California primaries loom as Roosevelt and Warren clash
Politicians monitor the California race where James Roosevelt faces Earl Warren in the Democratic and Republican contests. In Iowa, Hickenlooper leads the GOP field for re election while Albert Loveland trails Kraschel amid Brannan farm plan clashes. Downey's senate seat draws Boddy and Nixon in Democratic vs Republican bids.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
California
James Roosevelt
Earl Warren
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Albert Loveland
atomic energy commission
senate
Loveland
Nelson G. Kraschel
Brannan
Kraschel
Warren
Roosevelt
Senator Downey
Helen Gahagan Douglas l
Manchester Boddy
Republcan
Richard Nixon
Ives Accuses Whitewash in Red Probe Clash
Senator Ives of New York charged that administration efforts aim to whitewash the state department amid a Senate loyalty inquiry into McCarthy’s Red charge findings. He urged Republicans to push for a fresh start and join Thye in pressuring for a thorough, independent investigation into possible Communist influence in government posts.
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WASHINGTON
Ives
McCarthy
FBI
senate
state department
Tydings committee
Thye
R-Minn
Crime Probe Shifts Focus to Narcotics Traffic
A Senate inquiry turns from gambling and crime to narcotics trafficking. Commissioner Anslinger of the U S Bureau of Narcotics testifies in a secret session, expected to shape the narcotics inquiry alongside gambling investigations.
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senate
H. J. Anslinger
U. S. bureau of narcotics
WASHINGTON
Anslinger
Baseball shorthand notes spell out incomplete game results
Fragmented sports brief lists players and teams with missing details. Chicago Zernim versus Mass, Rabiman against Boston Wil Hams, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cog and New York incomplete, Washington incomplete.
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New York
Pipsburen rum ' Seeborder
McCullough
Turner
Thomson
Fum
Pittsburgh
Weatlake
Queen
Philadelphia
Louis
Beaton
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
a ea Batts
Zernim Bt Mass
Rabiman
Boston
Wil Hams
St. Lows
Piladelphis
might
lts
Wechington
inmplete
Confessed Traitors Get Prison Terms
Belgrade reports a Yugoslav military tribunal delivering 20 year hard labor sentences to Branko Petricevic and Vlado Dapcevic for plotting with the Russians to overthrow Marshal Tito in 1948. Both men are deprived of citizenship rights for five years. Petricevic is a former major general and Dapcevic a former colonel.
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BELGRADE
Marshal Tito
Branko Petricevic
Vlado Dapcevic
col
China Reds Desert Taipei
Nationalists claim a Communist Chinese regiment commander and over 700 Red troops deserted to them in south China amid anger at Russian arrogance and harsh Sino communist rule.
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CHINA
TAIPEI
Baruch Warns of Rising Mankind Incompetence
St Louis June 6 Bernard M Baruch warned that competence in global affairs is deteriorating and politics is captured by self seekers who pander to popular desires. He urged extirpation of incompetence and criticized a standby service act as immoral without mobilizing property, and voiced wary notes on the U S central intelligence agency.
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ST. LOUIS
iBernard M. Baruch
Wington university
Baruch
U. S. central intelligence agency
Russia
Train Hits Man on Narrow Lake City Bridge
In Lake Cory Minn on June 6 a 75 year old fisherman trapped on a railroad bridge was struck by a passenger train. C H Rakinson died hours later from loss of blood and shock. Fellow fishermen fled as Hankinson failed to follow warnings. The Milwauke ee road bridge spanned a creek four miles south of Lake City.
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LAKE Cory
Minn
C. H. Rakkinson
Hankinson
Lake City
Tornado Injures Dozens Across Three Texas Counties
A tornado swept through Washington Austin and Waller counties injuring a dozen or more people, none seriously, and wrecking small buildings while wiping out crops in a wide area late yesterday.
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KENNY
Texas
Washington
Austin
Waller
Lightning Strikes Lorenzo Matthew at Kempton Park
In an inquest at Kempton Park a coroner ruled the lightning death of Lorenzo Matthew timely and unusual. He was struck during a storm last Friday and supposedly killed after money in his pocket burned when the storm split several forged notes.
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LONDON
Lorenzo Matthew
Kempton Park
Matthew
MacArthur Bans Top Jap Reds From Politics
Tokyo reports that Japan bans 24 Communist politburo leaders from public life following a letter from General MacArthur to Prime Minister Yoshida. The move targets party influence and public roles, while Communists denounce it as suppression and threaten actions against U.S. bases post peace treaty. Police arrests union leaders tied to Memorial Day protests raise further tensions.
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Douglas MacArthur
Yoshida
TOKYO
Japan
MacArthur
Shigeru Yoshida
amail
reds
National police
Remington Fight Over Ouster From Commerce Post
Washington June 6 The absences of economist William W Remington from work to testify on loyalty and truthfulness in Congress and courts are cited as grounds for ouster from a $10 000 a year job. Commerce Department procedures to cut him from payrolls detail time lost by his own and his superiors in testifying about him. The department gave him 30 days to respond after Sawyer’s resign-or-fire ultimatum. The notice describes his retention as impairing efficiency and administratively impracticable.
