Acheson Opens Bid For Ratification Of German Treaty
Secretary of State Acheson opened the administration bid for ratification of the West German peace contract at a closed Senate session. He pledged no secret commitments, and Chairman Connally predicted prompt action. Other items include military and defense spending debates, aluminum stockpile talks, fair trade proposals, and a payless day for postal workers.
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Washington
Deen Acheson
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Connally
Konrad Adenauer
MacArthur Endorses Taft Fails To Move SD Primary
Campaigning in South Dakota the MacArthur endorsement of Taft fails to sway voters. Taft’s field manager and Mickelson both weigh in as the pivotal GOP primary looms with delegates at stake in a tight race.
French CGT calls 24-hour Paris strike over raids
Paris June 2. The Communist led CGT has urged a 24 hour strike in the Paris area to protest government weekend crackdowns on Reds. The action follows a national walkout appeal and targets Premier Pinay's government in retaliation for raids on Communist Party centers. Police seized papers and weapons during the raids in Paris and other cities.
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Paris
French Confederation of Labor
CGT
Antoine Pinay
Communist Party
Lawn Watering In Zone 1 Tonight
Zone 1 lawns may be watered tonight from 7 to 11 p.m. as city officials label water availability as very critical. City Supt. A L Wright warned residents there may be insufficient water for household needs if usage remains high.
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23Rd Street
A. L. Wright
Three Hurt in Auto Accidents Near Odessa
Three people were injured in Memorial Day weekend highway crashes near Odessa. Tonya Miller, 3, suffered a broken leg and facial cuts in a wreck on the Andrews Highway and was treated at Medical Center Hospital. Her mother, 21, was released after minor injuries. A second accident near Odessa led to a $61 fine for William Hale, 24, for defective lights and no operator’s license after a collision with Frank Martines’s car. Hale was reportedly driving the detour with no lights.
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Tonya Miller
Henry Allen Miller
S. Grant
Andrews Hwy
Andrews
Medical Center Hospital
Miller
Jerry Penny Woods
Woods
William Henry Hale
Longhorn
Justice
Thomas D. Murphy
Hale
Frank P. Martines
Taft Urges Air Power to Guard Continent
Sen. Robert A. Taft calls for a foreign policy centered on air power strong enough to defend North America and strike Russia, accusing the Administration and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower of deteriorating air supremacy since World War II. He spoke on NBC asserting billions spent overseas while air power waned. Eisenhower arrived from Paris to begin a self‑limited presidential bid in Abilene, Kansas.
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Robert A. Taft
Russia
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Eisenhower
NBC
Abilene
Kas
Paris
U N Forces Fire On Koje Island POW Compounds
U S tanks and infantry storm two Red POW enclosures on Koje Island as banners burn. A South Korean officer wounds a prisoner who taunted him with gunfire. Gen. Mark Clark vows maximum force to restore order.
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Korea
U. S
United Nations
Mark Clark
Panmunjom
Jim Miller
Washington, D. C
Compound 60
Koje
Contol
Miller
Kose
U. N
Die Violently During Holidays in West Texas 20 Die
During the Memorial Day weekend at least 20 persons died violently in Texas. Notable fatalities include Arnold Scharbauer Jr. of Midland from burns at Scharbauer Ranch near Seminole, and George Coleman Spence of Snyder killed in a crash near Snyder. In Odessa two people were shot, Roy A. Ray and Elsie Sanders, with Marion Gilcrease seriously wounded. Ray then killed himself. Thirteen deaths resulted from auto accidents.
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Texas
Arnold Scharbauer Jr
Midland
Scharbauer
Seminole
George Coleman Spence
Snyder
Odessa
Roy A. Ray
Elsie Sanders
Marion Gilcrease
Ray
Monahans lawyers back Henry Russell for appeals seat
The Ward County Bar Association endorses Henry Russell of Pecos for associate justice of the Court of Civil Appeals in the Eighth Supreme Judicial District. The resolution calls Russell well qualified and the best candidate in the race.
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Monahans
Ward County Bar Association
Henry Russell
Pecos
Court of Civil Appeals
Eighth Supreme Judicial District
Russell
May Odessa traffic crashes total 137 with seven injuries
Spt. M. L. Buhn announced that Odessa recorded 137 traffic accidents in May. Seven people were injured and there were no fatalities, according to the official report.
