Forrestal diaries reveal MacArthur sharp defense of Pacific
In a Nov 22 1944 diary entry Forrestal quotes Bert Andrews on MacArthur criticizing Allied strategy. The general argues the Pacific theater has been neglected, US and British focus on Europe is misdirected, and predicts rapid Philippine revival with limited force. He also questions Washington leadership and supports a swing of Russian involvement in Asia. The diary notes Pacific dominance in future history and a cautious approach to joint war aims.
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Douglas MacArthur
Forrestal
MacArthur
Leyte
Bert Andrews
Washington
New York Herald Tribune
Philippines
Andrews
Great Britain
United States
Europe
Pacific
Patton
Soviet
Russia
Stalin
Asia
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Yalta
Western Pacific
Iwo Jima
Nimitz
Guam
Manila
McClellan accuses Boyle over law practice deal
Senator McClellan told William Boyle Jr. that Boyle’s sale of his law practice to Max Siskind and the proposed $150,000 payment implied improper use of political position for personal gain. Boyle vigorously denied the charges at a senate hearing, noting no signed papers were ever produced.
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Washington
McClellan
D., Ark
William M. Boyle Jr
Boyle
Senate
Max Siskind
Siskind
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
American Lithofold Corp
U S Calls On Iran To Cancel Expulsion Of British Oil Men
The United States appeals to Iran to cancel the expulsion order against 300 British oil experts from Abadan the key Iranian refinery center. President Truman conveyed a stance via a personal message to Prime Minister Attlee while Ambassador Henderson relayed Washington’s willingness to help settle the Anglo Iranian oil crisis. The State Department noted Mossadegh ordered the expulsion two days earlier, escalating tensions in the oil nationalization dispute.
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U.S
Iran
Washington
United States
Abadan
State Department
Britain
Truman
Attlee
London
Lou Henderson
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Revenue Chief James Smyth Suspended by White House
President Truman suspended James G. Smyth, collector of internal revenue for the First District of California, pending an investigation into incompetence. Presidential secretary Joseph Short announced the action as effective immediately in the White House press room.
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Washington
Truman
James G. Smyth
Internal Revenue
First District of
California
Joseph Short
White House
Public Statements Would Be Required In U S
President Truman urged Congress to require annual public statements on income gifts and loans for all federal employees earning 10 000 a year or more and for major party officials. He argued disclosure would curb improper conduct and protect officers from suspicions amid scrutiny of Boyle and Gabrielson over RFC dealings.
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R. J. Brauner
St. Louis
RFC
Harley Hise
Boyle
Senate
House
Democratic National Committee
U.S
Washington
Truman
Congress
William M. Boyle Jr
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
George Guy Gabrielson
Republican National
Democrats Name Beall Treasurer
I. G. Pete Beall, Phoenix contractor, was appointed treasurer of the Democratic state central committee. He succeeds Richard D. Searles who resigned after becoming under secretary of interior. Beall, a former party treasurer, had left to join the Arizona Racing Commission but resigned from that post and was asked to return. Beall, long active in party affairs and part of Arizona’s 1948 delegation, resides at the Hotel Westward Ho.
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I. G
Pete) Beall
Phoenix
Democratic State Central Committee
Richard D. Searles
Scottsdale
Beall
Steve Langmade
State Committee
Arizona Racing Commission
Langmade
Democratic Party
Arizona
Westward Ho
Princess Duke Set Tour Date for Canada Visit
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will depart for their postponed Canadian tour by air on October 7 and begin the schedule in Quebec on October 9, according to an official announcement.
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Princess, Duke
London
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Quebec
Voter Registration Deadline Schedules City Primary
Phoenicians who failed to vote in 1949 city elections or moved to a new precinct must register by Oct. 8 to vote in the city primary on Nov. 13. The registration branch is at 1206 W Madison. Oct. 15 date was corrected due to a misinterpretation of state law and city charter provisions.
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County Recorder’s Office
W. Madison
Local Brokers join California Investing Firm
The Phoenix firm Benton M. Lee, Ficks & Tompane dissolves to become Arizona representatives of Dean Witter & Co. The New York Stock Exchange member will transfer its business Monday and operate from the Security Building at Central and Van Buren. Dean Witter, established 1924, is linked to major exchanges including NYSE, Curb, LA, Midwest, Honolulu, Chicago Board of Trade, New Orleans Cotton, NY Cotton, Winnipeg Grain, NY Cocoa, New York Coffee and Sugar. Private leased wires connect its offices.
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Phoenix
Benton M. Lee, Ficks & Tompane
Arizona
Dean Witter & Co
San Francisco
New York Stock Exchange
Security
Central and
van Buren
New York Curb Exchange
Los Angeles
Change
Midwest Stock Exchange
Honolulu Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
New York Cocoa Exchange
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Ridgway proposes new site for Korean armistice talks
General Ridgway urged resuming Korean armistice discussions at a tiny no man’s land village in a bid to break a deadlock. He addressed North Korean premier Kim Il Sung and Chinese commander Peng Teh Hua, arguing the plan could be mutually satisfactory. The Communists had rejected a prior shift from Kaesong.
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Vosges
Luneville-Baccarat
Germany
North Africa
Philippines
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
No-Man’s Land
United Nations
U.N
Ridgway
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Korea
Red
Kaesong
Prosecution Nears End In Martin Bribery Trial
The Pima County bribery case against former Sheriff Jerome P. Martin entered its second day as the prosecution anticipated closing by noon. Key witnesses including Leslie Moore and Dolores Raines described payments and meetings tied to the alleged bribe of 300 dollars.
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Tucson
Pima County
Jerome P. Martin
Morris K. Udall
Superior Court
R. Porter Murry
Leslie Moore
Martin
Harry Brannon
Dolores Raines
John C. Phebus
Charles Shipley
Moore
Miss Raines
Noted Figures Comment on Postwar World Leaders
International News Service surveys remarks from President Truman, Maximilian Jiri Lom, and Secretary of State Dean Acheson on Italy’s role, Soviet influence, and Japanese peace. Cincinnati Reds owner Powel Crosley comments on Warren Giles becoming National League president, signaling acceptance of leadership change.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Free World
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Powel Crosley
Warren Giles
Reds
Probes Outnumber Laws In Congress
The 82nd Congress may not be remembered for laws but for investigations. Rep. Hugh D. Scott of Pennsylvania reports a tally: laws passed 104 and investigations conducted 130.
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Washington
Hugh D. Scott
Republican National Committee
Accused GOP Leader Quits New York Job
Edward A. Ruppell Staten Island Republican leader resigns as Richmond commissioner of borough works a $10 000 yearly post after State Crime Commission witnesses accuse him of payoffs for political favors Liquor store operators testified they paid for liquor licenses Ruppell denies the charges The resignation was accepted by Borough President Cornelius A Hall appointed in 1946
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New York
Edward A. Ruppell
Staten Island
State Crime Commission
Richmond
Richmond County
Cornelius A. Hall
Ruppell
Commission
Fire Fighters Gain On California Blaze
Fire fighters aided by heavy fog and a backfire hoped to control the 11 day old Lem's Summit fire in northwestern California today or tomorrow.
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Eureka
Calif
California
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Phebus
Dolores
Veterans Hospital
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Shipley
Inn Road House
International News
Frankfurt
Maximilian Jiri Lom
Tito
GOP
California Blaze
Eddie Contreras
Fifth Ave
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