Korean War Air Assault Rocks UN Policy Debate in Commons
London officials report Labor demands an immediate debate over the massive Yalu river power plants attack by over 500 planes. Churchill says no policy change. Attlee warns the raids threaten Manchuria and urge consultation amid stalled armistice talks. Allied bombers destroy four of five hydro plants near the Yalu. more targets hinted.
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WUP
Labor Party
House of Commons
United Nations
Yalu River
Labor
Winston Churchill
Yalu
Churchill
U.N
Korea
Clement R. Attlee
Air Force
Germ War Debate Delayed by UN Proceedings
United Nations Security Council put off germ warfare debate after Soviet envoy Malik demanded participation for Red China and North Korea. The delay opened room for a French disarmament proposal led by Jules Moch as he contemplates presenting a compromise to break East West deadlock. The US and Britain accused Malik of delaying action on an impartial inquiry into charges against the United States.
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N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Jacob A. Malik
Red China
North Korea
Jules Mochj
Disarmament Commission
Moch
United States
Britain
Malik
U. S
Korea
Chief of Ordance Inspects Terre Haute Depot
Maj. Gen. E. L. Ford chief of ordnance toured the Terre Haute Ordnance Depot on North Fruitridge avenue noting a vast warehouse complex of army material. The expanded reservation now exceeds World War II capacity and was first inspected by the ordnance chief since enlargement. He was joined by Lieut. Col. Martin C. Magica and noted Ford a 1917 U. S. Military Academy graduate with wartime service in Europe and Africa.
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Terre Haute
Fruitridge Avenue
General Ford
Ordance
Maple Avenue
Martin C. Magica
U. S. Military Academy
Advnance Department
Defense rationing of ammunition in Korea stated normal
Washington reports the Defense Department says it has rationed some ammunition in Korea. The department cautions this is not unusual and does not indicate soldiers lack shells. One cause cited is artillery units being authorized to fire at a faster rate than in World War II.
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Korea
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Air Force reports near total success in strikes on North Korea plants
The Air Force said the strike achieved virtually 100 percent success with direct hits on all five targets. The Suiho hydro-electric plant near Manchuria was described as a pile of junk. Other plants at Changjin reservoirs and Songchon River were also demolished, with no Communist jets reported.
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Manchuria
Yalu River
Changjin
Songchon
North Korea
Controls Fees Plot Showdown On Bill Monday
Washington report on how price and wage controls face extinction as the Defense Production Act nears expiration next Monday. Republicans and southern Democrats push to let the act die, stripping its power while House action tomorrow may invoke Taft-Hartley on the steel strike. Rep. Spence and administration forces vow a fight as Rep. Smith seeks presidential action. Truman warns Congress cannot compel invocation.
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D-Va
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Japan is Hit by Typhoon Leaving Dozens Dead
A typhoon struck Japan's four main islands causing widespread devastation. At least 65 people were killed with 27 injured and 58 missing as communication lines failed. The coast guard reported 55 fishing boats carrying 234 people unaccounted for.
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Japan
Japanese Coast Guard
Canada Faces Flood Threat Near Edmonton
The North Saskatchewan River surged on its wildest rampage since 1944 rising six inches an hour. It threatened the homes of about 1,000 people in Edmonton, Alto. and surrounding areas as flood conditions worsened.
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Alto
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Envoy to Moscow Flies Out to See Acheson in Mystery Move
U S envoy to Moscow Kennan flies to Washington to confer with Secretary of State Acheson. Speculation centers on briefing ahead of four power talks and U S reaction to Soviet anti American push. Washington reports say Moscow campaign rivals wartime Nazi charges and prompts concern among U S officials.
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Moscow
Acheson
Phil Newsom
United Press
George F. Kennan
Dean Acheson
London
Russia
Storms batter Midwest and heat belt spans central U S
Storms swept the Midwest causing property and crop damage while a hot humid belt stretched from the Great Lakes southward. Temperatures topped 100 in several locales with winds near tornadic in Iowa. Forecast calls for continued storms with light to moderate rainfall and no major cooling in the next five days.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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Great Lakes
Texas
Rotary Installs New Officers Past Presidents Honored
Ted Grob Jr was installed president of the Terre Haute Rotary Club at a luncheon honoring past presidents. A. N. Levin presided as master of ceremonies with 19 past presidents present at a special table.
