Kefauver seeks green light for crime probe expansion
Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver, chairing a Senate crime investigation, pressed to arrest recalcitrant witnesses and broaden hearings after closed Chicago sessions that preceded the election. He argues the probe must continue to uncover corruption traced through Miami Philadelphia New York and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Chicago
Lucas
Kefauver
Kefauver Committee
Miami
Philadelphia
New York
Secret Service
Barkley
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Peiping
Re-examining Washington and Its Spending
Louis Bromfield argues for a comprehensive re examination of U S foreign policy and domestic spending. He questions 43 billion in foreign aid and calls Congress to probe the ECA, Treasury, Justice, and Kefauver investigations, linking corruption to the Democratic machine and urging a broad re evaluation of government operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acheson
Truman
Congress
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Amerasia
Great Britain
Treasury Department
Warren
California
Department of Internal Revenue
Justice Department
Washington
United States
Red Army strength near Vladivostok and Japan threat
Washington notes a large Soviet force of about 1,000,000 troops in Siberia with multiple infantry and airborne divisions near Vladivostok Dairen Kamchatka Sakhalin and the Bering Strait region. Officials warn Moscow could attack if American forces approach Vladivostok while fear grows of a possible invasion of Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Korea
Vladivostok
Dairen
Manchuria
Siberia
State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Red Army
Japan
Defense Department
Bering Strait
Alaska
Kamchatka
Aleutian Islands
Sakhalin
Russia
China
U.S
Rent Controls Extended Briefly By Congress
Nation Today explains Congress kept federal rent controls in effect for a limited period. About 3.5 million units remain controlled in communities voting to extend to June 30, 1951, while 4 million would expire December 31 if no action is taken. The House and Senate differ on extension length, needing a joint agreement or the law lapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Korea
Truman
Refugees Dash Under Fire In Korean War Column
U S Fifth Air Force observer describes Northwest Korea mass migration as civilians flee toward UN lines. He notes hidden enemy among refugees, abandoned weapons, and rumors spreading panic as trains carry frozen victims toward Seoul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haeju
Chaeryong
Seoul
United Nations
America
Changchon
National mobilization predicted in postwar columns
In a stark warning, the column argues that government decisions will trigger national mobilization affecting every American. It sketches higher draft chances, longer military service, factory shifts to war production, potential price controls, tax rises, and a lower standard of living as the nation pivots to a war economy and planned economic dictatorship to meet a Soviet challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinese Economic Commission
British Chemical Industries, Ltd
Hong Kong
United Nations
China
Mao Tse-tung
Ministry of Social Affairs
Mike di Salle
Toledo
White House
Truman
di Salle
Price
Italy
American Legion
Antoinette
Barbara
Constance
Diane
Pentagon
State Department
Americas
Korea
Defense
George Marshall
Robert Lovett
National Security Resources Board
Ture
United States
Kremlin
Koreans Told Allies Will Win Eventually
A Paris AP dispatch reports Harold J. Noble pledging victory as UN and ROK forces hold firm against Chinese and Communist troops near Seoul. Soldiers quoted dismiss rumors of a quick return to Japan, calling for clear front guidance amid morale concerns and ongoing artillery activity around the city.
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Associated Press
Seoul
Harold J. Noble
Korea
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Noble
Municipal Stadium
38Th Parallel
Robert E. Kerr
Salisbury
N. C
U. N
Japan
Richard Ortengren
Marinette
Wis
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Crime-Investigating Committee
Judiciary Committee
Thomas Jefferson
Louis Bromfield
Department of Justice
Democratic National Committee
National Democratic Organization
Drew Pearson
Steve Lee
Manchester Guardian
Yalu
U.N
Daily Mail
British Foreign Office
U. S. State Department
London
Franc-Tireur
Paris
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Tidningen
Morgen-Tidningen
Chiang Kai-shek
England
France
Nation Today
James Marlow
William J. Waugh
U. S. Fifth Air Force
ROK
Pusan
Manchurian
Don H. Burton
Dallas
Chrisamas
Shop David’s
Michael Stern
Crosby Square Shoes
W. G
Bill) Lowe
Neville St. — Beckley
Joseph and
Stewart
Raleigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
HE Katz Agency
Detroit
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Atlanta
West Virginia
Augustiner
August Wagner
Rries, Inc
Columbus and Chillicothe, Ohio
Zenith
Beckley Music
S. Fayette St
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