Stevenson Opens Campaign Duel In New York Push
Adlai Stevenson tours New York area delivering Legion speeches that frame the race against Eisenhower. He attacks Republican foreign policy, McCarthyism, and GOP shifts toward Democratic ideas, citing a divided party and a need for decisive peace strategies. Eisenhower replies that the US must confront the Kremlin firmly and that several nations remain under communist influence.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenower
American Legion
Legion
Asbury Park
N. J
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Feisenhower
McCarthy
New Jersey
Republican Party
Old Guard
Legionnaires
Kremlin
Fire Wrecks Firm in Martin Ferry
Flames destroyed a large part of the Associated Box Co plant in Martins Ferry Ohio on a Wednesday night. An unofficial loss estimate stood around 200000 as a block long blaze scorched a frame plant area and a lumber pile outside. Fire crews from Martins Ferry Tiltonsville Yorkville West Wheeling and Bridgeport fought the blaze for about two hours. Four firefighters were hospitalized after being overcome by smoke, none in serious condition.
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Martins Ferry
Tiltonsville
Yorkville
West Wheeling
Bridgeport
Perkins seeks power plant for Eastern Kentucky district
Representative Perkins of Kentucky urges the Atomic Energy Commission to place one of two new plants serving the Portsmouth atomic center in his Seventh District. He asks AEC to relay the request to a consortium of about 15 private utilities involved in supplying the power.
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Washington
Perkins
Kentucky
Portsmouth
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Land Owner Slays Hunter After Trespassing Dispute
A 42 year old man Wycle Thompkins was shot and killed by a land owner near Youngstown after an argument over trespassing while he and a friend hunted raccoons in a field around 2:30 a.m. Police report the owner fired during the dispute.
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Youngstown
Wycle Thompkins
Thompkins
Athens Sees 87 Degree Heat for Second Straight Day
The Athens area recorded a high of 87 degrees for a second day in a row. The previous night’s low was 50, and at 9 am today the thermometer stood at 83 degrees.
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Athens
Chauncey official pleads guilty to embezzlement query
Chauncey Village treasurer Mrs. Bette Pincelli, 31, pleaded guilty to embezzling 7066.91 in village funds. She was bound to the grand jury, arraigned before Mayor Peter B. Seel, with bond set at 8000 dollars. The case followed an audit showing a shortfall and state action.
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Bette Pincelli
Chauncey Village
Grand
Peter B. Seel
Yoshida Dissolves Lower House and Schedules Oct 1 Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida dissolves the House of Representatives to seek a fresh mandate. The top vote will occur October 1, with the dissolution followed by an Emperor Hirohito rescript and a swift government move to surprise rivals.
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Tokyo
U. S
Shigeru Yoshida
Hirohito
House of Councilors
Yoshida
Pact Okayed By Goodrich
CINCINNATI The B F Goodrich Co the last holdout of the Big Four rubber firms reached a pact with the CIO United Rubber Workers ending an 11 day strike. Firestone Goodyear United States Rubber General Rubber and Seiberling had already joined. More than 16000 UAW workers walked out of nine Goodrich plants nationwide. The agreement provides a 10 cent hourly wage increase and a full union shop after 12 weeks of negotiations.
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B. F. Goodrich Co
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Firestone
Goodyear
United States Rubber
General Rubber
Seiberling
UAW
Goodrich
United States
Tax Official Shot in Ambush Hired Killer Sought
Deputy collector Vincent Dattilo 31 lay critically wounded in Cleveland after a night ambush at his post as a part time watchman. Authorities say a hired killer targeted him while Treasury and revenue agents joined a broad hunt. Two officers were wounded in the assault as investigators label it an assassination attempt.
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Internal Revenue Department
Vincent T. Dattilo
Dattilo
Cuyahoga Wrecking Co
Treasury
Revenue
David FE. Beasley
Charles McWhorter
James E. McArthur
Partial Tax Report Denied by Assistant Attorney General
Ellis N. Slack, acting AAG, denied responsibility for a St. Louis grand jury's partial 1951 tax scandal report. One juror called it a whitewash. Slack told a House Judiciary Subcommittee he had no involvement in drafting or content. Four jurors testified they believed the department desired the report as presented to District Judge George H. Moore.
