Stiff fighting in western Korea north of Munsan
Frontline clashes across Korea intensify with Chinese Reds four miles south of the 38th parallel repelling allied advances. In central Korea Red defenses blunt patrols as spring rains aid buildup. Ridgway held separate talks in Seoul while reports of a major peace talks bid circulate.
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Tokyo
Munsan
Korea
38Th Parallel
Chunchon
Paralle
MacArthur
United States
Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
John C. Muccio
Chinese Commies Turn Down MacArthur Offer
Chinese Communist radio rejects MacArthur cease fire proposal and urges renewed Red Army drive for total conquest of Korea. It calls the plan a bluff and an insult while accusing Britain and the United States of direct aggression and vowing to fight until Korea is liberated.
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W.P
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
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Korean
Britain
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China
MacArthur
Red China
Red Radio
America
United Nations
Communist
Washington
London
Lake Success
Gromyko Concedes Agenda Changes on Potsdam Talks
In Paris on March 28 Andrei Gromyko dropped his demand that demilitarization of Germany be a new Big Four foreign ministers topic. He also agreed to include the level of arms for the United States Britain France and Russia on the proposed agenda, and dropped the insistence that German disarmament be a separate issue.
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Paris
Andrei Gromyko
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Cat Halts Cleaning In Rensselaer For Maternity Ward
A street-sweeping machine was halted in Rensselaer New York when a cat used it as a maternity ward. Workers spent half the morning disassembling the sweeper to remove the cat and her two newborn kittens and the rest of the time reassembling the machine.
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Rensselaer
N. Y
German Reds Fire Shots at U. S. Buses
East German police fired 15 pistol shots at a United States Army sightseeing convoy in Berlin. Three bullets hit a bus windshield but no one was harmed. U.S. Maj. Gen. Lemuel Mathewson planned a protest after an investigation. Local accounts cite a policeman halt and Soviet and British sector tensions.
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Lemuel Mathewson
United States
United States Army Special Services
Potsdamer Platz
Brandenburg Gate
Thomas Wassmer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Riverside double murder shocks city on foggy lake road
In Riverside California the body of 18 year old Doris Cook was found near Lake Matthews after her husband 18 year old Richard Cook was slain two days earlier on a desolate road. A 20 year old Negro Air Force sergeant is being grilled as a suspect while a Newark New Jersey man Set Walker is held on concealed weapon charges. Ballistics tests await to link the weapon to the killer. The infant son survived on a pink blanket beside his father’s body.
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A_ steel
Clarence J. Trask
Doris Cook
Richard Cook
Lake Matthews Reservoir
Robert W. Guinn
Kaiser Steel Mill
Fontana
March Air Force Base
Lawrence J. Walker
Newark
N. J
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Walrath
Internal Security Act Modified to Admit Some Expatriate Members
President Truman signed a bill allowing entry to the United States for individuals who were involuntary members of Nazi Fascist or Communist organizations abroad. The change targets mainly foreign-born spouses or relatives of American servicemen. Involuntary membership includes those under 16, required by law, or obtained for work or other essentials.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Latin American defense urged as U S backs arms aid
The United States urged a Western Hemisphere military buildup to counter Russia and pressed Latin American allies to boost Korea War support and settle disputes peacefully. Argentina objected, signaling tension at the inter American conference. Officials hint at up to 80 million dollars in arms aid.
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United States
Russia
Latin America
inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
United Press
Argentina
Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Crackdown on Crime Gains Momentum Across Nation
A nationwide crackdown on crime gains pace as Senate crime committee findings prompt actions from coast to coast. Wire service facilities are shut, race betting stalls, and figures face bribery contempt and tax charges. In Kansas City James J. Carroll faces tax-fraud exposure for undisclosed payments.
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Senate Crime Committee
Kansas City
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Butte Girl Wins Oratorical Test Western District
Carol Rhae Telling of Girls Central high school in Butte won the western district of the American Legion oratorical contest here Wednesday night. She will compete for the state title in Helena Friday. Others competing here were Richard Seibert of Big Arm and Doris Anne Mudd of Sacred Heart academy Missoula.
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Missoula
Carol Rhae Telling
Weather Outlook for Butte and Montana Regions
Increasing cloudiness Thursday will bring warmer temperatures. Thursday lows around 16 and highs near 53 at Butte. airport readings show -1 to 40 and School of Mines 12 to 38. West of Divide mainly cloudy with 45 to 55 high. east of Divide rising 45 to 55.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus Eteereses
Butter Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell
Casey Won’t Name Backers in Surplus Ship Deal
Joseph E. Casey refused to name associates in a government surplus ship deal that turned a $100000 investment into a $2800000 profit. He challenged the Senate committee’s right to probe the transaction and declined to answer eight questions about payments or gratuities. Fulbright and Bricker warned of possible contempt, while the inquiry may be referred to a separate subcommittee and potentially trigger a wider Maritime board review.
