Demands Reds Give Details of Trade Plan
United Nations Command urged the Communists to present a concrete plan. Gen. Mark Clark said talks could resume if the Reds disclose details on exchanging sick and wounded prisoners. The U N pressed for an official, detailed reply to Chou En Lai’s radio proposal on voluntary repatriation.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Mark Clark
U. N
Far East
U. W
Red China
Micr
Chou En-lai
Tidelands Bill Backers Win 1st Test Vote
The House backed legislation to grant coastal states clear title to submerged tidelands up to historic boundaries after defeating a substitute plan offering 3732 percent to states and 62 percent to education. The vote stood 82 to 28 as lawmakers debated revenue shares and state control versus federal aid.
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Washington
House
Michael A. Feighan
Ohio
Feighan
J. Frank Wilson
Texas
Kenneth B. Keating
Continental Shelf
Oaward
Car
D. Perkins
D.-Ky
Perkins
Senate
Eisenhower
Council Approves 725000 Sand Embankment at West Beach
The City Council authorized bidding for a sand embankment on the west beach from the Los Angeles River to the Municipal Auditorium bulkhead to guard against high tides from subsidence. Estimated at 725000 with dredged material from south of Rainbow Pier, it will reach up to 10 feet high at the west end and five and a half feet at the pier end, with a 150 foot top width and a 5 percent seaward slope. The project also includes a concrete sea wall between Rainbow Pier and the auditorium fill, but a 60 day delay may drop that section to align with Proposition B plans. completion is targeted for next summer.
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Sam E. Vickers
Los Angeles River
Municipal Auditorium
Rainbow Pier
J. R. McHenry
Pentagon Brass Backs McCarthy on China Curbs
Washington reports that Frank C. Nash Assistant Secretary of Defense testified McCarthy's plan to curb Western trade with China would win military approval unless it clashes with overall policy. The dispute with Harold Stassen continues as McCarthy seeks Eisenhower backing and a Dulles meeting to settle the issue.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Frank C. Nash
Defense
Harold E. Stassen
Mutual Security
Nash
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Dulles
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Stassen
Red China
North Korea
London
Lattimore Perjury Trial Delayed to October in Washington
U S District Judge Luther Youngdahl delays Owen Lattimore perjury case from May 11 to October without moving venue, keeping trial in Washington. Prosecutor Leo Rover supports fall date, says case complex and all admissible evidence will be pursued. Lattimore, Far Eastern specialist and Johns Hopkins instructor, faces seven felony lying counts before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee.
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Washington
Lattimore
Leo A. Rover
Youngdahl
Rover
Walter Hines Page
Johns Hopkins University
Senate
Internal Security
Unusual A-Blast Rocks Nevada Proving Grounds
An atomic test at Yucca Flats 75 miles north of the Las Vegas proving ground yielded two strong shocks and persistent reverberations. The device on a 300 foot tower caused unusual effects with no visible cloud and no felt shock wave at the base, while twenty five vehicles and some animals were exposed for bio medical studies.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Proving Ground
Nevada Desert
AEC
Yucca Flats
Weather Forecast Brief Mostly Sunny Into Wednesday
Mostly sunny through Wednesday with patches of low clouds and fog tonight and Wednesday morning. Slightly warmer conditions expected.
Radioactive Compounds Stolen From Lab In Long Beach
Long Beach police searched for two bottles of dangerous radioactive chemicals stolen from W. D. Johnson Chemical Laboratories Inc. on Elm Avenue Monday night. Thorianate and uranium acetate were taken. detectives warn of skin damage if handled. Juvenile suspects are suspected. parents urged watchfulness. Over the weekend another burglary yielded explosive and poisonous laboratory chemicals, totaling more than $1000 in losses.
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Long Beach
W. DB. Johnson Chemical Laboratories, Inc
Elm Ave
Insps
MM. Z. Wishon
Pat Paris
Atomic Energy Commister
Six Men in Distress Near North Carolina Coast Adrift
Coast Guard crews rushed to rescue six men aboard two barges drifting in rough seas 150 miles northeast of Cape Hatteras. Cutter Agassiz reached the scene at 4:30 a.m. with Campbell and Marion Moran tugs on standby as the Kevin Moran and other units moved to assist from Norfolk.
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Dubrpuli. Yau
Area
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Agassiz
Kevin Moran
Norfolk
Campbell
Marion Moran
Cape Hatteras
Mild quake rattles Vermont residents at dawn
A mild earthquake shook Rutland area around 8 a.m. today startling residents. George Kirk of the Rutland Herald reported pictures rattled on walls and the ground sounded like a truck rumble. No damage was reported.
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Nur Layd, Vc
George Kirk
Rutland Herald
Sound man testifies on FBI spying and Reds ties
Hollywood sound effects man Roy Erwin testified before the House Committee on Un American Activities that he detected revolutionary overtones in the Communist radio branch. He named Nina Klowden, Georgia Backus, and Herman Walgrenn as members and said he joined the party in 1945 and re joined in 1947 to help the FBI before leaving in 1949. A Los Angeles school teacher, Abraham Minkus, was fired after refusing to answer questions about Communist ties, with the Board of Education suspending him and giving 30 days to appeal. The committee planned to finish its locally televised hearings today.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
FBI
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Roy Erwin
Communist Radio Cell
Erwin
Nina Klowden
Georgia Backus
Herman Walgrenn
Communist Radio Branch
FBE
Radio
Board of Education
Abraham Minkus
Minkus
RFC Probe Man Guilty of Perjury
Washington ne r Young a central figure in the Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion inquiry was convicted today on four charges of perjury. A U S District Court jury deliberated about two and a half hours before delivering its verdict. Young a 38 year old former Missourian whose wife was a White House stenographer with a mink coat stood nervously as the verdict was read. Each charge carries a possible two to 10 year prison term.
