Truman orders MacArthur to withdraw Formosa statement
President Truman publicly directs General Douglas MacArthur to retract a statement to the Chicago Veterans of Foreign Wars in which he urged Formosa remain in friendly hands. The move signals a rift with military and diplomatic advisors over U S policy toward Formosa and raises questions about cooperation in foreign policy.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
White House
Charlies G. Ross
MacArthur
Chicago
United States
Warren Austin
United Nations
Knowland
R-Calif
Rose
Japan
Korea
VFW
Pacific
Pressman Names Three Reds As Ex New Dealers
Washington AP attorney Lee Pressman testified that John Abt Nathan Witt and Charles Kramer were fellow Communists with him when they were New Deal employees in the early 1950s He denied Alger Hiss was in his cell and said he gave up his Communist ties after one year The three men connected to AAA and later government posts were named after Rep Nixon urged identification and Pressman anticipated further hearings on the Hiss Campers case
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Washington
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Nathan Witt
Charles Kramer
New Deal
CIO
Alger Hiss
Pressman
House un-American Activities Committee
Abt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Henry Wallace
Witt
AAA
National Labor Relations Board
Kramer
Agriculture Department
Rep
Nixon
Calif
UN- American Activities Committee
Hiss-Caampers
American Labor Party
Committee OKs Doctor Draft
The Senate Armed Services Committee approved unanimously legislation to draft doctors dentists and medical specialists for military service. Senator Hunt a dentist from Wyoming led the push with plans to seek rapid Senate passage amid a concurrent House committee review.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hunt
D-Wyo
Senate
House Armed Services Committee
Woman Electrocuted While Unplugging Radio
AKRON AP). Mrs Josephine Yankovich, 30, was electrocuted when she went outside during rain to unplug a radio in her back yard. Authorities said wet feet and ground created the current path.
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Akron
Josephine Yankovich
Senate group weighs universal military training plan
Senate Armed Services members explored a nationwide universal military training program with estimates of 5 million trained youths aged 18 to 26 and annual costs up to 5 million if kept in National Guard or naval reserves. Two bills were ready for action, one detail heavy and one streamlined, both seeking president authority to begin training.
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Washington
National Guard
Naval Reserve
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
Cmd
Senate
Congress
Senaors
Defense Department
NO PROFIT TAX NOW-TRUMAN
Senate Democratic leader Lucas of Illinois said President Truman does not want an excess profits tax on corporations at this time. He plans later action after thorough study and aims to keep the present tax bill simple to pass quickly.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
White House
Truman
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Connally
D-Tex
Congress
Hamilton Soldier Missing in Action in Korea List No. 78
A Defense Department report lists Hamilton PFC Edward G. Halcomb as missing in action among 17 men in Ohio casualties in the Korean theater. The update notes three prisoners of war, five killed in action, 29 wounded, one death from wounds, and two other injuries.
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Hamilton
Defense Department
Ohio
Edward G. Halcomb
Ruby Halcomb
Parkamo
Ave
Fireworks Expected In UN Today
A stormy Security Council session over its annual report is anticipated today but public access is barred. Russia seeks a lean emphasis on its actions in Korea and a longer boycott casts a shadow as Malik pushes the Russian line while others push for the council's record. Red China presses for seats in the General Assembly, while the credentials committee weighs seating the Chinese Communists amid nationalist resistance.
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Lake Success
Security Council
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
General Assembly
Secretariat
Council
Malik
Korea
Gladwyn Jebb
U. S
Formosa
Red
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Trygve Lie
Assembly
Flushing Meadow
New York
All Harvester Plants Struck By 50 000 Men
Nearly fifty thousand workers at nineteen International Harvester Company plants went on strike. The FEUE union called 27,000 members to walk out in eleven plants, while CIO UAW actions shut eight more since Thursday. Disputes center on wage increases and contract terms with leadership accusing the company of a "double cross" amid profits.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
United Electrical Workers
Ind
Harvester
CIO
United Auto Workers
FEUE
Gerald Fielde
Unions Harvester Council
W. J. Reiley
UAW
Canada Strike Grips Nation After Weekend Talks Collapse
Ottawa reports a widening Canada rail strike crippling transport as negotiations fail. Officials warn the stoppage could last at least three more days, prolonging travel delays and disrupting freight and passenger services nationwide.
