Bitter fight Looming Over Sec Acheson
President Truman faces a sharp congressional clash over keeping Dean Acheson as Secretary of State. House appropriations and a sweeping foreign aid bill loom, with critics threatening to cut Acheson’s salary and even force dismissal, while Acheson and Truman insist on his tenure.
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Compton Clerk Held Up by Gunman at Rosecrans Shop
A gun toting robber held up Veron ica Bellini at the clothes and cleaning shop on 1215 E Rosecrans Ave at 6 15 p m today escaping with 88 dollars. Bellini was alone in the shop and told Officers William Smith and Walter Hartman that the robber fled to a waiting car.
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E. Rosecrans Ave
U.S. and Britain Reconsider Naval Command Plans
The United States and Britain will revisit plans for Atlantic and Mediterranean naval commands. They consider limiting American control of the Mediterranean and electing a British commander for the Atlantic area. Debates include Greece and Turkey joining the pact and Ike’s southern flank, with proposals to split commands between nations under the British-American-French council.
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Britain
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Mediterranean
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Richard Carney
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Greece
Turkey
Dwight DB. Eisenhower
Washington
Ridgway Urges Peace Talks Amid UN Efforts
United Nations supreme commander Ridgway in his first regular progress report says Allies keep the door to peace open and stress the UN aim to prevent expansion of the conflict. He notes no signs from Peiping for negotiations and denies peace feelers from Soviet or other sources, while India’s Rau suggests backing Ridgway’s call for a peace move.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Peiping
Jacob A. Malik
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India
Sir Bengal Rau
Rau
South Korea
Teacher Layoff at San Jose Not Fair, Says Union
Fresno May 19 VPI The California State Federation of Teachers AFL charges discrimination in San Jose State College layoffs amid enrollment drop from the draft. The union's 21 member executive board unanimously urges the governor State Board of Education and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a system of seniority for teachers.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Brush Fire Threatens Celebrities in Encino Hills
A brush fire in the Encino hills briefly endangered the homes of film star Clark Gable and other celebrities. Firefighters contained the blaze as flames were confined to the hillside area.
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Clark Gable
Encino Hills
Leading Citizens to Meet for Talks on World Issues
ARDEN May 19 UP A great national assembly convenes to debate how far the United States should aid Europe in fighting Communism. Key figures include Eisenhower Lewis W Douglas Taft and Douglas with plans for sessions on USEurope relations and global leadership.
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Arthur Hays Sulzberger
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U. S. to Help Elder Folks to Find Jobs
Washington May 19 government plans a special program to assist older unemployed persons in finding work. Secretary Tobin said the Bureau of Employment Security will offer specialized counseling and job finding help to promote maximum use of older workers in the defense program and place them in suitable jobs.
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Secretary of Labor
Tobin
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Copper and Brass Rationing Shifts to Defense Use
The National Production Authority redirected copper and copper base alloys from civilian use to defense needs, awarding up to 73 percent of January-March production for defense orders. Civilian suppliers like refrigerators and autos may keep 25 percent of output, with the rest pledged to defense. Officials say civilian copper will be enough to meet promised levels, and steel and aluminum allocations for midyear will also drop.
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Washington
National
Manly Fleischmann
NPA
Re Fleischmann
Fleischmann
Floridan Sets Light Plane Altitude Mark
Betty Skelton, a 24 year old aviatrix from Tampa, raised the unofficial Class 1 altitude record for light aircraft at MacDill Air Force Base. She climbed to 29050 feet, surpassing the prior 27125 feet held by Anna L Branger of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington.
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Betty Skelton
British General Dies in Cambridge at 80
Maj. Gen. Sir Frederick Maurice, 80, director of military operations for the British army in World War I, died at his Cambridge home today.
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Cambridge
Eng
Sir Frederick Maurice
Soup Overturns Car Crashes Into Tree in Orlando
In Orlando on May 19 a driver tending a bowl of soup caused a crash when she tried to steady the spill. Amy A. Bachleda, a beautician, was in the car when the soup overturned and the vehicle struck a tree. Damage was estimated at $200.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Amy A. Bachleda
Fourth Infantry Units Sail for Europe to join Eisenhower's Defense Forces
New York May 19 Nearly 4000 steel-helmeted infantrymen boarded two transport ships bound for Europe as advance elements of the U S Fourth Infantry Division. Veterans and new troops alike, they depart to reinforce Allied defenses abroad. Maj Gen Harlan N Hartness praised the troops as they sailed. The 15,000 man division will complete its departure within a month, with another shipload tomorrow. Many veterans of World War I and Koreans returning veterans express readiness and optimism about European service.
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Europe
U. S. Fourth Infantry Division
Harlan N. Hartness
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