Fugitives Endanger 17 Chicago-Red Case Bail Fight
New York July 4 AP Eight alleged Communist leaders flee, jeopardizing 17 co defendants facing charges to spur violent overthrow of the U S government. U S Attorney Saypol seeking bail revocation or higher bail totaling 186000. four convicted leaders fled after supposed surrender date prompting bail forfeiture and inquiries into bail fund trustees identities. Federal agents intensify the manhunt as Congress voices concern.
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New York
U. S
U.S
Irving H. Saypol
Saypol
Sylvester Ryan
Ryan
Civil Rights Congress
Millonaire
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Abner Green
Field
W. Alpheus Hunton
Dashiell Hammett
Front Quiet as Reds Set Talk for Sunday
U N and Red commanders edge toward cease-fire talks with a preliminary session planned at Kaesong. Ridgway and Kim Peng agree to meet between July 10 and 15, aim to settle military questions and outline an armistice line near the 38th Parallel amid heavy air operations and battlefield quiet in parts of the Iron Triangle.
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Ridgway
Japan
Kim
Peng
Kaesong
U. N
Red
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Red Korea
U.N
Seoul
U.N. Eighth Army
Peiping
Lunes
Fifth Air Force
Nate Polowetzky
U.S. Eighth Army
Pyongyang
U. S. State Department
Voice of America
United Nations
Pyong-yang
Far East
P. H. Shinieky
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyonggang
Kaiser Rescues Bride and Two Physicians at Tahoe
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser yesterday rescued his bride of three months and two physicians after a catamaran capsized in Lake Tahoe amid high winds. The trio, Dr. Sidney Garfield and Dr. Cecil Cutting, were clinging to the derelict craft when Kaiser raced out in a speedboat, bringing them ashore unharmed.
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Lake Tahoe
Henry J. Kaiser
Not Equality Drafters Quit Over Deferrals
William W. Finnell and Ralph Johnston resigned from a Peoria draft board citing the college deferment system as repulsive and un-American. They argued the proposed legislation conflicts with the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. Both men are college graduates and World War I veterans.
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Peoria
William W. Firnnell
Ralph
Johnston
Finnell
Paul G. Armstrong
Selective Service
Czechs Sentence Yankee Newsman
The trial and sentences in Prague involved the U S journalist Oatis and three Czech defendants amid denials of coercion. Western correspondents had departed Czechoslovakia as observers reported the proceedings from American officials in Frankfurt. Oatis and co defendants accepted their sentences without appeal.
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Oatis
Czechoslova
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
Prague
Frankfurt
Qatis
Czechoslovakia
Gaston Fournier
Russell Jones
United Press
Robert Bibio
Reuters
U. S
Skyrocket hits supersonic record in mile-a-second flight
The Douglas Skyrocket, built by Douglas Aircraft at El Segundo, soared over Edwards Air Force Base on a June 11 test, breaking speed and altitude records with a 15 minute flight powered by rocket and jet systems. Pilot Bill Bridgeman reported breaking the sound barrier and praised the craft’s handling as it climbed from 35,000 feet to stratospheric heights.
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Air Force
Douglas
Bill Bridge
Hell
Bridgeman
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Calif
Maroo
Chuck Yeager
Duglas Aircraft Co
el Segunio
Here
E. H. Heinemann
Finland Communists Gain in Balloting
In Helsinki unofficial returns show Finland Communists winning 42 to 44 of 200 parliamentary seats, up from 38 in 1948, with three seats still in doubt. The governing coalition of Agrarians, Conservatives and the Swedish speaking party fell to 95 or 96 seats while Socialists held 53 or 54. no Socialist-Communist alliance or shift with Russia appears likely.
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Findland
GE Findland
Communists
Agrarians
People's Party
Finland
Russia
U.N. Seat Issue Revival and Korea War Spending Talk
Reported plan to block a package cease-fire deal and press until armistice terms are set. Sen George warns on arms spending. Wilson says buildup must continue despite Korea. Officials note cease-fire talks focus on military aspects only as VOA hails potential U.N. victory.
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George
D.-Ga
Georgia
Wilson
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Grattlatatiorp
Senate Finance Committee
U. S
Korea
John D. Small
Munitions Board
W. J. McNeil
Defense
Congress
Polio Epidemic Strikes Dixie Town in Louisiana
Couhutta Louisiana reports a polio outbreak hitting 1,700 residents with five cases in two weeks and eight more in the parish outside town. Most victims are children ages 1½ to 15, seven or eight paralytic, per Dr W W Knipmeyer, Red River Parish health director. He calls it a real epidemic unseen in 20 years.
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Coushatta
W. W. Knipmeyer
Red River Parish
Japanese Premier Shigeru Yoshida Forms New Cabinet
Tokyo July 4 up prime minister Shigeru Yoshida forms a new cabinet expected to last only a month as coalition talks with the People's Democratic Party loom. Socialists call the move unconstitutional while Yomiuri disputes the cabinet picks. Analysts foresee further reshuffles and behind the scenes maneuvers to secure a coalition for a Japan peace treaty.
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Tokyo
Shigeru
Yoshida
Japan
People's Democratic Party
Yomiuri
Correspondents barred from truce talks at Kaesong
U S Eighth Army announces press rules for the Kaesong cease-fire talks departure of three U N liaison officers. Only one newsman may file the departure story, telephoned to Tokyo. photographers may cover, but interviews with officers or pilots are barred. A jet courier service will move news between Korea and Tokyo twice daily.
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U. S.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Eighth Army
U. N
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Seoul
38Th Parallel
Tokyo
Kimpo
Ridgway
Fires and medical calls roll through Long Beach unit logs
The Long Beach Fire Department logged multiple calls including grass fires on Market Street and Cherry Avenue, vehicle and structure fire reports on Long Beach Boulevard and Elm Avenue, ambulance responses on Atlantic Avenue and Obispo Avenue, and several medical incidents such as heart attack and equipment-related distress. Several entries reference intersections like Harbor Avenue, Daisy Grass, and Carson Street as locations.
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Long Beach
Ruesmay
Harbor Ave
del Amo St
Daisy Grass
Long Beach Blvd
Market Bt
Orange
Cherry Ave
Carson SL
Redonda Ave
Obispo Ave
First St
American Ave
10Th St
Lakewood County
Mather
Black of
Carson St
President Truman Sets News Conference Time
President Truman will hold a news conference at 9 30 a m in Washington on July 4 1. The briefing is scheduled for tomorrow with the president expected to address current affairs and answer questions from reporters.
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Washington
Truman
Imorrow
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