Truman briefs MacArthur on Formosa policy and Korea
President Truman sent Gen. Douglas MacArthur a statement of American policy on Formosa and a recommendation of his Korea campaign. The move aims to clarify MacArthur’s understanding, remind him not to stray, and ease the incident’s sting while preserving his Far East prestige.
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Washington
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
MacArthur
Far East
Charles G. Ross
GOP Gag Controversy Over MacArthur Formosa Policy
Washington newsmakers debated a presidential gag order on General MacArthur's Formosa views. The White House viewed the incident as limiting public airing of divergent opinions while debates raged about implications for U S policy and MacArthur's future amid the 1952 political campaign.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Lucas
Illinois
MacArthur
Pacific
Truman
Chicago
United Nations
White House
U. S
Campiagn
Youth, 16, Fights In Korea Until Found Out
CARLESTON W Va AP Rodney Allison Keller served in Korea for 42 days before the Army learned he was 16 and sent him home. The Nak Tong River veteran returns to civilian life and faces the choice of whether to return to high school.
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Korea
Carleston, W.va
Rodney Allison Keller
Naktong River
Lewis Snipes At No-Strike Pledge Talk
Washington AP John L Lewis told AFL president William Green that coal miners will not be bound by any no-strike pledge. The government has not asked bans on strikes in Korea defense efforts, but Green and CIO officers hinted such a pledge might be sought. The United Mine Workers released a sharp memo from Lewis criticizing pledges and asserting miners act independently.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
AFL
William Green
Green
CIO
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Senator Pushes Doctor Draft and Defense Bills
Senator Hunt urged speedy Senate approval of a bill to permit drafting doctors and dentists for the armed services with incentives for those not yet in service. He notes no intent to draft but to recruit via commissions. The Armed Services Committee targets universal military training and family allowances bills proceed with House–Senate conference aimed at funding armories and Reserve facilities.
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Washington
Senator Hunt
D-Wye
Senate
Armed Services
Hunt
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
Cmd
Senate House
Congress
Woman 51 Killed by Reversing Car in Mansfield
Mrs. Hazel G. Crafton, 51, died yesterday when a stalled auto she was attempting to push rolled backward over her. Police said the incident occurred in Mansfield and an investigation is underway. Crafton, a resident of the area, was reportedly helping to move the vehicle when the tragedy occurred.
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Mansfield
Hazel G. Crafton
Truman to address nation on Korea war needs and controls
A White House official said President Truman plans a nation address, likely a fireside chat style, to cover international affairs the Korean conflict and needed domestic controls. Lawmakers race to resolve wage and price control authority, with conferees aiming for a workable compromise before action.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Korea
Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Congress
CIO Expels Bridges and Bryson Unions From CIO Purge
The CIO executive board expelled the West Coast Longshoremen and Warehousemen Union led by Harry Bridges and the Marine Cooks and Stewards led by Hugh Bryson for following Communist policy. Bridges’ union voted 41 to 2 against, Bryson’s 41 to 1, with Bryson the sole dissenter. Both can appeal to the CIO convention in Chicago on November 20, but reversal is unlikely.
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Washington
CIO
Communist Party
West Coast
Harry Bridges
Marine Cooks and Stewards
Hugh Bryson
Bridges
J. W. Robertson
Bridges Union
Bryson
Executive Board
Chicago
Truman OKs Tank Program Expansion
Representative Vinson reports President Truman has approved a broader tank production plan with an estimated cost near 500 million dollars. A special funding request will be sent to Congress, possibly not before January, though the Army could start the effort with current funds.
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Washington
Rep
Vinson
D-Ga
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
Congress
Army
Governor's Wife Flies To Florida To Be With Ill Father
Mrs Frank J Lausche wife of Ohio Governor flew to Clearwater Florida to be with her father Robert F E Sheal who is critically ill in Plant Hospital at Clearwater.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Clearwater, Fla
Robert FE. Sheal
Clearwater
Plant Hospital
Malik Uses Formosa Issue In Propaganda Push
Russian delegate Malik seeks to add charges of American aggression against Communist China in Formosa to the United Nations agenda. The United States calls the Formosa charges false and says Korea remains the priority for inquiry, as Malik uses the topic amid a broader push against U.S. resolutions on Korea.
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Formosa
U. S
Council
Korea
Malik
U.S
Princess Anne Elizabeth Louise Named for Royal Baby
London AP reports two week old Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise was named at Clarence House. Father Prince Philip attended the birth certificate ceremony naming Her Royal Highness Princess Anne Elizabeth Louise of Edinburgh.
