Sailors Donate Blood Aboard USS Sicily in Long Beach
Two hundred fifty sailors and officers from the escort carrier USS Sicily lined up to donate blood at Long Beach Naval Shipyard. Captain John Thach praised the gesture, saying it supports troops fighting in Korea. Red Cross officials and Gray Ladies assisted as blood was collected for the regional bank.
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Korea
Red Cross
Sicily
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Korean
John Thach
Gray
Blood Service
South Korea
Walter B. Havekorst
Long Beach Red Cross
Gus H. Luckiny
Marion Bishop
Georgia Berbower
Mmes
Jean Davis
Helen Kight
Virginia Altman
Blanche Child
Cauda Forsberg
Lotta King
Mildred Hee Ben Aselton
Ella B. Jowell
Bernice Cline
Bate
Joe Mulligan
Boston
Mass
James McGargan
Pittsburgh
Thomas Goers
Aman John Bridgewater
Michigan
Beulah Danze
William Altman
Ruby Mann
Aid
Grace Thomson
Ip.t. Photc
Missouri Pacific Busmen on Strike
A strike by 300 Missouri Pacific bus drivers halted the 200 mile system in 10 states. More than 700 nonstriking employees were laid off. Union deputy president F A Purcell said wage talks would be long, with demands cut from 20 to 12 cents an hour while company offers stayed at 6 cents. Drivers averaged $1.20 hourly.
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ST. Louis
UPIA
Missouri Pacific
F. A. Purcell
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Purcell
Vandenberg Said Slightly More Comfortable After Illness
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg marginally more comfortable after a relatively cool night. The older senator, who will be 66 on Thursday, has undergone several major operations in 27 months and suffered a serious relapse February 26.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Martial Law Declared in Tehran as Tanks Roll
Iran under martial law with a curfew midnight to 5 am, a new military governor, and a show of force near the U S embassy. The shah's order follows rising tensions amid nationalization moves against Anglo-Iranian Oil Co and a new pro Western cabinet led by premier Hussein Ali after a recent assassination.
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Iehran
Iran
Tehran
Imy
U. S
Fan OH Co
Hussein Ali
Daddy Arrives But Luther Rae Cannot Wake Up
In Oulton Texas on March 20 Luther Rae Stevens Ili, a young cancer patient, remained unconscious as his father returned home from deployment. Doctors said the cancer in his spine could not be stopped. Mrs Stevens and Seaman Stevens rushed to the home, praying for a miracle while Luther lay unresponsive.
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Oulton
Texas
Luther Rae
Luther Rae Stevens
Tommie
Stevens
Coronado
Calif
Navy
Houston
Luther
California
Seaman Stevens
Linddy
Mrs. Stevens
British Officials Confer on Crossing the 38th Parallel
London reports indicate American and British officials discuss whether UN troops under Ridgway should cross the 38th Parallel in Korea. A government spokesman said consultations are under way with UN members, amid Britons' cautious stance on a crossing and buffer zone plans.
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Clement R. Attlee
Britain
House of Commons
United Nations
Korea
Foreign Office
Washington
Lake Success
Attlee
New A-bomb Trials Slated at Eniwetok
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a major project at the Eniwetok proving grounds to test how buildings and materials withstand atomic blasts. The tests aim to measure effects on structures and will inform Civil Defense and architects design criteria. Testing season begins late March with winds from the southeast to minimize drift toward inhabited areas.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Pacific
Eniwwetok Proving Grounds
Tts
Central Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Commission
Eniwetok
Civil Defense Administration
American Institute of Architects
AIA
ALA
Marshall Islands
Hawaii
Marshall Group
Weather forecast for tonight into tomorrow
Low clouds tonight and early tomorrow followed by variable high cloudiness and cooler conditions tomorrow. Light variable winds become west to southwest at 10 to 18 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Divorce Talks Reported In New York For Barbara Hutton
Negotiations were under way in New York for a settlement whereby Prince Igor Troubetzkoy would permit heiress Barbara Hutton to divorce him. A Mexican legal source said New York lawyers were seeking an arrangement. Hutton had said she made no money offer yet, and no confirmation of a $3,000,000 demand existed. A lawyer suggested a quick decree could come via a Ciudad Juarez filing.
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Cuernavaca
Mexi
New York
Igor Troubetzkoy
Barbara Hutton
Barbara
Ciudad Juarez
Rio Grande
el Paso
Texas
Secretary to RFC Director Tells Resignation Row
Under oath Florence M Smoot testified that February 20 director Coward Rowe urged a resignation letter delivery to President Truman through Donald Davidson. Dunham denies, Rowe disputes, and Senate bankers subcommittee will continue the investigation beyond March 31 with more testimony on RFC loan favoritism.
