Ailing Scott Co Vet Joins Two Pals In Norfolk
Three 105 year old Confederate veterans meet at Norfolk for the United Confederate Veterans reunion. William J. Bush of Fitzgerald Georgia van Salling of Slant Virginia and William B. Townsend of Otis Louisiana are the trio representing one fourth of Southern Army survivors. The group arrived after a day of speeches parades and eager crowds. Townsent and Salling share stories and plans while plans for a possible speech linger amid the bustling reunion events.
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William D. Townsend
Ola
W. J. Bush
Fitzgerald, Ga
Norfolk
John Salling
Slant
United Confederate Veterans
William J. Bush
van Salling
Wiliam BD
Townsend
Otis
Bush
Tre Rived
Sulling
Bristol
Va-Tenn
Virginia
Gulte Chin
Beter
Townsent
Salling
Russell Forecasts Compromise On Draft
Senator Russell predicts Senate approval of a compromise bill to extend the draft for four years and begin a universal military training path. The plan raises induction age to 18, adds six to eight years of service, expands callups, and relaxes standards to WWII levels, with House action expected next week.
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Washington
Russell D-Gar
Senate
Congress
Russell
Armed Services Committee
House
Memorial Day Sees Low Traffic Toll in Historic Holiday
The Memorial Day period produced one of the safest holiday counts since World War II with 71 highway deaths, far below the National Safety Council estimate of 110. The four day span totaled 560 fatalities including 340 traffic deaths, while 28 other accident victims are noted.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Russians Could Call Off War, Admiral Claims
Admiral Sherman told a Senate inquiry that Russia could call off the Korean War at any time and might do so as the U S grows stronger. He discussed the December fear of general war, MacArthur’s terms for armistice, and questions about the Kremlin pressure needed to halt the conflict.
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Washington
Sherman
Russia
Korea
United States
Naval Operations
Senate
Douglas Macarthur
Pentagon
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs For Staff
Dee
MacArthur
Collins
Red China
China
Kremlin
Lodge
Joint Chiefs
United Nations
Okya
Vic Joint Chicia
Record On Three Years Under Smoke Dust Law
Kingsport marks the third anniversary of its smoke and dust ordinance with official figures showing major reductions in industrial dust and smog days. In 1946 two large plants emitted 231 tons daily. by 1949 dust fell to 35 tons, and current output sits around 4 tons per day. Smog days dropped from 115 in 1946 to three in 1949, now near zero. Penn Dixie Cement plans a wet processing kiln to cut rock dust to 2.6 tons daily when online in August. Other plants and the Clinchfield Railroad cooperated, while homeowners, urged to burn hard coal, faced compliance issues.
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Department of Air Pollution Control
Kingsport
Penn- Dixie Cement Corporation
Penn-Dixie
Clinchfield Railroad
Chinese Reds Turn Half Yank Advance
A leaked letter by Navy officer William I Evans Jr of Edgewater Maryland triggers a push to oust him as critics claim his view that Communist influence shapes U S Far East policy finds support among many servicemen Admiral Forrest P Sherman rejects the charge and says Evans was properly dismissed The letter also references Secretary of State Dean Acheson and the Red Dew incident as background for the charges and defense decision
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Washington
Neer Red
Roosevelt - Truning - Acheson
Anid
Far East
William I. Evans Jr
Edgewater
State Department
Ener
Adm
Forrest P. Shoremin
Naval Operations
Ata
Evans
Senate
MacArthur
Sherry
Abd
Acheson
Lfe
Dulles
Russia
President Truman
Congress
Mrye'Truman
UN Units Regain Control at Hwachon Dam
Forces from United Nations regrouped to retake the 218 foot Viwichon Dam as Red troops renewed attacks near Charwon Kumhwa. Across the 125 mile front, Allied units pressed through mud and repelled several assaults while bomber jets and fighter aircraft claimed several enemy losses.
