Korea pledges force to halt foreign POW supervision
South Korea vows to resist by force if alien troops enter to seize control of prisoners under a proposed armistice. Pyun Yung Tae warns a ceasefire based on UN terms could force mobilization to stop India Poland and Czechoslovakia troops from supervising repatriations.
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Seoul
South Korea
ROK
Pyun Yung Tae
India
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Pyun
Choi Duk Son
Panmunjom
Newlywed Coed Takes Own Life in Michigan Tragedy
Ann Pliner Vedder a 22 year old newly married University of Michigan student who had just finished her thesis for a master’s degree reportedly walked onto railroad tracks and stood as a speeding freight train struck her, witnesses said.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Ann Pliner Vedder
New York Central Railroad
Weather Forecast Coastal and Intermediate Valleys 1953
Sunny weather today and Sunday with a few high clouds. Slightly warmer this afternoon. May 30, 1953 noon reading 70 high, 45 low. One year ago today 76 and 33. Local anecdotes note a cemetery scene and playful exchanges among Mrs Busybody and Mrs Tongue wagger.
Memorial Day Observance as Troops Parade in Seoul
U S soldiers and Marines paraded in Seoul to honor those killed in Korea. Generals Clark and Taylor issued memorial messages, pledging continued effort to redeem sacrifices for peace and freedom, while in Tokyo Clark praised sacrifices upholding justice and humanity.
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Seoul
U.S
Korea
Mark W. Clark
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States
Taylor
Eighth Army
Tokyo
Cark
America
Gruenther warns danger to free world at Anzio
General Alfred M. Gruenther, head of NATO forces, warned at Anzio Memorial Day that danger to the free world is growing in magnitude and immediacy. He urged Atlantic allies to keep unity against a Soviet peace offensive and prevent a loss of resolve that could threaten civilization itself.
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Anzio
Italy
Alfred M. Gruenther
Free World
Gruenther
Post Office To Raise Rent On Lock Boxes
The Post Office Department will raise rent on lock boxes and drawers by 33 1 3 to 50 percent at local post offices starting July 1. The increase aims to cover rising costs in equipment, maintenance, and service, with basic box rents unchanged since 1907. Rental amounts depend on box size and post office receipts.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Mother's plea to sons held by Communists in Romania
New York dispatch says Mrs. V. C. Georgescu, mother to Constantin 11 and Peter 14, appeals via Voice of America that the price for their freedom asked by Romanian officials is too high. She and her husband, now U.S. citizens, declined a blackmail offer from a Romanian diplomat and urged their sons to resist betrayal and await reunion.
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New York
Georgescu
Georgescus
U. S
Zambezi
FBI
Legislature In Deadlock Over State Budget
SACRAMENTO United Press. The legislature remained deadlocked over the $1.278 billion state budget as the Assembly rejected a Senate cut and a new six member conference panel was named. The Senate proposed a budget $1.7 million above the Senate version, while details included highway patrol salaries cuts and reduced pay hikes for state workers. The session was extended into Memorial Day to finish budget bills and consider tax and liquor measures, with education television study said to begin under an interim committee.
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Sacramento
ULP
Assembly
Senate
Earl Warren
Wallace Henderson
Stewart Hinckley
Caspar W. Weirberger
Clarence Brown
George Hatfield
Nelson Dilworth
Patrol
Narcotics Bureau
Fresno
San Diego
Gordon Fleury
Marvin Sherwin
Piedmont
Sherwin
ACAM
Gordon Hahn
Los Angeles
Hugh Burns
State Board of Equalization
Hahn
Warren
Francis Dunn
Oakland
Buses May Be Five Feet Longer Under New Act
California Assembly passed a bill allowing passenger buses to be five feet longer. The act moves to the Senate for consideration as officials review highway vehicle size limits and safety standards.
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California
Assembly
Senate
Wiley Strikes Back At Taft In Memorial Day Address
Senator Wiley defends United Nations and Allied cooperation on Memorial Day, rebuffing Taft's go it alone position. He urges unity to support the UN and NATO, noting the danger of dividing the free world and stressing allied cooperation in the 1950s. President Eisenhower honors war dead with wreath at Arlington and attends Memorial Day services.
