Bridges Union Plans Fight To Supreme Court
CIO Longshore Union leader Harry Bridges faces perjury conviction over concealing his Communist ties. A federal jury verdict prompts plans to appeal to the Supreme Court while possible citizenship cancellation and deportation to Australia loom. Sentencing Monday could bring seven years and $15,000 in fines. Bridges denounced the case as an immigration frameup though officials differ on deportation prospects.
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Harry Bridges
CIO Longshore Union
Supreme Court
Bridges
Australia
F. Joseph Donohue
Donohue
Sydney
United States
National Labor Relations Board
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Asa
Eee Cae
American Federation of Labor
NLRB
National Cio
Philip Murray
Murray
Washington
Sultan Hamid II jailed as Indonesia revolt halted
Jakarta announced the arrest of Sultan Hamid II of West Borneo amid a crackdown on a new revolt. The Makassar upheaval in Celebes briefly toppled state police control, with machines guns firing as East Indonesian forces seized the city in a 45 minute coup.
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U.S.1
Sultan Hamid II
West Borneo
Makassar
Celebes
East Indonesia
Sultan Hamid
Mareup
United States of Indonesia
West Java
Capt
Turk) Westerling
Hamid
Three Powers Face Decision on Germany
The United States Britain and France near a turning point on Germanys future a move that could also decide the fate of western Europe. Britain’s full cooperation is crucial for a unified western Europe while the United States backs a Western European Union with German participation. Britain and France hold the key to future steps and the three powers plan to discuss the issue in London next month. McCloys London speech stressed Germany must fit into a United Europe and warned against steps that threaten Britain’s leadership and security.
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United States
Britain
France
Germany
Western Europe
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Bevin
Schuman
London
John J. McCloy
State Department
McCloy
Europe
Pilot Found Dead In Crash Near Blue Mountain
EASTON, Pa. AP Two Army parachutists located a dead pilot and an injured passenger after a 28 hour search. John C. Medford 32 of Montour New York died in the flames of a small plane crash. Ben B. Rock 32 of Lock Haven Pa was con ned three miles down the mountainside and rushed to Easton Hospital in critical condition. Two Sixth Rescue Squadron members from Westover Massachusetts parachuted to the scene after the wreckage was sighted from the air.
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Blue Mountain
John C. Medford
Zrmont
N. Y
Ben B. Rock
Lock Haven
Easton Hospital
Sixth Rescue Squadron
Westover
Mass
Paul Reed
First State Bank
L. Jim Rouson
Enid
Okla
Robison
Guthrie
Saaid
Reed
Beck
Crescent
Okina City
Taft calls for impartial survey of government spending
Senator Taft proposes a non partisan commission of leading cities to study current and future costs of government and the burden of taxation. He warned that present policies risk socialism and a national calamity while urging a complete re study of farm programs and a balanced budget by postponing many expenditures.
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Taft
Ohio
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National Retail Federation
Republien
Senate
Treasury
Prague Court Grants Monk Life Sentence in Treason Case
A Prague court sentenced Dr. Jan Mastilak, a 3year‑old Redemptorist monk and director of Moravian Theological Institute, to life imprisonment for high treason and spying for the Vatican. Nine co defendants, all Catholic clergymen, received 2 to 25 year terms for anti state activity or related charges.
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Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Jan Mastilak
Moray‘sian Theological Institute
Sliding back to church only once a year
A reflective piece urges consistent churchgoing beyond Easter to sustain spiritual growth. It contrasts annual attendance with weekly devotion, praising steady participation by families who contribute to religious life and community service, and ends with a hopeful call to frequent worship.
Jury Deliberations Continue In University Student Murder Trial
Iowa City jurors enter a second day of deliberations in the murder trial of Daniel Bednasek, accused of strangling Margaret Anne Jackson after a December off campus party. Judge Gaffney opened with four verdict options: first degree murder, second degree murder, manslaughter, or acquittal.
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Margaret Jackson
Iowa City
Robert EK. Rednasck
Margaret Anne
Gee Gee) Jackson
University of Tows
Mourder
Nated Dan
Ola
Lin Ot Dows Payetn
Gee-Gee) Jackson
Labeter
Dudge
James P. Gaffney
Bednasek
Martin outlines five point plan for prosperity
Washington AP Martin, House Republican leader from Massachusetts, proposed a five point prosperity program described as non partisan. He urged removing wartime excise taxes, tax incentives for small business, balanced budget and debt reduction, careful tariff administration, and removing the threat of socialism. He argued repealing excise taxes would spur business and tax revenue, and stressed cutting spending to balance the budget. He blamed tariff mismanagement for unemployment and said cheap imports worsen the job market.
