Thompson Destroyer Hits 13 Times by Shore Guns
US destroyer Thompson reached port in Sasebo after being hit 13 times in 15 minutes by Communist shore batteries off Korea's east coast. Three sailors killed. Lt. Comdr. Walter Barckman praised crew bravery as executive officer D. Lynn and others were wounded. The Arnold J. Isbell silenced the battery. naval HQ confirmed the tally of 13 hits with no serious damage.
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Tokyo
U. S
Thompson
Sasebo
Japan
Korea
Comir
Walter H. Barekman
San Diego
Calif
Songjing
Barckman
John R. Lain
Creed
Cole
Herbert S. Gilmore
Macon
Gilmore
Fc. D. Lynn
Far East Naval Headquarters
Arnold J. Isbell
4 Million Naval Hospital Plan Approved for Long Beach
Approximately 4 million dollars for a 300 bed temporary naval hospital in the Long Beach area has been approved by the Bureau of the Budget. The site is likely Terminal Island on government property with Reeves Field favored by Capt. J Dannenberg. A formal announcement may come Monday as defense budgets firm up.
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Long Beach
Bureau of the Budget
Washington
Terminal Island
J. ¥. Dannenberg
Naval Base
Reeves Field
Naval Hospital
Seventh St
Bellflower Blvd
Veterans Administration
Navy
Tornadic Winds Rip Texas Town in West Texas
Tornadic winds struck Merkel Texas around 11:15 last night wrecking buildings unroofing homes and snapping telephone poles. Main street businesses including a cafe appliance store post office and grocer were heavily damaged with no reported injuries. Merkel lies 16 miles from Abilene.
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Merkel
Texas
West
Abilene
Pedestrian Killed by Police Squad Car in Memphis Chase
In Memphis on June 16 a speeding motorist was pursued by a police squad car. Ernest Colbert, 58, was struck and killed, ending the city’s traffic deathless days at 62. The department had been aiming for 100 days without a fatality.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ernest Colbert
Yeggs Miss Out After Bank Door Left Unlocked
Fitchburg Mass June 16 A patrolman on rounds found the Worcester Trust Co bank door unlocked overnight. No sign of entry or loot reported. Police cautioned would be robbers to note the mistake and warned against future attempts.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Worcester ‘Trust Co
Prague says two missing jets landed in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia reported to the United States that two jet fighters missing from the American zone in Germany since June 8 landed on Czech soil and pilots are unharmed. Ambassador Ellis Briggs sent the notice to the State Department seeking release of the pilots and planes from Communist authorities. One pilot is American and the other a Norwegian trainee with the U S Air Force.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
United States
Germany
State Department
Ellis’ Briggs
U.S
Slayings on Korean Front Spark Atrocity Probe
Seven GIs were found murdered on a cliff’s foot near Hwachon, central Korea, with heads bludgeoned and hands tied. An eighth soldier survived, badly injured, as investigators label the killings an atrocity tied to retreating Chinese forces. Victims identified as members of the 19th Regiment, 24th Division, with valuables stolen and dogtags untouched.
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Korea
Hwachon
U. & 24Th Division
24Th Division
Gls
Larry.Powers
Tucson
Aziz
Ltst Infantry Regiment
Chinese Reds Push South To Bolster New Offensive
Chinese reinforcements streamed south from Manchuria to reinforce the Communist line and prepare a new push in Korea. UN planes pounded 500 enemy trucks moving toward Pyongyang while striking retreating forces and supply pack trains. The UN offensive stalled across Korea as the Eighth Army dug in north of the 38th Parallel awaiting fresh supplies.
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Tokyo
Korvea
Manchuria
United Nations
Pyongyang
Korea
U. N
West Central Front
Salt Water Trade Grinds To Halt As Three Unions Strike
A nationwide stoppage of salt water shipping began at midnight as contracts expired for NMU CIO, ARA CIO, and Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association CIO. Most vessels halted except military cargo ships as talks with negotiators stalled in San Francisco. Negotiations extended briefly but failed to yield a settlement, with crews ready to strike without contracts.
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Associated Frec
National Maritime Union
CIO
American Radio Association
CSO
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
ARA
San Francisco
Joseph Curran
NMU
Omar Hoskins
Lnion
President Signs Trade Agreement Extension With Restrictions
President Truman signed a two year extension of the reciprocal trade agreements program on June 16, objecting to new congressional restrictions aimed at protecting certain products. He said the changes risk product by product tariffs, but the program will continue under its long standing aims. New rules require reports to Congress on agreements beyond the peril point and mandate an escape clause in all deals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
20Th Congress
Tariff Commission
Train strikes car in fog kills four near North Bend
A Union Pacific train slammed into an automobile in dense fog at North Bend Nebraska, killing all four occupants. Victims were Melvin Krepel 23 Omaha the driver. Mrs. Krepel his wife. Frank Krepel 21 Omaha Melvin’s brother. and Mrs. Prochaska 45 Omaha Melvin’s mother-in-law.
