Marines Repel Red Counterattack On Bunker Hill
U S Marines fight what their commander calls the toughest battle in Korea as Chinese troops renew an assault on Bunker Hill near Panmunjom. Maj Gen Selden reports 10 000 to 15 000 rounds fired while air forces fly nearly 100 sorties in the area.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Bunker Hill
John T. Selden
1St Marine
Panmunjom
Selden
United Press
Frederick C. Painton
Sth
Sabre
Novi Korea
8Th Army
Haeju
38Th Parallel
James Aldworth
Haddon Height N. J
Stevenson Truman meeting blasted by GOP candidates
CIO opens political session in Washington with a strong push for Adlai Stevenson. The piece notes expected official backing and outlines AFL hesitation, while reporting on internal CIO dynamics and the broader 1952 campaign context.
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U.S
Korea
GOP
Stevenson summons advisers for weekend campaign strategy
Governor Adlai E Stevenson brings top campaign advisers to Springfield for two day strategy meetings at the governor’s mansion. The sessions aim to shape autumn plans as Stevenson pushes an independent, self run campaign amid Republican sharp attacks at the Illinois State Fair. Senators Clements and Anderson and Rep Kirwan among invited participants, with Sen Sparkman to attend as Democratic VP nominee.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Wilson Wyatt
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
Earle C. Clements
Clinton P. Anderson
Michael J. Kir‘wan
Oscar Chapman
India Edwards
Democratic National Committee
A. S. Monroney
Okla
National Committee
George Ball
Independent Citizens
Wyatt
Stephen A. Mitchell
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Accused Men In Watts Case Make Bond
Two men charged in the April 3 slaying of Darlington attorney J. A. Watts are released on $3,000 bonds. Lamar Herring and Tom Rich were freed after a habeas corpus hearing in Florence before Chief Justice D Gordon Baker. Bail was posted by J Paul Dowd and Paul Herndon of Bennettsville.
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Darlington
S. C. Ih
J. A. Watts
Tony
Lamar Herring
Bennettsville
Tom Rich
Lumberton
WN. C
Darlington County
Florence
Johnnie Stokes
J. Paul Dowd
Paul Herndon
D. Gordon Baker
Baker
Mossadegh Slashes Taxes On Peasants In Iran Decree
In Tehran Premier Mossadegh gains dictatorial powers via a shah decree. He abolishes all peasant taxes and charges while landlords lose 20 percent of their share in tenant crops. The measures aim to boost peasant income and reduce Communist influence.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah of
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Patrolmen Report Seeing Flying Saucer Over Raleigh Area
Wake County patrolmen Ransom Smith and G B Philpott reported sighting a large orange light in the northeast sky near Raleigh about 11:20 PM. They stopped the car after observing it for several minutes, noting it was too big to be the moon and eventually faded out. Philpott, a pilot, estimated the object’s distance at first sight around 2000 feet.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Ransom Smith
G. B. Philpott
Fuquay Springs
Smith
Philpott
North Carolina ABC sales rise with new outlets and tax shift
North Carolina ABC stores posted July sales of 4 886 340 90, up 956 139 20 or 24 32 percent from July last year, attributed to new outlets since 1951 and a federal tax rise. Lt. Arthur W Welch named head of Troop C Greensboro, to become captain Sept 1, with W B Lentz moving to colonel. Nancy Glenn, 26, wife of a Dupont worker, died of infantile paralysis in Wilmington General Hospital after arriving from Anderson South Carolina three weeks ago.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
ABC Liquor
ABC
Robert W. Winston
Arthur W. Welch
State Highway Patrol
Greensboro
Welch
W. B. Lentz
State Patrol
Lentz
James R. Smith
Wilmington
Del
Nancy Glenn
Dupont Company
Anderson, S. C
Wilmington General Hospital
Glenn
NC Crops Improve After August Rains. Corn Prospects Poor
The Federal State Crop Reporting Service notes an amazing green rebound in North Carolina crops after rains in early August. Vegetables, field crops, grasses and trees show vigorous growth while central State corn prospects remain poor.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Petition Heard On Fieldcrest Mills Election
A National Labor Relations Board examiner heard a petition by the AFL United Textile Workers of America for a workers representative election at Fieldcrest Mills in the Leaksville Spray Draper area. The AFL says it represents Fieldcrest workers where the CIO already has a contract. The move follows a CIO split last spring with many members bolting to the AFL.
