Boros Aims to Beat Hogan at 1954 Open
Julius Boros, one of the few to beat Ben Hogan in the Open, says he can win the 1954 National Open at Baltusrol if his putting clicks. Hogan seeks a fifth title as 162 golfers anticipate four steady par rounds and a winning score around 283 or 284.
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Springfield
N.J
Ben Hogan
Julius Boros
Dallas
Hogan
Cary Middlecoff
Boros
Ben
Jay
Baltusrol
Ardmore
Jusrol
Riviera
Gene Sarazen
Oppenheimer Faces Trust Decision On Secrets Access
The Atomic Energy Commission will decide this month whether Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer may be trusted with secrets in the future. The 50-year-old physicist led the A bomb project and has since advised the AEC on atomic matters while living in Princeton directing the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
Oppenheimer
AEC
Russia
United Nations
Princeton
N.J
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City Softball Games Rain Out. Races at Decatur Speedway Postponed
Local briefs report that last night's City Softball league games were rained out and will be made up later. Stock car fans are told there are no races at Decatur Speedway tonight as officials announce a Sunday reschedule. director Mickey Martin says the track will reopen this Sunday.
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Decatur Speedway
Mickey Martin
Job Insurance Becomes Big Issue In Labor Relations
In 1949 1950 debates wage and income security, with unions pushing for employer funded plans to maintain earnings during unemployment or illness. The article notes trials with H bomb policy, government reviews, and Eisenhower and Larson arguments on the cost and policy of income insurance as part of labor negotiations.
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AEC
Truman
Oppenheimer
Eisenhower
Department
FBI
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Heimer
Norman Walker
Washington
CIO
United Steelworkers
Congress
Arthur Larson
University of Pittsburgh Law School
Larson
United States Chamber of Commerce
Non-Swimmer Drowns In College Pool After Closing Hours
Troy State Teachers College student James Everett Thompson eighteen died after entering the college pool after hours. A non swimmer companion could not aid him and fled for help while Thompson sank. Three physicians firemen and students failed to revive him.
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Troy
Ala
Troy State Teachers College
James Everett Thompson
Pigeon Creek
Greenville
Oxford Sartain
Thompson
Prospective Juror Nervously Quizzed Over Brewery Role
In St Louis a prospective juror questioned by Assistant Circuit Attorney George W Draper jokes that he works at a brewery, answering when asked his capacity there with I work in the capacity of about five bottles.
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ST. Louis
George W. Draper
Marciano Charles Showdown At Yankee Stadium
Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano and challenger Ezzard Charles faced a long wait before their Yankee Stadium bout. Odds favored Marciano to win by knockout, with promoters predicting a $500000 gate if weather cleared. The 15 round fight was set for 9 30 p m est with telecast plans tied to coast to coast outlets.
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New York
Rocky Marciano
Ezzard Charles
Yankee Stadium
Charles
Marciano
Marshall Miles
Joe Louis
Brockton
Major League Leaders Update From The Associated Press
The National League leader list shows Snider of Brooklyn batting .380. Stan Musial of St Louis leads in runs with 56 and RBIs at 69. Musial also holds the NL home run mark with 87. Milliken of Brooklyn and Nuxhall of Cincinnati share the pitching lead at 3 0 with a 1.000 ERA.
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Associated Press
National League
Snider
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Milliken
Nuxhall
Cincinnati
American League Batting and Pitching Leaders Snapshot
Avila of Cleveland leads AL batting with 381, while Minoso of Chicago tops runs at 48 and RBIs at 53. Fox of Chicago has 75 hits, Roseff of Cleveland 13 home runs, Morgan of New York posts a 4 0 record and 1.000 ERA.
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Avila
Cleveland
Minoso
Chicago
Fox
Roseff
Morgan
New York
Primitive peoples destroyed mentally defective children
The fragment notes that many cultures killed mentally defective children and claims that the civilized world only began to seek care and training methods for the feeble minded in the sixteenth century.
Vote Probe Expands in Escambia County Runoff
In Brewton Alabama witnesses testify on alleged vote buying and falsified absentee affidavits tied to the June 1 runoff. Eighteen witnesses already testified before the Escambia County Grand Jury under Judge A H Elliott as the Democratic committee pushes abolition of absentee voting except for servicemen. Ballots and boxes are sealed in the county jail since election night.
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Brewton
Ala
Escambia County
Grand Jury
A. H. Elliott
Democratic Executive Committee
Definition of the fathom as a six foot standard
The fathom was once the span between a man’s outstretched middle fingers. It was later standardized to a fixed length of six feet.
The Fiendly City Stamped Into Chillicothe Stationery
The Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce adopted a new batch of stationery printed with The Fiendly City. Despite the quirky label the chamber decided to proceed with using the material.
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Chillicothe
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce
Karachi Population Shifts Since 1937 Independence
Karachi, once a city of 3 million before Pakistan’s 1947 independence, is now home to about 1 million people according to the readable text.
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Karachi
Pakistan
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