Allies Oppose Using Chiang Army in War
Western governments and United Nations allies reject MacArthur's proposal to deploy Nationalist Chinese troops against Red China. In Washington President Truman reportedly weighs disciplinary action. Speaker Rayburn notes the issue arose incidentally at a White House meeting with Democratic leaders. Britain and France publicly oppose the plan while concern grows over implications for Japan and Soviet influence in Asia.
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Associated Press
France
Britain
Douglas
MacArthur
China
Washington
Truman
Rayburn
White House
Far East
Japan
Ewan
Chiang Kai-shek
Foreign Ministry
Paris
MacAr
United Nations
Korea
London Daily Mirror
New York
Arel
Sacramento
Warren
London
As- Wi Ig
Old State Crime Commission
Senate
Assembly
Marvin Sherwin
R.piedmont
38 Feared Death Toll in Air Crashes
Assorted report on air disasters with 38 feared dead across two military plane wrecks and a commercial liner. Incidents near Hong Kong involved a Siamese Airlines two engine plane in fog and rain with 16 aboard. Other crashes touched California and West Virginia, killing 19 Air Force personnel near Charleston and revealing wreckage at a locust-free mountain top.
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Hong Kong
United States
California
Air Force
Charleston
W. Va
Morningside
Youth Dies Saving Girl After Boat Capsizes
In Jackson Miss April 9 a 25-year-old man Charles Young of Jackson died after a lake accident while trying to save his girlfriend Joyce Plunkett of Amory from drowning. He kept her afloat for 15 minutes as their overturned boat sank. Rescuers lifted Plunkett alive but Young's body was not recovered despite an extensive search.
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Houser
Charles Young
Jackson
Joyce Plunkett
Amory
Young
Thousands Flee in Minnesota Flood
Thousands fled flood struck towns as the Minnesota River swelled blocking streets near North Mankato. About 4300 residents evacuated with 500 remaining. nearby St Peter faced danger as dikes rose. Damages in Marshall reached about 1 million while Red River rises affected Fargo and Moorhead. Red Cross and Salvation Army shelters opened for the homeless.
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Minnesota
Mankato
Minn
St. Peter
Red River
Fargo
N. BD
Moorhead Minn
Marshall
Redwood River
Alabama
Tombigbee
South Dakota
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
Iowa
Waterloo
Cedar River
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Sherwood Park
Riverview
Albania Protests Violations but Skips Over Plot
London dispatch reports Albania protests alleged violations by Italy and Greece across air sea and land. Tass notes no plot mention but Albania accuses Greece of firing at frontier guards and dropping leaflets while a Greek ship reportedly enters Albanian waters near Khimara.
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London
Albania
Italy
Greece
Tass
Adriatic
Red
Enver Hoxha
United Nations Secretariat
Vivani
Khimara
Congress Atom Head Truman in Huddle
Senate-House atomic energy committee chairman McMahon called on President Truman in an unscheduled meeting on April 9 to discuss atomic policy and wartime strategy.
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Congress
Truman
Washington
McMahon
D.-Conn
Senate-Howise Atomic Energy Committee
Tire shortage threatens trucking defense effort says union chief
Washington April 9 a union official told a Senate committee the trucking industry faces a tire shortage that may impair the defense effort Frank Tebny spokesman for the Industry's national defense committee accused government officials and companies of noncompliance and said a black market for scarce tires exists Tobin of AFI Teamsters union testified before the Senate small business committee criticizing rubber control programs and warning of risks to labor and industry if rubber steel aluminum and copper are not provided to trucking.
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Ashington
Senate
Frank Tebny
Washington
National Defense Committee
Tobin
AFI
Teamster
Small Business Committee
Teamsters
Woman Quits Job Refused, Bites and Stabs Officer
Jersey City case April 9 reports Patrolman William Reilly attacked at Associated Linen Supply Co. by 39 year old Mrs Jona Flewelyn who refused to leave after being fired. Reilly suffered bites on both hands and ice pick wounds. he later had a heart attack but is in fair condition. Flewelyn arrested on assault and battery charges.
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Jersey
Weather outlook with fog drizzle and clearing skies
Tonight and tomorrow morning bring high fog with occasional drizzle. Tuesday features mostly sunny skies and little temperature change. Light variable winds shift to westerly at 10 to 18 mph Tuesday afternoon.
