MacArthur Yalta View Sparks Army Secrecy Battle
New York Times journalists say the Army raised secrecy on wartime MacArthur memos about Soviet help against Japan. Whitney asserts no records show Soviet entry discussed. Times seeks release of two key files from 1845 with a wartime conference between MacArthur and staff.
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New York
New York Times
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Yalta
Washington Post
Times-Herald
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Maj
Courtney Whitney
Washington
Soviet Russia
IATA
Anthony Seviere
Times
the Times
George A. Lincoln
War Plans Division
War Department General Staff
RUSS
Z. R. Wiggins
Times Herald
Whitney
Soldier Quizzed in Slaying of Barbara Gaca Detroit Girl
Homicide detectives sift through more than 800 tips in the brutal slaying of 7 year old Barbara Gaca found in a Detroit area rubbish heap. Pvt Lloyd Freeman, stationed at Selfridge Base, was questioned after a father reported seeing him with a girl in an abandoned barracks. Freeman faced investigation for molesting a child and had a newspaper photo of Barbara in his pocket.
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Barbara Gaca
Howen Dier
Lloyd ‘Freeman
Barbara
Freeman
Espanola
N. M
Gara
Selfridge Air Force Base
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Peiping Charges U. S. Violated Boundaries
A Soviet era broadcast claimed U. S. warplanes violated Chinese boundaries Friday, with Chinese radials reporting four American planes in four groups over Chiao Tung Lai Yang and other Shanni ng Province locations. The planes reportedly escaped eastward.
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Feping Radial
Red China
Takwa
U.S
Chiao Tung
Lai Yang
Shaniyng
Couple Nabbed as Embezzlers in Soda Springs Case
FBI announced the arrest of Ruth Roberts McElwain and her husband Clyde McElwain, both 38, in Soda Springs California on embezzlement charges. Indicted by a federal grand jury in Durham North Carolina for a $87,7000 shortage at the bank where McElwain worked after vanishing in June. They used the aliases William and Patricia Ryan and bought a home in Soda Springs.
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Soda Springs
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North Carolina
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Clyde
Durham
WN. C
William and
Patricia Ryan
Four Eye Injuries Reported From Nevada Atomic Tests
The Defense Department acknowledged four personnel suffered eye injuries during 1952 and 1953 Nevada atomic tests. Two injuries may be permanent, with one observer reportedly blinded in an eye. Officials said at least two cases involved retinal burns and that some individuals have completely recovered while others remain under observation.
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Defense Department
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Harris
Inburg
Patriot-News
UAW Ends Parley Urges Political Mobilization
UAW delegates in Cleveland approve mobilization for political action ahead of higher dues, backing a guaranteed annual wage and broader social reforms. The convention endorses federal aid for schools and hospitals, public housing, and stricter safety codes while planning a 30 hour work week after wage goals. NAM disputes Reuther on fundraising and tactics.
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Foreas
Formosa
Pescadore Islands
NAM
UAW
Walter Reuther
National Association of Manufacturers
Henry G. Riteri
New York
Ritersala Reuther
Earthquake Toll Rises to 327 in Philippines
News from the Philippines reports 327 dead and about 10,000 homeless after a powerful quake. Gov. Linch cites many casualties in Tugaya Bacolod Madamba Gasan Madalum Bayang Masiao Marantaa Wato and Ozamis City with drownings from lake shore homes.
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Ramon Magsaysay
Ozamis
Misamis Occidental
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Iligan
Balo
Justin
Ligan
Alcaraz
Lake Lanac
Foot poisoning hits San Nicolas population in 1945 study
Manila news service reports that about twenty percent of San Nicolas City residents in Hocos Norte northern Luzon suffered foot poisoning likely from fish. The 1945 census put the town's population at 15,567.
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Manila
Philippine News Service
San Nicolas City
Hocos Norte
Luzon
Japanese Foreign Minister Seeks U S Visit to Strengthen Ties
Mamoru Shigemitsu, deputy prime minister and veteran diplomat who signed Japan's surrender, said he asked U S Ambassador John M. Allison to arrange a trip to the United States next week to further strengthen U S Japan relations.
