Acheson backs Formosa plan and Korea stalemate view
Secretary Acheson told the Senate that a naval blockade of Red China is under constant planning but not feasible now without UN backing. He argued Formosa must not fall to communists and warned Britain’s Hong Kong would impact U.S. interests. He discussed MacArthur’s demands, Korea peace moves, and the fleet’s role in Formosa defense.
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Acheson
Red China
United
Senate
United States
Formosa
Hong Kong
U.S
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Douglas MacArthur
White House
MacArthur
Far Eastern
Truman
Korea
China
Manchuria
State Department
U.S. Seventh Fleet
U. S. Seventh Fleet
North Korea
Iran Will Achieve Goal Iran Will Achieve Goal
Lt General James A. Van Fleet announced the U N Eighth Army will stop chasing Reds in Korea but will block aggression and react to threats. U N forces faced a reinforced border line as Moscow Mosaddegh era officials urged Iran toward oil nationalization with Britain.
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Tokyo
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
North Korea
United Nations
U.N
Red Korea
Eighth Army
Tehran
Iran
Hussein Maki
Mohammed Mossadegh
van Fleet
South Korea
U. N
Power Failure Explained in Tucson Area
Officials say a shunt-field in a pilot exciter on a steam turbine caused a Memorial Day power failure in the Tucson area. The incident triggered surges, burned motors, and widespread disruption, with repairs and safety measures detailed by city and utility officials.
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Tucson Gas, Electric Light & Power Co
Greater
Tucson
N. M. Lovell
Charles D. McCarty
Lovell
Phil Martin Jr
Martin
Welfare Job Filled With Rhodes to State Welfare Board
Gov. Howard Pyle announced Mesa attorney John J. Rhodes will join the state welfare board, replacing Florence Yount whose term ended in March. Rhodes is a Republican former attorney general candidate and Harvard Law School graduate, joining amid controversy over the welfare commissioner's handling of personnel and a postponed June meeting amid board split.
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John J. Rhodes
Mesa
State Welfare Board
Howard Pyle
Rhodes
Florence Yount
Prescott
Mesa Chamber of Commerce
Mesa Rotary Club
Harvard University
Yount
Welfare Department
Ted Walker
Tucson
William P. Mahoney
Phoenix
C. C. Dunbar
Yuma
State Welfare
Robert C. Bohannon Jr
Bohannon
State House of Representatives
Broad clash of storms and drought hits a nation
A sweeping weather surge brings torrential rains to Nebraska while snow blankets the Dakotas and Montana. Heat lingers in the south and midwest as storms kill at least four. Nebraska floods force evacuations in Seward and Ashland as a 30 day outlook signals drought in the southeast.
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Associated Press
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Nebraska
Dakotas
Wyoming
Montana
Rapid City
S. D
Plains States
Rockies
Midwest
North Central
East
Birmingham
Ala
Ft. Benning
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Washington
Fielding Wright
Agriculture
Si Corley
Lumberton
Charlotte
N.C
Tampa
National Guard
Lincoln
Seward
Ashland
Salt Creek
Sahuaros Bloom At Monument Near Tucson
Sahuaro National Monument and Tucson Mountain Park report cactus blooms near peak after cool spring delays. Supt. Samuel A. King notes blossoms out in quantity, with javelina sightings rising as fruit ripens. Mrs. Joseph H. Canfield Sr. cites orange red staghorn cholla and Rainbow cactus blooming in the area. Out on Papago lands, blooms extend beyond the city.
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Sahuaro National Monument
Broadway
Tucson Mountain Park
National Monument
Samuel A. King
King
Joseph H. Canfield Sr
Canfield Ranch
Tucson Mountains
Don’t Tweet Pete Piccolo Stolen From Mansfeld
A piccolo stolen Monday afternoon from Mansfeld is tied to a possible theft case. Police are investigating leads and urge witnesses to come forward. No arrests have been reported, and the instrument’s owner has not been named.
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Pete
Mansfeld
Tucson Merchants Maintain Fair Trade Prices Stand
Local Tucson druggists refuse to engage in price wars despite reports of slashed prices in Albuquerque and New York. They insist on fair pricing, noting steady margins and a pledge to avoid deep discounts while others plan selective cuts on items like razor blades and toiletries.
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New York
Tucson
Albuquerque
N. M
Omaha Man Kept His Promise
A man at 24th and L streets called the south side police saying he would shoot himself. Officers found Frank Zajicek, 38, with a 38 caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen. He lived in Sarpy county and was hospitalized in fair condition.
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Omaha
South Side
24Th
Frank Zajicek
Sarpy County
Baseball Results in Two Leagues
Brooklyn defeats Cincinnati 2 to 1 and New York shells Pittsburgh 14 to 2 in the American and National League box scores. The doubleheader results show Brooklyn edging Cincinnati while the Mets explode past the Pirates.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Planes Collide In Mid Air Over Yaphank Hit By Flames
Two F-47 Thunderbolts crashed in flames after an aerial collision near Yaphank Long Island. Both pilots were killed. Wreckage fell at separate spots east and south of the Army training camp site. Rescue crews recovered the pilots' bodies from the wreckage.
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Yaphank
N. Y
Long Island
Air Force
New Weather Records Set In Tucson
New weather records appear as turbid spring conditions sweep through Arizona. The report cites freezing temperatures across northern elevation areas including over 5000 feet, with high winds and rapidly varying readings.
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Buffalo
Toledo
Ohio
Chicago
Ottawa
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Paul Swisher
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Bisbee- Douglas
Yuma
Phoenix
Pancho Villa Assassin Dies
The man who shot Pancho Villa, Jesus Salas Barraza, died in Mexico City at 72 in a military hospital. He reportedly expressed pride about assassinating the famed revolutionary leader of the Division of the North after long illness and a period as a hospital patient.
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Mexico City
Pancho Villa
Jesus Salas Barraza
Salas Barraza
Markets Begin Saturday Closing
NEW YORK June 2 stock and bond markets nationwide closed for a summer schedule inaugurating weekends off. Markets will be closed on Saturdays through September.
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New York
Housewife Colleen Byrd Convicted of Manslaughter
Bisbee jury finds Colleen Byrd guilty of manslaughter in the November killing of her husband after seven hours of deliberation. Judge Frank E. Thomas will schedule sentencing. Byrd slumped at readings and her daughter Vivian cried as the verdict was read.
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Bisbee
Colleen Byrd
Byrd
Paul P. Zinn
Era of wonderful nonsense on Ft Grant page two
Page two highlights era of whimsical tales and notes from Ft Grant with quirky items and brief features. Includes a Margaret Truman mention on romance shun and a Pearson column tease on page two as well as miscellaneous listings for albums films churches and radio.
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Ft. Grant
Margaret Truman
Pearson
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Anglo Iranian Oil Co
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Attlee
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Parker Dam
By Joe Collier
Bulletin
By Hugh Keyfs
Cochise County
Rose Lopez
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