Abolish War Is MacArthur Plea
General Douglas MacArthur urged world leaders to abolish war or risk a future nuclear catastrophe. In a speech at MacArthur Park marking his statue dedication, he accused both blocs of dangerous delusions and urged disarmament, warning that race preparations could trigger spontaneous nuclear destruction. He pressed the U.S. to break free from militaristic restraints and join a global disarmament effort.
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Los Angeles
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Formosa
Far East
United States
Washington
American Legion
MacArthur Park
Two Atomic Clocks Demonstrate Unprecedented Precision
MIT and Columbia University announced two highly precise atomic clocks with accuracy far surpassing prior devices. MIT’s clock could be off by only half a second since Christ, while Townes notes a potential variation of one second in 300 years, with the clocks not limited by electronic circuit flaws.
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Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia University
MIT
Herrold R. Zacharias
Charles H. Townes
Columbia
Skirmishes In Wisconsin Legislature Break Week Routine
In Madison the Wisconsin Senate and Assembly engage in brief daily sessions while awaiting Gov Kobler’s budget early next week. Inter party clashes color the week as committees hear seven bills with minimal opposition. Sen Maier accuses Republicans of bias after a party line vote blocked Democratic proposals.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Maier
Sen
Milwaukee
Nugent Testifies On Propaganda Broadcast by Captive Officer
Army court martial heard May Ambrose Nugent prepared a propaganda radio broadcast for Communists after his capture in the Korean War. Sgt. Harvey Basler testified Nugent and others were pressured to write material urging U.S. troops to leave Korea.
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Army
Ambrose H.nugent
Wisconsin
Harvey M. Basler
Nugent
South Korea
North Korea
GS. Kansis
Korea
Bailey
Eight Jews Convicted of Spying for Israel in Cairo
Egypt's supreme military court convicted eight Jewish defendants today for spying for Israel. Two men were sentenced to death, two more received life terms, four got lesser sentences, and two were acquitted. The case had been in trial since last month.
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Israel
Cairo
Egypt
Supreme Miliary Court
Demand for 400000 U.S. Troops to Strike China
Gen Ridgway told senators that 300000 to 400000 ground troops would be needed to win a landing on the Chinese mainland. He said he was not consulted and testified with reserve amid implied rifts with Adm Radford over readiness to commit ground forces. Vinson urged public airing of Ridgway opposition to manpower cuts as hearings continue.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
U.S
Army
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Testimany
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Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs
Radford
Eisenhower
Publc
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Formosa
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Mathew B. Ridsway
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Vinson
Air Force
Harold E. Tabett
Nathan F. Twining
Navy
Charles 5S. Thomas
Robert B. Carney
Wilson
Critics of Formosa Resolution Seek to Limit Ike's Authority
Rubinstein, Draft Dodger, Is Found Slain. Financier Serge Rubinstein, 46, was found dead in his Fifth Avenue mansion with hands tied and a cord around them. Police called it homicide as the body showed signs of strangulation and a ransacked room. He had battled deportation and draft-dodging charges for years while living a lavish lifestyle.
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Stockholm
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Paris
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Stein
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Rasputin
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St. Petersburg
Piot
Emanuel Lester
Bronx
Lester
Chinsten
Lesier
Automok Canada
Portugal
Evacuation Focus Amid Tachen Tensions Near Formosa
US forces move to Formosa as 73 Mig-killing Sabres set to back up F8 fighters while Nationalist bombers strike Yikiangshan. Chiang Kai Shek approves evacuation of Tachens with American backing. Red China warns it will not be intimidated and vows further action.
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Tokyo
Iogiso
Ith
Formosan
Okinawa
Philippines
Korea
China
Washington
Mayer
Formosa
Tachen
Tachens
Yikiangshan Iisland
Roger Ramey
U.S
Chiang Kaz Soa
Peiping
Formosa Defense Resolution Heads Toward Senate Vote
Senate committees urged passage of a Formosa defense resolution giving President Eisenhower broad power to defend Formosa and potentially attack the Chinese mainland if necessary. Critics warned it could spark preventive war, while supporters expected swift approval despite concerns raised after closed door briefings. The House has already cleared the measure, with a final Senate vote anticipated by Friday.
