Acheson Labels Chiang Regime Failure in China Policy
In a white paper to President Truman, Secretary of State Acheson criticizes Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalist government as ineffective, blaming them for China’s plight and arguing for a new anti-Communist policy in the Far East. The document includes the suppressed Wedemeyer report and Li Tsung-jen’s May 5 1949 letter.
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Washington
Acheson
China
America
Far East
Wedemeyer
Truman
U. S
Russia
United States
United Nations
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Li Tsung-jen
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Congress
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China Aid With A Big “If.” Wedemeyer
Manchuria
United Nation
Philip C. Jessup
Truman's Power View Good News To Arms Bloc
Washington August 5 lawmakers seek to trim the arms for Europe program. President Truman says he does not want blanket powers to ship arms to any nation. Senate debate follows on penalties for discrimination against Americans in French Morocco. The five per centers probe is set to open with Secretary of Defense Johnson as first witness.
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Washington
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Senate
France
Morocco
Johnson
Army
Alden H. Waitt
Chemical Corps
Herman Feldman
House P
Congress
Day's Activities In Congress By Associated Press
Senate resumes debate on the foreign aid bill. Judiciary subcommittee continues hearings on displaced persons bills. Foreign relations and armed services committees meet in executive session to discuss arms for Europe. House debates natural gas act. Foreign affairs committee continues hearings on arms aid to western Europe. Armed services subcommittee hears Secretary of the Army Gray in five percenter inquiry.
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Senate
Judiciary
Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Europe
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Western
Armed Services Subcommittee
Secretary of the Army
Gray
Phelps Dodge challenges Arizona tax plan on mine valuations
Harry M. Lavender of Phelps Dodge testified before the state board of equalization that mine taxes in Arizona threaten operations. He cited United Verde extension and Copper Queen valuations, noting a 120 percent over cash value versus 20 to 60 percent for other properties. He warned risk to payroll losses of $3.5 to $4 million in Bisbee and about $1.5 million in Douglas, with Bisbee’s restart dependent on economics and taxation.
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Phoenix
Harry M.lavender
Phelps Dodge Corp
State Board of Equalization
Arizona
Lavender
State Tax Commission
United Verde
Jerome
Copper Queen
Bisbee
Tax Commission
Douglas
New
Cornelia
France seeks U.S. pledge to defend Western Europe
Paris reports France pressed the United States for a pledge not to abandon Europe in a future war. American and French chiefs of staff met as 8,000 police manned the Concorde area to deter a Communist demonstration. France favors defense of western Europe east of the Rhine until U.S. air power can fully aid.
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Paris
U.P
France
United States
America
Europe
Place de la Concorde
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Western
Elbe
Rhine
Joint Chiefs
Omar N. Bradley
Adm
Louis Denfeld
Air Force
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Ministry of National Defense
Western Europe
Jeane de Lattre de Tassigny
Western Union
Britain
Lord Montgomery
Montgomery
de Lattre
Drank Rat Poison Inquest Finds Suicide in Yuma
In Yuma a coroner and jury ruled Corp. John Porter Pugh 37 died by his own action after drinking rat poison containing strychnine. The widow testified she initially called it accidental to spare his mother worry after a quarrel over bills. She noted two prior suicide attempts amid ongoing distress.
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Yuma
U.P
R. H. Lutes
Corp
John Porter Pugh
Changsha Falls To Red Troops
The fortress of Changsha fell to the Reds on Friday amid reports of a Nationalist revolt on the front. Gen Chen Ming jen reportedly defected, with up to 90,000 troops possibly joining the Communists, threatening the road to Canton and widening the conflict in Hunan and Fukien. Nationalist forces withdrew in order as Reds approached, while Formosan air support moved toward Canton to bolster defense.
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Canton
Changsha
Chen Ming-jen
Hunan
Kwangsi Province
Chiang
Gen. Cheng
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Suichwan
Formosa
Fukien Province
Texas rodeo gun fight kills horse wrangler and spectator
In Big Spring Texas 2500 rodeo fans watched as cowboy Herbert Frizzell shot Henry Buck Jones killing him and accidentally mortally wounding Carl Myers. Frizzell said self defense and cited a quarrel over a woman.
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Big Spring
Tex
Herbert Frizzell
Beaumont
Henry
Buck) Jones
Frizzell
Jones
Carl C. Myers
Abilene
Myers
Elton Gilliland
Gilliland
GOP Fights For Life Under New Republican Leader
Washington dispatch reports the Republican National Committee opens 1950 race with a fractured leadership battle after Hugh D. Scott Jr. is fired. Guy G. Gabrielson wins a tight 52 to 47 vote amid Dewey faction opposition as the party seeks unity for a win in 1950 and 1952.
