Huey Fined for Speeding in Leeds to Birmingham Chase
Former Birmingham Detective Captain C. E. Huey was fined 25 dollars for speeding after a Leeds to Birmingham chase that ended with a fatal collision involving a patrol car. The case has been referred to the Jefferson County grand jury for investigation and Huey faces additional charges in Irondale and Jefferson County.
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Leeds
Ala
Birmingham
C. E
Bud) Huey
Huey
John Pledger
Ella Mattison
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Irondale
W. S. Rascoe
Rascoe
Pledger
Jim Gibson
A.d
Highway Patrol
Eight Killed In Utah Auto Accident At Midvale
A sand truck collided with a sedan at an intersection in Midvale Utah killing four adults and four children and injuring a fifth child. The truck driver Charles Emory Briggs 36 survived with severe shock. Names of victims from three West Jordan families are listed with ages.
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Midvale
Utah
West Jordan
Ben S. Watanbe
Sue
Mas
Flying Saucer Spotted Over Montgomery
P W B Stewart reports watching a flying saucer flash over Montgomery early this morning. He sat on his porch as a whirling disc, light blue, passed overhead about 10 or 12 feet in diameter.
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Montgomery
W. B. Stewart
Stewart
Ancient cement rediscovered in the eighteenth century
The text notes that cement was familiar to ancient builders, its secret vanished in the Middle Ages, and was only recovered in the 1700s.
Top level Korean armistice talks resume amid deadlock
Envoys from Korea and United Nations command meet after a week’s recess to break a stalemate over prisoner exchange. The dispute centers on return of prisoners with 20 000 Chinese cited by the Reds and 15 000 renouncing communism alleged by the Allies. A Communist letter lists 238 Chinese accused of acting as Allied agents.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
U. N
North Korea
Montana Governor Slaps Eisenhower as Ambitious Man
Sen. James E. Murray of Montana denounces Gen Dwight Eisenhowers proposal as reckless ambition in a keynote at the Utah Democratic Nominating Convention. He warns the Republican nominee aligns with big business and Wall Street and would overturn twenty years of Democratic gains.
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Salt Lake City
James E. Murray
Montana
Dwight Eisenhower
Utah
Murray
Wall Street
Stalin in good health, Nenni says after Moscow visit
Pietro Nenni, head of Italy's pro-Communist Socialist party, said Marshal Stalin is in the best of health after returning from Moscow. Nenni received the Stalin Peace prize and reported seeing Stalin several times. A note on flowers mentions the Butter-and-Eggs plant is related to the snapdragon.
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Stalin
Rome
Italy
Socialist Party
Pietro Nenni
Moscow
Nenni
Red Capital
Recreation Curbs In Anniston Reopened Except Pools
Anniston health officer Dr G A O Connell advised the City Park Department that all recreation facilities may reopen except swimming pools after a polio outbreak. Six cases and one death were reported that week. one mild case has appeared in over two weeks. Total cases in the Anniston area reached 13 this summer.
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Anniston
G. A. O'Connell
Calhoun County
Tacoma Fisherman Dies After Landing Salmon
Delos Shea aged 56 from Tacoma reeled in a 26 pound salmon near Aberdeen Washington yesterday and exclaimed his trip was paid for before collapsing and dying of a heart attack on the boat.
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Aberdeen
Wash
Delos Shea
Tacoma
Veterans of Foreign Wars picks Philadelphia for 1954 convention
The 53rd annual encampment draws thousands to Philadelphia as the National Council of Administration selects the city for the 1954 convention. Milwaukee had been slated for 1953.
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Los Angeles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Council of Administration
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Richmond Times-Dispatch Endorses Eisenhower for President
The Richmond Times-Dispatch announces its first ever endorsement of a Republican nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower for President. The paper states its unreserved endorsement and that his election is essential to the country’s well being.
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Richmond
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Negro Held in Limestone County Burglary Case
Athens man William Holt, 39, was held without bond in Limestone County jail on first degree burglary charges. Sheriff Sandlin said Holt entered the Bell residence during the night, held a knife to a 12 year old girl to suppress screams, and fled through a window. The father alerted authorities. Holt was later found and arrested at the Athens Ice Co. A preliminary trial is set for August 8.
