Newsmen banned from Korea front over dispatch wording
Tokyo July 1 Army authorities barred Associated Press reporter Tom Lambert and United Press correspondent Peter Kalischer from returning to the Korea war front. Officials cited as reason Lambert and Kalischer dispatches that allegedly aided the enemy and made the war appear to fail, while denying any security or factual inaccuracies. The action followed earlier threats against Lambert and prompted Washington to report the matter.
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Tokyo
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
United Press
Peter Kalischer
Lambert
Korea
Col
M. P. Echols
MacArthur
Associated Press Bureau
Nis
Echols
Public Information Officer
Washington
United Press Office
Kalischer
News Bureau
South Korea
Co A Wins Rifle Trophy At Camp Pickett Review
Nearly 7,000 troops of the 29th Infantry Division marched at Camp Pickett Virginia to close the first week of Virginia Maryland National Guard encampment. Governor Lane presented start awards, with Brig. Gen. Purnell and Maj. Gen. Sands present. Maryland units and officers received multiple honors, including top rifle awards and service medals.
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Camp Pickett
29Th Infantry Division
John & Battle
Virginia
William Preston Lane, Jr
Maryland
Virginia-Maryland National Guard
Governor
Harry C. Ruhl
C. Carey Jarman
Charles D. McKendrick
Baltimore
115Th Infantry Regiment
Clarence W. White
Town
115Th Regiment
John A. Catsail
Frederick
Governor Lane
Joseph A. Gluck
729Th Ordnance Maintenance Company
Cascade
Adjutant General of Maryland
Marine Corps Calls For Women Veterans
The Marine Corps issued a call for women veterans to volunteer for extended active duty within the United States. The initial quota includes enlisted women and a small number of lieutenants and captains from Women Marine Reserves. The first volunteers will serve east of the Mississippi at Camp Lejeune North Carolina and west at San Francisco and Camp Pendleton California.
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Washington
Marine Corps
United States
Defense Department
Marine Reserves
Mississippi
Camp LeJeune
N. C
Western
San Francisco
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Flags At Half Mast For Slam Trooper Ridge
Maryland State Police barracks lowered flags to half mast for Trooper Lauren M. Ridge 26 who was shot to death on duty. The veteran, a Pearl Harbor survivor, died at Washington County Hospital where his wife Alice Ridge was on duty as assistant supervisor. The shooter, 60-year-old former vaudeville strong man Steve Oris, was wounded after a gun battle with police and died. Ridge had served since May 1 1948 and is survived by an 18 month old son. Funeral set for Monday at 3 30 PM.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Lauren M. Ridge
Pearl Harbor
Steve Oris
Washington County
Ridge
Alice
Oris
Northern Avenue
Spooners
Claude Ariz
Kenneth Sinn
Ariz
Police i
Pacific
Senate studies U S security and censorship in Korea era
Washington July 14 Congress eyed internal and military security amid Korea fighting. Senator Lucas urged voluntary but complete censorship on troop movements at home and abroad and proposed authorizing Gen Douglas MacArthur to impose military censorship on frontline developments affecting U S plans. He called current reports almost criminal for revealing troop movements.
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Washington
Congress
Lucas
Iingis
Douglas MacArthur
Senate
Capitol Hill
Eastland
Mississippi
Maybank
South Carolina
House
St Swithin Day Rain Forecast Clashes With Local Weather
City forecasters warn that St Swithin Day showers may bring weeks of rain though official Weather Bureau notes a clearing trend for Monday. Humidity has been high, beetles thrive, bass catches dwindle, and a lone eight year old reports a 12 inch yellow perch at Culler Lake as six flying saucers were sighted over the city last night.
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St. Swithin
St. Swithin's
Weather Bureau
Culler Lake
Frederick
Harry Quinn
Quinn
Whisner Street
Harry Kintz
North
Bentz Street
Kintz
Argentina's Quints Celebrate Their Seventh Birthday
In Buenos Aires seven year old quintuplets born to Franco Diligent mark their seventh birthday. The five siblings speak Spanish English French German and Italian and are set to begin studying a five times five multiplication table. The family keeps the children out of public exhibition despite widespread interest.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Diligenti Quintuplets
Franco Diligent
Likens Tito To Syngman Rhee In Eastern Europe Probes
Oslo dispatch reports Moscow radio likens Yugoslav Premier Tito to Syngman Rhee, accusing Belgrade of provocations in Eastern Europe. The broadcast calls Tito a paid traitor and an exponent of American war plans, alleging agents undermine peace and push open aggression.
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Oslo
Norway
Ae Moscow Radio Today
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Syngman Rhee
Europe
Tito
Balkans
Korea
Asia
Clique
Airmobile Runway Tales From Korea Airlift
An American aircrew member recalls daily C 47 drops at a Korea airstrip noting rapid loading, efficient ground crew, and persistent fighter pilots. They compare the airlift favorably to Berlin and stress that the operation relies on all hands, with limited salvage for retreat.
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Ooh
Tokyo
Korea
Berlin
Japan
Joe H. Copeland
Dallas
Texas
Frank B. Perry
Jacksonville
Mia
Tech
Dale McHenry
Fairbury
Nebr
Charles Armstrong
Joe
McHenry
North Korea
Illicit Love Ruins Families in Detroit Murder Case
Two families are shattered as 42 year old Sam Sampson faces murder charges for strangling Mrs Vivian Stanley, 37, amid an illicit affair. Stanley found dead in a weed patch after a quarrel over marriage and private detectives. Sampson confessed to the slaying after arrest. Enlistment figures show Navy recruits for early week at about 2,100 versus 1,423 last June.
