Dewey Urges Global Embargo on Communist China
Gov Thomas E Dewey urged a complete embargo by all free nations against Communist China at the New York State Republican Committee dinner. He proposed an 11 point program to combat Soviet aggression, including a total embargo, continued aid to Chiang Kai Shek, Formosa protection, and a united front of free nations. Dewey also supported Chiang and Formosa, criticized the Far East policy, and called for universal military training and strengthened arm production.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
China
Dewey
New York State Republican Committee
Far East
O Ae
Asia
United Nations
Jas MacArthur
Far Eastern
MacArthur
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Red Chita
Chiang Kai- Shek
Red China
United States of Europe
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Yugoslavia
GOP Reluctant To Back Mae Nominating Chicago 1962 Site
Tulsa to Chicago evolution in 1962 GOP convention planning. The Republican National Committee weighs endorsing Mac Arthur policies but leans toward Chicago as the site for the July 21 delegates meeting to choose their candidate. Truman eyed as likely Democratic challenger. Philadelphia factions may challenge.
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Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
National Committee
Truman
Philadelphia
House Ways and Means OKs $75 Million Tax Hike on Liquor
The House Ways and Means Committee tentatively approved a 75 million dollar increase in federal taxes on liquor beer and wine, signaling a move to raise revenue.
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Bulletin
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Woman recounts ill treatment in divorce action
Mary Julia Brown 38 charges yesterday in a divorce case against Warren G Brown 38. She alleges he was addicted to alcohol and repeatedly struck her, removed her dentures, and refused to return them until she paid him money for liquor.
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Los Angeles
Mary Julia Brown
Warren G. Brown
UN Troops Push Three Miles On Korean Front
United Nations troops advanced three miles on the East Korean front as Western lines prepared for a possible Red offensive. South Koreans made gains north of 38th parallel with light resistance. Reds mass pockets near Seoul while U.N. forces strengthen defenses and air raids hit Pyongyang area.
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Munsan
38Th Parallel
Kaesong
U.S
Uijongbu
Tokyo
United Nations
Inje
Seoul
No-Man's Land
Unjonghbu
U. N
Chanchon
Eighth Army
Sariwon
Sinmak
Pyongyang
Sinulfu
Korea
Russian built plane to be tested at Wright-Paterson
A Russian built reconnaissance aircraft captured at Kimpo Airfield near Seoul will be tested at Wright-Paterson Air Force Base. The converted Stormavik fighter carries two cannons two machine guns and a .20 mm rear cannon. Known as the flying tank the heavily armored plane has prior testing at Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories in Buffalo New York.
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Dayton
Kimpo
Seoul
Korea
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories
Buffalo
N. Y
Record Load Carried By Douglas Transport
Los Angeles reports that a Douglas C124 Globemaster TT on a Edwards AFB test carried 210000 pounds, flew 1000 miles, and returned to base without refueling, marking the heaviest load by a mass produced transport aircraft as announced by the Air Force.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
Ridgway Receives Fourth Star as General
In Tokyo Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway today received the four stars of a full general rank. The stars were a gift from five officers who served on Ridgway's staff in the 18th Airborne Corps in Europe during World War II. The purchase date appears misstated but the gesture marks the promotion.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
18Th Airborne Corps
Europe
Bill Gives Korea Vets All Medical Privileges
President Truman asked Congress to extend World War I style medical and burial benefits to Korean War veterans, citing a veteran denied hospital admission for not serving in a declared war. Congress moved swiftly, with both houses acting to cover Korea veterans. Arellano, a 21 year old ex Marine, highlighted gaps in service-connected eligibility. He recalled battle trauma and death among friends as he spoke.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Tru
David R. Arellano
Veterans Administration
Tucson
Ariz
Arellano
Governor Fights Hard To Keep Liquor Freeze
Governor Lausche opposes a Democratic bill to end the liquor permit freeze as the Senate votes 20-8 in favor but faces possible House action. He warns against 4000 new permits and the ensuing enforcement problems, noting the Liquor Control Board froze permits on April 11, 1949.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Arthur Blake
Belmont County
Lausche
Senate
State Board of Liquor Control
Blake
Liquor Department
Moran Sentenced to Five Years and Fine for Perjury
New York James J. Moran once an associate of former Mayor William O Dwyer was sentenced to a maximum five years in prison and fined $2000 for giving perjured testimony before the U S Senate Crime Committee Moran a former deputy fire commissioner testified he met Brooklyn racketeer Louis Weber about six times over several years but witnesses said Weber visited Moran at least 11 times at his fire department office The report also covers restaurant and club permit classifications and a push to create a permanent United Nations American Activities Commission amid anti-subversive actions in Ohio.
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New York
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
U. S. Senate Crime Committee
Moran
Crime Committee
Louis Weber
Brooklyn
Weber
House
Senate
Senate-House
Un-American Activities Commission
Sens
Leo Blackburn
R-Scioto
C. I Powell
R-Clark
Ohio
Kenneth Robinson
Marion
Gordon Renner
Hamilton
Samuel L. Devine
Franklin
Powell
Blackburn
James G. Headley
Roscoe R. Walcutt
Lin
Price Order Sets Ceilings for Barbers and Beauticians
A new Office of Price Stabilization pricing order limits ceiling prices for barber and beauty shops, laundries, parking lots, and related service firms with billions in yearly business. It preserves base-period prices from December 19 to January 25 and requires posting within 30 days after May 16. Also, the Housing and Home Finance Agency earmarked 1,250,000 for Akron slum clearance.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Fulbright and Dawson clash over RFC loans at hearing
At a Senate banking subcommittee hearing Senator Fulbright accuses White House aide Dawson of improper influence over RFC loans. Dawson defends his conduct and denies any influence, citing two Florida hotel free days and naming other officials linked to the Saxony loan in Miami Beach.
