Vandenberg Keeps Door Open for 1948 Nomination Bid
Senate President Arthur H. Vandenberg declined a direct answer on accepting a possible Republican nomination. He asked that his name be kept out of Nebraska’s April 13 primary, though the committee plans to file it to gauge voter preferences. Other named contenders on the Nebraska ballot include Truman Dewey Taft MacArthur Martin Stassen Warren.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Republican Party
Michigan
Vandenberg
Nebraska
Raymond A. McConnell, Jr
McConnell
Lincoln
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Douglas MacArthur
Joesph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Harold E.stassen
Minnesota
Earl Warren
California
Byrd and George as Possible Democratic Nominees
Washington report notes anti Truman southern movement hints at possible replacements like Sen. Harry F. Byrd and Sen. Walter F. George. It argues Truman could bow out if the southern rebellion grows and if the Republican nominee Taft energizes a race. The piece stresses no solid basis yet to deny Truman the nomination.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
Truman
Harry F. Byrd
Walter F. George
Beery Hearing Postponed Over Baby Support Claim
Hollywood Wallace Beery's hearing on charges he fathered a movie bit player's month old baby son was postponed today. Attorneys for Gloria Whitney 32 secured a continuance of her show cause hearing for support and medical expenses from the 63 year old actor. No new date set.
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Hollywood
Wallace Beery
Gloria Whitney
Midwest Faces 24 Hour Snowstorm Worst Of Winter
A 24 hour snowstorm snarled Midwest travel and closed rural schools from Kansas to Michigan. The heaviest snow fell through central Iowa, northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin and lower Michigan, with Chicago reporting 6.9 inches by midday and Waukegan 10 inches. Airlines cut flights while roads froze under ice and high winds created deep drifts.
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Kansas
Michigan
Texas
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Great Lakes
Iowa
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United Air Lines
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Ill
Racine
Wis
Nebraska
Waterloo
Omaha
Neb
Platte River
South
Cedar River
Market gains on oil shares and steel as Pennsylvania caves noted
Strength in four oil stocks tied to a stalled 1947 merger aided a modest market rise. Dow averages closed higher with industrials up 0.61, rails up 0.22, utilities up 0.05, and overall stocks 61.17 higher. Cattle, hogs, and sheep moved on mixed moves in Kansas City and Ogden markets while Pennsylvania notes 130 known caves.
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Pett & Morris
New York Stock Exchange
Alleghany Ludlum Steel
Allied Stores
American Tel
Chrysler Corp
General Electric
General Motors
Greyhound
Idaho Power
Kaiser Frazer
Montgomery Ward
National Dairy
Pennsylvania Railroad
Western Air Lines
Ogden
Eavier
Benes Seeks Methods For Beating Reds
Prague reports President Eduard Benes weighing three options in response to the communist seizure of power. He may resign and exile, resign and stay, or complete his term without endorsing the regime, aiming to remain a moral rallying point for opponents of the new order.
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George Pipal
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Benes
Sezimovo Usti
Ministry of Information
Hradcany
Frear Returns to Navy Duty at New London
Petty Officer Second Class Le Roy Frear son of Mr and Mrs Don Frear of Portneuf Park returned to duty with the U S Navy at New London Connecticut Tuesday after a month furlough in Pocatello.
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LeRoy Frear
Don Frear
Portneuf Park
U. S. Navy
New London
Conn
Pocatello
Five Times as Many Men Arrested For Law Violations
FBI records show men arrested annually for violation of laws outnumber women by a factor of five, highlighting a gender gap in enforcement statistics and indicating higher male involvement in offenses across the board.
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FBI
Arab Troops Seize Bir Abas in Northern Palestine
Arab forces occupied Bir Abas in northern Palestine aiming to sever the corridor between segments of the future Jewish state. They targeted nearby colonies Kfar Saba and Magdiel while reports claimed Gaza airfield was handed to an Arab council. At Tiberias Hagana patrols were allowed with British liaison.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Bir Abas
Kfar Saba
Magdiel
al Difaa
Jaffa
Sea of Galilee
Gaza
Holy Land
Arab Municipal Council
Tiberius
Haganah
House Group To Continue Condon Case
The House Un American Activities Committee will subpoena Commerce Department files on Dr. Edward A. Condon’s loyalty investigation. Condon, head of the National Bureau of Standards, was accused of associating with alleged Soviet spies. the Commerce loyalty board found no grounds for disloyalty. The committee will review the files as it pursues further inquiry. The Atomic Energy Commission said Condon has not accessed restricted secrets. no current trigger for a hearing exists.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Edward A. Condon
House
UN American Activities Committee
Condon
National Bureau of Standards
unAmerican
Bureau of Standards
J. Parnell Thomas
N. J
Full House
Waller Reed Hospital
Robert Stripling
Thomas
Commerce Department Loyalty Board
Dr. Condon
Stripling
Federal Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Robert F. Bacher
W. W. Waymarck
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Commission
Committee
Bourke B. Hickenlooper, R
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