Congress Blames Policy Makers for Korea Ammo Shortages
Four of five senators on the Korea ammunition probe report needless American lives were lost due to shortages. They fault policy makers from Truman onward for misjudging international Communism and call the procurement system inefficient and mired in red tape. The subcommittee cites delays in contracts, missed schedules, and underfunding as causes of shortages.
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Washington
PBC
Korea
Truman
Congress
United On
Subcommittee Ninter
D-Tenn
Vapiocy
Kefauver
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Armed Services Subcommittee
Byrd
D-Va
Hendrickson
R-Nj
Cooper
R-Ky
Ordnance Department of the Armed Services
Smith
Subcommittee
Aia
Air Force
Navy
Army
Atomic shell firing under tight security at Nevada test
The Defense Department enforces the strictest security for the first atomic artillery shell fired from the 85 ton T-131 cannon near Las Vegas. The test at Frenchman Flat will be watched by hundreds of officials and thousands of troops, with interviews restricted and details sparse.
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Defense Department
Army
Weather Bureau
Atomic Proving Grounds
Here
Frenchman Flat
Defense
Charles Wilson
J. Lawton Collins
Atomic Energy Commission
Spies Told Talking May Save Lives
Justice Department sources said Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were told that confessing could improve their chances for clemency. Eisenhower had refused clemency earlier, and officials noted a prisoner’s confession can influence clemency decisions until the moment of execution.
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Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Russia
Sing Sing
Department
High Court
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Augusta
Rosenberg
Siamese Sisters Survive Major Tumor Removal
Margaret and Mary Gibb, 41, the nation’s oldest Siamese twins, underwent a two hour operation in Boston during which a fibroid tumor was removed from Margaret’s abdomen under surgeon Frank H. Lahey. Mary remained unconscious beside her sister. both showed post operative shock but were described in excellent condition with expected recovery.
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Boston
Margaret
Mary Gibb
Frank H. Lahey
Mary
Gibb
Lahey
Reds Put Forward Last Chance Truce Peace Offer
In Tokyo the Allied truce team plans to return to Panmunjom with a last chance offer on handling 48,500 prisoners resisting return. Lt. Gen. Harrison will carry the plan to Korea as Harrison and Murphy weigh a near term respite. The deadlock centers on 34,000 North Koreans and 14,500 Chinese and whether to reclassify civilians or reference a post armistice conference.
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Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
Korea
Ash J Harrison
Mark Clark
United Nation
Robert Murphy
U. S
State Department
Washington
John Sparkman
D-Ala
U. N
Peiping Red
Pyongyang
South Korea
United States
Allies Hit Front In Bomb Run
Allied fighter bombers launched 240 precision sorties in their heaviest frontline bombing in a month. In North Korea, Sabre jets and Communist MiGs tangled with Sabres claiming one MiG down and another damaged as air battles stretched across May 13 to May 18. Ground fighting intensified with Allied troops counterattacking at Christmas Hill and Capitol Hill as Chinese forces pressed outposts before withdrawing after inflicting 57 casualties.
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Sun
North Korea
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Christmas Hill
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Papa-San Mountain
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20Th Rok
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Senate group faults defense buying plan on mobilization chaos
A Senate subcommittee report charges Defense Department purchasing creates chaos in mobilization. It denounces both past and present administrations, calls for small business participation, and warns that the buying policy concentrates contracts with a few large firms.
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Senate
Defense Department
Government Operations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Congress
Justice Department
Department of Defense
Defense
George C. Marshall
North Carolina Colleges to Graduate Nearly 6000
North Carolina's colleges will award degrees to about 5,987 graduates over the next two weeks as campuses recover from postwar enrollment surges. East Carolina College leads the parade with commencements starting last weekend, followed by many of the state's 33 senior colleges and culminating with exercises at UNC and three other institutions the following week.
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East Carolina College of Greenville
University of North Carolina
Consolidated University of North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
State Dept Denies Red China Admittance To UN
The State Department stated the United States has made no promises to recognize Red China and does not plan to back its U N membership after a Korean armistice. The issue looms large as Eisenhower prepares for Bermuda talks with Britain and France where a Big Three meeting with the Soviet Union may be pursued. Officials noted Britain expected to push toward recognizing Red China if a truce yields progress, while U S plans remain noncommittal amid stalled Bermuda plans awaiting France’s new government.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Red China
Korea
Eisenhower
Russia
Bermuda
China
United Nations
Daniel A. Poling
The
Christian Herald
London
U. S
Red
U. N
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Congress
U. State Department
Ching Named To Referee Atom Disputes
President Eisenhower selects Cyrus S. Ching to head a six member panel to resolve atomic energy labor disputes. The 77 year old former Federal Mediation Service chief will push for a no strike pledge in atomic plants. Other nominees include George Taylor and Arthur Ross as panel members. Clyde Mills reports 16 settlements reached with mediators.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cyrus S. Ching
Truman
Ching
Federal Mediation Service
White House
Wage Stabilization Board
George Taylor
University of Pennyylvania
Arthur Ross
University of California
AEC
Clyde M. Mills
Federal
Committee Cuts Water Projects
The House Appropriations Committee approved 398.88 million dollars for rivers harbors and flood control for FY1954, far below Eisenhower and Truman requests. It cited local communities failing to share costs and urged Budget Bureau review of local contributions across water projects.
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House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
House
Committee
Budget Bureau
Ferguson Says She Will Act On Air Force Budget
Sen. Ferguson signals use of Eisenhower prestige to quell GOP rebellion over 5 billion dollar Air Force cut. Some Republicans push back, citing risk of a weaker U.S. air power versus Russia and demanding fuller Pentagon answers before backing the cuts. Ferguson vows hearings to show the defense buildup under Eisenhower.
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Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Eisenhower
Truman
GOP
Sen. Young
North Dakota
U. S
Russia
Senate
Michigan
Young
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Defense Wilson
Thye
R-Minn
Pentagon
Weathered Day With Varied Temps And Sunset
The day shows a high of 5 and a low of 70 with last night at 65 and yesterday’s high 91. Sunset is at 7 26 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 04 a m. Nursery supplies.
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