Van Fleet Says Communists Likely to Hold Offensive in Korea
Gen James A Van Fleet told reporters in Seoul that the 1,000,000 man Communist army is unlikely to launch a major offensive. He warned any limited push would be contained and decisively defeated by the Eighth Army with air, sea and firepower, noting Communist manpower advantage but weaker tanks.
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Seoul
Korea
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Panmupjom
Red
Koje
Sth
8Th Army
False Fire Alarm Halts TWA Liner
A TWA Constellation flying from Los Angeles to New York landed at Hulman Field in Terre Haute after fire-warning lights flashed. Ambulances and fire crews stood by while 44 passengers evacuated via an emergency slide, but no fire was found. Ground official K. W. Hart said examination found no cause for the warning.
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Terre Haute
Ind
TWA
Hulman Field
Los Angeles
New York
K. W. Hart
Tragic double slaying drives mother to suicide attempt
In a Navy project home near Oakland, Mrs. Mary Glenn stabbed her two children Billie eight and Bobbie four to death with a paring knife after beating them with a baseball bat. She then slit her wrists, later being described as in good condition at Highland Hospital. Her husband Lt. Robert Glenn is stationed at Guam.
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Billy Glenn
Robert Glenn
Mary Edna Glenn
Pleasanton
Calif
Oakland
H. P. Gleason
P. Gleason
Navy Project
Here
Gleason
Mary Glenn
Billie
Bobbie
Glenn
Youth Shot in Gun Accident Near Buena Park
A 16 year old Hawaiian Gardens boy shot Long Beach youth Bill Halpin during a rabbit hunt east of Highway 39 near Buena Park. Halpin was wounded in the stomach, treated at Fullerton General Hospital, after Lee fired while misjudging his rifle. Also present were James West and Joe Moore of Long Beach.
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Long Beach
P. m
Hawaiian Gardens
Hwy. 39
Buena Park
Fullerton General Hospital
Bill Halpin
Virginia St
Charles Lee
Halpin
Lee
James West
Joe Moore
Souvenir Hunt Strips Clerics in Monaghan Incident
In Monaghan Ireland on May 3 forty Protestant clergymen were stripped of their clerical collars during a souvenir hunt staged for a Presbyterian church benefit. The event drew enthusiastic participants and caused local uproar.
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Monaghan
Ireland
County
Protests Interference on Berlin Road
General Handy demands that the Soviet commander halt interference with American patrols on the Berlin to western Germany lifeline highway. He notes the action as malicious and indefensible and insists on immediate corrective action. The dispute coincides with East Germany’s midnight seal off and border restrictions affecting West Germans and residents.
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Berlin
Thomas T. Handy
United States
Europe
Handy
iGen
Vassily A. Chuikov
Germany
East Germany
Eastern Germany
No Man's Land
East
West Germany
Baltic Sea
Czecho
Phantom Blue Phantom sniper terrorizes Illinois motorists on Route 66
Police tracked a reported sniper firing from a blue 1950 Ford with four men on Route 66 near Joliet. William Firthisel of Plainfield was wounded in the hand as the car passed north of Joliet. A spent 30 caliber bullet linked to a Saint Louis killing was found nearby. Another motorist, Daniel Scholar of Aurora, reported a blue car firing on Hwy 56 south of Plainfield, striking his vent window as he ducked.
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St, Louis
Ilinois
Joliet
William Firthisel
Plainfield
Fred
Firthisel
St. Louis
Union Electric Co
Raymond C. Raach
Raack
Patricia
Iois
Daniel
Aurora
Chicago
Schonar
Missouri River cuts new channel. Elwood returns to Kansas
In April floods the Missouri River cut across the S bend near St. Joseph Missouri. Elwood Kansas was left on the Missouri side and Rosecrans Field airport remained on the Kansas side. Army engineers are restoring the main channel by piling to block the new bend while fearing the other cut may persist. A ferry serves the municipal airport during adjustment.
