Allies Advance Deeper Into North Korea
Allied forces pushed three miles forward on the east central front and gained in the center amid heavy rains. Western front hills fell seven miles north of 38th parallel and a 2100 foot peak was outflanked as troops pressed toward Chorwon Kumhwa and Pyongeang while consolidating captured heights near Hwachon and Yanggu.
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Tokyo
United Nations Army
Iron Triangle
North Korea
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Triangle
Pyongeang
James A van Fleet
Eighth Army
U. N. of
United Nations
Hwachon
U. N
Yanggu
Father Of 28 Drowns In Boating Accident
Dunkirk N Y June 3 A 57 year old man who fathered 28 children drowned today after falling from a motor boat into Lake Erie. The victim was Manuel Maio an employee of the Dunkirk Radiator Corp Coroner H Harry Hemstreet said 24 of Maio s children are living and only one dependent died with him.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Lake Erie
Manuel Maio
Dunkirk Radiator Corp
H. Harry Hemstreet
Maio
Ten Die As Air Force Freight Plane Crashes in New Boston
A C-82 flying box car exploded above New Boston Texas killing ten aboard and burning a cow pasture. Witnesses reported the craft disintegrating in a flash with wreckage strewn for miles and some parachutes seen as rescuers worked to reach victims.
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Air Force
New
Boston
Tex
C. W. Jones
Pat Oglesby
CAA
Texarkana
Campbell Air Force Base
Hopkinsville
Fort Sill
Oklo
Oglesby
Red River Arsenal
Johnny Bevill
Bluefield Charts Lemonade for 90 Degree Heat
Bluefield's 90 degree day spurs the Chamber of Commerce to offer free lemonade. Gals in shorts will hand out drinks at five locations including Matz Hotel and Central Pharmacy starting 1 pm. Weather expects 80s with scattered showers today. past two days saw 90s and 92.
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Bluefield
Mercury
Chamber
Matz
Princeton Avenue
Doughboy Cafe
Bluefield Avenue
Paul's Grille
North Street
Central Pharmacy
Graham Pharmacy
Virginia
Dodd Mortensen
Summers Man Identified In West Virginia Mystery
The body of Henry Doss, 73, of Jumping Branch Summers County was identified by family members after being found in Jonben Hollow near the Raleigh Summers county line. Doss had been missing since February 7 and was last seen at a Jonben grocery store. Authorities believe exposure to winter weather contributed to his death.
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Beckley
W. Va
Jumping Branch
Summers County
Henry Doss
Roscoe Lilly
Jonben Hollow
Raleigh
Doss
Jonben
National Jaycee Meet Opens Tuesday in Miami
Miami welcomes 1,500 UJC members for the national convention with 4,000 to 6,000 expected visitors. Delegates from Texas and California actively campaign for the 1952 venue between Dallas and San Francisco. final board decision set for Tuesday.
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Miami
Fla
U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
Texas
California
Dallas
San Francisco
Mixup Sends Wrong Note To Iran Premier Mossadegh
A U S A State Department report confirms a delivery mixup sent President Truman's letter intended for British PM Attlee to Iran's Premier Mohammed Mossadegh. Both letters conveyed U S interest in the Iran Britain oil nationalization dispute.
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Iran
Mossadegh
Washington
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
Clement Attlee
State Department
Tehran
Department
Michael McDermott
Henry Grady
Attlee
McDermott
Grady
London
Mr. Truman
Conete Office
Foot Of Snow In Colorado Brings June Winter
The Associated Press reports a dramatic weather shift with heat on the east coast and unseasonal snow in Colorado and nearby states. Denver area moisture and frost disrupted crops while drought persisted in the South despite light showers in Arkansas and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
East
Carolinas
Atlantic
New England
Colorado-Wyomingdfontana
Colorado
West Yellowstone Park
Mont
Ely
Nev
Lander
Wyo
Billings
South
Arkansas
Tennessee
Washington, D. C
Maryland
Beatified Pope Pius X Intercedes for World Peace
Vatican reports Pope Pius X beatified in St. Peter's Basilica. Pope Pius XII called on the new blessed to intercede with God for true and lasting peace. Born Giuseppe Sarto in Riese on June 2 1835 he led as pope from 1903 to 1914.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius X
St. Peter's Basilica
Pius XII
Pius X
Riese
Giuseppe Sarto
Britain Offers Oil Mediation In Iran Dispute
Britain through AIOC proposes full and frank discussions to resolve the Iran oil dispute. Iran views the offer as acceptance of Tehran’s takeover of AIOC, while AIOC reserves legal rights and cites no negotiable subjects. The case remains tied to Hague arbitration and government bids for talks.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
AIOC
Hussein Fatemi
London
International Court of Justice
the Hague
N. R. Seddon
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
Francis Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh-Shepherd
New U S Jet Beats Red Craft
Washington reports the Air Force has begun production of an improved jet fighter likely a new P86 Sabre model, designed to outperform the Russian MiG 15. It has not entered combat due to limited numbers, with full deployment aimed as soon as supply permits.
