Reds Purge of Spies Alleged by U S Attorney
Los Angeles federal attorney Walter S. Binns said California Communist leaders are purging party ranks of suspected spies after indictments against 15 leaders for plotting violent overthrow. He cited testimony by David Saunders and Lloyd N. Hamlin, an FBI undercover agent, as accelerating the loyalty purge and expulsion of trusted workers.
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Los Angeles
California
U.S
Walter S. Binns
Communist Party
David Saunders
Lloyd N. Hamlin
Party
FBI
Binns
Hamlin
A. L. Wirin
Wirin
Four Killed In Navy Plane Crash at Kingsville
A twin engined JRB Beechcraft trainer with six aboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Kingsville Naval Auxiliary Air Station North Field. Four Navy fliers were killed and two were injured in the early morning accident near the end of the runway.
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Kingsville
Texa
Navy Fiers
Kingsville Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Weather Steps in Southern California Cloudy to Sunny Forecast
The radio weather page notes scattered clouds through Sunday with mostly sunny days in Southern California and little temperature change. February 22, 1952 shows highs near 54 and lows around 37, versus a year earlier with 49 and 39.
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California
Lawmakers Scramble Over Tax Boost Loophole For Stars
Washington lawmakers sparked uproar as a new income tax rise allegedly creates a loophole allowing movie stars and others to dodge U.S. taxes by living and working abroad for 17 of 18 consecutive months. Dispatches say several stars consider exile to qualify, while critics pledge retroactive fixes.
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Washington T
Jong One
Law Stricer
Hollywood
U.S
Britain nationalized iron and steel chief resigns
London reports the chairman of Britain's nationalized iron and steel industry has resigned in what may be a first signal by Prime Minister Winston Churchill to shift the sector back toward free enterprise.
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Britain
London
Stay Put Crewm en Bring Ship to Safety
The broken stern half of the tanker Ft. Mercer reached a safe anchorage off Newport Rhode Island as 13 seamen from the crew stayed aboard through two northeast storms. They planned to remain with the hulk until tow to New York after cargo pumping. Five men were treated ashore. two seriously ill.
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Newport
R. 1
R. I
Ft. Mercer
New York
Otim Pnind
Jesse T. Bushnell
Pasadena
Tex
Cape Cod
Agai
Coast Guard
Pendleton
Fl. Mercer
Schino Dismissal Request Denied in Fraud Conspiracy Case
Federal Judge Dal Lemmon denies the defense motion for acquittal by Ernest M. Mike Schino former chief field deputy at the internal revenue office and two co defendants in the fraud conspiracy case in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Ernest
Mike) Schino
Internal Revenue Office
Dal Lemmon
Rumors Fly Over Vandenberg Air Force Chief of Staff
Washington sources report President Truman has not acted on renominating General Hoyt Vandenberg as Air Force chief of staff whose term ends in April. Finletter reportedly favors General LeMay or Twining, with Vandenberg’s future uncertain amid debate over a 143-wing modernization plan.
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Washington
Pentagon
Hoyt S$. Vandenberg
Air Force
Vandenberg
Truman
Thomas K. Fintetter
Senate
Finletter
Military Air Transport Service
LeMay
House Probers Charge Air Base Waste
House investigators allege up to 350 million dollars has been wasted building U S Air Force bases in North Africa with at least 2 million dollars in materials stolen. They warn the project may cost over 500 million, double what was asked, and promise further details to Sen Johnson in hearings.
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Washington t—House
U. S. Air Force
North
Africa
Congress
Porter Mardy Jr
House Expenditures
Lyndon
Johnson
D-Tex
Senate Preparedness
Hardy
Air Force
Lewis A. Pick
The
Army Engineers
Senate
Howitzer Blows Up Kills Two GIs in Korea
American artillery officers of the 10th Corps said a World War II 155 millimeter howitzer exploded on December 23, 1951, in Korea, killing two soldiers. They noted similar accidents in the past three months and cited difficulty in determining cause. Lt. Col. Embree Reynolds recalled guns in use from 1928 and earlier.
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WA. S. 10Th Corps
Korea
Robert FE. Lansdell Jr
Memphis
Tenn
Lansdell
Embree E. Reynolds
Lodi
Calif
10Th Corps
NATO Aims 50 Divisions and 3,500 Planes by Year End
Lisbon reports NATO ministers approve a plan to build a continental army of 50 divisions and an air force of 3,500 planes by year end. The goals, set by a Harriman committee, depend on Congress aid, war production, Korean and Indochina costs, and France's funding. France seeks more U.S. funds to meet its 15 division target.
