Vandenberg says US Air Force operates on a shoe string
General Hoyt Vandenberg told Senate committees the United States runs a shoe string Air Force and cannot waste power on bombing Manchuria. He supported MacArthur's restraint north of the Yalu while citing risks and long-term limits for full-scale air operations. He warned such use would strain global commitments and cited Russian aviation and German help.
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United States
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Yalu
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Red China
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Russia
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China
Iran rejects World Court rule on oil nationalization
Iran refuses to accept World Court jurisdiction in the oil dispute with Britain. Deputy Premier Fa temi says the Foreign Office rejected the Hague court notice on Britain and the Anglo Iranian Oil Company. Tension grows as Red Front rallies press for anti imperial action while Mossadegh government readies troops to preserve order. The AIOC slows royalties, deepening Iran's cash strain even as dialogue continues.
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Iran
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Jossein Fatemi
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Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
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United Nations
RED Front
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mossadegh
AIOC
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N. R. Seddon
Oil Nationalization Board
Florida House Asks Impeachment Of Gov Fuller Warren
Florida lawmakers introduced a ten count impeachment resolution against Gov. Fuller Warren alleging willful neglect of duties and lawlessness. Rep. George Okell cited campaign spending racing commission actions reinstatement of ousted sheriffs and gambling policy as grounds. Senate would appoint temporary successor if two thirds vote is achieved and a trial would follow within six months.
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Fla
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Ocala
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Crime Probers Hear From 3 Witnesses
Senate crime investigators in Washington called three witnesses for questioning in a closed session about Chicago's Capone mob. Murray L. Humphreys and Roco Fischetti are named as top figures, while George S. May of Chicago heads an engineering firm and the Tom O Shanter Golf Club. May faced questions on slot machine activity and deals with Capone henchmen. The hearing aims to finish unfinished business as Sen O Conor leads.
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the Camel) Humphreys
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Chicago
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Tam O' Shanter Club
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Ontario Fire Threatens Timmins Mining Town
A massive forest fire roared toward Timmins Ontario, covering over 50 000 acres of birch pine and dead timber. The blaze remained out of control late last night thirty five miles south of the mining center as one of eight fires burning across Ontario.
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Toronto
Ontario
Timmins
Draft Test Results To Be Ready In Month
Draft Director Lewis Hershey said the Educational Testing Service will report scores directly to local draft boards. College men who took the selective service aptitude test may have to wait a month or longer to learn their scores and begin asking their boards.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. H
Who's Firing Them Modern Ack ack Guns Down Most Planes
Washington report says ground-based radar directed anti aircraft guns account for the bulk of U S Air Force losses in Korea. It notes B 29s have been hit at high altitude by radar guided fire and questions who operates the advanced radar equipment amid the Communist defenses.
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Washington
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Reds
U. S
Britain
Asia
Red China to seize Tibet under liberation treaty
Peiping radio announced China would assume control of Tibet’s national defense, foreign affairs, and trade under a liberation treaty. The Dalai Lama fled to India while a border government was set up in Sichuan as Beijing hinted at partition and named the Panchen Lama to power, with Dalai Lama’s status promised unchanged.
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Red China
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Peiping Radio
Red Army
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Dalai Lama
Yatung
Sikang
Peiping
Radio Station Magnate Dies in Three Cities
George A. Richards, owner of WJR Detroit WGAR Cleveland and KMPC Los Angeles, died at 62. He faced FCC hearings accusing him of ordering distortion of newscasts to fit his political views. His death followed FCC license recommendations to discontinue operations.
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WGAR
Cleveland
KMPC
Los Angeles
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FCC
Taft All Wrong Says Anderson on Truman in 1952
Senator Anderson of New Mexico said Taft is wrong to claim the MacArthur affair will hurt Truman's 1952 renomination chances. He reiterated his January 1949 prediction that Truman would be re-elected, noting no changes in his view. Anderson suggested Senate hearings may shift Republican views on the politically charged episode. Taft avoided confirming a 1952 bid and said politics were not discussed with MacArthur. he declined to name possible opponents if he won the GOP nomination.
