Koje Island POWs yield as anti-Commie resistance ebbs
On Koje Island in Korea Brig. Gen. Haydon L. Boatner announced he has loosened Communist led POW defiance among about 80,000 inmates. Three compounds surrendered 21 anti- Communist prisoners after an ultimatum, with some prisoners reporting starvation and beatings. About 30,000 prisoners will be moved off Koje to other islands as smaller stockades are built.
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Koje Island
Korea
Haydon L. Boatner
United Nations Authority
Boatner
Koje
Walter M. Redden
Anniston
Ala
Redden
Kose
P.o.w.’S
Senz
Francis Dodd
Call to arms to Schricker rally news in Indiana
Governor Henry F Schricker a Democrat candidate for U S Senate will retire Senator William E Jenner in November. Indiana Democrats packed the Turkey Run Inn with 350 or more as Paul Butler announced this prophecy and two new candidates entered the race William A Wilson for secretary of state and B Howard Caughran for governor. A tribute honored Mrs Lawrence Arnsman as state vice chairwoman with orchids and gifts. A large turnout from all ten counties filled the banquet and program with remarks from Lt Gov John A Watkins and other party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Schricker
United States Senate
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Democratic National
B. Howard Caughran
Indianapolis
Turkey Run State Park Inn
Lawrence Arnsman
Ura Seegar
Paul Butler
Inez Scholl
Charles Skillen
Georgia Arnsman
John A. Watkins
Jack J. Mankin
Congress
Ara Seegar
Eudora Kelly
Vigo County
Sixth District
Seegar
Skillen
John Service
Montgomery -Coun
Weather fragment reports cloudy humidity and river stage
Partial weather note records a cloudy humid day with sunrise at 5 23 and sunset at 8 18. River stage listed at 4.4 feet and stationary.
Local Indiana Weather Forecast Update
Local conditions report highs around 83 and 90 in Terre Haute and Indiana. Forecast notes partly cloudy warm humidity with possible thundershowers tonight and Saturday. City thermometer readings show 74 this morning and 85 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Steel Strike Pinch Begins in Nationwide Walkout
Pittsburgh June 13 The economic pinch of the steel strike is beginning to be felt in almost every section of the country. More than 750000 workers idle in the 12th day of the walkout ordered by Philip Murray head of the United Steelworkers. In addition to 650000 union members on strike another 100000 workers in allied industries furloughed. Duluth bankers report sharp drop in business as about 22000 iron ore miners idle in that district.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
C.so. United Steelworkers
Allied Industries
Duluth
Minn
Sea wrecks houses off southwest Formosa coast
Heavy seas swept away two houses and ruined 30 others near Taiwan on the southwest coast of Formosa Thursday. The storm's impact caused extensive damage to coastal settlements as residents scrambled to salvage belongings and assess losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Taiwan
Big Three seek agreement on note to Russia
Washington dispatch reports western Big Three powers push for final mutual accord on conditions to discuss German issues with Russia. State Department says no basic agreement yet on a Big Four session and that terms must not be dictated by the Soviets. No session until UN or impartial inquiry into elections in Germany is agreed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
State Department
Acheson
Moscow
Germany
Four Nations
United Nations
Ten Missing In B-29 Crash Off Kwajalein
Honolulu dispatch reports a B-29 ditched 175 miles west of Kwajalein with ten crewmen missing in shark infested waters. The 11 man crew’s captain was rescued with a broken leg after the plane broke up on impact. Debris was found as navy patrol craft and Kwajalein crash boats continued the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Kwajalein
Air Force
Wabash Valley Vets Return from Korea
Terre Haute veteran Pvt Earl Nevels and two Wabash Valley soldiers Pfe. Cloyd E. Stewart of Hillsdale and Cpl. James R. Stultz of Green Castle were among 2,626 U S army combat veterans arriving Thursday from Korea aboard the Transport Gen. William Gordon in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
Korea
San Francisco
William Gordon
Earl Nevels
South Fourteenth Street
Pfe
Cloyd E. Stewart
Hillsdale
James R. Stultz
Greencastle
Senators Seek To Trim Military Construction Bill Total
Senate subcommittee aims to cut wasteful spending from a $2,758,318,000 House passed military construction bill. Chairman Russell Long said much of the authorization can be postponed without harming the armed forces. Hearings begin Tuesday as engineers study Defense Dept requests. The Air Force would receive the bulk of funds, including top secret overseas projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D.la
Armed Services
Air Force
United States
Rescue flyer spent 51 hours in sea before rescue
A 22 year old naval flyer bailed from a stricken plane over the Gulf of Mexico and survived 51 hours on a raft in shark infested waters before being rescued by the tanker Enszih Maries wene Lewis. He credited prayer and careful rationing of water as he awaited rescue after two planes ran out of fuel en route from Warren Robbins Air Field to Boca Chica NAS Key West. The other pilot Ensign Thomas Y Bowen, 20, was picked up immediately by the Aldegoa. Continued on Page 9, Column 7.
