Senate Rejects Truman Seizure Power Request
Washington political maneuvering over steel strikes continued as the Senate defeated a Morse plan to grant President Truman authority to seize steel plants for 60 days with congressional veto. Defense Mobilizer John R. Steelman announced efforts to reopen a limited number of plants for critical wartime steel while exports to consumers were banned to conserve stockpiles for Korea. Maybank signaled a compromise seizure amendment to empower emergency actions.
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Washington
Senate
Troon
Wayne Morse
Mr. Truman
Congress
John R. Steelman
Sen. Burnet R. Maybank
Maybank
UN Jets Down Seven MiGs in Korea Battle
American Sabre jets, outnumbered 25 to 12, shot down seven Communist MiG-15 fighters near Sinjuju while bayonet fighting Allied troops repelled renewed Communist attacks on western front positions. Red losses were estimated at 123 killed in an hour-long battle west of Chorwon.
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Seoul
North Korea
Sth
Sinjuju
U.N
Chorwon
Weather drift across Southern California tonight and Thursday
Night and morning low clouds rise across the west while afternoons cool slightly. East portions remain clear with little change in temperature. June 11, 1952 record highs 79 and lows 49. One year ago today 88 and 53. Local notes mention pleasant day and vacation plans.
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California
House Banking Panel Extends Controls and Eases Housing Credit
The House Banking committee voted to extend price wage and rent controls to June 30 1953 and abolish limits on instalment buying and down payments on houses. It adopted an amendment to keep farm price supports at 90 percent parity next year and would end remaining consumer credit curbs on housing. The move aims to replace the expiration dated defense production act with new legislation and could finish action tomorrow.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Warren Favors UNIT In Modified Form
SACRAMENTO Warren Earl Warren favors a modified universal military training geared to higher education. On CBS radio he proposed a short-term training period followed by National Guard or organized reserves instruction. He argues every young man should train and stay ready for active service during a crisis, without long away-from-home camps.
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Sacramento
Earl Warren
CBS
National Guard
California
Miss California 1951 Plans July Wedding
Patricia Lehman Miss California of 1951 will marry Lester Blucher 31 of Sacramento next month. The ceremony is set in Crescent City where she taught before resigning her school post yesterday.
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Calhamenyo
Patricia Lehman
California
Lester Blucher
Sacramento
Solon Demands M Arthur Retire Before Convention
Washington DC Rep Melvin Price urged Gen Douglas MacArthur retire from the Army before delivering the keynote at the Republican national convention. Army officials cited lifetime salary and a special act but no action was assured. The GOP committee named MacArthur as keynote and Walter Hallanan as temporary convention chairman amid Eisenhower Taft split support.
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Washington
Melk Vin Price
D-A
Douglas MacArthur
Army
MacArthur
Winke
Price
Iouse
Armed Services Committee
West Virginia
Walter 8. Hallanap
Eisenhower
Hallanan
Robert A. Taft
Actress Agnes Moorehead Wins Divorce Decree
Hollywood report says actress Agnes Moorehead, 49, won her final divorce decree from radio and television actor Jack G Lee, 49. Moorehead testified Lee drank heavily, hurled a glass of beer at her and beat her with fists, after an interlocutory decree granted May 18, 1951.
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Hollywood
Agnes Moorehead
Jack G Lee
Miss Moorehead
Lee
Truman Health Commission Heads Lashes Out At AMA
Chicago report: Dr. Paul Magnuson, head of President Truman's National Health Commission, condemned AMA publicity efforts as the AMA House of Delegates weighed a resolution attacking the commission. He called the $14,000-a-year PR spend excessive and warned the public against prejudging the commission's work. Magnuson, Northwestern emeritus and ex VA medical chief, criticized the campaign against socialized medicine and urged fair evaluation.
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Truman Health Commission
AMA
Chicago
Truman
Commission On National Health
American Medical Assn
AMA House of Delegates
Commission
Paul B. Magnuson
National Association of Science Writers
Magnuson
Science Writers Group
Northwestern University
Medical School
Veterans Administration
French Fire Hundreds Of Red Workers
Paris reports hundreds of Communist workers fired from national defense plants for joining anti-government strikes as Prime Minister Antoine Pinay strengthens a crackdown. Authorities raid Communist headquarters and seek Toutin over alleged espionage linked to defense secrets. eight arrests tied to the case reported.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Toulon
France
Coimounist
Interior Ministry
Andre Toutin
General Labor Confederation
Communist Party
Aix En Provence
Mediterranean
Marseilles
Toutin
UN Threatens Truce Walkout Over POW Deal
UN allied negotiators warned they might walk out if the Reds offer only propaganda. North Korean Gen Nam Ilsim questioned whether prisoner of war talks would be settled by negotiation or mass. Brig. Gen. Nuckols said Allies may walk out again unless a concrete proposal is put forward.
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Panmunjom
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Nam Hi
U.N
Koje Island
William P. Nuckols
Gunmen Escape With 5000 From Transit Cash Room
Two gunmen held up a Los Angeles Transit Line cashier’s office early today tying four workers and striking a fifth then fled in a stolen car with about 5000 dollars. Mechanic Arthur Cahill, unaware of the holdup, was forced to lie down as the robbers bound the staff and destroyed phones.
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Los Angeles
Arthur M. Cahill
Transit
Cahill
Want To End Korean War Buy Enemy's Arms Says Gl
South Gate Harry Reginald, an Air Force flier in World War I, proposed a quick fix to Korea’s stalemate. He said the United Nations forces should offer to buy arms from the Chinese Communists, believing they would accept a monetary offer and the deal would cost less than prolonging the war.