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London
Eliabeth
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Prince Philip
England
Clarence House
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise
Edinburgh
Lamarr Talks With Detectives On Missing Jewels
New York City detectives finally interviewed Hedy Lamarr at a Long Island resort about 11 uninsured jewels valued at $250,000 reported missing after a trip to New York. Lamarr described sentimental pieces including a wedding gift from her first husband Aus Mandl, dating to 1933 in Vienna.
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Southampton
N.Y
New York City
Hedy Lamarr
Big City
Taft Visit Triggers Youngstown Steel Strike
About 100 CIO United Steel Workers walked out at Youngstown Sheet & Tube Campbell works to protest a visit by U S Senator Robert A Taft. Police kept order as Taft toured the plant while finishing operations were halted and 1 500 workers idled.
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Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Blooming Mill
CIO
United Steel Workers
Tat
Taft
Organized Labor
High Officers Urge Army Recruiting Overhaul To Face Korea
In Tokyo, unnamed senior officers urge radical shifts in U S Army recruiting and training after initial Korean setbacks. They say emphasis must be on men willing to die for country, not travel seekers, and call for equipment and tactics suited to rugged terrain rather than roadways. They criticize ads promising travel and security as misguiding youth.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Japan
U. S. Army
U S Sues For 14 Million In Ship s Sinking
The government charges Luckenbach Steamship Line with responsibility for the sinking of the Navy hospital ship Benevolence and seeks 14 000 000 in damages. A Friday collision with the freighter Mary Luckenbach near San Francisco left 18 dead 13 missing and 492 saved. The suit also targets the Mary Luckenbach for negligence including excessive speed failed fog signaling poor watch keeping and improper course.
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SAN Francisco
Luckenbach Steamship Line
Federal District Court
Mary Luckenbach
Golden Gate
Ghost of Guam Returns to Active Duty in Navy
George Ray Tweed, the famed “ghost of Guam” who survived 33 months on Japanese-occupied Guam, is recalled to active duty as a chief electronics technician after 22 years in the Navy. He may be assigned to the Western Pacific, where he once hid from enemy patrols and aided U S forces before his dramatic rescue.
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Portland
Orf
Robinson Crusoe
Guam
George Ray Tweed
Tweed
Far Western Pacific
Pearl Arbor
Antonio Artero
U. S
Reds Lose Chance End Run On Pusan Port
Allied forces repelled two major North Korean attacks on opposite ends of the Korean front Tuesday. The center saw a mass Red push between Wegwan and Kunwi near Taegu, while at Pohang the Reds tried to breach east coast supply lines but were checked by U.S. artillery and South Korean units.
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Reds
Pusan
Tokyo
Ae Red
United Nations
Pohang
Kigye
MacArthur
Kigyve
Korea
Taegu
Korean Peninsula
Kigve
U. S. 8Th Army
8Th Army
Wegwan
Kunwi
Ohio to Probe Recent Sharp Price Boosts
Ohio Attorney General Herbert S. Duffy launched an antitrust inquiry into sharp price rises in foods and commodities. Special counsel Bernard Goldfarb will assess if increases are natural or artificially driven, with initial work in Cleveland and requests for $5,000 in expenses. Public tips urged.
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Columbus
Herbert S. Duffy
Duffy
Bernard &. Goldfarb
Cleveland
Goldsarb
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Goldfarb
Duchy
State Emergency Board
Ohio
Accused Star Dropped From Video Program
New York AP General Foods Corp dropped actress Jean Muir from NBCs The Aldrich Family after several anti Communist groups attacked her. The firm said protests not judged but she became controversial and could hurt advertising. Miss Muir denied party ties and called Communism a vicious influence.
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NEW York
General Foods Corporation
Jean Muir
NBC
Aldrich
Miss Muir
Communist Party
52 Injured in Rail Collision at Connellsville
A Baltimore & Ohio passenger train gathering speed crashed head on with a B O express near Connellsville station. Forty five passengers and seven crew members were injured as both steam locomotives collided. One patient, 80 year old Mrs Kate Michel of Connellsville, was in serious condition with a possible skull fracture.
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Connellsville
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore
Cleveland
Chicago
Jersey City
Kate Michel
Canada Strikes Ebb as Parliament Takes Rail Bill Up
Ottawa AP report notes Parliament assembles to push government legislation to restart rail service. Indications point to the first general railway strike easing by weekend as talks and votes proceed.
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Ottawa
Canada
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