Loyalty check of AEC to 60 to committee
Washington AP Congress will review loyalty records of key Atomic Energy Commission employees behind closed Senate House Atomic Committee doors. A 9 to vote split pushed hearings into private session as McMahon wins a push to discuss security phase only publicly. Hickenlooper calls the decision remarkable and vows to pursue public procedure on clearance and nondearness. Public hearings may resume Monday if Hickenlooper proceeds with other case phases.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Committee
Senator Hickenlooper
R-Iown
AEC
David F. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
Hickenlooper
Mutual
FBI
Iowan
Hickenborg
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Man jailed in Canton shooting case
James L. Johnson, 48, convicted of first degree manslaughter in the February 20 shooting of Anthony H. Manos, 29, during a card game dispute. Sentencing deferred pending a request for a new trial.
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Canton
James L. Johnson
Anthony H. Manos
Manos
Johnson
Army Apology Over TVA Chief Labeled Unemployable
Truman demanded a full report after an Army misstatement labeled TVA Chairman Gordon Clapp unemployable for a lecture tour in Germany. Defense and Army officials issued apologies and explained a junior officer used the term in error while screening German lecture candidates.
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Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gordon Gray
Germany
Army High Command
KeFauver
Dtenn
Truman
Senate
Gray
Irked By Snub In Judge Appointment
A Cincinnati furniture salesman Frank Chesley, 49, was beaten and robbed of about 100 dollars in his hotel room at the William Penn. He was found by his brother and is in Mercy Hospital in undetermined condition with a possible skull fracture. In Des Moines, Senator Gillette denounced the President’s choice of Carroll Switzer for a federal judgeship, calling it a direct affront and stirring Iowa Democratic tensions on the eve of the Brannan farm conference.
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Pittsburgh
Adam Geisler
Cincinnati
William Penn
Geisler
Frank Chesley
Chariton Furniture Company
Fifehbirg
Mass
Mercy Hospital
Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Des Moines
Carroll Switzer
William F. Riley
Ed Halbach
Clinton
Toetead
Switeer
Jake More
Switzer
Brannan Farm
J. Howard McGrath
Midwest
Truman
White House
OSU Graduates 75,000th Student During Commencement
In Columbus Ohio State University awarded degrees to 2457 seniors at commencement. Nearly 3 of 4 were veterans as the largest OSU class in 75 years was honored before 17000 attendees. The 75,000th graduate was Benjamin Roth of Lorain, a metallurgical engineer, congratulated by President Howard L Bevis.
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Columbus, O
Ohio State University
OSU
Howard L. Bevis
Benjamin Roth
Lorain
Dr. Being
Foes Of Emergency Injunction Split Over Plan
Washington AP reported Democratic and Republican senators clash over the emergency injunction plan to halt national strikes. A bipartisan group once backed presidential seizure of struck plants but now factions diverge between maintaining that idea and empowering Congress to act per strike. Some prefer the Ives plan requiring a 10 day wait after seizure recommendation with possible vetoes by both houses. others oppose it fearing delayed action. Time pressure grows as Senate may vote on administration amendments next week.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Hill
D-Ill
Morse
R-Ore
Ives
RNY
School Head Exonerated On Fund Charges
Warren Ohio AP Ray mond Glass principal of East Junior High School was exonerated in a state examiner’s report on school fund misappropriations. The Warren School Board said Glass and other board employees did not use any school funds for private gain. The examiner’s findings totaled 13 241 against board members and its clerk, 3871 against Glass, and 1054 against Milton Mollenkopf of Harding High and several secretaries.
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Warren
Raymond Glass
East Junior High
Warren School Board
Glass
Milton E. Mollenkopf
Harding High
Youth Is Killed. Neighbor Held in Slaying
SPRINGFIELD Ohio police report a 13 year old boy wounded fatally by a shotgun blast in an apparent argument over the weapon. Neighbor Raymond Whitsell, 17, was held for questioning after saying the shotgun discharged accidentally while it rested on his knees.
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Springfield
Ronald Gulasa
Paul Gulasa
Raymond Whitsell
Truman Plans Major Speech in Plain Talk Address
President Truman prepared to deliver a major speech in Little Rock at 3 30 p m EST amid fights in Congress over economy measures to cut European aid. Gov Sid McMath hosted the event and said the message would be blunt and decisive as he and his World War I unit allies celebrated.
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Little Rock, Ark
Truman
Sid McMath
Senators Push Large Cuts in European Recovery Program
Senators called for drastic cuts to the European Recovery Program citing the Economic Cooperation Administration could endure a 10 percent cut of the 3.57 billion appropriation. Senator Taft backed the cut as did Senator MeArroe who urged an 878 million stash. McCarran tied his stance to a Senate oversight study by the House watchdog committee.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
The
Economic Corporation Administration
Fred Wird
House
Me’ Arroe
New
Senate Appropriations Committee
McCarran
Banieg
Senate House
Committee
President's overseas radio speech to be broadcast nationwide
The international importance of the remarks was stressed as major radio networks planned broad coverage and overseas beaming. A subsequent ball honored the President where he jokingly noted his dancing education was neglected. He invited listeners to the stadium tomorrow for a talk he promised would uplift souls.
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United States
Wounds Fatal to Waitress in Ohio Restaurant
Mrs. Anna McClelland Lewis thirty six was shot four times in Glouster restaurant. John La Courte fifty, fired and barricaded himself for hours before surrendering after pleas from her son Thomas. Sheriff Bateman will file first degree murder charge.
