Nations Race to Reinforce Korea Amid War Anniversary
United Nations members prepare to reinforce Korea as the first anniversary of the war nears. Troop totals span Australia Britain Canada Belgium Luxembourg France Greece Netherlands New Zealand Turkey South Africa and others with casualties rising to the thousands. The United States reports 73 604 battle casualties. India declines troops but sends aid units. Sweden Denmark Norway contribute support ships and medical units.
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Sydney
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Colombia
Korea
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Republic of Korea
U. S
Washington
Fairchild Pays Out 450000 In Backpay Today
Four Fairchild Aircraft departments receive retroactive wage increases totaling about 450000 in today’s paychecks. The distribution covers February 14, 1962 to June 8, 1951 inclusive, with faster processing ahead of schedule.
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Fairchild Aircraft
Attorney Peters Leaves $130,000 Estate
Robert Peters Jr prominent Montgomery County attorney and former State Senator and State's Attorney died by his own hand on June 6 leaving about $130,000 estate to his wife and two sons in a county probate filing.
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Robert Peters, Jr
Montgomery County
Peters
Vinson Plans for Air Force Academy
Chairman Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee announced a bill to create a 20 million dollar Air Force Academy. He did not specify a site, but would allow a temporary location and authorize a commission to help select a permanent site.
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Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force Academy
Concert Program at City Park Features Sousa, Gounod Selections
A 1951 evening at City Park in Hagerstown Maryland presents a concert program including The Stars and Stripes Forever March Childhood Days Fantasie and more. Soloist Jean Glosser performs Italian Street Song and a variety of operatic and descriptive pieces from Looking Upward and Romeo and Juliet selections. The program includes orchestral works by Ketelbey Sousa and Gounod as well as choral arrangements and a square dance piece.
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Ared the Stars and Stripes
Coalition of Children
Ohio River
Simeon Square Dance
Fred Warity
Herbert Jean Glosser
Man cures insanity by self-inflicted gunshot head wound
London report recounts a 55 year old retired officer who shot himself in the temple but survived. He underwent a frontal lobotomy described as effective for mania and paranoia. After three months he became mentally alert and rational though his wife notes he remains irritable and difficult to live with.
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London
John Slobach
Basingstoke
Lancet
Slobach
Siobach
40 Are Aboard Missing Plane
A Pan American World Airways plane with about 40 people aboard was nine hours overdue on a Johannesburg to New York trip. French planes searched land and sea after the craft failed to stop at Roberta Field for Monrovia. The last stop was Accra, with Dakar the next scheduled landing.
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French West Africa
Pan American World Airways
Johannesburg
New York City
Roberta Field
Monrovia
Liberia
Accra
Gold Coast
Roberts Field
President Truman Eyes Public Talks After MacArthur Firing
President Truman signals possible whistle stop tours in fall to explain Korea policy and the MacArthur firing controversy. He avoided direct clashes with MacArthur at a news conference while aides expect the issue to fade from front pages. Senator Flanders criticized the removal as improper but conceded presidential authority.
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Flinders
R‘vt
MacArthur
China
Far East
State Department
Flanders
Truman
Armes
Warren Defies Probers in Florida Gambling Hearings
The Senate Crime Investigating Committee opened new hearings into gambling corruption in Florida as Gov. Fuller Warren refused to testify at the Tallahassee State Capitol. He stated he would not appear despite threats of further action.
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Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Florida
Fuller Warren
Tallahassee
Not The First And They Won't Be The Last To So Marry
Atlantic City N J June 22 A 60 year old Ohio businessman says he is shocked by publicity over his mail order marriage to a 31 year old British bride. Leo Cameron Trent and former Olane Julia Rosenbrier of Hull England honeymoon here after marrying in Elkton Md They met in New York after she landed from England following seven months of courtship by mail. He says American women are spoiled and sticks to that claim.
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N. J
Ohio
Leo Cameron
Trent
Qolan
Julia Rosenbrier
Hull
England
Elkton
New York
Letterkenny Plans 15 Million Depot Buildings
Washington dispatches reveal Letterkenny will add about 15 million dollars of depot buildings. The Defense Department seeks congressional approval for 15,176,500 dollars for construction at the army base near Chambersburg.
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Letterkenny
Washington Dispatches
Congress
Chambersborg
Couple Hurt In County Mishap Near Lestersburg
Patsy Welty 17 and Robert Wingert 19 of Waynesboro vicinity were injured when their cars crashed into a pole east of Lestersburg after failing to stop at a stop sign. Welty suffered a brain concussion and facial injuries and remained hospitalized. Wingert received treatment and was later discharged.
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Robert Wingert
Waynesboro
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Chewsville Pike
Lestershore
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Miss Welly
Hearing Scheduled for Liquor License Commission
A hearing was scheduled for this morning by the Board of Alcoholic Beverage License Commissioners regarding an alcoholic beverage license. The liquor board had previously refused to grant a license to the establishment several years ago.
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Board of Alcoholic Beverage License Comminatonera
Liquor Board
No Agreement In East Coast Strike
A six day East and Gulf Coast shipping tieup ends without settlement after a 3 hour 15 minute session. CIO National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran says the gathering made no progress as the deadlock centers on a 40 hour work week for seamen both at sea and in port. Union members had refused to load ships since contracts expired last Friday at midnight.
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New York
Joseph Curran
CIO Nationnal Maritime Union
CIO
Application Cancelled For Liquor License At Uncle John's Cabin
John A. Ridenour, proprietor of Uncle John s Cabin on Frederick Street, withdrew his application for a beer wine and liquor license for the establishment. He had applied several weeks earlier.
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John A. Ridenour
John
Frederick J Street
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