Reds Massing Fresh Troops
United Nations troops advanced north for gains over three miles as air battles over Korea left five MiG-15s shot down and several damaged. Ground reports described a steady Communist build-up, with thousands more troops entering the front and renewed attacks repulsed along the eastern and central fronts.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
United States Air Force
James A. van Fieet
United States 8Th Army
Clark L. Ruffner
East Central Front
Inje
No-Man’s Land
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Kamsong
Reds
Kumsong
Yanggu
Mother Of Baseball's DiMaggios Is Dead
SAN FRANCISCO June 18 Mrs Rose DiMaggio 72 mother of baseballs famous DiMaggios died today Joe DiMaggio son of the New York Yankees arrived hours before her death Dominick DiMaggio of the Boston Red Sox failed to reach her bedside missing flight connections
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San Francisco
Rose DiMaggio
Joe
New York Yankees
Dominick
Boston Red Sox
Whatta Revoltin' Development in China Interrogation
Corp John E Divecchio, stationed in Korea, spent weeks learning Chinese from POWs at a camp. He planned an interrogation in Chinese but the first prisoner spoke English, revealing the language barrier and cross cultural mix with a Filipino-born Chinese prisoner.
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Korea
Corp
John E. Divecchio
Erie
Philippines
Tucson Studied as Critical Defense Housing Area
Washington announced Tucson and Phoenix are among 130 cities in 36 states considered for critical housing aid under the defense areas program. The city has not requested status yet, with investigations expected to take weeks. local officials and industry groups are surveying housing needs and future personnel requirements.
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Tucson
Washington
Ralph R. Kaul
Critical Areas Committee
Phoenix
Kaul
C. Edgar Govette
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Govette
Chamber of Commerce Housing Committee
Tucson Realty Board
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Hughes Tool Co
Grand Central Aircraft Co
Defense Production Administration
United States
Beef Shipments Rise Sharply At Midwestern Markets
Chicago reports 66 000 cattle received across 12 major midwestern markets as OPS data show a sharp rise from last Monday and June 4. Officials say the increase should lower prices enough for larger packer purchases, with agreements to roll back ceilings on Aug 1 and Oct 1.
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Chicago
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Michael Howlett
Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin
Seattle
Michael DiSalle
DiSalle
June heat spikes in Tucson as 100 degree mark returns
The second half of June brings higher summer heat with Tucson airport readings at 100 on Saturday and 101 on Sunday. Phoenix reached 105 and Yuma 107 while Flagstaff ranged from 40 to 84. a full moon rises at 8:22 p.m. marking the night.
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Airport Weather Bureau
Tucson
Phoenix
Yuma
Flagstaff
Belief in American traditions sustains Marines in Korea
Maj. Edward T. Butler of Pasadena reflected on a sorrowing mother’s question about her son killed in Korea. He said soldiers fight because they believe in American traditions and the American way of life. A good death, he added, is dying for freedom and justice carried by the flag across the world.
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Newport
R. I
Korea
Edward T. Butler
Pasadena
Calif
Pusan
Maj. Butler
Truman backer Daniels predicts re election for Truman
Raleigh editor Jonathan Daniels said after a talk with President Truman today that he supports Truman for reelection and believes he will run. In Flagstaff a forest fire in Bell Springs drew all available crews. Moody said the banking panel rejected wage price controls. Congress sent to the Senate a VA housing loan extension to 1953. Berlin lifted the economic blockade as talks hoped. In Havana a Marine guard and Cuban janitor were found dead at the US embassy in a likely murder suicide.
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Washington
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Truman
Flagstaff
Bell Springs
Coconino National Forest
Havana
Cuba
United States
Robert J. Shelton
Agustine Fernandez
Mac Hearings To End Soon
Washington June 18 The senate committee probing the MacArthur dismissal agreed to wind up soon with four more witnesses plus MacArthur. If he testifies again the hearings may stretch a bit. otherwise a quick conclusion is aimed for within about a week. Russell announced unanimous subcommittee recommendations to finish as soon as possible with limited testimony.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Foreign Relations-Armed Services
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Rudgsell
Russell
China
Whitney enters innocent plea in murder case
Harold R. Whitney pleaded innocent before Judge Lee Garrett in superior court. Trial set for July 18 with attorney Richard Evans seeking to call a witness named Robert referenced in Whitney’s confession. Whitney accused of killing Solange Denise Whitney and burying her body near Benson highway. she mother of three.
