Taft blasts Truman policy on air power and foreign stance
Senator Robert Taft argues for a strong aggressive American policy to defend the continent, claiming air supremacy deteriorated under Truman and Eisenhower. He criticizes foreign aid, links Truman and Acheson to current policy, and urges GOP to condemn perceived failures. Eisenhower's entry into politics is noted as he ends military duties. Aired on NBC, the speech frames the 1952 campaign.
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Calm tone shift in Koje talks as Nam il rails
United Nations negotiator Harrison noted no progress after a 26 minute session on prisoner repatriation at Panmunjom. Nam Il used milder rhetoric but kept accusing Allies of slaughter and planning permanent retention of certain prisoners. A recess was proposed until the Reds offer constructive concessions, with Nam demanding another session tomorrow. The exchange ended without breakthroughs on 100000 captives. Coffee origins trivia closes the report.
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$100000 A Year Needed To Make Money These Days
Hal Boyle reports on higher incomes failing to cover rising costs. Dorothy Shay, a top supper club star earning $5000 a week, calculates 1951 taxes and expenses, ending with only $330 saved after food, housing, and other costs. She concludes the least she can earn in 1952 is $100,000 to stay comfortable.
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Bodies Found in Central Park Suicide Pact
New York police found the bodies of Louis Rizarry about 38 and a married man and Juanita Rivera a 30 year old divorcee four feet apart in Central Park. A .45 caliber pistol lay nearby and two notes on one sheet stated Cannot live together and are not going to live apart. Hope we will be buried together as one. It appears Rizarry shot Rivera twice then killed himself with a shot in the mouth.
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Allied Tanks Smash Red Bunkers on Korea Front
United Nations tanks hit Communist positions on the Korea Central Front in a 55 minute barrage near Kumsong and south of Pyonggang. Reports say 15 Chinese killed and 49 wounded, with long range artillery shelling trucks eight miles behind front lines. Long Tom rifles and night flying spotter planes supported the attack as Fifth Air Force bombers struck Red trucks and rail lines.
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33 Belgians Die in France Bus Crash
A bus carrying 33 Belgian tourists home from a French holiday crashed through a guard rail and fell into a river near Gravelines France. The rollover left 33 dead and 15 injured. the vehicle was returning to Ghent from Calais.
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Cronen Seeks Potatoes In Place Of Sweepstakes Money
Edwin F. Cronen, winner of a 1280 consolation prize in the Irish sweepstakes last week, asked the sweepstakes committee to pay him in potatoes due to a shortage. He wrote the committee yesterday explaining he is spud hungry and prefers tubers over cash.
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Any General Will Do for Army Fan at 13
John Arzoomanian a 13 year old boy ran away to Washington to seek "any general" and then again disappeared. His father Khosrow Arzoomanian a Bronx grocer said the boy is obsessed with the Army and may be aiming for General Dwight D Eisenhower who arrived in Washington. Missing were a wooden rifle uniform duffel bag and about 40 dollars. The boy was later found at a Washington bus station on May 12 after his prior trip.
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Auto Engineers to Discuss Engines
Atlantic City N J Auto mobile engines of high power output and increased compression ratio but smaller in size than present models are among objectives of the nations automotive engineers. Such engines will be talked about at length by engineers at tending the annual meeting here of the Society of Automotive Engineers. The sessions opened today and continue through Friday. Because x rays destroy rapidly growing tissue more effectively than other tissue and because cancer is characterized by rapid growth x rays sometimes can be used to control cancer.
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Truman Seeks Fast Senate OK for German Defense Pact
President Truman will urge rapid Senate ratification of an indirect military alliance with West Germany, presenting documents signed by Acheson and urging consent before adjournment. The move aims to integrate West Germany into the Allied defense system and deter Soviet aims amid European debates.
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U S Sees EDC Framework As Indirect Alliance With Germany
The United States views the proposed defense community as creating an indirect military alliance with West Germany, since Germany is the sole EDC member outside the North Atlantic Treaty. France Italy and the Low Countries are also part of the plan, tying Berlin to allied security through the treaty.
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Broken Window Spells Canary's Doom
In Syracuse New York a five year old boy, Peter Hummel, threw a stone that broke a window in his home. A stray cat entered through the broken window that night and killed the family canary. The note closes with a separate historical line about Egyptian scarabs and foreign imitation after the 26th dynasty.
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Umstead Named Democratic Candidate for North Carolina Governor
William B. Umstead, 57, veteran party figure and former U S senator and congressman, will head North Carolina’s Democratic ticket for governor after defeating former Superior Court Judge Hubert E Olive in the Saturday primary. He faces Republican Herbert F. Sewell, nominated at the GOP convention last month.
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Pattern of Teeth Traps Sausage Thief
HOF Germany Karl Wunderlich a 24 year old brewery worker was convicted here of breaking into a sausage stand. Police experts testified that his teeth fit bite marks left by a unknown suspect in the case.
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Burglar Sentenced After Shop Salami Heist
Wunderlich, a repeat offender, received four years in jail for the burglary at a shop involving salami. The ruling notes his lengthy police record and the court's decision.
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Origin Theories Place Human Roots in Central Asia
A number of scientists propose the human lineage began in Central Asia around a million years ago and later dispersed to other regions, outlining a gradual spread rather than a single cradle.
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