Bevin dies after long service as British foreign secretary
President Truman and others paid tribute to Ernest Bevin with praise for his justice and advocacy for the oppressed. Bevin, a noted labor leader turned statesman, died in London at age 70 after a heart attack, ending a nearly 11 year run in Churchill and Atlee's coalition government and a career shaping Britain’s wartime mobilization and postwar recovery.
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Red Probe Extends to Radioland Hearings Next Tuesday
The House Un American Activities Committee will extend its inquiry into the radio industry next Tuesday. Witnesses include Sam Moore of New York former president of the Radio Writers Guild Harold Buchman and Anne Revere. After the session the hearings will recess until about April 23 with Moore set as the first radio industry witness.
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Gunman grabs $1000 at San Francisco hotel hold up
In San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel a gunman demanded cash from cashier Joyce Kenealy and fled with about $1000. She noted the man sitting in the lounge before the robbery and said the drawer yielded only a small sum while about $29,600 remained untouched. He fired no shots and escaped.
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British Troops Unneeded, Iran's Premier Warns
Tehran April 14 Iran's Senate approved martial law in southern oil fields as mass demonstrations threaten new disorder. At Abadan 3000 of 12000 Anglo-Iranian Oil Co workers report to work amid agitator speeches. Foreign deaths tally three Britons. British ambassador appeals while Iran pledges peace. Dispatches: Iranian army units enforce uneasy calm. a British frigate joins regional naval forces.
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Symington Seen as New RFC Chief Confirmed
Senator Sparkman said President Truman will appoint W. Stuart Symington as head of the Reconstruction Finance Corp under a congressional reorganization. Symington, current chair of the National Security Resources Board, faces Senate confirmation and praise for potential leadership.
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