Fire spree grips Fresno as arsonist sparks 12 blazes
Armed troops patrolled downtown Fresno as police hunted a suspected arsonist after 12 fires broke out nearly simultaneously. Mayor Dunn declared a state of emergency with National Guardsmen aiding police, while 90 plus evacuated and a landmark Hughes building heavily damaged.
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Fresno
Calif
Californiia
Gordon Dunn
Earl Warren
Dunn
National Guardsmen
FBI
Hughes
Joint Statement Expected After Rhee Talks in Seoul
President Eisenhower truce emissary Robertson wrapped up secret talks with President Syngman Rhee in Seoul. U S Embassy sources say Rhee may be won over to an armistice and a joint communique is due at 10 am tomorrow. The emissary said progress was substantial but no formal agreement announced. A South Korean source suggested talks would proceed at a different level.
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Seoul
Eisenhower
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Rhee
Robertson
Tokyo
Mark. Clark
United States
Pyong Yung Tai
Korea
America
South Korea
U. S. Senate
Reform Seen As Aftermath From Ouster
Western observers believe Soviet leaders will announce broad reforms after Lavrenty Beria's ouster. Pravda backs changes in agriculture and law, while purging Beria as an anti imperialist menace. Western sources say policy remains intact though the move signals a possible Kremlin shift. Panmunjom talks continue as Robertson praises Rhee and hints at more meetings before final decisions.
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Moscow
Lavrenty P. Beria
Communist Party
Pravda
Beria
Senate Aims Quick Passage Of Eisenhower Tax Bill
Senate tax chiefs Sen. Millikin and Sen. George pledge a fast safe ride for President Eisenhower’s excess profits tax extension after the House action. The measure moves to a smoother path in the Senate with leaders backing rapid approval despite a House fight led by 78 year old Rep. Reed.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Millikin
Rcolo
George
D-Ga
Deposed Sesqui Queen Seeks Miss Ohio Title
Martha Zimmerman, 19, of Salem, winner of Miss Dennison, will represent six counties Tuscara wa s Stark Coshocton Harrison Columbiana Carroll in the Miss Ohio pageant July 30 at Mentor-on-the-Lake. She previously was part of a disputed Sesquicentennial queen contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Bailey
Akron
Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture Named
President Eisenhower nominated two new assistant secretaries under a reorganization act. John H. Davis of Virginia, current Director of Commodity Marketing and Adjustment, and Romeo E. Short of Arkansas, new director of the Foreign Agricultural Service, are named for the posts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John H. Davis
Virginia
Romeo E. Short
Arkansas
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Eisenhower Meets With Big Three In Washington
In Washington the Big Three foreign ministers Dulles Salisbury and Bidault met President Eisenhower. They discussed Moscow purge of Deputy Premier Beria and possible worldwide repercussions. Eisenhower pledged 15 million dollars in food for East Germany to ease unrest while talks on German unification and Western defense continued.
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Kremlin
Eisenhower
Moscow
Larenty Beria
White House
Dulles
Lord Salisbury
Georges Bidault
Russia
Bidault
Salisbury
Beria
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Bohlen
Paris
State Department
Vrenty P. Beria
Georgi Malenkov
Britain
West
Europe
East Germany
Ussr
United States
Germany
Bermuda
Malenkov
Underworld Figure Dragna Jailed For Deportation Warrant
LAS VEGAS Nev Police arrest Jack Dragna a Los Angeles underworld figure on a deportation warrant. Dragna 62 lost his appeal against a 1932 entry into the United States at San Ysidro and faces removal to Sicily.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Jack Dragna
Los Angeles
Dragna
Sicily
United States
San Ysidro
Eisenhower Offers Food For Germans End Martial Law In Berlin
Soviet General Dibrova announced that martial law in East Berlin, imposed June 17, will be lifted at midnight after 25 days. One Berlin worker was executed by firing squad, and over 4,000 Germans were arrested in the Soviet sector where more than a million residents live.
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Berlin
P. T. Dibrova
East Berlin
Eisenhower proposes S U S aid to East Germany in food relief
President Eisenhower offers 15 million dollars in U S food to East Germany's Soviet controlled zone bypassing the East German government. The move presses the Kremlin to decide whether to accept humanitarian aid or risk unrest and hunger among satellite peoples. White House says surpluses from CCC will supply most of the food.
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Eisenhower
East Germany
Kremlin
Germany
Moscow
U. S
Lavrenty P. Beria
Secret Police
Texas
Thwest
Dulles
South Koreans Drive Off 4000 Communists In Key Front
South Korean infantry in seven hours repelled an assault by Red forces along a four mile front in East Central Korea. Air combats saw Red fighters attack B 28 bombers as they hit bridges over the Chongchon River, while Allied bombers returned after bombing. Two Chinese battalions totaling up to 1500 men moved past a ROK outpost and attacked Allied lines in a pincer maneuver.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchuria
Chongchon River
Japan
Americans see 7 percent rise in income this year
The Commerce Department reports May personal income at an annual rate of 284 billion dollars, up one billion from April. For the first five months the rate stands at 282 billion, implying a 7 percent increase year over year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Berlin Heights Man Killed Walking on Ohio 113
Francisco Gamgarilla, 38, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, was struck and killed by a car while walking on Ohio 113 near Milan early today, according to the state highway patrol.
