Allies Halted 13 Miles From Red Strongholds
Tokyo reports renewed Allied pressure near Chorwon and Kumhwa as US and UN forces push toward Red strongholds. American B-29s bomb northwest Korea while jets clash. Chinese and North Korean counterattacks test frontline gains on the Chorwon Yonchon corridor.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
United Nations
Hwachon
Morean
U. S
Korea
Inje
Yonchon
Chor- Wwon
John Randolph
No Man’s Land
U N
Admirals views on Korea war end and armistice talks
Admiral Forrest Sherman told the Senate inquiry into General MacArthur’s dismissal that Russia could end the Korea war anytime as the US grows stronger. He recalled December 1949 fears of a world war, and that MacArthur favored armistice terms as soon as possible if allowed.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Russia
Korea
United States
Sherman
Naval Operations
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Pentagon
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Tokyo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
MacArthur
Collins
Red China
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Senator Lodge
Rmass
Lodge
Kremlin
U. S
Joint Chiefs
United Nations
Sparkman
D-Ala
Courtney Whitney
Pacific
One Legged Man Admits Slaying
Norfolk detectives report A D Fausner, 48, a one legged man, confessed to killing Frances Yearby and then attempted to shoot Mrs Valda Steadman at the Williams Court Housing Administration Office, where fellow staff disarmed him. Yearby lay dead at 322 West Princess Anne Road with a blood soaked bed cover.
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Norfolk
Norfolk County
City of Norfolk
Frances Yearby
1St
Princess Anne Road
A. D. Fausner
Williams Court Housing Administration
Valda Steadman
Steadman
Fausnet
W. F. Curling
ARMY CHIEF QUITS ATHENS AS NATION'S FORCE LEADER
Greece's 68 year old Field Marshal Alexander Papagos resigns as chief of the armed forces. The walkout triggers a minor incident and an army alert in Athens. Nearby items note community events and classifieds including a church benefit and a sale notice.
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Athens
Greece
Alexander Papagos
James Wood High to grant graduation exercises
James Wood High School seniors are candidates for graduation with exercises at 8 p m in the school auditorium. State Senator Harry F Byrd Jr will be principal speaker.
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James Wood High School
Roxanne Rogers
Sarah Marks
Carolyn Solenberger
Jane Clevenger
Frances Wolford
Betty Whitacre
Don Taylor
Warren Kines
Donald Luttrell
Donald Anderson
Thomas Reardon
Julian Ebersole
Dwain Place
Carroll Dalton
Paul Strawderman
Harry Pingley
Gramm Teets
Robert Jones
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Loudoun &T
Willow Lawn Pool
Gaunt's
Grant
Eeeese
Loryn
Crarsll
Capi
Navy lieutenant fired over antigovernment letter in Korea
Former Lt. (J. G.) William H. Evans Jr. said his views on U S foreign policy are shared by a large portion of Far East fighting men. Navy officials disputed that claim and disclosed his dismissal during a Senate investigation. Evans produced the letter calling Acheson “Red Dean Acheson” and criticizing the “pro-Red” administration, saying his loyalty lies with the country. He said his commission was revoked under honorable conditions after questioning by the Navy.
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Washington
Navy
Far East
J. G
William H. Evans, Jr
Edgewater
State Department
Forrest
P. Sherman
Chief of
Naval Operations
Evans
Senate
MacArthur
Sherman
State Acheson
Dean Acheson
Congress
N. Y
Alfred
New York
Rogers
Korea
Kohlberg
U S Air Groups To Defend Europe
Minneapolis report states U S Air Force plans to mobilize over 50 tactical groups for NATO defense. Secretary Finletter warns against expanding Korea War into China while stressing overseas bases and advancing guided missiles amid evolving air defenses. He notes Communist tactical air force shifts to jets.
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Minneapolis
U. S. Air Force
North Atlantic Treaty Defense Force
Thomas K. Finletter
Chamber of Commerce
Air Force
China
Hoyt Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Iran moves to nationalize Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Iran informs Britain it will proceed with the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company immediateLy. A government board will run the nationalized industry in Khuzistan, with former employees now recognized as Iranian National Oil Company staff.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
N. R. Seddon
Mohammed Ali Varasteh
Khuzastan
Ivan
611 Casualties Added in Korea
The Defense Department’s Korean casualty summary shows a weekly increase of 611, bringing total casualties since the start of fighting to 67,427 as of mid-Friday May 25. KIA 10,127. WIA 45,889. MIA 11,411 with 102 confirmed dead, 1,207 returned, 115 captured, 9,987 still missing. Navy 721 total casualties. Army 56,176. Marines 9,925. Air Forces 605. Total deaths 1,636 with 1,385 KIA.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Flag-Lowering Exercises Run Afowl of the Law
Police arrested seven young men for climbing power poles and removing Confederate flags. Five Southerners and two Yankees were fined $50 each for destroying city property. The sixty first reunion of United Confederate Veterans continued into a second day.
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Norfolk
United Confederate Veterans
Four Power call to meet in Washington to ease tensions
The United States Britain and France urged the Soviet Union to attend a Four Power Foreign Ministers meeting in Washington on July 23 to break the deadlock over agenda. Gromyko received identical notes in Moscow outlining Western positions and blaming Soviet demands for the dispute. The West argues Atlantic Pact bases fuel tensions, while the Soviet claims the pact causes the strain.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Washington
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
U. S
Europe
Soviet Union
Plane Makes Safe Emergency Landing in Manila
A Philippines Air Lines C 47 suffered a gear washout as it landed at Bacolod runway with 20 aboard. Captain Leonides Yap guided the craft to a belly landing while five trucks ambulances and crash crews stood by. Passenger Carmen Lojano helped evacuate as PAL officials pledged guards at airports to deter water buffalo.
