MacArthur's Political Posture Poses Pentagon Dilemma
Pentagon lawyers fret as Gen Douglas MacArthur weighs keynote duty at the Republican National Convention and the risk of violating military rules on political activity. Officials note Article 88 limits leaders, suggesting resignation may be needed for unfettered campaigning. Eisenhower’s retirement is cited as a usable precedent.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
Pacific
Army
MacArthur
Sen
Robert
A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Itics
Congress
Ike Backers Lack Candidate Against MacArthur
Eisenhower supporters could not settle on an opposing nominee to challenge General MacArthur as GOP keynote. Owlett proposed MacArthur for keynote. committee may search anew. Convention opens July 7 in Chicago. intra-campaign friction noted among Eisenhower, Taft backers, and platform plans.
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Ike
Gen. MacArthur
Jack Bell
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Will Neme Mac
Convention
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Owlett
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Herbert Brownell Jr
Taft
Harry Darby
Kansas
J. Russell Sprague
New York
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Republican National Committee
Texas
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Reds Step Up Battle Action On Korean Front
In Korea near Chorwon and the Punchbowl an intensified clash paces a fourth day of fighting. U N troops from the Eighth Army report 400 men skirmishing with Chinese Reds as both sides press to hold and regain a hill. The Reds launched major assaults, firing thousands of artillery shells while UN air activity is limited by clouds.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Eighth Army
U. N
Chorwon
North Korea
Military Court Will Review WACs Case
The Court of Military Appeals will hear the appeal of six WAC sergeants from a court martial conviction for beating a woman soldier at Ft Breckenridge Kentucky last year. The six allege the Army witness testimony was untrustworthy and argue morale problems in the Breckenridge detachment. Oral arguments will be by William J Hughes for the defense and an Army JAG officer for the government.
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Washington
Court of Military Appeals
WAC
Ft. Breckenridge
Wacs
Breckenridge
Carol A. Kierce
Vernon
William J. Hughes
Army
Minnesota studies need for new mental hospital
A Minneapolis engineer led a statewide study for the Minnesota Society for the Mentally Retarded showing St Paul area needs a men’s hospital to reduce a growing admission waiting list. Brainerd is favored for a site with $100,000 previously approved. The report urges institutional care only when no humane alternative exists.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
John L. Holahan
Minneapolis Chemical Engineer
Minnesota Society For the
Holahan
Association of Parents and Friends of the
Brainerd
Executive Council
Queen Zeine of Jordan Flees Ailing King in Switzerland
Queen Zeine of Jordan and her 11 year old Crown Prince Hussein are reported in hiding in Switzerland fleeing King Talal who is described as mentally ailing. Police say they are under heavy guard as a regency council acts in Jordan while Talal is treated for a nervous disorder at Lake Geneva.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Zeine
Jordan
Hussein
Talal
Paris
Abdullah
Lake Geneva
Newsman Returns After Lecture Tour
California prisons contribute to forest rebuilding as San Quentin crews plant 200000 Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines in Plumas National Forest after last year’s fires.
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Newsman
Sacramento
San Quentin
Soledad
California
Plumas National Forest
After All a Cloud Has to Fall Down Sometime
New York essay notes a child Nina’s vivid sense of wonder and questions about life. The godfather reflects that grownups lose curiosity, while Nina’s endless inquiries reveal a world of discovery. He muses that a cloud must fall, not stay aloft, as Nina’s questions continue.
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New York
Nina
Hal
Shrine Gems Are Returned After Theft at Regina Pacis
In Brooklyn, two gem-studded gold crowns valued at 150,000 dollars and insured for 100,000 dollars were stolen from the Shrine of Regina Pacis nine days earlier. They were unexpectedly returned by special delivery mail as Monsignor Angelo R. Cioffi led prayers during Sunday services.
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New York
Angelo R. Cioffi
Brooklyn
Regina Pacis
Donna Daft Birthday Party Seeks Courage Amid Cancer
In Chance Maryland nine year old Donna Daft with advanced cancer plans a pre birthday party on the 12th. Her weight has fallen to 45 pounds and doctors say she is near the end. Despite grim prognosis her parents announce the party will be the best for every child in town.
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Chance, Md
Donna
Baltimore
Thomas Daft
Chance
Pace Defends UN Korea War Resolve
Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr disputes Maj. Gen. Daniel Hudelson on UN forces in Korea. Pace asserts U N forces and Allies can meet any Communist attack, trusting military leaders' reports. Hudelson, back from Korea, says he spoke from personal experience and may be leaving the Army soon. Sixth Army investigates his remarks.
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Washington
Frank Pace Jr
Daniel H. Hudelson
United Nations
Korea
Pace
Los Angeles
Hudelson
Ife
Sixth Army
San Francisco
British to Run Transatlantic Comet Jet Service
Sir Miles Thomas, chairman of British Overseas Airways, says Comet jet airliners will offer regular transatlantic flights within two years. He told reporters the new jets will cut the crossing time to five hours while en route to London.
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Sydney
Nova Scotia
Miles Thomas
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Britain
Miles
London
Death of 10 week old due to starvation
A 10 week old infant, Charles James Gaffner, died Sunday night apparently from starvation. His mother, 35, told police she had not eaten for four days though she tried to breastfeed. Police provided brief aid to the family and gathered food for them.
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Chicago
Charles James Gaffner
Charles
Ethel
Thomas Sikorski
Kensington District
Gaffners
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