Acheson Defends State Department Loyalty Before Governors
White Sulphur Springs W V June 20 The Secretary of State told governors the department is a good clean loyal outfit He denied McCarthy's charges of subversion and spoke of quiet efforts to weed out potential subversives He praised Jessup and said Asia needs tailored aid, not a European style Marshall plan.
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS
W. V
Acheson
state department
McCarthy
RWis
Washington
apostles of democracy
Truman
congress
Far East
Asia
JESSUP
Philip C. Jessup
Judy Garland Attempted Suicide Over Career Woes
Hollywood reports say Judy Garland slashed her throat with a broken drinking glass during a hysterical episode at home after suspension from work. MGM claims the wound is superficial and treated by Dr. Francis Ballard, with Garland under care.
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HOLLYWOOD
Judy Garland
MGM
Misa Garland
Sunset strip
Vincent Minelli
Carlton Alsop
Myrtle Tully
Minelli
Francis Ballard
Amputee War Veteran Charged With Assault in Marlboro
In Marlboro district court veteran Charles Rocheford a 35 year old amputee was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for striking John J Finan of Hudson with his metal hook. Rocheford was granted a three day continuance to Saturday while Finan faced a disturbance charge.
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MARLBORO
Mass
Jane
Charles Rocheford
John J. Finan
Hudson
Schuman Announces Western Europe Coal and Steel Pool
Paris June 20 AP Western Europe begins a historic conference to pool coal and steel production led by French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman. Britain stays outside but informed. aim is to banish war by uniting France and Germany in a supranational authority, with Britain hoping to join.
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PARIS
Robert Schuman
Europe
Britain
Schuman
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
ENGLAND
Labor party
Democrats Name Woman in Maine
In Portland Maine Lucia M Cormier a Rumford book store owner won the Democratic congressional nomination in the first district defeating Dr Adrian H Scolten of Portland by more than two to one The winner expressed disbelief at her political rise and praised by Maine figures see also contest details for other candidates in Portland and surrounding areas
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PORTLAND
Lucia M. Cormier
Adrian H. Scolten
Scolten
Ray W. Stetson
Minister Nominee Heath Named to Indo China Post
President Truman nominates Donald R. Heath of Kansas a career officer as minister to Indo China. If confirmed, Heath will serve as diplomatic envoy to Vietnam, Tavibodia, and Laos in the Vietnam region under the Kingdoms of Annam and Laos.
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WASHINGTON
Donald R. Heath
Kansas
Truman
Indo-China
Heath
senate
Vietnam
Tavibodia
Kingdom of
Laos
Boy Scouts Killed In Truck Accident Near Lumberton
A truck carrying 24 Boy Scouts returning from a jamboree turned over on a curve near Lumberton today, killing two and injuring ten. The dead were Eustace King 12 and David Lee Faulk 18, both residents of Freeland in Brunswick County.
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LUMBERTON
Eustace King
David Lee Faulk
Freeland
Brunswick county
Missing Money in Royal Oak Pants Returns to Owner
In Detroit area disguise of a department store find, Harold Hoffman from Royal Oak discovered a $61 cash roll and a $90.05 endorsed check in pants he bought yesterday. The owner Mitton Pierce had reported the loss June 3, and the police contacted the check endorsee.
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DETROL
Mitton Pierce
Harold Hoffman
Hoffman
Royal Oak
Detroit
Pierce
Hurley Called for Testimony Before Senate
Former U. S. ambassador Patrick J. Hurley is invited to testify before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee over claims the State Department shielded officials who sold or gave top secret documents to pro-Communists. The Amerasia case and John S. Service feature in the dispute, with hearings slated on Peurifoy and Larsen as McCarthy claims swirl.
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WASHINGTON
Patrick J. Hurley
U. S
China
senate
state department
Hurley
Santa Fe
N. M
Amerasia
senate foreign relations
Tydings
Hickenlooper
Iowa
CLAIMS TRUTH
John S. Service
foreign service
Mao Tse-tung
SERVICE
New York
Amerasia magazine
Senator McCarthy
H-Wis
United States
India
McCarthy
John E. Peurifoy
Peurifoy
Emmanuel Larsen
Larsen
Pearsoy
Serivice
FBI Request Said Approved for 300 More Agents
Washington June 2011 Edgar Hoover asked for 300 additional FBI agents to hunt communists. House and Senate appropriations committees favor expanding the bureau with about 400 more staff to handle a heavy workload. Hoover claimed 54000 known communists and 500000 Red sympathizers in the United States as a potential fifth column. He testified two months earlier in secret that communists were more active than Fascist and Nazi agents in World War II. The recommendation awaits full approval by both chambers after a strong impression on lawmakers.