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Manila
Philippines Air Lines
Fao
Bacolod
Leonides Yap
Yap
PAL
Andres Soriano
E. T. Bolton
Carmen Lo Jano
Soriano
General Clark's Son Wounded in Korea Action
Capt William D Clark son of Gen Mark Clark was wounded in Korea during a recent UN offensive. He commanded a rifle company in the second division and suffered a compound fracture from a bullet that perforated the right knee. General Clark serves as Chief of the Army Field Forces at Fort Monroe.
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Fort Monroe
William D. Clark
Mark W. Clark
Korea
U. N
Department of the Army
Clark
Army Field Forces
Old Soldiers Meet Salling Arrives at Confederate Reunion
Norfolk reports Norfolk veterans welcome John Salling of Slant Wax and 85 year old companions for United Confederate Veterans Reunion. Salling flew 300 miles from Gate City Virginia to Bristol Tennessee and joined William Joshua Bush of Fitzgerald Georgia and William D Townsend of Ville La. They traded cigars in a lively hotel lounge while recounting past battles and joking about Yankees with a veteranly glare and blunt humor.
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Norfolk
United Confederate Veterans
John Salling
Slant
Gate City
Virginia
William Joshua Bush
Pitzgerald
William D. Townsend
Olie
Bush
Townsend
Salling
Charles B. Law
Mrs. Law
Bristol
Tenn
Cardinal Dougherty Dies After Stroke at 85
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, 85, died at 9 15 a m at his Philadelphia residence after a stroke. He celebrated Mass this morning and remained active in duties until his death. Born in Ashland Pennsylvania to Irish immigrant parents, he became priest in 1890 and bishop in 1903, reducing Sacred College membership to 61.
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Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Phil
Chancery
Pennsylvania
Ashland
Cardinal Dougherty
Patrick
Bridget Henry Dougherty
County Mayo
Ireland
St. Charles Borromeo Seminary
Sacred College of Cardinals
Sacred College
Jet Plane Explodes in Maryland Killing Pilot
A United States air force jet fighter exploded and crashed in flames near here today killing its pilot instantly. The pilot’s name was withheld pending family notification. Mrs. Laura Lederer witnessed the crash and described hearing a roar and seeing the plane at tree top level as wreckage and ammunition exploded for over an hour.
Memorial Day tribute at National Cemetery honors Korean War dead
M Sgt Lawrence Fries a local Marine Recruiting Officer who recently returned from Korea delivered a Memorial Day address at the National Cemetery. He urged peace and honored all fallen service members including those who died in the Korean conflict. The American Legion Conrad Hoover Post 21 led the service as flags waved and burial squad volleys sounded.
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Lawrence Fries
National Cemetery
Fries
Korea
Conrad Hoover
The
American Legion
Legion
Stephens City Lions elect officers for new year
Newly elected Stephens City Lions Club officers led by President H. E. Massie will be installed June 12 by Julian A Everly deputy district governor. Officers include C M Terault first vice president Halsey T Green Jr second vice president Ralph Bauserman third vice president A R Marks secretary treasurer Ray Rinker lion tamer Claude Strickler tail twister Rev A Hayne Boozer and L I Saunders directors for two years. David C Petrie is retiring president. The club with 45 members posted 99.4 percent attendance for the year ending May 1, second in state for Class B clubs, behind Goshen at 100 percent. Delegates J W Golladay and James L Bowman attended the state convention with Golladay serving as chairman.
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Stephens City
A. Hayne Boozer
L. I. Saunders
David C. Petrie
Stephens City Club
Richmond
Lions Club
Goshen
J. W. Golladay
James L. Bowman
Golladay
CIO strike vote authorizes action at Westinghouse plants
The Conference Board of the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers voted today to authorize a strike on or after June 11 against a score of Westinghouse Electric Corp plants in seven states.
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Pittsburgh
Conference Board
The
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Polar Flight Pioneer Deems North Pole Trip “Awfully Easy”
Charles Blair Jr the first solo North Pole Flyer in a single engine plane called Flying Gas Tank reports the 3310 mile Norway to Alaska leg took 10 hours 27 minutes and asserts the voyage was awfully easy. He then flew 3450 miles to New York arriving yesterday afternoon. Blair a Pan American World Airways pilot said he would not want to repeat the crossing and noted no stated mission but noted U S Air Force interest.
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New York
Charles Blair, Jr
North Pole
Airlines
Bardu
Norway
Fairbanks
Alaska
Blair
Pan - Americanorld Airways
U. S. Air Force
U S Chamber Seeks to End Wage Price Controls
The U S Chamber urged Congress to revoke government authority on wage and price controls and attacked the present Wage Board as ineffective. James Carey of the CIO faced criticism as he accused business of bribing labor, while senators noted big business backing to weaken controls and push price hikes for products like Westinghouse.
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Chamber Commerce
Congress
House Committee
Siettirone Seizo
James Carey
CIO
Senate
Westinghouse
Tornadoes sweep western Nebraska causing one death
A twister and hail lashed western Nebraska killing one and injuring 15 as heavy rain drenched Schuyler and other communities. Dozens of buildings were destroyed on a large farm and ten Mexican workers were hurt when a house collapsed amid the debris.
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Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Minatare
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