World Eyes Vital V. German Election
Bonn Germany AP Europe s crucial campaign ends with West Germans voting for a new Bundestag 484 seats Tomorrow. Dulles endorses Adenauer triggering Socialist charges of US interference while Mosow rails against Western ties. Voters face choice between Western integration and neutralist paths with Adenauer and Socialists as main contenders.
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Europe
Bundestag
West Germany
United States
Russia
John Foster Dulles
Georgi Malenkov
Adenauer
West Europe
Socialist Party
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Moscow
Dulles
Erich Ollenhauer
Bendix Trophy Race Sees Whisner Win At 603.547 MPH
Maj. William T. Whisner Jr. won the Bendix trophy with an average speed of 603.547 mph in a Sabre jet, narrowly beating Maj. Howard R. Johnston. Ten pilots broke the previous record set in 1951 as Carson from Edwards AFB faltered near finish, gliding in then restarting to finish with 577.920 mph.
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Johnston
Whisner
Shreveport
3596Th
Nevis Air Force Base
Nevada
Clay ‘Tice
Phoenix
Ariz
Nellis Afb
Keith K. Compton
James
Carson
el Centro
Calif
Edwards Afb
California
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Ohio
William T. Whisner, Jr
Howard R. Johnston
Reynolds
Hl. Ae
Biggest Fair Ends in Red Hints at Loss for 1953
Ohio's state fair finished its 1953 run with no profit despite record attendance. State Agriculture Director Howard S. Foust cited Friday's 12,000 attendance and 8044 paid, bringing paid attendance to 287,890 and total attendance to 422,000, the largest in history. An official audit will follow next week as unofficial tallies suggest receipts around 272,836 versus 244,245 last year.
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Ohio
Howard
Foust
Eisenhower Grants Iran 45 Million for Emergency Aid
President Eisenhower announced a 45 million dollar emergency aid package to the new Iranian government. The aid, requested by Prime Minister Fazollah Zahedi, aims to avert Soviet alignment and stabilize Iran’s finances. The measure, under the Mutual Security Act, supplements existing technical and military aid and seeks to foster internal stability and economic development amid oil disputes with Britain.
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Eisenhower
Iran
Russia
Fazollah Zahedi
White House
Foreign Operations Administration
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Ex Con Admits Knife Slayings in Toledo
Ex convict Sam Nettles confessed to police after his mother urged him to tell the truth. He recalled grappling with 76-year-old William Pegler and stated he could not remember details due to intoxication. Rosa Nettles urged him to confess as authorities found William and Bertha Pegler slain with multiple knife wounds.
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Toledo
Ohio
Sam Nettles
Ralph Murphy
Rosa Lee Nettles
Nettles
William Pegler
Peglers
Murphy
Pegler
Bertha
Traffic Toll Begins Rise Over Labor Day Weekend
The Associated Press reports the Labor Day weekend toll of violent deaths began rising Saturday as millions wrapped up their last summer holiday.
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Associated Press
Educator Dies Through Early Hour Crash Toll
An educator died Friday at Georgetown University Hospital after a plane crash near Washington. In the first 14 hours, at least 60 persons died violently, including 46 in highway crashes. J M Thurston, U S commissioner, stated casualties may rise to 440 education-related deaths since July 2. A prescheduled appointee was expected to be confirmed as the week began.
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Rishups
Washington
Lee
California
JM. Thurston
U. S
National Safety Council
Georgetown University
Presi . Bisen
Haan Bich
Sus
Lewis Urges Union Vote to Create One Labor Federation
John L. Lewis urged union members to force leaders to merge AFL and CIO into a single federation. He claimed talks stalled by confrontational leadership and warned merger is essential to effectively tackle economic and social problems, amid Labor Day messages stressing anti communism and American workers’ gains.
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Washington
John JL. Lewis
AFL
CIO
Pravda
The
News Reporter
Soviet Russia
Bowditch
America
National Air Show Opens Acknowledges 150 Years Ohio Statehood
Dayton crowds greet the National Aircraft Show opening honoring 50 years of powered flight and 150 years of Ohio statehood. Governor Lausche lauds pioneers while Air Force pilots chase Bendix Trophy records and a national parachute jumping contest starts with a $1000 prize for the winner.
