Holiday Toll Over Nation Highest Since 1936
America mourned 73 people killed in four day Independence Day accidents across the country. Onondaga County reported no fatalities or serious injuries despite heavy travel. County officials note the last hospital crash occurred yesterday morning, while nationwide totals show 458 highway deaths, 168 water-related, and 113 other mishaps during the holiday period.
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America
Syracuse
Onondaga County
Harry L. Gilmore
DeWitt
State Police
New York State
Snyder Indicates Partial UK Tax Cut Support
Washington secretary of the treasury Snyder gave limited support to the House approved bill cutting excise taxes by 1.01 billion dollars while raising levies on big corporations. He criticized the proposed cut in admissions taxes as costly and warned external events may force different fiscal moves.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
House
Cruman
Spyder
Senate
Iam
Atu
Rail Strike End Near Says Truman Aide
Senator Darby after a Blair House meeting with President Truman said the railroad strike may be ending and that Truman plans no address on Korea soon. He noted the president is acting to keep Congress and the nation informed. A nurse, Hildegarde Goers, 25, was found dead by suffocation in the attic of her Niagara Falls home.
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Washington AM
Darby
Truman
House
Truday
Niagara Falls
Emike
Congress
Charles G. Done
Mabel Carmer
Carl Ross
Dent
Mer
Hildegarde Goers
A.F.L
Sial
Blair House
Louie Goers
Bandit Chieftain Giuliano Killed by Italian Police
Salvatore Giuliano, infamous Robin Hood figure, was killed in a dawn gun battle near Castelvetrano after a long manhunt. Italian authorities had deployed 1,500 carabinieri armed with tanks and aircraft to capture him, offering a large reward. The outlaw, 27, faced 127 murder charges and had previously evaded police near Castelvetrano before retreating into the hills. This report notes the chase and concluding clash as officials announced Giuliano's death.
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Palermo
Sicily
Salvatore Giuliano
Robin
Castelvetrano
Here
Giuliano
Giulviano
Castel~ Vetrang
Collann
Price Index Rises 15 Cents At Wholesale Foods Measure
NEW YORK The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index jumped 15 cents week to week to 6.19 the highest since December 28 1948, reflecting higher commodity prices after the Korean outbreak. The gain tops year ago by 9.4 percent and marks the steepest rise since July 13 1948 with a 24 cent increase to 7.36. Major movers included flour wheat corn rye oats hams collards oil cocoa eggs and livestock while only barley and beef fell.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Tigher
Barney
Weather outlook shows slight cool trend after fog lifts
Weather forecast by Andrew Keller predicts clearing skies tomorrow with a slight temperature drop. Rainfall yesterday totaled 2.8 inches across the East, with Bridgeport and Boston reporting heavier totals and hail in parts. Ground fog shrouded the state overnight, followed by a forecast low near 55, high 75, and 50 tonight tomorrow night.
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Andrew FP. Keller
Bridgeport
Conn
Boston
Koller
Virginia
Oklahoma Primary Narrowly Narrows Senate Field
Elmer Thames trailed Rep. Mike Monroney by more than 7,000 votes as results from 3,261 precincts neared completion in three Democratic senatorial primaries. Murray led the governors race with 195,075, while his son trailed with 160,435 and 221,188 total for foes. The Fourth of July primary drew about 350,000 voters. Reverend Bill Alexander won the GOP nomination after a high profile campaign against Raymond H. Fields.
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Oklahoma City
Incombat
Elmer Thames
Mike Monroney
Morethan
Maroney
Thomas
Johnston Murray
Murray
William ©. Coe
William H
Jalia Bill) Murray
Oklahoma
North Korea Attacks Suwon Line in Broad Offensive
Allied dispatches report North Korean forces launched a frontal assault on the Suwon line with armored units and mobile columns driving southeast of Suwon, while envelopment pressed around Yongdongpo Incheon Suwon triangle. MacArthur noted North Koreans ferrying troops across the Han River signaling potential further offensives.
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Ernest Hoberecht
Tokyo
Suwon
Douglas MacArthur
North Korea
U.S
Sunar
U. S
MacArthur
Han River
Seoul
Tansport
Pyongyang
Haeju
Chinnam
Suwon Line
Yongdongpo-inchon
Czechs Detain U S Official and Wife As Mistaken Identity
Prague reports that James K. Penfield, U S. Embassy counsellor, and his wife were detained by Communist police for over five hours near Tele Moravia while visiting Namest Castle, Moravian summer residence of President Gottwald. They were released after diplomatic cards were ignored and Foreign Ministry requests denied, with officials later confirming the incident as a mistaken identity.
