Voters face crucial choice in West Germany election
Bonn AP In a pivotal postwar vote 33 million Germans pick a 484 member Bundestag. West Germany’s future depends on rearmament with the West or neutrality amid the Cold War as Dulles backs Adenauer and Socialists denounce U.S. intervention. Adenauer’s allies say he will strengthen the Western alliance despite Socialist attacks.
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Bonn
Germany
Europe
Bundestag
West Germany
United States
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic
Adenauer
Dulles
Georgi Malenkov
West Europe
Socialist Party
West
Moscow
Erich Ollenhauer
Bendix Trophy race sets new 603 mph record at Dayton
Maj William T Whisner Jr 29 of two wars wins the Bendix Trophy in an F86F Sabre with an average of 603.547 mph. Maj Edward R Johnston 30 of Reynolds Tp finishes a fraction behind in a photo finish. All 10 contestants exceed the prior record set in 1961 by Col Keith K Compton.
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Keith K. Compton
James S. Carson
el Centro
Calif
Edwards Afb
California
Carson
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton, Ohio
William T. Whisner, Jr
Whisner
Edward R. Johnston
Reynolds
Viriinenw
Alamend
Biggest Fair Ends in Red Feust Hints
Ohio's sesquicentennial state fair ended without a profit for 1953. Officials reported 422,000 total attendance the largest in fair history, with 287,890 paid, 12,000 on Friday, and unofficial receipts around 272,836 versus 244,245 the prior year. State Agriculture Director Howard S. Feust commented on early audit results expected next week.
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Howard S. Feust
Foust
Traffic Toll Begins Rise During Holiday Weekend
The Labor Day weekend toll rose as the National Safety Council estimates 440 traffic deaths from 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday. In the first 14 hours, at least 60 violent deaths occurred including 46 in highway crashes, plus three drownings and a California plane crash.
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Associated Press
President Eisenhower Grants Iran 45 Million in Aid
President Eisenhower on Saturday authorized emergency aid of 45 million dollars to Iran's new government to avert alignment with Russia. The funds, issued on an emergency basis under the Foreign Operations Administration and Mutual Security Act, aim to stabilize Iran's economy and living standards amid a financial crisis and ongoing British-Iranian tensions over resources.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Iran
Russia
Fazollah Za‘hedi
White House
Foreign Operations Administration
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Ex-Con Admits Knife Slayings in Toledo
Ex-con Sam Nettles admitted to fatally stabbing and robbing elderly Toledo couple William Pegler and Bertha Pegler, after claiming drunken memory loss. Detectives said Nettles grappled with William Pegler at their home. Rosa Nettles urged him to confess. The couple were found with 54 knife wounds.
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Toledo
Ohio
UFI
Sam Nettles
Ralph Murphy
Rosa Lee Nettles
Nettles
William Pegler
Fegler
Murphy
Pegler
Bertha
Educator Dr Lee M Thurston Dies at 58 in Washington
Dr Lee M Thurston, United States commissioner of education since July, died Friday at Georgetown University Hospital at age 58. A Lansing native and Eisenhower appointee, he had been hospitalized since a heart attack on August 23.
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Washington
Lee i M. Thurston
U. S
Georgetown University Hospital
Eisenhower
Lansing
Mich
Lewis urges union merger to form single labor federation
Washington- John L. Lewis called on nation's union members to rise up and force leaders to merge AFL and CIO into one federation. He criticized talks as conference to death and urged action to unite labor. He argued a single federation is needed to solve economic and social problems.
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Lewis
Washington
Tohn L. Lewis
AFL
CIO
Pravda
APL
News Reporter
Soviet Russia
America
National Air Show Opens in Dayton
Dayton crowds estimated at 100000 welcomed Ohio Governor Lausche as the National Aircraft Show opened honoring 50 years of powered flight and 150 years of statehood. Air Force pilots pursued new Bendix Trophy speed records while five parachutists began a national jumping contest with 1000 dollar prize.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Air Force
Edwards Air Force Base
California
Fox
Vandalia
Experts Doubt Warren Move
Washington report notes Governor Earl Warren of California will not seek a fourth term, fueling speculation he may join a top administration post. Critics and allies doubt any immediate plans, expecting him to complete his current term through January 1955 amid national Republican prominence.
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Washington
Earl Warren
California
Supreme Court
Warren
Reds Return 110 Yanks as Panmunjom swap ends
The Korean War prisoner exchange ends with 110 American POWs returning today and 88 549 prisoners crossing the freedom line. Also to come back are 8 British 4 Turks 1 South African and 1 Japanese. UN demands explanations for non returning men and accuses Reds of coercion and germ warfare claims despite denials.
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North
United Nations
Reds
C. P. Weyland
Far East
Weyland
Samuel Anderson
5Th Air Force
Witness Immunity Shots Raise Government Hiring Bar
Dirksen and McCarthy urged barring government employment for those who refuse to testify or invoke the Fifth Amendment. They argued extending immunity limits could sweep across agencies, including sensitive bodies like the Atomic Energy Commission, to prevent leaks and safeguard national security.
