Retreat Deepens as Reds Pull Back From Pyongyang
United Nations reports say North Korean forces withdrew from Pyongyang and retreated north and east of the iron triangle. Allied units recaptured high ground near Hwachon and moved toward the Imjin River valley above Seoul while contact with remnants of the enemy diminished. The 8th Army notes the drive began with Pyongyang’s fall and extends toward the border as authorities assess the strategic position.
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Earnest Hoberecht
Tokyo
United Nations Front
Reds
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Iron Triangle
U.N. Ore
Hwachon
U.N
Kumhwa
Imjin River
Seoul
South Korea
Meat Shortage Investigation Begins In Washington
UPI reports federal investigators join a probe into stockyard records to gauge beef supplies and black market activity under price controls. Joint Committee chair Burnet Maybank says Price Controller DiSalle will testify after delay. Baltimore packer John Heinz cites offers of beef above ceiling prices, signaling resumed racketeering concerns.
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Washington
Cpmmonal
Burnet R. Maybank
D-Sc
Joint Congressional Committee On Economic Controls
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Maybank
Price Agency
Baltimore
John Heinz
Heinz
Joe Lou Lee Savold Bout Postponed To Madison Square Garden
The 15 round fight between Joe Lou and Lee Savold was postponed again and moved to Madison Square Garden for tomorrow night after rain delayed earlier plans. The International Boxing Club announced the change.
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New York
Joe Louis-Lee Savold
Madison Square Garden
International Boxing Club
Sordid Narcotics Probe Reveals Addiction Tales
A 25 year old New York musician testified at a state narcotics inquiry about turning to theft and vice to fund an addiction began during her army service. She described drug use, high spending, and salacious Harlem and Seventh Avenue venues as parts of her decline, while other witnesses detailed marijuana and heroin use among youths and widespread narcotics access in Washington and Baltimore.
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New York
Ohio
Boston
Eman College For Women
Women’s Army Corps
Army
Stones Hospital
Lexington
Harlem
Smitty
Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Maryland House of Correction
Maryland State Reformatory
Baltimore
Mystery of Evangeline Lorimer Deepens in Smokies
In Gatlinburg Tennessee a missing girl hiker case widens as searchers comb the Great Smoky Mountains for Evangeline Lorimer a 21 year old Cincinnati nurse student. Her father W M Lorimer remains with rangers while bloodhounds trails and faint clues feed the mystery noting possible rides and unconfirmed past hospital history.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Evangeline Lorimer
Cincinnati
Havana
Cuba
Seattle
Wash
Miss Lorimer
Smokies
W. M. Lorimer
North Carolina
Mo Hake Yomo c
Phoenix
Ariz
Bus Drivers Vote On Strike Choice
Duke Power Company bus drivers and mechanics across six Carolinas cities will decide by Sunday afternoon whether to resume a strike for higher pay. The week-long walkout began May 24 and ended May 31 under a truce. votes on proposals were held in High Point Winston Salem Charlotte Salisbury Spartanburg and Greenville with 48 hours notice before any strike.
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Charlotte
Duke Power Company
Carolinas
High Point
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Spartanburg
Greenville
F. L. Picotte
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainment
Duke
Picotte
Craze for Clothes Sparks Quiet Fashion Note
A short column notes how a girl’s fascination with clothes reflects personal style rather than social pressure, emphasizing individuality over trends.
MacArthur Announces New Attacks on Administration in Texas
Gen. Douglas MacArthur spoke to about 25 000 in Houston and urged decisive action to end the Korean war and deter Soviet aggression. He criticized Truman era policy as timid and appeasing and warned that prolonging the conflict risks World War III.
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Houston
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
MacArthur
Truman
Korea
Rthur
Yeslone
Austin
Jle
Glenn McCarthy
Far Eastern Command
Manchuria
China
Formosa
Russia
Tests Show New Weapons Deadliest Ever
Washington reports from JOSEPH L. MYLER detail the Eniwetok tests as showing the most deadly weapons yet, with plans for future tests. The briefing cites hydrogen bombs progressing toward development, varied atomic arms, and rapid data gains boosting destructive power while reducing lingering radioactivity.
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Joseph L. Myler
Washington
Eniwetok
Sam
Pentagon
Battle Over 10 Percent Federal Payroll Cut and River Harbors Bill
Senate fights a 10 percent payroll cut in the Labor Department and Federal Security Agency affecting up to 240,000 workers. House sends a $514 million rivers and harbors bill with a vacancy ban. Senate previously blocked by Douglas efforts to cut state grants and benefits.
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Senate
Labor Department
Federal Security Agency
Sen. Neely
D-Wva
Appropriations Committee
House
Army Engineers
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Johnson says troops not ready when Korea war began
Former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson testified that Dean Acheson proposed intervention in Korea and that American troops in Japan were not equipped for combat when ordered into action. He said MacArthur warned that without infantry the operation would fail and that Japan’s forces were prepared only for occupation, not war. Johnson, involved in a policy clash, was relieved of his post last year.
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Jess Washington
Louis Johnson
State Deanemp
Korea
Johnson
Japan
Senate
Mace Arthur
Commi
Acheson
Truman
Military Chiefs of Staff
Ee Ee
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MacArthur
Coupe
Sor
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Defense
Far East
Sifedt
Ceed
Ocuper
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Douglas) MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of
President Truman Urges Nation On Inflation Controls
President Truman prepares a nationwide radio address from the White House to push for aConsumer crusade on Congress as the Defense Production Act powers near expiry on June 30 and a two year extension seeks broader authority. Beef industry leaders press for fewer limits while Ford urges extensions with price ceilings rising with costs.
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Washington
Truman
Administration
White House
Congress
National Association of Manufacturenent
U. S
Ford Motor Co
Eric Johnston
Ford
Senate Banking Committee
Senate House Defense Production
Maybank
D-Sc
Robertson
Dva
Ives
R-Ny
Moody
Dmich
Three of Five Escapees Back Behind Bars
In North Carolina three of five long term convicts who escaped Craven County prison camp by sawing through a steel bar were recaptured. Horace York James Boone and Billy Graham were identified as the nabbed trio. The two fugitives J C Levyier and Charles Chavis remained at large as a posse with bloodhounds tracked them. A farmer who aided the search tipped off authorities after the escape was discovered.
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Raleigh
Craven County
Castoday
John M. Gold
Horace York
Hamlet
James
Dick) Boone
Rich Square
Billy Graham
Asheville
Boone
York
Graham
J. C. Levyiier
Lumberton
Charles Chavis
Wadesboro
Gold
Stock Market Moves Higher Amid Oil Shares Rise
In early trading, oil shares led gains with Betek Oil at 63 3/4 a share. Chemicals, steels, tires, aircraft, and motors advanced. American Can up about a point. American Cyanamid rose to 105. TransAmerica and Pacific CoastBank holdings fluctuated. Standard Oil up 1 3/8 to 61 1/4. Bethlehem Steel added 5/8 as Union Pacific and Santa Fe eased.
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New York
Monsanto
National Light & Power
Neer
TransAmerica Corp
Pacific Coast Bank Holding Company
Federal Reserve
Rudolph Evans
Standard Oil
New Je
Atlantic Refining
Bethlehem
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
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Wilds
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Kathy
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Fla
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Pacific Island Proving Ground
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
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AEC
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