Planes But No Divisions To Europe In 1952, Japs Agree To Keep U. S. Troops Indefinitely
Tokyo AP diplomats signed an agreement that keeps American troops in Japan indefinitely on current terms with no troop size limit or time limit. It implements the U S Japan Security Pact and becomes effective when the peace treaty is ratified. The accord outlines joint defense, facility access, tax exemptions, legal jurisdiction and a $15 million yearly Japan contribution to support US forces. Two infantry divisions are in Northern Japan, with air and naval forces elsewhere.
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Europe
U. S
Tokyo
Japan
San Francisco
Aveau Slude
del Vv
Theu
Reorganization Plan to Reshape Tax Bureau Faces Senate Bid
President Truman's plan to reorganize the Internal Revenue Bureau meets bipartisan Senate opposition as Sen. George of Georgia and Sen. Millikin of Colorado introduce a resolution to kill the plan. The House approved the reorganization and Expenditures Committee Chairman McClellan said a vote would come early next week.
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Washington
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Senate
Sen
George
D-Ga
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
House
McClellan
D-Ark
Expenditures Committee
Acheson To Reveal NATO Gain
Secretary of State Acheson meets with the House Foreign Affairs Committee to report on the Lisbon NATO conference results. The talk centers on progress toward European unification and the $7.9 billion mutual security appropriation request, with Acheson expected to justify steps taken.
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Washington
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
House Committee
U. S
Truman
Jets Strafe Communist Supply Line
Allied fighters hit supply buildings and rail bridges in North Korea as 625 Fifth Air Force sorties targeted Red supply routes. Sabre jets reported no Communist MIGs. night B 26 bombers found 1 158 trucks and 112 B 29s were destroyed along highways.
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Seoul
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Ellenton South Carolina Vanishes for H-bomb Plant
Ellenton, a 19th century town near Augusta, dissolves as 600 residents depart to make way for a vast H-bomb facility. About 150 houses are demolished or moved, graves relocated, and new towns and jobs arise, but many feel injustice over replacement value and disrupted neighborly life.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Augusta
Ellenton
S. C
South Carolina
Savannah River
Detroit Red Inquiry Probes Rebel Witnesses in Communist Hearings
The House Un American Activities Committee pressed a Detroit Michigan inquiry with ten defiant witnesses over three days. Among those on the stand was Elinor Maki, a 42 year old Detroit public art teacher suspended by the school board, who questioned the panel and invoked her constitutional rights.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Detroit
Michigan
Elinor Maki
Rep. Potter
R-Mich
Fred Williams
Wood
Rep. Jackson
R-Calif
Maki
Un-American Activities Committee
Worst Storm In 50 Years Hits Cape Cod Resort
The nor’easter dumped up to 20 inches of snow on Cape Cod with drifts to 12 feet and 60 mph winds. Town equipment struggled. state and Army help sought. At least five deaths were reported and two teen boys were missing. Hotels opened for stranded visitors as power failed and shelters ran on candles and wood heat. Camp Edwards housed about 250 civilians. Nantucket coastal contact was severed except by radio.
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Boston
Cape Cod
East Sandwich
Camp Edwards
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Fire damages Atlas Die Casting Co in Miamisburg
Fire caused an estimated 140000 dollars in interior damage at Atlas Die Casting Co in Miamisburg on Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Fire was blamed on oil spurting from a broken line onto a hot furnace.
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Miamisburg
Atlas Die Casting Co
Dixie Senator Seeks Ike Aid for Europe Study
Dixie Senator Sparkman urges a non political Ike home trip to aid the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in evaluating U S aid to Western Europe. Truman plans about 7.9 billion dollars in aid for another year while Taft supporters discuss Ike. Southern leaders push for Republican alignment if Ike secures the nomination. MacArthur diary item notes a rumored meeting on Taft candidacy.
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Dixie
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Europe
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Western
Truman
Brewster
R-e
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Washington
South
Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
John 5S. Fine
Herbert Hoover
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Fine
Pennsylvania
Hoover
Parleys yield no advance on civilian accounting in Korea
In Munsan Korea truce negotiators pressed for new records of non Korean civilians believed captured by the Reds. Deadlock persisted over naming Soviet Russia to a neutral supervisory commission while staff officers agreed on all other points. The subcommittee will meet Friday as the Allies issued a list of 57 names including Father Jean Colin and Alfred Gerald Matti.
