Editor and Reds Parley Sparks Amid Peace Conference
At the Waldorf Astoria a tense world peace conference opened with Norman Cousins of the Saturday Review of Literature declaring Americans will not accept peace at any price. Boos and hisses from the crowd followed. 2,000 pickets protested outside as Dmitri Shostakovich urged cultural links to defend peace and press for world law.
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New York
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review of Literature
Cousins
United Nations
U. N
Shostakovich
Dmitri Shostakovich
Harlow Shapley
Harvard University
William Olaf Stapledon
Alex A. Fadayev
The
Union of Soviet Writers
Scientific Conference For World Peace
Catholic War Veterans
Eisler Tied to Two Reds in U S Trial
New York March 26 Eisler alleged No 1 Soviet agent in the United States appears linked to two of the 11 Communist leaders accused of advocating violent overthrow. Budenz testified Dennis told him Eisler was the representative of the Communist Internationale in the U.S. and that Eisler wrote articles for the Daily Worker. The trial paused as investigations continue.
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New York
INS
Gerhardt Eisler
U. S
Eisler
Louis F. Budenz
Fordham University
Catholic
Eugene Dennis
Budenz
Dennis
Communist Internationale
U.S
Daily Worker
Jack Stachel
William Z. Foster
America
Foster
Harold R. Medina
Truce Extends Federal Rent Controls for 15 Months
Senate and House conferees agree on a 15 month extension with home rule decontrol possible if a state governor approves. Debate continues on rent increase provisions while Truman is expected to sign early next week. The plan preserves state and local removal paths and backs expedited decontrol in hundreds of areas pending future action.
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Washington
Senate House
Conference
Sparkman
Alabama
House
Senate
Maybank
South Carolina
Paul Brown
Georgia
Brown
Truman
White House
Tighe Woods
Congress
White House Military Era Ends With Resignations
The Truman administration has shed most of its military advisors as a wave of resignations reshapes the foreign policy team. Admiral Leahy retires, Gen. Bedell Smith leaves Moscow posting, Marshall has already quit, and Lovett’s role shifts to Webb. Forrestal exits end of month, Johnson to replace him amid policy restructuring.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Mr. Truman
William D. Leahy
White House
Walter Bedell Smith
Moscow
Leahy
Vichy France
Russia
George C. Marshall
Dean Acheson
State Department
Robert A. Lovett
James E. Webb
Lovett
Air
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Louis Johnson
Pickets Booed Impostor At Churchill Dinner Incident
In New York a crowd of about 1500 pickets gathered at the Ritz Carlton to protest Churchill, mistaking a stocky man in a Homburg and cigar for him. The visitor was escorted inside as rain began and Churchill attended a private Luce dinner. Churchill had earlier mingled with admirers at Pennsylvania Station.
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New York
Winston Churchill
American Labor Party
Ritz- Carlton
Churchill
Britain
Henry Luce
Washington
Pennsylvania Station
Seven Die in South as Tornado Hits Three States
Severe storms swept the western gulf and lower Mississippi states with tornadic winds in Texas Mississippi and Louisiana killing seven people and injuring more than 50. Descriptions cite Greenwood Mississippi area fatalities and Fort Worth flood impacts amid heavy rainfall. An Air Force plane crashed near Denver during snow, killing all aboard as Denver snowspotters logged new falls.
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Associated Press
Gulf
Mississippi River
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Plains
Ohio River Valley
Greenwood
Miss
Denver
Air Force
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Arsenal
Denver Municipal
Illness Forces Eisenhower To Take Rest
Washington March 26 AP Gen Dwight D Eisenhower ill and forced to cancel all engagements. Confined to his Washington hotel apartment since Monday. Diagnosed with acute gastro enteritis by Maj Gen Howard Snyder. NMEs announced he may leave in a few days for rest before resuming duties as president of the joint chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Howard Snyder
National
New Red Defeat In France Seen
Paris reports that Communists face a further defeat in runoff local elections across France. 785 seats in general councils are at stake as anti Communists unite in many districts. De Gaulle's RP F and Queuille coalition urge withdrawal to back the strongest anti Communist candidate.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Rally of the French People’s
R.P.F
Henri Queuille
de Gaulle
Dr Scott's Office Relocates to 8th and Broad
The dentist practice formerly in Krésge Building has moved to the northwest corner of 8th and Broad. General dentistry including X ray plate work is offered with credit arranged. Dial 25603 ad.
