Yanks Battle MIG-15s In Korea and Hit Rail Lines
U N fighters clash with six downed MiG-15s and two damaged as UN Sabres engage 16 Communist jets. Fifth Air Force tallies 316 MiGs destroyed with 58 probable and 507 damaged. B-26s hit trains near Kanggye and Dongju Pakchon Wonsan plus 45 supply vehicles. One pilot, Capt. James Yatel, claims 10 vehicle kills. Ground fighting on eastern front heavy with artillery and mortar barrages.
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Seoul
United Nations
Kanggye
North Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
Dongju
Pakchon
Korea
Wonsan
James Yatel
High Point
N.C
Satae
Potatoes Lose Price Ceilings as Senate Action Cuts Controls
Washington reports that price ceilings on potatoes were removed after Senate action, with officials predicting prices may rise before a July market influx. A large Eastern store buyer warned of speculators and eventual price normalization as the 1952 crop approaches.
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Washington
Senate
Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
House
Congress
NATO Chief Warns Reds At D-Day Rites
Gen. Matthew Ridgway urged the “lords of Communism” not to threaten freedom as he marked the eighth anniversary of D-Day on Utah Beach. He spoke of waving peace this time and led a ceremony that included wreaths from Allied veterans and dignitaries in Sainte Mere Eglise and Arromanches.
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Normandy
France
Matthew B. Ridgeway
Ridgway
Utah Beach
Nazi Germany
82Nd Airborne
Sainte Mere Eglise
Europe
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North Atlanta
Sainte Mere Egisse Mt
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Jean Philippe
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Judgway
Sainte Mere
Eglise
Port Winston
Arromanches
Admiralty
James
Thomas
First Division
Germany
Omaha Beach
Andre Lemmonier
Shape Headquarters
Britain
J. P L. Thomas
Eisenhower seen in ranks of GOP conservatives
Abilene Kansas Dwight D Eisenhower presented as a conservative Republican at a news conference. He argued states should decide on fair employment practices and opposed federal mandates on civil rights, aligning with debates on FEPC and state vs federal power. The piece contrasts his stance with Russell and Morse and notes potential ticket implications.
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Truman
Ives
Morse Eisenhower
Irving Ives
New York
Sen
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Russell
Fufly
FEPC
Hower
United States urges annual world censorship survey at UN
The United States told the United Nations to drop a treaty approach to freedom of information and instead conduct an impartial yearly survey of global censorship. Walter Kotschnig urged a neutral report on freedom of information during a council session in New York. Meanwhile at Annapolis Naval Academy 769 new officers joined the 12th class, as the Senate debated amendments tied to control measures for fruits and vegetables.
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United Nations
N.Y. IH
United States
Walter Kotschnig
U.S
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Imore
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Senate
American Guard
Academy
Kotschniz
America
William M. Fechteler
Fechicler
Naval Opera 40
Gressmien
Mechanic Killed as Car Falls on Him at Oshkosh Garage
Riley R. Johnson 54 of 365 Otter Street died after a car he was working under on a chain hoist dropped, trapping him in his Johnson Auto Service garage. He was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital after the 10:55 a.m. accident. Survivors include his widow Hazel Blanchard and two daughters, with services pending. Johnson was a Pine River native and Oshkosh resident for 23 years. Funeral arrangements are being made at Konrad Funeral Home.
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Riley R. Johnson
Otter St
Johnson
Johnson Auto Service
Mercy Hospital
Richard Radke
Pine River
Riley Ras Johnson
Oshkosh
St John’s English Lutheran Church
Hazel Blanchard
Gerald Schnell
Harold Clark
Draft re-exam results show 9 638 acceptable of 34 810 men
Maj. Gen Lewis Hershey announced today that 9 638 of 34 810 men reexamined after failing mental tests were found acceptable for the draft. He credited Selective Service efforts since 1943 to raise mental and physical standards as bearing fruit.
