Primary contests shape Eisenhower and Kefauver bids
New York and Pennsylvania hold primaries for 60 district delegates each with 10 at large. Dewey leaders back Eisenhower in New York while Taft eyes 20 delegates in the state. Kefauver seeks visibility in Idaho and Stevenson resists further nominations as Roosevelt Jr. launches a Harriman drive.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas Dewey
New York
Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Pennsylvania
U S Tax Take Averages $362 Per Person In 1951
Washington reports 1951 tax collections totaling $56,093,426,690 an increase of 40 percent from 1950. The Internal Revenue Bureau announces the average tax take per person reached about $362.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Truce Talkers Trade Jibes in North Korea Talks
In a 16 minute session Allied spokesman accused Communist negotiators of not seeking an armistice. Col Don O Darrow said the Reds were more concerned with UN Command attitudes than solving problems as no progress was made on supervising a truce. Prisoner exchange work continues with six new POW camps listed.
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Munsan
Don O. Darrow
Chang Chun
Darrow
Reds
South Korea
New Wartime Drink: Dehydrated Beer For Soldiers
London reports science introduces a wartime beverage made from starch gum and flavoring that rehydrates into beer like drinkable ale. The inventors note a winy taste but omit any stated alcohol content for the dried beer powder designed for military use.
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London
Science
Paroles Granted to 66 Inmates at London Prison Farm
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission granted paroles to 66 inmates of London Prison Farm on Tuesday. Among those approved effective May 28 are Fayette County Virgil Massie for burglary and Van Wert County Raymond Graham for issuing checks without funds.
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Columbus
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
London Prison Farm
Fayette County
Virgil Massie
van Wert
Raymond Graham
Resolution Filed In House For Impeachment Of Truman
A House resolution asks impeachment of President Truman for seizing steel mills. Rep Hale argues the move violates the Constitution. the measure is sent to the judiciary committee. Senate debates a bill to ban spending on the seizure, with votes split along party lines.
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Truman
Washington
House
Rep
Hale
Judiciary Committee
Rep. McCormack
Massachusetts
Rep. Crawford
R-Mich
Capitol
Senate
Point Pleasant Still Possible Atom Plant Site
Atomic Energy Commissioner Gordon Dean said five miles above Point Pleasant remains under active consideration for an atomic energy plant. He cited 18 sites being reviewed, including the Meigs Mason area, and assured residents nearby would have nothing to fear. Dean argued atomic energy would supplement rather than replace coal as a power source.
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Pomeroy
West Virginia
Taft Pledges Tax Cuts in Ohio Campaign
Senator Taft urged a 15 to 20 percent federal tax cut within two years if elected. He argued Stassen’s Ohio primary entry creates a needless contest and criticized Truman for government corruption, while outlining stance on steel seizures and foreign aid.
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Ings
Taft
Ohio
Ashtabula
Alaska
Canton
Kent
Robert A. Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Truman
White House
Cio-United Steelworkers
Heavy Rainfall Intensifies Flood Fears Along Missouri River
Rain worsens flood anxiety as Missouri Gov. Smith butts for federal aid while Kansas City braces for possible crest rise. Upper Mississippi flood response continues with La Crosse easing. Iowa and Illinois guard units deployed as forecasts adjust.
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Kansas City
Missouri River
Missouri
Forrest Smith
Truman
Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
A. D. Sanial
Iowa
William S. Beardsley
National Guard
Lansing
Kaw
School Transfer Ruling Outlined
Ohio Atty. Gen. C. William ONeill ruled that a county board of education may transfer part of a local school district to an adjoining city or exempted village district at its own initiative. The board cannot transfer the entire district without further action.
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Columbus
Ohio
Atn
C. William O'Neill
Strike Drag Heats Up as Western Electric Walkout Prolongs
New York April 22 A strike by 6000 Western Electric Co employees stretched into its 16th day with negotiators still divided over a single wage issue.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Four Ohioans Face Contempt Citations in Communist Hearings
The Ohio UnAmerican Activities Commission cited four Columbus residents Oscar Smilack Anna Morgan Robert L Terrill and David Jackson for contempt after they refused to state if they were Communists at a hearing in Columbus. The citations will go to Franklin County Prosecutor for grand jury consideration. Dayton witnesses Melvin and Pearl Hupman Harry McGill and Vassel Thames were summoned and two former Communists identified the four as Communists.
