Senate to Probe MacArthur Case
The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee launched a full inquiry into Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s dismissal by Truman. A former aide, Laurence E. Bunker, testified in secret and provided what he calls the “real story” of the firing near the Korean War’s end. Investigators seek documents while MacArthur may be invited to testify as a witness.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
MacArthur
Macarlur
Army
Laurence E. Bunker
William E. Jenner
Bunker
Wellesley
Mass
Lawyver
Jenner
Charles Grimes
Subcommittee
Far East
Sube
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
R-Massi
House
Congress
Korea
Manchuria
Suspect Caught In Midnight Break-In At Gulf Service
Three men nabbed an ex convict during a break in at Tranbarger Gulf Service Station shortly after midnight. The 28 year old Kingsport man, released in January for breaking and entering, was surprised by a station employee and two others who fled after breaking the front door glass. About $1.50 to $2.00 in pennies lay with the suspect. Capt. Catswall says the man has prior convictions. arresting officers Cutshall and Bowers said he would face the Blountville grand jury Friday.
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Tranbarger Gulf
Kingsport
B. F. Catswall
Cutshall
Paul Bower
Blountville
Molotov Blasts Indo-Chinese War at Geneva Talks
London dispatch reports Molotov marking Stalin's death with eulogies and a blast at Western Defense Alliance. He accuses the United States of world domination via NATO and states Indo-China would lead Geneva talks, aiming to end the eight year conflict and secure Vietnamese national rights, likely sidelining Korea.
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London
INS
Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Wesern Defense Alliance
Stalin
Alm
Lenin
V. M. Molotov
United States
Molotov
Mass
Viebminh
Geneva
U. S
Korea
CAB Grounds Godfrey For 6 Month Period
Washington report states a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner ordered Arthur Godfrey to suspend his pilot certificate for six months. The action follows Godfrey buzzing the control tower at Teterboro Airport New Jersey on January 7, creating a collision hazard in the public interest according to examiner Albert H Rappar.
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Washington
INS
Civil Aeronautics Board
Arthur Godfrey
Albert H. Rappar
Godfrey
Teterboro
N. d
Explorer named long-range Royal Navy submarine christened
Briain Christens New Long-Range Sub Explorer christening held at Barrow shipyards Barrow-in-Furness England. Submarine powered by hydrogen peroxide said to cross the Atlantic submerged at 34 knots. Admiralty refused to disclose worklogs or expected performance details.
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Barrow-In-Furness
England
Atlantic
Barcow
Britain
Admiralty
Bis
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists Face Arraignment
Four Puerto Rican Nationalists charged with assault weapon related counts were due for arraignment in Washington. The defendants Lolita Lebron Rafael Cancel Miranda Andres Figueroa Cordero and Irving Flores Rodriguez all of New York City faced potential delays as they sought attorneys. Authorities considered terrorism risks and police reforms while Homeland security probes continued.
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Washington
Eisenhowe
Brownell
Justice Department
Congress
Special Capital Police Force
Lolita Lebron
Rafael Cancel Mirands
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodriguez
New York City
Dud Explosion In Korea Kills Six U.S. Marines
A mortar shell exploded during a training lecture in Korea killing six U. S. Marines and wounding 30. An instructor demonstrated an American made fuse, believing it harmless, a division spokesman said the shell likely came from the enemy.
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Korea
U.S. Marines
U. S
Batchelor Charged With Collaboration in Texas
Cpl. Clauce Batchelor was charged with collaborating with the enemy by the Fourth Army. A pre-trial investigation will determine if a court martial is justified. He is in custody near Sam Houston Army Base in San Antonio after a medical checkup following time in Kermit Texas.
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San Antonio
Téx
INS
Fourth Army
Cpl
Clauce Batchelor
Batchelor
Sam Houston
Kermit
Tex
Prisor
McCarthy Wilson Clash Fueled by Army Communists Charge
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson traded barbs as McCarthy renewed claims that Army officials have protected known Communists. He said Army witnesses and alleged Communist infiltration at Nutley Federal Telecommunications Lab were part of a larger GOP split tactic.
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Washington
Ins
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
McCarthy
Republican Party
Robert T. Stevens
Wilson
Federal Telecommunications' Laboratory
Nutley
N. J
Prumany Party
Plane With 20 Aboard Missing Over Mediterranean
A U S Air Force C-47 with 20 aboard vanished on a flight from Rome to Burg with 16 civilians among the passengers. An international search by USAF, French, Italian forces, and two naval ships coordinated from Marseilles, Sardinia, and Corsica areas under stormy conditions.
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Marseilles
INSI
U. S.3 Air Force
Rone
Germany
Arimanda
Sardinia
French Alps
Umeer
Aly Force
Two Kingsport men face whisky case verdicts
A Kingsport jury returned verdicts on two men charged with possessing 18 gallons of stamped moonshine whisky. Lee Skaggs was found guilty and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary while Relaford was found not guilty. The trial featured testimony from Patrolman Sam Davis about a June 1963 search and Skaggs’ statement later used as evidence.
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Paul Williams
Blountville
Kingsport
Lee Skages
Builty
Penitentary
J. 1. Belaford
Sam Davis
Skages
Davis
Relaford
Nauk
Skaggs
Taie
Thomas H. Regan
Renaford
Prook
Cis
Edward Bishop
THP
C.D. Hamby
Bloomingdale Road
Fred Stump
Sultan Wounded in Marrakech Mosque Bomb Explosion
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arifa was wounded in a bomb blast inside Marrakech Mosque during Friday prayers. The attack left him with a head wound while El Giaoui, his Berber Pasha, escaped harm.
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Rabat
Morocco
UNG
Agence France Presse
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arifa
Marrakech
el Giaoui
Blaze destroys half of Sullivan High School building
A pre dawn fire of undetermined origin in Sullivan Gardens destroyed more than half of Sullivan High School including the auditorium and nine classrooms. Estimated damage reached 800000. Firefighters fought freezing conditions as six inexperienced men assisted before regular crews arrived from Sullivan Gardens Kingsport and Community Fire Departments. Some students may be relocated to other schools with a plan to reopen by Monday.
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Sullivan High Selioe
Constructon Far
Sulivan Gardens
Lester Bales
Bales
Sam Shanks
Alsa
Shanks
Sullivan Gardens
Kingsport
City Fire
Nan
Sullivan
Sve
Sremen
Jim Norton
Miles
Bill Caton
Sale
Whde
Bristol
Community Fire
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Mary Lou Overbay
Ginger Gass
Jeanette Cankin
Shirley Fields
Patsy Davidson
Sultan
Co. Scheel
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