Newsman Grutzner admits Communist ties in 1930s
Washington June 30 Charles Grutzner New York Times reporter told Senate investigators he joined the Communist Party in the 1930s and quit in 1940 in a clean break He said a general asked he be removed from Korea over a story about Sabre jets and that the Pentagon cleared his Times piece.
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Charles Grutzner
New York Times
air force
Grutzner
senate internal security subcommittee
Pentagon
the Times
Sen. Eastland
D-Miss
L. C. Craigie
Eastland
Korea
Easland
Grutzer
Gen Craigie
U. S
Subcommittee
J. G. Sourwine
Gruteer
the
Times
U.S
Sourwine
Daily Worker
Farmer escaping flaming plane near Kalamasoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan on June 30 a farmer's family reportedly escaped injury when a flaming object fell from a B-47 bomber, landing within about 200 feet of their home and igniting a nearby field.
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Mid
UPA
keene
Reno shoppers race tax deadline boosts for durable goods
In Reno the final 30 days before the tax deadline spurred gains in costly durable items. Auto sales rose 30 to 50 percent with some dealers claiming doubling in June. used car volume stayed normal. Plumbing, building materials and appliances led the surge while low cost goods and clothing sales remained near usual summer levels.
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Reno
Hoover commission ends two year study amid controversy
Washington June 30 UPI The Hoover commission wraps two years of work amid disputes over its reorganization plan claiming potential budget balancing and tax cuts. Chairman Herbert Hoover prepares to retire at 80 as the group expires at midnight. The final report cites water resources power cuts and private utility scope, drawing strong dissent from 41 members including Attorney General Brownell and defense mobilizer Flemming. Rep. Holifield accuses delays and leaks, while FOA opposes halting aid in the Asian African arc, urging continued development in Asia. The panel estimates potential multi-billion savings but notes overlaps undercut figures, with a separate statement projecting enough savings to balance the budget and ease taxpayer burden. The 1956 deficit is pegged at 2.4 billion.
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UPI
Hoover commission
Herbert Hoover
commission on organization
Hoover
Brownell
Defense
Arthur S$. Flemming
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Holifield
D-Calif
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ask force on power
tme
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ask force
te communiszaion
Foreign Operations Administration
FOA
SLASH
America
Japan
FDA
Eisenhower
Asia
treasury
cer
Congress Votes Funds for U.S. Armed Forces
Congress passed a $31.86 billion defense bill for the Army Navy and Air Force with supplemental boosts. The measure funds the defense department and interservice activities and includes money to accelerate B 52 bomber output and adjustments to manpower. Eisenhower is expected to sign promptly.
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Eisenhower
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senate
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navy
air force
Defense Wilson
defense department
marine corps
Probe Witness Faces Charges
U S attorney’s office orders immediate intensive investigation of Hugh Hardyman a Southern California fruit rancher who testified that U S forces used germ warfare in the war. He refused to discuss a Peiping trip where he allegedly spoke in favor of Red germ warfare charges. Rep Gordon Scherer urged denaturalization and deportation. Hardyman lives in La Crescenta.
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LOS ANGELES
U.S
house
American activities subcommittee
U. S
Korea
southern California
Hugh Hardyman
Peiping
China
subcommittee
United States
Gordon Scherer
Ohio
Hardyman
La Crescenta
New Cabinet Effort Pressed in Rome Coalition Talks
In Rome on June 30 Antonio Segni met with leaders of the Christian Democrat and Social Democrat parties in a late bid to form a four center coalition government. He must report to President Giovanni Gron tonight.
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ROME
Antonio Segni
Christian Democrat
Social Democrat
Giovanni Gron
Belgrade Greets Nehru Touring Visit Opens
Belgrade Yugoslavia on June 30 greeted Prime Minister Nehru as he arrived for a seven day state visit. The Indian leader, on a tour across the Soviet bloc, was welcomed by President Tito and his wife Jovanka as flags and government media urged a festive reception.
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Yugoslavia
Nehru
India
Tito
New Delhi
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Vienna
Jovanks
Neiwu
Fog Hampers Sea Search For Airmen
Tokyo June 30 The search for four marine airmen missing in the Pacific entered its fifth day as dense fog again blocked progress. An air force spokesman said a faint voice signal at about 4 30 p m was heard but indecipherable. No other radio contacts were reported. Darkness turned the effort into a blind flare and signal hunt. The navy said the search would continue while hope remains.
