Taft presses U.S. adoption of MacArthur Far East program
Senator Taft urges the United States to adopt General MacArthur's Far East plan and calls for Secretary Acheson’s resignation. He warns that appeasement of Chinese communists risks widening the war and outlines three courses for Korea. Taft presses Congress to resist appeasement and to support bombing Manchurian bases if needed.
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U.S
Washington
Ohio
Senate
State Acheson
State Department
Europe
Russia
Acheson
MacArthur
Korea
Truman
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Formosa
Manchuria
Red
China
Congress
Douglas MacArthur
Smith
United States
Asia
Dean Acheson
Allies Retreat From Reservoir and Capital Outposts
United Nations troops retreated on the Korean front as Chinese forces moved toward Seoul. West of Seoul U N forces withdrew through Uijongbu while in the east Yanggu fell back below the 38th parallel. Civilians fled Seoul as the city changed hands again. The front saw heavy losses for Chinese forces, estimated at 35,000 dead, while U N casualties were described as negligible. The Gloucestershire battalion and three American battalions endured the heaviest fighting in their sectors.
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Munsan
Uijongbu
Hwachon Reservoir
Tokyo
United Nations
Yanggu
Red Korea
U. N
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Han River
Gloucestershire First
Mrs Earl Davis Dies at Janesville
Mrs Earl Davis 66, former Green County teacher, died yesterday at her Janesville home after a long illness. Born Flora Page in Whitewater November 26, 1884, she graduated from Whitewater High School and the teachers college. She married in Whitewater November 24, 1905. The Davises lived on farms in Green County and later in Rock County. She was a member of Milton Congregational church and Eastern Star. Survived by husband, three daughters Mrs Lester Meehan Mrs S W Wilson and Mrs Edna Davis all of Janesville a son Donald of Rock Island Illinois a brother H E Page Long Island NY a sister Mrs Gertrude P Langdon Chicago five grandsons and one great granddaughter. Arrangements by Reining funeral home Janesville.
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Earl Davis
Green County
Janesville
Flora Page
Davis
Whitewater
Teachers College
Davises
Rock County
Milton Congregational Church
The
Eastern Star
Lester Meehan
S. W. Wilson
Edna Davis
Donald
Rock Island
H. E. Page
Long Island
N. Y
Gertrude P. Langdon
Chicago
Reining Funeral Home
B-36 Bomber Collides With F-51 Near Carney Oklahoma
An air force soldier reported a B-36 bomber and an F-51 fighter collided near Carney Oklahoma. He declined to name casualties but said at least one person escaped. A Tryon telephone operator requested release of the single AP circuit for help.
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Carney
Okla
Tryon
Associated Press
Farm parity freeze sparks mixed congressional reactions
Washington reports a clash over President Truman’s parity freeze proposal as farm state opposition grows. Senators Anderson and Maybank forecast defeat while Allen B. Kline and Ellender caution against price control changes. Aiken calls the idea unfair and Sparkman warns of broad inequity unless all prices align. The defense act revision and rent controls also loom with June expirations.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Anderson
D-Nm
Maybank
CTSC
Senate Banking Committee
Allen B. Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
D-La
Rep. Hope
House Agrculture
Sparkman
D-Ala
Wilson predicts mobilized peace and U S production surge
Charles E. Wilson declares wartime industry can pivot to peace within three years. If conflict is avoided, he expects higher living standards. warns inflation threatens defense programs and urges continued effort to prevent bloodshed. He argues U S production would deter any aggressor after 1953.
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New York
Charles E. Wilson
America
Wilson
U. S
Moscow
Bureau of Advertising
The
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Ten Buses Take Pupils To MacArthur Program
Ten charter buses left Monroe at 7 50 a m carrying 485 rural and state graded school students teachers and parents bound for Milwaukee MacArthur day. Buses were tagged by bus number with hope that not more than a dozen are lost in Milwaukee crowd.
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Monroe
Milwaukee
Retailers Get Two Week Extension on Pricing Revisions
Washington grants a two week extension from April 30 to May 14 for retail and wholesale food dealers to apply the new percentage markup pricing system. About 560000 retail stores and 10000 wholesalers must file store classifications by April 28, with total pricing impact on $20 million in annual sales.
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Washington
OPS
Wisconsin Restaurant Association
Milwaukee
Awards Granted For Scout Work
Robert Trickel 10, son of Mr and Mrs Trickel, received the Webelos award and moved from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts at Pack 314. Rev Newell N Mendenhall welcomed him into Boy Scouts of America. Gregory Blum was given the Lion award and graduated from Cub Scouts. Mrs Paul Lindsay became new Den 10 leader as Mrs Trickel stepped down. Other lion and bear and wolf awards were presented to several dens. Three gold arrows and 15 silver arrows were distributed. Dwight A Crandall showed Cheyenne roundup films. Dens 6 8 10 had one missing each. next den chiefs meeting is 7 pm Saturday with another May 3. Cubs to make garden boxes next month judged by three officials.
