220000 Men Face Draft in New UMT Law
President Truman signed universal military training and service law opening the way to end draft deferments for about 370000 men. About 220000 with one dependent and smaller groups will be available for induction, with 9000 conscientious objectors moved to noncombat or essential work. Local boards won’t reclassify until regulations arrive in July, delaying inductions to late August at the earliest. Board reclassification of 3-A will be preparatory and not automatic. hardships must be documented with letters and evidence.
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Washington
Truman
Selective Service
Defense Department
City Endures Sudden Downpour Across Bluefield Area
Heavy thunderstorm hits Bluefield and surroundings yesterday afternoon with 82 mm of rain around 3:30 p.m. causing mud and rock flow at Cherry Street and Bluefield Avenue, undermining a concrete form at Spring Garden Drive paving and lifting a culvert lid on College Avenue. Power and phone lines suffer only minor, temporary outages. temperatures drop from 83 to 74 as rain ends.
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Bluefield
Cherry St
Bluefield Ave
Spring Garden Drive
Lower College Ave
Appalachian Electric Power Co
Bluefield Telee Co
C. K. Caldwell
Vaidwell
Warren challenges OConor to Florida debate in Miami
Florida Governor Warren charges Maryland Senator OConor with gambling corruption and invites a public debate in Bayfront Park Miami on July 7. He vows to campaign against OConor’s re election and says evidence was suppressed by the Kefauver committee.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Puller Warren
O’conor
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Maryland
Washington
Senate Committee
Capone Syndicate
Miami Beach
Gambe
O'Conor
Kefauver Committee
Warren
US Demands Czech Release of Imprisoned Jet Pilots
The United States protests to Czechoslovakia over two jet pilots Lt. Luther G. Roland and Lt. Bjoern Johansen held incommunicado after a training flight. Washington argues the aircraft were lost and did not cross the border intentionally, with Prague denying access to confirm their welfare.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Prague
Ellis O. Briggs
Germany
Czecho- Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
U. S
Czech
Actor J Edward Bromberg Refuses to Answer Congressional Quiz
Washington June 26 Seven witnesses including actor J Edward Bromberg refused to answer questions from the House American activities committee probing Communism. A subcommittee recommended contempt for two, citing failures to disclose real names and government employment. Bromberg, 48, claimed constitutional rights and branded the inquiry witch hunt as he sat in New York scene and teaching work.
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Washington
J. Edward Bromberg
House
An American Activities Committee
Bromberg
Hungary
United States
Wood
D-Ga
Hollywood Cavalcade
Tangier
Cloak and Dagger
B’ Pictures
Hollywood
New York
Doctor seeks death penalty for dope peddlers
A young Alabama surgeon, volunteering to cure narcotics habits, urged senators at a televised hearing to decree death for drug pushers who sell to children. His identity was withheld but he testified openly as part of a day of testimony by teen victims about crime and prostitution to pay for drugs before the senate crime investigating committee.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Herbert R. O'Conor
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Guy Crews
O'Conor
Crews
Florida
Duval County
Senate Committee
Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
New York
Chicago
Senate
Alabama
Lysinger
Polk
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Arlington
W. Lynn Smith
Arlington Hospital
Arlinston
Baltimore
Epidemic of Teen Narcotics Trade Exposed in Hearings
Testimony from witnesses portrays a growing youth narcotics crisis in Chicago and Harlem. An 18 year old Chicagoan describes sex trade links to drugs and a high school drug use rate while a Puerto Rican teen details marijuana to heroin progression. A New York social worker reports peddlers near schools and drug offers to children as young as nine. Federal figures show a 20 fold rise in youth narcotics admissions from 1947 to 1950. Senators push for tougher laws and syndicate targeting.
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Tee
Chicago
South Side
Dapeville
New Yorker
Reefers
James R. Dumpson
New York
Harlem
Victor H. Vogel
U.S. Public Health Service Hospital
Lexington, Ky
O’conor
Britain Ships Warship to Iran Over Oil Dispute
The Royal Navy ordered the cruiser Mauritius to Abadan to protect British lives as Iran nationalizes oil. Anglo-Iranian Oil Co withdraws tankers from the refinery port. Iran’s government warns of serious risk while Britain and the United States flag potential disaster as Abadan’s refinery faces closure within a week.
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Britain
Iran
London
Royal Navy
Mauritius
Abadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mohammed Mossadegh
Tehran
AIOC
Eric Drake
Basra
Iraq
Iaq
Drake
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Tran
Washington
Dean Acheson
Europe
Western Union offers 10 percent wage increase to avert strike
Western Union proposes a wage increase of more than 10 percent to avert a nationwide strike set for next Monday. The AFL Commercial Telegraphers promptly rejects the proposal in Washington on June 26.