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ST. Joseph
Plains
Missouri
Elwood
Kan
St. Joseph's
Rosecrans Field
Kansas
Acceniy Sith Fhemes
French Raids Seize Red Arms and Offices Across Country
Paris reports a broad police sweep against Communist groups with dawn raids on party headquarters and offices. Arms and ammunition were seized in several cities, including a CGT base in Toulon where gun racks were found and police clashed with rioters.
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Paris
Red Party
Ministry of Interior
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Toulon
Red
Interior Ministry
Party
Union of French Women
Seine Department
The
Arty
Association of Fighters For Peace
Association
Ohio Convicts Escape Prison Break In Columbus
Nine inmates escaped last night from the Ohio penitentiary with three at large early today. Four prisoners including murderers were quickly recaptured after seizing a guard and escaping through a second-floor dormitory window. A fifth was nabbed in a Columbus railroad yard about two hours later, a sixth surrendered, and no shots were fired. Warden Alvis said the escapees were not armed. Guard Thompson recalled the attack as about 30 or 12 men confronted him and seized his keys to reach the window.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph W. Alvis
R. C. Thompson
Fares to Rise in San Francisco Sunday
San Francisco reports fare increases for streetcars and buses from 10 cents to 15 cents tomorrow. The change affects all regular rides in the city starting Sunday, with riders facing higher transit costs.
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San Francisco
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A brief guide lists where to locate sections across pages including Churches on A-6 A-7 and 6-4 Classified Ads on B-5 to B-8 Comics on A-a Obituaries on B-5 Radio and Television on 8-4 Shipping on A-3 Sports on B-2 and B-3 Theaters on A-2 and Tides Temperatures on A-3.
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Boyle
Communists accuse UN of POW slaughter in Korea talks
In Panmunjom on May 31 the Communists charged the United Nations with slaughtering prisoners and refusing to negotiate for an armistice, warning of an extension of the war as Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols stated the UN position is firm. North Korean Gen Nam Il protested deaths at Koje Island and Yongchon camps, threatening to unleash 1,000,000 troops in retaliation. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison urged Nam to accept prisoners' desires reflected in the final proposal of April.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
William P. Nuckols
U. N
Nam 11
Red
Koje Island
Yongchon
Nam
Weather outlook with clouds tonight and warmth tomorrow
Low clouds tonight and early tomorrow give way to mostly clear skies and warm conditions tomorrow afternoon. Southwest to west winds shift at 10 to 18 mph, breezier in the afternoon.
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Rises to 132
The National Safety Council notes Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths reached 132 by midweek with a forecast of 310 national fatalities for the holiday period from Thursday evening to Sunday midnight. Total deaths from all accidents were at least 188, with nontraffic deaths adding 56.
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Associated
National Safety Council
Eisenhower Leaves France for Political Campaign
Paris May 31 AP General Dwight D. Eisenhower departed France after a year and a half as Europe’s top Allied commander and announced plans to enter the Republican presidential race. He lands in Washington tomorrow at 3 p.m. and will briefly end his uniformed career before pursuing a political bid.
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France
Cen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Rene Pleven
Orly Field
Paris
NATO
United States
Washington
Europe
Long Beach
Stephenville
Newfoundland
Matthew 3. Ridgway
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
Tennes Lean
Abilene
Kan
New York
Denver
Eisenhower Committee
National
Taft
Kefauver
Hold Pair Captive Yeggs Loot Cemetery
Inglewood on Memorial Day three robbers held night watchman Ira Queen and his grandson Gary Dotinson captive for four hours at Inglewood Park Cemetery while forcing open the safe. They escaped with 706 dollars mainly receipts from flower sales as deputies and safebreakers worked to decipher the safe ties written on the wall.
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Inglewood
Inglewood Park Cemetery
Ira Queen
Gary Dotinson
Reds Walkout During Harriman Roosevelt Memorial Service
At Hyde Park on Memorial Day, six UN Economic and Social Council delegates from Russia, Poland, and Czechoslovakia walked out as W. Averell Harriman denounced Soviet actions. The event marked a clash during the late President Roosevelt tribute with about 50 council members present.
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N.Y
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Carew
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Harriman
Mutual Security
Franklin Roosevelt
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