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U. S
John M. Allison
United States
Shigemitsu
U. S.japan
Man Killed Watching Fire in San Francisco
A spectator named Charles Heller, 52, was killed when a high pressure fire hose nozzle struck him during a dramatic blaze in a carpenter's shop on Friday in San Francisco. The fire, drawing thousands of onlookers, caused $750,000 to $1 million in damage as flames rose 100 feet. Two bystanders were injured. Fire boats, Coast Guard tugs, and 40 city units fought the blaze beginning at 5 p.m.
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San Francisco
Erry Ridge
Charles Heller
Coast Guard
Berserk man shoots wife and two men in Monrovia bar
Hugh Hayes 45 went berserk in a Monrovia tavern early today and shot his wife Hazel Hayes 15 and two other men, Angelo Salvatore 55 and C Swanson 42, all seriously injured. Hayes surrendered to police and was hospitalized after a heart attack.
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Monrovia Hospital
Angelo Salvatore
Swanson
Monrovia Adlice
County General Hospital
Balboa Island Patrol Tightens Rules for Holiday Week
Balboa Island rests and plans quiet enforcement as officers patrol nightly to curb noisy parties. Three police cars and a special beat accompany a harbor district with Buck Gul ly and Corona del Mar also under extra patrol. Forty one homeowners act as black counselors urging return visits by well behaved groups amid a city ordinance requiring rental unit registration and a pending injunction decision. In Los Angeles Cardinal McIntyre orders 258 priests to warn students and parents against beach revelry deemed dangerous and disrespectful to religious observance.
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Los Angeles
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
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Battle to Lift Squeeze on Berlin Opens
West Germany opened talks with East Berlin to end the Soviet inspired economic squeeze on West Berlin and threaten to cut vital exports of steel coal and machinery to the East. Talks aim to cut prohibitive truck taxes and resume feeds to Berlin after East Berlin raised taxes from five to fifty five dollars prompting aid payments.
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West Berlin
West Germany
East Berlin
Five Rescued as Two Boats Go on Rocks
A cold front off Northern California drove storms across Southern California. Gusts up to 50 mph felled trees and power lines in San Fernando Vesley West Los Angeles areas. Dust storms slowed LA and desert highways as storm warnings extended from Point Conception to Newport Beach.
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San Fernando
Vesley
Los Angeles
Point Conception
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Stassen Defies Subpoena to Face Senate Probe
Harold E. Stassen plans to appear before the Senate Investigations subcommittee on Wednesday regarding the FOA grain storage plant in Pakistan. The panel and Stassen dispute whether he was served a subpoena, as he claims voluntary cooperation and access to records is enough to satisfy any inquiry.
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Monant
Eisenhower
Stassen
Foreign Operations’ Administration
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert J. McElroy
EGA
McClellan
Gov. Stassen
Caine
Assassin Barrage Shatters Saigon Calm Amid Clash
In Saigon a chaotic exchange left 26 dead as gunfire erupted near the home of a dissident figure. Cao Dai leader Nguyen Thanh reportedly sparked fighting by switching allegiance, spraying police with machine gun fire and ending a three day lull after government troops clashed with dissidents.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Xuyen
Foul Society
Cao Dai Con
Nguyen Thanh
Phuong
Sweden Plans Massive Civil Evacuation In War Defense
Sweden's civil defense staff announced a plan to evacuate about 95 percent of city populations in war, leaving only three centers with more than 15 000 residents. Stockholm would drop from 1.7 million to about 50 000 as part of a drastic shift from shelters to large-scale evacuation. Parliament expected to review the proposal soon.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Army Sec to Confer With Chiang Kai-Shek
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens is scheduled to visit this weekend to confer with President Chiang Kai-Shek. General Earle E. Partridge, commander of the Japan-based U S Far East Air Forces, is due next week for further talks.
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Taipel
Fatmosa
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Earle E. Patridge
U. S
Report Russ Keeping Rein on Red Chinese Report
London dispatch says Communist China pledges not to attack Formosa or Quemoy and Matsu without Kremlin clearance. Moscow soundings show Russians want to avoid Far Eastern war involvement while tightening ties with Peiping. The Kremlin seeks mutual approval for major moves and aims to pull Red China into European policy to boost bargaining with the West.
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