Marshall presents admin case on MacArthur firing
In Washington on May 10 Defense Secretary Marshall testified for a fourth day that the administration has justified MacArthur's dismissal and that its case is competently and truthfully presented. President Truman praised Marshall's testimony while Senate probes press for clearer justification amid Korea war actions and Ridgway's statements.
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Washington
INS
Gen. MacArthur
Defense
Marshall
United States
Korea
Truman
Gen
MacArthur
Senate
38Th Parallel
Ridgway
Far East
Defense Department
United Nations
June bug advance guards and summer preparations noted
Observers report an influx of June bugs as warmer weather arrives. District picnic groves are being prepared for summer picnickers and outdoor dining. Paint work aims to improve property appeal while rainfall shortages affect eastern Pennsylvania plowing. More trailers with foreign plates appear as vacation season begins. PennDOT crews fix the East Washington Street Croton Avenue intersection after wear from traffic.
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Pa Newe
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Highways
East Washington Street
Croton Avenue
Daily Weather Report
Cloudy and cooler with occasional showers today. Tonight and Friday bring showers thunder- storms and cooler air. Low temperatures near 45 in the north and 50 in the south. 24 hour weather stats show a high of 76, low 48, traces of precipitation, river stage 5.8 feet. A year ago highs were 66 and lows 54 with 38 inches of precipitation.
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United States
Admiral Denfeld May Be Witness In M Arthur Probe
Republican lawmakers push to call Admiral Louis Denfeld as a witness in the MacArthur dismissal inquiry. Denfeld, former chief of naval operations, left the post after clashing with Johnson over naval power distribution and would testifying to challenge Defense Secretary Marshall.
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Admiral Denfeld
M’arthur
Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Denfeld
Naval Operations
Defense
Johnson
MacArthur Says Views Lifted Morale In Korea
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's chief aide said his public comments on far eastern policy strengthened morale of American troops in Korea. Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney cited press quotes that Marshall's claim of higher morale was contradicted. Whitney noted MacArthur would be briefed on Marshall's testimony and has begun receiving transcripts.
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New York
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Defense
Marshall
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Whitney
Gen. Whitney
Gen. MacArthur
Russia
Japan
Taft Enters 1952 Ohio Gubernatorial Race
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati announces plans to seek the Republican nomination for Ohio governor in 1952 unless unforeseeable developments intervene. He is a civic and church leader and brother of Senator Robert A. Taft.
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Dayton
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
GOP
Panama Crisis Peaks as Remon and Arias Clash
Panama City report says national police chief Col. Jose Antonio Remon and President Arnulfo Arias confront each other as the government crisis deepens. Pitched battles between Remon loyalists and Arias supporters left 30 wounded. total injured rises to 80 as clashes continue amid demands to restore the 1946 constitution.
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Panama City
INS
Panama
Col
Jose Antonio Remon
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Remon
House Ways and Means Committee Boosts Corporate Taxes
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan to raise corporate income taxes by two billion eighty million dollars annually. It would lift the normal rate from 25 to 30 percent and the maximum from 47 to 52 percent.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Vice President of Korea Republic Resigns Post
Vice President Lee Shi-yung submitted his resignation to the national legislative assembly in Pusan on May 10 in protest over government corruption. He said he resigned to express his feelings to the people about what he called wholesale corruption.
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Pusan
INS
Lee Shi-yung
Republic of Korea
National Legislative Assembly
Korea Veteran Arrives Home
S/Sgt. Glenn Blews, son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Blews, first local Korean war veteran to rotate home, arrived in the city this morning from Pittsburgh. He said he is glad to be home and hopes the rest of the men return soon, noting telegram delays for U N families. Blews, twice decorated, served ten months in Korea in a tank unit, rotated home April 11 after orders on April 10, arriving in Seattle last weekend.
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Glenn Blews
Aaron Blews
Pittsburgh
Blews
War Department
Reds
U. N
Korea
Seattle
Forest Fires Ravage Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Fires raged across Pennsylvania and New Jersey over the past day as a 17 day drought dries tinder. Broad mountain near Pottsville and Berry mountain near Williamsport suffer large losses with thousands of acres burned. High winds hinder control of 2000 acre blaze southeast of Millville. Smaller fires reported under control across numerous New Jersey counties.
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New Jersey
Broad Mountain
Pottsville
Berry Mountain
Williamstown
Absecon
Millville
Gloucester
Atlantic
Bergen
Camden
Middlesex
Morris
Ocean, Passaic
Sussex
Perkiomen Inn Destroyed by Fire at Schwenksville
Fire raced through the 65 room Perkiomen Inn on the Schwenksville Salfordville road causing an estimated loss of 75 000 to 100 000. The summer resort hotel had not yet opened for the season.