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Washington
Fulbright
D-Ark
White House
Donald S. Dawson
Dawson
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Subcommittee
Florida
David K. Niles
Charles Mayton
Harry Vaughn
Truman
Saxony
University Physicist Faces Federal Grand Jury
Dr. Joseph W. Weinberg a Minnesota nuclear physicist was ordered to appear before a Federal Grand Jury in Washington. Once labeled by the House Un-American Activities Committee as part of the Scientists suspected of leaking atomic secrets at UC radiation labs he was questioned in a 1948 closed hearing and was never indicted on those charges.
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Joseph W. Weinberg
University of Minnesota
Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
University of California Radiation Laboratories
Bridges Challenges Marshall over 1947 48 State Dept officials
Senator Bridges cites a confidential list of bad security risks discussed with Secretary of State Marshall in the Senate. He recalls talking to the general about officials sympathetic to the Chinese Communist cause and questions Marshall’s claim of no personal knowledge.
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Washington
Bridges
R-Nh
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
State Department
Senate Armed Services Committee
Morse
Oregon
Department
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Chiang Kai-Shek
No Damage Reported After Quake Hits San Salvador
San Salvador felt a 30 minute quake last night but the communications office said no damage was reported after quick calls to 14 departments. A government official estimated last week end quakes would cause over 10 million colones in damage. About 200 people died, most at Jucapa, and relief was sent to 25,000 left homeless.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Jucuapa
Blue Pencil Club to Discuss News Suppression Objections
Columbus reports the Blue Pencil Club of Ohio holds its 19th annual meeting on May 20 in the journalism building at Ohio State University. Public officials and news suppression are on the agenda.
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Columbus
Blue Pencil Club of
Ohio
Journalism
Ohio State
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperature Trend and Rain
Forecast shows temperatures in Columbus UW temperatures averaging 2 to 4 degrees below normal with a normal high of 68 and a low of 47. A gradual warming trend ends the period with mostly below normal readings and minor fluctuations. Rain is expected Monday and Tuesday with about a quarter inch total.
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Columbus
Marshall Reads Truman Message Before Hearing
President Truman told General MacArthur on January 8 that Korean War policy should win Allied support in case of a Soviet war. Secretary Marshall read the paraphrased message to Senate committees, stressing it was not a directive and outlined aims to consolidate United Nations backing. He warned the Russia threat in the Far East is more acute than Soviet intervention in Western Europe.
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New York
Russia
Truman
Dewey
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Marshall
Senate
el Met
Beer Atta
United Nations
Soviet Union
Far East
Europe
Jnree Wa
Hickenloop
Hickenlooper
United States
China
Truman-MacArthur Korea dispatch concerns code release
The hearings discuss President Truman's Jan 13 message to General MacArthur about Korea and the Soviet threat. Some senators pressed to release the coded text after paraphrase, noting the risk of aiding enemies if exposed. Truman warned of expanding armed forces and stressed gratitude for MacArthur's leadership in Korea.
Prudence Urged in Truman MacArthur Talks on Korea
President Truman urged restraint in widening hostilities as military plans for Korea were discussed. General Marshall said the joint chiefs’ directive contained no political factors and a message to MacArthur outlined political aims. The aims include deterring aggression, aiding non communist resistance in Asia, aiding South Korea, boosting allied resolve, and shaping a future peace with Japan, Europe, and the Middle East in view.
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Japan
Marshall
MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Union
China
Asia
Cina Hegli
South
Europe
Middle East
Commmunis
Panama Installs New President After Four Days of Riots
Panama installed Alethiades Arosemena as president after four days of riots that left at least 12 dead and hundreds wounded. Police and public pressure ousted deposed leader Arnulfo Arias, placing Arosemena in the palace amid a shambles. Arosemena, a dairy farmer and former first vice president, pledged a broad government and cooperation with the United States in the Canal Zone era.
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Panama
Panamas
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Alethiades Arosemena
National Assembly
Arosemena
Col
Jose Antonio Remon
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Senate Demands Out In Red Traders Aid
The Senate unanimously attached a provision to a 491,477 supplemental appropriations bill requiring withholding U S economic aid from any nation that ships arms or military material to Russia or its communist allies. The House had not included the ban, but Senate conferees were ordered not to concede on the provision in negotiations with the Bou conservatives.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Russia
House
Former Band Director of Pt. Pleasant Dies
P. E. Burt, longtime Point Pleasant High School band director, died in Holzer Hospital Gallipolis. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Mohs Arnett Funeral Home in Point Pleasant.
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Pt. Pleasant
Point Pleasant
P. E. Burt
Point Pleasant High
Holzer Hocapital
Gallipolis
Tis
Mohs-Arnett Funeral Home
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