Five Die in Rain Wreck Near Monica Illinois
Ten passengers died in a double streamliner collision near Monica Illinois 148 miles southwest of Chicago. Between 50 and 75 people were injured, some critically. One body remained unidentified at a Peoria hospital. A grandchild and other passengers were among the victims. Rescue efforts were hampered by the early hour and debris.
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Galesburg
Ill
Santa Fe Railway
Chauncey Wood
Eoria County
Monica
Chicago
el Capital
Coris
Otto Brinkman
Peoria Journal
Cora Rowllins
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Delores Keith
Delores
Is Returned To Prison
A young man escaped a West Virginia roads gang at Keyser, W V, on May 18 and was captured by State Police in Frederick county. He waived extradition before Associate Judge Patrick M Schnauffer and was returned to West Virginia. Robert Lee Hopkins, about 20, was taken into custody near Point of Rocks as he sat watching children swim. He had served three or four years of a ten year sentence for automobile larceny. Hopkins was assigned a state roads gang number B. Deputy Sheriff Murray and others helped locate him after a sister reported his whereabouts. He was handcuffed and chained to prevent further escape. This is his second escape from West Virginia in two years.
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West Virginia Roads
Key‘ger
W. Va
Frederick County
Patick M. Schnauffer
West Virginia
Robert Lee Hopkins
Charles W. Mazaha
Maynard J. Whitney
Point of Rocks
Popkins
State Roads Gang
al Keyser
Sherif Austin Murray
Opkins
Boeing
Murray
George F. Crouse
Muray
Aircraft carrier Bataan sails toward Pacific service
Philadelphia July 6 The aircraft carrier Bataan, mothballed three years ago, is on the high seas again headed for Pacific service. Deactivated February 1947, recommissioned May 13, she left the Philadelphia naval base yesterday to rejoin the U S Fleet. No official destination announced. unofficial sources say she will join the Pacific Fleet.
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Philadelphia
Bataan
Pacific
Monroney And Thomas In Run Off Primary
Sen Elmer Thomas and Rep Mike Monroney aimed for votes in the July 25 Democratic run-off in Oklahoma City. Monroney led by 14 095 votes after the holiday primary, with 201 838 for Monroney and 187 243 for Thomas as results from most precincts showed.
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Oklahoma City
Elmer Thomas
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Monroney
Thomas
Fast Traveler Sent To Jail In Default Of Fine
A Peoria area hearing describes 17 year old Robert L. Moxley charged with exceeding 50 miles per hour, reckless driving and no registration. Magistrate Alton Bennett ordered license revocation and jailed him 21 days for fines totaling 53.95, after testimony by Trooper Maynard Whitney that Moxley slowed briefly and drank beer while speeding near Point of Rocks on Route 15. Others heard included Homer A. Bolyard fined 11.45 for passing when not clear, and Arlington G. Arvin ordered to pay weekly child support of 7.00. Deeds were recorded for properties in Emmitsburg and Brunswick areas totaling about 79 acres and nearby values around 7,000 to 4,500.
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Peoples Court
Robert L. Moxley
Alton ¥. Bennett
Maynard J. Whitney
Dickerson
Point of Rocks
Route 15
Whitney
Doubs-Point of Rocks Road
Maxley
Trosper Whitney
Moxley
Patrick M. Schnauffer
Bennett
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Homer A. Bolyard
Middletown
Jug Bridge
Route 40
Arlington G. Arvin
Jefferson
Eleanor L. Arvin
Paul B. Rhoads
Wilbur F. Sheffield, Jr
Arvin
Jack C. Harley
Frederick
Richard A. Myers
Beetles And Starlings Plague City
The Japanese beetle numbers rise across the county with spraying planned next week. County Agent Henry Shoe reports shrubbery damage where DDT has not yet been applied and predicts a larger beetle surge by early next week as county roads will see beetle central program rigs. The army worm is waning, wheat crops may benefit from dry, sunny weather, and temperatures near 80. Starlings increase in Frederick while few owls are sold for parks as residents must buy their own to deter the birds.
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Henry R. Shoemaker
Beetle Central
Monocacy River
Potomac River
Maryland
Point of Rocks
Virginia
Frederick
Hospital Park
Telegrams Indicate Staff Sgt Fluke Missing Since July
In Los Angeles a telegram announced Staff Sgt Robert W Fluke missing in flight since July 2 1950 during Korean Operations. It marked the first such message received since V J Day. His mother Alma Fluke recalled his prior MIA status in 1944 over Leyte and stayed hopeful saying he was a lucky boy who would come out all right.
