Massive Colombia Quakes Kill Over One Hundred Across North Santander
AP dispatch reports weekend earthquakes in North Central Colombia killed at least 123 people with fears the toll could rise to 200. Troops and police aid victims as telecommunication lines fail and roads split. Government rushes doctors and supplies. cities such as Arboledas and Cucutilla suffer extensive destruction with churches toppled and towns almost wiped out.
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Bogota
Colombia
Santander
Mariano Ospina Perze
Arboledas
Cucutilla
Barrientos
Quebradahonda
Montecristo
Salazar
San Jose de Avila
Mutizuco
Toledo
Cali
Durania
el Tiempo
Cucuta
Switchmen Return to Work After Court Order
About 1500 switchmen who defied President Truman's intervention in the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific strike returned to work following a temporary injunction issued by Federal Judge John Knight in Buffalo. The Army had seized the line, trains began running, and freight service was to resume soon as 4000 workers had walked out June 25 seeking a 40 hour week at 48 hours pay.
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Chicago
Truman
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Arthur J. Glover
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
Glover
John Knight
Buffalo
N. Y
Union
Army
Attorneys Seek Probation for Former Boy Wonder Prichard
Attorneys for Edward F. Prichard Jr former New Deal "boy wonder" filed in U S District Court in Lexington to suspend his two year prison term for ballot box stuffing in the 1948 general election. They also sought probation or a reduced sentence or a fine with probation as alternatives.
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Lexington
Edward F. Prichard, Jr
Prichard
U. S. District Court Here
Paris
One Want Ad One Trailer Sold Plea for Cancelled Ad
Paul Maple reports selling a house trailer with 8x10 room attached for 400 dollars after placing a July 5 want ad. He graduates from OU and no longer needs it. Cash or terms, see Paul Maple at Trailer & W, Fairgrounds between 3 and 6 pm. Messenger Want Ads are inexpensive and effective. Call 0242 to place an ad.
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Paul Maple
Trailer &W
Fairgrounds
Army Begins Dipping Into Mobile Forces
The Army starts pulling from its five division mobile force to speed aid in Korea. The 2nd Infantry Division plus unspecified units are slated for deployment to the Far East, signaling a faster timetable and raising questions about draft and National Guard roles. The force includes the 2nd Infantry, 82nd Airborne, 11th Airborne, 2nd Armored, and 3rd Infantry, with anti aircraft units also moved for near future deployment.
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Washington
United States
Far East
South Korea
Pentagon
National Guard
2Nd Infantry
Ft. Lewis
Wash
82Nd Airborne
Ft. Bragg
N. C
11Th Airborne
Ft. Campbell, Ky
2Nd Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
3Rd Infantry
Ft. Benning
San Francisco
Far East Command
Floods Hit Midwest Areas
Scattered showers linger over Kansas Nebraska areas damaged by weekend floods. Torrential rain up to 13 inches in seven hours killed five people and caused millions in damage in East Central Nebraska and North Central Northwest Kansas. York suffered major flooding Beaver Creek submerged parts of the town of 6000. five drowned north of Fullerton. Minor tornado damage near Grand Island and York. Kansas Abilene saw 5.81 inches in three hours. Wheat crop damage in Northern Kansas estimated at over $150 000.
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Chicago
Kansas-Nebraska
Nebraska
Kansas
York
Beaver Creek
Fullerton
Grand Island
Country Club
Abilene
Two Air Force Pilots Die In Mountain Crash
In Wolds ville Maryland a two engine Air Force training plane bound for Selfridge Field Michigan crashed on a mountain slope during heavy rain. Both pilots died as wreckage burst into flames and state police recovered the bodies without identifying them.
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Woldsville
Selfridge Field
Mich
Here
Refugees Rise as Political Force in West Germany
German refugees from Eastern Europe who appeared Sunday as a strong potential political force in West Germany began an ambitious program. In Schleswig Holstein elections they won 16 of 69 seats with 1,341,754 votes cast, marking the first concerted action by about 10 million refugees. Waldemar Kraft outlined the Refugee Party program today.
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Kiel
Germany
Waldemar Kraft
The
Refugee Party
RHE
Air Attack Stepped Up In Korea Promises Quick Victory
About 150 American planes conducted round the clock strikes on North Korean troop and tank columns near Chonan and toward Seoul. FEAF reports 123 tanks destroyed or damaged in two weeks, 41 planes sunk or damaged, 1570 sorties flown, with heavy casualties among U S airmen and new air units en route including B 29s and Marine planes.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
FEAF
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
U. S. Air Force
United Nations
MacArthur
Chonan
Fifth Air Force
Korean
Taejon
Chochiwon
Seoul
Asian
Pine Point
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
U. S
Governor Williams Pleads for Higher Prison Guard Pay
Ironwood Michigan Governor C Mennen Williams argued for better prison guard pay after a knife point escape attempt at Marquette prison. A guard and kitchen steward were injured while Williams escaped unhurt as a guard shot the ringleader. Williams cited guards earning about 200 dollars monthly.