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WASHINGTON
PI William W. Remington
congress
Commerce department
department
Sawyer
Remington
Veterans Hospital Probe Trio Named
President Truman named a three man investigating committee to examine the hospitaliza tion program for disabled World War I veterans. The study will focus on paraplegics and amputees amid protests over hospital abandonment and plans to transfer facilities from Van Nuys California to homes for wheelchair veterans.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
White House
Van Nuys
Calif
Excise Tax Cut Prospects Fade in Capitol Debate
The House Ways and Means Committee backed heavy excise cuts totaling about 1.19 billion dollars for items from furs to movie tickets, while President Truman warned he will veto any bill reducing revenue without offsetting taxes. The panel balks at adding 680 million dollars in corporate taxes, and Senate passage remains uncertain as time runs short.
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WASHINGTON
Pi Dauitt
capitol
house
ways and means committee
Truman
congress
ways and means
senate
Lucas
Illinois
Rent Workers Without Pay
About 2700 federal rent control workers began furloughs on borrowed time as dismissal notices, sent two weeks ago, were cancelled. Housing expeditor Tighe E. Woods said the agency is virtually broke and can keep staff on the books only until June 30 when the rent law expires unless Congress extends it. Workers agreed to voluntary payless leaves of a week or more to stay on payroll.
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WASHINGTON
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
congress
Fearful claim: child eaten by bears near Quebec forest
Police announced they believe 3-year-old Nicole Renaud, missing since Saturday, was eaten by bears eight miles north of Quebec. The search by about 1000 police, soldiers, and civilians was called off after bear tracks were found in the vicinity. Authorities noted no prior bear attacks in the area.
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QUEBEC
Nicole Renaud
here
Aircraft Goes Down With 65 Passengers
A twin engine airliner crashed into the Atlantic 275 miles northeast of Miami. The USS Saufley picked up 37 survivors including the pilot. 28 remain missing. Coast guard planes and a destroyer continued the search amid heavy weather. Pilot Joseph Halsey of Seattle and Co Pilot William Holleran were among the saved.
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MIAMI
Fla
USS
Saufley
Atlantic Ocean
here
coast guard
navy Masterfield
Joseph Halsey
Seattle
Wash
William Holleran
St. Petersburg
J. M. Waters
Arapahoe
N. C
Elizabeth City
J. A. Durfree
Drexel Hill
Jacksonville
Bradley optimistic on Europe's defense and arms aid
Gen Omar N Bradley told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that free nations in Europe can defend western Europe with time and aid. He urged $1.2225 billion for a further year of foreign arms and praised current military aid as bringing the U S closer to security for itself and allies. He avoided timing guesses and noted optimistic shifts in Europe’s economy and Communist setbacks.
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WASHINGTON
Omar N. Bradley
Europe
joint chiefs of staff
house foreign affairs committee
Truman
Bradley
western
United south
senate foreign relations committee
senate
W. Averell Harriman
house
Harriman
Employment Tops Sixty Million Records Rise in May
Washington reports May civilian employment at 59,731,000, up 1,063,000 from April and 2,778,000 from February’s low. Including 1,320,000 armed forces, total employment reaches 61,051,000 with one hour or more of paid work weekly.
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WASHINGTON
census bureau
New Selective Service Forms Drop Race Question
Rep. Klein says future selective service questionnaires will not require registrants to state race. Officials decided to drop the race question after his protest. The question will not be asked once the current stock is exhausted.
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WASHINGTON
Klein
D-NY
selective service
Jem
Wise Man Outwits Robins But Birds Don't Give Up
Kansas City June 6 A Jackson County judge after three years finally outwitted robins raid on his cherry tree with a cheesecloth tent that lets in sun and rain The judge notes the cheesecloth cost 8 96 with cherries valued about 2 10 He fears new bird trouble now this time with his strawberry patch
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KANSAS CITY
Harry Gambrel
Gambrel
Jackson county
Pace Sketches Probable Form of Future War
WEST POINT June 6 Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr said western allies must rely on highly scientific ground troops to offset enemy numerical superiority. He urged intensive research to equip forces with revolutionary new weapons and suggested tank warfare as we know it may become obsolete.
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WEST POINT
Frank Pace
U. S
Pace
western
Europe
German Police Plan Opposed
FRANKFURT Germany June 6 Allied officials give a chilly reception to west German plans for a federal police force. Germany seeks 25 000 police answerable only to Bonn. Allies fear reactions in Britain France and America if conceded. No final decision on Chancellor Adenauer's request.
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FRANKFURT
Germany
Bonn
Britain
France
America
Konrad Adelnauer
Thomas Parole Eligible After Partial Sentence
Former Representative J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey has completed enough of his prison term to seek parole, though the U S parole board says he has not filed for release. His attorneys disclosed he has asked President Truman for a pardon and forgiveness of a 630000 dollar fine tied to his six to 18 month Danbury Connecticut sentence. The fine remains unpaid and no pardon action has been taken.
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WASHINGTON
June
UPI
J. Parnell Thomas
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