Wisconsin and Nebraska Primaries Draw Massive Turnouts
Wisconsin voters line up to cast ballots in a close Republican field with Taft Warren and Stassen seeking delegates while Kefauver leads Democrats in a test likely to reshape the race. Nebraska also stages a wide ballot with Taft Eisenhower and Kefauver Kerr contesting, polls open at 8 a m and close by 8 p m local time as weather draws crowds and write-in campaigns unfold across 2 058 precincts.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Midwest
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Rotation Slow Down In Effect In Korea
The slowdown in rotation for regular U S Army soldiers and draftees in Korea began today. National Guardsmen are not affected as they must be discharged by August. Front line troops may go home after 16 or 11 months, artillery and support units in tents near the front after 13 or 14 months, and rear infantry headquarters or those in Seoul or Pusan stay about 18 months. The change coincides with the return of the 200,000th American, Cpl Freddie Leon Clark of Indianapolis, who was thanked by Gen James A Van Fleet for a tough job well done. The system aims to build combat-tested veterans and will see about 20,000 soldiers depart monthly, including many Guardsmen from the 40th and 45th Divisions. The slowdown also covers troops in Ryukus and the Philippines.
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Korea
Pusan
Freddie Leon Clark
Indianapolis
James A. van Fleet
U.N
Clark
van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
U. S
Eighth Army
Southern
California
45Th
Oklahoma
Washington
Ryuksus
Philippines
Clark Trial Continued To April 23
Newport Kentucky Melvin Clark a Cincinnati figures linked to a numbers racket saw his murder trial continued to April 23 in Campbell County Circuit Court on motion by his attorney Daniel W Davies Judge Ray L Murphy granted the delay Clark is charged with fatally shooting Oliver Bull Payne at the Alibi Club Payne a Black man Clark also filed a 301500 damage suit against Earl Artis of Xenia Ohio in Green County common pleas court alleging Artis caused an indictment over a 1949 bombing blamed on a numbers racket war
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Melvin Clark
Cincinnati
Campbell County
Clark
Daniel W. Davies
Ray L. Murphy
Oliver “Bull” Payne
Alibi Club
Payne
Earl Artis
Xenia
Green County
Ohio
Common Pleas Court
Artis
Truman Gets Report On McGrath Testimony
A transcript of Attorney General McGrath's statement about his knowledge of answering a questionnaire on personal income was given to the White House today. Representative Chelf of Kentucky said the White House had requested it.
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McGrath
Washington
White House
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
April Fools Joke Sparks Scotland Yard Probe
London reports an April Fools prank claiming an atomic research center scare. Teenagers Harry Sibley and Neville Thompson delivered papers marked Harwell and burn after reading to Highgate police, triggering a Scotland Yard inquiry with supply ministry experts and press scrutiny of their warpped notes and calendar clues.
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London
Harry Sibley
Neville Thompson
Highgate
Harwell
Atomic Research Establishment
Scotland Yard
Supply Ministry
Atomic Establishment
Sibley
Victor Mehra
Victor
Sutton and Kling Convicted in Queens Bank Robbery
Will Sutton and Thomas Kling were found guilty on multiple counts including robbery, burglary, assault, and grand larceny for the Manufacturers Trust Company branch heist in Queens in 1950. The verdict followed an all-night jury deliberation after a trial that highlighted witness testimony by John de Venuta and bank employees.
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Kling
Sutton
Manufacturers Trust Company
Queens
Queens County
George Washington Herz
John de Venuta
de Venuta
Brooklyn
Strike Closes Clopay Firm
Cincinnati reports 500 Clopay Corp employees walked out after a bargaining session with Federal Mediator James G. Bentley failed to resolve a wage dispute. Local 206 AFL International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers says the union rejected four cent, three cent incentive offers and pressed for nine cents plus holiday and vacation pay.
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Cincinnati
Clopay Corp
James G. Bentley
Carl Laney
AFL International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite
Jets bag 10 MIGS in day's clashes over Korea
U S Sabre pilots shot down 10 Communist MIG-15 fighters, a day high for the Korean war, with three more probable and ten damaged. Col Francis Gabreski, eighth jet ace, downed another MIG amid eight clashes near the Yalu, as 26 Sabres ambushed 16 MIGs, totaling 319 MIGs destroyed in eight battles.
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Seoul
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
Yalu River
William H. Wescott
Terre Haute
Ind
Iven C. Kincheloe
Cassopolis
Mich
James H. Kasler
College Ave
Indianapolis
Friends Ready To Room Barkley For Nomination
Washington AP reports friends expect Vice President Alben Barkley to enter the Democratic presidential race soon after Truman steps aside. Senators Hoey and George predict Barkley will announce this week and carry doubtful states, uniting party wings for the fall campaign. Congress and party leaders accept Truman’s decision not to run and leave successor choice to the July convention.
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Alben Barkley
Truman
Barkley
Sen. Gillette
D-Ia
Gillette
Hoey
North Carolina
George
Georgia
Parkley
Rep
Underwood
Kentucky
House
Senate
Sen
Russell
Margaret Truman Signs Again with NBC for Nine Shows
The National Broadcasting Company renewed Margaret Truman for another year, stating she will appear on nine radio and television programs at a salary of 2500 dollars each. The agreement keeps Truman as a regular performer across NBC radio and video offerings in New York.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
Margaret Truman
NBC
Top Level Talks Move Russians to Neutral Status
At Munsan Korea staff officers dropped the Russian question to top Korean truce negotiators for ruling on naming Russia a neutral nation to police the armistice. A Thursday subcommittee session will also consider whether Reds may repair airfields and discuss prisoner exchanges amid nearing leadership changes.
