Ridgway Says UN Ready For Any Mission Despite Germ War Fears
General Ridgway told Congress and the Senate that the United Nations forces are ready for any mission in Korea and warned that Communist germ warfare propaganda cannot deter action. He dismissed germ warfare allegations as false and urged unity against aggression, while White House and lawmakers debated foreign aid and North Korea policy amid the strain of stalled ceasefire talks.
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IGTON
J. B. Ridgway
Roberd A. Lovett
Lovett
Ridgway
Korea
Exy Tline
Free World
Ngezy
Banquet plans and local events in Baytown area summary
Baker of Oland Refining Co plans to attend the annual Kiwanis Lions banquet in Baytown along with other civic groups. The report mentions a hospital admission for an individual after acute appendicitis and notes various local people and daily life moments as the community prepares for summer.
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Baker
Mble Oland Refining Co
L&9
Baytown
Ry, Kiwaniy and
Lions
Allied Planes Blast Big Red Supply Base
Allied fighter bombers hit a vast North Korea supply center near Pyongyang and Chinnampo in an all day raid, reducing at least 117 buildings to rubble and damaging 84. Ground forces supported by over 100 US tanks killed or wounded hundreds as they pressed into four central front areas.
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Big Red
Seoul
Pyongyang
Chinnampo
Suan
Eighth Air Force
U. S
Kumigos Areca
Veteran of World War I Dies by Own Action with Car Exhaust
James Wagner, 31, a Shefield Steel Corp. worker and WWI disabled veteran, was found dead in his car at his Wagner home in Channelview from carbon monoxide poisoning via a rubber hose attached to the exhaust. Deputy M. M. Brown and Justice of the Peace Roscoe Zierlein ruled death by his own action. Wagner had been on hospital leave for a back injury and faced another operation next week. he served a little over a year and had an iron brace since the accident. Funeral set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Paul A. Lee Funeral Home with Rev. Henry Parmentier officiating. Survivors include wife Mildred Lee Wagner, son Boyd Lynn, daughter Linda Gean, father George C. Wagner, three brothers Anton, Jack, Alfred, and five sisters Olive, Ragland, Swanke, Lee, and Schastt.
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James Wagner
Sheffield Steel Corp
Wagner
Channelview
M. M. Brown
Justice of the Peace
Roscoe Zierlein
Veterans Administration ‘Hospital
Sheffield
Paul A. Lee
Henry Parmentier
St. Jude's Catholic Church
Mildread -Lee
Boyd Lynn
Linda Gean
George.c. Wagner
Galena Park
Anton J. Wagner
Ats Crosby
Jack A. Wagner
Highlands
Alfred N. Wagner
Alvinz
Oran Olive
Baytown
Afrs
Bill
Ragland
Houston
L. Swanke
Fairbanks
M. B. Lee
la Porte
Jake Schastt
Gulf Oil Strike Settlements Near as 15 Cent Hike Proposed
Port Arthur and Port Neches workers race toward a settlement with Gulf Oil Co. after a 15 cent hourly raise offer with six and 12 cent differentials and a seven cent retroactive raise to Dec 3. A union meeting will decide acceptance, potentially sending workers back tomorrow. If Gulf accepts, other Gulf Coast plants may follow the pattern.
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Port Arthur
LPI
Texas Gulf Coast
Gulf Ofl Co
Texas
Gulf
R. G. Faulkner
Guilf
Gulf Coast
Gulf Co
Violence Over Red Prisoners At Koje Compound 76
Allied reporters report Communist prisoners armed with swords used barbed wire to block escapes at Koje Compound 76. Gen James Van Fleet said violence seemed ended though some soldiers were injured in riots. North Korean guards and Korean workers stood at posts amid claims of casualties and ongoing tensions.
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Koi Island
James A. van Flret
Eighth “Army
van Fleet
Francis T. Dodd
Van
Fleet
Prisoh
Haydon L. Boatner
Ane Peiping
United
Ba 'A8
Sand Chidown
Antardone
Sully Gets Seven Years
Dallas report shows Sheriff Sully omgonery in Tarre county facing a seven year sentence as details remain scarce. Court records indicate official actions at county level with limited available facts in this fragment.
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Dallas
Tarre
Panty Raid Grips Southwest Colleges Amid Turmoil
National panty raid panic spills into Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and North Texas State campuses. Police tear gas clash with 2000 students at Norman as raids shuffle lingerie and trophies across dorms. Football players and student leaders try to quell chaos as girls retaliate and leave confiscated items behind.