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Dayton
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Cox
Vandalia
Experts Doubt Warren Move
Washington speculation swirled that Gov Earl Warren of California might join the national administration possibly the Supreme Court or the Cabinet after announcing he would not seek a fourth term. Analysts and friends doubt any immediate move and expect him to serve out his term through Jan 1 1955.
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Washington
P_A
Earl Warren
California
Supreme Court
Warren
No Paper Monday for Labor Day Messenger
There will be no Messenger published Monday September 7 due to the Labor Day holiday.
Reds Return 110 Yanks End of Korea POW Swap
Panmunjom marks final day of Operation Big Switch as 110 U.S. prisoners come home alongside 88,549 total freed and other nationalities. UN warns Communists to account for missing men and denies germ warfare charges amid accusations of coercion.
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Panmunjom
North Korea
United Nations
Reds
O. P. Weyland
Far East
Weyland
Samuel Anderson
Sth
Alles
Twins Open Convention In Columbus Ohio
The 19th annual three day convention of the International Twins Association opens in Columbus. Twin presidents and secretaries preside with twins in the audience applauding in unison. Dr Elton Paddock and OSU Institute of Genetics staff will test handwriting palmprints and blood.
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Columbus
Ohio
International Twins Association
Elton Paddock
Ohio State University Institute of Genetics
18 Ohioans Among POW Repatriates
The Panmunjom release list shows 18 Americans freed, including Ohioans Maj. Robert J. Burns of Lima, 1st Lt William J. Lewis of Cleveland, M. Sgt. Ross Ownes of Akron, Capt. Robert A. Coury of Columbus, Sgt. John C. King of Troy, M. Sgt Clarence Thomasson of Cleveland, Sgt. George R. Jackson of Steubenville, and Sgt. Charles E. Massie of Toledo.
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Munsan
Panmunjom
Dirksen Proposes Law Denying Government Jobs to Fifth Amendment Witnesses
Senator Dirksen and Senator McCarthy urged a new law barring government employment for anyone who invokes the Fifth during congressional testimony. They argue the privilege is a privilege not a right and cite concerns over leaks and subversive activity. They cited Atomic Energy Commission leaks as an illustration and praised recent Government Printing Office security actions.
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Sen
Dirksen
R-Ii
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Congressional
McCarthy
Cooler Air Ends Heat Wave Across Eastern States
Cooler air and showers moved into the eastern states ending a long heat wave. Temperatures fell into the 60s and 70s after days above 100. In Columbus, Ohio, readings dropped as a northerly breeze arrived, ending the stretch of extreme heat.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Mid-Continent
Columbus
Ohio
Mercury
Fifteen Car Pileup on Turnpike Near Newark Airport
A chain of 15 cars piled end to end on the New Jersey Turnpike in heavy rain and smog Saturday injuring 16. The crash, in the northbound lane about three miles from Newark Airport, left four seriously hurt at Elizabeth and Newark hospitals. Police said one driver slowed as visibility worsened by rain and smoke from a nearby meadow fire, and others collided behind him.
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N. J
New Jersey Turnpike
Newark
Meadow
Fair Weather Predicted as Ohio Marks Labor Day
Holiday observances in Ohio include a National Air Show finale near Dayton with races and flight demos, a Indians vs Browns doubleheader in Cleveland, a Browns exhibition with the Colts in Akron, and CIO rallies led by Walter Reuther. Cincinnati and Covington plans, church services, and state patrols accompany a forecast of fair cool conditions, lows near 48 and highs around 76.
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Dayton
National Air Show
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
St Louis Browns
Akron
Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Colts
CIO
Walter Heather
Cincinnati
St. Patrick'’s Church
Covington
St. Louis Church
Polio Serum Use Eases in Ohio as Cases Lag Behind
In Columbus, Ohio, paralytic polio counts trail last year. Through August 1952, 1319 paralytic cases versus 1149 by August this year. Dr. John D. Porterfield allows limited gamma globulin use outside immediate households where intimate polio contact occurred.
