Hotel Guest Questioned in Kennebec Fire
A man calling himself a volunteer fireman was brought for questioning after a $390000 Kennebec Hotel blaze on Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue. Darrell Edwin Johnson, 23, of Jerome Idaho, was arrested for draft violation and vagrancy. Fire Chief Frank Sandeman called the fire the worst here since a 1948 factory blaze.
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Ocean Blvd
Pacific Ave
Norwalk
Darrell Edwin Johnson
Jerome
Idaho
Fred Travis
C. A. Gwen, Inc
Johnson
L. V. Foster
Insp
Stan White
EK. Stover
al Long
Paramount
Frank Sandeman
Bayly- Underhill
Yugoslav U.N. Delegate Calls for Korean Ceasefire
Ales Bebler, Yugoslav delegate to the United Nations, urged a cease fire across the 38th parallel during a Belgrade briefing on April 16. He emphasized strict adherence to a Korean armistice and voiced support for renewed U.N. mediation efforts.
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Slav U.N
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
United Nations
Mighty tribute as MacArthur leaves Tokyo
General Douglas MacArthur departs Japan amid a massive Japanese farewell and Allied honor. Lt Gen Ridgway succeeds him at his Tokyo headquarters as Dulles pursues a peace treaty with Japan. Thousands jam streets for a final glimpse, Emperor Hirohito visits, and a 19 gun salute marks the departure from Haneda.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Bataan
Long Beach
Matthew B. Ridgway
MacArthur
Gen. MacArthur
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Pacific
Gen. Ridgway
Makas Sar
Hit
Haneda
Hirohito
Mace T Arthur
Hawaii
U N Troops Advance In Korea Front Nine Miles Deep At Yachon
Allied forces push into Yachon nine miles deep amid limited gains along a 140 mile front in Red Korea. Communist resistance ranges from light to bitter as South Korean troops seize a ridge near Inje and air battles surge with MIG-15s.
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Tokyo
Yachon
Red Korea
Yanggu
Inje
Yalu River
United Nations
Move Afoot to Discredit MacArthur Says Martin
NORTH ATTLEBORO MASS April 16 UP Rep Joseph W Martin Jr House minority leader quoted by New Bedford Standard Times as saying I understand the administration is seeking something by which he Gen MacArthur could be discredited Martin charged Army and Navy personnel have been ordered to scrape up every possible thing MacArthur might have done wrong in his long honorable and distinguished career How many men in a lifetime of public service could stand up before all of us and say they never had made a mistake American people are accustomed to such efforts by the administration to smear all who disagree Theyll find out in Washington that the American people wont stand for any effort to smear Gen MacArthur The issue in this dispute is much greater than MacArthurs career or the loss of a continent to the Communists We are from bearing the views of anybody who owes his position to the Truman administration if those views disagree with Truman s According to this mule Eisenhower can not speak unless It is what Truman wants to say When wwes govern we are coming pretty close to dintstorakip
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North Attleboro
Mass
Joseph W. Martin Jr
House
New Bedford Standard-Times
Gen
MacArthur
Martin
Washington
MacArthurs Fareer
Truman
Eisenhower
Local Newspaper Page Referencing Sections and Features
A guide lists where to find various sections in the newspaper across pages. It includes Beach Combing on B-1, Bogie and Bridge on A-15, classifieds on 11-B to 11, Comics on 8-4, Crossword on B-5, Editorial on A-14, financial on B-6 and B-7, obituaries on A-10, radio and TV on Saga 8-5, shipping table on 3-7, sports on A-16 and A-17, theaters on A-12, tides and temperature on B-7, and women’s activities on B-2 and B-3.
Gen McArthur in Honolulu on Way Home
General Douglas MacArthur arrived at Hickam Field in Honolulu from Tokyo on his way to the U.S. mainland. The former UN commander, removed from his top posts, plans to push his views on Asia policy before Congress and the American public. He has not visited the mainland for 14 years and will depart Tuesday to continue his political battle.
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Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Asia
Hickam Field
Wake Island
Truman
U. S. Mainland
United Nations
U. S
Congress
Hono
General MacArthur To Arrive In Honolulu Parade Welcome
Major General Courtney Whit ney advised Mayor Elmer E Robinson's secretary that MacArthur would land at 8 p.m. in Honolulu and proceed to a public welcome. The general will lead a parade through city streets, receive an honorary degree, and visit Waikiki Beach amid guarded crowds and tense photographer clashes.
