Ridgway Calls Communists’ Germ Charges a False Warning
Gen. Matthew Ridgway tells Congress Communist germ and gas warfare allegations against the United Nations in Korea are false in their entirety. He warns the propaganda shows a deadly danger to the free world as UN forces hold the 38th parallel and prepare for broader action. The House adjourned debate on the $6.899 billion foreign aid bill as Ridgway reported.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Congress
United Nations
Korea
Ridgway
UN Far Eastern Forces
Europe
Eisenhower
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
United States
America
House
U.N. Wary of Russ Entering Korean War
United Nations observers monitor Soviet military buildup in Asia amid fears Russia could enter Korea if war broadens. Analysts note stronger Chinese North Korean forces, improved equipment, and deepening positions as tensions rise near thawing Korean fronts.
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U.N
Tokyo
United Nations
Asia
Russia
Matthew B. Ridgwavy
Washington
China
Senator Brannan Row Echoes Across Agriculture Hearing
Senator Kem attacks Secretary Brannan as libel threats loom at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. Brannan denies engagement in political talk while promising to document Kem’s critique. The inquiry probes profits from storage of government farm goods amid earlier calls for Brannan’s resignation.
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Washington
Kem
R-Mo
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Senate
Senate Agriculture Committee
Missouri
Agriculture Committee
Williams
R-Del
Kenn
Ninety One Bands to Perform at North Iowa Festival
Ninety-one bands will participate in the North Iowa band festival here June 10. Local organizers announced the diverse lineup with high school and community groups showcasing in Mason City.
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Mason City
North Iowa
Rail unions reach pact on wages and 40 hour week
Washington reports three rail unions with 150 000 members signed a memorandum of agreement with carriers after mediation by John R Steelman. The deal raises wages by 37 cents in yards and 24 cents over the road, links pay to the cost of living, and sets a path to a 40 hour yard work week with a four cent raise, while allowing union rejection of mandatory train crew routing disputes.
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Washington
John R. ‘Steelman
Iowa Woman Dies Of Crash Injuries
Mrs. Jacob DeKoning, 58, died in a hospital from injuries after a three way collision on Highway 92 south of West Chester. Her husband the Rev. Jacob DeKoning of Washington survived with injuries. Driver Phil McCreedy, 16, faced with passing, was treated for cuts and broken ribs. Mrs Mayer and her daughters escaped serious harm. No charges filed.
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Washington
Jacob DeKoning
West Chester
Phil McCreedy
Paul Mayer
Mayer
McCreedy
DeKoning
GI Soldier Is Sentenced to Death for Killing Germans
Pvt. John F. Vigneault eighteen year old from Goffs Falls New Hampshire was sentenced to death by a U S Fourth Division court martial for murdering two Germans and stealing their car The ruling marked a rare instance of an American soldier receiving the death penalty in postwar Germany The trial drew German spectators and was meant to display American justice in curbing soldier violence in Germany
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Nuernberg
Germany
John F. Vigneault
Goffs Falls
N. H
U. S. Fourth Division
Rock Island Man Given Life Term for Daughter’s Murder
A Rock Island Circuit Court jury found 34 year old Charles Mack Cox guilty of murdering his 17 year old step daughter Jillie Pearl May during an argument with his wife on April 24. Cox was sentenced to life imprisonment. Mrs Cox was wounded but recovered.
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Rock Island
Charles Mack Cox
Cox
Jillie Pearl
Three Arrested in $100000 Rhode Island Credit Union Holdup
FBI arrested Howard Hildebrandt 25 of Rhode Island Robert La Plante 27 of Rhode Island and Gloria Fazzina 30 of New Jersey in connection with a $100000 armed holdup of a Rhode Island credit union on March 7. A New York nightclub singer was named as material witness. One suspect reportedly had loot money on him. amount recovered not disclosed.
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Boston
West Warwick
R. I
Quonset Point
Naval Air Station
FBI
New York
Howard Hildebrandt
Quonset
Rhode Island
Robert Roger la Plante
Gloria H. Fazzina
Jersey City
N. J
Gloria Dale
New Britain
Conn
Lake dedication set for Nine Eagles near Davis City
The Nine Eagles artificial lake near Davis City in Decatur County will be dedicated Sunday June 22. Local officials say the project will provide recreation and improve water resources for the area.
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Des Moines
Decatur County
Davis City
Educator Proposes 12 Month School Year Plan
Des Moines debate centers on John Studebaker proposal to keep three quarters of students in class at any time while the rest are on vacation. The plan would rotate summer breaks and divide the year into four quarters, but Des Moines schools chief N. D. McCombs warns of staffing, scheduling, and family vacation complications.
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Des Moines
John W. Studebaker
U. S
Better Homes & Gardents Magazine
Studebaker
N. D. McCombs
McCombs
Reds Fire Across Border of Macao
A Hong Kong AP report says Chinese Communist troops fired into Portuguese Macao today and Portuguese African troops returned fire. Artillery was moved to the border area. Unclear if this signals an invasion or a sporadic flare up. Rumors placed heavy Chinese troop concentrations near Macao’s northern border, but Portuguese authorities could not confirm.
