House Bill Aims to Weaken Communist Party in Congress
The House moved to debate a measure targeting the Communist party, seeking to criminalize efforts to establis h a foreign controlled dictatorship in the United States. Violators could face up to 10 years in prison and fines, while party and allied groups would must register with the Justice Department and disclose members.
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Communist Party
House
J. Parnell ‘Thomas
R-N. J
House Committee On un-American Activities
Communist
American Communist Party
United States
Rep
Nixon
R-Calif
Justice Department
News Highlights and Page References
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Bendix
Long Beach
Truman Boyd Manor
Dewey
Staessen
Oregon
Atty
Gen
Clark
Condon
Istelen
Reclamation Bureau
Provda
U. S
Spreveller
United States
Russia
Six Die As Fire Consumes Home In Huntington
Six persons died in a house fire in Huntington, West Virginia, last night. The blaze burned a wooden trailer and a homemade addition. cause is undetermined. Coroner F X Schuller identified the dead as Ernest Henson and his wife Beatrice, their daughter Ernestine, their son Thomas, and two visitors Pearl Dillon and Dude Easter.
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Huntington
W. Va
F.X. Schuller
Ernest Henson
Beatrice
Ernestine
Thomas
Hensons
Pearl Dillon
Dude" Easter
Truman Address Broadcast Tonight
President Truman will deliver a nationally broadcast speech tonight before the National Young Democratic dinner in Washington. The address is set for 10 30 o clock and will be carried by Mutual.
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Washington
Truman
Long Beach
Mutual
Moslems Set for Invasion Midnight Proclaimed in Palestine
Associated Press reports a Jewish state declared in Tel Aviv effective at one minute after midnight as Britain ends rule. Arab League declares war and martial law spreads through Damascus and Cairo. Arab forces prepare to cross the Palestine frontiers while Syria Lebanon Jordan Egypt Iraq Saudi Arabia and Yemen form a regional axis.
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Associated Pree
Israel
Middle East
Tel Aviv
Arab League Secretariat
Damascus
Jewist National Council
Britain
Holy Land
Palestine
Jerusalem
Syria
Egypt
United Nations
Arab League
London
U N proposes Palestine peace mediator for Holy Land
The Palestinian special assembly votes 37 to 0 with 15 abstentions to send a United Nations mediator to the Holy Land. The plan, backed by the United States and France, moves to a plenary session of 58 nations for final action amid Jewish leaders asserting Israel’s security regardless of UN moves.
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Hillel Silver
Cleveland
Jewish ‘Agency
U. N
Holy Land
Special Palestine Assembly of the
U. N. Meanwise
Tiny eight day old baby weighs 20 ounces in Portland
Doctors reveal the infant, weighing one pound four and a half ounces at eight days old, remains in incubator with fragile condition. Emanuel Hospital administrator Paul Hanson and Dr Babson note the baby’s survival depends on continued care as they compare rare cases in other countries.
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Portland
Ore
Paul R. Hanson
Emanuel Hosel
3. Babson
G O P Leaders Split on Draft Policy Delay
Washington May 14 Republican leaders in the Senate postponed decisions on a peacetime draft plan amid a closed session impasse. Taft said disagreement over cutting funds from the flood control bill and over admitting 100000 European displaced persons may extend delays. A civil rights showdown was deferred by a close vote pushing a southern regional university plan back to committee.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Senate G. O. P
Overton
D.-Ala
Russia protests purge in Greece over executions
London report says Tass, the Soviet news agency, filed a protest to Greece condemning the execution of rebels and demanding an immediate end. It asserts the Russian government shares the Soviet public’s outrage over the killings.
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London
Tass
Russia
Greece
Bandits Kill Three Chinese Customs Officers Near Frontier
In Hong Kong on May 14, three Chinese customs officers were killed and four wounded in an hour-long gunfight with 30 bandits at Shatu Shores near the British frontier. The attackers surrounded the post and escaped with valuables and arms.
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Hong Kong
Shatu
Truman Proposes Long Range Farm Legislation for Abundance
President Truman asked Congress to pass long range farm laws to keep farmers prosperous and assure food abundance for all. He urged flexible price supports, soil conservation, and strengthened programs to ensure consumption of farm products. He backed farm cooperatives crop insurance and school lunch aid, with continuation of teeny trade and aid programs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ami
President Truman Pushes One Year Reciprocal Trade Act Extension
President Truman urged renewing the reciprocal trade program without crippling amendments to keep U S leadership in world markets. The House Ways and Means Committee approved a one year extension with a tariff veto provision, amid party line votes and Democratic opposition over the program’s stability.
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Washington
Truman
America
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Federal Tariff Commission
Anchorage
Navy Eyes Faster Work On 65 000 ton Carrier And Missiles
Secretary Sullivan urged Congress to let the Navy halt 13 ongoing ships and divert about 300 million dollars to newer vessels including guided missile ships and a giant 65 000 ton carrier. He outlined plans to boost the air arm while noting priority for immediate needs like the Kentucky and Hawaii becoming missile ships.
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Ashington
A.P
Sullivan
Congress
Navy
House
Armed Services
Andrews
Full Armed Services Committee
Kentucky
Hawaii
Truman
Mr. Truman
Maid Trapped in Flue Rescued by L A Firemen
A 35-year-old Los Angeles woman wedged in a five story building chimney was rescued today by firefighters who used tools to remove a brick and free her from the flue in a dramatic operation.
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Los Angeles
Security Trade Rush Lifts Prices Across Market
New York trades surge as buying orders flood the Stock Exchange. By noon 1,090,000 shares and 2,810,000 dollars in bonds changed hands amid a broad rally. The Dow Jones industrial average rose to 187.45 breaking past resistance, while AP 60-stock composite hit highs not seen since the 1946 collapse. Commodities also advanced with grains and cotton futures rising.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Associated Press
Mob raids Cudahy plant. 30 workers kidnapped in Newport
About 200 mob members entered the Cudahy meat packing plant in Newport at 11 15 p m. They forced entry, damaged the building and transported 30 workers away in cars. Police faced resistance as guards and officials called out National Guard to protect strikebound plants. Several workers injured, two hospitalized.
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Minnesota National Guard
Cudahy
Newport
Luther Youngdahl
Adjutant General
South St. Paul
Cudahy Uit
R. J. Swenson
M. Swenson
Senator Overton Dies at 72 in Bethesda Naval Hospital
Senator John Holmes Overton 72, a Louisiana Democrat and flood control expert, died at Bethesda Naval Hospital after abdominal surgery. He came to Congress in 1931 and was elected to the Senate in 1932, with Huey Long’s support. Earl Long will appoint his successor.
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Washington
John Holmes Overton
Louisiana
Bethesda
MD. Naval Hospital
Overton
Senate
Huey P. Long
Huey
Earl Long
Alexandria
Congress
James B. Aswell
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Timmie Downs
Spanky II
Timmie
Spey
Michael Guguemini
Tompkinsville
L. A
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Sen. Overton
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