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Charwon
Kumhwa
United Nations
Farren
Viwichon
North Weat
Koren Nl Bridge
Weatert
Chorwon
Koren
Explosion Traps 14 Miners in German Mine
An explosion trapped 14 German miners in a blazing shaft at Nammm-Herringen and rescue workers abandoned hope of saving them. Twenty miners were saved, four critically injured, as officials ordered the shaft sealed to prevent a wider disaster.
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Namm - Herringen
Germany
Political weapons to strike at Soviet power behind curtain
Washington reports John Foster Dulles urged new political tools to weaken Soviet influence behind the Iron Curtain. He warned despotic states hide fragility behind power, saying free nations could disintegrate soviet power with targeted political pressure. Truman echoed a push toward economic and defensive strength to topple Communist power. Proposals for an international anti-Communist movement or covert coordination across free nations remain unsettled.
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Washington (P
United States
John Foster Dulles
Free Nations
Dulles
International Communist Party
Blair Sees Pole Flight as Easy Feat
Charles Blair Oak logged a 6,750 mile solo pole crossing from Norway to the North Pole in a single engine plane. He said the flight was fairly easy though he would not want to repeat it soon. The U S Air Force showed interest in any navigational data gathered.
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New York
Charles Oak
North Pole
Holliday Motorial
North Atlantic
Norway
Bini
U. S. Air Force
Bnd
Blair
Activation of 840th Aviation Engineer Battalion Planned
The 840th Aviation Engineer Battalion Organized Reserve will be activated Friday at 8 a.m. in a formal ceremony at the ORC Armory on Walnut Street. Commanded by Lieut. Col. R. E. Philbeck the unit will be stationed in Arizona.
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Organized Reserve
ORC
Old Douglass School
Walnut Street
R. E. Philbeck
Arizona
Chamber Official Urges Scrap of Price Controls
Herman W. Stein Kraus of Urbaea Sport Conn president of the Chamber's executive committee told the House Banking Committee that price controls worsen inflation by stifling production and that the wage board encourages boastering. He called a public accusation by James Carey a cheap trick.
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Washington
Wu, & Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Herman W. Steinkrans
Urbae
Sport
Conn
House
Stein- Kraus
James Carey
Cio
Work On Memorial Park Underway In Bristol South Area
The City Recreation Commission began development of Memorial Park on Bristol Highway, with crews excavating material north of J. Fred Johnson Stadium and hauling fill to reach the required elevation. City Manager Moulton said the ground will be leveled for recreation use, and work should take about 60 days to finish.
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City Recreation Commission
Ling
Memoriel Park
Bristol Highway
D. W.W
Army and Navy Push Anti Aircraft Guided Missiles
Washington reports the Army and Navy are each advancing guided missiles to defend high altitude, fast aircraft. Bell Telephone Laboratories and Douglas Aircraft Co work on an Army surface to air missile with booster or two stage design. The image shows a two part missile with forward fins and rear stabilizing fins.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Army Ordnance Corps
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Douglas Aircraft, Company
Indochina Reds Attack French Garrison Near Hanoi
French Army reports 45000 Viet Minh attacking about 50 miles south of Hanoi. Ninh Binh post hit by 10000 attackers using mortars and artillery. Severe French losses, including 50 of 80 men from a naval commando unit. Lieut. Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny killed. Ho Chi Minh had ordered a return to hit and run tactics in April. The Viet Minh seek access to delta lands and rice harvest south of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Ninh Binh
Ho Chi Minh
Haiphong
Lieut
Bernard de Lattre de Tassigny
Far East
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
British Alert Ship For Iran Evacuations Possible
The Admiralty says the 10000-ton cruiser Mauritius has been alerted to sail from Ceylon for possible evacuations or contingencies in Iran amid nationalization tensions. Tehran announced plans to take over British oil interests, with Iran giving five days for negotiations and discussing the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Prime Minister Mossadegh stated Iran would not need to use the army to enforce the law, while the British government insisted concessions require negotiations. The memorandum from Iran’s government was shared with the oil company’s London office, as discussions continue on the future of oil operations.
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London
Mauritius
Ceylon
Admiralty
Atuni
Tehran
Lingouneed
Iran
N. R. Seddon
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
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