Sabrejet Aces Down 11 MIGs as Koreans Repel Reds
Allied pilots led by Capt. Manuel Fernandez and Capt. Joseph McConnell shot down 11 Communist MiGs and damaged six in a major air victory. Ground fighting left about 1,300 of 4,000 Chinese casualties as UN troops repelled assaults on Sniper Ridge and Triangle Hill. Armistice talks recessed for three days amid warnings from Gen. Harrison and comments from the U S State Department defending humane prisoner exchange principles.
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Seoul
America
Korea
Manuel Fernandez
Miami
Fla
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Fernandez
Munsan
William K. Harrison, Jr
James Jabara
Wichita
Kan
U. S
Jabara
Sniper Ridge
Eighth Army
Jane Russell Hill
Triangle Hill
Navy
Air Force
Army
Manhattan Island
Washington
Capitol Hill
Constitution Avenue
Washington Monument
Armed Forces
Wilson
Tornado strikes Lewisburg Louisiana damages homes
A pre dawn tornado and violent storms hit Lewisburg Louisiana demolishing four homes and damaging about 15. Four persons were reported injured by the sheriff's office with no fatalities.
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Lewisburg
U.P
Sheriff's Office
Naples Audience Booed Sinatra Over Ava Gardner Absence
Frank Sinatra walked off stage as Naples fans booed when Ava Gardner failed to appear. Police Chief Fausto Salvatore intervened to restore order before the show resumed.
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Naples
Italy
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Sinatra
Fausto Salvatore
Reservists' Treatment Faces Probe in House Hearing
The House Armed Services committee launches an investigation into fair treatment and training of two million reservists. A subcommittee will hold open hearings after complaints about administration of the program and veteran handling. Potential recommendations may push stronger action to improve reserve duties and classification post service.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Leroy Johnson
R.-Calif
Johnson
Pentagon
Rep. Brooks
Louisiana
Congress
Defense
Wilson
Korea
Americans Sail From Korea In First Direct Rotation
Almost 2,000 cheering American soldiers left Pusan for home in the first direct shipment under a rotation program that ends Japanese processing and speeds returns.
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Pusan
Korea
Japan
Czechs Free American Newsman William Oatis
AP reports William N. Oatis, free after 25 months in Czechoslovak prison, crossed into West Germany with U S officials. His wife’s appeal to President Zapotocky helped win a pardon. Oatis, 39, said he was treated well and had been cut off from the world during captivity.
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William Oatis
Prague
Antonin Zapotocky
Czechoslovakia
Oatis
Saul
Marion
Ind
Nat King
U. C
Col. W. E. Eccles
Rudolf Slansky
Czechoslovak Community Party
Slansky
Moscow
Actress Marjorie Reynolds to Wed John M. Haffen
Actress Marjorie Reynolds from Life of Riley will marry John M. Haffen, 35, an assistant film editor at Republic studio, in Santa Monica California on Sunday.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Marjorie Reynolds
Nation's Uniformed Men and Women March for Armed Forces Day
Nationwide Armed Forces Day events showcase military power for peace with parades open houses and demonstrations. President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary Wilson laud the armed forces while warning the need to maintain rearmament even amid Korea.
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Washington
America
Eisenhower
Korea
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Free World
Uncle Sam
Armed Forces Day Prayer by Chaplains Board
The Armed Forces Chaplains Board offers a prayer for Armed Forces Day asking God to guide leaders toward true peace. It asks for strength for service members to resist material power and urges rulers to follow divine commandments as the basis for peace. Amen.
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The
Armed Forces Chaplains’ Board
Kenosha Man Killed in Hy 41 Crash near Lake County
A 42 year old Kenosha driver James M. French died after his car left Hy 41 in Lake County Illinois, striking a tree. Four occupants were in the vehicle. Eloise Williams 21, John C. Chandler 21, and Robert E. Wallis 28 were seriously injured with multiple fractures and head injuries. The wreck occurred at 5 56 a m near Edwards Road with witnesses reporting high speed.
