Davies Case Draws Senate Fire Over Davies and CIA
The Senate internal security subcommittee voiced grave concern that the Justice Department has not pursued perjury action against John P. Davies Jr. and that he still holds a key government post. The inquiry centers on Davies and a CIA operation, with calls to disclose undisclosed evidence as CIA director Smith warned of possible Communist infiltration across agencies.
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Justice Department
John P. Davies, Jr
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Davies
State Department
McGranery
Walter Bedell Smith
Senate
U. S
West Germany
Department
China
Moscow
Department of Justice
MacArthur Ballot Name Challenge Hits Washington Courts
In Olympia Washington Republican leaders ask the state Supreme Court to rule if Gen Douglas MacArthur may remain on the ballot as a Republican presidential candidate The move aims to block Secretary of State Earl Coe from certifying his name to county auditors as a candidate The court set Oct 14 for Coe to show cause why the name should not be withheld from certification The GOP fears MacArthur could siphon votes from Eisenhower in a tight race with Stevenson.
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Olympia
Wash
Supreme Court of the State of
Washington
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Earl Coe
Coe
Czechs Army Officers Arrested Reported by Yugoslav News
Belgrade dispatch cites Tanjug saying hundreds of Czech Army officers were arrested as plotters against the government. Unconfirmed figures ranged from about 200 to 600.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tanjug
Czechoslovakia
Clark Blasted For Vote Case Handling By Judiciary Panel
The House judiciary subcommittee faults then attorney general Tom Clark for an improper method in the 1946 Kansas City vote fraud probe. It cites secret testimony from ex Attorney General Biddle and signals new evidence in a separate DOJ matter tied to Pabst Brewing.
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Russell Baines
Washington
House
Kansas City
Supreme Court
Tom Clark
Clark
FBI
Chelf
D-Ky
Keating
R-Ny
Atty
Francis Biddle
Justice Department
Chicago
Department
Pabst Brewing Company
Raoul Berger
Pabst
Peoria
Ill
Missouri
Enos Axtell
Roger C. Slaughter
Axtell
Truman
Treasury Men Stop Flow Of Blood Money To China
Treasury law officers say they have nearly halted extortion letters used to extract funds for Red China. The Min San Trading Company and Tom Hancock were indicted on 17 counts for sending 161 843 through Hong Kong to China. Officials credit public notices of the drive and cooperation with Chinese community leaders for cutting the monthly outflow of blood money from the United States and discouraging further payments.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Treasury
San Francisco
Min San Trading Company
Tom Hancock
Hong Kong
Red China
U. S
New York
Treasury Law
United States
China
Tong
Veterans Associations
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio AFL backs Taft for governor while snubbing Lausche
The Ohio Federation of Labor political league endorsed Charles P. Taft for governor and backed a Democratic slate down the line, citing Taft’s knowledge and labor experience. The group said Lausche’s veto record and opposition to organized labor justified the snub. Lausche defended proposed disability-claim funding and urged legislative action.
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Columbus
Ohio Federation of Labor
Frank J. Lausche
CIO
Political Action Committee
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Phil Hannah
Ohio Afl
AFL
Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Cleveland
League
Ohio
Labor Movement
Delphos
van Wert
Allen
Putnam
Lima
General Taxpayers’ Fund
The
Taft
New Capsule To Halt Polio May Be Near
Berkeley reports a potential polio vaccine capsule costing 3 to 5 dollars could be available in a few years. The pill would carry weakened polio viruses grown in fertilized eggs to trigger lasting immunity, possibly lifelong. Researchers led by Dr. Harald R. Cox of Lederle Laboratories described mass production in UC Berkeley’s virus lab opening, with animal testing required before human trials.
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Berkeley
Calif.r
Harald R. Cox
Lederle Laboratories
Pearl River
N. Y
University of California
Cox
Floods Isolate Mexican Towns
Military planes carrying food medicines and a team of doctors and nurses departed Mexico City for Tabasco State to aid communities cut off by widespread floods isolating a score of towns and villages.
