Western plan for arms ceilings at UN disarmament talks
United Nations New York Western powers proposed ceilings of 1.5 million for the United States Russia and China and 800000 for Britain and France tied to atomic control Britain’s Sir Gladwyn Jebb said details to follow while Soviet envoy Malik pressed for clarifications on China and timing of mass weapon cuts Western observers viewed the plan as part of a long propaganda battle and not an immediate cut to arms says US delegate Benjamin Cohen the Korean conflict must be settled first.
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N. Y
Russia
U.N. Disarmament Commission
United States
China
Britain
France
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
People’s Republic of China
Peiping
Gladwyn Jebb
U. S
Benjamin Cohen
Priest 80 Receives Honorary Doctorate at New Mexico University
Father Berard Haile of St. Michaels Arizona, famed Navajo scholar, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws at the New Mexico university. He has lived with the Navajo for 52 years, learned their language, authored a Navajo English dictionary and several ethnologic volumes, and declined university chairs to stay with his hosts.
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Albuquerque
Berard Haile
St. Michaels
Ariz
New Mexico University
Berard
Rhee defies UN and dissolving talk in Korea crisis
President Syngman Rhee defied a UN request to lift martial law and release nine assemblymen. He warned he could dissolve the National Assembly though he implied no decision, while resigning Vice President Kim Sung Soo amid charges of attacking the constitution. Rhee cited public opinion and hinted at trials for alleged bribery in civil courts. He reiterated plans to retire June 23 as a new president is elected.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
National Assembly
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Kim Sung Soo
Rhee
U.N
Commission On Unification
City Council Sets Date For Rail Study
Planning director Andre Faure says the June 2 meeting will consider the planning commission's recommendation to form two advisory committees. They will study redeveloping the central business district and the rail corridor including the Southern Pacific area and the Broadway to 22nd Street zone. The goal is to examine options like depressing or moving tracks and potential industrial uses.
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Andre Faure
Planning Commission
Central Business District
Southern Pacific Railroad
Park and Campbell Javenues
22Nd Street
Broadway
Faure
Body Turns Out Drunk Prank at Worth Mortuary
In Worth Texas two funeral home attendants found a man on a mortuary slab who appeared dead but snoozed and smelled of alcohol. Close check revealed the figure was alive and drunk, and he was taken to jail and booked for drunkenness.
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Worth
Tex
Funeral Home
Fake Red Bombing Broadcast Scares Cornell Campus
A campus radio prank on WBVR at Cornell University in Ithaca via masked students broadcast a fake report of Russian bombings in London and Marseille. The alert caused dormitory panic, with ROTC trainees ordered to Barton Hall and FBI involvement considered, though no laws were broken as the feed stayed on campus.
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Ithaca
N. Y
London
Marseille
Cornell University
WBVR
William Elli
Newfoundland
McCarthy
FBI
Duell
Leonard Krimmerman
New York
Fraternity Brothers
Krimmerman
Seven Injured In Series Of Auto Crashes Here
Seven people were injured in four overnight crashes as Memorial Day weekend began. Alfred Krkoska of Davis Monthan Air Force Base was thrown from his car at East Eighth Street and North Trent Avenue, sustaining cuts and bruises. vehicle damage reached 1600 dollars. Two Dallas women, Joyce and Mary Ruth Ganoway, were hurt when their westbound car rolled on Benson Highway near Vail Junction. they were taken to Veterans Hospital for treatment. Verna Eberle was injured in a crash on South Park Avenue involving Robert Mote. Eberle suffered fractures to both legs. Mote, whose left leg is amputated, was also hospitalized. An air policeman, John Mahoney, was injured when his jeep struck a guy wire after a motorist ran a red light at Broadway and Craycroft. the motorists fled.
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Alfred Krkoska
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
East Eighth Street
North Trent Avenue
Krkoska
Julius G. Moore
E. India St
Trent Avenue
Lewis Posner
Dallas
Tex
Benson Highway
Vail Junction
Joyce Ganoway
Mary Ruth Ganoway
Highway Patrol
Veterans Hospital
Verna Eberle
S. Sixth Ave
Robert Mote
Mote
South Park Avenue
John F. Mahoney
Broadway
Craycroft
Mahoney
VFW Post Members Plead Innocent In Slot Machine Case
In Phoenix the Veterans of Foreign Wars Squaw Peak post 9977 and three men pleaded innocent to conspiracy to operate slot machines. The defendants Clarence Hartley 75 Tony Nacifero 34 and John Vacarro all of Phoenix face a trial set for September 19.
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Phoenix
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Squaw Peak Post
Clarence K. Hartley
Tony Nacifero
John Vacarro
Aetna Finance opens new office on South Stone Ave
The Aetna Finance Co inaugurates at 76 South Stone Ave offering immediate cash on popular loan plans. A Get-Acquainted offer features a $50 Jiffy Loan for 30 days at $1.75, plus Signature Honor Loans from $25 to $300, auto loans up to $300, Buy-Loans for down payments, and All-in-One plans to consolidate bills with one monthly payment. Manager W. W. (Bill) Durnil invites inquiring locals to visit.
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Aetna Finance Co
South Stone Ave
Aetna
S. Stone Ave
W. W
Bill) Durnil
Adv
Reds Unleash Big Barrage Repulse U N Raid
Communist artillery pounded U N positions with 7126 rounds in 24 hours to halt an allied raid near Korangpo and strengthen pressure on the front. U N crews countered near Yonchon and Korangpo with tanks, bayonet assaults, and heavy air and naval bombardment.
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Reds
U.N
Dead Cowboy Identified as Former Prison Escapee
FBI records reveal the cowboy who died at Frank Martin ranch near Concho on May 5 was Donald Clark, alias Jerry Hatfield, an escaped prisoner from Raleigh NC. Clark, 42, fled Oct 4, 1948 while serving 30 years for second degree murder in an armed robbery. He had worked at the ranch five months.
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Holbrook
Frank Martin
Concho
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Raleigh
N. C
FBI
Jerry Hatfield
Donald Clark
Ex-Reds Claim Spies At Work Before Senate Panel
Washington reports ex-Communists Whittaker Chambers and Elizabeth Bentley told the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that Communist agents may be active in government. Bentley said two espionage rings operated and remain unexposed. Chambers warned of dual party divisions and highly skilled agents. The hearing included Adm. Hillenkoetter and Maj. Gen. Chennault discussing countermeasures and U.S. China policy.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Elizabeth Bentley
Senate
Chambers
Miss Bentley
Miss Bentey
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Congressional
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Maryland
Adm
R. H. Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
Herbert Philbrick
FBI
Communist Party
Hede Massingsalso
Claire L. Chennault
China
U.S
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chennault
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Chiang
Ists
Asia
Hillenkoetter
Firm Resumes Old Jap Name Mitsubishi Returns to Prewar Identity
Kaneo Niwa managing director of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced at a Whitehall Club luncheon that the firm will resume the Mitsubishi name effective Saturday. The Nagasaki shipyard delivered the 10,000 ton Tomishima Maru, claiming speeds over 20 knots in trials. Yuji Iino of Kaiun Kaisha said the freighter would run New York to Japan. Postwar split left West Japan, East Japan, and Central Japan Heavy Industries as competitors, with likely resumption of Mitsubishi variation by the others.
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Kaneo Niwa
Japan
Mitsubishi
West Japan Heavy Industries
Niwa
Whitehall Club
Nagasaki
Yuji Iino
Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd
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