Reds Reportedly Shoot 2 More East Germans
Berlin reports two Dresden workers executed by Soviet firing squads raising total martials law executions to 29. State security seizes 400 in Dresden 115 in Freital 78 in Tharand and evacuation of families of striking workers begins at Cottbus under East German Interior Ministry orders.
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Berlin
Dresden
Saxony
Freital
Tharand
Cottbus
Interior Ministry
Red Press
Magdeburg
Jena
East Berlin
Communists’ Own Peoples
Leipzig
Halle
Chemnitz
Gera
West Berlin
Grotewohl
West Germany
Explosions Destroy Bulk Plants in Bowling Green Fire
A fire at the Mid-Continent Petroleum bulk plant in Bowling Green, Missouri, spread to seven fuel tanks causing extensive damage estimated at 75,000 dollars. No injuries reported as fire crews battled flames for hours and tanks were partly saved. Debris and heat disrupted nearby rail traffic.
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Bowling Green
Pike County
Glenn Brown
Mid-Continent Petroleum Co
Conoco
Mid-Continent
B. C. Niemeyer
Niemeyer
Louisiana
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio
Ouster Suit Slated Today In Fulton
City Marshal Tom L. Edson seeks to oust Safety Commissioner Woodrow Lewis in a Circuit Court hearing set for 9 a m tomorrow. Edson argues Lewis has usurped marshal powers as the city reorganized with a safety commissioner post in 1952. Edson, a 28 year police veteran, is represented by two Columbia lawyers. suit filed under the attorney general’s name.
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Columbia
Lewis
Police Department
Break‑in at Hayselton Drive Nets About 40 Dollars
Police report a break-in at 1511 Hayselton Dr yesterday resulting in a loss of about 40 dollars in coins including 25 or 26 silver dollars. C. R. Williams notified authorities at 5 14 p m claiming entry was gained by forcing the front door lock.
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Hayselton Dr
C. R. Williams
Baby Girl Electrocuted At Ft. Leonard Wood
Danise Vamceil, 11 months old, daughter of Lt and Mrs Max D Vamceil of Willisville Indiana, was electrocuted at Ft Leonard Wood when she touched exposed wiring on an electric fan connection. The Vameils lived in a private trailer while her father served at the base.
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FT. Leonard Wood
Danise Vamceil
Max D. Vameil
Willisville
Vameils
Lyon Nomination to Head Mines Dies Amid Criticism
President Eisenhower's nomination of Tom Lyon to head the U S Bureau of Mines failed amid opposition over a $5 000 pension from Anaconda Copper and his attacks on federal mine safety law. Lyon withdrew his name after a Senate panel hearing and White House statements. The United Mine Workers led initial opposition.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tom Lyon
U. S.bureau of Mines
Anaconda Copper Mining ‘Company
Senate
White House
James C. Hagerty
Senate Interior Committee
Lyon
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ike In Stiff Tax Tussle
Eisenhower administration pushes last ditch moves to extend the excess profits tax as Rep Reed voices strong opposition. House GOP leaders discuss bypassing committees to force a vote while Democrats warn against overturning traditional procedures amid looming tax deadline and deficit concerns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Rep Reed
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
Rules Committee
Rep. McCormack
Mass
Reed
Republican Committee
Rhee leads Seoul rally vows to fight to death for truce stance
President Syngman Rhee, amid vast Seoul crowds on the third anniversary of the Korean War, demanded three proposals for a truce including simultaneous withdrawal of forces and a mutual U.S. security pact. He warned a peace talks failure could doom South Korea.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U. N
Korea
Solons Blast Ike Military Revision Plan
Washington June 24 House Government Operations Committee denounced President Eisenhower’s plan to reorganize the Defense Department and give the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman direct command, sending the measure to the House floor amid procedural confusion. The panel argued it could lead to military control, while advocates said it would clarify authority and improve efficiency.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
House Government Operations Committee
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs of ‘Staff
Joint Chiefs
Armed Services
Truman and Hoover Visit Capitol Hill in Rare diplomatic appearance
Former presidents Harry S. Truman and Herbert Hoover visited Capitol Hill. Truman received an ovation after a brief Senate floor speech urging world peace while Hoover met with Senator Taft to discuss a government reorganization commission.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Capitol Hill
Truman
Senate
Hoover
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Jack Martin
Nixon
British Farmer Sees U S Farming Gaps In Interview
New York June 24 American farmer J W Dick Turrell from Norfolk England criticizes U S farming, urges crop rotation and deep plowing, cites Kansas farm contrast, and notes higher labor per acre in England. He predicts land use may exhaust with current methods. A separate Missouri charge accuses Matron Katherine Phelps of contempt for failing to obey a subpoena in a prison escape case.
