Soviet Names Kuznetsov as Ambassador to China
Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily Kuznetsov becomes the Soviet envoy to Peiping, replacing Alexander Panyushkin who is recalled for other work. Kuznetsov, a top Communist official and longtime head of Russia’s trade unions, also leads the World Federation of Trade Unions. Mao Tse-tung writes a Pravda tribute to Stalin praising Sino Soviet friendship.
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Moscow
Vasily Kuznetsov
Peiping
Georgi Malenkov
China
Kuznetsov
Soviet Communist Party
Russia
Moscow Newsaper
Pravda
Stalin
Mao Tse-tung
Alexander Panyushkin
United States
Panyushkin
Washington
Mao
Soviet Union
Central Committee
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Malenkov
Kremlin
Mao Tzetung
Red China
Joseph Stalin
Lenin
Chou En-lai
World Federation of Trade Unions
Hawaii Statehood Vote Expected In House
Proponents predicted the House would pass the Hawaii statehood bill for the third time. Opponents warned of a coalition of southern Democrats and Republicans from big states aiming to send the measure back to committee for further study. Only two Democrats spoke in favor, Engle of California and Alaska’s non voting delegate.
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Washington
Hawaii
House
Islands
Union
West
New York
Rep
Engle
Dcalif
House Interior Committee
Alaska
Soames Ts
Waterfront Fire Destroys Wilmington Waterfront Area
Fire swept a quarter mile of Wilmington waterfront damaging warehouses freight cars and large nitrate tobacco and sugar stores. Officials said losses may reach 10 to 30 million dollars as crews expected days of smoldering rubble. Twenty one people were treated in hospitals and one man, William Cummings, remained seriously ill. The blaze began in a U shaped building owned by the Wilmington Terminal Warehouse Company and burned for over three hours. The firm's vice president blamed wiring as the likely ignition source.
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William Cummings
Wilmington Terminal Warehouse Company
Soviet Spices Arab Books In Cold War Tactics
In Damascus a Soviet backed Beirut mill produces cheap Arabic sex themed books to promote anti American propaganda. The titles aim at younger Arabs and are sold for about 40 cents each, undercutting market price.
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Damascus
Syria
Soviet Union
Beirut
Lebanon
Rome Students Rampage Demands Trieste Return
In Rome and Milan students, many pro fascist, paraded through streets shouting for Trieste to return to Italy. Earlier on Monday about 20 people were wounded in student rampages in Rome. Demonstrators hurled rocks at pictures of Joseph Stalin.
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Rome
Milan
Trieste
Italy
Joseph Stalin
Mercury to Hover Near Normal Through the Weekend
Temperatures will average near or slightly below normal from Wednesday through Sunday with normal highs 47 to 55 and lows 29 to 33. Expect milder days midweek, then colder conditions Friday through Saturday and light precipitation totals around one half to three quarters of an inch.
Protests Accident Thugs Add to Loot
In St Louis Leroy Bernhard confronted four men who fled a drugstore holdup after taking 225 dollars in cash and narcotics. The crew paused to threaten Bernhard and took seven dollars before escaping in a car.
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ST. Louis
Leroy Bernhard
Bernhard
Unrest in Bulgaria Tightens Border Controls
Yugoslav Politika reports widespread unrest in Bulgaria after Stalin's death. Security measures have been tightened, especially on the frontier, amid fears of antigovernment revolt and mass flight toward Yugoslavia. Bulgarian border guards are replaced by five-man patrols.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Balkan
Politica
Stalin
Politika
Short Coffee Supply Seen By Traders
New York traders say coffee supplies are tightening in parts of the country while price controls linger. Latin American growers push green prices up. roasters pause on future deliveries as decontrol nears, causing brief shortages and market confusion.
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NEW York
Lima
Maxwell House
General Foods Corp
General Foods
U. S
Court Denies Change of Venue in Adams County Murder Case
Adams County Common Pleas Judge James W. Lang Jr. refused a venue change for Charles Eikleberry Jr. 25 Antioch Ohio charged with first degree murder for the Jan 12 shooting of Sheriff Ben K. Perry. Elmer Spencer argued publicity would prejudice the fair trial. Court also denied defense access to a confession or related information.
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West Union
Adams County
Rescue Craft Escorts Crippled Plane Home
A two engine U S Air Force C47 with 18 aboard returned from Hong Kong to Formosa and made a tense landing at Taiwan with one engine dead and the other overheated. Four rescue planes trailed the craft to safety. The aircraft carried officers and men from the U S Military Assistance Advisory Group who had visited Hong Kong for brief leave.
