Train Plunges in Creek Killing Two in Illinois Crash
A Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train the Meadowlark derailed after a track washout near Shelbyville Illinois tumbling down a 30 foot embankment into Brush Creek. Two crewmen died and a dozen passengers were injured as four cars rolled over. Fireman C L Mills 64 of Salem and Mail Clerk Robert Boatwright of Marion were killed. The engineer J R Beach of Villa Grove reported a rain weakened track. The train was on a Chicago to Cypress run. Some passengers were trapped none in serious condition. The conductor Tom Oakes and a passenger walked to Mode for help. One woman was rescued from the water.
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Shelbyville, II
Chicago and Eastern
Illinois
Meadowlark
C.l. Mills
Salem
Robert Boatwright
Marion
Mills
J. R. Beach
Villa Grove
Chicago
Cypress
Tom Oakes
Mode
Tropic Storm Aims at Northern Luzon
Manila June 29 A typhoon warning for northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands was issued this afternoon as a tropical disturbance found two days ago strengthened into a tropical cyclone curving northward according to the Weather Bureau.
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Manila
Luezon
Batenes Islands
Weather Bureau
Marshall Urges Rapid Rush on Foreign Military Aid
Secretary of Defense Marshall told the House foreign affairs committee urgent action on military aid for free nations. He warned of an ominous buildup by Communist powers and said a sustained U.S. commitment is needed, including about 6.3 billion dollars in foreign military aid and 6.3 billion in total aid for the coming fiscal year, with emphasis on Western Europe and Korea.
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Washington
Marshall
Congress
Free Nations
Korea
House Foreign* Affairs Committee
Europe
United States
America
Far East
Pacific
Free World
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. S
Western
Enemy Casualties Reported in Korea Update
The Army estimated enemy casualties in Korea through June 20 at 1 183 464 an increase of 22 964 from the prior week. Combined Chinese and Korean Red battle losses were 860 300 with nonbattle losses at 152 103. Prisoners totaled 163 061 including 16 970 Chinese and the rest North Koreans. The U N total battle casualties through June 22 were 76 749 with nonbattle losses announced regularly by the U S Defense Department.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
United Nations
U. S
U. N
U.S
Armed Forces Reach 3 250 000 Total In Nation
Washington June 29 Deputy Secretary Lovett announced the armed forces now total about 3 250 000. He said this is just short of the 3 400 000 goal but nearly 2 000 000 more than a year ago. Lovett noted aircraft deliveries were about 90 percent of schedule and hoped to reach part I this fall.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Defense
Lovett
United Press
United Air Lines
Pacific Coast Telephone
Western Union
Los Angeles
Pacific Telephone and ‘Telegraph Co
CIO Communication Workers of America
Chicago
Thomas E. Bickers
National Mediation Board
AFL
Airline Pilots Association
Truman
Bickers
Dam Weakening Threat Near Brewster Town
BREWSTER Washington June 29 Bulldozer crews worked to strengthen an old earth dam to ease disaster risk in this 1300 resident town where the Okanogan River meets the Columbia A 20 foot high wave of water could erupt if the dam failed officials say seepage and a 12 foot square section loosening indicate erosion The mayor H A Lindquist expressed hope danger would be relieved by tonight or tomorrow night Rat Lake dam is 200 feet long and 30 feet high behind which about 160 acres lie
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Brewster
Wash
Washington
H. A. Lindquist
Okanogan
Columbia
Rat Lake
Budget forecast sets 1952 outlays at 90 billion dollars
A Budget Bureau official told the Senate finance committee that government spending may reach 90 billion dollars for the year ending mid-1953. He noted 40 billion annually may be needed to maintain the Defense Department after the current military preparedness program. Elmer Staats faced questions on civilian staffing and payroll cuts, with Sen. Byrd citing 35,000 Pentagon civilians and calls for action on reductions.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Defense Department
Elmer B. Staats
Bureau of the Budget
Senate Finance Committee
Staats
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Byrd
D.-Va
Pentagon
House Extends Curbs Month No Rollbacks
The House extended price and rent controls for one month through July and banned price rollbacks during that period. The measure passed 282 to 159 after a no rollback amendment. a recommit vote failed 250 to 27. The Senate anticipated accepting the House plan to prevent controls from ending at midnight. The extension also kept fat imports and rent programs active for another month.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cooley
DN. C
The
Agriculture Committee
Hunt On for Psychiatrist Peake Missing Since Arrest
Police issued an all points bulletin for Dr. William M. Peake a 45 year old Long Beach psychiatrist missing since yesterday after an arrest at his home. He faced four counts of morals offenses against teenage boys and was released on a 1000 bond before vanishing from his residence.
