Egypt’s New Strong Man Takes Reins
Maj. Gen. Mohammed Naguib, Egypt’s new premier, moved to consolidate military control by summoning his cabinet and arresting 47 senior politicians and royal figures. He vowed to purge the political setup, curb land ownership, and fight rising living costs, while remaining commander in chief and forming a civilian-led cabinet.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Farouk
Aly Maher
Ahmed Hilaly
Ibrahim Abdel Hadi
Fuad Serag Eddin
Interior
Eddin
Abbas Halim
Said Halim
Abdullah Sadek
Mostafa Sadek
Narriman
Naguib
Nauib
Abdel Guelil el Emary
Man Wounds Scioto County Game Wardens
Three bullets struck Peter D. Andre 52, a Scioto County game protector, critically injuring him. Robert H. Wheeler sustained a flesh wound when a man, Julius W Henderson, 43, fired on them while officers attempted to arrest him for hunting out of season on his farm near Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Peter D. Andre
Scioto County
Robert H. Wheeler
Kingston
Julius W. Henderson
Henderson
Wheeler
Andre
Caudle Quiz In Sixth Day As He Testifies
Washington report says T. La mar Caudle, once the government's top tax fraud prosecutor, testified for a sixth straight day behind closed doors before a special congressional committee. Rep. Chelf leads the House judiciary subcommittee probing potential undue influence on high officials by insiders and outsiders in government including congressmen.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
Congressional Committee
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
House Judiciary
Justice Department
Four Party Officials Ousted for Illegal Acts in Kazakh SSR
Pravda reported Sunday night that four local party officials were ousted for illegal acts connected to collective farms. The alleged violations occurred in Kaskelen, Kazakh SSR, in Central Asia, as part of self criticism editorials within the party.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Kaskelen
Kazakh S. S. R
Central Asia
Pottery Strike Ends at Homer Laughlin Plants
An 18 day strike by 46 kilnmen ended idling 2500 other workers across the Homer Laughlin China Co. five plants in Newell West Virginia and nearby East Liverpool Ohio.
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East Liverpool
Homer Laughlin China Co
Newell
W. Va
Cy Young Leads Veterans at Parade of the Hills
Nelsonville hosts the Parade of the Hills festival with the 81 veterans led by Cy Young registering at the City Playground. A Sunday lineup includes an Old Timers’ Day sing on Public Square and a community worship service conducted by Rev. J A Long.
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Nelsonville
Hocking Valley
J. A. Long
The
Christian Church
Christine Courtney Brown
Chauncey
Bessie Stephenson
Sigrid Love
Cy Young
Denton T
Cy) Young
Hocking Glass of
Lancaster
Ohio
Beaulah Park Jockey Club
Messenger Newsphoto
Don Moore
A. K. Walker
Ben Wagner
Yesteryear
Maine Votes In Heavy Ballot Test For GOP
Voters in Maine select a U S senator governor and three representatives in a key party strength test. Polls open at 6 a m and close around 7 p m with weather clear and turnout aided by local issues and expected heavy participation. The Associated Press survey of outlets projects GOP wins but smaller majorities than prior cycles.
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Portland
Maine
U. S
Associated Press
GOP
Democratic State Committee
James G. Sawyer
Bricker Attacks Dems Over Interventionism Claim
Senator John Bricker charged the Democratic party with a 20 year philosophy of interventionism and interference in citizens daily lives. He said the party uses good intent claims to mask advocacy of broad government action.
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Columbus
John Bricker
Democratic Party
Korean Forces Battle for Capital Hill in Night Skirmish
Seoul reports hand to hand fighting between Korean and Chinese infantry for Capital Hill amid heavy UN and Communist artillery fire. An American officer cites bayonets grenades and clubs in a night of fierce close combat as both sides contest the crest. U.S. Eighth Army notes limited gains amid shelling while Fifth Air Force claims multiple MIG engagements near the Manchurian border with Maj. Frederick Blesse credited for two kills.
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Seoul
Capital Hill
U. S. Eighth Army
U U. S
Fifth Air Force
Manchurian
Jury Indicts Top Mobsters For Refusal to Answer Senate
A federal grand jury indicted mob bosses Joe Adonis and Anthony Accardo on contempt of Congress charges. The action follows their refusal to answer questions before the Kefauver Senate Crime Investigating Committee. The Senate voted January 23 to cite them for contempt.
