Red Korea Urges Frontline Fight as Armistice Talks Loom
Tokyo July 2 AP reports North Korea urged its soldiers to press on while awaiting any armistice news. Pyongyang and Peiping radio accepted UN ceasefire talks, but the Reds claimed victory in the year-long conflict. They called for continuing annihilation of aggressors and sharper anti-aircraft fire. Ridgway proposed meeting aboard the Jutlandia in Wonson Harbor between July 10 and 15 if the Reds agree.
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Tokyo
Red
Peiping
Reds
U.N
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Allied
Jutlandia
Wonsan
Ridgway
U. N
Washington
Hwangju
Sariwon
Joint Chiefs Instructing Gen Ridgway Over Korea Armistice Talks
Washington officials report the joint chiefs and Gen Matthew Ridgway are exchanging messages with the Communists about armistice talks at Kaesong after July 10. Secretary Marshall told Congress there will be no rush to bring U S troops home and urged quick action on foreign aid. A reply to the Communists could come within hours with Ridgway and top chiefs involved in the dialogue.
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Washington
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Marshall
Congress
U. S
Far Pacific
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ridgway
Joint Chiefs
Tokyo
88Th Parallel
Capital Transit Co
Virginia
Maryland
Westinghouse Grants Wage Boost After WSB OK
Pittsburgh July 2 Westinghouse Electric Corp announces a major wage increase retroactive to April 16 for about 80 000 employees. The raise follows Wage Stabilization Board approval and congressional action delaying price rollbacks. CIO and IBEW members receive a nine cent boost with contracts extended for one year.
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Pittsburgh
WP Westinghouse Electric Corporaion Today
Gwilym Price
Price
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Office of Price Stabilization
CIO
Dope Haul of 200 Pounds Recovered in Capital
Washington police report the seizure of 193 pounds of marijuana hidden in secret panels of a car driven by John Raymond Weatherbee of New York. Three suspects, including Weatherbee, Milford Hayes Woodward and Lena Mary Pauline, were arrested on marijuana tax act charges after a city‑wide hunt sparked by tips of a possible highjack plot. The total haul exceeds 200 pounds valued at over $500,000 once processed into reefers.
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Washington
Ayer
New York City
Mexico
John Raymond Weatherbee
Treasury
Weatherbee
Milford Hayes Woodward
Lena Mary Pauline
Manufacturing Shift Draws Industry to Sparse US Regions
The Defense Production Administration reports a shift of defense industry from coasts to mountain, west south central, and southwest states. More than $7 billion in tax benefits supported plant expansion, with about half going to less industrialized areas, notably Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and to Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. West Coast momentum remains but growth slows while aircraft activity sustains defense contracting.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
NPA
U. S
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
West Coast
Iran Seeks Oil Fight End Through Holiday at Abadan
Premier Mossadegh told U S Ambassador Grady Iran would grant Abadan refinery a holiday unless Anglo Iranian Oil Co pays for any oil on its tankers. Production is shrinking with tanks to overflow in about 20 days, risking refinery shutdown and British withdrawal of skilled staff. Grady said Mossadegh wants a compromise while preserving nationalization gains. The company orders tankers to refuse receipts, claiming a shift to the Iranian National Oil Co.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Abadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Grady
Mossadegh
Britain
Anglo-Iranian Company
Iranian National Oil Co
Reds Speed Up Flow of Supplies to South
North Korean communist forces move large convoys to the south as Navy spokesmen report ongoing attacks by U S aircraft. Pentagon briefing notes convoys targeted on North Korea east coast highways, with many trucks destroyed in past two days.
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Reds
South
Washington
North Korea
Navy
Pentagon
Kidnaper Thwarts Posse Ends Life in Prague Trial
AP reports Warren Irwin, 27, the kidnapper of an 11 year old girl, killed himself after a massive pursuit across New Jersey and amid trials in Czechoslovakia. Oatis, AP chief in Prague, testified Irwin claimed espionage ties while facing murder and kidnapping charges. Police described torture claims from the abducted girl, later hospitalized in Washington. The case echoes a historic child abduction linked to broad espionage fears.
