Drive for Senate vote on arms aid bill gains pace
Washington AP reports administration backers opened a drive for Senate approval of a 1.2225 billion foreign arms program to bolster Western Europe defenses. Senator Connally leads the effort amid Republican opposition over credit sales and use of Marshall Plan funds for military needs. Committees warn new weapons will enable defenses without a large invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Administration
Senate
America
Europe
Connally
Texas
Truman
United States
U. S
R-Mass
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Lausche endorses Truman and praises Acheson at luncheon
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche, amid talks on the state’s Senate race, attends a Democratic governors luncheon with President Truman. Truman rejects Lausche's view of a tossup between Taft and Ferguson, urging support for real Democrats in Congress. Lausche also lauds Acheson for his Governors Conference address and plans to meet him again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Truman
State Acheson
Lausche
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Senate
House of Representatives
Railroads To Stop Sunday If Strike Emerges
Chicago AP report says four of five big railroads will halt service Sunday if the AFL Switchmen's Union of North America begins a strike at 6 a.m. local time. The strike targets midwestern and western roads as labor action escalates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
AFL Switchmen's Union of North America
Service to Answer Report On FBI Findings
Senators investigating the 1945 Amerasia affair summoned diplomat John S Service for questioning about FBI testimony that he passed secret military data to editor Philip Jaffe. Service denied knowingly sharing secrets, cited unwitting involvement, and faced continued scrutiny as the inquiry moves to a closed session.
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Service
FBI
Washington
Amerasia
John S. Service
Senate ‘Foreign Relations
Funder
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia Magazine
New York
McCarthy
Senate Inquiry Committee
Jaffe
Statler
Robert Morris
China
Morris
Senator Tydings
Committee
Tydings
B 36 Flight Tests Range of Giant Bombers
In Honolulu AP reports six B-36 bombers conducted a long Pacific training flight while an extra eighth carried spare parts. The formation aimed to stay aloft about 38 hours on a Great Circle route toward the Marshall Islands atomic proving grounds. One bomber suffered engine trouble after the initial 2,400 mile leg from the mainland to Hawaii.
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Honolulu
Pacific Ay
Hawaii
Atomic Proving Grounds
Marshall Islands
Farmer Boys by Gordon Martin
A reflective piece arguing politicians use rural origins as campaign leverage. It contrasts the "horny-handed son of toil" image with urban dress and staged familiarity, noting politicians’ how they present themselves as common country folk during campaigns and shake hands with new voters. The poem satirizes the “log cabin” strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
AFL CIO fight at Ford Canton plant nears crisis
A three sided dispute pits Ford and the UAW CIO against the AFL International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths in Canton Ohio where 1800 workers are idle after a court injunction. UAW Local 542 leadership was suspended and an administrator named to restore order amid accusations of coercion and lies. The strike affects Ford castings and may impact nationwide operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
FORD
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Canton
Ohio
AFL
CIO
United Auto Workers
International Brotherhood of Blacksmiths
UAW
William M. Owen
Josh Ford
Common Peas
D Deane McLaughlin
Stark County
NLRB
Cleveland
Uaw-Cio
Patrick J. O'Malley
Owen
Free Press
Ohio desperadoes Russell brothers face assault charge
Lloyd Russell, 28, and Paul Russell, 24, of Ohio waived examination in Alger County Circuit Court and were remanded to jail on a $10,000 bond each after a ten day manhunt in Upper Michigan. They are charged with assaulting a state police officer near Shingleton on May 20 after escaping a London, Ohio prison May 8. The State of Ohio will pursue the Michigan case.
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Munising
Mich
Lloyd
Paul Russell
Ohio
Upper Michigan
Paul
Alger County
Michigan
Shingleton
Russell
London
Michigan Woods
Dock Workers Ordered Back To Work In Toledo Area
In Toledo and nearby Fairport, Huron, and Lorain, striking longshoremen were ordered by the National Mediation Board and AFL ILA president Joseph Ryan to end the weeklong dispute. A telegram from New York City instructed 135 strikers to comply with the NMB decision.
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Toledo
Lorain
Fairport
Huron
National Mediation Board
Joseph Ryan
AFL International Longshoremen’s Association
New York City
NMB
Pocket Fan Floats To Beat The Heat In 1960s
New York reports gadgets to cool off without heavy gear. A pocket electric fan runs on batteries for use in telephones booths, subways, or under a tree. Innovations include oversized ice cubes and a straw refrigerant device, plus a plastic shower spray with a thermometer. A suction-cup tub rubber promises relief as you rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nea
Mars
Erator
Junior
Sreyire
Jet expert indicted for perjury and fraud in Los Angeles
Dr. Sidney Weinbaum age 52 formerly tied to Caltech jet propulsion lab faces an eight count indictment charging perjury and fraud. FBI arrested him last Friday and he is free on a five thousand dollar bond. He allegedly denied to Army Review Board members his Communist Party membership while records show he belonged to the Communist Professional Unit 122 under the name Sydney Empson. The indictment followed Dr. Jacob W. Dubnoff's grand jury appearance.
