Third Invasion Aimed At Destroying 8th Army
Nearly a half million Red troops launched a third invasion of South Korea, punching a gap in the UN line and threatening to break the Eighth Army into pieces. Frontline officers deemed the situation serious while Ridgway, visiting the front, expressed confidence in Allied resolve. Refugees crowded highways as communist forces advanced, with casualty claims and uncertain front lines reported.
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TOKYO
United Nations
South Korea
Eighth Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
General MacArthur
Red
Ridgway
Jim Becker
Central Front
Korea
Reds
Kurmhwa
Munsan
Seoul
Chorwon
Hwachon
Third Briton Bolts Party Over Budget
London AP report says junior minister John Freeman resigns from the Ministry of Supply and joins Aneurin Bevan and Harold Wilson in revolt against the arms budget. Attlee faces a party rift as Bevanites and regulars clash but the government avoids immediate collapse and eye s autumn as a shaky horizon.
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London
John Freeman
Ministry of Supply
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Hugh Gaitskell
Labor M.P
Bevan
Attlee
House of Commons
Labor Party
Fire kills 97 on Yokohama train in Japan disaster
In Yokohama Japan a dangling power line ignited an old woollen railway carriage on a suburban electric train. Ninety seven charred bodies found, seven American soldiers among the dead identified by Army dog tags. Train cars burned. fire reignited and crew killed before evacuation.
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Yokohama
Japan
Petire
Sakuragieho
Draft Universal Military Training Bill Moves Forward
A conference committee begins drafting a universal military training bill expected to pass both chambers. Senate and House negotiators led by Senator Russell and Rep. Vinson anticipate minimal clashes to reconcile differences. A 68 item compromise may emerge within a week to ten days before final approval. The key issues are draft age and MT mechanics.
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Washington
House
Senate
Russell
D-Gad
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Congress
Daylight Savings Time Changes Northern Ohio Clocks
Cleveland and several Northern Ohio cities will switch to Daylight Saving Time next Sunday while most of the state including Columbus stays on Eastern Standard Time. The change moves clocks ahead one hour and remains in effect until the last Sunday in September.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Columbus
Temperatures Forecast Near Normal With Scattered Showers
Columbus area weather outlook shows normal average highs near 59 and lows around 49 with a cooler spell Friday. Expect mild conditions into Saturday and Sunday and about a half inch of rain from showers Wednesday night Thursday and Saturday.
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Columbus
Youth Dies in Route 62 Crash Near Point Pleasant
William Edward Love 17 died two hours after a crash on Route 62 eight miles north of Point Pleasant. Levi Plants 18 and Owen Eads 18 were critically injured. State Police investigated the high speed accident near the Katydid Club at Kaylax, noting the car spun after striking a tree. Love died at Holzer Hospital from basal skull fracture. Plants and Eads remained unconscious at noon. The 1950 two door sedan was registered to Virgil A. Plants.
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Route 62
Here
William Edward Love
Point Pleasant High School
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Levi Plants
Owen Eads
Flatrock
Sgt
D. G. Wilfong
West Virginia State Police
Department of Public Safety
Robert C. Dilley
Kaylax
Edward E. Angus
Point Pleasant
Lakin
Love
Plants
Warehine
Gallia County
Virgil A. Plants
Mason County
Arthur Sparks
Huntington
Truman Critic May Get Foreign Relations Post
Senate Democrats consider appointing Senator Brewster of Maine a sharp critic of Truman to the Foreign Relations Committee after the death of Senator Vandenberg. The move would bolster Democratic strength, shift committee majorities, and remove Senator McCarthy from a key State Department oversight subcommittee.
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Truman
Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Brewster
Maine
McFarland
Arizona
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Blait Moody
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Senate Newroner
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
Appropriations Committee
Robertson
D-Va
McCarthy
State Department
Acheson McCarthy
Acheson
General Dawes Dies at Home
Chicago report says General Charles Yates Dawes banker and statesman died last night at his Evanston home of coronary thrombosis. He served as vice president under Coolidge from 1925 to 1929 and had a public career spanning more than 30 years amid controversy and major events. Dawes chaired City National Bank and Trust Company. born in Marietta Ohio.
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Chicago
Charles Yates
Dawes
Coolidge
Evanston
Caro
The
City National Bank and Trust Company
Marietta, Ohio
Government extends margin price ceilings to 276000 stores
The government granted 276000 retail stores a 30 day extension until May 1 to implement new margin type price control ceilings.
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Washington
County Quotas Announced for Ohio May Selective Service
Ohio state headquarters disclosed revised county quotas for the May Selective Service call. The total is 4202 youths born since March 31, 1991. April's quota was 2640 and May’s original 3849 was reduced by about one third. County allocations include Athens 6, Gallia 6, Hocking 15, Meigs 15, Perry 11, Vinton 1, Washington 28.
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Columbus
Area
Athens
Gallia
Hocking & Meigs
Perry
Vinton
Washington
Viechem Sales Tax Bill Due To Pass Wednesday
Ohio House of Representatives faces approval of a two year appropriations bill totaling 732,270,000 and a Mechem sales tax revision aimed at increasing state revenue from 17,000,000 to 20,000,000 annually by closing tax loopholes. The Senate already cleared the Mechem measure, with bingo debates and constitutional amendments on deck as Republicans steer pending legislation. The Republican Assembly also discusses how much to allocate for various agencies amid ongoing budget matters.
