Acheson: Unclear If Russia Could Stop Korea War
Washington June 7 AP Secretary of State Acheson called it a hard question whether Russia could halt the Korean war even if willing He said the Kremlin's influence could help but real power to stop aggression in Europe remains speculative He defended UN and military advice on Korea and criticized rapid disarmament in 1946. continuation noted on page A-4.
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Ashington
Acheson
Russia
Senate
MacArthur
U. S
Korea
United States
Europe
Sen
Lodge
R.mass
Kremlin
United Nations
Yalta
House Post Office Unit Hikes Rates Denies Pay Raise
Washington June 7 The House post office committee approved a 123,571,000 rate increase while knocking out a proposed annual 360 pay raise for postal workers The bill would raise pennies for postcard rates boost newspaper and magazine mail by 60 percent over three years and increase third class bulk mail rates It also would raise fees for special services and let the Postmaster General set future rates The panel defeated an amendment that would have granted postal workers about 150,000,000 in pay increases.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
House
Senate
Lovett tells senators armed forces may need more funds
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Lovett told a Senate appropriations panel that the armed forces may require more than the 60.65 billion dollars requested for the coming fiscal year. He noted initial requests totaled about 104 billion but were trimmed by the Defense Department and Budget Bureau to 60.65 billion, and warned additional funds could be sought if world conditions demand expanded procurement. He cited Korea war uncertainty and NSC guidance for a next year force of about 1,000,000 troops.
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Washington
Defense
Robert Lovett
Lovett
Defense Department
Senate Appropriations
Truman
Department
Korea
National Security Council
Induction Age Minimum Set at 182 Years
Washington June 7 AP House passage sent to President Truman today a bill lowering the draft age to 18 14 years and laying the groundwork for Universal Military Training. The roll call was 339 to 41. The measure extends the draft law to July 1 1955 and requires 24 months of service. It stops induction of youths below 19 until 19 25 pools are exhausted and mandates registration of all men 18 to 26.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate House
Senate
Governor Hikes Disability Benefits In California
SACRAMENTO June 7 The California legislature signed a bill boosting disability insurance benefits for workers from 25 to 830 a week. The measure grants hospital benefits while hospitalized without losing regular wages, but excludes hospital payments under Workers Compensation or Employers Liability law. It also restricts benefits for job losses due to labor disputes unless disability did not result from the dispute.
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Sacramento
California
Trains Hit near Clarksville in Major Crash
Two Louisville and Nashville passenger trains collided at Palmyra, 12 miles south west of Clarksville, leaving an undetermined death toll. Trains Pan American No. 198 and Clarksville Local No. 103 were involved amid reports of casualties as ambulances rushed to the scene. Some killed, some hurt, initial conditions varied and incomplete.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Palmyra
Here
Nashville
Weather outlook with light winds and warmer afternoon
The forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow morning with a sunny, slightly warmer tomorrow afternoon. Light variable winds tonight and tomorrow morning shift to west to southwest 10 to 20 mph, increasing into the tomorrow afternoon period.
One-Eighth Hike In U S Income Taxes Approved
Washington June 7 AP A 124 percent rise in individual income taxes and a five point boost in corporate rates won final approval from the House Ways and Means Committee. They backed a 9 percent ceiling on individual take and a 70 percent cap on corporate earnings, with other tax provisions still to vote. The panel moved rapidly on a $7.1 billion tax bill, also considering added excises on liquor cigars cars gasoline and certain appliances.
Seven Nazi criminals hanged by U S Army in Landsberg prison
In Landsberg Germany seven Nazi war criminals were hanged by the U S Army at dawn. The condemned included SS colonels Paul Blobel Werner Braune and others for mass murder and extermination of Jews Gypsies and Russians. Each delivered a final speech before the trap.
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Andsberg
Germany
United States Army
U. S
Russia
Oswald Pohl
Warsaw
wadi-Ebe
Hans Schmidt
Supreme Court
Landsberg
Adolf Hitler
France
United States
Paul Blobel
Kiev
Werner Braune
Simferopol
Crimea
Erich Naumann
Otto Ohlendorf
Living dead walking Long Beach octogenians defend city
Long Beach octogenarians rebuke Dr. Morhardt who called life-extension a Frankenstein monster citing vibrant aging in their city. They praise Long Beach climate, medical care, and senior citizens while acknowledging the doctor’s remark drew protests and humorous local reaction from residents like 84 year old Eli Foster and other Long Beach Medical Association members.