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United Press
Southwest
University of Texas
University of Oklahoma
University’ of Arkansas
North Texas State
Teachers College
Denton
Oklahoma
Girs
Jefferson House
Norman
Kappa Alpha Theta
Pipeline Co Union Takes Wage Offer
The Federation of the southern division of Humbie Pipeline Co. reports the union accepted the company wage offer. President J. W. Hinds announced the deal includes a 3A percent raise retroactive to Get16 and an eight cent increase dating from May 1. Also approved were six and 12 cent night shift differentials retroactive to December 1.
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Southern Division
The
Humbie Pipeline Co
J. W. Hinds
Baytown Machinists Face Pay Rise Decision Amid BEF Talks
Lawyers warned BEF cannot honor a strike by another union while Humble Oil negotiates. Baytown Machinist Union, representing about 350 workers, weighs a 2.25 cent wage increase amid a new Humble offer and a 15 cent wage‑ceiling, with a vote planned after talks and a federal conciliator.
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Warren Edwards
Machinist Union
Baytown
Humble Oil
BEF
L Machinist
al? Dams
Old Sarge Says Goodbye to Baytown Recruiter
M 821 Jack T Taylor a well known Army and Air Force recruiting officer in Baytown has received orders for overseas assignment likely to Japan or Korea. He will leave Baytown on June 1 for a 30 day furlough to visit his mother and daughter and report to Camp Stoneman Calif on July 1. He has recruited more than 510 young men for service and maintains a large file of correspondence and rewards for each recruit.
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Jack't. Taylor
Army
Air Force
Baytown
Japan
Korea
Tyne
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Peernit
Harris County
Krel
Aero
Taylos
Witnesses Excused In Court Exchange At Tribunal
In a curt courtroom moment Judge Zierlein clarified a joking misinterpretation as a defendant stammered. The judge gently corrected the speaker noting the witnesses are excused in this case.
Agreements Slow In Oil Refineries
Settlement in the 23 day old oil strike continued at a slow pace today on a plant by plant basis. A spokesman for the union said it would be a generous estimate to say that one third of the original demands are resolved overall now. The report notes continued negotiations among refinery workers in Texas and nearby states.
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Denver
OTP
Cid
St. Deriver
Orig
Borger
Texas
Carrier-Union Pact Ends Bitter Wages Dispute
Washington President Truman hailed a three year wage dispute settlement with railroads. The agreement returns control to private management as soon as contracts are signed. retroactive wage boosts will aid engineers conductors and firemen, with immediate checks ranging from 800 to 1700 dollars.
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Washington
Truman
UPD
John R. Steelman
U.S
Walt
A. S
Aengthen
Sions
Tom L R
Steelman's
White
House
GI Must Die For Murder in German War Crimes Trial
An 18 year old American soldier was sentenced to death by a U S Army court martial in Germany for the premeditated murder of two German civilians. The defendant, from New England, showed no emotion as Col Howard read the verdict. The same courtroom heard Germany's top Nazis face fate from the international war crimes tribunal after World War II.
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Mernberg
Germany
Ett Jonn
F-Vignewalt
Gofts
Falls
Hirk
BEF TV Nominate Officers Tuesday
BEF TV announces nominations for BEF Baytown Employes officers at a membership meeting in the Robert E. Fre Sanditorium at a designated time. The nominating committee will report and nominations may also be made from the floor by members.
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Baytown
Federation
Bermade
BEF
Robert E. Fre _sanditorium
Ata
Floox
Wweibers
Aiticets
Courts or Congress Can't Take Away Powers
Tennesseean reports on Truman and the Democratic stance amid party divisions. The piece notes uncertainty about which candidate would best defend executive or legislative powers, with mentions of enthusiasm and division within factions.
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Courts
Congress
Truman
President to Go Further on Tidelands
Washington report says President Truman promised to go farther on tidelands and veto messaging on the measure. The bill has reached the White House and is study as departments review pending legislation. He declined to comment further while noting he will act when the bill is before him.
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Washington
Truman
Presi
Merchants Near Bill to Extend Store Hours
Businessmen in Baytown consider a plan to keep stores open later one night a week. Al Melinger, on the Retail Merchant Committee, says the proposal would not change overall hours, with many stores remaining open until 9 p m or later. Committee members debated dropping the idea at a recent meeting.
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Baytown
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