UN Forces Retreat as Reds Lose Thousands on Korean Front
UN troops pull back along a 100 mile Korean front from Uijongbu to Yanggu and below the 38th parallel. Civilian flight from Seoul grows as Chinese approach and five Red divisions press toward the capital. Commanders report heavy Red losses while UN forces endure minimal frontline contact and destroy opposing units.
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Munsan-Seoul
General MacArthur Urges Strength to End Korea Slaughter
Gen. Douglas MacArthur told a Chicago crowd at Soldier Field that the United States must pursue a positive and realistic Korea policy to stop through strength the slaughter of American troops. He challenged administration notes, warned of rising losses, and urged a policy aligned with military realities, praising American resolve as 50,000 fans cheered.
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Truman Proposes Parity Freeze Foe Yet Faces Heavy GOP Opposition
President Truman urged a yearly parity freeze to tighten food price controls, drawing strong opposition in Congress from farm state lawmakers. Senator Anderson backed the plan, whileSenate Banking chair Maybank predicted it will not pass. Truman pressed defense act extensions, tax hikes, and expanded rent and price controls to curb inflation as the administration urged rapid action amid a volatile world situation.
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U S Britain Helped Build Russian Arsenal Through Espionage
Washington reports say Russia gained modern arms with aid from Britain and the United States. The analysis notes jet engines and atomic research leaked during wartime alliances and postwar cooperation. It claims MIG 15e engines used by Chinese Communists were British designs refined in Russia.
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Washington
Russia
Britain
United States
Clarance Brown
R-obbie
Korea
Great Britain
Funds Asked For Preparing Prison Camps
Washington Congress weighing a proposal to build four detention camps to hold 14,000 political prisoners in case of war. James V. Bennett, federal prison director, urged $775,000 to convert four abandoned military camps for suspected subversives. Hoover and McInerney testified that many suspects could be held under the Internal Security Act within hours, with Bennett noting prisoners must be kept separate from criminals.
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Washington
James M. McInerney
Justice Department
Bennett
Fire damages offices of South Dakota newspaper
A morning blaze gutted the Daily Argus Leader newsroom, advertising and executive offices in Sioux Falls. The printing shop, press room and newsprint storage were damaged, along with the Associated Press Bureau. An emergency unit set up in a separate building.
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South Dakota
Associated Press Bureau
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Trend
The Columbus forecast shows a high near 38 degrees and a low around 38 with temperatures about 3 to 5 degrees above normal. Precipitation averages around 0.04 inches with showers expected Sunday and again by Wednesday, bringing cooler spells in parts of the period.
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Columbus
Trip Cancelled By Churchill Makes May 8 Speech Uncertain
London reports Winston Churchill cancelled a planned May 8 talk at the University of Pennsylvania due to a British government crisis. Churchill cited events that make it difficult for him to speak as Labour Cabinet upheaval fuels speculation of a general election.
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Winston Churchill
United States
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Churchill
Armed Forces Medical Chairman To Resign
Dr. Richard L. Meiling of Columbus will resign as chairman of the Armed Forces Medical Policy Council on June 30 to return to Ohio State University School of Medicine. Defense Secretary George C. Marshall accepted the resignation with deep regret. The council, created January 2, coordinates armed services medical programs.
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Richard L. Meiling
Columbus
Armed Forces Medical Policy Council
School of Medicine
Ohio State University
Defense
George C. Marshall
Meiling
Armed Services
Young College Teachers To Receive Fellowship
Pasadena report says a Ford Foundation subsidiary will create a 2,280,000 fellowship program for young college teachers. Clarence H. Faust notes the aim is to boost teaching skill and lessen military mobilization impact on college faculties.
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Margaret Truman Receives Mixed Radio Acting Reports
Margaret Truman's radio adaptation of Jackpot drew mixed reviews from critics and a thumbs up from President Truman after he listened. Critics praised her promise but many urged more dramatic training for a potential acting career.
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Miss Truman
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Jackpot
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Jack Hellman
Daily Variety
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Hollywood Citizen-News
Walter Ames
The
Los Angeles Times
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Los Angeles Mirror
Dan Jenkins
Hollywood Reporter
Police Question Suspect In Death Of Mrs Alter
Police questioned a man in bloodstained clothes about the beating death of Ruth Alter 32 in Columbus Ohio. A railroad fireman noted a scratched nervous suspect who jumped from a freight train at Marion. Coroner withheld verdict after autopsy while authorities hunted the murderer.
