Commandant Gen Dodd Seized by Red Prisoners on Koje Island
Army reports Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd, deputy chief of staff of the Eighth Army, was captured by Communist POWs at Koje Island on May 7 and held at the camp gate with another officer escaping. Dodd's status remained unharmed, with efforts continuing for his release.
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Pusan
Korea
Koje Island
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Gen
Eighth Army
United Nations
Kose Island
Tucson
Tallahassee
Fla
Eighth
Koje
U.S. Eighth Army
Indiana
Kore
James A. van Fleet
Panmunjom
U.P
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Nam II
East Germany warns of Korea like peace pact danger
East German Premier Otto Grotewohl warned that a final peace contract with the western Allies could make Germany a European Korea. He said the agreement would foster a four power dictatorship, civil war risk, and possible world war while East Germany prepares for a national army and counter measures against American imperialism.
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Berlin
Otto Grotewohl
Germany
Korea
Nazi Germany
German Democratic Republic
Grotewohl
East Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
West Germany
Free World
Grotewehr
Suan target blasted as UN forces assault major base
Allied air forces hit Suan a major Communist supply base 35 miles southeast of Pyongyang with dawn napalm strikes and continuous bombing. 165 supply buildings destroyed and large quantities of trucks fuel and ammunition eliminated. Soviet MiG-15s fought back as U N and allied pilots downed two and damaged a third.
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Seoul
Korea
Suan
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Senate House conferees agree on pay raise for armed services
Conferees reach a four percent cost of living rise for base pay and a 14 percent boost in food and quarters allowances. They drop a Senate approved $45 monthly combat pay bonus under fire in Korea. Chairman Carl Vinson plans hearings on combat pay. The final report combines House ten percent increases with Senate three percent base raises and larger allowance boosts.
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Washington
Senate
House
Armed Services
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Tombstone Row Over Truman Slur On Mayor and Grave Marker
President Truman clashed with Tombstone Mayor Wally C. Foster over a claimed grave marker for Jack Williams in Boothill cemetery. A local committee reportedly created a marker as a joke after denying prior existence, while editor Clayton Smith notes no such marker existed.
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Truman
Tombstone
Wally C. Foster
Jack Williards
Foster
Boothill Cemetery
Jack Williams
Boothill
Mr. Truman
United Press
Clayton Smith
Tombstone Epitaph
Smith
Eisenhower Warns Against Aid Cuts
General Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Congress that a $1 billion cut in foreign aid would be seriously felt in Europe’s defense. He urged balancing attack risks with the equally obvious risks of ruinous spending in a cable to Senator Tom Connally.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Europe
Eisenhower
Tom ‘Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Congressional
Connally
Russell
No Installment Boom Here in Tucson Seen
Tucson bankers and dealers expect only modest changes after the suspension of regulation W by the Federal Reserve Board. Banks may extend terms and lower down payments within sound banking, with one bank cutting appliance down payments to 10 percent and extending terms to 24 months. Cars will see extended credit by model year, though headlines warn against a full boom.
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Tucson
Federal Reserve Board
Honest John Sells Cars Amid Credit Controls
A Los Angeles used car dealer nicknamed The One and Only Honest John advertises a Cadillac convertible priced at 3695 dollars with five years to pay. The piece notes time given by credit controls and the dealer’s self styled title.
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Los Angeles
John
Red Chitwood Surrenders Amid Grand Jury Gambling Indictments
Red Chitwood surrendered at the sheriff's office and faced Judge Lee Garrett, released without bond, pending arraignment on a conspiracy to violate gambling laws indictment. Co-defendants Maurice Guiney and Gilbert Martinez also surrendered and were released on bond. The case details an alleged 1947 agreement granting Chitwood rights to illegal gambling in Pima County and various payments to secure or suppress gambling activity.