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Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Senate
Casey
House
Massachusetts
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Sub
American Overseas Tanker Corporation
Fulbright
D-Ark
Bricker
Ohio
Eric Johnston
Johnston
RFC
Pulbright
Senator Hoey
Maritime Board
Load of Hay Topples Over on Car of Highway Patrolman
Robert Wright state highway patrolman escaped unharmed when a truckload of baled hay toppled onto his car on Highway 91 near Clark Canyon. The weight caved in the windshield and he was rescued by a highway crew. A bright meteor then lit the sky as the party returned to Dillon.
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Dillon
Robert Wright
Clark Canyon
Wright
Auriol Receives Warm Welcome In Washington State Visit
French President Vincent Auriol arrived in Washington on a state visit and was greeted by President Truman and Cabinet members at Union Station. Auriol rode a gala parade down Pennsylvania Avenue as thousands cheered and waved flags. He aims to reassure Congress of France’s commitment to NATO and a western European defense force under General Eisenhower, with a Congress address planned before troop deployment votes.
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Washington
U.P
Vincent Auriol
Truman
Union Station
Auriol
New York
Pennsylvania Avenue
President Auriol
United States
America
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Railroads Seek 15 Percent Freight Rate Increase
The nation's railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission for a 15 percent freight rate hike to yield about 971 million dollars annually. The request combines prior interim and proposed increases and aims to fund higher operating costs, new wage boosts, and purchases for rearmament and equipment upgrades.
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Washington
U.P
Interstate Commerce Commission
Officials Predict It Will Bring More Cuts Than Increases
The United States adopts a percentage mark up system for food price controls affecting about 560000 stores and 10000 wholesalers. Grocers must adjust prices weekly after April 30 based on latest costs with the aim of reducing prices in most categories though some increases may occur. Major items covered include butter cheese baby foods cocoa cereals coffee tea flour mixes and canned fruits vegetables meats and fish.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Edward F. Phelps
OPS
Newsmen
Phelps
Johnston Readies Tough Policy on Profits and Farm Prices
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston said he is near unveiling a hard line on profits and is discussing with farm groups a plan to freeze farm price parity at January 25 levels. The move could halt the upward push on farm and food prices, with details to be clarified.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Johnston
Highway Reopens After Waters Begin to Recede
Bozeman reports United State highway No 191 closed by high waters is expected to reopen for traffic Thursday after melting snow and water. In Sidney cool weather eased the Yellowstone River flood threat but ice breakup remains a concern as the river runs frozen for 80 miles into the Missouri.
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W.P Highway Department
Sidney
Yellowstone River
Yellowstone
Missouri River
North Dakota
B. F. Pry
Fort Peck Army Engineers’ Office
Reach Verdict In Spy Trial
A federal court jury in New York reported it had reached a verdict on two of three defendants in the atomic spy case but withheld final ruling pending the third’s fate. Judge Kaufman ordered a hotel night break for further deliberations after one juror dissented on the third defendant, Rosenberg, his wife Ethel, and Morton Sobell.
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New York
O.S
Russia
Irving R. Kaufman
Kaufman
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Morton Sobell
Rosenberg
Vinson Predicts House Will Pass Draft UMT Bill
Chairman Carl Vinson of Georgia said the House will approve the combined draft UMT bill largely as the armed services committee reported it. He cautioned he has no new developments to support Marshall’s claim the bill is needed more than ever amid the worsening world situation.
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Washington
U.R
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Vinson
Defense
George C. Marshall
Senate criticism over Truman troops for Europe resolutions
Republican senators attacked the troops for Europe resolutions accusing President Truman of withholding foreign policy details from Congress. They argued that Congress must approve future troop movements abroad and warned the White House of silent diplomacy ahead of a Monday vote.
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Truman
Congress
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Watkins
Utah
Case
South Dakota
State Acheson
Bricker
Ohio
White House
Ecton
R-Mont
Ferguson
R-Mich
Europe
Atlantic
Plot to Kill Iran's Premier Thwarted
Tehran authorities seized a nationalist fanatic who planned to shoot Premier Hussein Ala as he left his office. Eight others were rounded up. all are identified as Fedayan Islam sect members, who had claimed the Razmara assassination and threatened others over oil nationalization. An informer traced the plot to Hussein Zolfaghari.
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Iran
Hussein Ala
Ala
Fedayan Islam
Razmara
Hussein Zolfaghari
Zolfaghari
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