Reds And Chinese Claim Victory In Suchow Fighting
Warfront reports from Suchow say weary troops from government and Communist sides clash in a battle with more than a million fighters. Government sources claim Reds stopped west of Suchow, while Communists say gains were made around the city as forces maneuver toward the Yangtze. Foreigners evacuate as Shanghai stabilizes and Peiping awaits Red movements from Manchuria.
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OUS Aif
Grand Canal
Suchow
Fu Tso-Yi
Peiping
Great Wall
Manchuria
GOP Failure Is Blamed On Conservatism
Harold E. Stassen on Meet the Press says Republicans would have won if they had shown liberals. He calls for rebuilding from the ground up and becoming a loyal opposition to Truman. Stassen, former Minnesota governor, notes GOP should back sound measures but offer substitutes for extreme actions and focus on 1950 congressional contests.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Truman
Thomas Ki. Dewey
New York
Stasse
Military pact study underway among Western European Union partners
In London representatives from Britain France the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg studied at least two proposals for a Western European pact with the United States and Canada. Discussions centered on drafting a usable agreement acceptable to Washington as Defense Secretary James Forrestal arrived and met with Prime Minister Attlee and senior military officials.
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London
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Paris
Clement Attlee
Court of Appeals Upholds Republic Steel Chairman Bonus
The court ruled that Board Chairman Tom M. Girdler was entitled to a $50,000 year-end bonus voted in 1949, overruling the lower tribunal and affirming the directors action as proper in principle and authority.
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Cleveland
Court of Appeals
Tom M. Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
Special Gall to Aid China Is Unlikely
The 80th Congress may be recalled for anti Communist aid to China. Senator Bridges urged a special session but most lawmakers avoided backing the plan. Only Senator Brewster fully supported speeding aid while President Truman on vacation showed no interest in summoning back Congress.
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China
Washington
Truman
Bridges
R-Nh
Congressional “Watchdog
Des Moines
80Th Congress
Brewster
R-Me
Key West
Fla
New Hampshire
State Department
Truman Theme For Farmers Is Production
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan outlined future farm policies aiming for abundant production. He urged learning to live with abundance and cited three pillars: full urban employment, an adequate export market, and expanded consumer subsidies like school lunches to absorb surplus and support consumption.
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Portland
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Crossland Named Muskingum Common Pleas Judge
Clarence J. Crossland of Zanesville was appointed by Gov. Herbert to the Muskingum County Common Pleas bench to fill the unexpired term of P. H. Tannehill ending August 8, 1951. The appointment followed recommendations from the Republican county committee and the county bar association. Crossland formerly served as county prosecutor.
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Columbus, D
Clarence J. Crossland
Zanesville
Common Pleas
Muskingum County
P. H. Tannehill
Thomas J. Herbert
Republican County Committee
Muskingum County Bar Association
Crossland
Wallace Takes Credit In GOP Election Loss
CHICAGO AP Henry A Wallace claims the Progressive Party led to the Republican defeat and is now a key influence. He outlines goals to use counter pressure, build radio funding, run political action schools, elect our own candidates in 1952, and test Truman on Cold War policy in coming weeks.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Wallace
Congress
Washington
Truman
Ouster Sought for Governor in Hawaii Power Rift
Hawaiian Democratic central committee demanded the immediate ouster of Gov. Ingram M. Stainback, accusing him of siding with Republicans, backing charges of Communist infiltration, and opposing unions. A source close to Stainback hinted at reorganization efforts and seeking legislative inquiry into Communism in Hawaii. The dispute centers on Stainback and ILWU chief Jack Hall after two years of clashes.