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Prague
U. S
James K. Penfield
Tele
Moravia
Namest Castle
Klement Gottwald
Moravian
Penfields
Foreign Ministry
Bino
Today’s Features and Regular Sections Summary Card
Page 16 highlights Today’s features and pictures with Entires by Jean Rain er and Mary Haworth. On pages 36 and 37 the Comits crossword and other regulars appear. additional sections include Amusements Financial Bridge Horoscope Classified and City Life. Earl Wilson Second and Sports also featured with editorials and Winchell on different pages.
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Fda
Jean Rainer
Dean
Mary Haworth
Amusements
Ing
City Life
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Penny a Pound Butter Plan Under Review by Government
The Agriculture Department weighs a penny per pound sale of government owned butter. If adopted, retailers could offer an extra pound for a penny after buying at about 60 cents. The government holds about 180 million pounds and may buy over 200 million more before summer, with current stocks costing around 4 million dollars. Officials say a quick decision is needed within months, as price supports continue through March.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
Uncle Sam
Lightning Strikes Kill Four in Portugal Floods After Heat Wave
A severe storm in Portugal killed four people and left 42 injured as lightning struck Lisbon and other cities, with heavy rains causing widespread flooding and damage after a heat wave.
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Lisbon
Portugal
War Blame: Benton Targets Soviet Propaganda Tactics
Senator Benton charged the United States failed to counter Russian propaganda to aid South Korea. He urged a broad campaign of ideas, calling it a Marshall Plan of ideas, to expose Soviet influence and counter Yankee imperialism claims while warning of continued radio, film, and pamphlet campaigns.
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Washington
Benton
D-Conn
United States
Republic of
South Korea
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Korea
Korea
Russia
America
Most Fruits Set to Bring Higher Prices This Summer
Washington report says farmers will obtain higher prices for most varieties of fruit tonnage this year, with some fruits likely to see considerably higher prices than last summer. Reduced canning stocks and strong consumer demand support the outlook, while smaller production underpins the trend.
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Washington
INS
Agriculture Department
How the First U S Combat Soldier Died
A US ammunition bearer for a bazooka squad was killed by machinegun fire from two Red tanks near Sojong, 43 miles south of Suwon, during an advance against North Korean forces. A second Bazooka squad member was wounded by shell fragments.
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U. S
Sojong
Suwon
Bus Strike Paralyses Buffalo Area Transit Action
A stamp of 1700 bus drivers and mechanics walked out triggering widespread disruption across Buffalo Niagara Falls and adjacent suburbs. Clerical staff backed the strike seeking a 32 cent hourly wage hike from 1.38 to 1.70. Negotiations between Niagara Frontier Transit Corp representatives and union leaders with the U S Conciliation Service continued without known progress.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Niagara Frontier Transit, Corp
AFL
Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway
U. S. Conciliation Service
U S Desperadoes Flee German Jail Amid Jailbreak Blast
US desperadoes escape from a U S Air Force prison in Germany triggering a wide hunt with shoot to kill orders for two young Americans Pet Lon Stephens of Pampa Texas and John Vetter of Cheshire near Mersey. A ship explosion at the port injures at least four others as authorities sweep for the fugitives.
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Fuerstexfeldbruck
Germany
U.S Air Force
Mowbridge
Binby Line
Ceili
Bonfires Celebration Condemned in West End
City officials condemned the Fourth of July bonfires in the West End area bordered by Gifford Tully Oswego streets as a nuisance. Police say hundreds of residents joined the annual display, creating debris and tying up fire and police units for three nights. Fire Chief Connelly reports engines 6 12 and 20 on call constantly. Police Chief Kinney vows full department effort and arrests. Judge Bamerick promises drastic court action.
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West St
Gifford, Tully
Oswegosts
Fire and Public Works Department
West Side
John A. Kinney
West
Wyoming
Dickerson
Tully
Gifford
Fabins
Magnolia
Kinney
William J. Connelly
Relief Workers Seek City Jobs in New York
Welfare Commissioner Raymond M. Hilliard directed several hundred relief recipients to report for city work. Jobs offered include watchmen messengers and laborers to clean streets and vacant lots. The project, authorized by the State Legislature, fines felon…
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New York
Raymond M. Hilliard
Iranian Premier Razmara Gains Confidence Vote
In Tehran last night the new western backed government of Premier Ali Razmara won a 94 to 0 confidence vote with three abstentions. The National Front Party led the opposition accusing the United States of meddling to place Razmara in power.
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Tenran
Iran
Ali Razmara
National Front Party
U. S
Razmara
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Jags Westmoreland
Syracuse University
East Genesee Street Armory
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