General Says UN Aims to Shatter Chinese Morale in Korea
Secretary Marshall told senators the United Nations seek to win the Korean War by inflicting terrific casualties on Chinese forces, breaking morale and destroying trained armies. He defended the administration’s policy amid Gen. Mac Arthur’s charge of a bloody stalemate, during a Capitol appearance.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
MacArthur
Manchuria
Marshall voices concern over Korea war policy and secrecy
General Marshall tells senators he is disturbed by MacArthur statements that could hurt morale and urges a less damaging approach to pressure China. He describes a plan to inflict high casualties to pressure negotiations while maintaining allies and UN support. Censors cut portions of testimony before public release.
MacArthur Leaves Waldorf Amid Lease Rumor
General Douglas MacArthur departed his Waldorf Astoria suite today and an unconfirmed report placed him in Connecticut pursuing a two year lease on a home on Contentment Island near Darien. Major General Courtney Whitney his aide also was away from the hotel.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Waldorf-Astoria
Connecticut
Contentment Island
Darien
Courtney Whitney
MacArthur Leases Contentment Island Home in Darien
The Stamford Advocate reports General Douglas MacArthur has leased a two year residence on Contentment Island off Darien with his wife and son. Col. Charles Lindbergh also lives on the island with his family. The MacArthur party will reside in Scenemere, a mansion within a nine acre tract.
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Stamford Advocate
Douglas MacArthur
Contentment Island
Darien
Charles Lindbergh
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Hamilton Mayor Ordered to Report for Active Air Force Duty
Hamilton mayor William Beckett disclosed he must report Monday to the Air Force base in Tucson Arizona to determine his active service assignment. Beckett, executive vice president of Beckett Paper Company, is a major in the Active Reserve and previously served in the armed forces during World War II.
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Air Force
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All-Ohio player Olenick dies of war wounds in Korea
Massillon native Paul E. Olenick a 1947 AP All-Ohio high school football pick, died in Korea of battle wounds. The former Washington High School center, 20, died April 25 after being wounded April 24 as a machinegunner in Company A, First Marine Division. He had served since August 1948.
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Paul E. Olenick
Associated Press
Korea
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First Marine Division
Mental tests for politicians urged by psychiatrist
In Cincinnati AP dispatch, Dr. George Stevenson of London Ontario urged mandatory psychiatric tests for would be political leaders before appearing on ballots. He argued screening could prevent leaders like Hitler and compared it to army and pilot fitness tests, saying such screening protects democracy without infringing freedom.
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London
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Hitler
Arms Embargo On Red China Nears UN Approval
At United Nations in New York the United States pushed a formal embargo proposal in a Sanctions Committee vote seen as likely this week or next. Britain and France shifted toward support after earlier opposition, while Soviet bloc likely to ignore the measure. Prime ministers and diplomats reported tentative consensus despite lingering government checks.
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Gladwy Jebb
Francis LaCoste
Willie McGee Dies in Electric Chair After Prolonged Fight
Willie McGee died in the electric chair in Laurel Mississippi after a long, losing legal battle over an assault conviction. Supporters and civil rights groups sought stays from Governor Fielding Wright, U.S. Judge Sidney Mize, the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court. Demonstrations in Jackson and Washington accompanied final efforts to save him.
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New Orleans
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Fred Vinson
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Supreme Court
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Civil Rights Congress
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White House
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Jim Crow
Seven Hearts Bid In Bridge Ends With Thirteen Spades
Corpus Christi Texas AP William R Anderson Jr bid seven hearts in a bridge game last night and held all seven hearts. His wife responded with seven spades and she held all thirteen spades showing a perfect hand.
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William R. Anderson, Jr
Allies Drive Forward as North Korea Front Breezes Ahead
Allied troops push cautiously north on the Korean front from Kimpo to Chungchon with patrols probing the no man’s land belt while reporting Chinese and North Korean build ups in Red Korea. Fifth Air Force planes fly 500 sorties as UN forces tally Red casualties and discontent over missing Soviet tanks and aircraft.
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John Randolph
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Inje
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James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Western Front
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Gloucestershire Regiment
Randolph
Soviet Union
Warner Baxter Dies at 62 Original Cisco Kid Actor
Beverly Hills Calif AP Warner Baxter the original Cisco Kid and 1929 Oscar winner died at his home aged 62 after years of struggle with arthritis and a related vitamin deficiency. A lobotomy was performed three weeks before his death. Bronchial pneumonia hastened his passing.
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Legislators Back Alcoholic Clinics Plan in Ohio
The House Finance Committee endorsed a bill creating state supervised clinics for alcoholism under the Health Department. Funding would use 0.5 percent of Liquor Department profits, about 157,443 dollars yearly, starting July 1, to sustain the new Division of Alcoholism. Sponsors are Reps. Damas and Wetzel.
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D-Lucas
Clarence L. Wetzel
Columbiana
Congressman Kee Dies At 77
Rep. John Kee, 77, longtime West Virginia Democrat and chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, died of a heart attack during a routine committee session in Washington. Kee, born August 22, 1874, had served in the House since 1933 and recently returned from Bethesda Naval Hospital.
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DMO
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Two Flyers Die Aboard Flaming B 25 Crash Near Miamisburg
An Air Force spokesman said two men were killed when a B 25 Mitchell bomber from Wright Patterson Air Base crashed two miles west of Miamisburg during a routine training mission. The left engine caught fire, the plane circled, dived, and exploded on impact as witnesses described flames over the scene.
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Charles Shade
Germantown
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Bill Weith
Public Information Office
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Township Line
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Journal
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Shade
Carlisle
Roy Nicell
Middletown Post 9
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Wright-Patterson
Students Warned On Draft Tests May 15 Deadline
Ohio college students are reminded to apply for the selective service college qualification test by May 15. Col C W Goble says postmark by date. tests are May 26, June 16, June 30, and July 12 for those with religious Saturday conflicts. Scores will aid local boards in deferment decisions. Applicants must be under 26 and in college.
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Ohio
Selective Service College
C. W. Goble
Ohio Selective Service
Moran convicted of perjury in Senate Crime Committee testimony
New York AP dispatch reports James J. Moran a longtime ally of former Mayor William O Dwyer was found guilty of perjury for statements given to the Senate Crime Committee.
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NEW York
James J. Moran
Wiliam O’dwyer
Senate Crime Committee
White Collar Pay Board Is Set Up
Washington AP Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston announces a three member Salary Stabilization Board to oversee pay increases for executives and white collar workers outside unions. The panel will include members from the public and work alongside the existing Wage Board with George W. Taik serving as an extra member. Johnston expects the salary board to follow Wage Board policies and apply the 10 percent ceiling to both employee and management salaries.
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Contro
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Johnston
Po Cies
WACs Arrive in Okinawa for First Deployment Tangent
AP reports the first group of Women’s Army Corps personnel has arrived in Okinawa, marking a significant early deployment phase. The arrival signals the expansion of U S military presence on the island during the ongoing conflict.
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