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Los Angeles
Robert W. Fluke
Alma Fluke
Bob
Leyte
Collision Spills Cucumbers and Oil Sludge in Baltimore
A tractor trailer carrying 18 tons of cucumbers collided with a dump truck hauling oil sludge on Route 40. Both vehicles overturned and mixed their cargos, slowing traffic for three hours. The tractor trailer driver William J. Moore of Lake City, South Carolina, was treated at Johns Hopkins for jaw injuries and other wounds. The dump truck driver Frank V. Gray of Baltimore escaped with cuts and bruises.
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Baltimore
William J. Moore
Lake City
S. C
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Frank V. Gray
Inspection Of Water System Is Commenced
Mayor Elmer F Munshower and the Board of Aldermen began a city property inspection tour starting at City Hall after 9 AM. They planned visits to Fishing Creek and Tuscarora receivers to discuss improvements, cleanup efforts, and possible expansion of the main water line from Fishing Creek reservoir to the city.
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Elmer F. Munshower
Board of Aldermen
City Hall
Fishing Creek
Tuscaros
Tuscarora Treck
Tuscarora
Munshower
Frederick
More B 29s Off For Far East
Spokane dispatch notes additional B 29 Superforts taking off for Pacific bases. The aircraft, part of the 2nd Bomb Group at Spokane, join others from the 92nd leaving for unnamed Far East destinations. Families witnessed the departures as crews signaled a likely nonroutine mission with potential Korea links speculated.
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Spokane
Air Force
Pacific
Spokane Air Force Base
92Nd
Far East
Korea
March Air Force Base
California
Pork Prices Leap Again in Food Index Rise
Retail pork prices jumped in competitive markets by two to ten cents a pound this week. Top quality eggs rose two cents a dozen. The surge followed higher livestock quotes and holiday shipping delays. Tomatoes, cucumbers, berries, melons and greens moved unevenly as markets adjusted to near-term supplies. The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose fifteen cents to 6.19, the highest since 1949, while Brannan said the nation’s food situation remains in good shape.
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Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Dun & Bradstreet
Leeds
Agriculture
Brannan
Truman
Switchmen Warned To End Strike
President Truman warned that drastic action could follow if AFL Switchmen refuse to end a nationwide strike affecting five major railroads. About 4,000 workers seek a 40 hour week and higher pay, with mediators in Chicago trying to resolve the dispute and avert seizure of trains.
No Brunswick Men Have Filed for Municipal Election
With the Brunswick municipal election about two weeks away no candidates have filed papers with Town Clerk W. Claude Lutman though Mayor Stanley T. Wirts is expected to enter for a third term. Petitions are circulating for two incumbent councilmen Walter C. Wheeler and Albert H. Danner, while Councilman Charles W Wenner may not seek re election and Paul F. Mobus shows interest in the first ward race. Petitions may be filed through July 21 and the August 1 election date looms as 107 new voters register, boosting total to 115 residents.
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Brunswick
W. Claude Lutman
Stanley T. Wirts
Walter C. Wheeler
Albert H. Danner
Charles W Wenner
Paul F. Mobus
Brimnshwick
Flash Floods Take 3 Lives in Western Pennsylvania
Torrential rains caused flash floods across Allegheny and Ohio river valleys in Pittsburgh and nearby counties. Three people died, hundreds of basements flooded, and property damage ran into the thousands. streets, roads, and gardens suffered extensive destruction. William H. Ward, 58, and Mary E. Millsap, 38, plus her daughter Rita, 7, drowned in floodwaters near Allegheny County trailer camps.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Ohio
Wesmoreland
Washington
Trafic
William H. Ward
Allegheny County
Mary E. Millsap
R. D. A. Coraopolis
Rita
Ward
Flondswollen Lowrie
No Plans Now To Call Guard
Washington reports President Truman said there are no plans to call the National Guard or armed forces to serve in Korea. He expressed hope the Korea situation will resolve, and noted no plans for additional military funds or speeches by defense leaders. Secretary Johnson announced no speeches by the armed forces chiefs yesterday.
