Truman Says U S Doubles Armed Forces Since Korea
President Truman announced that the United States has doubled its armed forces since the Korea invasion, reaching over 2,900,000 active personnel nine months after the June 25 attack. He released telegrams with Secretary Marshall as he departed for Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas aboard the Sarsfield.
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Korea
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Russia
Republic of Korea
France
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Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Larry Parks admits he was Commie ten years ago
Washington AP Larry Parks testified as the first witness in renewed House UN American Activities Committee scrutiny of Hollywood. He said he joined the Communist Party about a decade ago to fulfill needs of a liberal and left it later, noting differences between 1941 and 1951. He cited sympathies for the little man as a reason for joining.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
Hollywood
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Communist Party
Yanks Enter Abandoned Chunchon
American tank forces rolled into Chunchon in central Korea meeting only flag waving civilians. Chinese troops had used the road center as a troop assembly point and appear north of the 38th parallel as UN forces advance.
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Richard Nelson Gale
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Hamilton Draws Canton McKinley in Ohio Tourney Semifinal
Hamilton Publics favored Big Blue, unbeaten in 25 of 26, drawing Canton McKinley in the Friday afternoon semifinal of the 29th Ohio Class A High School Tournament at the Fairgrounds Coliseum. Barberton (22-1) meets Columbus East (24-2) in the 8:05 p.m. semifinal.
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Grand Rapids
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Waynesburg
Underworld List Published Tax Fixing Investigated
A House Ways and Means subcommittee led by Chairman King reviews tax evasion claims and possible protection of clients by firms handling returns. The probe follows publication of a government list of alleged underworld figures and seeks to close enforcement loopholes, aiming to boost tax yields by potentially billions of dollars. The inquiry will extend over years, with demands for reform records on 800 gambling and racketeer figures.
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Norman Walker
Washington
House
King
D-Calif
Vforcemst
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Labor Blames Congress For Mobilization Snafu
AFL and CIO leaders fault Congress for a weak Defense Production Act and policy appeasement that they say failed to stabilize living costs. William Green accuses lawmakers of aiding big business and real estate interests while labor withdrawal from defense agencies signals protest against defense policies. Philip Murray condemns wage controls and Taft Hartley as ineffective and pro profiteering.
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CIO
Congress
William Green
Green
United Labor Policy Committee
Philip Murray
Nover
Badman Bill Given Life In Slayings
Admitted killer William E. Cook Jr was sentenced to 300 years for kidnapping and murdering five members of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood Illinois. Judge Stephen Chandler ordered 60 years on each of five counts, to run consecutively. Cook confessed to kidnapping the Mosser family in Oklahoma County on December 30 and holding them at gunpoint before shooting them. The victims were found in an abandoned mine shaft near Cook’s former home in Joplin Missouri the day after his arrest.
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William E. Cook, Jr
Alcatraz
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Illinois
U.S
Stephen Chandler
Cook
Chandler
Mosser
Oklahoma County
Joplin
Three Bomber Types Set For Atomic Tests
The Air Force announced plans to use three bomber types in Pacific atomic tests. The B47 jet medium bomber, reputedly the fastest A bomber, will join the older B-29 Superfortress and its modernized B-50 variant. The trials near Eniwetok Island may involve fighters too, while the B-36 was not requested. A bomber test spokesman did not confirm an actual A bomb detonation.
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Pacific
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Marshall Group
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Senator Vandenberg in serious condition after tumor operations
Vandenberg, the Michigan senator, remained in serious condition in Grand Rapids after two tumor operations. He had a relatively comfortable day yesterday and was set to turn 67 the next day, with the setback occurring on February 26 during convalescence.
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Grand Rapids
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Millionaire Field Freed Of Contempt By Court
Frederick Vanderbilt Field, New York millionaire, was freed of contempt of Congress charges by Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough after acquitting the defense motion. The judge ruled Field acted within constitutional rights in refusing to answer 32 questions before a Senate subcommittee probing Communist influence in the State Department. Field, linked to Communism in Budenz testimony, denied the charge despite witness Earl Browder implying he was a Communist.
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Frederick Vanderbilt Field
New York
T. Alan Goldsborough
Field
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Louis Budenz
Goldsborough
Earl Browder
Spring Arrives Coldly Across Much of Nation
Spring entered with chill across the eastern two thirds of the nation and midwest, with subfreezing temperatures in North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Nebraska and Iowa. Record lows were reported in several cities as snow remained deep in some areas and no immediate warmup appeared likely. The cold air drifted southeastward and moderated only as it reached Eastern and Southern states.
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Duluth
Minn
North Central
13 Children Die In Milan As Wall Topples
A wall at the Sisters of Mercy Institute near Milan collapsed during an 85 mph wind. Thirteen children aged four to twelve died and 29 were injured as about 50 sought shelter under the wall. Rescue teams recovered nine bodies at the scene. four died in hospitals. About 300 children had already left.
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Italy
Sisters of Mercy Institute
USSR Silent On Plea For Grain By India
New Delhi India AP India asked Russia for grain to ease its food crisis and received no reply Food Minister K M Munchi told Parliament today India has appealed to several countries including the United States which is considering a 2 000 000 ton wheat request under congressional review
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Underworld King Refuses Testimony About His Wealth
New York AP reported Frank Costello defied Senate crime investigators for the fourth time saying he would not disclose his net worth. He depicted himself as a legitimate businessman, denying details of assets while noting around 150000 dollars in cash and two bank accounts. The panel weighs contempt, and Dewey was asked to testify on Saratoga gambling. Kefauver pressed for answers as hearings continued in New York.
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Frank Diamond
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Congress
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Washington
Tennessee
Saratoga
Lester Hunt
D-Wye
TV networks line up crime hearings coverage in Washington
New York AP reports ABC and Dumont will televise the Senate crime hearings from Washington starting tomorrow. NBC and CBS did not say if they would carry the hearings. The broadcasts have generated about 2,000 letters and 100 telegrams daily to the crime probing senators.
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Margaret Truman to star with James Stewart on NBC radio play
Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, will co star with James Stewart in the NBC broadcast of Jackpot, a Screen Directors Playhouse drama. The program airs April 26 from 10 to 11 p.m. EST.
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Margaret Truman
James Stewart
National Broadcasting Company
Screen Directors Playhouse
Miss America Refuses Swim Suit Tour in Public Debate
Yolande Berbeze known as Bebe Berbeze rejects Catalina tour offering citing public demand for talent and culture over mere figure beauty. The 22 year old Miss America contender argues viewers seek winners with ability and poise beyond bathing suit displays amid ongoing beauty vs talent controversy.
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Bebe) Berbeze
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