Yanks Repel Red Assaults Near Panmunjom
American infantrymen beat back Chinese counterattacks along the armistice line near Chorwon and Kumsong. Oklahoma 45th Division tanks and air support helped seize hill positions and repel assaults with heavy Chinese casualties, while capturing weapons and mines in ongoing night fighting.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Gi’s
Oklahoma 45Th Division
Chorwon
Kumsong
45Th
Pyongyang
Panmunjom
Army Chief Sees West Germany as Reliable Ally
Gen. J. Lawton Collins told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that West Germany would be a dependable ally against Russia. He urged approval of the West German peace contract and extending Atlantic Pact guarantees to Germany, discounting fears of renewed German militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Lawton Collins
West Germany
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Germany
Collins
West
Philippine Army Reports Huk Decline in Luzon Clashes
The Philippine army said its forces killed 14 Huk rebels and wounded 12 in the past week on northeastern Luzon. One civilian died and four soldiers were wounded as five Huk camps were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines Army
Luzon
Superbomber Explodes at San Diego Bay Ramp
A B 36 superbomber exploded and burned at the Consolidated Vultee bay ramp in San Diego California just hours before its scheduled transfer to the air corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
U.P
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Air Corps
Grandfather Kills Wife Then Blows Self in Mercy Slaying
In Bloomington Indiana a five-year-old witness said his grandfather Shelton Hamlin shot his ailing wife Hazel with a 12 gauge shotgun and then killed himself. Deputy Corbin said the act may have been a double mercy slaying due to ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
U.P
David Gallagher
Shelton Hamlin
Hazel
Hamlin
Kenneth Corbin
Corbin
David
Prisoners Stage Entertainment For North Korean Officers
On Koje Island Communist war prisoners in Compound 85 performed a show with dancing girls and music for newly transferred North Korean officers nearby. The performers were male dancers in skirts blouses wigs and makeup and their routine drew loud approval from the officers moved from Compound 66 to smaller sections in Compound six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koje Island
U.P
Forest Park Playground Drive Opens
Mothers in Kenosha's west end press for a playground at Forest Park. G M Phelan faces questions from a 40 strong group at Roosevelt Park and a seven resident committee forms to survey sites. A petition calls for a west side play area as meetings continue.
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Evening News
Far West Side
Roosevelt Park
Forest Park
G. M. Phelan
Kenosha
West End
Phelan
A. Edward Pacetti
40Th Ave
Paul Hassforth
Pacetti
Donald Rappa
John Parmentier, Jr
44Th Ave
Hassforth
Columbus Park
Joseph Hoferitza
63Rd
61St Sts
46Th
49Th Aves
Allies Hint At Truce Walkout In Korea Talks
Allied truce negotiators accused the Communists of keeping combat troops inside the 1000 yard neutral zone around Panmunjom and hinted at a new walkout. Maj. Gen. Harrison left open a possible UN recess while meetings continued amid disputes over zone markers and civilian safety.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
William K. Harrison
United Nations
Howard Turner
R. E. Libby
Nam Il
Harrison
Wisconsin Weather Calls for Return Storms
Cloudy skies hover over Wisconsin as storms that swept the state yesterday were expected to return. Kenosha showed little clearing potential before late tomorrow, with more thunderstorms likely tonight. Yesterday’s high at the sewage plant reached 66 and a low of 54, while noon today readings were 64.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Army Reprimands Maj. Gen Hudelson for Guards Unit
Lt. Gen. Joseph M. Swing issued an administrative reprimand to Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hudelson commander of the California 40th Division National Guard. The action was announced in San Francisco today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U.P
Daniel H. Hudelson
California
National Guard
Joseph M. Swing
Sixth Army
Walter Kohler
Oscar Rennebohm
Harvey Higley
Joseph McCarthy
Fred Zimmerman
George Smith
Warren Smith
Vernon Thomson
Navy Leader Urges Help For Formosa
Admiral Arthur W. Radford, commander of the Pacific fleet, urged higher priority in arming Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist forces on Formosa. He said Europe gets too much arms aid and that the Nationalists need artillery, aircraft, transportation and communications gear, plus patrol craft, while the Seventh Fleet guards the island. He cautioned that Communist forces tied up in Korea limit their threat to Formosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Arthur W. Radford
Formosa
Radford
Chiang Kai-shek
Europe
Pacific
Chiang
Korea
U. S
Murray Vows to Carry Steel Strike to the Very End
CIO President Philip Murray told 36 executive board members and a wage policy committee that he is prepared to pursue the steel industry dispute to the very end. He condemned politicians for turning the 11 day strike involving 650000 workers and their families into a political football.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Murray
No Effect From Radiation Scientists Exposed
Four atomic scientists, three men and a woman, were over exposed to nuclear radiation in Chicago. Attendants at Billings Memorial hospital report they remain under observation but likely to be released soon. They will be watched periodically to determine any radiation sickness.
