Ridgway Promises No Policy Change for Japan Occupation
Lt General Matthew Ridgway arrives in Tokyo to take charge as supreme commander of US forces in Japan. He pledges no shift in MacArthur’s benevolent occupation, aims to help speed a peace settlement, and notes continuity with US policy. He will meet MacArthur for one day to discuss Far East issues.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Ridgway
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
Japan
Nations
Guidin
MacArthur
Far East
Burglars Loot Phoenix Chamber Offices After Rodeo Cash
Burglars ransacked the Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce offices at 1021 North First Street early today seeking receipts from yesterday’s rodeo performance. They took $400 from a metal cash box. $4,400 more was banked at 5 p.m. yesterday. An extra $25 in souvenir receipts was left behind.
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Phoenix Junior Chamber of Commerce
North First Street
Uwtawla Mhamninanchin Dadan
Whigamilpi
Dilip
Chamber
Roger Hagel
Rodeo
Hagel
Lunatic Imposter Routes As Senator In Columbus
A man identified as Paul Snow of Biddeford Maine posed as Republican State Senator Snow of Portland to gain access and charm Ohio officials. He attended meetings in Columbus then fled to a VA hospital in Chillicothe. later jailed in Lancaster and refused to speak. Meanwhile a rodeo theft at Adams Street netted 400 dollars as two riders were injured during performances at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Paul Snow
Maine
Columbus
Senate Taxation Committee
State House
Senate
Veterans Administration Hospital
Chillicothe
Biddeford
Snow
Portland
Corral
Adams Street
Central
First Avenues
Association
George Mills
Telford
S. C
Tom Parish
West Madison Street
Republicans Demand Truman Open Up Files On MacArthur
Republicans pressed President Truman to declassify top secret documents on MacArthur claiming he was dismissed for opposing appeasement in Asia. The Senate Armed Services Committee began a full scale inquiry with secret testimony from Defense Secretary Marshall and expected appearances by MacArthur and the Joint Chiefs.
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Truman
MacArthur
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Asia
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
China
State Department
Tokyo
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
Pace
Bridge
Two Task Forces Gain In Area Of Reservoir
United Nations task forces breached the Chinese defensive line east of Hwachon Reservoir in Korea. Gibraltar Hill fell after night bombardment aided by Allied searchlights, and Yanggu was attacked from multiple directions. Allied infantry routed a Red division at the hill and moved toward Yanggu while South Korean marines landed on Ongjin Peninsula.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Hwachon Reservoir
Korea
Gibraltar Hill
Yanggu
38Th Parallel
Yanggi
Sochon
Inje
Hwachon
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Senator Tobey Arrives in Phoenix for Talk on Crime
Senator Charles W. Tobey, a New Hampshire Republican famed for probing organized crime, is due at Phoenix Sky Harbor at 7:25 p.m. He will speak at 4 p.m. tomorrow on Am I My Brother's Keeper at Desert Devotionals at Rancho La Loma, Litchfield Park, the Goodyear estate of Paul W. Litchfield. A catchy tune about Tobey has been written by a songwriter.
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Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Phoenix Sky Harbor
Rancho la Loma
Litchfield Park
Paul W. Litchfield
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation
Tobey
Kefauver Committee
Double Death Said To Fight Over Child
A Mesa shooting left a father dead by his own hand after killing his wife. A note given to Wanda Johnson by William James Johnson, 40, hinted at motive and his desire to find another home for his daughter. Wanda and her friend Sharon Lydle found the bodies. coroner Jack Hunsaker planned to question Wanda about the note.
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Mesa
Here
Wanda Johnson
William James Johnson
Wanda
Sharon Lydle
Johnson
Paurice
Peggy) Johnson
Jack Hunsaker
Lehi Road
Lehi School
Ray Sargent
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Sunday events schedule across Phoenix area
Multiple readings games and races populate Sunday activities. World Championship Rodeo at Arizona Fairground with 2 pm and 8 pm showings. Thoroughbred racing at Arizona Downs 1 45 pm. polo at Judson School field 2 30 pm. softball A 1 Queens versus Funk Gems at Phoenix Softball Park 7 30 pm. bowling finals noon at Pla Mar Arcade. golf tournaments at Litchfield Park Wigwam and Encanto Municipal Park. book review by Dr. Cecil Prior at Arizona Museum 3 pm. church services listed with schedules on page 9.
