Senate Debates McCarran Plan To Ban Seizure
Washington June 23 Senate tables McCarran motion to proceed on a one sentence constitutional amendment denying presidential seizure of private property without congressional act The measure supported by Judiciary Committee would need two thirds in both houses and three fourths of states for ratification The plan followed Trump era steel seizure controversy and faced opposition from administration leaders Lyndon Johnson urged reconsideration
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WASHINGTON
Len McCarran
D-Nev
Senate
Congress
McCarran
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Sen
Humphreys
D-Minn
Truman
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
House
Rhee Wins Round Over Assembly In Korea
PUSAN June 23 supporters of President Syngman Rhee in the national assembly voted to retain him until a new president is elected. Anti-Rhee forces boycotted the session with a 60 to 0 vote set to end Rhee's term on Aug 15 if no successor is named. Outside, 500 regional representatives urged adoption of amendments for popular presidential elections and a two‑house congress.
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PUSAN
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Korean national assembly
Rhee
Revolutionary Air Defense Studied
Washington June 23 A plan to launch small atomic bombs from the air against enemy aircraft was reported under study in high military circles as the key to a revolutionary air defense system of the future. Air Force magazine said authorities believe with the atomic weapon added American defenses can knock down 95 percent of attacking planes under any conditions.
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WASHINGTON
Air Force magazine
Ridgway Visits Advanced Troops Near Western Front
General Matthew Ridgway, NATO supreme commander in Europe, arrived by air at Buckeburg Germany for his first inspection of advanced Allied troops guarding western Europe.
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BUCKEBURG
Germany
Matthew Ridgway
NATO
Europe
Delegate Battle Sparks GOP Delegates Fight
The GOP delegate struggle intensifies with clashes in Puerto Rico as rival three member delegations are chosen for Chicago. Taft leads in Illinois while Eisenhower rages over Texas votes. Democrats name delegates in Indiana and elsewhere as convention day nears. Party leaders warn against bickering risking the race.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Puerto Rico
Chicago
Illinois
Taft
Dallas
Tex
Ohioan
Texas
Eisenhower
TRUMAN
Denver
U S Army Reports Volunteers for Korea From Germany
In Heidelberg Germany on June 23 the U S army announced that 1654 American infantry men stationed in Germany volunteered for duty in Korea this year. More than 1300 have been accepted while about 100 were disapproved and the remainder are under review.
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HEIDELBERG
Germany
U. S. army
Korea
Report urges world resources search for U S needs
Washington June 23 A presidential materials policy commission urged scrapping laws barring foreign sales of US war and peace materials. It warned of shrinking resources by 1975 and called for permanent stockpiling, a long range resources program, tariff cancellations when critical, and incentives for discovery and conservation by states and private firms.
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WASHINGTON
United States
America
U. S
Disputed Border Clash Near Helmstadt In Germany
British soldiers backed by West German police patrolled a disputed frontline pocket near Helmstadt after East German Volkspolizei seized 43 West German workers during a rail spur removal. The workers were later released unex explained, while ten fled. Western authorities protested Russian restrictions on allied patrols along the Berlin corridor.
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HELMSTEDT
Germany
Volkspolizei
people's police
Hohnsleben
Helmstadt
Saxon-Anhalt
West Germany
Bonn
Berlin
Vasily Chuikov
East Germany
Decisive Vote Set on Price Controls in House
Absenteeism could decide crucial House votes this week on price control legislation. Administration leaders seek to persuade more Democrats to attend for Wednesday and Thursday decisive sessions. The linked amendment would end controls on unallocated items, and Ellis Arnall warned the law would be a monstrosity if enacted.
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WASHINGTON
house
Rep. Talle
Iowa
Ellis Arnall
New York Welcomes Passenger Liner United States
The United States, America’s new queen of passenger sea lanes, arrived at New York with blaring whistles as thousands gathered in lower Manhattan. The ship loomed from the harbor under an overcast sky while planes circled and a roaring whistle symphony greeted the home port welcome.
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NEW YORK
UPI
United States
America
lower Manhattan
Corset Worth $100 Reported Stolen in San Diego
Police searched for a corset worth a $100 bulge found missing from Mrs. Elva May Schimmel a visitor from Mishawaka Ind who reported it sewn inside her corset when it was lost or stolen on June 23 in San Diego California.
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SAN DIEGO
Calif
Elva May Schimmel
Mishawaka
Ind
Japanese editors view bombing as grave step in Suiho dam hit
Tokyo editors condemn Allied bombing of the Suiho hydroelectric complex on the Yalu near Antung calling it a political move with potential to widen conflict. They note Suiho as Asia’s largest power plant and symbol of Japan’s prewar industrial reach.
