Britain orders Mauritius to Abadan as oil carrier dispute flares
Britain orders the cruiser Mauritius to move to Abadan where 27 tankers are stuck over payments to Iran's nationalized oil company. Ten loaded tankers lack clearance as captains refuse signed receipts. AIOC, with government approval, orders all tankers to depart to avert refinery shutdown.
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London
Britain
Mauritius
Abadan
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Iran
Morrison
AIOC
No Solution In Sight In Control War
Washington senators debated price and wage controls in a bitter fight as Congress faced a midnight deadline. The CIO threatened a boycott unless a more favorable plan emerges, with proposals on rollback limits and farm price supports under scrutiny.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Senate
House
Douglas
D-Ill
Williams
R-Del
Acheson Warns Iran Oil Crisis May Lead to Disaster
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that Iran's oil situation is moving toward disaster. He urged support for the $8.5 billion foreign aid program, calling Iran's oil vital to the free world and expressing few hopeful signs.
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Washington
State Acheson
Iran Held Responsible Under International Law
The report states Iran is held responsible under international law for ensuring the rejection of any British subjects in Persia.
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Iran
Persia
Probers Hear How Dope Traffic Traps Children
Senate crime investigators hear from a 17 year old boy who fell into narcotics and a social worker about dealers preying on New York City school children. They describe addicts luring youths into drugs, with many starting on marijuana before moving to heroin.
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Washington
Senate
New York City
James R. Dumpson
Senators
Death Penalty Demanded in Budapest Plot Trial
In Budapest the state prosecutor seeks the severest punishment likely the death penalty for Archbishop Joszef Groesz and eight co-defendants charged with conspiring to overthrow Hungary's Communist government. The case includes spying murder and attempts to overthrow the state.
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Budapest
Hungary
Gyula Alapi
Joszef Groesz
Mindszty
Man 67 Killed by Cincinnati Freight Train
John G. Huber aged 67 of Addyston died after stepping from behind a freight car into the path of a New York Central locomotive in Cincinnati. Police say he was walking with his head down seeking bolts to use as sinkers for fishing lines.
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Cincinnati
John G. Huber
Addyston
New York Central
Fred Richardson
Huber
Louis ends Berlin bout talks after bout uproar
Joe Louis halted all negotiations for a Berlin fight with Hein Ten Hoff citing the recent chaos at the Ray Robinson Gerhardt Hecht match last Sunday night as the reason.
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New York
Joe Louis
Berlin
Hein Ten Hoff
Ray Robinson
Gerhardt Hecht
Ruling Gives Funds To Ohio Cities
Ohio local governments gain 30 million dollars over two years under a new law. Attorney General C. William O'Neill ruled the bill effective June 13 after signing by Governor Frank Lausche. The ruling was sent to Secretary of State Ted W. Brown. The law also provides a split in excess state revenues.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Frank J. Lausche
Ted W. Brown
Employers Can Forbid Union Literature
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that a company may lawfully prohibit union literature in its plant. The rule allows such banning only if there is no discrimination between unions and no intent to suppress the employer's organizational activities.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Moulton Named PUCO Chairman in Ohio
Gov. Frank Lausche designated Robert Moulton of Gabion as chairman of the State Public Utilities Commission. He had previously named Moulton and Ralph A. Winter of Lodi to the commission with Ray O. Martin of Toledo serving as the third member.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Robert Moulton
Gabion
State Public Utilities Commission
Moulton
Ralph A. Winter
Lodi
Ray O. Martin
Toledo
CBS premiers sponsored color TV show in 1951 audience reaches 40000
CBS aired an hour long color program after winning the industry battle with RCA. Seven sponsors paid $1000 for one minute ads and nine others paid $275 for product mention. Demonstration sets are limited and most viewers must use converters. CBS estimated 40000 people watched the first sponsored color broadcast.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
RCA Victor
Supreme Court
CBS
Doomed Girl Ends Engagement To Sailor
Betty Thompson an 18 year old facing terminal cancer breaks her engagement to sailor Tom Amburn of Norfolk Virginia. She met him during visits from his station there and learns his mother in Sioux Falls collapsed on hearing the engagement news. She says she is not angry but believes it best to end the relation.
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Atlanta
Betty Thompson
Tom Amburn
Tom
Norfolk
Sioux Falls
S. D
Betty
South Dakota
Publisher Ferger named to Cincinnati Southern Railway board
Roger H. Ferger, publisher of the Cincinnati Enquirer, was named to succeed the late Rolston S. Armstrong as president of the board. Trustees elected him at a reorganization meeting yesterday.
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Cincinnati
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Roger H. Ferger
Rolston S. Armstrong
Cincinnati Southern Railway System
End of MacArthur hearings sparks continuing Senate clash
The 42 day Senate inquiry into General MacArthur's ouster ends with partisan lines visible. Senators McMahon and Brewster declare the case against Truman or MacArthur decisive, while others hint at middle ground as the joint committee plans reports and possible written statements. Major General Emmett O Donnell testifies on bombing bases and implications for U S posture in Korea and potential WWIII risk.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
MacArthur
McMahon
D-Conn
Brewster
Russell
D-Ga
Joint Committee
Emmett
Rosie) O’donnell
O'Donnell
15Th Air Force
Far Eastern Bomber Command
United Nations
Korea
Russia
Senate Committee
Mediators Seek to Avert Western Union Strike
Federal mediators met with Western Union and the AFL CTU to head off a planned nationwide strike by 35,000 workers over a 25 cent hourly wage demand. Talks continued through the night as the two sides dispute a contract clause about wage talks during wartime and a proposed 10 percent across the board increase if FCC approval is granted.
