Russians Charged With Katyn Massacre Evidence
A congressional report accuses Russia of killing 15 000 Polish officers in 1940 and cites parallels to Korean methods. Four American tourists were detained in Zehlendorf as witnesses and later released, with details including border procedures and police actions.
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Welch Plane Missing: Wisconsin Elks Leader Searched
SPokane Wash The search for Laurie Welch president of the Wisconsin Elks Association who vanished after a Tuesday flight from Naches Wash to Missoula Mont was suspended after a week with no trace. Officials discounted a report of a maroon plane near Flathead Lake Mont, noting the sighting referred to the craft in flight last Tuesday. Welch reputedly navigates well and the terrain hindered sightings. Lt James Welch, son of the missing pilot, remains on extended Army leave for another week.
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Laurie Welch
Baraboo
Wis
Welch
Wisconsin Elks~ Association
Missoula
Mont
Naches
Flathead Lake
Roy Schreck
State Aeronautics Commission
Schreck
James Welch
North Dakota Tornado Kills Farmer In Destructive Path
A farmer was killed as a tornado ripped through a North Dakota area last night, flattening farms and severing power and telephone lines. The storm carved a five mile wide path, with debris and wreckage scattered across the countryside. In New York, U N debate on germ warfare continued as Malik boycotted the council meeting, opposing US calls for impartial inquiry and demanding China and Korea be invited to participate.
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Malik
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
U.S
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Anaes
Lies Land
Louis
Ting
Ned China
North Korea
Gross
Univers
Board Studies Record On Reds Registration
The Subversive Activities Control Board reviewed 14 months of hearings to decide if the Communist party should be registered as a Soviet agency. Washington and New York sessions produced 15 000 pages of testimony. Chairman Peter Campbell Brown closed hearings and set July 28 for briefs from the Communists and the Justice Department.
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Subversive Activities Control Board
Communist Party
Washington
Peter Campbell Brown
Department of Justice
Truman Levels Criticism From Southern Critics at Dam Dedication
President Truman attacked Southern critics in a prepared speech at Bull Shoals Dam Arkansas stating the New Deal and Fair Deal have done more for the South than any other administrations. He dedicated two hydroelectric dams as symbols of progress and noted the South’s economic and social pattern has changed for the better and that natural resources were put to work for all. He avoided direct reference to civil rights proposals and mocked special interests including private power companies the American Medical Association and the real estate lobby.
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Ark
Truman
South
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratc
Cam ‘Paign
American Medial Association
Lattimore and Davies Charged With Perjury by Senate Panel
The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee reported that Owen Lattimore and John P. Davies Jr testified falsely in the inquiry into the Institute of Pacific Relations. It recommended perjury proceedings. Lattimore is Johns Hopkins professor and former State Dept consultant, Davies a former policy planner now deputy political adviser to U.S. occupation authorities in West Germany.
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John P. Davies Jr
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Internal Security Subcommittee
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Davies
Institute of Pacific Relations
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Pacific
Johns Hopkins University
Subcommittee
Major Bills In Congress As Four Days Remain
Washington reports with just four legislative days left Congress plans to adjourn Saturday. Nearly 70 million dollars in annual appropriations await final action and only one major money bill has become law. The Senate considers a large catch-all bill including atomic expansion funding. Military construction and the St Lawrence Seaway face uncertain fate as Truman appeals for action.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
House
Senate Armed Services Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
St Lawrence Sea Way
Senate
Rhee Guarantees Personal Safety Of Political Opponents
President Syngman Rhee pledged personal safety for political opponents who stay lawful. He said he heard reports that candidates fear molestation and assembly members fear appearing in public. The pledge followed reports of mob actions and political tensions as debates over a bill proceeded in Congress.
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Pusan
Syngman Rhee
Senate Teaders
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Japan
Chung H Hyung
Tae Han Press Agency
Weather forecast with scattered storms and warmth
The report notes clouds and scattered thunderstorms tonight and early tomorrow with mainly northern and western areas affected. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies, warm humidity, and locally severe northwest winds this evening. Observations show highs in the high 80s to mid 90s and lows around the 60s, with variable regional temperatures and brief mentions of precipitation.
