Enemy Trucks and Barges Caught at River Ferry
Allied fighter bombers destroyed or damaged about 100 vehicles 28 barges and large supplies at a Communist reinforce ment convoy on the Chongchon River in northwest Korea. The assault involved 116 planes and left the area a field of burning trucks and barges with few Red vehicles escaping. Loading ramp and crane were wrecked. pilots aimed to press cease fire talks as Ridgway prepared to propose resumption of armistice negotiations while Kaesong protests continued.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Chongchon River
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Trains Crash Leaves 10 Dead and 42 Hurt in France
A Frankfurt to Paris express rear-ended a stopped train near Sanry sur Med, killing 10 people including two American soldiers and injuring 42 others. Among the injured were eleven American servicemen and the wife of a serviceman, with four Americans hospitalized at Metz. Police identified two U S soldiers as Alphonse McLaughlin of Durham, North Carolina, and Everett Whalen of Norwich, Connecticut.
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Sanry-Sur-Med
France
Alphonse McLaughlin
Durham
N. C
Everett Whalen
Norwich
Conn
Germany
Europe
Paris
Metz
Here
Four-Engined Craft Strikes Kill Explodes Near Oakland
A United Air Lines four engined airliner crashed in low hills near Oakland California killing forty seven people. Flight 615 from Boston via Chicago carried 41 passengers and six crew. The crash occurred at 5 30 a m near the Masonic Home on the Oakland San Jose highway with debris across two acres in a ravine. Weather not ruled as cause though ceiling was 1100 to 1500 feet and visibility six miles. The crew included Pilot Marion W Heddin First Officer George A Jewett Flight Engineer Mario A Durante and two observers Marilyn Murphy and Laverne Sholes. The scene was hard to reach amid scrub and dry grass.
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Oakland
Calif
United Air Lines
Boston
Chicago
Roland Bendel
Decoto
Oakland-San Jose
SAN Francisco Weather Bureau
Marion W. Heddin
Los Altos
George A. Jewett
Redwood City
Mario A. Durante
Sausalito
A. Kessler
Marilyn Murphy
San Mateo
Laverne Sholes
Palo Alto
UN Army Ready Says Van Fleet
Gen James A Van Fleet said UN forces could withstand any new Communist attack even with greater numbers and equipment If Kaesong talks fail the U N troops would fight with hate and eagerness He noted the Reds are badly hurt lacking shelter or food for another winter campaign and predicted Allied air power would greatly reduce the Communist air force within a week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
James A. van Fleet
United Nations
Kaesong
U.N
van Fleet
Auto workers to gain penny hourly pay from cost index rise
Washington reports the government cost of living index for July 15 rose 0.2 percent, triggering a 1 cent per hour wage increase for nearly one million auto workers under union contracts tied to the old index. The new index stood at 185.5 percent of 1935 39 average, up 0.2 percent from June 15.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Auto
Two Phoenicians Die in Arizona Auto Crashes
Two Phoenicians were killed and seven others injured in traffic accidents across Arizona last night and today. Darlene Whitlock, 11, died in a two car collision at Surprise. Lee Whitlock and Opal Whitlock were hospitalized in critical condition. Mrs. Jim Mason Williams, 51, died when her car left Mormon Lake Road and struck a tree near Flagstaff. The Whitlocks’ sons Harvey and David aided the injured after the crash. The Fatalities raise Arizona’s 1951 traffic toll to 232.
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Arizona
Darlene Whitlock
E. Vogel
Sunnyslope
Surprise
Jim Mason Williams
N. Laurel
Harry E. Williams
Flagstaff
Lee Whitlock
Opal
Memorial Hospital
Earl Rogers
Whitlocks
Sinclairs
Whitlock
Rogers
Harvey
David
Sacramento
Calif
Twin Falls
Idaho
Herb Hodgson
Central Ave
Arizona Canal
Mrs. Williams
Mormon Lake Road
Roselle Beck
Lanelle Beck
AFL To Vote on Plumbing Code Proposal
At the AFL convention in Flagstaff a proposed statewide plumbing code seeks standardized gas and water system installation and inspection outside cities. The push follows a Phoenix gas leak that killed two Girl Scout leaders and left others hospitalized, adding momentum to broader reforms including a five day week for public employers.
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AFL
Flagstaff
Arizona
American Federation of Labor
Phoenix
Gloria Fewster
Muriel Overton
Denver
Colo
DiSalle argues direct price controls needed to curb inflation
At a 15 state Democratic conference in French Lick Indiana OPS director Michael V DiSalle warned that without direct controls on prices and wages the nation would face the worst inflation in history He said indirect measures like credit limits and tax increases won't stop the inflationary spiral and that defense spending will stay high for years He projected consumer spending rising as business expands and noted producers expect more credit While Republican leaders face a tough 1952 campaign local Democratic chairman M Boyle Jr urged readiness for a hard fought election year
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DiSaHe
OPS
M. Boyle, Jr
National Democratic
Republican Party
Copper Strike Talks Shifted To Capital
Deadlocked wage and hour demands at Kennecott Copper Co have moved to Washington from Salt Lake City as unions press for a 25 cent hourly rise and fringe benefits. A looming strike could disrupt national copper supplies, with six AFL CIO and related unions involved and a July 27 deadline cited by the Mine Mill and Smelter Workers.
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Washington
Kennecott Copper Co
Salt Lake City
Kennecott
Utah
American Smelter and Refinery Co
Charles E. Wilson
AFL
CIO
Cyrus S. Ching
Ching
White House
Communist Party
Phelps Dodge
Anaconda
American Brass
American Smelting and Refinery
U S Blasts Czech Regime Over Information Freedom
The United States denounced Czechoslovakia for stifling information freedom and prosecuting people under a sweeping espionage definition. The note, delivered to Prague, rejects Prague's protest over Radio Free Europe operations from Munich.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Prague
U.S
Radio Free Europe
Munich
Germany
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service quotes President Truman urging price control laws to serve consumers and veterans. General MacArthur calls for upholding justice against international communism as a threat to peace and security. Prime Minister Attlee urges patience to endure hardships until reason prevails at Anglo-Iranian Oil Company workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Washington
Truman
New York
Douglas MacArthur
London
Attlee
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Nightcap ends in tragedy as woman dies after drink
A Phoenix salesman refused to drink with Beulah Francis Huber, 37, who collapsed and died after drinking a glass tainted with ant poison. He claimed she offered the drink, the odor warned him off, and a can of ant poison was found in the kitchen. Mrs. Huber, a Diamond’s saleswoman, was divorcing her husband Charles Huber. Starkey, with Montgomery Ward, reported they recently moved from Whitaker, California.
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Phoenix
Beulah Francis Huber
N. 14Th St
Ed Hetz
Ed Langevin
Fred C. Starkey
Mrs. Huber
Diamond’s
Starkey
Montgomery Ward and Company
Whitaker
Calif
Ward
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Ridgway
Kim
Peng
John Trian
Fred Grant
Lillie
Samuel Gerald
Frankfurt
47Th Infantry
Camp Rucker
Ala
Bendel
CAA
U.N. Army
Stan Carter
Highway Patrol
George Stinson
Neal Pennell
Sky Harbor Staten
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