House Shreds Price Rules and Revises WSB Authority
The House tentatively votes to lift price controls on most consumer goods and reorganize the Wage Stabilization Board. A Taft Hartley injunction provision for steel strikes is considered, with administration leaders unlikely to block passage. The bill also redefines WSB, shifting power to public representatives while barring labor disputes role. Extension runs to June 30, 1953, and credit controls would be abolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Wage Stabilization Board
Rep
Talle
Browa
Spence
D-Ky
WSB
Labor and Management
Senate
Truman
Savage T-Bone Hill battle halts Chinese advance
In Western Korea the U S 45th Division beat back a Chinese regiment in a five hour night assault on T-Bone Hill near Chorwon. Chinese casualties were estimated at 600 killed or wounded, with total Red losses rising to about 2,500 in the sector. American losses were not announced. Elsewhere on the front the South Korean Sixth Division held a Chinese battalion near Kumsong as light patrol action continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U.S. 45Th
T-Bone Hill
Chorwon
T-Bone
U. S
Eighth Army
A.P
45Th
Kumsong
Kore POWs Moved to Rebuild Camp 606
About 6,000 North Korean prisoners were moved from Compound 606 on Koje Island Korea raising total moved in Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner’s program to 81,000. The transfer occurred orderly with no incident as POWs were relocated to temporary quarters to allow reconstruction work at Compound 606.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
Meteor Causes Furor In Capital
A mysterious object seen over Washington last night sparked a furor as reports described it as a fireball glowing plate or flying saucer. Astronomers say it was likely a meteor. A motorist claimed it zoomed over his convertible near the White House. Observers noted a diagonal descent from a high altitude before vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Naval Observatory
White House
USSR backed voluntary repatriation plan noted at Panmunjom
United Nations truce negotiators told Communist leaders that the Soviet Union favored voluntary repatriation of prisoners in World War II. Major General William K. Harrison cited two Soviet instances, including Stalingrad and Budapest, to illustrate Moscow's concept of voluntary return and warned against forced repatriation as a principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Russia
William K. Harrison
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
North
Orean
Nam Il
Red
Harrison
Germany
Stalingrad
Red Army
Budapest
Institute of Law of
USSR
Academy of Sciences
Eisenhower Seeks Bold Shift in GOP Campaign
National political round up shows Eisenhower ready to depart his polite campaign, heading from Denver to Texas and Nevada for a hard hitting speech and to rally Western delegates while Taft warns of stalled progress. The AP tally places Taft at 467 to Eisenhower’s 392 with 604 needed for nomination.
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Associated Press
Denver
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas
Nevada
Ohio
Sen
Robert Taft
Washington
Eisenhower
Chicago
Taft
Denison
Tex
Dallas
Hoover Dam
Las Vegas
Nev
West
Republican National Committee
Tennesse Sen
Estes Kefauver
Richard Russell
Georgia
Averell Harriman
Kefauver
Rock Island
Ill
Harriman
Nebraska
Russell
Idaho
Rose
Portland
Ore
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Philadelphia
John Fine
Pennsylvania
GOP
Fine
Japan Only Recognizes Chiang's Rule On Formosa
Tokyo says Japan recognizes Chiang Kai Shek as ruler only of Formosa and the Pescadores, not over China mainland. Foreign Office notes a disputed reading of Wajima statement about peace with Nationalist China, and that war with all of China is considered over by Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Foreign Office
Chiang
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Eiji Wajima
Asia Bureau
Diet
Wajima
Sam Masuda
Information and
Diet Committee
Masuda
The
Nippon Times
Reds
Takezo Shimoda
Foreign Office Treaties Bureau
Foreign Affairs Committee
Shimoda
Man Chooses Return to Federal Prison After Theft
Raymond Cassidy, 52, of Cumberland Maryland, was sentenced to three years in federal prison for stealing mail from the U S mails. He said he wanted to return to the Ashland Kentucky facility where he served 10 months. The judge noted that the attorney general must decide if he will be sent back to that prison or another location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Raymond Cassidy
Cumberland, Md
Federal Correctional Institution
Ashland
Cassidy
U. S
William C. Coleman
Ashbland
Pinto
Cumberland
Keyser
W. Va
Allegany County
Coleman
Kentucky
Special Prayers Asked For Ailing Eva Peron
Argentine teachers and pupils will offer prayers for the complete recovery of Mrs Eva Peron wife of President Juan D Peron The Ministry of Education asked all teachers and pupils to pray at their nearest church today
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Buenos Aires
Eva Peron
Juan D. Peron
Ministry of Education
Soldier trades stripes after court martial ruling
Monterey Calif A 24 year old soldier C Dean Chase from Salt Lake City Utah exchanged his sergeant stripes for private first class insignia after a special court martial found him guilty of disrespect to a superior officer. The court also ordered a 75 dollar monthly forfeiture from his pay for six months. Chase said he was satisfied and would not write such letters again.