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San Francisco
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Mac.Arthur
Max Funke
Elmer E. Robinson
Honolulu
Lulu
University of Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Air Force
Paul Strong
State Redistrict Plan Due Inquiry
Washington April 16 UR Rep Byrne said a House judiciary subcommittee will travel to California to investigate complaints that some Democratic congressmen are being legislated out of office by the proposed congressional redistricting California gains seven seats under the reapportionment based on the 1950 census Byrne announced after Rep Doyle testified that 19 of 30 California districts would be radically out of balance on a population basis The subcommittee will likely hold hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco PMID
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Washington
Byrne
DN. Y
House Judiciary
California
Wade
Subcommittee
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Doyle
D.calif
Missing Drafted Musician Contino In Monterey
MONTEREY April 16 Dick Contino a 20 year old accordionist who had been in a draft group has disappeared from Fort Old He did not report for roll call on Saturday Army officials say he is not listed in their records officers report no evidence he slept there Lt Col Max H Shostak says Contino was not sworn in and the matter may go to the draft board for action
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Monterey
Dick Contino
Fort Old
Army
Aw.o.l
Contino
Max H. Shostak
Contina
Colt Shostak
Idratt Board
Actios
Lawmen Back 18 Counties Ban on Draw Poker
Law enforcement officials from 18 counties endorsed a bill to outlaw commercial draw poker in California. Gov. Warren backs the measure, with a first Assembly hearing set, while Gardena poker parlor operators oppose it.
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Nacramento
California
West Coast to View MacArthur Arrival by TV
Four million TV fans on the west coast will witness General Douglas MacArthur arrive in San Francisco en route to Washington. San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego stations pool resources to broadcast the homecoming with cameras stationed at the airstrip and the St Francis Hotel, covering the welcome parade, speeches by Mayor Robinson and Governor Werrer, and events along Market Street and the financial district.
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San Francisco
Douglas MacArthur
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bataan
MacArthur
Washington
Far East
St. Francis Hotel
MacArthurs
Elmer E. Robinson
Earl Werren
Market St
Financial District
Weather update with sprinkles and sun Tuesday
A brief forecast notes few sprinkles tonight and tomorrow morning, followed by some sunshine Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures show little change tomorrow with southwest winds 3 to 16 mph, mainly during Tuesday afternoon.
Missouri Republican Calls For Declaration Of War On Red China
Rep. O K Armstrong from Missouri urged a declaration of war on Red China and other aggressors in Korea. He proposed bombing Manchurian bases, blockading the China coast, and backing Nationalists to invade the mainland, while avoiding war with Russia. He cited officer views and challenged President Truman to bring Gen Ridgway to the United States for questioning on victory strategy.
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Missouri
Red
China
Washington
O. K. Armstrong
R.-Mo
Red China
Korea
Trussia
President OKs Yugoslavia Army Cash
President Truman notified Congress that he authorized 29 million dollars in government funds under the mutual defense assistance act of 1949 to provide Yugoslavia with raw materials and law supplies to support its armed forces. He cited food shortages and reduced ability to export agricultural products as drivers of the emergency aid.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Yugoslavia
Senate
House Foreign Committees
Congressional
Jeaders
Tennessee Lawmaker Urges Atomic Barrier for Korea
Rep Gore states the United States has perfected cataclysmic atomic weapons to spread deadly radioactivity and urges President Truman to use them in Korea, proposing a radioactive belt to dehumanize terrain and bar ground operations. He also suggests arming Far East forces against submarine threats and any invasion of Japan.
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Washington
Rep
Gore
D.-Tenn
United States
Truman
Korea
House
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Korean Peninsula
Far East
Japan
Republicans back sweeping probe of Truman foreign policy
Senate Republicans endorsed a two house inquiry into Truman administration foreign and military policy. They also agreed to invite Gen Douglas MacArthur to address a joint meeting of Congress and to provide him hearings before committees. The House and Senate planned to coordinate a Thursday session to hear the general.
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Washington
Senate
Millikin
Colorado
Party
Douglas MacArthur
Congress
House
McCormack
Mass
MacArthur
Senate Armed Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Kee
D W. Va
Streamliner Hops Tracks Three Injured Near Cut Bank Mont
The Great Northern Empire Builder streamlined train derailed one mile west of Cut Bank Montana injuring three. Mrs Ed Cartwright of Big Sandy and Andrew Fyall of Munich South Dakota were hospitalized for shock. An unidentified passenger had a sprained ankle and was treated and released. Engine and two coaches jumped the track tearing up 600 feet of rails. Engineer Harry W Arndt could not determine the cause.
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Mont
Great Northern
Ed Cartwright
Big Sandy
Andrew Fyall
Munich
S. D
Whitefish
Here
Harry W. Arndt
Dulles and MacArthur Confer by Radio in Pacific Flight
Special Ambassador John Foster Dulles arrived in Tokyo after an airborne radio conference with Gen. Douglas MacArthur above the Pacific. They discussed the Japanese treaty and peace for Japan, Dulles expressing reliance on MacArthur’s counsel and both men noting the meeting as a good omen for success.
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John Foster Dutlea
Pacific Ocean
Douglas MacArthur
Dulles
MacArthur
Bataan
State Department
Gen
Tokyo
Long Beach
Japan
Matthew B
MacArthaya Sae
Far East
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