Sabre Jets Hold North Korean Skies in Manchurian Clash
Sabre jets scored on seven Red MIG-15s in a two day sky battle near the Manchurian border. The Fifth Air Force said three MIGs were down, two probably destroyed, and two damaged. F84 Thunderjets ranged 1000 miles to hit targets near Manpojin as ground forces clashed, killing or wounding 17 Reds across five skirmishes. Col. Royal N. Baker, top U.S. ace, completed 25 strikes before retirement to McKinney Texas, leaving Fernandez of Miami and Lt. Harold Fischer Jr. with eight victories each.
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Manpojin
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Tek
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Miami
Fla
Harold Fischer Jr
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St. Ae Connell Jr
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Van Fleet Cites Poor Korea Strength At West Point Dinner
Gen James A Van Fleet told West Point alumni that American units in Korea are in bad shape and under strength. He urged more battle tested training for lieutenants before overseas commands and noted a nine man Korean War squad versus twelve in World War III with mixed American and Korean troops.
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James A van Fleet
U.S. 8Th Army
Korea
van Fleet
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
West Point Association
Military Academy
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Gottwald Death Triggers Czechoslovak Panic Warning
Vienna March 14 AP President Klement Gottwald 57, Czech communist leader, died in Prague after attending Stalin’s funeral. Central Committee warned 12,500,000 Czechs and Slovaks against panic and weakness in ranks as Zapotocky eyed succession. Gottwald’s illness and death prompted power speculation and renewed tribute to Lenin and Stalin. Survived by widow Marta and daughter with defense minister Alexei Opicka.
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Klement Gottwald
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Josef Stalin
Communist Central Committee
Pro Radio
Gottwald
Hradcany Castle
Moscow
Stalin
Antonin Zapotocky
Zapotocky
Czech Communist Party
Central Committee
Lenin
Edouard Benes
Rudolf Slansky
Czech Republic
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Orgburo
Decice
Moravia
Alexai Opicka
Marta
Tornadoes Continue Rampage Across Multiple States
A Texas and Oklahoma tornado outbreak killed 16 and neared Mississippi with risk of more twisters tonight. Booneville reported a man killed and two houses destroyed eight miles east of town. Sherman F. Harris, 41, identified as the victim. Arkansas and Mississippi also battered as the Weather Bureau warned of dangerous storms across nine states.
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Mississippi
Sherman F. Harris
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Missouri
Tennessee
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Indiana
Kentucky
Weather Bureau
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Lawton
Okla
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Mill Creek
Ark
Delaware
Dover
Taft Warns Senate Pace Slows Policy Move
Senate Republican leader Robert A. Taft warned the pace in Congress is too slow as interior and insular affairs bottlenecks delay key bills. He said Hawaii statehood and submerged coastal lands bills, priority items from the 11 point program, will face lengthy debate once they reach the floor. The House has approved Hawaii statehood. both measures stall in Senate committee amid complications.
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Senate
Robert A. Taft
Senate Gop
Committee On Interior
Insular Affairs
Hawaii
Eisenhower
Congress
Interior Committee
Taft
Diet Ousts Yoshida Opens War Readiness Debate
A U S military expert says the United States can mobilize faster than it can equip forces if all out war arises. Maj. Gen. Lynch notes 2 million trained reservists could swell national strength by two thirds, aided by the Universal Training and Service Act and ongoing reserve expansion.
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United States
E. C. Lynch
Lynch
Defense Department
Press
Armed Forces Reserve Act
Voluntary National Guard
Re— Lohanne — Orck
Taft's Son Named Ambassador to Ireland
President Eisenhower selects William Howard Taft III, son of Senator Taft, as ambassador to Ireland. Taft, 38, Gaelic speaker, CIA employee, formerly educated at Yale and Princeton, has served in Army Intelligence and held academic posts. Confirmation expected swiftly.
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William Howard Taft III
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Ireland
White House
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St. Patrick’s Day
Senate
Young Taft
Central Intelligence Agency
New Haven
Conn
Francis P. Matthews
U. S. Economice Mission
Army
Yale
Princeton
University of Maryland
Haverford College
AMA Approves Ike health welfare plans amid friendship pledge
The AMA House of Delegates endorsed President Eisenhower's plan to reorganize the Federal Security Agency into a new Health Education and Welfare department. The group called it a step in the right direction while reaffirming support for a separate Health Department. Taft backed the plan, praising possible reforms. Eisenhower stressed minimal interference and warned against big government control.
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American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Eisenhower
AMA
Truman
Congress
Federal Security Agency
Department
Oveta Culp Hobby
House
Senate
Department of Health
Robert A. Taft
FSA
Setback Sparks New North Carolina Legislative Fight
Gov William B Umstead faces a setback as the Senate sinks a motor vehicle inspections bill and the House trims his plan to boost superior court justices. The session weighs redistricting and new boards while adjournment hints loom.
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Raleigh
N.C
William B. Umstead
Senate
House
R. Lée Whitmire
Board of Elections
Lewis Ready To Fight Taft Hartley Tightening
John L. Lewis president of the United Mine Workers says he will oppose expanded Taft Hartley provisions aimed at curbing Communist influence in unions. He testifies as Congress reviews amendments seeking stricter checks on left wing leadership, while he rejects the oath as insulting to labor and potentially nullifying the National Labor Relations Board.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Congress
Lewis
Samuel K. McConnell Jr
R-Pa
House Labor Committee
Senate Gop
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Taft
National Labor Relations Board
Yoshida Dissolves Diet Calls New Elections in Japan
The Diet defeated Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida 229 to 218 but he refused to resign. He dissolved the Diet and set April 19 for elections to decide if Japan's policy remains pro U.S. and whether to ease toward a police state amid labor and security tensions. Mamoru Shigemitsu looms as a possible successor. 40,000 leftists protested in Tokyo as factions debate constitutional rearmament and security pacts.
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Diet
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Japan
United States
Liberal Party
Progressives
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Missouri
Arone
U. S
Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures Ahead
The forecast shows a high near 70 degrees and a low around 45 tonight. Yesterday’s high reached 76 with a low of 52. Sunset is at 6 27 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 30 a m.
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