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Senate
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Eisenhower
Formola
U.S
Red China
House
William F. Knowland
Calif
Formosa
Saver
John Foster Dulles
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Mulitary Chiefs
Dulles
Russell B. Long D-Lal
Wisconsin Weather Update With Cold Friday Outlook
The report notes continued cold with a Friday high of 5 to 10 degrees below zero in the northwest and a Southeast extreme 3 degrees above, plus winds 10 to 25 mph. Randall gauge shows 2 inches below the Menasha dam crest, down 3/4 inch since Wednesday, while Buckstaff Observatory records include temperature ranges and a slight melt precipitation.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Fox River
Menasha Dam
Buckstaff Observatory
Coldest Weather Of Winter Invades Wisconsin
Arctic air from northwest Canada floods into Wisconsin driving new record lows across the state. Grantsburg hits 33 degrees below zero just above the national low of 36 below at International Falls Minnesota. Highs may only reach five below in the north and ten above in the south with more frigid weather and subzero readings reported in multiple stations including Superior Eau Claire Wausau Stevens Point La Crosse and Racine. Snow preceded the cold snap with Whitewater reporting additional totals. Turn to WEATER on Page 3.
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Beloit
Appleton
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Cedarburg
Racine
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Whitnall Park
Milwaukee County
Whitewater
Britain France Vow to Press Allied Plans Despite Russian Threats
London reports Britain and France will push ahead with Allied plans in western Germany despite Russia warning that it could rupture the 20 year mutual aid pacts with the two Western powers.
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Brisin
France
West Germany
Eisenhower to stay near Washington for months
President Eisenhower will remain within about two hours by air of Washington for the next ten to thirteen months due to national crisis and congressional business. He may make a long weekend trip to Georgia in April while avoiding Palm Springs plans. Weekend trips to Camp David and the Gettysburg farm will continue as usual.
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Eisenhower
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Georgia
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California
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Gettysburg
Interest Rate Hiked By Bank of England
The Bank of England raised its interest rate today from 3 to 32 percent to curb what officials termed a gentle inflation in Britain. The central bank acts as the clearing house for all banking transactions in Great Britain and took the move amid wage and price pressures across the economy.
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Jailed Reds Offer to Quit U S If Freed
In New York two jailed conspiracy readers Jacob Mindel 74 and Claudia Jones 40 offered to leave the United States if freed. Their attorney Mary M. Kaufman argued confinement endangers their health and noted Mindel’s naturalized status and Jones’s status as a British subject deportation looms after sentence. They and other second string Communist leaders began serving time after the Supreme Court refused to review their case.
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Uncle Sam
Jacob Mindel
Claudia Jones
Russia
Edward J. Dimock
Mary M. Kaufman
Mindel
Inussia
American Communist Party
National Education Commission
Abies Jones
West Indies
Communist Party
Women’s Commission
U.S. Supreme Court
Dimlock
Two Soldiers Die In France Mishap Identifies Names
Army reports two soldiers drowned in a landing craft mishap in France. Pvt. Ernest J. Register of Milwaukee Wisconsin and Pvt. Clifford Johnson of Spokane Washington are confirmed dead. Pvt. Jerome Citner Jr of Redwood City California is missing and a search continues. The LCM craft struck rocks north of Point de la Coubre in Rochefort last Thursday night, all three men served in the 81st Transportation Boat Company.
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Heidelberg
Germany
France
Ernest J. Register
Milwaukee
Wis
Clifford Johnson
Spokane
Wash
Jerome Citner Jr
Redwood Cir
Calif
Point de la Coubre
81St Transportation Boat Company
Rochefort
Main Highways Clear in Wisconsin Except Icy Spots
The State Motor Vehicle Department reports all main Wisconsin highways clear today with icy spots near Portage and Sheboygan and generally slippery roads near Manitowoc.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Portage
Sheboygan
Manitowoc
State Motor Vehicle Department
Favor Boost In Gas Taxes and License Fees
Two highway groups back increases in gasoline taxes and auto truck license fees. The resolutions, passed at the 42nd annual state highway conference, aim to fund county trunk highway improvements and cut local property tax costs. Wisconsin’s 4 cent per gallon tax since 1931 may rise, rates unspecified. Lyle Fuller named president. S A Lundmark vice president. Eugene A Howard secretary.
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Milwaukee
County Highway Commissioners’ Association
County Highway Committee Members
Wisconsin
Lyle Fuller
Wausau
Highway Commissioners
S. A. Lundmark
Balsam Lake
Eugene A. Howard
la Johnson
Algoma
Walter Schmidt
Shebergan
Wadace Hahn
Clinton
H. F. Alt
Madison
State Highway Commission
Dr James G Garland 47 Surgeon Dies in Milwaukee
Funeral services will be held Saturday for Dr James G Garland 47 a widely known surgeon and immediate past president of the Medical Society of Milwaukee County. He died of a heart attack Tuesday. He was associate professor of surgery at Marquette University and formerly chief of surgery at St Luke's Hospital. An enthusiastic golfer he qualified for the state amateur championship multiple times and was a former state medical society golf champion.
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James G. Garland
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Medical Society of
Milwaukee County
Garland
Marquette University
St. Luke's Hospital
State Medical Society
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