Thirty Seconds Too Long To Stay In Korea News Card
Western Front Korea AP report captures Yank GIs bitter over Rhee's opposition to an armistice. Quotes from Pvt. George R. Alworth to Sgt. William Green reveal desire to end fighting soon. Soldiers fear dying and long remain in no man’s land as calls for home rise.
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Korea
William C. Barnard
Western Front
No Man’s Land
Syngman Rhee
Pvt
George R. Alworth
Parker Ford, Pa
South Korea
Charles Meyers
Chester
Joe
Harold Boscutti
Chicago
Pfc
Johnny R. Ingram
Hattiesburg
Miss
Cpl
Wiley J. Massey
Merkel
Texas
James C. Short
Detroit
William W. Poullos
Tyrone
Herbert Goebel
Bluefield
W. Va
William Green
Cleveland
Ohio
Green
No Man's Land
Arthur Ross
Binghampton
Robert F. Smith
Xenia
Gilbert Walter
Newfane
N. Y
Charles Passalacqua
Geneva
Politico Seized by Thugs Near Chicago Home
Police hunt for missing Republican state representative Clem Graver after he was abducted near his west side Chicago home. Witnesses, including his wife Amelia, saw three men follow Graver into his garage. an all night manhunt yields no trace and FBI involvement is suspected for possible federal angles.
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Chicago
Clem Graver
West Side
William Touhy
Eugene McWally
Tim
Graver
Touhy
FBI
Amelia
Temperature Soars to 114 in New Delhi Amid Dust Haze
In New Delhi the temperature rose above 114 degrees Fahrenheit as a dust haze swept the city from the Rajasthan Desert. Officials warned residents to stay indoors and avoid strenuous activity amid the extreme heat.
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New Delhi
India
Rajasthan
Marijuana in Garden Triggers Bellflower Couple Arrest
Bellflower deputies raid a Downey garden patch where John Wayland Freeman and Mary Freeman tended marijuana plants. The couple, ages 21 and 18, admitted addiction after being booked at Norwalk. two teenage girls were also arrested for receiving marijuana. Charges include health and safety code violation and possible furnishing narcotics to juveniles.
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Downey
Imperial Hwy
John Wayland Freeman
Mary
Olive St
Donn M
Saulsbury
Tom Yarrell
Freeman
G. M. Peterson
George DeLude
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
Bellflower
Sheriff's Oficers
Union OKs U S Steel wage pact in early settlement
The CIO United Steelworkers approved a wage deal with U S Steel Corp granting an 8 44 cent hourly raise and elimination of geographic differentials. North south pay gaps shrink 2%4 cents next Jan 1 and another 2% at July 1954, wiping out the five cent differential. Union calls the accord the shortest and sweetest in years.
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Pittsburgh
CIO Steel Union
U. S. Steel Corp
Cio-United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Philip Murray
U. S
Where to Find It Beach Combing Page B-1
Classified pages and sections listed for navigation include Beach Combing on Page B-1 with Boyle on A-11 and Bridges on A-. The rest covers Classifieds B-8 to B-15, Comics A-2, Crossword 8-8, Editorial A-10, Financial 8-4, Obituaries 8-2, a routing table on 8-8, Sports A-1 and 3 on pages 14 and 15, Theaters A-8, Tides Temperatures B-8, Woman B-4 and B-5, and Your World A-2.
Tremor Shakes Oakland Windows and Buildings
A sharp earthquake swayed chandeliers and shook windows in Oakland today. No damage reported. The tremor, centered about 14 feet south of the Berkeley campus, was felt mainly in East Oakland San Leandro Hayward and Alameda. Seismologist Charles Herricks said it lasted three minutes on instruments. The quake was recorded at 10 50 03 a m pdt at the University of California Berkeley.
