AEC Signals New Atomic Tests Begin At Eniwetok
The Atomic Energy Commission indicated new blasts are underway at Eniwetok Atoll as part of a major test project. The statement notes measurements on structures and materials and that data will aid design criteria for architects. Joint Task Force 3, under Lt Gen Elwood R. Quesada, conducts the program with full security.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
Commission
Pacific Island
Central Pacific
Eniwetok Atoll
Civil Defense Administration
American Institute of Architects
AIA
Joint Task Force 3
Elwood R. Quesada
USAF
Armed Services
AEC
Five-Day Infant Undergoes Major Abdominal Operation
Five-day-old Vickie Ann Dayton, two pounds 14 ounces, is considered the smallest baby to survive a major abdominal operation. Surgeons grafted a segment of intestine above a stomach obstruction at Burbank Hospital. Born two months premature to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Dayton, the infant is gaining strength.
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Burbank, Conf
Vickie Ann Dayton
Vickie
Burbank Hospital
C. W. Dayton
Bomb Kills Four Children in Naples Play Area
A bomb or artillery shell exploded while children played in Naples killing four brothers aged 11 to 15. The blast occurred today in a residential area, with authorities treating the incident as a wartime blast injury.
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Naples
Italy
Eisenhower names Montgomery deputy commander in Atlantic Pact army
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower named British Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery as Deputy Commander in the Atlantic Pact army. Other staff appointments include Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders as Air Deputy and French General Alphonse Juin as ground troops commander in Europe’s central sector.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Viscount Montgomery
Eisenhower
Sir Hugh Saunders
Royal Air Force
Alphonse Juin
France
Juin
Morocco
Robert Jaujard
Europe
Jaujard
Lauris Norstad
U. S. Air Force
Patrick Brind
Royal Navy
Wilhelm von Tangen-Hansteen
Mencken Leaves Hospital Today For Short Recovery
Baltimore’s famed critic H L Mencken 70 returns home from a hospital stay after a heart attack that left doctors cautious he would recover. The notice states he is leaving today for the second time in three years with limited activity expected.
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Baltimore
H. L. Mencken
Colorful Priest Cox Dies After Long Struggle in Pittsburgh
The Rev. James R. Cox aged 65, famed for leading a 1932 unemployed army to Washington and for founding the Blue Shirts, died in Old St Patrick’s rectory after a cerebral hemorrhage. Born in Pittsburgh, he sold papers to fund schooling and became a champion for the underdog, later running briefly for president on a Liberty party ticket before supporting Roosevelt.
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Matwu Sae Saab EE Ye
Washington
Old St. Patricks Church
Pittsburgh
Father Cox
Harry Greb
Old St. Patricks
Hoover
Blue Shirts
Harvey
Arkansas
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Liberty
Pitt Stadium
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martial Law Proclaimed In Tehran
Tehran declared martial law as Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi moves to quell terror after the assassination of Premier Ali Razmara and the shooting of Tehran University deputy chancellor Abdul Zanganeh. Abdul Hejazi appeals for peace as telegraph workers strike ends. Senate approves nationalization of Anglo Iranian Oil Company. Rumors of further assassinations circulate amid cross border tensions.
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Iran
Teheran
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Ali Razmara
Tehran University
Abdul Zanganeh
Abdul Hejazi
Senate
Majlis
Tabriz
Soviet Union
Auriol Sails For America Visit Tonight
President Vincent Auriol sails tonight for an 11 day trip to the United States and Canada. He will deliver 30 speeches none political and attend 18 official meals, accompanied by his wife and an entourage of 29 officials plus heavy luggage. France will cover about 180000 dollars. the National Assembly has not yet approved payment.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
United States
Canada
Truman
Louis St. Laurent
France
National Assembly
Henri Queuille
Auriol
Queuille
St. Lazare
What Is So Red As Daily Worker
The Daily Worker says it faces bankruptcy and must raise $200,000. A front page editorial urged readers to contribute and to persuade friends to give $5 each. The paper blamed the financial trouble on declining circulation and advertiser harassment.
