Atomic engine near ready for tests on first US atomic submarine
President Truman announced that a full size working atomic engine for submarines is nearly complete and will soon be tested aboard the Nautilus. He criticized tax cut talk and warned against cut rate security while praising AEC head Gordon Dean and stressing defense strength.
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Groton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Dean
Atomic Enery Commission
Navy
Arco
Idaho
Washington
New Haven
Conn
United States
POW Camp on Koje Island Sees Tear Gas Ejections
U S military police drove 900 North Korean POWs from a Koje Island compound using tear gas. Sixteen Red leaders were hauled away and 273 anti Communist prisoners were freed amid mass surrenders.
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M. P's
Koje Island
U. S
Officists
Seoul
Eighth Army
Boamer
Steelworkers vow to stay out until wage board plan
Pittsburgh AP dispatch reports 650,000 striking steelworkers will continue the shutdown until Congress enacts Wage Stabilization Board recommendations. The union seeks a union shop and roughly 26 cent hourly raise, arguing industry profits and rising living costs justify the pay hike. No resumption of talks was indicated.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Steelworkers’ Executive Board
Philip
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Korea
Congress of the
United States
John A. Stephen
U. S.steel Corp
Gromyko Named Soviet Ambassador to Britain
Moscow announces Andrei A. Gromyko as Soviet ambassador to Britain in a broad shakeup of top posts. George Zarubin shifts to become ambassador to the United States. Pan Yushkin moves to head the mission in Red China. The move signals potential new Soviet peace initiatives and underscores London ties.
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Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Russia
Britain
London
Kremlin
George Zarubin
United States
Alexander Panyushkin
Red China
Gromyko
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Man
Talmadge reiterates plan to close schools over integration
Gov. Herman Talmadge vowed to shut Georgia public schools rather than permit racial mixing in classrooms. He spoke after a U.S. Supreme Court order to review a South Carolina suit seeking end to segregation, following President Truman's urging.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Georgia
U. S. Supreme Court
South Carolina
Missing Swedish DC-3 Sighting of Soviet Maneuvers Reported
Fishermen around Roenne Denmark say Soviet air sea maneuvers were seen near Bornholm while a Swedish DC-3 transport with eight aboard vanished en route from Haegernæs near Stockholm to Gotland. Last contact was 11 25 am with position about 30 miles east of Gotland's north tip.
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Roenne
Denmark
Bornholm
Haegernaes
Stockholm
Gotland
Storm Lashed Pavo Causing Crops and Property Loss
A flash storm swept through Pavo and a seven mile farming strip last night with wind hail and heavy rain. Lightning damaged street lights and power lines while crops especially tobacco and watermelons suffered extensive damage across Barwick to Pavo.
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Times-Enterprise Pavo
Pavo
Douglas Scott
Pave-Barwick
Barwick
B. O. Wood
W. E. Hunter
Hunter
Clarence Green
Green
Henry Hagan
Buddy Parrish
Eisenhower Pushes Delegates as Taft Plays It Cool
Eisenhower advances at Gettysburg and Detroit courting Michigan and Pennsylvania delegates while Taft rests in Washington. Truman blasts civil rights policy, shaping Democratic race as Fulbright joins Arkansas with 22 votes and convention fights over district delegates intensify.
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Associated Press
Dwight
Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Taft
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Michigan
Taft
Washington
Delaware
Truman Urges Federal Civil Rights Drive in Campaign
President Truman renewed his civil rights push, insisting the federal government must protect rights in a nationally coordinated program. He spoke at Howard University to about 15,000, urging a FEPC law and strong enforcement while opponents warned it could widen divisions in the Democratic party.
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Chicago
Taft
Hisenhower
Truman
Howard University
Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert Lehman
New York
Spifalco Wack
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Sen
Ellender
D-La
McClellan
D-Ark
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Presi
Dent Truman
Congress
Democratic Party
British Radio Operator Charged With Passing Secrets
William Martin Marshall a 24 year old radio operator in the British Foreign Office was formally charged with passing state secrets to the Soviet Union. After a first hearing in a magistrates court he was ordered held without bail. Marshall denied the charge at Wandsworth police station. Magistrate Clyde T Wilson set next hearing in a week.
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London
William Martin Marshall
British
Foreign Office
Soviet Union
Marshall
Wandsworth
Clyde T. Wilson
Scotland Yard
Moscow
Britain
Pavel Kuznetsov
William Hughes
King George’s Park
Kuznetsov
McMahon backs 1000 hydrogen weapons plan
Ren Brien McMahon told the Connecticut Democratic convention that if elected president he would direct the Atomic Energy Commission to manufacture hydrogen weapons numbered in four figures. He argued this would deter war and buy time to wage peace.
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Hartford
Conn
Brien McMahon
United States
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
McMahon
Connecticut
United States Atomic Energy Commission
Georgia Democrats to Select 36 Delegates for National Convention
Georgia Democrats plan to choose 36 delegates and 36 alternates pledged to Senator Richard B. Russell. The state party will keep freedom to act if the nominee or platform fails to meet expectations. The Democratic Executive Committee meets at the Capitol Monday to pick delegates and then adjourn until after Chicago.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National Party
Mondey
Richard B. Russell
Georgia Party
Democratic Executive Committee
Chicago
National ‘Party
Retail sales rise as OPS braces on price controls
A government official sees retail buying accelerating and the OPS slow to lift price ceilings on basic foods. Treasury Secretary notes a year long slump in sales ended as buyers regain spending power after wartime shortages. OPS will proceed cautiously after a letter from four grocery groups urged suspending controls on 233 food items.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Thei
Office of Price
OPS
Russia Breaks Off Diplomatic Ties With Venezuela
Moscow announces severed relations with Caracas after Venezuela recalls its envoy. Venezuelan police detain a Soviet Embassy couple posing as domestics, sparking protests by Soviet officials and a recall demand.
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Russia
Venezuela
Caracas
Luis Carrasqueros
L. V. Krylov
Nikolai Yagouschev
Alexandra
Mexico City
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