Lawyer Gives Steelmen Pay Hike Ultimatum
Capitol Hill in uproar over threat by Norman Walker. The Truman administration threatened to raise wages in the seized steel industry early next week. Secretary Sawyer ultimatum to private owners demanded wage harmony with CIO President Philip Murray by Monday or Tuesday or the government would intervene. Senate Republicans pressed to bar federal funds for seized mill salaries, denouncing the move as dictatorial. Lawyers for steel companies prepared new court challenges if Sawyers acts. The outcome hinges on whether the full package, including the union shop, is imposed or a limited increase is allowed.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Senate
GOP
Sen
Nowland
Calif
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Hoey
D-Nc
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
WSB
Kefauver urges U S to set world example in morals
Senator Estes Kefauver speaking to Kentucky educators in Louisville warned that the nation's public morals influence foreign policy and world opinion. He argued the United States must solve two main problems: foreign relations and maintaining a vital, clean domestic example for others to follow. He noted morals affect how the world views America.
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Louisville
Estes Kefauver
Kentucky
Tennessee
Senate
Truman Signs Law for 125 Million in Veteran Housing Loans
President Truman signed a law to provide 125 million dollars in direct housing loans to veterans when private financing at reasonable rates is unavailable. The loans carry four percent interest.
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Washington
Truman
Truman On Cruise Down Potomac Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman cruises the Potomac River aboard the yacht Williamsburg after leaving yesterday afternoon with plans to return to Washington at Sunday. The voyage marks a civilian or leisure outing as part of his travels around the capital.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac River
Williamsburg
Senate approves Murphy as first postwar ambassador to Japan
The Senate approved without debate the appointment of veteran diplomat Robert D. Murphy to be the United States first postwar ambassador to Japan, signaling a key step in restoring formal relations and guiding postwar policy. Murphy, a seasoned diplomat with decades of service, is expected to lead U.S. diplomacy in Tokyo as the occupation and reconstruction efforts continue.
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Washington
Senate
Robert D. Murphy
United States
Japan
Missouri River Flood Threat to Omaha Levees
The Missouri River flood, the largest in the Missouri Valley history, surged through Nebraska and Iowa, destroying levees and sewers near Omaha. US Army Engineers work to seal a broken sewer line behind the levee while volunteers flood the levees in shifts. 4500 workers, including 1000 Nebraska students, respond as floodwaters rise 15 feet above street level with no reported loss of life. Elsewhere the Mississippi nears five-foot flood crest at Winona and La Crosse, while Montana’s Milk River breaks dam storage, spreading water to ease pressure on Glasgow and Nashua.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri
Missouri Valley
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Omaha Council Bluffs
Twin Cities
U. S. Army
Army
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Mississippi
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Winona
Minn
la Crosse
Wis
Davenport-Rock Island-Moline
East Moline
Dubuque
Clinton
Milk River
Montana
Frenchman Creek
Glasgow
Nashua
Lawmaker Defies Truman's Threat to Sessions Push
President Truman threatened daily sessions to force defense funding, prompting sharp replies from Taft and Capehart. Lawmakers argue 52.5 billion is excessive while House and Senate panels prepare hearings, and Truman vows to press on with funding or more sessions.
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Charles I
England
Taft
Springfield
Congress
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate
Truman
Jetmen Down Seven MIGs In Week War Report
U S Sabre jets shot down seven Communist MIG-15s in the week ended Friday while losing one aircraft in air combat. Allied air losses included one plane to ground fire and three that failed to return. Weather slowed operations, and U S Eighth Army tallied 2,348 enemy casualties from April 8 to 14, with 934 killed, 1,375 wounded and 39 captured.
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Seoul
U.S
U.S Eighth Army
Queen Keeps 10-Year Promise Inspect Grenadiers
London report marks Queen Elizabeth II’s first birthday as monarch with a private Windsor observance and a long-cherished pledge to inspect the Grenadier Guards. Palace whispers tie the move to Queen Mary’s early drilling lessons as a model for how the court should run. Official birthday events are set for June 5.
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London
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth
George VI
Grenadier Guards
Grenadiers
Windsor
Mary
Negotiators Work Out POW Exchange Plan Deadlock
In Panmunjom negotiations on Korea prisoner exchanges resume as staff officers reconvene after a brief recess. U N Command leaders refuse to report progress while subcommittees address disputes over neutral inspectors from Soviet Russia and a ban on airfield construction.
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Munsan
Korea
U.N
Reds
Soviet
Russia
Panmunjom
U.N. Command
Reds Renew Germ Charges in Peiping Radio Broadcasts
Peiping radio sharply renewed germ warfare charges against the United States and allies. Broadcasts monitored by the Associated Press described savage imperialist depictions and calls to punish germ war criminals, with seven of twelve English dispatches devoted to the topic during the morning period.
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San Francisco
China
Peiping
Moscow
Associated Press
West
United States
Italians Unite To Oppose Reds In Rome Election
Italy's four democratic parties formed a united front to oppose Communist and neo fascist groups in the Rome city government ballot on May 25. Premier Alcide de Gasperi leads the majority Christian Democrats with Republicans Liberals and Free Socialists backing the accord.
