GOP Lawmakers Urge Senate Vote Over Steel Seizure
GOP lawmakers push a Senate vote to express disapproval of President Truman's seizure of steel mills. The Omaha Council Bluffs flood crest nears, with 100000 displaced across Missouri, Mississippi, Milk, and Red River basins as levees strain and city walls hold.
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Phantom gunman claims thrill in shootings in Los Nietos
Evan Charles Thomas, 29, a railroad switchman, admitted to deputies that he shot at women for excitement. He bought a .22 rifle eight months ago and targeted a coffee stand near Atlantic, hitting Nina Marie Rice, 25, mother of three, in the head. He linked his acts to an uncontrollable urge and blamed no clear motive. He was arrested after a near miss at his neighbor’s home and booked on murder and related charges.
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Los Nietos
Thomas
Atlantic
WE Peace Talks Near Solution
New York negotiators in the telephone dispute meet amid guarded optimism as mediators report several issues settled. Western Electric workers, numbering 11,000, held a four hour session with Federal Mediator Walter Maggiolo noting remaining major disputes. The company floated a 10 to 16 cent raise, while a source cites an offer now at 12 to 17 cents.
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New York
Western Electric
Walter A. Maggiolo
Hair-Raising Decision In Chicago Barber Prices Rise
The price of a haircut climbs to $1.50 in loop hotel barbershops, a 15 cent increase. Other shops keep $1.35, with Saturdays and day-before-holiday cuts at 50 cents.
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Chicago
Loop
Dueling days end for Pontiac man jailed over duel challenge
Pontiac actor Carl O'Brien, 22, jailed after challenging three ex-associates to honor duel, offered sabers or knives as weapons. He was discharged from a theatrical group for "hamming up rehearsals" and cannot post $10,000 bond. Arranged examination set for April 22 under an 1816 duel statute with up to 10 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
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William Fogle
Milton Stephenson
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Pontiac Master Players
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Hazard Pay Debate Focused on Douglas and Pentagon
Senate hearings scrutinize extra hazard pay for airmen, sailors, and submariners amid Sen. Douglas critique of airborne pilots and bonuses. Gen. Vandenberg and Adm. Cassady oppose deep cuts, warning of losses of skilled fliers. Douglas proposes flat reductions to 30 and 50 dollars for selected duties and elimination for service doctors, with infantry excluded from hazard pay.
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Douglas
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Senate Preparedness
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Senate
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Air Force
J.H. Cassady
Naval Air Operations
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Cassady
Korea
Subcommittee
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Korean Vet Fights U S Law Over Deportation Bid
Dutch born Korean War sergeant Johannes Meulenkamp of 1st Marine Division urges U S immigration authorities to delay his mother Maria Cornala Louwerenburg’s deportation. Her visa expired and she must leave the United States by May 1, while he faces rotation back to the States by June.
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Speakman Returns to Korea After Home Leave
Hong Kong reports Victoria Cross recipient British Pvt. William Speakman, 24, requests to rejoin the Korean front after nearly three months at home. He declined marriage offers, saying he wants to "go along with the boys" and continue his service.
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Britain
Shopper flees with mink bundle from New York fur shop
A man browsed Reckler and Lamazor in New York seeking a wife’s coat, then returned with a gun and two Confederates. The trio escaped with a mink bundle valued at 1500 dollars a pastel coat and a 750 dollar wild mark the shopper admired earlier.
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New York
Harriman May Boom for Democratic Nomination
New York figures mount a Harriman presidential push as a Democratic dinner honors him with 100 per plate proceeds. Supporters hope New York's 94 votes at Chicago and county leaders meeting tomorrow bolster a full candidacy over Stevenson and Kefauver, signaling a possible anti Kefauver “stop Kefauver” drive.
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W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Harriman
Mutual Security
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Democratic Committee
Chicago
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Gov
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Sen
Kefauver
N. Y
Orange County
York
Stevenson withdraws from national bid clouds Democratic hopes
Adlai Stevenson said he could not accept a nomination for any office but governor of Illinois this summer while seeking reelection. The piece details Truman's neutrality, Kefauver murmurings, Russell's growing delegate slate, and southern conventions weighing walkouts and pledges ahead of the Chicago convention.
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Adlai Stevenson
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Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
South
Senator Kerr
National Party
Mississippi
Chicago
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Kerr
Women’s National Press Club
Harold Stassen
Regcon
Reds Push For Renewal Of POW Talks
Communists press for immediate resumption of off the record talks on prisoner exchanges in Korea. They seek full return of prisoners, while Allies demand consent of detainees. No U.N. reply yet. talks recessed April 4 amid deadlock on neutral truce inspectors and airfield construction ban.
