Eisenhower backs 18 year olds voting rights
Detroit June 15. Gen Eisenhower said 18-year olds should be allowed to vote, arguing anyone old enough to fight for the country is old enough to help govern it. He spoke at a press conference en route to Denver, praising Gen Bradley and criticizing the joint chiefs for incompetence. The remark aligns with Taft’s attack on the chiefs.
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Eisenhower
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Ie Gop
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Fred
Isenhower
Taft
Joint Chiefs
Omar Bradley
Armed Services
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Hower
Explosions Hit United Nations Depot Near Pusan
A series of blasts at a United Nations ammunition depot near Pusan Korea injures at least one American and drives about five thousand South Korean villagers from their homes. The evacuation hospital staffs ambulances doctors and plasma support as a spokesman cites unclear casualty figures while an officer reports light relive casualties.
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Pusan
Korea
United Itions
Swedish Catalina Shot Down by Soviet Fighter
Stockholm reports a Soviet jet shot down a Swedish Catalina searching for a missing plane. The unarmed twin engine flying boat tried to reach shore but was struck near the coast. Authorities say the incident involved MIG-15 type jets and followed reports of naval maneuvers in the area.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Catalina
Tio
Calaina
Huerch
Tic Sea
Fara
Aleichos
Faltic
Navy
Burning Ship Speeds Toward San Francisco Harbor
Firefighters on the San Francisco waterfront raced to the freight Jeff Davis as it neared the port while a smoldering button fire broke out on deck amid night conditions.
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San Francisco
Jeff Davis
Limit Retroactive Pay Editorial
When railroads returned to private ownership workers received retroactive pay up to a thousand dollars for as much as two years. The prospect of retroactive relief reduces urgency in settling disputes and fuels long labor negotiations. This viewpoint explains why many settlements drag on.
13 Hurt as Crack Train Jumps Tracks at 80 MPH in Indiana
Farmersburg Indiana June 13 a speeding Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train jumped the track in an early morning accident injuring 13 persons. The Georgian was reported traveling about 80 miles an hour though none of the cars overturned and the injured were treated at nearby Terre Haute and Sullivan hospitals and released. Railroad officials called it lucky the cars remained upright.
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Farmersburg
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Train wreck causes derailment and injuries at TLS line
A derailed diesel train tore up forty feet of track after breaking from its engine. Conductor Wo T. Halla and other crew members were involved as passengers reported flying cinders. Burdette, a mailer from Atlanta, said he narrowly escaped with injuries while walking between cars.
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