Red Columns Flee Allied Tank Traps in Korea
In east central Korea three long columns of Reds fled to avoid allied tanks moving through the iron triangle surrounding Chorwon Kumhwa and Pyongyang. U N troops mopped up Reds in the hills while Chinese moved into the surrounding hills. Van Fleet, at Eighth Army HQ, said a sizable enemy buildup would be needed to dent current positions and praised the force as in an excellent position.
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Tokyo
East Korea
Iron Triangle
United Nations
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Seoul
Kaesong-Korangpo
Imjin
U. N
U.S
Eighth Army
Korea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Chorwon-Kumhwa- Pyongyang
North Korea
Guilt Depends on Crime Type In Local Case
A 60 year old local man faced Municipal Judge A J Nielsen on drunkenness charges after being arrested in a cafe late Monday. The cafe owner reported unpaid bill, the man claimed he had paid earlier that day. He pleaded guilty and received a suspended fine.
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A. J. Nielsen
David Stuart
Brewer Contempt Case Opens in Court Here
Hearing on contempt against Olown W Brewer near Honey Creek opened Tuesday before District Judge Charles Roe. Trial was not completed when court adjourned at noon. A. J. Price, adjoining land owner, accuses Brewer of failing to obey a district court decree issued Oct 28 1949 to remove obstructions interfering with drainage waters and causing damage to Price’s land.
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Olown W. Brewer
Honey Creek
A. J. Price
Charles Roe
Price
Brewer
Prices
Union Rejects Phone Wage Offer In Omaha
CIO officials in Omaha say Northwestern Bell’s wage proposal is unsatisfactory and will not be accepted in its present form. I. R. Hill, district director, reports the union has analyzed the offer and will resume bargaining Tuesday afternoon. The company’s proposal would raise weekly wages by eight to six dollars.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Omaha
I. R. Hill
CIO Communications Workers of America
Pease
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Stuelke Seeks Revocation Of Rocket Tavern Licenses
Sheriff Gay Stuelke urged the city council to revoke all licenses of Harold Schultz’s Rocket tavern at 11 South Main Street following a raid for bookmaking. Bartender John Wichman is jailed on $500 bond at Alberty. raid yielded marked money and a betting slip. Harold White of 2130 West Broadway filed the complaint.
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Gay Stuelke
Rocket Tavern
South Main Street
John Wichman
Alberty
Harold Schultz
Stuelke
Harold White
West Broadway
White
Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Wichman
Nabbed During 9 Day Traffic Check on Fifth Avenue
Police report 72 arrests during a nine day crackdown on Fifth avenue traffic with 41 moving violations and 31 speeding charges. Tuesday results include Zane E. Ryan 23 Omaha fined 20 dollars plus costs for 55 mph and Clifford Pettingell 26 Pla Net 131 Platner street fined 15 dollars for 40 mph in a 25 zone. Capt Eldon E Winger noted nine commuters cited for left turns on red from West Broadway to Fifth avenue.
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Fifth Avenue
Zane E. Ryan
Omaha
Clifford Pettingell
Platner Street
Eldon E. Winger
Winger
West Broadway
Capt
Neola to Purchase First School Bus
The Neola independent school district will add a 30 passenger bus, approved by the Pottawattamie county board of education. The district will call for bids, marking its first bus. The county board also authorized a change in arithmetic textbooks and Superintendent Ernest Barker will select a new text for county schools.
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Neola Independent
Pottawattamie County
2nd Annual Synod gathers Ul. Augustana Lutherans
Some 4530 pastors and laymen representing more than 450000 Augustana Lutherans in the United States and Canada met here Tuesday for the 92nd annual synod of the Augustana Lutheran church.
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Galesburg
United States
Canada
Augustana Lutheran Church
Loud and Persistent Meow Saves Little Kitten's Life
In Davenport a salvage yard workers heard a loud meow from inside a compressed bale of scrap iron. After 45 minutes with bars and torches, a two week old kitten was freed and fed, then taken home by George Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hoke
Moline
George Hope
Hope
Rain Fails to Show and Tornado Hits Hugo
Rain failed to come as forecast with showers evaporating in the central states. Temperatures climbed to 107 in Yuma and 105 in Presidio while most of the nation remained normal. A tornado struck Hugo Oklahoma Monday night damaging two hangars two planes and several houses.
