Britain tightens security in Jamaica amid anti Red drive
British authorities intensified anti Communist actions in Jamaica seizing documents in raids on Ferdinand Christofer Smith and the left leaning Educational Organization in Kingston. Police say files identify Communist organizers and fellow travelers. no charges announced yet against Smith or the group leaders. Authorities note prior crackdowns in British Guiana and British Honduras as part of a broader Western Hemisphere campaign.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Britain
Caribbean
West Indies
British Guiana
British Honduras
Ferdinand Christofer Smith
World Federation of Trade Unions
People’s Educational Organization
Smith
Jamaica Federation of Trade Unions
JFTU
United States
CIO National Maritime Union
IFTA
Cheddi Jagan
Peoples Progressive Party
Army orders loyalty certificates for all officers
The Army issued a March 11 directive signed by Gen. Matthew Ridgway requiring all commissioned and warrant officers to sign new loyalty certificates or face delays in processing possible action. The rule bars promotion, decoration, reassignment or active-duty orders for those who do not comply or refuse to answer about Communist or subversive ties. The measure stems from Maj. Irving Peress's case and expands the list of organizations considered subversive.
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Peress
McCarthy
New Order
At General
Stevens
Lis
Claims List Of Commie Clergymen
Dr J B Matthews a former Dies and McCarthy researcher says he has files naming 8079 Protestant clergy as following the Communist line. He notes a few Catholic priests involved and Unitarian clergy as the largest group supporting Communist activities. He is in town to lecture.
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Los Angeles
Dies and
McCarthy
J. B. Matthews
Martin Dies
Joseph McCarthy
United States
Matthews
Unitarian Church
FBI Leader Warns About A Smuggling Threat
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warned police to watch for attempts to smuggle atomic weapons into the United States. A letter sent to officers described two atomic devices and advised reporting any suspicious object to FBI, with Eisenhower approval. Customs at ports already instructed to monitor for such weapons.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Eisenhower
U. S. Customs Service
Weather Outlook In Miami Valley Tonight Tomorrow
Vandalia forecasters expect mostly cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with occasional light rain. Tonight’s low around 34 degrees, tomorrow’s high near 43. Armeco East Side Main Gate observers logged 50 degrees at 3 30 p m yesterday and 22 degrees at 6 15 a m. Today's low was 30.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
Armeco
Valley News Inside Page Fragments and Notices
Fragmented OCR shows sections including deaths funerals editorials and a crossword puzzle on The Inside Page. Partial headings reference Dr Crane and other local items with sparse legible details.
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Comee Eeekeeanaderee
Crane
Dead Japs Found In Iwo Jima Caves
Reports from Marine units on Iwo Jima describe vast underground cave systems where thousands of Japanese soldiers died or were buried. Air Force chaplains and engineers estimate bodies in the caves, while demolition teams uncover remains amid hazardous conditions and centuries of defense lore.
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Iwo Jima
Japan
Air Force
3Rd Marine Division
Roland M. Daly
Spokane
Wash
George S. Bieber
Williamsburg
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Bieber
Senate Democrats Scent Victory In Chavez Fight
The Senate debates a resolution to void the 1952 Chavez Hurley election amid alleged irregularities. Democrats resist a plan for a special election, arguing lack of evidence. If Chavez is ousted, New Mexico would gain a Republican replacement, shifting party balance.
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Senate
Chavez
Washington
Sen. Chavez
New Mexico
Patrick J. Hurley
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Sen
Hennings
D. Mo
Sen. Morse
Oregon
Chavez-Hurley
Mechem
Cordon
R-Ore
Senate to allow TV coverage of hearings on McCarthy row
The Senate investigations subcommittee voted unanimously to authorize televised coverage of its public hearings into the clash between Sen. McCarthy and Army officials. McCarthy said he would forgo votes on the subcommittee if allowed cross examination of witnesses. In other items, Dulles pledged rapid U.S. response to French military aid requests for Indochina, and Benson attacked rigid price supports as wasteful and expensive.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Army
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Dulles
United States
Indochina
Washington P
Benson
Air Force denies saucer cover up claims
A Pentagon spokesman dismissed claims that the Air Force hid hunks of saucers. He said most sightings in six years have terrestrial explanations. Bill Nash, a PanAm pilot, urged disclosure, saying some objects appeared far brighter than stars and moved as if controlled.
