Soviet Tanks Rumble Back Into Berlin
Soviet armored columns moved into East Berlin at dawn marking a new wave of anti Communist strikes on the first monthly anniversary of the June 17 workers rebellion. Tanks and troops entered from multiple directions with beefed up infantry following.
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Berlin
East
East Germany
Stalin Allee
East Berlin
Merseburg
Halle
Buna
Zeiss Optical Works
Jena
Zeiss
East Zone
Communist Party
Soviet
Court Upholds Grow Sentence in Moscow Diary Case
The U S Court of Military Appeals upheld Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow's court martial conviction, ordering reprisal and six months of suspended command. Grow, once U S military attache in Moscow, was removed from command after diary material allegedly captured by Soviet agents fueled early 1952 propaganda.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Grow
Army
Court of Military Appeals
Robert E. Quinn
Quinn
U. S
Berlin
Taft Withdrawing From Senate Session On Hip Ailment
New York Senator Robert A. Taft withdrew from further duties this session due to a hip problem. Taft, age 63 and known as Mr Republican, relinquished active GOP leadership during the current session, with Sen Knowland taking over, as hospital bulletins report his condition improving after July 8 surgery and no complications.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Congress
Sen
Knowland
California
New York Hospital
Taft
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
Congressman's Son Entered for Induction in Uniform
In Indianapolis on July 17 the Indiana Selective Service director said Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey denied further deferment for Rep. John V. Beamer’s son. The Wabash county draft board resigned citing political influence to keep Beamer Jr. out of service. he is now available for early induction per Lt. Col. Frank Rossa.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
John V. Beamer
Frank R. Rossa
Selective Service
Navy Cross for Korea night fighter ace Bordelon
Lt. Guy Bordelon of Monroe LA earned the Navy Cross at an air base near Seoul for his fifth Communist night fighter kill. Adm Joseph Jocko Clark praised Bordelon as the first propeller driven night ace, saying his actions helped a million Seoul residents sleep at night. Bordelon hoped to fly jets and urged others to join his night-fighting efforts as the Corsair Anne Mo faced mail delays from his wife.
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Seoul
Korea
Pryor
Oklahoma
Sea Dog
Joseph
Jocko) Clark
Task Force 77
Golly
Guy Bordelon
Monroe
Bordelon
Clark
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
French Paratroopers Raid Lang Son To Strike Vietminh
French Union paratroopers dropped five thousand troops to seize Lang Son near the Chinese frontier in Indochina. They wrecked Vietminh war supply centers, destroyed bridges, and opened roads into Red China. Officials say the raid shows a shift from defense to offense and aims to hurt Vietminh stockpiles while not seeking a permanent occupation.
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Lang Son
Indochina
French Union
Red China
Vietminh
Sky
Ky Cua
Kwangsi
China
Saigon
Showers To Linger In Southwest Oklahoma Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for mild weather with widely scattered showers this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Overnight low near 65 with highs around 90 tomorrow. A brief downtown shower occurred Thursday, with more thundershowers expected Friday after turbulent recent weather. The tornado alert was dropped as no twisters materialized. See Rain, Page 2.
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Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Eight Nominated To Appeals Board
Chamber of Commerce members will ballot within weeks to replace the Appeals Review board. Final meeting marked the retirement of five members including Allan Page Ned Shepler Rev E M Whitwell Dr W F Lewis and Bill Green. New appointees include Neil Kissick along with several nominated from Press Ministerial Alliance Medical Society Radio and Retail Wholesale groups. Holdovers listed.
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Chamber of Commerce
Appeals Review Board
Allan Page
Ned Shepler
Press
E. M. Whitwell
Ministerial Alliance
W. F. Lewis
Medical Society
Bill Green
Neil Kissick
Chamber Retail Wholesale
Chamber
Bill Bentley
Lindsey Whitten
Richard Hopper
J. J. Stowe Jr
Walter Wicker
Joe Mitchell
Bill McReynolds
Paul Goode
Jake Witzel
Arthur Cavanagh
John Plaxco
James Knox
Henry Weddle
George Barber
Col. L. L. Manly
Rhee Blasts Army Retreat as Truce Talks Loom
Seoul reports indicate President Syngman Rhee told Eighth Army Chief Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor that South Korean forces were "chewed up" by retreat before the UN counterattack, with Truce delegates boycotting Panmunjom and Communist negotiators pressing for a temporary pause. Trailing fronts show UN forces stabilizing the central front as Chinese units suffer heavy losses and mass surrenders slow the advance.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Syngman Rhee
Eighth Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
U. S
Korea
United Nations
United Press Front
Kumsong
Taylor
Ninth Corps
Berserk Airman Held In Deaths
Taegu Korea July 17 UP charges of premeditated murder attempted murder and assault filed against air force sergeant S Set Paul M Redmond Shavertown Pa held at fifth air force correction center near Taegu He allegedly fired a carbine killing two airmen and wounding two others Airmen Second Class Donald C Schneider 22 Massillon Ohio and Airman Second Class Hugh A Rhodes 21 Tiff City Mo were the dead.