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Mexico City
Tabasco
Mexico
Eisenhower slams divide and rule as campaign pace quickens
Eisenhower in Salt Lake City denounces the prevailing political practice of divide exploit tax spend and rule. He pushes a middle road balancing security and liberty as he plans a swing into the South with Texas focus. Rep. Hugh Scott says gains in conservative votes offset liberal losses. Morse calls for tax return disclosure from Eisenhower and Nixon.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Hugh Scott
GOP
Eisenhower
Scott
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Phoenix
Ariz
Washington
Wayne Morse
Vrcesidential
Ichard M. Nixon
Morse
Final Toll Rises to 106 in Harrow Train Wreck
British Railways reports 106 dead from Wednesday triple crash in Harrow, including five Americans, revising earlier estimates of 114. Three more U.S. citizens among 151 injured, 87 still hospitalized. Five victims remain unidentified.
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Harrow
Eng
British Railways
U. S
U S Seeks UN Statement on POW Repatriation Issue
Ambassador Ernest A. Grossi announced the United States will seek a U N General Assembly policy declaration on the Korean prisoner of war repatriation problem. He urged formal approval of Allied position against forcible repatriation and opposed moving talks to U N headquarters or adding Soviet North Korean and Red Chinese reps.
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N.Y
Ernest A. Grossi
United States
U.N
U.N. Correspondents Association
Gross
U. S
UN. General Assembly
Theu. S
U. N
Martha Raye Remains In Serious Condition
Miami Beach reports state Martha Raye singing comedian remained critical after a blood transfusion at St Francis Hospital.
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Martha Raye
Miami Beach
Fla
St.Francis Hospital
Chinese Reds Battle for White Horse Hill In Korea
International front reports say Chinese forces regained the crest of White Horse Hill after intense fighting with South Korean troops near Chorwon. U N Sabre jets claimed six MIGs shot down while Allied planes hammered targets around Pyongyang and the Pukhan River region.
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White Horse Mountain
U. N. Sabre
Chorwon Road
South Korea
White Horse
Chorwon
Red
Iron Triangle
T-Bone
Pukhan River
ROK
Panther
Marine Air Group 33
Pyongyang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Air Force
Five Marines Die In New Orleans Plane Crash
A twin engined Beechcraft carrying Marine reservists crashed into a canal near the New Orleans Naval Air Station, killing five and injuring a sixth. The plane was bringing reservists to weekend training when the accident occurred late yesterday.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Naval Air Station
Truman Campaign Swing Hits Harlem For Civil Rights Push
President Truman appeals to Harlem voters and endorses Adlai Stevenson urging a large Democratic majority for the nominee and a supportive Congress. He headlines a 16 car whistle stop tour, cites Stevenson’s civil rights stance, and criticizes Eisenhower over McCarthy endorsements as he campaigns through New York and beyond.
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Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Harlem
Harry S. Truman
New York City
Grand Central Station
Dorrence-Brooks Square
Democratic National Committee
New York State
Henry A. Wallace
Waldorf-Astoria
Washington
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Stevenson Vows Ruthless Cleanup of Federal Corruption
In Miami Adlai E. Stevenson pledged to root out government corruption ruthlessly if elected president. He tied his stance to Chicago and Illinois actions, urged Washington follow the same pattern, and stressed civil rights while criticizing oil land state ownership and Senate filibusters.
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Miami
Fla
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Florida
New Orleans
Ilinois
Washington
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Beauregard Square
Senate
Lewis Says Labor Chiefs Ineffective
John L. Lewis criticizes AFL and CIO leaders as ineffective to unify labor. He urges burying personal aims to win new members and argues for a single federation to operate with clear purpose. He calls the AFL and CIO self-serving and notes past truces failed.
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Lewis
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
AFL
CIO
United Mine Workers Convention
William Green
Philip Murray
Green
Humphrey attacks Eisenhower over social security education
Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey accuses General Eisenhower of selling a misleading social security and education package. He cites past GOP actions, questions voter memory of 1936 promises and a 1949 remark about Americans needing only security and prison.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Humphrey
80Th Congress
Centenarian in Court Over Pipe Fight
Clarence Wright 103 appeared in Towson Maryland court charged with striking a 65 year old woman in the head with a lead pipe during an argument over a bicycle. The state declined to prosecute after he said he had never priorly broken the law and Wright was sent to a state mental hospital for a evaluation.
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Clarence Wright
Centenaran
Wright
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