Marshall Seeks Korea Settlement Outline at Hearings
Secretary Marshall began his sixth day of testimony in the Senate inquiry into MacArthur's ouster. He reiterated support for the Far Eastern policy to limit the war to Korea, while senators pressed for an outline of the March terms, potentially to be provided by the State Department with Truman's approval.
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Washington
Marshall
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Armed Services-Foreign Relations
Cain
R-Wash
Knowland
R-Calif
Korea
Truman
MacArthur
Soviet Union
Joint Committee
China
Formosa
United Nations
Morse
R-Ore
State Department
Acheson
Millikin
National
Pacific
Walter Hallanan
West Virginia
Eisenhower
Defense
Beef Prices Cut Five To 12 Cents Starting Monday
Washington AP The Office of Price Stabilization lowers ceilings on beef by five to twelve cents a pound with changes varying by cut. Arm chucks fall twelve cents while chuck blades rise one cent. rump roasts drop to about 79 cents per pound for bone in, boneless rump remains 1.12. Kosher beef ceilings postponed to May 21.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Bureau of Labor Statistics
OPS
U S and Britain patch Far East policy differences
Washington reported harmony between the United States and Britain on key Far East issues including Red China policy and the Japanese peace treaty. Officials said Morrison’s statements helped bridge gaps on economic pressure, treaty terms, and Formosa while noting remaining points on shipbuilding limits and postwar roles.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Formosa
Herbert Morrison
Morrison
Red China
House of Commons
Battle Over Cigarette Tax Boost Heats Up in Congress
In Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee weighs a major tax push for 1951, aiming to raise half a billion annually by lifting cigarett tax from seven to ten cents per pack. Chairman Rep. Robert L. Doughton, aged 87, signals tobacco farmer interests while opponents seek relief for economy brands. First skirmishes followed a $250 million alcoholic tax hike, with ongoing debate over a differential for cheaper cigarettes.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Doughton
Body Found Ashore On Ohio River Near North Bend
A badly decomposed body was found today on the bank of the Ohio River near North Bend. Police said the person’s identity could not be determined and the body appeared to have washed ashore three or four days earlier.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
North Bend
Panama’s New President Vows Full U.S. Cooperation
Alcibiades Arosemena, a 66 year old former vice president and wealthy dairy farmer, quietly assumed Panama’s presidency after four days of unrest that left 14 dead. He displaced Arnulfo Arias who was removed from the palace amid a violent clash. over 1,000 of Arias’s supporters were jailed as the country calmed.
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Panama
Rotweary
United States
Alcibiades Arosemena
Arosemena
Arnulfo Arias
Ambush in Tennessee Kills County Politician W. A. Lewis
In Benton Tennessee W A Lewis 44 longtime county Democratic chairman was slain by three shots in an ambush as he returned from a Cleveland trip. The murder heightens factional tensions between the Democratic led county government and the Good Government League which has contested power since 1948. No suspect identified and patrols alerted amid fears of renewed violence.
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Benton
Tenn
Polk County
W. A. Lewis
Tennessee
Lewis
Good Government League
Cleveland
Edwards
GGL
Butch Biggs
Biggs
Atomic Bomb Exploded At Eniwetok Revealing Test
AP report from Honolulu notes the United States conducted another atomic test at Eniwetok in a Greenhouse program aimed at defense against the A bomb. Details were guarded with AEC announcing a test program and lawmakers confirming a test occurred.
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Leif Erickson
Honolulu
United States
Eniwetok
Proving Grounds
Here
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Reds Win Propaganda Victory Sending Grain To Feed India
The United States suffered a propaganda setback in India as Russia sent 50,000 tons of wheat to aid famine threatened millions. Indian officials and press greeted the Soviet move with approval, widening the public tilt toward the East and obscuring Washington’s ongoing grain shipments to India.
