NATO to offer Greece and Turkey pact membership
The North Atlantic Council, meeting in Ottawa, backed an American sponsored resolution to extend NATO defense to Greece and Turkey pending acceptance and ratification by member states. Taft urged reexamining emergency policies unless aligned with permanent American interests and warned against broader entanglements. A 12 nation committee was set to study boosting troop and weapon flows to Eisenhower's European command with a report due by Dec 1.
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North Atlantic Council
Middle East
Denmark
Council
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Senate
United States
Taft
Republican Policy Committee
Russia
State Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Japan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western
Europe
Communists propose Kaesong talks to reopen peace pace
The Korean war talks move toward resuming at Kaesong after the Reds reversed stance and proposed a liaison to fix timing and discuss a suitable organization to guarantee Kaesong's neutrality. Ridgway’s HQ warned renewed talks may not resolve prior disputes.
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Kaesong
Korea
Peng Teh-Huai
Kim Il Sung
United Nations Command
Ridgway
Red
Reds
O Neill Rules On Court Act ruling upheld
Columbus Atty Gen C William ONeill ruled the Municipal Court Act did not raise salaries for serving municipal judges. The decision, sent to Prosecutor Richard Faulkner, says the constitutional ban on salary changes during terms applies regardless of added duties and rejects claims the act created a new office entitling raises.
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Columbus
Atty
William O'Neill
Richard P. Faulkner
Champaign County
O'Neill
Mishap Kills 4-Year-Old in Route 75 Crash
Gallipolis reports a fatal crash on Route 75 about a mile south of Jackson. Four year old Dale Douglas Vickers died from a fractured skull and neck after the car left the road and hit a bridge abutment. The father, Carl B. Vickers, 26, Oak Hill, was injured with facial lacerations and leg contusions.
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Gallipolis
Carl B. Vickers
Oak Hill
Dale Douglas Vickers
State Highway Patrol
Route 75
Jackson
Military releases 20 million pound stain less steel for civilians
Washington dispatch reports the military released 20 330 000 pounds of stain less steel as not needed for defense use, making the material available for civilian applications. Modern production and procurement notes accompany the decision, highlighting potential industrial impact.
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Washington
Churchill Primes Party For Election On Oct 25
London AP Churchill and the conservative shadow cabinet map election strategy as Britain sets Oct 25 vote. Attlee announces Labour seeks a decisive mandate after 18 months with a slim Commons majority. Leaders move quickly with conferences canceled and early talks underway.
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London
Winston Churchill
Labor
Clement Attlee
Attlee
Labor Party
House of Commons
Churchill
Scarborough
Liberal Party
Postcard Cost Up To Two Cents In Postal Debate
Washington reports the penny postcard will rise to two cents as a congressional compromise shapes further postal rate changes. The House and Senate clash on first class letters air mail and special delivery, with raises totaling hundreds of millions while arguing about offsets against a large postal pay raise.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Post Office Department
Senate
Congress
Army bids for beef draw only 190000 pounds offered
The Army reported bids for 13 million pounds of beef attracted offers totaling 190 thousand pounds. Officials noted the response was far below the requested quantity and indicated plans to reassess procurement needs and timelines.
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Washington
Army
Fearless Lincoln County lawman linked to Capone clan told
Homer Nebraska reports Richard J. Hart known as Two-Gun Hart a former Homer town marshal and Indian agent who hunted bootleggers during Prohibition. He is identified as Al Capone's long lost brother Ralph Bottles Capone appears under investigation in Chicago as grand jurors probe income tax evasion. Hart has ties to a Mercer Wisconsin home claimed in a family payroll setup. His sons recall secrecy about the kinship while Hart’s fate unsettled.
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Sioux City
Paul Mummert
Hart
Mummert
Sda
Scs Caporeuwed Pone
Chicago
Ralph
U. S
Lawrence J. Miller
Mercer
Wis
Miller
Mercer, Wis
Harry
al Capone
Richard, Jr
William
Sherman
Basic Food Prices Rise in Cleveland District
The Office of Price Stabilization reports a 0.33 cent average increase across 22 basic items since April 5. A four-store OPS survey shows sugar, flour, catsup, and vinegar up one to three cents while corn syrup, salad dressing, soda crackers, tea, and coffee held steady.
