Opposition Fails to Block Marshall as Defense Chief
Congress voted to override the Armed Services Unification Act and allow General George C. Marshall to become Secretary of Defense, despite GOP opposition. The House approved the bill 220 to 105 and the Senate 47 to 21, paving the way for Marshall’s nomination after Louis A. Johnson’s resignation amid criticism of military preparedness for Korea. President Truman's signature is expected to finalize the move.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Defense
Congress
Truman
Senate
Marshall
House
McCarran
Nevada
Louis A. Johnson
Johnson
America
Korea
Chang
Ohio Voters Split on Marshall to Defense Secretary
Washington AP reports Ohio congressmen divided along party lines on amending the military unification law to let Gen. George C. Marshall become Secretary of Defense. Taft opposed. Bricker paired against. most House Democrats supported the change except one. Senate Democrats silent as critics led the attack. Taft warned the move would reflect a pro Communism stance in Far East policy.
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Washington
Ohio
Gen
George C. Marshall
Senate
Taft
Bricker
House
Representative Hay
Lucas
Martin
Massachusetts
Marshall
Westinghouse Faces Strike Over Wage Disputes
Wage conflicts involve two large electrical unions and major firms. General Electric reached a 10 cent per hour raise with unions for about 105000 workers, ending a 40000 CIO strike. Westinghouse faces a potential UE strike after an eight cent offer was rejected, with CIO planning an emergency strategy meeting. A three week Harvester strike at 10 IH plants ended, but wage talks continue.
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Associated Press
General Electric
Westinghouse
CIO
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
United Electrical Workers
International Harvester Company
Agreement On Red Curb Bill Is Seen Soon
Washington report that House and Senate conferees tentatively agreed on a final anti communist bill. It would allow internment with habeas corpus suspension only during invasion insurrection or rebellion and would bar members of Communist groups from defense work while stiffening penalties for conspiracy.
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Washington
Senate House
House
McCarran
D-New
Con Man at the Cattlemen's Convention
Gordon Martin portrays a cowman at a cattlemen's convention as a flashy con artist. The figure wears a light Stetson, sun-weathered face, puffed cigar, gabardine jacket, tailored britches, and gleaming high-heeled boots signaling his trade. He aims for a festive convention image despite implied deceit.
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Gordon Martin
Cattlemen’s Convention
Martin
Japan to Have Voice in Peace Treaty Talks
United States officials say Japan will be given a voice in shaping terms of a prospective peace settlement. informal talks with Japanese leaders are planned in Tokyo while consultations occur at Lake Success with the 12 WWII allies. Dulles, now a UN delegate, had discussed terms with Japan last year and will coordinate via General MacArthur. The policy aims to readmit Japan without reparations or arms or trade restrictions.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Tokyo
Lake Success
John Foster Dulles
State Department
U. S
Yoshiya
Dulles
UN General Assembly
Douglas MacArthur
Acheson and Dulles
Dalmatian Smoke Devotion Defies Growth Limits
Venice California AP report notes Butch the Dalmatian weighs 45 pounds on the eve of his first birthday, well within normal ranges for the breed. The dog began smoking at four months to curb chewing tobacco, with owner Bill Hill teaching him to inhale through an aluminum cigarette holder, averaging six cigarettes daily.
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Venice
Calif
Butch
Bill Hill
Hill
Builder Dies in Cleveland at 75
William F. Maddock long led Day and Maddock Company. He oversaw major Ohio bridges including the Clark Avenue bridge in Cleveland and the Cherry Street bridge in Toledo. He died yesterday at age 75.
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Cleveland (Ap
William F. Maddock
Clark Avenue
Cherry Street
Toledo
Day & Maddock Company
U S Proposes Unified Western Europe Defense Force
Secretary Acheson presents to the North Atlantic Council a plan to form a central Western European defense force under a supreme commander. It calls for all Atlantic nations to contribute contingents, including a reinforced American Army in Europe, with German units under Allied control and coordinated arms production and funding mechanisms.
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John Hightower
NEW York
United States
Europe
North Atlantic Council
Atlantic Alliance
Council
Dean Acheson
Atlantic
Acheson
Germany
Luxury Liners To Be Finished As Troopships
The United States steamship, 980 feet, 48,000 tons, costing 70 million, under construction at Newport News, will be converted to a troopship with a new military name. It will carry 12,090 troops. Presidents Adams Jackson Hayes ships also converted to troop carriers with 2,500 to 3,000 capacity each, likely faster completion.
