Wage board chief works to avert steel strike
The Wage Stabilization Board chair Nathan Feinsinger pressed industry and union leaders to reach an agreement on a 1.742 cent an hour wage boost and a 12 dollar per ton steel price rise. The United Steelworkers threatened a midnight Tuesday strike, while Washington considered emergency mobilization to protect defense needs. Feinsinger stressed he is acting independently with a single goal settle it.
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NEW York
Nathan Feinsinger
Feinsinger
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Teal wins 106th Grand National at Aintree
Teal captured the 106th Grand National title at Aintree, defeating 46 rivals in the world’s toughest steeplechase. Legal Joy finished second and Wot No Sun was third as the four mile 856 yard, 30-jump race concluded.
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Aintree
England
Teal
Legal Joy
Wot No Sun
Justice Department To Run Cleanup With FBI Assistance
President Truman nominates federal judge James P. McGranery to be attorney general and directs a Justice Department led cleanup with FBI help. McGranery vows due process, rejects witch hunts, and faces Senate scrutiny amid Amerasia controversy and DOJ investigations.
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Justice Department
FBI
Washington
Truman
Department of Justice
Senate
James P. McGranery
Philadelphia
J. Edgar Hoover
McGranery
Presient
James P. MecGranery
President Truman
McCarran
McCarthy
Collision Over Mobile Claims Fifteen Airmen Dead
Two Air Force transports, a C124 Globemaster II and a C47, collided in flight over Mobile Alabama killing fifteen people. The wreckage fell onto parked box cars near the city docks as salvage teams searched swamps and debris for survivors. Both planes were based at Brookley Air Force Base with one inbound from Maxwell Air Force Base.
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Mobile
Ala
U. S
Alabama State Docks
Coast Guard
Air Force
Tensaw
Brookley Air Force Base
Brookley
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
James C. Caldwell
Queen Juliana visits Hyde Park during U.S. tour
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands arrives in Hyde Park for a weekend visit with Eleanor Roosevelt after a busy three days of diplomacy. She meets U.S. officials, visits wounded servicemen, tours West Point, and attends a 300th anniversary event in Kingston before a Pentagon dinner at the Netherlands Embassy.
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Juliana
Netherland
Hyde Park
N.Y
Eleanor Roosevelt
Congress
Philadelphia
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Kingston
Prince Consort
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Truman
White House
U.S
Europe
Lawmakers Cut Budget For State Department
The House trimmed the State Department budget by about one third, pushing the total cut from Truman’s 1953 budget past 1.016 billion dollars. The Voice of America and foreign information programs were slashed, with information spending dropping from 133.27 million to 86.58 million. Other departments faced smaller cuts while the Commerce and Justice budgets also saw reductions.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
State Department
House
Truman
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Voice of America
Voice
Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
Tate Department
Justice Department
Judiciary
Jets Score Best Weekly Toll Among Red Air Power
Seoul U S Sabre jets destroyed or damaged 40 Communist warplanes in seven days, Far East Air Forces reported. It was the heaviest weekly toll since last October. The week’s tally included 15 MiGs shot down, four probably destroyed and two damaged. United Nations losses were two Sabre jets in air combat, one lane destroyed by Red ground ice, and three planes lost for unknown causes.
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Seoul
U.S
Far East
FEAR
United Nations
Hen Fruit Flees After Quick Stop
Harlon Jones described to police a bizarre incident in Oklahoma City after a woman driver halted at an intersection and pelted his windshield with eggs. He claimed she shouted she had already broken some and would give him the rest for free before speeding away.
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Oklahoma City
Harlon Jones
Costello Convicted In Contempt Case
Frank Costello a 61 year old gambler and underworld figure was convicted of contempt of the United States Senate after two walk outs during Kefauver hearings in 1951. He faces up to 10 years in prison and fines and remains out on $5000 bail until sentencing. The trial featured dramatic juror changes and questions of a retrial or mistrial as Costello offered no witnesses or final summation.
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Carthy
R-Wis
Amerasia
Dallas
McCarthy
Senate
Morris
White House
New York
John O'Brien
Wallace
Frank Costello
United States Senate
Myles J. Lane
Costello
Sylvester J. Ryan
Helen Louise Mason
Ryan
Kenneth M. Spence
Spence
Kefauver Committee
Rudolph Halley
Deep South Tornado Toll Rises Across Six States
The Deep South faced two weeks of violent weather leaving seven dead and 65 injured with over one million dollars in damage. Four tornadoes struck Louisiana Alabama and Northwest Florida with deaths in Arnaudville and the New Orleans area amid hurricane force winds. The storms damaged a wide area including a TV tower and mobile airport and flattened beach homes in Panama City with varying losses from $50 000 to $300 000.
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Deep South
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Arkansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arnaudville
LaFayette
Red Cross
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Fla
House bars Vatican ambassador without Senate consent
The House voted 159 to 82 to block funding for a Vatican diplomatic mission before Senate confirmation. The move targets President Truman and aimed to prevent appointing an ambassador during a recess. Debate noted risks to relations with Communist China and avoided roll call.
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House
Vatican
Senate
Truman
State Department
Rep
Preston
D-Ga
Mark W. Clark
Papal City
Clark
China
Parleys Yield Only Rumors
MUNSAN Korea negotiators made no progress toward a truce agreement as a two way deadlock persisted. Rumors circulated that an armistice could be signed soon while talks on neutral inspectors and airfield bans lingered. Prisoner exchange talks neared a formula though, with a recess ordered indefinitely. The U.N. Command insists on repatriation only with consent, while the Reds demand all U.N. prisoners return. Settlement of this dispute could unlock the remaining issues.
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Munsan
Korea
Subcommittee
Soviet Russia
U.N
Reds
Batista Sworn In as Cuba President After Coup
In Havana Fulgencio Batista, who seized power in a military coup on March 10, was inaugurated last night as President of Cuba. The ceremony confirmed his return to the presidency and solidified his hold on the government.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Seven Known Dead In Queens Plane Crash
A twin engine cargo plane crashed in rainy Queens, New York, crashing into three buildings and igniting a number of fires. At least seven people were killed with possible additional victims feared as rescue efforts slowed by the blaze. Officials at New York International Airport said the craft failed to reach the instrument landing and fell short.
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NEW York
Queens
New York International Airport
LaGuardia Field
International Airport
United States Airlines
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
171St St
89Th Ave
Jamaica
169Th By
169Th St
88Th
John Hughes
Fred A. Woop
Plane Crash Kills Police Inspector in Queens Inferno
A passenger plane crashed in Queens near LaGuardia and International airports, killing Police Inspector Thomas Boylan. The disaster created a block long inferno with homes ruined, injuries feared, and flames lighting the rain soaked scene as witnesses described a wing folding before impact.
Backers Look to Michigan After Iowa Victory
Michigan Republicans weigh a 46 member delegate slate at Detroit as Taft and Eisenhower factions maneuver to shape the July Republican National Convention. Arthur Summerfield seeks neutrality to retain influence. Iowa results shift Michigan strategy amid a split GOP landscape and Democratic moves in New York.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Detroit
Arthur Summerfield
Dwight Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Summerfield
Iowa
Des Moines
Idaho
Kansas
Ottawa
Kan
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House Judiciary Subcommittee
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New York State
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Democratic Committee
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Stassen
Thomas Werdel
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