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W. J. McGlasson
Houston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Lewis
Seymour
Ind
Navy
Warren-Robbins Air Field
Georgia
Boca Chica ‘Naval Air Station
Key West
Fla
Thomas Y. Bowen
Sciotoville
Ohio
Aldegoa
Teachers vote on board's wage offer in Terre Haute
Teachers groups who sought a $400 raise will decide tonight on a $200 proposal from the Terre Haute board of school trustees after wage talks on Thursday. Janitors receive a 9 to 10 percent raise as Local 734 of the AFL holds elections at 1324 Second Avenue. A Terre Haute Teachers Association meeting at Wiley High School follows at 7 PM to review the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Wiley High School
Coast Guardsman Falls to Death in Harbor
Deane Hill, 22, of Melrose Massachusetts, a Coast Guard seaman, spent five hours atop a Groton Connecticut water tower before leaping from a ferryboat into New York harbor and drowning. His body was not recovered. The death is listed as by own action after he dodged rescue efforts. He was to graduate from Avery Point Training Station on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Coast
Avery Point
Conn
Groton
Illinois Governor Undergoes Health Checkup
Governor Adair E Stevenson, 52, underwent a series of tests at Memorial Hospital after returning from a speaking tour. Doctors said his illness is not serious and he was expected to leave the hospital today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Adair E. Stevenson
Memorial Hospital
Illinois
Marine Guards Quell Riot In Prison Barracks
Camp Pendleton Calif June 13 Marines armed with bayonet tipped rifles and tear gas were called to quell a riot by about 50 prisoners at the disciplinary barracks last Tuesday night A base spokesman Maj Gen Oliver P Smith confirmed guards put down a demonstration but said no one was seriously injured Prisoners reportedly fought for an hour using rocks and fists after being denied smoking privileges and guards used bayonets and tear gas to break up the disturbance near Oceanside
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Calif
JP — Marine
Oliver P. Smith
Oceanside
Red Attacks Thrown Back At Armistice Line
American infantrymen repelled strong Chinese counterattacks in night fighting near the armistice line. Oklahoma 45th Division Corps with tanks and air support reclaimed hill positions west of Chorwon and southeast of Kumsong. Chinese casualties were reported at least 97 dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Panmunjom
Gi’s
Oklahoma 45Th Division
Chorwon
Kumsong
Two House Bills Seek Wind-Down of Wage Price Controls
The House considers two bills to extend expiring wage price and rent controls with Senate and House Banking Committee backing. The Senate plan would extend eight months and grant 1953 credits checks while the House bill offers one year and drops consumer and real estate credit limits. Both proposals preserve most curbs but diverge on credit restrictions and labor mediation limits, with final action anticipated after a potential conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
House Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Spence
D-Ky
Truman
Senate House
Wageee Board
Congress
Federal Mediation Service
G.O.P
Capehart
13s ALL AROUND Janice Heidelberger Birthday Spotlight
Minneapolis June 13 Janice Heidelberger celebrates her 13th birthday at home 1313 Fifty-seventh avenue north in Minneapolis with family and friends keeping the date in mind for the special day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Janice Heidelberger
Fifty-seventh Avenue North
Union To Hold Out For Terms Proposed By Wage Board
PITTSBURGH June 13. President Philip Murray of the striking United Steelworkers told aides the union shop issue is only one obstacle in the 12 day old steel strike. He said the wage price dispute has become a political football and noted the Wage Stabilization Board recommended a 26 cent raise and a union shop. Murray listed issues blocking settlement including management clause, seniority, incentive pay, and claimed the industry misleads by focusing only on the union shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
C.I.O. United Steelworkers
E. Murray
C.I.0
U.S.W. Executive Board
Murray
