Polk Residents Reported Ready To Sell Move
Gov. Gordon Browning said Polk County residents have expressed a wish to abandon the county and sell property, asking the state attorney general for a legal procedure to allow a vote on abolishing Polk and parceling it to adjoining counties. He noted many reports of fear and a reign of terror amid ongoing local conflict involving election officials and county leaders.
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Polk
Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Polk County
Browning
Roy H. Beeler
Nat Tipton
W. August Lewis
Polk County Election Commission
Potk
Soldier James B Creech Killed in Korea
Department of Defense reports from Surgoinsville soldier First Class James B Creech died of wounds in Korea. The article lists Creech as son of Steve H Creech Route 2 and notes other soldiers killed or wounded, including Richard L Heard and Edward F P Duckett, with multiple addresses in Tennessee.
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Department of Defense
Surgoinsville
James B. Creech
Steve H. Creech
Route 2
Richard L. Heard
Henry L. Heard
Farrbanks
Dyersburg
Alexander Willams
Lila Cc
Willams
Pontotoc &T
Memphis
Willam C. Barnett
Rebecca Barnett
Roan Mountain
Dwight x. Boehnis
Kinzer Bochis
Rt. 2
Santa Fe
Edward FP. Duckett
William A. Duckett
Kelly St
Chattanooga
James W. Hamilton
Williamamilton
E. Millard
Hughury O'Neal
Creech
Iran Leader Rejects British Plan in Oil Dispute
Tehran rejects a British floated plan to arbitrate the Anglo Iranian Oil Company's nationalization row. A government spokesman said Britain and the United States push Iran toward Russia and a Communist revolution by opposing nationalization. A deputy warned of a potential war if Britain uses force to protect its investment in Abadan and southern oil wells.
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Tehran
Tran
Mohammed Mossadeghi
Britain
United States
Iran
Russia
Nationalnd
Hossein Makki
Abadan
Utah Prison Riot Ends In Complaint Meeting
About 200 prisoners seized eight guards as hostages at Utah's new escape proof penitentiary. The riot lasted four and a half hours with no shots fired. Two hostages escaped from the maximum security area while six were released after inmates met with Warden Severson and Board of Corrections. Officials promised to consider prisoner complaints if hostages returned to cells and the mess was cleaned up. Narcotics in a broken safe were among the damaged property.
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Point-Of-The-Mountain
Utah
New “Escape Proof
Tommy
Fred
Pealle
Alvin
Jo. Severson
Board of Corrections
Sev
Rion
Solons Debate Reciprocal Trade Extension in Senate
Washington lawmakers debated a two year extension of the reciprocal trade program to extend government authority to negotiate trade pacts. A House three year extension already passed. The measure includes a directive to suspend concessions with Russia and other Communist nations. The Finance Committee sought tougher anti communist safeguards while preserving key import duty cuts.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
KHI
House
Senate Finance Committee
Treman
U. S
America
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
France
CIO Packinghouse Workers Seek New Raise in August
Chicago union says CIO Packinghouse workers will renew wage demands in August. They note a nine cent hike previously approved by the Wage Stabilization Board but say it does not affect the new bid.
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Chicago
CIO
No Objection To Use Chinese Nationalists
Washington reports Gen Omar Bradley stated no military objection to using Chinese Nationalist forces to harass Red China if American troops are not involved. The remark followed by a Senate probe into Gen Douglas MacArthur’s ouster as Democrats mobilize against his Korea era policies with a Denver rally and anticipated attacks led by Kerr Harriman and others. Bradley opposed bombing Manchurian bases unless there is credible assurance Russia would stay out of the fighting.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Red
China
Headley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglan MacArthur
Denver
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
Kerr
OkIn
W. Averell Harriman
Barkley
George
D-Gat
Far Eastern
United States
MacArthur
Formosa
Bradley
Manchurian
Rusia
American Assembly Opens in New York to Clarify U S Debates
Arden New York residents report Columbia University hosted a gathering titled The American Assembly aimed at clearing the fog in public debate over US policy toward Europe anti-Communist nations. General Eisenhower proposed the concept while on leave from Columbia presidency. The assembly seeks to help the American people form their own opinions on national and international issues.