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Hong Kong
Formosa
Taiwan
U. S
Quest for Slayer Grips Spring Valley Town
Police Chief Abe Stern vows to break the case as he hunts a sex slayer after two girls Esther Nagy and Marjorie Boudreau were found dead near the Lakeside School in Spring Valley. Detectives questioned students and staff while offering little leads.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
Abe Stern
Ramapo
Esther Nagy
Marjorie Boudreau
Stern
Lakeside School
Marjorie
Esther
Red Hunter Hunts Probe of Churchmen
Rep. Velde says the Un American Activities Committee may enter church affairs in a hunt for Communists. He cannot yet specify if probes target church affiliated organizations or individuals, but favors focusing on individuals over groups. He notes the investigation could involve members more devoted to politics than ministry.
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Washington
Velde
Un-American Activities Committee
Illinois
Mayor Sues Over Libel Claim In Bombing Case
Hubbard mayor Joseph J. Baldine filed a $50,000 libel suit against James P. Griffin director of district 26 CIO United Steelworkers. Baldine alleges Griffin maligned him in connection with the bombing of John Robinsons home Hubbard Township last month and acted with actual malice to harm his reputation.
Beightler Named Executive Director Of Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike Commission said Monday it will name Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler former commander of the Ohio 37th Infantry Division its executive director.
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Beightilfa
Columbus
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Robert S. Beightler
Ohio 37Th Infantry Division
Farm Officials Urge Science to Feed Growing U S Population
Dr. Byron T. Shaw of the U S Agriculture Department warned farm leaders that the baby crop is outpacing the food crop. He said the nation grows about 22 million people yearly and by 1975 could reach 190 million, requiring substantial increases in acreage and farming efficiency.
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ST. Louis
Byron T. Shaw
U. S. Agriculture Department
National Farm Chemurgic Council
Illinois
Ohio
Ord
U. S
Shaw
U.S
Dr. Shaw
Ammo Shows in Korea Denied by Wilson Visit
Louisville officer Garnett Dick alleges U S artillery units staged shelling shows for visiting congressmen on the Korean front including a Sept. 10 observation post visit by Maj. Gen. Wayne Smith and dignitaries Dewey Short J Frank Wilson and Leon Gavin. Pentagon officials had no comment.
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Louisville
Louisville Times
Korea
Edward A. O'Neill
Times City
Garnett Dick
the Times
Wayne Smith
Dewey Short
R-Mo
J. Frank Wilson
Dtex
Leon Gavin
R-Pa
House Armed Forces Committee
Washington
Pentagon
Doctors rate Malenkov poor insurance risk
Nashville heart specialists warn Georgi M. Malenkov could have a heart or glandular ailment. Six of fifteen doctors commented, noting he may suffer from Cushing's disease with high blood pressure and obesity, risking a cardiac episode under pressure.
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Nashville
Tenn
Nashville Heart Specialists
Georgi M. Malenkov
Nashville Tennessean
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Cushing
William Scott
Supreme Court Upholds Gambler Tax Law
The U S Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision rules valid the 1951 federal requirement for gamblers to register and buy a $50 tax stamp. The court says minimal revenue does not invalidate the act and that deterrent aims do not void a tax.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Farm Crops Purchase for Korea Proposed
Senators Case and Mundt proposed that the government buy half a billion dollars worth of wool, cotton, grains, dairy, poultry and meat products for shipment to South Korea. Korea would deposit Korean currency to pay for the goods in a reconstruction fund.
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Washington
Case and
Mundt
South Dakota
South Korea
Radio Corp of America buys Continental Can Cadge plant
The Radio Corp of America announced it has purchased Continental Can Co.'s Cadge plant in Cambridge Colorado to manufacture and fabricate television receivers and telegraphs.
