Puerto Rican Government Targets Communist Leaders in Raids
Puerto Rico's government pounces on political trouble makers with raids targeting the island's Communist party Big Four and two Nationalist leaders still at large. Police-led arrests over the weekend net 40 Nationalist leaders and six Communists, all jailed as possible subversives after a Nationalist attack in the U.S. Congress.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Communist Party
U.S
House of Representatives
Pedro Albizu Campos
List
Juan Santos Rivera
Juan Saez Corales
Cesar Andeu Iglesias
Pablo Garcia Rodriguez
Harvard
Consuelo Burgos de Saez
Saez
Corales
Jane Speed Andreu
Berkeley, Calif
Andreu
Eisenhower Seeks Slower Excise Tax Cut Passage
House Speaker Martin reports President Eisenhower wants Senate to scale back the one billion dollar excise tax cut. He opposes broader sales tax cuts and backs trimming the excise rate from current levels to 10 percent. Treasury Secretary Humphrey agrees the tax cut may be excessive and should go forward cautiously.
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Washington
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Eisenhower
Senate
Massachusetts
White House
Daniel A. Reed
Wass and Means
Martin
Mariin
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Unemployment Concentrated in Eight States Says Senate Leader
Senate GOP Leader Knowland notes a labor survey showing about half the nation's unemployment clustered in eight states. Midwest Michigan Ohio Indiana Wisconsin plus three mid Atlantic New York New Jersey Pennsylvania account for higher jobless rates. George backs raising personal exemption from 600 to 800 while Knowland opposes tax change.
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Senate Gop
William F. Knowland
Call
Washington W
Unt
Eugene D. Millikin
Midwest
Senate
mid-Atlantic
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
ULM Ases
Knowland
Catenchin
Sea
Valter F. George
D-Ga
Department
Bureau of Envision
Niewera Pro
Light Vote Expected in Wisconsin Judicial Primary
Madison election officials forecast a light turnout for Tuesday's non partisan judicial primary with possibly fewer than 300 000 voters The state Supreme Court race features Roland J Steinle William Dietrich and Perry J Stearns For Milwaukee county civil judges four candidates compete in each race with two advancing Chief among the Milwaukee races are John F Reilir Jr Matt Schimenz Robert Landry Cornelius Hanley and John H Wessel Christ Alexopoulos John Coffey and John Krueger Also noted was a wide variance in turnout estimates from 340 000 to under 300 000 due to lack of contests and voter interest.
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Roland J. Steinle
Milwaukee
William Dietrich
Hartford
Perry J. Stearns
Shorewood
Steinle
Milwaukee County
Supreme Court
Walter Kohler
Oscar Fritz
Dietrich
Stearns
U.S. Senate
John F. Reilir, Jr
Kohler
Matt Schimenz
Robert Landry
Cornelius P. Hanley
John H. Wessel
Christ Alexopoulos
John Coffey
John Kruecer
Gabe Robbns
Secretary of State’s Office
Dulles Warns Latin Countries Of Red Menace
In Caracas at the tenth Inter-American Conference John Foster Dulles warned about Communist influence in Latin America. He cited Guatemala via a prepared note but avoided naming individuals in his delivered speech. Delegates noted Guatemala’s foreign minister did not denounce Communism in his 53 minute address.
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Dulles
Caracas
Venezuela
John Foster Dulles
Guatemala
U. S
Guillermo Toriello
U.S
Toriello
United States
Dullesi
Torrello
Omaha Selected for Midwest Young GOP Convention
In St Paul delegates from 14 states chose Omaha Nebraska as the site of the Midwest Young Republican Council annual convention to be held in June. The meeting outlined strategy for the 1954 congressional elections and Rep Craig Hosmer warned Democrats might sabotage the Administration if they win control in November.
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ST. Paul
Midwest Young Republican Council
Omaha
Neb
Craig Hosmer
California
Congress
Will Hays Former Movie Czar Dies at 74 in Sullivan
Will Hays 74 longtime Republican organizer and former national chairman dies at his Sullivan home after a heart ailment. He led Indiana party reunification, helped Harding win 1920, served as postmaster general, then for 24 years led the Motion Picture Producers & Distributors of America before retiring to Sullivan. His son Will Hays Jr. and wife Jessie were at his bedside.
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Will H. Hays
President Harding
The
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Sullivan, Ind
Jessie
Will H. Hays Jr
Crawfordsville
Ind
Sullivan
Republican Party
Indiana
Harding
Hays
Jmovie Colony
Motion Picture ‘Producers & Distributors of America
Ripon to light Freedom Flame marking GOP centennial
Republicans plan a Freedom Flame event in Ripon on March 20 to honor the party’s 100 year founding. Vice President Nixon and GOP leaders will attend with Leonard Hall delivering the principal speech. A torchlight parade, candlelight window displays, and a marble edifice pledge are planned.
