Allies Regain Control Of Dam As Reds Fight To Hold Bases
Red troops renew fierce combat near Chorwon and Kumhwa with United Nations forces regaining control of the Hwachon Dam. B-29s continue rail bridge bombardments as Chinese counterattacks press the Yonchon corridor 13 miles southwest of Chorwon.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
United Nations
Hwachon Dam
U. S
Korea
Inje
Yonchon
Seoul
John Randolph
U. N
Chipo
MacArthur Believed Chinese Drive Beat U N Says Sherman
Adm. Sherman testified that Gen. MacArthur apparently believed in December that UN forces in Korea might need an armistice on the best terms available. He said the Joint Chiefs warned evacuation could be necessary, and that time now seems to have favored a stronger anti-Communist position worldwide.
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U.N
Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Sherman
Naval Operations
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. J. Lawton Collins
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Collins
U. N
H. Alexander Smith
Joint Chiefs
End Bickering Over Agenda, West Insists
The United States Britain and France urged Stalin to attend a Big Four foreign ministers conference in Washington July 23 and drop demands to discuss the North Atlantic Treaty The notes offered three agendas with the Western powers favoring the second which covers international tension arms control Germany and Austria Trieste and the peace treaty parts while warning delay rests with Moscow They pressed for an early Soviet reply to proceed with talks despite no agreed agenda yet
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Paris
Russia
Washington
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Joseph Stalin
London
Moscow
Stalin
Germany
Austria
Trieste
Train plunges into creek kills three Fort Dodge men
An Illinois Central freight train crashed through a weakened bridge over a creek near Woodbine Iowa. Three men from Fort Dodge died in the locomotive cab. Depot agent E L Edwards cited a flash flood and heavy rain that likely swept debris against the bridge and weakened it.
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Woodbine
Iowa
Illinois Central
Fort Dodge
E. L. Edwards
Truman Signs Bill Topping Six Billion For Defense
President Truman signed a war time appropriation totaling 6.4427 billion dollars for the military and atomic energy. The bill allocates 2.8475 billion to the army 1.645 billion to the navy and 1.8867 billion to the air force with 59.323 million for the Atomic Energy Commission and 3.672 million for Bonneville Power Administration construction.
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Washington
Truman
Military
Atomic Energy Commission
Army
Navy
Air Force
Atomic Energy
Bonneville Power Administration
Congress
Stray Bullet Kills SP Fireman Near Martinez
Martinez, Calif May 31 AP A Southern Pacific locomotive fireman John C Mc Laughlin 30 of Port Costa was killed by a stray bullet while in the cab of his switch engine during late shifts near Martinez. Deputies suspect a target shooter's rifle fired the fatal shot. search of the area is underway.
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Martinez
Calif
Southern Pacific
John C. McLaughlin
Port Costa
Sheriff's Deputies
McLaughlin
Dougherty the American Catholic Cardinal Dies at 85
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, 85, dean of the U S Roman Catholic Church, and archbishop of Philadelphia since 1918, died at his residence after saying mass this morning. Cause of death was not announced.
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Philadelphia
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
United States
Chancery Office
Russia Increases Troop Force in Reich Germany
Berlin May 31 report says about 60 000 Russian reinforcements for Soviet occupation troops have arrived in Eastern Germany. East German sources state Russian authorities ordered populace to prepare for using supplies and provisions for these forces. The increase would raise Russian troop strength in occupied Germany to about 400 000.
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Berlin
INS
Gerany
Germany
Noted figures weigh in on Korea, oil rights, and polar flight
International News Service rounds up remarks from Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge in Quincy on Korea and the Kremlin, Hussein Makki in Tehran on oil sovereignty, Capt. Charles Blair in New York on polar flight, and William J. Bush in Norfolk praising his senses and a kiss.
