Slow Return to Work in Oil Industry Stumbles
The back to work movement among refinery and pipeline oil workers proceeds slowly as a 17th day of nationwide strikes unfolds. About 35 CID workers struck the WYCO pipeline, affecting 130 million of Colorado’s annual 500 million gallons of refined gasoline. The dispute centers on retroactive pay and wage talks reopening, with 30 locals polled under a contract with Sinclair Oil Corp and subsidiaries. Refinery operations resume unevenly in Missouri Illinois Arkansa and Texas.
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Denver
WYCO
Colorado
Wyoming
Texas
AFL
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
Washington
D. C
Sincair Oil Corp
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Standard
Sugar Creek
Globe’s
Lemont
Ill
Panam Corp
el Dorado
Ark
Trans-World Airlines
Pipeline Breaks Injure Six At Big Inch Site In Pennsylvania
A section of the Big Inch pipeline ruptured under high pressure in Lancaster County Pennsylvania injuring six workers at a surface construction site. Gas and fumes spread across the flat countryside. there was no fire and flames were extinguished as police and volunteers warned residents.
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Marietta
Lancaster County
Allies Storm Red-Held Hill on Korea Front
An Allied patrol stormed a Red held hill northwest of Panmunjom in western Korea, killing 27 Communists and wounding 13. The predawn fight drew reinforcements as artillery knocked out two Red mortar positions before the clash ended around 4:40 a.m.
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Seoul
Korea
Redheld
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
Pork price controls attacked by Iowa swine producer
Wilbur L. Plager of the Iowa Swine Producers Assn testified before a House Banking committee that there is about as much need for ceilings on pork as a hog has for two tails. He urged Congress to abolish price controls on pork.
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Washington
Wilbur L. Plager
Iowa Swine Producers Assn
House Banking Committee
Congress
Last Connor child graduates as Muscatine marks end of era
Patricia A. Connor will receive a diploma at Muscatine High School on June 5 signaling the departure of the bustling Connor family era that began in 1917. Mrs. Connor recalls hectic school mornings and a family that filled the home at 703 Park Avenue with 11 children and a small army of teachers. The parents reflect with pride on memories and reunions ahead.
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Guy Connor
Park Avenue
Patricia A. Connor
Muscatine High School
Howard B. Connor
Connor
Journal
Connors
Muscatine
Lincoln School
Howard
France
U N Urges Reds to Reconsider Behavior at Panmunjom
United Nations negotiators told the North Koreans at Panmunjom that the U N command has made its final negotiatory effort and urged a change in conduct in the tragic situation. Vice Admiral C Turner Joy stated the 50 minute session marked the final attempt and no further concessions or proposals would be considered. The prisoner exchange issue could block an armistice.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N. Command
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Toca
Panmunjom
Beaten Cornell graduate student in Wyoming hospital
Virginia Anderson a 24 year old Cornell Iowa College graduate now UW graduate student remained unconscious in a Laramie hospital after being found brutally beaten on the prairie north of the city last Sunday.
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Laramie
Wyo
Virginia Anderson
Cornell
University of Wyoming
Here
Russian Actress Maria Petrovna Domashev Dies at 77
Moscow mourns the death of Maria Petrovna Domashev a renowned Russian theater actress with a 60 year stage career. The 77 year old performer passed away today in Moscow leaving a lasting mark on national stage and film.
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Moscow
Maria Petrovna Domashev
Students Fined On Beer Violation
Iowa City district Judge Harold Evans fined two University of Iowa students 300 dollars each for beer law violations. John B. Willson, 19, pleaded guilty to buying beer as a minor. $250 of the fine was suspended on good behavior and he was paroled to his father. Richard Lewis, a Burlington part time waiter at the tavern, pleaded guilty to selling beer to a minor. $250 of the fine was suspended and he was paroled to Johnson County Attorney W. L. Meardon.
