Red Walkout Hangs Over Be Parley
At the sixth session of the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco, Andrei Gromyko led Russia and other delegations as doubts over a possible Soviet walkout cast a pall. With 21 more nations to speak, Poland and Czechoslovakia backed the Soviet stance against the treaty, while Indonesia reversed and planned to sign.
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German rocket engineer eyes military space station in orbit
H H Koelle of Stuttgart told the Second International Congress on Astronautics that a space station 300 miles up could be built for about 518 million dollars and cost 40 to 50 million monthly to maintain. He claimed both West and East nations are pursuing the project as a platform for missiles, plus potential peaceful uses for communications, weather, and UN watch.
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United Nations
New Weapons Set For Use If War Comes
Senator Young disclosed that the United States has more than one devastating new secret weapon ready for potential use if war erupts. He spoke as the Senate Appropriations Committee behind closed doors prepared to approve a 5 billion dollar defense boost for air power, lifting total defense spending to over 61 billion dollars.
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Senator Young
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Truman
Korea
Pentagon
Auto passenger killed in Port Jefferson crash
SIDNEY AP William Petty 24 of DeGraff died from injuries after an auto he rode in struck the rear of a truck near Port Jefferson.
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William Petty
DeGraff
Port Jefferson
Truman brothers split on run for re election
In Independence Missouri President Truman’s brother J Vivan says he does not know if the President will seek another term while close associates believe he will run after his San Francisco rally. General Ralph Truman and George Allen say they do not know and favor a Missouri retirement for the memorial library. Allen guesses a Taft versus Truman race, noting Eisenhower’s possible resistance to a Democratic bid.
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Army unveils casualty bag to treat wounds in extreme cold
Washington AP reports the Army developed a casualty bag resembling an oversized sleeping bag to protect wounded soldiers in temperatures down to 50 degrees below zero. It features a full perimeter zipper for easy enclosure and special access zippers so medics can treat wounds without exposing the patient to the cold.
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Army
Two Allied Units Escape Red Trap Take Two Hills
Allied troops drove Chinese Communists from two hills on the western front where Reds encircled two UN outposts. Both surrounded units fought free and counterattacked. Reds fled a hill after tank and artillery bombardment. In the north, UN infantry won a second hill after three hours of close fighting as Reds showed new offensives.
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Yanggu
No-Man’s-Land
MacArthur warns of drift toward dictatorship in U S
General Douglas MacArthur attacked the Truman administration in Cleveland claiming a steady drift toward totalitarianism and suppression of liberties. He cited centralized federal power and aggressive language as signs of rising mass thought control, warning of a future dictatorship if unchecked. He also praised Ohio leadership before hinting it may rise again.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Hurricane Easy Curves Northwest Path Toward Florida
Miami AP reports Hurricane Easy intensified beyond 160 mph and forced a Navy plane to retreat from the eye. The storm lay about 900 miles from South Florida, moving 14 to 16 mph, with a course near west-northwest as forecasters note the curve toward the northwest may alter its track. Grady Norton of the Miami Weather Bureau said the northwest curve is just beginning and it is too soon to tell if it will loop or resume the west-northwest path.
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Berlin Red Shoots American Soldier
An American soldier was shot by a German Communist policeman after his car crashed into a barricade at the Russian zone border near Berlin. The extent of injuries is not known as the soldier was taken into the Russian zone and believed held there while U.S. authorities investigate and seek his release. The soldier's name was withheld pending identification and kin notification.
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Kansas City Ends Flood Disruption After River Crest
Normal business operation resumed in three Kansas City industrial districts as the Kansas River crest passed without breaching weakened dikes. The city endured swelling waters after a severe overflow last July, but recovery continued today.
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Kansas
Docker Steals Ferry in Bold Harbor Joyride
New York AP. Forty-foot ferry Sea Eagle taken by 36-year-old Wood row Facchinetti a Longshore man. He boarded at Carteret New Jersey and steered toward Staten Island while crew lunching. Fire from overheated exhaust. police boarded and calmed flames. Facchinetti charged with grand larceny and transporting a stolen ship. Sea Eagle owned by Carl Kirchner ferries about 300 daily.
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Woodrow Facchinetti
New York Harbor
Facchinetti
Carteret
N.J
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Staten Island Yacht Club
Sea Eagle
Carl Kirchner
Plot Plotting Supposed To Target Gromyko En Route
A San Francisco report said White Russians planned to ram Andrei Gromyko's car with a truck on Bay Shore Highway to the Japanese peace treaty conference. Heavily escorted, the Russian delegation sped at 70 mph as an overturned truck blocked lanes but all vehicles passed safely. FBI warnings sparked extraordinary police protection for the Russian deputy foreign minister.
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Otto Schramm
Redwood City
California Highway Patrol
Bay Shore Highway
Iran Oil Talks Break Down Amid Abadan Row
London AP reports oil talks between Britain and Iran collapsed after Iran threatened to expel 350 British technicians from Abadan unless new proposals were offered within 15 days. Britain denounced Mossadegh as unwilling to negotiate and warned any move to restrict British staff would breach Hague rulings.
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Richard R. Stokes
Maria Montez Found Dead In Paris Bathtub Tragedy
Paris AP report states actress Maria Montez died apparently from drowning in her Paris bathtub. She was found unconscious by her sister. doctors and firemen failed to revive her after three hours. Montez, 34, had recently returned from Rome and starred in numerous films since 1941, with plans to work in Italy and possibly television in the United States. Her husband Jean Pierre Aumont was summoned to her Suresnes home.
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Middletown Journal previews and staff features
A tongue in cheek look at baby sitter types by a reporter contrasts with Bob McDade’s photo travels to highlight Middletown’s needs ahead of a bond issue. The paper also surveys air pollution efforts and wraps up the 1951 Miami Valley football prospects with complete team data.
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