MacArthur declines early return to testify amid political concerns
General Douglas MacArthur told Senator Bridges he will not return to testify in Tokyo arguing that a homecoming now would be seen as politically motivated. The Appropriations Committee had voted to recall him to discuss Pacific economic matters, while supporters note his potential as a Republican nominee.
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Japan
Bridges
R-N. HH
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tokyo
Pacific
Kineal
MacArthur
Britzes
Senate Committee
Philippines
West
Saltonstall
R-Mass
E.C.A
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ECA
Reed
R-Kas
Members Refuse to Register Says Party Head
Chicago police report a 14 year old boy fatally smothered eight year old Nancy Schuler during a quarrel over comic books. Roy Adams admitted pressing a pillow on her head for about ten minutes, according to Lt. Patrick Coughlin. AP Wirephoto.
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Chicago
Patrick Coughlin
Coughlin
Roy Adams
Nancy Schuler
Jewish Surrender Affects Up To 1600 In Palestine
The Associated Press reports that Jews in the Old City near Derry Salem surrendered to the Trans Jordan Arab Legion at 2 30 PM local time. Up to 1600 people, including 350 women and children and old men, were to be turned over to the Red Cross, with younger men placed in a concentration camp outside Palestine. Four deaths were attributed to an unidentified illness. Meanwhile the United States and Russia called for forceful action to halt the Palestine war, and clashes along the Tel Aviv to Jerusalem corridor intensified with artillery and air power.
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Jerusalem
Jeru
VoA Discontinued Hearings Stir Broadcast Controversy
Washington reports a move to pause Voice of America world broadcasts amid a multi group probe led by Rep Chenoweth. Hearings begin in the House Expenditures subcommittee as critics claim slander of the United States. A State Department led directive oversees short wave programs run by NBC under contract. A proposed county health department and a survey are debated in Onondaga with citizen committees urged.
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Voice of America
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Truman
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George W. Allen
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L. Traister
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Citizens Committee
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Council of Social Agencies
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Editorial on federal state power balance by Marquis Childs
A column on the editorial page analyzes how power is exercised between the states and the federal government in the American system. The piece appears in today’s publication and references pages 50 and 51 along with other features and sections listed for today.
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Marquis Childs
Ida Jean Kain
Dr. Dean
Mary Haworth
Winchell
Man of Means Dies of Hunger in New York
Herbert Tar, a well off 62 year old and former Army sergeant, collapsed on a street corner and died seven hours later. He lived in a rooming house and often boasted he could live a day on a doughnut a cup of coffee and 40 cents worth of potatoes. Hospital attendants toured $984 in currency sewn into his clothing. His bankbook showed deposits of $1,238. The chief cause of death was malnutrition.
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New York
Herbert Tarbox
Rain May Come Tonight Forecast From Weather Bureau
Andrew D. Keller, chief meteorologist, says showers or thunderstorms possible tonight with a drop in temperature tomorrow. Sunday looks sunny with warm highs and clear skies. Today’s high reached 86 after a morning of 82 at 4 30 PM.
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Weather Bureau
Hulk
Yesterlay
Sylvia Kellum Surges To 11th Round In Spelling Bee
Washington reports Sylvia Kellum of Mor nwill-Eaten Central School advances to the 11th round of the National Spelling Bee at the National Press Club as seven phones ring. The 25th contestant encountered a difficult word list and Kellum spellings include illiterate and monstry. the page notes the earthquake in Peru with 40 Lima casualties and Wanda Lavett of Bem, Tex, among early exits.
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New York
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Lestant
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Wanda Lavett
Bemmant
Tex
Baldwinsville Boy Returned on Robbery Charges
A Baldwinsville youth, deported from California, faces two robbery charges. Police say he admitted involvement in the December midnight holdup of Alfred Saracene and his wife, and the Hartral Petroleum ambush that injured a clerk. Victims identified the suspect in interviews, and he described the Simone Restaurant break in for a milk glass before hiding in a car. The case continues, with details on page 20.
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Simone
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Willam Metsger
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Meis
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Long Branch
Tall Meyer
Gantell Sheelovk
Metzger
Bodies of Two Miners Recovered After Rockfall
Scanton news report: two miners buried 200 feet underground by a rock and coal collapse as rescue teams labor through wall debris. Dutius Pilarra, 27, of DuPont, Pa., recovered around 4 A.M. Brezak, 34, remains recovered late last night after ongoing dig efforts.
Marriages and Divorces Stir Tinseltown Rumors
Rumors from the film world swirl around marriages and fast dissolving unions. ARA Benton of Ameri Associated Actors hints at couple tensions amid stories of high earnings and fragile romances in Hollywood. The chatter suggests marriages may not endure long in this era of sensational star lives.
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Ra, Benton
Ameri Associated Actors
An Angeles
Altis Mat
Smuts Resigns as Malan Forming South African Government
Prime Minister Jan Smuts resigned following Tuesday elections in South Africa. Daniel Malan, leader of the Nationalist party, is called to form a new government after Smuts lost his parliamentary seat. United Party won 65 of 183 seats as coalitions form in the National Assembly.
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Union of South Africa
Jan Christiaan Smuts
Daniel Francois Malan
Ilor
Malan
Smuts
Joan Crawford Pin Worth $50,000 Found Insured Jewel Recovered
Hollywood coverage details a nightclub finders drama over Joan Crawford’s alleged $50,000 brooch. A witness called the jewel junk, a finder kept it thinking costume ware, detectives retrieved it for Miss Crawford after inquiry. Also mentions a Connecticut judge ruling on sentencing and a Malibu deer incident at Yepanga Canyon with lifeguards and game wardens involved.
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Joan Crawford
Mise Crawford
Anand
Wwailer Pant Badlogay
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Breoeh
Miss Crawford
Malibu
Calif
Yepanga Canyon
Pacific
Lipstick Dispute Triggers Deputies at Split Reel
Deputies Jack Murphy and Joseph Kanasola investigated a domestic disturbance at Split Reel yesterday afternoon. They found no real trouble beyond a father objecting to his daughter's lipstick, labeling it a family matter rather than a crime.
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Jack Murphy
Joseph Kanasola
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Red Line Denied by Lawmaker in Communist Film of Opposition
Hearing excerpts show William Foster of the American Communist Party opposing the House approved bill to require Communist group registration. Foster warns the Mundi-Nixon bill would create a fascist police state and refuse registration to avoid persecution. Rep. Marcantonio and Sen. Ferguson clash over norms, while ACLU’s Fraenkel backs opposition. A flood of telegram protests sparks inquiry by the House Un American Activities Committee.
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William
Foster
Communist Party
Senate Judiciary Committee
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John Gates
Vito Mareantonio
American Labor Party
New York
Ferguson
R-Mich
Marcantonio
America
Osmond K. Fraenkel
American Civil Liberties Union
Chaban Wiley
R-Win
House UN- American Activities Committee
Krupp Defendants Refuse Testimony in War Crimes Case
Merneberg Germany Alfred Krapp and Theo de Tendants announce they will not testify in their own defense against war crimes charges.
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Krupp Silent
Cat Rescue Turns Sour as Cat Bites Rescuer
SP CA Attendant Donald Kinne retrieved a meowing cat from under a car at 809 Almond Street after a neighbor, Mrs Trayry Bloom, reported hearing it. The cat bit him on both hands and scratched his forearms during rescue, requiring physician treatment. the cat allegedly showed ungrateful behavior after escape from the vehicle.
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Donald Kinne
Trayry Bloom
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