Nebraska Tornadoes Floods and Snow Cut Wide Swath
United Press reports hurricane strength winds and storms across the Midwest. Nebraska flash floods endanger several communities while snow falls in western areas. A tornado hits Marshalltown Iowa injuring seven as a Detroit windstorm kills a performer. Fog disrupts flights from Detroit to Chicago. A forest fire near Alamogordo grows from lightning.
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Midwest
Nebraska
South Dakota
Black Hills
Michigan
Marshalltown
Iowa
Ruth Whiting
Holt
Mich
Alfred J. Forest
San Francisco
Detroit
Sunnyslope Woman Fends Off Intruder with Gunshot
Donna Wood, 23, shot her sister's ex-husband Donald Blabon after he forced entry at 1845 West Carol in Sunnyslope. Blabon, 25, had abducted his ex-wife and previously escaped a California sanity hearing. Blabon was treated at Good Samaritan Hospital. condition not serious.
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Gazette
Donna Wood
Carol
Sunnyslope
Evelyn Blabon
Kenneth Arline
Donald Blabon
Eureka
Calif
Bladon
W. Carol, Sunnyslope
Curtis Jones
Blabon
Good Samaritan Hospital
W. Carol
W. H. Cowand
Sheriff’s Office
Phoenix
Acheson Says Truman Forbids Discussing MacArthur Talks
Secretary Acheson testified he knows no current Korea peace talks and has been instructed by President Truman not to repeat White House discussions on the MacArthur removal. He would discuss general matters of the meetings but cannot disclose specifics, citing presidential instruction. Bradley also refused to testify about White House talks, prompting a committee vote upholding his right to do so.
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Washington
Acheson
Korea
Truman
White House
Douglas MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Wiley
Wis
MacArthur
United States
Truman says Acheson supported MacArthur removal
Secretary of State states he did not oppose disclosure while President Truman recounts details from news conferences. Truman says Acheson cautioned about political fuss if MacArthur were ousted, but the secretary sided with the decision. Senator Wiley directs readers to ACHESON on page 2.
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Secretary of State
Truman
Acheson
MacArthur
Wiley
Realtor Dies In Plane Fall Near Phoenix
Milton Palmer Smith a 54 year old Phoenix realtor cotton rancher and civic leader was killed when his light plane crashed near Grand Canal. Passenger Richard H. Lund 37 suffered burns and possible rib fracture as he crawled from the wreckage. The men had taken off from Airhaven Airport en route to Smiths 3000 acre Stanfield ranch when the plane stalled at 7 30 am. Lund was hospitalized with burns to the head and legs and a left run. The crash scene near Lateral 15 and the Grand Canal prompted witnesses to rush to aid with a fire extinguisher. The two had planned a flight to the ranch in Smiths four passenger Cessna 195 before Smith switched to a smaller Aeronca Champion.
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Milton Palmer Smith
Phoenix
Lateral 15
Grand Canal
Richard H. Lund
E. Montecilo
Smith
Lund
Good Samaritan Hospital
Airhaven
Grand
Young Men’s Christian Association
Stanfield
Here
George Reinholt
Novelist Erskine Succumbs at 71 in New York
John Erskine, 71, celebrated author and educator, died of a heart attack at his Park Avenue home. He taught at Amherst and Columbia, helped establish Western canon courses, wrote The Private Life of Helen of Troy, led Juilliard School of Music for four decades, and earned fame with Life Begins at 40.
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New York
John Erskine
Park Ave
Erskine
Helen of Troy
Helen Worden Erskine
New York City
Amherst College
Columbia University
Juilliard School of Music
Iran Oil Nationalization Feels No Retreat Threat
Hussein Maki, aide to Mossadegh, warned Iran will either win oil nationalization or be destroyed, as Truman urged a peaceful settlement of the British Iran oil dispute. A senator present called Truman’s message very strong and urged negotiation with Britain.
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Iran
Hussein Maki
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Senate
Truman
Maki
Joint
Britain
Noted Leaders Speak on Korea and Cease-Fire Prospects
International News Service reports U S Eighth Army commander Lt Gen James A Van Fleet declaring the Chinese army in Korea has no chance and should go home Ottawa secretary general Trygve Lie says a cease-fire is possible if North Korea and allies agree to end the bloodshed London premier Margaret Thatcher comments on being on holiday and avoiding music or singing during the break.
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International
U. S. Eighth Army Headquarters
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Ottawa
U. N
Trygve Lie
United Nations
U.N
Canada
Lie
Andrew Cordier
Jawaharlal Nehru
van Fleet
Eighth Army
South Korea
Men Join Weekend Plunge Into Battle Of The Bargains
New York on June 2 AP reports men joined a weekend bargain rush sparked by price warnings from department stores. Crowds formed outside doors before opening, with some men competing alongside women to snag discounts up to 30 percent. Eversharp cut deliveries to Macy’s over price disputes as Macy’s Gimbels and others exhausted stock of summer suits and toasters while shoppers pursued other items.
