Russians Fire Key Official In Faked Plot
Moscow announces that Semyon Ignatiev, a five man Communist Party Secretariat member, is relieved from duties after failing to detect the falsity of the doctors plot charges. The doctors were later released as investigations proved the claims false, amid speculation of a Kremlin purge and renewed emphasis on equality under law.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Semyon D. Ignatiev
Ignatiev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Ussr
Pessimism Surrounds AFL CIO Unity Talks
Washington reports the AFL and CIO begin new talks to merge into a single federation representing about 12 million workers. Union leaders disagree on merger viability with Meany pessimistic about success while Reuther pins hopes on an honest, constructive process. CIO names John V. Riffe as executive vice president to lead a drive targeting textiles, oil, chemicals, electrical manufacturing, synthetics, and white collar workers.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
George Meany
Walter P. Reuther
Jeader
Reuther
Meany
Riffe
Allan S. Haywood
Dirksen calls cutting arms fund if Korea ends
Washington Senator Dirksen says a cease-fire in Korea could allow a substantial reduction in military spending to balance the budget. Fellow senators disagree, warning that arms budgets must not be slashed enough to weaken defense. Russell notes stretched procurement already in effect.
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Washington
Sen. Dirksen
R-I
Korea
Dirksen
Sen
Russell
U. S
Senate Armed Services Committee
CED Sees Way To Cut Budget To Balance
The Committee for Economic Development urged balancing the federal cash budget next year by trimming about 6% of spending, while delaying tax cuts until economies to balance the budget are secured. It warned the Revenue Act of 1951 expirations are only a partial reform.
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Washington
Committee For Economic Development Today
Truman
CED
Jap Steelmen Strike in Tokyo Across Nation
About 100000 Japanese iron and steel workers began a 24 hour strike in Tokyo this morning demanding a pay raise. The action involved major unions and aimed to pressure employers and the government for higher wages. The event reflected broad labor unrest across heavy industry in Japan.
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Tokyo
Reds Quiet As UN Opens Germ Debates
United Nations in New York resumes debate on Communist germ warfare charges against the United States. The 60 nation committee meets as the USSR signals no immediate changes, while American sources press for an impartial international investigation into alleged U S airmen dropping germ bombs on North Korea and China.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
U. S
North Korea
China
Georgi M. Malenkov
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Four Deny Guilt In Church Theft
Four men arrested in the theft of religious paintings from a Catholic cathedral in Bardstown Kentucky pleaded innocent before federal officials. Jasper Joseph Aiello a Youngstown underworld figure John Millovich 42 of Warren and John Ralph Lupu 29 of Warren were released on a 2500 dollar bond. Albert Spagnola 39 of Cleveland pleaded innocent in Cleveland to transporting stolen goods across state lines.
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Youngstown
Bardstown
Jasper Joseph Aiello
John Millovich
Warren
John Ralph Lupu
U.S
William G. Dornan
Albert Spagnola
Cleveland
Vandalism Reports in Florida City During Spring Break
In Fort Lauderdale officers confront a vandalism surge as 15 000 visiting college students arrive for Easter vacation. Incidents include hammerhead shark in pools vandalized hotel lobbies and a stolen city bus. Two visitors died in a Miami University student driven crash. Police warn students to avoid criminal records as about a dozen youths are jailed and over twenty fined. Nude youths arrested at beaches.
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FT. Lauderdale
Fla
Miami University
William K. McCormick
Cuyahoga Falls
ROKs Hold Hill After Tough North Korean Assaults
South Korean Third Division infantry faced brutal attacks on the Central Front, winning and losing the hill twice amid redeployments. U S Sabre jets claimed several MIGs downed or damaged in air battles above North Korea. Anchor Hill also saw heavy fighting with artillery and mortars, leaving dozens of enemy dead and wounded, while ROK patrols encountered reinforced Red troops.
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Seoul
U. S
Eighth Army
ROK
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Anchor Hill
Korea
New A Blast Highest Yet Over Yucca Flat Nevada
Las Vegas residents heard a loud crack from a nuclear test detonation dropped from a plane above Yucca Flat. The stemless cloud rose to 40,000 50,000 feet and drifted southeast as civil air lanes above 24,000 feet were closed for six hours due to possible radioactivity.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca
Nevada Proving Grounds
Minor NATO Move To Be Ironed Out In Open Hearing
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans a rare public hearing to explain NATO protocol issues needing Senate ratification. Witnesses include Secretary of Defense Wilson, Under Secretary of State Bedell Smith, and Gen Omar Bradley. Topics cover NATO headquarters Paris, personnel rights, and member representatives in host territories.
