Truman Warns Nation Relaxation Worst Enemy in War
President Truman told 600 Interior Department Defense Advisory Council members that relaxation is the gravest danger, calling for continued price and wage controls for years. He outlined plans for stronger military mobilization and warned against any domestic setup to hinder defense. He urged industry to maintain discipline as inflation and mobilization pressures grow.
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Truman
Interior Department
Defense Advisory Council
Moscow
Korea
U. S
Public Talking Upset Allies Marshall Says
Defense Secretary Marshall told the Senate Armed Services committee that General MacArthur’s public motions on Korea created a serious reaction among allies and risked the United States going it alone. He argued MacArthur violated orders by making public statements and warned such actions endangered alliance cohesion during the Cold War crisis.
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Washington
Defense
George C. Mareshall
Douglas MacArthur
Marshall
Senate Armed Services Foreign Relations Committee
MacArthur
Far Eastern Command
Alexander Wiley
Wis
21 N Y Policemen Booked For Graft
Twenty one New York police officers including two Inspectors, a captain, and two retired lieutenants were indicted for conspiring to protect a 20 million dollar yearly bookmaking racket. The case ties to the Harry Gross operation. Gross has pleaded guilty to 65 counts and awaits sentencing May 21.
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New York
Frederick Hofsaes
Brooklyn
John F. Flynn
William P. O’brien
Joseph Workman
John F. X. Shaughnessy
George Hanold
Jamaica
Queens
Harry Gross
Gross
Senate group OKs purchase of old YMCA
The Senate Expenditures Committee favorably reported a bill to allow the federal government to obtain the 130 West Monroe Street YMCA building in Phoenix under a lease purchase. After five years the government may own the property with rentals counted toward the price, capped at 290000 dollars. Sen. Carl Hayden of Arizona sponsored the measure. The bill moves to the senate calendar.
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Washington
Senate Expenditures Committee
Senate
Young Men’s Christian Association
Phoenix
West
Monroe Street
United States
YMCA
North First Avenue
Carl E. Hayden
Ariz
Dewey Address Broadcast by CBS for NY GOP Dinner
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's speech to the New York Republican State Committee dinner will be aired nationwide by CBS. The broadcast may be heard on Radio KOOL at 8 35 p.m. Phoenix time.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York Republican State Committee
Columbia Broadcasting System Network
Phoenix
Californian Woman Crashes Grand Canyon Station
Elaine Hays of Glendale California drove onto the Grand Canyon village station island approach and slammed into the building. The impact knocked the cabin from its foundation and park service workers fear it cannot be repaired and may be torn down. Ranger Bill Fisher escaped unharmed.
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Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon Village
Elaine Hays
Glendale
Calif
Park Service
Party Leaders Urge Truman To Run Again
Washington May 9 1952 Democratic leaders pressed President Truman to seek another term amid hopeful signals but he offered no clear decision. National Chairman William M Boyle Jr told the president a majority petition backed his candidacy on his 67th birthday.
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Washington
Truman
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic Party
Boyle
Companion Of Astor Mate Tries death by own action
Beverly Hills police said Mary Astor was recovering after a near fatal overdose by her former dancer friend Joan Blair Casparis who allegedly spent an evening with Astor's husband. Casparis was found unconscious at the Beverly Hills Hotel with blue capsules in the room and was rushed to hospital. The incident followed Miss Astor's own prior overdose at Wheelock's home after a call to a priest.
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Calif
Mary Astor
Joan Blair Casparis
Beverly Hills Hotel
Warren Rock
Miss Astor
Thomas E. Wheelock
Wheelock
Baron and Blair
California Lutheran Hospital
Joan Blair
Gebhardt
Casparis
Astor
San Fernando Valley
Anthony del Campo
Pyle Heads To Tulsa For Oklahoma GOP Meeting
Gov. Howard Pyle travels to Tulsa Oklahoma to address the Republican National Committee meeting and three local groups before joining six other governors in the program. Arizona leaders including Clarence Budington Kelland Margaret Adams Rockwell and Barry Goldwater attend the sessions. Attendees discuss selecting the 1952 GOP convention city with Chicago eyed as likely winner.
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Howard Pyle
Tulsa
Okla
Republican National Committee
Hillcrest Memorial Hospital
Tulsa District Baptist Convention
Republican Organization
National Committee
Mr. Pyle
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Dan Thornton
Arizona
Republican Party
Clarence Budington Kelland
Margaret Adams Rockwell
Rockwell
Chicago
Sen
Eugene Millikin
Colorado
Guy Gabrielson
Noted People Weigh In On Korea and Soviet Threats
International News Service reports remarks by Defense Secretary Marshall outlining U S aims in Korea to inflict heavy Chinese casualties and break their morale. Paris Ambassador Jessup warns Western defense measures will persist while Soviet armed forces threaten security.
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International
Washington
Defense
Marshall
Korea
Paris
Philip Jessup
Russia seeks arming halt as talk price
Secretary of State Acheson said Russia aims to force Western powers to pause defense programs for a Big Four session but the price is too high. He noted U S role in proposing formulas for Paris deputy talks has largely ended and Russia has rebuffed latest ideas. He touched on MacArthur hearings and Far East issues without official comment on Fosmosa policy.
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Korea-Manchuria
Fifth Air Force
Washington
Acheson
Russia
United States
Paris
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
China
Red
Korea
Ships Ram Together Near Chester Pa
Two freighters Antinous and Transamerican collided in the Delaware River eight miles south of Philadelphia. The Transamerican’s bow punched 30 feet into Antinous near midship causing a large hole with water flooding the side. No crew injuries were reported. Tugboats later moved the badly damaged Antinous toward shallower water near the New Jersey shore while the Transamerican remained wedged in the breach.
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Chester
Delaware River
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Transamerica
Rioting Flares In Panama City During General Strike
Panamanian capital faced shooting and mob attacks as a general strike against the president paralyzed the tense city. Police and troops struggled to restore order amid protests and disruptions across Panama.
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Panama
Healdsburg Adopts Battalion To Cheer Korean Troops
Town of Healdsburg California with 3 184 residents adopted a frontline battalion in Korea After the battalion s commander Lt Col Fred Weyand wrote home about shortages the town rallied sending air mail letters mirrors washcloths comics and books The gesture boosted weary soldiers after a hard Chinese offensive and long march
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John Randolph
Korea
Healdsburg
Calif
Fred Weyand
Arline
Beef Sale Ceilings Released in Arizona
The Office of Price Stabilization released ceiling prices for beef in Arizona retail outlets. OPS director R. T. Jones called the rules a key step to curb food cost inflation. Pricing charts, due by May 20, vary by store volume, with porterhouse steak limits from 1.26 to 1.31 dollars per pound.
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Arizona
Office of Price Stabilization
R. T. Jones
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