North Koreans Reject U N Bid For Truce Date
North Korea rejects the United Nations proposal for an armistice on terms agreed at Panmunjom. President Rhee persists in refusal, while U S emissary Robertson signals ongoing talks. Pyongyang accuses Clark’s letter of insincerity and demands the return of all escaped prisoners as clashes with UNC positions persist.
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Robert B. Tuckman
Seoul
Red Radio Today
Paneomunjom
Eisenhower
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Walter 5. Robertson
Rhee
Robertson
U.N
Mark Clark
Pyongyang
Clark
Tal
Reed
UNC
Sabre Pilots Down Record 15 Red MIGs
A Korean War air report states Sabre jet pilots downed 15 Communist MIGs, setting new one day and one month records. Lt Henry Buulemann earned his fifth kill, Maj James Jabara reached 14, Col James K Johnson notched his tenth, amid a day of intense air combat and ongoing ground skirmishes along the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Highth
U. S
North Korea
Henry Buulemann
Bayside
Maj
James Jabara
Wichita
Kan
Jabara
Joseph McConnell Jr
Apple Valley
Calif
James K. Johnson
Phoenix
Ariz
Lookout Mountain
Roxs
Pukhan River
Recreation Leaders Named to Open City Playgrounds Monday
Portsmouth recreation director L. T. Henderson announced that seven city playgrounds will open Monday for a six week program. Guy Bordelon and six other play leaders will supervise activities from 3 30 p m until dark five days weekly at sites including Tracy Park and Mound Park if staffed.
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Navy
Guy P. Bardelon
Portsmouth Area
Seoul
Jing
Tracy
Fark
Page
Mound Park
L. T. Henderson
Washington St
Henderson
Two Red POWs Killed in Korea Prison Attack
Two North Korean communist war prisoners were killed and three wounded when a 200 man POW work detail attacked U.S. and South Korean guards near Pusan. U.N. POW Command said guards fired as prisoners rushed. No U.S. guards injured, a South Korean minor injuries from a rock. Island intelligence noted plans to cause an accident using tear gas and small arms.
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U.S
Pusan
Korea
U. S
U. N. Prisoner of War Command
Columbus man named grand treasurer of Ohio Knights Templar
Q Columbus reporter R J Wallace Cherry of Columbus was appointed grand treasurer of the Grand Commandery of Ohio Knights Templar. He succeeds Robert H Pausch of Columbus who died last week. Dr C J Holley of Bridgeport, grand commander of the Ohio Lodge, made the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Templars
Columbus
J. Wallace Cherry
Ohio
Nights Templar
Robert H. Pausch
C. J. Holley
Bridgeport
Ohio Lodge
Way Clear To Extend Profit Tax
The Eisenhower administration cleared the way for a six month extension of the excess profits tax after weeks of bickering. House Ways and Means Committee opposition collapsed as leaders on both sides indicated the extension should pass, despite Daniel A. Reed’s stubborn stand. The tax, expiring at midnight, could be renewed retroactively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Ways and Means
Daniel A. Reed
R-Ny
Senate
Jevy
Reed
Tax Bill Battle Delays House Floor Action
Republicans argued for sending the tax bill to the floor while Democrats pledged solid support. Rep Richard M Simpson helped shape the settlement as tension rose in a House Rules Committee standoff. Reed urged an immediate, decisive decision to preserve committee prerogatives amid administration pressure.
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Sun Ween
GOP
Richard M. Simpson
Reed
House Rules Committee
Gop Lader Halleck
Indiana
Ways and Means
UNESCO Delays Forced Labor Discussion in Geneva
In Geneva the United Nations Economic and Social Council, despite U S objections, voted 10 to 5 with three abstentions to adjourn the report on forced labor in the Soviet Union and three other Communist countries until next year. U S Delegate John C Baker warned the action could confuse those who view the council as a human rights guardian.
