Atom Chiefs Hint Gains on H Bomb
Washington reports hint at major atomic energy advances after White House talks with Oppenheimer and AEC head Gordon Dean. Senate testimony warns Russia could deploy bombs and a new long range bomber as the House funds atomic facilities at about 1.5 billion, with approvals to expand under current budgets.
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Edwin
Harkinson
Washington
White House
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
General Advisory Committee
Pentagon
Air Force
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nathan F. Twining
Twining
Moscow
Oppenheimer
AEC
Gordon Dean
Dr. Oppenheimer
Woman's Life Saved by Wrong Number in Maryland
Beltsville, Md. Nan Gingell narrowly escaped tragedy when a wrong number on her telephone saved her from a fatal accident. Seconds earlier she had stood with Catharine Beall, 56, outside Gingell's gasoline station on the Baltimore Washington Boulevard. A truck with a burst tire struck Beall fatally after Gingell stepped inside to answer the phone.
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Beltsville
Nan Gingell
Miss Catherine Beall
Mob frees 80 ROK officials held by crowd in Pusan
In Pusan 80 Korean National Assemblymen were liberated after 54 hours trapped inside a meeting hall as 600 demonstrators demanded the Assembly bow to President Syngman Rhee or dissolve. Police formed double ranks to escort lawmakers to exits blocked by the mob. One woman among those freed. The crowd clashed with security and ripped shirts while foreign observers watched. The same day South Korea lifted a 16 day ban on Voice of America broadcasts over the government network amid government criticism. The Assembly then adjourned. an auto dissolution measure was not voted. The body later approved the month old resignation of Vice President Kim Sung Foo by a vote of 83 to 0 with 15 abstentions.
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William Jorden
Bill Shinn Pusan
Korea
National Police
Lee Bum Suk
Rhee
Offe
National Assembly
Associated Press
Voice
South Korea
Voice of America
Clarence Ryee
Government Office of Public Information
Kim Sung Foo
Heat Wave Causes 53 Deaths in New Jersey
New Jersey’s three day heat wave killed 53 people as record heat reached 102 degrees. Doctors attributed many deaths to heat induced heart attacks. A heat prostration ward opened at Newark City Hospital and ambulances delivered salt tablets to about 50 homes.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Newark City Hospital
Grading Crews Work East of Hayfield Delayed by Rain
The Minnesota Highway Department bulletin reports extensive rains making graveled roads soft and delaying bituminous surfacing. Work continues on an 11 mile detour on Highway 30 from east of the West Olmsted County line to Hayfield.
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Minnesota Highway Department
West Olmsted
Hayfield
State Liquor Prices to Jump in Minnesota
Minnesota liquor prices will rise next week after a federal injunction against the state's fair trade statute was lifted. The 1951 law, effective July 1, faced OPS ceilings and was challenged in federal court. Judge Joyce dismissed the injunction yesterday. The liquor control commissioner said the provisions would take effect once stores were notified.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Mathew M. Joyce
Minneapolis
Alex Dim
Dudley C. Ericson
Water and power fail in Washington heat
Washington endured a brutal heat spell as a water main burst on June 25 shutting off supply for seven hours including the White House and Capitol. A second area blackout cut electricity for over two hours, leaving fans and AC off while temperatures reached 101 degrees official and higher on sidewalks.
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Washington
White House
Capitol
Wholesale Index Slips for Sixth Time in Seven Weeks
The government's wholesale price index fell four tenths of 1 percent to 110.7 percent of the 1947-49 average for the week ending June 24. Declines appeared in four of the past five weeks, with livestock grains meats fats and oils zinc and animal feed leading the down move. gains were noted in some fresh produce lead hides and certain textile products.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hawaii Volcano Erupts Casually Near Mauna Loa
An eruption at Kiluaea on Hawaii Island occurred early today easing pressure from Mauna Loa 20 miles away. Earthquakes and rumbling accompanied the disturbance as tourists flocked to the crater.
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Honolulu
Kiluaea
Hawaii Island
Mauna Loa
Pact Ends Pittsburgh Steel Strike With Interim Raise
The CIO United Steelworkers reach an interim 12.5 cent hourly pay hike for 10,500 Pittsburgh Steel Company workers. The deal follows Wage Stabilization Board guidance and allows a modified union shop while resuming production after a 26 day strike.
