Management Rejects Labor Backed Plan For WSB Change
Washington AP reports managers refused Eric Johnston's plan to expand the Wage Stabilization Board to resolve disputes. A 20 man coalition from NAM, US Chamber, and BAC met. labor leaders may accept the idea, yet sources say the compromise was turned down. President Truman plans a new mobilization bill by April 1 with stronger rent control.
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Eric Johnston
Wage Stabilization Board
National Association of Manufacturers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Business Advisory Council
Commerce Department
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Truman
Congress
Tighe E. Woods
Newsmen Mobilization
Michael V. DiSalle
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ULPC
AFL
CIO
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Rayburn
RFC
Mr. Truman
Defense Seeks Motive Behind Greenglass Testimony in Atom Spy Case
In federal court the defense argues that business quarrels with Julius Rosenberg prompted David Greenglass to testify against his brother in law. Greenglass, 29, claimed he stole atomic data at Los Alamos in 1944 and passed it to Rosenberg for a Russian ring. The trial also implicates Rosenberg, his wife Ethel, and Morton Sobell, with possible death penalty if convicted.
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NEW York
David Greenglass
Atom
Julius Rosenberg
Greenglass
Los Alamos
N M
Rosenberg
Rusiam
Ethel Rosenberg
Railroads gain quick freight rate hike approved
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads to raise freight rates by four percent in the Eastern territory and two percent in Southern and Western regions. The emergency action, prompted by rising operating costs, allows the increases to take effect within 15 days for freight moving between the specified territories.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Ohioan Loses License for Life in Girls Deaths
Circleville Air Force sergeant John E. Justice pleaded guilty to manslaughter and drunken driving after his car killed two bicycling girls, Elaine Lehman 12 and Yvonne Newlun 13. He lost his license for life, was placed on five years probation, and ordered to pay $25 monthly until $1000 is reached to the victims' families.
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John E. Justice
Common Pleas
William D. Radcliff
Justice
Air Force
Elain Lehman
Atlanta
Yvonne Newlun
Chillicothe
Easter Parade Preview Promises Spring Styles
Styles In Review Faster signals spring fashion with Middle town merchants stocking Easter Parade goods. A full preview of spring fashions awaits on Page 16, featuring offerings from style centers and stories about new outfits for milady and her spouse.
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Middletown
Milady
Tyle
Yen For Gems Leads Thief To 2nd Visit
A dapper suede gloved bandit targeted Schlumberger Inc. on New York's East Side. He first visited February 16, used a gun to steal $40,000 in gems after 45 minutes. Yesterday he returned, entered without appointment, and escaped with $160,000 in gems plus $55,000 in jewelry belonging to Marchioness Florence de Montferrier.
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New York
Schlumberger, Inc
East Side
Florence de Montferrier
Early OK Seen On Giving Congress Troop Say-So
In Washington today both parties forecast Senate approval of resolutions to give Congress a voice in future troop moves to Western Europe. Proposals would require congressional approval for transferring four divisions and apply to future moves. McCarthy warned of Russian advantages if Europe arms. Hoover cautioned plans may invite conflict. House Republicans sought to attach similar provision to a manpower bill, but committee blocked it.
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Woods
House Banking Committee
House
Wilson
Johnston
Congress
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U. S
Western Europe
Byrd
Dva
Knowland
R-Calif
Europe
Herbert Hoover
Nat
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Hoover
Republican House
McCarthy
R-Wise
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
George
D-Ga
Rayburn Opposes House Move Against RFC Reorganization
In Washington the House blocked a Republican bid to derail an RFC reorganization. President Truman backed the Southern Democrats as the party united against the move.
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Washington
Truman
House
Earth Shock in Europe Sparks Fear and Analysis
A major European tremor rattled northern Europe with limited damage and wind follow, possibly from an atomic blast. In Washington, House Speaker Rayburn opposed driving the RFC to extinction, while a GOP Southern Democrat coalition pressed to weaken the agency as a reshaping clash loomed.
