Wilson Quits Over Truman's Steel Stand
Charles K. Wilson resigned as mobilization chief citing public responsibility for actions he cannot control in the steel wage dispute with Truman backing CIO leader Philip Murray. Wilson's letter says inflation threats loom as steel wage terms remain contentious. President accepts resignation effective tomorrow and John R. Steelman to serve as acting director.
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Washington
Charles K. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Ilson
CIO
Philip Murray
Steelworkers Union
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
CIO Steelworkers Union
White House
John R. Steelman
Defense
Key West
Fila
Ce General Electro Company
Racketeers Tapped For Income Taxes
A Washington tax drive against the crime world reports 4,85] racketeers hit for over 80 million dollars in income taxes with projections to indict many more. Revenue Bureau says as many as 16,800 crooks may be rounded up, yielding at least 289 million dollars. about 600 racketeers jailed in 1232 for criminal tax frauds. The operation began last spring with 2,000 agents in 117 squads. more than 20 million in tax claims were levied in January.
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Washington
Revenue Bureau
Underworld
Racketeer
Senate Crime Committee
James J. Guthrie
John B. Dunlap
Guthrie
Josiah M. Kirby
Costa Mesa Calif
New York
Frank Erickson
Milwaukee
Sidney Brodson
Virginia Hill
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Southerners Cheer Truman Nonrun Move in 1948 Bid
Southern leaders greeted President Truman's decision not to run again with subdued cheers. Dixie Democrats, long at odds over civil rights, expressed relief as Senator Richard Russell and Virginia Governor John Battle viewed the move as advancing their paths toward the Democratic nomination.
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Atlanta
Truman
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Virginia
John
Battle
Steal Car Strip It Of Many Parts
Thieves car-stripped a Frank Gastley and Sons vehicle early Sunday, stealing about 200 in accessories. An auto-radio, spare tire, tools, and a hydraulic rack were removed after the ignition was bypassed. The car was moved to Little Woods. police issued an alert. The owner’s son later identified the stripped car and recovered it with friends.
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Frank Gastley and Sons
Last Fifth Street
Hereford Assn Election Held and First Annual Sale
The Eastern Polled Hereford Association held its first annual sale at the Fairgrounds with sixty head consigned. George C. Palmer of Charlottesville was elected president, C C Potter of Pottstown as vice president, and John H. Roger Jr of Glenwood as secretary treasurer. About 200 members attended a banquet at the Francis Scott Key Hotel.
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Eastern Polled Hereford Association
Fairgrounds
George C. Palmer
Charlottesville
C C. Potter
Pottstown
John H. Roger, Jr
Glenwood
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Donald Chittenden
American Polled Hereford Association
Walter Lewis
Larner
Kansas
Bud Snide
American Hereford Association
Benjamin Parran
St. Leonard
Maryland Hereford Association
Richard Riggs
Owings Mills
H. C. Hotmore
Memphis
Tenn
John Foster
University of Maryland
Joseph Vial
Eberson
Lacey
Cornell University
Maine
Florida
Jewett Fulkerson
Henry Holdfeldt
Bel Air
A. G. Rolfe
Poolesville
Seek Guided Missile For Plane War
Washington March 30 American Army researchers are pursuing a guided missile able to destroy enemy aircraft at all altitudes up to 15 miles and at ranges far beyond present anti aircraft guns. Brig Gen Stanley R Mickelson testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee that the program aims to defend American cities with missiles and support continued surface to air missile development. He noted a budget request of 450 million dollars for research within the Army total of 14.2 billion for the coming fiscal year, with 28% of that for this field and allied equipment.
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Washington
Congress
Stanley R. Mickelson
E. T. Bullene
Chemical Corps
Russia
S House Appropriations Subcommittee
Army Research and Development Division
Mickelson
Protection for the United Field Urged with Expanded Warfare Funds
Bullene seeks 49 746 407 to advance atomic biological and chemical warfare research and procure material. He notes rising costs and greater attention to germ warfare and says the effort is urgent after a decade of research, aiming to catch up with hardware. The USSR has run propaganda alleging U S germ warfare in Korea, denied as false by American authorities.
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United Field
Bullene
Soviet Union
United States
Korea
Kefauver Kerr Fight Dominates Nebraska Primary
Omaha March 30 President Truman's decision not to run again heightens the Nebraska primary battle between Senator Kefauver Tennessee and Senator Kerr Oklahoma. With the President on the sidelines, Tuesday's popularity contest takes on new significance in the bitter race.
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Omaha
Truman
Nebraska
Sen
Kefauver
Tennessee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Kefauver Kerr race refocuses after Truman neutrality
The Truman withdrawal shifts the Democratic nominating race. Kefauver becomes the front runner while Kerr gains freedom from ties, with observers noting a Kefauver win could cripple Kerr and a Kerr win could bolster his stature and slow Kefauver. Kefauver urged the convention to be neutral and unconstrained by White House pressure.
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Truman
Kefauver
Kerr
Oklahoma
Lincoln
Ten Italian boys killed by WWII shell near Velletta
A World War II shell exploded in a field near Velletta in a tragedy that killed ten Italian boys aged eight to sixteen. Police said the youths were trying to carry the shell when it detonated, stunning the local town.
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Velletai
Italy
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