Clark favors China bombing if Reds strike
Gen. Mark W. Clark said UN forces should bomb Red China if truce talks fail and Communists unleash 2,000 planes in Korea. He warned of air power if renewed all-out war, while truce talks continue at Panmunjom. Clark plans to respond after studying the Communist letter.
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Tokyo
U.P
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Red China
Korea
U.N
North Korea
Clark
Panmunjom
United Press
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Russ Reject Troop Ceiling Plan of Allies
At the United Nations on June 10 1950 Soviet Delegate Jakob Malik rejected a Western proposal for voluntary ceilings on big power armed forces. He said the plan would hinder real disarmament and block atomic weapon ban. The plan set US USSR and China at 1,500,000 troops each and Britain and France at 800,000.
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United Nations
N.Y
Russia
Jakob A. Malik
U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
China
Paratroopers win bloody Koje battle on prison island
On Koje Island Korea June 10 paratroopers from the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team crushed a prisoner revolt at Compound 76. The fight killed 31 prisoners and one American, with 139 prisoners and 14 U. S. soldiers wounded. The assault used concussion grenades bayonets tear gas and fists to subdue 6400 North Koreans. Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner praised the troops discipline noting no shots fired in Compound 76 and a captured plan showing a wider effort to liberate 80,000 Reds on Koje. Prisoners from Compounds 78 and 77 were moved or prepared for transfer.
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Koje Island
Korea
USS
U. S. Army
Koje
U. N
Angels From Hell
Haydon L. Boatner
Boatner
Compound 77
187Th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
Compound 76
A C Negotiations Progress Is Slight
Federal conciliator Arthur H. Pierson said little progress is being made in talks between Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co and strikers at the Terre Haute works. Negotiators met at the Hotel Deming with Local 1164 U A W. Pierson delegated duties to Thomas Hutson and Charles Wilson as meetings recessed for midday. Jet engine compressor contracts and plant wage policy remain unresolved issues amid plant production pressures.
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Arthur H. Pierson
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Terre Haute Works
Hotel Deming
C.so. United Automobile Workers
Pierson
Indianapolis
Public Service Company of Indiana
A.C
Thomas Hutson
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana regions
Partly cloudy warm and humid tonight and Wednesday with thundershowers in the afternoon or evening. Low tonight around 76, high Wednesday near 92 in Terre Haute. In Indiana overall, expect scattered thundershowers south and extreme west tonight, with warm conditions extending north. Lows 62 to 72, highs 90 to 95. River stage 5 ft and falling. Temperature readings at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. show 69 and related values.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Warmest Brightest Bird Nest In Town
Los Angeles report notes a mother sparrow and five fledglings nesting at Western Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard in a traffic signal's circular green area. The nest sits near blinking lights, a rare example of electric lighting and heating for a bird nest in the city.
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Los Angeles
Western Avenue
el Segundo Boulevard
Connally Praises Senate Vote On Foreign Aid Bill
Senate approves a reduced foreign aid measure by 59 to 11 sending the bill to the White House. Connally calls it a great vote for free nations and notes implications for Europe while administration officials warn cuts may hinder NATO goals.
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Connally
Texas Democrat
White House
Western Europe
Truman
Free World
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
James P. Kem
R.-Mo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Warm week forecast for Indiana with highs near 90
Indianapolis weather outlook predicts a five day period of warm conditions with daytime highs in the high 80s to low 90s and nightly readings in the 60s. A moderate drop is expected Friday, warmer again Sunday, with rainfall averaging half to 1.2 inches and showers Wednesday to Friday. Evansville led with 89, while Marion Vincennes tied 87, and several cities hovered in the low 80s.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
U.S
Evansville
Marion
Vincennes
Terre Haute
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Injured Tot Dies In Richmond Truck Accident
Two year old Stephen Foreman died Monday after a truck driven by his father Homer Foreman ran over him Saturday in the Foreman driveway in Richmond Indiana.
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Richmond
Ind
Stephen Foreman
Homer Foreman
Successful Prison Writer Seeks Clemency After 27 Years
Raymond Mosley a Michigan City author of crime fiction and prison newspaper pieces seeks clemency after 27 years for a murder sentence. He was imprisoned in 1925 for killing three South Bend men and will plead before the Indiana Clemency Commission on June 27. Warden Dowd notes Mosley’s persistent writing and study as his appeal proceeds.
