Demos Push For Senate Action On Draft 18-Year-Old Bill
Administration leaders pressed for quick Senate passage of a bill to draft 18-year-olds amid a debate over universal military training. Taft Bricker Johnson oppose UM IT, aiming to remove it, while McFarland signals possible night sessions to advance final action as House hearings continue.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Congress
Bricker-Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
UMT
Johnson
Morse Rore
Morse
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Taft Bricker Back Amendment To Lower Draft Age
Senators Robert Taft and John Bricker of Ohio Republicans voted for the defeated amendment to lower the draft age to 18. The measure failed in the Senate as Republicans aligned against it.
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Taft
Ohio
Bricker
Washington
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Ower
Four Freeze In Midwest Snow Storm Claims Four Lives
A new blizzard and cold wave hit the upper Midwest as Montana and western Canada report at least four deaths. A mother and two children died in Montana during a blizzard while 31 bus passengers faced zero visibility and Alberta saw three-vehicle woes. Winds up to 70 mph damaged Carson City and nearby towns, with 18 inch snow in Logan Utah and subzero readings across the region. The storm is the third in a week, worsening exposure in Montana and North Dakota.
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Midwest
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Alberta
British Columbia
A. Weisner
North Dakota
Nevada
Carson City
Tooele
Utah
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Logan
Mercury
Cutbank
Mont
Lewistown
Williston
N.D
Fouled Wires In Radio Station Lead To Some Very Red Faces
In Denver the KMYR radio station aired an unscheduled lecture on telephone wiring that drew FCC disapproval. The incident caused embarrassment for station staff and highlighted regulatory concerns.
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Denver
KMYR
Federal Communications Commission
Mr Go-Between to Talk On Fix in New York Scandal
Brooklyn Eagle reports a man described as Mr Go-Between raced from Florida to New York to inform authorities about a basketball scandal. The grand jury considered two ex Long Island University players as investigators chase big-name connections amid a messy studio wire tap incident.
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Go-Between
Fix
NEW York
The
Brooklyn Eagle
Florida
the Eagle
Ben Gould
Dunn N. C
Hogan
Sollazzo
Long Island University
Wilson and Truman Hold Talks Amid Labor Revolt
Labor's revolt against mobilization draws Charles E. Wilson to meet President Truman at the little White House on Key West naval base. The United Labor Policy Committee denounces the mobilization program as controlled by big business and withdraws from defense boards.
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Key West
Germans Gain First Postwar Foreign Ministry Move
Bonn reports that Western Allies allow West Germany to establish a Foreign Ministry and diplomatic relations with friendly nations. The new statute loosens control on internal and external affairs and lets Bonn set up diplomatic missions abroad, excluding ambassadors in Washington London and Paris. The London pact permits troop shifts and stationing of other Allied forces. Chancellor Adenauer is expected to keep the foreign minister post at least until a broader framework is set.
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Germany
West Germany
Washington
London
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Allied High Commission For
Western
Konrad Adenauer
Army Appeals for 60000 Drafts in May Quota
The Army asked for 60,000 draftees for May boosting total draft calls to 590,000 since last year. Other services rely on voluntary enlistment for manpower. May quota is 20,000 less than the monthly target set since January.
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Army
Washington
Union Group Talks To Eric Johnston
A delegation from the labor policy committee met with Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston for the first time since breaking with mobilization administrators a week ago. Charles Murphy led the talks with Murphy named to patch up differences, as AFL official George Meany CIO counsel Arthur Goldberg and others joined at the Capitol to discuss possible remedies amid party splits over the labor walkout.
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Washington
United Labor Policy Committee
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Charles S. Murphy
Truman
Murphy
White House
George Meany
AFL
Arthur J. Goldberg
Bonser’s Widow Dies in Cincinnati
Mrs Robert Carver Bonser, 68, widow of Horace Bonser, Cincinnati attorney and former Ohio legislator, died yesterday at Jewish Hospital after a brief illness. She belonged to a pioneer local family. her husband helped establish the Harrison Memorial at North Bend through his trapshooting work.
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Cincinnati
Robert Carver Bonser
Horace Bonser
Ohio
Jewish Hospital
Breckinridge
G. L. Hogue
Oakland
Calif
Pfc
Clinton Hogue
Harry
Graves B. Erskine
Marine Corps
Pacific
Leathernecks
Navy
Chester Nimitz
Crow Stuns Fireworks Plant Blast Near Pearl River
A hunter's shot at a crow hit a Barnabas Fireworks building near Pearl River New York, triggering fires that leveled five frame structures. The blast damaged nearby areas, but no injuries were reported as workers had left minutes earlier. Police said the shot struck the building and caused the chain reaction.
