Red attack on strategic hills beaten back near Chorwon
Fresh American and Filipino infantry replacements repelled the biggest Communist assault of the year west of Chorwon in a six hour battle for control of three hills. More than 400 Chinese killed or wounded as U S 45th Division and Philippine 1st Battalion combat team with bayonets checked the Red surge. An American fighter downed a MiG-15 over Pyongyang in air action.
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Seoul
Chorwon
U.S
Pyongyang
John W.iron Mikes
O'Daniel
51St Army Corps
45Th
4Th Division
United Nations
Fire Cracker Rocks Valley Stream Town
Two curious boys age eleven or twelve tested a midget firecracker inside an empty 2,000 gallon gasoline tank. The blast hurled the tank into the air and wrapped it around steel railroad girders, shaking the village. Both boys received burns and were sent home.
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Valley Stream
N. Y
Weather in Southern California brings clear skies Sunday
Weather forecast for Southern California calls for mostly clear skies through Sunday with night and early morning low clouds along the coast from Malibu to San Diego. Noon June 21, 1952 reads a high of 77 and a low of 54, compared with last year’s 74 and 56.
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California
Malibu
San Diego
Lattimore Barred From Leaving On Russian Trip
Owen Lattimore, Johns Hopkins professor, was barred from leaving the United States by the State Department as a precaution amid reports he planned a trip to Russia. He denied any plans and urged an investigation into the evidence.
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Lattimore
Wasitington
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Russia
Department
Iroa
Russias
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Institute of Pacific Relations
Joseph R. McCarthy
United States
Attempt To Resume Steel Negotiations Ends In Failure
In New York, CIO steelworkers led by Philip Murray and top industry leaders met to restart talks on the 204 day steel strike. Despite several discussions, the session ended with talks back at square one, with the union and industry differing mainly on wage patterns and the union shop issue.
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York
Philip Murray
CIO
Gill Seeks Damages Over 1951 Rail Collision
Los Angeles former railroad engineer Tupman H. Gill, 1941, received a judgment of 10366 dollars against the Southern Pacific Railroad for injuries from a March 1951 train collision. Superior Judge Samuel R. Blake issued the award after Gill was crushed in his cab.
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Los Angeles
LLP
Tupman H. Gill
Southern Pacific Railroad
Samuel R. Blake
Gill
Rhee Opponents Block Settlement of Crisis in Korea
In Pusan Korea opponents of President Syngman Rhee boycott the national assembly hindering a proposed constitutional amendment. Without 92 lawmakers the plan to elect a president by popular vote and a two-house legislature cannot proceed. 38 anti Rhee party members stayed away amid protest over a prior attack on opposition leaders.
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Pusan
Korea
Nevada Governor Will Not Attend Convention
Carson City Nevada Gov Charles H Russell said he will skip the Republican national convention and will send State Budget Director Arthur N Suverkrup as Nevada delegate. Suverkrup said he is uncommitted and will decide in Chicago.
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Carson City
Nev
Arthur N. Suverkrup
Nevada
Charles H. Russell
Suverkrup
Chicago
British Radio Operator Accused Of Spying For Russians
London police charge William Marshall a 24 year old British Foreign Office radio operator with betraying government secrets to the Russians over three months. He faces four new charges of obtaining secret information and giving it to the Russians. Bail denied and he is set for trial next Thursday under the Official Secrets Act. Pavel Kuznetsov of the Soviet embassy is named in the charges but immunity applies.
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London
Foreign Office
Wiliam M. Marshall
Eel Rate
Marshall
Britain
King George's Park
Pavel Kuznetsov
Kuznetsov
Young Tarzan Falls 40 Feet, Caught By Dad
In Los Angeles Gerard Gwynne Jr ten fell two feet from a tree into his father’s arms as he tried to climb for a Tarzan pose. The 75 pound boy was saved when Gerard Gwynne Sr an engineer caught him, easing the impact of the fall.
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Tarzan
Dad
Los Angeles
Gerard Gwynne Jr
Gerard Gwynne Sr
U N Says Russ Endorsed POW Repatriation Plan
At Panmunjom the U N declared Soviet endorsement of voluntary repatriation for war prisoners, contrasting with Communist demands for unconditional return. Maj. Gen. Harrison said many prisoners oppose repatriation, stalling a Korean armistice as talks resume amid renewed pressure from North Korea.
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U. N
Panmunjom
United Nations
Russia
William K. Harrison
U.N
Harrison
Nam Hi
Millionaire Held For Evasion In Reno Burglary Case
San Francisco report says Lavere Redfield, Nevada millionaire, faces evading a subpoena to testify in the trial of suspects in the $1.5 million Reno home burglary. Redfield, arrested in Sebastopol, appeared before US Commissioner Fox with bail set at 50000, stating he could raise the money but did not wish to make bail and would testify if required.