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Cambridge, CO
Radio Corp. of America
Constinental Can Co
Taft slows bid to denounce Reds in Senate
Senator Taft of Ohio dampened Republican efforts to revive a resolution denouncing Russian enslavement of Eastern Europe. He warned the measure could linger in refrigeration without foreign developments. Senator Smith proposed trimming references to wartime accords, urging a vote to show Eisenhower push beyond Truman containment, but action awaits approval from Dulles.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
Senate
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Secretary of State
Dulles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Smith
Eisenhower
Springfield Blaze Destroys Five-Story Block in City Center
A half million dollar fire tore through the five story New Zimmerman building in downtown Springfield, raging five hours and damaging the Shawnee hotel across the street. Fire Chief Willard Compton said damage reached 500000 and the cause was undetermined. Three firefighters were overcome by smoke as thousands watched. The Gallaher Drug Store sparked the blaze with smoke and water affecting nearby shops including McCulloch Leather Goods Brown's Bootery J C Penney and Central Rug and Linoleum Co.
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Springfield
Willard Compton
Gallaher Drug Store
Limestone and
Main Sts
McCulloch Leather Goods
Brown's Bootery
J. C. Penney and Central Rug and Linoleum Co
Blazing Gas Erupts Main Line Near Fort Worth
A ruptured 12 inch gas line created a huge crater and a sheet of flame over Tarrant County Monday night. Firefighters extinguished the fire after closing a main valve. Fire Capt Hess cited excessive pressure as a possible cause. one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion but recovered.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Tarrant County
M. G. Hess
Jury Attacks Liquor Laws In Butler County Report
The Butler County grand jury, reviewing the teenage drinking probe, condemned allowing under 18s in liquor outlets. It urged interested groups to push state law changes to bar minors from such places and recommended a training program for all law enforcement officers.
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Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
Dying Woman Granted Uncontested Divorce in Los Angeles
Superior Judge George A. Dockweiler met at the bedside of Eleanor Bonus, 53, for a five minute hearing and granted an uncontested interlocutory decree to her husband Fred Bonus, 58. The divorce quick settlement provides financial benefits to their eight children.
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Los Angeles
George A. Dockweiler
Eleanor Bonus
Fred Bonus
Navy Promotes Rickover Hopeful For Admiral Rank
Washington reports jubilant supporters of Capt Hyman G Rickover optimistic after Secretary Anderson moves to keep him on active duty beyond June 1953 and to clear a path for a July 1953 Navy promotion board to consider promoting an engineering captain in atomic propulsion to rear admiral. Senator Jackson calls the step encouraging and Senator Saltonstall notes the secretary is clearing the way for possible promotion.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Anderson
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate Armed Service
Navy Promotion Board
Rickover
Admira
Bradley and Van Fleet clash over Korea ammo claims
Secretary of Defense Wilson told senators ammunition in Korea is adequate and production is expanding, aligning with Gen. Bradley against Gen. Van Fleet who warned of a shell shortage during his Korea command. The closed Senate session features Wilson, Van Fleet and others as they discuss future UN ammo needs and supply methods.
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Washington
Wilson
Omar Bradley
United Nations
Korea
Congress
Bradley
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
van Fleet
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
J. Yew ‘Collins
Army Staff
Army
Stevens
Joint Army
Chiefs of Staff
Saltonstall
R-Mags
Roads Action Delayed as Mechem Demands Review
Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem says no emergency highways appropriation action will occur until Ohio verifies if state funds were misused on roads near Southern Ohio atomic plant sites. Rep J Harry McGregor accused Gov Lauseche and Highway Director Linzell of a six million dollar state commitment. Republicans met in caucus to withhold a 15 million appropriation pending explanations from federal alignment with other states. Mechem and Rep Saxbe reported McGregor claimed federal funds covered roads near atomic plants elsewhere.
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Columbus, CO
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Ohio
J. Harry McGregor
Rynchio
Frank J. Lauseche
Samuel O. Linzell
Mechem
William Saxbe
McGregor
Allies and Reds Trade Raids on Korean Front
Allied infantry carried two smashing raids into Chinese Red trenches near Old on the Western Front. UN forces repelled Communist probing attacks across a 155 mile battlefront as bad weather grounded Allied air power. A raiding party fought hand to hand for 20 minutes before withdrawing with troops. Casualty figures were not available.
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Seoul
Old
Bome
Pole Pierces Heart at Campion Paper Plant
Cincinnati police report Alva M. Penwell Jr. 42 died at the Campion Paper & Fibre Co. plant Monday after a machine clutch part knocked him into a rapidly covering alley and hurled him back onto his chest.
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Cincinnati
Alva M. Penwell Jr
Campion Paper & Fibre Co
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Maj
George A. Davis, Jr
Lubbock
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Baker
Red Hunter
Joseph Martin
Robert A. Taft
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