U N Charges MIG Attack Unprovoked Over Yellow Sea
United Nations charged that Communist MIGs carried out an unprovoked attack on American Sabre jets over international waters of the Yellow Sea. Fifth Air Force pilots said they shot down two MIGs and probably destroyed two more after being attacked by 32 MIGs. no U.S. aircraft was damaged.
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U. N
Yellow Sea
Peiping
North East
China
U. N. Command
Military Armistice Commission
People’s Daily
Sinuiju
U. S
Fifth Air Force Sabre
Later Filing Dates Adopted For Nominating Conventions
Washington reports major party officials say the last legal bar to holding presidential nominating conventions in August next year is removed. Republicans eye Aug. 20 in San Francisco and Democrats Aug. 13 in Chicago as tentative dates. Six states amended certification deadlines: Massachusetts Sept. 11, Connecticut Sept. 1, Iowa Sept. 12, Ohio Aug. 28, West Virginia and South Dakota after nominations. Both parties seek shorter campaigns with Nov. 6 election and adjusted ballot deadlines.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Iowa
Ohio
West Virginia
South Dakota
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois
Cloudy conditions with a mainly cloudy night and a partly cloudy Saturday. Warmer with a high near 75 and a low tonight in the mid 50s. Temperature readings include 61 this morning and 68 this afternoon. Precipitation totals 1.03 inches since yesterday. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake report levels about 3 and 2 inches above the spillway today.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Today Is Only Unlucky Friday For This Year
The article notes Friday the 13th in May as the year’s sole unlucky date. It reassures Southern Illinois residents cautious today will likely avoid mishap, promising safety if they get through this day without incident.
Peron Pushes Church Tax in Argentina Senate
President Juan Peron targets church taxation as a senate bill advances amid a six month clash with the church. A Peronist deputy resigns from the Chamber in protest of the anti church campaign. Argentine churches are traditionally tax exempt.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Peronist Party
Chamber of Deputies
Parke-Davis Awaiting UK Surgeon's General Decision
Leonard Scheele said he expects release of Parke-Davis polio vaccine in Britain almost immediately. He told the House Banking Committee a thorough on the spot inspection of Parke-Davis manufacture has been completed and that limited resumption of vaccination for first and second grade students will follow.
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Leonard Scheele
Parke-Davis Co
Detroit
Scheele
House Banking Committee
Parke-Davis
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
Eisenhower nominates Taylor for Army chief of staff
President Eisenhower names General Maxwell D Taylor to succeed General Ridgway as chief of staff of the Army. Taylor to take over June 30 after serving as commander in chief Far East Command and United Nations Command. Lemnitzer to assume Taylor’s Far East duties. Ridgway retires after two-year term and disputes over manpower reductions.
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Eisenhower
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Matthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
Far East Command
United Nations Command
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Lemnitzer
Army Forces
Ridgeway
Army
Ridgway
Italy
Auto Dealer On Probation in Tax Evasion Case
Harry P. Hazelrigg a Decatur auto dealer was placed on probation for three years and fined 15000 after being found guilty of evading 1998 1949 income taxes. He must settle his 46222 civil tax liability within the probation period.
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Harry P. Hazelrigg
Decatur
U. S. Dist
Charles G. Briggle
Hazelrigg
Briggle
Antonio S. Rufogales
Julius Danesky
Lincoln
U S Newsman Among 3 Dead In Singapore Riot
Vienna May 13 AP Austria heads to formal independence as Big Four reach text for Austrian treaty. Dulles Macmillan Pinay Molotov sign Sunday. Russians yield on reparations and refugee clause as occupation troops prepare withdrawal.
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U.S
Singapore
U. S
State Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Austria
Moscow
Zisterdorf
Danube Shipping Co
Russia
Skid Row Lawyer Backslides Rehabilitator Seeks Mental Exam
William G. Wood, once a prominent Chicago attorney and law teacher rescued from Skid Row, is jailed for drunkenness. Judge Hyman Feldman, Wood's benefactor, ordered him held on a $500 bond for court psychiatric examination. Wood previously worked as a court consultant and later as a librarian in the state's attorney’s office before his relapse.
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William G. Wood
Chicago
Hyman Feldman
Wood
Feldman
Reds Take Haiphong as Vietminh Push North Vietnam Rule
Vietminh forces seized Haiphong from French control as Geneva talks had set. Orders urged those who aided the French to report to police and exchange piastres for Vietminh dong. Seaborne evacuations and mass flight marked the new regime's first days amid threats of imprisonment or death for collaborators.
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Haiphong
North Indochina
Indochina
Geneva
U. S
Dien Bien Phu
North Viet Nam
Do Son
Viet Nam
NLRB Rules Against Andrew Plant Workers Gain Union Representation
The NLRB ruled the International Association of Machinists is the workers’ representative at the Carterville plant formerly operated by Andrews. The company must compensate lost wages from June 1 to August 3, 1954 had the plant continued. If the plant reopens in Carterville area, Andrews must reinstate affected employees and cover their moving expenses. Walter Werner said Andrews has until May 20 to respond.
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National Labor Relations Board
International Association of Machinists Union
Andrews
Carterville
Portland, Ore
Andrews Company
Walter Werner
NLRB
St. Louis
First Girl in 400 Years Claims Melville Line
Charles Melville Jr says his granddaughter, born vy, is the first girl in the Melville family in over four centuries. Parents are Mr and Mrs Charles oe Ill of Fort Thomas Kentucky. Grandfather cites a genealogical survey backing the claim.
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Charles Melville Jr
Melville
Charles Oe Ill
Fort Thomas
Riots Hit Singapore As Troops Move In After Bus Strike
Demonstrations against a bus strike exploded into riots in Singapore with 300 workers and thousands of supporters involved. British Gurkha and Malay troops were deployed. American newsman Gene Symonds died from head injuries and at least 36 people were wounded as violence spread.
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Singapore
Gene Symonds
Dayton
Ohio
Labor Front
David Marshall
Symonds
United Press
Southeast Asia
Council of Ministers
Singapore Traction Co
Hock Lee Amal. 7Ed Bus Co
Boy Survives 250 Bee Stings in California
In Santa Barbara a 3 year old, Jackie Robles, survived 250 bee stings after knocking over a hive while visiting his beekeeping uncle. His sister Josephine, 9, helped wash them off. Doctors noted a strong constitution aided his recovery.
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Boy
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jackie Robles
Jackie
Josephine
Berwyn Auto Dealer Convicted of Tax Evasion
Berwyn auto dealer and former Berwyn Township tax assessor were found guilty in U. S. District Court of evading 27,600 dollars in income taxes for 1947 and 1948. Sentencing set for June 16. The defendant allegedly failed to report 50,285.51 dollars in bonus payments from auto customers over the two years.
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Berwyn
Berwyn Township
U. S. District Court Today
Drije
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Belgium
Europe
Y McAuliffe
Wester
Keytesville
Military Academy
Wes Point
Gen
Maxwell Taylor
Springfield
Frederick Eugene Fossieck
Granite City
Vienna
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Stern
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The
Associated Press
Democratic Peoples Republic of Vietnam
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Newport, Ky
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