Truman Declares He Will Not Seek Re election
President Truman announced he will not be a candidate for re election drawing shock from supporters and prompting a scramble to find a new Democratic standard bearer. Gov Adlai Stevenson emerged as a leading potential nominee while others sought favorite sons and dark horses as the party braces for the July convention.
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Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
White House
Ilinois
Gov. Stevenson
Primaries Heat Up In Wisconsin And Nebraska Contests
Wisconsin voters head to the polls as President Truman withdraws from re election. Delegates at stake number 58 with Taft Stassen Warren Kefauver battles shaping the GOP and Democratic fields. In Nebraska the outcome remains unpredictable as Taft Kefauver Kerr eye presidential bids.
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Robert A. Taft
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Earl Warren
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Sailor Jailed Four Months to Serve as Witness
In Lorain County jail, 35 year old Great Lakes sailor David Hazierigg says he has been jailed four months not for a crime but as a material witness. He and two drinking companions faced petty larceny charges after a November 17 pocket-picking claim over $10. Prosecutor Harold S. Ewing explains sailors on binge trips are held to ensure presence at trial. Bail bondsman access denied to Hazierigg, who cannot reach bail. The three men await case resolution after being moved from Lorain Municipal Court to jail.
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Chrisley
Leroy Kelly
Washington
Truman
Alben W. Bark
Truman withdrawal sparks 1960 successor speculation
President Truman says he will not run again and the public asks who would inherit the Democratic bid. Possible successors include Bark, Douglas, Kefauver, Kerr, Russell, Rayburn, Stevenson, and Humphrey with Stevenson and Kefauver among active contenders. GOP reactions vary with Taft and Stassen weighing draft options while Warren and others weigh support.
Martial Law Declared in Tehran After Friday Riots
Iran's government imposes one month martial law in the capital to curb riots after Friday clashes leaving five dead and over twenty injured. The decree bans gatherings of more than three people and imposes a dusk-to-dawn curfew as security forces clash with a 5 000 strong Communist led youth demonstration denouncing U S germ warfare in Korea.
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Iran
U.S
Korea
French Kill 273 In Drive To Rout Vietminh Rebels
In Indochina, the French Army reports 273 Vietminh troops killed and 105 captured during a four day operation to drive five rebel battalions from delta rice lands southeast of Hanoi. The Red forces, encircled by fortified villages about 50 miles from Hanoi, are described as core rebels seeking a foothold. The army says 125 square miles of territory were cleared.
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Lawmaker Sull Raps Pay Boost for Overseas Officers
Washington Senator Russell Diaz D Ga criticizes a cost of living raise bill for 3 600 000 armed services personnel saying it would pass with wide support. Senator Douglas D Ia seeks roll call votes to cut overseas allowances and hazard pay while proposing a 45 monthly combat pay offset for those under fire, saving an estimated 100 200 million yearly.
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Senate
Armed Services
Russell ¢D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Douglas
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Japan
Enlield
Uniformed Services
Korea
Navy Rescues Nine From Arctic Ice Floe
A Navy rescue plane picked up nine sailors stranded on an ice floe near the North Pole as part of Operation Ski Jump. Their flying lab’s right landing gear failed during a takeoff from the deck at Oceanographic Station Ermouth, five hundred twenty three miles from the Pole.
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North Pole
Ermouth
Army Status On Return May Slow Ike's Campaign
The article discusses how Dwight D. Eisenhower's potential nomination may hinge on whether he retires from active duty or resigns his commission. It notes that as a civilian he could discuss different topics than as a serving or retired general, and raises questions about what he would reveal about wartime decisions, communications, and documents. The piece cites congressional questions on military authorization and the balance between propriety and disclosure in a political campaign.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dicuss
United States Army
Government Intervenes With Western Union Telegraph Strike Pause
A 31,000 member Western Union Telegraph Co strike was postponed at the government's request. It was to begin at midnight and announced by Federal Mediation Commissioner J R Mandesbaum who said the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union would likely set a new strike date later today.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
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J. R. Mandesbaum
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Teen Agers Kill Trio In San Francisco Gang War
A teenage gang clash in San Francisco left two dead and three wounded. Homicide Inspector Al Neider said suspect Robert A. Ranson, 19, confessed to shooting five members of the rival Fillmore gang with a .45 caliber pistol. The feud between Fillmore and Portola gangs has long simmered. None of the wounded were armed.
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al Neider
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Kimball Sees Navy Planes Blast Lines
SEOUL Task Force 77 pilots led by Dan Kimball blasted Communist railroad lines in Northeast Korea. U S Marines and Navy fliers reported 167 rail cuts two bridges destroyed and many rail cars and supply trucks knocked out. Kimball followed the attack from the carrier Valley Force as 25 Sabre jets clashed with 70 MiG-15s over Northwest Korea damaging two enemy fighters.
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Rotary Dan Kimball
Korea
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U.S. Sabre
High Cost Of Looking London Lords And Ladies
The price of admission to England’s stately homes rose by seven cents, with visitors paying about 35 cents per visit. Lords and ladies say times are tougher and there will be no free tea this season.
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England
Steel price hike uncertainty threatens nationwide steel strike
Washington reports Charles E. Wilson's resignation as mobilization director clouds hopes of averting a steel strike. Talks with CIO United Steelworkers resume in New York amid lingering doubts over a government backed price increase to offset a 17 percent wage rise. President Truman designates John R. Steelman to lead mobilization efforts as wage-price policy faces new tensions.
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Hoger L. Putnam
Ellis Arnall
Reds Propose New Talks on Armistice Supervision
In Munsan Korea Communist staff officers urged top negotiators to break the deadlock on whether Russia should help police a truce. The Reds nominated Russia as a neutral inspector and pressed for prisoner exchange changes while the Allies insist Russia be treated as a belligerent. Two groups reported no clear progress on key issues including forced repatriation and airfield construction during a potential armistice.
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Russia
Reds
Subcommittee On
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North Korea
McGrath Won't Sign Morris Financial Questionnaire
Attorney General J Howard McGrath testified before a House Judiciary Subcommittee that he would not appoint Morris to lead a government corruption cleanup if given another chance He said he has not completed Morris financial questionnaire and is unsure if he will do so
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J. Howard McGrath
Tiny
Newbold Morris
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McGrath
Morris
Two Killed In B29 Crash At Offutt Air Force Base
An 8-25 bomber crashed on approach to Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha Neb killing two military personnel and injuring three others. One seriously injured, all five aboard were stationed at Offutt.
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Offutt Air Force Base
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Italian Anticommunists Seek Unity for Rome Municipal Bid
Four anti Communist parties in Italy search for a unifying formula for the spring municipal elections led by Rome as the prize. Pope Pius heads the church and a Red win in Rome alarms Gedda who warns unity is essential.
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