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TOKYO
Suiho
Korea
Japan
Chure Nishimura
Asiatic
Yomiuri
U. N
China
Keizo Nozue
Asahi
MacArthur
Antung
Red Manchuria
Port Arthur
Asia
Yalu
North Korea
Manchuria
Alles
Panmunjom
Changjin
Chosin
Reds Protest Prisoner Plans
In MUNSAN Korea on June 23 United Nations negotiators announced that 27,000 Korean civilians held in U N prison camps would be freed starting next month. North Korean General Nam II condemned the move and accused the Allies of unilaterally reclassifying prisoners. Major General William K Harrison defended the release as restoring civilians swept into camps early in the war and denied Red claims that prisoners are kept as cannon fodder. Negotiators made no progress on prisoner exchanges.
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Kose Island
United Nations
MUNSAN
Korea
U. N
Nam II
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Japan Seeks U N Membership Amid Soviet Veto
UNITED NATIONS June 23 Japan applied for UN membership, with little chance of passage due to a Soviet veto. Russia proposed a group admission package, possibly including Japan if Albania Romania Hungary Bulgaria Outer Mongolia are considered. Japanese officials Shimadzu and Yamanaka delivered the application to acting secretary-general Georges-Picot and planned to attend the Security Council as observers.
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UNITED NATIONS
N. Y
Japan
U. N
Italy
Russia
Albania
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Outer Mongolia
Guillame Georges-Picot
Hisanaga Shimadzu
Toshio Yamanaka
Security Council
Shimadzu
Uranium Found in Freiburg Black Forest Ore
A German geologist reported a finding of ore containing up to sixty percent uranium in the Black Forest near Freiburg. The announcement noted the high grade potential and sparked discussion among researchers about extraction prospects.
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FREIBURG
Germany
Black Forest
Air forces strike five hydro plants in Korea war major raid
Five hundred Allied planes hit five major hydroelectric plants in Korea and Manchuria in the largest air raid of the war. Targeted plants supplied power to Mukden and much of North Korea. the Suiho dam remained intact. No aerial losses and heavy anti aircraft fire reported over Sunho.
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SEOUL
Korea
Air Force
Navy
Comesmunist
North Korea
Manchuria
sala
Glenn O. Barcus
U. S
fifth air force
Songchon river
Hamhung
Boxer
Philippines Sea
Princeton
Bonhomme Richard
Sunho
Yalu
Pacific northwest
Truman Protests Halving of Funds for Bases
President Truman protested a reported senate move to halve a 2.758 billion bill for construction of military air bases and depots. He urged Senator Russell to guard against such a dangerous course. The House had passed the measure on June 12, authorizing up to 2.758 billion for bases in the United States and overseas, including secret bomber bases in the Middle East.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
senate
Russell
D-Ga
senate armed services committee
house
Russel
Middle East
Rain Gauge Storage Delays Weather Rainfall Report
In Stockton California on June 23, a rain gauge was stored away at the weather station. It rained in Calaveras County last night and today, but officials do not know how much rain fell.
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Calaveras county
Diplomatic Talks In U S Europe On War Peace
Britain's defense minister Lord Alexander of Tunis met U S military leaders in Washington to discuss intensified war efforts and the stalled Korea truce. Acheson travels to London for talks with British and French ministers as Alexander, Brad ley, and Lovett plan a luncheon briefing and potential British liaison on Clark's Far East staff.
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WASHINGTON
GPi
Britain
Lord Alexander of
Tunis
U. S
Korea
Acheson
London
Alexander
Omar Bradley
U. S. joint chiefs
Defense Lovett
Far East
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Lord Alexander
TRUMAN
Civilians Screened by U N Command on Repatriation
KOJE ISLAND Korea June 23 The United Nations command screened 5570 North Korean civilian internees to see if they wished to return home in an armistice. Plans aim to screen about 4000 daily until 45000 queried. Reds say 70000 POWs want repatriation while about 100000 captured Reds resist.
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KOJE ISLAND
Korea
United Nations command
U. N. command
Red
Jand
Plane Forced Landing Over Malaya, No Injuries
A British Overseas Airways Constellation made a forced landing at Butterworth in northwest Malaya after an engine failure. The June 23 incident involved a nine crew and 22 passengers on the London to Sydney route, with no injuries.
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SINGAPORE
British Overseas Airways
Butterworth
Malaya
Sydney
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Averell Harriman
Richard B. Russell
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Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Robert L. Eichelberger
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