Allied tanks and troops push across 38th Parallel in Korea drive
Allied forces report fresh crossings north of Seoul and near Chunchon as the Eighth Army expands the offensive in Korea. Van Fleet tours front and awards DSCs to commanders for actions in the spring drive. Air power claims 2,000 enemy killed or wounded on Friday amid rapid UN advances.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
North Korea
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Fifth Air Force
Uijongbu
Russians Flying Enemy Planes In Korea Asserted By Army Chief
Gen. J Lawton Collins testified before a Senate inquiry asserting Russians are flying some Communist planes in Korea and that equipment captured from the Chinese Reds is mainly Russian. He also said he concurred with relieving Gen MacArthur and that MacArthur’s Korean strategy risked a major war.
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Korea
Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Collins
Army
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Senators
MacArthur
Defense Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Two Gambling Raids Launch Tucson Drive
In Tucson on May 25 County Attorney Robert Morrison called the raids on two gambling sites the beginning of a broader crackdown. Four men were arrested and charged with wagering non pari mutuel. civil injunctions were filed against Varsity Smoke Shop and Rosetree Billiard Parlor. Morrison warned gamblers are defying law enforcement as authorities pursue the case in Pima County.
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Tucson
Robert Morrison
Morrison
William
Duke) Dillas
Varsity Smoke Shop
Atomic tests completed at Eniwetok Atoll
Washington reports successful atomic tests at Eniwetok Atoll by Joint Task Force 3. The AEC and Defense Department say tests contribute to thermonuclear weapons research, with results kept secret. The Jan 31 1950 order directed H bomb development. tests may have evaluated A bomb triggers for a future thermonuclear device.
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Washington
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Truman
Joint Task Force 3
Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
AEC
Earth
Pallor Trips Prescott Speller in National Bee
The 24th National Spelling Bee began with 64 contestants, 14 eliminated in round one. Carol Wright, 13, of Prescott Aziz, misspelled pallor. Five more fell in round two and five in round three. 33 girls and 18 boys are champions of districts or regions, with prizes from 40 dollars to 500 dollars plus a New York trip for the champion.
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Washington
Carol Wright
Prescott
Aziz
New York City
Armored Column Rescues 19 Yanks Abandoned By Captors
An armored task force freed nineteen U S prisoners of war near Chosin Reservoir on the east central front in Korea. The group, consisting of eighteen Marines and one Nisei army intelligence man, endured six months of cold, forced marches and a diet of sorghum seed before arriving behind friendly lines. The first to reach allied soil was greeted by Lt General James A Van Fleet. The POWs described their long march from a camp near Chorwon to Chunchon and said Associated Press photographer Frank Noel was among those captured, last seen alive in a camp near Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Chunchon
South Korea
38Th Parallel
James A. van Fleet
United States
Eighth Army
Red Korea
Vanfleet
Korea
Nisei Army
Chosin
Shangjin
Ghth
Chorwon
North Korea
First Marine
U. S
Pyongyang
Associated Press
Frank Noel
Koto
Noel
Son
Abilene Flood Displaces Dozens After Night Flash Flood
Abilene Texas faced a rapid flash flood from Cedar Creek and Catclaw Creek causing about 25 families to evacuate across 50 blocks. Two men were missing Roscoe Wigfall 30 and Charles Fuller 15 as rescuers used eight boats aided by National Guardsmen and police. Rain totaled 2.05 inches in an hour and up to 8 to 10 inches in parts of Taylor County with hailstorm damage to farm animals.
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Abilene
Tex
Roscoe Wigfall
Cedar Creek
Charles Fuller, Jr
Wigfall
Catclaw Creek
Taylor County
Heat Wave Grips Phoenix as Temperatures Rise Fast
Heat sweeps Phoenix and Arizona with 100 degree plus readings. Gila Bend 101 and Yuma 103 mark the high heat trend from dry air coming from California and Nevada. Officials warn 105 to 107 possible, with a cooling trend expected by Monday.
