Allied Tanks Roam at Will As Reds Flee
Allied tank columns moved across the length of the shattered Korean triangle as Reds fled. In the east the U N forces repelled North Korean counterattacks while air power blasted enemy positions near Pyongyang. The main red force remained close in with men, ready but lacking sustained offensive strength.
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Tokyo
Iron Triangle
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Triangle
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
U. N
East Central
U.S. Casualties in Korea Reach 70 317 Total
Washington announced that U S casualties in Korea rose to 70 317, up 1 065 from the prior week. The defense department tally through June lists 16 432 killed, 48 133 wounded, 11 752 missing in action, with 1 231 wounded after death and 14 of the missing now known dead. 1 284 have returned, 153 are prisoners of war, leaving 10 211 currently missing.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Defense Department
MacArthur Enters Texas With Anti administration Tour
General Douglas MacArthur carried his anti administration stance to Houston and Austin, drawing a record crowd in Houston and addressing about 20,000 Texans in Austin. He condemned appeasement in Korea, warned of war with Russia, and blamed moral weakness in the free world for Soviet advances.
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Houston
Tex
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
U.S
Korea
Russia
MacArthur
Oscar Holcombe
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Austin
America
Yalu
Manchurian
Elbe River
Europe
Easy to Buy Dope in Capital Says Senate Testimony
Senate crime investigators described drug addicts’ parties in Washington and testified that dope could be bought there as easily as a soft drink. The remarks highlight the ease of obtaining narcotics in the capital.
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Washington
Senate
Beverly Casson Elected West Pottawattamie 4-H Girls President
Beverly Casson daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Casson of McClelland was elected president of the West Pottawattamie county 4-H girls at the annual rally day at Hoover school. More than 225 from 12 clubs attended as officers were chosen for the coming year including Dane Anderson vice president and Dane Mark secretary with Alice Melhop historian and Sharon Knoteck reporter. The day featured grooming contests, club contests, formal reports, greetings from county and rural youth leaders and several entertainment acts. Graduation certificates for girls 21 were planned for the afternoon session.
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Beverly .Casson
Walter Casson
McClelland
West Pottawattamie County
Hoover School
Dane Anderson
Dane Mark
Alice Melhop
Sharon Knoteck
Gwen Green
Yvonne Hansen
Jeann Mann
Jackie Collins
Franklin Fiala
Joanne Strohbehn
Miss Hansen
Glen Sealock
Victor Green
4-H Girls Committee
Maxime Stelovich
Norwalk Faeturettes
Sheryl Stefferson
Lewis Loyal Workers
No-Ya Club
Hash Rebellion Ends at Polk County Jail
Des Moines reports most of the 102 prisoners at Polk County jail who were kept on bread and water after a Tuesday hash rebellion were to return to normal meals on Thursday. Sheriff Howard Reppert said that while some inmates show remorse, normal food privileges are restored for all but 20 prisoners.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Howard Reppert
Chuckle: Husband begs bread like mother, wife laughs
In a lighthearted exchange, a husband asks his wife to bake bread “like my mother,” hoping to please him. The wife replies with a witty twist, saying she’d be happiest if he could “make dough like my father,” turning the request into a pun.
Underwater Blast Kills 26 Aboard Destroyer Walke Off Korea
The Navy reports an underwater explosion damaged the destroyer Walke off Korea Tuesday, killing 26 sailors and injuring seven. The blast, likely from a floating mine, left hull damage but the ship reached a Japanese port under its own power. Among the dead is Boiler T M Hansen Leonard Harrell, son of Lawrence Hansen of Omaha.
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Washington
Navy
Walke
Korea
Leonard Harrell] Hansen
Lawrence Hansen
Omaha
Full Agreement on Treaty for Japanese Peace Reached
United States and Britain announced a full agreement on the draft of a Japanese peace treaty. President Truman's representative John Foster Dulles and British Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison issued a communique noting the accord remains subject to government approval. They did not disclose how to handle Chinese participation or Formosa.
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Sundon
United States
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Herbert Morrison
Dulles
Morrison
Formosa
Rapid Improvement in Atom Weapons
Washington science officials say atomic weapons are advancing quickly and that more full scale field tests, such as those at Eniwetok in April and May, will be needed. The AEC and Defense Department held a news conference to explain the Eniwetok experiments to the public.
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Washington
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Defense Department
Senate passes labor federal security bill with payroll cut
Washington reports the Senate approved a 2.538 billion labor federal security appropriations bill including a 10 percent payroll reduction. Four masked gunmen halted a North Route 45 car near Warren Ohio and stole a 45000 payroll from two Copperweld Steel Co. workers. Iowa OPS says 18 cases of outright illegal beer slaughtering found plus additional minor violations across the state.
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Washington
Senate
Warren
Here
Copperweld Steel Co
Mble
Des Moines
Iowa Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Iowa
First Wartime Flag Day Observed In Six Years
Flag day observed with a noon luncheon by the Daughters of the American Revolution at Hotel Chieftain. Korean hostilities began last June 25, affecting hundreds of Southwest Iowa men. 229 Pottawattamie county men drafted, six died, six more missing or prisoner, and sixteen wounded as the nation endures a fourth war since the 1889 flag adoption.