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Washington
Truman
National Guard
Korea
Mr. Truman
Johnson
Armed Forces Secretaries
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Establishment
Few Planes Of North Koreans Rise To Defense
Washington reports limited North Korean air defense as American and British air strikes intensify targets in North Korea. The Air Force moves to reinforce with North American F-1a Mustang fighters while Sicily carries additional aircraft and parts to the carrier Valley Forge. Defense contracts line up seven airlines to transport personnel and materiel to the Far East, and weather stations in the Aleutians are postponed for now.
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Washington
South Korea
USA
Aleutians
U. S
North Korea
United States Air Force
Yellow Sea
Korea
Condition Of Streams Report From Local Rivers
Maryland side of Potomac muddy and cloudy on Virginia side at Point of Rocks. Monocacy and Ceresville noted as clear. A terse river condition bulletin outlines varying water clarity across nearby streams.
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Ait Ceresville
Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
Point of Rocks
Jet Planes Destroyed Eight Enemy Tanks at Suwon
July 6 Tokyo report says rocket firing F-80 jets destroyed eight tanks and five trucks as North Korean forces pushed south from Suwon. B-26 bombers reportedly destroyed 40 trucks in another action, amid heavy fighting near Pyongtaek, Chechon, and Songhwan as U.S. forces retreated and regrouped.
U S Pilots In Germany Seek Korea Service
In Fuerstenfeldbruck Germany on July 6 pilots urge for combat in Korea. Lt General John K Cannon says many volunteer transfers exist but none are being accepted. European command keeps pilots available yet restrained by Air Force chiefs. In San Francisco on July 6 lawyer George T Davis seeks speedy trial and forecasts acquittal in a $100000 Chinese birth certificate racket case.
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Fuerstenfeldbrueck
Germany
Uncle Sam
Korea
John K. Cannon
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Air Force
San Francisco
George T. Davis
Northern California
Truman
MacArthur aide denies U S outpost wiped out in Korea
Washington July 8 Gen MacArthur’s headquarters told the Pentagon the American ground force situation in Korea is not serious. An Army spokesman vigorously denied that an infantry outpost was wiped out by North Korean tank forces. He said the outpost withdrew behind strong defenses with very moderate losses after a force of North Korean troops and 40 to 70 tanks attacked. The spokesman added the outpost followed tactical procedures to advance, hold, then withdraw. He noted the Pusan port buildup proceeds well despite bad weather, but requires time for movement of troops and heavy equipment. He said the Korean war remains a major issue and will need ample supplies and capable troops. At a morning briefing it was announced the first shipment of ground forces equipment for Indochina and Indonesia would leave San Francisco tomorrow, including signal equipment, vehicles, and ammunition. The first consignment of all equipment, elect 47 transports, started for Southeast Asia a week ago.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Suwon
Seoul
U. S
Pyongtaek
Chechon
Sith
Tawt
Utchin
Hems
Tr Oe
Pyongnyon
Kongdoyu
Kanu
Korce
Firs
South Korea
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Songhwan
Chonan
U. S. Far East
Yonpo Airfield
Washington
MacAriInn
Pentagon
Korea
America
Yoyko
Pusan
Indochina
Indonesia
San Francisco
Southeast Asia
Double Duty For Seventh Fleet in Korean and Formosa Operations
Vice Admiral Arthur DB Struble announced the Seventh Fleet can strike North Korea and defend Formosa. He described a two day carrier strike with American and British forces, reporting ten confirmed enemy planes destroyed from Pyongyang southward. He noted no submarine contacts in Korean ops despite Soviet totals in the Pacific. He pledged readiness to prevent any sizeable invasion of Formosa and called the North Korea strikes a successful joint operation with Britain.
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Tokyo
Arthur DB. Struble
North Korea
Formosa
Struble
MarcArthur
Pyongyang
Pacific
Charles T. Jax
Far East
Lkewise
British Korean Policy Wins House Support
London reports Britain's aid policy to South Korea through the United Nations won strong support in Parliament. The House of Commons approved the quick action sending ships to aid American forces and Australian planes, with few dissenters. Prime Minister Attlee praised U S speed in handling what he called naked aggression against South Korea.
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London
Britain
South Korea
United Nations
House of Commons
Winston Churchill
Labor
Attlee
U. S
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Charles E. Linn
Joseph S. Papp
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Amd
David H. Roadkey
Howard Marvin Jones
Fast C Street
Jones
Curtis L. Webber
Strke
Congress
AFL Switchmen's Union
Rock Island
Chicago Great Western
Denver and
Rio Grande Western
He Western Daeifte
Great Northern
7Th Fleet
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