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Chicago
U.P
Billings Memorial Hospital
Electrical storm lashes Wisconsin injuring two
A violent electrical storm with winds up to 50 miles per hour swept across Wisconsin from the northwest at midday. Two people were reported dead as darkness fell on Milwaukee near 1 pm. Senator Wiley accused lobbyists of sabotaging the St Lawrence Seaway debate in Washington.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wiley
Washington
U.P
Alexander Wiley
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
War powers extended as Senate backs house measure
Senate approves house passed resolution extending the president's war powers to June 30. Without action presidential emergency powers would have lapsed. Negotiators work on a one year extension of selected powers. Eisenhower to give major address in Denver June 27 from Colorado headquarters.
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Washington
Senate
House
Denver
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Colorado
Nixon urges Wisconsin GOP unity at state convention
Senator Richard Nixon urged Wisconsin Republicans to back whichever candidate wins the GOP nomination and warned against opposing the eventual nominee. He emphasized marketing vigorous leadership and avoiding fights that split the party in November while noting ongoing endorsements and potential challengers to state and national offices.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Richard Nixon
Calif
Wisconsin
Nixon
California
Washington
U. S
Former Premier Heads Party in Japan
Mamoru Shigemitsu the wartime foreign minister who signed the surrender on the Missouri was named president of the Kaishinto Progressive party. He, the only major war criminal cleared for public office, urged a welfare state limited rearmament and a two party system modeled on the United States and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Missouri
New
Kaishinto” Progressive Party
Mamoru Shigemitsu
London
Pearl Harbor
United States
Great Britain
Government loans urged to boost scarce newsprint
The house banking committee approved a plan to authorize government loans aimed at spurring U S production of scarce newsprint, signaling government help to restore pulp and paper capacity.
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Washington
U.P
House Banking Committee
U. S
Eisenhower Adopts Gettysburg as Retirement Home
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower declares Gettysburg Pennsylvania his home in retirement while seeking support for the Republican nomination. He greets townspeople in Lincoln Square before a shirt-sleeve talk with 70 delegates and alternates at his nearby 189 acre farm near the battlefield.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Lincoln Square
Chicago
Ray Hoover
Pennsylvania State Police
Eisenhower
John S. Fine
James H. Duff
Marines Squelch Guard House Riot at Camp Pendleton
Camp Pendleton Calif prisoners rioted in the disciplinary stockade last Tuesday night. Marine guards armed with bayonet tipped rifles and tear gas restored order after a hour long fight using rocks and fists. Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith said no one was seriously injured.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
U.P
Oliver P. Smith
Camp Stockade
Rhee Reiterates Censorship Ban on Voice of America
South Korean President Syngman Rhee ordered strict censorship on all incoming news and kept the ban on Voice of America in place. Censors were to blot out unfavorable items in newspapers and magazines while Rhee pushes a pro government broadcast Your People's Voice. US officials seek clarification before negotiations to lift the ban.
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Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Republic
Voice of America
Rhee
United States
San Francisco
Your People’s Voice
Clarence Ryee
National Assembly
Ryee
Won Yong Duk
Marcus Scherbacher
U. S
Joseph Robinson
U. S. Information Service
S. M. Vinocour
John J. Muccio
Washington
Wind Kills Woman in Wisconsin Structure Gust
Mrs. Anna Usadel aged 69 of Wausau was killed today when a farm structure blew in a gust and crushed her. She was visiting her niece Mrs. Molly Gumz in Wein township Marathon County when the accident occurred. Authorities said the building was well constructed but unable to withstand the gust.
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Wausau
Wis
U.P
Anna Usadel
Usadel
Molly Gumz
Marathon County
Wein
Koje Island Prison Camp Breaks Red Resolve Says Boatner
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner reported on Koje Island in Korea that 80,000 Red war prisoners have largely capitulated. Six of 17 stockades were emptied and about 30,000 prisoners may be moved off Koje to smaller pens or other islands as orderly transfers continue.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
Kose
Boatner
Francis Dodd
Koje
Boamer
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Reich
Philippine
Superbomber
Tot
Koje Pws
Forest Park Playground
James C. Murray
Hudelson
Murray Firm
Kohler
By Jay Heavilin
Ed Kudlary
Fort McHenry
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Lke
Voice
United Nations Authority
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