UN Planes Hit Four Red Plants After Big Raid
Allied fighter bombers struck four of five North Korean hydroelectric installations in a major air assault. Direct hits on targets including the Suiho plant near the Yalu River were reported as the raid also involved hundreds of planes from U.S. and allied forces.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Suiho
Yalu River
Air Force
Changjin
Songchon River
U.S. Eighth Army
Chorwon
Washington
Panmunjom
Manchuria
Yalu
Songchon
North Korea
Reds Protest PW Screening At Koje Island in Korea
North Korean Gen Nam I warns UN that continued screening of prisoners at Koje Island may prolong the Korean War. Maj Gen William K. Harrison says the right to freedom cannot be bargained and notes time to reassess with another Panmunjom session set for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Koje Island
Nam I
William Kk. Harrison
Kore
U.N
Nam
Panmunjom
Harrison
Deputies Foil Jailbreak Bid At Ector County Jail
Deputies Bob Burkett and Miles Jones stopped a dawn escape plot at the Ector County jail recovering eight hack-saw blades. Rob Phifer and Herman K Walker were arrested near the courthouse after attempting to flee in a black sedan. Walker denied ties to the plan while Phifer implicated Don Hall as the potential beneficiary.
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Ector County
Bob Burkett
Miles Jones
Rob Phiter
Dallas
Herman K. Walker
Roughneck
Burkett
Walker
Phifer
Don Hall
Hall
Jones
Pearl River estuary gunboat explosion kills crew and soldiers
Independent Chinese press reports an explosion aboard a Communist gunboat in the Pearl River Estuary. More than 20 crewmen and soldiers died in the Friday incident.
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Hong Kong
Pearl River Estuary
Bergman Loses Bid to Bring Pia to Italy
Ingrid Bergman failed to win permission for her 13 year old daughter Pia to visit her in Italy this summer. Superior Judge Sindred Lillie ruled against the actress in the case.
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Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
Pia
Italy
Roberto Rossellini
Sindred Lillie
Miss Bergman
Compromise Seen in Korean Fuss
South Korea’s political crisis shows potential for a compromise plan praised by midline assemblymen and opposition leaders. Prime Minister Chang Paik Sang reportedly secured support while discussions delay a full vote. Rhee supporters continued protests outside the presidential residence as the crisis deepened.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
Chang Paik Sang
Syngman Rhee
Oh Sung Whan
P. M. Siincsky
Rhee
Assembly
Bomber Crash Near Lakenheath Kills 11 Crewmembers
An American Air Force B-50 bomber with 11 crew aboard crashed and burned near Lakenheath England on Tuesday, according to the Air Force. The incident occurred at LAKENHEATH AIR BASE England.
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Lakenheath Air Base
England
Here
Air Force
Atomic weapons program expands under new funding
Washington reports that American scientists have developed a complete family of atomic weapons for Army Navy and Air Force plans. Testimony to a House subcommittee discusses H-bomb development and an expansion request of 3.191 billion dollars to grow atomic facilities with warheads for artillery shells and guided missiles.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
U.S
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Truman
AEC
Herbert B. Loper
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Bradley
Gore
Adm
Merlin O'Neill
Coast Guard
Texas Delegate Theft Accusation Flows From Sweifel Case
In Dallas a flatbed truck carrying farm workers rolled over after leaving cotton fields killing two and injuring 35. Damion Mirado, 14, and Louis Rodriguez, 48, died. 15 others were seriously hurt as crews rushed to Dallas hospitals after the wreck near Buzzard’s Hole lake.
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Dallas
Damion Miraido
Louis Rodriguez
Arlington
Tex
Buzzard’s Hole Lake
Dallas County
Sherrff’s
Midland Aroused Over Charges of Discrimination
Midland residents debate racial bias after Oscar M. Laura of LULAC accuses Midland of discrimination. Local leaders deny charges while editorials criticize the claim. City plans neighborhood parks in Latin American and Negro districts with pools, budgeted at 100000 to 150000 dollars.
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Midland
Oscar M. Laura
Laredo
West Texas
Laura
League of United Latin American Citizens
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Perry Pickett
Odessa Thief Admits Stealing Gear. Owner Unlocated
City detectives report an admitted thief who stole three boomers and a snatch block from a truck near E Second and N Texas but cannot identify the owner. The 45 year old Odessa man says he took the equipment Sunday from a truck parked in an alley. detectives still lack a victim.
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Odessa
Plowboy Edwards Plans Barefoot 712-Mile Walk
Oklahoma legislator Plowboy Edwards will trek 712 miles along gravel roads in Pittsburg County to press for a promised Highway 31 project. He will wear a sign blaming Governor Murray for unkept highway promises and aims to boost re election while conditioning his feet with Tuff-Foot care.