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Iowa City
Harold Evans
University of Iowa
John B. Willson
Davenport
Willson
Richard Lewis
Burlington
Evans
Johnson County
W. L. Meardon
Cloudy Weekend Forecast for Iowa With Patchy Sun
The forecast predicts cloudy to partly cloudy skies in Iowa tonight and Sunday with a slight rise in temperatures. Friday highs reached 58 degrees with a 47 degree low, and rainfall totaled 0.52 inches. Mason City posted the state's top Friday high at 65 while Waterloo reported 41 this morning. Showers and scattered thunderstorms were seen in the state's southern region.
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Iowa
Mason City
Waterloo
Woman Hurt Riding Elephant for Circus Cash Prize
A 29 year old mother, Moris Scott, suffered a broken neck and fractured vertebrae after being tossed from a bucking elephant at a Wallace Bros circus in Phoenix. Doctors consider surgery as she and her husband Frank Scott, out of work with a seven year old son, seek money from the $1000 prize. The incident occurred after attendants removed bull hooks from the elephant, triggering the animal to lurch and throw her off.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Maricopa County
Moris Scott
Frank
James Earl
Scott
Ground Planes for Armed Forces Day
The nation celebrates the third annual Armed Forces day with ground displays. Aircraft are grounded by the air force but posts stations bases and armories open for tours and exhibits. Thousands attend speeches by civilian and military leaders at hundreds of venues nationwide.
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Washington
America
Oir
National Guard
Tugboat Capsizes Near Council Bluffs Tragedy
Rescue teams hunted for two missing men after a tugboat capsized on the Missouri River about 12 miles downstream from Council Bluffs. One crew member, Donald B. Cary, 50, of Omaha, died. his body was found in the pilot house as the vessel drifted onto a sandbar. The missing include Lenton Davis, 37, of Decatur Neb., dredge operator, and James Brewer, 21, deckhand, also of Decatur.
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Council Bluffs
Decatur, Neb
James Brewer
Decatur
Students Win Convention Trip From WMT Essay Contest
Four eastern Iowa high school students earned an all expense paid trip to the national party conventions in Chicago this July. Winners Janet Brasch Dunkerton Paul Lanner Farley Stanley Orr Dubuque and Ruth Orman Ottumwa wrote on why they want to attend either the Republican or Democratic convention.
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Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa
Chicago
WMT
Janet Brasch
Dunkerton
Million Dollar Oil Fire Ends in Corpus Christi
A nightlong Texas oil fire in Corpus Christi was extinguished after dawn as foamite carbon dioxide extinguishers suffocated remaining flames. About 200,000 pounds of foamite arrived from Houston and were deployed to cap burning tanks, with oilmen estimating the loss at one million dollars. Firefighters faced a sleepless shift before the blaze died out.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
C.s.t
Houston
Kathleen Marshall
The
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Chemical
John Carlyle
Southwestern Tank and Refining Co
Lovett Warns USSR on Gas Warfare Threats
Secretary Lovett warned that if Communists use germ or gas weapons they will regret it. He called charges against the UN false and suggested the Reds may plan such weapons, saying those who do will wish they had never been born.
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Washington
America
United States
Pentagon
Defense
Robert Lovett
United Nations
Panmunjom
Increase in Newsprint Price Looms June 15
New York reports a $10 per ton rise in Canadian newsprint is set to take effect June 15. The second hike in under a year will raise publishing costs by more than $50 million annually for U.S. newspapers.
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New York
Kefauver and Eisenhower Win Oregon Presidential Primary
In Oregon Kefauver leads Democratic delegate strength with 44 273 votes while Eisenhower topped Republicans with 60 880. Oregon awards 12 Democratic delegates bound to the winner as nation wide tallies place Kefauver at 10114 and Eisenhower at 92 in AP counts. Taft gains eight GOP delegates in North Dakota, widening his lead over Eisenhower to 374 to 307 with 156 uncommitted.
