Truman Says McCarthyism Creates Fear and Fury
President Truman denounces slander and fear tactics used to label opponents as communists. He warns hatemongers aim to paralyze the public with accusations while Senator McCarthy challenges him to a 1952 showdown. Taft calls Truman hysterical.
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Truman
McCarthy
i-Wis
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Senate
Wisconsin
Taft
Ohio
Mr. Truman
Shaw Still in Serious Condition at Akron Hospital
Former auto racer Wilbur Shaw remained in serious condition at Akron City Hospital after an ailment. The hospital reported he rested last night and requires further treatment and observation.
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Akron
Wilbur Shaw
Akron City Hospital
Chicago Slayer Murders Gani Flees Death Row
An inmate on death row at Cook County Jail killed a guard and escaped over the wall last night, prompting a manhunt as authorities investigate the slaying and the breakout.
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Chicago
Gani
Cook County
Diamond Ring Could Cost Foley His Job
Governor Lausche ordered an investigation into reports that State Registrar Robert M. Foley received a diamond ring from bureau employees who funded a pay raise. Conflicting accounts placed the ring at 400 to 1000 dollars. Foley reportedly returned it, but may still face resignation.
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State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Frank J. Lausche
Robert M. Foley
State House
Foley
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Canada
Lausche
Two Young Vagabonds Found After Camping in Garage
Detroit AP report details siblings Raymond Azendzian 13 and Diane 10 who vanished claiming they were camping. They were found in an abandoned garage with 14 year old Robert Taylor. they lived on hot dogs and candy, using packing boxes as bunks. Their father vowed to take future camping claims more seriously.
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Diane
Robert Taylor
Young Taylor
Raymond
Edward Azendizan
West Point
Military Academy
Truman pledges support to Korea on Republic birthday
President Truman told Korean leaders we shall not fail you nor forsake you in a message to President Syngman Rhee. The remarks accompanied speeches and parades in Pusan marking Korea’s Republic birthday and the sixth anniversary of Japan’s occupation end.
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Korea
Harry S. Trumart
U. S
Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Mr. Truman
Aging Nag Ernie H Sings for His Oats at Playfair Racetrack
In Spokane the five year old horse Ernie H, owned by Roy Bennett and Clarence Wynna, refuses to train without a song. Publicist Jack Pyle hires Polly Baker to sing to the horse, who then trots out for workouts. Bennett resumes singing, but Ernie H stamps and snorts when he hears him.
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Spokane
Wash
Playfair Racetrack
Ernie H
Roy
Bing) Bennett
Clarence Wynna
Bennett
Jack Pyle
Pyle
Polly Baker
Playfair
Pyre
GOP Pushes Billion-Dollar Slash in Foreign Aid
House Republicans press to cut up to one billion dollars from the Administration foreign aid bill of 8.5 billion. The Foreign Affairs Committee recommends a 651.25 million cut, arguing Europe faces defense funding limits rather than manpower shortages. Debate and amendments proceed with Senate action delayed.
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Washington
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Reds Pressure Britain Into Timber Deal
TRURO, Cornwall AP Sir Hartley Shawcross says Britain agreed to a timber contract with the USSR to secure vital imports from Eastern Europe. He warns Russia may cancel unless proceeds block British rubber use. He notes America’s trade with the Soviet bloc is minimal and that Britain relies on these exchanges for essential foods and raw materials.
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Eng
Russia
Britain
Ussr
Hartley Shawcross
Government Board of Trade
Europe
America
Shawcross
Soviet Bloc
U. S
Red China
Soviet Union
Miracle Drug Returns Hair To Bald Men
A 74 year old man with a severe skin disease lost all hair but after cortisone treatment his hair grew back dark and largely restored to its original color. The report cites the New York Times as the source of the medical mystery.
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New York
New York Times
Model Boy kills Foster Mother in Camdenton
A nine year old boy described as a model child shot to death his foster mother Mrs Everett Ray in Camdenton Missouri. Prosecutor Hugh Phillips said Charles Baughman told officers he killed her after she struck him with a strap for tampering with her cosmetics case.
