Russia Seen Worried by heavy Red losses in Korea
Gen. J. Lawton Collins told senators today he believes Russia is beginning to worry about heavy Chinese Communist casualties in Korea. The Army chief of staff defended Gen. Douglas MacArthur while noting MacArthur did not follow a policy in moving troops toward the Manchurian border.
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Insane Woman Beats Fellow Patient to Death at Cleveland State Hospital
An aged female patient at Cleveland State Hospital beat Elizabeth Parsons 82 of Oberlin to death with a heel while Parsons was restrained. The killer, unnamed by hospital officials, is described by Dr. Charles Waltner as having delusions that Parsons was after her. The attack occurred early yesterday. Parsons died today.
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Negotiations urged as Iran oil dispute risks free world unity
The United States urged Iran to negotiate a settlement in the Iranian British oil dispute warning it could weaken the free world. Also notices Ava Beauty Shop will be held moving location at 212 South Coaean ip-5-25-31 with a date range May 28 to 30.
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Ridgway Warned Koreans of Certain Death Before Attack
Gen. Matthew Ridgway reported to the United Nations that loudspeaker broadcasts and more than 355 million leaflets warned Communist forces in Korea of certain death before their offensive. He noted 90,000 prisoners of war interned on Kojo-Do Island and about 12,000 guerrillas, with battalion-sized clashes in South central Korea.
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Price Regulation Red Tape Trimmed
Washington reports tightenings and debates on wartime price rules and defense industry favors. House probes claim GM received steel allotments while others were denied. Eric Johnston notes beef price risks. Wilson cancels engagements after leg injury. Wage board grants 14 cents of a 15 cent wage boost for Fairchild Aircraft workers. Wage hearing set for shipbuilders. CIO International Union threatens strike at Westinghouse after June 11 over wage and union shop disputes.
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H BOMB HINT OF U S LEAD IN ATOMIC RACE
The United States may hold a wide lead in the race for hydrogen bomb supremacy after secret tests at Eniwetok. The joint Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department report that experiments contributing to thermonuclear weapons research were successfully carried out, signaling progress in triggering an H bomb.
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James Wood High to hold baccalaureate service tomorrow
James Wood High School prepares a baccalaureate service for the 82 seniors who graduate on October 1. The event starts at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with a program led by Principal Paul D. Beable. Prelude is Liebestraum followed by God of Our... with invocations, scripture, and special music by Louisa Miller. Mr Bradford delivers the sermon, the group sings Faith of Our Fathers, and the postlude is Now the Day is Over.
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Brain Injuries Fatal To Child
A Maryland case reports James Kenney Walburn dying from brain injuries after being assaulted in a cabin near Baltimore. Walburn, previously jailed in West Virginia and Maryland, had multiple brain operations since October 1949. His stepwise trials upheld 15 month sentences for assault with conviction under Judge George Henderson.
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President Truman to Cruise Five Days Aboard Williamsburg
President Truman will take a five day cruise on the yacht Williamsburg starting Tuesday. He will be accompanied by a few staff members and return next Saturday. The itinerary is not firm, with cruising planned only in nearby waters such as the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
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Chesapeake Bay
Chapman Wins British Amateur Golf Title in Por thcawl
Richard Chapman of Pinehurst North Carolina defeated Charles Coe of Oklahoma City 5 and 4 after a 36 hole duel to capture the British Amateur Golf Championship in Por thcawl Wales. The match ended in late May with the final at Mid dletown.
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West Gains Voice in 1952 Democratic Convention Delegation
Democrats reapportioned 14 extra votes to the West for the Chicago convention to nominate Truman’s 1952 ticket. Colorado Florida Iowa Ohio Wisconsin Wyoming Texas Virginia Washington gain two to four votes as New York and Pennsylvania lose clout. William M. Boyle Jr. pressured Republicans to frame foreign policy in the race.
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Deaths From Wounds Less in Korea, Gen Colling Tells Senate
Gen J Lawton Collins told Senators that deaths among Korea War wounded are about a third less than World War II. He cited high return‑to‑duty rates with 90.4 percent of non‑battle injuries returned to duty in the Far East and 12.9 percent to US duty.
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Senate
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Unusual Pets Shine At Virginia Avenue School Show
The Children’s Pet Show at Virginia Avenue School featured a ground hog, a monkey, a pony and many dogs cats fish and turtles among 59 dogs 30 cats and 16 fish entries. Winners received pins ribbons prizes and bags with notable names like Douglas Herring Mary Carter Doris Dinkle Norman Jones and Romola Mullins among others.
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Arthur Stone
Carol Mumpower
Quadruple Amputee Receives Diploma in Absentia
Pfc. Robert L. Smith, who lost all four limbs in the Korean War, received a Middleburg High School diploma posthumously? in absentia. His mother accepted the diploma at commencement as Smith, then in Walter Reed Hospital, awaits fitted hands and feet. He was the sole absentee among 31 graduates. he left school as a sophomore to join the Army.
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Walter Reed Hospital
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Pennsylvania
Queen Mother May Turns 84 Amid Gifts of Flowers and Telegrams
The Queen Mother May reached her 84th birthday and received 20 truckloads of gifts flowers and telegrams before noon as crowds sent greetings in London.
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Byrd Tax Reduction Bill May Bring 15 Percent Cut
Virginia lawmakers anticipate a 15 percent tax reduction as General Fund revenues edge toward 103 million dollars for the year ending June 30. Comptroller figures show ten months of data with corporate taxes and ABC profits boosting the fund, supporting a larger reduction and a strong end-of-year outlook.
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Virginia
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Allied forces push forward in Korean conflict amid heavy Chinese opposition
Reports from the front describe a bold UN advance in Korea with heavy artillery and air barrages. Captured Chinese soldiers recount large casualties on hilltops as 60,000 fresh Chinese troops loom nearby and commanders weigh risks of pursuing a broader thrust.
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