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New York
J. W
Dick” Turrell
Turrell
Norfolk
England
East Anglia
U. S
Sailovpr
James T. Riley
Katherine Phelps
Missouri State Penitentiary
Mrs.Phelps
Thelma Shandy
Riley
Phelps
Girls nominate full slate in Missouri Girls State election
Two slates of candidates were chosen by delegates at Missouri Girls State. Federalist nominees include Yvonne Clair Koch for lieutenant governor and Sue Carr, Joan Didtman, and Melva Maples for the State Supreme Court, with Barbara James of Joplin leading the Federalists for governor. Nationalist candidate for governor is Janice Jovanovic of Venita Park Saint Louis County.
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Fulton
Missouri Girls State
Jefferson City
Yvonne Clair Koch
Ten Mile Drive
State Supreme Court
Sue Carr
Eldon
Joan Didtman
W. Main St
Melva Maples
Versailles
Barbara James
Joplin
Janice Jovanovic
Venita Park
St. Louis County
Dalton Sues Ten St Joseph Tax Defaulters
The Attorney General's office filed ten income tax collection suits against St Joseph residents. Some delinquencies date to 1947 with the largest claim at 206 dollars.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
John Dalton
St. Joseph
Clark Says U N Soldiers Achieved Korean Objective
General Mark Clark declares U N forces have halted Communist aggression and pushed invaders across the 38th parallel in three years of fighting in Korea. He cites the goal of an honorable armistice and peaceful Korean unification while noting divisions over strategy risk undermining Panmunjom talks.
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Clark
U.N
Tokyo
Mark. Clark
U. N
Korea
38Th Parallel
Yalu River
Syngman Rhee
Panmunjom
Tenzing Norkey Sherpa Chooses Simpler Name
In Katmandu on June 24 Sardar Tenzing Norkey Sherpa said he prefers being known as Tenzing. He explained sardar means leader among Sherpas and that Norkey indicates birthplace near the Nepal Tibet border. His card lists him as mountaineer and guide.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Sardar Tenzing Norkey Sherpa
Mt. Everest
Tenzing
Sardar
Himalayas
Norkey
Girl Suffers Cuts on Head After Highway 63 Crash
Georgia Mae Peek, 11, of Rt. 2, Jefferson City area, injured when a car driven by her mother Clarica Faye Peek struck a tree after brakes supposedly failed. She received six stitches at Charles E. Still Osteopathic Hospital and was released.
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Georgia Mae Peek
Rt. 2
Jefferson City
Highway Patrol
Clarica Faye Peek
County Home Ec Group Sets Friday Meeting Agenda
The Cole County Home Economies Council will meet at 1 p m Friday at the public library to discuss participation in the Cole County Fair amendments to the constitution and by laws and a 1954 unit of work report. A 9 30 a m demonstration on meat identification buying and cooking will be held at the Coca Cola Bottling Co with Rowena Green and James Reynolds among the attendees.
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Cole County Home Economies Council
Hensley Hall
Miss Rowena Green
State Extension
Cole County
Coca Cola Bottling Co
James Reynolds
Air Force cancels Kaiser aircraft contracts in surprise move
Washington June 24 the Air Force cancelled 200 million dollars worth of Kaiser interests contracts including 159 flying boxcar CU9s. The action drew Senate criticism as Kaiser and son defended production while Willow Run plant with 12 500 workers stands as a mass production symbol. The CIO United Auto Workers protested. The Air Force said termination was independent of hearings and Kaisers may finish planes in final assembly.
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Washington
Air Force
Henry J. Kaiser
Capitol Hill
Sen. Bridges
Rnh
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp
Hagerstown
Kaiser
Edgar
Senate Armed Services
Las
Kaiser Motor Corp
Willow Run
Mich
Cio-United Auto Workers Union
Talbott
Senate
Compromise May Be Possible In Korean War Talks
South Korea’s President Syngman Rhee signals openness to a peace settlement as U S envoy Robertson lands to push truce efforts. Rhee warns he may pull South Korean troops if terms fail, while protests mount in Seoul over peace negotiations and commissions form a war cabinet to manage potential U N Command actions.
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U. N
South Korea
Robertson
Korea
Seoul
U. S
Rhee
NBC
United States
Tokyo
J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
Clark
Statesmen of the United Na
Fifty-year marble rematch set in Missouri coal yard
In St Joseph Missouri on June 24 fifty years after a disrupted marble game George B Johnson and Clyde A Madison will resume play in Madison's coal yard. Madison claims he still has the marbles from the unfinished game and plans to use them.
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ST. Joseph
George B. Johnson
Clyde A. Madison
George
Madison
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Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
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Shroody
Missouri
Wea
Missouri River
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Boonville
Hermann
Osage
Lake of the Ozarks
St Thomas
Ing
Secretary of
Interior
Douglas McKay
Law
Ike
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
United Nations
Czechoslovakia
Poland
China
Republic of Korea
Solons
Hoffman
R.mich
Harry Truman
U.S
Kansas
H. Kaiser
S. Korea
Walter S. Robertson
Mark Clark
U. N. Far East
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