Britain warns Iran over oil seizures as court opens
Britain warns Iran that seizing British oil installations could bring gravest consequences. The Hague ICJ hearings begin on a British bid for an injunction as Mossadegh resists. Britain says Iran interferes with operations while the oil output stays under dispute.
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Allied Radios
Britain
Iran
Robert B. Hewett
Tehran
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Francis Shepherd
London
Tran
Mossadegh
Abadan
Morrison
Herbert Morrison
Truman
World Court
Netherlands
Jules Basevant
Frank Soskice
Socialite broker murders wife in Manhattan restaurant
A New York broker, John Wells, 50, killed his estranged wife Julia Wells and wounded a mutual friend at Selraffs Restaurant on Madison Avenue near 77th Street before fatally shooting himself. The incident drew about 40 diners who fled or hid as shots rang out.
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New York
Upper East Side
Selrafft
Madison Avenue
77Th Street
John Wells
Wells
Ouf
Wall Street
Julia Walker Jamies
J.W. Walsh Jr
Social Register
Walsh
His Morris
New Jersey
James Gaham
Pinckneys
Charleston
S. C
Siamese Rebel Center Captured After Bangkok Uprising
The State Department reported Siamese forces captured the rebel premier as Bangkok faced heavy fighting. Navy shells Don Muang airport while troops, tanks, and mortars attacked a navy signal station near the U.S. embassy. Martial law declared and authorities tightened control as two rival governments formed.
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Washington
State Department
Don Muang
Bangkok
U.S
Navy
Liberation Party
Luang Kach Songgram
Hong Kong
Phibun
Thailand
Vorakarn Bancha
Kok
John Peter Ross
North Haven
Conn
Singapore
Ngster
Hold-Out Japs Surrender To Navy Crew
Eighteen Japanese hold-outs on Anatahan Island surrender to a U S Navy tug after seven years, carrying the ashes of dead comrades. They are to be taken to Guam for repatriation to Japan. Lt Cmdr James Johnson ends two years as civil administrator. Henry M Hedges will be sworn in as the new district administrator.
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Guam
Anatahan Island
Marianas
Japan
U. S. S. Cocopa
Cmdr
James Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
Northern
Johnson
Henry M. Hedges
Chicago
Department of the Interior
Navy Ln Trust Territory
Shelton feud flares as Fairfield tavern burned
In Fairfield Illinois the Shelton gang firebombed Ogie Pennington’s tavern two miles south, killing Louis Sons and wounding two others. The violence, linked to a long running Shelton feud with the Birger faction, marks the fourth Shelton related incident in two years.
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Fairfield
Ill
Illinois
Shelton
Ogie Pennington
Louis Sons
Thursd Sons
Guy's E
Ju Ton
Charles
Blackie) Harris
Penningtons
Harris
Shelton Brothers
Gerald Mayberry
Sheltons
Birger
Carl
Bernie
Roy
Big Earl
Dalta
Indiana
United Airlines DC-6 Down Near Loveland
A United Airlines mainliner with 49 aboard was reported down five miles east of Loveland Colorado. The DC-6 was en route from San Francisco to Chicago and had last contact near Cheyenne at 1 56 a m. A large search by United Air Force and Civil Air Patrol followed the unconfirmed report.
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Denver
State Highway Patrol
United Airlines
Loveland
Colo
High Plains
Rocky Mountains
San Francisco
Chicago
United, Air Force
Civil Air Patrol
Cheyenne
S.T
Weather Bureau
Three Language Offers Bombard North Korea Peace Ship Ready at Wonsan
United Nations radio broadcasts in English Korean and Chinese carried Gen Ridgways cease fire offer for a conference aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia in Wonsan within communist territory. Ridgways plane stood by in Tokyo for possible travel to Korea.
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Wonsan
Earnest Hobbrecht
United Press
Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
Red China
U.N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Jutlandia
South Korea
United States
Moscow
Peiping
Pyongyang
Pusan
Korea
Ridgway
Har
New Control Bill Awaits Signature
President Truman faces signing a watered down bill to extend controls for one month and curb future rollbacks. Congress acts, forcing immediate cancellation of rollbacks on thousands of items and delaying new ceilings through July. Office of Price Stabilization estimates two to two point five billion dollars yearly impact. The Senate backs an eight month extension. House debate looms on banning future rollbacks on beef.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Trumans Rae
Biic
Senate
House
Navy court probes patrol bomber crash in the sea
A Navy court of inquiry under Capt. S. J. Lawrence investigates the crash of a patrol bomber that went into the sea yesterday killing eight of nine crewmen aboard near Key West Florida. The unit is the Fleet All Weather Training Unit, Atlantic.
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Key West
Fla
Navy
S. J. Lawrence
Fleet
Atlantic
FBI Intensifies Search For Dangerous Fugitive
The FBI and police pursue Warren Lee Irwin a 27 year old suspect wanted for kidnapping and murder in Michigan and Ohio as they search for 17 year old Carolyn Barker abducted in Maryland. Range of details describe the car ride to Falls Church Virginia and the victim being forced to witness the attack while her fiancé was nearby.
