Allies at Front Door of Enemy Stronghold in Korea
AP reports Allied tank patrols pounded Chorwon and Kumhwa as U N forces push toward the central Korea stronghold. Bunson cites gains up to two miles on the western front with broader advances and a predicted possible overrun of the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang area if no new communist offensive emerges.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Central Korea
United Nations Army
AP Tokyo
Robert Bunson
Eighth Army
Korea
Chorwon - Kumwha - Pyongyang
Bunson
U. N
Yonchon
Hwachon-Kumhwa Road
Hwachon
Ko_angpo
Jiwach
Inje- Yanggu
Korangpo
Chorwon-Kumhwa- Pyongyang
James A. van Fleet
Guard outfits may join duty as army expands
Washington reports the army expects to add two or three national guard divisions and perhaps form new regular army units within a year. Gen. J Lawton Collins said overall strength may stay near the 1.6 million goal, with 1.4 to 1.5 million actual figures as the base.
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Washington
Army
J. Lawton Collins
National Guard
Collins
Europe
Demand Russia Punish Soldiers in Yank Slaying in Vienna
The United States demands Russia punish two Red Army soldiers who killed American Corporal Paul J. Gresens in Vienna on May 4. A State Department note delivered in Moscow calls for indemnity to Gresens' family and blames occupation officials for not joining a full investigation.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Paul J. Gresens
Vienna
Moscow
Alan G. Kirk
State Department
Gresens
Rochester
N. Y
U. S
Vienna International
Cpl
Jack Morgan
Keokuk
Iowa Grandmother Advocates Peace At London Meeting
Ackworth Iowa grandmother Mrs Haymond Sayre, chair of the Association of Countrywomen of the World, told the Federation of Women's Institutes in London that women are not dumber than men and urged international understanding. She said diplomats lack simple maternal insight and suggested a housewife with pie could influence the United Nations.
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London
Middle West
Haymond Sayre
Ackworth
Iowa
Association of Countrywomen of the World
Federation of Women’s Institutes
United Nations
Curly-Tail High-Tails It And Demitasse Is at Loss
In Sherman Oaks California AP reports Demitasse a miniature black poodle adopted six newborn pups then Curly Tail the Arnold Brovies cat produced four kittens. Demitasse abducted two more kittens to his brood prompting Curly Tail to vanish likely seeking a wet nurse for Demitasse ten offspring now.
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Sherman Oaks
Calif
Demitasse
Curly Tail
Arnold Brovies
Deadly cancer cannot stop brave Betty Thompson from graduating
Betty Thompson, an 18 year old cancer patient at Russell High School, earned the class Outstanding Citizen diploma as 185 graduates moved to the auditorium stage. She smiled through the ceremony with one leg gone and her fiancé Tom Amburn awaiting a furlough that never came.
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Betty
Betty Thompson
Atlanta
Municipal Auditorium
David
Sailor
Tom Amburn
Russell High School
Marthe Ann
Tom
Naval Hospital
Norfolk
Navy
Des Moines School Board Objects to IHSAA Telecast Ban
The Des Moines school board adopted a resolution opposing the Iowa High School Athletic Association for denying Al Couppee from KRNT a telecast of a recent prep track meet at Ames. The board called the IHSAA stance a violation of constitutional privileges and said it was unalterably opposed.
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Des Moines
Des Moines School Board
Iowa High School Athletic Association
al Couppee
KRNT
Ames
IHSAA
Nesbit Body to Arrive in Muscatine June 10
Pfc. Cecil E. Nesbit of Muscatine killed in Korea will have his body transported to Muscatine arriving at 2 53 a.m. Sunday June 10. Pfc. Otis L. Freel will escort the casket as arrangements are set by Riley Funeral Home. Nesbit served since December 7 1949 with prior duty in Hawaii and his remains arrived aboard the Bartlesville Victory in San Francisco May 25. He is survived by his parents and eight siblings.
