Stevenson says he cannot accept presidential nomination
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson told Springfield he could not run for president this year while serving as Illinois governor. He reiterated his commitment to Illinois, saying campaign duties would preclude holding two offices and noting his unfinished work in the state. Stevenson was renominated for a second term and will face Republican William G. Stratton in November. Senator Douglas cautioned this as a possible future presidential timber statement.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Omaha
Tru Man
Tllinois
Illnois
Ilinois
Truman
Chicago
William G. Stratton
Washington
Sen
Douglas
Gov
Bolivia Moves to Nationalize Tin Mines
In La Paz on April 16 the National Revolutionary Movement government announced plans to form a commission to nationalize Bolivia s tin mines. Victor Paz Estenssoro, returning after six years in exile, led a revolution overthrowing Gen Hugo Ballivian s military junta. More than 1000 killed in three days of fighting. Paz Estenssoro declared no new elections and touted Bolivia as a leading tin producer behind Malaysia.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
National Revolutionary Movement
MNP
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Paz Estenssoro
Buenos Aires
MNE
Hugo Ballivian
Malaya
United States
Balking Pilot Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
Lt Verne Goodwin an Air Force copilot was sentenced to two years confinement and dismissed from the service for refusing to fly to England with a C 124 cargo plane citing fear of murdering his unborn child His father in law Parker Cullom blamed the Air Force for making an example of him and other officers faced disobedience charges from Randolph and Mather bases The case followed the birth of his child and his wife Bettys pregnancy complications with Goodwins earlier refusals and recalls in Las Cruces mass
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EL Paso
Texas
Verne Goodwin
Air Force
Parker Cullom
Las Cruces
Air Fores
Randolph Base
San Antonio
Mather Base
California
Cultom
Goodwin
Peabody
Mass
England
Betty
Weather easing with clear Thursday after fog
Forecast shows fog tonight and tomorrow morning then mostly clear by Thursday. Cooler with westerly winds around 10 to 16 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Arnall Rules Out Price Hike In Seized Steel Plants
Washington April 16 AP The government price control chief rejected a $12 a ton steel price rise while workers face a wage increase. Arnall warned a hike would lift the cost of living at least 5 percent. Republican senators move to probe Truman seizure action as industry vows court action to block wage boosts.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Ellis Arnall
GOP
Republian
Senate
Truman
Sen
Bridges
New Hampshire
Taft
Ohio
Ferguson
Mich
Knowland
Calif
Arnall
Trumans
Indusyster
Philip
Murray
Arnald
Office of Price
Rioting N J Convicts Hold Four Hostages at Prison
Sixty eight desperate convicts led by life term kidnapper August Bernard Doak held four prison employees as hostages in Trenton State Prison print shop. Government officials refused National Guard intervention, demanding release of hostages before any talks.
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Trenton
N. J
Alfred E. Driscoll
National Guard
Bernard Doak
Trade Agents to Visit Peiping
MOSCOW April 16 A party of seven Britons two Canadians and an Australian who attended the international economic conference said they would visit Peiping before returning home They plan talks with the Chinese foreign trade ministry about expanding Britain China trade and to discuss the conference agreements to exchange 20 000 000 pounds worth of British textiles and other goods for Chinese exports
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Moscow
Peping
Britain
China
Chinese Foreign Trade Ministry
20-Second Truce Conference Recesses After Brief Exchange
Reds and U N say they have nothing new to discuss in the 20 second session at Munsan. Delegates exchanged 27 words and agreed to meet again tomorrow. The deadlock centers on Russia as neutral truce observer and a ban on rebuilding military airfields. Chinese Maj Gen Hsieh Fang asks if there is anything to say. US Maj Gen William Harrison replies no and recesses until tomorrow.
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Munsan
Jthey
Red
Russia
Hsieh Fang
U. S
William K. Harrison
Hsieh
Harrison
51 More Casualties in Ko War Battle List No 543
The Defense Department identified 51 additional Korean War battle casualties. Of these, 10 are dead, 39 wounded, and one injured in a battle zone accident.
