Peace Appeal on Korea Referred to UN Session Tomorrow
United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie said Russia's Korean cease-fire proposal must be taken seriously and will be discussed at a special General Assembly session tomorrow. The proposal, unveiled by Jacob A. Malik, prompted swift world developments as the South Korean cabinet rejected it and allies pondered strategic moves while Lie traveled from Oslo to New York for peace talks.
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London
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Russia
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
U.N
Lie
Oslo
New York
Jacob A. Malik
U.S. State Department
38Th Parallel
Pusan
Washington
Korea
Malik
General Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Entezam
Soldier's Georgia Car Grease Job Defense Backfires
Army Pvt. Harold L. Turner tells Camp Roberts officers he borrowed a friend's car to have it lubricated across the country from California to Georgia. Federal Judge James Carter dismissed the stolen car charge after Turner claimed the trip was for a grease job. Turner, 30, re-enlisted last December and hoped the incident would lead to overseas duty. He faces absence without leave charges at Camp Roberts.
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Los Angeles
Army
Harold L. Turner
Georgia
Camp Roberts
Calif
James Carter
Turner
Brunswick
Acheson Says Oil Dispute Heads Toward Disaster
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee the British Iranian oil dispute shows no signs of settlement and that Russia maintains a deep interest in Iran. He cited no bright spots and warned the United States views Near East oil as essential to Western Europe’s revival. He denied reports of destroyers en route to Iran and said Korea’s settlement would not reduce need for mutual defense aid. The testimony touched on Soviet threat and U.S. readiness to meet attacks.
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Washington
INS
State Acheson
Acheson
House Foreign Affairs Committee On Foreign Aid
Russia
Iran
Bolton
Ohio
United States
Near East
Europe
Smith
Wis
Singapore
U.N
Malik
Battle
Ala
U.S
USS
General MacArthur
Bride abducted and attacked near Arlington
A 19 year old bride of 10 days was abducted from her bed by two gunmen, taken 10 miles away, attacked, and dumped near her ground floor apartment in Arlington. John Robert Polk, 19, of Arlington, was charged with kidnapping. a second suspect was detained in Washington. The victim was rushed to Arlington Hospital with bruises and neck injuries.
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Arlington
James Hotchkiss
Winnetka
Arlington Hospital
John Robert Polk
Polk
Washington
Hotch
Legislators Propose To Keep Taxes High Until Election Year
A bill in the legislature would maintain the 1951 property tax rate above $1 per $100 and boost the 1951-52 budget by 2 million. Speaker Langham said 1.5 million would go to the State Land Department for purchasing land and buildings, and 500 thousand for a State Hospital building program.
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Bill Turnbow
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Raymond G. Langham
State Land Department
Arizona
Langham
House
New Strike Starts Three Threatened
United Press reports a new strike action has begun and three additional workers face threats of joining the action. Details unclear due to partial text.
Nationwide strikes cripple transport and communications network
The nation faces widespread disruption as strikes and threatened walkouts hit the telegraph and automobile sectors. Major actions include 900 United Air Lines pilots, 10,000 CIO workers at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph, and a 35,000-member CTU walkout plan affecting Western Union. County and state officials brace for broader impact amid labor actions and potential government seizure.
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Truman
CIO
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
California
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
Western Union
Ridgway Flies To Stalemated Korean Front
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway flew to the central front area near Pyonggang and Kumsong for a field inspection as UN forces clashed with Communist units over key ridges. He met Korean President Syngman Rhee and U.S. officials in Tokyo and reported air battles with MiGs in northwest Korea.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Pyonggang
Kumsong
38Th Parallel
U.N
Eighth Army
Ridgway
Sinanju
Korea
Manchurian
Frank Milburn
First Corps
Syngman Rhee
United States
John J. Muccio
John B. Coulter
Fire Destroys 30000 Acres in Gila National Forest
A weeklong blaze in the Gila National Forest roars across 30000 acres of timber near Truth or Consequences New Mexico. About 1200 firefighters work along a 60 to 70 mile front through Black Mountain terrain with hand digging awaited. Forest Service crowds in crews from seven states as weather forecasts hint at possible rain, though lightning risks persist.
