Senate Vote 17 2 to Request MacArthur Return to Testify
The Senate appropriations committee voted 17 to 2 to request General Douglas MacArthur return to the United States to testify on Far East affairs. Chairman Bridges announced the action after a closed session. Wherry led the motion, citing no politics, and the vote included several proxies and absences.
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Mshington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Far Eastern
Bridges
Sen. Green
D.R. J
Sen
Ball
R-Minn
McCarran
D-Nev
O'Mahoney
D. Wyo
Wherry
Neb
MacArthur
Aira
Sens
Ferguson
R-Mich
Tydings
D.md
Far East
Hansen Bound Over for Dual Death Trial
Los Angeles man Robert H. Hanson, 24, faced trial for the murder without a motive of Ralph and Olga Dirksen. Hanson writhed as grisly testimony was heard at the preliminary hearing while police said no motive had been found for the double murder.
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Los Angeles
Les
Robert H. Hanson
Ralph
Olga Dirksen
Hanson
Double Murer
Jessup Nominated for U N Security Council Post
Washington May 27 Philip C. Jessup of New York was nominated to be deputy United States representative in the United Nations Security Council with the rank of minister. President Truman sent Jessup’s nomination to the Senate with Harry O. Arena for reappointment as United States attorney for Division Four, district of Alaska.
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Washington
Philip C. Jessup
New York
United States
United Nations Security Council
Truman
Jessup
Senate
Harry O. Arena
District of Alaska
Blocks Threaten Draft Bill In Debate
Page A-3 reports on legislative war over a draft bill as blocs threaten to block passage. Foreign policy notes appear on A-4 with Russia peace efforts labeled propaganda. Markets and prices, including food costs, are listed on nearby pages.
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Russia
Arabs Siege Jerusalem as Abdulla Leads Prayers
Arab shells pounded old and new Jerusalem while King Abdullah prayed at key holy sites. Trans-Jordan, Syrian, Iraqi, Lebanese and Yemeni forces attacked southern Jerusalem outskirts as clashes intensified after UN peace overtures failed. Israel repelled Egyptian advances and claimed gains around Gaza and Galilee amid a rising crisis at the UN.
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Holy City
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Jerusalem
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Katamon
Talpiyot
Mekor' Haim
Bagaa
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Galilee
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Gaza
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Kfar Biddy
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S.S. Marine Corp
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Iraq
Yemen
Calvary
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Islam
Old Jerusalem
Hurva
Old City
Palace Denies Emperor Plans to Abdicate
Tokyo papers claim Emperor Hirohito will resign after Tojo war crimes verdicts but the imperial household denies the reports saying there is no abdication plan.
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Palace
Tokyo
Hirshito
Premiser Tojo
Imperial Household
Ticker Lags Stocks Soar on Heavy Buying Rush
New York May 27 issues of industrials rose to the highest level since August 1946 as heavy buying lifted prices a few cents to over a dollar a share. The ticker lagged behind floor activity as nearly half a million shares traded in the first hour. optimism centered on a GM wage settlement and hopes Chrysler would resolve labor disputes.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler Corp
Move to Record U S as Ready to Fight for Peace
A Senate foreign relations committee approved a resolution to place the United States on record as ready to defend world peace, alone or with others, and to back UN security reform. The plan favors regional security pacts within the UN framework and stresses self-defense against aggression without committing to arms shipments or direct treaty participation.
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Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Arthur H. Vandenberg
United Nations
U. N. Security Council
U. S
Congress
U.N
United States
Miners' Shouts Spur Rescuers After Cavern Collapse
Scranton Pa May 27 rescue crews worked frantically at Heidelberg colliery No 11 shaft 200 feet underground after tappings and shouts from two trapped miners spurred hope they were alive. A body of William Ambrose 58 of Avoca was recovered from the rock fall last night. two other workers were with him when the accident occurred.
