General Maxwell Taylor Named Far East Commander
General Maxwell D. Taylor was named U S Far East commander and head of the United Nations Command effective April 1, succeeding General John E Hull who retires after 37 years in the Army. Taylor, already commanding all ground forces in Japan Korea and Okinawa, will be followed by Lyman Lemnitzer and James M Gavin in key posts. He is in Thailand assessing the military situation and is noted for bravery and a studious nature, including knowledge of eight languages. In World War II he parachuted into the Barogne forest during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Tokyo
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S. Far East
United Nations Command
John E. Hull
Taylor
Japan
South Korea
Okinawa
Hull
Army Chief of Staff
Washington
Far East
8Th Army
Korea
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Lemnitzer
James M. Gavin
Thailand
Barogne Forest
Brains and Guts Describe Commander Taylor of Far East Forces
Gen Maxwell D Taylor, newly named commander of U S forces in the Far East, earned a reputation as a fearless, multilingual leader. Eisenhower praised his bold actions, including a daring 1943 mission behind Italian lines to persuade Badoglio to cancel airborne landings saving thousands of American lives.
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Eisenhower
Italy
Badoglio
Mussolini
Rome
Matthew B. Ridgway
82Nd Airborne
Taylor
Tudor Gardiner
Maine
Astica
Gaeta
Gardiner
Hull in Army Service 37 Years Chief of 1948 Eniwetok A-Tests
Gen John E Hull, U S and U N commander in chief in the Far East, will retire April 30 after more than 37 years in the Army. A World War veteran, Hull directed the Eniwetok atomic tests in spring 1948 and has held posts as assistant chief, deputy chief and vice chief of staff. He goes to retirement a month before compulsory retirement would take effect.
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Hull
Eniwetok
Washington
John E. Hull
U.S
U.N
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
Army
Japan
Miami University
Ohio
Tripoli TV Sets Popular
Tripoli Libya residents enjoy their first view of American life since Wheelus Field installed a TV transmitter for servicemen and dependents Two sets in shop windows draw crowds each evening Mohamed Ben Ali 65 says the American entertainment rejuvenates him though he cannot afford a radio or theater seat He and friends will soon see Arabic shows as TV time becomes available on the Wheelus transmitter.
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Tripoli
Libya
U.S
Wheelus Field
Mohamed Ben Ali
Mohamed
Wheelus
Job outlook debated as labor force grows
New York observers weigh whether rising unemployment figures signal deterioration or seasonal uptick. Census data show 3,347,000 jobless in mid January, up 500,000 in a month, while bankers argue overfull employment is not a goal. Labor leaders insist more jobs are needed as the working age pool expands.
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New York
National City Bank of New York
Univac Locates Jupiter Moon By Electronic Brain
New York reports Univac located Jupiter’s eighth moon in record time unsighted since 1941. Dr. Paul Herget of Cincinnati Observatory says the Univac calculations traced the moon’s path to 1980 from Mt Wilson with a 20 minute run. The moon is extremely faint and difficult to observe unaided.
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New York
Jupiter
Univac
Paul Herget
Cincinnati Observatory
Herget
Mt. Wilson
Calif
Mixed Family at Canton Dog Cindy Adopts Stray Trio
Frank Parker says his dog Cindy has taken in an unusual brood of adopted youngsters. A duckling with a broken leg, a chicken and a kitten have joined the Parker home with Cindy acting as mother, the dog keeping the duck and chicken on her back while the kitten curls beside her head.
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Canton
N. C
Frank Parker
Cindy
Parker
Kitty
Army Officer Cleared in Korea War Aide Case Returns to Duty
Maj Am brose H Nugent, acquitted by a U S court martial of aiding the enemy while a POW in Korea, says he will take a brief leave for health and dental work then resume his Army career. The 45 year old Merrill Wisconsin native served 14 years after 24 in the Wisconsin National Guard, and the seven week trial was the longest in U S military history.
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FT. Sill
Okla
Ambrose H. Nugent
Field Artillery
Korea
U. S
Nugent
Merrill
Wis
Fighting 1st Marines Being Shipped Home
Seoul reports the US 1st Marine Division is heading home after three years in Korea. About 5,500 Marines depart to San Diego as the 24th Division relieves them. The Leathernecks fought from Inchon to Seoul, endured extreme cold, frostbite, and heavy casualties, and pioneered airborne medical evacuation and armor vest innovation. Forty-two Marines earned the Medal of Honor in Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
1St Marine
San Diego
Army
Japan
Guadalcanal
Naktong Bulge
Southeast Korea
Inchon
8Th Army
Montezuma
Changjin
Police officer refuses bail check request in forgery case
Columbia South Carolina police officer M J Walker declined a prisoner's plea to cash a check so he could post bail. The prisoner was held on check forgery charges.
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Columbia
S. C
M. J. Walker
Shifting Cargo Caused Freighter to Sink
The Coast Guard found the freighter Mormackite capsized by shifting improperly loaded cargo during an Atlantic storm on October 7. Master Captain Patrick J. McMahon was deemed negligent for allowing cargo to be loaded so it could shift, per a Coast Guard board's finding.
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Norfolk
The
Coast Guard
Patrick J. McMahon
Coast Guard Board
Moore- McCormack Lines, Inc
New York City
Virginia Capes
McMahon
Victoria
Brazil
Baltimore
A. G. Richmond
Moore-McCormack Lines
Cape Henry
Moore-McCormack
March of Science Promotes Germ-Free Animal Lab Study
Government scientists seek congressional approval to build a sterile laboratory for rearing chickens guinea pigs and possibly other animals to study germ effects in health problems from polio to tooth decay. Research draws on Notre Dame work on amoebic dysentery using germ free and conventional guinea pigs showing disease in the latter.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
U. S. Public Health Service
NIH
United States
Notre Dame University
James A. Reyniers
Notre Dame
Nih-Notre Dame
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