Morris Unable To Give Leads On Corruption
Newbold Morris testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee that he cannot provide leads on government corruption. He blamed McGrath for blocking his anti corruption drive and said the Justice Department now holds his files while he recalls little actionable detail. He credited President Truman for taking his inquiry seriously amid skeptical officials and described pressure on conscientious workers from politically influenced appointments.
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Washington
Newbold Morris
House
New Yorker
House Judiciary Subcommittee
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Morris
Justice Department
Subcommittee
Truman
Gen Dean In Good Health After Capture
Communist correspondent Alan Winnington of the London Daily Worker reports Maj Gen William Dean, commander of the first U S units sent to resist the Korean attack, is in excellent health. Winnington said he visited Dean in a North Korean prisoner of war camp near Panmunjom, returning from the camp.
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Panmunjom
Wiliam Dean
U. S
South Korea
Alan Winnington
London Daily Worker
Winnington
Weather in Southern California with light rain and showers
Intermittent light rain in the west, light showers in the east tonight, clearing Friday. Highs near 52, lows around 48. Rain totals risen to .33 inches this period, season total 19.32, last year 5.99. Jimmy Cub notes season could top 20 inches. moisture in ground boosts shrubs and small trees while some grasses flourish. Two mothers attend a matinee and a piglet scene prompts one to recall lunch for children.
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California
Jimmy Cub
Sid
James
Jimmy
Truman Rejects Draft and 1948 Convention Preference
President Truman said he will not accept a draft for renomination and does not plan to attend the Democratic convention in July. He hopes a candidate preference will not be necessary, but he retains a right to one and will campaign for the party’s nominee. He added he decided not to run again more than a year ago.
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Washington
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Make Believe Atom War Ends Early At Fort Hood
Troops in the Make Believe Longhorn exercise endured rain and mud as Lt Gen William M Hoge halted the largest U S maneuver at 4 p m after the 1st Armored Division pushed 30 miles to force the 82nd Airborne Division across the Colorado River in a preplanned victory.
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FT. Hood
Tex
Texas
William M Hoge
1St Armored
82Nd Airborne
Colorado River
Hood
Egyptian Note Sent To Britain as Suez Talks Loom
Cairo reports that Prime Minister Neguib El Hilaly Pasha will send a personal note to Anthony Eden amid rising speculation that Anglo-Egyptian negotiations on the Suez Canal Zone and Sudan are near collapse. Ami Fattah Pasha will deliver the message, after Eden’s oral note relayed by Sir Ralph Stevenson.
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Cairo
Foreign Ministry
Neguib el Hilaly Pasha
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Anthony Eden
Ami Fattah Pasha
London
Eden
Ralph Stevenson
Bolivian Government Supposedly Suppresses Revolution
Santiago Chile UP reports the foreign office received a message from the Chilean embassy in La Paz saying Bolivian government forces put down the revolution around noon. Unconfirmed Arica reports claim about 200 dead and wounded in La Paz street fighting.
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Santiago
Chile
Foreign Office
la Paz
Arica
Telephone Work Stoppage Sweeps Across Country
News reaches New York as 300000 Communications Workers of America members honor picket lines. Western Electric installers and sales staff join the strike threatening to cripple long distance and local operations in 183 cities. Long lines workers walk off in New York Buffalo Pittsburgh Philadelphia while Washington DC reports restricted service. Picketing expands to New Jersey Michigan Ohio Northern California and Southern California. Supervisory staff handle essential tasks as dial service relies on operators in many exchanges.
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New York
Sun
Western Electric Co
Communications ' Workers of America
CIO
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Long Lines
Buffalo
Pittsburgh
Philadelpha
CWA
Washington, D. C
Chesapeake and Ohio Telephone Co
Bellisystem
Telephone Company
New Jersey
Michigan
Ohio
California
Brown Qualifies and Stassen Fails in California Primary
California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown qualified for the June 3 presidential primary with 6,793 signatures from Santa Clara County, reaching 6,793 of the needed totals. Kefauver also qualified, while Harold Stassen appears to have failed to qualify along with Rep. Thomas H. Werdel and Gov. Earl Warren qualified with 18,904 signatures.
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Sacramento
Edmund G
Harold Stassen
William Holdridge
Earl Warren
Thomas H. Werdel
LA Helicopter Service Crashes At Start Injuring Five
A new 12-passenger helicopter service in the Los Angeles area failed during its inaugural flight after a dedication event. Five men were seriously or moderately injured, including city airport officials and the helicopter company’s officers. The craft lost its tail rotor at about 400 feet, spiraled, and crashed at Los Angeles International Airport.
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Los Angeles
International Airport
Ambassador Hotel
Tom Dannenbrink
City Department of Airports
M. Tommy Tucker
John Kane
Fred Milam
Stan
Ley E. Brown
Mainntenance
Woodruff de Silva
Los Angeles International Airport
Clarence M. Belvin
Los Angeles Airways
Dannenbrink
Tucker
Kane
Steel Industry Again Rebuffed by Courts on Seizure Suit
Washington UP The steel industry accuses the government of stalling as Judge David A. Pine rejects a bid to speed up hearings on the companies lawsuit challenging President Truman's seizure order. Pine says he cannot order a faster hearing and the government must have 60 days to respond. Industry attorney Jann Wilson blasts the Justice Department stance. Negotiations with the CIO United Steelworkers continue under John R. Steelman with no disclosed progress.
