AEC faces pressure to bar Communists from fellowships
Congress guns for details on a 1946 General Electric contract as the Atomic Energy Commission revamps fellowship rules to require non Communist oaths for all 497 scholars. AEC says 257 fellows are split between secret and nonsecret studies, with 103 cleared for access to restricted data and 154 in nonsecret research.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Neral” Electric
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Hanford
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Schenectady
N. Y
Senate demand for state and justice files sparks data threat
A Senate subcommittee led by Sen. McCarran issued two subpoenas demanding 168 files from State and Justice on subversive aliens. He warned of publicizing confidential, alarming information if records are not produced, including names, places and events. No immediate comment from departments.
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D.-Nev
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Justice Department
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State Department
FBI
No Preprimary Endorsement by G.O.P. State Body
Fresno May 2 Gov Earl Warren appears to have won a compromise victory over factions within the Republican state central executive committee in its fight against preprimary endorsement of candidates. The committee approved a statewide convention before the primary 1950 to allow all GOP candidates to present views while county central committees would still choose endorsing and legislative candidates. Warren argued preprimary endorsement violates the spirit of the primary law. San Diego County GOP chair H Jack Hanna said the plan will be pushed and the draft remains active.
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Earl Warren
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H. Jack Hanna
San Diego
Queen Mother Approves Low-Cost Homes for Elderly
London reports on a royal nod to a new aging housing project. Tenants aged 81 praise the modest flats as fitting for Queen Mary who is said to have listened to a broadcast. The monarch’s approval underscores support for affordable housing.
Pony Goes On Auction Block For Boy Who Lost Mother
In Amestown Pennsylvania Ohio line Jackie Lillie a 12 year old farm boy sells his pony Cocoa to help cover funeral costs after his mother dies She rides the pony into the ring with tears but the crowd raises 190 dollars to buy back Cocoa and return it to Jackie Earvin Payne the farm owner and the bidding crowd unite to ease the boy's sacrifice and grief
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Jackie
Lillie
Kinsman
Ohio
Homer
John Reimold
Earvin Payne
Reimold
J. M. Nichols
Payne
Girl's Entire Blood Stock Replaced
A 14 year old high school girl in Augusta Georgia received a complete blood replacement today, the second in a month for Nettie Fay Willis of Albany. A team of 26 servicemen lined up to replace all the blood in the leukemia patient. The operation lasted eight hours and doctors noted slight improvement since the first transfusion on April 30.
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Nettie Fay
Willis
Albany
China Reds Plan Attack on Burma
Burma reports strong Chinese Communist forces massing in southwest China for an assault on Burma via the Burma Road. Government sources say Kachin tribesmen in eastern Burma are ready to meet the attack, with about 4000 Chinese Communist and Nationalist deserter forces united at Tenchung.
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Burma
China
Eastern
Japan
Tenchung
Jimmy Stewart to Quit Holdout Bachelor Career
Hollywood reports Jimmy Stewart will marry socialite Gloria McLean in August ending his 20 year holdout as Hollywood's last famed bachelor. The pair, who dated a year, celebrated his 41st birthday before confirming plans for a quiet Hollywood wedding and a long honeymoon after his film projects.
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Howard Hughes
Cary Grant
Escapee Trapped Shoots Himself in Montana Barn Shootout
Walter Axel Johnson, an escaped convict pursued across six states, died after a 45 minute gun battle with a sheriff's posse in a barn on a sheep ranch 10 miles north of Glendive. Coroner Harold Koch said Johnson apparently shot himself after being wounded three times by posse bullets.
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FBI
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Ore
Harold Koch
Posse
Father Kills Daughter and Shoots Self in Detroit Tragedy
In Detroit on May 21, 51 year old Eugene Braunsdorf fatally shot his 29 year old daughter Virginia who had been crippled since birth, then wounded himself when he said he could not support her. Police said the killings occurred in a parked car after Braunsdorf’s failed attempt to flee, a motorist flagging down state police. Virginia died at hospital while Braunsdorf survived. Braunsdorf was a Detroit Symphony Orchestra player who had sold flowers to make ends meet until six months ago.
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Eugene Braunsdorf
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Glamour Bride Rita Hayworth to Wed Prince Aly of Cannes
ANNES France May 21.4 Rita Hayworth prepares for a Mediterranean wedding at Chateau de l'Horizon near Cannes. The Hollywood star and Moslem prince plan a ceremony likely in the chateau's main hall with Rebecca, her four year old daughter, playing on the terrace. The Riviera scene features yachts, sun and a sparkling coast as guests arrive.
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Rita Hayworth
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Associated Press
Turner Topping Marriage Spurs Church Law Study
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S voted to clarify divorce remarriage laws amid criticism of Lana Turner and Henry J Bob Toppings 1948 wedding. The body also endorsed an overture to reorganize the church cutting synods to about 12 with roughly 200 000 members each.
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Presbyterian
U.S
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Henry
J. Bob. Topping
Stewart
P. MacLennan
Hollywood Presbyterian Church
Toppin
Annine Judge
Los Angeles
New York City
Brook
Tydings Sees Economy in New Armed Forces Bill
Senator Tydings predicts quick senate approval of a unification health and budgeting bill for the armed forces. He expects potential savings of three to six hundred million annually on defense costs while keeping capacity. The House plans pension and ERP measures and considers building in every district.
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Armed Services Committee
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Hoover Commission
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Armed Services
Missouri mule bronze statue aboard USS Missouri
A bronze 18 inch statue of a Missouri mule is welcomed aboard the USS Missouri during a ceremony in Portsmouth Virginia. The statue titled Mighty Mo will be kept as a ship's iron man trophy for the division showing the highest proficiency. It was donated by the Missouri Mule Breeders Association with four Navy admirals and four Congressmen present.
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Swain
Missouri
Uncle Sam
U. S. S. Missouri
U. S
Rutledge Denies Hatred Claim in Knife Victim Case
In Cedar Rapids, Dr. Robert C. Rutledge Sr. testified he did not hate Byron C. Hattman, the man Rutledge is accused of killing. He described a struggle in a hotel room and claimed self defense to save his life. Prosecutors allege jealousy and extortion motivated the stabbing.
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Iowa
Robert C. Rutledge Srs
St Louis
Rutledge
Byron C. Hattman
St. Louis
William Criss
Sydney
Hartman
Ted
Crissina
Hattman
Wester the
Jeaye Bo Rutledge
Rutedge
Sal
Kaufman to wed Irish stage star in Bucks County
George S. Kaufman the playwright and Leueen MacG,Irish-born Broadway star, applied for a marriage license in Bucks County Court. Kaufman, listed as widower age 60, and Miss MacG rath, recently linked romantically to Tho Heggen, failed to provide required blood tests but were told a license would be issued Wednesday if tests are completed.
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George S. Kaufman
Leueen Macg
Bucks County Court
Kaufman
Reds Purge in Czechoslovakia Targets Regional Leaders
The Prague based Tvorba reports a drastic purge of Communist Party leaders in the Karlabad region. The regional secretary was dismissed amid charges of acting like a dictator after a regional party reshuffle announced today.
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