Sweden faces increased defense while clinging to neutrality
Sweden boosted air and naval readiness after a Swedish Catalina was shot at by a Soviet jet, insisting the unarmed rescue planes stayed in international waters. Denark joined in returning fire if attacked. Foreign Minister Unden cut Italian trip short, but observers doubt policy will shift from long-time nonalignment as tensions rise in the Baltic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Russia
Denmark
Oesten Unden
Rome
Unden
Baltic Sea
East Central Front Active as Communists Attack U N Outposts
In East Central Korea, Communist forces bombarded two United Nations positions southeast of Kumsong with six tanks and self propelled guns. Five infantry platoons joined the assault as Chinese troops press to dislodge U N soldiers from a newly won hill west of Chorwon. Fifth Air Force jets resumed operations after weather delays.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Kumsong
Ca Ral
Chorwon
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Knetzer Still On Loose After Prison Break in Springfield
FBI agents questioned dozens of Knetzer acquaintances as they chase leads on ex-auto dealer Robert L. Knetzer who escaped from Springfield city prison at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. District Attorney Doyle said officials have little progress, while Police Chief Little suspended the jailer involved and maintained no collusion. Doyle noted Knetzer may have borrowed up to $500,000 since his 1948 auto scheme.
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Springfield
FBI
Robert L. Knetzer
Richard N. Hosteng
Howard L. Doyle
Doyle
Knetzer
Edwardsville
Ill
Melvin Palmer
Ben Little
Palmer
Housewives Threaten More Picketing If Coal Dust Stays
MORGANTOWN W Va June 19 The Granville women stage a dust protest forcing a coal cleaning plant and two mines to shut. Mayor Cairney intervenes persuading a return to work after talks with United Mine Workers and company managers dust dispersal plans to be pursued.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Granville
Clinton Cairney
Town Hall
Christopher Coal Company
Tipple
Arkwright
Osage
Cairney
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Charles Nailler
Strike talks carry on at Allis Chalmers dispute
Mayor Ralph Tucker said a conference would be held this afternoon with both sides in the Allis Chalmers Terre Haute strike, hoping for an early settlement. Union and company wage disputes remain, with aircraft-industry pay comparisons and cost of living adjustments on the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Tucker
Allis-Chalmers
Air Force
Buick
Oldsmobile
Allis- Chalmers
East Wabash Avenue
Citizens Committee
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Terre Haute
United Automobile Workers
U.A.W.C.I
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Air Force Pool
North Thirteenth Street
Wabash Avenue
Frank Bartee
Hotel Deming
Indiana tax take tops 155 million in fiscal year
Indiana fiscal year tax collections were estimated at 155 million dollars. State revenue commissioner Conn Sterling forecast the income tax will yield about 25 million by June 30, ten million more than the prior year. Gasoline tax and motor vehicle license fees are the state's other major revenue sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Conn Sterling
Weather Watch: Cooler, Fair Conditions Today
US Weather Bureau reports fair and cooler conditions with sunrise at 5 53 and sunset at 8 28. River stage is 15.9 feet and falling. readings at 4am 9am noon 2pm indicate steady progress through the day.
Terre Haute Weather Summary
Fair and cooler tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity. Friday will be fair and warmer with a low around 62 degrees and a high near 88. Indiana area: fair tonight and Friday with some cloudiness in the extreme south cooler in north and central portions. Low tonight 56 to 68, high Friday. Morning a.m. temperature 70, 2 p.m. 53.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Operation To Remove Criminal Tendency Fails
A 43 year old ex convict who had a brain operation to curb his urge to steal is back in jail after being arrested in a jewelry store burglary investigation. Millard F Wright refused to discuss his case while detectives questioned him about the case. Regis Splane, 44, was also arrested after a pawn shop check linked him to a watch missing from an Indiana Pa jewelry store. Wright allegedly arrived at Splane's home with a bag of watches and electric razors. Both men face open charges pending further investigation.
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Pittsburgh
Millard F. Wright
William Harris
Ed Wright
Regis Splane
Splane
Indiana
Wright
Harris
Congress approves stronger Marine role in policy
A joint House Senate committee approved a compromise bill giving the Marine Corps a stronger voice in military policy. The commandant will sit with the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a co equal on Marine matters, with full voice and appeal rights, and the force ceiling rises to 400 000 plus officers while no minimum strength is set. The measure, designed to prevent Marine units from being whittled down, now returns to both chambers for final action.
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Washington
Marine Corps
House
Senate
Joint
House Committee
Marine Kommandant
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs
Sen. Long
D.la
Senate House Conference
Congress
Senate Keeps Control Over Postmaster Jobs
The Senate voted 56 to 29 to block President Truman’s plan to remove Senate confirmation for city postmasters and other posts, preserving 21,582 federal jobs under congressional control. The defeat reflects labor and reform pressures amid a broader reorganization debate and pits postal unions against the administration’s plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
U.S
House
Congress
Citizens Committee
Jesse M. Donaldson
Eight Die in Ambush at Cameron Highlands
Communist led guerrillas killed eight in an ambush at Cameron Highlands, Ipoh. Victims include five British soldiers, two Chinese civilians, and a Malay policeman. The attack signals persistent violence in Malaya.
