Truman Bates Secret Report in Declassification Drama
President Truman declassified a top secret memorandum to ease Korea debates as he awaited tomorrow’s vote. The document from 1947 urged pursuing withdrawal of U S troops and drew criticism from Republicans over civilian responsibility. James Hagerty said Eisenhower’s reply confirmed the military timing, while Sen Knowland pressed for bipartisan access to all such documents for public review.
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Kansas City
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S
GOP
William F. Knowland
California
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Republican Party
Adlai Stevenson
Minneapolis
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FBI
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State
Defense Departments
Sen. Morse
New York
James Hagerty
Eisenhower
Morse
Korea
James V. Forrestal
State Department
Joint Chiefs
United Tei Oa Ae Finterest
35 Senate Seats Eyed By Parties
A new Congress could play a decisive role in shaping America as 35 Senate seats and 29 governorships go to voters. Democrats hold 35 of the 61 seats not up for election, with 44 potential starting seats when counting holdovers, offering a path to Senate control with five victories in 26 contests.
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Washington
America
House of Representatives
Senate
Maine
House
Congress
Three Polls Edge Ike In Presidential Vote Lead
A trio of final surveys the Crossley Elmo Roper and Samuel Lubell analyses show General Dwight D. Eisenhower leading in the presidential race but none predicting a victory. Crossley estimates Ike 47.4 percent Stevenson 42.3 percent and others 0.4 with 9.9 percent undecided. Gallup results due tonight.
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NEW York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Crossley
Elmo Roper
Samuel Lubell
Gallup
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Miners Return to Work at Central Coal Co Graham Station
About 350 miners returned to work at the Central Coal Co Graham Station today after a Friday stoppage. Company spokesman said no grievances were presented and a difference of opinion existed between one individual and other miners.
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Point Pleasant
Central Coal Co
Graham Station
Air Force Plane Crashes in West Virginia Mountainit
A twin engine Air Force plane ran out of fuel and crashed in mountains near Elkins West Virginia on Sunday. All three officers aboard parachuted to safety despite groping through clouds and forest fire smoke.
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Elkins
W. Va
Air Force
West Virginia
Insurance Policy For Boyish Stunts
Hunstanton farmer Edward Walker takes out an insurance policy covering his sons Digby and Verden for 15 years. For 10 shillings per year the policy covers up to 10,000 pounds in damages from playful stunts by the boys.
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England
Edward Walker
Bis Sons
Digby
Verden
Insrance
Walker
Tito Charges Reds Prepare World War 3
Premier Marshal Tito accuses the Soviet Union of courting a third world war and vows Yugoslavia will cooperate with the West to maintain peace. He presents a 40,000 word review at the Yugoslav Communist Party congress and warns of dwindling hope for a peaceful solution to global tensions.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Soviet Union
Yugoslav Communist Party
Kremlin
Tito
Russia
Union Briefs Vote Workers Briefs Vote Workers
Jacob Clayman Ohio CIO Council secretary called Tuesday’s union election a fateful decision as about 1200 CIO members were briefed on election day duties. Ward leaders received expense money along with voter lists and literature. amount undisclosed.
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Jacob Clayman
Ohio Cio Council
Union Election Workers
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al Dietrich
Cuyahoga County
PAC
Outspoken plea as Stevenson races to final election push
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson drafts a dramatic last appeal to voters from Springfield. He plans a Chicago broadcast with Truman and Barkley and will vote in Half Day before returning to Illinois. Campaign aides predict 400 electoral votes, while some fear a tighter race. He frames Korea as a major issue and cites war correspondents warning against withdrawing troops.
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Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Candiate
Truman
Barkley
John S. Sparkman
Alabama
Stevenson
Half Day
Wilson Wyatt
Wyatt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Korea
Dixie Crosby Rites Today
Thousands gather in Beverly Hills for the funeral of Dixie Lee Crosby wife of Bing Crosby. She died Saturday of cancer on the verge of turning 41 with more than 10 000 condolences pouring in from around the world.
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Bing Crosby
Crosby
Wave Engulfs Family at Oregon Beach
A huge tidal wave at an Oregon beach just before noon Sunday swept a family from logs, washing 3 year old Larry Eugene Hardin to sea. Coast Guard said the wave exceeded recent high water marks and its cause was unknown. Parents Mr and Mrs Sylvester Hardin reside in Warrenton Oregon.
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Wash
Oregon
Coast Guard
Larry Eugene Hardin
Sylvester Hardin
Warrenton
Ore
Ohio Records Fight Deaths On Highways
Ohio deaths from accidents and misc. incidents rise with at least eight killed over the weekend. Victims include Roy Jeter 33 in Steubenville struck by a locomotive Archie Simmons 33 shot in Steubenville Barbara Hines 22 Ashland in a two car crash. Unborn child death reported.
