UN Advance Tactics While Korea Talks Open
Communist delegates proposed an intriguing plan to withdraw foreign troops from Korea during cease fire negotiations. The UN command reported considerable progress, though specifics were not released, as talks in Kaesong continued with Nam Il and Admiral Joy seeking clarity on the agenda.
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Korea
UN Command
United Nations Command
Red
Kaesong
Nam Il
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam
Joy
National Democratic chief tied to RFC payoff claims
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports William M. Boyle Jr, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, was paid 8000 by American Lithofold Corp after an RFC loan of 565000. The paper says payments to Boyle began in 1949 and notes related investigations into former Internal Revenue official James P. Finnegan, who allegedly received 1000 monthly sums.
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National Democrat
RFC
St. Louis
The
Post-Dispatch
William M. Boyle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Reconstruction Finance Cararation
Theodore C. Link
Boyle
American Lithofold Corp
Internal Revenue
James P. Finnegan
Finnegan
Washington
Litteford
Get Acheson Plan Given GOP Votes
Washington AP A sharply divided GOP meeting backed a plan to strike Secretary Acheson from the federal payroll via the State Department appropriation bill. A 71 to 33 vote approved moving to amend the money bill to bar pay to any policy making head who, in the prior five years, belonged to a firm that represented a foreign government.
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Washington
House
Acheson
State Department
Poland
Phillips
R-Calif
Red Drivers May Be Flunked in Washington
The State Department urged Washington DC officials to require a full driving road test for Russian drivers, aiming to mirror Moscow rules. District commissioners agreed to add a road test but rejected an automatic flunk rule, citing concerns over test standards and policy alignment.
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Washington
State Department
Moscow
District of Columbia
U.S
District Department of Vehicles
Scritain
London
John F. Simmons
Truman
Congress
Union Objection Halts Ohio Power Talks
A union objection to continuing talks with Federal Conciliator E Russell Turner blocked resumption of negotiations to end the Ohio Power Co strike. About 880 CIO Utility Workers of America members are striking at Ohio Powers plants in Philo and Brilliant Jefferson County Ohio and Beech Bottom West Virginia over a wage dispute.
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Zanesville
E. Russell Turner
Ohio Power Co
CIO Utility Workers of America
Ohio Powers
Philo and
Brilliant
Jefferson County
Ohio
Beech Bottom
W. Va
Kentucky Governor Denies Gambling Syndicate Charge
Governor Lawrence Wetherby of Kentucky denied a charge by opponent Howell W. Vincent that he is linked to Cleveland gambling syndicates. Vincent cited a Covington official’s claim that Tate Hageman offered bribes to local officials. Wetherby said he has no connection and Hageman will be investigated. primary set for August 4.
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Louisville
Lawrence Wetherby
Cleveland
Howell W. Vincent
Covington
Theodore “Tate
Hageman
Northern Kentucky
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Washington
Wetherby
Associated Press
Tank chief testifies on relationships with contractors
Brig Gen David J Crawford, head of the nations tank program, testifies before a House subcommittee probing alleged improper relationships between Tank Automotive Center officers and contractors. He concedes taking a free hotel suite from agents of two firms with multi million dollar tank orders while drawing a living government allowance.
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David J. Crawford
House
Crawford
Marietta Mayor Warns Locks Must Stay Open
Mayor Joe C. Hartline urged preserving the Muskingum River lock at Marietta to protect the city water supply and industrial growth. Officials said the federal government will stop operating locks 1 through 4 between Marietta and McConnelsville, risking well levels and local industry.
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Marietta
Joe C. Hartline
Muskingum River
Muskingum
Corps of Engineers
McConnelsville
Hartline
W. C. Steele
Huntington
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Firms To Sell Road Bonds
A group of 170 investment banking firms was appointed by the Ohio Turnpike Commission to act as exclusive financial advisors for financing the Ohio Turnpike. They will underwrite about 300 million in bonds if the project proves economically feasible, with potential bond sales this fall and an auto opening by July 1, 1954. A section from Petersburg to near Youngstown could open by January 1953Pending final feasibility and construction steps.
