Truman Messages to MacArthur Read by Senate Panels
President Truman read a paraphrased message to General Douglas MacArthur urging continued allied support in case of war with Russia. The message was part of the 16 actions the Joint Chiefs dispatched and discussed amid MacArthur dismissal proceedings. Marshall testified on April 8 that removal was based on military considerations.
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Truman
Douglas Macreene
Russia
Arthur
Marshall
Senate
MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Fulbright and Dawson Clash Over White House Influence on RFC Loans
Senate Banking subcommittee hearings into Reconstruction Finance Corp. loans reach a clash between Senator Fulbright and Presidential Aide Dawson. Fulbright accuses Dawson of using White House influence to sway loan awards. Dawson denies intent, stressing modesty while acknowledging political pressure concerns.
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Washington
Donald
Dawson
Fulbright
D-Ark
Iis
Bene
White House
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Reconstruction Finance Tan
Itee
RFC
Douglas
Atenate
Douglas Pareed
Pulbright
Panama Installs New President After Turbulent Coup
Alcibiades Arosemena was sworn in as Panama's president after a three hour battle that ousted Arnulfo Arias from the palace. Nine people died and over 80 were wounded as forces loyal to Arias clashed with rivals. Arosemena pledged a broad coalition excluding the Communists and full cooperation with the United States over the Canal Zone.
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Arnulfo Arias
Arias
Alcibiades Arosemena
National Assembly
Arosemena
Panama
United States
Panama Candi Zone
Alson Hott Named Chairman of Child Safety Committee
Alson Hott is appointed chairman of the Child Safety Committee for the Winchester Frederick County Safety Council. Claude B. Smalts announces the group will run education through May and June to curb child injuries. Paul Chamberlin will work with Hott on the program urging slower driving near children.
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Alson
Hott
Winchester - Frederick
Virginia Five Day Weather Outlook May 12 16
Five day forecast for Virginia from Saturday May 12 to Wednesday May 16. Temperatures generally run three to four degrees above normal with a warmer spell Sunday and Monday. A cooler trend returns by Tuesday or Wednesday with precipitation totaling about half to three quarters of an inch.
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Virginia
Seek Applications For New Patrolman
Police Chief J. Thomas Boyd seeks patrolman applicants. Candidates need a high school education or equivalent and be aged 21 to 32. Boyd notes further details will follow. Mothers Day prompt flower orders from The Flower Shop at 39 E. Piccadilly with phone number 3617.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
E. Piccadilly
U N Troops Dig In To Meet Expected Red Drive In West
United Nations forces pushed three miles along the East Korean front and dug in in the west to block a possible Red offensive. South Korean troops advanced north of the 38th parallel with light opposition, while Reds massed pockets around the area near Seoul and Chunchon.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Inje
Seoul
No-Man’s Land
U. N
Chunchon
Public Invited Eagles Plan Mother's Day Service
Plans completed for a public Mother's Day program at 2 p m Sunday in the Avenue Area Council executive hall with guest speaker Starkey. The program features organ preludes, hymns and selections by the Junior and male quartet, a welcome address by W W Glass, and transportation from the Eagles Home for attendees. The event notes that Mother s Day originated in the Eagles around 47 years ago with Frank E Hering and Congress action.
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Winchester Aeria
Eagles
Starkey
Shirley Sibert
Frank E. Hering
Congress
Order of Eagles
Price rollbacks not promised by stabilizer head
Economic stabilizer Eric Johnston told the House Banking Committee that pushing prices back to pre Korea levels is unlikely and cautioned against general rollbacks. He backed pegging farm ceiling prices to parity at crop start to limit inflation, while noting parity varies with monthly prices.
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Washington
Eric Johnston
Congress
Johnston
House Banking Committee
Economic Stabiliiation Agency
ESA
President Truman
Dewey Calls for Complete Embargo on Red China
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey urged a complete embargo by all free nations against Communist China. He proposed an 11 point program to confront Soviet aggression, including denial of Red China entry to the United Nations and a total trade embargo. He spoke at the New York Republican Committee dinner.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
China
Dewey
New York Republican Committee
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
Formosa
Chiang Kai- Shek
United States of Europe
Turkey
Greece
Spain
Yugoslavia
Withers Succeeds Price on Clarke Draft Board
Robert Lee Withers of Long Marsh District named to Clarke County Draft Board to replace the late Clifton Price. W B Stuart elected chairman. F Locke remains secretary of the three member board.
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Withers
Price
Clarke
Robert Lee Whiters
Longmarsh
Clarke County
Clifton Price
W. B. Stuart
F. Locke
Real estate and corporate shares sale notice May 19 1951
Frederick County Courthouse announces a sale of valuable real estate and corporate shares on May 19 1951 with reference to an ad on the second page. The notice is part of a local legal/public sale listing.