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Washington
Te Air Force
Air Force
Bill Nash
Pan American World Airways
Greater
Norfolk
Newport News
Pentagon
Quake felt across Imperial Valley and Southern California
An earthquake rattled dishes in El Centro and nearby Imperial Valley cities, extending north to San Bernardino Los Angeles and Riverside counties. No damage was reported.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Riverside
New Cancer Drugs May Be Unveiled
In Boston, Dr. Sidney Farber announced five experimental compounds first made to fight malaria show temporary but strong benefits for some leukemia patients and other tumors. He noted the results warrant further study and cited a leukemia patient kept alive five years by a leukemia-fighting drug, though the illness remains present.
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Boston
Sidney Farber
Children's Cancer Research Foundation
Farber
American Cancer Society
French Hold Dien Bien Phu As Vietminh Attacks Push Back
French Union defenders claimed a sharp Vietminh assault on Dien Bien Phu failed to break through. They reported 175 rebels killed and noted the attack was among the fiercest in a week. France said initial onslaughts had killed thousands of Vietminh and that bombardment and air strikes continued.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Two Die In Fire and Series Of Explosions
Two men were killed yesterday when a fire and a series of blasts destroyed the Pelton Corp chemical plant in Lyons suburban area. Damage was estimated at one million dollars as black smoke and flames shot 100 feet into the air from the one story, 500 foot long building.
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Chicago
Pelton Corp
Lyons
McCarthy Pressure Grows to Drop Army Inquiry
Washington AP Republican leaders push Sen. McCarthy to bow out of the Army probe amid White House hints Eisenhower may speak. Mundt and Hall back the move. Senate subcommittee plans procedure and possible special counsel with McCarthy restricting final vote but seeking cross examination and to question Hensel. The Army tightens loyalty checks as McCarthy and Cohn accuse Stevens and Adams of blackmail over Schine.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Eisenhower
James A. Magerty
White House
Senate
McCarthy
GOP
Leonard Hall
Philadelphia
Hall
Hagerty
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
William J. Jameson
American Bar Assn
ABA
ABA Board of
Billings
Mont
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Els
Jay
Mundt
South Dakotan
Stevens
H. Struve Hensel
Defense
Hensel
Defense Department
Subcommittee
Pvt. G. David Schine
Schine
Roy Cohn
John G. Adams
Sen. Potter Conn
Potter
Clio Banker Jailed as Audit Sifts Missing Funds
In Clayton Alabama concerned depositors awaited an official audit of the defunct Clio Merchants Exchange. Royall Reynolds is jailed on embezzlement charges after a string of rapid developments yesterday. An audit would verify remaining deposits amid reports of about 87 000 located in an Atlanta bank from an estimated 167 000 on hand. Reynolds earlier posted 7500 bond and turned 5000 to a three member committee for disposition.
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Clayton
Ala
Clio Merchants Exchange
Royall Reynolds
Reynolds
Clio
Merchants Exchange
Crews Johnston
Jack Wallace
Truck Tax Agreement Reached Between Ohio and Tennessee
Ohio and Tennessee reached a reciprocity agreement on truck licensing. Ohio truckers with more than three axles will not need Tennessee plates, but will pay a tax equivalent to 1.4 cents per mile via Tennessee gasoline tax. The move aligns with Ohio's axle mile tax and aims to prevent retaliatory measures.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tennessee
Joe Gill
Gill
Ohio Reciprocity Board
U S Orders Dick Haymes Be Deported
Los Angeles reports that crooner Dick Haymes was ordered deported to Argentina for allegedly re entering the United States after visiting Rita Hayworth in Honolulu last year. District Director H R Landon said the order is final and a deportation warrant will be issued forthwith. An appeal within 15 days to the Board of Immigration Appeals in Washington D C can stay the deportation pending action.
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Los Angeles
Dick Haymes
United States
Rita Hayworth
Honolulu
Argentina
H. R. Landon
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Board of Immigration Appeals
Washingston
D. C
La‘idon
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