Sue Antle
Bobby Hunter
Virginia Egbert
Judy Caldwell
Diana Bea
John Barkley
Munns Caldwell
Louie Leerkamp
Lions
Betty Quick
Charles Parr
Vester Wheat
Johnny McGinnis
Mausie
LaDonne Campbell
Philip Davis
Dan
Dick Lohfat
Jimmy Head
Jack McCatchan
Stephen Neal
Geraldine Antle
Tim Carey
Caroline Caldwell
Cedars of Lebanon Rebekah Lodge
Psilota Ni
Loo
Delue Akerman
Shelby Chevrolet
Pinnell- Coombs
Tri Kappa
Metzger Lumber Co
Lebanon High School
Hollywood Writers Trumbo and Lawson Jailed for Contempt
Dalton Trumbo and John Howard Lawson were sentenced to one year in jail and fined $1000 each for contempt of Congress. They refused in 1947 to answer questions from the House Un American Activities Committee about Communist ties. The Supreme Court denied appeals, and they were committed to a DC jail, with potential sentence reduction possible.
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Washington
Dalton Trumbo
John Howard Lawson
Congress
Big Business
Lawson
Trumbo
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
David A. Pine
James McCurran
Birge dies at nearly 99. Wis. leader remembered
Madison reports Dr. Edward Asahel Birge president emeritus of the University of Wisconsin died at his home. He would have turned 99 next September. In St Louis, Circuit Judge Norval K. Harris announced plans to return to Indianapolis to answer a drunkenness charge after attending the 35th Infantry Division reunion. He said he felt the reunion with wartime buddies more important than court appearances.
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Madison
Wis
Edward Asahel Birge
University of Wisconsin
St Louis
Norval K. Harris
Indianapolis
35Th Infantry Division
Indiana Line
Remington Case Will Be Pushed
New York June 9 The Federal Government seeks the fastest possible trial for Willam Remington charged with perjury for denying Communist membership under oath Promising surrender for arraignment next Tuesday Remington a 32 year old Commerce Department economist declares innocence The grand jury found three former Communists testified against him and the maximum penalty is five years in prison and a $10000 fine United States Attorney said the trial would be moved promptly He was at his Commerce Department desk when the indictment was returned and refuses to quit his job Charlies Sawyer urged resignation
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New York
Willam Remington
Termington
Commerce Department
Communist Party
Remington
United States
Irving Hosaypol
Jemington
Washington
Commerce
Charlies Sawyer
Chemist and Two Others Named in Grand Jury Act
Harry Gold a Philadelphia chemist and two unidentifieds were indicted by a Brooklyn Federal Grand Jury on conspiring with British physicist Fuchs to transfer atomic energy and nuclear fission secrets to Russia. The case covers acts from 1943 to 1947 in Brooklyn Santa Fe Boston and Cambridge with meetings in Manhattan and Queens.
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Washington
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
N. Y
Is Fuchs
Russia
U.S
Vincent Keogh
Frank J. Parker Fuchs
Britain
New York
Santa Fe
N. M
Boston
Cambridge Mass
Roek
Manhattan
Fuchs
Queens
Gold
Face Cut In Minor Auto Accident
Billy Harwood Jr aged 24 of Route 1 Sheridan suffered facial cuts when his car was rear ended by a truck driven by William E. Smith 19 of Route 5. The collision happened on State Road 47 three miles east of State Road 29 early this morning.
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Billy Harwood, Jr
Route 1
Sheridan
Here
Harwood
William E. Smith
Three Japanese Reds Arrested in Tokyo and Osaka
Japanese police arrested three Communist leaders on charges linked to opposing the occupation. Yasumasa Sato, head of the National Federation of Government and Public Workers Unions, was charged with distributing leaflets to criticize General MacArthur. In Osaka, Takezo Minamine and Toshio Hitai, leaders of the South Osaka Communist Party branch, faced charges for pasting posters claiming the eight arrested Communists were treated unfairly. Police raided 30 labor union offices as part of the probe into letters protesting the May 30 arrests.
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Yasumasa Sato
Nation Federation of Government and Public Workers Unions
MacArthur
MacArthurs
Tokyo
Osaka
Takezo Minamine
Toshio
Hitai
Communist Party
Hiroshi Nava
Tary
Jonal Federation of Government and Workers Unions
Fed
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Hartford, Conn
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Wisconsin
G.O.P
Hollywood
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Albany Times-Union
John Burna
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