Five Hundred Allied Planes Hit North Korea Energy Plants
United air forces from the United States and allies attacked five hydro electric plants in North Korea and Manchuria today, knocking out the Suiho dam complex and two generating stations on the Chosin reservoir. Pilots reported heavy anti aircraft fire over Suiho but no aerial opposition. 208 Red MiG-15s were seen at Antung but did not strike.
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Korea
North Korea
Manchuria
Glenn O. Barcus
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Suiho
Yalu
Antung
Chosin Reservoir
Songchon River
Hamhung
Boxer
Philippines
Princeton
Bonhomme Richard
William Taylor
Florence
Ala
M Town
Wolsom
Autung
Mukden
Bonneville
Pacific Northwest
John D. Nottingham
Houston
Tex
Fifth Air Force
Nottingham
Polio Crisis in Texas Grows Prompting State Action
Governor Allan Shivers declares a polio crisis as Houston records a new one day city case high and Corpus Christi reports cases at Memorial Hospital. Dr. G Foard McGinnes arrives as emergency coordinator while nationwide aid shipments flow in.
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Allan Shivers
Houston
Corpus Christi
Memorial Hospital
National Foundation For
Harris County
Austin
Shivers
G. Foard McGinnes
Washington, D. C
National Foundation of
Corpus Christi Memorial Hospital
Nueces
Nueces County
Red Cross
C Civil Defense
Reds Protest UN Plan to Free 27000 Prisoners
UN truce negotiators announced 27000 Korean civilians held in camps would be released starting next month. North Korean Gen Nam Il condemned the move as unilateral while Maj Gen William Harrison emphasized the goal to return willing prisoners and noted many are South Korean civilians. Negotiations stalled on a full prisoner exchange and resume next day at 11 am local time.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Nam Il
William K. Harrison
Harrison
U. N. Command
Kose Island
Learns Lesson Saves Daughter After Lily Pond Rescue
Luther Braly, 48, credited a 20 year old artificial respiration lesson with saving his 18 month old daughter Karen LaRue after she fell into a lily pond at her grandparents home in Houston. His quick mouth to mouth method revived the child eight minutes later, she coughed and opened her eyes.
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Houston
Luther Braly
Karen LaRue
J. A. Erwin
Braly
Women More Educated Than Men by Six Months on Average
The Census Bureau reported that American women over 25 average six months more schooling than men in the same age group. The finding, based on 1950 census figures, highlights higher educational attainment among women.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
U S Air Power Faces Postwar Drawdown and Shifts
Washington reports that total U S Air Force and Navy aircraft are down from two years before Korea's start, with about 31,200 planes in 1955, a loss of several hundred but a higher share of modern models. Russia holds around 40,000 aircraft, with more combat planes. U S production since the war totals about 9,000 to 9,500.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Russia
Red Air Force
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Salesman Found Dead In River at Magnolia Gardens
Houston salesman W. L. T. Bradley, 48, drowned in the San Jacinto River at Magnolia Gardens after telling friends he felt low. Witnesses say he walked into the stream until he sank from view and was pulled ashore by two men, but rescue attempts failed.
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Houston
W. L. T. Bradley
San Jacinto
Magnolia Gardens
Bradley
William van Houten
Richard Bennett
Ambulance Driver Exchanges Card With Motorcyclist
In Los Angeles a speeding motorcyclist stopped at a red signal beside an ambulance. The ambulance driver extended a hand and gave the rider a business card, greeting the cyclist as the light changed to green.
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Los Angeles
British Troops Secure Berlin Border After Hostage Release
British troops with armored cars positioned along the Soviet occupation boundary near Schoeningen as 43 Germans freed from East Germany were released. West German police moved in, fears of clashes linger, while Allied officials pressed Moscow to allow patrols on the Berlin to Western Germany highway.
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Berlin
East Germany
Schoeningen
Germany
Innocent Plea in German Slaying Court Martial
Pvt. Robert T. Mierzwik, 20, Belton Texas, pleads innocent at U S Army court martial in Frankfurt Germany on charges of conspiring to rob and stealing a carbine used in the murder of two Germans April 19 near Neustadt Bavaria. Two Company I soldiers, Pvt. John Vigneault and Pvt. Richard Hagelberger, already convicted and sentenced to death for the killings. Witness Pfc. Harry Owens testified Mierzwik sought a carbine on April 17 at Grafenwoehr and later identified as the murder weapon.
