Tough Policy Made Truce Says Martin
House Speaker Martin asserts Eisenhower showed toughness in foreign policy by ordering the 7th Fleet to stop shielding Red China, triggering a chain of events including a Korean War truce and shifts behind the Iron Curtain. He highlights economic gains and cites TV program remarks plus policy milestones and budget cuts.
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House
Martin
Rmass
Eisenhower
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Red China
Formosa
83Rd Congress
Republican National Committee
GOP
Congressional Campaign Committee
Isenhower
China
McCarthy Claims Reds Access To Secret A Data
Senator McCarthy disclosed new evidence alleging a Communist party member has access to secret Atomic Energy Commission data and other national security files. Dirksen cautioned the case could reveal a dangerous trail. witnesses were questioned behind closed doors with no names released. The inquiry continues with potential open sessions later in the week.
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McCarthy
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Communist Party
Atomic Energy Commission
Military
Central Intelligence Agency
Dirksen
Defense Department
AEC
CIA
Wisconsin
U. S. Overseas Information Program
Soviet Boosts Military Funds 1953 Report
U.S. officials estimate Soviet military spending rose about 25 percent in 1953, with most money allocated to atomic and hydrogen bomb programs. Premier Malenkov claimed defense cuts, but evidence suggests hidden funds under other labels. Officials weigh whether Hydrogen bomb claims indicate U.S. monopoly or propaganda.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Malenkov
U.S
Reds Continue War On Relief
In Berlin fighting hunger, Communists jam radio broadcasts from RIAS and seize American food packages. East German police confiscate parcels as 100000 daily meals reach citizens, with 2113500 packages issued in 15 days. West Berlin suspends then resumes the relief program, reallocating staff and space for the fall term.
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Berlin
East Germany
RIAS
U. S. State Department
Saxony
Dresden
Potsdamer Platz
West Berlin
General Mark Clark Tours San Francisco Stop
United Nations commander in the Far East Gen. Mark Clark paused in San Francisco on August 10 en route to Japan after attending his son's wedding and meetings in Washington.
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San Francisco
Mark Clark
United Nations
Far East
Japan
Washington
Mingo Father and Sons Held After Delbarton Shooting
Williamson August 10 A father Jesse Farmer 56 and his son Curtis Ray Farmer 19 were jailed after a fatal Saturday shooting at a Delbarton tavern. A second son Bobby Farmer 21 is held as a witness. George Sammons 39 died after five shots in an incident that also wounded Otis Moore 33.
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Nancy
Otis Moore
Ragland
Moore
Williamson
Slater
Sammons
Farmer
Eighty Year Old Painter Killed In Scaffold Collapse
In Clarksburg on Aug 10 an 80-year-old painter, Charles Ferrell of Pennsboro, fell three stories to his death when a scaffold collapsed while he and William Dixson of Clarksburg were painting an exterior brick apartment building. Dixson, in his 20s, escaped by grabbing a porch bannister.
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Charles Ferrell
Pennsboro
William Dixson
Ferrell
Dixson
Freed Yanks Head Home in Panmunjom Prisoner Exchange
Panmunjom reports another day of prisoner exchange as 100 American and 300 Allied prisoners are freed and head toward home aboard trucks and planes. The exchange, with sick and wounded noted, includes North Korean and Chinese participants, plus later movements toward Tokyo and San Francisco. The tally shows 2,774 Allied returnees to date, with 16,653 Communist prisoners released by Monday.
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Freedom Road
Red Cross
Tokyo
U. S
Nelson. M. Walker
Inchon Harbor
San Francisco
U. N
India
R.K. Nehru
Nestral Nations Advisory Commission
William Dean
24Th
E. J. Cairne
Gloucester Battalion
Returnees Report Red Indoctrination in POW Exchange
Returning American POWs report some prisoners, including 30 pro Reds from Camp 5 near Pyoktong, were sent back in the exchange to spread Communist ideas. Accounts from Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, and Texas detail alleged indoctrination, selective release, and severe beatings for resisting propaganda.
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Korea
United States
Cpl
Leslie E. Scales
Folsomville
Ind
Camp 5
Pyoktong
Dale L. Reeder
Waukon
Iowa
Kenneth Darrow
The
Reds
Gordon Schmitz
LeMars
Charles City
Reeder
DeWeese
Harold Wilson
Mobile
Ala
Stockades
Prc
Leonard Brewton
Toledo
Ohio
America
Bluefield PoW Joe J Ascue Released To Allies
Mrs C B Sarver of 134 Magnolia St learns of her foster son Cpl Joe J Ascue 23 being repatriated. Bluefield records him as the town's second PoW returned to allied forces as Miss Emily Bell of Bluefield, Va arrives with news, prompting an emotional celebration.
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Magnolia St
Cpl
Doe J. Ascue
Korea
Mike Sarver
Joe
Emily Bell
Bluefield
Emily
Joe J. Ascue
Dave Sarver
Brushfork Road
Mrs. Saryer
Freedom Village
Reds
North Korea
Alexander
Tommy
Luther
Tom’s Creek
Virginia
Tommy Luther
Fails Mills
National Coil Company
States
Barney M. Younge
Co. M
Laurent Leads Liberal Victory in Canada Election
Canada election results show Louis St. Laurent and the Liberal party secure a fifth term, defeating George Drew's Progressive Conservatives. The Liberals win a majority in the 265 seat House. Drew bows to defeat and is expected to lead a new opposition. The report also notes personal letters from a Vietnam era release story and prisoner family details.
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Toronto
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal Party
Liberals
Progressive Conservative Party
St. Laurent
House of Commons
Quebec
George Drew
Ontario
Conservatives
Drew
Canada
Dulles Plans Reciprocals If Communists Withhold Prisoners
Secretary of State Dulles said in Denver and Washington that the United Nations Command would adopt reciprocal measures if the Communists refuse to return all American prisoners of war. He noted many prisoners guilty of crimes are held and stressed the need for full exchange under armistice terms.
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State Dulle
Korea
United Nations Command
Dulles
Eisenhower
Denver
U. S
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Walter Robertson
Carl McCardie
Wace
Honolulu
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Henry Cavol Lodge Jr
Walter S. Robertson
Carl McCardle
Lodge
Robertson
White House
Lowry Air Force Base Administration
Duiles
Rhee
Yoshida
Tokyo
Japan
Mark Clark
Far East
Clark
Hiin
Freedom Village
Panmunjom
Reds
United States Reaches Population Clock At 160 Million
The Census Bureau announced the U S population hit 160 million at 10:02 a.m. EST, with officials noting an 8.87 million rise since April 1950 and projections toward 175 million by 1960 as birth rates remain high. Census Director Burgess discussed trends and implications amid camera attention.
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United States
Census Bureau
Commerce Department
Robert Burgess
Burgess
Mar
Riage
Ilinois
New England
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