Morris Targets 25000 Officials as Income Lists Sled
Newbold Morris launches a nationwide drive sending questionniares to 25 000 high paid officials to reveal income sources. Senate leaders McCarran Jenner resist Morris power to seize records or compel witnesses as Truman seeks sworn testimony on alleged ties to front groups. In New York tax probe Monroe Dowling is fired and Dowling’s resignation is accepted by the President.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
Morris
McCarran
D-New
Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
Senate
Congressional
Congress
Leaders To Start New Negotiations In Rail Dispute
Washington resumes negotiations today in the three year old rail labor dispute with three operating unions. Union leaders plan a 2 p.m. EST meeting with railroad representatives and the National Mediation Board. The walkout on the New York Central and St. Louis Terminal prompted a court injunction. The Army operates the railroads under federal seizure since mid 1950.
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National Mediation Board
New York Central
Buffalo
N. Y
St. Louis
Army
Gravedigger held in Schuster threat case and Sutton trial
In New York an elderly gravedigger was jailed on federal charges after allegedly writing a threatening note to Arnold Schuster, the man who aided in finding Willie Sutton. Sutton faces trial for a 1950 holdup while detectives guard the case. FBI and local authorities clash over notification and fingerprints.
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New York
Arnold Schuster
Willie Sutton
Sutton
Brooklyn
Miles F. McDonald
McDonald
FBI
Schuster
William Brinckerhoff Brown
Brown
Thunderjets attempt world nonstop flight record
Two American F 84 Thunderjets flew 2800 miles in four hours and 48 minutes from Neubiberg Germany in what may be a world nonstop flight record for the fighter.
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Neubiberg
Germany
End Of War Foreseen By Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he expects the Korean truce talks to succeed but urged measured optimism. He outlined global concerns including Indochina, NATO unity, inflation impacts on preparedness, Spain’s defense role, and possible Japan aid. He noted aid bills were trimmed to safety, while Harriman defended Truman’s aid levels.
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Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Wiley
R - Wis
Senate
Connally
Alfred M. Gruenther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gruenther
Eisenhower
Revenue Official Dowling Ousted In New York
Washington reports Monroe D. Dowling who replaced a removed New York City internal revenue collector seven months ago has resigned at the request of Revenue Commissioner John B. Dunlap. The dismissal cites an irregularity in a personal income tax return and does not reflect on his official conduct.
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Rep. Potter
R-Mich
New York City
House
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Joseph D. Nunan Jr
New York
Use Ways and Means
Monroe D. Dowling
Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dowling
Washington
Dunlap
Ofce
Truman Byrnes dispute over 1946 russo American policy resurfaces
President Truman and former secretary of state James Byrnes clash over a 1946 rebuke and a read aloud letter regarding Soviet policy. Truman published the letter in a new book excerpt via Hillman, while Byrnes denies ever hearing of the letter or its claimed public reading.
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Washington
Truman
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
South Carolina
President
William Hullman
Hillman
Mutual Broadcasting System
Death Try by Finger Is Failure
Arraignment of 36 year old Marie Jeanne d Arc Michaud, held in Coconino County jail, scheduled today in a $1.0 million Redfield burglary case. She swallowed pills after arrest and was found with $50,000 cash, jewelry, and securities stolen from La Verne Redfield's Reno mansion. Bond set at $100,000 on charges of interstate transportation of stolen property and money.
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Ariz
Coconino County
Redfield
Marie Jeanne d’Arc Michaud
FBI
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Michaud
Reno
Nev
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Los Angeles
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Leona Mae Giordano
U.S
Eisenhower Denies Indispensable Role in NATO
General Dwight D. Eisenhower says he does not regard himself indispensable to NATO. He promises to reexamine the political situation and suggests he may campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. House Republicans press him to declare a stance on pressing issues while he weighs future duties.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Rep. Hope
House
Witness says Red minority controls UE in Ohio hearing
A Cleveland machinist and Communist, John E. Janowitz, told the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission that the Communist party holds key UE offices with a tiny minority. He said non Communist members could oust Communist leadership as UE seeks reentry from CIO expulsion. He testified in Washington last month and said his party membership ended then. Commission chair Gordon Renner of Cincinnati rejected a plea to halt hearings and dissolve the panel.
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Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Communist Party
United Electrical Workers Union
John E. Janowitz
Cleveland
CIO
Janowitz
International United Electrical Workers
Washington
Cincinnati
Minnesota primary shifts to popularity contest in race for delegates
In St Paul Minnesota the presidential primary becomes a wide open popularity contest with 25 Republican delegates at stake. Former Gov Harold Stassen and Edward Slottedahl are on the ballot with Slottedahl backing MacArthur and Taft. Hum phrey leads for Democrats with 23 delegate slate. Write in votes now count allowing Eisenhower Kefauver and Taft to be considered. Eisenhower supporters push for write ins after New Hampshire win. Taft campaigned in Wisconsin in nine towns yesterday.