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Washington
Joe Adonis
Anthony J. Acccardo
Senate
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Noted G Man Purvis Uncovers Manpower Waste in New Role
Senator Olin D Johnston praises Melvin H Purvis former FBI nemesis now leading a Senate committee inquiry into government manpower waste He cites Army Navy and Air Forces sending officers to colleges while trained lawyers in uniform remain unused The findings suggest possible savings to taxpayers through better use of personnel and reductions in contracted work.
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G-Man
Purvis
FBI
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Senate Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Army
Navy
Air Forces
Johnston
Marine’s Final Pass Turns To Farewell Kiss
Sgt. Hugh E. Kidd Jr. 22, bound for Camp Lejeune, N C, kissed his Bronx girlfriend Patricia Hayes 20 goodbye at New York Penn Station after Labor Day weekend plans to see her, as Marine officers issued a special pass for another visit before deployment overseas.
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Pennsylvania Station
Hugh E. Kidd, Jr
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Kidd
Patricia Hayes
Bronx
Miss Hayes
Boston
New Jersey
10 Crewmen Lost at Sea
NORFOLK Virginia February 1 The Coast Guard reported 10 crewmen are missing after the tanker Foundation Star broke in two in rough Atlantic waters off Charleston South Carolina Search and rescue continues while 19 survivors head for New York aboard the rescue vessel Norwegian Emu which diverted to New York instead of Norfolk The Emu master said the voyage change followed the rescue of 19 men Saturday by the Emu
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Norfolk
Foundation Star
New York
Charleston
S. C
Coast Guard
Virginia Capes
Emu
Grandma Moses Celebrates 92nd Birthday Quietly
Grandma Moses observed her 92nd birthday at home in Eagle Bridge New York with family, while her primitive paintings continue to bring fame to the household name.
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Eagle Bridge
N. Y
Grandma Moses
Former City Council President Gundry Dies at 60
Arthur Gundry a longtime Republican leader and former Youngstown City Council president died Sunday after a battle with cancer.
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Youngstown
Arthur Gundry
Stevenson Says Dems Gaining Steadily On Eisenhower
Gov. Adlai Stevenson told Oregon editors in Portland that the campaign is hard but he is gaining steadily. He praised Eisenhower as a great general, faulted Republicans for split policy, and urged a free press to counter ignorance apathy and partisanship.
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Portland
Ore
Adlam Stevenson
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Springfield
Ill
The
Oregon Journal
Ohio Mishaps Fatal to 22
The Associated Press reports 22 people died in Ohio during the weekend in various accidents including 16 traffic deaths. Victims include William H. Todd and his daughter Marlene in a Wilmington area crash, Stephen Marshall near Dayton, Jacob Galauner in Cleveland, and Ernest W. Lowry Jr. who suffocated in a ground cavern at a Hamilton site.
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Associated Press
Ohio
William H. Todd
West
Alexandria
Marlene
Wilmington
Stephen Marshall
Dayton
Jacob Galauner
Cleveland
Ernest W. Lowry, Jr
Hamilton
Patrolman Fired On Man In Dayton Standoff
A 28 year old Dayton man casper brown 238 was critically wounded after he attacked Patrolman James R. Sheehan with a screwdriver. Brown was shot in the stomach when he advanced on the officers who had stopped him for driving without lights.
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Dayton
James R. Sherehan
Casper Brown
Sheehan
J. L. Hanner
Brown
Housing slated for atom plant area workers
The Housing and Home Finance Agency announced it will provide family housing for workers at the new atomic energy plant under construction in Pike County. The plan, requested by the Atomic Energy Commission, covers defense workers with housing built by the government for single workers and families.
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Washington
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Pike County
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Princess Kathleen Grounding Off Alaska Coast
The Canadian Pacific flagship Princess Kathleen ran aground 18 miles north of Juneau Alaska at 3 15 a m while sailing from Juneau to Skagway. Coast Guard aided rescue saved 425 passengers and 118 crewmembers with no deaths reported. The vessel sank later in 90 feet of water as survivors reached shore in arduous weather.
