Explosive Laden Indian Enterprise Blows Up in Red Sea
The British freighter Indian Enterprise exploded in the Red Sea near Suez with 74 crew aboard. Only one survivor confirmed and 71 Indian and three British crew members are reported among the dead. The ship carried 590 tons of explosives bound for India. The nearby destroyer Chequers and the Lake Chilliwack relay news of possible survivors.
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Egypt
Red Sea
Suez Canal
H Westfal Lacsen
Britain
Lake Chilliwack
Indian Steamship Company of Calcutta
London
Calcutta
Government of India
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Prince Philip
Huband
Princess Elizabeth
Hoover Seeks More Manpower for FBI Operations
Washington June 20 Hoover told Congress the FBI needs more manpower to counter stealthy subversives and prevent a security breakdown He warned against suppression and outlawing He urged a national policy to keep clandestine activities unprofitable while maintaining open and above board conduct He defended keeping undercover agents’ identities confidential to protect investigations and cited the need for security after Communist leaders in New York were exposed.
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Justice Department
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Senate
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Securiy
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Lions To Hear Rev McDaniel On Ladies Night Program
The Rev Robert McDaniel of Ft Wayne will be the principal speaker at Lions Club Ladies Night at 7 o clock Thursday at the Eagles hall. Rev McDaniel is pastor of Ft Wayne Presbyterian Church and Lions state chaplain. Clyde Gentry of Crawfordsville, past district governor, will install the new officers. The program also features local Lions members and civic remarks.
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Lions Club
Eagles Hall
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Presbyterian Church
Lions
Clyde Gentry
Crawfordsville
Hisset
Will Sostall
Communists Defy MacArthur Over Banished Leaders
Tokyo June 200 P The Communist party defied Gen Daud las MacArthur by announcing it will continue activities that led to the banishment of 41 top leaders. The Red Flag closed that party delegates adopted a no surrender resolution at an emergency conference to cope with the new fascist attack. The resolution denounced MacArthur’s exclusion of 24 central committee members and 17 Red Flag editors as unjust oppression. The factions vowed not to retreat and would continue the fight under provisional leadership.
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Communist Party
Daudlas MacArthur
Red Flag Iis
MacArthur
Pa Central Committee
Red Flag
U S Must Keep Jap Bases Amid Rising Far East Tension
Tokyo reports quote Far East Air Force officers telling Defense Secretary Johnson and General Bradley that the United States must retain bases in Japan to deter Soviet aggression. They warn that Communist control of China's mainland could give Russia access to major Asia air bases, with Okinawa and the Philippines at risk if Formosa falls. The air command emphasizes strengthening Okinawa and airfields in the region.
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Louis Johnson
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Omar N Bradley
US Jointers of Staff
Earle E. Partridge
Russia
Asia
Formosa
Okinawa
Philippines
Formoss
Italy Textile Workers Strike Nationwide Demand Higher Wages
Italy's textile workers began a 24 nation strike to back wage increase demands. The action drew support from both Communist and non Communist unions across the sector.
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Unis
Labor Situation Growing Better
United Press reports labor turmoil easing as transit strikes in Los Angeles and Atlanta near settlements. Miners return to work in Kentucky and Tennessee after arbitration, while bakery and milk strikes disrupt supplies in St Louis and Pittsburgh. A newborn's death linked to raw milk sparks health warnings.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Louis Moe
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Wash
Portland
Pittsburgh
Steel
Los Angeles
AFL Transportation
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United Mine Workers
UMW
Harlan County Operators Association
Operors
St. Louis
APL
Weather Update Forecast for Southwest U.S. Regions
Cloudy conditions with occasional thunder and showers in the extreme southwest this afternoon and into tonight and Wednesday. Warmer trend in the north portion tonight. Lows near 60 north and 65 south with a high around 75 north and south.
Wheat Farmers To Be Relieved Of Rigid Controls
Washington reports the government will lift rigid production quotas for the 1951 wheat crop. Brannan will urge voluntary reductions in plantings for next year amid poor yields and drought. Officials expect the government to cut wheat holdings and avoid surpluses, with a planting allotment program to limit wheat acres.
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Charles F. Brannan
Nstead
Mid-June Chill Continues Across Indiana Weather Outlook
The Indianapolis weather office reports below normal temperatures for a fourth day as mid June brings chilly, humid sun. Forecasts show daily highs around 59 to 76 in the north and 57 to 80 in the south with a cool, wet pattern through Friday and a slight warmup by Sunday. Expect showers or thundershowers tonight and Wednesday, then again Friday into Saturday in the south. Overnight lows ranged from 50 in South Bend to 67 in Evansville, with mid 50s elsewhere in Marion and Fort Wayne.