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Gila National Forest
Black Mountain
Forest Service
Dope Addict, 17, Declares He Quit School To Earn Money
A 17 year old drug addict testified before a Senate crime committee, saying he quit school to earn money to buy heroin. He described starting with marijuana at 13, then turning to heroin.
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Washington
Senate
U. S. Public Health Service
New York
Fire Fighters Halt Escadilla Mountain Forest Fire
Firefighters stopped the 3,000 acre Escadilla Mountain blaze in Apache National Forest near the Arizona New Mexico line after it crest ed the 11 000 foot summit. More than 250 men battled the fire costing about 20000 dollars as winds threatened renewed advancement. Wildlife fled as the blaze moved along rough terrain and lines. A separate 75 acre Russell Gulch fire in the Pinal Mountains was contained with sixty fighting it through last night. Regional Forester Lindh banned smoking in all forests across Arizona and New Mexico and ordered campfires restricted or permitted only in designated areas.
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Escadilla
Apache National Forest
Forest Service
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Reserve
Luna
N. M
Eagar
McNary
Holbrook
Here
Arizona- New Mexico
Russell Gulch
Pinal Mountains
Globe
Crook National Forest
New Mexico
U. S. Forest Service
C. Otto Lindh
Rains Likely In Fire Area Warmer Here
Weather forecast for Arizona predicts southeast moisture bringing thundershowers and scattered showers this afternoon and tomorrow in Cochise Greenlee counties and the White Mountains where a forest fire is burning. Nights in the Valley remain humid and warmer all week with clear statewide conditions and little temperature change.
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Cochise
Greenlee
White Mountains
Phoenix
Sky Harbor
Noted figures weigh in on Korea settlement and defense industry
International News Service reports from Tullahoma and New York. President Truman says the United States is ready to join a peaceful Korea settlement that ends aggression and restores peace and security for the Korean people. Defense Mobilizer Wilson urges scrapping seasonal design trends in consumer goods to focus on defense needs, arguing 1950 designs are adequate for now.
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Truman
Tullahoma
Tenn
Arnold Engineering Development Center
Air Force
Henry H. Arnold
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
United States
International News Service
Tullahoma, Tenn
Korea
New York
Wilson
Britain dispatches cruiser to oil port near Abadan
Britain orders cruiser Mauritius to Abadan to protect British interests as 27 tankers face payment disputes with Iran. Ten tankers loaded with oil lacked clearance after captains refused receipts. Morrison warns Iran could halt Abadan refinery operations within days and promises British protection for subjects.
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London
Britain
Mauritius
Abadan
Herbert Morrison
House of Commons
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Iran
Morrison
AIOC
Persia
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Nuzum Trial Opens Today in Las Cruces
Jerry Nuzum Pittsburgh Steeler star faces murder manslaughter charges in the March 1949 death of Ovida Coogler. Trial set in Las Cruces District Court with the defense claiming innocence as prosecutors seek to prove she died after being struck by Nuzum’s car during a struggle near Las Cruces.
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N. Mex
Jerry Nuzum
Pittsburgh Steeler
Ovida
Coogler
Las Cruces District Court
Nuzum
Tornadoes and High Winds Struck Four States
Tornadoes and windstorms damaged crops, property, and livestock across Iowa Nebraska Colorado and Minnesota. Losses exceed 1 million dollars with at least five injured. Communities hit include Duncan Iowa and Crystal Lake Iowa. hail lashed Scottsbluff Nebraska. Weather bureau noted showers and storms from the Upper Mississippi Valley to Ohio Valley and Missouri.
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Nebraska
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Minnesota
Crystal Lake
Sidney
Nebr
Holyoke
U.S. Weather Bureau Today
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Ohio Valley
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Kansas
Gulf States
Ohio
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Lexington Hospital
Vogel
Fort Worth
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