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Monterey
Calif
Genark Clark
U.N
Rose Island
C. Dean Chase
Chase
Salt Lake City
Utah
Leland L. Chase
Convicts Trigger Brazil Coastal Town Siege
About 400 armed escaped prisoners fled Anchieta Island Prison and landed near Ubatuba Sao Vicente and Caraguatatuba 160 miles from Sao Paulo. A warden died and guards were killed or injured as police and troops moved in. Air Force planes scouted the fugitives while reinforcements rushed to the towns.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Anchieta Island
Brazil
Ubatuba
Sao Vincente
Caraguatuba
Sao Paulo
Sao Vicente Araguatuba
Delayed PGA Championship Play After Torrential Rain
Louisville bulletin reports the PGA championship postponement due to heavy rains flooding the Big Spring course. Tournament committee ordered a one day delay in resuming the battle as officials assess conditions and safety.
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Louisville
Lattimore Barred From Leaving U S by State Dept
Washington reports that the State Department ordered Owen Lattimore to be barred from exiting the United States while it investigates an alleged tip he planned a trip behind the Iron Curtain. Johns Hopkins professor and McCarthy target denies Communist ties. Bureau officials say no plans for travel exist.
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Washington
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Baltimore Sun
United States
Michael McDermott
Iron Curtain
Department
McDermott
Smatt
Eyo Gress
Demore
Gross Accuses 20 More Cops
New York Twenty more icemen including five captains are suspended from the license for allegedly aiding boss bookie Harry Gross. All twenty face departmental trials after Gross identified the officers at a mass line-up. Fourteen other policemen suspended on similar charges await trials. Gross, now jailed, had named more than 100 officers at departmental proceedings. If guilty, the accused face dismissal and loss of pension rights.
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New York
Bookie
Harry Gross
Gross
Price Of Curiosity Sparks Tank Explosion In Valley Stream
Two 11 year old boys, Carl Heather and Robert Muler, ignited a firecracker inside a one ton 2 000 gallon gasoline tank stored under a trestle. The blast ripped the tank from its supports and left the boys burned. Authorities investigate motive and safety lapses.
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Valley Stream
Carl Heather
Robert Muler
United Nations seeks inquiry into Soviet germ warfare charges
The United Nations Security Council is urged by the United States to authorize a U N sponsored probe into Soviet germ warfare claims. Russia and its allies face veto options, while the Red Cross inquiry plan faces Soviet rejection. The debate is slated for Monday with U S delegates arguing the charges expose falsities.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N. Y
Russia
U. N. Security Council
Council
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Security Council
Malik
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
Steel Strike Faces Prolonged Deadlock With Talks Impasse
Washington reports show 20 day national steel strike dragging on despite Truman administration cautions. Congress presses use of Taft Hartley law, but no move to invoke the injunction yet. Industry leaders and CIO Steelworkers reportedly meet in New York. direct negotiations resume attempt fails. Steel shortage tightens defense supply as units like ammunition and 42 inch shells rise in demand. General Electric initiates layoffs in 123 plants affecting 210000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
New York
CIO Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
General Electric Company
House
Senate
Philip Murray
New York Times
the Times
Union
Hamilton Man Files Bankruptcy Petition
Cincinnati resident Walter J. Shepard of 630 Central Ave Hamilton Ohio filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court listing debts of 3439 45 and no assets on Friday.
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Cincinnati
Walter J. Shepard
Central Ave
Hamilton, O
U. S. District Court
Reds Claim Germ Bombing POW Camps in North Korea
Tokyo-Peiping radio reported by AP that American and other United Nations POW camps in North Korea were bombed with germ agents. The broadcast said one American soldier, Calles G. Pixley, was infected and hospitalized after assisting in exterminating infectious ants at Camp No. 3 but the U.S. Army identified Pixley as a POW from the U.S. Second Division captured by the Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peiping
North Korea
United Nations
Associated Press
U. S
Reds
Calles G. Pizley
Camp No. 3
U. S. Army
Calles G. Pixley
Polio Patients Near Akron from Orrville Area
The 41st patient of the year to be treated at Akron Children's Hospital came from Orrville in Wayne County. Patients reside in counties beyond Summit County in the Akron area.
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Akron
Aden
Orrville
Wayne County
Summit
Steel Union Starts Giving Strikers Food Orders
Pittsburgh reporting shows the CIO Steelworkers Union beginning food orders for hungry strikers and families amid a three week old strike involving about 650000 members led by Murray. Hundreds seek relief as state welfare aid is sought while some union funds cover hardship needs.
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Steel Union
Pittsburgh
CIO Steelworkers Union
Murray
Buffalo
Joseph P. Molony
USW
New York
Emery
Pennsylvania
Department of Public Assistance
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U S
Kore
Nam
Panmunjom
William Nuckols
AFL
Lockland
Common Pleas
Carson Hoy
UAW
NEA
Lexas
Bulletin
Hamilton Man
Allied Industries
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
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