Britain Moves Forces Toward Abadan Oil Center
Tehran reports British troops and reinforcements move toward Abadan after a cruiser was directed to the area. The cabinet meets in emergency session as Britain evacuates all nonnursing women and children. Cairo dispatches note Suez troops alerted to fly to Basra amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf.
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Edgar FE. Clark
United Press Staff Co
Tehran
Tven
Abadan
Britain
Tran
Mauritius
Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Basra
Iraq
Patpy
Persian Gulf
Francis Erd
Techni
Acheson Seeks Moscow Talks to Clarify Korea Cease-Fire
Secretary Acheson said the United States is probing Soviet intentions behind an informal Korea cease-fire proposal by direct means. He cautioned that no clear answer had been obtained yet but hoped Moscow discussions would shed light.
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Acheson
Moscow
Washington
United States
Russia
Korea
Kirk
Andrei
India
U. N
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
U. S
Red China
M. K. Kirpalani
Nehru
State Department
Lincoln White
Maritime Strike Eases as Crews Return to Sea
Shipping resumed across Atlantic and Gulf ports after an 11 day maritime strike. Walkouts by 35 000 Western Union workers loomed while New York area bakers and teamsters threatened action.
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Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Bakers
Teamsters
New York
Marine Engineers Benevolent Association
Newton man dies after fall from stair banister
In Newton a man fell from a stair banister at his brother’s home, dying from the accident. The injured brother Boyd reportedly collapsed. authorities described the incident as a fatal fall during a visit to the Newton residence.
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Newton
Aed Boyd
Child treated after emergency trip from Asheville
Five year old Pasty Norton of Marshall North Carolina was rushed to Children's Medical Center in Boston after a sudden illness diagnosed as a problem with lymph glands and blood. The report notes the need for urgent care following the trek from Asheville North Carolina.
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Boston
Pasty Norton
Marshall, N. C
Children’s Medical
Orce
Asheville, N. C
Holt Confirmed U.S. Attorney for Middle District of NC
The Senate unanimously confirmed Bryce R. Holt of Greensboro as U.S. attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. Confirmation seals Holt's appointment to lead federal law enforcement in the region.
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Washington
Senate
Bryce R. Holt
Greensboro
U. S
Middle District
North Caro
Boll Weevils Invade Eastern Carolina Cotton
North Carolina State College insect control experts warn of increasing boll weevil numbers in eastern North Carolina cotton fields as the pest spreads through the region.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Carolina
Lions convention in Atlantic City eyes NC delegate for board
North Carolina delegate John L. Jack seen at the Lions convention in Atlantic City as a candidate for the organization board of directors.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John L
Jack
Candia North Carolina
Lions Cees
Organization
Cross Eyed Ex-Convict Charged With Wife's Killing
Southport police recaptured Godfrey Pat O Quinn 37 after he was released from prison and learned his wife was pregnant. He was found near Nixonville D C sleeping at a friend's home with an automatic pistol under his pillow awaiting homicide charges.
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Southport
Godfrey Pat O’quinn
Nixonville
D. C
Photographers Sign On To Cover Lost Colony Dress Rehearsal
In Manteo the photographers association of North Carolina and Virginia met. Hugh Morton of Wilmington leads NC group and James Mays of Norfolk heads VA group as working press photographers plan coverage of the annual Lost Colony dress rehearsal tonight.
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Manteo
Carolina
Virginia
Hugh Morton
Wilmington
North Carolina Group
James Mays
Norfolk
Virginia Association
Wall Street Trading Idle on Narrow Market Swing
Wall Street trading idled with prices moving in a narrow range. Leaders posted gains of just over a dollar a share while losses stayed below that mark. U. S. Steel Southern Pacific Standard Oil NJ American Cyanamid du Pont General Electric American Woolen and International Harvester led the higher list.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Southern Pacific
Standard Oil
American Cyanamid
du Pont
General Electric
American Woolen
International Harvester
Feeling Sorry for Yourself Sparks Collective Resolve
A terse maxim argues that pity shifts from the individual to the group, warning that self pity becomes a shared mindset. It suggests choosing action over grievance to avoid collective passivity.
Cruiser Mauritius Arrives Near Abadan in Iranian Crisis
The 8000 ton British cruiser Mauritius neared Abadan ready to aid in moving over 2500 oil technicians on short notice. Prime Minister Attlee and Labour leader Churchill planned an urgent crisis conference as Britain readied Army and Navy units for rapid response if Iran acts.
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London
Mauritius
Abadan
Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Persian Gulf
Shatt-el- Arab
Tigris
Britain
Iran
Iran Seizes Agha Jari Field Near Abadan
The Agha Jari oil field, southern Iran's largest, was closed after storage tanks at Bandar Mashur filled. Oil shipments from the field to Bandar Mashur and on to Basra were disrupted, raising concerns of regional impact near Basra and the need to protect British and other lives. The United States stated it will not intervene.