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Oakland
University of California In Berkeley
Charles Herricks
Berkeley
San Leandro
Haylward
Alameda
Battle Rages Along Eastern and Central Fronts
AP report from Seoul details Chinese forces attacking Outpost Harry near Chorwon and battles across central and eastern fronts. Red artillery and foot troops clash, with gains and heavy losses reported as U S reinforcements counterattacks. Estimate shows about 500 Reds killed and 1000 wounded over two days of fighting for the Chorwon ridge area.
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Seoul
U. S
Outpost Harry
Chorwon
Aad
Associated Press
Milo “Farnell
South Central Heat Wave Claims Five Lives Across Region
Heat wave sweeps the south central states with temperatures exceeding 100 across Kansas Missouri Oklahoma Texas Arkansas and parts of Tennessee Louisiana and Mississippi. Five deaths are attributed to the heat including three in Missouri and two in Memphis where the day reached 103. Sixteen people were hospitalized in Memphis as thundershowers and hail ended the stretch of extreme heat in western Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Hill City
Rusty
Nebraska
South Dakota
Philip
Bus Crash Kills Five Injures 30
A Westsound Greyhound bus wreck on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Harrisburg killed five women and injured about 30. The bus skidded, hit a parked tractor-trailer, and was en route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh. One identified victim was Mrs Southerland of Washington PA. others unnamed. An eyewitness reported the crash occurring nine miles east of Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Greyhound
Here
Thomas J.fritchey
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Poulson Takes Oath as Los Angeles Mayor
Norris Poulson was sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles. He will assume duties July 1 as chief executive, succeeding Fletcher Bowron who was defeated by the former in the April mayoralty election.
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Los Angeles
Norris Poulson
Poulson
Jas
Fletcher Bowron
Armistice Progress Forges On At Panmunjom
Optimism grows that truce negotiators will return to Panmunjom Sunday or Monday to finalize terms of an armistice. Silent progress in staff officer meetings contrasts with ongoing anti truce protests in South Korea led by President Syngman Rhee. United Nations commands press ahead, anticipating a ceasefire within days despite opposition.
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Seoul
Panmunjom
Smith Area
Syngman Rhee
U. N
South Korea
Weather Update Variable clouds into weekend
A weather note says variable high cloudiness through Saturday with mostly sunny days. It notes slightly warmer temperatures and a high near 84 for today.
Turtle Attacks Girl After Tongue Teasing
Oklahoma City report details a 3 year old, Mary Alice Miller, poking a turtle near home and sticking out her tongue. The turtle snapped its jaws, latching onto her tongue until neighbors freed the girl with baby pins. She escaped with minor scratches and her tongue intact.
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Oklahoma City
Mary Alice Miller
Mary Alice
Martha Miller
Wheat futures dip below $2 on Chicago Board of Trade
Wheat futures fell under the $2.00 barrier on the Chicago Board of Trade marking the first move below this level since March 35 1950. In a weak session the market dropped, with prices slipping to around $1.99 a bushel as panic and selling pressure cut several cents from quotes.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Warren Says Legislature Made Little Progress in Areas Other Than Highways
Governor Earl Warren criticized the 1953 general session for making little progress beyond highway work. He noted no major studies or completions on development and conservation, human relations, or government reorganization, while affirming progress on highway needs.
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Warren
Man Who Wouldn't Call Doctor Guilty
Mor ria Childress, 41, Pekin, testified his religion forbids medical care, and a Randolph Circuit Court jury found him guilty of manslaughter in his infant daughter’s death. The two to two year sentence will be pronounced later after prosecutors urged parole after the minimum term. The 8 month old died from pneumonia and lack of medical care.
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Woodland
Calif
EH. L. Means
Means
Henry Decaillet
Phoebe Ann Bair
Tom Wallace
Yolo County
Decaillet
Bair
Madison
Blair
Irving Bair
Bairs
Eva May
Phebe
Jimmy
Winchester
Ind
Morria Childress
Pekin
Randolph Circuit Court
Childress
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