U N backs Red Cross role in prisoner exchange plan
In Korea on Monday Aug 3 the United Nations Command rejected a Communist bid to limit Red Cross access during the exchange of more than 87 000 prisoners. The armistice group will meet at Panmunjom to finalize the procedure while preparing for the start of exchanges Wednesday.
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Eisenhower Opens Breakfast Talks On Debt Limit Crisis
President Eisenhower called a Monday breakfast with leaders to discuss raising the federal debt limit amid a near adjournment of Congress. The Senate Finance Committee defeated an increase from 275 to 280 billion, while House approval stood at 1239 to 158. Officials warned a failure to raise the limit could delay payments and cause panic.
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Albanian puppet regime reshuffled as Nishani ousted
In Tirana the People’s Assembly approved a broad government reorganization and removed Dr Omer Nishani from the presidency while Enver Hoxha remained in power with Soviet support. The broadcast emphasized continued alliance with the Soviet Union and harsh domestic measures.
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Albania
People’s Assembly
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Presidium
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Tirana
Enver Hoxha
Yiem
Adriatic
Hoxha
Soviet Union
Go Slow Pilot Takes Italy's Helm in Rome
Attilio Piccioni, 61, a former advocate of go slow reform, agreed to form a new government after provisional talks with Luigi Einaudi. He planned discussions to assemble a Cabinet and meet Alcide De Gasperi and leaders of the Chamber of Deputies as the Chamber hesitated to grant De Gasperi confidence.
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Rome
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Leader Dies In Street Fight Sparks Military Careers Crisis
Washington dispatch reports growing doubts about military careers as thousands of officers and enlisted men leave service. Secretary Wilson orders a top secret inter service inquiry amid a widening crisis. In Tehran, Mirza Hadapur dies from wounds in a two hour clash near Kashani’s home as Mossadegh foes clash with government supporters. Hundreds protest at the Justice Ministry for Hadapur’s body. Kashani’s stance fuels tensions over the national plebiscite and parliament dissolution.
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Mohammed
Mossadegh
U.S
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Ayatllah Seyed Ab
Kashani
Iran
Inside Today ord b ra tote Editorials
Local newspaper page fragment shows editorial notes and column headings with scattered phrases about health and mirror mind topics. Names and concrete details are unreadable, but the item appears to be a front section preview rather than a distinct event.
Korean president vows UN cooperation for reunification
President Syngman Rhee stated that the Republic of Korea will fully cooperate with the United Nations during a political conference with the Communists, provided the UN remains committed to reunifying Korea. In a written reply to questions, Rhee asserted Seoul has only postponed unification for months, not abandoned it.
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Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
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Washington
Rhee
U.S
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South Korea
Korea
Three GOP Governors Call Balanced Budget Before Tax Cuts
On August 2 in Seattle three Republican governors Walter J. Kohler of Wisconsin Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey and Arthur B. Lange of Washington urged Congress to balance the budget before cutting taxes. They warned against continued red ink spending and backed President Eisenhower as he prepared for a visit surrounding the state funeral of Senator Robert A. Taft. They also supported keeping taxes high to aid budget balance and debt policy discussions.
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Congress
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
Arthur B. Lange
Washington
Eisenhower
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Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Kohler
Congress cuts fuel military morale and careers
The piece notes congressional efforts to cut income and retirement privileges for military personnel as a core cause of reduced recruitment. It reports anxiety across services and indicates the Joint Chiefs of Staff are shaping plans in response, with Rear Adm. J. P. Wemble Jr leading a committee assessing three branches.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Way to Kill Rattlers Freeze Them Stiff
Chemist John Tabor at the Navy air missile test center demonstrates killing a rattlesnake by freezing it with a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher. He bagged the four foot snake, brought it to the lab, and severed its head with pliers. Also noted is Weir High School marching band plans for the Pigskin Pageant in Charleston on August 14, with 80 members and 72 musicians plus 8 majorettes, remaining for North South game events and Capitol visits.
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Air Missile Test Center
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Edgar A. Loar
George E. Schweizer
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Charleston
iKanawha Boulevard
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West
Virginia
State Capitol
Weirton Band Plans Parade And Charleston Pageant Trip
The Weir High Band led by Drum Major Tommy Dye plans a July 4 parade in Wellsburg and a August 23 festival performance in Charleston. Director Schweizer expects the trip to climax summer activities and aims to gain experience from North-South game ceremonies. The group previously marched in the Pageant in 1951 and 1952 with the Seth High band and relies on local Weirton citizens who funded the Charleston trip and other appearances at Kennywood Park and a Steelers game.
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Charleston
Schweizer
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West Virginia
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Crack Weir
Pittsburgh
Tommy Dye
Nancy Robinson
Pittsburgh Steelers
Schwell
Washington Red Skina
Man 51 Charged In Wife Death at Spencer Hotel
Spencer Iowa Aug 21 Clay County Atty Murray Underwood filed a first degree murder charge against Emmett Dillon 51 of Sioux City in the death of his 41 year old wife Wanda Dillon mother of five who died in a bottle littered hotel room. A coroner jury ruled strangulation by Dillon. Justice of the Peace W A Lewis set Aug 7 for a preliminary hearing. Dillon jailed without bond. Cecil Stockburger 39 of Hinton was questioned and released. Sheriff Thorall described the body found at the foot of the bed with facial bruising.
