Truman Lands Action As Supporting Atlantic Pact
President Truman praised the Senate troops for Europe resolution as evidence of firm support for the North Atlantic Treaty and his plan to move four more Army divisions to Western Europe. The Senate backed congressional approval for further peacetime reinforcements, voting 69 to 21, with 42 Democrats and 27 Republicans in support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Europe
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic
U. S
Eisenhower
House
U. S.S
Army Set To Begin Rotation in Korea Return Plan
The Army will start mid month to rotate troops from Korea with fresh units replacing battle veterans. Gen Douglas MacArthur to decide selection, pace stresses rotation depends on troop flow and unit readiness, with up to 20 000 men moved monthly reaching aims by early summer. Some may be reassigned to garrison duty abroad before final US returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Pace
Douglas MacArthur
Army
United States
Japan
Far East
Okinawa
Mormon Head Dies On 81st Birthday
George Albert Smith eighth president of the Latter Day Saints died at his Salt Lake City home on his 81st birthday during the churchs 121st annual conference. Truman called him a great man. Funeral services planned for Saturday at the Salt Lake Tabernacle near Temple Square. Smith had been ill through the winter after a virus infection and confinement in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
George Albert Smith
Latter-Day Saints
Mormon) Church
Truman
Smith
Mormon Tabernacle
Temple Square
Premsent Smith
Indiana Governor urges crackdown on slot machines
Gov Henry F Schricker called on local law enforcement to wage a drive against slot machines and other gambling devices. He warned he would deploy state troopers and excise police if local officials fail to act, linking the effort to state liquor enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
Mines Kill 63 Japs Across North Area Coasts
The Japanese Maritime Board announced that floating mines believed to be from North area forces have killed 63 persons, injured 50, and damaged hundreds of ships along Japan's coast over the last four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areaa
Japan
President Urges Funds For Voice Network
President Truman urged Congress to approve quickly the $97,500,000 request to build a worldwide radio network delivering the administration’s message beyond the Iron Curtain. He clashed with lawmakers backing steep cuts, while a House Appropriations subcommittee reportedly cut over 90 percent of the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Film Stars Linked To Red Front Named By HUAC
The House Un-American Activities Committee tied hundreds of prominent Americans to a Communist peace offensive. Oscar winner Judy Holliday and Jose Ferrer denied any subversive affiliations and said any past involvement was without knowledge of organizations listed. Also named were Charles Chaplin Howard Da Silva Gale Sondergaard Artie Shaw and Karen Morley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Jose Ferrer
Judy Holliday
Miss Holliday
New York
Ferrer
Communist Information Bureau
Communist International
Charles Chaplin
Howard da Silva
Gale Sondergaard
Artie Shaw
Karen Morley
Rockwell Kent
The
Yank Task Force Breaks Deep Into Red Korea Front
Allied forces crossed nearly eight miles into Red Korea near Chall and along a 40 mile western and central front. General Ridgway joined the border-crossing troops as warplanes, artillery, and armored units sealed a path through Reds defending elevated terrain. Estimates put enemy numbers around a half million along the front with most concentrated in the Kumhwa Chorwon Hwachon triangle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Red Korea
Eighth Army
Chai
Parallel 38
Uijongbu-Kumhwa
Chall
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Red Northland
Chunchon
South Korea
Red Hills
Kumwha
Chorwon
Hwachon
Truman Says He Was Saving Punches For Columnists
Washington AP reports a quick White House denial over changing congressional election rules, while a circulated claim quoted President Truman as saving “four or five good, hard punches” for critics of his family. The tale, tied to John Hersey in New Yorker and to Paul Hume letters, stirred controversy amid talk of a four-year House election cycle and a 12-year tenure limit proposed for both houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
John Hersey
New Yorker Magazine
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Margaret Truman
Joseph H. Short
Jonathan Daniels
House
Daniels
North Carolina
Colliers Magazine
Truman says Jonathan Daniels remains welcome visitor
President Truman stated that Jonathan Daniels, criticized by the White House for his magazine article on congressional tenure, is still a welcome presidential visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Quote on protecting family from political attacks
A public figure defends family privacy against hostile press. He vows accountability for personal errors while condemning insults to relatives, recounting how he once confronted a columnist by phone after a damaging report from his Senate days.
Truman Warns War Risk Still Great in World
President Truman states the danger of a third world war remains as strong as ever while aiming to prevent it. He cites past flashpoints and notes military strategy questions limit comment on Gen. MacArthur’s possible bombing plans. Senator Connally says no world war this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Rayburn
America
Berlin
South Korea
Korea
Tom Connally
Rosenbergs sentenced to death in atom espionage case
In New York, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death in the electric chair for stealing American atom bomb secrets for Russia. Judge Kaufman urged Congress to tighten espionage laws, setting execution for the week of May 21. Morton Sobell received 30 years. David Greenglass faces sentencing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
Irving R. Kaufman
Morton Sobell
Kaufman
Congress
Nagasaki’ Atom
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N.M
Surplus deals probe widens to World War II gear sales
House investigators pressed possible influence in the disposal of military surplus as Bonner voices plans to question John Maragon and scrutinizes a Philippines government surplus truck sale that netted a Chicago firm $425000. The probe targets disposal practices and high profits amid a years-long inquiry. The report also notes a New York Heart Association benefit at Madison Square Garden featuring Ringling Bros circus stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Bonner
DNC
John Maragon
Kansas City
Senate
White House
Philippines
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
Emong
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey
Red Attack Is Expected Any Day Now
Allied commanders in Korea expect a major Communist offensive to begin soon. They report massed Red Army forces behind the front and warn that rainy season will limit Allied air power as Reds push into central Korea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Red Sea
MacArthur
Eighth Army
North Korea
Kaesong
Seoul
Kumehwa
Chunchon
Manchuria
Yalu
Soviets Reportedly Sending Men To China
AP dispatch from Taipei Formosa reports Gen Chang Yieting of the Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry saying Russia has steadily revised troops in Manchuria and Korea but he did not know their strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Chang Yieting
Russia
Menchuria
La Nacion editor Caprile dies at 79 in Buenos Aires
Alberto Caprile, president and publisher of the independent Buenos Aires newspaper La Nacion, died early today of a heart attack at age 79 in Buenos Aires, AP reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Alberto Caprile
la Nacion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mormon
Indiana
Red Front
Houston
Tex
Wayne Gideon
Red Cross
St. Louis
Wayne
Yank
West Front
Hersey
Mr. Truman
Gen
Spreaker
Connally
Man and Wite
Rosenbergs
Sobell
Rosenberg
David Greenglass
Nathan Hale
Maragon
North Carolinian
Metropolitan Opera
Laurita Melchior
Gypsy Hose Lee
Miss Lee
Formance
New York Heart Association
Jimmy Durante
Eddie Jackson
Bill Bailey
Meichler
Heart Association Money Chest
China
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!