Truman Knew Of Red Peril
Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer warned President Truman in 1947 that Korea faced a Soviet controlled invasion by North Korean forces. The top secret Korea report urged continued U S presence and military aid to South Korea and proposed an American led Korean scout force to replace the constabulary to meet the northern threat.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Wedemeyer
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Far Eastern
U. S
South Korea
Hodge
John R. Hodge
Japan
Pacific
United States
Soviet Union
China
Manchuria
United States Army
Reef discovery in Kent County oil field reported
Kewanee Oil Co reports No. 1-E Wil Connell as a reef discovery in Southwest Kent County. The well flowed 223.65 barrels of oil and 64.82 barrels of water with a 4844th inch choke, yielding a daily potential of 89460 barrels of petroleum and 259.28 barrels of water. Production is from open hole between 7085 and 7380 feet. The oiler sits three quarters of a mile south and one mile west of the nearest completed oil well, 660 feet from the south and east lines of the northwest quarter of section 3, block 5, H&GN survey. NEW HOWARD WELL Sunray Oil Corp No 1 J H Harper slated as 9500 foot wildcat to explore the Pennsylvanian lime in North Central Howard County. Prospector will be four miles northeast of Big Spring and 660 feet from the south and east lines of section 15, block 32, T-1-N, T&P Drilling with rotary tools to start immediately.
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Kewanee Oil Co
Wil Connell
Kent County
East
H&gn Survey
New Howard
Sunray Oil Corp
J. H. Harper
Howard County
Big Spring
T&p
Borden
Magnolia Petroleum Co
W. Ed Murphy
von Roeder
Borden County
H&tc Survey
Gail
Senators Press Bradley on Wake Island Report Disclosure
Washington May 14 senators pressed Gen Omar Bradley to explain how a top secret account of the Wake Island conference with Gen Douglas MacArthur was created and published. Russell chairs the probes into Truman MacArthur fallout and will open hearings with MacArthur as first witness.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Truman
Wake Island
Douglal MacArthur
Russell
D-Ga
MacArthur
Pacific
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York Times
Red China
New Top Cost Set For Beef by Associated Press
Texas New Mexico and Arkansas housewives learn the new beef price ceilings effective May 14 to Aug 1 with 4.5 percent cuts on April 1 and October 1. Alfred L. Seelye, OPS regional director, announces zone based ceilings tied to a base Midwest price.
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Associated Press
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Dallas
Alfred L. Scelyve
Region Ten
Ollie of
OPS
Seelye
Lost 8 Days in Alaska Lee
A former Texan Bert Gann his six year old daughter Linda and 16 year old Bethel schoolboy Alex Hate ly were found safe after eight days lost in the Alaskan snow. Gann said bad weather forced a forced landing on Cook Inlet, the trio survived on meager rations before a trapper guided them to safety last Friday.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bert Gann
Denton
Bethel
Linda
Alex Hately
Gann
Cook Inlet
Arthur Would Emulate Vine
Murfreesboro Tenn May 1 Arthur MacArthur 13 son of Gen Douglas MacArthur says he would accept an appointment to West Point in response to a reporter question He answered Yes with enthusiasm and indicated he wishes to follow his father’s footsteps
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Arthur MacArthur
West Point
Douglas MacArthur
Pete's a Scary Scary Top Boy in Emergency
Cleveland reporter notes Dartmouth scientist Dr. Roy P. Forster says Peter Cottontail remains calm in danger. The rabbit may enter a temporary quiescent state to conserve bodily processes, unlike humans whose alarm system triggers fight flight or fright.
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Pete
Cleveland
Dartmouth College
Peter Cottontail
Roy P. Forster
Forster
Anti slot and punch board bills eyed in Texas Senate
In Austin on May 1 AP reports supporters of anti slot machine and punch board bills prepared for Senate debate. Senators Nokes of Corsicana and Russell of Royse City seek two thirds votes to allow floor consideration. The bills aim to penalize possession of slot machines and punch boards.
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Austin
Senate
George Nokes
Corsicana
Joe Russell
Royse City
Nokes
Russell
Jimmy Adams
Mexia
House
Hidalgo
Cameron Counties
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
House Appropriations Committee
State Livestock and Sanitary Commission
MacArthur to Testify in U S Foreign Policy Hearings
Gen Douglas MacArthur prepares to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as the first witness in a job investigation. He plans to stay at the Waldorf Astoria in New York while formulating his strategy for the hearings set to begin in Washington.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Waldorf-Astoria
U. S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Washington
Hearst
Marines Stiff Dares as Chinese Attack Ridge
U S Marines at Ko rea endure heavy massed assaults by Chinese forces on a ridge position. The attackers shouted demands to surrender while Chinese flute music played from their side, and the Marines refused to yield throughout the night.
