MacArthur Refused Aid To Manchuria Says Wedemeyer
Lt Gen Albert Wedemeyer testified that he asked for seven American divisions to guard Manchuria from Soviet influence after Japan's defeat but was turned down by Gen Douglas MacArthur. Wedemeyer, then U S commander in China, sought troops to prevent unilateral Soviet action and to keep Japanese arms from falling to Chinese Nationalists. He warned a UN trusteeship over Manchuria in 1947 could have averted the Korean War, a view Marshall contradicted when he withheld the 1947 report. Wedemeyer, 55, also criticized Truman era Korea policies and supported withdrawing U S troops and breaking relations with Russia.
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Albert C Wedemeyer
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Douglas MacArthur
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United Nations
Korea
George C. Marshall
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U. S. Sixth Army
San Francisco
Russia
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
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U. S. Treasury Department
Weather Summary and Lake Spillway Readings
Mostly cloudy with showers this afternoon and tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy with little temperature change. Low 60 to 65, high 76 to 32. Precipitation .03 inches in the period. Winds light, up to .41 mph. Sunrise 4:28 a.m., sunset 7:31 p.m. Crab Orchard Lake spillway level Monday, Little Grassy Lake 22 feet below spillway Monday.
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Wilson Rejects Beef Price Relief Demands
Mobilization chief Charles E. Wilson refused cattle industry calls for price relief. He said the 10 percent live cattle rollback and 4 percent rollbacks slated for August and October remain fixed. He warned of a “terrible mess” if beef flow stops and expressed hope to supply 150 million Americans without rationing.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
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O.P.S
Michael DiSalle
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Icing Blamed In 8 Jet Crash Over Indiana
The air force ruled out sabotage and blamed icing of engine inlet screens for eight F84 Thunderjets crash during a training flight from Austin Texas to Selfridge Field Michigan. Three pilots died in the incident near Wright Patterson Ohio after a refueling stop following a thunderstorm near Richmond Indiana. The investigation by the Air Force FB 1 and manufacturers continues to assess risks and prevent future accidents.
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Texas
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Mich
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Ohio
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Iind
Two Jets In Germany Called Off Search
The U S air force abandoned a three day search for two F 84 Thunderjets feared to have crashed in West Germany near the Iron Curtain. Long range planes and helicopters scoured the area without success after the jets vanished Friday.
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Europe
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Iron Curtain
Former Herrin Man Killed In Jet Crash
Captain Bernard Sohn 29 former Herrin resident was killed when his F-84 jet crashed on take off at Hamilton Air Force Base California. He recently married Doris Adams of Selma Alabama and is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs David Sohn sister Mrs Doris Wineberg and wife. Burial is expected in Mendota with funeral plans not yet announced.
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Hamilton Air Force Base
California
Dan Sohn
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Doris
Novato
Calif
Doris Adams
Selma, Ala
Hamilton Field
Captain Sohn
David Sohn
Mendota
Ill
Doris Wineberg
Chicago
MacArthur Texas Tour Begins Tomorrow
Gen. Douglas MacArthur starts a four day Texas tour with wife and party arriving by plane. He will address a joint session of the Texas Legislature in Austin and then proceed to Houston.
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Texas
Douglas MacArthur
Houston
House defeat ends drive to raise marriage license fees
Illinois House rejected a bill by Rep. Alan J. Dixon to triple marriage license fees from $1 to $3. Dixon argued higher costs would curb divorces, but the measure failed by 40 votes in Springfield.
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Illinois House of Representatives
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Belleville
Dixon
Illinois Lifts Ban on Pre Colored Oleo July First
Illinois will end its 54 year ban on selling and making colored oleomargarine effective July 1. Governor Adlai Stevenson signed three bills making Illinois the 39th state to remove the restriction. The law requires oleo in triangular pots in public eateries and labeling as oleo. It also removes purchase limits for state institutions.
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Gov
Adlai
Steven
Joppa Boy Drowns After Ditch Slip Along Tracks
A nine year old Joppa boy fell from a steep embankment beside the C E I and I tracks and drowned in a drainage ditch known as the Joppa swimming hole. His companions, John Taylor and Bill Fletcher, reported the accident to his parents. Paul Little, 16, recovered the body. Coroner C F Cummins said an inquest will be held Wednesday. The drowning followed two earlier Southern Illinois deaths from Saturday.
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C. E. and I
Donald Voight Sr
Paul Little
Massac
C. F. Cummins
Donald Voight
Donald Sr
C. E.I and I.ite
Southern Illinois
Charles Ray Odum
Carl Eugene Henson
Creal Springs
Route 1
Marion
John Taylor
Jack Taylor
Bill Fletcher
Rock Fletcher
Drowns in Highway Wreck Near Metropolis
Paducah woman Cora Sears, 54, died when her car overturned into a water filled lowland near Metropolis. Her husband E J Sears was seriously injured. Grandsons Joe Sears and Mike Sears were unhurt after escaping the wreck. Sheriff Devers cited wet pavement as the cause of the crash.
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Cora Sears
Sears
Metropolis
E. J. Sears
Joe Sears
Mike Sears
Bridgeport
Ala
Leonard Devers
Mas- Sac County
Reds Flee Old Stronghold Buildup Anew
Tokyo June 12 AP three long Red columns fled through East Korea to escape Allied tanks moving through their iron triangle. UN troops mopped up Reds in hills around Chorwon and Kumhwa as Chinese headed for hills flanking the valley. American tanks advanced from Kumhwa toward Kumsong cutting the Red escape route while reports said new Red forces were forming near Kaesong Korangpo northwest of Seoul.
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Red Territory
Summer Slump Hits Nation's Soft Coal Business
The nation faces a pronounced summer downturn in soft coal, with thousands idle and many miners on short weeks. In Pennsylvania, over half of 85,000 bituminous miners are idle or part time, and unemployment benefits rose 59 percent to 417,000 dollars. Illinois saw 17 mines close, 3,500 idle, while Indiana's mines run on demand. Overall production slipped from 11 million to about 8.5 million tons weekly, stockpiles surged to 85.4 million tons, and unions blame gas dumping.
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Richard Barr dies longtime Illinois state senator at 85
Joliet June 12 AP Richard J Barr 85 longtime Illinois state senator and Joliet lawyer died after a three week illness He reportedly had 48 years of legislative service the most in any U S state senator He served as Joliet mayor 1898 1902 and 1906 1910 Surviving are two sons a daughter and five grandchildren Funeral services at Christ Episcopal Joliet with burial in Elmhurst cemetery Barr began work at 11 and studied at the University of Illinois and Michigan Law School He urged development of waterways and roads in Illinois and advised politicians to act rather than fear public scolds
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Washington, D. C
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Gas tax bill OKed by Senate amid truck license hopes
The Illinois Senate approved the gas tax increase from three to five cents a gallon by 32 to 18, sending the measure to the House as debate over a parallel truck license fee bill continues. Several Republicans signaled support, while others warned of potential House amendments and legislative delays. Senator Ray Paddock led opposition to delaying the truck bills, urging prompt action to avoid jeopardizing road funding.
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Senate
House
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Rnnconda
Senate Motor Vehicle Committee
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Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
Elbert S. Smith
Decatur
Illinois Senate
G.O.P. Louse
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Crusade for Truth With MacArthur At Helm Suggested
Dr J Ollie Edmunds president of Stetson University urged Gen Douglas MacArthur be named supreme commander of a billion dollar Crusade for Truth He proposed Congress fund a yearly program to interpret American ideals and to stir unrest in Russia and allied nations He spoke at a Miami University commencement address.
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