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Washington
FBI
Warren Lee Irwin
Michigan
Ohio
Pretty Carolyn Barker
Riverdale
Irwin
Lee Warren
Warren Lee
Lawrence Gilbert
Brentwood
Falls Church
Gilbert
Miss Barker
Washington Monument
Virginia
Recluse Dies in Durham Hotel After Illness and Starvation
Attorney handles funeral for 60 year old Mrs Ione Orr Sough found helpless in Washington Duke Hotel May. Doctors report gangrene in both legs leading to amputations.
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Durham
Washington-Duke Hotel
Ione Orr Sough
Utilities panel approves Raleigh Durham toll rate
The State Utilities Commission approved a rate schedule for Durham Telephone Co. granting an extra 154700 dollars annually, lifting gross receipts to 1118741 dollars per year.
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Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
Durham Telephone Co
State troopers hand out holiday safety cards to Tar Heel drivers
Raleigh reports more than 65 000 safety cards will be distributed from now through July 4 to motorists. The campaign aims to cut traffic accidents and fatalities during the holiday period.
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Raleigh
Clerk P H Wilson to resign Raleigh Wake County post
Wake County Clerk of Court P H Wilson plans to resign next week to take a prosecuting attorney job for the Department of Justice in Washington. He has served since December 1948 in the $6,500 a year post and cites a substantial salary increase as the reason for the move.
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Raleigh
Wake County
P. H. Wilson
Department of Justice
Washington
Wilson
Former bus drivers sue Carolina Coach Co over theft claims
Seven former drivers filed suits against Carolina Coach Co alleging defamation and seeking 426 dollars in damages. They accuse the company of calling them thieves and employing a Gestapo style attitude in the accusations.
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Raleigh
Carolina Coach Co
NAACP Convention Headlines Slow End to Barriers
ATLANTA delegates hear author say segregation schools and churches should fall. Stella Staupers receives Spingarn Medal for 30 years of nursing integration efforts. Board condemns Amos n Andy Beulah shows and urges federal probe of Birmingham police brutality.
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NAACP
Christian Church
Dixie
Mabel Keaton Staupers
Staupers
National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses
U. S. Steel Corporation
Birmingham
Ala
Walter White
White
Washington
U. S
J. Howard McGrath
Bismingwate Police Department
Amos 'N Andy
Beulah
Snead Leads Mangrum Early In PGA Match At Oakmont
Four up after first nine holes of 36 hole third round as Snead shows birdies and error free play. Mangrum struggles with traps and a missed two foot putt while at Oakmont country club.
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Oakmont
Sammy Snead
Lloyd Mangrum
Snead
Oakmont Country Club
Mangrum
Carolina Coach Fires 29 Drivers After Checkers Inquiry
A summary states that Carolina Coach dismissed 29 drivers last January following the hiring of investigators to probe conduct among regular stop passengers.
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Carolina Coach
Vanderbilt University Buys Textron Southern Mill
Vanderbilt University of Nashville Tennessee has purchased the Textron Southern Textile Mill in Charlotte for 2.7 million dollars. The sale covers land buildings and machinery and the university plans to lease the mill back to Textron Southern for 11 years with renewal options.
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Charlotte —P
Textron Southern
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
University
State Council uses 186,791 for Capitol land purchases
The Council of State allocates 186,791 from the Contingency and Emergency fund to acquire land around the state capitol for future needs as the biennium closes.
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Raleigh —P
Council of State
Bathing Beauty Seems Unbothered By Catcalling
A lighthearted quip notes a bathing beauty remains unfazed by men talking to her from behind. They’re likely admiring her appearance, the writer jokes, adding a playful aside about attentions.
Peiping Quiet Over Ridgeway Peace Talks
Peiping radio tonight ignored General Ridgeway's offer to meet Red commanders at Wonsan and urged listeners to intensify war efforts. Fourteen hours after the proposals were aired there was no reaction from Peiping or Pyongyang stations.
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Peiping
Tokyo
Peiping Radio
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Wonsan
Ridgeway
Pyongyang
Bomb raids intensify over Korea as UN forces strike
A searchlight spotted a battalion at sea as ships attacked at Wonsan for a straight day and Songjin for the 14th day. B 29s hit Pyongyang airfield with a 35 ton raid, targeting runway revetments hangars and shops amid continued hostilities.
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Wonsan
Songjin
Pyongyang
Red Capital
North Korea
South Korea
Korea
Armistice Ship Jutlandia Ready for Talks in Korea
The Danish hospital ship Jutlandia, an 8500 ton white vessel with red crosses, prepares to sail to Wonsan to host cease fire talks between U N and Communist field commanders. Commodore Kai Hammerich says pencils and papers are ready and eight tables seat about 100 for discussions aboard the ship.
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Pusan
Korea
Jutlandia
U.N
Wonsan
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kai Hammerich
Danish Red Cross
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Recluse Dirs
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Fort Bragg
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
Cherry Point
Naacp Meet
Atlanta
National Association of Colored People
Ilian Smith
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