Lawyer Admits Truman Power Not Unlimited in Steel Case
Washington AP report states Assistant Attorney General Holmes Baldridge said the government does not claim unlimited presidential powers. Court decisions on the steel seizure linger as Judge Pine weighs whether Truman had authority to seize plants. House Republicans push impeachment or censure, as Wage Stabilization Board debates a $3 per ton price increase to cover wage costs.
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Washington
President Truman
Holmes Baldridge
Federal District Court
Baldridge
David A. Pine
Pine
House Judiciary Committee
Truman
GOP
CIO
Judge Pine
Sawyer
Celler
D-Ny
Republican House Policy Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican Judiciary Committee
Senators Question Wilson on inner story of steel clash
The Senate Banking Committee asked Charles E. Wilson to testify about why he quit as defense mobilizer amid the steel dispute. The probe seeks possible changes to the Defense Production Act with Maybank predicting frank, sworn testimony and a public transcript. Chairman Maybank said the committee will question CIO steelworkers and steel industry officials next.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
Wilson
White Hall
Sen
Maybank
D-Sc
Republican Committee
Sen. Schoeppel
Kan
Capitol Hill
Indus
Truman
CIO Steelworkers Union
Steel Industry
Kentucky Stars Put On Probation
New York General Sessions Judge Saul S Streit suspended sentences for former University of Kentucky basketball stars Alex Groza Ralph Beard and Dale Barnstable who conspired to share points in a game. The judge placed them on indefinite probation and faulted athletic scholarships as a blot on college athletics.
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New York
Saul S. Streit
University of Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Alex Groza
Ralph Beard
Dale Barnstable
Kentucky
Streit
Taft Forecasts 650 Delegates on June 3 Primary
Senator Robert A. Taft predicted at a Youngstown news conference that he would hold 650 delegates pledged on June 3, the final state primary. If he maintains that total until the Republican convention opens, it would secure the nomination on the first ballot. Taft authorized campaign manager Paul Walter to use the figure.
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Youngstown
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Paul Walter
Taft
Walter
Navy Opens Full Inquiry Into Hobson Sinking
Navy orders formal probe into the mid Atlantic sinking of the destroyer minesweeper Hobson with 174 presumed dead. Wasp returns home with 61 survivors aboard after the collision, aiming for Brooklyn Navy Yard for repairs. Two missing sailors reappear, reducing the list. confusion remains over exact totals. Community voices call for congressional questions on ship safety and readiness. Admiral O Regan rejects claims Hobson was unfit, noting April inspection and 24000 dollars spent to meet safety standards.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Washington
Navy
Hobson
Wasp
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Naval Hospital
Ervin S. White Sr
Lynn
Mass
W. V. O'Regan
Norfolk
Board of Inspection and Safety
Court clears Rumely contempt conviction and Bundensen indictment
In a pair of rulings the U S Court of Appeals wiped out the contempt of Congress conviction of Dr Edward A Rumely, executive secretary of the Committee for Constitutional Government, and the Criminal Court threw out an indictment against Dr Herman N Bundensen, former Chicago health commissioner, tied to a horse meat scandal probe.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Congress
Edward A. Rumely
Committee For Constitutional Government
Chicago
The
Criminal Court Today
Herman N. Bundensen
Clark Appointment To Tokyo Post Draws Fire Over Wartime Command
Washington reports Gen. Matthew Ridgway’s NATO leadership picked with broad praise while Gen. Mark Clark faced Senate criticism over World War II actions. Congress weighing past inquiries. some officials argue rewards for service, others seek review of Clark’s Italian campaigns and Vatican ambassadorship. European reaction largely favorable to Ridgway amid Cold War tensions.
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Dwight Eisenhower
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Far East
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Truman
Omar Bradley
Eisenhower
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NATO
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Long
D-La
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Rapido River
Texas National Guard
Sen. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
Army
Texas
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Lyndon Johnson
Bradley
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Vatican
Europe
France
Garteaas
GOP Rift Deepens Over Foreign Policy Unity
Washington AP reports Republican leaders show divisions over the administration's policies in Europe and Asia. Senator Wiley urges constructive critique and support, while Governor Earl Warren backs some Far East actions but doubts backing Taft if he leads the ticket. Warren opposes aid to Chiang Kai-shek against China.
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Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
Europe
Earl Warren
California
Truman
Far East
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
Ohioan
Wiley
Foreign Relations Committee
GOP
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Sen. Cain
Warren
U.S. News & World Report
China
Blast injures hundred at Mexico City gunpowder plant
A nine ton magazine of explosives detonated at a gunpowder factory in Mexico City causing injuries to one hundred or more workers. Officials report no fatalities from the blast that occurred yesterday amid ongoing investigations.
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Mexico City
Massachusetts Voters Start Parade To Polls In Preferential Ballot
Massachusetts voters faced drizzle as they cast ballots to choose President and delegates. The race centered on Taft and Eisenhower with forecasts of delegate counts from 20 to 28 for Eisenhower, and Taft exceeding 300 delegates overall. Florida polls show Kefauver leading Russell in a nonbinding May 6 vote. Democratic hopeful Kefauver urged ignoring Republican croakings amid a broad campaign across states. Republicans in Connecticut backed Eisenhower as they prepared for the May convention.
