Allies Advance in East and Fortify West Amid Red Offensive Fears
Allied forces pushed three miles eastward on the Korean front while digging in the west for a possible two pronged Red offensive. South Koreans moved north of the 38th parallel near Munsan and Uijongbu, with pockets forming northeast of Seoul. United Nations troops reinforced positions with sandbags and barbed wire as Reds massed in pockets and probed lines near Chunchon and Yanggu.
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Enemy Casualties Listed at 893,662 in Korea Through April 30
The U S Army estimated total enemy losses in Korea through April 30 at 893,662, up 68,102 since April 24. North Koreans accounted for 534,146 and Chinese Communists 353,516. Battle casualties were about 620,660 and non battle losses 125,880. Enemy freezes captured totaled 147,122 with 143,599 Koreans and 3,423 Chinese.
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Massaging a Boy's Stopped Heart After Operation
In Denver an 11 year old boy whose heart stopped during surgery was kept alive by a doctor who massaged his heart back to life while 500 doctors watched on television. Dr Henry Swan of the University of Colorado Medical Center reopened the wound and restarted the heart after a two hour delay. The boy also faced brain swelling during the critical moments.
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Denver
Jay
Henry Swan
University of Colorado Medical Center
Tady
Dawson's Denials Clash With Fulbright Hearings
Senator Fulbright and the president's patronage adviser clashed with Dawson at a Senate subcommittee hearing over Dawson's alleged influence in government loans. Dawson denied any improper conduct while Fulbright argued he did, though not consciously. The exchange followed Dawson's testimony on his role with the Reconstruc tions Finance Corporation as RFC directors debated his influence.
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Washington
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Dawson
Fulbright
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Reconstructions Finance Corporation
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Accused Robber Given a Medical Examination
Accused robber O'Dell 32, tied to a Winona National Bank raid, received a medical examination at Montgomery's Laird Memorial Hospital after claiming police beat him into confessing. His lawyer sought court orders to secure hospital time. he was transported without one and returned to Fayette County jail. Results were not immediately available.
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Roland Clapperton
Summersville
Laird Memorial Hospital
West Virginia Briefs: Kidnaping Charges Dropped and Draft Quota Set
Two Mississippi men had kidnapping charges against them dropped in West Virginia. The June draft quota is 306 for the state, part of a national 20,000. The 18th WV Motor Truck Association convention will be in Charleston September 21–22, with a state roadeo planned pending manpower and equipment. William L. Hopkins, 50, of Barrett, died from injuries after a coal mine fall two days earlier.
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West Virginia Motor Truck Association
Emmett J. Bush
Bush
Madison
WWilliam_ L. Hopkins
Barrett
iMine Workers Favor End of All Controls
United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis urged ending all price wage controls when the defense act lapses June 30. The 25-man executive board approved a resolution denouncing the act as an iron collar on business and labor and opposing Truman's two year extension request.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
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Truman
Mine Workers
Senators Hear Text of Letter To MacArthur
President Truman shared a paraphrased text with Senate committees on MacArthur's dismissal, saying the Korea policy aimed to keep UN allies and Soviet threat in mind. The message stressed military necessity and rapid force expansion while praising MacArthur's leadership in Korea.
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Koréa
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Vet Aid Bill Approved in Day by Congress
President Truman urged Congress to extend World War II benefits to Korean War veterans. The swift action grants medical and hospital care burial benefits and compensation for veterans and dependents, covering those who served in 1950. The move followed a Tucson hospital case where a non declared war veteran was denied admission.
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Washington
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Senate
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Veterans Administration
Tucson
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Arellano
Crime Committee
Three 21 Year Old Women Charged in Car Takeover
In Westerly Rhode Island three 21 year old women were charged with forcing a man at knife point to submit in the back seat of his car. They described themselves as attractive and provided Fall River Massachusetts and Newport Rhode Island addresses, the Newport address likely false. They pleaded innocent at night court on disorderly conduct and lascivious conduct charges and are held on $1,000 bail each for trial May 25. The victim, a 21 year old Providence resident, reported hitchhiking with them as he traveled to fish in Narragansett Bay.
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Eileen Harop Réposa
Barbara Reposa
Eunite R.miller
Fall River
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Newport
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Marshall Says Soviet China In Total Accord
Secretary Marshall told a Senate hearing the risk of war with Russia in the Far East is far more acute than aggression in Western Europe. He argued Moscow is in close accord with Red China and a loss of that unity would hurt Soviet interests, making the Far East danger more pressing than Europe.
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O'Dwyer's Friend Moran Sentenced For Perjured Testimony
James J. Moran, ally of former Mayor O'Dwyer, was sentenced to up to five years in prison and fined $2000 for providing perjured testimony before the U.S. Senate Crime Committee. He, a former deputy fire commissioner, claimed meetings with Louis Weber, a Brooklyn racketeer, occurred about six times over years, though witnesses said Weber visited Moran at the fire department office at least eight times.
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New York
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William O'Dwyer
U.S. Senate Crime Committee
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Panama Installs New President After Riots
Panama ends four days of rioting with a three hour battle at the presidential palace. Police force deposed President Arnulfo Arias and jailed him as Alcibiades Arosomena was set to move into the palace. Nine people died and 80 injured in the clashes.
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Divorce order forces brother and sister living rule struck
Kansas Supreme Court set aside a district court condition forcing Phylis Campbell and Telbert Campbell to live together as brother and sister. The court also voided a six month finality stipulation, after Mrs. Campbell appealed. The Campbells, married 27 years, sought dissolution.
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GOP Sure of Chicago Not Sure of MacArthur
The GOP National Committee moves toward a Chicago convention while weighing the selection of a 1952 presidential nominee. Debate focuses on MacArthur and Korea policy, with delegates to meet in Chicago the week of July 21 to choose a candidate. Some leaders advise waiting for formal ratification of a subcommittee plan before endorsing a nominee.
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Matleee Ee Ene
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Philadelphia
China
Werner W. Schroe
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Price Rollbacks Not Planned by ESA Head
Washington economist Eric Johnston says no general price rollbacks are planned or likely. He notes the Economic Stabilization Agency cannot cap farm prices below parity due to the 1930 Defense Production Act, and warns rolling back prices could affect wages salaries and profits.
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Washington
Eric
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Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Parity and embargo notes from postwar remarks
Johnston backs parity based farm price ceilings at crop season start to fight inflation while Congress worries. He warns factors behind inflation remain. Dewey calls for total embargo on all trade with Red China and UN exclusion. MacArthur dismissal criticized for poor handling.
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China
Dewey
New-York State Republican Committee
United Nations
Denhams Lose Suit Over Cow Incident in Newport
In Newport Ry a cow allegedly fell through the Denhams' second floor and they sued for about 79 damages. Witnesses testified the couple slaughtered the animal and stored the meat in a bathtub. The Campbell Circuit Court jury found the defendant officers not liable in the$70,000 damage suit as to abusive conduct during the sanitary investigation.
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Newport
Everett Denham
Denhams
Arthur Hebel
William Kemimerling
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Three Fugitives Recaptured From Road Camp
Three fugitives from State Road Camp 9 at Kingwood were recaptured yesterday, prison officials reported. Identified as Frank Demaio serving one to 10 years for breaking and entering in McDowell County, Mike S. Smith serving one to 15 years for Tyler County burglary, and Elbert Curry of Logan County serving one to five years for unlawful wounding.
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