House May Veto Hershey College Deferment Plan
Ashton April 5 UP report: House armed services chair Carl Vinson says the House will likely scuttle Draft Director Hershey's college deferment scheme. The plan would defer registrants in college with a 70 test score or high chasswork, potentially liberal with 570,000 already deferred and up to 800,000 may qualify. An amendment to strike the plan is expected next week.
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YY Ashton
Carl Vinson
House
Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Paul J. Kilday
Texas
Vinson
Kilday
Gen. Hershey
Army to Rotate Veterans in Korea With Fresh Troops
The Army will begin mid month to rotate veterans from Korea, replaced by fresh troops. Gen Douglas MacArthur will decide selection, with about 20 000 troops rotated monthly by early summer. Veterans will be allowed home leave before next duty. Marine, Navy and Air Force rotations already underway to broaden Far East experience.
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Korea
Pace
Army
United States
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Far East
President Lauds Senate Balloting on Troops Issue
President Truman praised the Senate for backing his plan to send four additional Army divisions to Western Europe. He called the resolution evidence of broad support for the North Atlantic treaty and asserted constitutional authority to deploy troops as he sees fit. He dodged questions about a proviso Senate leaders opposed.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Europe
Cal
Train Jumps Track Damages Erie Freight Station
An Erie Railroad freight train jumped the track at the station today, damaging the station severely. An Erie spokesman said no one was injured and the incident involved about a dozen cars.
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Reese
toaAmy Park
Erie Railroad
Erie
L A Man Slays War Bride and Then Kills Self
In Los Angeles an American man William Valuenzela aged 28 shot his German wife Margot aged 20 after lying in wait, then killed himself. Neighbors say they were estranged for six months. The couple’s two children Rose Mary 2 and Karen 7 months were left orphaned by the double killing.
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Los Angeles
William Valuenzela
Margot
Valuenzela
Rose Mary
Karen
Doctors report after Korea tour on air evacuation success
A group of American doctors announced that about 121000 United Nations military patients were moved in the Far East by air without any loss due to aircraft failure or accident. The six doctors said air evacuation was the single greatest medical achievement and that soldiers fighting in Korea receive the best care in history. They spoke after returning from the war area and were joined by Dr. Elmer L. Henderson and colleagues from several institutions.
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Ashington
United Nations
Far East
U. S
Pacific
Japan
U.N
Elmer L. Henderson
Louisville
American Medical Association
MacArthur
Korea
Air Force Medical Service
Henderson
William P. Holbrook
Tucson
Ariz
Cortez F. Saloe
Manhassett
Long Island, N. Y
Herbert B. Wright
St. Vincent's Hospital
Cleveland
John M. Murray
Boston University
Russell ¥. Lee
Palo Alto
Calif
$50 Month Extra Pay Urged for Combat Forces
Army leaders asked Congress to grant an extra $50 per month to frontline fighters in Korea to boost morale. Gen. Colins and Maj. Gen. Church testified the pay would apply across services and would cover those actually in direct combat or combat support, with officers set at $100.
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Washington
Congress
Korea
Army
Pare
J. Lawton Colins
Senate Armed Services Committee
John H. Church
Church
24Th
Marines
Air Force
Navy
MacArthur Calls For Nationalist Troops In Korea
Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin announced in the House that Gen. MacArthur supports using Chinese Nationalist troops in Korea. Martin said he asked for MacArthur’s views while debating draft extension and universal training. He cited a March 20 letter from MacArthur endorsing employing Chiang Kai-shek’s troops against Chinese Reds.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin
House
MacArthur
Massachusetts
Formosa
Martin
Chiang Kai-shek
77 year old vet becomes father for 26th time
Paris Tennessee April 5 Dr C J Clark a 77 year old veterinarian is father for the 26th time. A nine pound daughter was born yesterday to his 34 year old sixth wife. Fourteen of the children are living. The oldest is about 45.
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Paris
Tenn
C. J. Clark
Weather Report: Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
Partly cloudy for tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Light variable winds shift to westerly 10 to 20 mph in the afternoons.
Truman warns third World War danger remains strong
President Truman said the threat of a third world war remains as high as ever, though he hopes for peace. He declined to comment on Speaker Rayburn’s claim of troops massing in Manchuria, noting it as a military strategy question while warning of global peril and Korea’s ongoing conflict.
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Truman
Ashington
Views
Rayburn
Manchuria
America
South Korea
Korea
Mr. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Russia Gives 3000 Planes to China Amid Korea War Talks
London reports say Russia has supplied Red China with 3000 aircraft for a anticipated spring offensive in Korea. British Intelligence notes the move aims to bolster China's air force, while Manchurian border troop concentrations may defend eastern rail lines rather than deter Korea. Washington says Gen. Douglas MacArthur has full authority to bomb Manchurian bases if air attacks rise.