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U. S
Korea
Fifth Regiment Marines
Richard
New Election Law in France Passes Amid Confidence Vote
Paris May 1 Premier Henri Queuille campaigns for national elections in mid June as the National Assembly approves a new election law aimed at reducing Communist representation. The bill passed 339 to 251 in a late night confidence vote, boosting prospects for elections likely on June 10 or June 17.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Reds Cut Dam Line In Drive
Communist troops aiming at a new Central Korea attack cut the Han River water supply forcing UN engineers to adjust pontoon bridges. The Chinese closed Hwachon dam sluice gates to dry rivers aiding Red crossings as Allied artillery and air power disrupt Red concentrations along the Chungchon Hongshan route.
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Tokyo
Korea
Han River
United Nations
Hwachon
Pukhan
Han
Seoul
Nate Polonetsky
Chungchon-Hong
Daily News First Birthday Celebrated by Snyder Daily News
The Snyder Daily News marks its first anniversary thanking Snyder and Scurry County residents for their support and patience in helping reach this milestone.
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Daily News
Snyder Dailyews
Snyder
Scurry County
Damage Suit in Court Here
D F Snow Colorado City rural mail carrier sues Canyon Trucking Corporation for 22050 in damages after a collision with a Canyon truck driven by Jimmie Cross on July 7 1950 near Dunn The case before 132nd District Court judge Ben F Thorpe with Moore and Leonard representing Snow and McMahon Springer and Smartt defending Canyon The trial began with jury selection and was expected to continue today and perhaps tomorrow
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D. F. Snow
Colorado City
Canyon Trucking Corporation
132Nd District Court
Ben F. Thorpe
Snow
Jimmie Cross
Dunn
O'Dwyer Named in Kefauver Crime Probe Link to Costello
Senate crime investigators accuse Ambassador William O'Dwyer of aiding organized crime in New York City and of appointing allies of Frank Costello and Joe Adonis to public office. The panel says Costello's influence remains strong in New York Democratic politics.
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Washington
Senate
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Frank Costello
O'Dwyer
New York
Truman
Mexico
Kings County
Brooklyn
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Costello
Joe Adonis
Senate Committee
Council
Democratic Party Organization
New York County
Labor Urged To Doff Labor Label For Defense
Washington May 1 The Policy Committee of the U S Chamber of Commerce urged organized labor to remove union labels when entering the defense mobilization setup. The ULPC vote ends a two month boycott of defense agencies and the chamber plans to present a six point program at the 39th annual meeting with 2500 delegates.
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Washington
U. & Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United Labor Policy Committee
ULPC
AFL
CLO
USPC
Defense Organization
Defense Mobilizer
Charles E. Wilson
Truman MacArthur row shifts to closed hearings
The Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees will hold the Truman MacArthur dispute behind closed doors starting Thursday. Key figures including General MacArthur, Defense Secretary Marshall, Secretary of State Acheson, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Chairman Omar Bradley will testify, with much of the private testimony later released in redacted form. The plan aims to protect national security but risks leaks and public confusion over the full record.
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Russell
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
MacArthur
Armed Services Committee
Felix Larkin
Defense Department
Larkin
Wake Island
Truman
James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Armed Services and Foreign Relations
General MacArthur
Defense Marshall
State Acheson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Omar N. Bradley
Army Draftee Smuggled From Camp For Medical Treatment
Pvt. Stanley Amborski, 21, was reported in serious condition with virus pneumonia in both lungs at a Naval hospital in Chicago after being smuggled from Ft. Leonard Wood by distraught parents seeking medical treatment. He is AWOL and facing possible military action, while doctors cite unclear diagnosis and back and abdominal pains.
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Chicago
Naval
Stanley Amborski
Army
Ft. Leonard Wood
John Amboreski
Amborski
Richard Vail
R-Ill
Washington
Stanley
Samuel D. Sturgis
Young Amborski
Fifth Army
John R. Weisser
Naval Hospital At
Great Lakes
Texas towns top per capita retail sales study
Census Bureau releases a report showing small Texas cities leading per capita retail spending based on 1948 sales to 1950 population. Plainview and Pampa head the list, followed by Lamesa Greenville Big Spring Longview Amarillo Victoria Lubbock Gainesville in the top ten. Houston and Dallas lead by dollar volume.
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Washington
Texas
Census Bureau
Panhandle
Plainview
Pampa
Houston
Dallas
Greenville
Big Spring
Longview
Amarillo
Victoria
Lubbock
Gainesville
Weather Summary for West and East Texas
West Texas fair weather this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with a small rise in temperature by Wednesday afternoon East Texas partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday A few scattered thundershowers possible in extreme east this afternoon but generally warm today and tonight
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West Texas
East Texas
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By Frank Carey
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