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Honolulu
Ingram M. Stainback
Truman
Democratic Party
Central Committee
Stainback
Roosevelt
Island Democratic Party
Hawaii
Reeve
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
CIO
Jack Hall
ILWU
Islands
Fire in Carbon Glow Mine Burns Deep and Long
Grimy firefighters fought round the clock to extinguish a coal mine blaze at Carbon Glow Coal Company in Kentucky. Superintendent H E Dixon said the fire, caused by an electrical short, has burned since Thursday about 1.25 miles back, costing roughly 100000000 in damage. The mine tunnels extend into a hillside about three miles and no workers were trapped.
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Carbon Glow
Carbon Glow Coal Company
H. E. Dixon
Dixon
Car loader dies in boxcar accident at feed mill
Cleveland report says Eugene A. Terrell aged 44 was crushed to death yesterday between two boxcars at the G E Conkey Company feed mill. The accident occurred during working hours and authorities investigated the scene. Terrell was identified by company records and a coworker statement.
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Cleveland (Ap
Eugene A. Terrell
G.E. Conkey Company
Lausche Seen as Successor to President
Truman's post election hint he won't run again has opened the field for Democratic contenders in 1952. Adlai Stevenson wins a smashing Illinois victory while Frank Lausche returns to Ohio’s governorship after a GOP interlude. both may seek the nomination with prospects shaped by party leaders, rivals, and state governors.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Stevenson
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Paul Dever
Massachusetts
Congress
Ilinois
Scott Lucas
Senate
Paul Douglas
Rhode Island
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Mr. Truman
Miss Bentley Missing Hunt Will Be Made
Elizabeth T. Bentley, once a self described former Communist spy, remains unseen. A $100,000 libel suit against her by William W. Remington, a former Commerce Department employee, has prompted a month long search. Attorneys said congressional committees could not locate her and a clerk issued service papers as Green may hire private detectives if she remains unfound.
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William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Miss Bentley
Attornes
Remington
Richard G. Green
Green
Negev Desert Demilitarization Backed by Council
PARIS AP A Security Council committee approved a plan to demilitarize almost all of southern Palestine's Negev Desert The United States Britain China France Belgium Colombia supported the plan Russia abstained The Negev tied to the Jewish partition a year ago has seen recent fighting with Israeli victories over Egypt Count Folke Bernadotte, assassinated mediator, had urged that the Negev be handed to Arab Palestine
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Paris
A_ Security Council
Palestine
Negev Desert
United States
Britain
China
France
Belgium
Colombia
Ralph J. Bunche
Russia
Folke Bernadotte
Negev
Teenager dies in accidental shooting near Tarentum
Tarentum Pa the incident occurred when Sterling Rankin 13 sought funds for a friend's funeral and opened a neighbor's door a 12 year old boy fired a shotgun by accident Detective John Murdock said no charges will be filed pending investigation and inquiry continues.
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Tarentum
Sterling Rankin
John Murdock
Columbus Water Break Halts Service Citywide
A 36 inch water main burst cutting off Columbus and surrounding areas to 500 000 people. Only three small residential pockets stay supplied by temporary tanks. Fire department cisterns, hospitals and businesses endure water restrictions while crews locate and bypass the break. Repairs expected to take two days with limited supply citywide.
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Columbus
Westgate
Karl Rd
Joyce Ave
Neil House
Columbus Dispatch
Grandview Heights
Meets Rd
Thirdve
East Coast Shipping Paralyzed By Strike
AFL dock workers strike shuts ports from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia halting freight. CIO longshoremen on West Coast idle for over two months with talks ongoing. About 250,000 railroad workers accepted a 10 cent per hour increase from carriers. Embargoes hit New York and Boston as east coast walkout expands.
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Maine
Virginia
AFL
West
CIO
AFL International Longshoremen's Association
Joseph P. Ryan
Portland
Hampton Roads
South Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Ryan
Association of American Railroads
New York
Boston
Lindbergh Studies Arctic Air Route Survey
Charles A Lindbergh is on a new study flight toward the Arctic outpost to survey the Alaskan airway to the Orient. The Air Force said he is en route after a tour of U S bases. Lindbergh, a special Air Force consultant, had wartime Pacific test missions.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Orient
Air Force
Lindbergh
Arctic
United States
Pacific
Youth claims he killed man in Washington PA
A 17 year old boy signed a police statement admitting fatally beating Lee J. Beam, 51, special borough officer, after Beam confronted him about his parents. District Attorney F Frank Doctor said the case appears accidental and unlikely to yield a first degree murder indictment. Juvenile Court must review before prosecution.