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Washington
Western Union Today
AFL Commercial
Communists in Korea Readying Counteroffensive, Allies Report
Allied forces pressed a day-long fight in central Korea up to four miles, targeting the Kumsong buildup area 29 miles north of the 38th parallel. Reds defended bunkers as heavy air and ground activity continued. Ridgway visited the front and met with President Rhee in Pusan.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kumsong
Parallel 38
Hwachon
38Th Parallel
Chorwon - Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Matthew B. Ridgway
South Korea
Syneman Rhee
Pusan
Ridgway Warned of Possible Communists Ruse
United Nations head Trygve Lie voiced caution over Malik’s cease fire proposal while the U S State Department remained skeptical. Acheson said withdrawal behind the 38th parallel could mark a successful end to the Korean conflict. Iran’s Nasrella Entezam paused talks as Malik fell ill with heart trouble.
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United Nations
Korea
Russia
N. Y
Trygve Lie
U.S. State Department
Lie
Norway
London
Jacob Malik
38Th
State Department
Washington
U. S
Acheson
U.N
Iran
Nasrella Entezam
Malik
Galo Plaza Vance
Ecuador
United States
Plaza
Copes
38Th Parallel
Britain
China
Solon estimates over half a million yearly for presidential yacht support
Rep Scrivner stated in his weekly newsletter that it costs taxpayers more than 500000 annually to provide President Truman weekend relaxation on the Potomac. He noted the Navy maintains eight officers and 156 enlisted men to keep the Presidential yacht Williamsburg ready, with supplies fuel and repairs totaling about 50000 more.
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Washington
Scrivner
R-Kas
Truman
Potomac
West Virginia Braces for Five More Hot Humid Days
Hot humid weather continues in West Virginia for the next five days. The forecast calls for temperatures about three degrees above normal, with warmth through tomorrow and Thursday, cooler conditions Friday and Saturday, and scattered showers and thunderstorms expected tomorrow Thursday and Sunday.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Ruhr Miners Reject Proposed Wage Hike in Bochum
Ruhr coal miners delegate meeting rejects a 12 percent wage rise and orders a strike from July 1 unless a 14 percent increase is granted. Current monthly wages range from 350 to 400 west marks, about 83 to 95 dollars.
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Bochum
Germany
Sovernmnanga
British Mystery Novelist Peter Janney Dies at 55
London report states British mystery novelist Peter Janney aged 55 died today after a prolific career of thrillers. The author was known for many best sellers and had a significant influence on the genre.
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London
Peter Janney
Starker Kidnappers Rape Bride in Arlington
Arlington investigators say two men John Polk and William Payne abducted Navy wife Nancy Hotchkiss from her Winnetka home, drove to Great Falls, committed multiple rapes, and attempted a gun murder before fleeing. Polk, captured in Arlington basement, and Payne were charged with kidnapping and rape with possible death penalties.
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Arlington
Virginia
Hugh Reid
Arlington County
Nancy Ann Hotchkiss
Navy
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka, Ill
Smith College
Commonwealth
Denham T. Rucker
Great Falls Park
Potomac
Washington
John Robert Polk
William Robert Payne
Bethesda
P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Pentagon
Polk
Payne
Hotchkiss
Thomas Tracy
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Great Falls
Scenic Falls
Korea's President Denounces Truce Plan as Unacceptable
President Syngman Rhee blasted Russia's proposed truce for Korea as entirely unacceptable. He said any plan dividing Korea or allowing the aggressor to hold any territory would insult the nation and he conferred with Gen. Matthew Ridgway after the remark.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Russia
Matthew B. Ridgway
Rhee
Archbishop Groesz Repents in Hungarian Treason Trial
Archbishop Joszef Groesz tells a five member court he repents after a prosecution demand for the severest punishment for him and eight co defendants. The trial opened with calm hearings and the possibility of a death sentence.
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Budapest
Hungary
Joszef Groesz
Benny And Flynn Lead USO Entertainers For Korea Tour
Benny Benny and Errol Flynn head a seven member USO troupe on a five week tour of the Korean area. The group travels by plane from Travis Air Force Base to Honolulu then Tokyo with singer Benny Venuta and actress Marjorie Reynolds among the entertainers.
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Hollywood
Jacl Benny
Errol Flynn
Benny Venuta
Marjorie Reynolds
Travis Air Force Base
Honolulu
Tokyo
Senate Agrees To Vote On Economic Controls Bill
The senate agreed to limit debate on its economic controls bill and begin voting on the measure tomorrow. The action marked a step in the controversial effort to curb economic activity and influence policy.
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Senate
Washington
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