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Arden
N. Y
Columbia University
Europe
American Assembly
Eisenhower
Columbia
Assembly
Pressure Grows on U S Controls After June 30 Deadline
Washington bristles as postwar economic controls face renewed pressure from all sides. President Truman seeks broader powers while labor calls for prices and wages tied to living costs. Civilian and defense industries demand reallocation of materials amid a split Congress. John L Lewis urges scrapping wage and price controls as farmers and city dwellers complain. Senate Banking Chair Maybank expects some extension under the Defense Production Act, expiring June 30 unless extended. Carey of CIO urges tighter limits on large corporations to protect the small man.
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Truman
Defense
John Lb. Lewis
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Maybank
D-80
Senate Group
James B. Carey
CIO
Carey
House Banking Committee
Kansas Pilot First Jet Ace
Capt. James W. Jabara of Wichita became history s first jet ace during a Sunday air battle over northwest Korea. He tallied his fifth and sixth confirmed air victories in the Korean War, flew a 700 mile mission at high speed, and later served as an instructor after being relieved of combat duty. The engagement saw 50 Red Jets downed by F 86 Sabres south of the Yah River, with Jabara contributing two MIGs destroyed as the others were damaged or listed as probable.
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U. 5
Fifth Air Force Headquarters
Korea
Kansan
Northwest
James W. Jabary
Wichita
Manchurian
Europe
Japan
Yah River
Jabara
Tippee
Four Kingsport GIs Return From Korea
Four Kingsport servicemen are scheduled to arrive Monday aboard the transport Gen. i. Gb. fonze. They include Hubert Durham, Seam First Chass James Hinkle, Luther H. Rhea, and Sgt. Denver Short, with addresses on Sherwood Road, Route 4, Vance Street, and Robert E. Lee Apartments.
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Xinesport
I. Gb.fonze
Simone
Korea
Losses Hit 60,000 In New Offensive
Allied estimates say Japan and Reds lost about 60,000 men in a five day offensive on the Korean front. 10,220 other casualties were reported on the west central front. Reds retreated under rain as UN forces crossed over 20 miles of front. The U S Second Division inflicted most Reds casualties with 37,750 killed or wounded. Reds diverted 125,000 men to this sector in their spring push begun April 22 and bogged down in 10 days. Lt Gen Almond warned they may strike again and UN forces are prepared.
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Tokyo
George A. McArthur
Pukhan
Hongchon
Chunchon
U. S
Eighth Army
Edward M. Almond
U S and Russia drift over Japan peace treaty plan
Washington reports a sharp split between the United States and Russia on preparing a peace treaty for Japan. The United States accuses Moscow of conniving at aggression and insists on using American forces to guard Japan against Communist threats in Asia. The note, delivered to Soviet Ambassador Panushkin, rebuts Moscow proposals for a four power meeting and rejects involving China or other nations in a rushed draft.
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John MM. Hightower
Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Asia
Alexander
Panyushkin
China
Britain
U. S
Soviet Union
U.S
Red China
Korea
Chinese Behave Like Magicians in Korea War
An Eighth Army officer compares Chinese tactics to magicians in the Korea conflict. He notes U S forces see a quiet road one day and thousands of hidden Chinese the next, complicating patrols and intelligence as the Second Division faces pressure on the east central front.
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Nate Polowatzky
Eighth Army
Korea
Karran
East Central
U.S
Oso
Vake
Government Rides Herd On Beef Prices Cut 10 Cents
Government moves to curb beef prices with a rollback plan aimed at slashing cattle prices by about 10 cents per pound by October 1. The order requires packers to buy cattle at average 10 percent below January levels and enacts further retail price cuts, while critics warn it simply shifts the squeeze to feeders.
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Chicago
GMN
Protess
Warnaby
Michael V. DiSalle
Office of Pr Stabilization
Congress
Cate
Mascot Man Faces Murder Charge in Tennessee Slaying
Amos Boling, a Knox County farmer, is charged with murder in the shooting death of Car Jack Booker, 39, a railroad worker. District Attorney Hal Clements says Boling killed Booker after Booker allegedly made improper advances toward Boling’s wife. The incident occurred at Boling’s farm. Booker had been buying milk from Boling. Boling is held without bond.
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Tenn
Knox County
Hal Clements
Amos Randolph Boling
Car Jack Booker
Clements
Boling
Booker
Mra
Clements Addin
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