British Hunt Two Missing Diplomats
The British Foreign Office reports no clues on the whereabouts of missing diplomats Donald Duart MacLean and Guy Burgess. Messages to relatives are personal, not in their handwriting, and foul play is considered unlikely. Movements show they left Southampton May 25 aboard The Falaise, went ashore at St Malo, and did not return, with traces indicating possible arrival in Paris by automobile.
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London
Foreign Office
William Ridsdale
News Department
Donald Duart MacLean
Guy Francis de Moncey Burgess
Washington
Europe
Maclean
Ridedale
Paris
Melinda Marling
Chicago
New York
Burcess
Ridsdale
Southampton
MatLenan
St. Malo
Brittany
Scotland Yard
Paria
Nine Cars Derailed Near Athens
Nine freight cars derailed four miles west of Athens at Fisher Station on a southbound New York Central train from Corning to Hobson. Four cars overturned and five derailed. rail and siding damaged. Traffic halted, later resumed as wrecking crews cleared the line. nine cars moved from the right of way.
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Rrr Ag Rmenn
Hobson Yards
New York Central
Fisher Station
Messenger Newsphoto
Athens
Corning
Hobson
Holmen
Yords
L. W. Probasco
Police Catch Ohio Gunman In Downtown Shootout
Cincinnati police captured 29 year old Paul Williams after two gun battles with officers in a week. Williams wounded Detectives Harry Batter and William Donovan in a Monday midnight downtown exchange, then exchanged shots with Patrolman Kenneth Davis last night. He fled, discarded his weapon, and flagged a taxicab driver to take him toward a police station before surrendering to Patrolman Nolan Bradley.
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Cincinnati
Acres
Nolan Bradley
Mother seeks $125,000 damages in son's death
Mrs. Bema E. Hirsch of Dayton sues Dairy Express Inc for $125,000 after her son Dean Joyce Niswonger 20, a Wittenberg College student, was killed May 4 1950 when run over by a truck near Springfield after fraternity members drove him into the country and dumped him off Jerome Wendell of Dayton was injured in the same incident.
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Springfield
Bema E. Hirsch
Dayton
Dean Joyce Niswonger
Wittenberg College
Alpha Tau Omega
Jerome Wendell
Hirsch
Dairy Express
Boxer Hits Bottle Goes on Big Spree
Kansas City tale reports a tipsy boxer knocking over vases on Wednesday night. The dog lapped up spilled wine from a bottle on the kitchen table and then rampaged through the Mahoneys home, leaving signs of disorder.
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Boxer
Kansas City
Barney Mahoney
Planes Hit Iron Triangle as Reds Flood Kore Front
Allied guns struck Chorwon and Kumhwa as UN bombers blasted the iron triangle in central Korea’s Pyongyang Valley. Chinese forces opened flood gates and deployed a new 57 mm anti tank gun while Reds shift weight toward Wonsan. Frontline fighting intensified east of the triangle with dugouts and tunnels expanding under air bombardment.
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U.S. Guns
Iron Triangle
Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Far East Air Forces
Wonsan
Pyongyang
Yanggu-Inje
Charwon
Kodael
Charwon Dam
Hantan
Chorwon- Kumbwa-Pyongyang
Jim Becker
Becker
Pyongyang Vedic
Crew Ignores Orders. Six Trainmen Die in Head-On Crash
Six Louisville and Nashville passenger trains collided head-on near Hematite Tennessee after an order to stop was not followed. Thirteen passengers injured, one critically. The Pan American from Memphis and Local No. 103 from Bowling Green, both on single track without signals, suffered severe damage. Rescue workers faced stings from beehives and a crate of baby chicks in the wreckage.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Here
Pan American
Memphis
Bowling Green
C. Parsons
LAN
Louisville
Hematite
No 103
Local
Congress Approves Draft Extension and Training Plan
Congress gave final approval to a bill extending the draft law four years and funding the nation’s first Military Training program. President Truman is expected to sign it. The act lowers the draft age to 18, extends service to 24 months, relaxes standards, and sets an $8,000,000 ceiling on overall armed forces strength until July 31, 1954.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
UMW Vacation Rumor Reported To Be False
Adolph Pacifico president of UMW District says rumors of a 16 000 Ohio United Mine Workers taking an extra M day vacation starting July 9 are groundless. Members will have a regular vacation from June through July 9 not an extended break.
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UMW
Bellaire
Ohio United Mine Workers
Adolph Pacifico
UMW District
Ohio
Pacifico
Draft Call in Ohio Sees 1129 Inductions for July
State Selective Service headquarters today issued a call for Ohio 1129 men to be inducted into the armed services in July. The July draftees must have been born prior to November 1 1991. County figures include Athens 7, Gallia 4, Hocking 3, Meigs 5, Vinton 5.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Ohio
Armed Services
Prio
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Meige
Vinton
Senators Talk of Halt To Hearing
Secretary of State Acheson faced the Senate inquiry into Far Eastern policy and MacArthur’s dismissal on day 30 of hearings. Only Russell and Cain were present at start as legislators debated proceeding, pausing for duties, and seeking a date to end the probe amid repeated questions.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Russell
Brewster
R-Me
Hunt
Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Court Frees Ohio Teacher
A municipal court jury freed elementary school teacher Raymond Clnar after a parent accused him of striking and choking a 13-year-old pupil during an emergency discipline. Witnesses said the pupil and another boy defied the teacher and one obscene remark prompted Clsar to grab the boy by the throat and push him into a seat, delivering a half closed fist.