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Ellis N. Slack
St. Louis
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Slack
Grand Jury
Justice Department
George H. Moore
Ohio Mother Receives Son’s Medal of Honor
Mrs. Leslie J. Baugh of Harrison Ohio accepted the Medal of Honor for her son Private First Class William B Baugh who threw himself on an exploding grenade to save his squad in Korea. The ceremony honored the dead Marine and recognized his heroic act on the battlefield.
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Dayton
Leslie J. Baugh
Harrison, O
William B. Baugh
Legion Conclave Closes as National Commander Is Chosen
The American Legion elects its national commander today at Madison Square Garden to end its four day 34th annual convention. Front runners are Lewis K. Gough from Pasadena and Walter E. Alessandroni from Philadelphia both World War II veterans.
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New York
The
American Legion
Lewis K. Gough
Navy
Pasadena
Calif
Walter E. Alessandroni
Philadelphia
Madison Square Garden
Legion Auxiliary
Montreal Gazette reports alleged Red spy ring in Montreal
The Montreal Gazette alleges a communist spy ring of refugees from Iron Curtain countries operates in Montreal collecting defense industry data. Officials question the claim while ministers say they would not confirm or deny knowledge. The ring reportedly centers on four immigrants from Czechoslovakia Poland and Ukraine aided by Russian trained party members.
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Canada
Montreal Gazette
Stuart Garson
T Ce
Gazette
Red
Iron Curtain
Germany
Defense Industries
Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukraine
Eisenhower Gains Labor Backing in Surprise Show of Support
Gen Eisenhower seeks labor votes during political talks in New York with Roger Straus and Richard J Gray signaling potential AFL backing. Gray says 8 to 10 top union officials may support him while rank and file could swing Republican. Straus credits Eisenhower with leading Allied victory and resisting communism.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Roger W. Straus
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Eisenhower
Richard J. Gray
Albany
N.Y
AFL Building and Construction Trades Department
Gray
Building Trades
United States Department of Labor
Slaus
The
American Smelting and Refining Co
Straus
Stalin
Robert Dowling
Lester Granger
National Urban League
United States
Granger
Texans May Put General On Dem State Ticket
Gov. Allan Shivers suggested in a radio address that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s name might appear on the Texas Democratic ticket as a presidential nominee. He cited tide lands oil as a factor in not voting for Adlai Stevenson and warned the party has drifted from Truman era policies while urging Texans to decide how they want to vote.
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Tex
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Democratic Party
Allan Shivers
Tidelands Oil
Adlai Stevenson
Shivers
Stevenson
Truman
Texas Tidelands
Great
Navy Planes Join Attack on Pyongyang Supply Centers
U S Air Force bombers and Navy carrier planes including Boxer hit supply centers near Pyongyang North Korea. The strikes contrasted with light front action as the Eighth Army reported 21 words in the evening summary about patrols engaging enemy units up to a platoon.
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Korea
U. S
Pyongyang
North Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Lunch Costly Brinks Guards Lose Jobs
Four Brink's guards were fired after an unguarded armored truck was rifled of $65,000 while they ate lunch in a hotel cafeteria last Monday. The next day Ray F. Farmer, 26, a former Brink's employee with a truck key, was arrested. he is held on grand larceny charges in $40,000 bail.
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Washington
Brink
Ray F. Farmer
Brink's
Farmer
Kent State to Grant 375 Degrees at 39th Summer Session
Kent State University will award 375 degrees Friday at the 39th annual summer session commencement.