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Schwenksville
Perkiomen Inn
Salfordville Road
House Committee Votes For Income Tax Boost
Washington May 10 a House tax committee voted to boost individual income taxes by about 3.28 billion dollars this year and prepare a second three billion dollar increase targeting corporations. The proposed levies would raise personal tax levels toward World War II peaks affecting roughly 50 million people.
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Washington
House
Truman
Showdown On State Tax Bills Seen Next Week
Harrisburg May 10 Officials brace for a weekend pause before a clash over Gov Fine's tax plan. The Senate passed an amended income tax bill and six measures raising corporate rates and permanent liquor and cigarette taxes. Parties split, with 5 Republicans opposing the 0.5 percent income levy and Democrats united against it. The bill must survive House concurrence after Senate amendments.
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Harrisburg
INS
John S. Fine
Senate
House
Truman says Acheson and O Dwyer to stay in posts
President Truman bluntly declared at a news conference that Secretary of State Acheson and Ambassador to Mexico William O Dwyer will remain in their positions. He dismissed reports of their imminent departure as groundless and stated they will not leave their cabinets.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
U. S
Mexico
William O'Dwyer
Price Controls On Beef To Stay Says Truman
President Truman announced price ceilings on beef will be enforced and backed by Price Stabilizer DiSalle. He dismissed cattle raisers beef interests and lobbyists protesting the controls as repeating old fights over meat prices.
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Truman
Washington
INS
Mr. Truman
Dawson Denies Using Influence with RFC Directors
Presidential aide Donald Dawson testified before the Fulbright subcommittee denying he used influence or pressure on Reconstruction Finance Corporation directors for loan seekers. He read a nine page statement asserting no evidence supports the charges and pledged full cooperation to establish the facts about his relationship to the RFC.
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Washington
Donald Dawson
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawson
Senate
Fulbright
RFC
White House
Ventura Duped by Strangers in Pittsburgh Scam
Tony Ventura, 72, was swindled after trusting two strangers who offered to hold his $1,085 life savings. He reported to police that the con artists failed to return the funds at the agreed time and place yesterday.
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Pittsburgh
Tony Ventura
Death notices for three local residents reported
M J C Allen age 72 of 301 East Leasure avenue. George Michael Makrenos age 53 of Ellwood City. Mrs Josephine LaManna Candioto age 90 of 607 Pearson street are recorded in the death notices column.
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M. J. C. Allen
East Leasure Avenue
George Michael Makrenos
Ellwood City
Josephine LaManna Candioto
Pearson Street
Rotarians to Attend 259 District Conference in Sharon
About 20 New Castle Rotary members, led by club officers, will attend the 259 District International Rotary conference in Sharon this Friday and Saturday. The Shenango Inn hosts events starting Friday at 1 45 pm with Governor Harold Burns in attendance. Numa F. Vidal of the Sharon club will deliver the welcome address and Ernest May of Ellwood City will speak on From Aims to Ac.
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New Castle
Ernest May
Ellwood City Club
Aims
Queuille Government Wins Confidence Vote In France
The national assembly backed Henri Queuille 410 to 187 in a vote of confidence. The result blocks the Communist move to delay or alter the election bill ahead of general elections slated for June 17.
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Paris
INS
Henri Queuille
National Assembly of France
Assembly
Communist Party
U N Forces Eliminate Threat Near Seoul
Allied planes blasted a large North Korean troop concentration north of Seoul after UN ground forces routed about 6 000 enemy soldiers attempting to outflank the capital from the northwest. Remnants fled, hundreds dead, as the immediate threat to Seoul ended.
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Tokyo
Seoul
United Nations
Ridgway Sees Possible Start Of Red Downfall
Lt Gen Ridgway declares the UN fight in Korea may mark the start of communism's downfall worldwide. He expresses the view in a message to Gen Van Fleet from United Nations Eighth Army headquarters in Korea dated May 10.
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Ridgway
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgaway
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
County High Schools Plan For Graduation Programs
Lawrence county high schools prepare for a large graduating class over the next three weeks. Baccalaureate services will be held May 27 at five schools and June 3 at the others, with commencement ceremonies from May 29 to June 8, as district ministers and visiting college leaders participate.
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County High
Lawrence County
Ellwood City
Educa
Rushing Aid To Victims Of Quake In San Salvador
Three U S C 47 planes will depart the Canal Zone with 5000 dollars worth of medical supplies for quake victims in San Salvador. The United States plans to send tents cots and blankets to aid 20000 to 25000 homeless residents.
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San Salvador
Quarry Heights
INS
Canal Zone
U. S
Questions on planting and farming answers from the man with the horny hands
The poem ponders when to plant tomatoes and corn and how to plant beans and cabbage. It praises a practical farmer who rises at dawn and works till dusk, noting his unfamiliarity with languages but his knowledge of crops that feed.
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