China and Russia plan world conquest warned by European source
A European contact in Canton reports Chinese Communist leaders claim fear of no atom bomb and vow to defeat the American army, then conquer the world with Russia in two years. He cites growing troop readiness, daily flights, Russian airmen among civilians, and youth favoring communism while older residents fear arrest.
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Hong Kong
Canton
Russia
Red
China
Korea
U S Moves Cautiously on Korean War Cease Fire
Washington reports the United States favors slow progress toward a cease-fire with the Chinese Communists. Officials say the US would entertain talks only if the Reds initiate, and Red China’s fighting power must be reduced before any new proposal. Dean Rusk outlined the position in meetings with diplomats.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Korea
Peiping
Dean Rusk
Construction Worker Electrocuted Near Gleason Lake
Eu gene W. Peterson, 29, of Excelsior, employed by Donovan Construction Co., was electrocuted Thursday after falling across a 7200 volt power line on a Northern States Power Co. project near Gleason Lake in Excelsior, Minnesota.
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Excelsior, Minn
Eugene W. Peterson
Donovan Construction Co
Peterson
Excelsior
Gleason Lake
Northern State Power Co
Four Boys Admit Vandal Damage at Local Greenhouse
Four boys aged 11 to 13 admit damaging about 1000 dollars of plants and seedlings at Kinsman’s greenhouse on Bridge street after entering through an open window around 8:30 to 9 p m They said it was for fun and some offered to work to pay the damage.
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Kinsman's
Green House
Bridge Street
Routine probe of car leads police to loot
Duluth police recovered most of the $2000 loot taken from the Goldfine trading post 12 hours earlier after stopping a car with five men. One fled into the woods. four were detained and a cache of two television sets and about 20 rifles and shotguns were found. The four men were held without charge.
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Duluth
Lunch Break Prevents Major Fire At Atwood Coffee Co
An explosion on the fourth floor coffee roasting section at Atwood Coffee Co in Minneapolis damaged the chimney. Thankfully 45 employees were at lunch and no injuries were reported. The blast occurred shortly after noon today.
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Minneapolis
Atwood Coffee Co
Trapped Forty in Montreal Fire at Hospice St. Cunegonde
A blaze at the Hospice St. Cunegonde in midtown Montreal trapped about 40 residents, many of them orphans, after an hour of battle. Fire officials reported two deaths as the fire continued.
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Montreal
Hospice St
Senate Banking Group Extends Federal Rent Controls
The Senate Banking Committee approved extending federal rent controls beyond June 30 and applying them to critical defense areas. No end date was set. The panel also allowed existing state and local controls to stand, and dropped proposals for federal control of commercial properties.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
New York State
Steelman Calls for Stronger Price Stabilization Powers
John R. Steelman urged robust enforcement powers for the price stabilization agency at a Florida Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering in Orlando. He argued honest businesses need protection from black markets and said administration aims to keep prices fair possibly by rolling back some levels while easing hardship and dislocations. He acknowledged imperfections and noted inflation has raised costs by about 18 billion dollars since the Korean conflict and reduced defense purchasing power.
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Truman
Florida
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Steelman
Sioux Falls Pilot Killed in P-51 Crash
Sioux Falls First Lt. Percy J. Kirkeby of the 175th fighter squadron was killed Thursday when his P-51 crashed during a training flight. A World War II veteran, he previously worked as a reporter for the Argus Leader.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Percy J. Kirkeby
Kirkeby
Europe
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Diplomats Leave Spain for France in Apparent Escape
Two British Foreign Office officials, Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess, left Spain for France after two days in Barcelona staying at the Victoria hotel under altered names. They reportedly crossed into France via Puigcerda in a British-made car, with passports checked at the border amid ongoing searches for clues.
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Barcelona
Spain
Foreign Office
France
Victoria Hotel
Donald MacLean
Marshall MacLean
Guy Burgess
Washington
Willis John Burgess
Puigcerda
Iron Curtain
Acheson Asked to Act on Rainy Lake Pollution
Governor Youngdahl signed a letter urging Secretary Acheson to use the 1909 treaty between the United States and Great Britain to halt Rainy Lake pollution. Chester S. Wilson accuses Steep Rock Iron Mines in Ontario of causing contamination and seeks federal action including international commission review.
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ST. Paul
Dean Acheson
Minnesota
Rainy Lake
Ontario
Bemidji
Washington
Youngdahl
Wold-Chamberlain Field
Minneapolis
Acheson
Great Britain
United States
Chester S. Wilson
Wilson
Steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd
Steep Rock
Ont
Gov
International Joint Commission
Reds Rush New Troops for Defense
Fresh Red troops dig in on eastern Korea ridges while UN tank columns push toward Kumsong. West front quiet as Allied patrols advance, and Red air activity resumes with strikes on Suwon and Yongdongpo behind UN lines.
