Wedemeyer Testifies On Seven Divisions For Manchuria
Lt Gen Wedemeyer told a Senate inquiry that he sought seven American divisions to guard Manchuria from Soviet pressure after Japan’s defeat. He was told the request was referred to MacArthur who declined. Wedemeyer argued U.N. trusteeship over Manchuria could have averted the Korea war. Concluded on Page 18.
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Wilson Backs Beef Order in US Price Relief Stance
Washington report shows Chief Charles E. Wilson asserting no plans to relax cattle price relief measures. He defended firm rollbacks and rejected demands, while noting no US plan for rationing amid ongoing postwar pressures.
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Gambling Probe Expands In Ogdensburg City
North Herald Journal reports a widening New York Crime Commission inquiry into Ogdensburg gambling. Witnesses were called in the city library then at the DA Howers home to curb leaks. Mayor Morissette had urged state help. Former councilman Stephens also testified as investigators plan to call more residents.
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Injured Officer Ben Wiles Jr. in Washington
Ben Wiles Jr a district enforcement officer with the Syracuse OPS office is in serious condition at Emberdney Hospital Washington D C with a head injury after a car trip to Washington for enforcement training. He remained unconscious in the hospital as of the afternoon report and had traveled to Washington Sunday for a week long OPS training.
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Italian Vote Pushes De Gasperi Allies in Major Cities
In round two local elections, Alcide De Gasperi's Christian Democrats and allied anti Communist groups gained control of three large Italian cities from the Communists and led or won in several others as partial returns came in from 2,161 municipalities. The anti Communist bloc also led in a key northern capital and targeted southern ports, while the Italian Social Movement gained scattered council seats as voting concluded.
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Fragmented cite: tragic crash and mourners in Chicago
A damaged clipping reports a drunk driving fatal crash mourners in Chicago. One mourner recalls a leading actor’s line while noting the victim is not dead yet. Other scattered items mention a Japanese musical piece and a stirring scene in Arizona.
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Allies Push Ahead on Wide Front in Korea
United Nations forces advanced about 70 miles north along a broad front from Chorwon to the east coast, seizing large munitions caches as they moved north of the 38th Parallel. Air strikes hit troop positions and supply lines while ground units breached Red defenses near Inje and Yanggu, with pockets of resistance giving way and forces preparing to fall back toward Wonsan and Kaelang.
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Margaret Truman Lands in Holland on Royal Visit
Margaret Truman, daughter of the President, arrived in the Netherlands after a strenuous overnight boat trip from England. She attracted a newsman’s notice in a navy suit with a mink cape and matching accessories, then proceeded from the harbor to The Hague’s American Embassy. She planned a sightseeing stop in Amsterdam with Queen Juliana.
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Today’s Features and Editorials Sparsely Noted in Shipping Debate
Marquis Childs writes on today’s editorial page about investigations into defluente anti and political contrictions in the shipping industry. Talking It Over appears on page 7 with Amusements 120 Editorials 1h City Lie 18 Ration TV 27 Deaths IR Serial 2223 Financial 28 Sports 4 37. Today’s Pictures on page 1 features Retro-One Five and Sears.
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Ammunition Dropped for Sampson Air Police Patrols
Officials at Sampson Air Force Base said ammunition would no longer be issued to Lown Air Police patrols after a clash outside a Geneva cafe. All on and off base police will use regulation clubs once new equipment arrives. Color and honor guards will keep pistols without ammunition. Meanwhile an investigation continues into Sgt Robert L Schwarz of Chicago allegedly shooting Sgt James Skelton of Philadelphia in the stomach. Skelton is reported improved after being moved from Geneva Hospital to Sampson base hospital.
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Allies Ponder Baby Airlift to Berlin Blockade
Western allies weigh a "baby" airlift to Berlin to counter a new Soviet economic blockade. Berlin authorities restricted shipments of Berlin made foods to Western Germany provoking a note from the U S Britain and France alleging violation of the postwar settlement. A second option involves retaliatory action by diverting West German goods from the Soviet occupation zone.