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Columbus
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ohio
T. J. Kauer
Petersburg
Ohio Line
Youngstown
Gypsy Princess Accused of Swindleing Widow in Korea Mercy Case
In Brooklyn a 35 year old woman, Hazel Lee of Coney Island, is charged with grand larceny after allegedly swindling Virginia Solomon of 7011 dollars meant to bring her dead son home from Korea. Solomon, told by the Defense Department her son was killed, was lured by incantations and a fake curse test. Police note Lee has 17 prior arrests and her husband was charged with fraud.
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New York
Brooklyn
Hazel Lee
Coney Island
Virginia Solomon
Defense Department
Arnold
Korea
Coney Iland
Mrs. Solomon
British Move Toward Iranian Oil Talks
London reports Britain weighs a resumption of oil talks with Iran over the nationalization dispute. Tehran has sent terms and Harriman proposals, while Britain seeks reduced Iranian interference in Anglo-Iranian Oil Company operations and proof of goodwill before renewing negotiations.
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London
Iran
W. Averell Harriman
Tehran
Britain
AIOC
Abadan
Harriman
U.S
Poling Clinches Philadelphia Mayoral Nomination in GOP Primary
In Pennsylvania, Rev Dr Daniel A Poling, a 66 year old Baptist minister and former head of the Christian Endeavor movement, won the Republican mayoralty nomination in Philadelphia. The statewide spotlight focused on Michael A Musmanno, a Pittsburgh judge and Nuernberg war crimes trial figure, whose surprise bid for the State Supreme Court upset Justice C Ladner, backed by most Democratic leaders, though Ladner offered no comment as returns came in.
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Philadelphia
Daniel A. Poling
Pennsylvania
Michael A. Musmanno
State Supreme Court
Musmanno
Nuermberg
C. Ladner
Pittsburgh
Ladner
Supreme Court
GOP
Dr. Poling
Funeral crowd gathers for Marshal Petain on Ile dYeu
More than seven thousand people including noted wartime figures packed the Notre Dame square on Ile dYeu France as last rites were held for Henri Philippe Petain the controversial WWI hero and Vichy leader.
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Ile D'Yeu
France
Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain
Church of Notre Dame
Former Red Courier's Daughter Wins Contest
Ellen Chambers, daughter of Whittaker Chambers the former government witness in Alger Hiss perjury case, won a Westminster high school essay contest on What America Means to Me.
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Westminster
Ellen Chambers
America
Man Sitting on Tracks Killed by Freight Train
Charles Elbert Garner aged 45 a railroad section hand from Pennsylvania was killed by a Nickel Plate freight train southeast of Dresden in Muskingum County He lived at Tranway and was reportedly sitting on the tracks when struck by the train.
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Zanesville
Charles Elbert Garner
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dresden
Muskingum County
Garner
Tranway
First Witnesses Called In Red Front Probing
The Senate internal security subcommittee opened public hearings on the Institute of Pacific Relations after months of secret inquiry. Edward C. Carter led off as witness, with Frederick Van derbilt Field slated to testify next, as McCarran and Ferguson probe for communist influence in the IPR.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Institute of Pacific Relations
Edward C. Carter
IPR
Fireturitaca
ALD
McCarran
D-New
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Institute
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Ferguson
R-Mich
Judiciary
Massachusetts
FBI
B and O Crew Faces Consecutive Train Woes
A Baltimore and Ohio crew endured two days of trouble on the same line. A northbound passenger derailed near Viand Eleventh crossing, then a hotbox halt halted a southbound carrier at the same spot. A journal box overheated near Ravenswood, forcing a Pittsburgh Kenova train to stop for repacking before journal burnout halted progress at Point Pleasant delaying multiple trains and schedules.