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WASHINGSON
Edgar Hoover
FBI
house appropriations committee
senate appropriations subcommittee
senate
full appropriations group
Hoover
United States
house
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nation's Strikes Hold Amid Tentative LA Pact
A tentative agreement was reached in the four day Los Angeles transit strike and streetcars and buses could resume by Wednesday. In Pittsburgh the 11 day milk strike talks paused as unions and dealers seek a settlement, while baker strikes continued in five west coast cities. The World Telegram and Sun reporters note mass disruption across cities and pending contract talks with the mediation service.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Los Angeles
west coast
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
AFL
greater
Jack E. Davis
Harry A. Tevis
Portland
Ore
Seattle
Bremerton
Everett
Wash
Shriners
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway
New York City
American Newspaper Guild
World-Telegram
Sun
federal mediation service
Chinese Mines Sink Two Ships
Hong Kong reported on Wednesday that two ships hit mines and sank Monday while attempting to run the Chinese Nationalist blockade of Shanghai. About 15 lives were lost with over 50 survivors picked up by a British patrol craft as three Hong Kong shipowners canceled sailings to Shanghai.
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HONG KONG
Shanghai
Valve
Panorma
Santos
Yangtze
Communists Dissolve Capetown Party in SA Parliament
In Capetown the South African Communist party announced its dissolution at once as a bill to outlaw the party nears final passage in parliament. Deputy Sam Kahn disclosed the move during a parliamentary session.
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CAPETOWN
Union of South Africa
South African Communist party
Sam Kahn
House Committee Votes Tax Measure
Washington D C June 30 AP Chairman Doughton says a 433 million dollar corporate tax boost in the Ways and Means committee tax bill goes too far. Fourteen Democrats supported the measure with ten Republicans opposing. position on the floor next week remains undecided. The plan shifts excise cuts to offset new taxes, boosting corporate rates to about 41 percent for the largest firms while lowering small business excises and speeding up corporate tax payments is debated.
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WASHINGTON
Doughton
D-NC
house
ways and means
Danehtan
fse
ways and means committee
Truman
White House
congress
senate
Rep. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Fire Danger High in Forest Lands
Denver June 20. Drought and winds have loaded Colorado and Wyoming forests with dynamite. A bolt of lightning or a discarded cigarette can ignite timber areas into raging infernos. Some areas are the worst in memory of veteran U S forest service officers. Fire control officer W S Slim Davis says he has never seen a comparable situation.
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DENVER
Colorado
Wyoming
U. S. forest service
W. S
Slim) Davis
Ugly-Looking Character Terrorizes Housewife
Dayton reports an ugly-looking man with a gun frightened a west side housewife on her porch. Police arrived with three patrol cars. A 14-year-old boy, wearing a false moustache and prosthetic nose, carried a water pistol as his weapon.
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DAYTON
west side
Hungary Offers To Swap Vogeler For Crown Of St Stefan
Vienna reports that Communist Hungary offered to exchange imprisoned American Robert A. Vogeler for the crown of St Stefan. Vogeler, 39, ITT executive, was sentenced Feb 21 for spying and sabotage and could be released within weeks as negotiations progress. The crown, taken by Nazis, has been moved for security. Vatican comments noted a replica exists in Vatican museums.
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VIENNA
Austria
Hungary
Robert A. Vogeler
St Stefan
U. S
Vogeler
Stefan I
Germany
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
high commission
United States
Vatican
holy see
Sylvester
Stefan
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Edgar Sanders
Hollywood Trio In Court Today
The government seeks conviction of three Hollywood figures Albert Maltz Alvah Bessie and Samuel Ornitz cited for contempt for refusing to reveal if they are Communists. They face possible one year imprisonment and $10 000 fines each before U S District Judge David A Pine.
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WASHINGTON
Hollywood
congress
Hollywood Ten
house committee on un
Revision of Coffee Report Dropped for Tone
A Senate subcommittee voted to revise and tone down its coffee price report after the State Department joined Latin American diplomats in protesting parts of its recommendations. Senator Gillette led the move to redraft following a formal joint protest by 14 Latin American diplomats.
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WASHINGTON
senate
state department
Gillette
D-Ia
fiveeman agriculture
secretary of state
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