Truman says Communists must choose war or peace over Korea
President Truman stated that the Communists must decide between widening the Korean conflict or seeking a peaceful settlement. He declined to discuss Lt. Gen. Ridgway's authority to bomb Manchuria and left open the possibility that UN forces might strike beyond Korea if large enemy air forces enter the fighting.
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Washington
Truman
Matthew Ridgway
Manchuria
United Nations
Korea
Truman May Ask Tighter Curbs Today
President Truman asks Congress for higher taxes tighter credit controls and fair ceilings on farm prices in a move to curb inflation he warns the world situation could explode at any time and urges speedy action. The package would widen food price controls rent curbs and enforcement of mobilization orders while including government subsidies to hold down retail prices.
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MacArthur
siVestar
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
United States
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
Washington
Congress
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilizer
Capitol
Wilson
Maybank
AP reporter arrested by Czech Reds
AP Prague chief William N. Oatis was seized by Czech secret police on charges of activities hostile to the state and disseminating secret information. U S officials pressed for details as officials hinted a trial may follow, with speculation linking the case to the detention of former Czech Foreign Minister Vladimir Clementis.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Oatis
Prague
AP Prague
U. S
Tyler Thompson
Foreign Ministry
Bedrich Runge
Czech
Runge
Thompson
Vladimir Clementis
Moscow
Trumans Attend Premiere of Fighting Coast Guard
Mrs Truman and President Truman attended a local theater premiere of the movie Fighting Coast Guard last night marking a public social engagement by the First Family.
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Washington
Truman
Coast Guard
Simultaneous Deaths Rip Family Hundreds of Miles Apart
In Alger, Hardin County, Dr. and Mrs. David B. King mourn two deaths in one night as Dr. King’s father, Bernard A. King, 68, dies in Anderson Indiana from a cerebral hemorrhage at 9 p m. local time, while Mrs. King’s father Edward Schimmens, 68, dies in Welland Ontario Canada from a cerebral hemorrhage at 9 p m the same evening.
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Kenton
David B. King
Alger
Hardin County
King
Bernard A. King
Anderson
Ind
Miami
Fla
Margaret Truman Debuts As Radio Actress Tonight
Margaret Truman makes her professional acting debut on NBC in Jackpot with Jimmy Stewart on Screen Directors Playhouse. She adjusted scenes to avoid jokes about her father and sought to balance acting with singing for a potential film career.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Screen Directors’ Playhouse
NBC
Miss Truman
Nothig
Harry
Mwo
Stewart
Arbara Hale
General MacArthur
Jim Davieson
The
Trace Press
Eight year old girl slain at traveling carnival
In Chester Pennsylvania an eight year old girl, Jane Althoff, was found dead in a carnival truck cab after going missing from her brothers. Autopsy shows suffocation. Police seek James R. Reeves, a carnival handyman, as a suspect.
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Chester
Jane Althoff
Fred F. Jack
Vincent A. Necrelli
Jack
James R. Reeves
Greenville
N.C
Carnival
Senate Unit Approves Symington For RFC
The Senate Banking Committee approved W. Stuart Symington to lead the Reconstruction Finance Corporation after a two hour hearing. Symington pledged to be beholden to no one and to run the agency with a free hand as promised by President Truman.
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Washinton
Senate Banking Committee
W. Stuart Symington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Symington
Truman
Chicago Welcomes Gen MacArthur With Massive City Parade
Chicago marks Gen. Douglas MacArthur Day with a 10 hour civic tribute expected to draw about 100000 spectators. The parade along Michigan Avenue and State Street, fireworks, and a speech at Soldier Field headline the events. Public buildings close. bold greetings adorn Merchandise Mart. Mayor Kennelly urges Midwest participation.
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Board of Trade
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State Street
Gen. MacArthur
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Lake Front Stadium
Mac
Merchandise Mart
Martin H. Kennelly
Midwest America
Kennelly
General MacArthur
Crime Probers Seek Ban On Racing Wires Across States
Washington AP report says Senate crime investigators will ask Congress to bar gamblers from using mails or interstate channels to place bets and to curb interstate sharing of race and game information. The plan targets big syndicates, with Continental Press aimed to be shut down as a nationwide race wire service. FCC would oversee enforcement, and a measure to ban interstate shipment of gambling equipment like anch boards and roulette wheels is proposed, modeled after a recent slot machine law.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Continental Press
Federal Communications Commission
Reds Grenaded Ambulances, Medic Says
Western Front Korea AP reports a medical soldier said Chinese Reds lobbed hand grenades into loaded U S ambulances and bayoneted wounded at the start of a Communist offensive Sunday night. Cpl Bottoms of Platteville described ambushes south of the Imjin River, watching groups swarm the hills and seeing grenades explode among medics. He escaped by lying still in an open field as the attackers moved past.
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Korea
U. S
Bottoms
Plattville
Imjin River
Detroit Transit Walkout Stalled
Detroit transit strike continues as negotiators fail to reach an accord with 3,700 AFL drivers and bus operators. The union demands an 8 percent hourly wage increase while the city offers a five cent raise plus concessions on fringe benefits.
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Detroit
AFL
Demos Oppose TV Hearings For MWArthur
Senator Russell leads Democratic opposition to televised hearings on MacArthur ouster while Senator Fulbright defends Truman Korea strategy though criticizing loyalties. Taft GOP push for open hearings faces security cautions as MacArthur signals openness to TV appearance. Russell vows a vote next week.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Fulbright
MacArthur
Pacific
Korea
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Phil Murray Improves After Serious Illness
Pittsburgh AP report says Phil Murray president of the CIO and United Steelworkers is slightly improved after a serious illness. A Mercy Hospital spokesman said he spent a restful night and is somewhat better.
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Pittsburgh
Phill Murray
CIO
United Steelworkers
Mercy Hospital
Murray
Last Toehold Above 38th Parallel In West Abandoned
United Nations troops on the west central Korean front withdrew again as Chinese Red masses pressed toward Seoul. The retreat extended to 27 miles in five days, wiping out western UN footholds north of the 38th parallel while Allied forces held along the Hwachon reservoir and eastern front. Losses run high, but the UN force remains intact with heavy firepower and air support.
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United Nations
Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Manchuria
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Truman
MacArthur
Acheson
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Ousueu
Clen Clements
Tokyo
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Seoul
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Hwachon
Eighth Army
Munson
Yonchon-Uljongbu
Segul
Changgo
Uljongbu
Munsan
Uijongbu
Kapyong
Hwachon-Yanggu
Yanggu
Esplunns
Uljondatu
Hwachon Reservoir
Rec
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Enduring Tragedy As Key West Air Collision Shocks City
Navy divers labored at dawn to recover 43 bodies from the mid air crash of a Cuban airliner and a Navy Beechcraft trainer near Key West. By evening several victims were identified. the fuselage and wreckage lay submerged as witnesses recalled a 600 mile an hour dive into the sea.
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Key West
Fla
U.S
Miami
Havana
Truman
White House
Transport Marine
Arthur Calogero
Jersey City
N.J
Navy
Ohio House Invites MacArthur to Address Legislature
The Ohio House voted 105 to indicate support for inviting General Douglas MacArthur to speak to the Ohio Legislature with the Senate expected to act. Republican Rep Virgil Perrill said the invitation had no political motive and praised MacArthur as knowledgeable about problems. Rep James M Carney urged including General Marshall to keep the invitation nonpartisan.
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Ohio House of Representatives
Douglas MacArthur
Ohio
Senate
House
Virgil Perrill
Fayette
MacArthur
James M. Carney
Cuyahoga
George Marshall
Defense
Carney
Marshall
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