Air battles flare as Communist jets clash near front in Korea
Communist jets mounted a major challenge to U S air dominance over Korea sweeping 110 miles south of the Manchurian border to threaten U S bombers and fighters. The day saw three enemy planes shot down including two over Pyongyang, with Allied ground forces advancing on multiple fronts as MiG 15s engaged B 29s near Sinanju. Two U S fighters and two B 29s were damaged in the day’s actions.
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Korea
Manchurian
U. S
Reds
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Red Capital
United Nations
Eighth Army
East Central Front
Yanggu
Hwachon
Chorwon
U. N
Imjin River
Seoul
38Th Parallel
Minn
Simpson Evans
Akroma
Okla
U. S. Navy
Air Force
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Athens
Two Santa Fe trains collide near Williams Arizona
Two westbound Grand Canyon Limited sections collided 10 miles east of Williams injuring 14 hospitalizations limited to three overnight. Four cars derailed and a diesel loco overturned. engineers Smiley Jones and William Von Kuhn unhurt. Service resumed on a built temporary track by morning though 12 hour delay persisted.
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Santa Fe
Albert
Smiley Jones
Winslow
William von Kuhn
Midwest
Arizona
Williams Community Hospital
Jack Hull
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Los Angeles
California
Senate votes draft bill to extend draft and train universal
The Senate today passed a compromise bill extending the draft and laying the groundwork for a Universal Military Training program. The action marks a step toward broader national service and outlines key provisions for future military training policy.
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Washington
Senate
Critics of Acheson Demand Publication of Formosa Paper
Washington June 1 The Senate inquiry into Gen Douglas MacArthurs dismissal heated as senators demanded public release of a confidential 1949 State Department memorandum on Formosa. Dean Acheson testified briefly then balked at disclosure while Knowland pressed for publication of the document. the dispute interrupted the hearing.
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Acheson
Formosa
Washington
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Secretary of
Dean Acheson
Truman
MacArthur
William F. Knowland
Calif
State Department
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Reds
United Press
Tokyo
U.S. Pacific Defense Line
Knowland
Communists Invited to Discuss Korean Cease Fire
UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie urged Communists to state whether they will agree to a cease-fire near the 38th parallel. He warned that continued fighting could prompt stronger UN action. Lie spoke in Ottawa at a Canada United Nations Association event, stressing a cease-fire along the 38th parallel could fulfill key UN security council resolutions.
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Ottawa
Canada
United Nations
Trygve Lie
38Th Parellel
Lie
U. N
United Nations Association of Canada
U.N
Shelves Stripped In Price War
Bargain hungry shoppers swarmed New York stores in a wide price war on the third day. Springweave suits vanished from Macy’s Gimbels and Bloomingdale’s with Bloomingdale’s restocking at 49.50. Other items like toasters vacuums and mixers saw deep cuts with several brands selling well below prewar prices. The war followed a Supreme Court ruling limiting manufacturer price controls and industry analysts debated if the trend would spread beyond New York.
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New York
Macy’s
Gimbels
Bloomingdale’s
Palm Beach
Supreme Court
Southeast Snow and Heat Plague the Plains and Rockies
In June, a clash of weather brought warmth and humidity across the South and Midwest while snow drenched the Rocky Mountains. Montana and Wyoming saw fresh falls, with Lander reporting four inches and McDonald Pass near Helena at 14 inches. Flooding hit eastern Nebraska with Wahoo under water after 2.30 inches fell in 25 minutes. Ithaca area saw water two and a half feet deep, and residents faced typhoid concerns.
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Wyoming
Lander
Wyo
McDonald Pass
Helena
Mont
Kansas
Iowa
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Margaret Truman Tours Europe Aboard the America
Margaret Truman arrived in Cork on the liner America for a holiday tour of England and Europe. Reporters grilled her on romance politics and singing, while U S vice consul Nicholas Lukas gifted a shillelagh. She joked she would send it to the White House and return it for dad’s critics. The ship then sailed to Southampton after Le Havre.
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Cork
Ireland
Margaret Truman
America
England
Europe
Britain
United States
Margaret
Miss Truman
Nicholas Lukas
U.S
Lukas
White House
Papa Truman
What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service reports Admiral Sherman stating that objectives remain constant and time is on our side as expansion programs improve military position. Wilson adds America must face a great emergency and that security is threatened by a ruthless enemy, underscoring the urgency.
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International News Service
Washington
Admiral Sherman
Naval Operations
New York
Defense Mobilizer
Wilson
America
Truman Urges Iran to Seek Oil Accord
President Truman urged Iran to negotiate with Britain to settle the oil crisis, sending a letter to Premier Mossadegh delivered by U S Ambassador Grady. Mossadegh was reportedly ill, and U S officials indicated the move came from Washington, highlighting the oil dispute’s global stakes.
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Iran
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Herbert Morrison
U. S
Henry F. Grady
Mossadegh
Washington
State Department
U.S
Free World
Frisco Bound Ship To Land Arizona Vets
Twenty one Arizona combat veterans will arrive in San Francisco aboard the U S Navy Transport General A W Brewster. Among Phoenicians listed are SGT FIRST CLASS Douglas J Black Cpl Richard H Busch Cpl Roy Coker Pfc Jack H Coker 1st Lt Alfred R French Cpl Wallace G Jackson Cpl Joe E Patterson Pfc Bill Perry Lt Col Lloyd H Rockwell Pfc Gilbert T Sierra Cpl Jess G Villegas Sgt Charles L Zeni Cpl Gabriel D Sianez plus others from Oraibi Prescott Yuma Superior Tempe Tucson and more.
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San Francisco
Korea
U. S. Navy
A. W. Brewster
Douglas J. Black
N. 25Th Pl
Richard H. Busch
E. Yale
Roy Casing
W. Coker
Jack H. Coker
12Th St
Alfred R. French
E. Windsor
Wallace G. Jackson
Washington
Joe E. Patterson
E. Henshaw Rd.; Pfc. Bill Perry
S. 12Th St
Lloyd H. Rockwell
Park Manor Terrace
Gilbert T. Sierra
E. Jefferson
Jess G. Villegas
E. Madison
Charles L. Zeni
E. Polk
Gabriel D. Sianez
E. Grant
Fires Ravage Alaska Forests Across Anchorage Fairbanks Areas
In a late spring heat wave, Twenty or more fires scorched the Anchorage and Fairbanks regions. One blaze destroyed a premier spruce stand while over 1000 acres of timber burned about 11 miles south of Fairbanks.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Fairbanks
French Posts Hold Against Viet Minh Attacks in Indochina
French Army Headquarters reports the 20 mile line of posts protecting the southwestern North Indochina perimeter holds firm as Communist led Viet Minh troops press fourth day of their offensive in Saigon area.
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Saigon
Indochina
First Paper Boys State Opens With Caucuses
Flagstaff June 1 AP Political party caucuses and the first issue of the Boys State newspaper opened the Boys State program at Arizona State College. Delegates split into National and Federalist parties to elect eight city governments as state elections approach.
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Flagstaff
Arizona State College
Boys State Record
John L. Snow
North Phoenix High School
Phillip Smelser
Phoenix Union High School
William B. O’mahoney
FBI
Phoenix
United States
Jack Cummard
Mesa
Walter Thalheimer
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