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Columbus
Ohio UnAmerican Activities Commission
Commission
Sidney Isaacs
Cincinnati
Oscar Smilack
Anna H. Morgan
Robert L. Terrill
David Jackson
Isaacs
Franklin County
Ralph J. Bartlett
Legislative Committee
Melvin
Pearl Hupman
Harry McGill
Vassel Thames
Dayton
CIO
Freedom Comes To Clark Gable
In Santa Monica on April 22 Clark Gable wins a divorce after his fourth wife testifies he does not wish to be married to her or anyone else. Under the settlement former Lady Sylvia Ashley receives a sizeable share from his estimated 500000 dollar yearly earnings with 10 percent the first year and seven percent for the following four years.
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Santa Monica
Clark Gable
Sylvia Ashley
Atomic Engine Hopes Realized In Aircraft Submarine Work
Boca Raton Fla April 22 Commissioner T Keith Glennan of the Atomic Energy Commission says atomic powered airplanes and submarines point the way for industrial use of such engines. He notes technology from military use will aid future central station plants and that atomic submarine work is paying off with growing payoff and progress toward aircraft reactors.
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Boca Raton
Fla
T. Keith Glennan
Atomic Energy Commission
Central Station
Glennan
Senator Mechem Involved in Route 33 59 Collision
Sen C Stanley Mechem of Nelsonville was injured when his car collided with Norman Dunn of Logan Route 3 near Routes 33 and 59 at about 5 45 pm. Dunn and his twin sons Michael and Norman sustained minor bruises. Mechem suffered a minor bruise to his left elbow. Sheriff deputies described Dunns view blocked by a truck and the accident damaged both vehicles.
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C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Logan
Dunn
Mechem
Michael
Norman
Everglades Fire Shrinks as It Burns 390 Square Miles
Firefighters report progress against the huge Everglades muck fire in western Palm Beach County. Fire Chief Guy Bender says the blaze has burned about 390 square miles of saw grass and should burn itself out in a day or two.
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Miami
Everglades
Guy Bender
Television records first public test of atomic weapon
A public test of a nuclear bomb drew press and civil defense observers to a Nevada launch site with millions watching on TV. The Big Shot detonation occurred at 12 30 pm EST, visible from Las Vegas, and produced a massive mushroom cloud while observers reported intense heat and a wide radio blackout during the moment of blast. The test featured troops and aircraft in a staged attack scenario near ground zero with a pincer maneuver planned by 82nd Airborne and allied units.
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U. S
Las Vegas
AEC
Nevada Desert
Los Angeles
Continental
United States
Nevada
Alvin C. Graves
504Th Regiment
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bray
N. C
Sir Stafford Cripps Dies in Zurich at 62
Sir Stafford Cripps, the former British socialist statesman, died in Zurich on Monday night aged 62. The prominent politician, who once led Labour Party efforts, passed away after a long career in public service.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Sir Stafford Cripps
White-Clad Chinese Cavalry Puzzles Yank Troops In Korea
U S Eighth Army reports sighting 200 white clad Chinese Communist cavalrymen moving toward Kumsong with two smaller bands nearby. Heavy artillery reportedly split the column. intelligence studies the fragmentary reports as Fronts remained quiet. Western fronts showed little action while mines sank five U S ships and damaged 46 U S and 11 British ships. Four Mig-15s from Manchuria crossed into North Korea with one shot down and three returning.
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Korea
Kumsong
U. S. Navy
Tokyo
U. S
Manchuria
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Only 63 Farms Still Quarantined in Ohio Anthrax
The State Agriculture Department reports 63 quarantined Ohio farms remaining from anthrax outbreaks. The disease is now confined to 39 counties, down from 52 last week, with three new cases in Mercer, Richland, and Madison counties, all previously affected.
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Columbus
State Agriculture Department
Ohio
Mercer
Richland
Madison
Fayette
Brown
Clermont
Greene
Meigs
Morgan
Wyandot
Huron
Coshocton
Wood
Fairfield
Marion
Delaware
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D-Minn
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Ala
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