Cease-fire talks make limited progress at Kaesong
UN and Communist negotiators in Kaesong reported some progress toward a formal cease-fire program and agreed to meet again at 11 AM Tuesday. The talks, held in a cordial atmosphere, noted the neutralization of the conference site with no armed personnel present and discussed an agenda while preparing for formal negotiations.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Texas
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United States Navy
Nam Il
North Korea
Appointed as Pantex Commanding Officer
Maj. Gen. Lewis A. Pick announced the Army Corps will appoint a new commanding officer for Pantex. The change follows the continued postwar engineering and ordnance work at the Amarillo facility, with the officer bringing extensive WWII and MIT experience to the Division of Military Applications.
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Foster L. Furphy
Pantex Atomic Energy Commission
Army Ordnance
Washington
AEC
Army Ordnance Department
Proctor & Gamble
Furphy
Division of Military Up
Pantex
West Point
Coast Artillery
West Coast
Corregidor
United States
Aberdeen
Maryland
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
South Pacific
Army Service Forces
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Amarillo
Iran declares martial law as riots flare in Tehran
Police report four killed in Red rioting, but hospitals tally 15 dead and 353 injured. Soviet troops near Iran border raise tensions as Mossadegh and Harriman meet. martial law governor named for Tehran, curfew imposed, pro communist papers seized, and clashes continue in the city jail.
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United Press
Iran
Astara
Caspian Sea
Partisans of Peace
Mohammed Mossadegh
Harriman
Abdi Gholioavi Moghadam
Tehran
Mossadegh
National Front
Fidaiyan Islam
Tudeh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Texas Woman Ends Long Scooter Ride
Mrs. Robert B. Thompson of Arlington completes a 2700 mile trip on a motor scooter ending in Brewer Ma. She stopped every 80 miles to refuel her two gallon tank and said the heat in Texas made walking unbearable.
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Brewer, Ma
Arlington
Tex
Robert B. Thompson
Thompson
Texas
Amarillo Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau
The Weather US Weather Bureau reports fair and hot conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with highs near 96 and lows around 68 today and tomorrow. A 0.05 inch precipitation was recorded in the last 24 hours. West Texas shows partial cloudiness with scattered thundershowers and little temperature change. New Mexico forecasts partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the west, high Tuesday about 90 to 100 degrees.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Brothers arraigned for theft at Memorial Park Cemetery
J B Tabor and his brother Robert D Tabor faced Potter County Court on a theft charge for taking the end of a stone bench from Memorial Park Cemetery. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced to 20 days in jail plus court costs. J B Tabor said he lives in Conway and Robert listed 3405 East Seventeenth.
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J. B. Tabor
Robert D. Tabor
Potter County
Memorial Park Cemetery
Conway
Robert Tabor
East Seventeenth
Jordan Boy Struck by Car Near Home in Wichita Falls
Three year old Bobby Jordan, son of Judge E. E. Jordan, 1408 West Thirteenth, was hit by a car in front of his home and taken to Northwest Texas Hospital shortly after noon. The injuries are described as minor, with lacerations on the body and face. Details of the accident were not available early this afternoon.
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Bobby Jordan
E. E. Jordan
West Thirteenth
Northwest Texas
Heat Wave Grips Moscow with High July Temps
Moscow reports a heat wave on July 6 with temperatures lingering in the middle to upper nineties. City records indicate persistent heat across the area, impacting outdoor activity and energy use.
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Moscow
Actress Says death by own action Try Just an Impulse
Ashblonde Joyce Mathews, twice divorced wife of Milton Berle, says she attempted suicide in Billy Rose's apartment on impulse not premeditated, after slashing wrists in Rose's Ziegfeld Theater building bathroom. She was revived and released from Roosevelt Hospital with her mother nearby.
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New York
Ashblonde
Joyce Mathews
Milton Berle
Billy Rose
Rose
Ziegfeld Theater
Manhattan
Gladys Mathews
Roosevelt Hospital
Miss Mathews
Billy
Communists build up strength in Korea amid ceasefire talks
An Allied briefing reports Communist forces in Korea growing to roughly 72 divisions and up to 720,000 men since June 1, with reinforcements concentrated on the eastern front. UN forces press the offense, probing front lines and targeting Wonsan Songjin Chongjin Kosong as ceasefire talks in Kaesong proceed.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
James A. van Fleet
Kaesong
Wonsan
Songjin
Chongjin
Kosong
Truman in 1951 High Demos Differ on 1952 Nomination
Senator Anderson of New Mexico predicted the 1952 Democratic convention will nominate President Truman for a second term, saying Truman will accept if conditions change little. Senator Kerr of Oklahoma disagreed, contending Truman does not want to run. The split shows how Truman’s silence confuses administration supporters and the party rank and file.