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TOKYO
Pacific
air force
William James
far east air forces
navy
Taylor Installed As Army Chief
Washington reports Gen. Maxwell B. Taylor was sworn in as army chief of staff replacing Gen. Matthew Ridgway while Gen. Nathan Twining began a second term as air force chief. Adm. Arleigh Burke and Adm. Arthur W. Radford were to join later as joint chiefs. Taylor pledged soberly to uphold duties and praised Ridgway as a strong leader.
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Maxwell B. Taylor
Matthew B. Ridgway
army
Nathan Twining
air force
joint chiefs of staff
joint chiefs
Taylor
Ridgway
Slaying Ruled Self Defense In Hammer Case
Los Angeles June 30 A Superior court ruled that Julian A Hammer 26 son of a New York millionaire shot Bruce Whitlock 28 a longtime friend in self defense Judge David Coleman dismissed the murder charge saying evidence showed no intent other than self protection Hammer son of Armand Hammer manufacturer and art gallery owner told detectives he shot Whitlock during an argument dating back to roommates in Huntington West Virginia ten years ago
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LOS ANGELES
une Superior court
Julian A. Hammer
New York
Bruce Whitlock
David Coleman
Hammer
Armand Hammer
Whitlock
Huntington
W.Va
Prison Term For Corporal Eight years for aiding enemy while prisoner
Cpl. Harold M. Dunn of Baldwinsville New York received eight years hard labor after pleading guilty to writing articles praising the Red enemy and broadcasting from North Korea urging Americans to end the war. He was sentenced by a seven man military court martial which also ordered a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay. His wife expecting a baby in September was present. The sentence awaits automatic review by Lt General Herren and an army board, with possible parole after one third served.
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Brooklyn
Iris
Governors Island
Dunn
Korea
NEW YORK
Harold M. Dunn
Baldwinsville
N. Y
North Korea
STRAIN Dunn
Elien A. Dunn
Baldwinaville
Thomas W. Herren
First Army
army
Washington
Military Aid Pact Is Signed in Bonn Germany
The United States and West Germany signed a military assistance agreement pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in American equipment for West Germany to build its 300,000-man armed forces. The aid covers equipment materials and services to support NATO defense in the Atlantic area.
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BONN
Germany
United States
West Germany
Atlantic alliance
North Atlante
NATO
Secrecy Tight On Bargaining In Steel Strike
Pittsburgh June 30 AP reports secrecy surrounds final peace talks in the steel dispute as CIO Steelworkers president David J McDonald and U S Steel principal bargainer John A Stephens meet. McDonald rejects a 10 cent hourly raise for about 500000 workers while mills shut down ahead of the strike deadline and steel shares rise on the assumption a strike is avoided. I W Abel offers brief noncommittal progress notes as unions and companies delay a decision until near midnight.
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PITTSBURGH
David J. McDonald
CIO steelworkers union
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel Corp
Stephens
parently
McDonald
New York stock exchange
U. S. Steel
Bethleham
Republic
Abel
Associated Press
Court Clears Service Record
Washington June 30 A federal judge nullified a loyalty finding against John Stewart Service saying the adverse ruling is a nullity though Service may not regain his State Department post. The decision follows a Supreme Court ruling limiting board review authority in such cases.
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WASHINGTON
John Stewart Service
state department
U.S
Edward M. Curran
loyalty review board
supreme court
John P. Peters
Yale university
theoyalty review board
Service
foreign service
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Acheson
House Operation Funds Approved
The House Appropriations Committee today turned down proposed raises for congressional employees and extra allowances totaling 3,123.08 dollars. It set out 347,165 tram budget estimates but an in-
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WASHINGTON
house appropriations committee
Bonn Accepts Russian Bid For Conference
West Germany agreed to talks with the Soviet Union on normalizing diplomatic trade and cultural ties. The note from Moscow suggested informal discussions in Paris between ambassadors to clarify subjects and sequence before any Moscow visit. The German government awaited Moscow’s response to the proposal.
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BONN
Germany
Moscow
Russia
Konrad Adenauer
Kremlin
Paris
Vollrath Von Maltran
France
Soviet Union
federal republic
Adenaur
Turncoat Trio Returns Set
Three former American soldiers, captured in the Korean War and discharged dishonorably for not returning home, will likely be repatriated within days after U S approval and Hong Kong travel document arrangements. Names include Lewis W. Griggs, O G Bell, and William A Cowart.
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NEW DELHI
India
Red Cross
Red China
United States
U. S
Hong Kong
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
O. G. Bell
Olympia
Wash
Willam A. Cowart
Dalton
Formosa Claims Red Mystery Fleet
In Taipel Formosa on June 30, reports say heavy antiaircraft fire erupted as a mysterious red fleet was sighted offshore. No further details on origin or destination were provided by the agency.
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Formosa
TAIPEL
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