Funeral caller ends in tragedy in Reading
In Reading, Thelma Woomert, a widow, asked T. C. Alman Funeral Home to arrange her funeral claiming she would be dead when they arrived. Police found her dead in bed from sleeping pill overdose, with her wedding band on, after detectives forced entry. In Tokyo, U.S. Defense Secretary Marshall arrived for a surprise Korea visit saying Allied forces are in wonderful shape and his trip is purely military.
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Reading
Robert Smythe
T. C. Alman Funeral Home
Smythe
Thelma Woomert
William Focht
Frank Pawlaski
Mrs. Woomert
Paul Good
Berks County
Eighth Army
U. S. Secretary of Defense
Trip
TOKYO
U.S
George C. Marshall
Korean War Zone
Marshall
DiSalle Sees Fate Of OPS In Beef Cut
Price Director DiSalle told Congress that failing to control beef prices could break the ceiling on all foods and end the stabilization program. He urged no beef exception as Defense Production Act powers near June 30 expiry, warning of potential shortages in shops next week.
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DiSalle
OPS
Washington
Congress
House
Senate Banking Committees
Office of Price Stabilization
Department of Agriculture
Truman
White House
Iran Shrugs Off Soviet Troop Moves Amid Oil Nationalization
TEHRAN AP reports Iran shows no public alarm over Soviet troop rumors on the northern border as Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the royal party travel to the Caspian shore. An Iranian delegation to run Ango-Iranian oil holdings heads to Abadan, with talks likely midweek.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Rezaa Pahlevi
Caspian
Caspian Sea
Abetan
Eighteen Congressmen Plan 10 Day Europe Trip
Eighteen house members from Foreign Affairs Armed Services and Appropriations committees depart for a 10 day tour of Europe to study American aid program progress and continuance. Stops listed include England France Norway and Western Germany.
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Washington
Europe
Foreign Affairs, Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
England
France
Norway
Germany
Engineers' Funds Cut 20 Percent
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a 20 percent reduction in the Army Engineers food control and rivers and harbors program for the next fiscal year. The cut lowers President Truman's request from 640 million to about 514 million. The panel barred new power projects and ordered economic reevaluation of projects in planning, emphasizing national coordination over sectional interests.
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Washington
Army Engineers
House Appropriations Committee
House
Truman
Army lowers Korea war casualty total to 1 115 111
The Army estimated total enemy casualties in Korea through June 2 at 1 115 111 after adjustments. A spokesman cited corrected errors since last week’s figure of 1 133 410 and noted 26 000 more casualties between June 2 and 5 awaiting assessment.
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Washington
800 Rabbits Killed in Newark Fire
A blaze at the rear of the Dart Hulse home in Newway destroyed two outbuildings killing about 800 rabbits. No injuries reported. Police and fire units investigated the blaze.
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Newark
Newway
Here
Wreck Blamed on Unfollowed Orders Killing Six Trainmen
In Tennessee near Clarksville, six Louisville and Nashville trainmen died when the Pan American from Memphis collided head on with local No 103 from Bowling Green. Thirteen passengers hurt, one critically, as rainstorm and single track without block signals contributed to the crash two miles north of Hematite.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville and Nashville
Here
Pan American
Memphis
Bowling Green
R. C. Parsons
Louisville
Hematite
No. 103
Local
Missing diplomats mystery as stray messages offer no clue
London AP report says a Foreign Office study of messages from missing British diplomats Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess yielded no clues to their whereabouts. Officials note the messages were not in their handwriting and were authored by a third person.
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London
Foreign Office
William Ridsdale
Donald Duart Maclean
Guy Francis de Mones Burgess
Washington
Europe
Ridsdale
Southampton
MacLean
St. Malo
Brittany
Scotland Yard
Paris
Truman Ready to Sign UMT Draft Extension Bill
Washington AP reports Congress approved a four year extension of the draft law and launched the nations first universal military training program. President Truman is expected to sign without delay as the existing draft law expires July 9. The House passed the bill 339 to 41. The measure lowers the minimum draft age to 18, extends service to 24 months, relaxes induction standards, and caps armed forces strength at five million until July 31 1954.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
House
Watches Cut In New Step In Price War
In New York Union Square the half price watch sale drew about 500 shoppers at S Klein’s as brands like Gruen Elgin Benrus Bulova Longines and Longines Wittnauer hit half price. Legal action by Bulova and Benrus paused then moved to a state Supreme Court hearing as Macy’s and Gimbel’s price cuts draw scrutiny from the Unfair Trade Practices Committee led by Irwin Steingut with a six month hearing outlook.
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New York
Union Square
S. Klein’s
Klein's
Klein’s
Gruen
Elgin
Benrus
Bulova
Longines
Macy’s
Macy's
Gimbel’s
Teacher Freed After Assault Charge In School Discipline
A Columbus Municipal Court jury cleared elementary teacher Raymond Cisar 32 of assault after an irate parent Wayne Byrd accused him of striking and choking a 13 year old pupil during an alleged discipline emergency. Witnesses said the student defied the teacher and was choked after an obscene remark.