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Columbus
Raymond Clnar
Wayne G
Cisar
Robert
Prisoner of War Reported From North Korea
The Peiping radio said yesterday that James T. Chillis of Newark Ohio is a prisoner of war in North Korea. The brief item names no further details or context.
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San Francisco
Peiping
James T. Chillis
Newark
Ohio
North Korea
Disallow On Beef Prices Drives White House Deadline Pressure
Administration forces in Congress pressed to extend the Defense Production Act before the June 30 deadline. President Truman warned inflation could accelerate under defense spending, while Senate and House committees move to draft renewal legislation for another year.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Senate Banking Committee
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Weekend Showers and Mild Temperatures Forecast
Weather forecast indicates showers Saturday and again midweek with total precipitation around one half to three quarters. Temperatures range Saturday from 60 to 78 degrees, Sunday near 74, and Monday through Wednesday lows around 60 and highs near 80 degrees.
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Columbus
Tehran Calm After Report of Red Force
Tehran shows no public alarm after sensational reports of Soviet troop movements on the northern border. The Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and the government focus on nationalization, while an Iranian delegation preparing to run Anglo-Iranian Company holdings arrives Abadan around Sunday. British delegation due Monday or Tuesday, delaying negotiations to midweek.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Rezahievi
Caspian
Caspian Sea
Atary
Abadan
June Weather Is Missing Across the Nation
The Associated Press reports June’s typical warmth absent nationwide. Mantle depths reach four inches in West Yellowstone while cold belts stretch through the northern Rockies, Midwest and New England. Freezing temps appear in some cool zones. Rain spans eastern Iowa to the Middle Atlantic, with storms in Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas. A separate wet belt runs from Nebraska to the eastern Dakotas.
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Associated Press
Man Tel
Yellowstone
Mont
Rockies
Midwest
New England
Iowa
Ilinois
Middle Atlantic States
Madison
Wis
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Army estimates Korea enemy casualties through June 2
Washington reports the U S Army estimates total enemy casualties in Korea through June 2 at 1 115 111 after adjustments for errors and miscalculations from a prior figure of 1 133 410 A spokesman also noted reports of about 26 000 enemy casualties between June 2 and 5 not yet fully assessed against official casualty tables.
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Washington
Korea
WSB May Exempt Small Firm Employes
Dr. George W. Taylor, chairman of the Wage Stabilization Board, says the board may exempt all employers with four or fewer workers from wage controls. He adds the board aims to protect the "little guy" as much as workers in large organizations, addressing concerns that non union employees in small businesses could be left behind.
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New York
George W. Taylor
Wage Stabilization Board
Taylor
HOLC Ends Business After Depositing Surplus
New York report notes the Home Owners Loan Corporation wound up operations after refinanced over a million loans. It ceased business May 28 and deposited a substantial surplus into the U.S. Treasury, marking the end of its lending era.
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New York
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Dejon
HOLC
LU. &. Treasurs
DiSalle stands firm on beef price rollbacks for fall
Price Director Michael V. DiSalle refuses to bow to calls to delay or alter the planned beef price rollbacks set for August and October. President Truman backs the policy, warning no White House pressure will change the schedule as markets show a drop in cattle shipments and potential pork shortages.
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Washington
Michael V. di Salle
Department of Agriculture
Truman
DiSalle
White House
Gov Lausche Commutes Death Sentence to Life
In Columbus a Lorain man designated as B Jordan, 26, received a life sentence from Gov. Frank J. Lausche after the State Pardon and Parole Commission recommended commuting his death sentence. Jordan was convicted June 30 of first degree murder for fatally stabbing his uncle, James Knight, in a knife-slinging incident.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
State Pardon and Parole Commission
Jortan
Jordan
James Knight
Mrs. Maude Mason Stalter Dies in Nelsonville
Nelsonville burial notice for Mrs Maude Mason Stalter wife of coal operator R R Stalter who died Friday noon at Mount St Mary Hospital after a three week illness. Born here she was active in the Methodist Church and is survived by husband a daughter Mrs Glen Oliver of Columbus a son Lt Cmdr Robert Stalter at Le Jeune NC four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral plans not yet set.
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Nelsonville
Maude Mason Stalter
R. R. Stalter
Mount St. Mary Hospital
800 Rabbits Burn To Death at Newark
Fire destroyed two storage sheds behind the Curt Tulse home in Newney about 11 miles northwest of Newark. Some 80 rab bets burned to death. The rabbits owned by Mr and Mrs James Houck were valued at around 130 dollars, raised for breeding.
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Newark
Curt Tulse
Newney
Here
James Houck
Demerre
Lonely Hearts Defendant Testifies In Slaying Case
Chester B. Gregg testified in Common Pleas Court that his estranged wife Lornia Alma Golliday Gregg grabbed his shotgun during a confrontation outside their apartment on March 2 and the weapon fired, killing her. Gregg, 41, pleads not guilty to first degree murder. ]]>
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Gregg
Newsprint Price Hike Raises Industry Costs
The Wright Co and Consolidated Paper Salon Co announce a nationwide newsprint price rise of 9 percent, about $10 per ton, due to higher pulpwood and manufacturing costs. The Messenger may see the cost reach $11 after July 2, the highest in industry history.
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Wright Co
Consolidated Paper Salon Ca
Messenger
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