Shakeup in Romania reshapes Communist leadership
Diplomatic dispatches from Bucharest describe a purge within the Romanian Workers Communist Party. Ana Pauker loses key Politburo posts while Vice Premier Vasile Luca and Teohari Georgescu are removed. A nine member Politburo is announced, with Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej seen as the real power, and Moscow ties shaping moves amid rumors of factional struggle and stalled collectivization.
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Romania
Balkan
Bucharest
Ana Pauker
Stalin
Communist Heirarchy
Red Party
Pauker
Romanian Communist Party
Red
U. S
Vasile Luca
Teohari Georgezcu
Romanian Workers Communist Party
Luca
Georgescu
Georgescu Had Been Members of the Politburo
Politburo
Gheorghe Gheorgiu-Dej
Georescu
Mia Pauker
Gheorgiu-Dej
Pauker-Luce
Moscow
McKeldin Calls War Absurd in Antietam Speech
Maryland Governor slams war as absurd yet governed by rules and notes hope human rulers avoid brutality. He recalls Antietam battle and Civil War errors caused by a careless shot, urging Memorial Day listeners to learn from history as diplomats and generals shape decisions. Col George E Ijams critiques politicians while honoring veterans.
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Gey McKeldin
Antietam National Cemetery
Antietam
McKeldin
Washington
Maryland
National Cemetery
Baltimore
George E. Ijams
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Col Yams
American Lefons
Paris
Mixing Certificates Awarded in St Louis Mills
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company of Frederick receives two Mixing Accuracy Certificates from Ralston Purina after analysis of custom mixed feeds. Proper ingredient mixing, using locally grown grain, is key to efficient, economical feeding for livestock and poultry.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Ramsburg Fertilizer Company
Frederick
Ralston Purina Company
Delegates invited to meet Eisenhower at Abilene and Denver
Washington May 30 plan for GOP delegates to question Gen Eisenhower abroad stirred dispute with claims of bribery as some invitations and expenses were handled by Eisenhower groups while others would pay their own way. Kefauver and Taft camps criticized the move, urging investigations and clarification of campaign finance rules. Eisenhower to speak pre convention in Abilene and Detroit with further trips possible.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kas
New York
Denver
Eisenhower National
Alose
David S. Ingalls
Robert A. Taft
Wall Street
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Wes Roberts
Texas
Gen
Ingalls
Chicago
Gael Sullivan
Kefauver
Justice Department
Detroit
Theodore R. McSkeldin
Maryland
Dry paint requires dry surfaces and proper technique
Paint expert Ray W. Carpenter of the University of Maryland says surfaces must be absolutely dry before painting and that painting should avoid damp conditions. He advises sun exposure to remove night moisture, warns against applying in dew, recommends 60 degree temperatures for outdoor work, and favors two thin coats with vigorous brushing rather than thick single coats. He cautions that improper application causes most failures and that cheap fillers waste money.
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Ray W. Carpenter
Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of Maryland
Carpenter
Quotes Red Dean On Germ Warfare
In San Francisco on May 30 a Peiping radio broadcast quoted Dr Hewlett Johnson the Red Dean of Canterbury calling Allied germ warfare in Korea a damning example. The dean said to have seen such evidence while visiting Peiping and the broadcast paraphrased his remarks as a diabolical thing to shame Englishmen. The U S and Johnson's own government deny the charges as lies.
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San Francisco
Peiping Radio
Hewlett Johnson
Red Dean
Canterbury
Peining
Korea
United States
Peiping
Associated Press
Oldest Mount Student To Receive Columbia Degree
John J. Lenney of Miami Florida will receive his PhD from Columbia University on June 5, sixty two years after he began pre legal studies at Mount St. Marys College Emmitsburg. He studied at George Washington University and Georgetown University, served in the Spanish American War, and later worked in government service before retiring to Florida. Lenney, though blind in one eye, preserved his scholarly pursuits and will attend Columbia’s graduation, missing Mountaineer Exit Wee festivities and Homecoming 1952. He began at Mount St Marys in 1890 and earned his LL B in 1914.
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Miami
Florida
Columbia University
Mount St. Mary's College
Emmitsburg
Columbia
Mountaineer
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilization
Mount
Lenney
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Washington
D. C
Philippines
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Veterans Administration
United States
Mexico
Hawaii
Berlin Reds Threaten War Like Action Over Peace Pact
East German rulers urged extreme national resistance and sabotage by labor strikes to block the Bonn Parliament from ratifying the peace contract with West Germany. The regime warned civil war could follow while Allies urged Moscow to resume patrols on the Berlin Helmsdt Autobahn and protested Soviet pressures.
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Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Vassily I. Chuikov
Berlin-Helmstedt
West
iIn Strasbourg
European Consultative Assembly
Communist Prisoners Stone Photographers on KOJ O Island
Communist led prisoners of war hurled rocks and insults at US news photographers outside Compound 60 on KOJ O Island as POWs drilled with wooden rifles. AP photographer George Sweers was struck in the hip but not seriously hurt. photographers left amid a barrage of stones.
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Koqoje Island
Associated Press
George Sweers
Sweets
Red Riots Rock Japan Amid Streets Rocked by Attacks
In Tokyo and across Japan, May Day "Red Martyr's Day" unrest left at least three dead and about 35 injured. Police mobilized 25,000 to quell attacks by Communist demonstrators using acid bombs and flaming oil. Journalists Barnard and Dille were hurt. Bourke-White escaped unharmed. About 125 arrested from 12,000 participants in 62 demonstrations nationwide.
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Tokyo
Japan
Yomiuri
Pershing Heights
U. S. Army
Itabashi
Shinjuku Railway Station
Barnard
Barcus Becomes Fifth Air Force Commander in Korea
In Seoul on May 30, Maj. Gen. Glenn Barcus assumed command of the U. S. Fifth Air Force in Korea, succeeding Lt. Gen. Frank Everest who moves to Barcus’s former post as deputy commanding general of the Tactical Air Command at Langley Air Base, Virginia.
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5Th Air Force
Seoul
Glenn Barcus
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Frank Everest
Everest
Barcus
Tactical Air Command
Langley Air Base
Kefauver Sets Far-Reaching Foreign Affairs Plan
In Inglewood California Senator Estes Kefauver staged his first major foreign affairs statement during Memorial Day events. As the leading Democratic presidential hopeful in California Kefauver outlined a six point program stressing freedom for all peoples, self chosen governments, and cooperation with international action. He faces Pat Brown in the California primary with six delegates at stake and a slate aligned against the attorney general’s campaign.
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Inglewood
Calif
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
California
Pat Brown
Ocean City Opens Amid Rainy Welcome Crowd
Large crowds of Marylanders gathered in Ocean City for the traditional opening of the state's only ocean front resort despite heavy rains. Police Chief Walter F. Squires led the welcome as the seaside season began with the usual ceremonies and flags signaling the start of a summer to remember.
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Ocean City
Ocean Front
Walter F. Squires
Weekend crowds swell as traffic and hotel bookings rise
The chief reported heavy traffic with many hotels at capacity though no official crowd figures were set. Squirex blamed the long weekend for the large turnout. Rain eased midafternoon and temperatures reached 64 degrees with optimism for better weather tomorrow. Ft McHenry in Maryland is designated a national shrine.
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Squirex
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