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San Francisco
Lavere Redfield
Nevada
Fox
Reno
Nev
First Day of Summer Brings Mixed U S Weather
The start of summer cooled the Atlantic Seaboard and Great Lakes while the South and Southwest faced 90 to 100 degree heat. Dozens of cities reported varied conditions from 34 degrees in Cadillac Michigan to 103 in Lamar Colorado with many areas near 80s and 60s along coasts. The longest day offered 15 hours 13 minutes of daylight as cool air lingered but relief seemed unlikely for warmer regions.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes States
Equator
Ohio Valley
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
South-Central Plain
Gulf States
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
New England
Middle Atlantic
North Central States
Buffalo
N. Y
Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
Kansas
Lamar
Colo
Denver
California
San Francisco
300 Criminals Escape Island Penal Colony
SAO PAULO Brazil up to 309 desperate criminals escaped Anchieta island penal colony after mutiny seizing weapons and overpowering guards. They left the island by motorboat and most reached the mainland between Whatuba and Caraquatatuba amid reports of deaths and injuries.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Anchieta Island
Whatuba
Caraquatatuba
City Council asks Congress to act on housing issue
The Los Angeles City Council adopted a resolution urging Congress to pass legislation to cancel the controversial 110 million dollar public housing project. The measure, approved by an 11 to 2 vote, requests federal action and support for the cancellation.
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Los Angeles
Congress
Wage Controls Next Target Of House Rebellion
Democratic whip J. Percy Priest predicted wage controls would be the next target for the House after killing price and credit controls and striking down the Wage Stabilization Board. He said the controls bill would get another vote next Wednesday and that keeping wage controls could prevent eliminating price controls on the final tally. Also noted were a soldiers voting rights bill and McCarthy criticizing a Senate subcommittee over photostats, plus a request by the National Security Training Commission for funds, and a Democrats beat Republicans in a charity baseball game.
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Washington
J. Percy Priest
Wage Stabilization Board
Priest
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Armed Services
Omar Burleson
Tex
Senate
McCarthy
Joseph Tt. McCarthy
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Wisconsin Republican
Appleton, Wis
Guy M. Gillette
UMT
National Security Training Commission
Griffith Stadium
Boy Steals From Father Then Treats Friends
An Oklahoma City toddler aged one swiped $220 from his father and spent it on horseback rides, movie tickets, amusement park attractions, and other entertainment totaling more than $150 before police intervened. He had $73 remaining. Police quoted the father promising to render justice with a hickory limb.
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Oklahoma City
Taft Says He Has Enough Votes To Win
Senator Robert A Taft told a Washington news conference that his count of national convention delegates runs about 603 or 604, just enough to win the Republican nomination if enough delegates are united on the first ballot. He noted that Eisenhower appears unwilling to challenge the administration over foreign policy judgments and mistakes.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
the Ocean
Taft
Dwight Dbd
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Visits Denison Texas Speaks Tonight
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower campaign stop in Denison Texas birthplace today with about 500 in attendance at Perrin Field. He will speak at Forest Park and visit his birthplace museum before continuing to Denton and Dallas for later addresses.
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Denison
Tex
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Perrin Field
Eisenhower
Texas
White House
Lamar Avenue
Day Street
David Eisenhower
Forest Park
Abilene
Kan
Genr.ie
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Colombia Objects To Congressional Bar Flies
El Tiempo reports the conservative party may block liquor sales in congressional bars amid claims that in most cases quorum exists in the bar rather than the chamber.
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Colombia
Buuvra
el Tiempo
Parents Watch Helplessly As Children Die In Flames
A mother and father barely escaped with their lives as five children perished in a flash blaze at their Pico home. Antonio Negrete and Urbano Negrete watched as Daniel 12 Dolores 8 Anna Marie 8 Antonio 4 and Marie 2 were lost to the fire. Firemen recovered four bodies quickly and searched for the fifth as 3:33 a.m. walls and curtains trapped the victims. Neighbors stood stunned while the parents fought flames with a mattress and garden hose before fleeing.
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Pico
Conf
Antonio Negrete
Urbano Negrete
Daniel
Dolores
Anna Marie
Antonio
Marie
Mattress
Frank Fosdick
Inis
Negrete
Three High Democrats Say He Will Run
Washington dispatch reports three senior Democrats believe Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois may offer himself for the Democratic presidential nomination. An aide says Stevenson plans to run only for reelection as governor. A White House source and a senator say Stevenson has solved personal issues and may announce in midweek.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Stevenson
White House
Chicago
Truman
Senate
New York State
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Takes Life In Hari-Kari Fashion
In Huntington Park a 40-year-old man, John Bland, died by self-inflicted stab wounds in a blood-smeared apartment. Landlady Mary Parson found the body in a bathtub after neighbors complained of a ceiling leak. A suicide note mentioned a $3000 fund for charity. Only a few dollars were found with the victim.
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Huntington Park
John Bland
Mary Parson
Bland
Nine Injured In Train Collision At Chicago Depot
In Chicago a switch engine struck the Union Pacific Northwestern streamliner City of Portland at the depot. Two cars derailed and nine people were injured, none seriously. Patients were treated at Passavant hospital with all showing satisfactory progress. among the injured was Florence Tarusico, 53, of Los Angeles.
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Chicago
Union Pacific Northwestern Railway
Portland
Passavant Hospital
Florence Tarusico
Los Angeles
Three-Year-Old Boy Drowns in Backyard Pool
Los Angeles report says three-year-old Richard Downing is listed as a drowning victim after he apparently fell into a backyard pool at his parents’ home. His mother Dorothy Downing told police she and her husband left the yard briefly and returned to find the boy in the pool.
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Los Angeles
Richard Downing
Dorothy Downing
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