Texas GOP Puts Dems On Ticket
In San Antonio the Texas Republican convention unites party factions by slate of Democrat nominees running as Republicans for state offices. Gov Allan Shivers and Atty Gen Price Daniel are named as Republicans. Daniel says he is glad Democrats chose the best candidates. Cross filing to ballot inclusion may see Democrats appearing on both party lines in November.
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Texa
Texas
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
U.S
Martin
State Capitol
Austin
Shivers
Daniel
Adlai Stevenson
Jack Porter
Houston
National
State's Party Leaders Plan Meeting With Eisenhower
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower the Republican nominee will meet Sept. 8 in Cleveland with Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland party leaders. Arthur Summerfield said Eisenhower arrives at noon and will hold discussions with National Committee and GOP panels before a Sept. 9 trip to Indianapolis.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Republican
Arthur E. Summerfield
GOP
Fisenhower
National Committee
Republican Senatorial Committee
Congressional Committee
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Eisenhower
National Finance Committee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Chicago
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Riots at Koje Island POW camp injure sixty four
Defiant Red prisoners tested UN guards in a wave of incidents this month. UN forces used maximum force, killing four and wounding 64. Most casualties occurred at the Koje Island camp off South Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Koje Island
South Korea
Koje
Child Killed as Rope Lassoes Passing Car
In Danese West Virginia seven year old Hattie Lou Bragg played with a rope tied to her wrist. The rope snagged a neighbor's passing car and dragged her about 150 yards before the driver could stop. She died en route to a physician.
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Danese
W. Va
Hattie Lou Bragg
Hattie
Milwaukee composer convicted of burglary
Frank Grandstaff, a 50-year-old composer once pardoned from a life term, was convicted of burglary on Tuesday and sentenced to one to three years in Wisconsin State Prison.
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Milwaukee
Frank Grandstaff
Wisconsin
Meigs County Blackout Ends Power Restored Across County
Meigs County full power service returned at 3 am to about 4200 customers of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co after three large transformers burned at 1:30 pm Monday at the Rocksprings sub station. About 50 workers from six towns labored since the outage began, with two 5000 KVA transformers brought in from Gallipolis and Athens. By 8 pm yesterday rural areas were largely reconnected, Chester and Tuppers Plains lingering longer. Street lights to be restored tonight. damages from the fire to be tallied and all three transformers replaced off site.
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Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Ohio
Tom Hendrix
Middleport
Gallipolis
Athens
Rocksprings
West Virginia
Hobson Bridge
Chester
Tuppers Plains
de Priver
Burlingham
Ohio Power Co
Hendrix
Taft to Meet Eisenhower After September Talks
Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio said he will likely meet Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower after Sept. 10 to discuss his role in the Republican campaign. He will campaign for Eisenhower and the ticket but may avoid large whistle stop appearances. He plans to discuss campaign issues with Eisenhower.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
Eisenhower
Royal Film Set Approved for Queen Elizabeth II Documentary
A London film company receives royal permission to produce a 70 minute documentary on Queen Elizabeth II. The film plans to release shortly before the coronation next June, highlighting the young queen's life and reign.
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London
Middleport Praises Volunteer Police and Firemen
Middleport citizens extend thanks to volunteer firemen and village police for going above and beyond during Monday and Tuesday blackouts caused by a power failure. With power restored by 9 25 p m Tuesday, residents praise the coordinated patrols, rapid response to outages, and relief efforts led by acting mayor Frank Vroman and local officers aided by the state patrol.
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Middleport
Frank Vroman
C. H. Wise, Jr
Corporation Line
Henry Hennesy
Prison Aide Quits Amid Lacquer Thinner Death Probe
Victor J. Monte, deputy warden at London Prison Farm, resigns after 13 years as investigations proceed into three inmates who drank lacquer thinner laced with citronella sold for cigarettes. Monte accepts full responsibility for any negligence in medical attention. resignation effective Sept. 30. John Johnson of Cincinnati and John H. Lamneck state welfare director confirm the voluntary move as probe continues.
