Senate OKs universal military training and 18 draft age
The Senate approved a permanent UMTS program and draft of 18-year-olds by a 79 to five vote. The measure, now before the House Armed Services Committee, would begin with those 19 to 25 in the draft pool and extend service to 24 months plus eight years in reserve. The plan sets a 4,000,000 manpower ceiling and limits for deferments, with implementation tied to a future easing of international tensions.
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Korea
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D-Cole
Bricker
Ohio
Taft
GOP Ties Troop Issue to 18 Draft Plan Amid House Clash
The GOP pushes a resolution linking troop deployment to an expanded draft bill. The measure, backed by House Republicans, requires congressional authorization before sending troops to Europe, signaling a power struggle with President and Senate over control of military decisions. Speaker Rayburn doubts House backing.
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Martin
Massachusetts
House Armed Services Committee
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Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Senators claim thousands could stay in college under draft bill
Senate Armed Services Committee reported that the 1951-52 freshman class could include up to 90 000 ROTC students and 75 000 deferred for study, with a total first year male class of at least 216 000 and overall college enrollment of 845 000. The President would grant deferrals for study in medicine science and engineering with required four months of basic training. The government may cover tuition and living costs for those unable to pay.
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Washington
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Light Pole Kills Girl in Lorain Auto Crash
An 18 year old Lorain girl, Margaret McCullan, was killed when a utility pole toppled onto a car driven by Richard Kurant, 22, in Elyria last night. The two occupants were Lorain residents.
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Margaret McCullan
Richard Kurant
Mother Indicted in Infant Death in Cincinnati
Mrs Alma Winegardner of Reading, 30, was indicted today on a second degree murder charge in the strangulation death of her 10 day old son John. A grand jury handed up the indictment in a report to Criminal Judge Carson Hoyt yesterday. Police had said she told investigators she killed the infant at her sister's home because he cried.
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Morrison Succeeds Bevin as Britain's Foreign Secretary
Herbert Morrison, 63, becomes Foreign Secretary replacing Ernest Bevin who resigns after five years. Morrison will maintain policy but may pursue new East West approaches, leveraging his patience and broad government experience while remaining Deputy Prime Minister and heir to Attlee. James Chuter Ede will lead the Commons majority in Morrison’s stead.
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Britain
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Obscene license tag returns to Ohio taxi driver
In Toledo, Charles Puhl received two plates with the number 219H as a souvenir, then the state supplied a replacement set after the obscene tag was traced to a state prison. Warden Alvis calls it a rare incident while Patrolman Basilius says the matter is amusing. the driver sought apology from the warden.
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Toledo
Puhl
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Big 3 Propose Expanded Peace Plan for Big Four Talks
Western powers submit a revised agenda for a Big Four foreign ministers meeting aiming to ease East West tensions. Russia reserves decision on acceptance while U S France and Britain support the proposal. Andrei Gromyko cautions on vagueness as debate on German reunification and disarmament continues.
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Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
Grosmyko
Queuille Confirmed as France's Premier After Cabinet Crisis
Henri Queuille, 66, a middle-road troubleshooter, was confirmed by the French National Assembly as premier after a nine day cabinet crisis. He won unofficial tally 332 votes to 311 needed, succeeding Rene Pleven who resigned amid deadlock over electoral reform and a proposed caretaker government plan.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
France
Queuille
Curee
National Assembly
Radical Socialists Party
Rene Pleven
Clocmbie
U S Aims to End Woolen Mill Walkout
Boston AP report says federal officials will work to end a three week strike by woolen and worsted workers. The walkout deprives the armed services of uniforms blankets and other items. Both sides were asked to meet in Washington after meetings stalled.
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Seter
Armed Services
Washington
Young Officer Writes Diary Of His death by own action
Montgomery AP report identifies First Lt. Richard E. Koch 29 of Savannah Georgia as the air force officer who died by self inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning. Barksdale base officials in Shreveport Louisiana confirmed the death occurred about four days earlier with the body found in an automobile.
