Mark Clark To Assume Tokyo Post
Gen. Mark W. Clark designated to succeed Ridgway as United Nations commander in Korea and chief of U S armed forces in the Far East. Gen. Ridgway to become supreme Allied commander Europe with Eisenhower’s release effective June 1, 1952.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
Mark W. Clark
Ridgway
U. N
Korea
U. S
Far East
Alfred M. Gruenther
Gruenther
Clark
Army
Fort Monroe
United Nations
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Council
Paris
Council
Gen. Ridgway
Gen. Eisenhower
Army General Of Diary Fame To Face Trial
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow, former Moscow military attache, faces court martial on charges of improperly recording classified information in private records and failing to safeguard it. Investigations abroad and in Washington followed his diary being copied by Communist agents in Germany. The diary suggested an imminent war with Russia, excerpts later printed in a book abroad.
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Washington
Army
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Germany
Pace
Grow
Russia
East Berlin
One Way To Be Sure
Oklahoma City notes reveal a wedding between 78 year old H L Huddleston and 72 year old Mrs Will Redman. The bride jokes I ve been making biscuits for 51 years and he s an old biscuit eater reflecting the couple s lighthearted union.
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Oklahoma City
H. L. Huddleston
Will Redman
Huddleston
Child Killed By Car In Front Of Home
A car struck two year old Raymond Alston Jr. Sunday night in front of his Cleveland home killing him and injuring another child. Police investigated the incident and questioned the driver.
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Cleveland
Raymond Alston Jr
Truman Claims Right To Seize Steel Mills In Crisis
President Truman asserts a constitutional right and duty to seize the steel mills amid a three week old government action. Federal Judge David Pine weighs the legality as industry suits to force surrender. Truman writes that executive powers are limited by the Constitution and not to endanger national safety. He notes the seizure was a drastic necessity for emergency conditions. Rep. Martin convenes GOP to discuss the seizure stance.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Truman
David A. Pine
Judge Pine
White House
Pine
Charles S. Jones
Washington's Crossing
Jones
Nation
Joseph A. Martin
Massachusetts
House
GOP Policy Committee
Massachusetts primary looms in Taft Eisenhower delegate fight
National race centers on Massachusetts where a Tuesday preferential primary could trim Sen. Robert Taft 266 to 233 in delegate lead over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Oklahoma and Delaware also hold conventions. Massachusetts allocates 38 GOP delegates with 10 at large. Voters face 72 Democratic delegates with half votes, plus 28 Republican delegates.
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Massachusetts
Sen
Robert Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Oklahoma
Delaware
Tennessee
Oklahoma City
Robert S. Kerr
Johnston Murray
Executive Council
Kerr
Murray
Gen
Eisenhower
Lodge
Taft
GOP
Bob
Basil Brewer
New Bedford Standard-Times
Ohioan
Oil Workers Union Threatens National Oil Tie-Up
Denver reports the Oil Workers International Union CIO completed plans for a nationwide strike set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. About 100,000 workers seek a 25 cent hourly raise and higher night differentials, with most oil firms offering 10 cents. Negotiations continue locally plant by plant as the deadline nears.
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Denver
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
OWIU
O. A. Knight
AFL
Independent
Oil Workers Union
Italian election campaign roars with Reds and Fascists
Rome sees a packed Piazza del Popolo as August de Marsanich leads a large Fascist demonstration against Premier Alcide De Gasperi and Communists. A bomb hits an anti-Communist labor HQ in Catania Sicily as Communist splits widen. May 25 municipal elections loom with Reds seen strengthening in big cities. MSI faces potential outlawing amid fears of Communist win. Bishop Sheen in New York warns of 1936 Reds infiltration.
