Douglas Endorses Kefauver for Democratic Nomination
Sen. Paul H. Douglas, described as a northern liberal, endorsed Sen. Estes Kefauver for the Democratic presidential bid, urging the people to speak. He said Kefauver could defeat Sen. Robert A. Taft and had a good chance against Dwight D. Eisenhower, while Stevenson’s withdrawal changed the field. Douglas seeks to rally skeptical Democrats to Kefauver, amid rival remarks from Russell and Kerr.
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Washington
LLP
Paul H. Douglas
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Illinois Democrat
Kefauver
Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Gov. Stevenson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Richard B. Russell
Robert §. Kerr
Okla
Russell
Seton Urges Tighter Self-Service Liquor Rules
SAN FRANCISCO. Senator Barl Desmond of Sacramento says he will ask the 1853 Legislature to pass a law tightening controls on self service beer wine and liquor sales. He opposes outlawing self service stands but insists they must be policed more closely to prevent minor access.
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San Francisco
Tip
Barl Desmond
Sacramento
Desmond
Weather and anecdotes from Southern California and a courtroom gag
Variable coastal fog and clear nights continue in Southern California with cooler coastal afternoons and warm conditions elsewhere. April 17, 1852 records a high of 85 and a low of 47, while a year ago today reached 67 and 52. Personal notes speak of Jimmy Cub and dreams of vacations, plus a lawyer joke about Mrs White on April 2.
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California
GI Replaced By His Next Door Neighbor
Two San Carlos men observe a replacement mix up as Cpl John Bottini replaces Cpl Robert Andersen in the South regiment company. Bottini lives at 1049 Walnut Street in San Carlos while Andersen is listed at 141.
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STH Regiment
Korea
San Carlos
Calif
Robert Andersen
Cpl
John Bottini
Bottini
Walnut St
Anderson
Steel Session To Head Off Gov't Pay Hikes Slated
Washington AP Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer planned talks with steel union and management leaders to avert a government imposed wage rise. He was to meet CIO President Philip Murray and United States Steel President Benjamin Fairless as a possible wage order loomed. The CIO also prepared to argue for a 20 cent hourly raise while pressure mounted for price adjustments under stabilization rules.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
Steel Union
Sawyer
CIO
Philip Murray
Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel Corp
Tuee
Murray
United
Allies Repel Five Red Attacks Near Munsan Front
Allied infantry beat back five Communist assaults on the northwest defense line near the U N truce camp at Munsan. About 300 Reds attacked in five groups within three hours, losing 36 killed. A separate clash southwest of Rumson saw 17 Communists killed as U N troops were rescued. American tanks then fought off continued fire, destroying bunkers and emplacements while suffering no U N casualties.
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Seoul
U.N
Munsan
Kum
Song
U. N
Rumson
Robeson Sponsors in Court Fight
Seattle sponsors of Paul Robeson concert plan legal action to force the city to honor a contract granting the left wing singer access to the Civic Auditorium. Building Superintendent John B. Cain ordered cancellation citing a city ordinance barring events that might cause racial or religious antagonism.
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Seattle
Paul Robeson
Civic Auditorium
John B. Cain
Peoples
Cain
Fliers Strike Recalled Reservists Sparks Air Force Row
Washington report says Gen Vandenberg links pilots sit down to involuntary recall halt five months earlier. He calls it tempest in a teapot while noting some pilots balk at flying and that proper exit procedures exist. Brig Gen Hopwood cites 2200 grounded since Korea.
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Washington
Hoyt S Vandenberg
Air Force
Vandenberg
Lloyd P. Hopwood
Korea
Hopwood
UN Delays Reply On POW Exchange Talks
In Panmunjom the Communists pressed the United Nations to resume prisoner of war exchanges. The Allied truce team delayed replying after a two and a half minute armistice supervision session. North Korean Col. Chang Chun San asked when talks would start. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said he would relay the request to Col. George W. Hickan. The meeting recessed until tomorrow and was the longest session this week.