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New York
Eversharp, Inc
Macy’s
Palm Beach
Gimbels
Bradley Seeks Wider Atlantic Pact With Allies
Gen Omar Bradley, visiting Paris on an inspection tour, said he favors including Spain Greece and Turkey in the Atlantic Pact. He arrived at Orly Airfield meeting Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower and urged broader participation for stronger community defense.
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Paris
Omar Bradley
Spain
Greece
Turkey
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Orly Airfield
Washington
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bradley
Taft Would Run if GOPs Want Him
Sen. Robert A. Taft would seek the presidency if convinced Republicans want him for the nomination. Davis S. Ingalls of Cleveland and Ben Tate of Cincinnati, Taft associates, disclosed this during a country tour pushing his candidacy.
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Taft
Portland
Ore
INS
Robert A. Taft
Davis S. Ingalls
Cleveland
Ben Tate
Cincinnati
Czechoslovak communists sentence spies to death
London AP reports the Czechoslovak government sentenced three individuals to death on charges of spying for the United States. Reuters from Prague notes four others received 18 years to life terms in the crackdown.
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London
United States
Reuters
Prague
U S Auto Output Cut Planned For July First
The United States government ordered a new auto production cut effective July 1, reducing the July-September output to about 1 200 000 cars, a drop of roughly one third from a year earlier and about 200 000 below current April-June estimates. The NPR Motor Vehicle Division director Courtney Johnson explained the revised allocation system lets manufacturers shift metal to lighter cars to raise output within the new cap.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Courtney Johnson
NPR
Newsmen
Johnson
Train Derailment Halts Nevada Rail Traffic in Elko
A Southern Pacific freight train derailed in Elko Nevada stopping rail traffic on both SP and Western Pacific lines since 2:50 p.m. yesterday. More than 30 cars left the track and no injuries were reported though the cause remains under investigation.
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Elko
Nev
Southern Pacific
Nevada
Western Pacific
Southern
Van Fleet Calls Halt To Allied Offensive
United Nations forces halted their North Korea advance to pursue negotiations. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said the war entered a new phase and implied heavy Communist losses, claiming well over 100,000 enemy dead or captured in the spring offensives. He asserted the Chinese army has no chance and pledged to press home a counteroffensive if needed.
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Tokyo
United Nations
North Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Korea
van Fleet
One Bomber, Perhaps Two Others Down
A bomber exploded in an aerial accident over Long Island, New York, with at least one air force plane down and reports that one or two additional aircraft may have collided with the bomber near Mitchell Field in Yaphank Suffolk County. Officials could not immediately confirm the details.
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New York
Air Force
Long Island
Mitchell Field Air Base
Yaphank
Camp Upton
Suffolk County
Freeze Grips North Arizona Frosts Flagstaff
North Arizona saw frost early while the state stayed cool with more seasonable weather ahead. The coldest readings were in Flagstaff from 5:10 to 6:25 a.m., but no crop damage was expected as blossoms have passed and fruit has formed in Flagstaff and Oak Creek Canyon.
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Arizona
U. S. Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Flagstaff
Oak Creek Canyon
Derailment Blocks Line West of Elko Nevada
Southern Pacific said a freight train derailed near Elko Nevada around midnight blocking the line for an estimated 10 to 12 hours. Local officers had no further information.
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Oakland
Calif
Southern Pacific Railroad
Elko
Nev
Learn to Swim Program Opens Across Phoenix Area
The 25th annual Learn-to-Swim program starts Monday offering free lessons for children up to 14 at 18 pools in Phoenix, Litchfield, Sunnyslope, and Avondale. Lessons run 9 to 11 am in Phoenix area pools and 10 am to noon in Avondale for five days, led by Red Cross and YMCA instructors. Participants must pass a health check for access to YWCA pools.
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American
Red Cross
YMCA
Phoenix Gazette
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Avondale
Broadway
19Th Ave
Crystal Beach
28Th St
Thomas
Coronado
12Th St
Cottonwood
N. Seventh St
Eastlake
16Th St
Jefferson
Encanto
15Th Ave
Grant
Secord Ave
Joyland
East van Buren
Nelson’s Beach
19Th Avenue
Turney
Riverside
S. Central
Roosevelt
E. Southern
St. Francis Xavier
N. Central
University
Ninth Ave
van Buren
West Monroe
YWCA
W. Monroe
Desert Mission
Or Ywca
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