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Randall Cance
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Buckstall
Tursiay
Masamura
Jewercy
Searing Sun Burns Crops In Southwest
Severe drought in the Southwest strikes crop areas with hot winds and scattered showers forecast. Missouri Oklahoma Kansas drought slows growth. water shortages hit farms. A tornado kills Louis Olson near Wing North Carolina and damages homes as high winds rip roofs and topple trees in Tennessee Florida and North Dakota.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
Louis Olson
Wing
N.C
Army Seeks 30 000 Drafted in September
Washington reports the Army issued a September call for 30,000 draftees with monthly needs of 54,000 for the final quarter, close to August and July figures. The projection would be the largest draft since March 1951 when 80,000 were conscripted for the Army.
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Army
Air Force Officials Fly Home From Tokyo
Air Force officials left Tokyo for Washington on May after four days of secret conferences with United Nations military chiefs in the Far East.
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Tokyo
Washington
United Nations
Far East
Casualties Identified in Defense Report
The Defense Department identified 76 casualties in a report noting Gen Nathan Washington and Maj Robert Landry among the names. Air Force Undersecretary Gilpatric and new aide to the President were cited, with eight killed, 66 wounded, and two missing.
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Nathan Washington
Two German Pacts Ratified By U S Senate
The Senate overwhelmingly ratified two pacts involving Western Germany. The peace treaty ends occupation and restores sovereignty, while the NATO linked pact extends security guarantees to Western Germany under the European Defense Community framework. Senate votes reflect support for tying Germany into the Western alliance and NATO framework, with debates on congressional approval for military measures.
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McCarthy
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Moody
Michigan
Ferguson
All Is Serene In Drafting Of GOP Platform
GOP policy makers worked serenely today at drafting a platform free of Taft and Eisenhower feud. The Platform Committee planned to finish hearings and begin writing planks with input from business labor farm and other groups. Former Gov Harold Stassen warned against a conservative platform while Dulles urged a firm foreign policy critique of Truman and possible FEPC stance.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Eugene D. Mislikin
Colorado
Jwo
Stassen
Harold E. Stassen
Miinesota
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
GOP
Muhkin
Dulles
Rishkin
Truman
New Egypt Cabinet Formed After Hilaly Pasha Resigns
Reports from Alexandria state veteran independent politician Hussein Sirry Pasha formed a new non party cabinet after a cabinet reshuffle linked to King Farouk. Hilaly Pasha resigned after four months, with a royal decree expected soon to appoint Sirry Pasha and a three man cabinet. Notably Ahmed Mortada el Maraghi Pasha is not listed among the ministers.
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Egypt
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Farouk
Sirry Pasha
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly ‘Pasha
Hilaly Pasha
Ahmed Mortada el Maraghi Pasha
Wafdist Party
Taft Forces Win Big Victory in Georgia Delegates Fight
Tafl forces oust Georgia's Eisenhower aligned delegates and seat 17 Taft men in nominating convention seats. The 62 to 39 vote by the Republican National Committee shifts control, giving Taft a significant edge and signaling further disputes ahead as credentials fight unfolds.
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Georgia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Republican National Committee
Associated Press
National Committee
Convention Credentials Committee
Fair Trade Debate Delays Senate Adjournment Tonight
Senate adjournment is slowed by debate on the fair trade bill as Sen. Wayne Morse predicts a President Truman veto should it pass. Morse attacks minimum price legislation while backers accuse foes of filibuster. Leader McFarland warns the chamber may stay late to move House-approved measures amid a flood of last-minute bills before Saturday’s adjournment.
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Senate
Wayne S. Morse
R-Ore
Morse
Truman
Oregon Republican
Ernest W. McFarland
Ariz
Pike Chamber
Air Raid Photos Show Widespread Damage to Plants
Tokyo reports the Air Force released photos showing damage to 13 North Korean power plants supplying electricity to Red war industry. More than 500 Allied aircraft attacked the installations from June 23 over three days, with targets including rail and repair shops, steel plants, and radar systems aiding the enemy.
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Manchuria
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