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Lisbon
Portugal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Willy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
NATO
Harriman
Council of Ministers
Congress
France
Edgar Faure
Robert Lovett
Secretary of Treasury
John W. Snyder
Germany
Eisenhower
Allies Reds Narrow Gap in Rotation Accord Talks
At Panmunjom UN and Communist negotiators narrowed their deadlock over troop rotation to a gap of about 5,000 troops and one port. The sides debated Russia as a neutral supervisor while a draft POW exchange plan was presented. Communists offered to raise entry ports from four to five if Allies cap replacements at 30,000 monthly.
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Panmunjom
United Nations
U. N
U.N
Russia
Pu San
Donald C. Darrow
U S Troops Suppress Internment Camp Riot at Koje Island
U S forces near Pusan report 69 Koreans killed and 142 wounded in a Communist led riot at a civilian internment camp on Koje island off Korea's south coast. One American soldier died and 23 were wounded as about 150 civilians attacked the U S security force with improvised weapons. Seven hundred fifty soldiers from the 27th Wolfhound regiment fought to restore order during processing of internees deciding under UN oversight whether to stay in the South or return to North Korea. The camp houses 170000 prisoners and internees.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje
U. S
27Th “Wolfhound
25Th Infantry Division
United Nations
North Korea
South Korea
Japanese Cabinet Probes Largest Postwar Riots in Japan
Tokyo AP reports an emergency cabinet session to investigate widespread Communist anti American riots across 26 cities. police say 57 arrested from about 5000 sympathizers and leftist unions. 20 officers injured. rioters used tear gas bombs and clubs in clashes from 5 to 10 pm, signaling a militant Communist network.
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Tokyo
Communist Party
Japan
Red Forces Suffer Losses Trying to Capture Yang Island
South Korean marines, led by a US officer, smashed an invasion by nearly 1000 Communist troops aiming to seize Yang Island off the east coast. In 34 hours, 70 Reds killed, 13 of 20 sampans sunk, six captured. 9 South Koreans dead, 6 wounded. The attackers’ origin was unclear.
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8Th Army
Yang Island
Pusan
Songjin
Mexico U S pact talks halted over Mexican objections
Negotiations on a bilateral defense pact between the United States and Mexico paused as Mexican delegates protested certain U S proposals. Talks could resume if both governments deem it pertinent, with the plan mirroring mutual aid accords already made with other Latin American nations.
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Mexico City
United States
Mexico
U. S
Taft accuses McCrary of calling him a liar on TV
Senator Taft confronts Tex McCrary on Du Mont program The Author Meets the Critics over Taft book Foreign Policy for America amid a noisy studio audience Taft supporters jeered and demanded a retracton while McCrary insisted Taft was careless with the truth and refused to withdraw the charge
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Taft
McCrary
New York
Robert A. Taft
Tex McCrary
Faye Emerson
DuMont
America
Ohio
le Menary
George E. Sokolsky
Sen. Taft
Sokolsky
May Hold Answer To Atom Bomb
Camp Pendleton reports 5000 Marines swept ashore in the first Navy Marine amphibious drills since 1949. Helicopter delivery and rapid dispersion baffled mock defenders who could not stop the assault, aided by 1400 shells from Iowa and 8 inch cruisers. The exercise featured landings, armored support, air strikes, and demolition blasts as the 3rd Division forged toward inland objectives.
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Camp Pendleton
Navy Marine Corps
Geo. Merrill Twining
Iowa
Helena
Toledo
San Clemente Island
3Rd Division
Bougainville
Guam
Iwo Jima
Wealth question on McGrath's income sparks probe call
Rep Patrick Hillings asked Harold Stassen to seek a congressional inquiry into Attorney General J Howard McGrath and his reported wealth. Stassen urged uncovering confidential reports claiming McGrath grew to millionaire in 12 years in public office, after wiring McGrath with no reply.
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Washington
Patrick d. Hillings
Calif
Justice Department
Harold E. Stassen
J. Howard McGrath
Stassen
McGrath
New York
Republican Club
Jury Deliberations Resume in Remmer Tax Conspiracy Case
In Carson City Nevada a federal court jury resumed deliberations on the guilt or innocence of Elmer Bones Remmer a San Francisco gambler accused of conspiring to evade more than 150 000 dollars in income taxes between 1944 and 1948.
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Carson City
Nev
Elmer
Bones) Remmer
San Francisco
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Remmer
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