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Cecil E. Nesbit
Muscatine
Korea
Riley Funeral Home
Pfc
Nesbit
Otis L. Freel
Pfc. Nesbit
Charles Nesbit
Marvin
Pansy
Charlene
Charles, Jr
Leslie
Roy
Eddie
Thelma
Lilly
Pfe. Nesbit
Hawaii
United States
San Francisco
Iran Delays Oil Nationalization As Britain Plans Tehran Mission
Iran slows seizure of Anglo Iranian Oil Co properties drawing criticism at home for delaying nationalization. London approves a four man mission including Sir Thomas Gardiner to Tehran. Fatemi says the temporary board may depart for Khuzistan as Fedayan Islam threats rise after Nawab Safavi arrest.
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Tehran
Iran
Permier Mohammed Mossadegh
London
Sir Thomas Gardiner
Husseini Fatemi
Khuzistan
Mossadegh
Fedayan Islam
Ali Razmara
Nawab Safavi
Safavi
Queens Druggist Takes On Macy's in Price War
Adolph Rothbaum a Woodhaven Queens druggist filed in Queens Supreme Court seeking a temporary injunction to stop Macy's from underselling price fixed articles within New York state. He argues fair trade law still applies to items not entering interstate commerce.
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Adolph Rothbaum
Woodhaven
Queens
Macy’s
New York State
Rothbaum
Akron
Ohio
Oklahoma City
Atlanta
Butcher Shops Face Quick Beef Shortage Warning
Chicago reports indicate an imminent shortage in butcher shops as beef supplies contract. Slaughtering by major packers falls for the third consecutive day and cattle arrivals at the 12 principal markets are well below normal, with price ceilings limiting purchase and layoffs spreading nationwide. Michael Howlett cites an artificial shortage tactic to force policy changes, though officials see no long term shortfall.
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Chicago
Michael Howlett
Howlett
Office of Price Stabilization
Swift and Co
Acheson Says MacArthur Ignored Advance Warning
Secretary of State Acheson testified that Gen. MacArthur's HQ ignored a three month old report forecasting a June invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces. He said the note warned of possible civil war impacts and predicted Communist priority on Asia, with Korea at risk if Soviets pursued Southeast Asia strategy.
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Washington
State Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
South Korea
Acheson
RacArthur
Troy
Korea
Achesen Genton
Tg Etall
Wat
Peoples Army
38Th Parallel
Southeast Asia
Indo-China
Burma
Thailand
Asia
Achéson
United States
United Nations
State Department
U. N
Formosa
China
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Army Engineers Inspect Muscatine Island Levee for Repairs
Representatives from the Rock Island district of the Army Corps of Engineers inspected the Muscatine Island levee on Tuesday in response to a plea for emergency repairs after flood damage. The review by H L Hopper, Howard Hartzfelt, Jack Vermillion, and John Holliday will report to the Upper Mississippi division in St Louis and then to Washington. Officials hope for rapid approval to proceed with stabilization of weak areas and low spots this year.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Muscatine Island
John Hendriks
Joint Board of Supervisors
Muscatine
Louisa Counties
H. L. Hopper
Howard Hartzfelt
Jack Vermillion
Engineer
John Holliday
Hopper
Mississippi
Corps of Engineers
Upper Mississippi
St. Louis
Washington, D. C
New Beef Front Shows Cattlemen Regulators Backed
In Washington President Truman and Price Director Michael DiSalle met with Roy Turner and western cattlemen for 75 minutes as packinghouse industry officials warned of shortages. DiSalle called the price rollback an adjustment and predicted a quick straighten out.
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Washington
Truman
Western
Michael V. DiSalle
White House
DiSalle
Woman Refuses Driver Test Faces Jail in Van Nuys
Miss Faye High, 40, told Municipal Judge Allen T. Lynch she would rather spend ten days in jail than take a driver license test after being charged with operating an auto without a license. No reason given.
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van Nuys
Calif
i/Pi
Miss Faye High
Allen T. Lynch
New York Dress Show Awards $100 Prizes
Shirley Brown of Sioux City Iowa among eight non professional dressmakers who won $100 prizes at a fashion show and cocktail party at the Waldorf Astoria. The sewing contest was sponsored by the national needle craft bureau and winning garments were modeled during the event.
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New York
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Roy Turner
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American Meat Institute
Meat Institute
Turner
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