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Columbus
London Prison Farm
Victor J. Monte
London
W. F. Amrine
Monte
John Johnson
Cincinnati
John H. Lamneck
Two Airmen Rescued From Gulf After B-17 Downing
Panhandle report says two airmen Charles D. Jones 31 Meridian Mississippi and Peter R. Rosing 22 Ingleside Illinois were salvaged by a Coast Guard minesweeper after their B-17 bomber was shot down by a rocket fired by a new自动 jet fighter. The pair were the only known survivors of an eight crew.
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Panama City
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Sget
Charles D. Jones
Meridian
Miss
Peter R. Rosing
Ingleside
Inl
Soviet Moves Raise Austria Question as Kremlin Eyes East
Western officials wonder if the Russians plan to make Austria the next satellite state as economic pressure grows. Austria’s four zones, with three occupied by the East, face a cut in American aid from 190 million to 70 million dollars. rus sians push promises of East rewards amid rising unemployment and shrinking exports, prompting leaders to seek East trade despite Western opposition.
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Vienna
Austria
Kremlin
Germany
Norse Leader To Visit U S
Prime Minister Oscar Torp of Norway and his wife plan an unofficial U S visit starting Sept 9. They will tour New York Detroit Minnesota Wisconsin and Washington meeting Americans of Norwegian descent and visiting industries before calling on President Truman.
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Oscar Torp
Norway
United States
New York
Mrs. Torp
Detroit
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ambassador Morgenstierne
President Truman
MacFadden Plans Paris Jump For 84th Birthday
Bernarr MacFadden publisher and fitness pioneer will fly to Paris to parachute into the Seine to celebrate turning 84. He left New York by plane Tuesday with red underwear a life preserver and shoes with two inch sponge soles.
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New York
Bernarr MacFadden
Paris
Seine River
MacFadden
Ex Senator Huffmans Mother Dies at 90
Mrs. Tacy A Huffman 90 mother of former U S Sen James W Huffman of Columbus died Tuesday night after a month long illness from injuries in a fall. She lived on a farm in Rich Hill Township Muskingum County until two years ago when she moved to Zanesville.
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Zanesville
Tacy A. Huffman
U.S
James W. Huffman
Columbus
Dulles Criticizes U S Policy as in Personal Crisis
John Foster Dulles called U S foreign policy in personal crisis and urged disintegration of Soviet communism from within. He urged focus on Asia Africa and South America and abandoning containment for a passive resistance strategy rather than a head-on collision.
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Buffalo
N.Y
John Foster Dulles
American Political Science Association
United States
Asia
Africa
South America
Dulles
U.S. Lifts Metal Curbs Boosts 1953 Production Outlook
Washington reports copper and aluminum removed from the critical list as metal supply improves. DPA forecasts ample steel, copper, and aluminum early in 1953, with potential for expanded arms and civilian production. Fowler suggests more materials by next April or earlier, guiding Defense Department plans.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Henry M Fowler
Defense Department
National Production Authority
Fires Await Hot Novels Seized by Customs in Cleveland
Customs authorities in Cleveland seized 52,640 copies of two French novels after finding passages obscene. U.S. Attorney John J. Kane Jr. noted the material described sexual conduct, with Karl S. Moser of the customs service stating the content was full of obscene ideas. A Washington censor supported the move.
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Cleveland
John J. Kane Jr
U.S
Karl S. Moser
Collectors of Customs
Moser
Washington
Customs Bureau
Scioto Plans 400000 Airport Bond Issue
Scioto County Board of Elections ordered a proposed 400000 airport bond issue to be placed on the November 4 ballot. The plan would be matched by federal funds to build an 800000 replacement for Raven Rock Airport near Portsmouth in the Ohio River Valley. Construction planned for Minford, 14 miles northeast of Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County Board of Elections
Raven Rock
Ohio River Valley
Minford
Hearst Widow Sues for 2.5 Million from Hearst Estate
Mrs. Millicent V Hearst seeks 2 percent of William Randolph Hearst estate, claiming the publisher owed her 2 416 500 under 1921 and 1927 agreements for up to 20 000 monthly support for her and five sons, alleging missed payments.