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William M. Peake
Long Beach
Santa Ana
Orange County
Peake
Night and morning low clouds with hazy sun tomorrow
A weather note forecasts night and early morning low clouds with hazy afternoon sun. Temperatures are expected to be slightly cooler tomorrow.
World May Learn Within Phone UAL Hours War Cease Fire
Washington dispatch reports the United States and United Nations allies plan to call for a Korea armistice with Ridgway authorized to seek a field peace showdown. Officials say negotiations would be on a military level among UN, South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese forces, testing sincere intent to end fighting. The Pentagon confirmed dispatch of instructions to Ridgway, with details from unnamed officials outlining authority to pursue a cease-fire strategy.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
U. N
Russia
Moscow
Lovett
State and Defense Departments
US envoy urges Iran to ease oil crisis at Abadan
In Tehran on June 29 AP reports US Ambassador Henry Grady pressed Premier Mossadegh for concessions to keep Abadan refinery oil flowing to the West. Grady called prospects for relief "not looking too bright" after a 30 minute talk, while British officials remained cautiously hopeful as technicians stayed on the job to keep the refinery open.
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Tehran
Iran
U. 8
Henry
Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
Abadan
Mossadegh
Atadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Mossadezh
Truman
Ceasefire talk widens as front sees light fighting
War news from Korea shows ceasefire discussion mounting while small clashes persist on the western front near Yonchon with a hill changing hands six times. Chinese forces conduct probing actions and UN patrols encounter heavy fire. Mustang jets clash with Red aircraft and a Russian jet is damaged.
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Tokyo
Yonchon
United Nations
Iron Triangle
U. & Eighth Army
U.N
Dynamite Lure Trucker Abandoned Truck in Downtown L A
A truck carrying 20000 pounds of dynamite and 55000 detonating caps was found abandoned in a congested Los Angeles area. Ted Gargano of L A said he was transporting explosives from Oakland to Phoenix and was delayed by dental work. Police separated the caps from dynamite and cited him for unsafe storage.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Ted Gargano
Oakland
Russell Camp
Gargano
Newspaper Page Listings Include Wide Range of Sections
The note lists where to find features such as Beach Combing on Page B-1 and Boyle on Page A-13 with multiple sections across pages. It also mentions Classified Ads on B-7, 9, 10 and other columns including Comics B-8 and Editorial A-12.
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Boyle
Hamers
Czechs to Release Western Airmen and Planes
The State Department said Czechoslovakia will free two Western pilots and their U.S. jet fighters held since emergency landings near Prague on June 8. Ambassador Briggs pressed the protest, and a Czech note promised release without giving a date. The pilots are Lt Luther G. Roland of Hummelstown Pennsylvania and Lt Bjoern Johansen, a Norwegian trainee with the U.S. Air Forces.
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Washington
State Department
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Prague
Ellis O. Briggs
Briggs
Germany
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
U.S
Wedemeyer to join Avco as vice president director
Gen Albert C Wedemeyer, commander of the Sixth Army, will retire July 31 and assume the post of vice president and director at Avco Manufacturing Corp on September 1. Avco makes aircraft engines buses trucks marine equipment and precision castings.
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San Francisco
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Avco Manufacturing Corp
Sixth Army
Ne York
Avco
New Guinea Volcano Erupts With Mild Blast
In New Guinea the Mt Lamington volcano, site of a deadly Jan 21 eruption that killed about 4000 Papuans and 35 Europeans, erupted again with a mild blast. Dust and ash fell on southern slopes as officials, led by the government volcanologist, monitor the scene closely.
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Anberra
Australia
New Guinea
Lamington
Eight Navy Men Die In Bomber Crash Off Key West
Eight Navy personnel were killed when a PBM patrol bomber crashed during takeoff at the Key West Seaplane Station. Three officers and six enlisted men aboard. two survivors taken to the seaplane base, one died at hospital, one with minor shock and broken leg. Wreckage recovered. next of kin to be notified.
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Key West
Fla
Naval Hospital
Florida Straits
Key Weat
Naval Headquarters
Navy
U. S. Naval Air Station
Coast Guard
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Brush Creek
Shelbyville
Ill
Associated Press
Luzon
Hunt
Walter Wehner
Municipal
Air Line
Ere
Robert B. Hewett
Clen Clements
L.A
Gen. Wedemeyer
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