East Berlin Ties Cut as Communists Strangle Lines
The Communist authorities severed telephone links between East and West Berlin and 17 long distance lines to West Germany, plus eight telegraph lines, signaling retaliation after West Germany signed a peace pact. West Berlin officials reported no teletype disruption and noted border patrols near the Autobahn to Helmstedt remained offline only during specific dates, while freight and passenger traffic continued. Reports from crossing points indicated tank dispersals in the Brunswick area and increased border troop presence, though Western borders largely stayed quiet.
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Berlin
East
West Berlin
West Germany
Helmstedt
Wilhelm Zaisser
Red Secret Police
Brunswick
Lower Saxony
Saxon-Anhalt
Ridgway Reaches Europe to Lead NATO Forces in Paris
General Ridgway arrives in Europe to assume command of NATO fighting forces, touring Paris with General Eisenhower. He says he will learn from Ike and stresses building a united defense against Communism, while crowds protest and signs read Ridgway go home.
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Paris
Matthew B. Ridgway
Europe
NATO
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
Hopes Miss Eight Men Lost In Delaware River Tanker Collision
In Wilmington Delaware hopes faded for finding alive eight seamen still missing after a collision between the 10441 ton tanker Michael and the 987 ton A C Dodge loaded with gasoline. Bodies of two crewmen were found raising the toll to ten dead and missing as rescue craft searched the oily river waters twenty miles south of the scene.
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Wilminton
Del
Delaware River
Here
Michael
Reds Hint At Offensive In Fresh Korea Talks
In Panmunjom talks resuming after a three day recess, North Korea threatened an offensive while clashing over POW repatriation. Gen Nam Il pressed for 132,000 prisoners to be returned, a demand rejected by UN delegate Maj Gen Harrison amid stalemate on the POW issue.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Nam Tl
Koje Island
Korean People’s Army
U.N
William P. Nuckols
Nam II
William K. Harrison
Nam
Panmunjom
Nam Hi
Harrison
Detroit Produce Strike Ends as Truckers Block Terminal
Federal grand jury refines its potato market probe in Detroit as a price violation indicts Dominic Mocceri. A blockade by nearly 500 truckers at the Detroit Union Produce Terminal halted shipments to small grocers until Hoffa directs direct loading from rail cars.
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Detroit
Gra
Detroit Union
James R. Hoffa
AFL Teamsters Union
Prince Gra Jury
Dominic Mocceri
Maine
U. S
Texas and Connecticut Delegates Split as Parties Fight
National political roundup notes Texas Republicans and Democrats splitting into two delegations at state conventions. Eisenhower leads Taft in Connecticut with 381 to 399 delegates. in Texas, Porter threatens a walkout unless pro-Eisenhower delegates are seated, while Shivers favors an uninstructed Texas delegation.
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Associated Press
Texas
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Geniget Eisenhower
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Dwight D.M Eisenhower
Connecticut
Hartford
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Jack Porter
Houston
Porter
Ohioan
Henry Zwiefel
GOP
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Fagan Dickson
Florida
Missouri
Jefferson City
Chicago
Truman
Kentucky
Senator OMahoney Sees Danger in Airpower Stretch Out
Senator O Mahoney criticized the proposed delay in U S airpower buildup from mid 1954 to mid 1955 calling it dangerous. He urged expenditures of at least 2.4 billion for the next fiscal year to strengthen defense before July 1 1957 and pressed hearings with Secretary of the Air Force Finletter.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
U.S
Senate
House
Russia
United States
Air Force
Finletter
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Three Airmen Die As B-15 Explodes in Virginia
Three airmen on a routine training flight were killed when their B-45 Thunderjet bomber exploded and crashed near Franklin Virginia. The aircraft had taken off from Langley Air Force Base and was attached to the 47th Bombardment Wing, 4th Air Division. Investigators found no evidence of a collision despite an eyewitness claim.
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Franklin
Here
Langley Air Force Base
47Th Bombardment Wing
4Th Air Division
Air Force
Senate Predicted to Approve German Peace and Allied Pact
Washington reports forecast Senate approval for a new peace pact with Germany and a parallel European arms agreement in Paris. The pacts would integrate German forces with France Italy Belgium Luxembourg into a NATO unit alongside Britain and the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Germany
Paris
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ior
Truman
Sen. Malone
R-Nev
U S Sabre Pilot Claims North Korean Jet
Air Force reports a U S Sabre jet pilot shot down a Communist MIG in aerial duel over North Korea. Maj Donald Adams of Mt Clemens Michigan credited with the kill increasing his total to six Reds. Ground activity described as patrol skirmishes.
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Seoul
U. S
North Korea
Donald Adams
Mt.Clemens
Mich
Big Three Back European Army Pact Amid Security Pledge
Paris reports the Big Three along with six Western European nations signed the European Army pact and related accords creating a 1 million strong force, tied to the Bonn peace treaty. Acheson Eden and Schuman issued a joint pledge that any attack threatening the community is a threat to their security, though the pact awaits ratification and faces strong opposition.
