Truman Seeks Schooling for Korean Vets
President Truman called for G I educational aid for Korean War veterans to cover tuition and basic costs, echoing postwar policies for World War II veterans. He urged Congress to create a civil defense administration and fund medical training programs, as tax and defense bills dominate the legislative agenda.
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Truman
White House
House
Sam Rayburn
Dtexas
Civil Defense Administration
Millard Caldwell
Florida
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
Attlee and Truman Plan Early Summit on World Crisis
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee arrives to confer with President Truman as talks move up to 3 p.m. Central time in the Cabinet Room. Attlee aims to align policies and uphold shared principles amid the troubled global situation and Red pressure.
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Washington
Clement Attlee
Truman
White House
Attlee
Britain
National Airport
Dean Acheson
Defense
George Marshall
Senate
Scott Lucas
Illinois
United Nations
New York
U. S
U.N. General Assembly
Korea
Warren R. Austin
Legion chief argues atomic bomb as military weapon
Erle Cocke Jr national commander of the American Legion told the Egyptian Past Commanders club in Herrin that the atomic bomb should be a military weapon not a diplomatic tool. He urged universal training and a large US force to deter Russia while supporting US leadership in Korea.
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American Legion
Erle Cocke, Jr
Past Commanders Club
Herrin
Cocke
United States
Legion
U. S
Russia
Orson Welles
John O. Maxwell
Joe Southwick
Flora
Fred C. Whitlock
East St. Louis
Ray Hubbs
Maxwell
Don Haines
Lawrenceville
Illinois Legion
William McCauley
McCauley
Olney
Dawson, Ga
Quick Korean Action Urged In Assembly
The United States and five other nations formally asked the United Nations Assembly to treat the Chinese Communist intervention in Korea as urgent. The telegram to Secretary-General Lie was signed by the U S Britain France Norway Cuba and Ecuador.
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New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Washington
Attlee
Britain
Truman
Assembly
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Sir Benegal
Radio System Advocated To Prevent Long Island Rail Disaster
Rep. Melvin Price argues a two way radio network would have averted the Long Island wreck that killed 78. He urges Congress to act on rail safety bills and urges ICC power to require tested warning devices.
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Washington
Melvin Price
D-Ill
Long Island
Congress
Price
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chester City Official Killed in Crash at Route 3 Bridge Road
Chester alderman Leroy Bud McGuire aged 42 died from internal injuries after his car crashed into an embankment near the Route 3 access to the Chester toll bridge early today. Harold Coleman found the wreck, tried to free him, and a doctor pronounced him dead. McGuire had recently run unsuccessfully for Randolph County sheriff.
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Leroy
Bud
McGuire
Chester
Chester Toll Bridge
Bridge Road
Harold Coleman
Coleman
Randolph County
Booklet on Judicial Subversion Linked to Communist Tactics
An article condemns a Communist manual titled Under Arrest as teaching flagrant sabotage of U S courts. It argues the text aims to cripple legal machinery and discredit lawmakers, linking its influence to the McCarran Act’s passage in 1950.
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United States
Communist Party
New York
Booklet Aims to Disrupt U S Legal Process
The pamphlet trains Communist Party members to misuse legal procedures. It gives detailed guidance on actions when arrested or on trial to obstruct and subvert justice within the United States.
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Tains
New Machine May Restore Life Heart Lung Device
Cleveland report details a Philadelphia hospital device that kept a dog alive 71 minutes by circulating blood through a steel lung and compact artificial heart. If safe for humans, the system could enable new chest operations and treatments for heart and lung disease.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Charles P. Bailey
Hahnemann
American College of Chest Physicians
Hahnemann Medical College
Drexel Institute of Technology
J. J. Ashton Co
New York City
U S Indicts 3 Scientists and 2 Communist Organizers
A federal grand jury indicted three scientists who worked on the atomic bomb and two veteran Communist organizers on contempt of Congress. Steve Nelson and Marcel Schere linked to Red groups in wartime UC radiation lab, along with five defendants who refused to answer House Un American Activities Committee questions. Nelson’s indictment unique for tying Communist party membership to the charge.
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Washington
Dec
Congress
Steve Nelson
Western Pennsylvania
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Marcel Schere
Nelson
House un-American Activities Committee
David Joseph Bohn
Giovanni Rossie
Lomanitz
Irving David Fox
Communist Party
Shaw's Will Challenged Over Phonetic Alphabet Plan
An unnamed defender of English language petitions to suspend probate of George Bernard Shaw's will amid rumors it funds a phonetic alphabet project. The protest argues the will's execution could threaten the majesty of English literature.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Weather outlook with rain and snow likely
Cloudy and not very cold tonight with wintry mix south Tuesdays. North areas may see snow or rain, south with occasional rain starting Tuesday. Temperatures fall to 30 to 35 tonight, 45 to 50 Tuesday, and around 32 Sunday night. Records show light winds and low precipitation.
Million Reds In or Headed For Korea
AP dispatch from Tokyo reports U N forces retreating south from Pyongyang as vast Chinese forces press from Manchuria and Central China. Gen MacArthur estimates up to 818000 Chinese in North Korea with 200000 more moving toward the front.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
United Nations
Pyongyang
Walton H. Walker
U. S
Eighth Army
Chongchon River
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Manchuria
Central China
A.P
Leif Erickson
Republic
Seoul
Inchon
10Th Corps
Erickson
Walker
North Korea
South Korea
Red High Command
Wonsan
Sea of Japan
U.N
MacArthur
Yalu River
Red Manchuria
China
Police Hunt Coed's Killer In Kalamazoo Snowfield
Kalamazoo county Sheriff Otto K. Bruder ordered a roundup of six suspects after 18 year old Carolyn Drown was raped and strangled and found in a snowy cornfield near Western Michigan University. Leads were scarce as the search intensified.
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Mich
Carolyn
Otto K. Bruder
Kalamazoo County
Western Michigan College
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