Taft Returns as GOP Leaders Weigh 1952 Campaign Direction
Senator Robert A. Taft arrives amid signs of GOP reorganization and possible changes to campaign committees. He plans a news conference and talks with leaders on how the 1952 campaign will be shaped, with national chair Guy Gabrielson seeking centralized direction.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Guy G. Gabrielson
National Committee
Senate
House
Brewster
Maine
Leonard W. Hall
New York
Executive Committee
Westbrook Pegler on non-sectarian anti Nazi League and World War III group
Pegler portrays two groups as dangerous, describing the anti Nazi League as a spy outfit and the Society for the Prevention of World War III as covertly opposing Morgenthau plans. He links Norman Littell, Isidore Lipschutz, and Mark Van Doren to these circles, questioning transparency and motives while noting secret memberships and past affiliations.
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Morgenthau
Russia
Germany
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Harry Dexter White
Norman Littell
New Deal
Washington
Isidore Lipschutz
Littell
Society For the Prevention
Mark van Doren
Columbia
Columbia University
van Doren
Three Face Trial in Quarter Thefts in Miami
In Miami on November 13 three women linked to the brassiere brigade go on trial for grand larceny over thefts from a Southern Bell counting room. Marie Orr 21 Billie Ruth McNabb 27 and Betty Corrigan 23 accused of smuggling quarters in their clothing and transferring them to McNabb who worked in another department. Preliminary confessions were inconsistent and amounts vary between police and company estimates from 18,880 to 100,000 dollars.
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Miami
Fla
Brassiere Brigade
Marie Orr
Siser
Billie Ruth McNabb
Betty Corrigan
Miss Orr
Corrigan
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Board hearing to resume for two discharged Monroe policemen
The municipal civil service board will reconvene Tuesday at 7 30 p m to resume the hearing of W C Flacy and George Woods who walked out last Thursday. The dismissed officers face charges of incompetence and acts prejudicial to the department. Chief M L Peters issued letters of dismissal and both men deny the charges.
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Municipal Civil Service Board
Monroe
W. C. Flacy
George Woods
Flacy
Murray Hudson
Wood
L. J. Hulin
Richard Whitehurst
W. J. Hunnicutt
Homer J. McMurry
M. L. Peters
Nina Warren to walk again after polio recovery
Sacramento Calif Nov 13 Gov Earl Warren and family rejoice as Nina Honey Bear Warren 17 recovering from polio shows leg movement after tests by Dr Junius B Harris. He cautions convalescence could last up to a year and a half with therapy at home and hospital stay for two weeks. Nina, a McClatchy High School senior and former cheerleader, progresses steadily.
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Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren
Nina
Junius B. Harris
Dorothy
Views of Taft Dewey differ on isolationism in GOP
Washington observers note contrasting views from Gov. Dewey and Sen. Taft on isolationism. Dewey says there are individuals leaning isolationist but will oppose them in office. Taft dismisses isolationist labels, saying none are true today. Both cited election results and policy issues, including Korea and U.S. foreign policy, in remarks to U.S. News and World Report.
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Washington, Navy
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
R.-O
U. S. News and World Report
Dewey
Senate
Truman
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Non-military aluminum use cut by 35 percent
Washington outlines a 35 percent cut in non military aluminum use starting January. William H. Harrison, administrator of the national production authority, says the order may cause some unemployment but allows industry time to adjust and use substitutes. He stresses the policy does not remove aluminum from non military applications, with over 30 percent of supply reserved for defense needs.
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Washington
William H. Harrison
National Production Authority
Harrison
Claim Refusal To Let Work After Picket Line Is Removed
New York dispatch reports long distance telephone operators saying they were locked out after striking equipment workers removed picket lines. AT&T called the lockout charge absurd as police dispersed pickets in Pittsburgh. CIO affiliate Communications Workers of America aimed to disrupt Bell system lines with hit and run tactics. About 1,300 New York operators left the AT&T long lines center amid claims they were told to resign to respect picket lines. The union says workers were refused work when not signing contracts pledging to cross lines. The company asserted it needed close scheduling to meet hour to hour service.
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New York
New York City
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pittsburgh
C. I. QO
Bell System
C. I. O. Communications Workers of America
Long Lines
One Thousand Attend Community Chest Meeting
About 1000 employees from local stores filled the Paramount theater Monday morning for a Community Chest mass meeting. David C. Silverstein and Thomas W. Davenport outlined campaign plans as Chest leaders praised the large turnout and broad retail firm representation. The $63000 drive aims to aid nine Chest agencies with more meetings scheduled this week to accelerate major solicitation efforts.