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Munsan
Korea
P—U.n
Soviet Russia
U.N
Jean Colin
Alfred Gerald Matti
Reds
North Korea
James C. Murray
Red
Murray
Russell seeks Democratic nomination for President
Washington bulletin reports Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia announces his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He declares and launches campaign efforts from the capital, signaling a major entry into the candidate field.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Truman Delays Campaign Plans Until After Florida Trip
President Truman said he would not announce whether he will seek re election until after returning from a trip to Key West Florida. He dismissed speculation about using the Key West visit for a campaign reveal and touched on Alaska and Hawaii statehood efforts.
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Washington
Truman
Key West
Fla
Alaska
Hawaii
Robert T. Bartley
Bonham, Tex
Sam Rayburn
Two Groups Probe Base Waste in North Africa
Two congressional committees focus on waste of as much as 25 million dollars on five North African air bases built for the U S Air Force by Army engineers under contractor firms. The testimony cites kickbacks price-boosting drinking and loafing by workers, a veiled threat to remove an auditor, and a $27 000 voucher dispute.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
U. S. Air Force
Army Engineers
House
Senate Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
House Group
Rep. Hardy
D-Va
William J. Cassidy
Army Audit Agency
Ralph E. Casey
Cassidy
District Army
Casey
Leonard L. Haseman
Porter-Urquhart
Britain and U S unite in Korea war plan disclosure
Washington reports that Britain secretly backed a United States Korea war strategy, agreeing to bomb Red China bases if used against UN forces. Prime Minister Churchill disclosed the pact to Parliament, reaffirming it during his Washington trip, signaling closer allied policy and broader security for troops in Korea.
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Britain
United States
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
U.N
Yalu River
DouglasArthur
Lovett Says Eisenhower Divisions Capped At 30 In Europe
Defense Secretary Lovett outlined NATO Lisbon plan details clarifying the target for U S ground forces in Europe. He said no new divisions will be sent this year while air power ramp up proceeds and some reserve units remain ready for rapid activation. He noted four extra divisions are in Germany and Congress will be consulted before any further moves.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Lovett
Lisbon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pentagon
Defense Department
Congress
Senate
U.S
Germany
England
Pentagon pitchmen under scrutiny by Hebert committee
Washington D C. 8 Hebert a Democratic chairman urged a House subcommittee to root out “pitchmen” in military public relations. He asked the Pentagon to provide a list of personnel and salaries tied to public relations and scheduled an open hearing with Archibald S. Alexander to pursue the matter.
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Washington
Hebert
D-La
House
Pentagon
Peddie
Potomac
Armed Services Subcommittee
Archibald S. Alexander
Army
Rep
Bonner
D-Nc
Karl R. Bendetsen
Defense Department
Alcatraz Brain Arrested Again in Illinois
Cecil Wright, once dubbed the brain of Alcatraz for his legal fight to win release, is jailed in Danville Illinois on charges of possessing a sawed off shotgun and awaits a federal grand jury. He could not post 4000 dollars. Wright, 44, was released from Alcatraz in 1948 after four years there and studied law during imprisonment, making multiple failed attempts to secure freedom citing inadequate legal aid.
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Danville, Ill
Cecil Wright
Alcatraz
Wright
San Francisco Bay
Pigeons Stolen From Home Value Put At 220
Miami Florida police report Victor Cascarano says 22 homing pigeons were taken last night from his home. He estimates the birds are worth 220 dollars and believes the loot may be returned.
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Miami
Fla.n
Victor Cascarano
Poles Convict 3 Spies in Warsaw Death Sentence
Warsaw press reports three men have been sentenced to death for spying for France. One of the convicts is identified as French. The verdict follows espionage charges and reflects ongoing tensions between Poland and France during wartime.
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Warsaw
Poland
France
Lattimore labels Knowland senator from Formosa
In a Senate internal security hearing Owen Lattimore called Senator Knowland a member of the China lobby and said he has been called the senator from Formosa. The remark drew a rebuke from Chair O Conn or who called it uncouth and belittling while Lattimore defended his stance on Communist influence in Far Eastern policy. Ferguson pressed whether the line was Communist, and O Conor backed the objection to the remark.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Senate
Knowland
Rcalif
Formosa
O’conor
Court Upholds Death Penalty for Collazo
The U S Court of Appeals upheld the conviction and death sentence of Oscar Collazo who shot and killed a White House guard in an assassination attempt on President Truman at Blair House in 1950. Companion Grisel Torresola was killed during the assault.
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VU. S&. Court of Appeals
Oscar Collazzo
White House
Truman Pot
Leslie Coffelt
Blair House
Truman
Azo
Collazo
Collaze
Supreme Court
Grisel Torresola
Whi
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