Senators Press for Facts on Koje POW Camp Handling
Senate leaders pressed for detailed Pentagon and Korean commander explanations on Koje Island POW camp. Gen Ridgeway testified unsatisfied by orders to secure Brig Gen Dodd's release after his capture by Communist prisoners. Reports of Red flags, underground prisoner networks, and brutal inmate killings were discussed.
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Washington
Pentagon
Koje Island
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Bridges
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ridgway
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Margaret Chase Smith
Rme
Senate
Kose Island
Army
Pace
Sens
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Defense
Armed Services Committee
Congress
Charles Colson
China
Rus
Edwards Endorses Byrd in Senate Race
Morace H Edwards former state Democratic chairman ends retirement to back Senator Byrd for another term. He praises Byrd’s 36 years in public service and calls for more of his rugged Americanism in Washington. Opponent camp questions impact and notes 1949 supporters largely back Miller.
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Richmond
Morace H. Edwards
Byrd
Edwards
Democratic Party
Truman asserts seizure power over private industries
President Truman said he has the authority to seize private industries in an emergency and that no one can remove this power. He added he will abide by the Supreme Court’s decision on the steel seizure, saying there is no conflict between the statements.
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Washington
Truman
U. S
Supreme Court
White House
Congress
Opening Rounds Eliminate 30 From National Spelling Bee
The 25th National Spelling Bee reduced the field to 21 after eight rounds with 30 contestants eliminated. Notable exits included Freddy Giusti, Mary Runyan, and Margaret Stevenson. Prize money totals and TV exposure were announced as part of the event.
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Washington
Freddy Giusti
Logan
W Va
Mary Runyan
Rockford
Ohio
Freddy
Mary
Margaret Stevenson
Jacksonville, Fla
Margaret
Sandle
Hilda Walker
Turbeville
Kem Attacks Brannan at Farm Agency Hearing
Sen Kem raged at Secretary Brannan calling his statements irresponsible and unfounded and threatened libel action. Brannan retorted he would document his reply. The exchange opened a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Brannan's agency and 1948 farm price drops and farmer costs.
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Washington
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
Brannon
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Missouri
Sen. Aikens
R-Vi
Truman
Aiken
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Agricultural Department
Windsors Sail For Annual Paris Visit
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor sailed yesterday aboard the Queen Elizabeth for their annual summer trip to Europe. He will spend four days in London on business before joining the Duchess in Paris at their home.
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New York
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Europe
Britain
London
Paris
West Germany Solves Major Financial Dispute Over Treaty
In Bonn Chancellor Adenauer and Western Allies resolved a key financial dispute delaying the peace contract. They agreed in principle on Allied defense funding of 850 million marks monthly and prepared for a weekend visit by the Big Three foreign ministers. The pact grants near sovereignty and ends seven years of occupation, with ratification needed by the U S Senate and allied parliaments. In Paris talks on a six nation army pact stalled over duration and interim French force rules.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
U.S
Dean Acheson
Anthony
West Germany
U. S
Senate
Britain
France
Paris
Runaway Gasoline Cars Spark Million Dollar Odessa Fire
Seven cars in a Texas scene sped past a pickup and crashed into a standing switch engine, igniting a fire worth about a million dollars. Three tank cars and their cargoes were destroyed along with two warehouses, the switch engine, and part of a fourth tank car. three other cars suffered heavy damage and the Odessa warehouses held petroleum products paint and general merchandise.
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Odessa
Tex
Soviet Military Buildup in Asia Raises Alarm
Tokyo reports UN officers suspect a growing Soviet strength in Asia amid fears Russia may join a future Korean War. Observers note Moscow supports Chinese and North Korean forces, with a belief Russia would intervene to protect China’s image if UN forces threaten defeat.
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Russia
Asia
United Nations
China
Far East
Morgan Marker Fund Reaches 350 for 2000 Granite Monument
The Morgan marker fund has raised 350 toward a 2000 granite monument for General Daniel Morgan buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Contributions range from 1 to 100 dollars, with Raymond Donovan first giving and Sears Roebuck’s Canberra Construction Company overseeing store work in Wilmington. Collections will be through Frederick County schools with notices posted in city schools.
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Daniel Morgan
Mt. Hebron
J. C. Blackburn
Raymond Donovan
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Canberra Construction Company
Wilmington
Del
Frederick County
Stolen Mail Heist Shocks London Police Seek Suspects
Scotland Yard probes biggest British mail robbery as seven masked men seize mail near central London. Thieves beat three guards and escape with 200000 pounds. a further 100000 pounds remains found. Prime Minister Churchill’s government promises an official reply to Parliament.
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London
Britain
Winston Churchill
Scotland Yard
Railroad labor peace ends three year dispute
Three rail unions with 150000 members signed a memorandum of agreement with carriers in the White House. The pact raises wages, links pay to the cost of living, and shifts yard work toward a 40 hour week while preserving union rights to reject certain train crew runs.