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Ohio River
Indiana
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Evansville
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Io Haute
Canterbury College survey signals demand for extension center
Rev Douglas MacLaury president of Canterbury College told the Chamber of Commerce Cracker Barrel meeting that a focal survey shows strong demand for business education and a combined business and college program. About 200 Lebanon residents expressed definite interest, with adult education courses also wished by many. Lebanon may fund part of the operating costs as in other communities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Douglas MacLaury
Canterbury College
Lebanon
Roy MacLaury
Canterbury
Wwo
Six Children Hurt By Hit Run Truck in Evansville
Six children were injured when a hit run truck swiped a second vehicle and struck a group of youths outdoor near Chandler and Carter Bates. Fourteen year old Bates was to be X rayed for possible internal injuries at Evansville Deaconess hospital. others received minor injuries. Cecil Galloway, 50, driver of the struck truck, told state police he slowed after seeing the children and that the vehicle struck a car 200 feet away before continuing toward Evansville.
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Ind
Chandler
Carter Bates
Evansville Deaconess Hospital
Marc Jennings
Sally
Billy
Alusgrave
Robert Walden
Cecil Golloway
Trick
Gallowat
Parliament Backs World Ban On Atomic Warfare
Moscow June 20 The Supreme Soviet ended its session approving a resolution calling for a world ban on atomic warfare. Originated at a peace congress in Stockholm the measure was sent to parliaments worldwide for endorsement. The Soviet government said it will work through the United Nations and other international bodies to outlaw atomic weapons.
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Supreme Soviet
World Congress of Peace Partisans
Stockholm
United Nations
States Federal Powers Debased From the 42nd governors meeting
At White Sulphur Springs West Virginia on June 20 governors from the northeast lament high federal taxes and spending including food control programs while southern governors accuse Washington of invading state rights through federal loans and court rulings. New Jersey Governor Driscoll urged cutting federal public works spending and financing via states bonds, Utah Governor Meads voiced similar tax relief, California Governor Warren argued for federal help on westward reclamation projects, and speakers from Oregon and other states pressed for rebalanced federal-state relations.
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Wo Va
Alfred BE
Driscoll
New Jersey
Washington
Diriseal
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Earl Warren
California
Theiespokesman
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Great Central Valley
Columbia
Lafayette Plane Crash Kills Four Near Concord Church
A four seat sedan air craft nosedived into a clover field nine miles south of Lafayette killing Clinton Ferguson 30 his wife Marcia Ferguson 30 their eight year old son Ronald Partridge and Robert D Lahr 25 all residents of Lafayette The craft departed Fort Wayne with flight instructor and National Guard lieutenant Robert Lahr aboard and was returning to Lafayette when it crashed just before midnight The crash site near the Claude Armstrong farm was discovered about 6 30 a m by the Armstrongs who initially thought it was cattle The plane owned by Francis Halsmer of Lafayette Airport required two wreckers to free the bodies and the two men were transported to Myers mortuary while the woman and child went to Russell and Hitch funeral home
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Clinton Ferguson
Marcia Ferguson
Ronald Partridge
Robert D. Lahr
Lafayette
Fsedan
Claude Armstrong
Concord Church
Ferguon
Armstrongs
Armstrong
Rush Robinson
Francis Halsmer
Halsmer
National Guard
Pt Wayne
United Press
Lahr
Fort Wayne
Russell and Hitch
Myers Mortuary
Acheson Addresses Governors on Point Four Aid to Asia
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told the Governors Conference that President Truman's point four program will combat Communism, especially in Asia, by aiding underdeveloped regions with food health and sanitation. He urged bipartisan support and warned against isolationist attacks, stressing the program aims to foster open world conditions for future generations.
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Dean Acheson
Truman
Asia
Acheson
Purdue Club Glee Concert Delights Washington Audience
The Purdue University glee club of 56 voices directed by Albert P. Stewart presented an invitational in the Interdepartmental Auditorium. The ensemble delivered a polished program before a capacity crowd including Hoosiers, 4H delegates, and city residents. The group prepares to sing in Wales for the International Music Festival with standout soloists such as 17-year-old William Bugh.
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Washington
Purdue University Glee Club
Washington Humi i
Albert P. Stewart
Judy Garland Attempts Suicide by Slashing Arm in Studio Row
Judy Garland attempted self harm last night by slashing her throat with a broken glass, her studio said. MGM suspended the 27 year old actress after she checked into her home and received treatment for a superficial laceration. Minnelli and associates were present. husband Vincent Minnelli helped unlock the door and the actor expressed remorse.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Jack Atlas
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Francis Ballard
Miss Garland
Atlas
Carleton Alsop
Vincent Minneli
Myrtle Tully
Minnelli
Los Angeles
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