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Richwood
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Marion
Fred Selby
British Munitions Ship Explodes at Gibraltar
LONDON 4 Admiralty announced the Royal Navy munitions ship Bedenham blew up at Gibraltar this morning. There were no casualties. Some naval personnel suffered minor injuries but other Royal Navy units on the harbor escaped damage which would affect their seagoing efficiency.
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Bedenham
Gibraltar
Health Plan Is Unwanted Federal push in Ohio plan
COLUMBUS Ohio health officials reject a federal plan to form 47 local public health units and staff them with 158 doctors and 1463 nurses. Dr John D Porterfield state health director says the move would be unwanted federal intervention and counters efforts to favor local and state level planning.
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John D. Porterfield
Washington
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Ohio cities organize anticraft unit across four batteries
Akron and nearby Kent will host one of four anti aircraft batteries forming the 178th AAA Gun Battalion. Additional battalions will be established in Cleveland, Youngstown, Dayton and Toledo.
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Youngstown
Dayton
Toledo
Taft criticizes appeasement talk on Korea policy
Senator Taft said Republicans oppose appeasement of China and oppose Congress dictating war strategy. He faulted General Bradley and the Joint Chiefs for being under administration influence and questioned the integrity of their judgments after Bradley's Chicago remarks supporting limited war and opposing MacArthur’s proposals.
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House Committee Slices 10 Per Cent OFF Budget
The 1952 budget for 27 federal agencies is cut 10 percent by the House Appropriations Committee, totaling 665.9 million dollars and lowering total to 6.17 billion for the year. Major cuts hit the Atomic Energy Commission and Veterans Administration, with further savings claimed from contract cancellations and housing program limits.
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Veterans’ Administration
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Czechs Charge AP Chief With Insulting Republic
Czechoslovakia's communist government accused Associated Press Prague bureau chief William N Oatis, held since Monday, of spreading material insulting to the republic and its order. The government said he also secured and verified certain secret reports in Prague.
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Czechoslovakia
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U. S
Bradley Recounts Eisenhower Churchil Eisenhower Elbe Halt Clash
General Omar Bradley describes in Life magazine excerpts a MacArthur like dispute with Winston Churchill over Eisenhower halting Allied forces at the Elbe River, aiming to avoid casualties and a clash with Russian troops. He recalls Churchill’s protests and concerns about reinforcing Montgomery with American troops toward Berlin.
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Bradley
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Montgomery
Germany
Bulge
George Patton
Jury To Get Brehm Case Next Week
Federal court will hear the Walter E Brehm case next week to decide if he illegally accepted campaign contributions in 1948. The 58yo congressman faces charges of taking $1140 from Clara Soliday and Emma Craven while they worked for him. Evidence wrapped up, Judge Burnita S. Matthews adjourned trial to Monday. jury of 10 men and 2 women to begin deliberations thereafter.
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Washington
Walter E Brehm
Ohio
Trian
Clara Soliday
Emma
Craven
Burnita S. Matthews
Packers Blame Part Way Price Controls
Meat shortages spread across the country as packers fault the partial price ceilings after a government freeze. Small processors with higher ceilings buy from big packers, diverting supplies to different outlets and raising costs for retailers and consumers. Households report limited cuts and higher prices as black market claims arise.
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Associated Press
Explosion Rocks Troy Area Fire Destroys Storage Building
An explosion at a 72,000 gallon gasoline bulk station in Troy sparked a jet fire threatening a three block industrial area. The blaze was controlled after destroying a storage building, warning tanks, and a residence, with the Sin Cair Company facilities damaged.
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Government extends deadline for food price markup system
The government granted a two week extension from April 36 to May 4 for wholesale and retail food dealers to implement the new price markup system.
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House Extends Trade Limits Across Russia Ties
Washington. Congress works to extend trade restrictions with Russia and allied states by denying reciprocal trade benefits. Senate committee proposes a two year extension with tighter rules, while the House favors three years and directs President Truman to withdraw concessions affecting imports from Russia and other communist nations.
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