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Church of
Rancho la Loma
Litchfield Park
Arizona Fairground
19Th Avenue
McDowell Road
Anya Seton
Cecil Prior
Tempe
Arizona Museum
West van Buren Street
Arizona Downs
Phoenix
Papago Park
Judson School
New Mexico
A and M College
Judson
Camelback Inn
Queens
Funk Gems
17Th Avenue
Roosevelt Street
Pla-Mar Arcade
Arizona Women
Two Die In Arizona Highway Crashes Near Wickenburg
Two fatalities in separate one car accidents near Wickenburg push Arizona 1951 traffic deaths to 93. The victims are Robert Bodfish, 32, of Nashville Tennessee, brother of Morton Bodfish of Chicago, and William A Fay, 44, of Granada Hills California. Bodfish reportedly had just finished the Desert Caballeros ride and was en route to a party when his car left the road and plunged 70 feet down an embankment.
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Wickenburg
Arizona
Robert Bodfish
Nashville
Fatal Vehicle Accident Near Wenden Claims Fay and Teen Victim
A sedan overturned eight miles east of Wenden after leaving the highway killing Fay due to a broken neck and pinning him between a wheel and a tree. At Memorial Hospital five others were treated for injuries, one in critical condition, including 14 year old Jimmy Lee James, son of W A James. Police say Fay was ejected from the west bound car.
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Fay
Wickenburg
Wenden
Memorial Hospital
Jimmy Lee James
W. A. James
Sunnyside
Cactus
Bell
Cavecreek
Noted Figures Comment On Korea and Seapower
International News Service reports remarks from Admiral Harold D. Martin commander of the Seventh Fleet asserting seapower influence worldwide. In Washington House Republican Leader Martin urges avoiding restraint in Korea and not shacking General Ridgway as MacArthur was.
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Taipeh
Harold D. Martin
United States Seventh Fleet
Seventh Fleet
Washington
House
Martin
Korea
Ridgway
MacArthur
President to broadcast address at Jefferson-Jackson dinners
President Truman plans to explain his MacArthur firing decision during a nationwide network broadcast. At Jefferson-Jackson dinners, he will speak at the national guard armory in Washington. the $100-a-plate event will be aired by four radio networks and two TV networks. Radio KRIZ KTAR KOY carry live at 8 30 p.m. KPHO offers a 9 30 p.m. delayed feed.
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Truman
MacArthur
Phoenix
Congress
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Acheson
Washington
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Uwa
National Guard
KRIZ
KTAR
KOY
KPHO
Capital
Armory
Statler and
Mayflower
Pyle Seeks Cancellation Of Arizona Print Contract
Gov. Howard Pyle moves to cancel the Arizona Highways black and white printing deal with Pacific Press of Los Angeles. he questions paper quality and favors keeping Arizona business in Arizona, possibly reopening bids at higher cost. A separate note mentions nationwide party meetings and a large Washington dinner with detailed dining logistics. National coverage also recalls Jefferson and Jackson birthdays.
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Arizona Highway Commission
Los Angeles
Arizona Highways
Howard Pyle
Pacific Press of
Pacific Press
Arizona
State Highway Commission
Van Fleet takes command of U.S. Eighth Army in Korea
Lt General James A. Van Fleet assumed command of the U S Eighth Army in Korea after Lt General Matthew B Ridgway surrendered the post and departed for Tokyo to lead Far East forces. Van Fleet expressed delight and pledged his best effort to honor the confidence placed in him.
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Eighth Army
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Cominform
United States
Matthew B. Ridgway
van Fleet
Tokyo
U. S
United Nations
Far East
Ridgway
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Reds
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United States Air Force
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