Free Western Food Draws Thousands in East Berlin
More than 100,600 East Germans lined up at dawn in West Berlin to receive free Western food in a two day aid program funded by a 15 million dollar U.S. donation. By midafternoon crowds neared 120,000 and the total expected to reach 250,000 as the effort targets over 1,000,000 East Zone residents before it ends. Red border police allowed passes through the Iron Curtain with aid, while West Berlin police guarded against plots.
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United States
Monagey
Moscow
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East Berlin
Soviet Zone
Eisenhower Signs 718 Million Agriculture Budget Bill
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing 718 million dollars to finance the Agriculture Department for the year ending next June 30. The appropriation covers agencies and programs under the department.
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Ihe
Agriculture Dept. Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture Department
Marines Ready Rescue Plan at Panmunjom Talks
A covert unit of about 60 Marines prepared to extract Allied delegates from Panmunjom if negotiations collapsed. Equipped with flame tanks and armored carriers, the rescue force was to race in from a blocking position to evacuate up to 60 personnel, maintaining contact with inside forces while Chinese Red troops massed near the talks. The unit had been stationed since October 1951, briefly reassigned, and redeployed with resumed talks in April.
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U.S
Panmun Iom
Kaesong
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al Panmunjom
Fifth Air Force claims vast Korean War losses and claims
The Fifth Air Force released a statistical summary asserting 984 Communist planes killed, including 823 MiG 15s, with 571 own losses and numerous ground targets destroyed. Claims cover tanks, vehicles, locomotives, rail cuts, bridges, buildings, and other strategic assets.
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Far East
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Talkative Boss in Memphis Confesses Embezzlement
In Memphis bookkeeper Edward P. Carsley told his employer during a health check that he had “caught up with me” and confessed to embezzling 27000 dollars over the past two years, police said.
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Edward P. Carsley
Russia May Propose Big Four Heads Meeting
Moscow officials expect Russia to formally propose a summit with the United States Great Britain and France after editorials in Pravda and Izvestia on the Korean armistice urging the truce to pave the way for broader talks. Moscow may back Churchill's plan for a heads of state meeting rather than a foreign ministers gathering.
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United States
Great Britain
France
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Izvestia
Winston Churchill
General Clark Welcome Set in San Francisco
Gen Mark W Clark United Nations Far East commander arrives in San Francisco from Tokyo for a civic reception and a speech at a luncheon. He and Mrs Clark will attend their son's wedding in New Orleans and depart Saturday, with a ticker tape parade planned after a city hall welcome.
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Mark W. Clark
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