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Washington
U.P
Republican National Committee
Hugh D. Scott Jr
Guy G. Gabrielson
Gabrielson
New York
New Jersey
Thomas E. Dewey
Scott
Dewey
Axel J. Beck
South Dakota
A. T
Bert) Howard
Nebraska
Beck
Dewey-Scott
Western Committee
GOP
R. B. Creager
Texas
Omaha
Neb
McIntyre Faries
California
Jane F. Warnock
Sinclair Weeks
Massachusetts
Governor Seeks Opinion On Club Liquor Sales
Governor Dan E. Garvey asked the Arizona attorney general for an opinion on whether private clubs can sell spirituous liquor without a license. The move stems from Tucson raids by Sheriff Jerry Martin aimed at stopping alleged gambling in clubs, with a court appeal ongoing.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Attorney General's Office
Tucson
Pima County
Jerry Martin
William H. Johnson
The
Tucson Citizen
George Rosenberg
Citizen
Martin
Wilson
Maricopa Budget Up Tax Rate Down
UR A spokesman for the Maricopa county board of supervisors said few protests were expected as the 1949-50 budget of 6 684 884 dollars goes to a public hearing Friday. The budget will allow a drop of at least 43 cents per 100 dollars of assessed valuation, with a net assessment of 238 million dollars indicating a tax rate around 82 cents, down from 1.25 the prior year.
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Phoenix
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Baseball Results From Early Games
In the first game Crews and Winegamner worked five for St Louis with Lol lar and Lopat behind Berra. New York scored a 7 so 2 run line as Detroit Boston Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington all listed with night games. National League Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh teams scheduled for night action.
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St. Louis
New York
Winegamner
Lollar
Lopat
Berra
Silvera
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Suitcase Oxygen Saves Premature Twins in Baltimore
Louis J. Orefice aided the premature twins delivered by Mrs. Ethel Loraine Lappe by improvising an oxygen tent from a suitcase. He lined the case with blankets and used a tube from an oxygen tank to keep the babies breathing while awaiting transport. At Johns Hopkins hospital the infants were in satisfactory condition.
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Baltimore
Louis J. Orefice
Ethel Loraine Lappe
Orefice
Ingrid Bergman seeks divorce and retirement after Stromboli
Ingrid Bergman plans divorce from Dr. Peter Lindstrom and immediate retirement from film. Friends say she will marry Italian director Roberto Rossellini after the divorce while finishing Stromboli in a refugee camp.
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Rome
Ingrid Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Peter Lindstrom
Miss Bergman
Stromboli
Rossellini
Lindstrom
Joseph Steele
Hollywood
Highway 66 Group Meets At Flagstaff
Arizona unit of the U S highway 66 association met in Flagstaff with President G L Noel presiding. The session centered on attracting visitors to Arizona and plans for the year were discussed by interested members with suggested methods.
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Flagstaff
U.P
Arizona
U. S. Highway 66 Association
G. L. Noel
Holbrook
Army Urges Keeping Draft Law As Insurance Against War
Washington reports the army wants the draft law kept on the books as insurance in case of rapid war. The joint chiefs will consider extending Selective Service. navy and air force undecided. Lt. Gen. E. H. Brooks says ground forces prefer stability and warn delays could be disastrous if a swift attack occurs.
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Washington
Army
National Military Establishment
Congress
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Air Force
E. H. Brooks
Brooks
Truman
Billboard To Boost Rt. 70 Attractions
A billboard will be erected at Indio California to attract tourists to travel highway 70. The sign will point out attractions on the route through Blythe Phoenix and Mesa and is funded by the Highway 70 association and built by Guerrero Lindsey Sign Co of Mesa.
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Mesa
U.P
Indio
Calif
Highway 70 Association
Blythe
Phoenix
Guerrero Lindsey Sign Co
Truman meets leaders to push education bill passage
President Truman summons Democratic congressional leaders to the White House to press for approval of a federal aid to education bill. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt agrees to a meeting with Francis Cardinal Spellman to discuss aid to parochial and private schools. Yugoslav Premier Tito says troops stand alert to deter provocations from Soviet aligned neighbors.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Hyde Park
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Francis Cardinal] Spellman
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
CIO leader Bridges heads for Honolulu amid possible strike break
Harry Bridges president of the International Longshoremen's union travels from San Francisco to Honolulu as a potential shift in the 97 day maritime walkout looms. A reserved seat for Louis Goldblatt is noted. In Los Angeles mysterious gas fills the air as protests rise and sheriff switchboards clog with calls.
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Honolulu
Harry Bridges
Cio International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Bridges
San Francisco
Louis Goldblatt
Los Angeles
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