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Frederick County
Sarah Zane Fire Co
GOP retreats on endorsing MacArthur policies at 1952 convention
The Republican National Committee edges toward Chicago as the site for the 1952 nominating convention while subcommittee urges July 21 kickoff. Philadelphia loyalists push for a challenge, and some fear endorsing MacArthur’s anti China plan now could backfire. Democrats likely schedule August 20 convention if Chicago chosen, with anxieties over war policy division and linking to the Pacific commander.
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Jack Bell
Tulsa
Okla
Chicago
GOP National Committee
Philadelphia
Pacific
China
Werner W. Schi
MacArthur
Red China
Formosa
Republican Party
Schroeder
Army estimates Korea battle casualties rise to 620660
Through April 30 enemy casualties in Korea total 893,662, up 68,102 since April 21. North Koreans account for 534,146 losses and Chinese 359,516. Battle casualties total 620,660 with 125,880 non battle losses. Captured enemy troops reach 147,122, including 143,699 Red Koreans and 3,423 Chinese. The US Army cited no U N casualty figures for the period.
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Washington
Korea
U. N
U. S
Near Death Today Life Is Massaged Back Into Heart Of 11-Year-Old Boy
A Denver 11-year-old boy, whose heart ceased during surgery, was saved when Dr. Henry Swan massaged it back to life. The televised operation at University of Colorado medical center occurred amid a Rocky Mountain Medical Conference, with 500 doctors watching.
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Denver
Henry Swan
University of Colorado Medical Center
Moran Convicted In Senate Testimony Block Case
James Moran former deputy fire commissioner and ally of ex mayor William O Dwyer was convicted of giving false testimony to the U S Senate Crime Committee and fined two thousand dollars. Witnesses said Weber the Brooklyn numbers boss visited Moran multiple times at the fire department. Moran had faced a potential fifteen thousand dollar annual post as water commissioner before resigning under mayoral pressure. Judge Charles A Dewey imposed sentence after Moran refused to testify.
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New York
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
U. S. Senate
Moran
Eee
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Vincent Impellitteri
Weber
Brooklyn Numbers
Charles A. Dewey
Des Moines
Army alerts Second Armored Division for overseas duty
The Second Armored Division based at Fort Hood Texas has been notified to be ready for overseas duty, an Army spokesman said today.
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Europe
Washington
Army
Fort Hood
Tex
Service Prices Must Be Posted Under Price Freeze
The Office of Price Stabilization announced an order affecting millions of commercial and personal services, with ceilings posted within 30 days. It covers barbers, beauticians, auto and radio repairs, laundries, dry cleaning, tailoring, shoe repairs, filling stations, bowling alleys, skating rinks, golf courses, and amusement admissions, and warns rollback for price increases not intended to violate the freeze.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Irvine Coccetts One
OPS
Aar
Meat Prices Cut in Government Retail Ceiling Adjustment
The government cut retail ceiling prices for duck steaks and pot roasts by about 11 to 12 cents a pound and for boned rump roast by 6 cents a pound in Washington.
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Washington
Pencil Day Promises Support For Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, led by co chairs Mrs Homer Alberti and Mrs Pem Broke Grove, gears up for Pencil Day tomorrow the date coinciding with National Hospital Day. The drive funds a four bed recovery ward part of a $10 500 pledge with 7500 paid so far plus 1600 from the dissolved Senior Women’s Auxiliary. The group formed in 1931 has achieved major upgrades including ice boxes ward renovations X ray room isolation unit portable X ray eye nose throat equipment incubator beds and more to aid patients and the local endowment fund.
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Winchester’ Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
Homer Alberti
Pembroke Grove
Hospital
Lynne Stout
Negro Day Nursery
Budget rises a quarter million overall in Winchester
The budget increased by about a quarter of a million from last year with a 25 cent per $100 assessed valuation tax hike. A 11 to 1 vote adopted the budget after a council debate in which W B Sargent dissented and C R Anderson was absent. City Manager 8 Lee Grant said the levy keeps Winchester’s estate taxes among the lowest despite the second postwar increase. The final figures and names headed by J M Steck were to be released tomorrow.
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Sargent
C. R. Anderson
Winchester
Lee Grant
J. M. Steck
John
Veteran of Longest Bombing Mission Killed in Jet Crash
A veteran of the longest bombing mission was killed when his jet Thunderbolt crashed after engine failure near Cleveland Texas. The flyer, 33, from San Antonio, was burned as his clothing caught fire during the crash sequence.
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Cleveland
Tex
San Antonio
Sonia
William N Hornley
Ballon
Autogyro
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