Red POWs Beaten. Into Submission at Koje Island
American paratroops assaulted Compound 76 on Koje Island in a three hour battle ending with 1 American dead and 31 Communists killed. 14 Americans wounded, 133 Communists hurt. Prison camp leaders arrested, including North Korean Col Lee Hak Koo. A tunnel and mass break plans found, prisoners moved to smaller compounds. Brig Gen Haydon Boamer led the operation.
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Koje Island
Kose Island
Francis T. Dodd
Koje
Compound 76
Haydon L. Boamer
Lee Hak Koo
Boatner
Weather outlook for Southern California and Redlands
Mostly clear through Wednesday with late night fog near the coast. Warmer tomorrow in the mountains and northern interior, and slightly warmer in the west. June 10, 1952 records show high 77 and low 47, with last year at 79 and 50. Redlands notes mention a big playground program, open pools, and upcoming election, plus a cryptic local anecdote about a disappearance and a professor warning about pursuing blondes.
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California
Interior
West German correspondents kidnapped in Berlin by Reds
In Berlin, a Russian soldier and a Communist policeman abducted West German press association correspondents from the Brriugh area. Photog Guetther Bradke and reporter Fredrick P Weber of DPR News Agency are the victims. The action follows a British siege of the radio Serba building in the British sector, which ended after 2:35 PM with Russians admitting the siege’s end as five more Russians entered the building.
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Berlin
West German Press Association
Brriugh
Ger. Mats
Fredrick P Weber
Guetther Bradke
Dprews
Radio Serba
Raids On French Reds Fail To Uncover Plans
Paris reports show France's government says recent raids on Communist headquarters did not uncover mobilization plans or secret material. Defense Minister Pleven and Interior Minister Brune clashed over the offensive’s pace as Brune faced criticism for speeding up actions without building a solid espionage case.
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Paris
France
Antoine Pinay
Defense
Rene Pleven
Toulon
Charles Brune
Brune
Pieven
Defense Ministry
Secretary Chapman Plans Tidelands Lease Proposal
Secretary of Interior Oscar L. Chapman outlined a plan to lease tidelands for oil and gas development, noting it has not received President Truman's approval. He suggested using the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 for submerged coastal lands, with Gulf of Mexico tidelands highlighted as a potential area if the law is applied.
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Washingsion
LLP
Oscar L. Chapman
Truman
Chapman
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
California
Knowland urges U S neutrality in Korea vote
Sen. William F. Knowland warns the United States must remain neutral in the South Korean vote. He praises President Syngman Rhee as a patriot of the first order and cites Chiang Kai-Shek as a primary target of Communists abroad and in the United States.
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Knowland
U.S
Korea
Washington
William F. Knowland
Calif
Senate
United States
Syneman Rhee
Chiang Kai-Shek
Clark backs no holds barred UN air reply to Reds
General Mark Clark told United Press that if Communist forces unleash a 2000 plane air offensive, the UN should bomb Chinese Communist territory with no holds barred. He cautioned current signs show no immediate Red offensive, but warned they may use all air power if war renews.
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Tokyo
UPI
Mark W
Clark
United Nations
United Press
Korea
Ubieh
U.N
Former Tax Collector Smyth Wins Acquittal
A San Francisco jury acquitted James G Smyth former collector of internal revenue for Northern California of defrauding the government in paying taxes after six hours of deliberation. The verdict ends 10 days of trial amid lingering charges against Smyth and deputy Paul V Doyle on backdating tax returns and related acts.
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San Francisco
James G Smyth
Iternal Revenue
California
Smyth
Madlyn
Paul V. Doyle
Irvin Goldstein
Washington
Doyle
Lloyd J. Cosgrove
Truman
Internal Revenue Bureau
Boyle
West Shipowners Given Ultimatum
SAN FRANCISCO (UP) The AFL Masters Mates and Pilots union gave Pacific Coast ship owners 24 hours to rehire laid off ships struck by the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific otherwise deck officers will vote tomorrow on a strike that would bar all nonmilitary ships from Pacific Coast ports. The strike could be effective Thursday and would complete a tie up of shipping begun May 26. Masters would picket east and Gulf coast and foreign ships when they dock in western ports. Tankers schooners and vessels carrying military supplies to the Far East would be exempt.
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San Francisco
AFL Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
Pacific Coast
AFL Sailors Union
Paccific
Pacific Maritime Assn
East
Gulf Coast
Far East
Machine May Tell Smoking Harm
CHICAGO. A Brooklyn physician says a hallistocardiograph can tell if a patient should quit smoking with accuracy. Dr. Robert Mandelbaum notes it flags nicotine sensitivity in 7 percent of normal hearts and 45 percent of heart disease patients, and a smaller, cheaper model will broaden use for general practitioners.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Robert Mandelbaum
Mandelbaum
Red casualties hit low for June week in Korea
Seoul reports the first week of June saw the lowest Communist casualties since mid February. The UN said about 1 600 troops killed wounded or captured in patrol fighting. Eighth Army logged 692 Reds killed 981 wounded and 17 captured. Cloudy weather slowed air action. The sharpest ground fighting centered around Hull west of Chorwon where about 40 Communists were killed in a 200 man attack.