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Ohio
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Truman
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
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Meet the Press
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Ohioan
Minnesota
Austria names 78 year old anti Communist president
Vienna today swore in Theodor Koerner the new Socialist president who pledged to act not talk and to uphold the constitution. The former Vienna mayor defeated Heinrich Glessner in a runoff and aims to end occupation by Russian and Western troops while resisting Communist influence. Koerner takes office around June 20 and signals a pro western stance.
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Austria
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Heinrich Gleissner
Communist Party
Socialist Party
Fire Ravages Illinois Town Palmyra Blaze Burns 11 Businesses
In Palmyra Illinois wind driven fire swept a trash heap blaze into the business district destroying 11 structures, badly damaging two more. The town of about 900 fought the flames with well water and tanked water from nearby communities. mayor Clyde Stevenson estimated losses near 1 million dollars.
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Palmyra
Clyde Stevenson
Polar Explorer Ellsworth Dies at 71
Lincoln Ellsworth longtime polar explorer dies in New York apartments at 71 after a heart attack. He pioneered aerial Arctic and Antarctic survey and claimed 81000 square miles in Antarctica in 1939 and 300000 square miles in 1935 for the United States. Ellsworth served as lieutenant commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
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Hudson Co
Mary Louise
Antarctica
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U.S
U.S. Naval Reserve
Reoala Amundsen
North Pole
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Norge
Adonis is Sentenced for Jersey Gambling Empire
Hackensack New Jersey AP Joe Adonis 49 received a two to three year state prison term and a $15000 fine for gambling law violations. Superior Court Judge J Wallace Layden also suspended another five year term. Four New Jersey associates Sally Moore Moretti Lynch Longano Guarini 46 46 46 58 also got similar sentences for operating a $1 million North Jersey dice gambling network.
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N.J
Joe Adonis
New Jersey
Adonis
Senate Crime Committee
Superior Court
J. Wallace Layden
Salvatore
Sally Moore) Moretti
Demarest
James Piggy Lynch
Palisades Park
Arthur Longano
Englewood
Anthony Guarini
Hasbrouck Heights
North Jersey
Foe Stiffens After Biggest Catch Of War
In Tokyo AP dispatch says Communist resistance stiffened as UN troops push deeper into Red Korea after capturing 5 000 prisoners in a large trap near Hwachon and Inje. General Van Fleet said the Reds lost their nerve and retreated. UN forces widened the 38th parallel advance across the front with allied units aiding.
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TOKYO
United Nations
Red Korea
James A. van Fleet
U. S
U. S. Eighth Army
Hwachon
Inje
North Korea
38Th Parallel
Sakchang
U.S
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Red
Seoul
Yongyoht
Bul
Huon
East Central Front
U.S. Tenth Corps
OPS relaxes wholesale and retail price controls
The Office of Price Administration eased wholesale and retail ceilings on manufactured goods to align with new manufacturer prices. Stores may see mixed changes, with more decreases expected. Manufacturers must pre Korea levels plus later increases and have until July 2 to comply.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPS
Michael V. DiSalle
UMT Deadlock May Be Solved
Senate conferees plan to end the Senate House stalemate on Universal Military Training by a two step plan. Congress would later decide program details while House would drop a five member civilian controlled commission idea. Action on the Draft Act extension and expansion has been delayed since April 17.
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Senate
Senate House
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House
Supreme Court Clears Way For CBS Color TV
The Supreme Court upheld FCC approval of CBS color television, ruling against RCA in an 8-1 decision. The ruling allows CBS color broadcasts to proceed, though existing receivers would need adapters or converters to view CBS content.
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CBS
Washington
The
Supreme Court Today
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Columbia Broadcasting System
Justice Black
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RCA
FCC
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Columbia
RCA Pictures
Russian Peace Feelers Denied by Malik Spokesman
United Nations bulletin reports Russia’s Jacob Malik stating through a spokesman that reports of peace feelers to the United States are groundless and without merit. The denial reflects tense postwar diplomacy and ongoing Allied dialogue.
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Jacob A. Malik
United States
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