Old MacArthur Interviews Revive Korean War Dispute
Washington AP reports two 1954 interviews with General MacArthur, published after his death, rekindling a bitter Korea War dispute. MacArthur blamed British perfidity and Washington interference for failing to crush communists, alleging a conspiracy involving the State Department. Attlee called the accusations nonsensical and ridiculous.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bob Considine
Hearst
James G. Lucas
Scripps - Howard
MacArthur
Lucas
Korea
State Department
Earl Attlee
Britain
London
Attlee
Doctors and Government Meet Over Wanes in Support
Belgium's 12 000 physicians and dentists sat with Interior Minister Arthur Gils on to discuss emergency care during a 9th day strike. Both sides downplayed talks though radio noted movement toward a possible resolution. Rural doctors resumed house calls while planners warn against socialized medicine fee scales and access to records.
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Brussels
Belgium
Arthur Gilson
Scranton Denies Candidacy for GOP Nomination
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton held a news conference to insist he is not a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. He said he would consider an unengineered draft if the convention deadlocks but stressed he does not seek the nomination or a cagey game for San Francisco. He cited growing supporter rallies as a concern.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
San Francisco
Wirtz
Wheat-Cotton, Poverty Bills Passed By House
The House passed two Johnson priorities, approving a wheat cotton subsidy bill and the food stamp program. The food stamp bill won 229 to 189 with strong Democratic support, while the wheat-cotton measure barely cleared at 211 to 203 after a late night session. The farm bill sets target prices and subsidies, aiming to stabilize markets and aid impoverished families. The action moves to the Senate amid post Civil Rights debate and party tensions.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Johnson
House
Senate
Gan
Rail Talks Near Deadline as Labor Secretay Presses Talks
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Wirtz pressed emergency negotiating sessions to avert a nationwide rail strike by midnight. Night and morning talks continued with AFL CIO officials arriving. unions and nearly 200 railroads are involved. President Johnson voiced grave concern over potential economic disruption if no agreement is reached.
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Washington
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive
Gilbert
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
Johnson
Tany's Too governor protest noted in quip
A satirical note claims the governor protests too much, sparking debate over state authority and public comment while a local crowd weighs in on governance and policy.
County Weather Fair and Mild Through Friday
County forecast shows fair and mild conditions through Friday. Nighttime lows dip into the lower 40s while daytime highs Friday approach 70 degrees.
Lame Duck Fathers Have Quiet Meeting
Two lame ducks conducted a quiet city commission session as J. R. Cheney and James Grogan prepared to leave the commission. The meeting granted parking-meters blocking for Budge’s Hardware’s car in a National Retail Hardware Association contest, extended the Jaycees lease for a trap shoot at a city property, and licensed the American Legion’s Forest Park carnival. Fire Chief Gilliland announced Clean-Up Week, while discussions on rural water districts and land leases tied to Latimer and Le Loup districts raised cost concerns and payment responsibilities for tenants and the city.
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Cheney
James Grogan
Streets and Utilities
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Grogan
Charles Williamson
Kansas City Power and Light Company
Paola
Comemissioners
Budge Reusch
Budge’s Hardware
National Retail Hardware Association
American Legion
Forest Park
Legion
Harry Gililand
Gilliland
Latimer
le Loup
Don Capper
Mears Park
LeLoup
Kiwanis Club
Jack
Kille
Kanesas State University
F. M. Coons
Hubbard Lumber Co
National Federation of Independent Business
Coons
Robert A. Anderson
Kansas
Ottawa Steel
Young Spring and Wire Corporation
Young Spring and Steel
Ape
Career of Kansas KBI veteran Roy Church recalled
Roy Church, 67, after 17 years with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, recalls early cases and the growth of the agency from eight years old to a team of 23 agents plus two lie detectors and a lab supervisor. He details how the Clutter family murders helped trace Smith and Hickok, including a radio and binoculars recovered in Mexico City and a careful Garden City police effort that aided arrests in Las Vegas.
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Roy Church
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Fisher
Franklin County
Roy
Topeka
Great Bend
Canada
Mexico
Herbert Clutter
Holcomb
Garden City
Clutter
Smith
Church
Hickok
Olathe
Kansas City
Western Kansas
Hickock
Fort Scott
Mexico City
Las Vegas
New
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Footloose
Nancy
Theo Lefevre
France
West Germany
Luxembourg
Netherlands
America
China
Russia
Mac. Arthur
Courtney Whitney
Considine
Manchuria
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
U. S
Tany
Lame Duck
Blaine King
City Commission
J. R. Cheney
Paine
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