Escapee Names 102 Reds as 273 Others Surrender on Koje Island
On Koje Island Korea June 14 American guards seized 102 ringleaders of a Communist revolt after a pint sized informer crawled through barbed wire to identify leaders including a Lt. Col. Rhee. Tear gas forced hundreds of prisoners to surrender and declare anti Communist stance while 273 more joined the anti movement. Brig. Gen. Haydon L Boatner praised order restoration as guards continued operations in the 500 man compounds.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. (Bull) Boatner
al- Ned
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Boamer
Rhee
Kore
Ex Envoy Compares Taft to Russ Acting Tough on War
Former ambassador argues Russia threat demands stronger action and criticizes the Korean War approach calling it a police action. He urges bold moves against Stalin and predicts Russia ready for war by 1934 to avert socialism and dictatorship through regime change.
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Bradley
Russia
Stalin
United States
Long Beach Day at the Los Angeles County Fair Planned
A luncheon at Wilton Hotel developed plans for a Long Beach Day at the fair. Sept 19 is the tentative date with an all Long Beach program including the municipal band, talent, products, and mounted groups. Attendees included Tevis Paine Samuel Vickers Robert Mulvey David Olmstead C. B. Afflerbaugh Jack Grogan Howard Jones and D. W. Campbell.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles County
Wilton Hotel
D. W. Campbell
Chamber of Commerce
Tevis Paine
Samuel Vickers
Robert Mulvey
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
David Olmstead
Municipal Auditorium
C. B. Afflerbaugh
Jack Grogan
Howard Jones
Chamber
Cotton Market Secrets Leak Investigation Shifts Focus
The Justice Department will probe an alleged leak of secret Agriculture Department cotton market information. The Senate agriculture committee hearings led to the resignation of Clovis D. Walker on May 5 as director of the cotton branch. Investigator said Souisy Mansour, an Egyptian dealer and Walker’s close friend, apparently obtained early information on government buying plans.
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Washington
Justice Department
Agriculture Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Clovis D. Walker
Senate
Souisy Mansour
Walker
Truman Civil Rights Talk Divides Congress Amid Debate
President Truman pushed a federal civil rights program in a Howard University address, drawing mixed reactions from Congress including party rivals. He argued for federal protection of rights and called for FEPC and anti-discrimination measures, while supporters urged strong platform language for a civil rights bill.
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Washington
Truman
Howard University
Chitic
Tishe
Sen
el Jender
D-La
McClellan
D.-Ark
Sen. Mundt
R.-S. DP
Lehman
Ellender
White House
Walls
Jericho
Asia
Africa
Wiel House
Eisenhower Taft duel shapes GOP race in Detroit visit
The AP rounds Ike and Taft as they press for delegates ahead of the July Chicago convention. Ike visits Detroit to court Michigan's 46 vote delegation after a Gettysburg farm stop, while Taft rests in Washington following similar outreach.
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Associated Press
Dwight Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Michigan
Taft
Washington
Delaware
Wilmington
Chi_ jenge
Joff
Rey
Puerto Rico
Illinois
Connecticut
William Fulbright
Arkansas
Little Rock
Georgia
Richard Russell
Tilingis
Adial Stevenson
Hartford
Brien McMahon
McMahon
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Stalin
Russia
Hefauver
Kefauver
Russell
Harriman
Chicago
GOP
Radioman Marshall Arrested as Spy for Russia in London
A British radioman is charged under the Official Secrets Act with tipping information to Pavel Kuznetsov of the Soviet Embassy in London. He was arrested in King George's Park with an unidentified companion, and the Foreign Office weighed diplomatic immunity and Moscow's response as the case proceeded. The suspect faces up to 14 years if convicted, while his mother and a 22 year old woman reported as a friend witnessed the arrest and later saw him jailed in a limousine.
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Moscow
Britain
Pavel Kuznectsov
London
William Hughes
Marshall
King George's Park
Persé
Foreign Office
Kuznetsov
Georgi Zarubin
Washington
Klaus Fitths
Hughes
Matjaan
Dail
Veteran actor Victor Moore undergoes gallstone operation
Hollywood June 14 veteran stage and film comedian Victor Moore underwent an operation for gallstones today at Lebanon Hospital. The illness sidelines the famed actor as doctors report a routine procedure with no complications.
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Hollywood
Victor Moore
cCdors of Lebanon
Atomic Engine Due Test Says President
President Truman and Dean stressed the first practical atomic powered submarine a landmark toward a new era in naval warfare and human welfare. They outlined tests on dry land, the impending engine, and the aim for peaceful use while warning that disarmament must precede broader atomic power.
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Dean
Truman
Atomic Mergy Commission
Navy
O Idaho
United States
Attempted poisoning sparks Tunis strike over Bey
A spontaneous general strike rose in Tunis as word spread of a poison attempt against the Bey family. At Carthage's summer palace, white powder was found in soup prepared for dinner for Prince Chadley, the Bey's son and political secretary, with authorities deeming it poison. The action aimed to protest and show solidarity with Sidi Mohammed Al-Almin.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Sidi Mohammed Al-Almin
Carthage
Prince Chadley
Heinjz
Peison
Soldiers Die In Car Crash After Friday the 13th
Two ex soldiers discharged from the Army yesterday Friday the 13th were killed when their automobile crashed into a bridge abutment in Nulensville Venn. Investigations found each had exactly $13 in his wallet.
