Young Says GOP Will Back AF Fund Cut
Sen. Young stated most Republican senators will back the administration’s plan to trim five billion dollars from new Air Force funds. The move would reduce the 143-wing goal to 120 wings while promising more modern planes. The inquiry into Kaiser-Frazer contracts sparked criticism of past defense planning and waste.
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Sen
Young
Eisenhower
Senate
Roger M. Kyes
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Services Committee
Kyes
Air Force
Hendrickson
GOP
Truman
Duff R-Pal
Duff
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Detroit
Bridges
R-Nh
Fairchild Corp
Hagerstown
Symington
D-Mo
Missouri
Congress
Kaiser-Frazen
Puquiry
Rolla Voters Reject $3 School Tax for Third Time
Rolla Missouri voters defeated a proposed $3 school tax for the third time with 846 against and 78 in favor. The issue had failed at earlier elections on April 7 and May 5, 1941. Funds now sought for school equipment maintenance and extra personnel. Also: Army to establish a disciplinary center at Camp Crowder Missouri with move to Fort Riley Kansas by September, at an estimated cost around $500000, per Senator Symington.
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Rolla
Washington
Army
Camp Crowder
Fort Rilen
Kas
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Weather outlook for Jefferson City and central Missouri
Partly cloudy, warmer and more humid today with 90s high. Overnight temperatures near 60 at 10 pm and mid 40s by midnight. River levels show rise figures for Missouri and Osage Rivers with mixed forecasts into Thursday and Friday.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri River
Dawg
Hermann
Thomas
Fridey
Guard Units To Rent Old PSC Building
The old Public Service Commission Building on W High St will house three National Guard units totaling about 300 men on a temporary basis after the PSC vacated for the Jefferson Building. Maj. Gen. A D Sheppard said rental would be about 600 monthly otherwise, with armory plans tied to location and funding. The matter ties into a legislative dispute over Highway Commission remodeling funds and city plans for a potential new armory site amid cost concerns and land availability.
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Public Service Commission
W. High St
Jefferson
National Guard
Board of Public Buildings
A. D. Sheppard
PSC
House
Senate
State Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Arthur W. Ellis
Clyde G. Lear
Missouri National Guard
Lear
Counce
City Park Board
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Park Board
Missouri
Army Worm Reports Flood Cole Osage Ag Offices
Army worm reports flood Cole and Osage county extension offices as BACA Airlines spraying reaches 450 acres in Cole and Cooper counties and targets 700 more acres in Callaway. Farmers report 98 percent worm kill in sprayed fields and warnings spread to Maries and surrounding areas.
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Ron
Heavy) Maxwell
Hensley Hail
Cole County
Maxwell
BACA
Cole
Cooper
Callaway County
Osage Ag
Missouri
Hensley Hall
Hall
Oe Distler
Cooper Counties
Leon Chilton
Osage County
Wolfe Brothers
Fredericksburg
Maries County
Roy Hager
Freeburg
Boy Seriously Hurt In Highway 54 Mishap
A 10 year old Holts Summit boy, Tommy Joe Drinkard, was in serious condition at St. Marys Hospital after being struck by a car on Highway 54 in Holts Summit at 12 05 pm. He suffered skull and leg fractures, head lacerations, and shock. The driver was Cecil Jackson McDaniels Jr 16 of Holts Summit. The child and his sister Doris Marie had just left a school bus when Tommy dashed in front of the auto. The parents are Mr and Mrs Paul Drinkard of Holts Summit.
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St. Mary's Hospital
Bleing
State Highway Patrol
Tommy Joe Drinkard
Drink‘ard
Cecil Jackson McDaniels, Jr
Tommy
Doris Marie
Paul Drihkard
Jaycees Renew Auto Safety Project Drive
Jefferson City Junior Chamber of Commerce will launch the final drive of its Light a Bumper for Safety project tonight. Co chairs Glenn Patterson and Frank Barbarick say four crews will work 7 to 9 30 p m at High Street sites and the A and P parking lot with two more on Adams Street tomorrow and Friday. The tape is visible in all weather from half a mile and enables cars to be spotted 75 percent faster than standard tail lights, and Jaycee members are expected to assist in installing the tape, a process taking under five minutes per car.
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Jefferson City
High St
Jaycee
Jaycse
British Do Everything But Sail Ship in London Square
HAL BOYLE describes London coronation day with British ceremony, rain interruptions, and an amused American observer noting the crowd’s reactions. The piece highlights Westminster Abbey rituals, Queen Elizabeth II being crowned, and the absence of a grand naval display due to lack of water.
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London Square
London
Trafalga Square
Windsors Watch Ceremony on TV
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor watched the coronation of Elizabeth II on television from the home of Mrs. Margaret Thompson Biddle in Paris. They left the Abbey sidelines and spoke with guests at a televised luncheon, noting the moving ceremony and its significance.
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Paris
Duke of Windsor
Elizabeth
Britain
Margaret Thompson Biddle
Westminster Abbey
Allies Smash Reds From Hill Outposts
Allied counterattacks early today drove Reds from hill outposts along the Eastern Front near Lake the Gook's Castle. U N Command said 1 100 Communist casualties marked the heaviest Eastern Front fighting in over a year, with 400 plus Allied sorties and 250 tons of bombs on Red positions.