Steel
U.S. Steel Corporation
Labor Cief
Murraye
Trial Opens In Waters Manslaughter Case At Vigo
Opening statements and submission of evidence occurred in the Vigo Circuit Court trial of Pfc. William J. Waters 21 of Oyster Bay New York charged with manslaughter in the death of Paul Wendholt 63 a C and E I conductor on April 19 A jury of 12 was selected from 58 candidates after 4 30 pm Thursday Waters pleaded not guilty before Judge Herbert R Criss Jurors listed include Virgil Nevins Arthur Salin Ray McClelland Howard Wills Charles Snyder Robert E Fox Carl Jeffers Gomer A James Ralph Tabor Gus A Perham William Douglas and Floyd Houser The judge gave preliminary instructions and reminded jurors of the presumption of innocence until final verdict Continued On Page 7 Column 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
William J. Waters
Oyster Bay
Long Island
New York
Vigo
Paul Wendholt
C.&e.i
Waters
Circuit
Herbert R. Criss
Robert G. Nunn
Thomas M. Patrick
Dix Law Firm
Virgil Nevins
Fontanet
Arthur Salin
Woodley Avenue
Ray McClelland
R.R. 6
Howard Wills
Seelyville
Charles Snyder
Commencement Activities Open At Indiana State Teachers College
Commencement for the 1952 class at Indiana State Teachers College begins with Alumni-Senior convocation on Saturday June 14 at 10 a m in the Student Union auditorium. Senior addresses will be given by Lethesda J Livingston and John C Sanders Jr with musical preludes by Dr Lawrence Eberly and the college orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana State Teachers College
Lethesda J. Livingston
John C. Sanders
Scholastic
Phi Delta Kappa
Lawrence Eberly
Carle Simmons
Terre Haute
Handel
Jeanine Pearsey
Rushville
George Obenchain
Ladoga
Czardas
Monti
Walter P. Morgan
Western Illinois State Teachers College
Morgan
Macomb
Bonn Yugoslavia sign 120 million trade pact
Western Germany and Yugoslavia signed a new 120 million dollar trade agreement in Bonn on June 13. The pact aims to expand economic ties and boost bilateral commerce, with details continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
Yugoslavia
Pickets Reduced As A C And Union Resume Talks At Allis Chalmers
The Allis Chalmers Terre Haute plant saw the union cut its picketing from a large force to two men after Governor Schricker intervened. Union boss Clyde Wheatfill said only two pickets would stand at each gate if good faith bargaining occurs. Federal mediators and state officials remained involved as talks continued with federal conciliator Arthur Pierson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Terre Haute
Henry F. Schricker
Martin L. Carson
Thomas R. Hutson
Arthur Pierson
Hotel Deming
Clyde Wheatfill
United Auto Workers Union
C.I.0
Wabash Avenue
Carson
B. F. Coleman
Raymond F. Thomas
Frank Riddle
Air crash in Japan claims AP newsman Hildreth Payne
Lt. Hil dreth L. Payne a 28 year old Associated Press newsman from Charlotte North Carolina recalled to active duty was killed Saturday in a plane collision over Japan. His F51 Mustang collided with a Corsair about 50 miles north of Mount Fuji while attempting to locate the ship carrying his wife and two children to Japan. The other pilot also died and his name was not released. Mrs Mollie Nesbit Payne and the couple’s children Mollie Lee aged one and Chris aged two learned of his death as they stepped from a ship in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Hildreth L. Payne
Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Japan
Payne
Mt. Fuji
Mollie Nesbit Payne
United States
Mollie Lee
Chris
New Staff Member at Cent. Christian Church
Rev Hood Simon to become minister of education at Central Christian Church July 1. He will be aided by Mrs Simon. The couple, with two children, comes from Junction City Oregon. Simon served two years as a Navy chaplain in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood Simon
The
Central Christian Church
Simon
Terre Haute
Junction City
Ore
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U.S. Senate
U. S. Weather Bureau
Big 3
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Guam
John A. Goldsmith
Coast Guardsman
Harbor
William A. Wilson
Crawfordsville
Turkey Run
William G. Smock
Wm. Waters
A-C
Union
Bulletin
Cent. Christian
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