Allies Move Within Artillery Range of Reds Iron Triangle
Allied troops pressed within artillery range of Chorwon key to the Red Iron Triangle in Korea as 6000 Chinese blocked eastern moves. UN forces advanced west and central, inching toward the Communist assembly area bounded by Chorwon Kumhwa and Pyongyang amid muddy, rugged terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Barnard
Tokyo
Chorwon
Korea
United Nations
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Yonchon-Chorwon
Yonchon
Hwachon
Hwachon Reservoir
Yanggu
Inje
Fifth Airforce
East Central
Iron Triangle
Nate Polowetzky
U. S
Eighth Army
Flood Drops at Beatrice Endure Deadly Rise
Beatrice Nebraska suffers two flood deaths as waters fall about an inch per hour with residents watching and cleanup starting near the flood edge. The Blue River reached its 50 year crest while Orville McPherson, 19, and Walter Barround, 14, died at the Beatrice state home after wading into flood waters to help a fleeing patient.
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Beatrice
Neb
Nebraska
Beatrice State Home Institution
Orville McPherson
Walter Barround
Harround
Bear Creek
McPherson
Price War Spreads to Four More Major Cities
New York merchants slash prices on watches and records as the nationwide battle expands to Baltimore Newark Omaha and San Francisco area. Macy s cuts Bulova watches to 18.75 121.88 while Elgin at Gimbels drops to 23.87 92.02. Rogers store rush injures three and aspirin drops to 0.17. Sales rise 23 percent from last year amid the skirmish and federal data note differing results in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore
Newark
Omaha
San
Z.lammciscyu
Macy's
Gimbel
Herald Square
Macy’s
Elgin
Bronx
Rogers Department Store
Federal Reserve Bank
Beef Output Cut Reported Across Major Packers
Big meat packers cut production due to short cattle supply under OPS ceilings. Armour, Cudahy, Morrell, Wilson and Company report layoffs and reduced slaughter since price limits. Morrell even ordered salesmen to quit selling beef until further notice. area plants in Chicago, Ottumwa, Sioux Falls, Topeka show curtailments.
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Chicago
Michael V. di Salle
Washington
Armour and Company
Armour
Cudahy Packing Co
Omaha
John Morrell & Co
Ottumwa
Iowa
Sioux Falls
8. D
Topeka
Kans
Morrell
Wilson and Co
Wilson
Offer of Free Fire Inspection Fails to Get a Response
Fire chief John Tobar laments that the free home fire hazard inspections offered since June 1 have seen no takers. He warns that many older homes and apartments may have dangerous wiring and frayed insulation. A phone call to 3405 could prevent costly damage, as the service is free.
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John Tobar
Tobar
3405
Beef Supply Across 160 Cities Promised Steady
Washington reports Michael V. DiSalle says beef supplies in 160 cities are equal to or higher than last month, with only Chicago showing a generic shortage in a broader study. Cattlemen fear a price rollback will cause shortages and John Morrell in Ottumwa has halted beef sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
John Morrell and Co
Ottumwa
Iowa
Chicago
Spain Seeks US Arms Pact and Aid in Detroit Speech
Spanish ambassador Jose F. de Seguerica urged a military alliance and economic aid from the United States, signaling readiness to resist communism and cooperate with Atlantic pact forces. He said Spain would not ask for American soldiers and criticized European elites for relying on U.S. troops. He noted possible cooperation with Portugal within Atlantic pact defense plans.
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Detroit
United States
Detroit Club
Jose F. de Sequetica
Spain
Europe
de Seguerica
Iron Curtain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain
France
Italy
DE Sequerica
Portugal
State Restaurant Men to Meet Here
Minnesota Restaurant Association plans a meeting in Austin with about seventy five members from across the state. M J Ocken is executive secretary and George LeSauvage presides. Guests dine at Hormel and Co plant cafeteria at noon and hear a program in the Hormel sales cabin in the afternoon with Jean Vernet speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Restaurant Association, Inc
Austin
M. J. Ocken
George LeSauvage
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel
Jean Vernet
Trapped worker suffocates in 25 story chimney collapse
A 46 year old pipefitter William Fletcher of Bayonne New Jersey suffocated after stumbling into a narrow brick chimney 25 stories above ground at the California Refining Co. He wedged about 20 feet from the top during a two hour rescue attempt. The chimney was cooling after the cracker unit accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perth Amboy
N. J
William Fletcher
Bayonne
California Refining Co
Acheson Defends President's Korea Authority
Secretary of State Acheson testified at the MacArthur hearings asserting the president’s constitutional right to deploy U.S. troops to Korea without congressional action while promising UN consultation before any armistice. He clashed with Sen. Gillette who urged broader self reliance.