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Rotary Club
Terre Haute House
A. N. Levin
Paul Bogart
George Carroll
John Bloxsome
John Spence
Clifton E. McCormick
Benjamin White, Jr
Mr. Grob
Fred G. Heinl
Perle Allen
Louis F. Keifer
W. D. Asbury
William W. Bell
William J. Rynick
Floyd E. Dix
Foster Miles
George J. Beck
Scott W. Forney
Luke Walton
Merle C. Drew
Larry C. Elgin
C. L. Shideler
Herschel W. Russell
Thomas L. Kemp
D. W. Eg
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Humid Heatwave Ahead
The report notes hot humid conditions with no precipitation and a river stage at 16 feet. It forecasts fair to partly cloudy skies in Terre Haute and vicinity with continued heat, highs near 95 to 97 degrees, and lows around 75. Northern areas may see scattered thunderstorms.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Optimists Leaves for National Meeting in Louisville
Rober E. Coats, president of the Terre Haute Optimist Club, leads a local delegation to the national Optimist convention in Louisville, Ky., June 25 to 28. Accompanying him are Mr. and Mrs. Coates and several local members including Mr. and Mrs. William Shaker, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. Squire Banfield, Mr. and Mrs. Byron Harrold, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Froehole, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Liehr.
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Rober E. Coats
Terre Haute
Senate panel OKs Humphrey bill to seize steel industry
Washington reports on June 24 that the Senate labor committee approved the Humphrey bill authorizing President Truman to seize the strike paralyzed steel industry.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Humphrey
Truman
No Meetings Scheduled In A C Controversy
Three uniformed city policemen guarded the Allis-Chalmers picket line on East Wabash avenue as union members tried to return to work. A fresh stalemate halted seven weeks of Terre Haute pilot plant strike talks after Mayor Ralph Tucker urged negotiations. The company offered to extend union coverage to the new $10 million main plant, which would employ 3,500 to 4,000, and drop elections on management property, while the union pressed for the foreman working clause alongside a democratic processes clause.
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East Wabash Avenue
Allis-Chalmers
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Air Force
North Thirteenth Street
Democrats To Vote Late Today: Chicago Delegates Chosen
INDIANAPOLIS June 24 Lt. Gov John A Watkins backed by the state organization appeared today as the choice for the democratic nomination for governor The 1807 delegates met at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis to choose the party s 1952 state ticket Balloting for four contested offices was not scheduled until late in the day By acclamation the delegates nominated Gov Henry F Schricker for U S Senator and seven minor state offices all unopposed Watkins lieutenants claimed victory over B Howard Caughran Caughran gained strength Monday after a late maneuver failed a county deal affecting Lake County Marion County delegates involved speculation Callahan needed by Lake County to boost votes Third District endorsed Watkins at a caucus Monday night The state organization backed Watkins for governor and Mayor E Spencer Walton Mishawaka for lieutenant governor William A Wilson Crawfordsville business Thomas W Callahan East Chicago lawyer switched to secretary of Continued On Page 2 Column 32
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Bloomfield
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Henry F. Schricker
U.S
Watkins
B. Howard Caughran
Caughran
Lake County
Callahan
Marion County
E. Spencer Walton
Mishawaka
William A. Wilson
Crawfordsville
Thomas W. Callahan
Chicago
Reaction Versus Progress Is Issue, Leaders Tell State Democrats
Indiana's two Democratic congressmen, Madden and Denton, told the state convention the choice is between Republican isolationism and reaction and Democratic progress and world leadership. Madden attacked Jenner as isolationist and lauded Eisenhower, Dewey, Hoffman, and Dulles for foreign policy, while Denton praised Democratic administrations and criticized the GOP as a "party of low mood" with stark contrasts on economic conditions.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thomas E. Dewey
Paul Hoffman
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Madden
G.O.P
America
Denton
Indiana Democrats pledge full payment of veterans bonus by May
The Indiana Democratic State Convention pledged full payment of the State Veterans Bonus by May 1, 1953. The platform calls to repeal the bonus tax once funds cover all claims, expand veterans benefits, and oppose a sales tax. It also urges improved education, teacher pay, and school aid, plus reforms to retirement, hospitals, and mental health, while opposing socialized medicine.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Armed Services
Draft nab 19,000 in Dodger roles
The FBI said today it has located more than 19,000 draft delinquents since the peace time selective service law took effect four years ago.
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Washington
FBI
AWOL Soldier Found Alive After Funeral Mixup
MILWAUKEE Wis June 24 17 James Weekes 21 an AWOL soldier cleared up the mystery of a mistaken corpse buried by relatives who thought they buried Weekes He appeared at the home of Mrs Charles Phillips Weekes mother The body identified as Weekes was that of Donald Wayne Becker 23 Weekes turned up alive yesterday shocking funeral attendees Authorities ponder how 30 friends relatives and Weekes mother viewed Beckers body Sgt William L said the two men may have been perfect doubles The exhumation plan was set for later as police followed the curious case Continuous coverage on page 2 column 1.
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Wis
James Weekes
Weekes
Donald Wayne Becker
William R
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Mrs. Phillips
Becker
Schricker Seeks Clean Rule As Democratic Banner
Indiana Governor Henry F. Schricker keynotes the Democratic state convention urging the party to reject moral deviation in public office and defend human liberty and economic democracy while praising Truman. He blasts the Republican General Assembly over welfare policy and warns against partisan excess. Continued on page 5.
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Henry F. Schricker
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