Acheson Reports From Overseas Talks On Defense Plans
Acheson prepares to report to Congress after overseas discussions with Britain Canada and the Netherlands. Ministers considered mutual defense, Marshall Plan ties, and allied economic cooperation, aiming to keep U S European involvement beyond 1952.
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Two British Ships Freed From Captivity Near Amoy
May 30 Kong reports two British vessels Clover and Singhing freed from Nationalist captivity by Royal Navy pressure. The Cloverlock and Singhing were seized April 28 and May 1 near Quemoy island while attempting to run a blockade. Destroyers patrolled the area as captives signaled protests accusing Nationalists of violating international law. a clash wounded several, and one Chinese crew member was killed.
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Truman Shifts Greek Envoy to Iran
President Truman moves Ambassador Henry F. Grady from Greece to Iran to bolster the non Communist front against Russia. Grady, currently on leave in California, is slated for formal posting next month, succeeding John C. Wiley. Grady will also direct American aid for Iran as the country faces an economic crisis tied to oil, harvests, and Soviet pressure.
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Junior Bankers Elect New Officials
Little Buck May 31 An Arkansas Junior Bankers group elected new officers including B J Daugherty of Magnolia as president and Otto Miller of McCrary as another officer. Other officers named were Jerry Fuess Ping Bluff vice president Allen W Dowell Fayville secretary Francik N Welly Little Rock treasurer and Miss Ilie Smith LIU Kuck historian. Levis E Hurley president of Exchange Bank and Trust Co El Dorado criticized proposals to use loans to small businesses, while Shelby Ford of Springdale, president of the Arkansas Bankers Association, urged limits on federal grants tied to state or local funds, calling it blackmail spending from a super bureaucratic government. The Junior Bankers organization is composed of bank employees.
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U S Industry Safety Push Highlights Wartime Lessons
Washington recalls wartime production gains and safety gaps as 1949 figures show 1,000 industrial deaths and 78,400 permanent disabilities. Truman backs a national safety conference to boost state led programs, codes, and training with the Labor Department promoting worker welfare.
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Hospitals Seek More Funds for Welfare in Arkansas
Hot Springs May 31 Arkansas hospitals plan to seek higher legislative appropriations for welfare patient care. Hospitals currently receive from 1 to 4 daily for patients sent by welfare. John Rowland of Little Rock said at the Arkansas Hospital Association convention that the 1941 legislature will be asked to raise the rate. he noted 112 hospitals treated 3,742 charity patients for 82,171 days since July 1, 1948. Other speakers included Lee C. Gammil, former superintendent of Arkansas Baptist Hospital, Little Rock, now at a Houston hospital. The convention ends today with the association’s closing program.
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Americans honor war dead across nations and seas
Americans observed Memorial Day with prayers for peace and resolve against tyranny. General George C Marshall led services urging United Nations support, while President Truman urged unity in prayer for enduring world peace aboard the presidential yacht. Flowers and flags marked graves abroad and at Arlington as mayors of Nettuno and Anzio paid tribute.
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Fragmented World War Remembrance Voice Echoes
A garbled excerpt reflects mixed sentiments about honoring American war dead and the costs of tyranny, mentioning prisoners and dignity, with stray references to 1898, 1612, and an American presence in postwar Japan as officials in London respond to events abroad.
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Hungarian Free Lutheran Bishop Is Released After Prison
Former Lutheran Bishop Lajos Ordass in Budapest, Hungary, released after nearly 20 months of a two year sentence. Remission followed his removal from office on April 2 by a special church court. Controversy over funds from American Lutherans and government reporting was cited in the case.
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Postwar unrest rises as divers attacked in Japan
Daylong protests led by Japanese Communists escalated postwar tensions. Four U.S. sailors were assaulted in the first public clash since the war ended. At least eight Japanese were arrested amid a string of rock throwing incidents.
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