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Taegu
Korea
Air Force
Fifth Air Force
S-Set
Paul M. Redmond
Shavertown
Fifth Air Force Correction Center
Redmond
Donald C. Schneider
Massillon
Ohio
Hugh A. Rhodes
Tiff City
Senator Langer blocks Emmons confirmation as Indian affairs commissioner
Senator Langer of North Dakota blocks Senate confirmation of Glenn L. Emmons of New Mexico for commissioner of Indian affairs. He questions why so many such appointees come from New Mexico. Acting Majority Leader Knowland agrees to delay action after the outburst.
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Washington
Sen
Langer
D-Nd
Senate
Glenn L. Emmons
New Mexico
Knowland
Calif
Emmons
ROTC Major Factor In Cameron Buildup
ROTC will begin its third Cameron season as a major enrollment driver. Vernon Howell projects a larger ROTC intake next year, with last year’s just under 300 students likely to rise. The program, linked to Oklahoma A&M College and Fort Sill artillery training, offers early military training while completing college. Maj. William Church leads Cameron’s ROTC unit as part of the college course.
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ROTC
Cameron College
Vernon Howell
Cameron
Howell
Oklahoma A&m College
Stillwater
Fort Sill
Maj
William Church
Chinese Shoot Helpless Yanks At Korean Front
Two U S infantrymen testified they saw Chinese troops fire on Americans who raised their hands to surrender during a Communist offensive on the Central Front. Cpl Joseph F Whitehurst of Houston and Pfe Richard J Hines of La Grange Park escaped four days behind enemy lines after the incident. They said surrender was refused and several soldiers were killed including a battalion commander, a clerk, and a driver.
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Anuwer Meeps
Taylor
Fifth Air Force
Marine
Red Army
Central Front
United Press
William Miller
Kumsong
Korea
Joseph F. Whitehurst
Houston
Tex
Pfe
Richard J. Hines
la Grange Park
Whitehurst
Hines
Soviet France Trade Pact Lets $68 Million In Goods Flow
The Soviet Union and France signed a three year trade agreement in Paris on July 15 providing for exchange of goods totaling 68.57 million dollars. The USSR will export 34.29 million dollars worth of corn coal chromium manganese asbestos oil and grain while France will ship textiles silks citrus lifting and transport equipment steam boilers and cargo ships up to 5 000 tons. Payments are in French francs. A joint commission will supervise implementation and meet every six months, rotating between Moscow and Paris.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
France
Izvestia
Paris
Peppery Faxon Woman Denies Cussing Postmaster Case
A 76-year-old Faxon woman, Mrs. Lillie Henry, denied cursing postmaster Joe High and faced a disturbance charge. She signalled readiness for trial set for July 24 at 2 p.m. after being allowed to sign her own bond. She claimed she did not cuss High, though admitted calling him an old bald headed devil.
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Faxon
Justice of the Peace Court
Joe High
JP Woodrow Giles
Lillie Henry
Giles
High
Mrs. Henry
Edd Roberts
Roberts
Tornado Hits New Orleans Damages Church and Buildings
A early Friday tornado swept through sections of New Orleans injuring none reported but destroying St. Pauls Catholic Church on the Chef Menteur highway near Gentilly and damaging multiple structures. Power outages were noted in Gentilly as crews assessed the damage near Miramon Gulf Sales and Dowman Road.
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New Orleans
St. Paul’s Catholic
Chef Menteur
Gentilly
Ray Samuel
Higgins, Inc
Michoud
Samuel
Miramon Gulf Sales
Dowman Road
Berry Appoints Unit To Probe New Building
Lt. Gov. James E. Berry named a five member board to study the proposed 20 million dollar Capitol tower or separate state land building. Sen. George Miskovsky chairs the Oklahoma City panel with four other city senators. A parallel three member committee under Gov. Murray, currently in New York on what he calls private business, will also review the plan.
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Oklahoma City
James E. Berry
Capitol
Johnston Murray
Berry
Murray
New York
George Miskovsky
James A. Rinehart
Eli Reno
Virgil Browne
William M. Cain
B. D. Eddie
Miskovsky
Oklahoma
Six City Veterans Arrive In States
Three Korean veterans from Lawton are due to arrive in Attle, Washington aboard the USNS Marine Adder. Another trio from Lawton landed in San Francisco aboard the Gen. A. W. Brewster. Names include WOJG Ervin G. Brunner MSgt Nathaniel Pearce Sfc Richard J. Templeton Capt William Y. Rose WO Willard Haymon Sfc Simon C. Negroni.
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Lawton
Attle
Wash
San Francisco
Calif
A. W. Brewster
Wojg
Ervin G. Brunner
Prentice
Nathaniel Pearce
Euclid
Sfc
Richard J. Templeton
Columbia
William Y. Rosé
Bell Drive
Willard Haymon
Simon C. Negroni
Vacation Pac and permanent address mail services offered
An advertisement markets two services by the Circulation Department. The Vacation Pac saves papers for travelers without a permanent address, with no extra charge, and directs customers to call 620 for ordering. It emphasizes convenience for those going on vacation or relocation and promises delivery after return.
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Myrna Hansen
Illinois
Long Beach
Bedcheck
Charlie’ Bates
Navy Medal
Indo-China
Rhee
ROK
Choi Duk Shin
South Korea
Choi
NEA
Senator
Twister
Unit
States
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