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Harold R. Whitney
Solange Denise Whitney
Lee Garrett
Whitney
Richard Evans
Kansas
Belgium
Benson Highway
Evans
Robert
Frank Eyman
Doherty
Dudley A. Dobry
Ocen
Gail Parsons
Chee
Pima County
Jesus Martinez
Eotuee Samanane Tor
Mystery Blasts Solved Partially After Teen Confession
Police and sheriff reports say a 16 year old boy confessed to stealing a case of dynamite and triggering nine explosions over six months. He claimed to bury unused sticks near his northeast home and buy fuses downtown. Authorities seek the remaining dynamite as a local firm disposed of live ordnance.
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Sheriff's Office
Rillito River
North First Avenue
Catalina Theater
Cactus Drive-In Theater
Well Drilling Ban Imposed on Pinal County Lands
State Land Commissioner W W Lane designated 400000 acres of Pinal county lands as a critical area under the 1948 Groundwater Act. The immediate order restricts drilling of water wells for new land development, marking the third and largest region under state water control. Eloy and Queen Creek districts previously fell under similar restrictions, with only a Red Rock area remaining outside state jurisdiction.
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Phoenix
W. W. Lane
Pinal County
Casa Grande
Crill
Pinal
Eloy
Queen Creek
Red Rock
Leaders Plan Session State Leaders Plan Session
PHOENIX June 18 Legislative leaders prepare for a special session. Senate president Warner B Mattice and House speaker Raymond G Langham arrive Wednesday. House rules committee meets that day. Senate and House appropriations chairs Dryden and Morris plan budget measures. Gov Pyle aims to limit session to one week.
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Phoenix
Warner B. Mattice
Senate
Raymond G. Langham
House
House Rules Committee
House Appropriations
Charles Dryden
Coconino
Carl Morris
Cochise
Howard Pyle
Truman Calls For Extension
A Rushford England report recalls a workman repairing the village church clock who was struck by the minute hand, losing the tip of his nose in the accident. The incident occurred as the clock was being serviced, highlighting the delicate gear work involved.
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Rushford, Eng
UPM
Serum Fund Drive Enters Final Week in State
The Serum Fund Drive enters its final week with total donations at 1263.65 toward a 1500 goal to fund serum operations at Tempe State College. Support pours in from Douglas, Phoenix, and Tombstone where Mayor Wally Foster proclaims a Serum Fund week.
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Tempe State College
Herbert Stahnke
Douglas
Phoenix
Wally Foster
Tombstone
Tucson
Baby's Valet
Pueblo Junior Woman's Club
Woolworth’s
Kress’s
McClelllans Dime
Goodman's
Pueblo Gardens
Nick’s Juvenile Shoe
Midway
Biltmore Motor-Vu
Wife wins Father's day bout after Mother's day loss
The sheriff's department says Prudencio Corrales and his wife clashed at El Victoria ballroom in West Speed Way. She struck him with a bottle and cut his cheek with broken glass after following him there. Corrales, 24, was treated at the county hospital and jailed on assault charges. The husband reportedly beat the wife last Mother's Day.
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Sheriff's Department of Srs
Prudencio Corrales
S. Stone Ave
el Victoria Ballroom
West Speedway
Corrales
Buried Nazi Survivor Emerges After Six Years
Six German soldiers entombed in a sealed Wehrmacht food bunker near Gdynia while looting supplies survived six years in darkness. A 32 year old Berliner is hospitalized with blindness and a long beard, while another surviv or died in daylight.
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Warsaw
Poland
Gdynia
Public urged to mail opinions on new controls
President Truman and congressional leaders pressed for stronger economic control legislation before the Defense Production Act expires. Rayburn and McFarland opposed a 30 day extension and urged timely passage, with banking committees rushing bills as public sentiment voices rise via a presidential appeal.
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Washington
Truman
House
Rayburn
Senate
McFarland
Congress
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
National Security Council
Wilson
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Senate Banking Committee
Committee At Work
Maybank
D-Sc
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Baseball Results From The Day
American League Cleveland defeated Boston 9 to 7 in the only game. National League Chicago edged Boston 5 to 4. New York at St Louis was listed as a separate game.
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Cleveland
Boston
National Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Broadway paving smooth amid traffic flow
Brief notes indicate traffic moves smoothly on Broadway after paving, with page references to related coverage and a brief mention of a fund donor list and unrelated items in other sections. The entry mixes page numbers and sparse fragments from the issue.
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el Paso Gas Co
Scorpion Fund
Aoe
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DiMaggios
Scorpion Serum Fund
OPS
Mercury
R. M. Metz
Bulletins
Sen. Moody
D-Mich
Defense Production Act
Veterans’ Administration
Berlin
Patrick J. Hurley
State Department
Brernett O'Donnell
U.S
Strategic Air Force
Far East
David C. Barr
Seventh Division
Ft. Knox
Oscar Badger
Eastern Sea Frontier
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Citizen's
Scorpion Serum
Sional Women's Club
Luella Graf
Nancy Wagner
Nazi Free
Ariz
Hopper
Pearson
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