Ex-Red Admits Radar Work and Communist Ties
Washington report on former Communist Peter A. Gragis who testified before Senator McCarthy that he was a member of a party cell while at Federal Telecommunications Laboratories in Nutley New Jersey. He said he worked on a top secret Mark VI project on loan to Hazeltine Electronics and identified fellow employee Frank McGee as a Communist.
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Washington
Army Signal Corps
Peter A. Gragis
Levittown
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate Permanent Investigations
Gragis
Federal Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc
Nutley
N.J
McGee
Monroe
Federal Telecommunications Laboratories
Hyman
Army
M'Carthy
McCarthy Drops Two Million Libel Suit Against Benton
Washington Senator Joseph R. McCarthy withdraws his libel and slander suit against former Senator William Benton. Benton asserts truth, while McCarthy says no witnesses support Benton's claims and no damages could be proven. Case dated from March 1952, pretrial conference looming next week.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
William Benton
D-Conn
Benton
McCarthy
Senate Elections Subcommittee
New York Port Virtually Closed In Wildcat Strike
Angry Longshoremen shut down nearly the entire New York port in a wildcat walkout defying a federal court order. The action pits the International Longshoremen's Association against AFL ILA rivals in a six month waterfront dispute. AFL leaders say the fight is with the law and expect authorities to act.
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New York
International Longshoremen
Ace Keeney
Afl-Ila
Mammoth
AFL
Keeney
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Charles T. Douds
Wisconsin man among four killed in bomber crash at DavisMonthan
A Wisconsin man, Capt. Clifford E. Nadeau, 35, of Beldenville, was among four crew members killed when a Air Force B41 Stratojet crashed and burned shortly after takeoff at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Frank Nadeau. Officials said the fuselage shattered into hundreds of pieces and that the crash is being investigated.
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Tucson
Ariz. U
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Clifford E. Nadeau
Beldenville
Wis
Frank Nadeau
Pierce County
Air Force
Negro in Labor Post Marks Milestone for Wilkins
J Ernest Wilkins the second Black official in a U.S. presidential family rose from a preacher’s son in Farmington Missouri to assistant labor secretary under President Eisenhower. A Chicago lawyer and Republican, he was named on Labor Secretary Mitchell’s recommendation after serving as vice chairman of the President’s commission to prevent racial discrimination by firms with government contracts.
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Washington
J. Ernest Wilkins
Wilkins
Berzan
Farmington
Eisenhower
Chicago
William H. Lewis
William Howard Taft
National Association For the Advancement
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Senate
FEPC
Associates
University of Illinois
Phi Beta Kappa
James Mitchell
British Plan Bonus For RAF Pilot Officers
London reports the British government will pay RAF pilot officers a 3.00 pound bonus for 12 years of service and 1.40 pounds for eight years to attract recruits and retain trained personnel in the Royal Air Force.
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London
Royal Air Force
Soviet Molotov blasts U S as deflecting Berlin failure
Washington officials called Molotovs latest attack on American policy a Kremlin ploy to divert attention from Russia refusing freedom for Germany and Austria at Berlin. They said the claim of U S strength aims to split the United States and France and to bolster Red China in advance of Geneva talks.
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Washington
V.M. Molotov
United States
Russia
Berlin
America
Germany
Korea
Indochina
State Department
Stalin
Austria
Kremlin
Molotov
U.S
France
Red China
Britain
Geneva
Vietminh Raiders Bomb Hanoi Airport Runways
Indochina headquarters reported Communist led Vietminh commandos raided Gia Lam airport in Hanoi at 2:30 a.m. and blew up several planes. Over 200 suspects were rounded up as Hanoi remained alert for hours. The raid aimed to destroy aircraft aiding Dien Bien Phu relief airlift amid ongoing Franco Vietminh fighting.