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Sen
Dirk
R-Hi
Dirksen
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congressional
McCarthy
Cooler Air Ends Heat Wave With Rain In East
The nation braces as a long heat wave eases with cool air and showers moving into the eastern states. Rain accompanies cooler temperatures across the lower Mississippi Valley and upper Ohio Valley. In Columbus Ohio the 19th annual International Twins Association convention opens in Columbia. Delegates observe look alikes and scientists from Ohio State University test handwriting palmprints and blood.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Ohio
Mid-Continent
Orchids
Offhors
International Twins Association
Columbia
Elton Paddock
Ohio State University Institute of Genetics
Heat Wave Breaks as Cold Front Approaches Columbus
In Columbus Ohio the temperature rose to the mid 90s Friday before a northerly breeze and showers arrived cracking the heat wave. Unseasonably hot conditions gave way to cooler air and scattered rain as the change moved in from the north.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eight Ohioans Among POW Repatriates
The Panmunjom release list includes eight Ohioans among American POWs freed Saturday. Names include Maj. Robert J. Burns of Lima and 1st Lt. William J. Lewis of Cleveland, plus Capt. Robert A. Coury of Columbus and other service members from Akron Troy Steubenville Toledo and Cleveland.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
Fifteen Car Pileup on New Jersey Turnpike near Newark
A chain reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in heavy rain and smog left 16 people injured three miles from Newark Airport. Four were in serious condition at Elizabeth and Newark hospitals as a driver slowed due to reduced visibility from smoke.
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Elizabeth
New Jersey
Newark
Ohio Labor Day events set across state with air show and games
Fair weather forecast drives Labor Day plans in Ohio. At Dayton Cox Municipal Airport the National Air Show concludes a three day program with jet races and demonstrations. Cleveland hosts Indians versus Browns style games while Akron features a Browns exhibition against the Colts and a Walter Reuther rally. Cincinnati closes public buildings except police court as crowds prepare trips and mass schedules. State highway patrol increases presence ahead of cool conditions expected Monday with 43 to 55 degree range.
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Cox Municipal
Dayton
National Air Show
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Akron
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
CIG
CIO
Walter Reuther
Cincinnati
St. Patrick's Church
Covington
St. Louis Church
State Highway Patrol
Ohio polio paralysis counts lag behind last year
In Columbus Dr. John D. Porterfield announced a partial relaxation of polio controls. Gamma globulin may be given to children and expectant mothers outside the immediate household when there has been intimate contact with a polio case. Through August 1952 paralytic polio cases total 1339 versus 1149 at the same point last year, while overall polio counts were 3369 the prior year.
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Columbus
Ohio
John D. Porterfield
Strong quake rocks Greece injuring seven
A strong earthquake rocked Athens Corinth and other central Greek areas injuring seven people. The tremor followed last month's Ionian Islands quakes and was felt as far as Khalkis Evvoia about fifty miles north of Athens. It likely centered off the western Peloponnese coast.
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Greece
Corinth
Ionian Islands
Khalkis
Evvoia
Pelop
Vannesus
Adopted Son Admits Shooting Toledo Man
A 50 year old Toledo man was shot three times by his 18 year old adopted son. Police and state troopers said the assailant confessed after objecting to the man’s proposal to take indecent pictures of his girlfriend. The victim remains in critical condition.
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Toledo
Ohio
Zene Smith
Theison
Butlers
Miners Dismissed as Coal Company Faces Decline
The Cambria Coal Co. in Shadyside Ohio announced the dismissal of 38 of its 300 employees amid a declining coal market, with the potential to close the mine entirely.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Cambria Coal Co
Tito seeks Trieste settlement in border showdown
Yugoslavia plans a major address by President Tito on the Trieste dispute as thousands converge on the village near Gorizia to hear the declaration. Rome protests, while Belgrade claims Italy moves new troops and aircraft toward border despite Italian denials.
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Okrajagticea
Tito
Italy
Rome
Gorizia
Chajagues
Gorizia Talway Junction
Yugoslavia
Carabinieri
Udine
Vitine
Belgrade
Gen Dean Takes Rest in Hospital in Tokyo
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, liberated after over three years in Communist prisons, checked into Tokyo Army Hospital for rest and a medical exam before returning home. Doctors praised his appetite as amazing and he planned a second news conference in the hospital.
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Tokyo
William F. Dean
Army Hospital
AW. 8
24Th Division
Korea
8Th Army
Seoul
Japan
Dean
South Korea
Monterey
Calif
U S To Spur Drive Against Subversives
Indianapolis Ind W Stry Gen Brownell said past administrations left com munism evidence in Justice files. Now the dust is being removed and lawyers in the criminal division work long hours to act against those who would destroy us. He disclosed a stepped up campaign and a study of people who refuse to answer questions about Communist affiliations before grand juries and investigating committees.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stry
Brownell
FBI
Department of Justice
Criminal Division
The
Justice Department
Red General at Air Show in Dayton
DAYTON Ohio a high ranking Soviet general and a contingent of Red Army officers visited the National Aircraft Show on Saturday with about 40 foreign air attaches. The general observed a display of air power as heat drenched the outdoor exhibit and the visitors wore olive drab uniforms.
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Dayton
Ohio
Defense Department
Aviation Industry
Soviet Union
Doctor Draft Discontinued In November Call
Washington report States 23,000 men are summoned for the draft in November matching prior months. All new draftees enter the Army while Navy Marine Corps and Air Force rely on volunteers. Since July 1, 1953, 5754 physicians have been inducted, with 542 in the last month. Army has many volunteers, some physicians reassigned to Navy and Air Force.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Defense Department
Department
LMC Decision Nears at Legion Convention
Arthur J. Connell of Middletown Connecticut was elected national commander during the Legion four day convention closing session. He pledged vigorous effort toward adopting a universal military training program in 1954 as a key national goal discussed at ST Louis.
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St, Louis
Arthur J. Connell
Middletown
Conn
Faday
Legion
Army Post Liquor Sales Draw New Protests
Washington lawmakers and industry spokesmen condemn new Army Air Force rules allowing liquor sales at posts to commissioned and noncommissioned officers in bars and clubs on government property. Critics warn of revenue loss to states and potential business impacts as Congress weighs the issue ahead of January reconvening.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Congress
United States
Hammershumberg
National Retail Liquor Package Stores Association
Cleveland
William W. Mitchell
National
Abolslic Beverage Control Associations
Lquor
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