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Engineer Killed First Day on Job
James Edward Lowe 22 of Fayetteville Tennessee died of electric shock on his first day after graduating from Vanderbilt University. He had just begun work with an electrical contracting firm and was assisting in wiring a house when a power drill short circuited and caused the fatal shock near College Grove Tennessee.
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Fagieville
Fragmentary police-brief chuckle from OCR text
A garbled quote shows a cartoonish exchange as a driver claims a police officer halted him to avoid a crash. The lines resemble a local humor item with misread handwriting and broken phrasing, reflecting transcription errors more than a clear incident.
Iran Premier says Britain oil will be nationalized
Mossadegh rejects British claims of compromise and vows to take over Anglo Iranian Oil Company assets while seeking friendly ties with Britain. He insists Iran owns all oil revenue and proposes 25 percent to cover former company claims, while calling for British technicians to aid exploitation of Iran's petroleum resources.
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Jet Crashes Blamed On Inlet Icing
The Air Force ruled out sabotage and said engine inlet icing caused the crash of eight Thunderjets over Indiana last Friday. An Air Force FBI and manufacturer investigation found no sabotage indications. The eight planes flew from Austin Texas to Selfridge Field Michigan and crashed minutes after a refueling stop at Wright Patterson Field Dayton Ohio. three crew were killed.
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Weekend Rain Expected With Mild Temps Ahead
Weatherman Andrew P. Keller reports above normal temperatures this weekend with a high near 78 and a low around Sa. Rainfall of one quarter to one half inch is possible at the usual times Saturday and Sunday, slight warming tonight.
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Macy's Restraint Order Halts Drug Price Cuts
New York Macy's Department Store, a leader in the current retail price war, was restrained by a temporary order signed by Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Conroy. In Queens, Adolph Rathbaum, a Woodhaven druggist, filed the suit, the first such action since the price war began.
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Vanishings Downplayed in Britain Diplomat Search
London officials said the hunt for two missing British diplomats, Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess, had not yielded new leads. The Foreign Office stressed the case concerns Anglo American matters, not secrets of value to Russia, noting MacLean’s role in Anglo American affairs and Caribbean base arrangements.
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Bradley Truman Cenfer on Talks With Allied Leaders
General Omar Bradley briefed President Truman on his discussions with American British and French military leaders in Europe. The Joint Chiefs chair returned from a 10 day trip and spent 35 minutes with the President at the White House.
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Prosecutor Calls For Inquiry In Saratoga Gambling Probe
Sid ney B. Gordon former Chickaid to Special Prosecutor John Minton denied knowledge of a fixed investigation and agreed to appear before the extraordinary grand jury Friday. Gordon and Minton were summoned before Presiding Justice Leo Hagerty in a probe into Gordon’s resignation amid gambling inquiries involving operators of Kewanee.
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Minton and Gordon decline photo at Saratoga probe
Special prosecutor Minton refused a photographers’ request with Sidney Gordon, who has resigned from Minton’s staff. Gordon cited health concerns but later said the resignation followed a clash with Minton and the prosecutor’s consultant. Hagerty to review Gordon’s exit amid gambling inquiry tensions.
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Marshall Back in U S as Defense Chief Returns
Secretary of Defense Marshall returned from a seven day trip to the Korean War front reporting a very successful operation by United Nations forces. He noted the Eighth Army in top shape and discussed troop matters with General Ridgway after a nonstop 3500 mile flight from Alaska.
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Appellate Panel Upholds NY Crime Commission Subpoena
The Appellate Division today upheld the right of the New York Crime Commission to subpoena Staten Island labor leader Alex DiBrizzi in its waterfront conditions probe. The filing addresses a number question in the ruling.
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60 Aliens Nabbed In Hoboken Waterfront Raids
Hudson County authorities report a mass roundup on the Hoboken waterfront as U S immigration agents and police seize 60 men described as ship jumpers or stowaways. The operation, called the largest on the Hudson River waterfront, occurred today and targeted the violent waterfront area.
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Air Crash Kills 8 as Immigrant Longshoremen Rounded Up
An air crash near Buenos Aires kills eight and prompts authorities to screen and detain longshoremen including several who had recently arrived in the United States. Most were placed in buses to the Eliz Island Immigration Station for questioning after a brief, chaotic roundup during a rainstorm.
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