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Daughters of the American Revolution
Hotel Chieftain
Iowa
Pottawattamie
Air Force
Army
Navy
Korea
George Bolch
New York City
Congress
Union
Bernard A. Bolton
Locust Lodge
Thomas Jefferson High School
Washington School
Ray F. Myers
Oakland Avenue
Myers
Naa Bolton
Tee Jay
Bolton
Coe College
Creighton University
Modale High School
Neola
Woodbine High School
Council Bluffs
Bloomer
Germany
Organized Reserve Corps
DiSalle Defends Beef Price Stabilization Plan
Price Stabilization Director Mich ael V. DiSalle said increased production would give cattlemen a price control option as rollbacks loom. He cited live cattle receipts as proof growers can operate under ceilings and still profit, and noted growers would receive about 70 cents of every dollar spent on beef after October rollbacks.
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Denver
America
Michael V. di Salle
DiSalle
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Inspect Road Damage Near Mosquito Creek
Officials on Thursday inspected damage caused by Mosquito Creek to the truck cutoff road between highways 6 and 100. County Engineer Paul Mahoney and Chamber of Commerce secretary Earle C Reynolds joined county board members in assessing multiple damaged spots north of the Iowa School for the Deaf.
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County Board of Supervisors
Paul Mahoney
Earle C. Reynolds
Chamber of Commerce
I Iowa School For the Deaf
Traffic Deaths on June 14 in 1951
A brief notice reports traffic fatalities dated June 14, 1951, noting fatalities from collisions and reminding readers to exercise caution. The fragment also references a prior year entry for June 14, 1950, without further details.
Engineer killed in Minnesota collision near Mankato
A derailment near Mankato Minnesota left one engineer dead and seven others injured when an Omaha rail road mail passenger train collided head on with a 92 car freight five miles south of town. Arthur Schussler aged 63 from St Paul died after three hours in hospital from a crushed chest. Four more injured remained under care while three were released. The railroad blamed an order mixup on the one track line. The mail train was pulled by a steam locomotive.
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Mankato
Minn
Omaha
Here
Arthur Schussler
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Weed Stalk Scratch Fatal to Iowa Youth
A 10 year old boy, Frank Harsha of near Baxter, died at Skiff hospital from a “stalk scratch” injury. He contracted lockjaw after a dry weed stalk struck him during play, the wound worsening over days. He had been hospitalized since Sunday for treatment.
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Iowa
Newiva
Frank Harsha
Wayne Harsha
Baxter
Skiff Hospital
Yetamis
Prescott Woman Killed in Rural Head-On Crash
Mrs Clara Bross 75 died after a head-on collision on a rural road near her farm. Olin Bross 75 and Glen Saylor 43 were injured with bruises. Rex Sullivan likely fractured jaw after riding with Saylor. Sheriff Goodwin said Olin pulled over to avoid a ditch, then into the path of the other car.
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Prescott, Jr
Clara Bross
Bryan . Goodwin
Adams County
Olin
Glen Saylor
Williamson
Bross
Saylor
Rex Sullivan
No Black Market Beef Strike Here in Southwest Iowa
C W McManamy argues beef black markets are a myth and assesses cattle receipts in Omaha ahead of price rollbacks. He notes heavy recent inflows, record weekly totals, and forced marketings, warning that real shortages could prompt future black market activity, though none exists locally now.
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C. W. McManamy
Iowa
Omaha
Politicians Wonder About MacArthur In Texas Speeches
Washington observers debate if General Douglas MacArthur plans a political crusade alongside foreign policy in Texas speeches. At Austin he criticized U S policy under Truman. taft hints at possible 1952 bid. MacArthur at 71 denies seeking office.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
Five Stars
Austin
Tex
Truman
Taft
Ohio
MacArthur
Dry and cloudy weather expected Friday in region
The weather bureau predicts showers on Thursday afternoon and evening across Southwest Iowa, followed by a dry Friday with partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures near 80. Rain in Cornell Bluffs totaled 0.12 inches by noon.
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Weather’ Bureau
Iowa
Cornell Bluffs
Johnson testifies on Korea aid and MacArthur split
Former defense secretary Bernard A. Johnson testifies before Senate on the Korea war outbreak and the Truman MacArthur dismissal. He describes June 1950 White House deliberations, tensions with Acheson over Formosa, and that the Seventh Fleet was ordered to protect the island. He recalls no prewar Korea alert and notes Truman’s choice on ground troops.
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Washington
Louis
Johnson
United States
South Korea
Acheson
Defense
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Iite
Formosa
White House
U.S
State Department
Korea
MacArthur
Tokyo
Japan
Navy
Ways Means Group Winds Up Tax Job
The House Ways and Means Committee Thursday finished its work on a bill to raise taxes by 7.233 billion dollars yearly. It would boost individual income taxes by 24 percent, raise corporate taxes, and increase several excise levies. Passage in both chambers may wait until early fall.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fontanelle Wins Out in Underpass Battle Inside
Newspaper notes a battle on the inside with Fontanelle prevailing in an underpass clash. Mentions Senator Taft speaking on Korea stalemate versus peace opening on Formosa, plus Maytag’s 7,000,000th washer rolling out at Newton plant. Wedemeyer visited Omaha then headed to the west coast, per roundup notes.
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Fontanelle
Taft
Ohio
Korea
38Th ‘Parallell
Formosa
Maytag
Newton
Avert ¢ Wedemeyer
West Coast
Omaha
Uatem
Onaha
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Barbara Pilling
Jane Alcorn
Doug Hammers
Mac Arthur
Beverly Casson
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Mosquito Creek
Fowe
Minnesota
Prescott
Louis Johnson
Bernard U. Bolton
Soe
Tee. Jay
Ray Myers
Adair County
Burlington’ Tailroad
Sivelke
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