Joe's Meat Market and Grocery Store Opens
Joe's Meat Market and Grocery Store opens at 4713 54th St NW serving daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. with Sunday hours. Local residents invited to visit during the new shop hours.
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Joe’s Meat Market
54Th St NW
Whiting Convicted Extortionist Sentenced to 15 Years
Elmer Steven Whiting of Canton was found guilty in Cleveland Federal Court by a 12-member jury after 30 minutes of deliberation. The 42-year-old received a 15-year term for extortion tied to threats against San Francisco turf magnate Joseph J. Cohen, who testified he paid about 25000 over a decade. Whiting’s brother Carl D. Whiting, 37, was later arrested with another man in an unrelated dry cleaning heist case.
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Cleveland
INS
Elmer Steven Whiting
Canton
Whiting
Joseph J. Cohen
San Francisco
Cohen
Carl D. Whiting
Officials Admit Selling to Tito
Washington officials acknowledge easing restrictions on trade with Yugoslavia to widen the split between Marshall Tito and Moscow. State Department officials deny policy change while confirming some scarce American equipment and machinery has been shipped with government approval, and more may follow if Tito remains independent.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Russia
State Department
Moscow
Michael McDermott
America
Australian Baby Tangle Reaches High Court Ruling
In Melbourne March 26 AP reports the Morrison and Jenkins baby mix up case returns to square one as the Victorian Full Court overturns a lower ruling. The three-judge panel finds evidence insufficient to prove Noella Jenkins is a Morrison child, keeping custody in place and prompting potential new proceedings or appeal to the High Court.
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Melbourne
Australia
Morrison and Jenkins
William Morrison
Noella Jenkins
Morrison
Noella Jenkins Jr
Johanne Morrison
Jate
John V. Barry
Morrisons
Barry
Noella
Jenkins
Gum Machines Seized Court Aid Sought in Akron
Harold F. Becker owner of Automatic Gum Sales Co. of Akron seeks a temporary injunction in Common Pleas Court to stop Patrolman E W Crawford from interfering with gum vending machines. Becker claims 16 machines were seized and similar seizures threatened while children chase trinkets with gum purchases. Police say complaints from mothers and P.A groups prompted seizures and await court ruling on legality.
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E. W. Crawford
Common Pleas Court
Harold F. Becker
Automatic Gum Sales Co
Akron
Crawford
Thomas P. Jones
Becker
James B. Quilligan
P.A
Intermittent Rain Seen No Real Cold Predicted
Friday afternoon reached about 70 degrees with light mist and forecasts of intermittent rain. Forecasters said no sharp drop in temperature was expected in the near term.
West Winning Fight in Europe Says Austin
Warren R. Austin told 1,000 Ohio Kentucky and Indiana high school students that the European Recovery Program shows the West winning and Russia losing in Europe. He praised the United Nations and said the North Atlantic Pact will strengthen peace and security for millions, contrasting UN unity with world government. He urged strengthening the UN and aiding underdeveloped areas.
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Cincinnati
Warren R. Austin
U. S
United Nations
West
Russia
Europe
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
World Affairs Institute
Austin
One Great Hour Radio Appeal Tonight by President Truman
President Truman will deliver a five minute nationwide radio appeal urging Americans to attend church and support religious aid efforts for war victims. The address closes the One Great Hour program broadcast 10 to 11 p.m. Canton time on CBS, MBS, and ABC from Hollywood with stars Gregory Peck Ida Lupino and Robert Montgomery participating.
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INS
Truman
CBS
MBS
ABC
Canton
Hollywood
Gregory Peck
Ida Lupino
Robert Montgomery
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