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Rome
Italy
Piazza del Popolo
August de Marsanich
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrats
Catania
Sicily
Labor Center
de Gasperi
Reds
de Marsanich
Mussolini
MSI
New York
Fulton J. Sheen
Santa Susanna
Sheen
America
Torch Commando mobilizes to fight Malan regime in SA
Capetown report says Torch Commando leaders mobilized 175,000 members for a fight to the end against laws altering the constitution and stripping the Appeals Court of power. Delegates warn Prime Minister Malan of action with action if the bill passes. Torchmen plan nationwide rallies to oust Malan, resist unconstitutional actions, and even go underground if needed.
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Capetown
South Africa
Torch Commando
Daniel F. Malan
Appeals
Supreme
Malan
Torch
Union
Peace treaty ends fifteen year war with Nationalist China
Tokyo announced that a peace treaty with Nationalist China was signed today at Taipei Formosa. The accord ends fifteen years of official and unofficial war that included the invasion of Manchuria and occupation of large parts of mainland China.
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Tokyo
China
Taipei
Formosa
Manchuria
Sandburg Wins 1952 Gold Medal for Writings
Carl Sandburg receives the Gold Medal of the National Institute and American Academy of Arts and Letters for historical and biographical works. The award highlights his literary contributions and lasting impact on American letters.
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New York
Carl Sandburg
National Institute and American Academy of Arts and Letters
Allies Offer Reds Overall Solution Of Korean Parleys
At Panmunjom the United Nations Command said it handed the Communists an overall solution to three key armistice issues, though details were not disclosed. The Communists requested an indefinite recess after agreeing to keep talks secret, while staff discussions paused and Nam Il asked for the recess.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Peiping
Pyongyang
William P. Nuckols
U.N
Panmunjom
Russia
Adm. C. Turner Joy
Korea
Nam I
Mother Finds Young Son Believed Dead In Prison
In Houston Texas a tearful mother from Owana Iowa expected to see her 15 year old convict son and possibly take him back to the family farm. She hoped to get Herbie Fletcher out of Texas Central Prison Farm No 1 near Houston. Fletcher was sentenced to 10 years for robberies in Georgetown and Fairfield and was tried as an adult after claiming he was 17. The family believed he drowned Oct 15 1951 when his bicycle was found near Decatur Nebraska.
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Houston
Sex
Owana
Edna Fletcher
Herbie
Texas Central Prison Farm No
Fletcher
Georgetown
Tex
Fairfield
Missouri River
Decatur
Neb
Central Prison Farm
William H. Adams
Fletchers
Taunts Triggered Youth to Jump From Bronx Church Steeple
In New York a 23 year old man Joseph Saccomano stood on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church steeple as rain fell and crowds watched in fear. Firemen laid nets while police and clergy appealed to him for nearly an hour. An taunting passerby shouted insults provoking him to descend. He vowed to beat the taunter and was grabbed by officers when he stepped down. He was taken to a hospital and later released to relatives.
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New York
Joseph Saccomano
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bronx
Saccomano
Reds Build Siegfried Line Across Korea Says U N Analysis
Stormy weather limited fighting as about 100 Chinese with mortar fire attacked an Allied position near Kumhwa but were repelled. Tokyo reports say Communists built a defense belt across Korea since talks began, with 750000 troops and many jet aircraft. Allied air control remains but does not deter buildup.
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Seoul
Korea
Kumhwa
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Red
Reds
English Couple Pilot Die As Jet Rams Bank
A U S Thunderjet fighter crashed into the main street bank building in St Peters England yesterday killing American pilot Captain Clifford Froggary 29 and an elderly British couple. The explosion caused a blaze damaging the bank and adjoining home where a housewife was burned while cooking Sunday dinner. Awnings and shop signs were scorched and windows shattered as hundreds at nearby church services watched. The pilot's body was found in a yard beside the wrecked bank.
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ST Peter’'S
England
U.S
Bank Strucure
Clifford Froggary
Fire Damages Yale Rubber Co Factory in Sandusky
A fire tore through the Yale Rubber Co factory in Sandusky Michigan Sunday causing estimated damage of 600000 dollars. No injuries were reported and investigators began assessing the scene at the late hour.