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Community Chest
Paramount Theater
David C. Silverstein
Thomas W. Davenport
Chest
Twin Cities
W. L. Ethridge
Joe G. Durrett
Truman Returns From Five Day Potomac Cruise
President Truman arrived in Washington after a five day cruise on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. The presidential yacht Williamsburg docked as he went to Blair House by auto. He declined to comment on Tuesday’s elections, saying he had plenty of sleep and rest.
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Washington
Truman
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
Blairhouse
United Nations Moves To Localize Korean War Effort
The United Nations launches a three pronged diplomatic push to reassure Chinese leaders that UN forces have no territorial designs and will not disrupt China’s power supplies while seeking a united Korea. A Josef Stalin era style warning signals drastic action for continued Red Chinese intervention as a limited allied push toward the Yalu is described. James Plimsoll flies to Korea to join the seven nation Korean commission to be ready if Peiping joins talks.
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Lake Success
United Nations
China
Heiping
Security Council
U. N
Korea
Rea
Vast New Aid Program Seen
Washington reports a blueprint for a sweeping new American foreign aid program aiming to provide billions in help to Western Europe beyond the Marshall plan. The document, prepared by Gordon Gray, is meant to guide Truman’s foreign economic recommendations to Congress next year and test the balance of aid against the communist threat and rearmament needs.
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Washington
Europe
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Gordon Gray
Administration
United States
Taft
Ohio
Stepinac Shows Indifference to Liberation Amid Prison Row
New York reports Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, jailed in Yugoslavia for wartime collaboration, says he is completely indifferent to any release or monastery move. He insists the Catholic Church cannot be a regime’s slave and vows to die for the church.
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New York
New York Times
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Marshal Tito
Times
C. L. Sulzberger
Zabreb
Stepinac
Marshall Tito
Sulzberger
Lepoglava
Holy Father
Vatican
Marines Press Toward Changjin Reservoir in Cold Korea Fight
United States Marines push five and a half miles toward Changjin reservoir through icy, undefended hills while coast defenses hold. Chinese forces resist on west and east coasts as Navy planes cover and B-29s bomb supply points near Sinuiju and Manchuria.
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Seoul
Korea
Changjin
Orangchon River
First Cavalry Division
Yongbyon
First Cavalry
Won
Kum
Eighth Army
Tungsan
Pakchon
Sinuiju
Manchuria
MacArthur
Tokyo
Yalu River
Tibet asks China to withdraw invading troops
New Delhi reports Tibet formally requests Communist China pull back troops along the Tibetan Chinese frontier. A Tibetan delegation to the Chinese Embassy warned no talks would proceed in China unless the withdrawal occurred. Indian officials note slowed Chinese operations and no confirmed ceasefire broadcast.
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New Delhi
India
Tibet
China
Simla
Asia
Peiping
Kalimpong
Foreign Ministry
Lhasa
S. Sinha
Chamdo
Ponyu
Pemba Go
Sinha
Eight Die in Western Pennsylvania Fires
Eight persons died in a spate of fires across western Pennsylvania. In Garrett two hours of subfreezing flames claimed six children of Harvey Lee and Stella Lee as their frame house burned. Clarence Lee, 15, stayed at his sister’s home and also died. James Stover, 8 months, perished in a farm house near Oil City, reportedly from a stove fire. Mrs. Alton Phillips, 50, died in a Sharon home fire of undetermined cause.
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Garrett
Pennsylvania
Harvey Lee
Stella
Kay
Darlene
Danny
Laverne
Linda Sue
Clarence Lee
James Stover
Oil City
Lester Stover
Alton Phillips
Sharon
Phillips
Eisenhower denies appointment amid Atlantic pact talks
Gen Dwight Eisenhower said there is no Atlantic pact army to lead and declined to discuss a possible European military assignment. He stressed basic political agreements must be reached before any North Atlantic defense zone. He toured with Columbia University alumni to discuss an upcoming adult education program. He left for Chicago after a private luncheon.
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Oklahoma City
Dwight Eisenhower
Fort Worth
Tex
Columbia University
Europe
Lau
Eisenhower
Columbia
Chicago
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