China Policy Showdown Moves to Congress as Truman Faces Opposition
Washington dispatch reports a looming clash over Formosa policy with President Truman pressed by Sen Vandenberg and Sen Taft to explain military objections. Republicans hint at hearings. military leaders may testify on aid and defense plans as questions rise about U.S. force posture in the Far East and Formosa’s strategic role. The piece details forces in place including four divisions in Japan, Western Pacific fleet elements, and substantial Air Force assets based in Japan and Okinawa.
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Washington
China
Truman
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Congress
United States
Formosa
Vandenberg
Taft
Louis Johnson
Chiefs of
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joint Chiefs
U. S
Far East
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Okinawa
Foe's Fleet Riddled Trying To Take Isle
Nationalist Third Task Force said it sank 30 of 50 Communist junks attempting to seize Weichou Island on Liuchow Peninsula. Chang Yi-Ting reported Red guerrillas holding Central Hai nan and 100 miles of coast, with 50,000 on Liuchow, while reports of a large Communist fleet near Shanghai remained unconfirmed. Nationalist forces engaged along Hainan and Chu San Islands with coastal bombings and air patrols.
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Taipei
Formosa
Weichou
Liuchow Peninsula
South China
Chang Yi-Ting
Defense Ministry
Red
Hainan
Chang
Hangchow Bay
Chu San Islands
Shanghai
Chu San
China
Pai Chung-hsi
Warship Guards Flying Arrow On Way To Communist Port
Aboard the Flying Arrow, escorted by the US destroyer Roussel, the shot-wrecked freighter heads toward Tsingtao on Shantung Peninsula. The ship, hit by about 40 Nationalist shells off Shanghai, carries a cargo valued at 10 million dollars and aims to reach the Chinese Communist port despite blockades and naval tensions in North China.
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Flying Arrow
Tsingtao
Pan. 12
United States
Roussell
Shantung Peninsula
Shanghai
David Jones
Hong Kong
Taipei
Formosa
Shih Chao-ying
Russell S. Berkey
U. S. Seventh Task Force
U. S
Richardson
North China
Visitor loses head in Basel to Hasty suit swap
A Basle, Switzerland visitor in Mulhouse, France bought a suit, checked it in a restaurant, and after lunch dressed in a washroom. On the train approaching the Swiss border he discarded the old suit, only to find the package contained a size six boy's suit. He alighted in his underwear.
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Mulhouse
France
Basle
Switzerland
Stalin Mao Split On Sour Demands
An un impeachable Tokyo source says Stalin and Mao Tse-Tung have split, intensifying the Cominform row with Japan’s Communist Party. Report cites clashes over Manchurian ports, Formosa invasion, resource access, and Moscow stay, with Moscow demanding aid and control from China. The blast signals possible wider Asiatic Party defiance of Moscow.
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INS
Joseph Stalin
China
Red
Mao Tse-Tung
Cominform
Japan
Communist Party
Sanzo Nozaka
Mao
Moscow
Dairen
Port Arthur
Stalin
Russia
Unidentified Vessels Seize Jap Trawlers
Three 500 ton Taiyo trawlers were machine gunned and seized in the Yellow Sea between Korea and China by patrol boats of unknown nationality. Tokyo said Japanese Maritime Safety Board reported the incident, with officials unsure if Chinese Nationalist or Korean vessels carried out the seizure.
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Tokyo
Yellow Sea
Korea
China
Japanese Maritime Safety Board
Taiyo Fishing Company
Globe Wireless
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Yangtze River
Shanghai
MacArthur Confers With Top Naval Commanders in Pacific
Gen Douglas MacArthur spent extended talks today in Tokyo with two leading American naval commanders in the Pacific. The meetings focused on war plans and operations as Allied forces advance on Japan.
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Doug
Navy
Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
British Freighter Bypasses Nationalist Blockade at Shanghai
From Hong Kong, the Elsie Moller reached Shanghai this morning despite a Nationalist blockade. Chinese-chartered vessel operators announced the run. In Hong Kong, the Brooklyn Heights prepared to face shellfire while awaiting a final sailing decision due tomorrow.
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Hong Kong
INS
Elsie Moller
Shanghai
Brooklyn Heights
U. S
Aims Program Put To Democrats 1950
Z Simpson Cox proposes a six point program for Maricopa County Democrats for 1950 including election law revision, a presidential primary, a four year term for officials and salaries for the state legislature. He urges precinct activity and a two party election board, urging broad Democrat engagement for better future government.