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Korea
United Nations
Kumsong
Chupa
Kumhwa
Inje
Stan Carter
U. S
Eighth Army
Kumhwa-Chorwon-Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
Red Airforce
Suwon
Seoul
Yongdongpo
Truman Signs Wheat Grant To Aid India Famine
President Truman signed a bill authorizing up to 2,000,000 tons of food grain on credit for India to combat famine. The act provides a $190,000,000 loan and will lift total outside food shipments to two thirds of India’s needs, with ceremony at the White House attended by Madame Pandit and Secretary of State Acheson.
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Washington
Truman
India
White House
Madame Pandit
Acheson
New York Court Hearings Reveal Drug Problem in Schools
A three day state narcotics probe in New York estimated 6000 school age children are drug addicts with authority noting the figure may rise by 1000 from earlier counts. Attorney General Goldstein promised rapid police action and testified on the dealers locations while a new drug drive arrested 21 youths including a 15 year old.
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New York
Bernard Boylan
Wedemeyer Retirement Approved by Army
The Department of the Army has granted Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer's retirement. The 56 year old Sixth Army commander will be relieved on July 31 after being notified in Washington during MacArthur hearings.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
Department of the Army
Sixth Army
Wedemeyer
Washington
MacArthur
Devotion to Flag Urged in Broadcast by Austin Elks
David S. Owen urged national unity around the flag amid Korea tensions during the Austin Elks Flag Day broadcast on KAUS. He warned against partisanship, stressed responsibility under freedom, and contrasted liberty with socialism and communism while detailing participants in the ceremony.
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Korea
David S. Owen
Austin Elks
KAUS
The
Republic
Austin
Leslie Franklin
Paul Leck
Jerry Lund
Tom Dowd
Lain
Tom Steensland
Esquire
Owen
21 Arrested in Narcotics Raid
Police gang conducted a three-borough narcotics sweep in Manhattan the Bronx and Brooklyn arresting 21 suspects including a 15 year old and several teens. A dancing teacher Jose Pagan 29 and his wife Gloria 19 were booked for possession as detectives seized drugs and a layout of the operation in Pagan's upscale apartment. A United Nations official appeared at a young couple’s apartment during the raid but was not detained.
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New York
United Nations
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Jose Pagan
Gloria
Pagan
State Man Killed as Car Plunges in Pond
Mason City Iowa Curtis Vesta Delavan Minnesota man killed when his car swung off Highway 65 and sank in a pond near Lehigh Cement Co Kenneth Weir 23 Delavan Minnesota was injured escaping from the car police said Vesta’s body was recovered from 30 feet of water after the crash
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Mason City
Iowa
Curtis Vesta
Delavan
Minn
Minnesota
Highway 65
Kenneth Weir
Lehigh Cement Co
Weir
Velta
Winona Banker Named Head of Minnesota Bankers Association
S. J. Kryzsko president of the Winona National and Savings Bank was elected Thursday at the Minnesota Bankers association annual convention closing session to lead the state group.
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Winona Banker
Minneapolis
S. J. Kryzsko
Winona National and Savings Bank
Minnesota Bankers Association
Dr. Benson Elected Augustana Church President
Dr. Oscar A. Benson of Worcester Massachusetts was elected president of the Augustana Lutheran church in Galesburg Illinois. Benson won in the second ballot with 237 votes while Dr. Conrad J. Bergendorf of Rock Island Illinois received 100 votes.
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Galesburg, Ill
Oscar A. Benson
Worcester
Mass
Augustana Lutheran Church
Benson
Conrad J. Bergendorf
Rock Island, III
Johnson cites MacArthur decision on Inchon plan
Louis Johnson testified that Gen Douglas MacArthur took responsibility for the Inchon landing in Korea despite misgivings in the U S chain of command. He said the JCS gave MacArthur a chance to call it off a week before launch and praised the operation as brilliant despite Chinese entry later reshaping the war.
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Washington
Louis Johnson
Douglas MacArthur
Inchon
Korea
U. S. Seine
JCS
MacArthur
South Korea
Johnson
Brewster
Cain
Acheson
Truman
Sen. Cain
R-Wash
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Tokyo
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Yanggu-Inje
McArthur
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Inchan
Roman Prauty
U.S. Inf. Div
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Boylan
Nathaniel L. Goldstein
Goldstein
San Francisco
Dr. Benson
U S
Sen. Knowland
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