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Kent, CO
Kent State University
Air defense pace blocked by gadgets and indecision
Senate defense investigators faulted a rush of gadgets and shifting designs for delaying U S aircraft production and air defense buildup. They urged a full time production czar with authority, design freezes and mass production, plus more federal air power funding and less for ground and sea arms.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Defense Department
Clay Bedford
Secretary of Defense
Ohio Lawyer Indicted For Attempted Bribery
Louis A. Gertner of Columbus a 19 year attorney before disbarment on June 18 was indicted by a grand jury on attempted bribery of a policeman. He allegedly offered a fifty dollar bribe to Patrolman Paul E. Jordan to falsify testimony in a gambling case.
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Columbus, CO
Louis A. Gertner
Columbus
Grand Jury
Gertner
Common Pleas Court
Paul E. Jordan
Jury Indicts Vinton Sailor in Colum bus Slaying
Robert Gemmell, 28 year old Vinton sailor at Port Columbus NAS, indicted on two counts of first degree murder in the July 31 rape slaying of Laura Grimshaw. Prosecutor says Gemmell confessed to beating and strangling her after entering through a rear window and stealing $12. Charges include murder with premeditation and murder during burglary robbery and criminal assault.
Missing B17 Crew Sought After Gulf of Mexico Incident
At Eglin Air Force Base officials continued a six man search for crew members from a B17 that was shot down by a FR6d jet fighter into the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred amid ongoing investigations into friendly fire during training operations.
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Fila
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Dogs on the lam nabbed by warden’s new radio
Springfield Ohio reports Ralph Shelton Clark County dog warden installed a two way radio in his wagon Wednesday aiding pursuit of roaming dogs.
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Springfield
Ralph Shelton
Shelton
Clark County
Soviet Shuttles Envoys Malik To Leave UN Post
The Soviet Union names Valerian Zor as chief delegate to the United Nations replacing Jacob A. Malik who leaves for rest and reassignment. Zor arrives by Sept. 15 before the General Assembly opens. Malik, ill with a heart ailment, had planned summer leave but now exits the post.
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Malik
United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Russia
Valerian Z. Zorin
Czechoslovakia
Jacob A. Malik
International Organization
Zoring
General Assembly
Moscow
Low Pay for Atomic Experts Slows Britain's Program
A British select committee warned that the atomic arms program is stalled by low salaries for atomic scientists. The report urged higher pay and better working conditions to compete with private industry, noting top scientists can earn about 2000 pounds a year.
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London
Britain
Select Committee On
Tot Survives Two Explosions in Alexandria Apartment
In Alexandria Virginia a two year old girl named Joan Hawkins was buried under debris for about 30 minutes after two explosions ripped through a four story Abingdon apartment building. She survived with minor scratches. Five others were injured. cause under investigation, reported to originate in a basement where new oil burning equipment was installed. Rescue Squad Captain L W Devers found the girl.
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Alexandria
Abingdon
Joan Hawkins
L. W. Devers
Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll Seen Rising
Chicago officials report the National Safety Council predicts up to 480 traffic deaths over the Labor Day weekend, exceeding the prior record of 461. Council president Ned Dearborn notes an estimated 40 million cars on the roads this period.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned Dearborn
Council
Truman Budget Looms As Giant Post Election Gift
Washington expects a budget the size of a city phone book as Truman’s goodbye to Congress. It must be delivered by Jan. 17 with the 83rd Congress convening Jan. 3. Many sections will likely be junked within days.
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Dent Truman
Congress
Truman
83Rd Congress
Capitol
Eisenhower Plans Aggressive Campaign After Sparring Ends
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower told William L Pfeiffer and New York Republican leaders at the Commodore he would soon begin a fighting campaign. He said the sparring phase was finished and that he would wage a strong, aggressive bid in the near future while officials noted no comment on Stevenson Legion remarks.
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New York
Dwight D Eisenhower
William L. Pfeiffer
New York City
Commodore Headquarters
Pfeiffer
Eisenhower
Stevenson Legion
U S Legations in Middle East Raised to Embassies
The State Department announces that the U S legations in Lebanon Syria and Hashemite Jordan are being elevated to full embassies.
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Washington
The
State Department
U. S
Lebanon
Syria
Hashemite
Jordan
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