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Washington
Ner Young
Se Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
U. S. District Court
Young
White House
Mild clerk named as modern Jack the Ripper suspect
Police seize transport office clerk John Christie in London as Britain’s most hunted killer since Jack the Ripper. Christie, 55, is questioned by Scotland Yard after being spotted by a boat officer in Putney near the Notting Hill murder house. Police say he may solve six to eight murders including his wife. Crowds gather as four complete bodies and bones of two others are found in his apartment and garden.
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London
Scotland Yard
Transport Office
Britain
Jack the Ripper
John Christie
Putney
Thames River
Notting Hill
Christie
Criminal Investigation Department
Peace Prospects Begin New Stock Market Dive
The New York stock market dropped for a second straight session as fears of economic uncertainty tied to a Korean peace proposal and prisoner exchange weighed on prices. Declines ranged from one to three dollars with delayed tape reporting, then resumed a sharp downward pace before a brief easing.
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New York
Russians Decree Slash in Prices
The Soviet government under Premier Georgi Malenkov announced a major price cut on key foods and consumer goods, effective Wednesday. The move follows a Saturday decree granting amnesty to prisoners serving five years or less for non-dangerous crimes, and was broadcast nationally by radio and Moscow loudspeakers.
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Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Where to Find It in the Paper
A guide lists page locations for newspaper sections including Beach Combing on B-1, Bridge on A-9, Classified on B-7 to II, Comics on A-12, Crossword on A-7, Editorial on A-8, Financial on B3, Obituaries on 8-2, Radio and TV on B-2, Shipping Table on B-2, Sports on A-10 and A-11, Theaters on A-3, Tides and Temperatures on B-2 and B-5, and Women on B-4 and B-5.
Atom power plant model powers dry land test for Nautilus
Washington AP reports AEC unveiled the first known working land based prototype of a submarine atomic propulsion plant. The device reached criticality and began a controlled phase of operation as engineers plan gradual power increases before full Navy use aboard the USS Nautilus. Further testing aims to refine reactor propulsion characteristics and crew training for the submarine.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Navy
AEC
Ote Aec
Idzho
Airlift Defeats Refugee Problem in Berlin and West Germany
Berlin officials report an airlift between Berlin and West Germany reduces the refugee burden. By month end the refugee center counted 4,556 refugees from the Soviet Zone, while airlines show 43,000 refugees flown west in March.
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Berlin
West Germany
Red China submits Korea POW settlement offer at U.N.
United Nations New York received a formal message from Communist Chinese Premier Chou En-tai delivered to U.N. General Assembly President Lester B. Pearson. The message asks distribution to U.N. delegations and appears similar to Chou En-tai's Feiping broadcast. A U.N. spokesman said it would be circulated to all members.
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United Nations
N. Y
Red China
U. N. General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Chou En-tai
U. N
Pearson
Chou
Feiping
U.N
POWs’ Right to Return Hinders Armistice Talks
Talks faltered over whether prisoners of war may choose to return home. Chou Enlai offered to repatriate POWs who wish to go and relocate others to a neutral state for talks, but no final position from the United Nations on whether the POWs would retain a final choice. Clark’s plan pressed the must-have condition for the UN.
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Chou
Chack
U.N
Clark
Wildcat Railroad Troup Shuts Four U.S. Steel Plants
An unauthorized walkout by Union Railroad Co workers idled more than 30 000 production staff as United States Steel Corp closed four Pittsburgh area mills. The strike began over two suspended conductors and drew mediation from Warren Lane. Shutdowns will extend to midnight with skeleton crews to avert damage.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corp
Union Railroad Co
Brotherhood of Railroad
Railway Mediaion Board
Washington
Warren Lane
Thescene
U. S
Record Rainfall Floods Hit New England and Nearby States
Heavy March rains broke records across the U S causing floods and tornadoes. New England faced its worst floods since 1936 though easing in some areas. Ossipee Lake in New Hampshire threatened a dam while the Bearcamp River rose an inch per hour. Mexico Maine remained evacuated with 1200 residents displaced. Biddeford and Saco also evacuated. Saco River activity varied as conditions persisted in parts of New England and eastern New York.
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Pasi
New England
Ossipee Souk
New Hampshire
Eme Crams
Giodby
Evecare
Sasmibes
Dengere
Main
Ossipee
Effingham Falls
N. H
Bearcamp
New Yeshire
Mexico
Maine
Biddeford
Saco
Saco River
New Englanh
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
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Joann Walker
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Owen Lattimore
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Atom
L.B
Vermont
FBI Aid
Libby Burke
RFC
Jack Ripper
Frank Carey
Wildcat Railroad
U.S Steel
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