MacArthur's Story Backed By General Wedemeyer Denials
Sen Brewster quoted Lt Gen Wedemeyer backing bombing of Red Chinese forces even inside Korea and outside, amidst claims of possible war with Russia. Wedemeyer denied supporting a Communist Nationalist coalition and urged American supervised aid to the Formosa government to block Communist advances.
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Washington
Brewster
R-Me
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Korea
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Tokyo
Wedemeyer
Adm
Raymond Spruance
China
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Defense
Truman
State Department
Formosa
Far East
Wedemeyer-Spruance-MacArthur
Bradley Returns from Europe to brief Truman on talks
Gen. Omar Bradley chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff returned to National Airport from a 10 day conference with U S British and French military leaders in Europe. He will give a preliminary report to President Truman and Deputy Secretary Robert Lovett. In London Foreign Secretary Morrison sidestepped questions on vanished diplomats Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess and said there is no evidence they took documents or that they had Soviet ties.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Europe
National
Bradley
America
Truman
Robert Lovett
London
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
Foreign Office
Morrison
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
Soviet Union
Burgess
MacLean
House
St. Malo
France
England
Italy
Six Subs To Enter U. S. Navy Service
The first of six men attack submarines to be added to a U S undersea fleet will be launched Thursday, the Navy announced yesterday. The present fleet strength is about 85 vessels.
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Washington
U. S
Navy
Trumanites Move to Re Woo Southern Vote in 1952
Democratic high command eyeing a regional rally below the Mason Dixon Line possibly in Birmingham Alabama to win Southern backing. Denver style unity drive and civil rights debate unfold as Truman aims to mend four states formerly in revolt in 1948 while party factions realign ahead of 1952.
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Washington
Truman
Mason and Dixon Line
Democratic National Committee
Birmingham
Ala
Denver
Congress
Roy Reuther
CIO
Reuther
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
National Party
Lennard Thomas
Anne Agnew
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
King Leopold II Says He Will Abdicate On July 16
King Leopold II informs the Belgian government of his plan to abdicate on July 16 in a letter to Prime Minister Joseph Pholsen. The coronation of his son Baudoin I is set for July 17 before a joint parliament session with Baudoin becoming king in all but name at age 21.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold II
Joseph Pholsen
Price Baudoin
Baudouin
Baudoouin I
Quake Shakes Three States Across New England
A powerful earthquake rocked parts of Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island with two shocks 15 seconds apart. The Harvard Seismograph Station called it the largest local quake registered there since 1933. Buildings shelves and nerves were rattled as windows shattered in the event.
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Westerly
R. I
Harvard Seismograph Station
Harvard
Mass
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Reds Demand Treaty Parley for World War II Allies
Moscow demands July or August peace talks inviting all WWII combatants including Communist China. A 19 page note handed to U S Ambassador Kirk urges a Council of Foreign Ministers with Russia the United States Britain France and China to prepare the treaty. The note calls for universal signings and excludes recognition of Red China from the council.
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
China
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
V. Zorin
United States
Britain
France
Ministers’ Council
Foreign Ministers’ Council
Twenty six injured in New York Central Knickerbocker derailment
In Muncie Indiana 26 people were injured when the Knickerbocker passenger train derailed near the left rear unit after a wheel broke on the twin diesel locomotive. All but two were treated and released. The train was en route from New York City to St Louis.
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Muncie
Ind
New York Central Railroad
Knickerbocker
New York City
St. Louis
Missing F 84 jets suspected crash in Soviet area
Two U S Air Force F 84 Thunderjets from the 86th Fighter Bomber Wing vanished after leaving Giebelstadt Germany on Friday. Authorities believe the planes may have crashed in Communist territory as search planes comb near the Iron Curtain.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U. S
Giebelstadt
Bavaria
Casualties in Korea Rise in Defense Dept Update
The Defense Department issued list No. 325 reporting 42 combat dead 235 wounded 51 missing in action and 22 injured in accidents among Korean casualties.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Bum Steer Ruins 10 Mile Race In Quincy
In Quincy Massachusetts the Knights of Columbus 10 mile road race derailed when two runners were directed by bystanders to the wrong turn. The field halted and then surged toward a dead end street causing widespread confusion. Officials scheduled a rerun of the event next Sunday with the remaining runners to be reassembled.