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Germany
Robert T.mierzwik
Belton
Tex
U. S. Army
Paul Eckhart
Lothar Schlosser
Neustadt
Bavaria
Mierzwik
Eighth Infantry Regiment
John Vigneault
Goffs Falls
M. H
Richard A. Hagelberger
Chula Vista
Calif
Pfc
Harry Owens
Philadelphia
Grafenwoehr
Owens
Mierzwiki
Vigneault
Midwest Storms Drive Severe Weather Across Regions
High winds and heavy rain swept the Midwest as a squall line moved southeast toward the Chicago area. A heat wave baked the South and Southwest with temperatures above 100 degrees. Flooding struck Iowa Nebraska Indiana and Pennsylvania with record rainfall and water contamination issues in Greencastle Indiana. Families fled flash floods near Indianola Iowa as rivers began to recede Monday.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Colorado
New Mexico
Rockies
Mississippi River
Iowa
Nebraska
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Scottsbluff
Neb
Greencastle Ind
Indianapolis
Indianola
Taft Decries Smearing Against Ike
Retired Lt General Eichelberger in Asheville backs Dwight D. Eisenhower for the Republican nomination after eight months of travel and talks with farmers electricians and technicians. He notes criticism of MacArthur and says Ike enjoys unusual backing among the country’s backbone. MacArthur declines comment.
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Asheville
N. C
Robert L. Eichelberger
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eichelberger
MacArthur
Eisenhower
New York City
Robert A. Taft
Eighth Army
Pacific
Maxim-Robinson Bout Postponed By Rain In New York
The June 23 bulletin reports the Joey Maxim against Sugar Ray Robinson fight delayed to Wednesday night due to rain and cold conditions in New York City.
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New York
Joey Maxim-Ray Sugar Robinson
Childress Fans Make 2700 Calls From Busy Long Beach Rally
Odessa track fans asked for results of Joe Childress in the National AAU meet. The American switchboard received 2700 calls, averaging five per minute, as fans sought updates on his races in Long Beach California.
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Bonnie Neider
Odessa
Iran to Continue World Oil Sales Despite Seizure
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh stated Iran will keep selling oil abroad even after the Rose Mary seizure. He warned abusive actions could grow if the World Court accepts jurisdiction in the Anglo Iranian Oil Co dispute as Britain pursues an injunction ahead of final pleadings.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
World Court
Tehran
International Court
Britain
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
British
Aden
Parker Quits Sheriff Race Ends Competiton in Ector County
Earnest Broughton was assured of another term as sheriff after his sole opponent withdrew. Jack Parker had filed but did not pay the filing fee and announced he would not run. The filing deadline to Ector County Democratic Chairman Thomas J. Pitts was midnight Saturday.
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Earnest Broughton
Ector
I G
Jack) Parker
Ector County
Democratic
Thomas J. Pitts
Pitts
Visit To Texas Stirs Split In Republican Ranks
Dallas June 23 Eisenhower 24 hour Texas visit stirred new controversy in GOP. He attacked Taft supporters as rustlers while Taft forces claim 603 votes at Chicago. disputes over Texas delegates and a pro Eisenhower slate. Zweifel accuses Porter faction of dishonest tactics. Hyde predicts Taft under 500 votes and Eisenhower nominated on the third ballot.
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Dallas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Eisenhower
Denison
Denton
Las Vegas
Nev
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Henry Zweifel
Fort Worth
iZweifel
Zweifel
E. J
Jack) Porter
Houston
Porter Group
Eisenhower Group
Washington
Herbert K. Hyde
Oklahoma City
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
Virginia
Chicago
Taft Organization
De‘ceive
Hyde
Ewing Seeks Civilian GI Bill for College Aid
Oscar R. Ewing urged Congress to pass a federal student aid bill. As head of the Federal Security Agency he said Truman authorized transmitting the bill to provide educational opportunities for those blocked from college by economic barriers.
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Washington
Oscar R. Ewing
Congress
Ewing
Federal Security Agency
President Truman
Murray Says Truman Reassured Steelworkers on Taft Hartley
Gary Indiana Philip Murray president of the United Steelworkers says President Truman assured him last December that there is no fear of a Taft Hartley injunction if the union postpones the January 1 strike. Murray spoke to 7500 at a Gary rally amid a three week strike and seizure controversy.
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Gary
Ind
W—Cio
Philip Murray
Truman
Inland Steel
Clarence Randall
Murray
U. S. Supreme Court
Senate
John Watkins
Indiana
Steelworkers Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft condemns smear pamphlet and campaign tactics
Sen. Robert A. Taft denounces smear tactics against Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and Gov. Earl Warren in a pamphlet titled Headline. He rejects claims of a Texas delegation steal and warns of potential convention floor fights over contested delegations as he meets Maryland and Pennsylvania delegations.
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Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
California
Earl Warren
Robbers Bind Man In Front Yard and Steal $4000
Louisburg North Carolina June 23 A 69 year old man Robert Eakes said someone covered his eyes with hands and dragged him inside his home tying him to a bed and robbing him of 4000 dollars. Police are investigating the heist.
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Louisburg
N. C
Robert Eakes
Eakes
Police Seek Latin Lover After Woman Slain in Hotel
Police hunted Jose Romero 28, labeled the Latin lover of Mrs. William Thompson, on charges of slashing and strangling her at the Jefferson hotel in St Louis. The murder followed a nightly rendezvous, with Romero believed to be headed toward the border after the crime.
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ST. Louis
William E. Thompsson
Jose
Joe) Bartolomeo Romero
Thompson
Jefferson Hotel
Romero
Denver
Colo
Penny
Annie Harris
Kirkwood
Harris
Oklahoma
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