Lettuce Price Fixing Case Filed Against Central California Growers
The U S government charged 15 Salinas area lettuce growers and the Grower Shipper Vegetable Association of Central California with conspiring to raise prices by destroying crops. The action seeks injunctions to prevent disking and destruction of up to one third of this season's lettuce in Salinas. The Salinas region, yielding over 11 million crates annually and shipping 45 percent of US lettuce, is described as the lettuce bowl of America. The defendants represent more than 225 growers across San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey counties.
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San Francisco
Central
California
J. Howard McGrath
Department of Justice
Salinas
H. G. Morison
Anti-Trust
United States
San Benito
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Monterey
Vegetable Association
A. T. Arena
John S. Arena
L. G. Arena
V. M. Arena
Joseph F. Schauf
Arena Company of
Oliver Co. Bardin
Henry Bondeson
Pete Breschini
Arnold Breschini
Pete
L. G. Brown
Harry E. Cr
Incorporated
Taix and
Jerome Kantro
Taix-Kantro Company
Watsonville Exchange, Incorporated
United Nations votes arms embargo against China
The United Nations Assembly voted an arms embargo against Communist China by a 4 to 1 margin, with the Soviet bloc not participating and several nations abstaining. The measure aims to cut off strategic materials and close loopholes, potentially signaling broader sanctions and a possible later naval blockade.
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New York
United Nations Assembly Today
China
Free World
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Pakistan
Sweden
Syria
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Peiping
U. N
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Truman first considered firing MacArthur last August
Washington May 18 AP The White House said President Truman first weighed relieving Gen Douglas MacArthur last August after he wrote a controversial letter to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Short said the incident helped shape his later comment he considered MacArthur's dismissal from time to time for about a year MacArthur said Truman had felt dissatisfaction with his command asserting a full year prior to any dismissal consideration He noted the timing of his UN appointment after the Korean invasion last June and criticized the withdrawal of his Formosa letter to VFW officials following a press leak Senate inquiry into MacArthur’s ouster gained new momentum with calls for a wider probe by Senator Bridges
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Washington
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph Short
MacArthur
Short
Far East
United Nations
New York
VFW
Formosa
Communists Charge Savagely Overhead In Korea Front
Tokyo dispatch reports American division trapped in eastern Korea by a vast Communist army. Chinese forces attacked in force near Inje and Chunchon, threatening to trap South Korean units while exploiting early successes. Allied artillery and minefields inflicted heavy losses as UN forces conterattacked and held critical lines.
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Tokyo
Korea
Inje
United Press
Robert W. Gibson
Gibson
Chunchon
Inte- Hongchon
NEA
Salt River Valley Lettuce Growers Plow Up Program
Salt River Valley lettuce growers carried out an extensive plow up program in early December 1949. The region previously resorted to crop curtailment in spring 1938, fall 1939, and spring 1940.
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Salt River Valley
Stock Market Plunges in Final Trading Minutes
In New York on May 18, a burst of selling drove stock prices down by as much as five dollars a share in the final twenty minutes of trading. The market had started optimistic but sold off most of the day before the late decline.
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New York
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service reports General MacArthur noting the President’s justification of his cease fire efforts. At Flushing Meadow Ernest Gross, U N delegate, urges that peace-making functions of the United Nations remain central while bolstering collective action against aggression.
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International News Service
New York
General MacArthur
Flushing Meadow
N. Y
Ernest Gross
United Nations
Armed Forces Day Gala At Luke Air Base Planned
Phoenix readers are promised a major show marking Armed Forces Day at Luke Air Force Base. A C-47 from Williams Air Force Base will drop 70 000 leaflets over Phoenix to announce the observance. Gov Howard Pyle and Mayor Nicholas Udall proclaimed the day. The week long armory open houses culminate with a 10 am to 4 30 pm display at Luke and an 8 pm Encanto Park Band Shell program hosted by several civic organizations. Milton Sachs named general chairman.
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Esther Clark
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Williams Air Force Base
Howard Pyle
Nicholas Udall
Arizona
Southwest
Glendale
Encanto Park
Milton Sachs
General Ruffner trapped briefly in crash near Korea front
Maj. Gen. Clark L. Ruffner, commander of the U S Second Division, was trapped for a short period after a helicopter crash two miles from the front. He was rescued by Captain Byron E. Sheppard of Lawton, Oklahoma, who was thrown clear. Ruffner walked to a forward command post and directed a counterattack against Chinese forces.
