Priest Bares Bitter Red China Famine
Hong Kong July 9 AP A Maryknoll Catholic priest says most of Red China will starve if the Korea War continues. Father Robert Kennelly, after 14 weeks in Communist jails, reports severe food scarcity in nine provinces and fears widespread famine. He describes prison life in Loting, recalls 3500 arrested in Loting county and 350 shot, and notes missionaries faced murder charges while aiding abandoned children.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Korea
Robert Kennelly
Norwalk
Conn
Brooklyn
China
Kennedy
John Gaser
Syracuse
N. Y
Mary Bradley
Mary Boyle
Pottsville
Marie Balto
Loting
Kwangtung Province
Kennelly
Loting County
A Plant Engineers Halt Building Job in Paducah
Paducah Kentucky July 9 UPI operating engineers did not report for work at the atomic plant. An official of F B McGraw and Company prime contractor says the construction project will be shut down.
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Paducah
UPI
Paducah Atomic Plant
F. B. McGraw and Company
PRICE WAGE WAR AT VOTING STAGE IN HOUSE
A wide political clash over economic controls moves to voting in the House with about 80 proposals to winnow. If passed, negotiations with the Senate will follow. Speaker Rayburn and President Truman discussed aims. administration push for broader powers is backed by labor unions and party groups.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rayburn
Texas
Truman
Democratic
United Labor Policy Committee
AFL
CIO
Demarcatic National Committee
Angel Posts $10,000 Bail for Communist Supporter
Frederick Vanderbilt Field, a millionaire linked to Communist activity, posted 10 000 cash bail for release on a contempt of court charge. Court accepted the money, but release was postponed pending arrival of U S Commissioner Edward W McDonald. Field previously faced 90 days in jail for refusing to name donors who posted 80 000 bond for four fugitive leaders.
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New York
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
U. S. District Court
Field
U. S
Edward W. McDonald
U.S. District Court
Civil Rights Congress
Price Ltd Taken Off Vegetable Plants
Washington July 9 6P The government removed price controls from tomato pepper and cabbage plants and the lice exemption announced by the Office of Price Stabilization OPS
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Price Ltd
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Local Page References for Various Sections
The notice lists where to find different content sections such as Beach Combing on page B-1, Boyle on page A-9, Bridge on page A-9, Classified Ads on pages B-9 to B-11, Comics on B-4, Crossword on 8-5, Editorial on A-8, Financial on B-6 and T, Obituaries on A-4, Radio and Television on 6-5, Shipping table on A-4, Sports on A-10 to A-12, Theaters on B-7, tides and temperatures on A-4, and Women's Activities on B-2 and B-3.
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Boyle
Nehru Commission Urges Birth Control in India Plan
New Delhi July 9 A Nehru led commission released a five year plan to stabilize India's economy and raise living standards. It recommends birth control measures to curb population growth, sterilization and contraceptive advice, plus nationwide information centers. The proposal calls for 17.93 billion rupees to boost agriculture and industry, with population expected to reach 383 million by 1956 from 300 million in 1941.
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New Delhi
India
Uly 9
Nehru
U. S
Belgium
Britain
Midwest Winds Kill Six Across Midwest Storms
Wind whipped rain and hail lashed the Midwest on Sunday causing six deaths and heavy damage across Iowa Minnesota Michigan Missouri and Kansas with Wisconsin hardest hit. Five deaths occurred in Michigan and a Greeneville boat accident near Crystal Lake claimed three lives. A tractor accident at Grand Island and a crash near Muskegon killed two more. A climactic storm felled trees damaged buildings including St Mary of the Lake Church in Madison and flooded Darling ton while Pecatonia Valley crops suffered 5.8 inches of rain in eight hours. Central Minnesota saw flash flooding and 55 mph winds. St Paul Minneapolis traffic halted by downed lines and fallen trees. The storm's damage bureau estimated cost over 1 million dollars. Continued report from Space AG Col 5.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Iowa
Minnesota
Michigan
Missouri
Kansas
Wisconsin
Crystal Lake
Greenville
Grand Island
Muskegon
Rockfield
Wis
Wisconnsin
St. Mary of the Lake Catholic
Lake Mendota
Madison
Pecatonia
Darlington
Towa
St. Cloud
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Leavenworth
Ken
Space AG
Allies End War State with Germany in World Update
President Truman asked Congress to end the state of war with Germany as Allied leaders coordinate the move. Britain yes ends war with Germany. Australia New Zealand and South Africa also move to end hostilities. New Zealand also ends war with Austria. change allows Germans to travel and sue in U S courts as friendly government nationals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Germany
Russia
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Britain
British Commonwealth
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Austria
U. S
Knowland protests lack of American press at Kaesong talks
Sen. Knowland said Americans are entitled to news coverage from Kaesong cease-fire talks. He noted no American press was allowed at the preliminary talks, while reports claimed Communists had many photographers and reporters. He urged a selected UN press group be allowed spot coverage for the free world press.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Kaesong
Knowsland
Senate
United Nations
Free World Press
Sharp quake jolts southern Mexico
A sharp earthquake shook southern Mexico yesterday afternoon with no damage reported. The tremor swayed lights in Mexico City after 6 p.m. Veracruz felt a slight shock and inland near Orizaba the quake was stronger, near the extinct volcano peak.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Gulf Coast
Orizaba
Lightning Ends Sunday Putter's Round For Bettendorf Man
Dean Wood of Bettendorf was struck by lightning while lining up a putt on the ninth at Indian Bluff course in Rock Island. He suffered abdominal burns, ripped trousers and a split club, with three grass burns noted by pro Howard Strietz. Wood was treated at home and reported in good condition today.