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Detroit
Cnttts
Sam Sampson
Vivian Stanley
Gerald K. O'Brien
Sampson
Huge Tumor Removed Woman to Recover
A 49 pound ovarian cyst tumor was removed from a Sayre woman’s abdomen at Robert Packer Hospital. Surgeons, who did not release names, said the operation was completed yesterday and the patient is expected to recover. The hospital noted this tumor is smaller than a Mayo Clinic record 61 pound tumor. The growth had developed over about three years.
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Sayre
Robert Packer Hospital
Mayo Clint
Rochester
Minn
Auto Industry No Work On Armaments Yet
Detroit reports that the auto industry currently has no war production. Manufacturers plan to keep peacetime output high while monitoring armament needs. They expect possible rapid conversion after Pearl Harbor lessons but note lines and tooling would require weeks to retool for armament work.
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Detroit
Uly
Isomh
Wok
Pearl Harbor
Peare
Resort Swept By Flash Fire at Hampton Beach
A 500000 flash fire destroyed 18 buildings in Hampton Beach New Hampshire last night razing a hotel four restaurants a penny arcade and several rooming houses with another hotel damaged No serious injuries were reported The fire spread across 200 feet of ocean front in about ninety minutes and was stopped before reaching the Casino The Chamber of Commerce provided accommodations for 190 vacation visitors left without shelter Some beachgoers lost their clothing in the blaze
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Hampton Beach
N. H
New Hampshire
Ocean Front
Chamber of Commerce
Swedish Army Chief Warns of Risky War Policy
Red Star reports Swedish circles led by Gen Helge Jung are preparing for war with Russia. Jung allegedly pushes Sweden toward a venture with the United States, a policy described as fatal for the Swedish people.
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Moscow
Red Star
Helge Jurg
Russia
Jung
Sweden
United States
Officials map Korea crisis action after chiefs return
President Truman heard four direct reports from Army Chief J Lawton Collins and Air Force Chief Hoyt Vandenberg on their Korea Japan trip. They returned to Tokyo with Gen Douglas MacArthur directing U N efforts. Officials say troops are doing darn well and decisions on mobilizing reserves may come soon.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Air Force Chiefs of Staff
Japan
Korea
J. Lawton Callins
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
North Korea
Defense
Johnson
Stephen Early
Navy
Air
J. Lawton Collins
Fen. Hoyt
Vandenberg
Roper Balitelront Collins
Sewemen
South Korea
Defense Department
Armed Services
Collings
Secretary of Defense
Mr. Truman
Pentagon
White House
State Department
America
Europe
Asia
Congress
United States
Ven
MacArthur
India
Nehru
Moscow
China
Russia
U. N
World Organization
May Have To Evacuate Korea Within 72 Hours
Harrisburg PA Daly 1 ot Bap James Boo Van Zandt told a Pennsylvania Veterans of Foreign Wars convention that the United States may have to evacuate Korea in the next seven ionirs He urged standing up to fight for Pusan or Normandy as he recalled World War Two amphibious operations by US and allied forces.
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Harrisburg
Daly
James Boo van Zandt
Cei
United States
Korea
van Randi
Mouse Armed Forces
Joint Atomic Energy
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pusan
Normandy
Vian
Jets Dominate Korean War Air Campaign Says Stratemeyer
General Stratemeyer asserts F-80 Shooting Star jets have accounted for a large share of North Korean vehicle and materiel losses. He says jets conducted significant combat sorties and achieved high performance, countering claims they underperformed.
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Tokyo
Iary
George Fo Seratemeyer
Reds Work On Americans and Truman War Theories
Communist radio Tass in Pyongyang cited 117 American POWs to accuse President Truman of muddling peace in Korea. Named prisoners Sirman from Philadelphia and Peterson from Michigan described as unwilling fighters. Tass quoted Ambrose Newzetta and a 114-prisoner statement arguing Korea must solve its own problems and the U S intervention is misused. Six people burned to death near Mansfield, Ohio, after a truck and car collision.
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London
Taeongyang Radio
Korea
Truman
America
Donald Sirman
Philadelphia
Astin Peterson
Michigan
Ambrose Newzetta
Sirman
Ows
Tass
Pyongyang
Air Force
Soupet
Pyongtaek
Peterson
South Korea
U S Troops Hold Firm In Center Amid Korean War Push
General MacArthur reported North Korean bridgehead on the Kum river remained intact despite heavy losses from American ground fire and air strikes. US and South Korean forces held at Taejon area while Reds pressed near Yesan and Tanyang, with crossings repelled and envelopment moves feared.
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Tokyo
Sanday
MacArthur
Ue Kam River
Haute
Toksya
Kuo
UW. S
Taejon
Midwayo Chongnut
William Ro Moore
Moore
Korea
Kum River
Orathert
Changju
South Korea
Seoul
Veterans of
Yesan
Tanyang
Pusan
Chochiwon-Chongju
Condition of streams shows mixed clarity at junctions
Reading notes stream conditions with Monocacy slightly cloudy near Frederick Junction while Potomac is cloudy on the Virginia side and clear on the Maryland side at Point of Rocks.
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Frederick Junction
Potomac
Virginia
Maryland
Point of Rocks
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Llicit
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Tran
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