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Central Front
Korea
Clark L. Ruffner
United States
Byron E. Sheppard
Lawton
Oklo
Ruffner
Texas Bans All Slot and Pinball Machines Nationwide
Gov. Allan Shivers signed a bill making manufacturing or possession of any slot or pinball machine a felony in Texas. The law, effective 90 days after adjournment, imposes 2 to 4 years in prison for possession and bans even storage. It covers machines paying out in cash or free games in all venues.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Country Club
Veterans, Benevolent and Fraternal Organizations
Hathaway Jurors To Get Case Today
Arizona jurors hear the state argue the Sonoita gun fight case as County Attorney Ruffo Espinosa contends the theory of mutual combat and that Hathaway made no effort to withdraw after the dispute. The defense says Telles fired first and Hathaway acted in self defense to protect his life. Espinosa notes bystanders did not intervene.
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Jack Lefler
Arizona
Nogales
Ruffo Espinosa
Sonoita
Jim Hathway
Santa Cruz County
Hathaway
Juan Telles
Espinosa
Telles
Train Crash Kills 11 in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania
Maj. G A McLaughlin says 11 dead and at least 60 injured after two Pennsylvania Railroad trains collide near Bryn Mawr. The Red Arrow rear car is wrecked while a Cleveland sleeping car is torn in half. four track main line features automatic block signals.
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Bryn Mawr
G. A. McLaughlin
Lower Merion Township
John Tuohy
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Poplarvale
Philadelphia
McCarthy Aide Fails To Find Eichelberger
Warren L. McCarthy Maricopa County attorney says attempts to locate John W. Eichelberger Sr to question him about the 200 voting machines deal failed. Deputy Homer Ward reported no success at his Sunny Slope home and a caller said Eichelberger is in Washington DC.
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Warren L. McCarthy
Maricopa County
John W. Eicchelberger
McCarthy
Eichelberger
Phoenix
Homer Ward
West Short Road
Sunnyslope
Washington, D.C
D. P. Kimball
War leaders warn against easy escape from conflict
Gen Omar Bradley urged the nation not to rely on others for ground fighting, saying strength requires more than sea and air power. In Seattle Gen J Lawton Collins noted atomic weapons’ potential battlefield role. The Loyalty Review Board ordered a re-examination of 846 cleared workers, and a B 47 diverted to Edwards AFB due to mechanical trouble.
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Armed Forces Week
Los Angeles
Korea
Loyalty Review Board
Markets At A Glance
New York stocks lower amid selling wave. Bonds mixed with price changes. Cotton steady on fair trade demand. Chicago wheat weak as markets closed weak. Corn weak due to large acreage. Oats weak as Canadian supply weighs. Cattle steady with good steers absent. Hog prices 25 to 35 cents lower.
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New York
Chicago
Woman's Page Editorial Fragments From Local Supplement
A fragmentary local page item hints at women's editorials and community notes. It mentions women readers and town topics, with unreadable lines suggesting a column on opinions and local interests. The readable bits imply a mild, civic tone typical of neighborhood papers.
Floods threaten Wichita as Little Arkansas swells
Raging floods from the Little Arkansas River flood a 30 block area in Wichita Kansas as waters back through storm sewers. Rescue efforts mobilize hundreds of volunteers and deputies while guardsmen aid sandbagging. By 10 am crest passed and danger to business districts lessened.
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Wichita
Associated Press
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
National Guardsmen
Weather Bureau
Little
Arkansas
W. V. Phillips
Dodge City
Kan
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas Panhandle
West Coast
Crash Kills 2 Williams Jet Fliers
Special to The Gazette at Williams Air Force Base reports Capt Roy Fowler Jr of Phoenix and 1st Lt Conan W Dorman of Grassy Missouri died in a T 33 two place jet trainer crash at the Gila Bend gunnery range during a routine training flight. Crash crews and Luke AFB firefighters arrived soon after but the fliers died instantly. Surviving relatives include Fowler's wife Mary Ann and son Harry Park as well as his mother and father in Phoenix. Dorman's wife Audrey Jane and daughter Cheryl Lee survive. Dorman was a flight instructor and a student pilot who entered the Air Force in World War II.
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Williams Air Force Base
Roy Fowler, Jr
Phoenix
Conan W. Dorman
Grassy
Gila Bend
Luke Air Force Base
Fowler
Mary Ann
Harry Park Fowler
Frankie Mae Stone
North 17Th Avenue
Rooy F. Fowler
East Palm Lane
Dorman
Audrey Jane
Cheryl Lee
Chandler Fowler
Baseball scores from a day in the National and American Leagues
Philadelphia built leads with 9 runs before Chicago rallied to 18 as Cristante Miller and Seminick starred. New York played Cincinnati at night with Boston, Brooklyn and St. Louis following. In the American League Chicago trailed as New York won 4 to 1, with Pierce Mass Niarhos Shea Ostrowski and Berra contributing for New York.
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Chicago
Cristante
Miller
Candini
Johnson
Seminick
Wilber
Schwaltz
Lowen
Leonard
Walker
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pierce
Mass
Niarhos
Shea
Ostrowski
Berra
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