No Choice for Us Says Ridgway
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway spoke at Radio Tokyo in his first news conference as supreme commander and said there is no compromise with Communist leaders. He praised Memorial Day and noted a major Chinese defeat in recent offensives while warning of possible further actions and highlighting nearly 10,000 Chinese captives and evidence of desertion.
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Ridgway
Tokyo
INS
Matthew B. Ridgway
Radio Tokyo
Navy Raises Rent for Enlisted Men in Navy Housing
The Navy announced a rent hike for 40,000 housing units for enlisted personnel in the United States and overseas effective August 1. This is the first increase since 1943, reflecting changes under the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950 which boosted basic allowance for quarters. Rates rise across all quarters, from one to four bedrooms, and also affect government furnished furniture rentals.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Navy Department
Long Beach
Lexington
Savannah
Portsmouth Homes
San Pedro
Nice Day Brings Mild Temps for Holiday Drivers
The weatherman forecasts clear skies and mild temperatures as holiday motorists head onto highways this afternoon. Low clouds in Long Beach are expected to clear by 10 a.m. with mid-70s highs. Southwesterly winds of 12 to 15 mph accompany the pleasant conditions.
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Lear
Long Beach
Memorial Day Reflections On Fallen Soldiers
In the past year between eleven thousand and twenty thousand young men died on battlefields with more than eleven thousand known dead and another eleven thousand missing. Memorial Day honors them as national observances spread across the country. General Ridgway is cited saying they died for love of country, prompting questions about the country they leave behind.
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Ridgway
Signal Hill Fails Card Game Proposal In Election
Voters rejected Kid Mexico Faulkner backed measure to legalize draw poker and other recreational games by 903 to 458 in a special Signal Hill election. Faulkner ran a bowling palace and bar at 2259 Orange Ave and led the petition drive. Observers said petitioners felt betrayed as the effort faltered amid controversy and low turnout.
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Mexico
Signal Hill
Todd
Kid Mexico
Faulkner
Orange Ave
Macy’s Gimbels Price War Grips New York Shoppers
Thousands of bargain hunters surged into Manhattan department stores as Macy’s and Gimbel Brothers opened a price war. Prices for thousands of items were slashed after a Supreme Court decision on May 21 struck down part of the fair trade law, triggering a nationwide bid for lower prices.
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New York
Manhattan
R. H. Macy & Co
Gimbel Brothers
Supreme Court
Los Angeles County centralizes marshal office plan
A bill approved by the senate would consolidate 20 county marshal offices into a single central office and grant a 10 percent pay raise to marshal and municipal court employees. The measure, from Assemblyman William Grant, aims to save the county about 180 to 200 thousand dollars in the first year and was sent back to the assembly for concurrence in senate amendments.
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Municipal Court
Assembly
Italian Elections Trim Communists in North Votes
In Italy, the Christian Democrats under Premier Alcide de Gasperi and other right wing parties won significant gains in former Communist strongholds during municipal and provincial elections. Early returns from the north showed heavy inroads by center and right forces, signaling a shift in local power.
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Italy
Rome
Christian Democrats
Alcide de Gasper
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Ray Tuckeree
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