Truman Reshapes Loyalty Files and Plans Speech Tour
President Truman will deny loyalty files as Gordon Gray steps to UNC presidency in September. He prepares a series of speeches on May 7 and the Grand Coulee Dam celebration to unite public opinion against communism and rally support for the Fair Deal. Close aides say he worries about McCarthy attacks on Acheson and State Department loyalties.
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Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
Washington State
Grand Coutes Dam
Acheson
Truman
McCarthy
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Russia
United States
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
Mills Back Hosts League Of Municipalities Meeting
Mayor Herman L. Mills returns from the midwest and hosts Maryland League of Municipal Officials at Hotel Alexander with about 26 mayors. Topics include traffic surveys central city purchasing attracting industry and city revenue sources. A public hearing on proposed new sewerage rates is set for Tuesday April 4.
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Herman L. Mills
Hotel Alexander
Maryland League of Municipality
Francis Urner
Stringfellow to Speak on Socialism at Franklin Court
George E. Stringfellow vice president of Thomas A Edison Inc New Jersey will address the Cumberland Branch meeting at Franklin Court auditorium tonight. His topic The Creeping Shadow of Socialism is sponsored by the Waynesboro Manufacturers Association with local business leaders among the attendees.
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George E. Stringfellow
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
New Jersey
Franklin Court Auditorium
Stringfellow
Cumberland
National Metal Trades Association
Waynhesboro Manufacturers’ Association
March Winds Stir Up Much Bad Weather
A massive storm swept the southern and central states with 70 to 160 mph winds across a 700 mile front from Louisiana to Arkansas. Tornadoes damaged Paden Mississippi. Camp Gordon forest fires drew 500 responders. Snow drifts hit the Dakotas while floods threatened Iowa and Minnesota. Cedar River flood evacuations affected Charles City. First mention of coal noted in a 372 BC Greek treatise.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Texas
Florida Keys
Cape !Latterns
N.C
Florida
Paden
Miss
Charles City
Iowa
Cedar River
Congress probes State Department spies and moonshine storms
McCarthy accuses Lattimore of Soviet espionage and demands access to FBI files. Bridges calls a Russia master within the State Department, while Hoover and McGrath oppose releasing confidential FBI data. A gourd-shaped egg, found at 118 Clarkson Avenue, is reported by the Daily Mail office.
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State Department
Afghanistan
U. N
McCarthy
Lattimore
Associated Press
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate
Russia
Congress
Stalin
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Howard McGrath
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Fies
Une
R-Wis
Ioover
McGrath
George Smith
Clarkson Avenue
Daily Mail
Othcie
Paraplegic Vet Held As Suspect In $2000 Robbery
In Van Nuys California a 26 year old paraplegic veterans hospital patient Stanley D Hill and 25 year old John Kerns were arrested on suspicion of taking $2000 from Helen Couchey a gas station bookkeeper. Det Henry Acosta reported spotting the getaway car near the veterans hospital and finding the money under a seat. The suspects were taken into custody on hospital grounds.
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van Nuye
Calif
Stanley D. Hill
Veterans Hospital
John Kerns
Helen Couchey
Henry Acosta
Mail Boxes Red In Her Country
A frightened young woman arrives in Whitinaville Mass and stands by a red mailbox as firemen respond to an alarm. She cannot speak English and an interpreter explains mail boxes are red in her country. She is a displaced person recently arrived in the United States.
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Whitinaville
Mass
Philip B. Walker
United States
U S Ambassador Killed In Crash and Wartime Roles
The article notes a U S ambassador killed in a crash and outlines his wartime duties from Istanbul to Prague. It highlights aiding fliers escaping eastern Europe, earning a Medal of Merit, and steering Turks toward Allied aid during World War II. It also mentions his postwar roles and a stray winter deer hazard remark.
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Steinhardt
Russia
Pearl Harbor
Istanbul
Hitler
Frank von Papen
Europe
Prague
Mussia
Czechoslovakia
Jook- Jed
Jurors Seek Long Prison Term For Kidnapper Mabrey
Detroit March 28 jurors who convicted William Mabrey of kidnapping Karen Kuechenmeterer last November recommended a 36 to 40 year prison term. Judge Gillis asked for the sentencing recommendation as an experiment with no binding effect. Mabrey, 35, stole the girl from her home porch. a high speed 80 mile per hour chase led to the child's safe rescue.
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Detroit
William B. Mabrey
Karen Kuechenmeterer
Joseph A. Gillis
Michigan
Mabrey
Karen
Waitress Seeks Share of Sid Grauman Estate
Los Angeles March 28 Mrs Carrie Adair a 48 year old waitress sues for a share of the estate of showman Sid Grauman claiming she was his common law wife when she was fourteen and therefore entitled to between 500000 and 1000000. She names Albina Gerlich as daughter and heir. Gerlich denies the claim saying Adair fabricates relation to gain assets.
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Los Angeles
Carrie Adair
Max Showman
Sid Grauman
Hallettsville
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Mills Back
League of Municipalities
Boundary County
Ida
The
H. L. Mills
Cushwa
Joan
Pavern
New York
Hagerstown
Mr. ©. V. Storms
Weat Lee Street
U.S
Bary
Rusco Window & Supply Co., Inc
Winn Service
E. Antietam Street
Daveno
the Curtain Shop
Potomac St
Hays, Inc
Washington St
Washington & Locust Sts
Washington &J
Hagerstown, Md
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