Joy Returns Delegates To Camp as Newsmen Halted
The United Nations halted cease-fire talks over press representation at Kaesong after Red guards blocked a 20-man news convoy. Admiral Joy refused to proceed until the UN chose press personnel and warned talks would resume only if the convoy cleared to the site.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
U.S. Eighth Army
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
UN Party
Nam Il
Ridgway
Unite Nations
Admiral Joy
Nam II
Munsan-Kaesong
Army
Eighth Army
Tokyo
U.S
No-Man's-Land
No-Man's Land
Harriman to Visit Iran for Oil Dispute Talks
President Truman plans Averell Harriman to travel to Tehran within 48 hours to explore possible paths to salvage the Anglo Iranian oil settlement. Iran seeks a $25 million loan from the Export Import Bank as Mossadegh's government battles cash shortages after oil nationalization.
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Averell Harriman
Iran
Washington
W. Averell Harriman
White House
Truman
Mohammed Mossadegh
Harriman
Henry F. Grady
U. S
Lou Henderson
India
Henderson
London
Britain
Foreign Office
Tehran
Hague
United States Export- Import Bank
Majlis
Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Company
Judge Ryan Disqualifies Reds Bail in Major Bust
Fifteen indicted communist leaders remain jailed after Judge Sylvester J. Ryan voided the Civil Rights Congress bail fund posting and barred its bondsmen from court activity. Frederick Field faced similar ban as Field posted bail for a defendant. Court actions and Senate inquiries followed, including Hammett and Hunton bail pleas and McCarran’s call for a study on new anti bail jumping legislation.
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NEW York
Sylvester J. Ryan
Civil Rights Congress
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Field
Ryan
U. S. Senate
Internal Security Committee
Sumaed
Dashiell Hammett
W. A. Alphaeus Hunton
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sen. McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Meat Prices Drive Blood Donor Rejections in Westfield
Westfield officials blame high meat prices for a rise in blood donor rejections. At a Red Cross drive 159 people donated while 32 were rejected for low iron, linked to reduced meat consumption. A separate Agriculture Department report shows first-half meat consumption fell 1.4 pounds per person from 1950.
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Westfield
Mass
Korea
Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter
Washington
Agriculture Department
Dean of the nation’s drama critics dies at 78
Ashton Stevens famed critic for Chicago papers died at his home last night from a heart attack. The 78 year old writer was widely regarded as the dean of drama criticism and influenced public taste for decades. His death ends a long career shaping stage conversations nationwide.
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Chicago
Ashton Stevens
You can sell that baby bed ad sparks quick sale
A mother advertises a brown metal baby bed for $2 and sells it in one day. The notice urges selling other used items to raise spare cash, promising affordable rates and short rental periods for notices.
Fire Slows Penn's Trains On Hackensack Bridge
Traffic on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line between Newark and New York crawled at five miles per hour as a fire-wracked Hackensack River drawbridge remained under safety rules. Fire Chief William Wandras said he asked the FBI to probe the blaze, which began around 1 p.m. and is deemed suspicious. The 296-foot two-track span, called the busiest on earth by railroad men, lies about six miles from New York and four from Newark.
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N. J
Pennsylvania
New York
Hackensack River
William Wandras
Kearny
FBI
Ingrid Bergman to reunite with ex-husband and daughter
Dr. Peter Lindstrom and his 12 year old daughter Jenny Ann departed for New York en route to Sweden for a planned meeting with Ingrid Bergman this summer. The reunion would be her first with her daughter since Bergman left Hollywood in 1949 to star in Stromboli.
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Inglewood
Calif
Peter Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Jenny Ann
New York
Sweden
Miss Bergman
Hollywood
Kansas Flood Devastates Towns As Five Die
Kansas endures a catastrophic flood with at least five dead and thousands homeless. Swollen rivers invade eastern and central communities, with the Kansas River near Topeka rising toward a record 35 feet. Damages exceed 85 million dollars as the National Guard and multiple services aid evacuees and secure dikes.
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Kas
Kansas
Army Engineers Office
Kansas City
Kansas River
The
National Guard
Air Force
Marines
Coast Guard
Red Cross
North Topeka
Ottawa
Council Grove
Manhattan
Marion
Strong City
Florence
Main St
Marion County
Jim Kline
Truman Asks Federal Pay Be Increased
President Truman asked Congress to grant a seven percent across the board pay raise for Postal and Civil Service workers. He argued the emergency demands prompt adjustment to attract and retain skilled federal employees and urged uniform percentage increases to avoid unfair middle and upper grade disparities. Federal workers had received a general raise in 1949 averaging 140.50 dollars a year.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Rep. Murray
D-Tenn
Post Office and Civil Service Committees
Senate
House
Screen Writer Sues For Million Dollar Loss
Emmett Lavery sues Mrs. Lela Rogers in Los Angeles claiming she disparaged one of his plays causing a loss valued at one million dollars. The suit seeks redress for damages and reputational harm.
