ROK refuses to lift Voice of America ban
The South Korean government refuses to lift the ban on Voice of America broadcasts. A government spokesman says the ban remains until Seoul decides to lift it and demands U.S. clarification of offensive contents before any negotiations. American officials urge a formal protest and await U.S. guidance.
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ROK
Voice of America
PUSAN
United States
Clarence Ryee
Preadest Syngman Rhee
National Assembly
Ryee
Won Yong Duk
Marcus Scherbacher
U. S
Joseph Robinson
U.S. Information Service
Ryce
John J. Maceio
Washington
B-36 Explodes at San Diego Air Plant
SAN DIEGO A B36 superbomber exploded and burned at the bay ramp of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp a few hours before it was to be turned over to the Air Force Gasoline was being drained for weighing when a spark between the plane and a gas truck ignited the fuel Convair spokesman said no one was injured
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San Diego
API
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Air Force
Convair
Southern California Weather and Local Happenings
Mostly clear tonight and Saturday with low coastal clouds. June 13, 1952 high 82 low 46. year ago today 86 and 33. Jimmy Cub notes E L Felton’s visit, praising San Pian tien, and James records a sunny day with birds, flowers, and a garden view. A humorous diner cashing scheme appears in local chatter.
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California
Jimmy Cub
E. L. Felton
San Piantien
James
Felton
Redlands
Jimmy
Planes Collide In Air and Burn Near Litchfield Park
Two airplanes believed from Luke Air Force Base collided in the air near Litchfield Park Arizona. One plane fell on a house and caught fire while the other, a B 26 bomber or jet fighter, landed in a field and also caught fire. Wreckage spread over 7200 feet.
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Litchfield Park
Ariz
Luke Air Force Base
Goodyear, Ariz
B-29 Crashes Near Kaveni Island Feared Dead
Ten airmen were feared dead and one rescued after a B-29 crashed west of Kanjalein island during a routine Kuaplem to Guam flight. The sole survivor, an Air Force captain, suffered a broken leg and reported the plane broke apart on impact. One additional crew member escaped before rescue.
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Honolulu
Central Pacific
Kanjalein Island
Kwajalein
Guam
Kuaplem
Reprimand for California 40th Division Chief Hudelson
Maj. Gen. Daniel Ho Hudelson, commanding general of the California 40th Division, received an administrative reprimand after saying in Los Angeles that Reds could drive UN forces from Korea. He returned from Korea June 8 and faces relief from active duty under the officer rotation plan. The reprimand was deemed a personal matter by Army officials.
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San Francisco
Daniel Ho Hudelson
California
National Guard
Ger Joseph MM. Swing
6Th Army
Hudelson
United States
Korea
Los Angeles
United Nations
Saing
Canadian Community Swept By Raging Fire
Fire swept through St Urbin Gue in the St Lawrence river valley displacing more than 1100 residents. Authorities fought to control the blaze as dozens of homes and structures were destroyed or damaged with minimal casualties reported.
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ST. Urbain, Gue
UPI
St Lawrence River Valley
Plans To Relax Building Controls Shelved Amid Steel Strike
Washington sources report the National Production Authority halted plans to ease construction curbs as the nationwide steel strike enters its 18th day. Orders set for July 1 relaxation were revoked, risking tighter limits on stores, theaters, roads, and private homes while auto plants face late-month shutdowns if the dispute persists.
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Washington
National Production Authority
WPA
Ford Motor Co
CIO Steel
Truman
House Banking Committee
Senate
Puma
Three Thousand Chinese Killed Resisting Relocation
Hong Kong reports say about 3,000 villagers were killed by Chinese Communist troops in Kwangsi villages that resisted resettlement. Guerrillas aided some, but authorities razed at least 20 villages in five days. In Kwangtung, officials claim a sweeping purge with at least 800 arrests.
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Hong Kong
Kwangsi
Kwangtung
Doctors Hershey Disagree On Youth Health
CHICAGO UP I five doctors at the American Medical Association convention dispute Draft Director Hershey’s claim that U S youth health is declining. They cite literacy and service standards as causes for high military rejection rates and say health has not worsened since World War II.
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Hershey
U.S
Chicago
UPI
American Medical Assn
Lewis B. Hershey
von Hershey
Rowland B. Kennedy
The
Mississippi Medical Assn
Mississippi
General Boatner Declares Victory in Little War on Koje Island
Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner said the bloody operation to regain Koje Island from Communist control is finished after paras stormed Compound 76 and forces overwhelmed Reds. One American and 39 prisoners were killed. 150 prisoners wounded while 21 anti Reds surrendered. Internees and officers surrendered with flags exchanged as Boatner planned further moves.
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NEA Radio-Telephoto
RED Commissars
U.N
Koje Island
Haydon L.bully Boatner
Boatner
Francis T. Dodd
187Th Airborne Regiment
Boatuer
Rose
Boaltner
Agreement Near In Dock Strike On Hiring Hall
In San Francisco today officials from unions, the company, and government agencies signaled progress toward a neutral hiring system for cooks and stewards aboard West Coast ships. The move would use a public agency to place workers regardless of union. The NLRB ruled against the NUMCS hiring hall and plans a collective bargaining election soon. Gerald Brown of the NLRB met with the Pacific Maritime Association and the unions to shape details before seeking Ninth Circuit approval. Meanwhile the Sailors Union of the Pacific faces two possible sale prospects as the strike lingers.
