UN commanders dare Reds to launch new Korean offensive
In Seoul Gen James Van Fleet says Reds would face a barbed wire end if they attack again while Gen Mark Clark says UN troops stand ready for any move toward an armistice talks. Air battles claim several MiG-15s as B-29s strike power plants in North Korea.
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Winston Churchill
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Congressmen Seek Full DOJ Probe of Liquor Industry
Reps Chelf and Keating urged a Justice Department investigation into alleged monopolistic practices in the liquor industry. After two days of judiciary subcommittee hearings they said the 1949 anti trust inquiry did not dig deeply enough.
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Man Maimed by Hippo Gets $65 000 Judgment
Seaman Robert H. Rawlins, 43, won a federal court jury award of 65 000 dollars after a hippopotamus he fed bit off his right arm. The injury happened last summer aboard the freighter Africa Star en route to the Central Park Zoo, operated by Farrell Lines Inc.
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Robert H. Rawlins
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Central Park Zoo
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Weather Note Offers Daytime Heat Reminder
A brief weather item notes hot daytime conditions with a suggestion to seek shade and stay hydrated. No city or exact temperatures provided.
Taft Eyes Nomination On First Ballot At GOP Convention
Taft confid ent that he can win the Republican nomination on the first ballot in Chicago. Eisenhower disputes discussants on delegates and policy. Known delegate tallies show Taft leading with 478 of 1206, Warren delaying, Knowland debating a possible compromise.
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Democrat Nominating Contenders Shape Primary Race
In New Mexico and across the West and South, top Democratic hopefuls vie for the party’s nomination. Kefauver leads with 246 delegates, Russell has 114, Harriman trails with 82, as Harriman urges a clean sweep of “men masquerading as Democrats.” Nomination requires 616 of 1,230 delegates.
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Taft
Steel Tie-Up Increases Welfare Demands Amid Strike
Pittsburgh reports welfare agencies seeing rising appeals as 650000 CIO steelworkers strike cripples economy. About 775000 idle nationwide on day 24, with 125000 allied workers affected. General Motors lays off over 12000, Chevrolet Forge Detroit 240 laid off, 10000 furloughs at Flint plant as auto output halts in Northern Ohio.
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Man Wins National Sewing Contest With Blue Suit
London reports that Harry Leonard a 49 year old health inspector won the national sewing contest. He earned the $140 first prize by sewing a blue suit in 330 hours of spare time.
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National Needle Arts Bureau
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Swimmer Electrocuted by Pool Pump at Home
Columbus police say Professor Robert M. Hunter 57 and longtime OSU Law School secretary died after electrocution at his home pool Tuesday night. Investigators believe a water pump delivered the fatal shock. Hunter had served on the OSU faculty for 30 years.
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Waxey Gordon Dies Prisoner at Alcatraz
Waxey Gordon once led New York prohibition era breweries and a coast to coast heroin racket. Died at 63 in Alcatraz after a heart attack in the federal prison hospital. He faced a 25 year New York narcotics sentence and was once Irving Wexler, an aging inmate awaiting another potential sentence.
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Military Chief of Indochina Shot To Death
Brig Gen Francis G Brink America's top military figure in Indochina was found fatally shot in a Pentagon office. He died en route to Walter Reed Hospital with three chest wounds and a nearby pistol. Coroner attributed likely self-inflicted wounds though verdict awaited. Brink, 58, had led the American mission in Indochina and recently arrived for staff conferences.
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No Break Likely In Hot Weather Across Nation
An early summer heat wave grips wide areas with no relief in sight for four to five days. Temperatures reach 90s and 100s in many cities, with a tornado in Wisconsin and storms sweeping Minnesota. Beaches draw thousands seeking relief from the high humidity.
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Rhee narrowly escapes assassination in South Korea
President Syngman Rhee faced a failed assassination as a member of the Corps of Blood Justice drew a German pistol during a crowd of 6000 at the Korean War anniversary. The weapon misfired. The would be killer, Kyu Shi Tae, was seized by military police and bystanders. Rhee continued his address as security detained him.
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Corps of Blood Justice
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Kim Woo Hong
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Police Rout Ed Rioters In Tokyo And Osaka
One thousand steel helmeted police broke up a mob of about 2500 Korean and Japanese communists at Shinjuku Station in a half hour battle. Rioting continued for hours in Osaka with anti American demonstrations leaving at least 34 police and rioters hurt and 102 jailed. An American general was burned slightly. The Reds marked the Korean war anniversary with planned demonstrations in major cities.
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Poison Test Being Made On Instructor's Body
Ohio University accounting instructor Tom Grant Wingfield aged 20 died under investigation health officials study toxicology tests at University Hospital Columbus after autopsy failed to establish a cause. Prosecutor James Shumaker and Police Chief Joseph Grogan report ongoing poison or narcotic detection tests with natural causes not yet ruled out. Wingfield was found in his Columbus apartment with no external wounds and a bloodied face from internal pressure during decomposition. The body was identified by a brother in Indianapolis and funeral arrangements are being made in Georgia where other relatives reside. Wingfield had served as an accounting instructor at Ohio University and was rehired for the upcoming term.
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Truck Drops 5 From Tipple In Pomeroy Crash
Henry Davis of Cheshire escaped injury when his loaded coal truck backed through a guard railing at the Ura Swisher tipple on East Main Street Pomeroy and plunged about a foot embankment. A utility pole and a small tree cushioned the fall, stopping the vehicle near the bottom. railing was broken and the Alva Roush owned truck demolished with coal scattered.
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Cardington Student Named Governor at Buckeye Girls State
Charlotte Patterson, a seven year old junior at Cardington High School, was inaugurated as governor of Buckeye Girls State's sixth annual session in Columbus. Others elected include Margaret McGregor of Caldwell as treasurer.
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Margaret McGregor
Caldwell
Inside the Democratic Party Who Runs the Democrats
An analysis of the Democratic Party as a loose coalition driven by power, loyalty to Roosevelt’s legacy, and internal fault lines. It contrasts northern urban machines with the Southern base and highlights civil rights as a pivotal dividing issue shaping factional strength.
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Huge Welcome Planned For Senators Friday
Charleston residents prepare a festive welcome for the Charleston Senators new American Association baseball team on Friday. Mayor John T. Copenhaver urged citizens to show city spirit as fans lined up to greet the club and celebrate the arrival with enthusiasm.
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Cincinnati Labor Row Returns to Court
Federal Judge Tom Deuffel heard a union attorney's motion to transfer the GE engine center dispute from state to federal court under the Taft Hartley act. The volatile labor situation at the Cincinnati facility was brought into the federal arena for adjudication.
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Ohio Boys May Have Dollars Found in Lot
Akron judge rules ownership of six dollars found in a vacant lot contested by the estate of Mrs Etta Cady. Judge says the coins may have been deposited there by junk dumping and not the lot owners.
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C. B. McRae
Etta Cady
Delay Strike in U S Plea to Postpone Boeing Sabre Production
In Washington 25 000 aircraft workers and company officials urged government mediation to delay a midnight strike at North American Aviation plants in California and Ohio. Cyrus Ching of the Federal Mediation Service pressed for postponement to avoid halting Sabre jet production used by the Air Force in the Far East. He urged both sides to send representatives to government-sponsored assessments in Washington.
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Funeral services planned for Albert Barnet in Columbus
Albert G Barnet longtime Ohio State Journal sports editor and Columbus resident died Tuesday at his home. Funeral reviews are set for Friday in Columbus. Barnet known as Bert Barnet served as executive sports editor and contributed to Ohio State coverage for years.
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Bert) Barnet
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