Move Made To Impeach Truman
Rep. Robert Hale introduces a House resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against President Truman over the steel mill seizure. If approved, the Judiciary Committee would probe high crimes or misdemeanors and report back with recommendations before a House vote and potential Senate trial. Hale says the seizure caused unprecedented indignation and questioned Congress's role.
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Ambassador Murphy Sworn In As First Postwar U S Envoy to Japan
Veteran diplomat Robert D B Murphy was sworn as the first postwar U S ambassador to Japan. Secretary Acheson urged him to forge a new era in U S Japanese relations. A former Eisenhower adviser and Belgium ambassador, Murphy hopes to reach Tokyo soon for Japan to rejoin the family of free nations after the peace treaty ratification.
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North Africa
Belgium
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Family of Free Nations
Baseball Scores by United Press National League Night Doubleheader
National League results show Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Cincinnati, and Washington hosting a night game. Box scores list Haynes Grossman, Henry and White contributing for Boston in the 5 to 9 finish.
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Weather notes and light humor from a Southern California page
A brief weather update for Southern California predicts night and morning coastal clouds with clearer conditions elsewhere tonight and on Wednesday. Temperatures rise slightly in coastal areas with a high of 75 and a low of 51 reported for April 22, 1952, and a year ago high of 82 and low of 44. The page also includes light, local anecdotes and a college chemistry joke about a universal solvent, ending with a note on spring flowers and the upcoming Hower show.
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James
Farmer
Missouri River Flood Threat Reaches St Joseph Area
The Missouri River crest threatens St Joseph and Rule Nebraska as flood defenses hold amid 12,000 displaced and tens of thousands of acres at risk. Engineers warn the crest near 35 feet by May 1 with a 635,000 acre floodplain, while dikes near Ft. Leavenworth brace for the worst.
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Hostages Fate Tied To Whim Of Prison Psychopath
In Jackson Michigan rioting inmates at Southern Michigan Prison released one hostage guard after more than 48 hours. Earl Eugene Ward 27 described as unstable led negotiations as 2600 inmates fought police with machine gun and tear gas. One prisoner killed eight wounded, a trooper injured, damage estimated at 2.5 million dollars as 179 hostages remained in block 15.
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Tiet
Bandits murder U S missionary in Thailand church
A bandit gang stormed a northeast Thailand village church Friday night and killed American missionary Priscilla Johnson as she sat at the organ, wounding her husband Paul after 18 assailants opened fire. Johnson, from Minnesota, died instantly. her husband was struck three times. The couple served with the Christian Missionary Alliance. Johnson had been brought to Bangkok by Royal Air Force plane. The bullets were removed at a Bangkok hospital.
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NATO Council to Name Eisenhower Successor
The permanent NATO council will meet Monday to discuss appointing a successor to Gen Dwight D Eisenhower. The council will designate one member nation to supply the officer to be the new Allied commander in chief when Eisenhower steps down June 1. The chosen officer is expected to be a Republican presidential candidate.
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Wanger Sentenced Four Months In County Jail
Hollywood producer Walter Wanger received a four month county jail term after being found guilty of shooting actor's agent Jennings Lang. Judge Harry Borde granted a stay of execution to begin June 4, allowing Wanger to wind up business and see his daughters. The conviction was for a lesser charge than assault with a deadly weapon with intent to murder. Maximum punishment for the convicted charge could have reached 10 years or a $5060 fine.
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Cripps Dies in Zurich After Long Illness
Sir Stafford Cripps Britain's postwar austerity figure dies in a Zurich clinic after a long illness He would have been 67 on Thursday and was once praised as a potential prime minister Cripps spent years as chancellor of the exchequer tightening belts to rescue Britain's economy and cut the pound from 4 03 to 2 80 He left law practice in 1929 for politics and was married to Lady Cripps at his side at death timed 11 p m Tributes flowed from the Labour Party and political figures worldwide.
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16 Pound Four Ounce Girl Born
Los Angeles General Hospital delivered a 16 pounds 4 ounces newborn girl by Caesarean section yesterday to Mr and Mrs Ralph Woodard. The day old infant, unnamed, marks the couple's twelfth child.
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Body Of Teenager Found After Falls Plunge
In Oroville California a sheriff's posse recovered the body of 15 year-old Beverly Fricke of Sacramento who plunged 640 feet to her death down Feather Falls near here. Companions said the girl scout slipped into swift waters at the summit and was swept away.
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Convicts End Revolt At New Jersey Prison
Rioting inmates at the Rahway prison farm surrendered after a 14 hour mutiny. A fanatic parole board press demanded no punishment as a condition of surrender while eight guards remained hostage in a ruined dormitory. An inquiry into Parole Board operations was promised as negotiations resumed.
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Eisenhower Gains Hints From New York Pennsylvania Primaries
Eisenhower supporters see New York and Pennsylvania voting as key to building delegate strength with minimal risk to the candidate's standing. Taft's position mirrors Eisenhower in Illinois, while Stassen challenges him in Pennsylvania. High stakes include 80 delegates in New York and 60 in Pennsylvania, plus 10 at large. Harriman leads in Democratic New York. Governor John S. Fine emerges as a pivotal figure in Pennsylvania. Kefauver secures AFL backing for May Florida primary amid Russell challenge.
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Florida
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Allies Open Six New POW Camps
PANMUNJOM UP The United Nations command said it has opened six new camps for Communist war prisoners in South Korea. The locations were disclosed at a truce negotiating session, with the UN promising to release later the names of transferred prisoners. Col George W Hickman said the meeting explored ways to reconcile the UN demand for voluntary repatriation with the Communists insistence on the return of all captives.
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Hardman declares candidacy for Democratic nomination
W Av erell Hardman, director of the Mutual Security Administration, announces he is an active candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in a Washington bulletin.
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Troops Declared Safe After Nevada Atomic Test Event
In Yucca Flat Nevada the 16th US atomic blast was observed by more than 1500 troops who reported all safe twenty minutes after the explosion. The test, the 27th US nuclear detonation, placed troops within miles of ground zero as dust and pebbles showered the area.
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Bomb Tested At Yucca Flat Demonstrates Nuclear Reach
Editor Hugh Baillie reports from Yucca Flat as a massive atomic bomb, larger than Hiroshima and Nagasaki, detonates at 30,000 feet over a desert target. The test shows a swift operation to suppress a strong point and observes effects on equipment and troops, with press briefings in Las Vegas to follow.
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Eighth Mig Shot Down In Two Days
American Sabre jets shot down a Communist MIG fighter, their eighth in two days, and chased three others back to Manchuria. On the ground 300 white robed Red cavalrymen were seen west of the Pukham river, first seen since the 1951 spring offensive. Four MIGs were caught attempting to cross the Yalu from Manchuria at dawn. 24 Sabres pounced, downing one and forcing three to retreat. The kill was credited to Capt. Jere J. Lewis of Novato, California.
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Swing Says GIs Took Atomic Blast In Good Spirits
Lt Gen Joseph M Swing described Amer i ca's G I s as laughing and joking before and after the nuclear detonation at Yucca Flat Nev He said troops were close to ground zero and out of foxholes ten seconds after the blast He added the heat and shock wave were intense but no casualties were reported and noted a party atmosphere among the men with eight congressional Atomic Energy committee members present.
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