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Richard E. Kock
Savannah
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport, la
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Koch
Grand Jury to Probe RFC Influence Scandal
The Justice Department said a federal grand jury will begin work in Washington Monday to review possible RFC related law violations. Chairman Fulbright accused testimony of perjury and possible tax evasion as Senate investigators press the case. The committee sought voluntary testimony from White House aide Donald Dawson, who has not commented.
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Dawson
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Greenglass Blames Sister In Spy Trial
David Greenglass testified that his sister Ethel Rosenberg and her husband Julius urged him to pass American atomic secrets to Russia. He said his wife Ruth acted as go-between and that he provided details about Los Alamos, including plant layout and scientist names.
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Russia
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Ethel Rosenberg
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Martin Sobell
Greenglass
Ruth
Rosenbergs
Los Alamos Atomic Plant
Notes On Final Hours Of Koch Recorded In Suicide Sequence
Chief Deputy Moseley reports Koch attached a rubber hose to his car exhaust and ran it through a window. Notes found near the body, written at five minute intervals, charting a deteriorating state from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. with lines about being a better man, dizziness, and love for his little girl.
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Love
Republican Gains House Seat In Missouri Election
In St Louis Missouri Claude Bakewell won the 11th district seat in a special election over Harry Schendel after the death of Democrat John B Sullivan. Bakewell previously served in 1946 to 1948 and GOP leaders hailed the win as a shift in political winds. Guy Gabrielson, Republican National Committee chair, called it conclusive proof that voters want change.
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Ba Cewell
Guy George Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
Washington
Japanese Leader Shidehara Dies at 78 in Tokyo
Kujuro Shidehara, 78, longtime Japanese statesman and speaker of the House, dies of a heart attack. He played a key role resisting militarist moves and led Japan during early occupation reforms before leaving office amid economic woes. General MacArthur mourns his loss.
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Kujuro Shidehara
Japan
House of Representatives
Shidehara
MacArthur
First Red Defense Line Across River Believed Smashed
United Nations forces crossed the Han River near Seoul establishing a 10 mile by six mile bridgehead. Reports say the first line north of the river was broken as troops pressed toward the hills, capturing prisoners and pressing an intensive bombardment and assault across the frontline.
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Seoul
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U. S. First Cavalry Division
Yongdong
Hondon
Labor Peace Hopes Dim As Prices Rise
Labor and industry clash over a remodeled Wage Stabilization Board as unions demand broad jurisdiction to defend defense production. Wholesale prices hit a new high, up 0.3 percent week to March 6 and 20.2 percent above a year ago, dimming hopes of relief. Officials move to stabilize markets with hog and pork product price ceilings and a 30 percent steel use cut in autos and major appliances.
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Eric Johnston
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CIO
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal
Office of Price Stabilization
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National Production Authority
Legion Chieftain Injured In Korea
NBC reported Erle Cocke Jr American Legion commander and Maj. Gen. Frank E Lowe Truman aide were injured in a jeep accident near Hoengsong Korea. Lowe drove the vehicle which struck a soft shoulder rolled down a 15 foot embankment and overturned in a rice paddy. Cocke suffered a wrenched back and Lowe was badly shaken.
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National Broadcasting Company
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American Legion
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Truman
Korea
Hoengsong
Cocke
Lowe
NBC
Irving R Levine
Levine
Kefauver Seeks Public Records on Liquor Industry Thugs
Senator Kefauver said his Crime Investigating Committee will disclose records to root out criminal elements in the liquor trade. He cited testimony by Southern tax officials about tax free whisky flooding two Calero Illinois wholesalers with a $20 million annual business and warned of bootlegger ties among distributors. The panel aims to name individuals in the Heaver industry before it closes on March 3.
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Kefauver
D-Tenn
Calero
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Swindler Family Plans March 24 Birthday Bash
In Wilmington on March 24 the Swindler family roars with a triple birthday celebration. Robert W. Swindler turns 28, Patricia becomes 21, and baby David marks his first year, all on the same date.
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