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Nulensville
Venn
Investifins
Russ Move to Split Britain U S Hinted
Moscow June 14 Andrei Gromyko named Russia's ambassador to Britain signaling emphasis on Soviet British relations. Western observers say move aims to court British neutrality and split Britain from Western allies amid Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Andrei A
Gromyko
Russia
Britain
London
Aneurin Bevan
U. S
Maxim Litivinoff
V. M. Molotov
Bus and Car Hit Head-On in Upland. 1 Killed, 16 Hurt
In Upland on U S Route 66 a head-on crash between a sedan driven by Jay D Holtslander, 39, of Upland, and a Los Angeles bound bus operated by Trona Stages Inc killed the driver of the car and injured 16 people. Four bus passengers escaped injury. Among the injured were E B McClatchey, about 60, of Ridgecrest, and Eugene J Down of Trona. The scene was cleared by San Antonio Community Hospital staff.
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Upland
Cecil Derr
California
Los Angeles Tronn Stages, , Inc
Jay D. Holtslander
Holtslander
Northern Farmers in Battle of Clouds
In Yakima and Wenatchee Valleys central Washington farmers clash over weather modification. Wheat growers hire Water Resources Corp to seed clouds with silver iodide to induce rain while cherry and soft fruit growers fund anti rain efforts led by meteorologist Jack M. Hubbard. Rain and harvest timing hinge on these secretive operations as growers assess cherries and fruit crops.
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Washington
The
Water Resources Corp
Denver
Jack M. Hubbard
Olympia
Wash
Hubbard
Phil E. Church
University of Washington
Wenatchee
Yakima
Death Sentence For Soldier At Fort Hood
Fort Hood Texas June 14 A general court martial sentenced Army private Michael Kunak of Baltimore to death for killing 2nd Lt. Harold Williamson of Washington North Carolina during Exercise Long Horn in a mess tent near Fort Hood. Kunak did not allow enlisted men on the court.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Texas
Michael Kunak
Baltimore
Harold B. Williamson
Washington, N. C
Kunak
Fort Hood
Phoentx
Williamson
U. S. Air Force
Arizona
Herman Peters
Fresno
Calif
Howard A. Fairbanks
Eaton Rapids
Mich
James O'Malley
Providence
R. 1
Charles R. Bowen
Taylor City
John E. Traham
Iowa
Tucson
Transit strike in Los Angeles postponed two weeks
LOS ANGELES June 14 Union officials said transit employees rejected a 2 01 2 percent raise offer but a legal snag blocks any strike action for at least two weeks. The pause follows a vote against the company proposal and delays in resolving the labor dispute.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Transit Lines
Fire Destroys Plane Rescue at Lebec Wreck Scene
A grass fire near Lebec drove a ground rescue party to the Monte Airport where one plane burned and exploded while two others were damaged. Civil Air Patrol said the wreckage may be that of Cy Gihm, a Petaluma poultryman missing since June 3, but it was not positively identified.
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EL Monte
Bakersfield
Elerash
A Monte
Lebec
Civil Air Patrol
Cy Gihm
Petaluma
Palmdale
Lt Lines
Salem
CAP Squadron 13
Bihm
Intensive Sea Hunt for Freighter Crew
An intensive search took place today in the cold southern waters of the Patagonian coast for 18 crewmen of the freighter Lucho, which sank in a storm yesterday off Puerto Deseado. The 601 ton vesselfoundered 1000 miles south of Buenos Aires as three ships had tried to reach survivors without success.
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Bulnus Alnes
Argentina
Patagonian
Lucho
Puerto Deseado
Buenos Aires
Yester
Finland Sends Payment to United States for World War I Aid Record
Washington reports Finland has paid 142127.18 dollars to preserve its status as the only nation never to default on American World War I aid. This payment reinforces Finland’s debt record and reflects ongoing postwar financial arrangements.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Fly Spray Kills Cows in Bellflower Incident
Bellflower dairyman spraying cattle for flies caused five cows to die and 10 others to fall ill before veterinary antidote saved some. Health officials say improper dilution of larvicide, 1 gallon to 46 gallons water, rather than 2 gallons to 1/2 gallon used, led to the tragedy.
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Bellflower
County Health Department
F. P. Wilcox
Wilcox
Ricky Hammond Undergoes 22Hour Skin Graft Surgery
Ricky Hammond was wheeled from Sea side Hospital at noon after entering at 9 30 p m for skin grafting to replace his mangled right leg and arm. Doctors report his condition satisfactory as he faces a series of operations to repair injuries from a freight train incident weeks ago.
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Ricky Hammond
Seaside Hospital
Ricky
Two Men Face Molesting Charges in Superior Court
Two men pleaded to enter pleas in Superior Court on June 19 after being charged with molesting children. Richard A. Dahl, 19, of San Pedro, a student, is free on 2000 bail for molesting three boys since June 1, 1951. Leonard R. Sullivan, 30, of Torrance, is jailed on 2500 bail for molesting an 8-year-old Wilmington girl on May 24. Both are represented by Milo S. Smith.
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Fred Miller
Richard A. Dahl
Paseo del Mar
San Pedro
Leonard R. Sullivan
S. Main St
Torrancé
Wilmington
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