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North Bend
Neb
Union’ Pacific
Tinion Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Melvin Krepel
Krepel
Wrank Krepel
Melvin
Prochaska
Ofaha
French in Indochina Battle Breaks Siege
In Saigon Indochina on June 16 French forces described as air fighters and supporters aided a garrison to break a siege that began Thursday. The report notes the action against enemy forces and the French casualties and objective of relieving the besieged position.
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Indochina
Saigon
MacArthur Warns Of Drift Toward Socialism In U S
Fort Worth June 16 Gen Douglas MacArthur closed his Texas tour with a charge that government spending and taxation push the nation toward socialism He urged Americans to demand morality in civil power and reject fear and propaganda He warned that currency purchasing power erodes under political influence and that bureaucracy and public spending threaten free enterprise and the people as servants of the state
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Fort Worth
Douglas MacArthur
Texas
Dallas
Truman
MacArthur
Korea
FESR
Fire death toll in Canada orphanage blaze climbs high
Montreal dispatch reports the fire at St. Cunegonde's Hospice killed 32 found bodies with 18 listed as missing and the death toll feared to reach 50. Coroner to hold inquest as authorities note many residents were elderly or crippled. Nuns Rita Gervais and Chauvin are among those identified.
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Montreal
St. Cunegonde’s Hospice
Weenee
Tm Grey Nuns
August Clement
Mathier
Rita Gervais
Chauvin
P. 3
Seguin
Sunny Spell With Light Winds Forecast
Weather note reports bright conditions this afternoon with a slight temperature change. Southwest winds near 2:18 mph, low clouds and light variable winds tonight and tomorrow morning.
Time Extended in Iran Dispute
Tehran reports Prime Minister Mossadegh granted Britain a 48 hour extension to reply on turning over all British oil profits to Iran. Ambassador Grady secured the delay to avoid disrupting the conference, with Iran seeking a definite yes or no by Sunday and negotiations continuing into Tuesday.
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Tehran
Iran
UPI
Mohammed Mossadegh
A. S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Grady
Neutron
Threat of Beef Famine Easing
Washington reports the beef famine threat easing as Price Controller Michael V. DiSalle calls for patriotic cooperation from the meat industry to maintain supply at affordable prices. He warns future supplies hinge on new congressional controls replacing the expiring Defense Production Act and notes current rollbacks of cattle prices.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
CPA
Joint
Congressional “Watchdog
Committee On
DiSalle
Congress
Classifieds and notices folded through the paper list sections
The page index enumerates newspaper sections including churches and obituaries on various pages, sports listings on B-2 and B-3, theaters on A-8, radio and television on 5-4, tides and temperatures on 8-4, and nearby cities on A-2, guiding readers to content across the issue.
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Gomict
Radiomen Picket and ILWU Men Quit at Terminal Island
Longshoremen halted operations on the SS Pine Bluff at Berth 232 A as CIO radio operators posted pickets. Four gangs of longshoremen quit the ship after picketing began, with Luckenbach Steamship Lines on the intercoastal route. About 15 foreign vessels in port largely unaffected, tanks ships with AFL radio officers still sailing. Local 13 leader George Love said picket lines would be observed where legitimate, but few ships faced action.
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Pine Bluff
Union
Richfield and Standard of Cos
General Petroleum Corp
AFL
Texas Co
Keystone Tankship Co
CIO
George Love
Local 13
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
National Maritime Union
One More Convinced War II Is Over on Anatahan Island
Navy reports a Japanese petty officer, Eighteen other sailors and soldiers still hide on Anatahan Island with a single machine gun. June Inoue, 43, was rescued from the island near Saipan after years of believing the war ended. He and 18 companions are the only survivors of the 33 marooned since 1944, with some murdered or dying in accidents. Seaman Ichiro Nakagawa now leads the group and threatens violence to anyone attempting escape.
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Lief Erickson Agana
Guam
Anatahan Island
Saipan
Navy
Inoue
Imperial Navy
Anatahan
U.S
Em Jnoue
HinjiShi
Kobe
Nakagawa
Ichiro
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New York City
Avezzano
Kathy
Avemato
Fire Department
Associated Press
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Yeggs
William Burson
Southland Citie
Canada
ILWU
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