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Washington
White House
Bie
Gunfire Exchanged on Border Near Macao Chinese Reds
Hong Kong observers report isolated exchange between border guards on the Macao border. Portuguese authorities rushed artillery after Reds fired across the border as Portuguese-African troops returned fire. Associated Press correspondent Delinda de Constecao notes no invasion intent.
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Hong Kong
China
Associated Press
Delinda de Constecao
Joy Ends Truce Talks With Rebuke Of Reds Stall Tactics
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy issued a final statement at Panmunjom reproaching North Korea and its allies for using armistice talks as a stall to repair exhausted forces He declared there is nothing left to negotiate and will step down to become commandant at the Naval Academy Annapolis The session outcomes and Nam II’s replies were described as feeble by Maj Gen Harrison Jr and a recess was set for Friday returning to the talks later
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Munsan
Korea
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
U. N
Reds
Harrison
Nam II
U .N
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Truman Attacks Congress Before VA Workers
President Truman harshly criticizes Congress in a speech to 1200 VA hospital workers accusing lawmakers of bending to social welfare pressures. He linked votes against a social security bill to “socialized medicine” fears and defended VA funding while recalling his past veto battles over bed expansions.
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Congress
Washington
Truman
American Medical Association
Veterans Administration Hospital
House
National Advisory Committee
V. A. Voluntary Services
Battle H F Byrd Jr Help Revise Law To Aid Injured Workers
Virginia labor delegates credit Governor Battle with influence behind revised Workmen's Compensation laws passed by the General Assembly. W F Robinson of the State Industrial Commission lauds the act as an improvement with greater benefits for injured workers. Sponsored by State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr of Winchester and State Senator Frank S Richeson of Richmond.
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Norfolk
Virginia Federation of Labor
Governor Battle
W. F. Robinson
State Industrial Commission
VFL
General Assembly
Battle
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Frank S. Richeson
Richmond
American Soldier Sentenced to Die for Slaying Two Germans
Pvt. John F. Vigneault 19 of New Hampshire was sentenced to death by a U S Fourth Division court martial for killing Karl Eckart 56 and Lothar Schlosser 26 and stealing their car in Germany. The case drew German interest and was the first such death sentence for a U S soldier killing a German in the war.
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Mernberg
John F. Vigneault
Goffs Falls
N. H
U. S
Fourth Division
Neustadt
International War Crimes Tribunal
Germany
Vigneault
Karl Eckart
Lothar Schlosser
UDC to Conduct June 6 Memorial Service in Winchester
Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold Memorial Day exercises at Stonewall cemetery on Friday June 6 at noon. Thomas G. Scully attorney and member of the Winchester Frederick Historical Society will speak on cemetery history. Flags and flowers will be placed on graves by UDC members who assemble at Kurtz Furniture Store then march to the cemetery.
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Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall
Thomas G. Scully
Winchester-Frederick
Lucy F. Kurtz
Stonewall Memory
Richard
Wal Association
Wyatt
Stonewall Cemetery
Living Cost Near Peak Level Again
Washington bureau reports the federal living cost barometer to rise about one half of one percent, returning toward the peak reached in January after February decline. Food transportation and rent are expected to drive the modest mid-April increase.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Statistics
CIO Official Sees Miller Heavy Labor Vote vs Byrd
Virginia CIO regional director Ernest B. Pugh predicts Francis Pickens Miller will win a strong labor vote in the July 15 Democratic senatorial primary. He notes Horace H. Edwards’ Byrd endorsement as a flop over and says labor leaders will present records and let members decide. I. C. Welsted of the AFL says Edwards’ backing signals a desperate machine effort after 1949.
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CIO
Miller
Byrd
Richmond
Virginia
Francis Pickens Miller
Ernest B. Pugh
Pugh
I. C. Welsted
Virginia Federation of Labor
AFL
Edwards
Ridgway calls Korean war charges false and warns of dangers
Gen. Matthew Ridgway told Congress that Communist germ and gas warfare charges against the United Nations in Korea are false in their entirety. En route to Europe to take over Allied command, he praised Gen. James Van Fleet and discussed armistice talks, the Korea front, and Japan relations. He warned there will be no bargaining on core issues and stressed UN resolve.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
United Nations
Korea
Ridgway
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eighth
Japan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
M’arthur
MacArthur
Orient
Mark Clark
Francis T. Dodd
Camp Dodd
Hich
James van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. N. Army
United Nations Army
US Bombers Smash Red Supply Area
Fifth Air Force fighters conducted an all out day long attack on a large Communist supply and war materiel area between Pyongyang and Chinnampo. Pilots reported 117 buildings destroyed and 80 damaged while U S forces also engaged fortifications along a 20 mile front with 250 bunkers and 454 casualties.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Chinnampo
1St Marine Aircraft Wing
Royal Australian Air Force
77Th Squadron
U. S. Eighth Army
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