Col Mahurin Victories and Heroic Service Ended by Flak
Col Walker M. Mahurin a renowned Sabre jet pilot and former commander of the 188th Fighter Interceptor Squadron was shot down over Korea on Tuesday after reporting flak and possible fire. From Fort Wayne Indiana he logged 25 confirmed victories in Korea plus 21 in Europe and one in the Pacific across World War II and later led dive bombing missions against targets in Manchuria and Korea.
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Walker M. Mahurin
America
Long Beach
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ekemnu
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Kunu
Mahurin
Europe
Pacific
Korea
Eighth Air Force
United States
Third Air Commando Group
Reds Again Dare U N to End Talks in Korea
MUNSAN Korea May 16 Reds clash with the Allies for the ninth straight day over armistice talks and threaten to end negotiations. Joy and Nam Il clash over prisoner exchanges with a session set for Panmunjom tomorrow. The issue remains the main obstacle to a truce.
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Munsan
Korea
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam Il
Panmunjom
Long Beach
Joy
Nam Ib
U.N
Ike Gets Test in Oregon Vote
Oregon voters faced a Western test of Eisenhower in a tight primary as turnout was forecast to hit a record level. Weather for the day looked favorable with polling hours from 6 am to 9 pm. Eisenhower led the Republican race while Estes Kefauver sought Democratic delegates. Taft supporters largely stayed out.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Volcano on Camiguin Island Reawakens Smoke and Rumblings
Manila May 16 The Weather Bureau reports Hibok Hibok volcano on Camiguin Island in the southern Philippines emitted thick gray smoke and two loud subterranean rumblings last night. Volcanologists warned of a possible eruption. Last December it erupted and displaced about 1000 people.
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Manila
Weather Bureau
Camiguin Island
Philippines
iManiac Trio Kidnap Guard at Eastern State Hospital
Three dangerous inmates of Eastern State Hospital escaped Iv in Vinita Oklahoma today by kidnapping a guard at gunpoint and fleeing in his automobile. They later released the guard S. Cochran.
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Vinita
Okla
Eastern State Hospital
S. Cochran
Copter Rescues Cabby Marooned in Tree by Flood
Curtis O Hagan a 29 year old Merced cab driver spent the night perched in a river tree as flood waters rose in the Merced River north of Snelling. A helicopter hoisted him to safety after hours of failed attempts by friends to reach him.
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Merced
Curtis O'Hagan
O'Hagan
Snelling
E. H. Richey
Frantic prisoner in Philadelphia ends life after seizing gun
May 16 Philadelphia. Numa V Malone 25 British Bahamian national, held by police after disturbance on a Greyhound bus, seized a pistol from Officer William Whalen in an Upper Darby jail cell and killed himself. Malone, a pharmacist visiting the United States, caused alarm on the Florida bound bus and Washington bound leg before capture.
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Philadelphia
William Whalen
Upper Darby
Numa V. Malone
Bahamas
Malone
Se Malone
Pharma
30Th Street
Washington
Westchester Pile
Whelan
Unity and Spiritual Power Vital, Says Gen Eisenhower
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower urged that unity and spiritual strength of the free world matter more than arms. He said peace relies on spiritual, economic, and military strength, warning against focusing only on tanks and guns. He spoke after a two day farewell visit to Britain and met British leaders including Lord Alexander and Anthony Eden.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Free World
Aly
Europe
Britain
Eisenhower
Lord Alexander
Anthony Eden
U.S
Walter Gifford
Embroidered Little Dave Gets Annual Stitches
Centralia life of nine year old David Bierman is recounted after a series of injuries. He fell from a bike at six, received five stitches in the forehead, burned from a power line at seven, hit by coal fragment at eight, and survived a near fall from machinery with three stitches for a gash and additional bandages for arm and head cuts. His mother, now a hospital worker, tells the tale.
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Centralia
David Bierman
David
Davis
Tidelands Bill Sent To Truman For Action
The Senate passed a bill granting states clear title to submerged lands off their coasts, sending the measure to President Truman for approval or veto. The bill faces a veto expectation, with California, Texas and Louisiana most concerned about oil worth estimates and federal supremacy under prior Supreme Court rulings.
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Washington
Senate
Lee
Truman
California
Texas
Louisiana
Supreme Court
House
Sen. O'Mahoney
D.wyo
O'Mahoney
Canada Allows Newsprint Price Increase for Exports
Ottawa permits a $10-a-ton rise in export newsprint prices due to a stronger Canadian dollar which lowers U S returns, while prices to Canadian publishers are unchanged. Exporters complain higher costs cut profits. U S price stabilizer Ellis Arnall opposes any rise. The move follows prior Canada-U.S. consultations and a voluntary price framework.
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Ottawa
New York
United States
Canada
U. S
U S
Washington
Ellis Arnall
Amall
MacArthur warns against military presidency in Michigan
In Lansing Gen Douglas MacArthur told 800 lawmakers that electing a military man as president would be tragic. He criticized a one party fusion, warned such a move would end representative government and pave the way to despotism.
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Detroit
Mich
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Michigan
Lansing
City Hall
Far East
Jer
Eisenhower
Leo
Steelman Eyes Settlement Package To End Rail Talks
Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman was reported ready to offer a settlement package to the nation’s railroads and three big unions as peace talks continue. No details were announced and no immediate assessment given by either side, with negotiations stalled since government seizure of the rails in August 1950 for a possible nationwide strike. wage issues are largely settled but disputes over working conditions and operating rules persist.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Stealman
Auegust
Newspaper Page Locator Listing Sections
A compact index of where to find sections in the newspaper, naming Beach Combing Bridge Dingeierk Ads Noel Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Radio and Television Shipping Sports Theatres Tides Temperatures and Women’s Activities across pages A and B with page numbers.
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Boyle
Bridge
Dingeierk
Noel Comics
Weather update: cloudy tonight then sunny Saturday afternoon
Cloudy tonight and tomorrow morning but sunny Saturday afternoon. Little change in temperature. Southwest to western afternoon winds, 10 to 18 miles an hour.
Bullets Pierce Car but Four in It Unhurt
U S Consul General John D Jernegan his wife and two other Americans escaped unharmed when French soldiers fired a submachine gun burst at their car in Carthage near Tunis Bey Sidi Mohammed Al Amin. Jernegan said no one was seen and the curfew remained in effect amid Arab nationalist tensions.
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Tunis
Tunisia
U. S
John D. Jernegan
Jernegan
San Diego
Calif
United States
Jernegans
Louis Horowitz
Cleveland
O. Horowitz
American Joint Distribution Committee
Carthage
Bey Sidi Mohammed al- Amin
Citef
Jeregan
Jean de Hautecinque
Jemegan
William de Peyster
Jarnegan
Lingerie raids sweep Columbia and Miami dorms
Police and guards clashed with more than 1000 Columbia students for two hours at Barnard College as male raiders plundered female underwear amid windows tossed garments. At the University of Miami about 300 men interrupted Dickinson dormitories with firef hoses used to quell the melee. Harvard and Indiana University also reported related disturbances with arrests and injuries.
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New York
Columbia University
University of Miami
Columbia
Barnard College
University
Dickinson
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
White House
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
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