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Sandusky, P
Francisco Gamgarilla
Berlin Heights
State Highway Patrol
Gamgarila
Milan
Rebellion Breaks Out In Oregon Penal Institution
Salem Oregon AP reports a sitdown strike by about 1100 inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary escalated into a large scale disruption. Warden Clarence J. Gladden called the situation out of control as older convicts led protests for prison reforms. Younger prisoners gained control, guards and state police stood outside, two elderly guards and two ill convicts remained inside the hospital with a ladder used for rescue. Medical aid for the two ill inmates was refused by Gladden amid hostage fears.
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Salem
Ore
Clarence J. Gladden
Gladden
Dull DY Wien
Weekend Warmth Forecast Favors Pleasant Sunday
The Weather Man predicts a warmer Sunday with pleasant conditions. Tonight’s low around 56 degrees mirrors this morning, while Sunday will rise quickly without reaching extreme heat.
Kentucky Indiana Weekend Forecast Snapshot
Kentucky mostly sunny with a high near 75 to 82 and a clear night with a low around 52 to 62. Sunday looks fair and a bit warmer. Indiana features sunny skies and highs around 79 to 83 or 80 to 86 in the south, with generally fair tonight and Sunday and a gradual warming trend.
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Kentucky
Indiana
Woman Career Officer Is Named Ambassador
President Eisenhower named Frances E. Willis, a 54 year old diplomat and career officer, to be the United States ambassador to Switzerland. Willis, a Redlands California native, joined the State Department in 1927 and has served in numerous diplomatic posts abroad.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Frances E. Willis
United States
Switzerland
Willis
Redlands
Calif
State Department
Structure Collapses Kill Three in Scarsdale Office Building
Rescue teams recovered the body of Ray mond De Gregory of White Plains hours after Lloyd Woodruff and Carmine Tedeschi of New York City were found. Ten workers were injured as concrete and steel collapsed onto them during construction. The incident prompted a nightlong search aided by steam shovels and floodlights with officials ordering the site closed for investigation.
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Scarsdale
N. Y
Lloyd Woodruff
Carmine Tedeschi
New York City
Raymond de Gregory
White Plains
Missing B29 Plane Sought After Crew of Ten Aboard
In Savannah Georgia search teams from the Air Force state troopers and hundreds of civilians comb the Ogeechee River area for a missing B29 bomber with 10 aboard. Hunter Field officials would not confirm a crash but say units are deployed after reports a large plane went down near Richmond Hill.
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Savannah
P—Air Force
Ogeechee River
Hunter Air Force Base
Henry J. Amen
Hunter
Richmond Hill
Five-alarm Fire Damages Butler Brothers Store in Cleveland
A five-alarm blaze gutted the Butler Brothers Store on Cleveland's west side causing an estimated 100000 dollars in damage. The fire also damaged two adjoining establishments with smoke effects reported in the early hours.
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Cleveland
Butler Brothers
McCarthy’s Democratic Wing Quits
Three Democratic senators refuse to serve on Sen McCarthy's investigations panel in a walkout that critics call a danger to congressional work. McCarthy accepts resignations of Symington, McClellan, and Jackson while Mundt urges a calmer return to duties as minority members.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Investigations Committee
Congress
J. B. Matthews
America
Matthews
American Mercury Magazine
McCarthy
R-Wis
Symington
Missouri
McClellan
Arkansas
Henry Jackson
Jackson
Mundt
Eisenhower pledges swift drought relief for cattle regions
President Eisenhower told about three thousand drought-stricken residents in Amarillo that the federal government will mobilize assets to aid farmers and ranchers. Six governors promised equal aid for small farmers, while cattle price supports were urged as essential to survival in Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arkansas and Colorado.
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Amarillo
Tex
Southwest
Eisenhower
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Colorado
Washington
Ezra Benson
Sherman Adams
Foreign Aid Cuts Studied
Sen. Ellender urged cutting as much as a half billion to a billion dollars from the foreign aid bill of about 5.129 billion. Sen. Dirksen echoed talks of cuts up to a billion as hearings begin. Administration spokesmen including Dulles Humprey Stassen Nash supported the full sum.
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Washington
Ellender
D-La
Congress
Sen
Dirksen
R-Ill
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower Administration
State Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humbrey
Mutual Security
Arold E. Stassen
Frank Co. Nash
Capitol Hill
Cardinal Stepinac Detained in Village. Medical Aid Sought
Belgrade reports Cardinal Stepinac, hospitalized with a grave heart condition, will not leave Krasic village in Croatia for treatment abroad. The Yugoslav government under Tito had confined him 19 months ago after his wartime collaboration sentence was served.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Stepinac
Tito
Krasic
Croatia
Mass inoculation of 35000 youths begins today
The war effort extends to 35000 reluctant youths in upstate New York as gamma globulin inoculations start to combat infantile paralysis. News from Montgomery indicates success in inoculating 31000 children, highlighting gamma globulin as a treatment to reduce polio’s crippling effects.
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New York
Montgomery
Ala
Sailor Dies In Electric Chair In Love Slaying
At Port Columbus Naval Base Ohio 29 year old sailor Robert H Gemmell was executed for the murder of his buddy's wife Laura Gemmell. The prosecution said the affair spurred the killing. Governor Lausche declined a second reprieve after a prior stay.
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Columbus
Ohio
Tary
Robert H. Gemmel
Gemmell
Laura
Port Columbus Naval Base
Gemmel
Tiny Infant Starts Feeding After Early Birth
A premature infant born at 11 weeks early in Los Angeles at Good Samaritan Hospital was able to take sugar and water by mouth after four attempts out of an oxygen pressure lock. The baby weighed only 1 pound at birth and is reported improving as doctors monitor progress.
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Los Angeles
Imee & and
Good Samaritan Hospital
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