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Rome
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Grounding North Continental Airways After 29 Die in Crash
Los Angeles based North Continent Airways was ordered grounded for 30 days by Civil Aeronautics Administration after a fog bound crash near Puente Hills killed 29 aboard a C A A two engine C 46 transport en route from New York to Los Angeles. The inquiry cites operating violations and incidents under the old Robin Airlines name now operating as North Continental.
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North Continent Airlines
New York
Los Angeles
Whittier
Calif
NEA Telephoto
LOS
Sewell Griggers
Los Angeles Sheriff's Aero Squadron
Civil Aeronautics
Charles F. Horne
CAA
Robin Airlines, Inc
North Continent Airline
Horne
Robin
Taft ignores Pennsylvania primary as Eisenhower rivals push importance
In Philadelphia Senator Taft dismisses the Pennsylvania presidential preference vote as inconsequential because delegates are unbound. Eisenhower backers argue the primary carries real weight for choosing delegates and shaping the national contest.
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Philadelphia
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Taft
Chicago
Paul G. Hoffman
Marshall Plan
Cochairman
Kefauver
Russell
Florida
Hoffman Says Eisenhower Would Change Soviet Policy
Paul Hoff man, head of the Ford Foundation, told an Eisenhower rally that Soviet leaders fear and respect him. He argued that Eisenhower’s election would force policy shifts or leadership changes in Russia, urging support for the Republican candidate.
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Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Red
ECA
Paul G. Hoffman
Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Eisenhower
Free World
Expected To Pave Way For Settling Two Minor Tie-Ups
A wage increase compromise ended the 12 day CIO installers strike against Western Electric and sparks hopes for quick settlements in two remaining walkouts. The one year pact raises average wages by 141 cents an hour plus 17 cents in fringe benefits, effective Monday, pending ratification and Wage Stabilization Board approval.
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Bernard Brown
Eugene Levin
NEW York
CIO
Western Electric Company
CIO Communication Workers of America
Western Electric
Washington, D. C
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
California
AFL
Western Union Telegraph Company
Rioters surrender after 77 hour Trenton prison revolt
Sixty nine convicts surrendered at Trenton State Prison ending a 77 hour uprising. A sympathy mutiny continued at Rahway prison farm with nine guards held hostage. The mutineers demanded an impartial investigation and wardenship changes while authorities called in the Osborne Association to study needs of the prison.
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Trenton
N.J
Trenton State Prison
Rahway
F. Lovell Bixby
Osborne Association
William H. Carty
Bixby
R. William LaGay
LaGay
Carty
Korean Denounces Japanese Demands In Treaty Talks
South Korea’s ambassador to the United States denounces Japan’s demands as “fantastic and unjust” over property rights in Korea. Y. C. Yang, who led Korea’s treaty delegation for five months, departs today for Washington after a second day of sharp criticism in the talks.
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Tokyo
South Korea
U. S
Japan
Y. C. Yang
Korea
Yang
Washington
Southern Senators Back Kefauver for Nomination
Southern lawmakers led by Ellender and Eastland backed Senator Kefauver as potential Democratic nominee while warning he faces uphill battle in the South. They expected limited Southern delegate support at the July convention despite Kefauver’s Northern primary wins. Ellender and Eastland doubted his nomination or election, while Kefauver signaled support for the party platform including a civil rights plank.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Elliender
Louisiana
Sen
Eastland
Mississippi
Ene
Dminn
Kefauver
Ellender
South
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Flooded City Vows: 18-Year-Old Couple Wed
In Council Bluffs Iowa an 18-year-old couple spoke their vows amid flood recovery. Bride Wanda Delores Edie wore muddy shoes and a blue plaid raincoat while groom James Croghan Jr. served with emergency crews. Judge Andy Neilsen performed the ceremony in his office as City Clerk John Stouffer processed the license under levee duty.
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Council Bluffs
James Croghan Jr
Missouri
Wanda Delores Edie
Munic Court
Andy Neilsen
John Stouffer
Edwards Death Postponed Until May 9 in Ohio
Gov. Frank J. Lausche halted the planned execution of James C. Edwards, a Canton slayer, delaying the electrocution to May 9 after learning the U S Supreme Court would not review the case before their April recess. This marked Edwards fourth stay of execution. He had been in Ohio Penitentiary since November 11, 1950.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
James C. Edwards
Canton
Lausche
United States Supreme Court
Edwards
Edward
Ohio
Everglades Fire Spreads Along Highway 27
A sawgrass blaze in the Everglades has consumed over 200 square miles and continues to burn fiercely along U S Highway 27 in Broward County. The fire is advancing southward at about 10 to 12 miles daily as crews battle the flames.
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Miami
Fla
Everglades
U. S. Highway 27
Broward County
Rubber controls lifted in US effective April 21
Washington announces removal of nearly all controls on natural and synthetic rubber use, set to take effect April 21. The move signals major deregulation in a key commodity market impacting industry and trade dynamics nationwide.
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Washington
Government
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