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Ipoh
Malaya
Cameron Highlands
Allis-Chalmers Officials Cite Strike Process Flaws
Allis-Chalmers officials discuss union shop and democratic processes amid a strike. They note that investment in full member participation aims to foster constructive relations and reference contracts in other plants negotiated with the UAW-CIO that have operated for two years. The piece references conventions in Chicago with delegates and housing requests amid internal disagreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft-Hartley
U.A.W
Allis-Chalmers
Elec
Martin L. Carson
Terre Haute
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co
U.A.H.C.I.0
Chicago
U.a.w.c.lo
Re I
Convention Honstracts
U.A.W.C.L
Thon
Interna
U.A.W.C
Terre Bed
Haute
Housing Committee
Mutual Securities
Convention Delegate Seeks Hammock and Rooms at $2.50
A convention delegate was told a hammock in the park cannot be rented for $2.50 a night while larger hotels can accommodate. Another delegate asked for a downtown hotel room under $2.50 with air conditioning. A third request for a 21 room house with a three car garage remains unfilled as housing officials say they are prepared for anything.
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Housing Bureau
Re screening could solve PW deadlock in Korea talks
Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison said the United Nations would consider re screening Communist prisoners of war before an armistice to gauge how many want to return home, potentially breaking the stalemate. Communists reject prearmistice screening as a Geneva violation, while Allied results show only 70,000 of 169,000 prisoners wish to defect. UN negotiators contemplate a longer truce recess to curb Red propaganda.
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Munsan
Korea
U.P
William K. Harrison
United Nations
Harrison
U.N
Nam II
Fugitive Seized in Peoria Jail Break Case
Oliver W. Sallee, 23, of Muncie Indiana, escaped from a Muncie jail on May 26 with Delbert Sizemore. Sallee was found in a Peoria tavern and will be sent to Indianapolis to face a federal charge for driving a stolen car to Kentucky. He sustained a head wound in a May 28 crash and provided his true name for hospital records. Sizemore was later captured in Kankakee but escaped again on June 9.
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Peoria
Ill
Oliver W. Sallee
Muncie
Ind
FBI
Indianapolis
Whitley City
Sallee
Munce
Metamore
Delaware County
Delbert H. Sizemore
Sizemore
Kankakee
Explosive blasts damage Evansville woman car in St Louis
An Evansville Indiana woman Gwen Dolyn Clarke 26 staying with a St Louis couple since June 16 reported that an explosive charge placed under her parked car caused damage to the floor boards and pavement. No injuries were reported and her husband serves in the Air Force in Greenland.
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ST. Louis
Evansville
Ind
Gwendolyn Clarke
Workers Begin To Feel Crippling Effect Of Walkout
Pittsburgh June 19. Philip Murray's I O United Steelworkers face financial hardship as the 18 day walkout bites national defense. Walter Klis says several requests for aid have come in and the union plans its own welfare unit this week. About 650000 striking steelworkers and 100000 allied workers are affected with Alabama hit hard. Jullins Warren plant to three day weeks. Ford four day weeks. Midvale and Local 18887 reach first union shop agreement in basic steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
I.O. United Steelworkers
Walter Klis
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
U.S.W
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Murray
Lewis
Klis
Allied Industries
Alabama
Jullins Manufacturing Company
Warren
Liberty
Salem
Ohio
Ford Motor Company
Seeger Refrigerator Company
Evansville
Ind
Philadelphia
Midvale Company
A.F.L. Federal
Midvale
President Won't Be Forced To Use Taft Hartley Act
President Truman said he may consider invoking the Taft Hartley act to curb the steel strike but warned Congress cannot compel action. He noted Congress may urge use of the act, yet stressed his own decision remains sovereign as the strike strains defense production and Congress contemplates further requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Taft- Hartley
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Rioting in Odendaalsrus Leaves One Dead
One person died and several were injured in Odendaalsrus as rioting erupted in the Orange Free State town on Thursday. Local authorities reported the casualty and ongoing medical treatment for multiple victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capetown
South Africa
Orange Free State
Odendaalsrus
Slavs Withdraw Bulgarian Embassy Staff
London June 19 The Yugoslav news agency reports Yugoslavia is withdrawing its entire embassy staff from Bulgaria except for one attache to protect representatives in Sofia after Bulgars recalled the third Yugoslav note protesting the arrest of an alleged Yugoslav citizen in the Sofia embassy courtyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Tanjug
Sofia l
Sofia
Germ War Debate Opens in UN Security Council
At the United Nations in New York on June 19, Russia and the United States clashed in a sharp germ warfare debate. Jacob Malik urged ratification of the 1925 Geneva protocol, while Ernest Gross accused Moscow of duplicity and warned that Russia could weaponize such accusations. The exchange set the tone for a high‑tension session with further discussion expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.N. Security Council
United Nations
N. Y
Jacob A. Malik
U. S
Ernest A. Gross
Caumail
Malik
Gross
Council
Korea
Geneva
U.N
Security Council
U.S
Russia
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