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Long Beach
R. P. Morhardt
Los Angeles
College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Portland
Ore
Eli C. Foster
Civil Service Commission
Doc
H. 3. Pritchard
The
Long Beach Medical Association
Reconciliation Denied by Barbara Hutton in Paris
Barbara Hutton arrived in Paris from New York and told reporters there is no chance of reconciliation with Prince Igor Troubetzkoy. The heiress said she has no plans to seek a divorce from her fourth husband, despite a Mexican proceeding. Igor Troubetzkoy resides in a Paris suburb.
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Paris
Barbara Hutton
New York
Prince Igor Troubetzkoy
Mexi
Igor
Hutton
Foe's Big Guns Hit Key Korean War Fronts
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist artillery and reinforcements scrambling along Manchurian coasts to defend the iron triangle. Allied forces seize heights near Chorwon Kumhwa, dominating routes and threatening Cho rwon with artillery fire as battles rage on the central front.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Iron Triangle
Reds
United Nations
Chorwon
Kwangdok
Kumhwa
Free Hospitals for Aged Planned
Washington reports that the Truman administration plans to seek Congress approval for government paid hospitalization for all people 65 and over eligible for Social Security retirement benefits. An amendment would entitle 5 to 7 million seniors to cost free care, with Oscar Ewing of the Federal Security Agency linked to the plan and a special message to Congress anticipated.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Oscar Ewing
Federal Security
Ewing
Beach Combing and More Listed by Page
The guide lists sections and page numbers for the publication including Beach Combing on page 1 and A-18, Bridge on A-19, Classified ads C-8 to C-11, Comics C-2, Crossword A-16, Editorial A-18, Financial C-6, Obituaries C-7, Radio and television A-16, Shipping table C-7, Sports C-3 to C-5, Theaters A-17, Tides and temperatures C-7, and Women’s activities in Section B.
Secret-laden British Duo Missing from Paris
British diplomats D. D. MacLean and G. F. De M. Burgess, who vanished 13 days ago after quitting Britain, sent family cables from Paris within 24 hours. Officials say they are missing amid a Western Europe manhunt involving Secret Service and police. no details on the Paris cables.
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Paris
Ondon
Foreign Office
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Russia
D. D. MacLean
G. F. de M. Burgess
Washington
Secret Service
Europe
Fiery Rio Train Crash Kills Fifty-One Passengers
A commuter train collided with a stalled gasoline truck near Rio de Janeiro, killing 51 people who burned in the first and last cars. Forty-seven were injured as the Central do Brasil line reported the flaming fuel sprayed the first car and the engineer halted amid the blaze.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Railway Central Do Brasil
SIMBEL'S CHARGE Macy's Get Blame for Price War
Louis Broido executive vice president of Gimbel's testifies at a state inquiry, accusing Macy's of starting the city price war and using misleading advertising. He warns the rival department store threatens small businesses as joint legislative committees probe unfair trade practices during the price fracas.
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New York
UFA Gimbel Brothers
Macy's Department Store
Gimbel's
Department Stote
Louis Broido
Macy’s
Answer to Russia's Meet Terms Delayed
Paris report says Western powers again delay reply to Russia on Big Four meeting terms due to disagreement on statement. The delay follows a June 7 dispatch from Paris noting lack of consensus among allies.
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Russia
Paris
Beef shortages loom as cattle stay on farms
Chicago dispatch reports cattle remain off the market as a shortage threat grows. Only 14 000 head reached 12 principal markets this day, vs 28 600 last week, lifting weekly receipts to 110 700 from 135 500. Small packers buy more while big packers cut slaughter and lay off workers amid price ceilings.
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Ihicago
Pagales
Chicago
Michael Howiett
At Price Stabilization
Chi
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Carol Morrison
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Atlanta
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