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Massachusetts
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
GOP
Taft
Isenhower
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Democratic Organization
Associated Press
Ohioan
Florida
Frederick
Kefauver
Youngstown
Truman
Connecticut
Senator Tells Of Tax Deals
Washington claims reveal that three wealthy citizens were allowed to charge off 90 percent of loans to Democratic committees from 1940 to 1948. Sen Williams named Marshal Field, Richard J. Reynolds, and David A. Schulte, and presented letters allegedly authorizing these non business deductions totaling 410,000.
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Sen. Williams
Del
Senate
Williams
Marshal Field
Chicago
Richard J. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
David A. Schulte
Newark
Delaware
Congressional Investigation of
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bureau
Reynolds
Field
Schulte
Quick-Thinking Sailor Prevents Bomb Blast Aboard Carrier
On the USS Boxer off Korea a Panther jet returned with a 250 bomb that jammed on deck. Bomb arming propeller exposed danger as two crewmen dragged it aside. Aviation ordnanceman Ralph V. ODell thrust his finger into the fuse gap to hold the pin, then inserted wood to remove the fuse.
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Korea
North Korea
Ralph V. O'Dell
O'Dell
Oil Walkout Threat Looms Over Refineries
Denver report says about 100000 oil workers planned a midnight strike to press for a 25 cent hourly raise and higher night differentials. OWIU president O A Knight warned the walkout would occur unless a collective bargaining settlement is reached before the deadline.
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Denver
Oil Workers International Union
CIU
O. A. Knight
OWIU
Arabian Envoy Robbed in New York Hotel Breakin
A burglar broke into the hotel room of Shiek Asad al Fadh the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States and stole jewelry valued at about 2700 dollars. Police reported last night the ambassador was in the city on a visit from Washington.
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New York
Shiek Asad al Fadh
U.S
Washington
Two Jets Strafe Airliner On Trip To Berlin
A Air France four engine DC-4 flying from Frankfurt to Berlin through a Western corridor in the Soviet zone was strafed by two Soviet jets. Two German passengers were wounded and 89 holes were found in the fuselage. The plane landed at Tempelhof. Mrs Irmgard Nebel and Walter Kurth were treated for injuries. Allied flights to Berlin suspended briefly then resumed. The pilot said four passes were made and gunfire damaged clothing but injuries were minor for crew. The incident prompted a U S protest to Moscow.
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Air France
Germany
Templehof
Frankfurt
Irmgard Nebel
Walter Kurth
Bad Homburg
Bonn
Pan American
British Airways
Nebel
U. S. High Commission
I Ilin
Koethen
Berlin-West Germany
Reds Call Next Shot In Parlovs Reds Call Next Shot In Parlovs
In Munsan Korea five months of truce talks paused as the United Nations waited for Communist response to an Allied armistice proposal. The plan sought prisoner exchange terms, airfield rebuild rights, and Russia as truce supervisor, with speculation of a 50-50 chance of a ceasefire near the new offer. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols said the move aimed to speed a truce.
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Robert B. Tuckman Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Peiping
Pyongyang
Moscow
Russia
Chicago Sun-Times
Washington
North Korea
Frederick Kuh
U.N
Adm
C. Turner Joy
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
Nuckols
Kitty Aboard Plane Missing Over Brazil
A Pan American stratocruiser with 50 people aboard was overdue from Rio de Janeiro to Trinidad en route to New York. Early reports claimed a Belem landing, later denied, with 41 passengers and nine crew. The plane was last heard near Barreiras Brazil at 1:15 a.m. EST after leaving Rio at 9:43 p.m. EST.
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Pan- American
Rio de Janeiro
Trinidad
New York
Pan-American
Belem
Brazil
Rio
Port of Spain
Pan American
Barreiras
Utah Faces Worst Floods In History
Salt Lake City battled what authorities described as the most dangerous flood in the area’s history as thousands fought to control surging streams fed by melting snow. The flood knocked out a railroad bridge, damaged a dam, forced evacuations, and disrupted highways while sandbagging and efforts to channel runoff continued. Roy W. McLeese cautioned that containment remained uncertain.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Midwest
Wasatch Mountains
Jordan River
Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake County Fairgrounds
Roy W. McLeese
Search For Adventure Leaves Girls Marooned
Two young women lured to Guam by adventure beg for home 6000 miles away. Jerie McDaniel and Maxine Allen, both stranded, tell U.S. Attorney Mackey they want to go home. The Air Force resists returning them while Navy defers to the Air Force and Guam lacks funds. Officials consider charges. temporary jobs offered to earn passage.
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Guam
Pacific
Jerie McDaniel
Walnut Grove
Calif
Maxine Allen
Tacoma
Wash
U.S. Atty
James Mackey
Mackey
Air Force
McClellan Field
Sacramento
Navy
Dewey H. Meeks
Want
Rohess
Salmie
Cole Mackey
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Eileen Dewar
Wesley Memorial Hospital
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Parlovs
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