Senators Taft and Douglas Clash Over U S Policy
Senators Robert Taft and Paul Douglas debated American anti-Communist strategy at the Columbia University led American Assembly. Taft urged priority for air and sea power, while Douglas argued against relying on dominant air power to defeat Communist armies in Korea. Both warned of limits to U S defense spending and noted Europe and Asia as vital fronts. Dwight Eisenhower, then Columbia president, founded the assembly with W Averell Harriman assisting.
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Arden
Rohnert A. Taft
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
American Assembly
Columbia University
Far East
Taft
Europe
Douglas
Dourg Jas
Korea
U. S
W. Averell Herriman
Columbia
Assembly
Sorority Water Fight Nears Riot at Ohio State
A friendly water fight among Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities at Ohio State University escalated to near riot status on High Street in Columbus. About 5,000 students were calmed by tear gas from 10 police cruisers. nine arrests for disorderly conduct followed. A bonfire was lit by university officials, and vehicles were damaged as students booed police and hurled fruit.
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Columbus. O
Ohio State University
High Street
Columbus
Pi Beta Phi
Kappa Alpha Theta
Cattle Receipts Down Third At Chattanooga
Chattanooga stock yard reports Monday cattle on hand about one third of normal receipts as price roll back on hoof begins. Operator J Jr Allison Jr criticizes government control predicting it will push beef into black market and raise housewife costs. Two raisers disagree, saying feeders can’t hold cattle off market forever.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J. Jr. Allison, Jr
Meat Rationing Seen from Price Controls, Newsom Says
Washington report says Herschel D. Newsom, master of the National Grange, warned that current price controls could force meat rationing soon. He linked cattle price rollbacks to greater buying power near production centers, predicting distant consumers would face shortages. Brice Director Michael V. Di Salle disputed any early rationing evidence.
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Washington
Herschel D. Newsom
National Grange
Brice
Michael V. di Salle
Newsom
Grange I
House Banking Committee
Strategy Linked to Peace Talks, Bradley Says
General Bradley testified that Korean strategy was tied to hopes for peace negotiations. He said early discussions by the Joint Chiefs of Staff suggested a possible spring offensive could be deterred, improving negotiating leverage. Senator Wiley derided reports of Republican plans to attack Secretary Acheson amid MacArthur hearings as a damned lie.
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Washington
Onnn Bradley
United Nations
Bradley
Sengtora
Military Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wiley
it-Wis
State Acheson
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Full Red China Blockade Sought by Rep Armstrong
Rep. C. K. Armstrong of Missouri called for a complete blockade of Communist China and planned to offer a resolution on record backing such action after his Far East trip, including Formosan Nationalist refuge. He cited ongoing MacArthur hearings and UN resolutions urging a ban on war material shipments to Red China.
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Washington
Rep
C. K. Armstrong
R-Mo
China
Congress
Armstrong
Far East
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
Russia
House
Senate
General Assembly of the United Nations
Iran Nationalist and Communist Rally Over Oil Fight
Iran's Moslem leaders and the outlawed Tudeh Communist underground called mass rallies to oppose foreign oil interests. Demonstrations denounced American and British interference after Tehran protested the U.S. stance supporting Britain. Mossadegh’s supporters staged protests in Parliament Square amid clashes with unionists allied to the Communists. An air of crisis gripped Tehran as reports of the Shah’s concern circulated.
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Iran
Britain
United States
America
Mohammed
F. Mohammed Mossadegh
Enti Oto
Mossadegh
Poserumienh
Parliament Square
Hingry
Mossadegi
U. 5
U.S
Bagher Kazemi
Henry F. Grady
State Department
U. S
Shah
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Tudeh Party
National Front
Tran
Allies Scout Ominous Red Buildup In Korea
Defense Department estimates show heavy civilian and military casualties during the five day Communist offensive through May 20. UN losses reach 1 018 dead and wounded, with U S troops 134 killed and 826 wounded, South Korean losses 48 dead and 497 wounded, and other UN nations 22 killed and 91 wounded.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
United Nations
United States
U. S
Eighth Army
UN Fights Red Sweep In East Mountain Areas
Allied forces in Western Korea probe a Chinese buildup on the east central front and stem a Red swing in the eastern mountains south of the 33rd parallel. South Korean lines shift 25 miles east as U S Second Division battles alongside reports of 130,000 Chinese massing north for a new strike.