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Michigan City
Ind
Raymond Mosley
Indiana Clemency Commission
Indiana
South Bend
Mosley
Alfred Dowd
Clemency Commission
Dowd
One Way To Get There Travel By Stolen Bus
TONAWANDA N Y June 10 P What would a one time bus driver do when broke and in need of a ride This one helped himself to two buses A dead end street was the road to jail for Robert Filsinger 27 of Syracuse an itinerant magazine salesman who says he drove for the Syracuse Transit Co about five years ago Police unraveled the mystery of the missing buses today Filsinger gave the investigators this account He ran out of money in Washington DC He took a bus owned by Buckeye Stages Co of Fremont Ohio and headed for Cleveland incidentally giving an extra day in the nations capital to a group of Findlay Ohio high school seniors who had chartered the bus A tire of the bus went flat in Kensington Ohio He hitchhiked to Cleveland appropriated a Greyhound bus at a terminal He was arrested here Sunday night when he tried to turn around on a dead end street The charge Driving without a license Asked why he was turning on the dead end street Filsinger explained to police I wanted to borrow a couple of bucks from a friend of mine who lives here R Norman Kirchgraber an assistant US attorney said Fil singer would be charged with violation of the national motor vehicle act Police said he also was wanted in Syracuse on a charge of violating parole
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Tonawanda
N. Y
Robert Filsinger
Syracuse
Syracuse Transit Co
Filsinger
R. Norman Kirchgraber
U.S
Polls Close In Chamber Of Commerce Ballot Vote
By noon Tuesday 785 ballots were returned in the Chamber of Commerce election for nine new directors. Three directors will be chosen in each division. Polls close at 6 pm and counting of ballots will begin. Committee members include William T. Tichenor chair, F. J. Terhorst, William Tearman, Herman Ermisch, Huston Isaacs, Ralph Llewellyn, Thomas Finnerty, Milton Levin, John Ennis, C. L. Shideler, and Pearl York Gibson ex-officio.
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Chamber of Commerce
C. of C
William T. Tichenor
F. J. Terhorst
William Tearman
Herman Ermisch
Huston Isaacs
Ralph Llewellyn
Thomas Finnerty
Milton Levin
John Ennis
C. L. Shideler
Pearl York Gibson
P.S.C. negotiators report progress in Indiana talks
State Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutson said negotiations between Public Service Company of Indiana and employees in 72 counties are progressing very satisfactorily. Hutson, in Terre Haute for the Allis-Chalmers strike, noted a further meeting with P.S.C.I. and linemen and servicemen was set for Tuesday in Indianapolis after several days of talks.
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Public Service Company of
Indiana
Thomas Hutson
Hutson
Terre Haute
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
P S.C.I
Indianapolis
Cold wave chills Buenos Aires and Antarctic points
A cold wave hit Buenos Aires on Monday with temperatures dropping to 23 degrees while interior areas reported 14 degrees. In the Antarctic, Deception Island recorded a minimum of 32 degrees.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Antarctic
Deception Island
Board Closest Both Sides On Teacher Pay And May Case
City school trustees signal a partial salary increase for teachers with a 200 annual raise while keeping bids for equal boosts for janitors. Superintendent Wayne P Watson rejects public charges against dismissed Booker Washington School teacher J Oliver May, noting tenure not granted due to teaching ability. May’s supporters from Circle 16 Service Club press for details as board stalls, promising further action after private talks.
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Wayne P. Watson
Booker Washington
J. Oliver May
Friends of May
Watson
May
Circle 16 Service Club
Ardee Lucas
Board of Trustees
John Bloxsome
Oliver May
Service Club
Bloxsome
Mr. Watson
Drunken boat driver held on drunkenness charge in Indiana
Brownstown Ind June 10 Samuel D Bailey 46 was held in 500 bond on a charge of driving a motor boat while drunk Police arrested Bailey near the White River Sunday after hours of dragging the river for his body They had received a report he fell from the careening motor boat and drowned.
