Eisenhower completes second European mission amid security
In Paris, Eisenhower bid farewell as he wrapped up his Europe tour. French officials and U S leaders attended a ceremony with a salute by a military band before he boarded the Constellation. He said the Atlantic Pact sustains a durable peace and thanked France for hospitality. In Long Beach, two women, Mrs. Billie Cundiff and Mrs. James Baker, were in a recent motorcycle accident near Ridgecrest. Mrs. Baker died on arrival. Mrs. Cundiff remained critically injured in Ridgecrest Hospital.
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National Recreation Association
California Recreation Commission
Paris
Orly
U.S
Eisenhower
Renee Pleven
Alfred M. Gruenther
Ridgway
France
Europe
Atlantic Pact Supreme Command
Abilene
Billie Cundiff
Chestnut Ave
Mojave
Long Beach
James Baker
Dick Cundiff
Ford Motor Co
Johannesburg
Body of Onetime GI Mascot Home
Alexander Stewart a former GI mascot, died in Korea at age 22 and is returning to the United States. The 34th Division honored him in World War I service in Africa, gaining citizenship by act of Congress. He died bravely while serving, and will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He was a Frenchman whose parents remain unknown.
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Texas
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Stewart
Korea
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Army
Lou Nora Spiller Axelrod
Arlington National Cemetery
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Yanks Blow Up Enemy Bunkers
Large allied operation targets fortified Chinese bunkers on a ridgeline near Kumsong. Three coordinated assaults from Wo-Man's Land, the south, and the west aimed to sever the fortified trench system and disrupt Chinese defenses amid a major North Korea campaign.
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Kumsong
Wo-Man's Land
Lt Vandenberg Weds Daughter of General
Second Lt Hoyt Van denberg Jr, son of the Air Force chief, married Miss Sue Rosannah Johnson in the Protestant Chapel MITCHEL FIELD May 31. Miss Johnson is daughter of Maj Gen Leon William Johnson commander of Continental Air Command. At the same time Allied forces advanced to frontline positions with 90 mm fire as Reds fought. 22 Chinese were reported killed on the hill and defenders moved to neutralize the fortified positions.
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Hoyt
Vandenberg Jr
Air Force
Sue Rosannah Johnson
Miss Johnson
Leon Willam Johnson
Continental Air Command
Johnson
Thomas T. Handy
Vassily I. Chuikov
Berlin-Helmstedt
Autbahn
U. S
Europe
Soviet Control Commission
Germany
Taft Leads In AP Tabulation As GOP Contest Rages
Taft holds 421 with 387 for Eisenhower in AP tabulation as party factions clash over travel invites to Abilene and other cities, while Kefauver leads Democratic delegates in a national contest. Governors and conventions across Georgia Minnesota and South Dakota shape the primary battles with Californias vote looming.
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Irving M. Ives
New York
Eisenhower
Taft
Abilene
Kan
Denver
John D. M. Hamilton
Sen
Eisenhower National
GOP
South Dakota
Sigurd Anderson
Anderson
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Arn
H Taft
Washington National
Washington
Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
Atlanta
Chicago
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
California
Berlin patrol clash tests Allied resolve in zone
In Berlin the Soviet and Allied standoff deepens as Soviet police clear villages in the Russian zone near Berlin. Gen Handy files complaints over patrol stoppages and interference. Villages like Steinstuecken and Buergerablage face barriers and forced evacuations as tensions rise.
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Steinstuecken
Brandenburg
Buergerablage
Spandau
Californians Go to Polls Tuesday and Tuesday
Californians head to the polls on Tuesday for a presidential primary and down ballot contests. Taft and Warren factions clash over slate support while Eisenhower and Nixon endorsements shape cross filing. Knowland McKinnon race tests foreign policy stance among senators. Turnout expected near a record 66 percent of 5.38 million registered voters.
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Taft
Gov
Warren
California
MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixson
Washington
Ke[zauser
Stevenson
Kerr
Harriman
Big City
William F. Knowland
Clinton D. McKinnon
Knowland
Senate
State Assembly
Frank M. Jordan
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