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Yuma
Ariz
Presidio
Tex
Blythe
Calif
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
East
Gulf
Hugo
Okla
Healey Re elected Iowa Postal Clerks Vice President
Thomas Healey of 105 South Tenth Street was re elected a vice president of the Iowa State Federation of Postal Clerks at the closing session in Iowa City Tuesday. All federation officers were re elected. Next year’s convention will be in Mason City.
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Thomas Healey
South Tenth Street
Iowa State Federation of Postal Clerks
Iowa City
Mason City
Chuckle Lady Runs Over Officer in Comic Exchange
A lighthearted timeless quip ends with the driver insisting she followed signals while the officer retorts he aimed to stop her before she hit him, turning a near accident into a comic misunderstanding.
Cattle to Market Signals Boost at Omaha Market
Cattle shipments rose across 12 principal markets led by Omaha with about 3,500 more head than last week. Dealers report demand steady and pork and fowl remain plentiful. some expect conditions to improve next week. Sioux Falls plant halted beet processing as stock ran low.
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Omaha
Tts
Iowa to Draft 16 Doctors for Army and Navy Programs
Des Moines reports Iowa selective service headquarters will issue a June 26 call for ten doctors with M D degrees. It marks the first time Iowa has summoned doctors. Drafted physicians are those deferred in World War II to continue education under army specialized training or similar navy programs with less than 90 days active service.
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Des Moines
Iowa Selective Service
Iowa
Seek Each Acre at Its Best Use
Iowa soil conservationists pursue full use of every acre. Wayne Pritchard outlines aims at a conference in Des Moines while Erick Zack describes new procedures to speed plans and assistance. Virgil Hawks discusses grasses and Ladina clover trials. Don Anderson notes USDA reorganization effects on district commissioners. Norris Gates chairs the afternoon session.
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Iowa
Wayne Pritchard
State Conservation Committee
Soil Conservation Service Personnel
Pritchard
Erick Zack
Milwaukee
Zack
Virgil Hawks
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Hawks
Don Anderson
State Association of District Commissioners
USDA
Anderson
Jim Wallace
Town State College Farms
Charles
Browns Cuff Yanks on Four Hits 5 1
Duane Pillette, traded by the Yankees last year, hurled the St. Louis Browns to a 5 1 win over New York by limiting the Yankees to four singles in a game where St Louis built a lead with runs in the second and fourth innings while New York managed a lone score. Pillette, Sanford, Byrne, Shea, Ostrowski and Berra are noted in the box.
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NEW York
Duane Pillette
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
St Louis
Pillette
Sanford
Byrne
Shea
Ostrowski
Berva
Rule Out Sabotage in Crash of Jets
The Air Force, FBI, and manufacturers ruled out sabotage after eight F84 Thunderjets crashed near Indiana following a refueling stop at Wright-Patterson. Investigators found no signs of foul play in the incident affecting jets from a Dallas to Selfridge field training flight.
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Washington
Air Force
Indiana
FBI
Austin
Tex
Selfridge Field
Mich
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Ohio
Crack Down on Liquor by Drink in Iowa Stores
The Iowa liquor control commission issued a unanimous crackdown order to prevent liquor from state stores reaching sale-by-drink or bootleg channels. The directive, sent to all stores, bars sales to any purchaser if there is reason to believe the goods will be resold, potentially cutting sales by up to 20 percent from last year’s near forty million dollars. The order urges stricter scrutiny and discharge for employees who promote liquor sales for resale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Iowa
George Scott
Liquor Commission
Wedemeyer Urges Greek‑Style Aid to Chinese Nationalists
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer told senators the United States should have aided the Chinese nationalists with military advice down to the battalion level. He warned Russia’s potential moves in Manchuria after Japan’s defeat and said MacArthur refused seven American divisions. He also argued Korea might have been avoided with a UN trusteeship over Manchuria and cited the large area and forces needed as a reason for limited earlier support.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
U. S
China
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
Wedemeyer
Knowland
Europe
Baszier Wedemeyer
Northern Natural Gas details rate hike case in Omaha
Northern Natural Gas Co of Omaha testified before a power commission examiner on plans to raise annual rates by over 9 million dollars and to expand capacity from 600 million to 825 million cubic feet daily. Larry Shoemaker outlined large volume industrial sales as the company seeks authorization for the expansion and a 360 million building program to meet claimed customer needs.