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Pearl River
N. Y
Aslee Wlas
Perkins
Hunter
Barnabas Fireworks Company
Barnabas
Perkin
1000 Returning Marines Greet Loved Ones on Home Leave
About 1,000 Marine veterans of Korea arrive in San Francisco Bay aboard the Breckinridge as relatives greet them after the Changjin retreat. Col L G Miller promises 30 day leaves and pay by Friday, with many wounded or convalescing. Veterans recall cold rations and scarce beer amid the reception.
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San Francisco
Korea
Victor Beauchamp
Oakland
Calif
F. W. Nuetzel
Spokane
Marine Veterans of Korea
Golden Gate
Col. L. G. Miller
Marine Barracks
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
Changjin Reservoir
James Spross
Toledo
Changjin
Louis Jordan, Jr
Tampa
Fla
Spross
Ph. Henry J. Zaremski
Los Angeles
Inchan
Mason
B 26 Bomber Crashes on Pine Ridge Mountain
An overdue B 26 bomber from Landley Air Force crashed and burned on Pine Ridge mountainside in Staunton Virginia last night. State police said early reports showed no survivors with at least two bodies found.
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Staunton
Landley Air Force Poe
Pine Ridge
Vessels Collide In Delaware Bay Sinking Threat After Collision
In foggy Delaware Bay two ships the Bertha Brovig of Norway and the Uranienborg of Denmark collided. The Bervig radioed it was probably sinking after water flooded the engine room. The Uranienborg after minor damage headed toward Philadelphia about 90 miles away.
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Delaware Bay
Coast Guard
Bertha’ Brovig
Uranienborg
Bertham Brovig
Philadelphia
Progresso
Mex
Goodyear Rubber Workers Face CIO Strike
The United Rubber Workers CIO warned Goodyear Tire and Rubber that about 25 000 workers in 10 plants may strike at month end after ten weeks of talks over a new contract. Negotiations continued daily as the union pointed to unresolved major issues. Goodyear had last raised pay by 12 cents an hour in October to about $2.00 hourly.
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Cincinnati
Unted Rubber Works
CIO
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Paul E. Bowers
Goodyear
Canada to Deploy Brigades in Korea and Europe This Year
Ottawa reports Canada plans to place army brigades of about 6000 men in both Korea and Europe within the year using voluntary enlistments. The goal is 115000 armed forces by 1954 including women, a peacetime target not tried before. Total forces now run about 66000 across army navy and air force.
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Canada
Korea
Europe
Dominion
Blast Rocks Plant Near Monaca Pa
A blast and fire at a Monaca Pennsylvania plant injured two workers. The explosion occurred in alcohol tanks used for making butadiene, a key ingredient in synthetic rubber, near the Ohio River northwest of Pittsburgh.
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Monaca
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Marines Close In On Hongchon Base in Korea Action
Marine units push through snow toward Hongchon as Chinese forces resist. MacArthur warns on Third Field Army movement while Reds concentrate near Taemi and Hajinbu. Front-line actions include Hill 336 near Heongsong and Changpyong with tank patrols near Yongdu.
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TOKYO
Korea
Hongchon
Hoengson
MacArthur
Third Field Army
Fourth Field Army
Seoul
First Marine
Heongsong
Taemi
Pangnim
Hoengsong
U. S
Seventh Division
Changpyong
Pengnim
Hajinbu
U. S. First Cavalry
Yongdu
Reports say Clementis slain and Czech leaders under arrest
Unconfirmed reports from Czechoslovakia claim former Foreign Minister Vlado Clementis was killed while fleeing his Communist captors. They also allege President Gottwald and Premier Zapotocky were placed under house arrest amid a purge of Titoist plotters and a drift toward Western alignment.
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Czechoslovakia
Vlado Clementis
Klement Gottwald
Antonin Zapotocky
Red
Gottwald
Zapotocky
Poland
Soviet Union
Antonin Gregor
State Senate probes Reds amid shock near Capitol
The Ohio Senate approved an investigation into communist and subversive activities, voting 29 to 0 with three absent. A Fourth of July style torpedo exploded near the Capitol dome shortly after, described as a prank by guards. Sen. McElroy urged limiting the inquiry, but allies said it would be conducted on a businesslike basis. The House had approved the measure 118 to 0 earlier. The committee will advise on new or changed laws by May 10.
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State Senate
Ohio
Capitol Dome
Om. Bi
S . Ashaad Mai
LNG
Capitol
Senate
Mark McElroy
Cuyahoga
Army Security Intelligence Corps
Federal Areau of
McElroy
Leo Blackburn
R-Seido
Mcghroy
Bers
House
Senate House Committee
Assembly
Albert Daniels
R-Highland
Frank J. Lausche
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