Military budget urged to add 350 million dollars
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 1951 military budget rise of 350 million dollars at the request of Secretary of Defense Johnson to bolster defenses amid Cold War tensions. An emergency meeting was called as lawmakers eyed a possible 500 million more to fund warplanes, with Johnson and General Bradley slated to meet key subcommittees.
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House Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Russia
House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Appropriations
Representative Mahon
R-Tex
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Omar Bradley
Senate
House Committee
Truman
Congress
United States
British Labor Party Victor By Five Votes
London AP report notes the Labour government dodged a resignation by a five vote margin on a motion to raise the gasoline tax from ninepence to a shilling and a half. The tally stood 304 to 299 as Churchill's Conservatives and the Liberal Party opposed the measure in the new House elected February 23.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Liberal Party
Auto crash kills Dr and Mrs Foster in Warsaw
An auto wreck near Dawson Georgia killed Dr. O J Foster and his wife from Warsaw Coshocton County. Police said the car skidded off the road and struck a tree during bad weather yesterday raising questions about speed and road conditions. The Fosters were reported dead at the scene with authorities beginning inquiries into the incident.
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Dawson, GA
O. J. Foster
Warsaw
Coshocton County
Loss Of Position Believed Cause Of Slayings In Peru Neb
Peru State Teachers College mourns as psychology professor Dr. Barney K Baker 54 shot and killed two college officials then died by his own hand. Slain were Dr. William L. Nicholas president since 1946 and Dr. Paul A. Maxwell education department head. Baker had learned he would be dropped in a department reorganization, a motive cited by County Attorney Fred C. Kiechel. Deputy notes show premeditation and a farewell to colleagues. Classes resumed after an abrupt halt. acting president is Dean R. A. Quelle.
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Neb
Barney K Baker
Thousand Oaks
Peru State Teachers College
Baker
Fred CC. Kiechel
William L. Nicholas
Paul A. Maxwell
Education Department
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Huck
Chaige
Willie
Kiecher
Dean R. A. Quelle
Associates
Electrical Workers Facing Crucial Vote at Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric workers face a pivotal NLRB vote amid a six month union feud. The United Electrical Workers and the IUE battle over affiliation and influence at 40 plants in 32 cities. Polls target 55,000 Westinghouse employees as labor tensions rise before a GE vote.
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Westinghouse Electric Corporation
National Labor Relations Board
Westinghouse
United Electrical Workers
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Battle for Portsmouth Steel fate tops stockholders meeting
Portsmouth Ohio AP The clash over control of Portsmouth Steel Corporation reaches a climax as stockholders vote for directors today. Two rival groups led by Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland and Edward J. Helmick of Cincinnati claim victory, with proxies pouring in. The firm recently sold its Portsmouth plant and Kentucky mines to Detroit Steel for 12 million dollars, half cash and half in Detroit Steel stock. Portsmouth Steel also holds Cleveland Cliffs Iron assets. its common stock, issued in 1946 at 10 dollars, trades near 13 dollars a share.
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CIO
Turtle Creek
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh Works
IUE
Murray
General Electric Company
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I UE
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Portsmouth Steel Corporation
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Edward J. Helmick
Cincinnati Trucking Line
Eaton
Helmick
Detroit Steel
Portsmouth Steel
Cleveland Cliffs Iron Corporation
Mystery Blast Destroys Seattle Apartment Building
A mysterious explosion wrecked the four story Linnea court building near downtown Seattle. No fatalities reported though at least 11 people were hospitalized and two in serious condition. The blast at 2:25 a.m. collapsed the first two floors into the basement, blew windows into adjacent streets, and left witnesses comparing it to a large bomb.
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Seattle
Linnea Court
Baseball Official Dies in St. Louis Hospital
E. Lee Keyser, minor league secretary for the St. Louis Browns, died in a St. Louis hospital this morning after suffering a stroke on April 14. The long time executive led organizational duties and helped coordinate minor league operations for the franchise.
