Ike Too Coy Aiken Urges Nixon Action
Senator Aiken calls for Eisenhower to resign and declare his views on domestic issues to win the Republican nomination. He argues voters deserve Ike’s positions on labor seaway and education, while Truman says Ike would have to resign if he seeks the nomination.
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Ike
Aiken
Washington, Dan
Sen. Aiken
R.-Vt
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Truman
Europe
Kaas
Olathe
Kan
Frank Hodges
George H. Hodges
Abilene
Hodges
Sen
Taft
RyOhie
GOP
New
St. Lawrence Seaway
Esterday
Sen. Tett
Republcan
Military Pay Hike Snags in House Over Timing
Washington January 1 House leaders faced a delay in advancing a proposed 40 percent pay raise for active and retired servicemen arguing poor timing. The plan costs about 800 million dollars annually and would grant a 10 percent cost of living boost across all armed forces. Despite two-thirds vote requirements to proceed, opponents fear voting first in 1952 on a measure near a billion dollars amid election year pressure and calls for fiscal restraint.
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Washington
House
Senate Nod Due Japanese Treaty
Senate leadership anticipated quick approval of the Japanese peace treaty and Greek and Turkish entry into NATO. The foreign relations committee may begin hearings next week, with Connally predicting swift ratification and Wiley backing the measures as Knowland endorses prompt action. Humphrey and others weighed presidential plans after a forthcoming meeting.
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Washington
Man
Senate
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Japan
San Francisco
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D.-Texas
Truman
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Wiley
Wisconsin
Knowland
B.-Calif
Orient
Odd parcel containing dynamite arrives for Ohio man
Ohio truck driver James McCray received a mailed package in Bowling Green linked to a threatening letter from Cheyenne Wyoming. A box containing 15 sticks of dynamite exploded if opened, with the note signed by Doyle M Hawthorne though no agent by that name is on record. Police and FBI investigate possible ties to a 1949 Bowling Green post office bombing.
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Bowling Green
Qhin
Jan
James MccRay
McCray
Dex
FBI
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wra
James Meagrey
Courthouse
Doyle M. Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Cleanup plan for Justice Department sparks GOP backlash
President Truman shifted responsibility to Attorney General McGrath for a government cleanup amid House probes into alleged corruption in the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Bureau. Republicans demand McGrath’s firing and Snyder’s resignation, while Democrats stay silent as Truman says no special cleanup commission will be formed.
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Washington
Truman
McGrath
Senate
House
White House
Rep
King
D.calif
Mc.Grath
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Bureau
Sieans
Sen. Capehart
Ind
Sen
Nixon
Calif
Rep. Bakewell
R.-Mo
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Interns Revenue Bureau
Sen. Mundt
R.S. D
Mundt
Capehari
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Desperado Shot Himself After Hostage Standoff in Auburn
Daniel E. Walker Jr., a 2 year ex convict, lay in serious condition after shooting himself at a house in Auburn while holding Mrs. James Wadsworth hostage for six hours. He fired at a state trooper earlier after a speeding stop near Syracuse and fled with Jacqueline Cooperman, 17. Walker, detained for identity questions, had a long criminal record and may be questioned further as to his real name.
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Auburn
Young Desperado
Daniel E. Walker Jr
Walker
Eastern State Penitentiary
Philadelphia
James Wadsworth
Wadsworth
New York City
Jacqueline Cooperman
Los Angeles
Syracuse
Rochester Times Union
Ex-Priest to Wed Former Communicant in Cleveland
Chester T. Malek, 37, a former Roman Catholic priest and missionary, plans to marry Dolores Dykas, 21, a former member of his Transfiguration Church congregation, following his service as assistant priest in Cleveland. Malek, a native of Pittsburgh, cites “many reasons” for his decision.
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Cleveland
Chester ‘T. Malek
Dolores Dykas
Malek
Dykas
Transfiguration
Pittsburga
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Minnesota
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Nave
Humphrey
Ohioan
RFC
Desperado
Long Beach
Enterprise
U. S
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London
Lee Boyle
Clayton H. McLaughlin
Isbrandisen Line
New York
Flying Enterprise
N. Y
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Kenneth Dan
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