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Minn
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Edward C. Slottedahl
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Hubert Humphrey
National Party
Truman
Atty
J. A. A. Burnquist
Dwight Eisenhower
MacArthur
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
New Hampshire
Haings
Paul G. Hoffman
Paris
Haven
Wisconsin
Dust Storms Devastate Southwest High Winds Hit Texas New Mexico
A west wind lashed parched Eastern New Mexico and West Texas causing the worst dust storm in years. Tornado affects Wichita Falls roofs and power as storms move across Texas and Oklahoma. Wind up to 119 mph near Wink, pink hail near Stamford and mud at Portales amid severe drought.
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New Mexico
Texas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Texas-New Mexico
Southwest
Wink
New Mexico Line
Stamford
Portales
Police Think LC Student Not Attacked
Bloodstains on the abandoned automobile of Helmut Graef a 23 year old missing Austrian student at the University of Cincinnati do not necessarily mean foul play a sheriff s officer said Monday night Lt Elsworth P Beck said he thinks the bloodstains were made by someone who broke into the car after Graef had abandoned it Thursday on the southwest edge of Columbus He said he had car trouble parked and took off hitchhiking Where he s at now is anybody s guess Broken glass and a rock with glass splinters were found next to the car FBI and state police have not located Graef who was last seen March 12 in Pittsburgh by Trixie Hochholdinger a 20 year old ice follies skater he had been dating Friends fear he was slain Austrian embassy in Washington concern Gov Frank J Lausche directed the State Highway Patrol to expend every effort after a telegram from Frank Laurens Cincinnati a friend criticized authorities work on the case
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Helmut Graef
University of Cincinnati
Graef
Elsworth P. Beck
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Beck
FBI
Pittsburgh
Trixie Hochholdinger
Austria
Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Frank Laurens
Cincinnati
Pilot Orders Men From Stricken Transport In Dallas Crash
A Marine transport returning from El Toro to Cherry Point refueled at Dallas NAS, then crashed over a southeast Dallas field. Captain Wesley parachuted out safely while two crewmen died, a third is missing, and others escaped injury. Garfield and Duetor were identified among the dead.
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Cmdr
Lewis Joseph Garfield
Downey
Calif
Marine Cpl
Carl L. Duetor
Cherry Point
N. C
Negotiators Squabble Over Ports in Korean Armistice Talks
In Munsan Korea Communist negotiators proposed changes to port entry points for the truce and refused to answer seven Allied questions on prisoner exchanges. UN Command rejected port changes and anticipated a quick solution to the prisoner issue as both sides debated which ports to designate.
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Korea
United Nations Command
William P Nuckols
U.N. Command
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Sinanju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Chongjin
Soviet Russia
South Korea
Kangnung
Kunsan
Pusan
Tsai Chengwen
U.N
Cuban Lawmakers Defy Batista's Government
In Havana Congress leaders issued a defiant statement against the Batista regime eight days into the revolution. They urged the courts, unions, farmers, professionals, students, and the press to aid in restoring constitutional government and challenging suspended acts.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Congress
Batista
Eal
Radin
Wounded Man Denies He Was Shot in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia, William F. Meade, former Republican City Chairman, says he was not shot. District Attorney Richardson Dilworth cites X rays showing a slug in his right cheekbone and a left entry wound, while Meade claims a window glass injury from outside gunfire.
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Atty
Richardson Dilworth
William F. Meade
Dilworth
David Silverman
Meade
Butter Sale Rush in Sydney Sparks Stampede
About 11 000 people flocked to McDowell's in Sydney to buy 2000 pounds of butter advertised for sale. A six month butter shortage sparked a frenzied rush as 22 women fainted and others were trampled while police restored order.
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Sydney
Australia
McDowell's
Pelice
Kevplians Arrest Pair For Encouraging Rioters
Cairo Egypt Fuad Serag el Din Pasha and Abdel Fattah Hassan Pasha key Wafdist figures were arrested early today and taken to Bilbeis and Bassioun. No charges filed yet though the prosecutor general accuses Serag el Din of adminstrative responsibility for the Jan 26 riots that left 67 dead. Hassan is accused of inciting the crowd. Police cordoned their homes as escorts moved them to detention. The arrests are seen as a major stroke by Prime Minister Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha against the ousted Wafd party after the Cairo riot.
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Egypt
Fuad Serag el Din Pasha
Abdel Fattah Hassan Pasha
Serag el Din
Mustapha el Nashas Pasha
Hassen
Interior
Hassan
Serage Din
Bilbeis
Bassioun
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly
Pa'i
Wafdist
Farouk
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