Louis Johnson to be new defense secretary
Louis A. Johnson, soon to be secretary of Defense, told reporters America must stay strong and that strength means peace. He will take over from Forrestal by month end after meeting daily to learn the job, with hints he will gain more authority. President Truman plans to seek Congressional power expansion for the new defense chief.
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Truman
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Department of Defense
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Armed Forces
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
38 Senators Oppose Rule On Filibuster
Washington AP Thirty eight of 55 senators go on record likely voting against an expected ruling to limit southern Democratic filibuster in the Senate. Seventeen back Vice President Barkley if he rules clo ture can gag debate on Lucas Illinois motion. Debate enters fifth day as administration backs a two thirds threshold for stopping debate.
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Senate
Associated Press
Barkley
Lucas
Illinois
Holland
D-Fla
Truman
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Lucas Barkley
Four Military Bills Go To House Group
Four defense bills move to the House Rules Committee aimed at strengthening national security at home and abroad. A central intelligence agency bill remains highly secret, with no public hearings and limited briefing for House members. The package also includes creating a deputy defense secretary, expanding radar coverage, and launching a 3000 mile guided missile proving area. The CIA bill would authorize current covert operations and keep its budget and personnel classified.
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House Rules Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
House
Central Intelligence Agency
National Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
House approves 15 month rent control extension bill
The House Banking Committee approved a compromise to extend rent controls for 15 months beyond March 31 by 20 to 4. It defeated a civil rights amendment 16 to 9 and backed a provision to prevent mass eviction of tenants. The measure goes to the House for action next week.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
House
Man Drowns Self in Ohio River Near Cincinnati
Police recovered the body of Fred Clark of Salina Kansas, identified by an American Legion card, after he entered the Ohio river at a shallow area and held his head under a log before drowning. The death was reported yesterday by AP.
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American Legion
Fred Clark
Salina
Kan
Ohio River
Five Firemen Killed in Charleston Blaze
Five firemen were trapped and killed as flames swept two stores in Charleston in a $500000 blaze. Nine firefighters were hospitalized with burns and injuries as the Woolworth store and the neighboring Kresge building burned, a floor collapse trapping four men and a missing firefighter reported last seen entering the building.
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W. VA
Woolworth
Kresge
Frank Sharp
Richard McCormic
Freddie Summers
Frank Miller
George Contesa
Microphone case fines hit three Allen County officers
Three Lima area law enforcers Sheriff William R. Dailey Detective J. Robert Neely and Detective Bernard Burkart were each fined 300 dollars for contempt of court after being found guilty of concealing a microphone in a courthouse jury room used in a murder defense. The decision was read by Judge Chester Pendleton with three judges concurring.
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Allen County
Lima
William R. Dailey
J. Robert Neely
Bernard Burkart
Court House
Chester Pendleton
Hancock County
Pendleton
Moran B
Jenkins
H. P. Culbertson
Ashland County
Tragic death of 16 month old in Canton home
Canton Ohio AP reports 16 month old Susanne Shumaker died yesterday when her neck became tangled in a radio cord at home. Authorities indicate accidental strangulation is suspected. investigation ongoing.
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Susanne Shumaker
Not so, Middletown High cooks up home economics
A pictorial feature in Sunday's issue shows Middletown High School students learning culinary arts in Home Economics and claims they actually eat their own cooking. Nearby Community page plans minstrel revival features from Germantown and Jacksonburg with photographs. A February financial trend comparison, a story by Bill Veith, and a new feature Personality Behind the News debuting Sunday visit the Ohio State Employment Office.
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Middletown High School
Germantown
Jacksonburg
Bill Veith
Ohio State Employment Office
Russians Pull Down Red Flag and Leave Mission
In Frankfurt a tense standoff ended as eight Russian soldiers evacuated the Russian Repatriation Mission headquarters. They left the American zone under escort, after a two day blockade by U.S. Army police following Gen. Clay’s order to depart by March 1. American graves registration teams arrived in Berlin as Soviet officials ordered U.S. crews out of the Soviet zone.
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Germany
Big Yellow House
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Thuringia
U.S. Army
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Russia
Yalta
Teheran
U.S. State Department
Labor Bill Approved By Senate Group
The Senate Labor Committee approved the Truman labor bill eight to five without changes. It would repeal Taft Hartley and restore Wagner act provisions with modifications. Democrats all voted yes. Republicans all voted no amid protests for more study. Senator Taft condemned the vote as high handed and said amendments were blocked.