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Robert Trickel
Robert L. Trickel
15Th Avenue
Webelos
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Newell N. Mendenhall
Troop
Boy Scouts of America
Gregory Blum
Harold J. Blum
14Th Avenue
Paul Lindsay
17Th Avenue
Den 10
Trickel
John Norder
Allan Holtshopple
Den
James Roethe
William Mauermann
David Kuebli
Harold Kline
Ben Stubbe
William Bauman
Walter Helgson
Dwight A. Crandall
Den 14
Dens
Robert E. Davenport
M. E. Jeglum
Lester F. VanLoon
Reds Lose 35,700 in Korea Offensive Report
Washington reported the army estimates 35,700 Chinese and Korean Reds killed or missing in the present Korean War offensive.
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Washington
Korea
Chicago crowds rally behind MacArthur in Soldier Field address
General Douglas MacArthur spoke to a massive Chicago audience at Soldier Field urging a positive realistic Korea policy and warning of mounting U.S. losses. He pledged to continue advocacy for Korea after retirement and praised the Chicago welcome after a 23 mile ride to the Loop.
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Chicago
MacArthur
Korea
Far Eastern
Truman
America
Soldier Field
Midway
Loop
China
Lake Front
Arthur
Green County Teachers Elect Monroe President in Annual Meeting
Russell Monroe of New Glarus was elected president of the Green County Teachers association at its fifth annual meeting held last evening in the Swiss Eel restaurant. Rudolph Haske was named treasurer with holdover officers Bea trice Lipke and Florence Grinder continuing as vice president and secretary respectively.
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Russel Monroe
New Glarus
Green County Teachers Association
Rudolph Haske
Browntown
Beatrice Lipke
Brooklyn
Florence Grinder
Pauline Patterson
Jane Bender
Oscar Schumacher
Smith cites MacArthur denial of wake island prediction
Rep Lawrence H Smith presents a Freeman magazine denial message from Gen MacArthur to Truman about Chinese intervention in Korea. The Nov 14 1950 cable and a Sept 11 1950 NYT quote by Acheson are cited in the Congressional Record as evidence contradicting Truman era warnings.
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Washington
MacArthur
Truman
Lawrence H. Smith
R-Wis
Wake Island
Korea
Rep. Smith
Congressional Record
New York Times
State Acheson
Garage Contract On Tap For City Board Vote
New board of public works meets at 7 30 tonight to act on the garage contract. The Alvin F Rote Co had the low bid 24995 but City Attorney Benkett ruled the firm barred from city bids under state law. Monroe Ready Mix submitted the next low bid 28457.
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Board of Public Works
Alvin F. Rote Co
Arthur C. Benkett
Robert L. Rote
Board of Water Commissioners
Fire and Police Commission
Robert G. Rote
Planning Commission
Benkert
Roger L. Elmer
E. J. Norton
Herman L. Schindler
Sebastian Laeser Jr
Elmer
Monroe Ready Mix
Rail and Oil Stocks Lead Broad Market Advance
Active demand for railroad and oil shares spurred a broad stock market rise in New York trading. Gains of a few cents to about 3 dollars appeared across the list with notable increases for Santa Fe, Baltimore and Ohio, Illinois Central, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Bethlehem Steel, Du Pont, and U S Rubber.
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New York
Santa Fe
Baltimore and Ohio
Ilinois Central
Standard Oil
Bethlehem —. du Pont
U. S. Ruber
MacArthur Won't Solicit Invitation in Milwaukee
Gen. MacArthur's aide said the five star general would consider an invitation to see President Truman as an order. Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney spoke after MacArthur arrived for a civic welcome in Milwaukee. Whitney noted no definite plans or commitments for next week's senate hearings or permanent residence.
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Milwaukee
MacArthur
President Truman
Courtney P. Whitney
Whitney
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committee
Korea
Chicago
Charles Willoughby
Gen. Whitney
Willoughby
Gen. MacArthur
Gen
Gen Whitney
Churchill Cancels U.S. Speech Plans
London Winston Churchill the conservative opposition leader canceled a planned U S speech at the University of Pennsylvania due to the British government cabinet crisis. He wrote Harold E Stassen president of the University of Pennsylvania that events make it difficult to speak May 8. The move follows cabinet upheaval fueling election speculation.
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London
Winston Churcill
United States
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Churchill
CIO Murray Improves at Pittsburgh Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital officials report CIO President Philip Murray 64 shows improvement from a serious abdominal ailment. Murray, also head of the CIO United Steelworkers, has been hospitalized since last Sunday night.
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CIO
Murray
Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
General Arrives Home for Roaring Milwaukee Welcome
Milwaukee greets General Douglas MacArthur with a four hour motorcade from Chicago to downtown, 11:55 a.m. arrival at the Plankinton House, a 16 mile parade to MacArthur Square, and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Marquette University. The homecoming draws tens of thousands, including Rainbow veterans and Janesville tank survivors, as MacArthur returns after 39 years. He plans a brief rest, family visit, and departure on the Bataan for New York with a large police escort.
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Chicago
Plankinton House
Arthur
Marquette University
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Racine
Here
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42Nd
MacArthur
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West Division High
West Point
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Marquette
American Legion Post
Bataan
New York
Mitchell Field
Maj m E. Gregg
Lake Michigan
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