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Phoenix
Louis R. Jurwitz
Gila Bend
Yuma
Arizona
California
Nevada
What Noted People Are Saying What Noted People Are Saying
President Truman warns we would descend into darkness if a third World War occurs. General Puller says Americans want to fight without personal harm but cannot avoid injuries. Madame Chiang Kai-shek notes mainland Chinese now see Communist brutality and propaganda.
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International News Service
Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Lewis B
Chesty) Puller
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Clamor by Mouse Sends Neighbor to Hospital
A tiny mouse trapped in a stove caused Mrs Ender to scream and led to three officers responding. Grant Fraser, a North Phoenix High School teacher, suffered cuts while climbing fences to aid Mrs Ender at 1209 East Edgemont Avenue. Patrolmen took Fraser to Good Samaritan Hospital. the kitchen was searched, the mouse found and killed. the scene returned to silence.
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Grant Fraser
North Phoenix
Fraser
East Edgemont Avenue
Mrs. Ender
Ed Jolley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Lucian Luckett
Eldon Roles
23 Missing In Capsizing Of Navy Boat
In Newport Rhode Island on May 25 the navy reported 23 men missing after a 50 foot launch capsized in a northeasterly gale. Two sailors died and 26 were hospitalized in good condition as shipmates dove to help others. Names of the missing will be released after kin notification.
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Newport
R. I
Navy
British Embassy in Dublin Bombed
Police questioned motorists leaving Dublin after a midnight bombing of the British embassy. Two youths tossed a bomb and leaflets threatening to kill the king and queen onto the embassy steps.
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Dublin
England
Explosion at Roaring Spring plant kills two
An explosion at the D. M. Bare Paper Company plant in Roaring Spring Pennsylvania last night killed two people and injured six others. The blast shook the small community of about 900 residents.
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Altoona
D. M. Bare Paper Company
Roaring Spring
Westfall Sets Bail Figure Record High
Charles A. Guzik, 41, accused of immoral acts with school boys, held in solitary as his attorney seeks bond reduction from 150000. Westfall set a record high bail after two felony complaints alleged eight counts involving 13 and 14 year olds. Guzik, son of Chicago figure tied to Al Capone, awaited court action.
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Charles A. Guzik
Guzik
Justice of the Peace
Harry Westfall
Jake
Greasy Thumb) Guzik
Chicago
al Capone
Warren L. McCarthy
Greenbaum
George T. Wilson
Phoenix
Wilson
Maricopa County
Phoenix Crime Rate Tops Nation in FBI Report
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports rank Phoenix among the most crime ridden cities with 3,831 offenses in 1950, a rate of 3,831 per 100,000, far above the national 1,513. Larcenies lead at 2,515, followed by burglaries 643, auto thefts 468, assaults 113, robberies 85, and murders 7. Local officials dispute the figures citing population swings and outlying areas.
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Phoenix
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mountain States
FBI
McWilliams
Earl L. O’clair
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Edward M. Almond
Clark L. Ruffner
United Nations
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Inje
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Tucson Drive
Beryney Deckter
William Estericher
Truman Boyd
Dillas
Deckter
Pima County
Grand Jury
Chargg
Yalu
Manchuria
Pentagon
Atoll
Pallor
Trips Prescott Speller
U. S. Army
Manchurian
Texas City
Sahaiene
Valley OF the
Broadway
Eighth Infantry
Fourth Infantry Division
City Hall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Defense Command
Wall Street
McCracken
Santa Ana
Calif
Patricia Jean Hull
Henry Ford McCracken
Orange County
James L. Davis
Magdalena
N. M
Trabuco Canyon
Buena Park
Patricia
Davis
Mouse
Paul Ender
Reer
Westfall
Sam Greenbaum
Herb Green
Charles A. Girard
North 13Th Place
Miami
Fla
Denver McWilliams
Police Identification Bureau
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