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Hong Kong
Macao
Associated Press
China
Funds for Lock 19 Work At Keokuk
The army engineers report $40,000 has been made available for work on Lock 19 at Keokuk.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Keokuk
Youth 16 Escapes Then Heads to Eldora Training School
Glenn Bryant, 16, of Muscatine, escaped a bailiff and rode with deputies toward the State Boys Training School in Eldora. A two day detour ended in Morrison Illinois where a farmer found him sleeping in a shed. He is charged for breaking into the R and S shoe store on May 11 and faces a possible five year term.
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Glenn Bryant
Eldora
Muscatine
Leonard Mclintyre
Charles Fish
Bryant
Morrison
Ill
Clinton
Illinois
Anson
Matthew Westrate
R. and S
East Second Street
Boy Drowns as Rescue Falls in Maquoketa River
Ronald Rabe nine year old grandson of A N Rabe and L A Whitacre of West Liberty drowned in the Maquoketa river at Manchester Iowa. A Waterloo man aged 79 tried to rescue him after hearing cries and wading into the stream but he stepped into a hole and could not reach the boy. The body was recovered about 25 minutes later. Ronald leaves his parents Arnold and wife and a sister and the two families noted.
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West Liberty
Ronald Rabe
A. N. Rabe
L. A. Whitacre
Maquoketa
Manchester
Waterloo
Ronald
Arnold Rabe
A. Gashel
Joy’s Final Charge at Reds in Korea Armistice Talks
Vice Admiral C Turner Joy delivered his last statement as chief Allied negotiator at Panmunjom rebuking the Reds for using armistice talks to repair shattered forces. He declared there was nothing left to negotiate and left the tent as Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison Jr. took the UN chair and proposed a recess. The Communist delegation reacted with agitation and sought an extended session.
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Korea
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Panmunjom
William K. Harrison Jr
Reds
Veronica Lake Seeks Divorce and Custody in Los Angeles
Actress Veronica Lake files for divorce from director Andre Detoth in Los Angeles. She cites grievous mental and physical anguish and asks custody of their three children. The couple wed in 1944 and separated in 1950, per the complaint.
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Los Angeles
Andre Detoth
Veronica Lake
1948 Farm Issues Shaping This Year’s Election
Washington reports suggest farm policy debates rooted in 1948 may influence current campaigns. Republicans and Democrats duel over grain prices and storage actions led by Truman Brannan and the 80th Congress, with disputes over price supports and storage restricting government facilities.
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Dewey
Senate
Agriculture Brannan
Midwest
Congress
Truman
Srannan
Withegard
Department
Truman asserts power to seize industries in emergency
President Truman told a Washington news conference he is sure Congress and courts cannot strip his power to seize industries in national emergencies. He said he would return mills to management if the Supreme Court voided seizure and labeled it illegal, and he remains open to an industrial relations law to safeguard national welfare. He declined to back any specific Democratic candidate.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Congress
Supreme Court
White House
Book Woman Here For Intoxication
Muscatine police jailed Irma L. Pitts alias Mickey Stalkfleet alias Mickey Bonjour after a 11:59 p.m. arrest near Carver Pump Co. She faces a Friday court appearance on parole violation. Pitts was previously sentenced June 20, 1951 to six months at Rockwell City reformatory for larceny of a motor vehicle.
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Muscatine
Knight
Irma L. Pitts
Mickey” Stalkfleet
Mickey” Bonjour
Route 1
Nichols
District Court
Pitts
Carver Pump Co
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
Ivan Strause
Route 6
State Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Kansas
Thief Binds Mother Steals Ring Then Feeds Baby
A knife wielding robber bound 20 year old Anita Laken and stole her $6,000 ring before feeding her ill 18 month old Lane. The suspect posing as Office of Price Stabilization agent returned with a knife and fled after warming the baby's bottle.
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New York
Anita Laken
Lane
Office of
Price Stabilization
Truman Blasts AMA Influence On Lawmakers
President Truman criticizes Congress and the American Medical Association for swaying lawmakers. He tells VA hospital workers that many will roll over when socialism is invoked in an election year. He spoke as a veteran voicing welfare concerns after a House defeat of old age and survivors insurance payments.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
American Medical Assn
AMA
Veterans Administration
House
National Advisory Committee
VA Voluntary Services
Car Train Collision Near Ft Madison Injures Two
A car occupied by G C Hoehl age 44 of Oskaloosa and S A Whittington age 51 of St Louis collided with a Burlington Zephyr at the Bullard crossing two miles west of Ft Madison. Both escaped serious injury.
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G. C. Hoehl
Oskaloosa
S. A. Whittington
St. Louis
Bullard Crossing
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