Ferrer Denies Communist Ties in House Hearing
Jose Ferrer, Puerto Rican born actor and Oscar winner for Cyrano de Bergerac, testified before the House on American Activities Committee that he is not a Communist or sympathizer. He warned participation in front activities could be seen as sympathy if not explained, stressing innocent people being drawn into causes.
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Washington
Jose Ferrer
House On American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Ferrer
Military leaders defend policy on MacArthur and Korea
Chairman Bradley testified before Senate committees on MacArthur's dismissal and the ongoing Korean War. He said military leaders seek political guidance but aim to contain the conflict, oppose Formosa falls, and maintain a blockade and bombing caution with China. He noted the strategic value of Japan, Okinawa, Formosa, and the Philippines as bulwarks.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
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Red China
Formosa
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Russia
United States
Siberia
Far East
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
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Okinmawa
Philippines
Selenger Remembered From Page One Shooting Ace and Aerojets Leader
Native of San Jose and Mountain View resident Colonel Selenger rose as the Aerojets most prominent flyer. A Santa Clara University alumnus and former coach, he logged 240 combat hours across 51 missions in World War II earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and eight Oak Leaf clusters. The 1948 Aerojets, relocated to Germany, included Majors Jen sen and Bolt and Capt. Tomlinson with Capt. Smolen forming a new unit before Maj. Carr led the team.
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Germany
Howard W. Jensen
Jones E. Bolt
Robert C. Tomlinson
Michael Smolen
Williams
Air Force Flying Training Command
Waco
Tex
Smolen
California
Stockton Field
325Th
Italy
Selenger
Phoenix
Truman
Elgin Air Force Base
Florida
Export Ban Ordered Amid Russia Trade Concerns
The United States on May 22 prohibited exports of strategic materials to Western German firms or individuals involved in illegal trade with Russia or its satellites, signaling tighter controls on German businesses.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Taft and Douglas clash over methods in anti communism policy
Senators Robert A. Taft and Paul H. Douglas voiced broad agreement on fighting communism but disagreed on approaches. speaking at the American Assembly at Arden New York they debated priorities in arms and foreign policy, with Taft urging air and sea power and Douglas favoring strong support for China while noting limits of defense spending.
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Taft
Korea
United States
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Columbia
Atlantic Pact Army
Arden
W. Averell Harriman
Red China Blockade Urged In Congress
Representative O K Armstrong from Missouri urged a complete blockade of Communist China and said he would introduce a resolution for Congress to endorse such action He recently returned from a Far East trip including Formosa and the Chinese Nationalist refuge
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O. K. Armstrong
China
Congress
Armstrong
Far East
Formosa
When radio cards and TV ads changed conversation with hosts
A nostalgic voice recalls talking back to radio hosts in earlier years, switching to polite silence as family life and later television adopted on screen advertising. The piece notes how audience interaction faded, replaced by screen messages urging smoking and bright smiles from actresses, while the speaker laments the shift from dialogue to passive viewing.
Comic Strip Artist Clifford McBride Dies at 50
Clifford McBride, creator of Napoleon and Uncle Elby, died at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena after a heart ailment. Born in Minneapolis, he moved to Pasadena at 12 and began drawing for the Los Angeles Times in the early 1920s, gaining fame for his quixotic dog Napoleon and his portly master Uncle Elby.
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Calif
Clifford McBride
Napoleon
Uncle Elby
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Flintridge
Minneapolis
Minn
McBride
Los Angeles Times
Elby
Elby Eastman
Plattesville
Wis
Iran Rallies Unite Moslems and Reds to Oppose Foreign Oil Interests
In Tehran on May 22, Iranian Moslem religious leaders and the Communist underground joined mass rallies urging rejection of foreign oil interests. They vow to expel British and American influence as tensions rise over Iran's oil, reflecting broad anti foreign sentiment and calls for national sovereignty.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
United States
Red River floods threaten Cooke County Texas area
The Red River swelled by heavy rains flooding over 4000 acres in Cooke County Texas. Traffic on the Dallas to Oklahoma City highway slowed as the 26.2-foot crest neared. A Brownwood tornado and Abilene windstorm caused damage. one man injured by a collapsing roof.
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Tex
Oklahoma
Texas
Cooke County
Brownwood
Abilene
W. C. Daniels
Midland
Herman Coker
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Sayre
Okla
Red River
Michigan City
Ind
Floodwaters strand City as UP tracks submerged
Highways on three sides of the city lie under water with 275 miles west of Kansas City. A foot of water covers the Kansas to Denver Union Pacific Railroad tracks and the UP depot. Calls for help go to nearby towns as Police Captain Roy coordinates rescue by boat.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Denver
Union Pacific
UP Depot
Roy
Rescue teams aid flood stricken town after threat passes
Hester and four Great Bend firefighters joined 20 Russell Chamber of Commerce members to assist in a flood response in a nearby city. The danger has passed. In Ellis, Night Police Officer Clarence O'Rouke reported a car carrying four people swept off a road four miles west of Hays. The driver escaped but could not find the others.
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Hester
Great Bend
Kan
Russell, Kan
Big Liners Tied Up By New York Fog
Fog blanketed New York Harbor forcing two large liners to heave to off Ambrose Lightship as shipping halted. The Queen Elizabeth and the Ile De France were due to dock early, delaying passenger traffic.
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New York
Ambrose
Queen Elizabeth
Ile de France
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