Bradley warns against Korea showdown with Russia
General Omar N. Bradley testified that the United States is not ready for a direct clash with the Soviet Union and should avoid risking world war by following General MacArthur’s Korea proposals. He said China attacks could lead to the wrong war at the wrong place and time, and praised the current limited war strategy as avoiding total war.
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Omar N. Bradley
United States
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
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MacArthur
Red China
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Soviet Union
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Army
Navy
Air Force
MacAr
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Far East
Snowfall Deepens Across Northern Arizona Areas
Snow was six to eight inches deep in Flagstaff and continued today while moisture reached a quarter to three quarters of an inch across Central Arizona. Phoenix measured .21 inch, with Mesa .23 Tempe .23 Alhambra .32 and Sunnyslope .33 inches. Scattered showers will persist with flurries above 5,000 feet and possible frost in valleys down to 3,500 feet amid lingering cold.
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Central
Arizona
Phoenix
Airport
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Tempe
Alhambra
Sunnyslope
United States Weather Bureau
Oak Creek
Half Century Gas Tax Hike Clears House Panel
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise the federal gasoline tax from 1 to 2 cents per gallon, expecting about 210 million dollars in extra revenue. The panel also cut the telegram tax rate and rejected a penny-a-bottle soft drink levy and a 20 percent tax on candy and gum.
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House
Ways and Means
Wedemeyer to Testify Before Senate Panels
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer disclosed plans to appear before senate committees investigating the firing of General MacArthur. The Sixth Army commander, who has sought retirement, said he will travel from San Francisco to New York and then to Washington for testimony. The Defense Department notified him of the appearance but gave no date.
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Wedemeyer
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Far East
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New York
Washington
Defense Department
Fevega
Mystery bomb found at Ashfork doorstep shocks town
PRESCOTT May 15 A homemade bomb left on the doorstep of Ashfork Justice of the Peace J J Slamon sparked a statewide probe. Deputies say a wine bottle packed with suspected hercomite was found at his store entrance and a former army demolition expert rated the explosive as having dynamite-like potential. The bottle and contents were to be sent to Phoenix for analysis as Slamon sought motive.
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Ashfork
Justice of the Peace
J. J. Slamon
Yavapai County
Phoenix
Slamon
Rain And Mud Bog Allies Help Enemy Build-Up For Attack
Rain drenched Chinese troops moved south through central Korean mud as they prepare a new offensive. Red spearheads were reported 12 miles south of the 38th Parallel facing the center of the United Nations line, signaling a strengthening threat ahead.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Wilson Urges Unity Against Capitol Hill Foolishness
Mobilization Director Charles E. Wilson urged American unity at the 1951 Industry Armed Forces conference, criticizing Capitol Hill squabbling as harmful to national mobilization and warning publication of hearings documents could aid the Communist enemy. He said unity could shorten the mobilization timeline and cited foolishness on Capitol Hill as a barrier to effective policy.
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Charles E. Wilson
Capitol Hill
Pan
Wilson
Industry Armed Forces
National Association
Martin Admits Conspiracy In Pima Gaming
Jerome P. Martin former sheriff of Pima County pleaded guilty to conspiring to permit slot machines in the county and faces up to one year in prison. He admitted to the bribery count in a separate indictment tied to Irving Zuckerman. Judge Lee Garrett set sentencing for 9 a.m. Monday and vacated the June trial date.
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Tucson
Jerome P. Martin
Pima County
Lee Garrett
Martin
Pima County Grand Jury
Irving Zuckerman
Zuckerman
Garrett
Dolores Raines
Cruiser St. Paul Returns From War
The 13,500-ton heavy cruiser St. Paul arrives in Long Beach California after six months patrolling the Korean coast. She fired 17 616 rounds of eight and five inch shells hitting supply lines, communications and troop concentrations up to 14 miles inland.
