Fire and Tear Gas Prepared for POW Breakup
U S paratroopers use flame throwers tanks and tear gas in a dress rehearsal for breaking Koje Island POW compounds into smaller units. Brig Gen Haydon Boatner leads maneuvers as 80 000 prisoners are dispersed into 500-man blocks amid trenches and loudspeakers.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Koje Island
Korea
U.S
Koje
Kose
Haydon L. Boatner
Francis Dodd
Aaw
Thomas J. H. Trapnell
187Th Airborne
Manville's Niece in Divorce Action
Lorraine Berendall, 24, wife of Belgian nobleman Count du Monceau de Berendall, sues for divorce in Las Vegas on cruelty and desertion. Married June 1948, they have a son Thomas.
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Las Vegas
Tommy Manville
Lorraine Manville du Monceau de Berendall
Plane Carries Record 108 in Overseas Hop
New York reports a chartered British Overseas Airways Corp four engine plane departed for London with 108 aboard including 42 war brides 65 children and one man making the largest passenger load on this aircraft type for the route. The flight carried diapers baby food and 45 pints of milk for the long 15 hour trip. Frank Braun of Philadelphia asked if there is a bar on board as learning of being the sole male passenger. The charter was arranged by Cosmopolitan Associates, a war brides group.
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New York
London
British Overseas Airways Corporation
England
Frank Braun
Philadelphia
Cosmopolitan Associates
General Hudelson Concludes Korea War Hope Dim
In Los Angeles Maj. Gen. Daniel H Hudelson outgoing commander of the 40th Division says the United Nations cannot win in Korea due to manpower while equipment is strong. He doubts a truce brings peace, warning China may overrun Korea after any settlement as American forces return home under public pressure.
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Los Angeles
Daniel H. Hudelson
United Nations
Korea
Los Angeles International
Hudelson
California
National Guard
Servce
Reds
West Germans Struggle to Leave Cellars of War Ruins
West Germany faces a severe housing shortage as thousands remain in cellars and ruins. Despite economic boom, cities like Duesseldorf Cologne Essen and Frankfurt show a twofold picture with rebuilding and continued cellar living. Many residents pay large key money for scarce furnished apartments while officials strive to expand housing under warm roofs.
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Richard K. O’malley
Frankfurt
Germany
West Germany
West German
Duesseldorf
Rhineland
Paris
Casualty List Details 130 Additional Korea War Fatalities
The Defense Department released casualty list No. 581 identifying 130 more U.S. battle deaths and injuries in Korea. It reports 15 killed 106 wounded and nine injured in combat area accidents, detailing the updated toll from ongoing conflicts.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Urge ROK to OK 10 Day Peace Period
United Nations calls on the South Korean government to halt political squabbling for ten days to ease potential chaos. The U.N. proposes lifting martial law in the temporary capital, freeing 11 assemblymen charged with conspiracy, and seeks a solution to the Rhee assembly feud.
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Urge Rok
Pusan
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Syngman Rhee
U.N. Commission On the Unification and Rehabilitation of
Rhee
Chang Taik Sang
Rival factions clash over Rhee settlement plan
Negotiations failed today between about 52 pro Rhee assemblymen and roughly 40 anti Rhee lawmakers. The proposal reportedly demanded by Rhee included powers for the Assembly to approve cabinet appointments and vote confidence on government policies. A second plan discussed would push the presidential election from next week to mid July.
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Rhee
Phantom Fire Attacks 13 Motorists in Two Weeks
Police hunt the Blue Phantom gunman blamed for 13 highway shootings across Illinois in two weeks. Victims report being fired at from a dark blue car with glass injuries in two cases. Incidents stretch from Lake County to Belleville as state police expand road blocks and patrols.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Volo
Lake County
Belleville
St.Louis
Commies Send Note to Clark at Korean Armistice Talks
North Korean General Kim Il Sung and Chinese General Peng Teh huai sent a multi page letter to General Mark Clark via liaison officers at Panmunjom. The letter contents were not disclosed and timing followed a three day recess Harrison called without consent. Harrison will meet Reds by Wednesday only if they present written concrete proposals on prisoner exchange.
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Boamer
Eward Haviland Lastayo
Pusan
Paul F. Yount
U.N
Kore
Yount
Army
Dodd
Charles Colson
Washington
Munsan
Korea
Mark Clark
United Nations
Far East
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh Huai
Manila
James C. Murray
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Reds
Women Discover Saratoga as Easiest Big Car to Handle
Thousands of women find the Chrysler Saratoga easy to drive and comfortable with responsive power. The ad touts a 180 HP V-8, power steering, Chrysler Power Brakes, Safety-Cushion dash, and Safety-Rim wheels for tire safety. It urges women to try the car now for safer, simpler handling and parking.
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Chrysler
America
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