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Los Angeles
Emmett Lavery
Lela Rogers
Seaway Vote Fails Again Faces Closed Session
Washington The House Public Works Committee failed to vote on the St. Lawrence Seaway and power bills and reconvened in closed session. Chairman Buckley said the panel would limit focus to two of eight bills drafted by Reps. Dondero and Blatnik both committee members and nearly identical in text.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Buckley
D-Ny
Dondero
Rmich
Blatnik
D-Minn
Hobstetter Named Chairman of Ohio Bankers Council
Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy was appointed chairman of the Council of Administration of the Ohio Bankers Association. He is president of the Pomeroy National Bank and chairs Group Seven, which includes 12 Ohio counties.
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Columbus
Ohio Bankers Association Today
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Council of Administration
Hobstetter
Pomeroy National Bank
Ohio
New Treaty For Japan Unveiled
Washington announces a peace of reconciliation with Japan co sponsored by the United States and Britain. About 50 nations are expected to sign in San Francisco the week of September 3. The agreement strips Japan of overseas holdings but allows rearmament and preserves sovereign equality. A U S Japan pact and a three way U S Australia New Zealand security framework, plus a separate trade treaty, are contemplated.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Japan
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Dulles
San Francisco
Free World
Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Six Die in GM Allison Jet Engine Plant Blast
An explosion and fire at General Motors Allison Division in Indianapolis killed six workers and seriously injured another. Maj. Harold E. Wilber of the Air Force confirmed the six deaths and noted bodies were still being recovered beneath concrete debris hours after the 4 am blast in a jet engine testing cell tied to a Thunderjet contract. The plant remained under Air Force control as investigators began work.
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Indianapolis
General Motors Allison
Air Force
Harold E. Wilber
Wilber
General Motors
Allison
Air Force Control
House Leaders Seek Public Aid on Wage Price Control
Washington House Democratic leaders urged public support to save the administration price and wage control program as their efforts to stall defeat continued.
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House
Washington
Ohio's Largest Cities Move to Speed Parking Plan
Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus accelerate off street parking projects as the Ohio Supreme Court allows bond issuance to fund garages and lots. Fees collected from parking will repay the bonds and cover construction costs.
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Ohio
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio Supreme Court
Bricker Pushes to Name Dawson in RFC Report
Senator Bricker says he will oppose omitting White House aide Donald S. Dawson from a final Senate report on RFC loans. The closed session includes a special report on about 62 million dollars in RFC loans to Kaiser-Frazer. Dawson had denied attempting to influence RFC directors while Bricker and Capehart push references to his testimony.
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Washington
Bricker
Ohio
White House
Donald S. Dawson
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Subcommittee
RFC
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Dawson
Tme
Truman
Attem
Senator Capehart
R-Ind
FTC Targets Major Publishers Over Book Club Practices
The FTC accuses six large publishers of unfairly aiding book clubs that lease printing plates and sell at prices below fixed retail minimums giving clubs an edge over bookstores. Two publishers deny, others study or comment. They have 20 days to respond, with a Sept. 10 hearing proposed.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Book of the Month Club
The
Literary Guild
Airline Subsidies Draw CIO Criticism At Senate Hearing
A CIO spokesman told the Senate Commerce Committee that government aid to airlines promotes management strife. Elliot Bredhoff, assistant general counsel, argued pay subsidies mask losses from strikes by letting carriers recover costs through air mail subsidies.
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Washington
CIO
Elliot Bredhoff
The
Labor Organization
Senate Commerce Committee
New Aide Appointed Goes on Roegge Case
Logan Phil A Henderson was named assistant to Prosecuting Attorney Fred Murray while he is away. He will assist in investigating the July 8 death of Mrs Eldorah Roegge 37 Land Run. Autopsy results performed in Columbus Monday remain unreported.
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Logan
Phil A. Henderson
Fred Murray
Eldorah Roegge
Land Run
Labor Shortages Said Greatest Since Korea
Washington The Labor Department warned this week that shortages are more widespread and troublesome than at any time since Korea. Robert C. Goodwin head of the Bureau of Employment Security said no overall shortage exists yet but the employment picture is tightening for skilled and semi skilled workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Korea
Robert C. Goodwin
Department
Bureau of
Ferry Sinks in River. 27 Missing in Puebla Disaster
In Puebla Mexico authorities search for 27 missing after a ferry struck a floating log and sank Tuesday. It is the second similar accident in a week with about 60 believed drowned in a bus plunge into the flooded Vado River between Puebla and Casaca. 21 bodies recovered.
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Puebla
Mex
Vado
Cazaca
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