ROK Rejects Armistice Plan Amid Seoul Demonstrations
South Korea rejects a proposed armistice plan as demonstrations swell in Seoul and Pusan. Panmunjom talks continue with lower officers drafting details while acting Prime Minister flatly refuses any settlement that implies unification. An American soldier wounds two bystanders during protests as 100000 marchers flood city streets. Army holds the soldier for investigation.
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Pusan
Korea
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Knowland Doubts Excess Profit Tax Will Be Extended
Senator Knowland of California, leader for the Republicans, doubts the extension of the excess profits tax will be extended. He said it is tied up in the House Ways and Means Committee and is not guaranteed for action this session. He added a better than even chance if it reaches the floor, while noting broader Eisenhower program items remain on track.
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East German Red rulers ease communization and grant church concession
East Germany announces sweeping cutbacks in the collectivization and control of the Soviet zone and signs a peace accord granting the Protestant church major concessions. Premier Otto Grotewohl says measures aim to reunify Germany through concrete steps, while Western observers see possible moves toward West Germany unification and NATO ties.
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South Korean Leader Rejects Armistice Terms
Acting Prime Minister Pyun Yung Tai refused to accept any armistice terms and suggested ROK troops on two thirds of a 155 mile front might not pull back to create a buffer zone after a truce. He did not explicitly say they would withdraw, but confirmed it could be true if the truce fails. Lawmakers proposed an alliance with Nationalist China amid ongoing debate on the armistice.
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Pyun Yung Tai
Pyun
South Korea
China
Woman killed as hot asphalt pours from overturned truck
Hollywood reports a dump truck overturning and spilling ten tons of steaming asphalt onto a convertible killing 31 year old Mrs Leoncka Kunz and severely injuring her year old son Andrew. Police say brake failure caused the crash and bystanders freed the victims. Driver Frank Wilmoth received minor injuries.
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Hollywood
Leoncka Kunz
Andrew
Frank Wilmoth
Good Beginning Reported by GOP at Mt Rushmore Rally
President Eisenhower told a Republican rally at Mt Rushmore that his administration has made a good beginning toward free world collective security modernizing defense and securing equal civil rights. He outlined progress in 10 government areas during a five state tour and warned against partisan gridlock between Congress and the White House.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Where to Find It Listing Fragment
A fragmented newspaper index lists sections and page references across the paper including Beach Combing Classified Comics Editorial and Obituaries with scattered page designations such as Page C-1 B-13 8-13 C-6 to 1 and A-23 24 25 for various topics and departments.
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Riots in Czechoslovakia Against Red Currency Decree
Reports from Vienna indicate anti-Soviet protests across major Czech cities including Pilsen Brno and Ostrava. Rioters damaged factories burned archives and official records flew American flags and clashed with troops as martial law was imposed leaving several dead and many wounded.
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Air Force recalls transport planes from commercial leases
The Air Force ordered the recall of all 37 C-54 transport planes it had leased to commercial airlines. Air Material Command at Wright-Patterson Field telegraphed notices to end the C-54 lease agreements, marking a government move to reclaim the aircraft.
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Air Material Command
Wright- Patterson Field
Ohio
Two Killed Three Hurt in Plant Blast and Fire
In a downtown factory a blast and fire killed two women and injured three other female workers. About 70 employees fled into the street as flames swept the ornament firm’s lacquer room. The cause of the explosion was not determined.
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Baltimore
Legislature Hikes Gas Tax Ends Five Month Session
Sacramento report notes a late compromise produced a highway bill expanding freeways in cities and improving rural roads. The measure raises about 6 to 7 cents per gallon in state gas taxes over two years, with truck diesel increases on a sliding scale. Proceeds total roughly 676 million dollars over ten years for highway construction statewide.
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Crash Kills Man Wife and 3 Children
A car and a truck crashed on Route 18 Wednesday night killing Cyril M Novak 31 of Dickson City Pennsylvania his wife Mary 80 and their two children ages 3 and two months all occupants of the car The Novak family was returning to Norfolk Virginia where Novak is stationed after a visit to their Pennsylvania home The truck driver Charles Henry 43 of Cheriton Virginia was uninjured State Police said the Novak car collided with the truck after hitting a second car whose driver was unhurt
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Pennsylvania
Charles Henry
Cheriton
Weather Outlook Through Friday Along the Coast
A coastal forecast predicts showers tonight and through Friday with southerly breezes. Temperature trends point to a high near 76 degrees today while overnight lows remain mild as a strengthening marine layer develops.
Dazed Wounded Man Slain Sweetheart Detail Los Angeles
A 41 year old machinist was found wandering with a gunshot head wound and hours later the body of his girlfriend Lucile M Chambers, a 30 year old carhop, was found shot in a nearby bungalow. Covill and Chambers had been shot in the head at close range. Police said Mrs Chain berg was slain as she slept with a blanket tossed over her. Covill’s skull was fractured and the bullet passed through his temples. Hospital attendants warned both eyes could be endangered if he survives. Covill, supervisor of an engineering department at McCulloch Motors near the International Airport, had a son named Dandi and was known as a bachelor at Pleya del Rey. He had prior legal trouble including a 1944 stabbing case and later arrests for attempted break in on his former wife’s home.
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Lucile M. Chambers
Daniel Andrew Covill
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General Hospital
McCulloch Motors
International
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Pleya del Rey
Doreen Lowell
Rovers
Muriel
Raiding the Empty Saddle Club Sparks Party Chaos
Vice officers raided the Empty Saddle Club party in Rolling Hills. More than 250 guests fled as 5 actresses were arrested for improper show and 5 men for gambling. Women Ronnie Wilson Verna Brett Lee Darnell Marian Michael Geraldine Smith cited for improper vagrancy with suspended jail terms and fines. Several audience members, including high school boys, present. gambling suspects Frederick Gregory Ray Jacobs Thomas Soto Robert Martin James Martin arrested for interference. Empty Saddle Club located east of Crenshaw Blvd. and south of Palos Verdes Dr North.
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Robert Martin
Spreckles Lane
Redondo Beach
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Los Angeles
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Empty Saddle Club
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Palos Verdes Dr
North
Lehman Accuses McCarthy of Free Mail Abuse
Washington Senator McCarthy accuses Lehman of abusing free mailing privileges as aides blocked free mail of Lehman office literature titled Creeping McCarthyism. Lehman retorts that McCarthy aims to intimidate dissent and insists he will not be silenced.
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VPI
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McCarthy
R.-Wis
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Senate
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Denmark Says Marshall Plan Aid Unneeded As Economy Steady
Copenhagen Denmark reported to Washington that its finances were secure and no further Marshall Plan aid would be required. Officials stated the economy was stable enough to avoid additional U S assistance.
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