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MY. Airy
N. J
Warren Lee Irwin
New Jersey
Frankfurt
Germany
William N
Oatis
Associated Press
Prague
Trwin
Officame
Carolyn Jane Barker
Tobe
Washington, D. C
FBI
Ted Irwin
Robert A. Oak
Post Office
Nebraska
Irwin
Marie Irwin
Red Conspirators Enter U S Prison
New York July 2 Federal Judge Sylvester J Ray ordered seven top Communists to begin serving five year terms in prison and issued warrants for four who did not surrender. The seven were loaded into a van and taken to the federal house of detention amid bystander waves outside the courthouse. Defendants included Henry Winston Gus Hall Robert Thompson and Gilbert Green with bail amounts ranging from 20 000 to 30 000.
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New York
Sylvester J. Ray
Federal House of Detention
Court House
United States
Kenry Winston
Gus Hall
Ohio State
Robert Thompson
New York State
Gilbert Green
Illinois
Liberty
Civil Rights Congress
U. S
Jakob Stachel
Irving Fotash
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Carl Winter
Michigan
Benjamin J. Davis Jr
New York City
Classifieds and notices listing sections and page directions
A directory style notice enumerating where to find features across the newspaper including Beach Combing Page B-1 Boyle Page A-9 Bridge Page A-? Classified ads B-8 to 1] Comics A-10 Crossword A-10 ABL Pages B-6 7 Obituaries B-8 Radio and television A-10 Shipping table H-7 Sports A-17 12 13 Theaters B-5 Tides temperatures B-7 Women s activities B-2 3
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Boyle
Iswell Show Dealer Demonstrates $1000 in Fireworks
In San Leandro on July 2, Ed Miller, a fireworks dealer, wowed young spectators with a display featuring white snowflakes and a variety of rockets sparklers and Roman candles. The show proved spectacular but cost Miller an estimated $4000 in stock and effort.
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Iswell
San Leandro
Ed Miller
Miller
Weather outlook with cloudiness and sun tomorrow
Low clouds tonight and tomorrow morning give way to sunny conditions tomorrow afternoon. Temperature remains steady with light winds shifting from variable tonight to southwest to west tomorrow afternoon at 0.15 miles per hour.
Typhoon Causes Fatalities on Kyushu Island Japan
A deadly typhoon struck Kyushu, Japan, causing 13 known deaths and heavy property damage. The storm moved northeast toward Awaji Island after battering the southern island yesterday, with winds diminishing today.
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Japan
Tokyo
Kyushu
Awaji Island
Fires and Floods Hit Seven States Across Regions
Fires and floods threaten extensive areas in seven states. About 85,850 acres of forest burned, while half a million acres of bottomland in Kansas and Missouri were flooded. A soldier was killed in New Mexico as crews battled blazes in Apache and Gila regions. Arizona reports Apache Forest fire and Crooke Forest losses. California near Alturas sees 1500 acres burned as crews work with loggers and prisoners.
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Missouri
New Mexico
Gila
Arizona
Apache National Forest
Alpine
Ariz
Luna
N. M
Cimarron
Zuni Mountains
Crooke National Forest
California
Alturas
Forest Service
Secret Papers Lost in Air Crash
Denver reports secret Army documents of great importance were lost in a United Airlines crash near Fort Collins. The Post said the papers may concern Korea trace efforts. FBI and OSI agents searched the scene. Lt. Col. Merle A. Parks, listed as a passenger, perished in the northern Colorado mountains.
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Denver
Denver Post
United Air Lines
Fort Colling
Post
Korea
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Office of Strategic Intelligence
Merle A. Parks
Travis Air Force Base
California
Washington
Col. Parks
Colorado Mountains
Five Men from Mars Rob Supermarket Cashier in Pasadena Heist
John J. Timmons, a 45 year old Alpha Beta cashier, handed over $11,000 after a letter from Five Men from Mars instructed him to do so. A masked man witnessed him returning to the store after complying, while Timmons later learned his family in Monrovia was unaffected.
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Mars
John J. Timmons
Alpha Beta Market
John
Timmons
Monrovia
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