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Washington, PA
F. Frank
Valeren Lee
Speer
Beam
Paris General Strike Paralyzes City Transport
Paris was crippled by a Communist called 24 hour general strike. Virtually all municipal subway and bus lines were stopped. Workers in the city of 4,000,000 were forced to walk to their jobs.
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Paris
Russia accuses U S of planning Pearl Harbor shock
At the United Nations the Soviet delegation charged the United States with war plans and accused Washington of aiming at the heart of Russia. Vishinsky waved his pen as he rebutted an assertion by Osborn that Russia seeks world revolution. Marshall said he has no definite plan to resign and would discuss any decision with the President.
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Soviet Union
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Russia
Vishinsky
George C. Kenney
United States Air Force
Newsweek
Moscow
Allied Council For Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
U.S
Europe
Frederick Osborn
Osborn
Security Council
Berlin
Paris
U. S
George C. Marshall
United Nations
Marshall
UN leaders urge bloc powers to settle Berlin dispute
UN Assembly president Dr. Herbert Evatt and UN Secretary General Trygve Lie made an urgent personal appeal to the leaders of the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and France. They offered good offices to resolve the Berlin dispute, a move unprecedented in UN history.
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Paris
United Nations Assembly
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Berlin
Herbert V. Evatt
Trygve Lie
Paris Meeting Aims At Berlin Deadlock Solution
Argentine Foreign Minister Bramuglia, topping the UN Security Council neutrals, conferred with Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky after Marshall urged neutrals to propose a way out of the Berlin crisis. Bramuglia said he is pursuing a peaceful effort within the council, details unspecified.
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Paris
Juan Bramuglia
Berlin
Bramuglia
UN Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Bramuglia- Vishinsky
U. S
George C. Marshall
United States
Security Council
Marshall
South America
Council
Vishinsky
Pair Detained In Slaying Of Pretty Co-Ed
Amarillo police detained two Louisiana men in the slaying of 18 year old Thersa Catherine Foster a University of Colorado freshman engineering student from Greeley. Her nude mutilated body was found by a snow stream near Boulder after a bridge thrown bludgeoning 36 hours earlier.
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Amarillo
Tex
University of Colorado
Wyoming
Lion in Danville Backyard Spurs City Law Look
Danville police investigate a mountain lion found in Raleigh Payne's backyard near the city reservoir after a citizen reported a roaming lion. Officers arrived at the scene and began reviewing local statutes to determine legality.
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Danville, VA
Danville
Raleigh Payne
Payne
Auto workers end dispute in Detroit plants
Chrysler issued a back-to-work order for 13,500 workers at four Detroit area plants after a production dispute. About 12,000 would return Monday and 1,200 on Tuesday as Local 7 CIO United Auto Workers said officials agreed to take the issues through grievance procedures. The union claimed a speed up while Chrysler accused a contract violation over a wildcat strike. Hearings are set for next week following earlier plant discipline and sympathy walkouts.
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Detroit
Detroit Area
Chrysler Corporation
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Russian General Given Promotion
MOSCOW RP Gen Sergei M Shtemenko today was appointed Russian army chief of staff replacing Marshall Alexander M Vasilevsky who was relieved because of overwork Vasilevsky retained his post as first vice minister of the armed forces Shtemenko was promoted from colonel general to general Vasilevsky led forces which liberated Crimea and captured Koenigsberg in East Prussia during the drive to Berlin
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Moscow
Sergei M. Shtemenko
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Shtemenko
Vasilevsky
Crimea
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Berlin
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