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Associated Press
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Oregon
Tennessee
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Mutual Security
Taft
Earl Warren
California
North Dakota
Truman defends defense bill against bankruptcy claim
President Truman urged Congress to approve full defense funding arguing it prevents national insecurity as Korea endures casualties. He called opposition that defense spending harms the economy “poppycock” and warned against cutting funds, noting the Senate has not acted and the House reduced the requested 52.9 billion to 46.2 billion dollars.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
National Armed Forces Day
Acheson
United States
Russia
Senate
House
Strive To Settle Lederle Laboratory Strike Near Pearl River
Negotiators worked through the early hours to end a walkout blocking about 400 workers at Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River New York. Self imprisoned employees including 50 to 60 scientists slept on blankets on the lab floor as half a million animals used in experiments remained nearby. Federal mediator Thomas G Daughterty declined comment on progress and planned to keep in touch with both sides. Drug production at Lederle halted while research continued.
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Pearl River
N. Y
Lederle Laboratories
Thomas G. Daughterty
Lederle
Columbia University Rival Project Aims at Navy Work
Dr Grayson Kirk acting president of Columbia said a new project rivaling the A bomb is being developed for the U S Navy. He spoke at a Columbia alumni meeting and refused to detail the work.
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Dallas
Columbia University
Grayson Kirk
Columbia
Eisenhower
U. S. Navy
Navy
CONTINUE COOPERATION FOR CHRISTMAS SEAL CAMPAIGN
Des Moines reports the Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Association and the Iowa Heart Association will extend their cooperative year round Christmas seal sale program as sponsors and partners in public health outreach.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tuberculosis and Health Assn
Iowa Heart Assn
Army Front Line Atomic Tests With Ninth Corps
The U S Army conducts Operation Mushroom in Korea to study defense and tactics for atomic warfare without using bombs. More than 10 000 troops train underground with corps facilities, while Maj Gen Willard G Wyman notes changes will be needed in organization and operations. Results remain top secret.
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U. S. Ninth Corps
Korea
United States Army
Willard G. Wyman
United States
Wyman
Body of Brink's suspect slain near home in Rhode Island
Carlton M. O'Brien a 49 year old roadhouse owner and prime Brink's robbery suspect was found shot to death outside his West Warwick home. Police say buckshot hit him in the chest and a second shot to the head followed as he collapsed near his Cadillac. Authorities connect him to the 1978 Boston Brink's heist with Rhode Island links noted by state officials.
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West Warwick
R. IL
Brink
Boston
Carlton M. O’brien
Hector Groleau
Massachusetts
Francis E. Kelly
James V. Crowley
O’brien
Providence
Bobh O’brien
Kelly
Alfred A. Gagnon
Rhode Island
Howard
William E. Powers
Gagnon
Williamsburg
O'Brien
Groteau
Reinforce Guard At Koje Camp
Gen. Mark Clark announced the 187th airborne infantry regiment moved from Japan to Koje Island to reinforce UN guard over Red prisoners of war. He said reinforcements aim to prevent mass outbreaks and ensure UN control of POW camp No. 1. Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd was held hostage 78 hours. both he and Gen. Charles Colson were relieved. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner took over and strengthened island defenses.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
U. S. 187Th Airborne Infantry
Japan
Koje Island
United Nations
U. N
Koje
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Charles Colson
Realse
Clark
Haydon L. Boatner
Purse Thief Nabbed After Challenge from Victim
Mary E. Anderson 23 fought off a purse snatcher who grabbed her bag Friday night. He returned and scuffled with her. three neighbors helped detain him. The suspect gave the name Richard Merrill 25. She said she challenged him after being paid and refused to let him steal her money.
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Des Moines
Mary E. Anderson
Miss Anderson
Richard Merrill
Youth Honors Shine as Flomet Senior Class
Flomet Texas seniors prepare for graduation on May 29 with F. B. Hunt Jr. as valedictorian president and secretary treasurer, the sole member of the senior class.
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Flomet
Tex
Flomet High School
F. B. Hunt Jr
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Greae
Red-Held Hill
Connors’ Children
U.N
Lovett
U. S
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