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Llans
Agha Jari
Iran
Abadan
Bandar Mashur
Erd
Basra
Shepherd
Maybank Predicts Defeat For Tough Control Bill
Senator Burnet Maybank predicts defeat of major efforts to toughen the Senate controls bill. The article notes leadership aims to speed action in a night session and a possible House extension to keep the act alive. Debate focuses on price rollbacks and rent provisions, with proposals allowing or denying rollbacks on farm commodities and rent hikes up to 20 percent.
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Cates
Jess Washington
Burnet R. Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Ce Eorts
W. McFarland
Senators
House
Las
Douglas
Somnens
Maybank
Congress
U S Protest Over Pilot Detention in Czechoslovakia
The United States protested to Czechoslovakia over the detention of two jet pilots Lt Luther G Roland of Hummelstown Pennsylvania and Lt Bjoern Johansen a Norwegian trainee with the U S Air Forces after an emergency landing on June 8 The State Department demanded immediate release asserting the pilots inadvertently crossed the Czech border during a training flight in Germany and that Prague said the matter was under investigation.
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Washington P
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
U. S
Germany
Casualties Rise as Korea War Toll Hits 76 749
The Defense Department reports 76 749 American combat casualties in Korea, up 3 145 from a week earlier. Included are 12 670 deaths 51 919 wounded 10 680 missing and 159 captured, with 1 321 previously listed as missing later found.
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Washington
Defense Department
Witness says Luciano is still U. S. drug kingpin
Federal narcotics agent Charles Siragusa testified before the Senate Crime Committee that Charles Lucky Luciano remains the U S drug kingpin operating from Italy with gunmen in the United States enforcing his orders and profits sent by international messengers. He urged tougher laws and possible stripping of naturalized citizens involved in trafficking.
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John W. Chadwick
Washington
Senate Crime Committee Today
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
United States
Italy
Charles Siragusa
Luciano
New York
Siagusa
Siragusa
Western Union Wage Offer Rejected by CTU
The AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union CTU rejects Western Union’s 10 percent wage offer as too low. They seek 25 cents an hour for 35 000 workers outside New York City while current rates average 1 45 dollars for adults and 75 cents for messengers.
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Washington
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
Western Union
Mona Tt
Adolph Brungs
Union
New York City
Reds Stiffen Resistance As New Build-Up Begins
In Korea, Chinese Communist forces push men and matériel into a new buildup north of the iron triangle as front-line officers anticipate a fresh offensive in July. Allied spokesmen report heavy screening and continued shelling and a siege-like defense along key sectors near Pyongyang and Kumhwa, with UN patrols taking limited action amid intensifying bombardments. A separate Raleigh incident notes Donnie Smith, 46, drowning after falling from a boat while fishing at Mason's Pond.
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United Nations
38Th Parallel
Earnest Hoberecht
United Press
Tokyo
Korea
Iron Triangle
Uijongbun
Seoul
South Korea
U.N
Inje
Raleigh
Donnie Smith
Wake Forest
Mason's Pond
Red Cross
al Crawford
NAACP Seeks Court Rulings to End Segregation
Atlanta report says the NAACP plans federal suits under the 14th Amendment to outlaw segregation in education transportation housing hotels theatres and restaurants. Chief Counsel Marshall announced the initiative with 40 attorneys at the annual convention and pledged to continue school integration litigation alongside transportation cases. Roy Wilkins urged Negro voters to leverage ballot power, predicting up to two million Southern Black voters by 1956.
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Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Inurgoong Iarshall
NAACP
Marshall
South Carolina
U. S. Supreme Court
Georgia
South
Roy Wilkins
New York
Living Cost Reaches Record High and Affects Rail Workers
The May 15 cost of living index hit a fresh peak at 185.4 percent of the 1935-39 average, triggering a one-cent hourly wage increase for 1.2 million railroad workers under existing contracts. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports both the old and new indexes show the same level.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Mmany
Warrenites Rally For Defense In Florida Tug Of Subpoenas
Gov Fuller Warren earns backing from supporters amid a clash with Senate Crime Committee Chairman Herbert O Conor. A US marshal served Warren a summons to testify before Congress, prompting Warren to blast O Conor as backed by a corrupt political machine. Florida Solicitor P Guy Crews counters by subpoenaing O Conor to Florida grand jury for testimony about gambling.
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James Russell
United Press
Tallahassee
Fuller Warren
Senate Crime Committee
Herbert O’conor
Warren
United States
Florida
Washington
Duval County
P. Guy Crews
Jacksonville
O’conor
Ae de ‘Conor
Congress
Maryland
Democrat
O'Conor
O’ Warren
Crews
Crime Committee
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Ernest A. Gross
Jacob Malik
Nasrolah Entezam
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NC Briefs
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Stickley
Wall Street
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Pyongyang
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