Acclaim for Returning General Draws Massive NY Welcome
A police estimate places the New York crowd at 7.5 million as Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to a record ovation. He praises American unity amid diverse races and languages while his 50 car motorcade winds through a city jammed with cheering crowds, ticker tape and ships sounding whistles. The attendance far surpasses Eisenhower’s and Lindbergh’s earlier turnout.
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Tankers Ram Catch Fire 39 Feared Dead
In heavy Gulf fog early today two Esso tankers the Suez and the Greensboro collided about 200 miles south of Morgan City Louisiana. Fire engulfed both vessels as midmorning approached with 39 feared dead and crews fighting to stay afloat amid burning oil. Local rescue efforts involved Coast Guard Navy planes and multiple ships from Corpus Christi Biloxi Tampa and Port Arthur as authorities identified survivors and casualties aboard the Greensboro and Suez.
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John W. Rohm
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Lyndhurst
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Esso Suez
Coast Guard
Navy
Corpus Christi Texas
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Cniters
Tampa
Mabile
Triton
Port Sade
Texas
Boutweil
34 Solons Leave for Vandenberg Funeral
Thirty four senators and representatives left by train this afternoon to attend the funeral tomorrow in Grand Rapids Michigan of the late Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg.
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Tomortow
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur Vandenberg
Mississippi Tops Banks for 150 Mile Flood Path
United Press reports a Mississippi River flood crest threatening record highs along a 150 mile stretch from southern Wisconsin through Illinois and Iowa. Iowa's Muscatine declares emergency and approves 5900 for levee protection while urging volunteers. Dubuque evacuations rise as floodwaters flood the east city, with 640 residents moved and 1000 families expected by weekend.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
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Bert Ohlsen
Dubuque
Old Men Who Won’t Step Down Echo MacArthur View
STICKXO April 20 UP recalling a 1944 view by General MacArthur in Australia. He mused on Roosevelt and Dewey, proposing if in their shoes he would bow to a younger leader while warning that old men who won’t step down cause much world trouble. He closed with the line about old soldiers fading away.
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Australia
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United States
Senators clash over MacArthur policy in Capitol radio studio
Three Senators argued over General MacArthur's Far Eastern policies in the Capitol recording studio. Capehart said Humphrey struck verbal blows and used profanity toward him in front of reporters, including a woman present. Humphrey denied the accusation and said no such language was used. Welker witnessed but did not intervene.
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Capehart
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Humphrey
D.-Minn
Capitol
Lehman
Welker
R.idaho
Ban on Aluminum for Civilians Based 50-Percent Cut Instead
Washington April 20 AP government lifts its May 1 ban on aluminum in more than 200 civilian products and imposes a 50 percent cut in use for May and June. The National Production Authority places nylon allocations from June 1 and relaxes the aluminum ban to aid defense conversion.
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National Production Authority
NPA
Allies Near Red Base In Chorwon Clash Advances
Tokyo April 20. Stubborn rearguard Communists launched two counterattacks as Allied units closed on Chorwon base. An unestimated number of Reds attacked eight miles southeast of Chorwon while Allied patrols fought Red forces north of the front. Doughboys used flame throwers to clear paths for tanks approaching Chorwon region.
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New York City Welcomes MacArthur With Unity Hope
General Douglas MacArthur hails New York as the greatest city in the world and a melting pot uniting all races. He lauds the city’s hospitality and the nation’s unification, expressing confidence that America will retain its freedom and way of life with God’s help.
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Guide to Section Locations in the Newspaper
A reader index lists where to find content across the paper. It names sections such as Beach Combing on Page 8-1, Boyle on Page A-11, Bridge on Page A-3, various ads on Pages 3-9, 10, 11, and other areas like Editorial on A-10, Financial B-6, Obituaries Media and Television A-2, Shipping B-7, Sports A-13 to A-15, Theater B-2, Tides and Temperatures, and Women’s Activities on B-3 to B-5.
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Weather outlook shows clear skies and mild temps ahead
Mostly sunny tomorrow after noon. tonight and early tomorrow partly cloudy. Little change in temperature Saturday.
Taft Blasts Vacillation Over MacArthur Clash
Sen. Taft accuses the Truman administration of gaming both political and military lines to discredit Gen. Douglas MacArthur amid a dispute sparked by MacArthur’s congressional remarks on Korean war strategy. Gen. Omar Bradley says the firing issue is political, while asserting he is a military man.
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Klocksiem Delays Vote on Draw Poker Bill
Sacramento April 20 a push to outlaw draw poker stalled in the California Assembly as Herbert Klocksiem Long Beach postponed his motion to withdraw the bill from committee. He said he would likely seek a special order of business next Monday after the bill was killed in committee despite gubernatorial approval and backing from 35 district attorneys police chiefs and sheriffs.
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State Assembly
Herbert Klocksiem
Long Beach
Klocksiem
Earl Warren
California
Living Cost Index Up and GE Pay Hiked
The government index shows a rise from Sept 15 levels, pushing about 70,000 CIO electrical workers at General Electric plants toward an extra cent an hour for every 1.14 point rise. The March index around 184.5 percent of the 1935-39 average increases since February 15 and remains to be officially released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Parents lose bid to regain custody of sick child
In Chicago on April 20, Cheryl Lynn Labrenz an RH blood condition patient had custody placed with a family court guard after her parents refused a blood transfusion on religious grounds. Doctors warned the transfusion could save her life.
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Air Hero Hudner Honors Widow With Education Fund Gift
Air hero Navy Lt Thomas Hudner, Medal of Honor recipient, gave a $1000 check to Mrs Daisy Brown, widow of Ensign Jesse Brown. He said the money would fund their 2 year old son’s education, an act at Fall River homecoming following Brown’s crash in Korea.
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