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Washington
Llp
Len
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Robert A. Taft
America
United Nations
United States
Wiley
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Arlington National Cemetery
Taft
Senate
Eisenhower
Need
Wisconsin
Arington Memorial
Europe
Allies Blast Reds On Seoul Invasion Route
Allied fighter bombers and heavy artillery pounded Western Front positions seized by Communist forces near the invasion route to Seoul. Fifth Air Force planes flew 9% sorties dropping at least 100 tons on outposts Carson Vegas and Elko as American Turkish units fought to defend and withdraw. The battle marked the heaviest fighting in eight months with high casualties reported on both sides.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Carson
Vegas
Elko
Garson
U.N
Nevada
Eighth Army
Maxwell D. Taylor
Eisenhower Fires U S Attorney Flynn in South Dakota
President Eisenhower dismissed Leo P. Flynn as United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota after Flynn refused to resign. Clinton G. Richards has been nominated to replace him and the order takes effect upon Richards’s qualification.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Leo P. Flynn
United States
District of South Dakota
White House
Flynn
Clinton G. Richards
U. S
Vukovich Favored In Indianapolis 500 Mile Race
Fresno driver Bill Vukovich led the 500 mile race midway as part of the fastest field yet in Indianapolis. The pole sitter, with 198.392 mph qualifying, held early advantage at the start in 85 degree weather before a crowd of about 175,000. A new first lap speed record of 133.097 mph eclipsed the old mark.
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Bill Vukovich
Fresno
Indianapolis
Bul Vukovich
Vukovich
Manuel Ayule
Duke Nalon
British Climbers Begin Final Everest Assault
Reports from Katmandhu said the British Mount Everest expedition led by Col. John Hunt was making its third and final push toward the summit. The 13 man team hoped to plant the British flag at the peak after two earlier failed attempts.
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New Delhi
India
Katmandhu
John Hunt
Everest
Twan
Winners Of Red Prizes Free
Two winners of a Communist prize for artistic achievement fled to freedom just hours before their scheduled East Berlin opera house performance. Istvan Rab, 32, and his wife Tora Kovats, 21, crossed into West Berlin 15 days ago seeking political asylum. They had won Hungary's Kossuth Prize, a top state award for art.
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Munich
Germany
East Berlin
Istvan Rab
Tora Kovats
West Berlin
Europe
Hungary
Queen Dances Until Dawn At Gay Ball In London
Queen Elizabeth II danced until three in the morning with guards officers at a Thames palace ball built by Henry VIII. The crowd of 20,000 cheered as she and Prince Philip and Princess Margaret arrived at Hampton Court to begin coronation festivities. The queen wore pink and white, dancing with Philip and many officers, while Crown Prince Olav of Norway and other royals arrived for royal receptions and a vast wartime style display. Traffic and troop movements filled London as preparations continued for coronation day amid Socialist criticism of extravagance.
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London
Elizabeth II
Guards
Thames River Palace
Henry VIII
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Hampton Court Palace
Thames
Philip
Twelfth Street
Duke of Edinburgh
Crown Prince Olav
Norway
Westminster Pier
Prince Albert
Belgium
Prince Alex
Denmark
Abullah al Salim
al Sabah
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
National Art Gallery
Trafalgar Square
U.S
Winthrop Aldrich
George C. Marshall
le Havre
Lynde MecCormick
NATO Comommander
U.S. Navy
Taft Recovering From Hip Pain
Senator Robert A Taft reported decidedly better at Holmes Hospital in Cincinnati suffering from a hip ailment after four days at Walter Reed Hospital He entered the hospital for treatment of severe hip pain blamed on a low grade infection and planned to return to Washington next week
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Cincinnati
Robert A. Taft
Holmes Hospital
Washington
Senate
Walter Reed Hospital
Mormon Leader Dies in Salt Lake City
Funeral services for Stayner Richards, 67, assistant to the Council of Twelve Apostles of the Latter Day Saints Church, will be held Wednesday at noon on Temple Square Salt Lake City. Richards died Thursday after a brief illness. Burial will be in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lann City
Stayner Richards
Council of Twelve Apostles of the
Latter Day Saints Church
Temple Square
Salt Lake City
Richards
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