Buildups In Korea Signal Stronger Communist Threat
United Nations forces report Communist ground strength near one million with 1 000 to 2 000 aircraft, about half jets. Gen Mark W Clark notes improved enemy position while U N air attacks constrain them. Battles around Old Baldy near Chorwon see heavy artillery and over 1 000 Chinese casualties. Army artillery marks 177th anniversary with a curtain of fire as Sabre jets and fighters hit positions along the front.
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Korea
Mark W. Clark
U.N
Clark
Far East
Old Baldy
Chorwon
U.S. Army
Sabre
Manchurian
California Quake Rips Tehachapi and Arvin Cities
The July 21 quake centered in the Tehachapi mountains devastated Tehachapi killing ten people nine children and injuring none seriously while another 11th person died nearby. Arvin suffered major street damage as water power and gas failed. Caverns blocked railroad tunnels and statewide fear rose from San Francisco to the Mexican border.
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Tehachapi
California
San Francisco
Tehachapi Mountains
Women’s State
Arvin
Southern Pacific Railroad
Los Angeles
Garlock
Democrats Form Ranks For Battle In 1952 Campaign
The piece notes deep divides within both parties as they prepare for the November election. It highlights Republican frictions between Taft and Eisenhower supporters and Democratic fault lines over civil rights and loyalty rules. It cites leaders like Lehman Humphrey Benton and warns the splits could shape platform debates and Capitol Hill coalitions.
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Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Truman
Dixie Belt
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Herbert Lehman
New York
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
William Benton
Connecticut
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AFL
CIO
Platform Committee
Capitol Hill
Martin H. Kennelly
Michigan
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
Conrad Hilton
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Moscow
Pravda
U.S
Wall Street
Frank E. McKinney
Flying Saucers, Hiss Trial, and Convention Mayhem
Air Force probes radar glimpses of flying saucers near Washington while Alger Hiss seeks a new trial on fake evidence claims. At Chicago Democratic Convention the crowd, TV pressure, and photo ops spark chaos as politicians pose and reporters swarm, with Republicans noting similar delays.
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Alger Hiss
Hiss
Chicago
Truman
Thomas J. Gavin
Columbia Broadcasting Co
Sam Rayburn
CBS
Robert A. Taft
International Amphitheater
Rent Control Faces Sept. 30 Death Unless Action Taken
Government rent control chief Tighe E. Woods warns more than six million families could see rents rise sharply. Increases may range from 20 percent for higher priced units to 50 to 100 percent for the lowest brackets as communities risk missing the September 30 deadline. Extensions possible only where local governments request them or areas are defense housing zones.
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Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Mid East turmoil deepens as cabinets fall across Iran and Egypt
In Iran, Mossadegh regains premiership after Qavam resigns amid oil dispute unrest. Tehran riots complicate a new cabinet, while Pahlevi blocks Mossadegh’s six month rule. In Egypt, Sirry Pasha resigns and Hilaly Pasha resumes premiership as the army seizes control, highlighting ongoing Middle East volatility.
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Middle East
Britain
Iran
Egypt
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Qavam
Mossadegh
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Hussein Sirry Pasha
Farouk
Sirry Pasha
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Siriy Pasha
Hilaly
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Polio Hope Rises On Gamma Globulin Breakthroughs
Dr. Hart E. Van Riper of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis says discoveries may yield a polio preventive within three years with a possible vaccine next year. In Sioux City 16,500 children began the final gamma globulin test while prior trials at Provo and Houston involved 38,905 youngsters, with results due months hence.
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National Foundation For
Hart E. van Riper
National Foundation
Washington
van Riper
Sioux City
Iowa
Provo
Utah
Houston
Tex
Labor Party Conference Set to Clash in September
Britain faces a decisive Labor Party gathering in September as moderates led by Clement Attlee clash with Aneurin Bevan’s left wing. Resolutions object to Churchill government foreign policy, mark concerns over dependence on the United States, relations with China, West German rearmament, East-West embargoes, and Britain's rearmament burden.
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Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
Winston Churchill
Attlee
United States
Red China
West Germany
Britain
East German Army Vows Modern Strength Backed by Soviets
Retiring U.S. High Commissioner John J. McCloy warns of Soviet arms support for East Germany with a Red Wehrmacht of 50 000 to 60 000 loyal troops. East German Politburo member Franz Dahlem pledges a modern army capable of defeating Western forces backed by the Soviet Union.
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John J. McCloy
U.S
Germany
Franz Dahlem
East Germany
Soviet Union
Quakers World Conference in London Marks WWI Outbreak Anniversary
The item notes Monday July 28 World Conference of Quakers in London commemorating the 1914 start of World War I. It also mentions Wednesday July 30 dedication of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in Baltimore and Friday August 1 the planned execution of Oscar Collazo in Washington for the 1950 attempt on President Truman, the guard killed at the White House.
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Quakers World Conference
London
Chesapeake Bay Bridge
Baltimore
Oscar Collazo
Washington
Truman
White House
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