Bus Walkout Fails to Hamper Local Economy, Schools
Across multiple cities the nationwide bus walkout by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen pressed buses off streets but did not significantly affect schools or businesses. In High Point and Charlotte the strike began at 5 AM with 33 drivers and 12 mechanics. enrollment and taxi demand remained steady, while car pools grew and some cab firms posted new rates. In Greenville a department store reported about 25 percent drop, yet overall commerce held despite higher downtown auto traffic and hot weather.
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Toa Long
Goel” Econe
High Point Duke
Brotherhood of Railroad
Charlotte
Whitley
Charles Carroll
Palot
Greenville
N C Spelling Bee Ends With Early Exits for Local Entrant
In a 52-contestant field from 33 girls and 18 boys, Bunny McCain a 13 year old Lincoln Junior High student from Saavt in North Carolina struggled on the opening round misspelling condien and carol soent Prescott from Prescott Arizona erred on piccolo.
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Washington
County
N.ga
Bunny McCain
Stuy
Lincoln
Saab
Scripps-Howard
Benson S. Alman
Noah Webster
Bunny
Carol Soent Prescott
Ariz
Virginia Adams
Gosling
Carol
Neil Smith
Madison
Wis
Eil
Oees
Neil
Azahlia
Marjorie Foliart
Crafton
Marjorie
Atom Test Contributes To H-bomb
The government announced successful completion of atomic tests at Eniwetok contributing to thermo nuclear weapons research. The AEC and Defense Department said tests included measuring blast and thermal effects on structures and aircraft with data to be released later for Civil Defense use.
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Frank Eleazer
United Press
Washington
Government Today
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission and
Defense Department
Truman
Commission
Proving Ground
Eniwetok Atoll
AEC
Civil Defense Agency
Duke bus strike disrupts service across North Carolina cities
Duke bus drivers and mechanics, members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, walked out over wage disputes. Federal mediation efforts continued with no end in sight, halting bus service in Charlotte Winston Salisbury High Point N C Greenville and Spartanburg. About 135 000 daily riders faced reduced service as riders shifted to walking biking and other options while schools reported only minor attendance drops. In Charlotte cab firms saw business surge as officials allowed lower fares to attract riders.
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Ibe Adidas
Duke
Brotherhood of Railway
Federal In State
Charlotte
Winston
Salisbury
High Point
N. C
Greenville
Spartanburgy
Hook
Ain
Stock Market Trends Mixed Across Sectors
New York stocks edged higher at mid session with railroad equities leading gains as Santa Fe rose to 150 1 2 and Union Pacific to 101 3 4. Oil issues dipped with Continental Oil at 101 and Amerada Petroleum at 183 while Mission Corp and Texas Pacific Land Trust gained.
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New York
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Chicago & St. Louis
Continental Oil
Amerada Petroleum
Mission Corp
Texas Pacific Land Trust
U.S
Condemned Nazis Get Second Stay
Landsberg Germany seven Nazi war criminals on death row resume daily routine as guards fill graves for a second time. Federal Judge Walter M Bastian stayed executions until next Tuesday while he reviews legal arguments. The Landsberg Seven received the stay in stunned silence then shouted for joy. Their wives ended a death watch outside the walls and went home after the reprieve from February convictions.
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Landsberg
Germany
Walter M. Bastian
Washington
Confederates to reenact Battle of the Ironclads near Norfolk
The 61st reunion includes a mock battle off LaFayette river near Norfolk on June 2 using reproductions of the Monitor and Merrimac. Twelve Confederate veterans remain to answer roll call with limited attendance expected. the event features a grand parade, VMI cadets, and a dedication at Fort Monroe for Jefferson Davis's casemate.
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William Shires
Richmond
LaFayette
Norfolk
Confeders
Navy
Monitor
Mariners Museum
Morrison
Cay
Hampton Roads
Minnesota
Morrall
Newport News
Old Point Comfort
Merrimac
LaFayette River
VMI Cadet Corps
Tucson
Ariz
Theodore McKeldin
Maryland
Maryland Ciior
Congress
Mark Clark
Army Field Forces
Fort Monroe
Jefferson Davis
Army
Planes and Tanks Aid Korea War Push Aboard
Gen. J Lawton Collins testifies that Russian pilots may be flying Chinese planes in Korea and that Chinese forces are mostly equipped with Soviet gear. He says MacArthur disobeyed orders by using more than South Korean troops near Manchuria and warns against expanding the war without broad UN backing.
