Taft Attacks Achesons Appeasement in Formosa Debate
Senator Taft urged Congress to oppose surrender of Formosa and recognition of Red China and warned against appeasement to end the Korean War. He backed MacArthur’s plan to use Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa with UN troops, while outlining three possible courses: Truman-Bradley stalemate, Acheson appeasement, or MacArthur’s Korea-focused strategy.
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Red China
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Korea
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Truman
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Manchuria
Return of General MacArthur Sparks Milwaukee Welcome
MILWAUKEE April 27 AP The city of Milwaukee welcomes five star General Douglas MacArthur home after a four hour drive from Chicago The motorcade tolled sirens and factory whistles as thousands cheered along the way He will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws at Marquette University and take part in a 16 mile civic parade ending at MacArthur Square with his wife and son Arthur present.
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Counties Win Dispute With Welfare Board
Four county executives defeated a state welfare order to reassign four county executive secretaries. The action, halted at a special meeting, reinstates the officials with new titles as county directors. The changes affected Florence Albaugh Pima Georgia Woodward Pinal Verna Watson Yavapai and Frank Clark Cochise Apache counties.
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State Board of Public Welfare
Robert C. Bohannan, Jr
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Florence Albaugh
Pima County
Georgia Woodward
Pinal County
Verna E. Watson
Yavapai County
Frank Clark
Cochise County
Apache County
W. P. Mahoney
Phoenix
State Board
Mahoney
Beaten Be denham blows up at Gibraltar harbor
The British ammunition ship Bedenham exploded while unloading at the ordnance wharf in Gibraltar. Initial reports indicated over 1,000 injured and at least six dead. Admiralty later said six dead, with injuries among navy crew minimal. Sabotage under investigation amid nearby Spanish towns reporting blast victims.
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Anchor Cities Fall Back in Red Drive Kowloon Korea
Allied forces withdrew from key positions across Korea as near Seoul, abandoning Yanggu and retreating beyond the 38th Parallel. The front saw widespread contact fade with Reds, while civilians fled Han River approaches and Van Fleet vowed to halt the advance and preserve units.
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Eighth Army
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Han
van Fleet
Eleven Killed In B-29 Crash In Azores
In Lagos Airfield, Azores, a four-engine B-29 bomber from Walker Air Force Base crashed during an emergency landing. Eleven crewmen died and five were injured. The aircraft, part of the 509th Bomb Group, was on a training mission returning to Roswell New Mexico after a planned stop at Westover Field Massachusetts.
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Pyle urges Arizona Utah reclamation projects in Salt Lake
Governor Howard Pyle of Arizona called for ambitious reclamation development in the interior Colorado River Basin at a Salt Lake luncheon. He backed the Central Arizona and Central Utah projects using Upper Colorado River water and criticized California’s opposition as delaying progress while overwatering its own lands. He warned the region’s irrigation potential and water rights hinge on safeguarding Arizona’s million irrigated acres as a key part of a larger economic system.
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Howard Pyle
Arizona
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Central Arizona
Utah
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Bombers Collide in Oklahoma Crash At Fort Worth Bulletin
In Oklahoma a B 36 bomber was hit by an F 51 fighter and both aircraft crashed. Carswell Air Force Base said at least six airmen were believed dead. Fort Worth AP bulletin reports the incident and confirms the two aircraft involved.
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Four Wartime Camps Proposed For 14 000 Subversive Suspects
Congress weighs a plan to fund four abandoned military camps to detain 14 000 suspected internal security threats in wartime. FBI Director Hoover and AAG McInerney described the threat and urged $775 000 for rapid conversion while Bennett urged separation from criminals.
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Congress
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House Appropriations Committee
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J. Edgar Hoover
James M. McInerney
Justice Department
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Communist Party
Delay in military training bill to bridge Senate House gap
A two week to one month delay was agreed to in efforts to resolve Senate-House differences on the draft Universal Military Training program. The Senate investigation of General MacArthur's firing was cited as the main reason for the delay. Premier Hussein Ala of Iran and his cabinet resigned. Britain's defense minister pledged to provide more troops in Europe if Eisenhower requests them. The Agriculture Department reported farm prices fell less than 1 percent in the month ending April 15.
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Dwight” Eisenhower
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New York Stocks Rise Led by Rails and Oil Gains
Market is lifted as railroad and oil shares push indexes higher in a cautious trading day. Some sectors show weakness while overall activity indicates investor optimism amid mixed economic signals.
Barkley to Speak at 2000 Dinner in Phoenix Auditorium
Vice-President Alben Barkley will arrive in Phoenix at 4 45 p m tomorrow to address about 2000 Jefferson Jackson Day dinner guests at the Shrine Auditorium He will stay overnight and depart for Washington Sunday morning He travels by commercial airliner Among those to greet him are Democratic leaders and three former Arizona governors Seats 7500 and 3500 balcony were sold out with a basket chicken dinner planned McFarland may miss the trip due to Far East policy hearings No Arizona congressional delegation will accompany Barkley.
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Shrine Auditorium
Barkley
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Buckeye
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R. T. Jones
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Dan E. Garvey
Arizona
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Watkins
Ernest W. McFarland
Senate
McFarland
Rep
Harold A. Patten
Tucson
Patten
Steve Langmade
Turn
Yuma liquor raids yield three $100 fines
State liquor agents reported last weekend raids in Yuma led to three arrests for selling to minors and one for selling after hours. Carmelita Mayhew Ampy Martinez and James Folinas each paid $100 fines. The Yuma justice of the peace set the maximum six month jail term and $300 fine. The governor pressures department head to dispatch six agents as enforcement steps up.
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Benewes
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Muur
Justice of the Peace
W. A. McGaughey
Bert Hill
Jim Washum
Yuma County
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Pyle
State Department of Liquor Licenses and Control
Carmelita Mayhew
Ampy Martinez
James Folinas
John A. Duncan
Liquor Department
Duncan
Noted Figures Weigh In On Global Strife and Policy
International News Service reports quotes from General Mac Arthur Senator Taft and President Truman. Mac Arthur vows to continue the fight against communism as long as God grants power. Taft accuses the administration of controlling the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Truman cautions that the world situation could explode at any time and emphasizes daily action.
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International News Service
Chicago
General MacArthur
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Truman
Baseball scores wrap from major leagues today
National League games featured Boston defeating New York seven runs to five, Brooklyn topping Philadelphia ten to five, and St Louis beating Chicago. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Washington were night games. the American League saw Boston and New York results with Raschi Ferrick and Berra in action.
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Masque of the Yellow Moon dazzles with Arizona history
Pageant tonight at Montgomery Stadium features 3000 students from Phoenix College and five high schools in a two night spring festival. The musical extravaganza titled In the Sun Country portrays Arizona’s past and its sunny future amid a queen’s coronation tableau.
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Jay Brashear
Arizona
Phoenix College
Montgomery Stadium
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