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Ironwood
Mich
Michigan
C. Mennen Williams
Marquette
George Kerr
Williams
Manufacturers Oppose House Passed Tax Bill
The National Association of Manufacturers criticizes the House passed bill to cut excise taxes arguing no tax reform is preferable. NAM lists objections including a provision to offset revenue loss by raising taxes on large corporations and a $1.01 billion cut to luxury taxes.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Lost Battalion Legend Echoes From Meuse to Korea
The article recalls the World War I Lost Battalion of the 77th New York Division cut off in the Argonne on Oct 2 1918 and relieved Oct 7. Maj. Charles W Whittlesey and Captains George McMurtry Nelson Holderman earned medals after leading a breakout despite heavy casualties and surrender demands.
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New York
77Th
Anthony McAuliffe
101St Airborne
Bastogne
Taejon
Korea
Argonne Forest
Chalevaux Mill
77Th Division
Charles W. Whittlesey
Whittlesey
George McMurtry
Nelson Holderman
McMurtry
Ohio Drive Is Dedicated In Capital
Washington ceremony renames Riverside Drive as Ohio Drive to honor the Buckeye state. Interior Secretary Oscar Chapman presented a presidential scroll to Gov. Frank Lausche as Rep. Thomas Jenkins led the 10 year effort. Mrs. Erma C. Martin cut the ribbon at the dedication near the Lincoln Memorial.
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Washington
Ohio
Potomac River
Thomas A. Jenkins
Buckeye
Oscar Chapman
Frank J. Lausche
Erma C. Martin
Ironton
Martin
Chapman
Lausche
Jenkins
Lincoln Memorial
Hains Point
U. S
Robert A. Taft
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Twenty One Die In Casablanca Air Crash
Twenty one people died when a French passenger DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff from Casablanca. Nine others were injured, eight critically. A woman and her child were severely burned when debris struck their home. All aboard were French on the Paris to Dakar flight operated by Aigle Azur.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Paris
Dakar
Aigle-Azur
Blue Eagle
Ford Local Requires Non Communist Oath
Detroit Ford Local 600, CIO United Auto Workers, will require its 550 officials to sign anti Communist pledges. The local's general council voted 75 to 63 to set the requirement, with signatures due by August 1 or face possible ouster. It marks the first such move by any UAW local.
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Detroit
Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
General Council
UAW
Burmese Army Claims Nationalist Retreat at Mile Stone 80
The Burmese army says Chinese Nationalist forces retreating across the China Burma border after infiltrating Eastern Shan state at Kengtung were driven back toward the frontier. It reports five Nationalists killed and many wounded in fighting at Mile stone 80, with charges of felonious acts on Burmese soil.
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Rangoon
Burma
China
Kengtung
Yunnan
The Lieutenant Kept On Running
Lt Donald J Ferns of Cincinnati bailed from a burning B 26 over Korea last week and ran ten miles to a paddy, then kept running faster, claiming he could outrun Gunder Haegg before a friendly Korean guided him to the nearest American HQ.
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Japan
Donald J. Ferns
Cincinnati
Ferns
Korea
Gunder Haegg
More Money Seen Asked For Military
House Speaker Rayburn after a White House meeting said there is a probability President Truman will seek more defense funds due to Korea. Pentagon briefers cautioned against optimism, noting troops and equipment in Korea can slow the Communist advance, possibly affecting a tax cut bill.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
White House
Truman
Congress
Pentagon
United States
Korea
AEC Chief Seen Getting Confirmation
Washington reports Sumner Pike gained momentum for a new four year term on the Atomic Energy Commission. Senate confirmation prospects brightened after a committee split with four Republicans and one Democrat opposed, despite earlier recommendations to reject.
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Washington
Sumner T. Pike
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Pike
Commission
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Maine
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Millikin
Colo
Bricker
Ohio
Knowland
Calif
At Least 21 Killed In Weekend Accidents
Ohio deaths total at least 21 this weekend from accidents. Traffic mishaps caused 122 deaths, drownings five, and other accidents four. Three Chicans died in out-of-state incidents.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
World Peace Appeal pamphlet linked to Moscow radio claims
Amateur radio operators in Athens report a pamphlet dubbed the World Peace Appeal circulated by an Ohio University student. Two dormitory operators quote the student saying the piece has no Moscow ties while broadcasting nightly from Moscow and Budapest.
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Moscow
Athens
Ohio University
Jean Jolkovski
New York
Clarence Bode
Chesterhill
Howard Hall
Jolkovski
National Guard
Bode
Naval Reserve
U.S
State Department
Seven Gis Are Found Tied Slain
Seven American soldiers were found dead with hands bound in a Korean battle area after a so called lost battalion broke through North Korean lines. General MacArthur reported the battalion rejoined its regiment and was ready for action.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
D. C. Gates
Chonan
Chongan
Chochiwon
Chinchon
Umsong
Chungju
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