Five Ohio Men Freed in Trades
Five Ohioans and two West Virginia men were released in the Korean War prisoner exchange at Panmunjom. Cpl Menifee Carter Wayne W Va Cpl William E Wood Washington D C Sgt William L Wolfe Fairmont W Va Cpl Kenneth L Woodring Cleveland Sgt Cloyde Barcus Newark Cpl John J Johnson Batavia Sgt Jack Ray Pratt Portsmouth. The day marked another batch in the ongoing exchanges amid typhoon disruption and reports of grim prison conditions.
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Panmunjom
Reds
U. S
West Virginia
Menifee Carter
Wayne
W. Va
William E. Wood
Washington D. H
William L. Wolfe
Fairmont
Kenneth L. Woodring
Cleveland
Cloyde
Barcus
Newark
John J. Johnson
Batavia
Jack Ray Pratt
Portsmouth
Koje Island
Korea
Red Stockades
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Red
Meigs County Records Nineteenth Polio Case
Meigs County reports its 19th polio case of the year, a county record. Delmar Larkins, nine months, of Chester, is diagnosed at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis and sent home. Two siblings received gamma globulin. Last year at this time two cases. total for the year 17 with two deaths.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Department of Health
Delmar Larkins
Chester
Charles Larkins
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
More Polio Serum Is Made Available
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced an additional 2,250,000 cubic centimeters of gamma globulin for polio inoculations, enough for about 320,000 average doses. It will be allocated entirely to areas with critical polio incidence.
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New York
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Two Aged Ohioans Killed in Accidents
In Licking County Ohio a 71 year old man Wesley O Harrah of Columbus died in a two car collision six miles northeast of Johnstown. An 80 year old woman Etta Gill of Kirkersville was struck by a car on U S 40 near her home, both deaths occurring Wednesday.
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Newark
Ohio
Licking County
Wesley O’harrah
Columbus
Johnstown
Etta Gill
Kirkersville
U,s. 40
Willard Campbell Elected Supreme Governor of Moose
Willard Campbell of Columbus Ohio was elected supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose in Miami Florida today.
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Miami, Fla
Willard Campbell
Columbus
Ohio
of the Loyal Order of Moose
Kinsey Report Findings On Female Sexuality Publicized
The Kinsey Institute releases a second book detailing that women stay sexually active longer than men, with 27 or 28 as a peak age for many. It notes most men interrelate with higher lifelong activity, while women show varied patterns and psychological factors influence arousal and marital dynamics.
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Associated Press
Science Reporter
Bloomington
Ind
Alfred C. Kinsey
Giant B-50 bomber cratered in Arizona desert crash
A massive B-50 bomber exploded in the Arizona desert near Picacho Peak and crashed in flames. The 12 man crew parachuted to the rocky wasteland. nine were found, including Captain John D. Winters of Park, California, who was unharmed. Search for the remaining three airmen continued at dawn.
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Picacho
Ariz
Arizona Desert
Picacho Peak
John D. Winters
the Park
Calif
Freed POW Miyamura Receives Medal of Honor
Hiroshi H. Miyamura 27 of Gallup New Mexico was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Imjin River battle. Brig. Gen Ralph Osborne announced the honor, noting secrecy due to his prisoner status and unclear official dates. Miyamura led a 13 man machine gun squad of the 3rd Division during the Chinese attack before his capture on April 25 1951.
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Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Gallup
N. M
Ralph Osborne
America
Osborne
Miuramura
Imjin
State Board Delays New Turnpike Study
Columbus A request by Samuel O Linzell state highway director for 650000 to survey a Cincinnati Conneaut turnpike route was tabled by the state controlling board Linzell a member of the Ohio Turnpike Commission by virtue of his state position said the money if advanced from the highway improvement fund would be repaid from sale of bonds to finance turnpike construction The board gave no reason for delaying action on the request
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Columbus
Samuel O. Linzell
Cincinnati-Conneaut
Linzell
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Auto Owners Costs Rise Six Per Cent
New York report from the American Automobile Association finds car upkeep rising about six percent over two years. Survey shows the average motorist driving 10,000 miles annually spends about $908 this year versus $861 in 1951.