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NATO
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense Wilson
Walter Bedell Smith
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs For Staff
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Paris
Delay in Walton murder trial over juror kin
In Peoria the murder trial of Eddie Lee Walton was postponed after juror Ella Williams, mother of the victim Jennell, was found on the venire list. Circuit Judge John T. Culbertson set the case for the May term due to the conflict.
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Peoria
Eddie Lee Walton
John T. Culbertson
Ella’ Williams
Walton
Jennell
Adenauer Drafts Three Day Talks With Eisenhower Please
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer arrives in the capital for a three day meeting with President Eisenhower and top U S officials to shape Western defense plans amid Saar Basin disputes with France and broader East West policy. The talks will focus on aide for refugees in Berlin, Saar settlement terms, East West trade controls, and Germany's defense budget. Adenauer travels aboard Eisenhower's plane.
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Konrad Adenauer
Lotte Adenauer
New York
United States
Adenauer
Eisenhower
Washington
West Germany
Nixon
Dulles
Defense
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Germany
France
Saar
U. S
Rene Mayer
Berlin
Russia
China
OSU Leader Recommends Darling’s Firing
President Howard L. Bevis of Ohio State University urged the board to dismiss Professor Byron T. Darling, effective immediately, citing his refusal to answer House Un-American Activities Committee questions about Communist affiliations as injurious to the university. Bevis defended Darling as an outstanding researcher and teacher but said the loyalty oath required candor, and Darling’s conduct showed unfitness and moral insubordination.
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Columbus, O
Howard L. Bevis
Ohio State University Today
Byron T. Darling
Bevis
Darling
Ohio State
Dr. Bevis
Dr. Darling
House Un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Communist Party
Standby Controls To Be Drafted
The Senate Banking Committee begins work on an economic controls bill. Chairman Capehart predicts a 90 day freeze authority for use in a war crisis. He says 12 of 15 members would back a provision allowing the President to impose price wage and rent controls for a serious emergency.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
R-Ind
Exchange of sick and wounded prisoners underway in Korea
United Nations and Communists agree to swap all sick and wounded prisoners in the Korean War with Panmunjom as the exchange point. Detailing plans include delivery in groups of 25, roster reporting, and potential inclusion of civilian internees, while negotiations proceed for a swift overall armistice.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
John C. Daniel
Lee Sang Cho
Red
Adm
Daniel Monday
Comunists
Daniel
Reds
Lee
U. N
Chou En-lai
Panmun
McCarthy rebukes Biddle libel demand as criminal libel
Former Attorney General Francis Biddle urged a Justice Department probe into Senator McCarthy over handling of anti communism funds and possible crimes including embezzlement and bribery. McCarthy accused Biddle of criminal libel and touted his own work ethics while ADA leaders urged DOJ action based on subcommittee findings and a JAN report.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Atty
Francis Biddle
Justice Department
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Biddle
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brownell
Senate Privileges and Elections
Carthy
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Robert R. Nathan
Hennings
D-Mo
Hayden
D-Ariz
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Nathan
Department of Justice
Bureau of Internal Revenue
William Benton
Plans For Handling Gls TOKYOP?- War Prisoner Names Released
The Far East Command outlined tentative plans for handling American names upon release at Panmunjom. A soldier will record name rank serial number condition and home address. data will go by telephone to Munsan and by teletype to Tokyo for media release. About one to two hours pass from arrival to name release.
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Tokyop
Far East
Panmunjom
Munsan
Tokyo
Kenya Police Kill 22 Of Mau Mau After Massacre
British officials report Kenyan police killed 22 of about 30 Mau terrorists who butchered five women and children in a massacre near Ma lnge village 20 miles from Kiambu Town. Police pursue remaining attackers through Kiambu forest as villagers react to the raid.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Kiambu
Malrnge
Undercover Agent To Reveal Work Before Committee
Herbert Philbrick heads to Senate hearings to testify about his undercover duties in the Communist underground in the United States. The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee will televise the session as it probes alleged Communist infiltration of the education system. Philbrick gained fame for his book I Led Three Lives detailing his FBI sleuthing and alerts to Reds' plans.
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Washington
Herbert Philbrick
FBI
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Philbrick
NBC
Bohlen Schedules Flight To Germany for Talks
Charles E. Bohlen, named U.S. ambassador to Russia, will fly from Paris to Germany for two days of talks with BOM officials before proceeding to Moscow. The trip aims to set discussions with German and American officials ahead of broader U.S. policy talks.
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Bohlen
Germany
BOM
Charles E. Bohlen
U. S
Russia
Paris
Moscow
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