Atomic Powered Sub Will Change World
President Truman announced the first atomic submarine engine will be in operation soon and foretold a new era rivaling the advent of the ocean steamship. He spoke at Groton during the keel laying for USS Nautilus, praising the vessel as the forerunner of atomic powered ships and plants while criticizing a proposed tax cut.
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Truman
Groton
Conna
Washington
Brian McMahon
D.-Conn
Kremlin
McMahon
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
Conn
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Million Dollar Trust Set for Rockefeller Son
Winthrop Rockefeller said through his lawyer that he established a one million dollar trust for his three year old son Winthrop Paul with the Cinderella bride from whom he is separated. The fund was set up February 15 after hurtful failed discussions on custody and future finances with Mrs Barbara Sears Rockefeller.
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New York
Millonaire
Winthrop Rockefeller
Timothy N. Pfeiffer
Winthrop Paul
Rockefeller
Barbara
Bobo) Sears
Bradley Warns Russia Could Overrun Europe Today
Gen. Omar N. Bradley told Congress that the Soviet Union could overrun Europe today if not deterred. He said American atomic retaliation and Stalin's respect for U.S. industrial power deter the Red advance, and urged a deterrent force while noting U.S. stockpiles and jet power are rising. He warned Russia may someday offset U S superiority with a sneak attack.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
U. S
Joint, Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Russia
Europe
Josef Stalin
United States
Bradley
Senate
Military Appropriations
United Press
Soviet Union
Soviet’ Union
Moscow
Red
Stalin
Red Army
Iurope
Power Failure Hits Chicago Paralyzes North Side
On June 14 Chicago suffered a city wide power outage after two transformers burned out. Streetcars trolley buses and elevated trains stopped. Riverview Park riders were stranded. Hospitals faced emergency measures and residents feared thawing food as the telephone company added operators to handle calls.
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Chicago
North Side
Riverview Park
Clear and Warm Forecast for Long Beach Today
Mostly clear and warm weather is predicted for Long Beach. Winds will be west to southwest at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures ranged from 52 to 78 degrees yesterday.
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Long Beach
Eisenhower Denies Political Debts In Detroit Speech
General Dwight D. Eisenhower told about 10 000 cheering fans at Olympia Stadium Detroit he is strictly a no debt man with no deals for the Republican nomination He attacked corruption and pledged to clean out grafts and politics including primaries and his native Texas, signaling a stand against Taft.
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Detroit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Olympia Stadium
Robert A. ‘Taft
Ohio
Texas
Eisenhower
Boy 17 Shot Dead Fleeing Police in Los Angeles
Los Angeles police officer fired at a 16 or 17 year old fleeing from a stolen car crash. The youth Ray E. Omega was shot after a warning and a chase at speeds up to 85 mph on Alvarado Street and Glendale Boulevard near the Pacific Electric subway. A second youth, Bob Hanson, 17, surrendered as officers pursued the pair with partner G Don Toni.
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Los Angeles
WRIA
Burbank
Ray E. Omega
J. K. Ray
Ray
Bob Hanson
G. Donton
Gabreski Returns Home After 100 Missions Over Korea
Col. Francis S. Gabreski, famed 31-kill WWII ace from Oil City Pennsylvania, comes home to San Francisco after 100 missions in North Korea. A greeting is planned at Hamilton AFB with his wife Mrs Gabreski and their children present. He is credited with 64 confirmed MIG-15 kills and is welcomed as a Korea war veteran.
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San Francisco
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
Gabreski
Hamilton Air Force Base
Dioni
North Korea
McGranery Sacks Three Assistants
Attorney General James P. McGranery announced the resignations of H. Morrison, Harold T. Baynton, and William A. Underhill as top Justice Department officials. He said they were not fired but will be replaced by appointees aligned with his clean up policy. Kirks will become acting director of the Office of Alien Property.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Justice Department
Philadelphia
McGranery
H. Graham Morrison
Harold T. Baynton
Office of
Alien Property
William A. Underhill
Baynton
Patrick J. Hillings
Calif
Hillings
House
Frank L. Chelf
D.-Ky
Department
Chelf
A. Devitt Vanech
Joseph C. Duggan
Philip B. Perlman
Morison
Underhill
Rowland F. Kirks
National University
Kirks
Girl 6 Plays Nurse For Neighbor's Infant In Buckets
In Eaton Pennsylvania a 6 year old girl, related to Northampton County, entered a neighbor's home and bathed a month old baby found in a crib. She reportedly carried the infant downstairs and placed him in a bucket with soapy water, then left. A neighbor heard cries and found the baby head down in the bucket with water and soap in eyes ears and mouth but otherwise unharmed. The mother had gone to visit a neighbor briefly.
