Sabre Jets Arrive in Germany at Landstuhl Base
Thirteen F-86 Sabre jets arrived from the United States to garrison Germany for first regular base defense against Soviet MiG-15s. The craft flew from Robins Air Force Base, Macon Georgia, with six planes dropping en route for mechanical trouble and weather delays. Lt. Col. George B. Simler, commander of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group, welcomed the fighters as Maj. Gen. Dean C. Strother observed the arrival at Landstuhl Air Base, 25 miles west of the Rhine.
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Landstuhl
Germany
United States
U. S
Britain
George B. Simler
86Th
Dean C. Strother
12Th Air Force
Fierce Korea Front Battles as Air Strikes Hit Supply Lines
Savage fighting rages along the Korean front as Allied bombers hit rail yards at Pyongyang and Red supply hubs. South Korean troops repulse two counterattacks near Texas Hill while the First British Commonwealth Division returns to the line on the western front. Marine Panther and Shooting Star jets destroy buildings south of Sonchon and near Haeju as F-86 Sabres patrol MIG Alley.
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SEQUL
Pyongyang
Koreoals
Texas Hill
Korea
Eighth Army
Old Baldy
Fifth Air Force
Sonchon
Shooting Star
Haeju
Allied Officers Plan Mass Prisoner Trade If Armistice Is Signed
Allied officers report guarded hope for a broad prisoner exchange beyond the sick and wounded at Panmunjom. Plans include enlarging camps near Munsan to hold up to 2800 Communist prisoners and stockpiling tents and equipment for Operation Big Switch, with 3800 Chinese and Korean prisoners to be swapped initially and about 33 000 Allied prisoners in U N custody to be returned if a deal is reached.
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Munsan
U. N
Panmunjom
Raymond Beggs
Englewood
MN. J
Beggs
Opening in First Aid Classes Across City
Standard first aid courses linked to civil defense start Wednesday at American Red Cross headquarters 319 W Broadway with Miss Felda Wilson teaching 7 30 to 3 20 pm. Red Cross notes openings at Luther Burbank School Fourth St and Junipero Ave and Grace Methodist Church Third St and Junipero for more students tonight 7 to 9 and Wednesday 7 to 10 pm church class Wednesday 9 30 to 21 am.
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American Red Cross
W. Broadway
Felda Wilson
Red Cross
Luther Burbank School
Fourth St
Junipero Ave
Grace Methodist Church
Third St
Junipero
New Airmail Stamp Marks Fight Anniversary 50th
The Post Office Department releases a commemorative airmail stamp for the 50th anniversary of flight. It debuts in Dayton Ohio on May 29, honoring the Wright brothers. The red cent stamp features a Wright plane silhouette facing a modern jet, with a ribbon reading 10th Anniversary of Forward Flight and edges stating Progress and Security.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Dayton
Ohio
Wright Brothers
Macy's Strike Ties Up Herald Square as Picket Lines Stand
Thousands of Macy’s workers walked out in a major strike while the store and four metro branches remained open. About 1000 pickets gathered before Herald Square as negotiators with CIO United Department Store Workers of America discuss a “package offer.” The union seeks 5 weekly pay raise, shorter 35 hour week, paid leaves, and stronger job protections, while the company cites existing offers.
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New York
Mary's
Macy
Herald Square
CIO United Department Store Workers of America
34Th St
Parkchester
Bronx
White Plains
Westchester County
Tamaica
Queens
Flat Bush
Brookdyn
Milkmen Strike Halted in East
Gov. Herter halted a four day strike by AFL workers at 12 dairies in eastern Massachusetts under the 1947 Slichter Act. Milk deliveries to thousands of homes and retailers resumed as a cooling off period begins. A moderator will seek arbitration with the drivers and plant operators over the next 15 days.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Couple Convicted of Murdering Tots
Heka t H Alue wravia and Louise Steve Indians of Sorvesor Calif were found guilty Monday of killing her two small children by bashing them against the floor of their house at a drinking party Oct 15. A Siskiyou County Superior Court jury found both guilty of murder in the first degree Davis for killing 2 year old Martinez Shoemaker and Miss Steve for killing Stanley Steve her son by Davis. The jury recommended life imprisonment for both.
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Heka—Th
Alue Wravia
Louise Steve
Sorvesor
Calif
Siskiyou County
Grunewald Income Probe Set For Hearing
Grunewald, an investigator famed as The Silent Dutchman, faces questions about six figure income and gifts to federal officials. He says some funds came from work for John L. Lewis and betting on horses. He refused to detail services for Lewis and is to be questioned on income sources from 1944 to present.
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Livingstone Washington
House
Henry W. Grunewald
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Grunewald
Lewis
Mine Workers
Sen
Bridges
R.N.H
Lowell Mayberry
Mine Workers’ Welfare Fund
Rep. Boggs
D.-La
Ifrom
Ways and Means
T. Alan Goldsborough
Justice Department
Gruneswald
U. S
South Africa
Tobin
Jackson Ends Session on Way to Washington
Rep. Don L. Jackson of California closed the Los Angeles hearings of the Un American Activities Committee after hearing two unfriendly witnesses from a Communist teachers unit. A teacher testified that answering questions would ruin her value and cooperation would help destroy education.
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Jackson
Washington
Los Angeles
Donald L. Jackson
R.-Calif
Lewis
Fdkces
Sabre Jets Fly First Mission as Bombers
Sabre jets used as bombers today in western Korea as part of the Korean War air operations. The 3rd Fighter Bomber Wing converted to Sabres capable of fighter or fighter-bomber missions. Air Force officers said the Sabre jet can carry 500 or 1000 pounds of bombs.
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Et Ae
Peildings
Korea
Air Force
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