Communists hold near front in Korea as UN presses advance
Allied forces pushed toward a mountain area under Red activity while UN ships battled shore batteries at Wonsan. Reports say the communists may be preparing for a new offensive as aerial and naval bombardments continue. In Korea, a lull followed by heavy artillery actions and patrols marked ongoing combat near Kumhwa and the iron triangle front. Monroe police report a speeding arrest of 17 year old Robert Jones in Arkansas.
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United Nations
Wonsan
U. N
Marine Corsair
North Korea
Kumhwa
Iron Triangle
A. P
Nate Polowetzky
U. S. Eighth Army
TAF
Monroe
News-Star
Kansong
Japan
Robert Jones
Cabbot
Ark
Jones
Louisiana governor urges $14 million special session pack
Gov. Long presses an extraordinary session to approve 32 bills including roads funding, civil defense grants, hospital support, narcotics penalties, and local government measures. Senate floor fight and committee reshuffles accompany the push for rapid action.
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Long
Senate
House
Charles Tooke, Jr
Shreveport
LeBlanc
John McCormick
West Monroe
Dodd
Tooke
Leate
Oscar Guidry
Brenham Crothers
Ferriday
Algie Brown
Caddo Parish
Brown
United States Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Louisiana
Highway Department
Tate
Alexandria
Civil Air Patrol
Confederate Memorial Medical Center
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Monroe
Washington-St. Tammany Charity Hospital
Bogalusa
State Department of Agriculture
New Orleans Charity Hospital
St. Martin-Lafayette
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
Jefferson and
St. Bernard
Court of Appeal
Chalmette
Jefferson Parish
Metairie
Pineville
Civil Defense
Rapides Parish
Louisiana State University
Senate and House Back Extensions and Price Rollbacks
Senate banking panel may vote today on Capehart plan to extend preserver controls act to December 1 with Sparkman proposing to reach March 31. House panel opposes further beef price rollbacks, while administration seeks a two year extension and tighter controls under the defense production act.
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Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
R.-Ind
Taft
Sparkman
D.-Ala
House Banking Committee
Truman
Spence
D-Ky
Congress
Senate
Flood control funds eyed in river basin projects
Louisiana flood control measures span the Lower Mississippi and Atchafalaya basins with allocations totaling millions, including Morganza and Atchafalaya funds, plus Rosetta river areas. Passman notes the Jensen amendment would cap civilian engineer turnover and threaten maintenance, while his fifth district receives about 3.26 million.
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Clude
Lower Mississippi
Atchafalaya Basin
Rapides
Boeuf
Covedine
Tensas River Basin
Calcasieu River
Pass
Algiers
Pearl River
Mermentau River
Czech editor Oatis faces public trial in Prague
Prague officials announce charges against Oatis for hostile activities against the senate and spreading secret information. He allegedly used Czech citizens in illicit operations, as Western sources note. Speculation links the arrest to a possible trial of Vladimir Clementis, with a public state court appearance in Prague anticipated.
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Associated Press
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Vladimir Clementis
Prague Report Today
Nobody Seems Ready To Seek The Presidency In 1952 Race
The piece surveys Senate figures from Dirksen Duff Wherry Smith McCarthy and others, noting interest levels and hints about presidential ambitions. Eisenhower remains the most talked about yet has not publicly denied seeking the presidency, casting doubt on clear contenders.
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Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Joseph McCarthy
R.wis
Eisenhower
Central Baptist Vacation Bible School Closing Exercises
The vacation Bible school at Central Baptist Church 3400 Lee Ave closes Wednesday June 20 at 7 30 p m during the usual prayer meeting hour. Mrs A R DeLand superintendent with 17 workers and teachers led 125 average attendance and 161 enrollment. Parents and friends may inspect children's handwork after the program in the church and old auditorium.
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Central Baptist Church
Lee Ave
A. R. DeLand
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Longines Bulova
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Benrus
Fed. Tax Inc
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G Barton International
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Alvin Watson
LENOX
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