Blair House Assassin Sentenced to Die October 26
Oscar Collazo, 37, was sentenced to death by electric chair for the attempt on President Truman and the slaying of a presidential guard. He shouted support for Puerto Rico's independence, while his wife Rosa vowed to stand with him. The sentence follows a March jury verdict of two counts of first degree murder.
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Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Puerto Rico
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
Griselio Torresola
Blair House
Torresola
Coffelt
Rosa
State Department Plans Seagoing Radio Station
Washington AP The government builds a seagoing radio transmitting station as a pilot for a fleet of vagabond vessels to counter Communism. President Truman approves the plan with military support, Congress is informed, and funds are sought for a fleet of floating transmitters if the pilot succeeds. Barrett leads Voice of America. first ship outfit cost about 1.6 million dollars not including the ship.
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America
State Department
Truman
Congress
Edward Barrett
Barrett
Voice of America
Chinese Withdraw On Central Front In Surprise Move
AP reports a sudden Chinese withdrawal on the central front north of parallel 38 creates a no man’s land before UN forces. Allied units gain slowly across a 40 mile stretch as American Greek Thai and other troops push from hill to hill toward a possible spring offensive.
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No-Man’s Land
United Nations
John Randolph
Imjin River
Japan Sea
North Korea
U. S
Chunchon
South Korea
Leif Frickson
U S. Eighth Army
Senate unit votes to block RFC plans in 7-6 tally
The Senate Expenditures Committee approved a Capehart resolution 7 to 6 to block President Truman with Republicans urging to abolish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation or reassign its five member board under a single administrator. Democrats Hoey O Connor Humphrey Monroney Underwood and McClellan opposed the move. The panel said it would report the decision to the Senate next week with no vote date set.
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Virginia
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D-Minn
Monroney
D-Okla
Underwood
D-Ky
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D-Ark
Arab Jewish border raids threaten truce in Holy Land
United Nations observers fear border clashes near the Sea of Galilee may wreck the 1948 armistice. Israeli warplanes bombed Syrian troops inside Syria and in the border zone after seven Israeli policemen were killed. An Israeli spokesman called the raid completely successful targeting a police station and fortified positions. A Syrian spokesman said eight Israeli planes were attacked. no Syrian casualties were reported. Abbas S. Eban delivered a UN note urging action on the incident.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
Sea of Galilee
Holy Land
Syria
el Hamma
Damascus
New York
Abbas S. Eban
Security Council
Newport city manager seeks halt to betting books
To Ask Wires Cut NEW ORT Ky AP Malcolm Broads city manager of Newport said he will ask Western Union and the Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company to discontinue service to operators of horse race books.
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New Ort
Malcolm Broads
Newport
Western Union
Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone Company
Thai Princess Born in Lausanne Clinic
Lausanne Switzerland AP reports Queen Sirikit of Thailand gave birth to a daughter in a Lausanne clinic last night. The queen wed the youthful monarch King Phumipol Rama IX in Bangkok last spring.
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Thailand
Phumiphon
Rama IX
Bangkok
Dr Rutledge deaths tied to wife’s lover murder case
Houston based report outlines Dr Robert C Rutledge Jr who killed his wife’s lover Byron Hartman after a famed 1949 Cedar Rapids trial. He chose death by carbon monoxide in a countryside setting, leaving a final letter to his wife Sydney before his auto suicide. The case spanned murder charges and sensational courtroom testimony.
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Houston
Tex
Robert C. Rutledge, Jr
Iowa Supreme Court
Sydney
Rutledge
Byron Hartmen
Hattman
Cedar Rapids
Hartman
UAW Rejects Third Party Labor Proposal
The CIO United Auto Workers rejected a call for a labor party at its Cleveland convention. A minority resolution to form groundwork for a labor party was defeated five to one. a majority backed continuing the existing program and urged ULPC to hold a spring 1952 conference to align labor with broader groups. President Walter Reuther supported the idea in debate, but favored delaying action.
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Cleveland
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United Auto Workers
UAW
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
Labor
Ameringin
America
Walter Reuther
Mother Forced To Have Siamese Twins Join Circus
In Los Angeles AP report says Yvonne and Yvette Jones, joined at the head and born to Mrs. Willie Jones, are exhibited today in a Clyde Beatty Circus mobile unit after leaving General Hospital. Superior Judge Swain postponed contract approval, setting a hearing for next Tuesday to secure arrangements for the children's future.
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LOS Angeles
Willie Jones
Yvonne
Yvette
General Hospital
Clyde Beatty
Frank G. Swain
Pro Football Player Held For Murder
Jerry Nuzum 26, pro football halfback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was arrested in Pittsburgh and waived extradition to Las Cruces New Mexico. He pledged cooperation as state police escorted him for questioning in the case linked to the 18 year old waitress found dead near Las Cruces in April 1949. The case has drawn grand jury investigations and remained unsolved since the partly buried body was located south of Las Cruces.