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Washington
Anderson
New Mexico
Truman
Kerr
Oklahoma
Baseball Gossip and Standings From Night Games
Fragmentary baseball recap lists players and teams across American and National League matchups. Mentions Cleveland Philadelphia St. Louis Philadelphia Detroit New York Boston with several HRs by Easter Shantz Minoso Jethroe and others. Indicates tonight’s Philadelphia games and series matchups.
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Bos
Puctamirgy
Yoo
New Tore
National
Oe Cincinatti O.i
Broomlyn
Perkowski
Byerly
Howell
Erskine
Walker
Chichdo
Iki E
Prison Riot Quelled at Canon City Colorado
Five convicts attempted a break at Colorado state prison in Canon City. Two guards were wounded as prison guards using high powered rifles and submachine guns cornered the men in a cellhouse and flushed them out with tear gas.
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Canon City
Colo
Colorado
Roy Best
One Shot Two Captured In Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Motel Theft
GRAND CANYON Ariz July 16 One man was shot and two captured after stealing about 8700 from the El Tovar pay office. Jack Murray shot a wounded suspect Bert Brown 28 of San Angelo Tex. Harris 25 and Read 30 from Big Spring Tex jailed. Loot recovered. Police rounded up two more near Dead Man's Flats.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
el Tovar
Coconino County
Jack Murray
Santa Fe Railroad
Bert Brown
San Angelo
Tex
Jack Harris
Charles Read
Big Spring
Jim Eden
Grand Canyon National Park
Murray
Fred Harvey Co
Brown
Dead Man's Flats
Flagstaff
Harris
Read
Ernest Jackson
Counterfeiting Case Is Tough
Dallas Secret Service agent Roy Lewis says there is no progress in the counterfeiting case after the arrest of Milton Merrell of New York City and Mercedes Calanicos of Missouri with 17800 in counterfeit twenty dollar bills. The pair, detained by Amarillo police on request of the Secret Service, are being questioned to identify others in the racket. Mercedes Calanicos denies involvement, says she traveled with Merrell for 40 months, and mentions a remark about time. Merrell, born in New York City of Russian descent, held a .38 revolver permit. a .25 automatic and government license plates were found in the couple’s car. Mercedes Calanicos, of German-American descent, was born in South Gifford Missouri. she was married eight years to Louis Callinicos.
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Kansas City
Kansas Citys
Kansas City, Kan., Municipal Light and Water Plant
Kansas City Municipal Airport
Southwest Boulevard District
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
President Truman
Kansas
Missouri
Truman
Washington
Independence
Carlton K. Cheek
Kan
Big Turkey Creek
Victory Schutte
Southwest Boulevard
Kansas- Missouri State Line
Twin
Kansas Cities
Missouri River
St. Louis
Francis Wornall
Public Works Department
Roy Lewis
Dallas
Secret Service
Milton Simon Merrell
New York City
Mercedes Maxine Cala _f
Lewis
Mermell
South Gifford
Merriell
Louis Callinicos
Nollner Wins Special Prize for News Tip
Lloyd Nollner of 404 Virginia wins a $10 top prize for an information tip leading to a man arrested with a suitcase of counterfeit money. The $5 first prize is shared by Susan Slater and Wayne Rinehart for calls about a riderless horse in the streets. Betty Edwards wins $3 for reporting turkeys dying from heat on the Murray Meeker farm.
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Lloyd Noliner
Virginia
Susan Slater
Polk
Wayne Rinehart
East Tenth
Murray Meeker
Betty Edwards
Crockett
John Warrick
J. L. Martin
North West
Miles Norton
Russell
Inez Wilson
Wayne Werrick
West Eleventh
G. Keith
North East
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Mollywood
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Olver & Wiggins Lumber Co
Lloyd Nollner
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