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San Francisco
NLRB
National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards
AFL Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Gerald Brown
Pacific Maritime Assa
U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
NUMCS
AFL 1 Sailers Union of the Pacific
Swedish Film Star To Marry American Author
Swedish film star Marta Toren will marry American author Leonardo Berkovici today on what she calls her lucky day Friday the 13th. The couple will wed at Klosters near Davos in a ceremony this afternoon.
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Urich
Switzerland
Marta Toren
Leonardo Berkovici
Klosters
Davos
Murray Vows To Fight To End Steel Dispute
CIO President Philip Murray told the 36 member executive board and 170 Wage Policy Committee that he is prepared to carry the steelworkers dispute to the very end. He decried politicians making a political football of the lives of 650000 workers and their families and attacked Senator Harry Byrd for seeking a Taft Hardy act injunction.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers
Murray
Yvery
Harry Byrd
D-Va
House Hurdle to Extend Wage Price Rent Controls
Washington AUP House debates extending wage price and rent controls beyond the current deadline as Senate action moves to eight month extension. The Senate passed a similar measure and the House Banking Committee urged a one year extension while adding an anti red tape provision and excluding fresh fruits and vegetables from ceilings.
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Washington
House
Brent Spence
Kentucky
Congress
Senate
House Banking Committee
Truman
House Committee
French Move to Bar Reds From Top Government Posts
Premier Antoine Pinay pushes a draft law banning Communist party members and fellow travelers from key government and army positions. The measure follows mass police purges and the questioning of Communist leader Jacques Duclos. Government sources say a panel of legal experts is preparing the bill for quick introduction.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
Communist Party
Jacques Duclos
Pierre Jacquinot
Palace of Justice
National Assembly
Jean Baylot
Ex-Songwriter Sets Off On Goodwill Flight Toward Labrador
Ex-songwriter Max Conrad of Minnesota departed Old Town Maine at 12 40 p m EDT in a Piper Pacer for a goodwill ocean hop toward Labrador as weather stayed clear. He delayed takeoff awaiting a requirement for 1 000 000 liability insurance for use of military airports in Labrador and Greenland.
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Old Town, Me
Max Conrad
Minneapolis
Scandinavia
Conrad
Labrador
Air Force
Greenland
Allies Hint New Truce Walkout
PANMUNJOM, UP Allies hinted at a new walkout after accusing the Communists of keeping combat troops inside the 1000 yard neutral zone around Panmunjom. Liaison officers argued over the zone surrounding a 16 minute truce session as Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison, the Allied senior delegate, suggested the UN may seek or impose a short recess such as the three day walkout that ended Wednesday.
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Panmunjom
William K. Harrison
United Nations
Water Holds Back Cotton in West Wealth Forecast
Hugh H. Comer, president of Avon dale mills, told Pacific Coast electrical Association delegates in San Diego that cheap water could unlock untold cotton wealth for California and the West. He praised the region’s nonerosive fish lands for mechanized agriculture and climate for cotton, predicting new sea water desalination methods could yield an exhaustible water supply within ten years.
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San Diego
California
Hugh H. Comer
Comer
Pacific Coast Electrical Assas
Avondale Mills
Sylacauga
Ala
Kansas Best and Worst Draft Rejection Rates Revealed
Washington dispatch reports Selective Service data show South Carolina had the highest draft rejection rate at 63.2 percent for men examined through June 30, while Kansas recorded the lowest at 20.6 percent. Arizona posted 34.9 percent and California 26.6 percent.
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Washington
Carolina
Kansas
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
South Carolina
Arizona
California
Higher Priority Urged for Chinese Nationalist Arms to Formosa
Admiral Radford, head of the Pacific Fleet, called for greater delivery of modern military and naval equipment to Chiang Kai-Shek’s Nationalist forces on Formosa. He criticized Europe’s arms aid, urged “everything” needed, and doubted Communist invasion viability while Nationalists hold the Red mainland in sight.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
Pacific
Formosa
Radford
Generskiss
Chiang Kai-Shek
Europe
Korea
Heaviest Clash In 7 Months Near Armistice Line
American infantrymen repelled strong Chinese counterattacks in savage night fighting near the armistice line. Units from the Oklahoma 45th Division, backed by tanks and air support, stormed hill positions west of Chorwon and southeast of Kumsong, killing many Chinese and capturing supplies while inflicting heavy casualties.
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Seoul
Panmunium
Oklahoma 45Th
Chorwon
Kumsong
Tio
45Th
G.I
Pyongyang
Panmunjom
Red Guerrillas to Lead Anti Ridgway Protests in Italy
In Rome the Communist led Red guerrillas were ordered to head popular protests against General Ridgway as he arrives. They plan a mass Sunday morning meeting in the Plaza of the Holy Apostles despite police bans. The government warned it will use force to suppress demonstrations.
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Rome
Communist Party
Matthew B. Ridgway
Partisans of Peace
Guerrilas
Ridgway
Cabbie Killer Leaves No Clues in LA Slaying
In Los Angeles an inquest heard that investigators have no motives or suspects in the June 4 killing of Yellow Cab driver Oliver Weathers. Weathers, 50, was shot in the back after taking a skid row fare to Bel Air. the taxi was later found downtown.
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Los Angeles
Oliver
Red) Weathers
Weathers
Bel Air
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Republic
Rhee
Wspapei
Camp Pendleton
Oliver P. Smith
Boas
Gen. Boatner
Koje
Red
Italy
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