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Germany
Eifel Mountains
West Germany
Thuringia
New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University Observatory
Friedrich Becker
Bonn
Iron Curtain
Observatory
Vandenberg’s Health Failing in Final Battle
GRAND RAPIDS AP Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, 66, teeters toward death as his condition worsens after a relapse on February 26. Doctors say prognosis grave if no quick improvement occurs. He previously had lung and spinal tumors removed and had aimed to return to Washington for foreign policy debates.
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Arthur H. Vandenberg
Republica
A. B. Smith
Vandenberg
Washington
School Bus Train Crash Kills Five Children
Five children died and ten more were injured when a Farmville Virginia school bus collided with a passenger train at a crossing 14 miles west of Farmville during a rain storm. The bus driver, John Oscar Robinson, 61, will face a hearing after telling state police he did not see the train. The train was running about 50 minutes late, according to railway officials.
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Farmville
Here
John Oscar Robinson
Robinson
Space Platform for Long-Range Rockets Under Review
U S Air Force says studies on an artificial satellite project continue as interest grows. The concept, linked to radar, navigation and late-stage missile guidance, surfaces in testimony about a 1947 era sky platform and its potential military uses.
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Washington
Air Force
Greenglass
Department of Defense
United States
Earth
Moon
Gambler Costello testifies under threat of perjury
Frank Costello testified before Senate crime probes that he keeps about 40 000 to 50 000 dollars in a strongbox at home. Sen. Herbert OConor warned him to answer carefully while Sen. Tobey urged sending a policeman to Costello's home to open the box, saying they had played ducks and drakes long enough.
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Frank Costello
Senate
Herbert R. O’conor
Dmd
Costello
Charles Tobey
R-Nh
Tobey
Browder Acquitted of Contempt Charge by Judge
Federal Judge F Dickinson Letts acquitted Earl Browder former top Communist in the United States of contempt of Congress for refusing to answer 16 questions at a Senate hearing on Communism in government. The ruling found the committee failed to direct Browder to answer over objections. Browder testified April 27 during McCarthy era inquiries and walked free after the verdict.
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Washington
F. Dickinson Letts
Earl Browder
Browder
Senate Foreign Relations
Letts
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Hickenlooper
R-Ia
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Snow Closes In Across Southland as Crops Face Frost
Cold air blankets the region after recent snowfalls threatening young crops and fruit in the South. Temperatures near freezing push into Dixie as wintry mix continues east from the Midwest. Snow covers Tennessee and Kentucky with heavy accumulations, while Iowa and Minnesota report extreme totals and Ohio sees nine inches in several cities.
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Midwest
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Crestview
Pensacola
Everglades Track
Tomorow
Mississippi Valley
Middle Atlantic
Five Patrols Enter Empty Capitol City
Five South Korean patrols raised the Republic flag over Seoul with the Eighth Army reporting no opposition. Meanwhile Communist forces withdraw across the front as U S First Cavalry and 25th Division thrusts advance toward Hongchon and the 38th parallel amid renewed UN air support and coastal bombardments.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Eighth Army
U. S. First Cavalry
Hongchon
Chinchon
Red Supply
ROK
Matthew B. Ridway
Eight Army
U. S. 25Th Division
Hongchow
United Nations
Pyongyang
Missouri
Chongijin
Dud Bomb Found Near Pokyo Headquarters
A 1000 pound World War II aerial bomb was uncovered within 100 yards of General MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters with little public reaction. It was the second bomb found in the area as laborers excavated a hotel and office building site.
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Tokyo
General MacArthur
Industry committee backs limits on Easter oil use
Washington AP reports an industry advisory committee urged government limits on easter oil. Agriculture Department officials say restrictions would target industry uses as a high quality lubricant for fine machinery and would not affect its use as a stomach ache remedy.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Johunys
Marys
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