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Odessa
M. L. Buhn
Court Orders Immediate Steel Strike After Court Ruling
CIO President Philip Murray orders 650,000 United Steelworkers to strike immediately following the Supreme Court decision overturning seizure of steel mills. He urges wage talks based on Wage Stabilization Board recommendations, cites lack of wage agreement as reason to cease work, and asks for standby staff to protect company properties during the stoppage.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Supreme Court
Murray
Steel
Wage Stabilization Board
dAavi ePft
David A. Pine
Truman
Eisenhower Expected to Retire From Army for 1952 Campaign
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to retire from active duty in the Army and enter the 1952 GOP presidential race. Maj. Gen. Floyd Parks said Eisenhower would be on retired status when he leaves the Pentagon for Abilene Kansas. He will retain five star rank and Army pay unless he resigns his commission to run. Eisenhower is convalescing at Walter Reed after conjunctivitis and met with Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg and President Truman among others. He begins a political campaign while still officially connected to the military.
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Robert A. Taft
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Eisenhower
George T. Mickelson
MacArthur
Victor A. Johnston
Taft
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GOP
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South Dakota
Jensen
Pacific
Mickelson
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Kan
Indiana
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Army
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Pentagon
Floyd Parks
Europe
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Hs Second Supreme Command
Parks
Walter Reed General Hospital
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
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Truman
White House
State Acheson
Unseasonably Hot Weather Across Texas
Texas sweltered with 102 degrees in Presidio the state’s high Sunday while Dallas and Fort Worth saw near record highs. Rain fell in El Paso Salt Flat and Amarillo, with forecast calling for more scattered showers across West and North Central Texas. Overnight lows ranged from 52 in San Antonio to 74 in Galveston as conditions shifted.
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el Paso
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Amarillo
Galveston
Dallas
Fort Worth
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Palestine
Beaumont
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Waco
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Lubbock
New Case Tests Texas Election Law Before Supreme Court
A new case filed in the Texas Supreme Court challenges three provisions of the rewritten election code. It seeks rulings on May 5 filing by registered mail for district and state candidates, an accompanying loyalty affidavit, and the May 27 deadline for first expense and contribution reports.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
United States
Allied Tanks Smash Reds On Central Korean Front
UN tanks blasted Communist bunkers on the central Korean front with 55 minute barrages near Kumsong and south of Pyonggang. Reports say 15 Chinese dead and 49 wounded, plus extensive truck convoy bombardment and air operations.
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Korea
United Nations
U.S
Eighth Army
Kumsong
Pyonggang
Iron Triangle
U. N
Postal Workers Face Payless Payday Monday
More than 490000 postal workers nationwide would face payless day Monday due to a congressional deadlock on a $968 million deficiency bill. The Budget Bureau plans a survey to gauge when other federal workers might see pay delays if the bill stays stalled in conference.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Ipayless
House-Senate
House
Senate
Conference Committee
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
New GI Bill Slated For House Action
Washington reports a new GI Bill of Rights slated for House action. It applies to all who served on or after June 27 1950, including Korea veterans, offering lump sums for tuition books and education expenses rather than just subsistence. Benefits scale by training type with time limits and must start within two years of discharge.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
House
Air Force
Midnight Filing Deadline Sets Three Local Ballot Spots
Filing closes at midnight for three races in Ector County and the 70th Judicial District. Candidates may submit in person to County Democratic Chairman Thomas J. Pitts or by mail. The openings arose after cancellations by Gerron Murphy and Shafer whose unopposed races shifted.
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Justice of the Peace of
Precinct No
70Th Judicial District
Midland
Thomas J. Pitts
Pitts
O. E. Gerron
Justice of the Peace
Thomas D. Murphy
W. O. Shafer
New Boss May Fire Convicts As Guards
Angola Louisiana June 2 convict guards at Louisiana State penitentiary restless over possible loss of jobs under new administration. Reed Cozart, director of the Federal Correctional Institute, Seagoville Texas, replaces Sept D D Bazer as Angola head. Gov Kennon invited Cozart to inspect Angola. Cozart advocates sweeping reforms and ending the convict guard system.
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Angola
D. Bazer
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Bazar
Reed Cozart
Federal Correctional Institute
Seagoville
Texas
Robert Kennon
Cozart
Supreme Court voids Truman steel seizure in 6 to 3 ruling
The Supreme Court ruled the April 8 steel mill seizure unconstitutional. Justice Black led a 6 to 3 decision ordering return of mills to private ownership. Justices Vinson Reed Minton dissented. The majority rejected seizure authority as unconstitutional and not implied by the Constitution.
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Supreme Court
Truman
Hugo L. Black
David A. Pine
Congress
Black
Fred M. Vinson
Stanley F. Reed
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