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Los Angeles
Millicent V. Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Taft backs higher pari mutuel tax for Ohio races
Republican nominee Charles P Taft said if elected he will push for a tax increase on pari mutuel betting at Ohio race tracks to fund public services and county fair improvements. He urged directing a portion to local communities and junior fairs while criticizing the current use of revenue for general funds.
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Columbus
Charles P Tatt
Ohio
Louis J. Taber
Barnesville Enterprise Publishing Co
Taft
States General Revenue Fund
Allied Planes Pound Enemy In Pyongyang Bombardment
UN war planes roared into North Korea in a follow up to heavy bombing of supply depots near Pyongyang and in Northeast Korea. Fifth Air Force said fighter bombers dropped explosives then napalm in support of Allied ground troops as Eighth Army reported light, sporadic fighting. Seven B 29s dumped 70 tons on a Red supply area at Pyongyang.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
Pyongyang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U.S. Eighth Army
Coal Talks Resume After Memorial Holiday Absence
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania contract talks between the United Mine Workers and the hard coal industry began a weeklong recess. The operators and UMW leader John L Lewis agreed to reconvene in Washington on September 3, two days after the miners end of the 10 day memorial holiday.
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Wilkes-Barre
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Washington
Mason Marks 2nd Fatality In One Week
A second highway death in Mason County within a week occurred on Route 17 at Beech Hill. Charles Fisher aged 45 died at Holzer Hospital after falling from the back of a Kerr Blain truck around 1 a.m. Tuesday while en route to a nearby farm. Fisher resided at Beech Hill with his wife and two children. Friends may call at Mohr Arnett Funeral Home. funeral set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Viers Chapel near South Side.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
Beech Hill
Charles Fisher
Holzer Hospital
Fisher
Kerr Blain
Blain
Andy
Mohr-Arnett
Viers Chapel
South Side
Rankin Loses House Contest in Mississippi
Rep John Rankin, longtime white supremacist and critic of Yankees, loses his House seat to former colleague Rep Thomas Abernethy after the state legislature merged districts to eliminate a seat. Unofficial totals from 41 of 358 precincts favor Abernethy 26,903 to 20,568 as Rankin concedes.
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Jackson
Miss
John Rankin
Mississippi
Thomas Abernethy
Rankin
Abernethy
Dean
House of Representatives
Ratify Peace Pact Ends World War II Hostilities
New Delhi announces that India and Japan have formally ratified a peace treaty ending hostilities from the war era. The accord marks a formal ending to extended conflict between the two nations and reopens bilateral relations.
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New Delhi
India
Japan
Five Story Deluxe Livestock Building Dreamed For Ohio Fairs
Ohio Fair director Howard Foust proposed a five story air conditioned livestock exhibit building to ease future fair space shortages. He cautioned the plan remains in the dream stage and would cost several million dollars with a two year construction time. Governor Lausche urged the next General Assembly to fund a new junior fair center industrial exhibit hall and more land to assuage overcrowding ahead of the sesquicentennial exposition.
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Columbus
Howard S. Foust
Ohio
Foust
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Adlai Cites Patriotism As Shield In Speech At Legion
Gov. Adlai Stevenson attacked alleged anti patriotism in American politics at the American Legion convention in New York. He cited Gen. Marshall and implied Sen. Joseph McCarthy as targets while urging strong defense and freedom of thought. Stevenson warned patriotism can be misused as a club against public servants and announced a large Western tour to build support.
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Adlai Stevenson
George C. Marshall
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Marshall
American Legion Convention
Dean Acheson
Stevenson
American Legion
Madison Square Garden
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Legion
Juran
America
East
New Jersey
Springfield
Eisenhower
Amvets Group Names Saddest Sad Sack
Harold Koch of Jefferson Barracks Missouri was elected Saddest Sad Sack commander of AMVETS an organization for World War II veterans. William Morey was named among officers. The conclave runs until Thursday as the national convention begins.
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Mich
Harold Koch
Jefferson Barracks
Amvets Mher
William Morey
Sandusky
Amvets
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