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RFC
Washington
Walter L. Dunham
White House
Donald Davvson
Dunham
Florence M. Smoot
C.oward Rowe
Truman
Senate Banking
Rowe
Truman Seeks Labor War Truce With Johnston In Florida
President Truman summoned Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston to assess chances for a truce in labor unrest against the administration. Johnston, flying from Miami to Key West, aims to mediate between union leaders and defense mobilization efforts, amid disputes over wage formulas and board control.
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Truman
Johnston
West
Fla
Eric Johnston
Mr. Truman
Defense
Wilson
Organized Labor
Miami
Key West
O'Dwyer links Costello to Tammany power during Senate grilling
Former Mayor William O'Dwyer told Senate crime investigators that racketeer Frank Costello was one sinister influence in Tammany Hall as he warned of a national crime empire. He cited Costello's behind-the-scenes reach over the Democratic organization and noted government plans to spend up to 50 million dollars in anti crime efforts.
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New York
Frank Costello
Tammany Hall
William O'Dwyer
Senate
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Costello
Vite
Gembler
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Tammany
Costella
Charles Tobey
RN. H
State Supreme Court
Thomas A. Aurelio
Aurelio
Tobey
Army Con
Six Montanans Die in Predawn Blazes
Helena March 20 two predawn fires 550 miles apart killed six Montanans Patsy Fritz 4 and Gary Johnson 9 were among the dead. The Fritz home in Circle eastern Montana and the Conzack ranch home 550 miles west were destroyed. Patsy and Gary Johnson stayed at the Fritz home during school and suffocated. Sheriff Burrell said the Conzack house burned after an oil stove explosion.
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Helena
Mont
Conzack Ranch
Patsy
Young Johnson
Fritz
Cirele
F. O. Burrell
Hamilton
Conzack
Billion-dollar state budget under debate
The iNews dispatch notes the high profile budget battle dominating Page A-2 coverage. Readers are directed to companion features on Beach Combing, Boyle, bridges, and extensive sections across Classifieds, Comics, Editorials, Financials, Obituaries, and Sports with additional notes on tides and temperatures.
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Boyle
Eisenhower picks Monty as deputy pact army chief
In a Paris dispatch Eisenhower names Field Marshal Montgomery to be deputy supreme commander of Atlantic Pact forces and French General Juin to lead the central European area under Eisenhower. A British admiral leads the northern forces. a southern commander will be an Italian general. Brind, Saunders, Norstad named to air and naval roles. Fontainbleau HQ may shift to Atlantic Pact command.
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Paris
Viscount Montgomery
Britain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alphonse Juin
France
Eisenhower
Europe
Montgomery
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Fontainbleau
Lauris Norstad
U. S
United States Troops Face Strong Resistance Near Hongchon
United States forces northeast of Hongchon on the central Korean front faced stiff Communist resistance in a daylong battle. Red troops in dug-in positions repelled an American battalion. In Tokyo General MacArthur ordered a news blackout on distance to the 38th Parallel and any mention or synonyms of the parallel.
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Tokyo
United States
Hongchon
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Korres
Fire victims prompt aid after widow’s photo
San Bernardino Sun ran a picture of widow Bonita I Pierce 40 with daughters Hazel 11 and Laura 7 at their smoking home. Readers flooded the paper with offers of clothing food and housing after the loss of their possessions. The mother’s husband died in 1949 and sons Frank 16 and Richard 14 helped as newspaper earners.
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San Bernardino
San Bernardino Sun Today
Bonita I. Pierce
Hazel
Laura
Frank
Richard
Sir Berhoys
San Bernard Sun
Evening Telegram
Operation Airlift Aids Snowbound Farmers In Minnesota
In Wheaton Minnesota March 20 volunteers from the Civil Air Patrol, led by Commander Ike Haugland, continue "Operation Airlift" aiding farmers isolated by heavy snows. Ideal flying weather allows urgent transport for fuel, hay, and feed, with 25 cars backlog and cases including a seriously ill man needing an appendix operation.
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Haugland
CAP
Lars Romana
Cole
Lloyd Tracy
Wheaton
Tracy
Graceville
Mew
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Robert &. Hewest
Daddy
Babs
Little White House
United Labor Policy Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
Labor
Jana
Grill O'Dwyer
Ian
Monty
Pact Army
B. L. Montgomery
IFIRE
Minnesota
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