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Scranton
William Amprese
Avoca
Heidelberg
Ambrose
Congress orders probes into Voice of America libel claims
Senate and House investigations launch into VOA broadcasts criticized as libelous and misrepresenting the United States. Key figures Sen. Ferguson and Rep. Chenoweth lead inquiries into scripts from NBC Spanish language staff Rene Borgia and Alberto Gandero amid claims of anti US messaging.
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A.P
Voice of America
United States
Sen. Ferguson
Republi
Senate
Rep
Chenoweth
R-Colo
House
New England
Texas
Sen. Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Aiken
Ferguson
Knoweth
Congress
National Broadcasting Co
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Latin America
New York
NBC
Rene Borgia
Alberto Gandero
Gandero
Cuba
Borgia
U S Rejects Soviet Shipping Interference Protests
The United States rejected Soviet protests that American planes interfered with Soviet shipping near Japan. Washington said the U S reply to over 50 notes found no evidence of interference, and the text was not released but summarized by the State Department.
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Washington
United States
Japan
State Department
U. S
Moscow
Department
Isacson Leads Fight Against Mundt-Nixon Bill
Washington May 27 Rep Isacson denounces the Mundt Nixon Communist control bill as a danger to democracy. An American Legion leader urges swift Senate approval, calling 100000 trained Quislings a major threat and accusing fellow travelers of aiding the Communist front. Wallace seeks to testify against the measure as hearings open.
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Isacson
American Legion
Henry Wallace
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wiley
F.wis
Paul Griffith
Senate
Griffith
Communist Party
Price Index for Food Rises in May
New York reports food prices continued to rise with the Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index climbing to 694 for May 25 from 691 the prior week. The index covers 31 commonly used feeds. it stood at 602 a year ago.
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New York
Brad Street
Brighter Outlook in U S Labor Front as Talks Resume
The Detroit strike of 75,000 United Auto Workers at Chrysler nears settlement with Ford offering June 14 wage talks after earlier proposals of cuts. GE reopens wage increase review for 125,000 CIO workers while AT&T and CIO American Union of Telephone Workers extend negotiations to June 7. Observers expect GM 11 cent raise to influence Chrysler and Ford talks. GE reconsiders its stance as wage talks resume after a three week recess.
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United Auto
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
Ford
General Electric Company
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
General Motors
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General Electric
Vandenberg Backs Extended Reciprocal Trade Act
Senator Vandenberg urges extending the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act in its present form and opposes a House provision giving Congress veto power over future tariff deals. He favors a two to three year extension, while the House bill calls for one year.
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Washington
Sen
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Vardenberg
House
Truman
Marshall
Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Finance Committee
Hitler alive question sparks gag at German press meet
At a Frankfurt press conference Gen. Lucius D Clay quipped on Hitler’s fate saying even if alive he could not be any more dead than he is. The remark echoed the old wartime debate.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
U. S
Lucius BD
Clay
Floods and Evacuations Sweep Pacific Northwest Region
Flood waters from severe storms force thousands to flee in the Richland Pasco Kennewick area as the Yakima and Columbia Rivers rise to flood stage. Evacuations spread from Bonners Ferry Idaho to British Columbia with power outages and road damage reported across the northwest.
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Associated Dream
Richland- Pasco
Kennewick
Washington
Benton County
Harry Cochrane
Sheriff's Office
Kennewick City
State Patrol
Pasco
Yakima River
Yakima
Columbia
Flond
Hanford
Paseo
Pacific Northwest
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Kootenai
M Mountains
British Columbia
Kimberley
Salvans
Skeena
Vancouver
Wash
Court Denies Stay for Indian Doom in California Triple Murder
The Supreme Court refused a stay of execution for Paul C. Winton a blind Indian scheduled to be executed tomorrow at San Quentin for a triple murder near Ukiah California on November 22 of last year He argued he was not responsible for the killings of his wife daughter and son-in-law.
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Supreme Court
Paul C. Winton
San Quentin
California
Winton
Ukiah
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D.-Ariz
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D.-Okla
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Hansen
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Hitler
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