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South Gate
Harry Reginald
Korea
Reginald
United Nations
Seven Red Power Leaders Seized on Koje Island
American military police seized seven top Communist leaders from Prisoner Compound 77 on Koje Island. The raid followed brutal killings at Compound 76 where 38 prisoners died and 15 victims were found. Troops search for hundreds more victims as bodies remain in wells and ditches.
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Koje Island
Red Commissars
No. 17
Red
Earthquake Rocks Western Argentina and Chile
A violent quake struck western Argentina and northern Chile last night. One five year old girl was killed and many injured, including theatergoers crushed fleeing a San Juan movie house. Electricity failed for minutes adding to panic as residents recalled a 1944 quake. Thousands spent the night in streets and bivouacs, lighting fires to keep warm.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Chile
San Juan
U S Casualties in Korea Rise to 109712
The Defense Department reports total American battle casualties in Korea at 109,712, up 553 from last week. Among them 19,317 are dead, 78,116 wounded, 9,675 missing, 1,223 captured, and 1,381 previously listed as missing have returned to service.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Devil appears on TV during convention ad glitch
New York UP The devil briefly popped up on a television newscast while images of past Republican National Convention keynote speakers aired. The error showed former Illinois Gov Dwight Green, the 1948 speaker, during a commercial for a record company promoting an album of Faust.
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New York
Sergeant Who Criticized Gen Clark Faces Court Martial
Sgt. Dean Chase of Salt Lake City, 2-year Army veteran, is ordered tried by the 89th article of war for criticizing Gen. Mark Clark over the Koje POW camp incident. Chase called Clark's actions repugnant and said the soldier's trust was broken, while Clark forwarded the letter to Sixth Army for action. Conviction could mean dishonorable discharge and six months hard labor. Chase remains on duty as a general stenographer while seeking civilian counsel.
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Ft, Ord (U
Mark Clark
Kose
Dean Chase
Salt Lake City
Clark
Sth Army
San Francisco
6Th Army
Chase
Koje
Cal
Francis T. Dodd
Sixth Army
Soviet Bar Allied Patrols On Berlin West Highway
Berlin reports that Russian guards barred American and British military police from entering the Berlin to West Germany superhighway. Gen. Vasily Chuikov declared the route under Soviet control and accused Western forces of armed patrols, citing no four power permission.
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Berlin
West Germany
Vassily I. Chuikov
Germany
West
Chuikov
Helmstedt
496 40th Gis To Arrive Tomorrow
The USNS Gen. William H. Gordon will return tomorrow with 496 California National Guard members of the 40th Infantry Division. State Adjutant General Earl M. Jones said they will go to separation centers at Ft. Ord Ft. MacArthur Camp Stoneman and Camp Cooke.
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San Francisco
USNS
William H. Gordon
California National Guard
40Th Infantry Division
Earl M. Jones
Sacramento
Ft. Ord
Ft. MacArthur
Camp Stoneman
Camp Cooke
Katharine Brush Dies After Illness at 49
New York writer Katharine Brush, 49, novelist and short story author, died yesterday at St. Luke's hospital after several months illness. She began as a reporter for the Boston Traveler and rose to prominence in 1920. Her notable work includes the 1930 book Young Man of Manhattan.
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New York
Katharine Brush
St. Luke's Hospital
Commander's Orders Altered After War Report
In Los Angeles Major General Daniel H Hudelson commander of the 40th Division said his order to report to Ft MacArthur was canceled. He maintained his stance on Korea policy and said he had heard nothing from Army Secretary Pace Jr. about any reprimand.
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Jimmy Cub
James
Jimmy
California
Tom
Joe
Los Angeles
Daniel H. Hudelson
U.N
Korea
Ft. MacArthur
Hudelson
Ft. McArthur
6Th Army
Joseph Swing
40Th
Gen. Swing
Hudenson
California National Guard
Army
Frank Face Jr
Pace
Churchill Warns Britain Near Bankruptcy in Speech
London headlines quote Prime Minister Winston Churchill warning that Britain faces peril of losing possessions and glory as it teeters on bankruptcy. He calls Britain standing on a treacherous trap door and urges newspapers to reveal the economic plight to Britons and the world. He frames the crisis as the terrible question of what supports Britain's solvency and influence.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
British Press Assn
Elizabeth II
Knowland Boomed For Vice President
Washington reports center of GOP talk is Sen. William F. Knowland of California as a strong vice presidential candidate. He led California primaries, won renomination on cross-filing, and is seen as a top pick for the second spot regardless of Eisenhower or Taft securing the presidency.
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Washington
William F. Knowland
Rcalif
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
California
Taft
Knowland
Eisenhower
Ships Overdue In Calif Ports
Coast Guard alerted ships at sea to watch for two vessels listed as missing at California ports with five aboard. The 39 foot ketch Mundeamo left Hawaii May 11 and due Santa Barbara June 5 carrying Richard B Miles and Lee Lewis together with their spouses. The 28 foot Edna May sailed Monterey May 1 toward Long Beach with J C Davenport and seven aboard.
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Long Beach
Coast Guard
California
Hawaii
Santa Barbara
Richard B. Miles
Los Angeles
Lee Lewis
Edna May
Monterey
J. C. Davenport
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Charleston
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M‘arthur
NEA
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RED Pow Resistance
U.S
Devil
Gen. Clark
Churchill Startles — Press Assn
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