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Columbus
Ohio
John D. Porterfield
Strong Quake Rocks Greece Injuring Seven
A strong earthquake shook Athens Corinth and central Greece on Saturday injuring seven people. The tremor followed last month’s Ionian Islands quakes and was felt as far as Khalkis Evvoia seventy nine miles north of Athens. It likely centered off the western coast of the Peloponnese.
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Greece
Corinth
Ionian Islands
Khalkis
Evvoia
Peloponnesus
Adopted Son Admits Shooting Toledo Man
A 12 year old adopted son confessed to shooting a Toledo man, leaving him in critical condition with three rifle wounds. Police said the youth objected to a proposal to take indecent pictures of a girl friend, prompting the attack.
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Toledo
Ohio
SPI
RB. E.karimizki
Zene Smith
Gan
Butler
Miners Dismissed at Cambria Coal Mine in Ohio
SHADYSIDE Ohio The superintendent of the Cambria Coal Co announced the dismissal of 38 of the companys 300 employes amid a declining coal market and warned the mine may close altogether.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Cambria Coal Co
Tito Eyes Trieste Clash as Yugoslavs Rally at Okrajag
Thousands of Yugoslavs converge on the village of Okrajag to hear President Tito deliver a long heralded speech on the Trieste dispute with Italy. The scene is tense with diplomatic notes, troop movements, and frontier police on alert as Belgrade accuses Rome of massing forces along Zone A and B borders.
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Okrajag
Tito
Italy
Rome
Gorizia
Okrajaglica
Yugoslavia
Iftaly
Carabinieri
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Udinne
Bellrate
Traian
Belgrade
General Dean Finally Resting In Tokyo Hospital
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, liberated after more than three years in Communist prisons, checked into Tokyo Army Hospital for rest and a physical exam before returning home. Doctors praised his appetite as amazing as he planned a Sunday news conference in the hospital auditorium. He arrived from Korea after inspecting an honor guard in Seoul, greeted cheering Koreans, then flew to Japan aboard a B17.
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Tokyo
William F. Dean
Tokyo Army Hospital
Dean
WA. 8
Korea
8Th Army
Seoul
Japan
South Korea
Monterey
Calif
U S To Spur Drive Against Subversives
Indianapolis report says Attorney General Brownell vows to revive anti communist efforts. He states previous administrations left evidence to gather dust and that the Justice Department will prosecute those who would destroy the nation. The drive includes examining those who refuse to answer questions about Communist ties before grand juries and Congress.
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Indianapolis
Ind
SP — Atty
Brownel
FBI
Department of Justice
Ermal Division
Brownell
Justice Department
Redz
Congress Innal
Red General Watches Air Show in Dayton
A Soviet Major General and fellow Red dignitaries from about 140 countries observed the U S Defense Department and the aviation industry showcase air power at the National Aircraft Show in Dayton Ohio. The Soviet officer sat row center, wearing an olive drab uniform and rimless glasses, appearing calm amid the demonstrations.
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Dayton
Ohio
Defense Department
Ovalian
Ten. Vict
Lnion
Doctor Draft Discontinued
Washington reports November draft calls will total 23,000, matching recent months, with all new draftees entering the Army. The Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force have enough volunteers, and the Defense Department will not take more physicians for the time being. Since July 1, 1951, 5754 physicians have been inducted, including 342 in the previous month. Some 50 volunteer doctors will be reassigned from the Army to the Navy and Air Force due to excess Army physician numbers.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Frr
Defense Department
Bemny
Nory
Department
Legion's Chief Foresees Universal Military Service Year
ST. LOUIS UP The American Legion national commander predicts E4H will be the year of an universal military service. Connect of Middletown Conn elected today in the closing session of the Legion's four day convention said in his acceptance speech he will work vigorously for adoption of such a plan.
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ST. Louis
American Legions
Connect
Middletown
Conn
Faday
Legion
Army Post Liquor Sales Draw Protests Nationwide
Proposals to allow liquor by the drink or bottle at Army and Air Force posts drew protests from lawmakers and industry groups. Critics say the policy on government property tied to officer and NCO clubs risks legal, moral, and revenue harms, while supporters argue later reconsideration by Congress.
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Army
Air Forces
Congress
Air Force
United States
Hammers
Humberg
Cleveland
William W. Mitch
National
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