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House
Martin
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Congress
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Vessel Runs Aground and Rammed Near New York Harbor
AP reports two maritime accidents near New York. The 4,214 ton freighter S. & Hurricane ran aground on a sand bar near Fire Island as Coast Guard and a tug work to dislodge it. A 91 foot schooner Edith Bourtreau was rammed in fog about 15 miles southeast of the harbor entrance. it limped to New York harbor with eight crew aboard after stabilizing flooding.
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Fire Island
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Coast Guard
Edith Bourtreau
Afr
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Dave Rebiero
Divorce Granted To Betty Hutton In Santa Monica
Betty Hutton, 28, was granted divorce from Theodore Briskin, a camera maker, in Santa Monica after a mental cruelty suit. She cried through the proceedings and was awarded custody of their two children Lindsay, three, and Candice, two. Briskin did not contest the suit, and the couple married in 1945.
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Theodore Briskin
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Briskin
Mohe Trial Opens As Witnesses Set To Testify
Allentown Pa AP the first prosecution witnesses will be called today before a jury of eight men and four women in the Harold Mohr murder case. The defendant claims he shot his brother Welter out of pity in their Coplay home on March 8. Defense may call two University of Pennsylvania psychiatrists as witnesses.
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Maret 'Mohr
Harold
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Harry C. Creveling
University of Pennsylvania
Medical Scheol
A. M. Ornetwen
Gabriel Behwarts
Marine Officers Are Transferred In Major Chain of Command
Washington AP Maj Gen Lemuel C Shepherd former commander of the Sixth Marine Division in Okinawa was ordered to assume command of the Peete Fleet Marine Force at Pearl Harbor next July Other changes include Brig Gen Iwan W Miller moving from Cherry Point Air Station to chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet Marines at Pearl Harbor Miller is a native of Versville Virginia and the transfers were announced by Marine headquarters
House Committee Leader Attacks Brannan Plan
The Democratic chairman of Agriculture Committee denounces the Brannan plan as untried and based on a consumer subsidy. He argues for improving the present program rather than adopting new, untested methods, warning that linking the old framework to a subsidy could undermine producers and consumers alike.
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Brannan
Washington
Democratic Chairman of Agriculture Committee
Adm Brannan
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Caroline Son
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Humphrey
D-Minn
Ue A
Gienaae Cooley
Colerse
Truman
Congress
Cooley
Crackdown Ordered on False Advertising in Cigarette Claims
The Federal Trade Commission ordered two major cigarette makers to stop claims that one brand is superior to another. J Hespeids Tobacco Co makers of Camels and PF Lorillard Co producers of Old Gold received cease and desist orders amid broader action against tobacco ads. FTC cited misleading statements about nicotine content and safety and warned against ads implying superiority between brands.
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Cigarett Makers
Federal Trade Commission
Mr. J. Hesreids Tobacco Company
PF. Lorillard Company
FTC
Iond Tt.lucke
Philipp Morris
Lim
Ted
Life Is Saved By Use Of Fire Extinguisher
James Luts of Dayton credits a car fire in Marianna Florida to a fire extinguisher kept on his vehicle. He was trapped beneath the steering wheel but freed by a wrecking crew after another driver could not reach him. The elder Luts had long preached fire safety and kept a extinguisher in his car.
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James Luts
George Ate
Luts
Fla
Injuries Fatal After Truck Collision Near Harpster
Alfred Nichols 33 of Alger died after an incident near Harpster last Monday. He died in San Antonio Hospital Kenton after injuries from the crash were confirmed yesterday.
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Alfred Nichols
Alger
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Kenton
NAM Fights Truman Plan To Change NLRB
Washington AP NAM spokesman urged Congress to reject President Truman’s reorganization plan for the National Labor Relations Board. He warned abolishing the office of the NLHB counsel would erode public confidence. Taft accused the plan of nullifying the Taft Hartley Act and cited Hoover Commission doubts about the topic.
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National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Congress
Truman
National Gas Relations Board
Lambert H. Miller
NAM Cne
NLHB
Robert Denham
U.s.chamber To Commerce
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Taft R Ohia
Taft
Hoover
Hoover Commission
Denham
URS
Paul Herzog
Herzog
Controversy Develops Over Defense Budget Debate
Washington AP reports a rift in Congress over the new defense budget. Rep Vinson leads a group arguing the $13.9 billion plan underfunds security and calls for $583 million more for air and naval forces. President Truman, Defense Johnson, and House Appropriations Chair Kenon defend the budget as sufficient. Eisenhower and other military leaders face crossfire as Europe-based briefings arrive amid the clash.
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House Armed Services Committee
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