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Washington
Truman Sees Flood and Seeks Nationwide Plan
President Truman toured flood areas from Sioux City to St. Paul and urged Congress to enact a national flood control program including flood insurance. He pressed for a long term plan covering from Pittsburgh to Denver and Minnesota to the Gulf, and asked the Missouri Basin survey to provide a complete report. The Missouri River crested near Omaha and Council Bluffs as forecasts projected a 31.5 foot high water event with dikes holdingCustomer.
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Omaha
Neb
Truman
Middle America
Midwest
Missouri
Mississippi
Red River
Congress
Kansas- Missouri
Kansas
Sioux City
St. Paul
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Denver
Minnesota
Gulf
Council Bluffs
Polio Immunity Test Claims Human Volunteers Immune
Twenty volunteers ingested weakened polio virus to induce immunity as reported in the American Journal of Hygiene. Researchers Hilary Kaprowski George A Jervis and Thomas W Norton of Lederle Laboratories say the method shows immunity may be possible through food or drink but safety and practicality for widespread use remain uncertain. The study notes immunity to the specific virus type tested, not all forms, and timing on broader application is unclear.
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New York
American Journal of Hygiene
Hilary Kaprowski
George A. Jervis
Thomas W. Norton
Lederie Laboratories
Pearl River
Lederie
Lederle
Acheson Warns on Moscow Luxury Trade Offers
Secretary of State Acheson said Moscow seeks strategic military items in current offers to buy Western luxury goods. He linked the moves to the Moscow world economic conference and said the aim is to hamper Western defense buildup. He expressed doubt the Soviets have succeeded and rejected tying talks to trade.
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Washington
Acheson
Moscow
Moscow Trade Enterprise
United States
Russia
Gruenther Heads Home for US Speeches
Gen Alfred M. Gruenther, chief of staff to Gen Eisenhower at SHAPE, left Paris by plane for a 12 day U S visit. He will speak April 18 in Washington before the American Society of Newspaper Editors and April 21 in New York at the Associated Press annual luncheon.
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Paris
Fred M. Gruenther
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
United States
Gruenther
Washington
American Society of Newspaper Editors
New York
Associated Press
Classifieds and sections listed by newspaper page codes
The reader’s guide lists where to find sections such as Beach Combing on B-1 Boyle on A-21 Bridge on A-2 Classified ads on B-8 to B-11 and 7 Comics on 6-4 Crossword on 8-7 Editorial on A-20 Financial on B-6 to B-7 Obituaries on A-14 Radio and television on A-18 Shipping on 8-7 Sports on A-25 to A-27 Theaters on A-24 Tides Temperatures on A-14 and Women’s activities on 8-2 and 8-3
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Boyle
Eisenhower Leads New Jersey Voters For President
New Jersey results show Eisenhower winning at least 31 of 48 Republican delegates and a statewide tally around 370,000 votes to Taft 219,786 with Stassen and write-ins also listed. Kefauver leads Democratic side with about 141,769 votes. Taft and Eisenhower campaigns project delegate counts amid incomplete district reports.
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Newark
N. Jr
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New Jersey
Atlantic Seaboard
Robert A. Taft
East
Eisenhower
Taft
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
MacArthur
Warren
Stevenson
W. Q. Douglas
Truman
W. C. Douglas
Russell
Ice Isle as Plane Carrier Near North Pole
Anchorage April 16 An Air Force officer describes Fletcher Ice Island near the North Pole as a massive air craft carrier for bomber operations though no bomber flights are planned. Col Richard M Gill notes the floating island also called T-3 hosts six men for weather work for possibly six months to a year, with initial three man landing on March 19.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Fletcher Ice Island
North Pole
Richard M. Gill
2107Th Air Weather Group
Gill
Eisenhower farewell visit to Belgium amid quiet on politics
General Dwight D. Eisenhower made a farewell stop in Belgium and refused to discuss American political developments. He reviewed Belgian air force honors and met King Baudouin before departing in a hurried visit. Mrs. Eisenhower, in a lighter mood, expressed happiness about returning home and plans to go back.
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Brussels
Belgium
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bart Douin
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U.S
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