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Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Two or Seized In Try To Extort Cash
Two 14 year old boys were seized by sheriffs deputies after placing marked money in the mailbox of D K Banker Germantown comptroller at 5 20 pm The note signed a friend promised protection from killers if 1400 was left by 5 pm Thursday Police recovered two similar notes addressed to Germantown teachers Wilbur Shaefer and Mrs E Kinsley The boys are jailed with no charges filed yet
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Germantown
Wilbur Shaeffer
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Mental Patient Under Truth Serum Tells Of Strangling Victim
Louis Eugene Hoover, a 25 year old from Louisville, said under truth serum he beat and strangled millionaire James Mahoney in Mahoney's hotel room. Police note several angles remain, including Mahoney's missing watch and emptied wallet. Hoover submitted to the serum at a Veterans Administration hospital before arrest.
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Louis Eugene Hoover
James Mahoney
Joseph Scheurering
Hoover
Louisville, Ky
Mahoney
Bristol
Va- Tenn
Veterans Administration Hospital
Schaerering
Monteleone
French Quarter
Scheuering
Pyramid Club Game Costs Columbus Residents
Gov. Lausche denounces the popular pyramid clubs as a costly scam in Columbus where police report residents have lost about a million dollars in two weeks. Lt. Smith vows to break up the clubs. officials compare them to chain letters, with meetings held in private homes and participants facing gambling charges.
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Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
E. P. Smith
Frank L. Harrison
Smith
Death penalty sought for four Protestant defendants
In Sofia, AP report says the communist prosecutor demanded the death penalty for four Protestant church leaders among 15 charged with spying and treason. Dimiter Georgiev accused them of aiding a revolt and colluding with American and British interests, naming prominent U S and U K church bodies and the World Council of Churches as part of the spy network.
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Dimiter Georgiev
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World Council of Churches
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Yanko Nikolov Ivanov
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Georgi Nikolbv Chernev
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Action Is Taken Despite Strong Red Objections
By JOHN SCALI AP NORWAY joins the North Atlantic defense talks despite Soviet objections. Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe De Morgenstierne delivers Norway’s formal acceptance to the State Department as the nation moves to join the alliance with the United States Canada Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands in the final stages of negotiations. Norway also reportedly rejected a Russia tied aggression pact, marking a Cold War victory for the Western bloc.
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North Atlantic
Russia
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State Department
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Canada
Britin
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Norway Arctic population fears Russia in tense mood
Kirkenes, on Norway's Arctic coast, 50,000 residents across 18 000 square miles live under anxiety about a potential Soviet move. Communists push in fishing towns and camps, urging party membership while warning of harsh treatment if Red Army advances. Local labor leaders are denounced by activists as imperialist quislings. Gotfried Hoelvold cautions on Soviet leverage and possible shift toward socialism.
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Norway
Arctic
Russia
Oslo
Norwegian
Communist Party
Arctic Ocean
Finland
Red Army
Free Democracy
Moscow
Germany
Far North
Gotfried Hoelvold
Soviet Union
Mannerheim Line
Hoelvold
Czechoslovakia
United States German Policy Under Shakeup
The United States plans a German policy shakeup with Ambassador Murphy returning from Berlin to reorganize State Department handling of German affairs. George Kennan will go to Germany to review the situation, signaling a power shift potentially beyond General Clay who seeks retirement. Officials believe policy balance may move from Clay to Acheson and under Secretary Webb.
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Robert D. Murphy
Germany
Berlin
State Department
George F. Kennan
Kennan
Murphy
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
State Acheson
James Webb
Denmark's Foreign Minister Heads to Washington Talks
Denmark's foreign minister leaves Tuesday for Washington to seek information on joining the North Atlantic Defense Alliance talks. An official communique will outline the committee meeting as Rasmussen aims to align with the Atlantic Pact negotiations in Washington.
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Denmark
Washington
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Foreign Office
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Denmark to join Baltic defense treaty talks observed by Norway
Denmark said it wants to join the Baltic defense treaty talks following Norway's lead, leaving Sweden as the only neutral major Scandinavian power with Baltic access. Morgenstierne, Norway's diplomat, indicated Oslo would present its own observations on the defense pact during talks with Secretary Acheson.
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Norway
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Morgenstierne
Acheson
Truman Taft In Accord On Control Plan
In Washington both President Truman and Senator Taft support extending government controls over installment buying beyond June 30. Southern Democrats Maybank and Sparkman hinted at insisting on extended hearings before the Senate Banking Committee. Maybank chairs the committee and seeks continued consumer credit regulations despite recent loosening in some payment rules.
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Taft
Washington
Ohio
Senate
Maybank
South Carolina
Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Banking Committee
Buses Keep Rolling as Threatened Strike Delayed
In Cincinnati AP report, Capitol Greyhound lines keep bus service steady after a further postponement of a strike by 110 drivers seeking higher wages better working conditions and a union shop.
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