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Point Pleasant
Baltimore and Ohio
Viand Eleventh
Ravenswood
Journal
Pittsburgh
Military Boost Decision Due
Washington says the decision to bolster US armed strength beyond current plans will likely be made by the White House and Defense Department in October. Defense Secretary Marshall noted the move after President Truman warned Congress about surpassing the 3.5 million manpower goal and ahead of Acheson’s estimate of about 9 million Communist world forces. Marshall called October the Month of Decision as the military begins budgeting for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
United States
White House
Defense Department
Defense
Marshall
Truman
Congress
Detroit
State Acheson
Soviet Russia
Police Question Man In Drug Store Shooting
Cincinnati police held 21 year old Ruben Flint for questioning after the fatal shooting at Kattman drugstore. The victim was 68 year old Frederick H. Schmidt who was on duty when he was shot. Flint faced an assault and battery warrant filed May 18.
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Cincinnati
Ruben Flint
Flint
Frederick H. Schmidt
Kattman
Fair Exhibit Registry Deadline Set for Aug 1
Columbus notice states the deadline for registering exhibits for the Ohio State Fair is Wednesday, Aug. 1. Fair Manager Howard B.S. Foust reminded the public today. Application forms are available at the fairgrounds administration building.
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Columbus
Howard
Foust
Chinese Aim To End Slave Selling In Formosa
Taipei Formosa The Foster Daughter Protection Association was formed Tuesday to abolish the centuries old practice of selling girls into slavery. The group will seek government support to end the foster daughter system where poor parents sell daughters as unpaid domestic servants and later as concubines or vice workers. about 120000 slave girls are estimated to be in Formosa.
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Taipeh
Formosa
UN Patrols Battle Reds In Korea Front Reports
UN forces and Chinese troops skirmished northwest of Musan and near Kumhwa with probing attacks repulsed west of Chorwon and near Kumhwa. Clashes occurred south of Kumsong and near Kansong while 176 rounds of 76 mm artillery fired north of Inje. Peiping claims eight US jets shot down in Manchuria with no Far East confirmation.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Musan
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Kumsong
Inje
Kansong
Peiping
Manchuria
Far East Air Forces
Admiral Sherman Arrives Today for Funeral Flight
Admiral Forrest P Sherman arrives in Washington aboard a four engine transport carrying the body of the once rising naval officer and Joint Chiefs of Staff member. He died Sunday in Naples at age 54 from a heart attack. Shipmates gather to honor him at National Airport and National Cathedral before burial in Arlington.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Chief of Naval Operations
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naples
Sherman
National Airport
Washington National Cathedral
Navy
Constitution Ave
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
Foresters To Meet at Lake Hope State Park
Executives from state forestry associations in 25 states will attend a meeting of the Council of State Forestry Association executives at Lake Hope State Park from August 12 to 15.
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Columbus
Council of State Forestry Association
Lake Hope State Park
Many Schools Cheated U S Through GI Bill
Washington report from the General Accounting Office charges that many trade schools colleges and universities overpaid the Treasury through the GI education program. The GAO found over payments at about two thirds of the schools examined amid the program’s winding down. The study cites sloppy administration and irregular practices by institutions industry farmers and veterans.
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Washington
Treasury
General Accounting Office
Caen
Teague
Dtexas
House
Veterans Administration
Veterans’ Administrations
Panic Claustrophobia Puts Contino in Jail
Accord ionist Dick Contino, aged 21 and earning about $4,000 weekly, spent a night in a 5 by 8 foot county jail cell after pleading guilty at his draft evasion trial on Fort Ord California. He told Judge Roche he is now ready to go into the army and believes he can be a good soldier.
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San Francisco
Dick Contino
Fort Ord
Calif
Contino
Michael J. Roche
British Airmen Top the World Flight From Iceland to Alaska
Ten crewmen aboard the Aries bomber completed an 18 hour 54 minute nonstop crossing from Keflavik Iceland over the North Pole to Fairbanks Alaska. The mission marked a long distance milestone as the crew stretched their air legs after the casual hop to the far north.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Iceland
North Pole
Feflavik
Mass Sclons Prepare to Hear MacArthur Tonight
General Douglas MacArthur arrives in Massachusetts for a two day visit. The highlight is a special joint session of the Massachusetts legislature tonight where he will be greeted as a hero.
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Boston
Douglas MacArthur
Massachusetts
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