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Korea
Washington
Acheson
United States
United Nations
Sen
Gillette
Iowa
Senate
MacArthur
Truman
U. S
Security Council
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
China
UN Security Council
World Court
Russia
North Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
Open Trial in 35500 Suit for Fall on Stairs
Arnold Henke seeks 35500 in damages after a July 2 1950 fall on stairs at the Austin Moose lodge club rooms. He alleges negligent maintenance of the stairway by the lodge and Bangs owners of the building. Defendants deny negligence and dispute causation of injuries. Trial assigned in the June district term with jury selection under Judge Martin A. Nelson. Lawyers include Luther Bang William J. Nierengarten for the plaintiff Kenneth K. McMillan B Hughes for the lodge and R J Sheran for the Bangs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Lodge
Arnold H Ilenke
Austin
Austin Moose Lodge
Henke
E. Collins
Lodge
E. N
Martin A. Nelson
Luther Bang
William J. Nierengarten
Kenneth K. McMillan
B. Hughes
R. J Sheran
Mankato
Railman Wins $68 250 Suit
Sherman Sorrell, 68, a Washington Iowa railroad signal maintainer, won a $68 250 verdict against Rock Island railroad in Freeborn county district court. He fractured a skull and broke a shoulder blade Aug 10 1949 when an electric motor car derailed due to track defects and a bent axle. The trial lasted a week before Dist Judge Martin A Nelson with Minneapolis attorney Eugene A Berat and rail road counsel Philip Stringer presenting arguments.
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Albert Lea
Sherman Sorrell
Washington, Iowa
Rock Island Railroad
Freeborn
Sorrell
Eugene A. Berat
Minneapolis
Philip Stringer
St. Paul
Dist
Martin A. Nelson
Intruder Shot Dead in City Girls Gymnasium
A man intruding on a girls gym class was shot by Patrolman Eugene Grace after he struck the officer with a vase and lunged with a pen. The incident occurred as about 35 students and a teacher watched in shock. Carl Arch, 50, died from a jaw wound.
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New York
Carl Arch
Eugene Grace
Arch
Navy Sailor Amburn Treated After Wedding Plan Fail
Navy reports sailor Thomas E Amburn as in a case of nerves after plans to marry a Georgia girl were halted by his emergency leave cancellation. He returned to base and was admitted to the Norfolk naval air station dispensary. Betty Thompson, 18, ill with cancer with four months to live, remains in East Point, Georgia as her family says she is calm.
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Norfolk
Navy
Thomas E Amburn
Naval
Amburn
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Sioux Falls
S. D
Eas
T Point
Betty Thompson
Omaha
Tom
Three Burned Family after Kerosene Stove Blast
A farm family near Fountain Minnesota suffered severe injuries when a kerosene stove exploded at dawn. William Earley aged 34 received extensive burns and was transported to St. Mary's hospital in Rochester in critical condition. His mother Ed Earley aged 70 and his father sustained minor burns, while another son James aided in transferring the injured and the home burned.
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Fountain
Minn
William Earley
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Earley
Ed Earley
James
Four Killed as Flying Boxcar Explodes Near Farm
A C-119 air force plane exploded during a rainstorm over a Tennessee farm killing four of seven aboard. Pilot Capt Russell D Brewington of Nashville reported suddenly entering midair before pulling his ripcord. Howard E Johnson nearby heard a thunderous blast.
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Faceson
Tenn
Airforce
Here
Russell D. Brewington
Nashville
Howard E. Johnson
Dubinsky Iron Expands Scrapyard and Adds Construction Steel
Dubinsky Iron and Metal Co. buys a 10 acre site on Highway 218 south of Austin to expand scrap operations and handle new construction steel. Milwaukee Road builds a 479 foot siding and a 45 foot scale for the site while an office and warehouse are planned this month. The Maple Street warehouse will store hides and wool. A hydraulic press and magnetic crane are planned to compress scrap into bales and handle bundles. Yard operation is expected in two to three months as space has been cramped.
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Dubinsky Iron and Metal Co
Highway 218
Austin
Milwaukee Road
Harold Dubinsky
Maple Street
Dubinsky
Food Pricing Plan Revealed by Labor Leader
Labor head William Green told Congress that if price controls fail wage stabilization will be dropped. A community pricing program for 15 to 20 grocery items, mainly processed foods, will start in about 30 days with ceiling prices posted by merchants. DiSalle warned wage increases may push prices up, but said he did not urge unions to forgo all raises.
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Washington (P
William Green
Congress
American Federation of Labor
House Banking Committee
Michael V. di Salle
OPA
DiSalle
United Labor Policy Committee
CIO
AFL
St Paul Hospitals Report Smallest Baby Dies
The smallest baby born at St. Joseph's Hospital in St Paul died Monday night after living 11 days. The infant, Edward Charles Michael Gearin, weighed one pound 12 ounces at birth on May 25.
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ST. Paul
St. Joseph's Hospital
Edward Charles Michael Gearin
Picnic Set for 15th Annual SMNC USM Alumni Reunion
The Southern Minnesota Normal College University of Southern Minnesota Alumni Association plans its 15th annual picnic and reunion at Todd Park on Sunday June 17. Richard Rahilly and an executive committee appointed committee chairs. Lunch starts 12 30 with alumni bringing food. ice cream and coffee provided. About 500 invitations go out.
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Southern Minnesota Normal College
University of Southern Minnesota Alumni Association
Todd Park
Richard Rahilly
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