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E. B
Red) Chitwood
Edward W. Scruggs
Chitwood
T Tree
Maurice T. Guiney
Gilbert Martinez
Guiney
Pima County
James P. Fant
Creme P. Martin
Fant
Congress Street
Walter Porter
Porter
River Road
Clearing skies forecast for Tucson and state
The weatherman expects a clearing trend in Tucson with continued scattered clouds after noon and evening. Yesterday’s high reached 93 degrees and 68 was this morning’s 5:30 reading. statewide temps: Yuma 94/59, Phoenix 94/61, Douglas 90/60, Grand Canyon 73/44, Flagstaff 67/43.
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Arthur Rittek
Tucson
Yuma
Phoenix
Douglas
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Court Martial Approved for Lt Col Maxwell in AWOL Case
Lt Col William Maxwell, a staff supply officer at Eglin Air Force Base, faces dismissal after being charged with absence without leave, issuing bogus checks, and obtaining funds under false pretenses. A court martial recommended dismissal and the commander at Eglin approved forwarding the recommendation. His conviction will go before a judge advocate general review in Washington. Maxwell, a West Point graduate and son of a retired general, continues to draw full pay pending final action.
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William Maxwell
Air Force
United Press
Washington
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Betty Smelker
V. A. Smelker
E. Third St
Eglin
Judge Advocate General
Col. Maxwell
West Point
Oil Dispute May Go To White House
The wage dispute between AFL CIO and independent oil unions could reach the White House as President Truman works to settle the week-old strike. The White House has not formally received the case, but signs point to a referral via the wage stabilization board. Knights of the Oil Workers Union vow to continue striking, with California actions looming and the history tracing back to September 1951.
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Denver
AFL
CIO
Truman
White House
Wage Stabilization Board
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Union Coalition
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union
CIU
WSB
California
Knight
Verlin McKendree
CIO International
Tidewater
San Francisco
Wage Chief Defends Votes in Wage Board Debate
Chairman Nathan P. Feinsinger defended the unanimous votes of the public members on the wage stabilization board amid a House labor committee probe. He argued unity aided firm settlements in labor management wage disputes, countering critics who questioned cross-group unanimity.
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Washington
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Feinsinger
House
John Forssyth
Ban Lifted On Steel Shipments After Short Strike
The government lifted its steel shipment ban after a three day strike by the steel industry. Secretary Sawyer announced that warehouse supplies have recovered enough to remove the freeze while noting no estimate of production losses from the walkout.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Commerce Sawyer
Steel Mills
Baseball results and postponement report
In the National League Philadelphia at Pittsburgh game was postponed due to rain wet grounds. In the American League Chicago defeated Boston 4 to 2 while St. Louis beat Philadelphia 9 to 8.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Tucson Tonight and Tomorrow City Events and Sports Night
Grand Central Aircraft tops class A last season as it opens in class wan le. Public softball action includes 6:30 p.m. Santa Rita park games with Latter Day Saints vs Chapman-Dyer Steel and 8 p.m. Grand Central Aircraft vs L & L Drive-in. Other matches: Telephone Co. vs El Paso Natural Gas at 9:30 p.m. St. Joseph's Academy stages Murder in the Nunnery at 7:45 p.m. University of Arizona music recital at 8:15 p.m. plus THS matinees at 4 p.m. and more city events through the evening.
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Latter Day Saints
Chapman-Dyer Steel
Santa Rita Park
Grand Central Aircraft
and Telephone Co
el Paso Natural Gas
St. Joseph's Academy
Villa Carondelet
University of Arizona Music
UA Liberal Arts
National Thespian Society
Tucson
THS
Damskey
Hotrods
Infilco
Ellis
Davis-Monthan
Naval Reserve
Town House
Stanley Marcus
Airline seeks permit to make Tucson a stop on its route
Page 2 item notes an additional airline requesting permission to include Tucson as a stop along its route, indicating potential expansion in aviation service.
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Tucson
U.S
China
Sen
Russell
Florida
Truman
American Legion
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