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Associated Press
Roy Jeter
Steubenville
Herman Sedric Ault Jr
van Burne
Edward McNichol
Salineville
Clarence A. Dittmer
Rt. 1
North Lawrence
Stark County
Archie Simmons
Barbara Hines
Ashland Rt. 1
Delaware
Fugitive recaptured in Middletown after hospital escape
One of five Longview State Hospital jailbreakers was taken into custody in Middletown Sunday night. Donald Holder, 18, led the escape last Friday after threatening a guard with a butcher knife. Robert Lacy, 16, of Middletown, who joined Holder and three others, was arrested on a Middletown street by Patrolmen Donald Wallace and Robert Sloan.
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Longview State Hospital
Cincinnati
Butler County
Donald Holder
Robert Lacy
Holder
Lacy
Donald Wallace
Robert Sloan
Light Rains Fail To Dim Fire Danger In Ohio West Virginia
Light showers did little to lower forest and brush fire danger in Ohio and West Virginia where weeklong blazes persist. State foresters warn sun and wind could keep danger high, with volunteers scarce and rain needed to curb the fires. National guardsmen battled a 700 acre blaze in Wayne County while new fires emerged in Mingo and Logan counties and in the Athens County area.
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West Virginia
Ohio Division of Forestry
Athens
West Virginia Forestry Division
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U. S
James Steward
Chester van Sickle
Kachelmacher Oil Co
Logan
Utah Ridge
Doanville
Buchtel
Little Bailey
Deanville
Chauncey
Fish story cut to size in Eastbourne save for shark fate
In Eastbourne an angler’s tale of a two ton whale was debunked by a British Museum expert who said the creature was a 14 foot basking shark. Before payout could be collected, hundreds of sightseers hacked the fish to pieces and hauled it away for dog and cat food.
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Eastbourne
England
British Museum
Vivian Geel
Gell
Five Children Die in Blaze at Lakeland Cottage
Five Rickard children aged 7 months to 7 years died in a late Saturday fire at their frame cottage in Pinckney near Lakeland. Police said parents William Rickard and Dorothy Rickard were at a tavern to fetch beer. the blaze began from an overheated coal stove pipe. The couple, in shock, were treated at a Brighton doctor’s care.
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Pinckney
Mich
William Rickard
Lakeland
Rickard
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Rose
Paul
Edward
Marie
Brighton
Eisenhower Ends Campaign With Boston Rally
General Dwight D. Eisenhower reaches the campaign’s final stage in Boston. He will address Boston Garden at 10 p.m. (EST) in a televised rally, followed by a one-hour TV and radio program at 11 p.m. The events, costing about 250 900 dollars, precede his move to New York for election day at Columbia University and election night at the Commodore Hotel.
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Korea
Truman
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Boston Garden
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Dumont Television
MBS
New York
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Commodore Hotel
Reds Repulse ROK Attacks Retain Crest
Chinese mortars stop four ROK assaults on Triangle Hill as dug-in Chinese troops repulse repeated efforts. UN artillery pummels nearby Red positions while lighter mortars and tunnels hindered by the attackers. Gen. James A. Van Fleet confirms Allied control of Triangle and near Sniper Ridge.
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Korea
Triangle
James A. van Bleet
Eighth Army
Sniper Ridge
Taft Bricker Close Drives For Ohio 1952 Election
Gov candidate Charles P. Taft planned stops in Stark County and Canton before returning to Cincinnati to vote. U S Senator John W Bricker aimed for Youngstown speeches while DiSalie spoke in Cleveland as the final day of campaigning neared.
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Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Charles P. Taft
Stark County
Canton
Cincinnati
U. S
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Youngstown
DiSalie
Cleveland
Two Inmates Escape Lima State Hospital
Supt. R. E. Bushong reported two inmates Carl Rogers 23 from Summit County for assault and Richard Butler 26 from Mahoning County burglary escaped Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane with outside help. Broken hacksaw blades found in the hospital court and a knotted rope from a tree outside the wall suggest preplanned escape.
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Lima
Lima State Hospital
R. E. Bushong
Carl Rogers
Summit County
Richard Butler
Mahoning County
Bushong
State by State Picture Points to Close Race
Democratic and Republican leaders nationwide predicted tight results for 1952 contests. Governors, senators, and presidential votes in states from Alabama to Virginia faced late shifts as parties forecast gains and warn of uncertain outcomes.
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U.S
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Wallace Townsend
Eisenhower
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Robert Kennon
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Guardsmen Enter Ohio Penitentiary Amid Riot Firefight
Ohio Penitentiary riot intensified as 21 state patrolmen held a 1600-strong inmate line with riot guns while 400 National Guardsmen entered the walls. One convict, Caryle Noel of Cincinnati, 30, was killed. three others wounded along with more in the last 24 hours.
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National Guard
Ralph W. Alvis
Caryle Noel
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Noel
Harold Sweet
Toledo
George Grubb
Cleveland
Ezra Cayson
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Grubb
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Sweet
Everett Hodge
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Alvis
Fire Hits Texas City Destroying Downtown Stores
Three downtown Wichita Falls stores were destroyed by fire this morning. Fire Chief Thurston Harvick estimated damage from $750,000 to $1,000,000. Three persons were slightly injured.
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Tex
Thurston Harvick
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