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Arizona
Maricopa County
Democratic Party
Z. Simpson Cox
Democratic Central Committee
Cox
Arizona Senate
Arizona House of Representatives
Democratic State Central Committee
More Poles Rounded Up By France
Paris reports a new round up of Polish nationals by French police with about 50 Poles arrested amid a broader move that could see expulsions for interfering in French politics. France plans to dissolve eight organizations tied to the National Council of Poles in France as tensions rise with Poland.
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Paris
Pierre Bertaux
France
National Council of Poles
Bertaux
Warsaw
Poland
Gaston Deleau
Foreign Ministry
Dockers Walk Off Over Arm Load On Italian Ship Ibila
MARSEILLE France January 12 Dockers refused to work after discovering they were loading arms and munitions onto the Italian ship Ibila. The stoppage halted operations at the port as authorities investigated the incident and sought to resolve the dispute between workers and shipowners.
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Marseille
France
Ibila
Noted Leaders Comment on Defense and Policy
International News Service surveys notable figures in Akron Washington and New York. Paul G Hoffman argues against further military cuts. Carl Vinson calls for a larger air force. Senator Taft notes Formosa as a strategic spot to deter communism. A. A. Berle Jr criticizes legalized gambling as harming the vulnerable.
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International News Service
Akron
Ohio
Paul G. Hoffman
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
United States
Robert A. Taft
Formosa
New York
A. A. Berle, Jr
Liberal Party
Hundreds Free Homes as Floods Swell Rivers
Rain drenched the Ohio and Mississippi valleys causing hundreds to flee homes as rivers rose anew in Illinois Indiana and nearby states. The Wabash levee near Russellville Illinois weakened prompting sandbagging and evacuations while East Carmi Illinois saw residents seek shelter in railroad boxcars. A southern California earthquake was minor and a blizzard blanketed the Rockies with seven inch snow in Elko Nevada and dust storms hit the Nebraska Panhandle.
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Chicago
Ohio
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Indiana
East Carmi
Ill
Little Wabash
Arkansas
Missouri
St. Francis River
California
Rockies
Cloud Cover Warms State With Light Snow Flurries
Light snow flurries fell at Grand Canyon Flagstaff and Prescott as reports to the Weather Bureau described. Flurries were to continue in northern and eastern areas with clearing expected tomorrow. Cooler temperatures were indicated and frost was only in the colder Valley sectors. Phoenix and Sky Harbor reported a high of 63 with lows of 36 and 34 respectively. Alhambra posted a 27 degree low as variable cloudiness and little temperature change were forecast for the Valley through tomorrow.
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Flagstaff
Prescott
Weather Bureau
Phoenix Weather Bureau
Sky Harbor
Alhambra
Temperatures Today Reported With Varying Readings
Weather notes show multiple temperature readings across the day with early morning lows around 37 degrees and afternoon highs near 41 degrees. Observers recorded 43a.m and 9:30a.m values among scattered figures, reflecting a chilly day with minimal warming.
Four Adults and Two Children Die in Burning Home Massacre
HAMMOND Indiana January 12 four adults and two children were found shot or stabbed to death in a blood spattered burning home. Coroner calls it an apparent wholesale murder and death by own action. Victims include Felix Samas 27 his wife Katherine 26 their children Felix Jr 4 Phyllis 18 months and Richard Norman 26 and wife Shirley 18. A .22 pistol and a bloody knife were found. Firefighters found the scorched bodies as a 6:57 am alarm prompted investigation. Police question relatives as post mortems begin to determine cause of death.
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Hammond
Ind
Felix Samas
Samas
Lamas
Katherine
Felix, Jr
Phyllis
Richard Norman
Shirley
Frank Samas
Chidlaw
Mine Worker Suffocates In Bed Fire
Howard D. Dickie, 33, brother of Bagdad Mining manager, suffocated after lighting a cigarette in bed and starting a fire in a living quarters shaft near company property. He was found smoke-filled shaft by Lem Brown and died at Prescott hospital. Funeral Saturday. Survived by three daughters, three brothers, and three sisters.
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Howard D. Dickie
Bagdad Mining Company
E. R. Dickie
Miami
Lem Brown
Brown
Dickie
Hillside
Prescott
Ruffner Funeral Home
Sharon
Dorothy
May
Clara B. Dickie
Kingman
E. R
Edward J
James T
Wickenburg
Caroline Jack
Richmond
Calif
Clara Reynolds
Grass Valley
Hazel Penney
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