Richardson Resigns as SACB Chairman
Richardson resigns as chair of the Subversive Activities Control Board due to medical needs. President Truman accepts the resignation effective June 30 with regret. McCarran says the move clears a potential Senate confirmation path for the remaining four appointees and criticizes the loyalty board’s handling of the Remington case.
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Richardson
McCarran
Justice Department
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Charles M. LaFollette
Peter Campbell Brown
Kathryn McHale
David J. Coddaire
Loyalty Review Board
William W. Remington
Loyalty Board
Italy Police Smash Order Selling Titles
Naples Italy June 7 police arrested Luca Benincasa for selling fictitious knighthoods of the Order of St Andrew of Caffa he founded proclaimed himself grand master and charged $5 to $50 for titles. He was at his desk crafting diplomas for Argentine President Juan Peron when arrested.
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Naples
Italy
Caffa
Luca Benincasa
Benincasa
Juan Peron
Vita
Baruch Warns US Defenses Rely on Controls
Bernard Baruch told Sen Moody that removal of price wage rent and mobility controls would threaten national defense. In a letter released to newsmen Baruch said the choice is national interest over selfish gain and warned ending controls could raise taxes and depress living standards while profiteering. The exchange relates to pending banking committee action and wage stabilization policy.
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Washington
Bernard Baruch
Sen. Moody
D.mich
New York
Michigan
Baruch
Moody
Banking Committee
The
Wage Stabilization Board
White Tornado Injures 20 In Panhandle Village
A tornado struck the Panhandle village of White Deer Texas injuring at least 20 people and demolishing 15 homes and both schools. Rescuers faced impassable roads as ambulances ferried victims to shelters and generators powered remaining facilities. White Deer lies about 22 miles southeast of Borger and 44 miles northeast of Amarillo on Highway 60.
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Iite Deer
Texas
Panhandle
State Highway Patrol
The
Highway Patrol
Learly
Jack Chrisman
Borger
Pampa
Wayne Jordan
White Deer
Amarillo
Grave digging fees added to controlled prices
Bloomington Ind June 7 Mayor Thomas L Lemon learns cemetery fees rose from 15 to 23 dollars at Rose Hill City owned graveyard. C C Zwissler of the Indiana Association of Cemetery Officials says fees have been pegged by federal regulation since January 2.
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Bloomington
Ind
Thomas L. Lemon
Rose Hill
C. C. Zwissler
Indiana Association of Cemetery Officials
Lemon
Five Youths Held in Blasting of Miami Schools
Five teenage suspects were detained by police in a Miami area dynamite campaign that damaged several public buildings. Investigators sought caches of up to 60 sticks of dynamite found in their cars while tying the Jackson High School blast to a football rivalry and noting other targets including a Jewish Center and a downtown hotel.
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Miami
Fia
Howard
Miami Jackson High School
Shenandoah Junior High School
Jackson High School
Kkeen
ECA Plan Periled by New Trade Ban
Washington on June 7 the government released a sweeping list of hundreds of thousands of items barred from shipment to the Soviet bloc under an amendment to an appropriations bill. The ban, affecting thousands of subitems across five lists, may be delayed as officials seek interpretation and temporary exceptions. Foreign governments must certify compliance by June 18 and renew every 30 days to qualify for aid.
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Washington
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
Congress
Truman
Economic Co-operation Administration
Sears and Roebuck
BLINK
Defense
Marshall
ECA
United States
Marshall Plan
William C. Foster
Reds Aiding Rebels Across Burma Road Arms Seizure
Taipei dispatch reports the Nationalist Defense Ministry accusing Reds of arming Communist rebels in Burma. It says 20 truckloads of arms were recently sent from Yunnan, southwest China, via the Burma Road to rebel forces.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Burma
Yunnan
China
Burma Road
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Reds
USS
Consolation
Jone
Korea
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San Diego Naval Hospital
Press-Telegram
Les Craig
Lakewood
Richard W. Phifer
Coldbrook Ave
First Marine Division
Phifer
Lillis Stoops
Navy Hospital
Bill Reed
Houstonville
Seventh Marine Regiment
Messaac
Liberty
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