Allied Sabre pilots down 11 MIGs in major Korea air victory
U N and Allied forces pushed a broad offensive with Sabre jet pilots led by three top aces destroying 11 Communist MIGs and damaging six. Capt Manuel Fernandez downed his 14th MIG as Maj James Jabara and Capt Joseph McConnell also added to the tally. Ground fighting left about 1,300 Chinese killed or wounded as 4,000 attacked frontline positions east of Sniper Ridge before being repelled.
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America
U.N
Korea
Manuel Rernandez
Miami
Fla
Joseph McConnell
Apple Valley
Calif
Fernandez
James Jabara
Wichita
Kan
U.S
Jabara
Truman to Speak on Defense at Armed Forces Day
Former President Harry Truman headlined an all day Armed Forces Day observance at Fairfax Air Force Base Kansas City Kansas. He was to speak outdoors at 3:30 p.m. about defense with no need for a speech text. The event included Imbits flyovers bands and a fashion show by servicewomen.
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U.R
Harry Truman
Truman
Fairfax Air Force Base
Kan
White House
Missouri General Assembly
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City
Grandview
Armed Forces
Power
West Berlin police quell leftist riot at Deutsche Parte meeting
West Berlin police arrested about 250 rioters amid a mob roughly 1,000 young leftists who tried to storm Thatania Palace, a former US theater, during a Deutsche Partei meeting attended by around 12 000 people. Police described the attackers as Nazi branded.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Thatania Palace
Deutsche Parte
German Party
Gehust
McCarthy Pushes Cut in U N War Costs to Spur Aid
Senator McCarthy proposes amending State Department funds to slash U N operating expenses to a level matching other nations in Korea. He argues reducing U S 95 percent share may prod allies to boost their support for U N activities and the Korean war effort.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
America
Wisconsin
Heas
State Department
United Nations
U.S
U.N
Korea
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Foreign Relations Committee
Bill Signed Aimed to Halt Swine Disease
Madison Wisconsin Gov Walter Kohler signed a bill requiring farmers to boil garbage for 30 minutes before feeding it to hogs to prevent vesicular exanthema a swine disease Farmers face a 5 dollar fee The signing also covers a package of measures allowing outside district campaign contributions liquor license for Milwaukee county airport tax exemptions for natural cheese juvenile court jurisdiction a UW document depository and more including health officer qualifications and on the farm training for high school students Also protected are wage changes for Waupun prison workers and an anti burning materials on highways rule
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Madison
Walter Kohler
Milwaukee County Board
University of Wisconsin
Judicial Council
Waupun Prson
Angry Debate Halts Korea Truce Talks at Aday Standoff
At Munsan the armistice talks recessed for three days after a heated exchange over UN and Communist prisoner exchange plans. Communists accuse UN negotiators of destroying the basis of negotiations and demand withdrawal. Lt Gen William Harrison Jr. cites administrative reasons for the recess and deflects further details.
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Munsan (U
U.N
William §. Harrison Jr
Harrison
Horner Named General Manager of Press Gazette
Joseph Horner Jr. was named general manager and treasurer of the Green Bay Newspaper Co at a board meeting after the annual stockholders meeting. He succeeds Andrew B. Turnbull who resigned as president and was elected vice president. V I Minahan was re-elected president and Leo V. Gannon was re-elected secretary.
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Green Bay, Wis
Joseph Horner Jr
Green Bay Press
Gazette
Green Bay Newspaper Co
Horner
Andrew B. Turnbull
V. I. Minahan
Leo V. Gannon
Post-Crescent Manager Horace L. Davis Sr dies at 63
Horace L. Davis Sr., 63, longtime secretary of the Post Publishing Co and general manager of the Appleton Post-Crescent, died at a hospital after a long illness. A native of Cambria Michigan, he moved to Appleton in 1918 and shaped civic and business efforts including the Appleton College fund drive for Lawrence College. Survived by wife, three sons, two brothers, and nine grandchildren, funeral services set for Monday at First Congregational Church with interment at Highland Memorial Park.
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Lawrence College
Appleton Chamber of Commerce
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Michigan
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Mich
Wisconsin
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Press- Gazette
Appleton Post Crescent
Appleton Post
Evening Crescent
Jackson, Much
Citizen-Press
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Times-Herald
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Inland Daily Press Association
Richard A
Wisconsin Rapids
Kenneth E
Horace L. Jr
Chicago
Everitt L
Arthur T
Delaware
First Congregational Church
Dascomb E. Forbush
Highland Memorial Park
Brettschneider Funeral
Escaped Through Hole Three Survivors of B-29 Crash
Three survivors of a B 29 crash at Bar Sargent Nebraska say they escaped through a hole torn when the tail broke off the aircraft. Snyder Richmond and Mosher crawled free as flames erupted, then waited about thirty minutes before a farm couple ferried them to Sargent.