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Kenosha
Zion
Lake County
James M. French
Sheridan Rd
St. Therese Hospital
Waukegan
Eloise Williams
21St Ave
John C. Chandler
Robert E. Wallis
Center Parkway
Edwards Rd
Donald Schuttenhein
Racine
Lake
Dutch drive Indonesian forces from Dutch New Guinea
The Dutch army recovered from a two day battle and repelled Indonesians who invaded Dutch New Guinea near Vogelkop. The official report says the force was liquidated on May 13 and left behind mortars Bren guns rifles grenades ammunition and a small vessel. Indonesia still seeks sovereignty over the territory.
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Hague
Netherlands
U.P
Dutch New Guinea
Vogelkop
Indonesia
New Guinea
Fumes From Faulty Unit Evacuate Milwaukee Eight-Family Building
Milwaukee residents evacuated from an eight family building after a faulty refrigeration unit released fumes. Twenty-five people were sent out, nine treated at hospital including two children and later released.
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Milwaukee
Weather trims cooler across state with varying noon temps
Kenosha log shows noon readings of 54 at the Sewage Treatment Plant 56 downtown and 62 at Nash Motors cooler than most of the state today. Highs statewide near 70 with freezing in the northwest. Yesterday’s high 56 and low 38. Sunday expected cloudy with occasional rain.
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Kenosha
Nash Motors
Steel unions and U S Steel study wage demand in Pittsburgh
After two days of friendly meetings USW and U S Steel began studying union wage demands. Negotiations paused to allow Big Steel to respond. If set, the pattern may affect about 600000 workers. USW seeks a raise likely 15 cents per hour. current pay ranges 2.06 to 2.16. Key leaders John A. Stephens and David J. McDonald led preliminaries.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
USW
Costs fight widens as McCarthy pushes UN funding cut
Senator McCarthy proposed an amendment to curb US UN operating expenses to five percent of Korea war costs, aiming to force greater allied financial participation. He urged staff drafting to reduce US UN shares to match other nations, highlighting a bid to pressure allies on Korea funding amid transatlantic tensions.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
America
Wisconsin
State Department
United Nations
U. S
Korea
Sen. H. Alexander Smith
R-N. J
Foreign Relations Committee
Smith
China
Security Council
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ihnia
Custic
Sen. Knowland
Calif
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Irish Leaders Boycott Coronation Garden Party
Irish leaders decline invitations to a British embassy coronation garden party in Dublin on June 2. Officials say Britain’s refusal to hand over Northern Ireland to the De Valera government prompted the boycott.
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Dublin
U.P
Walter Hankinson
Eamon de Valera
John A. Costello
Britain
Northern Ireland
de Valera
Letter from Laurabelle Oatis appeals for William Oatis clemency
The wife of William Oatis writes to the Czechoslovak president from St. Paul twice asking mercy for her husband. She notes the 18 months since arrest and two and a half years apart and urges expulsion from Czechoslovakia as a humane solution.
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St. Paul
Minn
William Oatis
Czechoslovakia
William
London
Laurabelle Oatis
Kohler Praises Jet Flight During Armed Forces Week Visit
Milwaukee Governor Kohler called his Madison to Milwaukee jet trip amazing. The eleven minute flight, arranged by the air force at Truax field, let Kohler, a pilot, briefly take the controls with Major James Macefield piloting. He noted seeing Waukesha shortly after departure.
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Milwaukee
Kohler
Madison
Air Force
Truaxfield
Armed Forces Week
James Macefield
Waukesha
Driver dies in collision with Flambeau passenger train
A 65 year old driver from Brookfield Illinois, Harry Silvers, was killed when his car collided with the northwest Flambeau passenger train near Mercer Wisconsin on Friday.
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Mercer
Wis
U.P
Harry Silvers
Brookfield
Ill
Northwestern Flambeau
Here
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