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Cleveland
Office of Price Stabilization
Stop Polluting Rivers Warns City Officials
Atty. Gen. C. William O'Neill extends anti pollution drive warning cities along the Miami River to stop discharging waste. Notices go to Sidney Middletown Hamilton Miamisburg and other communities including Wyoming and Zanesville.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Miami River
Sidney
Middletown
Hamilton
Miamisburg
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Zanesville
Muskingum River
Bus Crash Narrows Injuries to Driver and Two Children
A school bus collision about 10 miles northwest of Lancaster left the driver George D. Patrick and two young passengers Kathy Kesler aged 6 and Barbara Smyers aged 12 with minor injuries. James H. Cuker 40 of Logan was fined 50 dollars in mayor's court for reckless driving.
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Lancaster
George D. Patrick
Kathy Kesler
Barbara Smyers
James H. Cuker
Logan
Reckess
Graft Case Folds as Gross Refuses to Testify
New York AP report of 18 Brooklyn policemen facing graft charges collapsing after star witness Harry Gross refuses to testify. Gross gets five years for contempt and faces gambling pleas. Brooklyn Judge Leibowitz dismisses case. DA McDonald vows to salvage what remains of the grand jury probe.
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NEW York
Brooklyn
Harry Gross
Gross
Miles F. McDonald
McDonald
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Leibowitz
Defiant
Boyle Receives Fees in Litheford Case Draws Senate Scrutiny
Senate investigations subcommittee questioned Litheford officials on how much William M. Boyle Jr. was paid and for what work. Witnesses included W. H. Stanhope and R. J. Blauner, with Ce cil A. Green denying ties to the RFC loans. Francis D. Flanagan he plans to call Guy Gabrielson, and Shirley Green’s White House link noted. Senator Nixon commented on White House handling.
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Washington
American Litheford Corp
William M. Boyle, Jr
Senate
W. H. Stanhope
St. Louis
R. J. Blauner
Cecil A. Green
Boyle
Francis D. Flanagan
Subcommittee
Guy George Gabrielson
Republican National Committee
RFC
Shirley Green
Lithofold
White House
Miss Green
Nixon
Navy Air Force May Start Drafting Men
The Navy and the Air Force may soon draft men to meet manpower needs as reserves rotate out later this year. A Defense Department spokesman said the Marine request for 13,000 draftees follows the Army’s revival of draft use after the Korean War. A House subcommittee approved a reserve program classifying reserves into class ready standby and retired.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Army
House
Armed Services
Two Burned to Death In W Va Accident
Portsmouth ament reports Mr and Mrs A H McIntire of Mount Hope West Virginia were burned to death when their car veered into a gully about 13 miles west of Portsmouth. McIntire was secretary treasurer of the New River Co a mining firm.
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Portsmouth
A. H. McIntire
Mount Hope
W. Va
McIntire
New River Co
Tax Request Is Renewed
President Truman told the Senate the tax increase bill would not balance the budget and renewed his call for a 10 billion dollar tax hike. He sent a letter to Vice President Barkley read to the Senate as debate opened on the measure. The Senate bill would yield about 5.506 billion annually, while a House bill would raise about 7.2 billion.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Alben Barkley
Senate Finance Committee
U SPlanes Damage Three Mig-15s in Korea Dogfight
U S Eighth Army reports Allied air units damaged three Mig-15 jets in NW Korea amid dogfights that involved 49 Allied and 78 Red planes. No Allied losses. Red losses two days total include one Mig destroyed and eight damaged. Giant helicopters ferried Marines to a mountain summit in four hours.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
United Nations
East Central
Eighth Army
Fifth Air Force
Helicopter Crash Survivor Details Daring Rescue
Lafayette man Charles Mangner died after a helicopter plunged into marsh near Pilottown. Passengers Peter Sturzenburger, unconscious, and Richard Knittle, injured, survived eight hours in the Mississippi River swamp as Knittle pulled Sturzenburger free and battled to reach Mangner before rescue crews arrived.
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New Orleans
Charles
Chuck) Mangner
Lafayette
Pilottown
Peter Sturzenburger
Baton Rouge
Richard Knittle
Chuck
Cleveland
Youths Admit Slaying Nurse in Ann Arbor
Three teenage boys held for murder confess to beating nurse Pauline Campbell to death over a palmful of coins. The suspects Bill Morey and Max Pell of Ypsilanti and David Royal of Miland, all 18, said to have confessed. Campbell, 34, worked at St Joseph's Hospital and was found beaten near her rooming house in the University of Michigan area.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Pauline Campbell
Campbell
Douglas K. Reading
Bill Morey
Max Pell
Ypsilanti
David Royal
Miland
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Buys Romanian Fuel Oil
The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company announces a deal to purchase over 1 million pounds of Romanian fuel oil for ship bunkers in the Middle East, taking 200000 tons. Iran operations halted amid a British Iranian government dispute over ownership and control of the industry.
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London
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Romania
Europe
Red Belt
Middle East
Iran
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