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Unesco
Geneva
Switzerland
United States
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Soviet Union
U. S
John C. Baker
Texan urges foreign policy unity amid budget clash
Lyndon B Johnson urges bipartisan unity in foreign policy as Senate debates a five and a quarter billion dollar aid bill for the Mutual Security Administration. Senator Langer condemns the measure as a fraud while Johnson and Taft back a joint amendment to curb automatic aid with reversal by the President.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen. Langer
R-Ndi
Tration
Johnson
Mutual Security Administration
Senate
House
Langer
U. S
Dulles
Santa Claus
Europe
U.S
Asia
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S S
Sen
Taft
Ohi
A Plant Jobs Reach 5200 Mark In Portsmouth Area
Employment climbs as the Portsmouth area A Plant exceeds 5200 with carpenters busy making up time after a five week strike. Goodyear Atomic Corp settles into new quarters at the last site. EngineersGraduates are sent to Oak Ridge for on the job training. Gracia urged educators to give engineers a solid fundamentals base and industry training. Mr Stoops and wife move to 1814 Coles Blvd. he heads standard practices for Goodyear.
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Portsmouth Area
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Oak Ridge
Tenn
J. Gracia
Goodear Atomic Corp
Florida
University of Florida
Society For Engineering Education
Gracia
H. H. Stoops
Ganhia St
Cole's Blvd
Stagps
Goodyear
Akron
Eisenhower Signs Extended Draft for Doctors and Draftees
President Eisenhower signed legislation extending the draft for doctors dentists and veterinarians for two more years. The law covers men up to age 50 who may be called for 24 months of active service unless they have already served 21 months since September 1940. The measure introduces a sliding scale reducing duties for some uniformed categories with less than 21 months served.
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Eisenhower
Newark G I Drowned In Small Alaska Lake
Anchorage Alaska reports that Pfc Cary D Terry of Newark New Jersey drowned in a small lake near Eureka Alaska about 137 miles northeast of Anchorage He was with the 7th Weather Group at Elmendorf Air Force Base His father Russell Terry lives on Rt 5 Newark
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Anchorage
Alaska
Cary D. Terry
Newark
Eureka
Air Force
Terry
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Russell Terry
Rt. 5
House Vote On Drunk Driving Bill Up Today
The Ohio House considers a bill to jail drunken drivers, with the Senate already approving. The House version allows judges to suspend part of the sentence, while Senate action may differ. Budget talks and censorship changes pace alongside.
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Columbus
House
Ohble
Senate
Senate House
Ohio State University
Ohio State University Tuberculosis Hospital
Ohio State
Tolvine House
Parched Falls Storms Push Showers Toward Texas
A tropical storm sweep pushed scattered rain into East and Central Texas aiming to save pastures cotton peaches late corn and vegetables as drought stricken areas faced severe soil drying. Eisenhower authorized an eight million dollar drought disaster fund for 152 Texas and 40 Oklahoma counties while officials consider federal aid and emergency feed shipments to livestock from the Commodity Credit Corporation.
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Dallas
Tex
West
Texas
Oklahoma
West Texas
White House
Washington
Eolivin
Mechem
New Mexico
Presi
Dent Eisenhower
Senate
Lyndon Johnson D-Tex
Southwest
Sen. Johnson
Benson
Commodity Credit Corporation
Youths Die In Blistering Railroad Collision
In South Webster Ohio two youths died when a car collided with a freight engine on Route MW near the Baltimore and Ohio crossing. Three others were injured as the car was torn apart and the engine continued toward Portsmouth. State Patrolman Jack Jones described the wreck as the car’s left side crushed, the vehicle demolished, and passengers hospitalized after the impact. The train engine and tender, en route from Chillicothe to Portsmouth, remained on the tracks about an hour before delays eased.
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South Webster
Baltimore & Ohio
William Cole
Larry Mossbarger
Sciota County
Larry
Mophor
Sau Webster
Ball Tack
Birard
Laryard Strath
Prencenere Coos
Leora
Kolibsck
Jefi
North City
Emr
Webster
Jacky Jones
Cole
Jones
Portsmonts
Chillicothe
Portsmouth
Jius DeGarmo
Gilman
F. E. Allison
Flarisi
W. A. Pollock
Man-Sized Job McLeod Key In State Department Cleanup
Peter Edson outlines RB W Scott McLeod as the central figure in Eisenhower era State Department reforms. The 39 year old ex newspaperman and wartime FBI agent is named administrator, reporting to Undersecretary Donald B Laurie and Secretary John Foster Dulles. The piece notes Edson’s on the record reporting and the broader context of the operation.
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Peter Edson Washington
Nana
State Department
RB. W. Scott McLeod
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
McLeod
Scotty McLeod
Donald B. Laurie
Joan Foster Dulles
Dulles
MacLeod
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Cerecty
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Times
Edson
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