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Eaton
Northampton County
Allies Inflict 800 Losses on Attacking Foe
On the Korean front the U S Eighth Army said allied forces killed or wounded at least 800 Chinese Reds in the four day battle for hill positions near Chorwon and the western front. The figure includes 477 killed and 338 wounded with incomplete counts. Air attacks also intensified with over 150 Allied jets bombers striking a hidden Red airfield within 100 miles of front lines.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Maj
James Crutchfield
Graceville
Fla
North Korea
Shane
FOE
Pat
Warner Sawroay
45Th
Oklahoma) Division
Chorwon
Eighth Army
Hil “T
Gibraltar
Steamy June Heat Grips Midwest and South
A heat wave across the south and midwest pushes temperatures into the 90s and over 100 in many cities. The 10th straight day of extreme heat in St. Louis coincides with multiple heat-related deaths and widespread strain on water and power resources.
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Midwest
The
Mercury
St. Louis
Roswell
N. M
Selma
Dothan
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
Grand Island
Neb
Nebraska
Phoenix
Ariz
la Junta
Colo
Yuma
Tucson
Amarillo
Texas
Arkansas
Paragould
Flippin
Walnut Ridge
Little Rock
Ark
Illnois
Rockford
Ill
Eecepore Ti
Big Run
Venezuelan sweep detains 300 Communists after Russia break
In Caracas, authorities rounded up 300 Communists in a nationwide sweep following Venezuela’s break with Russia. Police shut Centro Venezolano Sovietico, said to be used for propaganda. The action followed two Russians attempting to enter the country and the Soviet embassy crackdown.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Russia
Centro Venezzolano Sovietico
Moscow
Nikolai Yagous Jehev
Mexico City
L. V. Krylov
Krylov
Luis Emilio Gomez Ruiz
Chile
Brazil
Colombia
Cuba
Mexico
Central
Central America
South America
Debris Sighted Likely B 29 in Sea of Japan
Far East Air Forces reports wreckage tentatively identified as a missing B-29 Superfortress with 12 aboard seen in the sea of Japan between Korea and northern Honshu. No survivors expected as search continues. bomber took off Friday on a routine reconnaissance mission from Rebun Island area near Hokkaido.
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Tokyo
The
Far East Air Forces Today
Sea of Japan
Korea
Honshu
Japan
Japanese Maritime Board
Rebun Island
Hokkaido
Sakhalin Island
British Defense Chief Escapes Injury in Korea Plane Incident
In Tokyo on Sunday June 15 Field Marshal Lord Alexander's private secretary and five others escaped unharmed when a light plane swerved into a ditch during takeoff at a Korean airstrip. Alexander, Britain’s defense minister, had just left the strip in another aircraft moments earlier and is visiting Japan and Korea.
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Tokyo
Lord Alexander
Alexander
Britain
Japan
Korea
Two Pendleton Marines Die in Highway Collision
Two Camp Pendleton Marines were killed and three others injured in a two car crash on Highway 395 about 55 miles north of San Diego. The deceased were S/Sgt. Billie M. Deaton 27 and Charles D. Allen 40, occupants of one car. The other vehicle carried three Marines treated at Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital.
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San Diego
Camp Pendleton
Hwy. 395
Here
Jess Canale
Billie M. Deaton
Charles D. Allen
Camp Pendleton Naval Hospital
27 Cars Bolt Rails In Fiery Train Wreck At Coleman
Twenty seven cars in a low freight train roared off a rail near Coleman Texas on June 14 narrowly missing a seven man section crew before seventeen cars burst into spectacular flames.
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Coleman
Tex
Here
Epley and Kelly To Cover National Conventions
Epley the Press-Telegram political editor and Beach combing columnist and Virginia Kelly the Wash ington correspondent will cover the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Chicago. They will file travelogue style features and update readers with AP and UP wire coverage led by W L Bealey and Lyle C. At the scene are noted journalists including Jack Bell Don Whitehead Hal Bayle Jim Marlow and Lippman Childs Biomat and others. AP wirephoto will accompany the coverage posting images nationwide.
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Malcolm Epley
Press-Telegram
Virginia Kelly
Washington
Chicago
Epley
Midwest
Associated Press
United Press
W.L. Bealey
Jack Bell
Don Whitehead
Hal Bayle
Jim Marlow
Hi Bailie
Lyle C
Press‘Telegram
Brilliant National
David Walter Lippman
Marquis Childs
Bruce Biomat
Peter AP
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Nevada
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Public Forum
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Anti-Trust Division
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