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Brownstown
Ind
Samuel D. Bailey
Bailey
White River
MacArthur named keynoter for GOP convention
Gen Douglas MacArthur was chosen as the keynote speaker for the Republican National Convention opening July 7 in Chicago. The decision by the convention committee split the roles of keynote and chairman, with Walter S. Hallanan named temporary chairman and Rep Joseph Martin named permanent chairman. Eisenhower backers debated the choice amid concerns MacArthur’s speeches skew anti-Eisenhower. Owlett of Pennsylvania announced support for MacArthur.
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Chicago
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Taft
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Rep
Joseph Martin
Massachusetts
House
Associated Press
Dwight Eisenhower
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
Owlett
Mac
Hornsby Fired as St. Louis Browns Manager
St Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck fired Rogers Hornsby and named Marty Marion as interim manager. Roddie Schaffer announced after a Boston call that Hornsby’s $40,000 a year three year contract ends with Marion taking charge immediately for the club’s welfare. Marion had previously managed the Cardinals for 1951.
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ST. Louis
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Bill Veeck
Marty Marion
Roddie Schaffer
Browns
Boston
Schaffer
Veeck
Marion
Hornsby
Cardinals
Two Sailors Drown Off Florida Coast
Navy officials report sailors John Lutz aged 22 from Fort Wayne and Marvin D. Williams aged 20 from Mitchell drowned while swimming in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola. The Indiana youths were stationed at Ellyson Field.
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Pensacola
Fla
Navy
John Lutz
Fort Wayne
Marvin D. Williams
Mitchell
Gulf of Mexico
Indiana
Ellyson Field
Here
President Truman seeks seizure power to end steel crisis
President Truman urged Congress to pass a seizure law to take control of the steel industry and run it until the contract dispute is settled. He argued the action would protect production, treat parties fairly, and support national defense amid a 650,000-strong Steelworkers strike and a stalled Taft-Hartley approach. He pressed for swift legislation and hinted at wage-raise authority during seizure.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
United Steelworkers
White House
Defense
John R. Steelman
C.I.C
Philip Murray
Supreme Court
Fish grabs fly on hat in trout tale from Milton
Milton barber Troy Musser recalls a strange weekend catch in Northumberland Creek when a gust of wind lifted his hat and carried it downstream. A 10 inch trout became hooked on a fly entwined in the hat, his only catch of the day.
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Milton, Pa
Troy Musser
Milton
Musser
Northumberland
Real Estate Market Reacts to Down Payment Relaxation
Realtors split over the impact of Federal Reserve easing Regulation X effective Wednesday. Many say small homes and high-priced properties may benefit while the middle tier is unlikely to change much. Dallas and Montgomery realtors welcomed the move, predicting sales previously stalled by down payments.
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Z. L. Majors
Dallas Real Estate Board
Montgomery
Ala
Plant Seizure Legislation Arm of Senate
Washington June 10 Senators press for a vote on tough new powers to seize strike threatened plants after steel talks collapse. Morse Maybank Monroney push to amend Taft Hartley Act so president can keep defense mills operating. Extension of Defense Production Act hangs as Morse amends to spur action within a week.
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Washington
Morse
Truman
Monroney
Maybank
Congress
Defense
Senate
FLEES MUNCIE JAIL FOR SECOND TIME
A Muncie man Delbert H Sizemore 36 and John H Cunningham 21 escaped from Delaware county jail by digging a hole in the cell floor and climbing through a basement window into an alley Sheriff W Pete Anthony said they may have been gone about an hour before bed check Sizemore had escaped May 26 with Wade Sallee 23 and was recaptured two days later Sallee remains at large Sizemore faced armed robbery charges Cunningham held for parole violation and second degree burglary
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Muncie
Ind
Delaware County
Delbert H. Sizemore
John H. Cunningham
W. Pete Anthony
Sizemore
Wade Sallee
Sallee
Conningham
FiveYearOld Sharon Higgins Rescued After Trash Fire
Five year old Sharon Higgins daughter of Joseph Higgins manager of Radio Station WTHI was reported out of danger at St. Anthony Hospital after suffering second and third degree burns to her back and right leg from a paper fire ignited by a trash blaze at 2541 North Ninth Street Monday afternoon.
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Sharon Higgins
Joseph Higgins
WTHI
St. Anthony Hospital
North Ninth Street
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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P.S.C
Bulletin
M’arthur
GOP
Robert E. Lee
Federal Reserve Board
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D.-S.c
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