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U. N. Command
Republic of Korea
ROK
Fifth Air Force
Navy
U. S
Manchester
St. Paul
Wonsan
Lake the Gook’s
Kumhwa
Capitol Hill
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Hailed In London Rain
Crowds acclaim the new sovereign as Westminster Abbey ceremony concludes after a 24 hour service. Inside the Annex Queen Elizabeth appears strained and tearful, then returns to her retiring room before a state drive to Buckingham Palace.
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Westminster Abbey
Abbey
Queen Victoria
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Delivers Historic Television Era
London witnessed Queen Elizabeth II crown ceremony at Westminster Abbey followed by record crowds and balcony appearances. Television coverage brought the event to millions, with Prime Minister Churchill praising her symbolic reign and pledges to serve the people with tolerance and unity.
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Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Businessmen Attack Excess Profits Tax Rhetoric
Washington June 2 Nearly a score of businessmen attacked the excess profits tax as a tax on growth telling the House Ways and Means Committee it penalizes small and growing firms, curbs expansion, and risks unemployment during reduced defense spending. The panel weighs Eisenhower's six month extension request as the tax, boosted 30 percent on profits above base period, faces renewal. Gray Manufacturing's Walter Ditmars cited a 1952 profit jump yet only 2916 left after tax from 233232 gain.
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House
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Walter FE. Ditmars
Gray Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Conn
Adm. Radford Meets Chiang Kai-shek in Formosa Visit
Admiral Arthur W. Radford arrived in Formosa and conferred with Chiang Kai-shek amid optimism for increased U S military aid and faster supply flows. The outgoing Pacific Fleet commander is seen as a strong advocate for supporting Chiang’s armed forces.
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Formosa
Arthur W. Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chiang Kai-shek
Radford
Chiang
Outgong
U.S. Pacific
U. S
Korean War Costs Army 15 Billion in Three Years
Secretary Stevens told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that the Army spent about 15 billion dollars in the first three years of the Korean War. He requested 1.671 billion for the new fiscal year to continue the war for another 12 months beyond July 1.
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Washington
Stevens
Senate
S. Louk Man Dies After Bus Strike In City
In St Louis on June 2 Everrett Sailer 65 died at Christian Hospital an hour after being struck by a city bus.
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ST. Louk
Everrett Sailer
St. Louie
Christian Hospital
Rhee backs co operation as talks on Korea truce resume
President Syngman Rhee, citing allegiance to the United States, pledged cooperation at any cost easing a rift with Allied leaders. He urged unconditional U S aid while aiming for Korea unification and removing Chinese Communist forces. Rhee demanded a mutual defense pact and withdrawal of Chinese and UN troops as terms for accepting a truce.
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Syngman Rhee
U. S
Eisenhower
Rhee
Korea
White House
South Korea
U.S
WU. N
Ashland Man Ticketed After Minor Collision
Phillip Preston Loveau, 35, of Ashland was ticketed after his truck rear ended Opal June Finley, 24, also of Ashland, at 1:25 a.m. on Highway 63 near Mokane Road. Finley’s car was parked in the lane. Both drivers were treated and released at St. Mary’s Hospital with nose lacerations and shock.
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Phillip Preston Loveau
Ashland
Opal
June Finley
Highway
Mokane Rd
State Highway Patrol
Finley
Loveall
St. Mary's Hospital
Princess Margaret Prays During Sister's Coronation
WESTMINSTER ABBEY London June 2 Princess Margaret prayed as she watched her sister Queen Elizabeth II crowned today. She wept afterward and shared a carriage ride with the Queen Mother, smiling to the crowds despite personal sorrow and worry for the nation and Commonwealth.
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Westminster. Abbey
London
Margaret
Miller R-3 Votes On Bond Issue To Boost School
Miller R-3 plans a special election to raise funds for school improvements. Patrons would raise the tax levy from 1.50 to 2.00 per 100 assessed valuation to support a new gymnasium, cafeteria, music and science rooms, with state aid potentially adding about 30,000. Kansas City firm submitted the low bid. Terrill and Co. designed the plans awaiting state approval.
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Tuscumbia
Miller County
Fromm
Kansas City
Everest Conquerors Toast Queen Before Long Descent
The British directed expedition that reached Everest summit celebrates Queen Elizabeth II as they begin a risky descent. News of the success reaches Kathmandu via runners while Col. John Hunt and team toast and plan further attempts.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Mt. Everest
London
John Hunt
Ieman
New Zealand
Edward Hillary
Unusual Bacon Fire Ends in Meat Loss Near Capitol
Willis Boozer of Six Lakes Michigan drove a truck with bacon when an electrical short caused a fire near Washington Court House. He escaped unharmed but about 27 000 pounds of bacon valued at roughly 70 cents a pound burned. Passersby could still smell frying bacon as the meat burned.
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House
Willis Booger
Boozer
Six Lakes
Mich
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