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Camdenton
Hugh Phillips
Charles Baughman
Everett Ray
Louis Bivins Bout Weighed In At Offical Ceremonies
In Baltimore AP reports Joe Louis weighed 203 pounds for ten rounds against Jimmy Bivins. Bivins weighed 180 pounds at the official weighing ceremonies.
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Louis
Bivins
Baltimore
Joe Louis
Jimmy Bivins
Rockefeller Jr Marries Martha Baird Allen in Providence
John D. Rockefeller Jr., 77, a prominent financier, wed Martha Baird Allen in Providence R I today. The ceremony was announced from New York AP reports the union as a notable social event.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Martha Baird Allen
Providence
R. L
Wholesale Food Prices Dip A Bit
Wholesale food prices eased slightly according to the Dun and Bradstreet index after three weeks of rise. The decline was one cent, but the index remained 6.3 percent above the year ago level.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet Food Index
Gambler Says O Dwyer Gave Orders Before 1945 Election
Irving Sherman, a gambler, testified to Senate crime probes that he left New York at the request of William O Dwyer shortly before the 1945 mayoral race to avoid questioning about a sensational newspaper blast.
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Washington
Irving Sherman
Senate
New York
William O’dwyer
Two Children Beaten to Death in Washington Home
AP reports two young children aged four and three were beaten to death in their beds by an intruder who first locked their parents in another bedroom. The familys quiet Washington state home was shaken by the violent crime early today.
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Washington
Uprising at Utah Prison Ends Quietly Without Bloodshed
The Utah State Prison riot, the third in as many months, ended after authorities met with leaders. Two officers held hostage were released and acting warden Weston Haslam kept full authority. Seventeen inmates remained in a corridor area as the cell-block siege concluded.
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Point-Of-The-Mountain
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State Board of Corrections
Kingsley Clawson
Weston E. Haslam
Joseph W. Duchler
Highway Patrol
Cool Front Brings Relief To Texas
A cool front driven by a 25 mph wind began cooling the Texas panhandle this morning. The Weather Bureau expected it to reach central Texas tomorrow weakened by then. The relief offers the best hope yet to ease the state’s deadly heat wave, blamed for 26 deaths.
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Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Texas
Allied Troops Lose Height in Korean Front Battle
U S Eighth Army reports heavy counter attacks by Red forces driving UN troops from a hill near Kaesong. Five hills form a three day battle objective with two captured by Reds and two by Allies. Skirmishes persist on both fronts as carriers and land planes strike supply lines.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
Iranians Reject British Proposal on Oil Dispute
Iran rejects Britain's latest compromise offer to end the oil dispute citing nonconformity with Iran's nationalization law. Deputy Premier Hossein Fatemi says the plan is unacceptable while Britain maintains talks should continue. Chief negotiator Richard Stokes expresses optimism and expects the talks to go on.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Hossein Fatemi
Richard Stokes
Stokes
UN Proposes Subcommittee to Break Korean Truce Deadlock
At Kaesong UN chief delegate Vice Admiral C Turner Joy proposed a two man subcommittee from each side to meet informally around the table and push toward ending the buffer zone dispute. Nam Il of North Korea acknowledged UN air and naval actions affected Red troop movements as talks stretched.
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Korea
United Nations
Red
Tokyo
Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Admal Joy
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Nam Il
Douglas says Truman under mistletoe for 1952 bid
Senator Douglas comments on Truman as being under mistletoe and in position to be kissed for re election in 1952 when asked if Truman would run. Douglas repeats he will not seek the presidency and endorses Eisenhower for unity.
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Mr. Truman
Truman
Washington
Douglas
Ill
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Beer drinking crow Blackie returns to Alpine home
A famed Alpine crow known as Blackie the beerloving bird is back with Frank Hofnes Jr. after a year away. Described as a Mexican eaglet by ranchers, Blackie’s vain contact with civilization left him subdued and hungry. Anja Wilson and John Young spotted the crow by Sul Ross College and reunited it with its owner.
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Tex
Blackie
Frank Hofnes, Jr
Reavetear County Ranch
Arenea AE Eee Uwess
Hofnes
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John Young
Sul Ross College
Wilson
Young
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