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Ottawa
Canada
Quiet Reign On Rail Front Amid Seizure
Railroads run on schedule under Army supervision after President Truman seized the industry to avert a nationwide strike. About 50 Army officers oversee operations led by Karl Bendetsen while seven railroad presidents run sections of the system. Unions paused their walkout but rejected the White House wage proposal and negotiations were halted.
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Washington
Truman
Order of Railway Conductors
Karl B. Bendetsen
White House
New Amvet Head Named for Ohio Ammvets
Salem AP report states State Representative John L. Smith of Barberton was chosen by the Ohio Amvets state executive committee as commander to replace William Carlin of Findlay. Carlin has been called to active Army duty as a first lieutenant following a recent state convention.
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Salem
John L. Smith
Summit
Barberton
Ohio
Amvets
William Carlin
Findlay
Carlin
Social Security Bill Signed by President
President Truman signed the revised Social Security bill expanding old age pensions by about 10 million workers. The measure doubles payroll taxes over 20 years, raises current year taxes from 2.51 to 7.8 billion, and begins new payroll deductions next January while retirees receive larger checks starting in October. The White House signaled a forthcoming statement, and Truman opposed a provision limiting the Labor Secretary’s power to cut unemployment funds in nonconforming states.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Court Revokes 11 Reds Bail Stay Granted 30 Days
The U S Court of Appeals revokes bail for 11 convicted Communist leaders and grants a 30 day stay to allow appeal. The ruling, in a two to one decision, lets the men seek further stay from the Supreme Court while denying their petition for rehearing.
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New York
U S. Court of Appeals
U. S
Irving H. Saypol
Red
U. S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Red Leaces
Red forces press Pohang port as counterattack gains and losses noted
AP dispatches from Pohang report North Korean troops maintaining strong pressure along the east coast with Red forces advancing toward Kigye near Pohang while US air and naval gunfire support and South Korean counterattacks attempt to stabilize the line. U S and UN forces counter the drive with infantry armor and sea and air support as the front tightens near Taegu and Pusan.
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Tokyo
Korea
Pohang
Tom Lambert
Lamber
Kigye
U.S
Naktong River
Sea of Japan
Taegu
Uinung
Hal Boyle
Pusan
U. S
United Nations
No. 2
East Coast
South Korea
Boyle
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Waegwan
Chinese Reds Claim Yanks Raid 3 Towns
Tokyo AP report says Chinese Communists accuse American planes of strafing three Manchurian villages near the Korean border and a reconnaissance over a fourth. Far East Air Forces denies any overflight. Chou En Lai appeals to the United Nations for action and damages.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Forces
Chou En-Lai
Red China
Peiping Radio
Acheson
United Nations
United States
Manchuria
Korean Peninsula
Sea of Japan
Chou
Trygve Lie
Red Radio
U. S
Antung
Linchiang
Taufu
New Hurricane Menaces Gulf
A gulf storm about 450 miles south of Pensacola intensified to hurricane force overnight. At 10 30 a m advisory winds reached 75 to 85 miles an hour with the core extending about 70 miles north and northeast. Gales stretched 125 miles northeast. Small craft were warned to stay from northwest Florida to the East Louisiana coast and storm warnings were lowered on the lower Florida keys.
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New Orleans
Pensacola
Fla
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Florida
Louisiana
Gulf
Florida Keys
Three Year Old Drowns in Crown City Well
Gallipolis reports a tragedy as three year old Mark Dennewits fell into a cistern at Crown City and drowned yesterday. The incident underscores local safety concerns and prompts investigation.
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Gallipolis
Mark Dennewits
Crown City
Swell Time Postcards Spark Vacation Grief at Office
An office worker vents at swampy summer days and vacation postcards. Cards from friends recount cooler scenes from poolside mountains ranches and beaches triggering envy and a witty retort about wishing they were elsewhere. MARTIN
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Ocean Beach
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