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ST. Louis
E. Lee Keyser
St. Louis Browns
Phone strike postponed indefinite Bell system talks resume
New York AP reports indefinite postponement of the national phone strike led to new talks between CIO CWA, Bell System, and Western Electric. Progress noted as wage offers emerge internal divisions ease. union operators say no strike unless executive board orders. Some equipment workers may resume work while others seek legal disruption to service.
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Bell System
New York City
CIO Communications Workers of Amercia
CWA
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Stallers
Western Electric Company
Joseph A. Beirne
Washington
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation Service
Robert T. Creasey
Division 10
Ong Lines
Division 6
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Nebraska
Cleveland
Chicag
CIO Communications Workers of America
CIO
Betting Commissioner Questioned In Probe
Washington AP reports a Senate Commerce subcommittee probes big time gambling and questions betting commissioner James J. Carroll of St. Louis. Carroll, known as the winter book announcer for major races, is under scrutiny though federal law violations are not established. Federal agents seek Frank Erickson and Joe Adonis faces delays due to health and racketeer suspicions.
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Senate
James J. Carroll
St. Lewis
Mr. Big
Carroll
Senate Commerce
Veneehis
Frank Erickson
New York
Ew York
Erickson
Bettor
Hot Springs
Ark
Joe Adonis
McFarland
Adonis
Seven men arrested in Brinks robbery roundup
Washington police rounded up seven men suspected of holdups and found a Brinks uniform at a house where three suspects were held. They are being questioned for possible links to the January Boston Brinks robbery. The Ways and Means Committee voted to cut the federal excise tax on movie and sports event tickets from 2 percent to 1 percent.
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Washington
Brinks Armored Car Service
Brinks
Boston
House
Ways and Means Committee
Army and Navy unveil powerful new weapons programs
The Army plans soon to field weapons capable of downing 12 mile high warplanes while Navy leaders push atomic powered submarines. A Viking rocket will launch next month from the equator to study cosmic rays aboard a ship in the Pacific as Westinghouse works on a nuclear propulsion unit. Admiral Sherman cites radical designs across a $335 million upgrade, including hydrogen peroxide powered subs and missile patrol craft.
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Army
Navy
Equator
mid-Pacific
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Congress
Westinghouse Electric
Atomic Energy Commission
Sherman
Disappearance of Washington witness sparks Senate inquiry
In a tense Senate Foreign Relations session, missing witness Joan J. Huber reappeared by phone from New York claiming a blackout and hurried return to testify. The episode coincided with fresh McCarthy allegations about State Department connections and new subpoenas for Communist Party figures Browder and Stachel.
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Joan J. Huber
PRI
Mt. V N
Senate
New York
Huber
Mee Carthy
ft-Whe
Louis Butdenz
State Department
McCarthy
Tuelene
Senate Foreign Relations
Reda
Sene
Ate
McCarthy Adeed
Central Inigence
Wherry
Nebraska
Pere Vert
Bella V. Dodd
Communist Party National Committee
Lattimore
de Dedd
Budenz
Browder Stachel
Stachel
Tydings
D-Md
Maragon Case Heads to Jury After Conviction
John Maragon once connected to the White House was convicted today of lying to Senate investigators and the case moves to the jury. The Greek born Kansas City bootblack turned aide friend’s associate faces perjury charges over his finances and business links.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Senate
Kanana City
Marty Vaughan
Maragon
Taft Pushes Major Cut in Foreign Aid Spending
Washington AP report: Senator Taft of Ohio urges testing Congress by seeking at least 500 million dollars slash in new foreign aid. He warns no substantial budget cuts without such action as debate resumes on a 372.45 million dollar foreign recovery bill. He critiques Britain aid while endorsing targeted reductions.
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Taft
Congress
Senate
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Ohioan
Rnte
Britain
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Kem
R-Mo
Atomic Bomb Casings Enable Precise Target Attacks
United States develops special bomb casings for new, more powerful atomic weapons. Such containers allow strikes on underground fortifications and factories, expanding beyond mass city bombing. Defense Secretary Johnson notes atomic arms are no longer limited to a few bombs of one type. Continued on page 16.
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United States
Defense
Johnson
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
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