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Los Angeles
Sidney Weinbaum
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute of Technology
U. S. Grand Jury
FBI
Liberty
Army Review Board
Merm
Ber
Communist Party
Sydney Empson
Weinbaurm
Jacob W. Dubnoff
Caltech
Objectives of McCarthy campaign approved by public
Atlantic City AP report says Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson told a conference that Americans wholeheartedly back the objectives of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. He described wide support for McCarthy’s anti-Communist aims, while noting average people may not know the methods used. Governor Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey had urged restraint and condemned the methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Gabrielson
Atlantic City
N. J
Guy Gabrielson
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
Maine
Florida
State Department
Gabrielaon
GOP
Alfred E. Driscolli
New Jersey
Navy Plans Flush Deck Carrier Start 1951
The Navy will begin building a flush deck aircraft carrier in 1951, nearly as large as the halted ship earlier scrutinized. A high official said Joint Chiefs and Defense Secretary Johnson okayed the project, with a runway about 25 feet longer than present carriers. The unbuilt super carrier would have been 1,090 feet long and cost about 125 million dollars, but the new ship is expected to cost somewhat less. Johnson halted work on the 65,000 ton United States, triggering protests and contributing to tensions at the Pentagon and among Navy leaders including Admiral Louis Denfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
U. S
United States
John L. Sullivan
Pentagon
Adm
Louis E. Denfield
Naval Operations
Quake Felt in Surigao Province Philippines
An earthquake was felt today in Surigao Province on Mindanao Island in the Philippines. No damage was reported immediately.
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Manila
Surigao
Mindanao
Philippines
Doctor Krebs Leaves Large Estate in Cleveland
Dr. Paul H. Krebs 79 died a bachelor February 7 after 54 years in medicine. Probate Court records show an estate of 1,234,764 dollars. Lutheran Hospital will receive the estate after the death of Krebs’ brother, sister, and niece who draw trust fund incomes during their lifetimes.
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Cleveland
Paul H. Krebs
Lutheran Hospital
Krebs
Draft Law Extension Keeps Peacetime Draft Alive
The House approved a 15 day extension to the peacetime draft delaying expiration. Congress faces questions over whether the Selective Service life should be two or three years and will iron out the timing in the coming days. The extension comes after the draft was set to expire at midnight.
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Congress
Washington
Con
New Tax Bill Criticized as Phony by GOP Foes
House Republican Leader Martino of Massachusetts rallied policy aides to discuss a bill derided as phony by GOP foes. Some Republicans privately backed it despite misgivings as the measure would cut taxes on luxuries and shift the burden to necessities. The Senate and House faced drafting milestones and a three year extension of draft authority amid broader budget debates.
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Washington
House
Martino
Massachusetts
Repectintanee Kean
R-Nj
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
Te Armed Services Committee
Gross
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Saltonstall
R-Mase
GOP
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Tydings
D-Mo
The
Nator Kam
M-Mo
George
D - Ga
Lausche Aids Senate Crime Probe Assured
Senator Kefauver said the Senate crime investigators will likely go into Ohio with full cooperation from Gov. Frank Lausche. The governor promised aid, and investigators plan to follow several leads in the state, though they may not visit in person. The probe also links the Continental Press Service of Cleveland to race news distributed to bookmakers.
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Washington
KeFauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Ohio
Frank Lausche
Lausche
Continental Press Service
Cleveland
England May Have Atomic Power Plans
Sir John Cockroft of the Harwell Atomic Research Laboratory says Britain could have a practical atomic power plant in four or five years. He noted Harwell researchers are pursuing faster plutonium production and more economical uranium extraction while opening the vast facility to a select press.
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Harwell
Eng
John Cockroft
New Harwell
Britain
Cockroft
Experimental Airship Flown By Naval Man
A Navy experimental jet plane on its first transcontinental flight burst into flames and crashed near Bedford Virginia killing at least three. The ship had two reciprocating engines and one jet, with a Navy lieutenant commander piloting and a civilian aboard. The Edwards Air Force Base spokesman said the aircraft was being flown from Edwards toward Pasadena.
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Bedford
E. L. Johnson
Dedford
Los Angeles
North Avisition Corporation
Navy
Edwards
Air Force Esc
Jet Aeronautics
Rock
Edwards Air Force Bane
Calif
Paweent
Hesa
Butterday
Tokyo
Guam
Cmdr
Edward P. Drake
Drake
Be 7
Air Force 47
Presbyterians Vote Against Segregation From Ohio Synod
WOOSTER AP A church committee report urged Ohio Presbyterian Churches to abolish segregated congregations and racial distinctions. The report also urged members to write to President Truman and oppose appointing a personal representative to the Vatican. It endorsed the Ohio Temperance League and Alcoholics Anonymous and called for eliminating gambling in church organizations.
Labor backs Taft vote could cost Lausche support
AFL official Matthew Woll warned Gov. Frank Lausche faces Labor opposition if he votes for Republican Sen. Robert Taft. Woll said Labor might back Taft’s Ohio opponent or abstain if Lausche supports Taft, calling neutrality a party desertion. He spoke in Columbus at a Glass Bottle Blowers convention and noted a tight race ahead.
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Columbus
Labor
Frank J. Lausche
Robert A. Taft
AFL
Matthew Woll
New York
Lausche
Taft
Woll
White Sulphur Rings
W. Va
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio Federation of Labor
Don H. Ebright
Virginia
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
AFL International Labor Committee
Appa
Fer
Ferguson
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Bureau of Aeronautics Attache
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