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London
Russia
Red China
Korea
Manchurian
Taik Ravhee
Ko Be
China
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Arab Asia Bloc Seeks New Korea Peace Proposal
The 12 nation Arab-Asian bloc at the United Nations met in New York to draft a peace appeal to Communist China. India and Egypt led the effort to persuade the group to back a five point peace formula rejected by Mao's government last January. The plan would be issued as a declaration by the Arab-Asian countries rather than the United Nations. Information from Nehru's ambassador in Peiping aided the initiative.
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Mao Tse Tung
U.N
U. N
India
Egypt
Jawaharlal Nehru
Pei Ping
Six Feared Dead in C-45 Crash near Sandia Base
An Air Force C-45 crashed in the Organic Mountains near Albuquerque early today, carrying at least six persons attached to the Sandia Atomic Weapons Base. The craft burned, and authorities fear all aboard were killed.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Sandia
Oscar Winners Linked to Commie Front by Probe
Washington April 5 The House Un American Activities Committee linked hundreds of prominent Americans including Oscar winners James Ferrer and Judy Holiday to a supposed Communist world peace front. The panel warned some names may be used without permission and urged informants to come forward for disclaimers. Judy Holiday denied subversive ties and said she had long sworn she was not a Communist.
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Washington
House
an-American Activiies Committee
Jase Ferrer
Judy Uolliday
Judy
Miss Holiday
Miss Holliday
Communist Party
Ferrer
Pro Moscow Reds Start Hungary Purge
Radio Free Europe reports arrests of three Hungarian Communist leaders marking a rift between Moscow trained Communists and native Hungarian Reds. Information cited from a private Budapest source via Radio Free Europe.
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Pro-Moscow
Hungary
New Yor
Radio Free Europe
Budapest
Moscow
Local Page Index Lists Various News Sections
A note lists sections and page references for a newspaper issue. It covers Beach Combing Bridge Classifieds Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Political News Radio and Television Shipping Sports Theaters Tides Temperatures and Women’s Activities with page designations.
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Puagas
Allied forces press north of 38th Parallel in Korea advance
Allied troops push northward on the central front near the 38th Parallel as Ridgway joins border troops. The drive targets a Red troop concentration area with heavy action and artillery duels. Estimates place Chinese forces in the tens of thousands, with air and ground clashes widespread along the front. The western front sees stiff opposition as American divisions seize hill masses amid mortar fire.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Korea
Chan
Uijongbu-Kumhwa
Tom Bradishaw
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Wellng
Chorwon
William C.barnard
Rosenbergs Sentenced to Death for Spying for Russia
In New York on April 5, federal judge Irving R. Kaufman sentenced Julius and Ethel Rosenberg to death in the electric chair for spying for Russia. Morton Sobell received 30 years. David Greenglass to be sentenced tomorrow. The judge said their crime endangered the nation and helped fuel the Korean war and casualties.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
Irving R. Kaufman
Korea
Rosenberg
Morton Sobell
Kaufman
Army
David Greenglass
Rosenbergs
Sobeil
Congress
Mighty Mo Due Here Next Week
The battleship Missouri, the largest fighting ship from the Korean War, will arrive in Long Beach on April 12. Navy plans a gala welcome, but the ship’s draft prevents berthing at the harbor, forcing a berth at the Naval Base and cancelling a public reception.
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Missouri
Long Beach
Jatternach
Naval Base
Harbor labor dispute idles LB ships at port
Nearly 30 ships in harbor idle amid a jurisdictional dispute over the lumber freighter C-Trader. An NLRB attorney seeks a court order to stop longshoremen from taking individual strike action and spreading the dispute to other ships. The C-Trader is due tomorrow from Reedsport Oregon and has long been at the center of cargo handling jurisdiction.
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C-Trader
National Labor Relations Board
U. S. District Court
Reedsport
Ore
Robber uses Russian Roulette in Compton hold up
An armed robber in Compton attempted to extract more money by using a Russian Roulette tactic at 911 Rosecrans Ave. He first got 1706 from Ricard Wong, then spun the chamber three times while Wong faced a deadly threat. George Wong and Fred Kelley were also victimized. Kelley was tied up as the suspect fled with cash from registers and a hidden bag.
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Compton
Ricard Wong
Rosecrans Ave
Wong
George Wong
Los Angeles
Fred. Kelley
Harvard Riva
Gardena
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