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Columbus
Ohio House of Representatives
House
Frank J. Lausche
C. Stanley Mechem
Rathens
Senate
Ohio
Republican State Central Committee
Hanley Letter Case in Committee Hands
Investigation into New York Hanley letter sits with Senate allies who may decide against pursuing inquiry. The letter, written by former lieutenant governor Joe R. Hanley when he withdrew from the GOP governor race and entered the Senate race, is at issue in this probe.
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Washington
New York
Hanley
Senate
Joe R. Hanley
Gross Laxity Highlighted in Rubber Program Shakeup
Senator Gillette disclosed Senate subcommittee findings describing gross laxity in government rubber program handling. He plans a drastic management shakeup and suggests appointing a rubber czar as in World War II to oversee operations.
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Washington
Gillette D-lown
Senate
Gillette
Dallas War Hero Audie Murphy Marries Airline Hostess
Dallas report states Audie Murphy the World War II hero and film star wed Miss Pamelacher, a 78 year old airline hostess, in a ceremony held in Dallas. The union links a famed veteran and a civilian partner in a high profile social event.
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Dallas, Tex
Audie Murphy
Pamelacher
Taft Leads GOP Fight On Far East
Taft says Senate Armed Services Committee Republicans will organize a case for a broader prosecution of the Korean War. Senators Bridges and Knowland are expected to lead the effort as Taft supports MacArthur proposal ideas. Whitney says MacArthur still unaware of reasons for dismissal. Spokesman notes MacArthur not available for hearings until after a week.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Taft
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bridges
R-Nh
Knowland
R-Calif
MacArthur
United Nations
Whitney
Waldorf-Astoria
MacArthurs
Tokyo
New York
Joint Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Apollo Blows Fuse in High Tension Flight
In Yakima Memorial Park a swan named Apollo escaped a winter pen and soared into a high power line. He collided with the wire after a brief flight, blue sparks flashing as he fell to the road. John Spencer administered artificial respiration, saving the bird from likely death.
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Yakima
Wash
Apollo
John Spencer
Brehm Opens Defense in Campaign Funds Case
Rep. Walt er E. Brehm of Ohio begins his defense against charges of illegally receiving campaign contributions in 1947 and 1948. The government rested its case after excerpts from his grand jury testimony. Leo Rover, chief defense attorney, plans a directed verdict motion and to open statements to a jury.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Brehm
Leo A. Rover
Burnita §. Matthews
City and AFL Work To End Detroit Transit Strike
City officials and AFL union leaders will resume talks to settle Detroit municipal transit strike. A bargaining session was called as bus and streetcar service remains shut for fourth day. 700,000 regular riders seek alternative transport amid severe traffic jams since Saturday morning.
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Detroit
AFL
Hollywood Red Probe Hears John Garfield
Washington AP The House Un American Activities Committee heard more Hollywood witnesses. Marc Lawrence Abraham Polonsky George Willner plus actors Morris Carnovsky and Lionel Stander testified as the panel pressed communist influence claims. John Garfield said he is not a communist nor knows any personally. Subpoena efforts target Hedda Harper and nine missing witnesses including writers Uris Rinaldo Butler Solomon Bercovicel Huebsch Morely Backus Berry and Alexander.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Marc Lawrence
Abraham Polonsky
George Willner
Polonsky
Communist Party
Morris Carnovsky
Lionel Stander
John Garfield
Hollywood
Wood
D-Ga
House
Holywood
Michael Uris
Fred Rinaldo
Hugo Butler
Lew Solomon
Leonardo Bercovicel
Edward Huebsch
Karen Morely
Georgia Backus Alexander
Jack Berry
Miss Truman Aims to Be Actress in Hollywood
Miss Margaret Truman expressed interest in becoming an actress while arriving for Kinpley events. She said she might consider motion pictures and has received offers but has been busy with radio and recording work.
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Meanwhie
Hollywood
Hedda Harper
Kearney
R-Ny
Miss Hopper
New York
Miss Truman
Truman
Negro Witnesses Tell Of Ohio Red Activities
In Columbus four former party members testified before an Ohio Senate committee on communist influence in Ohio. Negro FBI agent William G. Cummings led the testimony recounting recruitment of blacks with promises of racial equality and a separate government in the North. Other witnesses described how the party urged segregation and alleged fifth column ties to Russia, with meetings in Toledo and Toledo officials linked to fundraising.
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Columbus
Communter Party
South
Ohio
Senate House
William G. Cummings
FBI
U. S
New York
Toledo
C. M. Rusae
Loris
Christine Sutton
Cummings
Bdward Latob
Teleto
Cawner
Comeraniat Party
Telerdo
J. B. Simmons, Jr
Simmons
Mason-Dixon
Ceiling Prices Change Under New Government Method
The government plans tonight to unveil a new method for about 75 000 manufacturers to compute ceiling prices on many consumer goods. Officials say more reductions than increases are expected, but they cannot estimate the overall impact on shoppers. Retail prices will not change immediately. manufacturers receive about a month to set new ceilings, with distribution and retail adjustments to follow.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
MacArthur To Review Gotham Loyalty Parade
Gen Douglas MacArthur to review New Yorks loyalty parade Saturday afternoon as about 200000 people are expected to march down Broadway past a reviewing stand near 6th Street. The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsor the march organized in 1948 to counter the May Day Communist parade.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Sth Avenue
6Th Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars
OrtO Doctor Dips Cincinnati2 Dr Hanson Shetton dies
Dr Hanson Shetton, a Georgetown physician who practiced medicine for five years, died today in Cincinnati.
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