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NEW York
Daily Worker
Worker
Johnston Seeks Expanded New Price Powers Under Mobilization Act
Economic stabilizer Eric Johnston pushes for anti inflation powers including price and black market controls under the Mobilization Act. He sent recommendations to Charles E Wilson as Truman weighs extending the law and possibly revamping the Wage Stabilization Board amid labor disputes. Johnston favors higher taxes and stricter credit while revising parity provisions and rent control.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Defense Production Act
Johnston
Charles E. Wilson
Congress
Truman
Key West
Turman
Wage Stabilization Board
Florida
ESA
Wilson
Congress Extends Rent Control Act
Congress sent to President Truman a bill extending federal rent control for 90 days beyond March 31 in about 1,300 communities. The House passed the stop-gap measure by voice vote to bridge to a broader rent control law in a revised mobilization bill. Areas not yet voting to end local controls may still discontinue them or extend until June 30.
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Congress
Truman
House
Reds Hold Off Allies Northeast Of Hongchon
United States troops northeast of Hongchon faced stiff Communist resistance as Reds fought from dug in hill positions and repelled a day long American assault. MacArthur ordered a news blackout on the line’s precise location, while Allied units pressed forward along the central Korean front amid intensified Chinese and Communist activity.
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Hongchon
MacArthur
Korean
Red Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Spring Weather Delays Warmth As Snow Falls Across Ohio
Ohio faces ongoing cold with forecasted temperatures 4-8 degrees below normal from March 21 to 25. A weather bureau note expected snow flurries Wednesday and mixed rain or snow over the weekend. Meanwhile Ohio Fuel Gas Co curtails gas use by 40 percent, affecting 712 industries in 55 communities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Chinese General Reported Wounded in Korea
Taipei Formosa AP reports Red China General Lin Jiao wounded in Korea and Mao Tze Tung seriously ill. The China Daily News, sole English paper in the Chinese Nationalist capital, cites mainland sources for the claims.
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Formosa
China Daily News Today
China
Lin Jiao
Korea
Mao Tze-tung
The
Daily News
Senator Van denberg Slightly More Comfortable Says AP
Grand Rapids Michigan reports Senator Arthur H. Van denberg was slightly more comfortable after a relatively good night. Dr. A B Smith, his personal physician, said the senator’s condition remained serious.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Arthur HH
Vandenberg
A. B. Smith
S.id
CBS Poll Sees Judy Holliday Oscar Favorite
Hollywood AP reports a CBS nationwide radio poll of 30 000 listeners predicting Oscar winners ten days early. Judy Holliday is favored for best actress for Born Yesterday with William Holden winning best actor for Sunset Boulevard and Born Yesterday also cited as best picture ahead of Cyrano de Bergerac.
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William Holden
Judy Holliday
CBS
George Fisher
Holden
Jose Ferre
Miss Holiday
Bette Davis
Frozen Woman Loses Limbs in Chicago
Dorothy Mae Stevens, 23, Chicago, known as the frozen woman, was made a quadruple amputee after surgeons at Michael Reese Hospital removed all fingers from her right hand and parts of her left. Her legs were amputated nine inches below the knees on March 8. Found frozen Feb 8 in a South Side alley, her body temperature was 64 degrees. She thawed slowly and recovered some, but muscle damage caused tissue death leading to the amputations. Doctors expect no further amputations.
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Stevens
Crime Empire Thrives. O'Dwyer Urges National Action
Former New York mayor and now ambassador to Mexico William O'Dwyer told Senate investigators of a growing national crime empire and urged a $25 to $50 million federal funding surge for a continuing probe. He warned local efforts alone cannot curb big rackets and cited ties to Tammany Hall and figures like Frank Costello as evidence of broader corruption.
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William O’dwyer
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
New York
Anthony Camerano
William O'Dwyer
Senate
O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
America
Rudolph Halley
Frank Costello
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Costello
Halley
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Erickson
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Lucky) Luciano
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