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Washington
America
United States
Newport News
Adams
Jackson
Hayes
ECA Cuts Greek Marshall Plan Aid
The United States informed Greece that Marshall Plan aid will be reduced due to dissatisfaction with Greek self-help efforts. ECA Chief Paul Porter and officials met with Premier Sophocles Venizelos and coalition leaders in Athens, with the final reduction amount to be determined in Washington after an appraisal of the Greek situation.
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Athens
United States
ECA
Paul Porter
Sophocles Venizelos
Washington
Armed Forces Unity Boosts Korea War Efforts
Three years after the Unified Defense Act, top Army Navy Air Force and Marine leaders praise interservice cooperation in Korea, contrasting with last year’s public feuds over a bomber. Generals Collins MacArthur Almond credit improved coordination, front-line discipline, and preplanned unified commands abroad for better joint action.
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Washington
Korea
Air Force
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Edward Almond
Navy
Marine Corps
James Forrestal
Widows Lose Two Husbands in War and Korea
Colorado Springs report notes Mrs. Donald B Atherton loses first husband Pfc Joe T Winter in World War I and her second husband Sgt l Donald B Atherton dies of wounds from Korea. Toronto tribute honors 119 dead from Noronic cruise fire. mayor to lay wreath on memorial for five unidentified victims on the Great Lakes.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Donald B. Atherton
Pfc
Joe T. Winter
Oklahoma
L. Donald B. Atherton
Korea
Toronto
Hiram McCallum
Great Lakes
Willis Turns 106 in Bed After Civil War Service
Buffalo AP reports James A. Willis, a Civil War veteran born in Paisley Scotland, spent his 106th birthday in bed recovering from a fall last May. Willis expressed a wish to regain health and keep faith in God. Washington AP notes the Air Force will call a limited number of Air Reserve units to active duty and nearby Air National Guard units will be called up soon to complete recall requirements.
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Buffalo
N. Y
James A. Willis
Willis
Paisley
Scotland
Washington
Air Force
Air Reserve
Air National Guard
Ford Master to Begin B-36 Engine Production in Chicago
Chicago Journal of Commerce reports Ford Master Company will start manufacturing B-36 aircraft engines in a large Chicago plant. The paper notes a substantial quantity of engines for the Air Forces bomber will be produced as soon as possible.
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Chicago
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Ford Master Company
Ford
Government funding boosts for VOA FBI in defense budget
Senate House conferees resume work on a vast emergency defense bill with a plan to fund a Voice of America campaign against Soviet propaganda and to increase FBI internal security funding. The package totals about 17.2 billion in the Senate version and 16.8 billion in the House version, with allies armed and defense programs expanded. The conference aims to finalize differences including aid to allies and the VOA campaign money, while a Senate amendment to halt economic aid to arms suppliers to the Soviet bloc remains unsettled amid Western European cautions.
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Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
Congress
Voice of America
FBI
America
Russia
State Department
James C. H. Bonbright
Bonbright
U. S
Soviet Bloc
Western Europe
Tank Led Troops Take Airstrip As Offensive Gains
United Nations forces seized Kimpo Airfield northeast of Inchon and advanced toward Seoul as part of a wider offensive along the 120 mile front in southeast Korea. Marines secured the airfield with light resistance and began operating, while Inchon port installations moved to full readiness.
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Inchon Beachhead
Allies
TOKYO
Kimpo
Inchon
Seoul
Korea
MacArthur
U.S. Air Force
Yellow Sea
Eighth Army
Taegu
South Korea
United Nations
Russia
Red China
Walton H. Walker
Waegwan
Tabu
Cavalry
U. S
Changnyong
25Th
Nam
Naktong
Pohang
Pusan
Masan
Ohio Campaign Described As Dirtiest Of All
Chicago AP reports Rep Clarence J Brown of Ohio called the senate contest between Sen. Robert A Taft and Democrat Joseph T Ferguson the dirtiest in history. He said Republicans are running scared but added that is the way to win. GOP Chairman Gabrielson backed Taft’s reelection, saying continued hard work will win.
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Chicago
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Midwest
GOP
Guy G. Gabrielson
Taft
MacArthur Plans To Pinch Off Red Supplies Crush Its Men
General MacArthur said two days before the Inchon invasion that seizure of the Inchon Seoul area would cut North Korean supply lines and force disintegration of their army. He stressed trapping the enemy would prevent reinforcements and supplies, leading to attritional defeat once two allied wings cooperate.
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Tokyo
Inchon-Seoul
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