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Wasterly
Nlea
Rayburn Says U S In Peril From Reds
Speaker Rayburn warned of grave danger as he said Russians are building troop concentrations here and everywhere. He told reporters after a White House briefing with President Truman that authorities have good information, and he defended his remarks as in the nation's best interest amid debate over universal military training and the draft.
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Ashington
Rayburn
Texas
White House
Truman
Finst
Manchuria
United States
Bark Hey
Senate
McFarland
tAriz
House
McCormack
Mass
Omar
Advocates Concede On UMIT Plan To Draft Training Rules
In Washington on April 9, advocates for Universal Military Training backed down. A draft bill amendment would authorize drawing up a plan for Congress to pass later, with a five member civilian commission to submit proposals within six months. The measure, if accepted, preserves UMT only as a future plan reviewed by Congress and the armed services committees.
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Ashington
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
House
Vinson
D.-Ga
Kilday
Texas
Senate
Senate Armed Service Committee
Marshall Assails Public Letdown in Defense Crisis
Secretary of Defense Marshall condemns public apathy toward the defense program amid a worsening world scene. He cites increasing buildup abroad, especially in satellite nations, and warns the period of tension may persist longer than expected. He urges Universal Military Training as essential while noting Congress may only form a commission this week to study the idea.
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Washington
Marshall
U. S News and World Report
House
Spies speeded Russia's atom bomb work 18 months
A scanned newspaper snippet lists page references across sections from A to B, including teletype notes on speeded atomic bomb work, and mentions topics such as beaches, bridge, cosmics, crosswords, obituaries, and tides with various page coordinates.
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Russia
Boyte
Yugoslavia Seeks Western Arms Aid From Three Nations
The United States Britain and France formed a joint committee to evaluate Yugoslavia’s informal arms request. Tito’s anti-Moscow government seeks artillery tanks small arms communications gear and spare parts to bolster defenses. Authorities say no decision has been made yet and U S Truman authority to supply arms hinges on NATO consultations. The move signals growing Western attention to the Mediterranean.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
France
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Truman
West
U. S. Mill
Mediterranean
Ousted Sheriff Bock on Job
TALLAHASSEE April 9 Gov Fuller Warren reinstated suspended Sheriff Jim Sullivan of Dade County.
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Sheriff Bock
Tallahassee
Fla
Fuller Warren
Jimry Sullivan
Dade County
Miari
Mobilizing Board Seat Declined by Californian
The White House announced Ray B. Wiser, California Farm Bureau Federation president, declined to serve on President Truman’s new mobilization policy advisory board. The move comes ahead of the board’s first White House meeting as lawmakers aim to tighten inflation controls under the Defense Production Act.
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Washington
White House
Ray B. Wiser
California
Truman
Wiser
California Farm Bureau Federation
Mobilization
E. Wilson
Eric Johnston
Micahel V. DiSalle
Plan to Flood Out Advancing Troops Fails
Chinese Communists opened the floodgates of Hwachon Reservoir in central Korea sending water toward Allied lines. The Pukhan River rose only about 414 feet, halting plans to flood the area. Allied forces advanced toward the dam while clashes occurred with Communist platoons south of the reservoir. a French patrol faced no opposition near the reservoir. American engineers reported finding abandoned enemy material and dozens of Communist bodies on a hill. they believed the flood opening was partial. One engineer said the Reds may have opened it only partly, delaying a decisive surge.
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Tokyo
Hwachon Reservoir
Korea
Pukhan
U.S
Hwachon City
iN AGAIN Shirley's Ex Facing Second Drunk Trial
Hollywood April 9 actor John Agar former husband of Shirley Temple was arrested on a drunk driving charge while still facing another drunken driving case. He was stopped in San Fernando by a motorcycle officer after his car moved erratically and released on bond. He said he was taking his poodle Rags to an animal shelter as he planned a trip to Florida.
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Hollywood
John Agar
Shirley Temple
Rags
San Fernando VI
R. Walls
Agar
Valley Division
Pol
Florida
Legion Chief Says MacArthur Handcuffed in Korea War
National commander Erle Cocke Jr. told Jensmen on arrival in New York that General MacArthur is fighting in Korea with both hands tied. He supported using Nationalist troops from Formosa in China and urged permission to bomb behind Manchurian borders, arguing it would spare lives.
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EW York
Erle Cocke Jr
American Legion
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Cocke
Jensmen
MacArthur
Formosa
China
U. S
Legion
Avi
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