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Washington
Selective Service
Faure
Lewis
Hershey
Teeler
Industry Talks Affects Access To Study Proposals
Washington reports a four hour pause in government sponsored steel talks to allow industry leaders to study bargaining proposals. Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman disclosed but offered cautious optimism. The strike by CIO United Steelworkers began after a Supreme Court ruling voided Truman seizure and halted steel production, with Detroit Steel Corp. reaching a contract for 4500 workers in Pittsburgh and wage proposals under Wage Stabilization Board recommendations.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
McFarland
Arizonia
Senate
Steelman
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Wage Stabilization Board
Mmost
Philip Murray
CIO Union
Taft Sees Boost in Presidential Odds After Eisenhower Speech
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio says his GOP nomination chances rose after Gen. Eisenhower's Abilene remarks. He doubts Eisenhower’s intent on repealing the Taft Hartley Act and stresses strong Air Force, Korea peace efforts, and opposition to overreaching legislation.
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Cincinnatig
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D
Robert L. Riggs
Lawsville Courer‘Journal
Eisenhow
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
America
Korea
Sen. Taft
Chis
Europe
United States
Siberia
Arctic
Captain Harry Rejoins Divison Buddies at Missouri Reunion
Captain Harry of Battery D joins the 35th Division reunion in Springfield Missouri for a memorial service and parade. He tells reporters Europe’s fall would not endanger the United States and plans a reception with fellow veterans at Shrine Mosque, with a reception and a family dinner in Washington following.
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Buddies
Missouri
Springheld
France
Sion
Truman
Asa Es
Springfield
Europe
Shrine
Washington
Caplan Harry
Weather forecast and temperature outlook
The United Press reports cooler tonight with a partly cloudy Saturday north and fair south. Lows range from 15 to 37 in the north and 58 to 65 in the south, with Saturday highs around 78 to 85 near Lake Michigan officials note. The Rochfshar Observatory records show fair conditions and temperature observations through the period with prior year comparisons and monthly rainfall details.
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United Pres
Lake Michican
Rochstaff
Western Union seeks 9.3 percent rate rise
Washington reports Western Union Telegraph Co petitions for authority to raise domestic message and money order rates by 9.3 percent, effective July 6, with FCC review and 30 day protest window. The move aims to fund higher wages under a new AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union contract, pending FCC approval.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Ty
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Western Union
W. U
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Postal Pay Funds Signed by Truman
Congress passed an appropriation bill yesterday and President Truman signed it restoring pay for about half a million postal workers whose June checks were delayed after the post office ran dry on salary funds. The $971,342.63 funds cover the postal payroll and also provide money to combat illegal immigration from Mexico as Postmaster General Donaldson ordered postal salaries to resume.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Mexico
Donaldson
Fear Steel Strike Will Adversely Hit Tank Output
The Army warns the steel strike will hurt tank production, with effects worsening the longer the strike lasts. It notes 25 ton T41 light tanks require 68,800 pounds of steel and 48 ton medium tanks about 118,000 pounds, though total steel needs are not disclosed.
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Washington V
Army
Bigger Atomic Tests Planned After Nevada Series
The third and safest Nevada proving ground tests completed as leaders consider larger Pacific tests at Eniwetok later this year possibly including the first H bomb. April 1 to the eighth spring blast raised the Nevada total to 20 since January 1951 with 32 overall. no damages reported in this series.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada Proving Grounds
Eniwetok
Pacific
Nevada
AEC
U.S
Coroner's Inquest Called After Penokee Mine Disaster
After a conference with Gegedic County Mine Inspector Theodore Nema Prosecutor Ted Albert ordered a coroner's inquest into the Penokee mine disaster in Ironwood Michigan. Five miners died and three were trapped for 24 hours before being rescued. The inquest is scheduled for June 36.
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Ironwood. Mich
Gegedic
Theodore Nema
Ted Albert
Penokee
Tave
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