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Paris
Berlin
West Germany
Free Europe
France
Italy
Bellum
Netherlands
Bonn
U. S
Britain
United States
Germany
NATO
European Army
Atlantic Alliance
Oil Workers Back On Jobs In Toledo
The last of about 1,500 oil workers who struck in Toledo ended the walkout. About 350 CIO employees at Gulf Refining Co. settled Monday with a 15 cent hourly raise to an average of $2.23 and a retroactive seven cent raise to Dec 1. In Cleveland, 600 Sohio No 1 refinery workers enter the 25th day of a walkout. a new offer with 10 to 18 cent raises is under vote.
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Toledo
CIO
Gulf Refining Co
Ohio
Cleveland
No. 1
Standard Oil Co
Sohio
South Korean Frigate Apnok Collides With U S Vessel
In Korean waters on May 21 a collision between the South Korean frigate Apnok and the U S ammunition carrier Mt Baker killed 24 South Korean seamen and left 21 injured while the Mt Baker suffered minor damage. The ships were maneuvering in darkness when a course change caused the Apnok to pass ahead of the Mt Baker. The U S ship backed down but could not avoid impact.
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Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Apnok
U. S
Mt. Baker
Apack
Sailor Union Ties Up West Coast Shipping
SAN FRANCISCO west coast shipping was strike bound as the Sailor Union of the Pacific tied up 20 vessels for four days to push a new contract. Exceptions included ships certified by the military sea transport service carrying military cargo and foreign tankers.
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San Francisco
Pacific
SUP
Military Sea Transport Service
Senate Blocks Another Billion in Foreign Aid Bill
The Senate rejected a move to cut an extra one billion dollars from President Truman’s 7.9 billion foreign aid request. The roll call was 35 to 27 with two Senate committees already trimming one billion. House action reduced aid to 6.163 billion. President Truman condemned House cuts as aiding Communism and endangering American troops and cities.
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Senate
Washington
Truman
House
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Sen
Dworshak
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security Agency
Harriman
Averell Harriman
United States
Len Carlson
R-Kas
Asia
America
Fulane
Kfar Truman
Israel
Lost Heir Wins Share Of Estate
Zeke Campbell, 56, son of Miami real estate owner D. A. Dorsey, wins court approval for a $180000 share of the estate after a three year fight. The estate, valued between $750000 and $1000000, left an adopted daughter Susan as sole heir along with Dorsey’s missing first wife son. The settlement came as the Florida Supreme Court case ended in agreement.
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Miami, Fla
Zeke Campbell
Miami
D. A. Dorsey
W. F. Blanton
Campbell
Dorsey
Rebecca Dorsey
Susan
Zeke
Hallandale
Susa
Dynamite Blast Hits Florida Polling Place
At Walker Vocational College in Jacksonville two sticks of dynamite opened a hole in the roof of the Negro college serving as a polling place in the second Democratic primary. No injuries were reported as officials investigated the incident during voting.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Walker Vocational College
McGranery Shakes In as Attorney General
James P. McGranery was sworn in as attorney general and vowed to prosecute wrongdoers wherever found. He ordered division heads to report on current cases and summoned all U S district attorneys to Washington for briefings on DOJ policy amid ongoing scrutiny by a House committee.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Congress
Department of Justice
W. S
Justice Department
House
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
Rhee Justifies Martial Law Amid Guerrilla Attacks
Gen. James A. Van Fleet met with President Syngman Rhee in Pusan as martial law spread to 21 counties in the southern provinces. Rhee called the measure necessary after rising guerrilla violence near Pusan, noting ambushes of American soldiers and the slaying of a U. S. soldier and a South Korean captain. He said Communist links are under investigation and reflected public anger at National Assembly members. Nine assemblymen were arrested. six more are sought for questioning.
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Pusan
Korea
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
U. S
Tongnae
National Assembly
South Korea
Taleen Irish Benneynanan Airiefly
Five G. Ls Ambushed Near Pusan
Five GIs and a Korean houseboy were overrun by about 30 guerrillas at a small U S Army camp near Sere, eight miles north of Pusan. Two Americans wounded, two escaped. guerrillas seized two machineguns, 2000 rounds, seven rifles.
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Tongnae
Korea
Sere
Pusan
H ‘He’ Guerrllas
Potatoes Bring-Your-Own Spuds At Cincinnati Eatery
Cincinnati diners faced high potato prices as a downtown restaurant posted a note inviting customers to bring their own potatoes to be cooked and served with meals. The sign reflects era grocery pressures and creative coping by local eateries.
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Cincinnati
Soldier Slims Down After Korea Duty
Cpl. Herb Tintle Jr. from Dumont New Jersey, U S Army, weighed 263 pounds at enlistment. After nineteen months of training in the United States and Japan and duty in Korea he now weighs 175 pounds as a poster notes his military service.
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U.S
Korea
Cpl
Herb Tintle Jr
Dumont, N.J
Army
United States
Japan
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Malone
Russell
D-Ga
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Young
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