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Spencer
Iowa
Clay County
Murray Underhwood
Emmett Dillon
Sioux City
Wanda
Rain Eases Heat Across the Nation but South Remains Scorching
Scattered rainfall provided temporary relief from a hot spell in northern regions as weekend temperatures climbed to around 100 degrees in the central Mississippi and Missouri Valley. The Southeast stayed hot with highs near 102 in Columbia, South Carolina, while thundershowers hit the lower Great Lakes and showers dotted the Northern Plains. By Sunday rains moved toward the Middle Atlantic while New England cooled to comfortable levels.
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Mississippi
Missouri River
Columbia
S. C
Mercury
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Plains
Rocky Mountain
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Tragic Bus Crash Takes Four-Year-Old in West Virginia
A truck carrying 14 people from a church service collided with a car on State Route 4 near Clendenin killing a four-year-old girl Virnil Cantrell and injuring 13, nine of them from the Cantrell family. The driver of the sedan Franklin Westfall faced hazardous driving charges. arraignment planned today.
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Charleston General Hospital
Virnil Cantrell
Herma Cantrell
RFD
J. A. Woodley
Kelly Hill Baptist Church
Franklin Westfall
Woodley
Westfall
Justice of Peace
Ira Baxter
Cantrell
Fimple
Wil
Unions Have Most Reds Solon Says
Sen. Jackson of Washington contends Communist dominated labor unions form the largest Red support group, calling Matthews claim that Protestant clergy are the biggest single backers false on its face. Matthews made the charge in a public statement.
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Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
J. B. Matthews
United States
Matthews
Valley Bell Dairy Debuts In Pigskin Pageant Float
The North South Football Game Inc announces the float entry of Valley Bell Dairy in the commercial division of the sixth annual Pigskin Pageant. The event will be held on the night of Aug 14 on Kanawha Boulevard starting at Bom.
Dulles and Lodge Fly to Korea for Peace Talks
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles and U S ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge depart Washington to meet with South Korea's President Syngman Rhee and discuss the political conference to follow the armistice. They seek common attitudes with allies and stress Korea should be unified. The exact conference timing remains unsettled, to occur within 90 days of the cease-fire.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Henry Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Korea
Dulles
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Seoul
Mongay
Republic of Korea
United States
Mother of Three Kidnapped in Alabama Robbery
MUELLE Alabama early today a 32 year old mother of three was kidnapped and her male companion robbed of about 75 dollars by two armed men on an unpaved lonely road. John A Faulk of Prichard reported the crime saying the pair pulled Mrs Williams from the car while one man held a rifle on him.
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Ala
John A. Faulk
Prichard
Faulk
Neill Williams
Stevenson Hope Of Party for 54 Stevenson Hope Of Party for 54
Democratic strategists rely on Adlai Stevenson to buoy party finances and boost House and Senate candidates next year. Stevenson, 1952 presidential nominee, returns in three weeks from a world tour. A Chicago speech is planned for mid September, with two more about six weeks apart in the Southwest and Southeast. The Democratic National Committee owes about 270000 dollars, and Mitchell has traveled extensive miles to rally local and state leaders as Stevenson features in the party’s immediate plans.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Eisenhower
Mitchell
GOP TV Script Alleges Brazen Hypocrisy Over Air Force Cuts
Rep Yorty charges Republicans plan a professionally written television program to push a non-partisan report on national defense. He calls the script a vehicle for misleading propaganda funded by the Republican party while Air Force budgets face five billion dollars in cuts and the administration sets interim wing goals.
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Orty
D-Calif
Toger Meee
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Yorty
House
Air’ Force
Memorial Service Opens VFW Meet in Milwaukee
The 54th annual VFW encampment opens in Milwaukee with memorial services for 25,000 Americans killed in Korea. 7,000 delegates and guests attend as Rev. Beech conducts the service and James W. Cothran delivers the principal address. Vice President Nixon will speak tomorrow, with Bernard Baruch and Navy Secretary Anderson scheduled for later sessions.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Gainsville
Tex
Perth
Congress
Hisenhower
Taft Honored In Capitol Rotunda By Mourning Crowds
Mourners filed past the body of Senate Majority Leader Robert A. Taft as it lay in state in the U S Capitol rotunda. Doors opened at 2:45 p m EDT and officials described long lines stretching across Capitol Plaza with 12 000 passing the bier in the first two hours. Mrs Mary Booth, a Philadelphia native now living in Washington DC, was the first to enter.
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Capitol
Washington
Senate
Robert A. Taft
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Republican
Capitol Plaza
Zens
Rotunda
Mary Booth
Philadelphia
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Adoption of UMIT Urged by Senator Smathers and Johnson
U S Senator Smathers urged universal military training to avert national bankruptcy under current spending while Senator Johnson dismissed UMIT as a delusion and a snare claiming it would cause further losses in wars. Both debated the U S threat from Russian communism on NBC American Forum of the Air.
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Smathers
D-Fla
America
Edwin C. Johnson
D- Cole
UMT
Johnson
NBC
United States
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