Government Toom Pack Prices Ur Wiething DiSalle Glad To See Cattle Receipts Rise
Government to roll back factory clothing prices as Price Director DiSalle plans a new pricing formula to be issued soon. Cattle shipments to major stockyards rose, easing some tension though officials warn beef shortages may persist. Senate inquiry into beef shortages announced. wage and price control bills move forward. kosher beef ceilings posted. chart postings extended to June 25.
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Washington
Michael DiSalle
Denver
DiSalle
Chicago
Maybank
S. C
Senate-House Committee On Defense
Joint Committee
Senate
House
Truman on Korea casualty talk rivaled by auto toll
President Truman criticized columnists and the sabotage press for focusing on Korean battle casualties while ignoring highway deaths and injuries. He cited 1,035,000 highway fatalities and injuries annually, arguing highway toll imperils national defense as much as sabotage.
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Robert G. Nixon
Washington
INS
Truman
Highway Safety Conference
Constitution Hall
Wedemeyer backs bombing Manchuria rail links
Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer testified at the MacArthur inquiry that the United States should bomb the Manchurian Railroad jointly held by Russia and Red China. He warned it could trigger a world war but said a calculated risk was warranted. He refused to name specific targets, leaving decisions to field commanders.
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Albert C. Wedemeyer
United States
Russia
Red China
Senate
Wedemeyer
Douglas MacArthur
Kefauver
Tenn
Mukden
Port Arthur
Dairen
State Department
China
U.S
John Davvies
John Service
Raymond Ludden
John Emerson
MacArthur
Morse
Ore
Manchuria
Bomb Hurled At Residence Of Dr. Julian
In Chicago a bomb from an automobile tore up a flower bed at the home of Dr. Percy Julian a noted Negro chemist once named Chicago man of the year. Police said the residence suffered no damage and a private guard Ira Elyea reported hearing a vehicle pass then a blast. The Julian household including a maid and two children was inside but not harmed while the couple left for Baltimore to attend the father’s funeral.
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Chicago
Percy Julian
Oak Park
Ira O. Elyea
Julian
Percy Jr
Faith
Baltimore
Winter home of Dr Julian and wife noted in Phoenix Negro community
Dr Julian and his wife maintain a winter residence at 2108 Park Way and have been active in Phoenix's Negro community. An age school at 214 E. Carver has been named in his honor.
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Julian
Parkway
Phoenix
E. Carver
Noted Figures Comment On Cold War Strains
International News Service reports General Albert C. Wedemeyer warns of a decisive line in policy. Admiral William Blandy notes Russia's long range bombers surpassing 4,000 miles. Defense Mobilizer Wilson praises the American cattle sector and stresses continued meat flow to consumers.
MacArthur Flies to Address Texas Legislature
Gen Douglas MacArthur departed New York by chartered air for Austin Texas to speak to the Texas Legislature over four days. He traveled with his wife son and aides including Maj Gen Courtney Whitney Col Anthony Story and Col Sidney Huff. The trip marks his first flight in a commercial plane as Eastern Airlines arranged the charter for a group of Texas citizens. His first address will be on the capitol steps before a joint session.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Austin
Texas
Phoenix
MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Anthony Story
Sidney Huff
Eastern Airlines
Capitol
Gas Car Tax Boost Voted in House Ways Vote
Washington bulletin reports the House Ways and Means Committee voted to boost excise taxes on gasoline, automobiles, and numerous other items. The measure signals a broader tax increase push supported by committee members and tied to revenue goals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Owen Named Arizona Civil Defense Chief
George B. Owen of 1411 E. Earl was appointed state Civil Defense director by Gov. Howard Pyle. The Republican joins the $6,000-a-year post created by the last legislature and is employed by the Prudential Insurance Co. Phoenix.
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Owen
Arizona Civil Defense
George B. Owen
E. Earl
Howard Pyle
Prudential Insurance Co
Phoenix
U S Okays Unlisted Pact Talk
Secretary of State Acheson said U S proposals for a Big Four meeting would not require listing the North Atlantic Pact on the agenda. He noted Soviet insistence on listing the treaty blocked agreement and said discussions could proceed without formal listing.