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Ripon
Nixon
Republican Centennial Coui
Washington
Hollywood
GOP
Leonard Hall
Jackson
Mich
Weather Summary Wisconsin and Minnesota
Cloudy with light snow possible in northern areas tonight into Tuesday. Not very cold tonight with warmer south Tuesday. Wisconsin highs 35 to 45, lows 22 to 28. Minnesota cloudy with snow north and central, warmer south. Wisconsin and Minnesota temperatures and wind speeds noted with observatory readings and daily totals.
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San Suan
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Fox River
Menashadar
Bentley Still In Serious Condition After House Shooting
Rep. Alvin M. Bentley of Michigan remained in serious condition after being wounded in the House shooting a week earlier. Doctors said he had a fairly restful night and began eating soft foods after being removed from an oxygen tent. The bullet struck his right chest, pierced his stomach and liver, and exited on the left abdomen.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
House of Representates
Bentley
Joseph R. Young
Casualty Hospital
House Passes Major Bills as Senate Debates Hawaii Statehood
Washington report says House leaders expect swift action on three big bills this week including highway aid authorization, hospital and nursing home construction funding, and a billion-dollar excise tax cut. Senate plans to debate Hawaii statehood by week’s end amid Republican opposition to Alaska-Hawaii moves.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Hawaii
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Martin
William F. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Charles Halleck
Wddl
Republican Congress
Congress
Halleck
Treasury
Airfield attack near Haiphong by Communist commandos
Indochina report says U2 plan crewed by Americans remained unharmed as 40 to 60 attackers breached guards at a Haiphong airfield. Raiders attached explosives to engines of parked planes on an uncharted area and fled under darkness after evading dogs and guards. Several Reds were killed or captured.
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Hanci
Indochina
Gamared
American Technica
Hapborg
Raie
Rawbad
Ater
Hearing Testimony Banned in Courts
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that testimony given before the Senate Crime Investigating Committee cannot be used in state criminal prosecutions. William Adams of Baltimore, convicted of numbers activity, had argued the testimony was improperly admitted at trial. The decision extends the federal rule to both federal and state courts.
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Supreme Court
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Justice Black
William Adams
Baltimore
High Court
Senate Committee
Adams
Congressional Committee
W. Giles Parker
Maryland
Congress
United States
Dick Haymes
Rita Hayworth
Haymes
High Tribunal
McCarran- Walter
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Alaska
Guam
Puerto Rico
Virgin, ‘Islands
Seattle
Local 37
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
West
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Douglas
McCarthy Demands Free Radio Time To Reply To Stevenson
In Washington Senator Joseph R. McCarthy pivots to defending Eisenhower and the Republican Party as he calls for free radio and television time to answer Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson attacked Eisenhower and McCarthyism during a Miami dinner, accusing the President of sheltering the demagogic movement for political ends. McCarthy’s response follows Stevenson's remarks and Mitchlln strategy framing Eisenhower as the target.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Adlai E. Stevenson
Miami
Fla
Stevenson
McCarthy
Republican Party
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchll
Weather Stays Dry and Clear in Wisconsin Sunday
Dry and clear conditions prevailed across Wisconsin on Sunday with temperatures near seasonal norms. Grass fires were reported in several areas after a dry spell since Thursday. Madison and Beloit reached 47 degrees while Thermal, California topped 92 as the national high.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Madison
Beloit Rockford
Thermal
Calif
Superior
Duluth
International Falls
Minn
Deep South
Middle AU
Accord Calls For Rearming Of Former Foe
The United States and Japan signed a mutual defense aid pact to arm Japan with American weapons and allow phased withdrawal of U.S. troops. Three related economic agreements enable Japan to buy surplus U.S. wheat, sell Japanese goods to Asia and accept U.S. investments, injecting over 100 million dollars into Japan. The pact aims to strengthen Japan’s self defense and reduce reliance on U.S. forces, with ratification by the Japanese Diet.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan
U.S
Allison
Ifree
Iheir
Asia
Roosevelt Endorsed for Congress Race in Los Angeles
James Roosevelt won the Democratic endorsement for Congress from California’s 26th District after a second ballot among 11 candidates. He pledged to erase smears about his father Franklin D Roosevelt and to pursue a record the public can trust, as he faced questions over personal life rumors.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
Demo- Serane Party
Roosevelt
Franklin Delano ‘Roosevelt
Sundhey
Remene
Roosevelny Serius
Jerm Parht
Pacht
Roocevelt
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