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Athens
Limestone
John G. Sandlin
William Holt
Sandlin
Holt
Lindsey Bell
Athens Ice Co
Bell House
Arms Races Slow Down Threatening Western Unity
Washington reports the drive to arm the Western world against Russia is slowing due to economic and political troubles. Astute Allied leadership is needed to forestall a crisis this year, with implications for Ridgway's European army, France's Indochina war, and plans to rearm Western Germany.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Matthew B. Ridgway
France
Indochina
Germany
Hartselle Plans Sparkman Visit With Parades Lunches
Vice Presidential nominee John Sparkman may visit Hartselle with a parade and basket lunch as organizers shift plans after a postponement. Mayor John Burleson said a group met to map events and that Sparkman would also speak in Huntsville, his home, during the campaign swing.
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John Sparkman
Hartselle
John Burleson
Sparkman
Burleson
Congress
Senate
Huntsville
Missing Air Cadet After Trainer Plane Crash
Foley Alabama reports Air Cadet Richard Henry Lawerence is missing after his SN.1 trainer crashed into a swamp near the area following a mid air collision with another plane.
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Foley
Ala
Richard Henry Lawerence
Navy
Early U S Diet Claimed 300 Pounds Meat Per Year
National Geographic Society estimates that in the early United States citizens consumed about 300 pounds of meat annually reflecting dietary habits of the era.
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United States
National Geographic Society
Stork Leads Grim Reaper In Alabama
Alabama health officials report births greatly outnumbered deaths in the first three months of the year. January through March saw 19 275 births and 6 725 deaths, a ratio exceeding 22 to 1.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Department of Health
West Germans to meet on lifting trade limits with East Germany
Western Allied officials will discuss Chuikov's demand to lift trade restrictions after he urged freer dealings. Bonn announced a new East West trade accord worth 200 million marks in both directions. A Soviet led police patrol seized land near Ratzeburg in the British zone, despite a British protest, with a higher level to seek a settlement.
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East Germany
Vassily Chuikov
Chuikov
Bonn
East
West Germany
Ratzeburg
Locust Swarm Dims Western Pakistan Wheat Lands
Locust swarms sweep across Pakistan’s wheat fields from north to south in what officials call possibly the country’s largest insect invasion in history. Government announces the outbreak as it spreads through the region.
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Karachi
Pakistan
South Alabama Methodist Youth Conference Adjourns
The South Alabama Methodist Youth Conference adjourned as Ben Bradley of Troy was installed president. About 279 delegates from South Alabama and West Florida attended.
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Montgomery
South Alabama Methodist Youth Conference
Ben Bradley
Troy
South Alabama
West Florida
Russians claim Alaska discovery by Russia precedes Cook
Moscow radio dismisses British and French claims that Captain James Cook discovered Alaska. It asserts Russian explorers Vitus Bering and early Russian maps proved Russia discovered Alaska in 1728 and 1741, while alleging past sales of Alaska were illegal and Russia retains a stake in its riches.
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London
Alaska
Moscow Radio
James Cook
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Cook
Russia
U. S
Peak Production Expected At TCI In Two Weeks
Birmingham Aug 2 U S Steel Tennessee Coal and Iron Division aims to return to peak output within about two weeks President Arthur W Wiebel said today The company plans to have 65 percent of its 25000 employees back next week producing hot metal at 75 percent capacity and ingots at 85 percent The resumption follows the end of the CIO steelworkers strike as ore mining resumes Monday with shortages due to maintenance at Wenonah plant The division employs about 5000 coal and ore miners.
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Birmingham
U. S. Steel
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
Arthur W.wiebel
Wiebel
Steelmill
TCI
CIO
Wenonah
Two Killed On Alabama Roads
Two traffic deaths were reported in Alabama over the weekend. Otis Caffey 21 of Snowden was struck near Snowden while Elmer Trawick of Andalusia reported Caffey lying on the road. Henry Alfred Crawford 77 was fatally struck as he attempted to cross near Bridgeport.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Otis Caffey
Snowden
Elmer Trawick
Andalusia
Caffey
Henry Alfred Crawford
Bridgeport
Norris Payne Jr
Willie J. Crabtree
Stevenson
Huntsville Prepares Welcome for Veep Candidate Sparkman
Huntsville plans a large welcome for Sen John Sparkman Democratic vice presidential nominee. A parade from the railroad station to Big Spring Park with 10 bands will headline a welcome home celebration, plus a luncheon at the Russel Erskine Hotel.
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Huntsville
John Sparkman
John
Big Spring Park
Russel Erskine Hotel
Sparkmans
Albertville
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Larry
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Chicago
West Berlin
Aly
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M.P. Braswell
Walter Sivley
William Sivley
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
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