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Winston-Salem
National Labor Relations Board
AFL
United Textile Workers of America
Fieldcrest Mills
Leaksville-Spray- Draper
Fieldcrest
CIO
Record Highway Traffic in North Carolina for July
James S. Burch of the State Highway Commission reports a record July average of 89,218 vehicles per day across 20 counting machines, surpassing last August’s 86,735. The July total marks a new peak in NC highway usage.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James S. Burch
State Highway Commission
Burch
Wilkesboro man given life term in reported incident case
Jarvis Bell 30 of Dockery was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to accessory before the fact in the nine year old niece Lucille Oil case. He becomes the second defendant to receive life in the current criminal term, following Bill McNeill 19 who got life last week for accessory to the same incident involving Miss Alice Mae Ward 19 of Lambsburg Virginia a beauty student in North Wilkesboro.
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Wilkesboro
Jarvis Bell
Dockery
Lucille Oil
Bell
Bill McNeill
Alice Mae Ward
Lambsburg
North Wilkesro
Eisenhower Attacks Stevenson in Broadside Speech
Dwight D. Eisenhower charged Democrats and the Truman administration with corruption and mismanagement in a Denver speech. He objected to Gen. Omar N. Bradley briefings and warned of political use of federal resources, with Stevenson visiting Washington and meeting officials.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
GOP
White House
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Stevenson Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Towhether
United States
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Stock Market Sags Quietly
New York stocks edged lower with mixed results across sectors. Railroads showed widespread variation, oils and steels held steady or slipped, and motors and film stocks generally held or gained modestly. Notable losers included U S Steel Chrysler Southern Pacific and Standard Oil NJ while some higher priced issues recovered from yesterday.
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New York
U. S, Steel
Chrysler
Southern Pacific
U. S. Rubber
Dow Chemical
International Paper
Amerada Petroleum
Standard Oil (Nj
Communist Scheme to Infiltrate Boy Scout Movement
Senate investigators released sworn testimony detailing a Moscow inspired plan to infiltrate the Boy Scouts and mold youths to communism. Harvey Matusow testified of a strategy to place agents in Scout troops and push propaganda in schools churches and clubs.
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Boy Scout Movement
Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Kremlin
Len McCarran
Dnew
Subcommittee
Harvey M. Matusow
Dayton
Ohio Commission On Un-American Activities
Matusow
Scout Movement
Boy Scouts
Donald D. Connors
Don West
West
Georgia
Bethel
O. Matusow
John
Martha Edston
Communist Party
Young Pioneers
Anti Truman Forces Win In Arkansas Governor Runoff
In Arkansas, Chancellor Francis Cherry defeated Gov. Sid McMath by a five to three margin in the gubernatorial run off. Cherry ran on an anti administration platform and attacked McMath's ties to President Truman. McMath conceded defeat citing a desire for change in the administration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Francis Cherry
Jonesboro
McMath
Truman
Missouri
Stuart Symington
St. Louis
Senate
J. E. Taylor
Gett
Cherry
Harry
Taylor
Weather report with anomalous temperatures
The forecast notes a very high today of 1 and a low of 74 last night. Tonight will see a low of 72 with a high tomorrow of 1, indicating unusual temperature readings for the period.
Truman Sets Up A Close Liaison With Stevenson Campaign
President Truman established a close political liaison between the White House and Adlai Stevenson’s Springfield campaign HQ. Two White House aides flew to Springfield after a three and a half hour strategy talk. Stevenson welcomed the cooperation and said both he and Senator Sparkman felt richly rewarded by the meeting.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
David Bell
Clayton Fritchey
Stevenson
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Bell
Fritchey
Defense Department
Sparkman
President Truman
Militarists Now Need More Money
Washington reports the armed services will seek about 800 million dollars more for higher manpower costs and large additional sums for Korean war expenses. Congress recently boosted pay and allowances, mustering-out pay, and combat pay. the department hopes to cover roughly 200 million from unused past appropriations, but overall needs exceed available operating funds for the 1953 fiscal year.
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Washington
Armed Services
Congress
Defense Department
Korea
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Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Jack Kroll
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Taft
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Ellis Arnall
Charles Sawyer
Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Ducks
Brickbats
Arnall
Brannan
Reers
Sawyer
Commerce Department
Virginia
Oklahoma
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Kentucky
Nixon
Watts
D. Ala
Sasepandanas
Gee Bee
Women's News
Tke
Ohio
Bernard B. Wascher
Clinton
Camp McCoy
Wisc
R. C. Fountain
Wascher
Charlotte
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