British Diplomats Vanish as Peace Talks Reported Under Way
London and Washington confirm two British diplomats familiar with Anglo American state secrets have disappeared from England. D. D. MacLean, 38, heads the foreign office American department, and Burgess, 40, a Washington embassy official. Messages bearing signatures to Paris authorities emerged within 24 hours. U. S. Secretary Acheson warned Senators a missing year with potential Russian ties would be serious. Officials remain uncertain if the documents are genuine.
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London
Foreign Office
England
Washington
D. D. MacLean
G. F D. M. Burgess
Paris
MacLean
Burgess
Britain
U. S
Acheson
Price War Seen As Proof Of Curbs By Truman
President Truman said efforts by some groups to end wage and price controls must be met head on. He cited price wars among department stores as evidence the anti inflation program works, but warned without extending the defense act inflation could surge. He urged continuation and strengthening of protections for Americans from rising costs.
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Congress
Truman
Acheson Says Negotiations Stay Secret During Hearings
Secretary of State Acheson told senators negotiations on Korea are currently under way and cannot discuss results. He said a settlement at the 38th parallel could Withdraw foreign troops if it convinces Communists their aims fail. Truman backed Acheson as GOP pressure mounted.
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Washington
Acheson Asia
United Nations
Gen. MacArthur
Acheson
Sen. Wiley
R.wis
Wiley
Senate
Congress
DiSalle insists beef price rollbacks proceed as planned
Washington June 7 Price Chief DiSalle declared the second and third rollbacks in beef prices will go into effect on schedule. He said no compromise has been discussed and that regulations will stand as written. He expects no generalized shortage and noted rationing is not in sight. The president questioned a meat strike but DiSalle remains confident the market will settle by August.
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Washington
DiSalle
Truman
Office of Price Stabilization
M. J. Flynn
Kansas City
Ops
National Assoc
Chicago
Wage Hike Okayed for Shipbuilders Across Regions
The Wage Stabilization Board approved wage costs from 13 to 33 cents an hour for about 25,000 to 27,600 shipbuilding workers on the East, West and Gulf Coasts and the Great Lakes. Average boosts reach 15 percent for Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co and other East Coast yards. The move comes as CIO shipyard workers threaten a strike that was set to begin at midnight.
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Washington
INS
Wage Stabilization Board
Gulf Coasts
Great Lakes
John T. Punlop
Lf-Man
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Co
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Dunlap
Miami
H. Gwenn Howard
Alex John Pelleni
University of Miami
John C
James H. Stefande
Miami High School
Fia
Thrill-Seeking Students Admit Blasts in Florida
Daniel Ross 18 and Samuel Chambers 47 were held for investigation after Pelleni confessed to dynamite blasts at Miami Jackson High School the Imperial Hotel Shenandoah Junior High and the Rock House. Several hundred dollars in damage occurred with no injuries. Pelleni said he got a kick from reading explosion stories.
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Daniel Ross
Samuel Chambers
S. E. Chambers
Howard
Pelleni
Miami Jackson High School
Imperial Hotel
Shenandoah Junior High School
Rock ‘House
Beef Shortage Deepens as Markets Slump Across Nation
Cattle raisers and major buyers faced a fourth day of sharply reduced marketing while consumers feared the worst beef shortage since the war. President Truman signaled a possible break in the price rollback plans but would not rule out a compromise. Reports circulated that one-half percent rollbacks on Aug 1 and Oct 1 might be cancelled. Cattle markets saw only 14,000 head offered at 14 major markets, bringing the weekly total to 110,700 as the nation contends with a tightening beef supply.
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Chicago
Truman
M. J. Flynn
Kansas City
Rabid Pet Bites East End Boy in Charleston
A dog bit nine year old William Tyler of Wertz Avenue East End. health director Dr. A Dickerson warns owners to destroy bitten dogs or keep them under observation. Incubation from two weeks to six months. Pasteur treatment given to the boy after tests confirmed infection. health agents cordon off area to check for more cases.
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Veon A. Dickersor
Kanawhae
Charleston
William Tyler
Wertz Av
Dicken
Health Department
Dickerson
Pasteur
Tyler
Inside Today REM coer eee Amusmants
Ronky fragmented page item listing varied columns and sections. It mentions Parson TE and sports notes alongside miscellaneous reads and entertainment bits. The readable facts are sparse and include names like Dorothy and Roberts with various unrelated numbers.
Panel Okays Tax Boosts by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee approved about 5.0 billion dollars in individual and corporate tax increases, with two billion more in revenue still to be considered. Final votes affirmed higher income tax liability, higher corporate rates, raised tax ceilings, and capital gains tax expansion, amid pending House and Senate actions.
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House
Ways and Means
Boy Drowns In Poca River At Puylarn Country
Eight year old boy, son of Puylarn Country schools superintendent T Richards White, drowned in the Poca River near Nitro. Firemen recovered one body about 20 minutes later as witnesses said he swam with companions. Dr James Skaggs pronounced him dead after revival attempts with an inhalator from Monsanto.
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Apaciay
Poca
Richard White
Puylarn Country Schools
Poca River
Nitro
Ames Skaggs
Monsanto Chemical Co
Iran Oil Nationalization Tests Britain Iran Tensions
Tehran reports from June describe British Iranian oil crisis context as Russian troop activity appears exaggerated while Iran moves to push nationalization. Four British negotiators will visit Tehran to discuss valuation of properties. Iran signals response to a May 19 British warning. A 27 member Iranian team heads for the southern hazistan oil province to implement the nationalization law as Tehran seeks to formalize control amid talks with Britain. Premier Mossadegh says no force will be used though a peaceful transfer seems unlikely.