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Columbus
Raymond Cisar
Wayne G. Byrd
Cisar
Robert
Acheson Acknowledges Gap Over Marshalls Korea Trip
Secretary of State Acheson told Senate committees he did not know Marshall planned a Korea trip. Republican senators pressed whether civilian and military leaders coordinate policy. Acheson insisted Marshall's travel did not indicate peace talks or new settlements, amid questions on civil military balance during MacArthur hearings.
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Washington
Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Marshall
Korea
Wiley
R Wis
General MacArthur
Defense
United States
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
U. S
John Muccio
United Nations
Muccio
Pan Am Stratocruiser Lands At Shannon With One Engine Dead
A Pan American Airways Stratocruiser carrying 57 passengers and crew landed safely at Shannon Airport after a 2,000 mile North Atlantic flight with one engine out. The crew reported the emergency was controlled and the plane touched down without further incident.
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Shannon
Ireland
Pan American Airways
North Atlantic
Hotel on wheels drives 9000 mile vacation tour
WHATS WHAT SUNDAY previews a feature on a bus trip described as a hotel on wheels. Local travelers left last week for a 3000 mile jaunt in a self contained bus with running water, offering a window on the world during their journey.
Vogeler Denies Confession after Hungary Prison
Robert A. Vogeler told the National Press Club in Washington that his alleged confession of sabotage in Hungary was rubbish. He described 78 hours of interrogation, 12 days of grueling sessions, and harsh conditions including sleep deprivation, harsh cells, and a 20 pound weight loss during his 17 months in a Budapest secret police prison.
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Robert Vogeler
Hungary
Washington
Robert A. Vogeler
State Department
National Press Club
Vorgeler
Budapest
Vogeler
Veeck Buys Brown in St Louis Baseball Scoop
St Louis sports editor Sid C. Keener reports Bill Veeck and partners have purchased the St Louis Brown, with an announcement expected in a few days. Brownie VP Charles Dewitt denies the sale, calling Keener's claim absolutely untrue.
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ST Louis
Sid C. Keener
Star- Times
Bill Veeck
St. Louis Brown
Keener
Brownie
Charles Dewitt
Congress alumnus Leonard Irving named in 1948 campaign indictments
Kansas City AP bulletin says Leonard Irving representative in Congress from President Truman's home district was named in federal grand jury indictments charging use of labor union funds in the 1948 election campaign.
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Kansas City
Leonard Irving
Congress
Truman
Twe
GIs Fire Fingers to Escape Army AWOL Pair Sought Discharge
Two privates, four months in the Army, lay injured in Barberton hospital missing the same two fingers on their right hands. One claims a shotgun discharge to get out, the other says hunting accident. Both are AWOL from Fort Eustis, Va., and had been visiting relatives in Akron.
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Akron, O
Barberton Citizens Hospital
Martin Seryak
Barberton
Lausche Signs 26 More Acts in Ohio
Governor Lausche signed 26 new laws approved by the General Assembly. Actions include raising aid to the blind from 55 to 60 dollars monthly plus allowing 50 dollars earned income without loss, mandating psychiatric examinations for certain sex offenders, permitting child welfare levy approvals up to 0.65 mills, creating a domestic relations court in Trumbull County, and restoring tolls on the Steubenville-Wheeling bridge to fund repairs.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Trumbull County
Steubenville-Wierton
Ohio River
Allies Press On Chorwon Use New Gun
Allied forces bombarded Chorwon and Kumhwa in the Iron Triangle as Chinese troops introduced a new 57 mm anti-tank gun. UN airstrikes dumped 9 million fragmentation shells over the triangle while Reds dug tunnels and prepared civilians for underground work. The fighting shifted east toward Wonsan with heavy ground clashes near Yanggu and Inje.
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Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumwha
Chail
Triangle
Manchuria
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Choowon
Kumhwa
Korea
United Nations
Far East Air Forces
Wonsan
Pyongyang Valey
Yanggu-Inje
Frank F. Everest
5Th Air Force
Hantan
Chorwon-Kumhwa-Pyongyang
Jim Becker
Cape Tured Hills
Becker
Man Surrenders After Gunfights With Cincinnati Police
A 29 year old Cincinnati man identified as Paul Williams surrendered after a pair of gun battles with officers within a week. Williams had wounded Detectives Harry Batter and William Donovan during a downtown confrontation, then exchanged shots with Patrolman Kenneth Davis before finally flagging a taxicab and surrendering to Patrolman Nolan Bradley. Police say he admitted the shootings and had been in hiding in the west end.
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Cincinnati
Paul Williams
Harry Batter
William Donovan
Kenneth Davis
Williams
Albert Jacobson
Nolan Bradley
Wiliams
Batter
Donovan
Vine St
Davis
Deer Creek
Robert Wells
West End
Whorter
Liams
Viccase
Dewoit
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Undertaker
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations Forces
Far East
Air Force
Yalu River
Ridgway
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
van Fleet
China
Pyong
Miles
Tran
Melinda Marling
Chicago
Burgess
NEW York State Committee
Assembly
Irwin Steingut
Steingut
Buffalo
N. Y
Armco
Page One Society
Veeck
Bulletin
Lausche
Reading Rd
Williame
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