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Washington
State Acheson
U. S
Russia
Paris
Acheson
Violent Quakes Drive Hundreds from Fogo Island
A string of earthquakes and a erupting volcano on Fogo Island in Cape Verde forced hundreds of villagers to flee. No immediate casualties were reported.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Fogo Island
Cape Verde
UN Troops Fight Through Iron Triangle South Korea
Allied forces advanced beyond Chorwon and Kumhwa as Red withdrawals streamed north. Fifth Air Force flew hundreds of missions and bombardments pounded Chinese artillery near Kumhwa and Chorwon while UN patrols probed the Imjin front and the east coast near Kansong. Lt. Gen. Van Fleet warned Reds would be in a more secure position beyond Imjin if they held.
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Korea
Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Pyongyang
Triangle
U. N
Hwachon Reservoir
Sea of Japan
Fifth Air Force
Kansong
Imjin River
United Nations
Kumsong
Imjim
James A. van Fleet
Russians Slay Iranian Soldier Along Frontier
TEHRAN Iran June 13 AP an Iranian frontier patrol soldier was shot and killed by Russians along the border east of the Caspian Sea. An Iranian military commission was sent to the frontier to investigate the incident which occurred three days ago. Russians said the soldier was shot for being on the Soviet side. Tensions rise as clashes recur and Britain warns Mossadegh amid talks on nationalizing the Anglo Iranian Oil Company holdings.
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Kefauver
Soviet Union
U.S
Baltic
Acheson
United States
Great Britain
France
Tehran
Iran
Iranian Frontier Patrol
Caspian Sea
Francis Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shepherd
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Men's Suits Cut Sharply In Price War
New York shoppers rush to Macy's and Gimbels as price war hits. Within minutes, about 150 men line up after opening to buy Spring weave suits at 29.69 and Palm Beach suits at 17.94, with Sunbeam Mixmasters priced at 27.79 at Macy's amid a heavy bargain push.
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New York
Macy’s
Palm Beach
Gimbels
Sunbeam
Jets Reported Down Behind Curtain in Czechoslovakia
Two missing F 84 Thunderjets reported crashed behind the Iron Curtain after vanishing during a training mission over Germany. U S embassy in Prague seeks details on the pilots, while Oslo confirms both planes landed safely in Czechoslovakia. crews include an American and a Norwegian officer.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Prague
Oslo
Norway
Odd Bull
Osso
King George VI Examined By Doctors At Buckingham Palace
London June 13 AP King George VI 55 was examined again today by his doctors at Buckingham Palace. No medical bulletin was issued as the monarch continues treatment for a lung inflammation.
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London
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Ridgway Defends Regiment After Cowardice Charge
General Ridgway released a letter defending the 31st Regiment of the Seventh Division after a Navy chaplain accused the unit of cowardice in Korea. The army detailed a three day battle near the Chosin Reservoir in which about 2,800 men faced more than 20,000 Chinese attackers, with only 385 of about 1,600 survivors able to participate in the UN withdrawal. Officers faced heavy losses, and the report refuted claims of rearward flight, stating the unit was surrounded and fought to the end.
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Washington
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Otto E. Sporrer
Chosin Reservoir
Sporrer
U.N
Flood Ebbs but Texans Fear Rain
Muddy flood waters receded today in Brownwood Texas while residents fear more rainfall. The lake's spillway overflowed into Pecan Bayou flooding highways and forcing about 300 people from their homes. Evacuees sought shelter in an auditorium, centers, and churches as Red Cross aid and state patrol assisted. Eddie McCasland, 43, was recovered from Riverside Park by boat amid rising waters.
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Brownwood, Tex
Texas
Lake Brownwood
Pecan Bayou
Red Cross
State Highway Patrol
Eddie McCasland
Riverside Park
Coleman
Santa Anna
36Th Division State Park
Lake Brownwood Village
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