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Juneau
Alaska
Canadian Pacific Lines
Graham O. Hughes
Here
Kathleen
Skagway
Charles W. Savage
Hughes
Coast Guard
Georgia Peach Wins 1953 Miss America Title
Neva Jane Langley, 19, of Georgia, is crowned Miss America 1953 after winning the scholarship prize of 5000 dollars. She begins a whirlwind appearance tour with first stop at Reading State Fair. In nearby Irvington, Eve lyn Joyce Schenk is named Mrs America 1953 and faints after the announcement at Asbury Park.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Neva Jane Langley
Neva
Reading
Irvington
Here
Evelyn Joyce Schenk
Newark
Asbury Park
Mines Close in Southwestern Pennsylvania Strike Wave
Roving pickets shut at least 15 coal mines in Greene Washington and Fayette Counties as 15 000 miners idled across commercial and steel company pits. The United Mine Workers led by John L. Lewis warns of a nationwide strike by Sept 20 unless contracts are settled, following a miner's dismissal at a Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp mine.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Greene
Washington
Fayette Counties
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Youth Killed and Two Injured in Gallipolis Crash
A Jackson county youth Charles Harry McGarry aged 18 of Oak Hill Route 1 Centerpoint died from internal injuries after a 1951 convertible swerved off Centerpoint road near Thurman and overturned. Joan Hambrick 25 of Jackson Route 1 was hospitalized with a fractured jaw and shoulder while driver L Gean Van Sickle 29 of Lorain received minor injuries and was released. State Patrolman Carl Seiferth investigated the 9 15 am Sunday wreck.
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Charles Harry McGarry
Oak Hill
Centerpoint
Holzer Hospital
Joan Hambrick
Jackson
L. Gean van Sickle
Lorain
Miss Hambrick
Thurman
Carl Seiferth
McCadam
Family Polio Ills Blamed On Raw Milk
Six Paul Pehl children in Fredicksburn Texas were struck by polio after consuming raw milk from their own cows, according to State Health Officer George W. Cox. Health officials traced transmission to the milk during processing and noted one 13-year-old daughter remained unaffected. Five children were hospitalized in San Antonio as the family milked their own cows and disease spread among siblings.
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Fredicksburg
Texas
Paul Pehl
George W. Cox
Cox
Pehl
Dr. Cox
San Antonio
Tunisia Rejects French Proposals for Reforms
Tunisia's Council of Forty unanimously rejects Sunday night France's proposed reforms for the protectorate. The Bey convened leaders from labor, industry, religion and other fields to advise on policy. French plans would grant Tunisians more civil service appointments.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Iran Leader Rejects West Offer to End Oil Dispute
Premier Mossadegh flatly rejects the British American plan to settle the Anglo Iranian oil quarrel deeming it inequitable and impracticable. He hints Iran may accept a court settlement and prepares Parliament for a formal reply while suggesting talks could continue under court proceedings.
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Iran
West
Tehran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Britain
United States
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Eisenhower Heads to Ohio as Taft Winds Reconcile Efforts
General Dwight D. Eisenhower flies into Ohio seeking to ease lingering rifts with Senator Robert A. Taft after the Republican National Convention. He plans talks with Ohio officials and GOP leaders from nearby states, with a stop in Cleveland and a later Southern tour to court Dixie votes. Eisenhower also visited Minnesota where he and Adlai Stevenson sought farm support in the run to the November election.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Texas
Eisenhower
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kentucky
Dixie
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Arkansas
Midwest
John Cowles
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
Battle Lake
Minnesota
Lakes
Norman C. Anderson
Washington
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Taft Discusses Campaign Role With GOP Leaders
Senator Robert Taft of Ohio said he would confer with GOP leaders on his role in the presidential race after returning from Canada. He plans talks with National Chairman Arthur Summerfield and Senator Frank Carlson to align with the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket, a pledge Taft still upholds.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Canada
Taft
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Quebec
GOP
Arthur Summerfield
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohioan
India's Reds Set Up Shop in Capital City
India's Communist party moves headquarters to New Delhi after being ousted from Bombay and crackdowns in Madras. The party, with 40 members in the Federal Parliament, now operates from the capital.
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India
Reds
Capital City
New Delhi
Communist Party
Bombay
Jeete
Madras
Red Leachers
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