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Sandusky, Mich
Yale Rubber Co
Queen Elizabeth II to be crowned June 2 1953
London bulletins report Queen Elizabeth II announced she would be crowned June 2 1953. Washington dispatch notes the Supreme Court upheld New York's released time program for religious instruction in public schools with a 6-3 ruling by Justice Douglas.
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London
Elizabeth II
Washington
Supreme Court Today
New York
Douglas
61 Survivors From Ship Rammed In Mid Atlantic
A Hobson destroyer minesweeper collided with the carrier Wasp, both historic World War II ships, 1,200 miles east of Boston. The Hobson sank with 14 officers and men aboard. 61 sailors were rescued and the search for 176 missing seamen was called off. The Wasp sustained a 15 foot gash but no casualties were reported as the fleet continued toward New York for repairs.
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Washington
Hobson
Wasp
Atlantic Ocean
Navy
Navy Department
New York
Boston
Azores
Peace Pact With Japan Now Official
The peace treaty with Japan took effect at 8 30 a m EST ending seven years of Allied occupation. President Truman praised Japan as a true ally against communist aggression in the Pacific as the security pact allowing American troops to stay in Japan also entered into force. Secretary Acheson formalized ratifications with Ryuji Takeuchi as Japan’s top postwar diplomat in the United States.
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Washington
Japan
Truman
Pacific
Shigeru Yoshida
United States
Asia
Russia
State Department
Tokyo
Acheson
Adrian S. Fisher
Ryuji Takeuchi
Takeuchi
Soviets Denounce Japanese Peace Treaty and Pact
The United States pushed the Japanese peace treaty forward as Soviet Russia denounced both the peace pact and the American Japanese security treaty as preparations for a new Far East war. Ambassador Panyushkin called the Moscow 1945 Big Four conference outcome an illegal separate peace.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Russia
Far East
Alexander Panyushkin
Panyushkin
Navy lists Ohio men aboard Hobson missing after sinking
The Navy tentatively cites Ohio sailors aboard the destroyer minesweeper Hobson missing since Saturday. Names include Fireman Paul L. Cole Springfield. Boilerman Third Class Samuel Earnst Brookville. Electricians Mate Third Class James Flannery Cincinnati. Lt. JG Robert Kreger Akron. Seaman Apprentice Harold Kupper Hamilton. Electricism Mate Third Class Procter Paine Thompson. Seaman Richard Sites Lima. Fireman Paul Sweeny Toledo. Seaman Apprentice Nelson Wessel Cincinnati. A partial survivor list mentions Seaman John St. Clair Ross Hillsboro.
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Washington
Navy
Ohio
Hobson
Paul L. Cole
Springfield
Samuel Paul Earnst
Brookville
James Alois Flannery
Cincinnati
Robert Duncan Kreger
Akron
Harold Leroy Kupper
Louis Kupper
Franklin Ave
Hamilton
Procter Phillip Paine
Thompson
Richard Perry Sites
Lima
Paul North Sweeny
Toledo
Nelson E Wessel
John St. Clair Ross
Hillsboro
Night maneuvers trail Wasp carrier during rough seas
About 23 vessels including carriers cruisers destroyers and submarines participated in an en route night drill. The Hobson struck the Wasp forward right side while Hobson and Rodman aided in rescue efforts for at least 24 hours amid near stormy weather as planes attempted landings.
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Mediterranean
Hobson
USS
Rodman
Wasp
Hodson
Navy
Yes and No End Serge in Hospital Corridor
In Odessa Texas Grace Marie Olliff a 20 year old set for blood transfusions after a fatal crash and relatives from Brooklyn and Midland were jailed for disturbing the peace as nurses prepared the first transfusion Doctors said she answered Yes to wanting transfusions and No to being Jehovahs Witnesses while her former husband sought an injunction to stop interference in the treatment. Radio appeals for blood were planned.
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Odessa
Tex
Grace Marie Olliff
Brooklyn
N.Y
Midland
Jehovah's Witnesses
William Olliff
Ben
John
Medical Center Hospital
Clyde Wright
Clydene
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