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Washington
Northern Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Power Commission
Larry Shoemaker
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Northern
Chamber to Mail Rural Trade Survey to 500 County Families
The Chamber of Commerce will mail a retail trade questionnaire to 500 Pottawatamie county farm families this week to determine how rural residents can be better served and which merchandise they cannot obtain locally. Earle C Reynolds, the chamber secretary, said the 500 names were chosen from 1,500 rural county families.
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Pottawattamie County
Chamber of Commerce
Earle C. Reynolds
Chamber
Reynolds
Truman to Lay It on Line on Thursday Radio Speech
President Truman plans a Thursday radio speech while cattle industry demands face rejection. Officials report no plan for rationing. wage price controls may extend beyond June 30 as beef prices target a 10 cents per pound cut by fall. Wilson aides discuss industry reactions and OPS prepares a potential new statement on the beef situation.
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Truman
Wilson
Washington
Congress
Senate
ODM
Gi McFarland
Aziz
Barkley
Rayburn
Mei
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Michael DiSalle
Half of Goodyear's Workers Are Idled
Akron Ohio nearly half of Goodyear's 13 000 workers were idle Tuesday due to three strikes. The strikes shut the Goodyear Aircraft Corp plant halted all passenger tire production at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co plant 2 and slowed operation of the Goodyear Rubber Corp a synthetic rubber research unit. All 5 000 employees of the Aircraft Corp plant were off their jobs. The strike at the Aircraft Corp plant began Tuesday on a union claim that the company was speeding up the employees.
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Akron, O
Goodyear
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear Rubber Corp
Aircraft Corp
ICC Marks Time in Transit Case
The ICC in Washington marks time amid the Council Bluffs Omaha bus service dispute. It released two letters from Council Bluffs Transit proposing revoking its temporary permit and transferring intercity service to Thornton Bus Lines of Griswold. Transit plans to buy Thornton if the ICC cancels or lets the permit expire, and will appeal the Omaha street railway decision while seeking joint fare talks.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Washington
Council Bluffs- Omaha
Council
Transit
Thornton
Council Bluffs
Omaha
James Kiger
Commission
Kiger
Omaha and
Plan Open Meeting on Beef Price Rollbacks
West Pottawattamie County Farm Bureau sponsors a 3 p.m. meeting on June 22 at Hotel Chief. Kenneth Thatcher of Des Moines will be principal speaker. Agriculture labor and industry reps will present views. Max Bebengee notes the county as a major cattle feeding area. Public meeting welcomes all.
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West Pottwattamie County Farm Bureau
Hotel Chieftain
Kenneth Thatcher
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture, Labor and Industry
Max Bebengee
Marshall Returns From Seven Day Korea Front Trip
Secretary of Defense Marshall returned Tuesday from a swift seven day trip to the Korean war front. He said he found a very successful operation of the United Nations forces in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marshall
United Nations
Wedemeyer urges United Nations line against Soviet moves
Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer testifies at the Senate inquiry into MacArthur's dismissal. He says the United States should draw a line and use air power to carry out plans, propose sending advisers to the battalion level, and considers occupying Manchuria to prevent Soviet action and secure Japanese arms for Chinese nationalist forces. He favors withdrawing from Korea and breaking ties with Russia if needed.
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Weshington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Runig
United Nations
Wedemeyer
Greece
Senate
MacArthur
Manchuria
U. S
Mac-Arthur
Far East
Sixth Army
San Francisco
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Browns Cuff Yanks
Northern Natural Details
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chiang Kai-shek
Great Wall
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