Prisoner camp purges and MacArthur political status stirred debates
Reports from Koje Do, Gen. Haydon Boavier expands prisoner removals to 60,000 as he tightens control of POW camps. Simultaneously the Army clarifies Gen Douglas MacArthur’s status, saying active five star generals not assigned duties face no AR 600-10 limits on political activity.
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Haydon J. Boavier
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Washington
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Chicago
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Department of the Army
Congress
Syracuse Bank Trial Tells of Meaningless Deposit Slips
In Syracuse Federal Court, bookkeeper Bernard E. Block testifies he placed meaningless numbers on 13 deposit slips to credit his account, with Klock claiming the practice as part of the $374,000 conspiracy and misapplication case. Auburn man Paul Titus and other Red leaders are tied to the broader murder plot and payments, as testimony builds toward continuing proceedings.
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Bernard E. Block
Syracuse Trust Company Book
Pound 77
Klock
Syracuse
James T. Foley
Leoa
Paull Titus
Auburn
Posie
Bogus 10 Dollar Bills Seen With Queen Elizabeth II
Reports from Hamilton indicate counterfeiters circulated $10 notes bearing Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait. The government issue still features the late King George VI’s portrait, implying a mismatch in circulating currency. Local merchants detected the fakes in several stores.
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Hamilton
Elizabeth II
George VI
UN Again Quits Talks in Korea
UN truce negotiators walked out as the senior Red delegate spoke. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison declared there was no further business and that the meeting would resume on May 21. Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckers said the Reds answered with laughter. The UN proposal on prisoner exchange stands as final.
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Korea
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William K. Harrison
William P. Nuckers
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Bare facts of bear intrusion in Great Smoky Mountains
Dr. James T. Brittan of Coral Gables Florida camping in Great Smoky Mountains National Park reports three large bears invaded his tent and stole clothing. The bears also scratched the side of his Cadillac before leaving.
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Tenn
James T. Brittan
Cora Gables
Fla
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Taft forces tied to last chance claim in power
Today's editorial contrasts Taft forces with the sense this is their final chance to enter power and glory as Marcus Childs writes. The page also lists regular features across sections including Financial, Bridge, Classifieds, City Life, Editorials, Deaths, Radio TV, Sports and Letters.
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Aconenmante
Financial
Bridge
Ing
City Life
Radio-Tv
WODAY
Brewster Defeated in Maine Senate Nomination
In Portland Maine Governor Frederick G Payne defeated Senate veteran Brewster for renomination by about 3 000 votes in a fierce primary that drew a record 153 731 votes for both parties The unofficial tally showed Payne 68 485 Brewster 65 457 with only eight of 62 precincts reported and few votes remaining If results hold Payne will face Democratic challenger Roger P Dube in the September 8 general election Brewster's long political career dates to the 1920s
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Oweans
Brewster
Senate
Frederick G. Payne
G.O.P
Payne
Brewsters
The
Democrats Richer Than Republicans in Election Finances
The Democratic National Committee entered the final stretch before the election with a larger balance than the Republican National Committee. Records filed with the House clerk showed the Democrats had a balance of 5,267,391 on June and Republicans trailed.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
House
East Germans Battle Reds at West German Border
Refugees report fierce clashes as Communist police try to clear border villages along the Soviet zone frontier to establish a three mile no man’s land. At least three killed and hundreds wounded amid villagers using axes hoes and clubs against police while priests reportedly join the fight.
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UPY
West Germany
Communist People's Police
LIRR Work Stoppage Scores Dismay This Holiday
EW YORK UP commuters faced a two day Long Island Rail Road strike that stranded thousands starved of holiday mood and disrupted travel plans as workers walked off the job.
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Long Island Rail Road
Paris strike snarls traffic and rail amid mood of feast
Amid heavy fog and a city in holiday mood, Paris sees trains and buses disrupted as the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers holds an all day meeting. Transportation officials warn of a long strike schedule with negotiators pressed to act.
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Epicure
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Brotherhood of Fore
Ross Sarr
Red Losses Rise Sharply in Korea Front Battle
UN troops report 3,282 enemy casualties last week in Korea as 1,738 killed, 1,497 wounded, and 47 captured. The U.S. 5th Division repelled a Communist push on three hills west of Chorwon, fighting hand to hand with grenades, rifles, machine guns, and bayonets.