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New York
American Automobile Assn
Association
Eisenhower Reveals Secret Report On Soviet H Bomb Tests
President Eisenhower returned to the summer White House with a top secret report indicating the Soviet Union conducted Aug 12 tests showing fission and thermonuclear reactions. Hagerty noted no further detail on the AEC follow up. Eisenhower cited defense through better living standards at a New York housing project dedication. He then met with AEC chair Strauss and adviser Jackson before returning to the viation.
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Denver
F Eisenhower
White House
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
James C. Hagerty
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Commission
Fisenhower
New York
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
C. D. Jackson
Iran's Zahedi invites Mossadegh to surrender
The royalist Premier Fazlollah Zahedi called Mossadegh to surrender to Tehran police within 24 hours and promised a public trial. Shah Reza Pahlavi rushed preparations to return from exile as fighting that toppled Mossadegh left hundreds dead in Tehran.
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Iran
Mossadegh
Tehran
Fazollah Zahedi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Rome
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
London
Zahedi
Shah
Zahedir
Red Atrocity Case Details From Freedom Village
Three Army corporals described a U S airman’s death by exposure after refusing to confess to germ warfare. They testified of another flier chained to a wall and unable to move while detained near Pyoktong. Cpl. Irvin Edwards, 22, said the aviator died after being taken to Manchuria for questioning.
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Freedom Village
Freedom
Pyok- Tong
Cpl
Irvin Edwards
U. S. 7Th Division
Manchuria
Parma Heights Mayor Refuses Resignation Demand
Parma Heights councilors unanimously urged Mayor Frank J. Breen to resign after a Wednesday meeting. Breen called the session illegally convened and said he did not attend due to lack of notice. A warrant charges building contractor Myron Cichota with cheating him of 2800 dollars by promising influence for a liquor permit.
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Cleveland
Parma Heights
Frank J. Breen
Breen
Myron Chicota
Army Awards Medal To Ingenious Cook
RICHMOND Va Bronze Star awarded to former set Boyce Edwards of Fairfield Virginia for ingenuity in food preparation and inexhaustible energy aiding high quality mess while serving in Korea with the 196th Field Artillery Battalion 10th Corps. Edwards recently discharged after a hitch in Korea.
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Richmond
Boyce Edwards
Fairfield
Edwards
Korea
196Th Field Artillery
10Th Corps
Cleveland attorney McSweeney dies at 47
James M. McSweeney assistant city law director and brother of former U S Representative John McSweeney of Wooster died Wednesday in Cleveland. He had served as assistant city law director and was noted for his public service in Ohio.
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Cleveland
James M. McSweeney
U. S
John Big Sweeney
Wooster
Nasser Calls for Total War as Egypt Pledges Defense
Cairo crowds of about 100,000 hear acting president Gamal Abdel Nasser demand Muslims prepare for total war against British occupation. He urges evacuation of forces from the Suez Canal zone and vows women and children will be trained to defend the country. Army Maj Gen Abdel Hakim notes troops and equipment to arm many volunteers.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Bairain
Suez Canal Zone
Nasser
Mohamed Naguib
Mecca
Abdel Hakim
Defense Dept reports Korea casualty toll at 142277
The Defense Department released a preliminary weekly tally showing 142,277 Americans killed, wounded or missing in the Korean War. The total reflects 19 more deaths, 23 fewer missing, and 19 wounded moved to non battle status. Audits continue, possibly for years, with final numbers expected to rise.
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Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Former Probate Judge Indicted in Embezzlement Case
Cleveland Ohio former Probate Judge Nelson J Brewer 65 faces a grand jury indictment for embezzling 2202 from the estate of Samuel Mond whom he served as guardian from 1925 to 1940 He resigned July 21 amid bar association probes. Brewer says he will make restitution in Mond case and six other shortages totaling 6338.
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Cleveland
Nelson J. Brewer
Bar Association
Rewer
Samuel Mond
Trumbu County
Mond
French Sultan Ousted in Morocco
Paris dispatch reports the Sultan of Morocco removed from throne as Gen Augustin Guilaume begins palace entry with the palace surrounded by French tanks and armed vehicles, signaling a dramatic transfer of authority in Rabat.