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Washington
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
CTU
J. R. Mandelbaum
New York
Conciliation Service
Western Union Company
Union
Federal Communications Commission
Sister Julia de Sales Dies at 79 in Cincinnati
Sister Julia de Sales of the Sisters of Notre Dame Summit died in Cincinnati at 79 after five years in Summit. She spent 60 years in the order since coming from Ireland. Born in Hunt she previously served in convents in Philadelphia Columbus Dayton and Reading Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Julia de Sales
Sisters of Notre Dame
Order
Ireland
Hunt
Philadelphia
Columbus
Dayton
Reading
Bride Of 10 Days Seized By Two Gunmen In Arlington
A 19 year old bride of ten days was abducted from her bed by two gunmen who drove her to a scenic spot ten miles away and assaulted her. She identified John Robert Polk and William Robert Payne both 19 as suspects. Payne claimed to hitchhike back after the attack and was arrested along with Polk. Police report the gun jammed when the suspect tried to kill her.
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Arlington, Va
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka, Ill
W. Smith
Arlington Police
Arlington Hospital
John Robert Polk
Arlington
Polk
William Robert Payne
Bethesda
Fairfax County
Payne
Perk
Red Forces Display New Fight Spirit
In Korea the front remains active with Red forces clashing along a 100 mile line and attacking UN B-29s while jets clash and a Mig-15 is shot down. General Ridgway visited the front as Washington questioned Malik’s cease fire proposal and warned of a political move that could shift military balance. UN naval bombardment of Wonson continues, with fighting north of the 38th parallel and across central and east fronts. South Korea rejects any peace plan dividing the nation.
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Nasrallah Entezam
UN General Assembly
State Department
Washington
Korea
Entezam
Malik
38Th Parallel
NEA
Tokyo
Wonsan
Inje
Kumwha
Doughboys
Peiping
Russia
Jacob Malik
Red North
South Korea
North
Stocks Recover Head Up Again
New York stocks opened higher as a partial recovery from yesterday's Korea cease fire news took hold. Leaders gained a little more than a dollar per share while some issues fell modestly, continuing the late-session bounce from yesterday.
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New York
Korea
Stratemeyer Improves After Heart Attack in Tokyo
U S Far East Air Forces said Lt Gen George E Stratemeyer who suffered a heart attack on a golf course May 20 continues to show improvement. Stratemeyer former FEAF commander is in an Air Force hospital near Tokyo.
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Tokyo
U.S. Far East Air Forces Headquarters
George E. Stratemeyer
Stratemeyer
FEAF
Air Force
Worker 18 Killed in Boxcar Ramp Accident at Perry Plant
William G. Martin, 49, died when a boxcar unloading truck toppled from a seven foot ramp at a Perry plant. The incident occurred yesterday near Painesville Ohio as the truck was being loaded.
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Painesville, C
William G. Martin
Perry
UN wary of Malik cease fire plan amid Korean war talks
United Nations and United States officials doubted Malik’s bid for a Korea cease fire as Gen Ridgway demanded an ironclad agreement. Malik proposed talks on a cease fire and mutual withdrawal from the 38th parallel while China and Iran eyed UN seats. Lie pressed to return as Britain planned joint Allied approach and Moscow praised a peaceful settlement.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
UN Forces
Lie
London
New York
Britain
Washington
Korea
Peiping
China
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
UN General Assembly
Galo Plaza Lasso
Ecuador
Entezam
Malik
Moscow
Pravda
Truman
Gen. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Ridgway
U.S
Kremlin
Senate to Stay in Session for Must Legislation Push
Senate Democrats back a no vacation plan to press a four point must legislation program. McFarland says the Senate will stay in continuous session until mid September to pass the Defense Production Control Act final passage of operating funds bills the foreign aid bill and related tax measures. House Republicans say a new controls law by Saturday is unlikely and favor extending current law for 30 days or more.
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Washington
Senate
Democrats
McFarland
D-Ariz
House
Republican Policy Committee
Annd
Girl 3 Wins Hedy Lamarr Bed In Hollywood Auction
Three year old Linda Joy Moncrieff bought Hedy Lamarr’s diamond tufted bed for 250 dollars the first night as Miss Lamarr retires from acting. Buyer is H S Moncrieff of Burbank owner of an aircraft supply firm. Songwriter Jimmy McHugh purchased Lamarr’s grand piano for 2400 dollars. Over 500 bidders attended as the sale continues for weeks.
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Hollywood
Linda Joy Moncrieff
Hedy Lamarr
Miss Lamarr
H.S. Moncrieff
Burbank
Acheson Sees 38 Peace as Successful Conclusion
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that withdrawing Communist forces behind the 38th Parallel could be a successful conclusion to the Korea conflict if aggression is stopped and guarantees prevent resumption. He argued the $8.5 billion foreign aid program strengthens allies and US security.
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Washington
Acheson
38Th Parallel
Korea
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Jacob Malik
United Na-varlier
Moscow
America
Politburo
Russia
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O'Conor
Dmd
Man
Louis
Ohio
PUCO
Sailor
M’ Arthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Clen Clements
N. Y
Trygve Lie
Seon
Europe
Soviet Union
Supreme Headquarters
Red China
Formosa
Roth Senate of Vacation
Hedy
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