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Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
CIO
Avery C. Adams
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Pittsburgh
WSB
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
Pittsburgh Steel
Local Man Killed in Highway 61 Collision at Beroun
J P Hicks 47 a Venice California salesman died in a two vehicle crash last night on Highway 61 at Beroun six miles north of Pine City Minnesota. A truck and the car he drove collided and the driver died at the scene. Police investigated the deadly accident.
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Pine City
Minnip
J. P. Hicks
Venice
Calif
Beroun
Here
U to Release 125 Workers and Teachers
The University of Minnesota moves to cut 125 positions from both academic and civil service ranks. Payroll reductions total 375,362 dollars to fund upcoming cost of living raises for university staff. About 75 academic staffers face reductions while raises amount to 273,706 dollars for academics and one step raises for civil service workers. The overall budget for the new fiscal year stands at 26,638,691 dollars, up 734,174 from the previous year.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
William T. Middlebrook
Middlebrook
Three Red Jabs Halted on Korean Front
United Nations infantry repelled three Chinese assaults on a hill near Chorwon on the western front. U S Fifth Air Force and Allied planes bombed Changjin power plants in Manchuria and North Korea as fierce fighting continued with losses on both sides.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Manchuria
U.S. Fifth Air Force
Changjin
Chosin
Manchurian
Baldy
A.P
Jim Becker
Becker
Chorwon
U.S. Eighth Army
U. N
U.S
Harassed Colorado Democrats Vote Today for Uninstructed Delegation
Colorado Democrats prepared to select an uninstructed delegation to the national convention at the Colorado School of Mines field house in Golden. Senators Russell Kerr and Kefauver and Av erell Harriman spoke on Western development and policy while Harriman warned against price and rent controls.
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Golden
Colo
Colorado
Richard B. Russell
Robert Kerr
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Sen. Russell
Sen
Kerr
Harriman
Kefauver
Colorado School of Mines
Denver
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seven Airmen Die as Transport Crashes in California
Seven USAF men perished when their twin engine C47 struck Bliss Mountain peak near Pasadena and burned. Wreckage found after a search that began Wednesday night after takeoff from Norton AFB bound for Van Nuys. Debris scattered for half a mile as wreckage and trees were torn apart.
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Pasadena
Calif
Air Force
Bliss
Norton Air Force Base
San Bernardino
van Nuys
Frank Anderson
Ginny Simms Weds Oil Tycoon Calhoun in Las Vegas
Singer Ginny Simms and oil man Bob Calhoun wed in the Flamingo Hotel penthouse Las Vegas. Calhoun, 33, married once before. Simms, 34, recently divorced from Hyatt Dehn and mother of two, plans a possible European honeymoon.
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Ginny Simms
Calhoun
Las Vegas
Nev
Bob Calhoun
Europe
Miss Simms
Los Angeles
Ladder theft reported at 405 Ash street
Torger Berge reports a 12 foot ladder built from 2x4s was stolen. Police are investigating the incident.
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Torger Berge
Debate on Compromise Sets Monday
A 10 month extension of wage price controls, due to expire Monday, was voted by a Senate House Conference Committee in a marathon session. The compromise, from Senate and House bills, heads to the Senate for action and to the House for consideration Monday. The effort is seen as an administration victory after watering down House provisions on unrationed commodities and scarce metals.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
Federal Controls Action Won't Affect State Rent Law
St Paul Minnesota housing director Stuert Rethman said Minnesota would keep rent control despite federal controls being abandoned. He noted the 1951 legislature enacted rent control to take effect if Congress removed national controls, with Minnesota local determination to continue controls and the law slated to expire next January.
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ST. Paul
Stuert Rethman
Minnesota
Rethman
Price controls shift as committee trims measures and pause dates
House debate centers on selective price relief for processed fruits and vegetables and end dates for rent and credit controls. Conference aims to idle Regulation X with housing starts over 1.2 million, and shifts wage price check policy while seeking use of no strike provisions under the T Long labor law.
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Price
Ellis Arnall
Federal Reserve Board
Conference Committee
Sena
House
Truman
Basra
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