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Washington
Steel Industry
Truman
David A. Pine
Justice Department
Pine
Holmes A. Baldridge
Jann J. Wilson
Wilson
Wage Stabilization Board
United Steelworkers
Defense Mobilier
John R. Steelman
Truman May Have Eisenhower Resignation Hint
Washington reports suggest President Truman believes General Eisenhower has considered resigning as supreme allied commander in Europe. Truman refused to confirm receipt of a resignation or its timing, saying he will announce it when Eisenhower is ready for disclosure.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
Coeds Denounced For Phone Help At UC Berkeley
Daily California denounces strike breaking coeds who took operator jobs for Pacific Telephone during a strike. About 50 sorority girls allegedly earned 12 dollars daily and up to three meals. CIO spokesman says this compares to average operator pay. An Oakland official says some coeds may be hired but not at twelve dollars a day, with free cafeteria meals for workers on site.
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Berkeley
University of California
Daily California
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
CIO Communications Workers of America
Oakland
Stricter Europe aid urged tied to unity progress
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee urged Western European nations to show real unity and self reliance before receiving more U.S. aid. It blasted Britain as an observer and called for Britain to join a European Federation. The panel proposed aid be granted in steps based on measurable economic political and military achievements. The full committee weighs the $7.9 billion foreign aid request for next fiscal year.
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Washington
House
U. S
America
Britain
European Federation
Red Trade
United States
Europe
Far East
United Nations
Korea
Free World
McCarran Denies Publisher Charge
Senator Pat McCarran dismissed as ridiculous a publisher's claim that he and 13 others conspired to withhold advertising from the Las Vegas Sun. Publisher H M Greensman seeks 21 million dollars in damages from McCarran, Lt. Gov. Clifford A. Jones, and 12 hotels and casinos in a federal suit filed in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas
Feared Dead In Plane Crash Near Denver Mountain
DENVER UP search planes sighted the wreckage of an Air Force 5-25 on a snow severed mountain peak 18 miles west of Denver. There were no apparent survivors among the 11 crew members and passengers. Civil Air Patrol pilot Eugene McCormick and observer M A Jorgensen first spotted the wreckage near 9,700-foot Mt Tom eight miles northwest of Golden.
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Denver
Air Force
Here
Civil Air Patrol
Eugene McCormick
M.A. Jorgensen
Kansas City
Kan
Mt. Tom
Golden, Colo
Eisenhower Controls Kansas Delegation at Topeka Convention
Gen. Eisenhower's forces appear in full control as Kansas GOP opens its convention in Topeka. Ten of twelve district delegates already favor Eisenhower while two back Taft. Delegates at large are expected to be pro Eisenhower.
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Topeya
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kansas
Topeka
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Taft Eisenhower Clash Intensifies in New Jersey Primary
In New Jersey the Taft and Eisenhower camps traded bitter charges as the presidential preference primary neared. Gov. Alfred Driscoll labeled Taft backers’ campaign undercover and called Taft’s withdrawal a fake while Taft forces accused Driscoll of tacking the Co Republican slate to the primary. Harold Stassen campaigned in northern and central New Jersey denouncing President Truman’s steel seizure as a neglect of duties. Driscoll, predicting a possible close vote, urged Eisenhower supporters to intensify efforts in the final days.
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Trenton
WNJ
Taft
Eisenhower
New Jersey
Alfred FE. Driscoll
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Co Republican
Harold E. Stassen
Bernardsville
Truman
White House
Driscoll
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Soldier faces court martial over three month AWOL for marriage
Pfc. Royal F. Crandall, 28, a Korean War veteran, surrendered at Fort MacArthur after going AWOL for three months to pursue marriage to Lee Kum Suk, a 19 year old Korean woman. He says his commanding officer refused permission to wed and sent him home to prevent the marriage. Crandall is being investigated at Camp Cooke, California.
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San Pedro
Army
Royal F. Crandall
Crandall
Ft. MacArthur
Camp Cooke
Calif
Shome
Korea
Lee Kum Suk
Taegu
Iieve
Arizon
Arizona
San Francisco
1600 Free Homes As Dikes Break
Muddy Missouri river floods Pierre South Dakota driving 1600 from homes. Water cuts power and pumps, 23 foot crest nears, 36 blocks flooded, 65 more blocks affected. National Guard deployed at South Sioux City as emergency declared. stores and schools closed. Sanitation and fuel tanks pose hazards.
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Pierre
Missouri River
Missouri Valley
South Sioux City
Neb
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
Roy Baker
Sioux City
National Guard
Wilbur Anderson
Nebraska
Val Peterson
Civil Service to Expand Scope of Patronage Reform
President Truman asked Congress to place customs collectors, U S marshals and postmasters under civil service. Three reorganization plans cover the Post Office Treasury and Justice Departments, with revenue collectors already under civil service. The plan would end presidential appointments and Senate confirmations for certain postmasters and move them to classified civil service. There are 21 438 post offices in these classifications.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
U. S
Civil Service
Post Office Department
The
Treasury
Justice Department
Internal Revenue
Senate
Allied forces report 2680 enemy casualties in first April week
In the first week of April Allied forces killed 1388 Communists and wounded 1244 with 48 captured. Jets from the 136th fighter bomber wing and RNK Mustangs broke gaps in rail lines between Cheryong and Haeju. Heavy ground action centered in Punchbowl valley with 100 NK troops attacking an outpost. UN troops withdrew on orders as infantry ambushed a North Korean unit in Mundung valley. Shelling hit front lines and the eastern coastal railroad but was hampered by poor visibility.
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Seoul
Sth
136Th
Republic of Korea Air Force
Cheryong
Haeju
Punchbowl
United Nations
Mundung
Korea
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