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Washington
Air Force Tonight
Korea
D. L. Putt
Air Force
Putt
Defense Department
Opinion splits over Acheson Formosa stand
Washington views on Formosa divide along party lines as Senator Knowland questions Acheson while Senator Sparkman backs the secretary. The Formosa issue looms in the ongoing MacArthur firing inquiry, with testimony debating whether a broader war plan risks wider Soviet involvement.
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Acheson
Formosa
Washington
Knowland
Dougles MacArthur
Far East
Record Flood Inundates Beatrice Nebraska Town
A record flood on the Big Blue river swirled into Beatrice Nebraska Eight feet above safe levels the river topped a protective dike inundating the west part of the town Army engineers stood by to evacuate residents who had not yet fled their homes.
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Omaha
Beatrice
Nebraska
Aged Storekeeper Plans and Carries Out His Funeral
J N Gernhardt a 75 year old retired storekeeper staged his own funeral in Burlington Colorado. He posted the event recorded it for future repeats and paid the costs totaling about 3600 dollars. The service drew about 1000 attendees as townspeople debated the spectacle and its meaning.
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Burlington
Colo
J. N. Gernhardt
Gernhardt
Colorado
S. H. Mahaffey
Anna
Mahaffey
Herbert Drew
Isle of Somewhere
Old Rugged Cross
Kanorado
Kas
Goodland
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Cline
Logan Miner Charged With Pistol Deaths Of Two Men
Logan County miner Elmer Farley is jailed in Cabella County on murder charges after shooting three fellow union members in Holden. Wells and Whorley died. Thompson was seriously wounded. Farley had been hauling coal on days off, sparked by a dispute over trucking rights. Funeral services for Wells and Whorley are announced in Holden and nearby Paintsville.
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Logan Miner
Logan
W. Va
Logan County
Cabella County
Sherif A. T. Dingess
Elmer Farley
Dingess
Cabet
Farley
Island Creek Coal Company
Holden
Parley
Charles Wells
United Mine
Robert Whorley
Thompson
Holden Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
Carson W. Browning
Monaville
Browning
Sheriff's Office
Wells
Whorley
Kentucky
Paintsville
Second Chance To Take Draft Exams Provided
Washington notes a second chance for college students who missed the May 26 aptitude test due to a valid excuse. Brig. Gen. Lewis H. Renfrow announced that affected students should write to the selective service examination section in Princeton with their circumstances. A new ticket for a later exam on June 16 or June 30 will be issued if the excuse is bonafide.
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Washington
Lewis H. Renfrow
Selective Service
Renfrow
Educational Testing Service
Princeton
N. J
Ohio Marshall Slain Serving Peace Warrant
Chesapeake Ohio newspapers report town marshal Gordon Lunsford aged 38 was killed and deputy Oscar L Deutsch Brammer 45 wounded while attempting to serve a peace warrant on Lawrence Brammer 52 of Cornville Ohio. Brammer is in custody for questioning.
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Chesapeake, O
Chesapeake
Lawrence County
Lawrence Brammer
Cornville
Gordon Lunsford
Oscar L. (Deutsch) Brammer
UN Guns Down Two Yank Planes
Two U S twin engined C 119 cargo planes were shot down by allied artillery on the eastern Korean front while attempting to drop supplies to U N ground forces. Seven men were missing and three airmen survived. Capt James Hill reported parachutes from the planes.
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Tokyo
U.N
Far East Air Forces
FEAF
James Hill
Chickasha
Okla
Hill
Lad Drowns In Claytor Lake in Pulaski Va
Donald S. King, 23, drowned while swimming in Claytor Lake near Pulaski. His body was recovered about two hours after he disappeared as friend Williams Worrells watched. King resided in Sylvatus.
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Lad
Claytor Lake
Pulaski
Donald S. King
Pulaski County
King
Williams Worrells
Sylvitus
Barrier to Korean peace hinges on Chinese aims
Washington reports that the main obstacle to a negotiated Korean peace is the Chinese Communist objective of total victory. U.S. Britain and UN allies plan a new inquiry this week, with officials noting potential for settlement if Reds seek terms. Acheson suggested halting operations along the 38th parallel if not resumed. The diplomacy drive follows Van Fleet’s note that the pursuit phase ended and Morisson’s push for a fresh peace strategy. The Korean policy conference meets again Tuesday with ambassadors invited to propose ideas.
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Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Acheson
Formosa
MacArthur
Red China
China
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
America
Russia
Korea
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Reds
van Fleet
North Korea
Washington
United States
Britain
United Nations
State Department
U.N
London
38Th Parallel
James A. van Fleet
Herbert Morrison
Department
Dean Rusk
Fiance Of Cancer-Doomed Girl Pleads For Privacy
Sailor Tom Amburn spoke to newsmen pleading for privacy as his plans to marry Betty Thompson, a 19 year old cancer patient in Atlanta, were halted. He said the romance should be kept private while doctors warn Betty may die by early fall and his leave from Norfolk was revoked after visiting Sioux Falls.
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Omaha
Tom Amburn
Betty
Sioux Falls
S. D
Norfolk
Betty Thompson
Atlanta
Navy
East Point
Amburn
A. F. Amburn
Tom
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