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Omaha
Bar Sargent
Neb
Lynn A.mosher
Madison
Otto
W. Richmond
Oneida
James W. Snyder
Ellavile
Richmond
Snyder
Montana
Sargent
Governor Kohler enjoys 11 minute jet flight in Madison Milwaukee trip
Governor Kohler rode an Air Force jet from Madison to Milwaukee at Truax Field during Armed Forces Week. Pilot Major James Macefield let him briefly take the controls and described the view as amazing. Kohler noted spotting a city immediately after takeoff and mistaking it for Waukesha.
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Milwaukee
Kohler
Madison
Air Force
Truax Field
Point Jup
Armed Forces Day Watchword Economy Promotes Defense Savings
Secretary of Defense Wilson Friday night framed Armed Forces Day around economy to fund defense with less money. General Omar Bradley warned that preparedness costs would stay high at about 3 billion dollars a month for the foreseeable future. Wilson praised leaving Joint Chiefs, backed new leadership, and stressed air power will receive substantial funding compared with Navy and Army despite economy.
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Washington
Wilson
Uncle Sam
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Joint Chiefs
Bee Force
Air Force
Navy
Army
Department of Defense
Eisenhower Holds Tax Speech Draft Sessions Aboard Williamsburg
President Eisenhower called top advisers aboard the yacht Williamsburg to work on his tax speech for Tuesday night. The 243 foot ship was to dock at Norfolk to pick up officials whose names were not disclosed. He planned to discuss tax cuts in light of national security and budget balancing needs. Admiral Lynde D. McCormick would join him to discuss naval forces in the Atlantic. May extend tax relief remains under consideration with Republican leaders eyeing implications.
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Eisenhower
Chesapeake Bay
Williamsburg
Norfolk
Adm
Lynde D. McCormick
U.S
French Fly To Relief Of Laos Outpost
In Indochina French warplanes roared over Laos jungles to relieve Muong Khoua outpost under a five week siege. Captain Pierre Theulier reported the garrison of 40 French and allied Indochinese troops faced continued Communist pressure as fighters bombed mortar positions and transports delivered scant supplies amid heavy jungle rains.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Laos
Muong Khoua
Pierre Theulier
Muang Khoua
Luang Prabang
Adenauer predicts European army by fall
Bonn chancellor Konrad Adenauer says the European army will be effective by fall. He believes Britain will not strike a Russia deal without German consent and Italy will approve the European Defense Community after June elections. France would follow once other six members ratify. He praised talks with Winston Churchill in London.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
London
Paris
Britain
Russia
Italy
France
Beman Dawes Dies Brother of Former Vice President Dawes
Newark dispatch reports Beman Gates Dawes 83 died at his home near here Friday night. Brother of Charles G. Dawes vice president under Coolidge, Dawes served two years as U S representative from Ohio 15th District and helped reorganize the Pure Oil Co executive committee. Funeral services set for Monday.
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Newark
Beman Gates Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
President Coolidge
Here
Dawes
U. S
Ohio
Letter Wins Release for William Oatis in Czechoslovakia
Mrs. Laurabelle Oatis, 29, expressed joy at news her husband's release from a Czechoslovak prison. In a personal handwritten letter to Communist leader Klement Gottwald, she pleaded for mercy, ignoring political barriers, and urged expulsion rather than continued custody. The letter, mailed to the Czech Embassy in Washington last November, was transmitted to Gottwald and culminated in his release.
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ST. Paul
Washington
Laurabelle Qatis
Klement Gottwald
William
Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Army Buys Bargain Butter in Large Order
Washington The Army has bought one million pounds of butter at 15 cents per pound as part of 180 million pounds purchased to support prices. The 16 month deal allows up to 10 million more pounds if needed. Butter will replace margarine in some uses but not displace regular butter. The department also donated 74 million pounds to a nonprofit school lunch program.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Army
I Feel Great Says Newsman Oatis Breaks Free in West Germany
William N Oatis the Associated Press correspondent freed from a 25 month Czech prison sentence crossed into West Germany today. He declared I feel great as he entered the border escorted by U S officials amid a crowd. Oatis 39 a Marion Indiana native was pardoned by President Zapotocky after a Mercy petition from his wife Nike Oatis. He spoke briefly to reporters and photographers before being driven toward the German border.
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Waidhaus
Germany
Thinland
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Czechoslovakia
Freedom J
West Germany
Vice Council
Chris Squires
U. S
Prague
Oatis
U. S. State Department
Pres
Antonin Zapotocky
Marion
Ind
German
Nat King
Qatis
Armeria Lean
Talbott Calls Deterrence Key To U S Military Policy
Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott said the basic element of U S strategy remains the retaliatory power of an intercontinental bombing fleet. He told Armed Forces Day that SAC's destruction capacity has deterred a world war and that maintaining deterrence secures St Louis and other communities. He indicated opposition to deemphasizing SAC amid budget cuts.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Strategic Air Command
Talbott
Lan Armed Forces Day
St. Louis
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Summary
Generally fair today and tonight with patchy clouds and scattered showers in Minnesota west and south. Highs 52 to 70, lows 36 to 50, with cooler conditions in the north. Observations show hazy to clear skies, no precipitation, and a maximum of 72 with a minimum of 36 recorded.
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Minnesota
Buckstaff Observatory
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