Johnson to Assume New Defense Authority as Truman Plans Move
President Truman announced that A. Johnson will replace Forrestal as Secretary of Defense at month’s end. Johnson, 58, from West Virginia, has previously served as assistant Secretary of War and led as National Commander of the American Legion. Congress may be asked to grant expanded power to the new defense chief.
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Washington
Loula
A.johnson
Truman
Johnson
Defense Forrestal
Congress
Truman Proposes Hoover Commission Defense Reorg Plan
President Truman signaled support for the Hoover Commission’s defense reorganization, favoring stronger authority for the Secretary of Defense. Gen. Eisenhower criticized existing unification law, while Senators voiced approval of the incoming secretary Robert Johnson and praised Forrestal's career.
Latvian Refugees Seek Jobs Here Appeal Continues
A Latvian couple, both 46, appeal for employment after fleeing Soviet occupation. The husband, an electrician specialized for phones, has worked as a civil worker for US Army units with official proof. The wife, formerly an office clerk, speaks Latvian, German, Russian, and some English and is willing to take any work.
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Lberty
Latvia
US Army
Filibuster Divides Senate in AP Survey
An AP survey finds 38 of 55 senators likely to vote against invoking cloture to halt a southern filibuster as the Senate debates Lucas motion to change rules. Barkley would rule on a two thirds debate limit, while Truman backs a simple majority cutoff.
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Senate
Associated Press
Barkley
Lucas
Milnets
Holland
D-Fla
Truman
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dill
Death Penalty Sought for Four Bulgarian Ministers
The prosecutor urged the death penalty for four Bulgarian ministers and other defendants, attacking Protestant churches for spreading anti Soviet rumors. He claimed the trial was public and accused the defendants of promoting famine and slave labor myths about the USSR. Sentencing was due next Monday or Tuesday, with six defendants charged with black market currency dealings.
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Storey
Russia
Soviet Union
George Bernard Shaw
Howard Fast
Sinclair
Names of Captains and Commanders Listed for Drive Here
The article lists numerous captains and lieutenants enlisted under five commanders in the men's division. It names Mrs in charge and lists officers in various groups along with their leaders. A note mentions corrosion-resistant stainless steel drome for shipping acids and chemicals, and penalties of up to ten years for conviction, five years for black market charges with fines up to $14,000.
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Frank Schwarts
R.B. Green
William C Martin
W. C. Feaster
J. Donley
Henry Startsman
R. B. Mowen
John W. Hoffman
William Noel
Martin Rohrback
C. Vernon Stone
M. G. Kaetzel
Charles Somerfeld
Frances Berger
Francis A. Griffith
C. W. Stump
Massey Roe
Harry Binning
A. H. Warne
Kenneth E. Sinn
Naomi Dearfoss
H. E. Geary
Richard Henton
Merle Beard
Richard Strachota
Howard Spesaard
Frank Keyser
James Ault
Harvey H. Heyser, Sr
John Wagaman
Charles Lyon
Charles Grice
Phillip Hart
Morris Bassford
John E. Stonebraker
Charles Kratz
George Taylor
Victor D. Miller
Frank Kelley
Alfred 8
B. Edlaworth Watkins
Arley O. Sica
Harry Kerstein
Jack Shapiro
Robert H., Nichols
Douglas Wright
William K. Paulsgrovs
Robert Lesher
A. Ray Ruth
Wiliam P. Kreykenbohm
Walter Pollard
Ronald Blickenstaf
Leonard Humelsine
Franklin Miller
J. Earl Breinhaver
J. Earl Knott
E. Russell Hicks
Daniel W. Weller
Allen J. Clopper
Paul J. Hraungard
W. Thackary Brown
Lynn G. Walck
Howard Spensard
G. Richard Henneberger
W. E. Tyler
Warren A. Shuping
Jack P. Jemison
Erle C. Summers
Harold E. Peters
Donald W. Klopfer
Massey
Roe
W. Fred Mowen
Wilbur M. Phillips
Frederick A. Thompson
Herbert Nimer
Paul D. Horst
Earl A. Stoner
Lea W. Morgan
Charles Barber
Taft And Truman Back Extension Of Credit Rules
Senator Taft and President Truman favor extending government control over installment buying beyond June 20. Southern Democrats Maybank and Sparkman demand extended hearings before the Senate banking committee. Truman argues for the extension as part of the Full Employment Act while noting mixed price trends and Fed policy.
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Ohio
Truman
Senate
Maybank
South Carolina
Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
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D-Wye
Senate House Economic Committee
Congress
Pope Addresses Lenten Talk To U S Children
In a special Lenten radio message, Pope Pius XII urges American children to pray for and help less fortunate peers worldwide. He asks prayers for schooling, supplies, food, clothing, health, and basic comforts, noting many will never feel a mother’s kiss or a father’s smile. The eleven minute message aired over Mutual Broad.
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New York
Soviet Mission Ends Siege and Returns Home
The Soviet mission abandoned its siege and departed by March 1. Clay said few displaced persons were returning to Russia, and the protest over leaving, cited as a Yalta Teheran violation, was rejected by the U S State Department.
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Russia
Yalta
Teheran
U. S. State Department
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West
Britain
France
U. S
Rhesla—bune
Col. Sterning Wood
Frankfurt
Defense Bills Readied For Next Week
Continuation notes emergency powers for the President and CIA. Proposals would keep CIA budgets secret within other departments and allow admitting up to 100 aliens yearly in exchange for intelligence work, with possible citizenship and waivers on admissibility laws. Agencies could train agents at public or private institutions and coordinate radar nets.
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CIA
United States
U. S
Ite
Armed Servicer
Eatab
Vatican Radio Transcripts Cast Shortwave Broadcast
Vatican radio transcribed a brief shortwave broadcast outlining church statements. The system notes a formal tone and a concise summary of the message.
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The
Vatican Radio
Radar network plan eyed by Canada and United States
A proposed joint system would guard strategic air approaches to the United States under Air Force jurisdiction, with an estimated total cost of 200 million dollars. About 161 million would cover construction of radar stations and four radar picket vessels for offshore outposts operated by the Navy, while 75 million would be authorized to start guided missiles work.
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United States
Air Force
Navy
Bus Drivers Strike Impacts Oak Ridge Transit
Bus drivers at Oak Ridge halted work in a strike affecting the city's transit system. About 166 drivers demand a wage increase from 1.28 to 1.4234 dollars per hour, with the Atomic Energy Commission noting the public interest is seriously involved. The stoppage disrupted operations at the government’s three atomic energy plants.
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Tenn
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