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United Nations
Chang Chun San
William K. Harrison
George W. Hickan
U. N
Improvement On Highways Demanded Across Sierra Nevada
Travel groups from Utah Wyoming Nevada and California met with Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce to press congressional aid for immediate improvement of U S Highway 40 to prevent closures in heavy snow and aid military logistics. A six member committee was formed to promote tourism along highways in the region.
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Salt Lake City
Sierra Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
California
Ridgway Named Likely NATO Leader in Europe
Gen Matthew Ridgway, supreme commander of U N forces in the Far East, is recommended to succeed Gen Dwight Eisenhower as commander of NATO forces in Europe. The proposal, from the joint chiefs of staff, awaits approval and may be delayed until after Eisenhower leaves Europe in June.
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San Francisco
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. N
Far East
Dwight Eisenhower
NATO
Europe
San Francisco Chronicle
Washington
the Chronicle
Ridgway
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Chronicle
Eisenhower
Korea
Mark Clark
Army Field Forces
Ft. Monroe
Clark
Alfred M Gruenther
Paris
Gruenther Would Welcome Ridgway Chief NATO Chief
General Alfred Gruenther said he would be delighted if General Matthew Ridgway is named chief of the North Atlantic defense command. Gruenther, Eisenhower’s chief of staff, noted Ridgway’s name has been discussed as NATO commander as Eisenhower nears retirement. He spoke during a 12 day tour in Washington returning to Europe April 28 and avoided questions on Eisenhower’s GOP prospects.
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Washington
Alfred M. Gruenther
Matthew B. Ridgway
North Atlantic Defense Command
Gruenther
Dwight D. Eisenhower
NATO
Eisenhower
Paris
Europe
GOP
Russia Opens Door to Japan Rearming with Conditions
London reported that Russia appears willing to accept Japan rearmament if Tokyo signs nonaggression pacts with China and other Asian nations. The claim cites an open letter to Premier Stalin from Japan’s Ikuo Oyama, broadcast by Soviet stations in Asia. Sources say the letter’s broadcast would not occur without approval from top authorities.
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London
Russia
Japan
China
Josef Stalin
Ikuo Oyama
Asia
Oyama
Vagabond King Composer Marries Chinese Secretary
Rudolf Friml, composer of Rose Marie and The Vagabond King, wed his Chinese secretary Kay Ling in a surprise ceremony in San Francisco. The marriage follows weeks of secrecy and ends Friml's bachelor status.
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San Francisco
Rudolf Friml
Rose Marie
Kay Ling
Hope Rises For End To Phone Workers Strike
Negotiators for 16 000 Western Electric employees and company officials narrowed wage dispute with federal mediators planning another meeting. Strikers of the Communications Workers of America press for a 23 cent hourly raise as Bell system talks continue in Michigan Ohio and New Jersey. California workers seek a 2 cent package raise while the company offers 13 cents. Some progress reported in peace talks with ongoing nationwide slowdowns.
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New York
Western Electric
Communications Workers of America
CIO
CWA
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Northern
California
Bell System
Michigan
Ohio
New Jersey
Baseball scores from major league games day summary
In the American League St. Louis beat Detroit 11 to 9 with Cain Moss Newhouser and Stu art contributing. New York defeated Philadelphia 6 to 3 as Lopat worked with Silvera Houk Tipton. In the National League Philadelphia downed New York 5 to 2 behind Fox Hansen Konstanty Jansen and Westrum. Brooklyn edged Boston 8 to 7 as Sehmitz Campanella and Conley led the scoring. Chicago and Cincinnati played to a 5 to 0 scoreless line with Kelly Raffensberg Seminick supporting.