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Hanoi
Indochinant
Giajam
Red River
Gialam
Dien Bien Phu
Indochina
Sampans
Ex-PW Batchelor Held for Pretrial Investigation
Ex-PW Corporal Claude J Batchelor of Kermit Texas was placed under arrest at Fort Sam Houston San Antonio for a pre trial investigation into alleged misconduct and aiding the enemy while a prisoner of war in Korea The Army will determine if he should face court martial The case follows his return from captivity after reportedly aligning with pro Communist prisoners and making statements to reporters Batchelor arrived for a medical checkup prior to the investigation and faces possible charges of aiding the enemy and disorderly conduct during his captivity
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Army
Claude J Batchelor
Korea
Kermit
Tex
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Batchelor
Cpl
Cpl. Edwards. Dickenson
Cracker’s Neck Va
Blu Ridge Mountains
Japan
Hisnife
Tokyo
Toners
Dickenson Ion
Dickenson
Fourth Army
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Report March Weekend Forecast
The forecast calls for fair, cold weather in Wisconsin with a zero to 5 below low tonight and a high in the low 30s on Saturday. Minnesota expects fair but not as cold tonight, with Saturday partly cloudy and warmer, and a low around 5 below to 3 above in the northeast. Western observations note Fox River water level about 10 inches below the Menasha dam crest, with no change since Thursday. Temperature details from Buckstaff Observatory show a maximum of 25 and minimum of 6, with no precipitation recorded for the period.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Fair Randall
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Bos
Dulles Calls For Anti Red Lineup
In Caracas, US officials say Washington will seek Latin American backing for a united front against Communist influence if Moscow agents press across the Western Hemisphere. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles asked the 10th Inter American Conference to align clearly against Communist penetration with a draft resolution to be presented by the American delegation by next Monday.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Moscow
Western Hemisphere
John Foster Dulles
Guillermo Toriello
Toriello
Pope Responding To Change in Diet
Vatican sources report Pope Philip responding well to a diet of solid foods after two days on a rice diet. He rests and sleeps better with nourishment and strength-building medication, though gastritis since January 25 keeps his recovery lengthy.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Philips
Sugar Output Expected To Surpass Island Needs
Manila reports Philippine sugar production this year is anticipated to exceed both export and domestic requirements for the first time since the war, signaling a potential surplus for the island nation.
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Manila
Philippines
Chennault Airline to Supply French with Pilots
Gen. Claire Chennaults Civil Air Transport signed a contract with the French government to provide 24 American pilots to fly C119 Firing Box cars in Indochina. Based at Haiphong, the pilots will conduct air drops of supplies. the French will supply crew other than pilots, and planes will be maintained by U. S. Air Force technicians. Operation slated to begin March 9, with a contract for at least three months, on an indefinite basis per a CAT spokesman.
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Hong Kong
Claire Chennault
Indochina
Haiphong
CAT
Capitol Police Guard Training Causes Security Clash
Report reveals about 30 of 135 Capitol police guards guarding Congress are college students with little or no training. They are often on a patronage roll for college degrees. concerns grow as lawmakers discuss replacing them with a professional, trained force. House action follows Puerto Rican attack fallout and injuries to Rep. Alvin Bentler. Police secu rity measures face pressure amid possible prosecutions of National party leaders.
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Washington
Congress
Tacy
Paz Power
Capitol Police
Wiliam J. Broderick
Senate
Howse
Natonautis
Mendar
W Nd
Alvin M. Bentler
House
Bentler
Herbert Brown
Nationals Party
U.S
Molotov lashes at U S ruling circles over world leadership
In Moscow Molotov denounces United States claims to world leadership and warns that West German rearmament could trigger a new war. He defends Dulles for Berlin talks with China and Indochina while condemning U S senators who critique China policy. Molotov praises Communist China’s progress despite embargoes.
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Moscow
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Berlin
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Molotov
United States
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
China
Korea
Indochina
Peiping
Bin
Orders Nations Aid To Be Continued
President Eisenhower ordered the continuation of U S aid to Denmark France Italy Norway and the United Kingdom despite their shipments of strategic materials to Iron Curtain nations. He said stopping aid would harm U S security and cited Harold E Stassen in a Foreign Operations Administration letter noting most shipments are pre embargo commitments under the Battle Act.
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Washington
U.S
Denmark
France
Italy
Norway
United Kingdom
Congress
United States
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Foreign Operations Administration
Siassen
U. S
Moroccan Sultan Wounded by Bomb in Marrakech
Moroccan Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moilay Arafa was wounded in a May bombing at a mosque in Marrakech, with initial reports indicating head injuries. The attack targeted a stronghold of Berber leader Hadj Thami El Giadouw, a French-backed supporter in the region.
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Rabat
Morocco
Lion of
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moilay Arafa
Marrakech
Sxl Hadj Thami el Giadouw
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