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Quincy
Mass
Municipal Stadium
Knights of Columbus
Iran replies to Truman note on oil crisis
Iran sent a reply to President Truman urging moderation and negotiation over its oil nationalization. U S Ambassador Grady received the reply from Foreign Minister Bagher Kazemi, with cabinet members drafting it. British Iran talks were looming but no clear steps indicated on the oil industry takeover or new discussions.
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U.S
Henry F. Grady
Bagher Kazemi
Truman
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Bus Train Collision Claims Twelve In Trier
A sightseeing bus and train collided last night in Trier Germany killing twelve people and injuring twenty five critically according to German police.
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Trier
Germany
Economic Control Fight Showdown This Week
President Truman seeks a two year extension of the Defense Production Act with new powers over prices wages rents and strategic materials to curb inflation. Congressional committees study action as farm and business groups critique current controls amid campaign pressure and partisan tension.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
Cincinnati Girl Missing in Smoky Mountains Search
Cincinnati nurse Evangeline Lorimer, 21, vanished while hiking with her father in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rangers and volunteers scoured bear country, locating her topcoat five miles from the camp as heavy rains erased footprints in the rugged terrain.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Cincinnati
Evangeline Larimer
Jewish Hospital
Lorimer
W. M. Lorimer
Tennessee
North Carolina
R. FE. Mernin
Brehm Faces Verdict And Possible Maximum Sentence
Federal judge to sentence Rep. Walter E. Brehm after a jury found him guilty of five counts of taking campaign contributions from a government employee. He could face up to 15 years in prison and a 25000 dollar fine, though maximum likely. Attorneys plan an appeal. he may remain free on bond during proceedings.
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Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Brehm
Burnita
Matthews
House
Ivan Davis resigns from Ohio high school association post
Ivan Davis resigns as assistant to Commissioner H. W. Emschler of the Ohio High School Athletic Association effective August 1. Davis did not disclose future plans.
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Columbus
Ivan Davis
H. W. Emschler
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Davis
UN Forces Enter Chorwon and Kumhwa In North Korea
Allied troops and tanks moved into Chorwon and Kumhwa as UN forces collapsed the Communist iron triangle. Eighth Army infantry advanced up to 4,500 yards but faced Chinese resistance near Kum-song. Van Fleet announced the final seizure of the area, with Reds retreating toward Pyongyang and the Won San line.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Eighth Army
United Nations
Chorwon
Kumwha
Iron Triangle
38Th Parallel
James A. van Fleet
Eighth
Kumhwa
Pyongyang-Wonsan
Korea
Kumbhwa
Red Korea
Pyongyang
Wonesan
Pyongang Valley
Pyonggan
Hwachon Reservoir
van Fleet
Yugoslavians Assured Help For Military Supplies
Washington officials said the United States is ready to aid Marshal Tito's government with arms and military matériel if requests are made. talks with Yugoslav commander Popovic were described as satisfactory and near conclusion. The discussions cover purchasing through commercial channels or under the mutual defense program with possible access to billions in military aid from Western allies.
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Taft
Ohio
Michael V. di Salle
Philadelphia
New York
Roger Fleming
Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Tito
Kotche Popobic
Defense Department
Popovic
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Berle's Telethon Raises Record Pledges for Cancer Fund
New York AP reports Milton Berle's 24 hour television marathon raised 1 127 211 in pledges for the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund. By finish at 9 a m EST he had shed nine pounds and changed his costume six times during the broadcast.
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Milton Berle
Damon Runyon
New York
Berle
Military Manpower Waste Scorched By Congressmen
Senate investigators accuse all services of wasting physically fit manpower. A 16-site spot check finds 95 764 enlisted and officers in non combat roles. Report urges shifting such posts to less able bodied or civilian workers and expanding limited service enlistments.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Senate Armed Services
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
America
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Leparese
Smokys
UN Force
Kumsong
New Chinese Assembly Area
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