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Rock Island
Dean Wood
Bettendorf
Yesterny
Howard Strietz
Indian Blutt
Wood
Cohen Sentenced to Five Years and 10000 Fine
Mickey Cohen was sentenced to five years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine for income tax evasion and false government statements. Judge Ben Harrison ordered concurrent five year terms on four counts after a lengthy defense counsel substitution dispute.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
U. S
Ben Harrison
Harrison
Glenn Lane
Leo Silverstein
Cohen
Silverstein
Lane
Harry Sackman
Sackman
Lauvonne
Sydney Williams
Maurice Bluementhal
Kidnapped Girl Hunt Goes Cold in Paramount Area
In the absence of new clues, sheriff deputies confined their search to the Downey-Paramount area for Frank Walter Kristy, 48, who allegedly forced his 20 year old stepdaughter Betty Jean Hansen to accompany him from their Paramount home last Thursday. Kristy telephoned Hansen at work to learn the Internal Revenue Bureau address where an income tax refund awaited him. He later sold an old model car for 30 and cashed the check nearby. His wife Margaret, 39, said he had been drinking and had not worked recently. He threatened to kill himself and to kill the girl if police were called.
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Sheriff’s
Downey-Paramount
Frank Walter Kristy
Paramount
Kristy
Betty Jean Hansen
Internal Revenue Bureau Office
Miss Hansen
Weather morning clouds give way to sun Tuesday
Morning low clouds yield to sun by afternoon Tuesday with little temperature change. Southwest to west winds rise to 10 to 18 miles per hour in the afternoon, otherwise light and variable.
Change of Venue Refused in McCracken Murder Trial
In Santa Ana, Superior Judge Robert Gardner denies defense requests for venue change and continuance in the murder case of Henry Ford McCracken 34, accused in Patricia Hulls kidnap slaying. Jury selection begins as tensions rise but judge vows a restrained, fair trial. Recorder notes extensive media coverage and witness transport costs.
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Henry Ford McCracken
Patricia Jean Hull
Santa Ana
George Chula
McCracken
Press-Telegram
Robert Gardner
Buena Park
McClarken
Landlords Gouge Gls, Solons Say
The Senate preparedness committee reported serious rent gouging of service men families near six Army camps and potential gambling and prostitution in camp vicinities. A staff report on Camp Rucker Ft. Jackson Camp Breckinridge Camp Atterbury Camp Pickett and Ft. Leonard Wood was ordered rushed, with cooperation from the Senate crime committee.
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Washington
Senate Preparedness Committee
Lyndon C. Johnson
D.tex
Senate Crime Committee
Johnson
Armed Services
Camp Rucker
Ala
Ft. Jackson
3. C
Camp Breckinridge
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Camp Pickett
Ft. Leonard Wood
Pickets March at Lumber Yard in San Pedro Dispute
About 150 pickets gathered outside San Pedro Lumber Co yard amid a stand by of 50 police officers. The dispute centers on the schooner Barbara Olson operated by Oliver J Olson Co, with unions striking over jurisdiction and contract status with the Pacific Maritime Association. No incidents were reported and yard workers did not join the dispute.
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San Pedro Lumber Co
Barbara Olson
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Oliver J. Olson Co
Pacific Maritime Association
Marine Cooks Land Stewards Union
Parley Could Be Fruitless Warns Leader
Gen. Matthew Ridgway warned there is no guarantee peace will come from armistice talks opening in Kaesong. He said an armistice must precede cease fire and noted no Western reporters would cover tomorrow’s session while he reserved the right to change peace envoys.
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Seoul
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Ridgway
To Morrow
United Nations
Peiping
Keesong
Outnumbered Reds Attack U.S. Jets in Korea Front
On the east central front near Yanggu and Sinanju, United Nations and Communist forces fought heavy battles as cease-fire talks neared. U.N. troops pressed northern advances and captured crest positions before multiple counterattacks by Chinese forces. Air battles raged with U.S. planes downing a MIG-15, while Capt. Milton E. Nelson of Tarrant City, Ala, claimed another kill amid a high-intensity air war.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
East Central
U. N
Yanggu
U.N
United States
Kaesong
Sinanju
James Jabara
U. S
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Hull
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