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Reds
India
New Delhi
United States
Russia
U.S
U.S. Information Service
Arrest Sheriff For Pampering Jailed Gambler
Geauga County Sheriff Stuart M Harland was indicted on 72 counts for allowing gambler George Gordon access to jail privileges during a 60 day term Gordon allegedly used the jail phone 215 times and ate at the sheriff's desk Gordon faces three charges with up to 30 days in jail and a $500 fine each The indictment was served by Court Clerk Donald E Philips in Cleveland AP reports the sheriff anticipated the action and commented.
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Cleveland
Geauga County
Stuart M. Harland
Donald E. Philips
George Gordon
Pettibone Club
Harland
Gordon
Vane
Campbound Bus Crashes Into Truck Injures Five Boys
In Cleveland the Camp Cheerful bus collided with a parked truck at a traffic light. Five youths aged 12 to 15 aboard the bus were hospitalized with minor injuries. driver James Gatens, 47, was also hurt. Rescuers used acetylene torches to free passengers.
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Cleveland
Camp Cheerful
Metropolitan Park
St. John’s Hospital
James Gatens
Floods Threaten Northeast Missouri and Illinois Towns
Flood waters from the swollen Mississippi River driven by heavy rains threaten Hannibal Missouri Canton Missouri and several smaller towns in northeast Missouri and west central Illinois.
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Chicago
Missouri
Illinois
Hannibal
Canton
MacArthur episode may dim Ike's presidential bid
Tulsa AP. Republicans say General MacArthur's testimony weakens the chance General Eisenhower will win the GOP nomination. Millikin of Colorado fainted on stage but was revived. Committeemen say MacArthur's remarks stir doubt about military neutrality and GOP prospects in Chicago.
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Tulsa
Okla
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Chicago
Windy City
GOP National Committee
Millikin
Colorado
Smoke screen masks enemy build-up in central Korea
American troops fought six hours to break a Red bridgehead three miles wide south of the Choyang River near Chunchon as UN pilots reported massing Reds and air attacks. The build-up extended to Kumhwas Inje and Munsan with forces 20 to 45 miles from Seoul. B 29s and Mig-15s clashed over northwest Korea as UN air power hit airfields and fronts along the 38th parallel.
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TOKYO
Péree
Choyang River
Chunchon
U. S
Seoul
Kumhwas
Inje
United Nations
Yanggu
Hwachon
Reds
Munsan
Parallel 38
Kapyong
North Korea
Northwest Korea
Hwachon Reservoir
38Th Parallel
French Election Set End of Assembly Voted
Paris AP reports the French National Assembly voted to end its life on July 4 by 361 to 229, confirming a general election to be held June 17, first since October 13, 1946. The move forms part of the government program and sets France on the path to a new parliament.
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Paris
France
French National Assembly
Federal Lottery Plan Blossoms Forth Again
Rep. Adolph Sabath renews push for a federal lottery to raise revenue for defense and curb inflation. He cites Kefauver findings on illegal gambling and argues the government could net 3 to 5 billion dollars annually, offering Americans a legal gamble.
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Sabath
Kefauver Committee
Federal Treasury
Tomble
Georgia police chief shoots two soldiers in self defense
Warner-Robins Georgia police chief Thomas Bragg, while returning two Fort Bragg privates to Robins Air Force Base, says the men attacked him on a narrow bridge and that he shot in self defense after struggling for his gun. The soldiers, unarmed and handcuffed, were pronounced dead on arrival at the base hospital.
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Warner-Robins
Georgia
Thomas Bragg
Hawkinsville
Fort Bragg
N.C
Robins Air Force Base
Macon
Bragg
Robins
Indian Creek
C. C. Chapman
Houston County
Chapman
Scientist X Arrested for Contempt in DC
Washington AP reports slim, bespectacled Dr. Joseph W. Weinberg of the University of Minnesota was arrested on contempt charges after refusing to answer questions before a federal grand jury. The judge ordered him to disclose his Berkeley residence and associates from a 1943 California lab stint, a line of inquiry Weinberg previously avoided.
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Washington
House
Federal District Court
Slim
Joseph W. Weinberg
University of Minnesota
District of Columbia
Alexander Holltzoff
Weinberg
Berkeley
Calif
University of Fornia Laboratory
Ameme de Said
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