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Paris
Rahat
Morocco
Augustin Guilaume
Sirti Mohammed Ben Youssef
Bass leaps in boat on Whitestown Lake tale told by Geer
Wellsville reports Ray Geer and his sons Ewin and Ronald claim a 19 inch three pound bass jumped from the water into their boat during a fishing trip. They maintain the fish leaped aboard and stayed with them.
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Wellsville, WN. Y
Ray Geer
Ewin
Ronald
McCarthy Set to Reveal Secret Data Testimony
McCarthy will disclose data from a secret session as he considers public testimony on a GPO code book theft. Edward Rothchild, a GPO worker, and his wife Esther faced questions about espionage and spying, with two witnesses slated to testify.
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Edward M. Rothschild
Government Printing Office
Washington
Esther
Senate
Rothschild
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
GPO
Adlai Stevenson Debriefs World Tour in New York
Adlai Stevenson returned from a six month world tour saying the United States must hold the free world together. He called the trip sobering and noted a universal prayer for peace, urging U S leadership to sustain the alliance of free peoples.
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New York
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Camectas
General Van Fleet Returns to Korea on Welfare Mission
Retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet returned to Korea six months after leaving command of the U S 8th Army. He travels with an 11 member civilian group of the American Korean Foundation ready to provide 500000 dollars in emergency aid to Korea.
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Seoul
James A. van Fleet
Korea
U.S. 8Th Army
Beatings Probe After Six Year Old Dies in Parma
Cleveland police say charges will be filed against aunt and uncle Mathew and Mrs Barger after their six year old niece Celia Barger died from internal injuries after a series of beatings. Celia was brought to a hospital by the Bargers where authorities noted extensive bruises. The aunt admitted spanking the child and her sister Helen.
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Cleveland
Lester Roeper
Parma
Richard DeNebey
Celia Barger
Mathew Barger
Lester Adelson
Roeper
Barger
Helen
Bargers
Dionne Quintuplets Split Up Part Ways
In North Bay Ontario the Dionne quintuplets will separate as Marie joins a Catholic religious order while Yvonne studies art in Montreal, and Cecilia Anne, Emilie with the Institut Familia in Nicolet. Oliva Dionne says the move follows the sisters’ serious thoughts about their futures.
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North Bay
Ont
Dionne
Marie
Oliva Dionne
West Cold Shoulder Plans for Compromise at Parley
Western nations resisted compromise talk on forming the Korean peace conference. Israel India Russia and Communist China are tangled in the debate as Andrei Vishinsky hints at further remarks while Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. rejects watered down conference lines.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Selwin Lloyd
U.S
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
India
Poland
Burma
United Nations
N. Y
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Vishinsky
General Assembly
Czechoslovakia
Turkey
Korea
World Organization
South Korea
China
North Korea
Lodge
AEC Says U S Reached Hydrogen Bomb Stage Earlier
Washington report cites Atomic Energy Commission chief Lewis Strauss noting the United States conducted tests with fission and thermonuclear reactions. He links U S progress to 1951 and 1962 Eniwetok series and recalls a 1951 AEC announcement of thermonuclear experiments contributing to weapon research.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Pravda
Strauss
Soviet Union
Enamwetok
Eniwetok Proving Ground
Pacific
Strikes Cause Break-ins at Indiana Bell Exchanges
Demonstrations in three cities last night led to property damage at two Indiana Bell exchanges and a break-in at one. Spokesmen said windows were broken at Elwood and Alexandria and intruders forced their way into the Elwood exchange. A Kyinmo parade sparked violence but no further damage.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Bell
Elwood
Alexandria
Kyinmo
CIO Communications Workers of America
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Indiana
Draft Boards Issue Reminder to Fathers
Washington UP reports that draft rules require fathers to file evidence of fatherhood with local draft boards by August 25 to seek deferment. The change, ordered by President Eisenhower, states fatherhood alone will be grounds for exemption after August 25 unless there is proven hardship or privation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ramirez Seeks Separation After 29 Years of Alleged Cruel Treatment
Mrs Ramirez, mother of 16 and expecting a 17th child, files in district court for separation from her husband Igna after 29 years of marriage. She claims cruel treatment over the past five years.
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A Ramirez
Igna
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