MacArthur Hearings Stir Senate Clash Over War Intel
President Truman and General MacArthur dominated Senate hearing talk with fiery exchanges. MacArthur claimed CIA warned of low Chinese Communist entry chances last November, while Truman denied the report and said the CIA operated under his approval. Truman praised Bedell Smith’s Tokyo briefing and Wake Island talks. Separate panel notes continued scrutiny of Ambassador O’Dwyer amid corruption charges from his NYC mayoral tenure.
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Wake Island
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New York
General MacArthur presses for decisive Korea action
Washington reports General Douglas MacArthur urged a decisive move in Korea to reduce civilian casualties as Senate hearings on Far Eastern policy unfold. President Truman defended restraint to avert a broader war amid Democrat and Republican questions about censorship and air-war limits.
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Platt Resigns Draft Position As Kingsport Board Member
E. Armitage, former mayor of Kingsport, sworn in as a new Selective Service Board member at 10 a.m. Thursday replacing S. P. Platt who resigned due to health after serving as chairman since October 1943. Colonel John B. Elliott commended the board and noted a historic induction from this board at Fort Oglethorpe. Armitage is joined by E. C. Cross and Henry Dunning on the board.
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Fort Oglethorpe
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Henry Dunning
Steel Use For Cars Cut Back Per Cent
The government orders another over percent cut in steel use for passenger autos and station wagons, reducing permitted consumption to 75 percent of the first half of 1950. The cutback takes effect June 1 with further reductions to 70 percent for cars on July 1. Medium trucks are slated to reach 100 percent and heavy trucks 120 percent of the 1950 base.
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Ridgway vows Reds will pay for Korea stalemate
UN commander Lt Gen Matthew Ridgway returned from the Korean front with confidence the Chinese will continue paying the bloody price as long they stay in Korea. He spoke after observing Allied air dominance and UN tanks roaming near Seoul, noting heavy shelling and tank raids north of the city. He warned Reds have destroyed only their own forces so far and predicted they will keep paying the price.
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Farouk to wed Narriman Sadek in Cairo wedding
King Farouk will marry 17 year old Narriman Sadek in a simple ceremony at Rabbeh Path er Cairo. The event coincides with the 15th anniversary of his accession and will be marked by parades and an air show by Egypt’s air force.
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Vellopolis
UN Fliers May Hit Manchuria If Reds Strike
Allied airmen in Korea could bomb Manchurian bases if Chinese Reds strike UN troops. Fourteen UN nations reportedly back a hard response, with strikes potentially targeting airfields first and possibly extending to rail yards, communications, and war plants depending on UN orders.
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Tokyo
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Korea
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Manchurian
North Korea
Oak Ridge Strikers Return To Work On Atomic Plant
Oak Ridge Tenn AFL construction workers streamed back to their jobs on the vast atomic plant project ending a four day walkout. A contractor spokesman said about 509 workers were absent at peak and anticipated the day would end with no more than 500 absent. A dozen AFL crafts were represented by the returning strikers.
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Surviving Wheat Fields Are Tall But Poor Harvest Is Predicted
Wheat fields remain tall across the southwest prairies yet forecasters warn of a slim harvest when the crop moves north from Texas next month. Federal estimates show 726,512,000 bushels, but experts expect the worst since 1936 dust storms. Wheat prospects are described as the poorest in years due to drought, pests, and cold snaps. Kansas forecaster Lane projects 125,000,000 bushels, well below the federal figure, as agronomists note heavy seed abandonment in western Kansas. farmers respond by plowing thin stands and sowing substitutes like corn and sorghum amid ongoing famine concerns and wartime demand.
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Minneapolis, Minn
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India
Reservists To Be Discharged Across Forces
Washington says armed services will begin releasing reservists as soon as practicable with Air Force first, Marine Corps in June, Navy in July, and Army by next September. Priority goes to World War II veterans. rates and contingents vary by service.
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Korea
Army Plans To Draft 20 000 Men In June
Washington says the Army issued a draft call for 20 000 men in June the smallest monthly total since the draft resumed last September. Since then about 50 000 men have been drafted or placed on call for Army duty. The first three months of this year yielded 0 men, then April's draft was cut to 40 000 and May’s quota was reduced from 60 000 to 40 000.
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Seach
Gag Rule Hit Letter Defended By Fired General
General Douglas MacArthur, amid Senate questions on his dismissal, defends free press and urges basic facts be shared with the public. He rejected a gag rule while critics McMahon and Kefauver faulted his letter endorsing bombing Red Chinese bases and Chinese Nationalist troops.
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Registration Sets Record In Kingsport
In Kingsport the largest registration in the city’s history drew 863 voters over two days ending Thursday night to qualify voters for a May 26 bond issue referendum and a June 2 alderman election. The May 26 vote concerns a 750000 school and sewer construction bond, while June ballots will elect three four year term aldermen including Mayor B Blankenbecler and candidates E C Cross Milton Devault Mianwel E Sanders and Dor Witlted. No poll tax will be required under current law.
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Moran Jury To Decide If Lie Involved Plan
New York The jury in politician James J Moran's perjury trial will decide if his denials conceal a calculated scheme tied to crime and politics. Prosecutors allege Moran lied about visits by Louis Weber, a Brooklyn racketeer, to evade questions re his ties to Weber while Moran served as deputy fire commissioner. Weber, indicted on perjury, says he never visited Moran.
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Weber
Morat
Last Eniwetok Test Expected Next Week
The Atomic Energy Commission announced that the final Eniwetok test, called Operation Greenhouse, is slated for next week to gather data on factory and civilian shelters and design criteria for protection against atomic blasts. The tests follow Operation Sandstone and aim to inform U S planning and construction standards for defense against nuclear attack.
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American Institute of Archiects
Etta Kett Returns to Kingsport Times Pages
The Etta Kett adventures resume in the Kingsport Times comic pages today after postal delays. Missing installments will be caught up today and early next week.
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Kingsport Times
Loss Of China To Communism Biggest Error
Gen Douglas MacArthur testified before two Senate committees that losing China to the Reds was the greatest political mistake of the century. He argued U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek in 1945-46 could have prevented the rise of communism, while criticizing Truman’s peaceful settlement policy as insufficient and unlikely to succeed.
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Bolunar Tables and Fishing Periods Noted
The fragment outlines Bolunar Tables from John Alden Knights with major and minor hunting periods. It lists time slots for days including Friday Saturday and Monday, indicating standard time and varying minor periods. The readable text mentions moods andTerritory hunting windows though specifics are garbled.
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Lake Stage Names and Places Amid Quiet Haze
A fragmented local note lists place names such as Lake Levey and Chetokes with scattered terms like hoses and Lake Stages. The readable fragments hint at a mapping or naming event but lack clear actions, dates, or involved organizations.
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