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Olen Clements
Tokyo
Korea
Soksa
Japan
No-Man's Rand
Nee Scout
Doctor in Knoxville Faces Drunk Charge
In Knoxville Tennessee a man posing as a hospital doctor was arrested after patients noticed odd behavior and a nurse complained about drinking on duty. A tan uniformed man asked for five nickels for a dollar at the switchboard before the impostor was identified as Richard Shipe, 44, who claimed to be a chef and was jailed on a drunkenness charge.
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Knoxville
Tenn
General Hospital
Roy Lovelace
Richard Shipe
2000 Fight Fires In Canada Forests
About 2000 men battled widespread forest fires across Quebec and Ontario during a five day heat spell. A two hour rain failed to extinguish the blazes but dampened timber. Lake St John and Chicoutimi regions bore the worst damage with 110000 logs destroyed near Ferland. Fire authorities warned that travel could be banned if cooler weather did not arrive.
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Montreal
Quebec
Ontario
Lake St. John
Chicoutimi
Ferland
Two U S Ships Hit By Red Fire Off Korea
Washington reports that the battleship New Jersey and destroyer Brinkley Bass were hit by Communist shore batteries while at anchor near Wonsan on Korea’s east coast. Two sailors killed and twelve wounded as the ships withdrew from range. casualties named after families are notified.
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Washington
New Jersey
Korea
Navy
Wonsan
Brinkley Bass
Worst Flood In 1907 Era Strikes Hays Kansas
Three drown in Hays Kansas as a historic flood devastates the town of 8000. Waters 16 to 20 feet deep flood south and west sectors, forcing 3000 to 4000 residents from homes. Gas explosion occurs at a nearby residence while fire crews, National Guard, and Red Cross evacuate stranded families.
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Hays
C. M Wiest
Fort Hays State College
Robert Rippeteau
L. D. Wooster
June Bissing Lerrman
Here
Ellis
Big Creek
Kansas
Joe Rohr
Itone
National Guard
Red Cross
Upstate Man Admits Church Burglary Career
George Strickland a 41 year old ex convict from Johnson City admits to Memphis police his church burglaries across nine states totaling 21 break ins. He says resentment toward church people and his Methodist orphanage upbringing drove his crime spree. Bristol Bristol and other towns saw multiple incidents with at least 1104 dollars taken in one major Bristol case.
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Memphis
George Strickland
Johnson City
Bristol
Nashville
Dayton
Oho
Newport
Covington
Louisville
Atlanta
Macon
Rossville
M. A. Hinds
Strickland
John W. Stover
Late Bulletins Postal Rates Increase Planned
The House Post Office Committee tentatively approved a 61 per cent rise in second class mail charges over three years at 20 per cent annually. Sponsors say the move would boost post office revenues by about 25 million dollars.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Estes
New York
Estes Kefauver
D - Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Higgest Boom Dugway
Utah
Army
Dugway Proving Ground
Salt Lake Ciy
Chicago
Concrete Pavement Pouring Completed on Forest Street
City crews finished pouring concrete on Forest Street between Oak Street and Bristol Highway. Contractor Cihnefield Concrete began work on Woodlawn Avenue between Summer and Lamont. Sidewalks on Forest Street remain unfinished.
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Forest Street
Oak Street
Bristol Highway
D. W. Moulton
Cihnefield Concrete Company
Woodlawn Ave
Summer
Lamont
Moulton
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