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Tehran
Iran
Angio- Iranian Oil Co
ATOC
Tehrin
Hussein Fatemi
Herbert Morrison
Mohammed Mossadegh
Bradley Stairs Talks On European Defenses
In London General Omar Bradley opened talks with senior American officials on strengthening Western defenses against Communism in Europe. Sessions included Charles M. Spofterd William Herod and other defense leaders discussing progress of rearmament efforts.
Truman Training Bill Passed to Create Universal Service Plan
The House approved a sweeping manpower bill 349 to 41 to lower the draft age to 19 and set up a universal training program. It lengthens the draft hitch to 24 months and requires all men 19 through 25 to register. Induction standards are lowered to enlist about 150000 new eligibles. Local boards gain final say on inductions with guidance from headquarters tests.
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Washinglun
House
Truman
Senate
Selective Service Headquarters
Pags
Macy's Charged With Unfair Advertising in Price War
New York June 7 A state legislative committee heard charges that Macy's helped spark a national price war by misleading ads while rival Ginbel Bros paired cuts. Witnesses including Ginbel executive vice-president Louis Brodin warned unchecked price fighting could endanger small businesses as stores tout deep discounts and many items go out of stock. Article notes Bayer aspirin bottles cut from 59 to 1 1/2 cents and other reductions as the war continued.
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New York
Macy’s
Gintbel Bros
Cat Zer
Louis Brodin
Ginbel
Broido
Dormeyer
U N Big Guns Rake Charwon Supply Center
Allied artillery shelled the Charwon supply hub in Korea as United Nations forces pressed the eastern and western anchors of the Reds Iron Triangle. Heavy Allied air strikes used 500 pound fragmentation bombs aimed above ground to maximize casualties among Chinese troops. Allied troops captured heights overlooking Chorwon, with the main road left as the last target.
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U.N
Charwon
Toeyvo
North Korea
United Nations
Reds
Hantan
U. N
Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Ehumbwa
Jim Becker
Wonsan
Pyongyang
Methodists Hike Retirement Pay in West Virginia
The West Virginia Methodist Conference approved a pension increase effective June 10 raising active ministry pay to 25 dollars per year of service from 23. A 14 percent church assessment replaces the former 11 percent to fund the plan. About 150 ministers receive pensions, plus 180 widows, 10 children and 15 supply pastors. Concerns were raised about fund sufficiency if more ministers retire.
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West Virginia Methodist Conference
Municipal Auditorium
Winon Houch
Charleston
Pensions and Permanent Endowment Fund
Houck
Conference Pension Board
West Virginia
Rowland Aspinall
Fairmont
Pension Fund
Joe B. Dryfield
Moorefield
Methodist Board of Temperance
Six Die as Two Trains Crash Near Clarksville
In Clarksville Tennessee six trainmen were killed and about 15 passengers injured when an L and W railroad Pan American express crashed head on with a late local train No 103 from Bowling Green Kentucky to Memphis. The collision occurred eight and a half miles southwest of Clarksville with both trains derailed and partially overturned.
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Clarksville
Tenn
INS
Pan American
Railway Express
Bowling Green
Memphis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Freak Mishap Fatal to 51 Train Crashes into Gas Tank
A gas tank truck stalled on a track near Nova Iguacu caused a redl- flare crash that killed 51 passengers and injured 47 aboard a Central do Brazil commuter train. The crash occurred at 4:25 a.m. as the Belem to Rio de Janeiro service neared the city. The motorman died after attempting to brake, flames engulfing the first two cars.
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Rio DE Janeiio
Brazil
Nova Iguacu
Central Do Brazil
Belem
Rio de Janeiro
Medics Use Magnet To Retrieve Auto Lock From Tot
In Atlanta a three year old, Carol Morrison, swallowed a lock cover from a car. Doctors attempted to extract the object using a powerful magnet mailed from Schenectady. Diets and laxatives failed to move the metal. The Ponce de Leon Infirmary has used magnet methods successfully on many children.
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Atlanta
Schenectady
N. J
Carol Morrison
Ponce de Leon
Administration May Wink Eye at Ban on Red Trade
The United States restricts exports of war useful items to the Soviet bloc after June 1 with possible aid cutoffs. Critics say strict enforcement would hinder foreign aid and Western needs, while President Truman may seek exceptions as Congress debates the law sponsored by Senator Kem.
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Hike & Mammoth
Congress
Russia
Sen. Kem
R-Mo
U. S
America
Truman
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Deadline Extended On Building Funds
The Slum Clearance Division in Washington extended the application deadline to December 23 for 416,000 in slum clearance funds for Charleston. After previous denial due to missing enabling legislation, new law allows quicker action, likely speeding up a 501 unit low cost housing project, with support for locating it in the densely populated Donnally States area over Kanawha Two Mile.
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Charleston
Housing and Home_ Finance Agency
Washington, D. C
Beencomes
Charlexelton
Kanawha Two Mile
Othe ‘Er
Copenhaver
Donnally
Prayer for Peace From Dunbar Methodist Church
A 30 second prayer pleads for peace and guidance from the Eternal Source. Pastor Aza Wagner and Albert Humphreys Memorial Methodist Church in Dunbar ask to follow the Lord and spread His teachings for a world at peace.
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Amon S. Aza F. Wagner
Albert J. Humphreys
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