Dulles Expounds Japan Treaty Terms in Los Angeles
Secretary of State Dulles in Los Angeles describes the U S circulated treaty provisions to Russian and other representatives. He notes Russia’s willingness to discuss but no veto power, and explains sections including a preamble allowing Japan to seek UN membership and promote human rights while conforming to fair trade practices.
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Dulles
Japan
United Nations
Japan to renounce Korea Formosa in new peace treaty
The draft peace pact limits sovereignty to the four home islands and adjacent areas while Japan renounces rights to Korea Formosa the Pescadores and the Antarctic region. The United States would administer Ryukyu and Bonin as United Nations trusteeships. The formosas future remains unresolved and the Kurile dispute hinges on Russia’s treaty signature.
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Japan
Korea
Formosa
Pescadores
Antarctic
United Nations
Ryukyu and
Bonin Islands
United States
Russia
Tokyo
Sakhalin
Kuriles
Kurile Islands
Division Crosses into Red Korea In North push
A U S Army task force entered North Korea near Unjongbu and advanced northward across the Sinchon River bed to strike Communist positions. Air and artillery pounded Reds as Chinese forces mass to the north with as many as 180,000 troops. Another Yank force pushed into the Tidong River valley, driving back Red outposts and killing 40 to 50 enemy troops before withdrawing for the night.
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U. S
North Korea
Unjongbu
Sinchon
Tidong River
Dulles outlines postwar treaties with Japan and allies
Dulles discusses terms for a Pacific peace, proposing Allied favorable treatment for three years after the treaty. He calls for civil air transport access, returns of prewar Allied property, and validation of Allied claims. Japan's fears include revived military spending and higher taxes, while Britain is seen as aiming to curb textiles and shipbuilding. The United States will proceed with the treaty regardless of Russian participation.
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Japan
Tokyo
Dulles
Republican Statesman
Great Britain
Britain
U. S
President Decree Tests Deferments for College Students
The draft plan grants deferment to students in the top two thirds of sophomores and top three fourths of juniors with no test. It sets 1000 centers and May 26 start, with repeats on June 16 and 30. Older youths in college or planning graduate work are covered, high school entrants after starting college also tested. Only one test attempt allowed, deferment partly by class standing or test results, per Hershey.
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Territories
Hershey
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Angelon
Draft Deferment Test Sample Questions for Draft
An older AP or newspaper item outlines a draft deferment test with sample questions from the Educational Testing Service. It includes multiple choice items on common phenomena, word meanings, and arithmetic. the passage notes limits of telegraph transmission and ties to a spring and summer draft.
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