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Athens
Anna McClelland Lewis
Glouster
George Bateman
John LaCourte
Swindle's Victims Will Get Payment
Cleveland AP reports a second and likely final distribution of assets for creditors of John W. Singleton, a used car swindler. Singleton, serving 13 months of a 10 to 70 year sentence, faces about 500 creditors claiming roughly $1 million. A prior December payment from his assets covered about five percent of losses.
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Cleveland
John W
Jack) Singleton
Singleton
Ohio
Second College Killing Stirs Hunt For Slayer
The University of Colorado in Boulder investigates a second student murder in seven months. Roy D. Spore Jr., 19, died defending his blind date Doris Ann Weaver, 19, from an unknown attacker. Autopsy linked similarities to the death of Therese Foster. a conviction stands for Joe Walker in Foster’s case. Authorities seek classmate tips while Weaver’s description remains brief.
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Boulder
Colo
University of Colorado
Roy D. Spore
Denver
Doris Ann Weaver
Twin Falls
Idaho
Boulder Creek
Harry Carlson
Lapi
Miss Foster
Spore
Fraternity Brothers
Miss Weaver
Doris
Stadium Size Cut To Meet Available Fund
MARION Ohio AP Two years after voters authorized 400000 for a new veterans memorial coliseum at the Marion County Fair Grounds the project faced high costs. The committee reduced seating to 4300 and announced the coliseum would cost under 376000 with completion expected by autumn 1950.
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Marion, O
Marion County Fair Grounds
Coliseum
Surprise Move Seen After Russian Delay
Paris reports Western officials anticipate a new dramatic Russian move as the Council of Foreign Ministers reconvenes. Anrei Vishinsky asked for adjournment citing a day off, while Dean Acheson warned the conference might end unless Moscow yields on four power control Berlin currency and German peace talks.
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Paris
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Andrei Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Germany
Berlin
Hoover Speaks at Ohio Wesleyan Installation
Hoover attends Ohio Wesleyan University installation ceremonies for Dr. Arthur S. Flemming as ninth president in Selby Stadium. About 8,006 expected for the three day commencement. Hoover and Flemming are reunion colleagues from the Commission for the Organization of the Executive Branch. Lowell Thomas also received an honorary Doctor of Letters.
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Delaware
Herbert Hoover
Ohio Wesleyan University
Arthur S. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan
Selby Stadium
Hoover
Flemming
Lowell Thomas
Butler to graduate top honors at Kent State today
Ravenna Ohio AP reports Lloyd G. Butler former Air Corps major will graduate with highest honors from Kent State University completing a four year course in 20 months. Butler led 35 B 29 missions against Japan and tops a 700 student class receiving degrees.
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Ravenna
Lloyd G. Butler
Air Corps
Kent State University
Butler
FBI Shows Him As Contact For Russian Police
A 48 year old Morton E Kent of Chevy Chase Maryland was found dead by his own action in the Potomac River last Saturday. Police and the coroner cited suicide and noted Kent had worked for State and Labor Departments and a private firm. FBI documents tied him to contact with Soviet police via George Sotirov, with Kent having contacted Mrs Emily Condon to reach Sotirov in 1948.
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Morton E. Kent
Chevy Chase
Potomac River
MacDonald
Kent
State Department
FBI
Copson
Harvard
State
Board of Economic Warfare
Three Sisters Islands
George Dimitrov Sotirov
United Nations Secretariat
Sotirov
Emily Condon
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Experts Called To Testify In Perjury Trial
U S prosecutors plan to call handwriting and typewriting experts next week in the perjury trial of former State Department official Alger Hiss. The government seeks to prove some secret documents bear Hiss handwriting while others were typed on a typewriter owned by his wife Priscilla. Witnesses including Whittaker Chambers testified to Hiss copying documents and passing them to Chambers.
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NEW York
U. S
State Department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Baltimore
Firecracker Proves Costly To Undertaker
In Richmond Indiana a Portsmouth undertaker Wedebrook aged about 60 set off a street firecracker near his hotel. A nearby policeman warned him and Judge Herlitz fined him ten dollars for the illegal act. In Van Wert Ohio, 74 year old Jesse A. Roberts, a former railroad crossing watchman, hanged himself after a period of ill health.
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Richmond
Ind
Portsmouth, C
Howard Wedebrook
Wedebrook
Lucas Rohne
Indiana
Andrew Herlitz
Babich Testifies To Keep Confessions Out In Murder Trial
Mil tion Babich resumes the stand as jurors are absent in his first degree murder trial over Patricia Birmingham 16. Detectives allege Babich said he used a gun to frighten her into silence, then the gun went off. Babich says he asked for a lawyer and was barred from contacting one. The trial adjourned with more cross examination planned.
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Babich
Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Patricia
Kalamazoo
Mich
Kathleen
Arthur Richter
Babach
Detective Bureau
Kraemer
McCauley
Vandals Damage Cleveland Jewish Welfare Offices Fire
In Cleveland, vandals damaged and set a fire in the Jewish Welfare Federation and Jewish Welfare Fund offices last night. Firefighters reported about 75 dollars in damage after drawers were emptied, soaked with lighter fluid and ignited, Battalion Chief Frank J. Cooney said.
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Cleveland
Jewish Welfare Federation
Jewish Welfare Fund
Seid Battalion
Frank J. Cooney
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