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Korea
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Eighth Army
U. S. 5Th Division
Chorwon
Ridgway Denies Use of Germ Warfare in Korea
General Matthew B Ridgway, commander of United Nations forces in Korea, swore that U N troops never used germ warfare. He made the denial during the final day of a two day visit as allied supreme commander in Europe.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Korea
Europe
Chuckle About Aftershave Ro tion Drives Girls Crazy
A humor item features a shopper asking for after shave lotion. The reply claims a perfume that drives girls crazy, noting it smells like money in a playful old newspaper style.
Truman plane production delay criticized by Senate subcommittee
The Senate preparedness subcommittee warned that President Truman's plan to stretch out aircraft production risks disaster. It urged the quickest possible buildup to 143 groups of planes, saying Russia could surpass the United States by 1954 and threaten global air superiority. The report argues defense strength must rise now and labels the delay as costly.
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Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Defense Leaiers
Gabreski Declares Air Supremacy in Korea Welcome Return
San Francisco reports Air Force ace Francis S Gabreski asserts complete air control over Korea after 49 enemy planes shot down in World War II and Korea He arrives from Korea with wife Katherine and daughter Dana amid a hero’s homecoming The Mercury notes heat at 99 degrees and upcoming cool spell. storms in Syracuse kill Arthur Willerton 35 in field incident New York humidity hits 100 percent affecting travel
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Oday
Korea
Cpl
Francis S. Gabreski
Gabreski
Oi City
Ensmaen
Katherine
Djoni
Httle
Syracuse
Geneva
Arthur Willerton
Willerton
Deans
la Sela
Open House at boat builder's home in Quency Mass
Raymond E. Stone hosts an open house in Quency Massachusetts with friends aiding in removing a wall to haul a boat from his cellar. Stone says the house plan included a picture window and will install one to fit the hole.
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Mass
Cns
Raymond E. Stone
Stone
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Old Age Pay Hike Approved by House
The House gave final approval to a bill raising Social Security benefits by at least five dollars monthly for about 40 million recipients, costing roughly 300 million dollars a year. The measure passed 360 to 22 after a roll call, sent to the Senate, amid parliamentary procedures and political pressure. Meanwhile, a Rochester couple drowned in Lake Ontario after a canoe overturned, their bodies not recovered early today. In Detroit, John Breed, a 76 year old graduate, was rescued after his canoe capsized. OPS allowed mixed price increases on goods to offset higher freight and postal costs, though many items remain at ceilings or below market rates.
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EE Ford
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Richard Langs
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Washington
Edward Schoepfel
Detroit
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Ment
Ipanion
Schoepfel Swam Parts
Wayne University
Office of
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Hog stabbing sparks City flash investigation in Minnesota
Police hunt in Willliam, Minnesota, for a hog described as uncooperative after a traffic dispute escalated into a stabbing. The incident stemmed from a driving courtesy disagreement between motorists, leaving authorities to pursue the suspected animal involved.
Steel Shortage Slashes Thousands in War Industry
The two week old steel strike cripples the economy with over 100000 idle in allied industries. Nearly 50000 coal miners and over 30000 railroad workers join the stoppage while shipyard and construction crews face shortages. Three companies announce halted munitions production as the government and USW seek a plan to resume steel flow.
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Great Lakes
Us.w
Greveland
Lempeo Prodcis, Inc
Baltic Nations Claim 3 Million Enslaved by Reds
Baltic representatives in Bonn report that 1.5 million people, about 25 percent of the population of Lithuania Latvia and Estonia, were sent into slave labor by the Russians. They call the 11th anniversary of the 1941 deportations a warning of a plan for physical and spiritual destruction of Baltic peoples.
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Germany
Uss.r
Fowl Play Injures Man Under Tractor
Clyde Mitchell suffered severe injuries described as fowl play after a rooster attacked him while he worked under a tractor in Greenville Tennessee. The incident left both arms injured to the bone as he attempted repairs.
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Clyde Mitchell
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