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Long Beach
Calif
St. Paul
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
Defense Secretary Marshall expresses genuine regret over MacArthur dismissal and notes careful consideration to avert it. Joseph Kennedy says Europe shows less war danger than the United States, reflecting on global tensions and safety perceptions.
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International News Service
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Defense
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General MacArthur
Paris
Joseph Kennedy
United States
Europe
Baruch backs global strategy of Marshall against MacArthur
Baruch urges a major build up of military strength for the United States and its allies to pursue a global defense against communism. In a Virginia Military Institute speech on George Catlett Marshall Day, Baruch praised Marshall as history's first global strategist and argued unity in strength is essential before forging a unified foreign policy. The remarks come amid controversy over President Truman's firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
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Bernard M. Baruch
George C. Marshall
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Baruch
MacArthur
George Catlett Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
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VMI
Free World
U.S
Johnston Proposes More Rigid Curbs in Washington
Economic Stabilizer Eric A. Johnston warned that the dollar was in danger and inflation threatened a big push. He outlined a six point program to stabilize the economy, endorsed tighter controls, and urged extending the Defense Production Act while expanding wage, price, rent, and credit powers.
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Washington
Eric A. Johnston
Johnston
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Joshnston
Rancher's Murder Trial Opens
James Hathaway, a prominent Santa Cruz County rancher, goes on trial in Nogales for second degree murder in the February rifle duel that killed Juan Telles. Jury selection to occupy most of today in Superior Court with Judge J Mercer Johnson presiding.
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James Hathaway
Santa Cruz County
Juan Telles
J. Mercer Johnson
Tucson
Gordon Farley
Telles
Hathaway
Sonoita
Duane Bird, Sr
Thomas L. Hall
James V. Robins
Ruffo Espinosa
William S. Reed
Red Spy Revealed Inchon Landing Plans
Tokyo May 15 AP prosecutors told a court martial that a Red Korean spy knew United Nations plans for the Inchon landing before the invasion. Maj. Yoshimatsu Iwamura, a North Korean army intelligence officer and one of 18 defendants in an international Communist espionage ring, was named in opening statements by Maj. Robert M. Murray.
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United Nations
Inchon
Robert M. Murray
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Murray
Yoshimatsu Iwamura
Cold Spell Breaks Phoenix Temperature Records
Phoenix posted two record low temperatures over two days. The period's high reached 69 degrees at Sunday midnight, while the morning minimum fell to 51 degrees, surpassing prior lows for the date set in 1911 and 1916.
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Phoenix
May showers bring mixed outcomes for Arizona range and towns
The north mountains saw frost risks harming range grasses while showers boosted cattle feed prospects if frost stays away. Rain totals varied, with the Upper Verde Basin at three-fourths of an inch and notable totals in Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Childs, and other sites. Two inches of snow fell in the White Mountain area, and May precipitation was unusually heavy for the period.
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Roosevelt
Intake
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Prescott
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Arizona
Robert Wilson
Weather Bureau Co-Operative
McNary
Maverick
Carl R. Erickson
U. S. Weather Bureau
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Arizona Strip
Colorado River
St. George
Utah
Rain Swollen Creek Floods Colorado Town
HOLLY Colorado May 15 UP Businessmen sandbagged stores and residents faced evacuation as floodwaters from heavy thunderstorms swirled through the 1500 population town. A muddy torrent breached a Wild Horse Creek washout while eight inches to a foot of water ran along main street. City crews fought to reinforce dikes after two breaks appeared before dawn.
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Holly
Colo
Colorado
United States Soil Conservation Service
Wild Horse Creek
Temperatures rise toward mid summer in central states
CHICAGO May 15 AP It was fair and mild over the eastern half of the country today Temperatures move toward midsummer levels in the central states with readings in the 20s forecast Heavy rain fell last night in the central Rockies and central Great Plains North Platte Neb saw 1 24 inches in six hours Tornadoes struck last night in Elkhart Kansas and rural Oklahoma no injuries reported some farm buildings were damaged
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Great Plains
North Platte
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