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N. M
Jerry Nuzum
Pittsburgh
Nuzum
New Mexico
Pittsburgh Steelers
Laborite Urges MacArthur Slap
A Labour MP proposed a motion of no confidence in General MacArthur as UN commander in Korea. It deplores his continued refusal to refrain from political controversies. Some British press and public fear he could trigger a wider war with China.
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London
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
China
House panel slashes Truman emergency fund request
The House Appropriations Committee voted a 43 percent cut to an $843.5 million emergency fund asked by President Truman, approving $478.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30. Major reductions included Voice of America and nonmilitary defense programs, while funds for FBI hiring, ship repairs, veterans benefits, and Civil Defense were also pared, with final totals awaiting action by both houses.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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House Committee
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Civil Defense Administration
Britain and U.S. Split Over Korea Aims
Washington reports a sharp split between Britain and the United States on a proposed statement of Korean war aims and peace hopes. The plan to issue a Truman statement may be abandoned, with an early Acheson speech now more likely to define the political aims of the Korean conflict. The dispute centers on whether to invite Chinese participation in peace talks, reflecting broader Far East policy rifts tied to General MacArthur and Washington.
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Britain
United States
Truman
State Acheson
London
U. SS
Douglas MacArthur
Washingtown
Scrap Price Lids Urged by Economist at Defense Meet
White Sulphur Springs W V AP A conference on defense policy heard economist Aaron Director propose scrapping price wage controls and fighting inflation by limiting money and credit supply Director who chairs the three day gathering at the Greenbrier Hotel questioned inflation control possible only by curbing bank money expansion The Chicago Law School affiliated economist spoke as federal price ceilings policy faced defense policy scrutiny
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University of Chicago Law School
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Poolrooms Raided by Marion Police on Card Players
Twenty police officers under orders of Mayor Harold F. Robinson raided three pool parlors in Marion last night and arrested 20 card players, signaling a crackdown on illegal gambling activity in the city.
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House Demos Weaken UMT Plan Amid Draft Debates
Administration leaders move to strip key teeth from Universal Military Training proposals to salvage a draft bill. They expect a Kilday amendment to pause deferments for based on aptitude tests and to allow college students to finish current years. Vinson seeks a civilian UMT commission to shape a six month plan with Congress retaining final approval.
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House
Selective Service
Vinson
Congress
Barbara Stanwyck Reveals Tote for Bob in Club Date
Hollywood actress Barbara Stanwyck, amid her February divorce from Robert Taylor, interrupted a nightclub date to tell a reporter there is no use keeping it secret she is carrying a tote for Bob. She added it is too early to say whether they will reconcile.
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Hollywood
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Bob
MacArthur Again Challenges Truman Over Chiang Policy
General Douglas MacArthur attacks Administration policy on Chiang Kai-shek’s Chinese Nationalist troops in Formosa, urging use against Chinese and Korean Communists. He writes to Rep. Joe Martin amid White House, State Department, and Pentagon criticism, prompting debate on discipline, command, and potential shifts in strategy in Asia and the UN program.
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Douglas MacArthur
Washington Authority
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State Department
Pentagon
MacArthur
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
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Congress
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Europe
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Tokyo
Russell Brines
Arthur
Korean
Chiang
Macc-Arthur
Fortona
Russia
Japan
China
Cohen Cited For Income Tax Evasion
Federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted gambler Mickey Cohen on income tax evasion for 1946 1947 and 1948. His wife LaVonne named for signing returns. Counts include evasion and a false statement. indictments cite underreporting totals and low tax payments. Bond set at 10000 for Cohen and 2500 for his wife.
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LOS Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
U.S. Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Clegal
LaVonne
Treasury Department
Cohens
Czechs Replace U S Ambassador Amid Purges
Washington AP report says Communist Czechoslovakia notified the State Department it is replacing ambassador Vladimir Outrata. Outrata, recalled two months ago, appears purged along with top Czech diplomats in London and Paris. His wife plans to join him in Czechoslovakia.
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Czechoslovakia
State Department
United States
Vladimir Outrata
Department
Outrata
London
Paris
Prague
Pentagon chiefs reject MacArthur view on Korea war
The Pentagon leaders dispute General MacArthur's claim that Asia is the main battlefront in the Korean War and argue against treating the Communists as focusing their efforts there. They emphasize a broader logistical program and strategy.
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Pentagon
MacArthur
Asia
First Aid Training Picture Story Heads Sunday
What's What Sunday previews a photo feature on FIRST AIR TRAINING as residents complete training and become qualified for emergencies. Also highlighted is a human interest piece on Joe Spencer the energetic soap salesman and a story about sending parakeets to shut-ins. Middletown’s business picture framed for Sunday.
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