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Munsan
Korea
Russia
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Robert P. Briscoe
Joy
Far East
Private Kills Officer to Get Discharge in Army Exit
A 19-year-old private killed 2nd Lt. Howard Williamson at a Long Horn bivouac in Texas to force a discharge. Witnesses and district attorney report the shooter Michael Kunak of Baltimore confessed he planned the act to escape the Army, saying there was nothing straight in his mind and he knew it was wrong. Authorities weigh whether military or civilian charges apply.
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Kunak
Howard Williamson
Washington, N.C
Williamson
82Nd Airborne Division Signal Company
Evetts
Stalin Signals War Not Closer and German Unification
New York dispatch reports Premier Stalin telling American editors war is not nearer than years ago and a meeting of great powers could help. He also endorsed German unification and cited conditions for peaceful coexistence of capitalism and communism.
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New York
Stalin
Germany
James L. Wick
Niles
Ohio
Daily Times
Atom Burst Clearly Seen In Nevada Test Flight
In Las Vegas observers saw a bright daylight flash signaling a new series of atomic tests. The aerial blast occurred at 9 a.m. PST at Yucca Flat, about 80 miles northwest of Las Vegas, with a reddish orange flame across the horizon and no immediate shock or sound detected.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Nevada
Hazard Pay Likely Dropped From Military Pay Bills
The Senate approved a cost of living military pay hike with a $45 per month hazard pay rider for Korea service. House and Senate conferees will merge the bills and are expected to remove the rider, reconciling differences between the two measures.
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Washington
Korea
Senate
House
Fire Destroys Old San Francisco Hotel Killing Four
A four story residential hotel in San Francisco’s Fillmore Fell district burned today killing four residents and injuring upwards of a dozen. Firemen rescued many occupants including a 10 month old baby. The blaze was controlled after 50 minutes with four on duty policemen praised for lowering the death toll as they searched and pounded on doors. Manager Jack Bush said 39 of 49 rooms were occupied, with an estimated 55 tenants.
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San Francisco
Fillmore
Fell Sts
Jack Bush
Airmen Die In Two Crashes Near Tokyo
Far East Air Force reports 11 U1 crewmen dead after two WW2 era crashes. A B-29 went down 40 miles northeast of Tokyo in a heavy rainstorm en route to North Korea with bombs. nine bodies recovered. Two B-26 crewmen died after the plane dived into the sea off Hokkaido.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Hokkaido
Japan
Thief Escapes With $2000 From Dayton Deputy Registrar
A masked armed man robbed the deputy auto registrar of fice in Dayton, Ohio, taking $2000 after forcing Richard Mayl and his wife to fill a paper bag. Mayl, a traveling state auditor, retained about $8000 as the incident unfolded Monday night.
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Dayton
Richard Mayl
Mays
23 Convicts Surrender After Weeklong New Jersey Prison Riot
Twenty three inmates at New Jersey State Prison surrendered after a 45 hour riot that gutted a three story segregation building. They demanded better treatment, fought guards with improvised weapons, and held a trusted group captive while police used tear gas and water cannons. By nightfall the prisoners yielded with conditions not immediately altered.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
William Carty
Carty
Cary
Carthy
Tragedy Ends Game Of Catch In Bronx Street Scene
In the Bronx two 13 year olds played near peater races when a throw by George Schu ter man struck Prince in the head. Prince died on arrival at hospital. Schraderman mourned I his best friend.
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New York
Bronx
Prince
George Schiuderman
Schiuderman
Schraderman
Steel Price Boost Fears Ahead of Imminent Steel Strike
Washington AP dispatch reports Price Stabilizer Ellis Arnall fears a steel strike may hit April 8 after conferring with U S Steel President Benjamin Fairless. About 650,000 CIO steelworkers are set to strike, while talks in New York aim to settle a new contract for about one million unionists as wage and price issues swirl amid stalled negotiations.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
U. S. Steel
Benjamin Fairless
Arnall
CIO
Fairless
Wage Stabilization Board
Office of Price Stabilization
United Steelworkers
New York
Steel Company
Philip Murray
Steel Union
Steelworkers and Kaiser Steel announce tentative agreement
A union source says the CIO United Steelworkers and Kaiser Steel Co in Fontana California are preparing to announce a tentative agreement based on proposals from the Wage Stabilization Board.
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Los Angeles
CIO United Steelworkers
Kaiser Steel Co
Fontana
Calif
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel wage talks stall as industry rejects WSB plan
Major steel firms say bargaining with the union will begin today over the Wage Stabilization Board report proposing a 1 3/4 cent hourly raise, fringe benefits of about 5 cents, and a union shop. Wages average about 1 88 an hour. The industry denounces the plan while defending its stance after Defense Mobilizer Wilson warned a 30 day steel strike could delay mobilization.
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Thajor Steel Companies
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Washington
U.S
Queen Juliana Begins U S And Canada Tour
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands leaves Schiphol for a month long U S and Canada tour. She travels with Prince Bernhard and other officials aboard a four engine Constellation, arriving in Washington after an overnight stop in Gander. The trip includes a three day state visit with President Truman at the White House.
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Schiphol
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Juliana
United States
Canada
Washington
Gander
Newfoundland
Prince Bernhard
Dirk A. Stikker
Red Methods Disclosed By Hungary's Rakosi
Budapest reports Rakosi, Hungary's top Communist leader, openly outlines tactics used to seize power. He describes forming coalitions with non communists, salami slicing, and gradual nationalization of banks, industry, and agriculture while noting control of the State Security Bureau and its police ties. Western diplomats assess the methods as broadly applicable to international communism.
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Budapest
Hungary
Matyas Rakosi
Rakosi
Communist Party
Social
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