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John L. Steele Washington
Collins
Douglas MacArthur
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Korea
Russia
Lawton Collins
Army
Senate
MacArthur
South Korea
United Nations
Red China
United States
A. U.N
Aegist
Rough Road Seen For Aid Bill
President Truman faces a rough congressional road for the $8.5 billion foreign aid plan as lawmakers weigh a vast military and economic program. Early opposition questions size, but bipartisan votes on India aid signal support for a larger foreign aid package in the new fiscal year beginning July.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Rep. Beret
House
Senate
India
Senate House
Britain to Send Paratroops to Middle East Over Iran Crisis
Britain announced 4,000 paratroopers from the 16th Paratroops Brigade will move to the Middle East within 10 days amid unsettled conditions. Corpu s is eyed as a likely base near Iran, where Tehran has nationalized BP and Anglo-Iranian Oil. Iran warned of a world war if force is used and Russia could enter under the 1921 treaty.
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London
Britain
Middle East
Corpus
Iran
Brian Robertson
Mediterranean
Heheran
Hossein Makki
Government National Front
Persian Gulf
Russia
Textile Workers Weigh New Strike at Royal Cotton Mills
CIO textile workers in Wake Forest discuss possible renewed strike at Royal Cotton Mills as eight months of negotiations yield no contract. Union cites obstructed talks and a local meeting set for Sunday. meanwhile a contempt trial for 54 strikers is postponed to June 18.
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Wake Forest
CIO
Royal Cotton Mills
Royal
Te Mill
B. Everett Jordan
Sen
Willis Smith
D-Nc
Norwood Holdford
Walter J.bone
Royal's
Suspect Refuses to Talk in 10-Year-Old Hull Murder Case
Santa Ana California UP reports grand jury studies evidence linking lanky cowboy musician Ford McCracken to the death of 10-year-old Patricia Jean Hull. Her body was found in a shallow grave near Nell Park Buena Park after a missing bedspread tied to the suspect surfaced. Died from blows to the head, investigators described the scene and ongoing search by Marines and volunteers.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Patricia Jean Hull
Ford McCracken
Nell Park
Buena Park
Here
McCracken
Orange County
Leonard Dale Hull
James L. Davis
Charles Martinez
State Forest Rangers
Neil Parker
Nineteen War Prisoners Rescued From Commies
U S Marines and one Nisei Army intelligence agent, totaling nineteen POWs, were rescued near Chunchon Korea by an armored task force. They had endured six months of cold, marches, air attacks, and sorghum seed diet before reaching friendly lines. Captain Edgar N. Anderson located the POWs after they fashioned a POW RESCUE sign and guided the rescuers to their position.
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Central Front
Korea
Chunchon
U. S
Nisei Army
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
van Fleet
U.S
Edgar N. Anderson
Lawston
Okla
Hazel
Anderson
Pyongyang
Truman Looks Like Shoo-In Nomination
President Truman appears certain to win the Democratic nomination as the DNC meets in Denver to choose the 1952 convention site. Chicago is favored, Philadelphia bids high, and dates target the week of July 21 1952. Truman hints at a decision but does not reveal if he will run. The party frames MacArthur firing as a contrast to the GOP “war party.”
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Denver
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Philadelphia
Chicago
Miami
National Committee
Washington
White House
War Party
Douglast MacArthur
Brannan
MacArthur
Taft
Martin
McCarthy
Cain
Martin, Barton and Fish
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Boy’s firecracker stunt knocks him back ten feet
In Aurora Ontario Joe McLennan ten was curious about a truck gasoline tank. He lit a firecracker and threw it in the tank. The explosion knocked him about ten feet but doctors said he was not injured.
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Aurora
Ont
Joe McLennan
Crackles Quote Reflects on Bald Heads and Ideas
A brief aphorism notes that few bald men become so by scratching for ideas, attributed to M.L.P. in a concise, witty reflection.
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M.L.P
UN forces push Chinese retreating forces in Korea chase
Allied warplanes struck two fleeing Red divisions north of Chuncheon as U N Army groups crossed the 38th parallel in pursuit. General Van Fleet ordered continual pursuit with insistence the parallel holds no strategic significance and the aim is to annihilate remaining Chinese forces in Korea.
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Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
Korea
Chunchon
Seoul-Uijonebu
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Seoul
U.S
Sayang
Pukhan
Agar Chunchon
Hongchon-Inje
F-U.n
8Th Army
8Th
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Wild, Fla
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Harrah
Wash
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Eugene Balock
Dover, O
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Joe Lederman
Thhey
Sherman
1St Marine Division
Earnest Hoberecht
Toches de Bon
Yesang
Inje
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