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International News Service
Quincy
Mass
Henry Cabot Lodge
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Kremlin
New York
Charles F. Blair
Norway
North Pole
Delegates Begin Day at Arizona Boys State Activities
Two hundred twenty-five youths start a week long program at Flagstaff with flag raising, breakfast, and group ratings to determine awards. A 9 am instruction special covers legislative procedure law and police work while election board topics, athletic events, and city based caucuses unfold.
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Flagstaff
Arizona
Jack Cummard
Mesa
Harold Scoville
Phoenix
William Murphy
FBI
Walter Thalheimer
Nick Ragus
Miami
Arizona State College
Whirlpool In River Traps Four Swimmers
Memorial Day outing near Granite Reef on the Salt River ends with four swimmers trapped in a whirlpool. Richard Pratt, 9, and Jack Grambley, 10, along with two young men Donald Kinsey and Forrest Kinsey, attempt rescues but are pulled into the current. A rowboat hoisted Richard Pratt to safety. No warning signs at the diversion dam.
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Granite Reef
Salt River
C. W.pratt
N. Richland
Richard
Jack Grambley
East Third St
Mesa
Donald Kinsey
W. Madison
Forrest
S. 21St St
Arizona Iron Works
Mr. Pratt
16Th Street Church
Coal Mine Explosion Traps 14 Miners in Germany
HAMM Germany May 31 UP a blast at Heinrich Robert coal mine entombs 14 miners and injures 20. Rescue efforts are halted as too dangerous. injured rushed to hospitals. The explosion sparked during a tunnel fire amid grim comparisons to a deadly Easington incident two days earlier.
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Hamm
Germany
Heinrich Robert
Dortmund
Easington Colliery
England
Easington
Truman Takes Morning Walk At Naval Mine Depot
President Truman walked two miles before breakfast at the naval mine depot near the Williamsburg dock on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay cruise. He visited the firehouse and spoke with firemen before boarding the Williamsburg to return toward Washington with a Saturday afternoon arrival planned.
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Yorktown
Truman
Naval Mine Depot
Williamsburg
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Chinese Reportedly Receive 100 Tanks
TAIPEH Formosa May 31 AP The China Union Press said more than 100 Russian T 34 tanks reached Mukden Manchuria May 17 and were handed to the Chinese Pacts. The agency said 1 200 Russian officers arrived in Manchuria for assignment to the Chinese Communist forces in Korea as advisers and technicians.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China Union Press Today
Mukden
Manchuria
Korea
Atom Scientist Bohm Cleared by Federal Judge Holtzoff
Federal Judge Alexander Holtzoff acquitted atomic scientist David J. Bohm of contempt of Congress charges for refusing to answer questions from the House Un-American Activities Committee.
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Washington
Alexander Holtzoff
David J. Bohm
Congress
House
Sen
Tucson Youth Shot In Head By Shell Blast
In Tucson on May 31 Dwayne Hunt age 16 was hit in the temple during desert target practice. Holmes 21 who was reloading the pistol was wounded and in Pima County Hospital. He was kept in custody by deputies in a nervous condition. The accident wounded Hunt and burned Holmes. five witnesses gave a joint statement.
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Tucson
Desert
Dwayne Hunt
St. Mary’s Hospital
William Holmes
Hunt
Pima County
Holmes
Sheriff’s
Frying Pan Catfish Hooks Woman in Cane Creek
Poplar Bluff Missouri May 31 AP Mrs Joe Fields wife of a fireman fished Cane Creek yesterday and reeled in a two pound catfish that swallowed a frying pan baited hook. The hook passed through a small hole in the pan and remained inside the fish.
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Poplar Bluff
Joe Fields
Cane Creek
Two Tornadoes Strike In Western Nebraska
Two Memorial Day tornadoes struck western Nebraska injuring 15 and killing one. A twister near Imperial injured a driver, while another hit near Bayard and McGrew. Earlier, rain and hail drenched Schuyler and surrounding areas, with extensive farm damage and ten injured workers.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Schuyler
Bayard
McGrew
Imperial
Here
Minatare
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U.S
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