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Seoul
United Nations
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Chorwon
Petrillo Urges Collective Bargaining Over Strikes
Santa Barbara UP report says President James Petrillo of the American Federation of Musicians told 11,053 delegates at the 56th convention that unions should pursue collective bargaining as union funds are low. He condemned "union fighting" while employers profit under Taft-Hartley.
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Santa Ababara
James Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Doctors Say U S Wins Battle On Chest Diseases
At the AMA convention in Chicago, Dr J Winthrop Peabody and Dr Arthur C Christie report progress against chest diseases including tuberculosis pneumonia and lung cancer. Enhanced diagnosis treatment and antibiotics reduced tuberculosis to seventh among fatal diseases though undetected cases remain a challenge.
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Chicago
U.S
J. Winthrop Peabody
Peabody
AMA
Georgetown University Medical School
Washington, D.C
Arthur C. Christie
Washington
Actress Lila Leeds Tries Third Marriage Trial
CHICAGO TP Actress Lila Leeds honeymooned today with pianist Irvin Rochko and said she is confident that her third marriage will be successful. Miss Leeds was released recently from a psychopathic hospital after friends took her there for treatment of a nervous ailment.
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Chicago
Lila Leeds
Irvin Rochko
Miss Leeds
Truman urges seizure law to run steel industry in crisis
President Truman asked Congress to enact a seizure measure to operate steel plants until the contract dispute with the CIO United Steelworkers is resolved. He spoke before a joint session, calling for fair, effective legislation, while opponents said emergency seizure powers should wait until Taft Hartley is invoked.
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Washington
Llp
Truman
Congress
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
President Truman
CIO
United
Nfair
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
Philip Murray
Russia Rebuts West Plan to Limit Armies at 1.5 Million
United Nations reports Russia rejected a Western bid to cap US Soviet and Chinese armed forces at 1.5 million and Britain and France at 800,000. Moscow argues the proposal is a West smokescreen and says it would back concrete cuts if the West matches a one third reduction plus a ban on atomic weapons. The West has rejected the uniform cut idea.
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United Nations
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
China
Britain
France
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations Disarmament Commission
U.S
40th General To Be Questioned On Korea Statement
Washington Army will question Maj. Gen. Daniel H Hudelson at 6th Army San Francisco about his claim the Communists could oust UN troops from Korea any time. Hudelson, backed by Major Budelsen, said to reporters in Los Angeles, faced repudiation from Army Secretary Pace. An Army spokesman noted facts must be known before any action.
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Washington
Army
6Th Army
San Francisco
Daniel H. Hudelson
United Nations
Korea
Budelsen
40Th National Guard
Los Angeles
Hudelson
Frank Pace Jr
U.N
Skelton Headed For Long Rest
Hollywood dispatch reports comedian Red Skelton will take a long rest after finishing his current television series due to overwork and an acute nervous condition seen when facing cameras. His doctor notes radio film and TV duties have taken a toll and oxygen was given last Sunday to complete the show.
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Hollywood
Red Skelton
Stanley Smeéerman
Skelton
Reds Attys to Call Witnesses in Communist Trial
In Los Angeles defense lawyers for 14 California Communist leaders planned to present their first witness after judges denied motions for acquittal. Judge Mathes rejected that the government failed to prove conspiracy to violently overthrow the U.S. government, noting possible inferences the party seeks socialism and could pursue it by force if necessary.
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Los Angeles
California
William C. Mathes
Reds
U.S
Communist Party
Congress
Mathes
Cold Wave Bites Argentina As Temperatures Plunge
A deep cold snap hit Buenos Aires with a low of 28 degrees while interior areas fell to 14. The report notes even colder conditions on Deception Island in the Antarctic at minus 192 degrees.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
Antarctic
Deception Island
MacArthur Named Keynote Speaker for GOP Convention
Gen. Douglas MacArthur was chosen as the keynote speaker for the Republican national convention opening in Chicago on July 7. The nomination came by voice vote with few no votes. G Mason Owlett nominated him from Pennsylvania. Seconding speakers included Mrs. Margaret Rockwell and Harrison Spangler.
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Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Margaret A. Rockwell
Arizona
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Maclarthur
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Owlett
Walter Hallinan
GOP
National Committee
West Virginia
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Warren to Call Special Session for School Bonds
Governor Earl Warren announced plans to convene a special session of the California Legislature likely in August to consider a new bond issue for school classroom construction. If approved, the bond proposal would go to voters at a special election with the general election. The aim is to replace the $250 million issue used two years ago as classrooms remain scarce and surveys show a statewide shortfall of more than $224 million with about 440,000 students affected each fall term.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
Department of Education
British Minister of Defense Visits Japan
Field Marshal Earl Alexander of Tunis, British defense minister, arrived at Haneda airport for a visit to Japan and Korea. He was greeted by General Mark W. Clark and reviewed British Commonwealth and American honor guards in a ceremony at the airport.
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Tokyo
Earl Alexander of Tunis
Haneda
Japan
Korea
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
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