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Cain
Moss
Newhouser
Stuart
Batts
Swift
National League Philadel
New York
Fox
Hansen
Konstanty
Burgess
Jansen
Spencer
Westrum
Noble
Move On To Give All New Jersey Votes To Eisenhower
Newark New Jersey UP State Republican leaders pressed to award all 38 nominating convention votes to Eisenhower after Tuesday’s presidential primary. Delegates favored Taft or Stassen by small margins, with Eisenhower leading in most districts and Kefauver accumulating votes in scattered areas. A unity meeting in Princeton was planned to decide the delegation's fate.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Harold“E” Stassen
GOP
Princeton
Republican State Committee
Taft
Stassen
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Truman Wins Backing for Broad Flood Control Plan
President Truman gains early congressional support for an overall flood control program to protect the Missouri river basin. He warns against using Midwest floods to press his Missouri River Valley Authority. He returns from a flood tour with governors and plans to request rehabilitation funds and restored flood control money. The Senate Appropriations Committee weighs the bill now.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri River
Midwest
Missouri River Valley Authority
Senate Appropriations Committee
Wynn and wife separate. no divorce planned yet
Mrs Keen an Wynn says she and comedian husband Keenan Wynn have separated but no immediate divorce. She explains she is moving from the family home. They wed in Tijuana in January 1949 and had separated last year but reconciled before.
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Holly Wood
Keenan Wynn
Secondary Dike Built As Break Threatened
Missouri River floods threaten Council Bluffs dike system as engineers rush a secondary barrier. Army officials warn saturated dikes may fail while pledging timely completion. Evacuations spread to Langdon Nishnabotna Watson and Phelps. Hold county towns Craig and Corning face floods as Rockport tops out. 1000 soldiers deployed at St Joseph. Omaha Council Bluffs crest slows, 22 hours expected, three day danger.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri
Council Bluffs
T. W. Tritt
Army Engineer
Lewis Pick
Army Engineers
Fick
Joseph Gaines
Langdon
Nishnabotna
Watson
Phelps
Hold County
Craig
Corning
Rockport
St. Joseph
Oiaha
Council Bluffe
Omaha Council Bluffs
Mississippi
Red River
Sioux City
North Dakota
Fargo
World’s best medium tank unveiled by U S Army
The M 47 medium tank, touted as superior to rivals, was unveiled at Aberdeen proving ground. It features a 90 millimeter gun, 810 horsepower, and an Allison cross drive. First deliveries to troops overseas are expected soon, with Korea and Europe possible destinations.
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Washington
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Atlantic Pac Forcces
Europe
Aberdeen
Russia
American Locomotive Co
Schenectady
Press relations with Iron Curtain nations condemned
President Alexander F. Jones of the American Society of Newspaper Editors urged that detolerable press relations with Iron Curtain countries cannot long continue. He criticized State Department policies for protecting U S reporters and called for withdrawing congressional press gallery credentials held by Tass reporters.
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Washington
Alexander F. Jones
The
American Society of Newspaper Editors
United States
Iron Curtain
State Department
U. S
Jones
Tass
Army Eyes Keeping 40th Division Name in L A
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce urged California's congressional delegation to block federal legislation that would let the Army keep the 40th Infantry Division designation for five years. The chamber asked that the division's title and colors be returned to California for a National Guard unit, noting current law allows two years for retaining National Guard designations.
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Los Angeles
Government allocates funds and materials for Midwest flood relief
President Truman ordered $250,000 in federal disaster money for Nebraska flood relief and directed diversion of materials to rebuild factories homes stores and public works in South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Nebraska and other states. Housing Administrator Raymond Foley designated relief coordinator set up Omaha Council Bluffs headquarters and will stay until floods subside.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri River
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
Raymond M. Foley
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
Val Peterson
Federal Disaster Relief Fund
Foley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Celeste Holm Seeks End To Six Year Marriage
Hollywood actress Celeste Holm filed for divorce from airline executive A Schuyler Dunning alleging extreme cruelty after six years of marriage. Holm cited marital breakdown and cited conduct affecting a personal and professional life in the filing.
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Celeste Holm
Hollywood
Celeste ‘Holm
A. Schuyler Dunning
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