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Munsan
U.N
Subcommittee
Soviet
Russia
Ridgeway Named as Ike's Relief in European Command
San Francisco Chronicle reports Gen. Matthew Ridgway, Far East supreme Allied commander, is recommended by the Joint Chiefs to succeed Gen. Eisenhower in Europe. Montgomery to lead NATO between departures. Clark to head the Far East. Gruenther to replace Clark in Europe.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Join Chiefs of Staff
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Chronicle
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Ridgway
Eisenhower
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Great Britain
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Joint Chiefs
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
Alfred M. Gruenther
Clark
Gruenther
Winds Lash Korean Front Action Rages Amid Turbulent Winds
Allied airmen fought gale force winds as they held Western Front lines. The destroyer escort Silverstein escaped a heavy attack near Hungnam after 60 red shore rounds. On the Central Front about 20 Allied tanks raided Red lines near Kumsong with 12 Reds killed 78 wounded and 154 prisoners reported. tanks damaged two.
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North Korea
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Silverstein
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University of Michigan Honors Dutch Queen at Convocation
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands receives an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of Michigan in a morning convocation in Ann Arbor. After lunch she and Prince Bernard depart for the West Coast.
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Micha
Queen Juliana
The
Netherlands
Michigan
University of Michigan
Prince Bernard
Rider Attached to Motion on Appropriations
Senate may vote against using funds to enforce Truman’s steel order as Republicans seek to attach a rider to a deficiency bill. The amendment targets 960 million dollars, though the bill funds aviation and highway work only. Democrats brace for clash over relevance and a broader fight over deficit financing for highway aid and road cuts.
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Senate
Truman
Secretary of Commerce
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Bridges
R-Nh
Congress
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Actions Committee
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Lawyer Mum About Plan On Pay Hike
Philip Murray’s CIO steelworkers grew restive over pay scales set 17 months ago and a government raise was believed imminent. Secretary Swyer declined to state amounts or timing while discussions with Murray and Fairless continued. Truman seized the industry eight days earlier after failed contract talks. Union seeks 1744 cent per hour raises plus fringe benefits and union shop. Bridges condemned the seizure as constitutional threat and urged a Senate investigation.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Commerce Swyer
Sawyer
Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel Corp
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Sen. Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Bridges
Senate Judicary Committee
Federal Mediator Calls WU Parley
Federal Mediator J. L. Mandelbaum summoned top officials of Western action employer and employee representatives to their first face-to-face meeting since a strike was called two weeks ago. There were no signs of optimism the strike was nearing an end.
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Washington
Western Acion
J. L. Mandelbaum
Fire Sweeps Jap City in Northern Honshu
A major fire tore through Tottori City on Northern Honshu this afternoon burning about 1200 houses in 3% hours. No injuries were reported.
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Tokyo
Tottori City
Honshu
Japan Restores Merchant Marine to Sixty Percent
Tokyo officials report Japan's oceangoing Merchant Marine has recovered to 60 percent of its prewar level according to the Transportation Ministry.
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Tokyo
Transportation Ministry Today
Japan
Californians Do Things Up Right
Paramount California residents prepare a street for Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. The Dutch guests will worship at Emmanuel Reformed Church in a ceremony tied to a $150,000 paving project arranged by the Paramount Chamber of Commerce and county road department.
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Calif
Juliana of the
Netherlands
Prince Bernhard
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Paramount Chamber of Commerce
County Road Department
Disaster Pilot Glad To Be Home
New York Captain John C. Burn, who twice escaped air crashes, returned home with singer Jane Froman after last week s plane crash off Puerto Fifty two people were aboard and Burn was among 17 survivors. He offered little comment saying he was just glad to be home.
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John C. Burn
Jane Froman
Burn
Puerto
Old Doc W L Ervin Dies Rich in Friends Not Money
INVERNESS Miss Cancer of the liver takes Dr W L Ervin at 75 after 33 years as a country doctor. He rarely billed patients and was supported by cornmeal hams and sorghum. Gifts from patients flooded in when he needed funds for an operation, including checks from old cases and a widow's mite from Louisville. Funeral services held at Mathri t breok.
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W. L. Ervin
Sunflower County
Memphis
Here
Louisville
Wis
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Mathrii«t Breok
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