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Quinton
Edwards
Johnston Murray
Houston
Hopes For Agreement With Taft On Foreign Policy
Eisenhower said he hopes a foreign policy plank can be written into the Republican platform acceptable to Taft and himself. He urged avoiding a bitter convention fight and urged leadership against Communism while supporting collective security and free trade.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
Taft
America
United States
John Foster Dulles
GOP
Dulles
Russia
Odessa Maintains Adequate Water Supply on Rotating Schedule
Odessa reports continued ample water supply two weeks into a lenient lawn watering plan. Water Superintendent A L Wright confirms no shortages or complaints while wells in Martin County boost supply. The city divides watering days by area with south of 17th Street and Conet Drive allowed on Mon Wed Fri, north of that line on Tue Thu Sat, and all on Sundays.
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Odessa
Ccitizens
City
A. L. Wright
Martin County
17Th Street
Conet Drive
Too Busy To Love His Wife Divorce Granted
Mrs. Leonard Gabriel was granted a divorce in Liverpool after her husband claimed he was too busy around the house to consummate the marriage. Married in 1945, Gabriel returned from the navy but made no overture to his wife, whose attractive appearance drew attention.
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Liverpool
Eng
Leonard Gabriel
Gabriel
Fraser Harrison
Convicts Break From Brazil Island Prison in Mass Escape
More than 100 armed escapees broke through a police and marine cordon off the coast near Sao Paulo after fleeing from a massive prison breakout. The inmates, part of a larger group of over 300 who escaped Friday from the island prison, headed toward the hills amid a manhunt and chaotic pursuit.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Devil’s Island
Jaycees Unveil Bigger July 4 Festival With Wakely
The Jaycees announce a larger Independence Day program headlined by singing cowboy Jimmy Wakely and Price Daniel's address. Miss West Texas will be chosen, with last year’s winner Janie Holcomb having gone on to Miss Texas. A kickoff dance July 3, a July 4 parade, a midway carnival with a dunking board, contests, an exhibition ball game, and a fireworks finale are planned.
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Jaycees
Jimmy Wakely
Price Daniel
Senate
Janie Holcomb
T. L. Miller’s Jewelers
Emil Beck
Parade
George Garwood
Grounds
County Park
Garwood
Daniel
Wakely
Small Defense Plants Chief Faults Army Navy Cooperation
New York Telford Taylor head of the Small Defense Plants Administration says the Army and Navy fail to cooperate in channeling suitable contracts to smaller plants. He spoke at a meeting of small business representatives under United Action for Small Business Inc.
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New York
Telford Taylor
Small Defense Plants Administration
Army
Navy
Taylor
The
United Action’ For Small Business Inc
Latin Lover Killing Suspect Sought by FBI
The FBI hunted a Mexican suspect described as a Latin lover for murder and illegal flight across state lines. He is linked to the hotel room slaying of Irene Thompson, wife of a cereal salesman, whose body was found at the Jefferson hotel with a note in the suspect’s handwriting. Authorities traced clues to Nuevo Laredo and El Paso, Texas.
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ST. Louis
FBI
Romero
Irene Thompson
Lattimore Charges Thought False
FBI findings cast doubt on charges that Owens Lattimore planned trips to Russia or Transcaucasia. The case may delay or affect a State Department ban on his international travel as final FBI results await completion.
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Washington
FBI
Owen Lattimore
Russia
State Department
Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Zweifel vs Porter over Taft delegates in Texas dispute
Fort Worth reports renewed charges in the Texas fight for Republican National Convention delegates. Henry Zweifel accuses Dwight Eisenhower backers led by Jack Porter and Alvin Lane of trying to steal delegates, while Porter defends Taft and questions the issue. The exchange centers on who can participate in party actions under Texas law and court rulings.
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Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New York Times
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fort Worth
Henry Zweifel
Zweifel
GOP
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Jack Porter
Houston
Alvin Lane
Dallas
Porter
Sen
Supreme Court of Texas
Love
Buckner
Westerman
Mims
U. S. District ‘Court
Texas Regular
Two Charged in Courts Hijacking
Midland men Ferry Lynn Alley and William Thurman Buchan were charged with robbery by assault after Alley confessed to participating in the Saturday night hold up of D. Nichols, operator of the Travelers Courts near Odessa. The robbery yielded 375 dollars in cash and a 25.31 check.
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Sheriff’s Department Today
Travelers Courts
Ector County
George Bosley
Ferry Lynn Alley
Midland
Alley
William Thurman
Buck) Buchan
Justice of the Peace
M. Newman
D. D. Nichols
Odessa
U. S. Hwy
E. Second
Andy Fenton
Bosley
James Davis
Elmer (Pewee
Buchan
Mid‘land
the Courts
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House Atomic Energy Committee
Sweifel
Bracero
O.K
Hits Armed Forces Contract Handling
Midlander
Chan
Nichols
Fiiley
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