Bombers Hit Namyang Base in Western Korea Showdowns
United Nations planes including carrier air, F-84s and Sabres struck Namyang on Korea's west coast, destroying 58 buildings, starting 200 sorties and claiming a MIG-15 damaged. Ground fighting near Panmunjom and Bunker Hill continued as casualties rose to 3,134 for the week.
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Wendell Merick
United Press
Seoul
Rates
United Nations
Namyang
Sukchon
5Th Air Force
Pyongyang
Bunker Hill
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
U.N. Admits One Violation In Korean Armistice Contact
At Panmunjom the United Nations acknowledged an unintentional U.N. plane overflight of the conference zone on August 16 and said it regrets the incident. It rejected a Communist protest about U.N. lanes but noted a U.N. investigator believed one plane may have flown over at 15 000 feet during the same period.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Charles W. McCarthy
U. N
Chang Chun San
U.N
Iranian Communists Attack in Tehran Second Time in 24 Hours
In Tehran a mob of Iranian Communists stoned an American Army colonel’s Jeep, injuring none and marking the second attack on U.S. personnel in a day. Lt. Col. William Stelzenmuller escaped harm as a rock shattered the windshield. Earlier, Sgt. James Hagan of Atlanta was slightly injured when stoned.
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Joseph Mazandi
United Press
Tehran
Iran
U.S
William Stelzenmuller
James Hagan
Atlanta
Hagan
Charles Carroll Nominated For State Superintendent
RALEIGH The State Democratic Executive Committee was expected to nominate Charles F. Carroll for state superintendent of public instruction and re elect Everett Jordan as chairman. It may name three new presidential electors. Carroll, High Point schools head, has Gov. Scott and hopeful Umstead backing. Carroll would succeed the late Clyde A. Erwin. Umstead wants Jordan to stay as chairman but seeks a change in the vice chair. Also to decide on a secretary with H Clifton Blue resigning.
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Raleigh
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles F.carroll
Everett Jordan
Carroll
High Point
Scott
William B. Umstead
Clyde A. Erwin
Jeter L. Haynes
Summereld
Umstead
Jordan
John T. Richardson
Wake County
D. A. McCormick
Robeson County
W. H. S. Burgwyn Jr
Woodland
John Regan
St. Pauls
Oscar J
Bartenders to Compete for Nation's Top Cocktail Title
Union bartenders in Washington will compete in a Sunday contest to choose the nation's top barkeep. Three divisions prize the most original gin and whiskey cocktails and a tall drink using any spirit, with judges selecting a winner whose recipe is sent to President Truman.
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Prie Doettines
Washington
Truman
Hest
Old Ts
Bill Ferrier
Bill
America
Hollywood
All Union
Mild Recovery Of Stocks Led By Railroads
Railroads led a mild market recovery with many gains small and several issues up 1 to 2 points. Trading volume stayed low around a million shares, with losses generally small and a few sectors advancing like steels oils and utilities. Notable gainers included Santa Fe Nickel Plate Northern Pacific Gulf Oil Amerada General Motors Bethlehem Steel Zenith Radio and Western Union. B F Goodrich declined slightly after reporting first half earnings of 3.46 versus 3.79 a share a year earlier.
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New York
Santa Fe
Nickel Plate
Northern Pacific
Gulf Oil
Amerada Petroleum
General Motors
Bethlehem Steel
Zenith Radio
Western Union
B. F. Goodrich
Compa
State vows 50-50 outer banks seashore land plan
North Carolina officials defend the two million dollar outer banks seashore park purchase stake while protests rise among local property owners. Maj. J L Murphy resignations spark calls for investigation as Frank Stick and son link to anonymous donor funding 618000 toward the park service effort. Governor Scott notes the donor foundation has funded charitable and educational projects. Treasurer Hodges questions the donor's real estate motives.
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National Park Service
Council of State
Park Service
Outer Banks
Waldo Cheek
Seashore Park Commission
Cheek
Maj. J. L. Murphy
Kill Devil Hills
Lands Acquisition
Murphy
Frank Stick
David Stick
Dare County
The
Kerr Scott
Conrad Wirth
Brandon Hodges
Stevenson May Write New Talks In Wisconsin Getaway
Gov Adlai E Stevenson toured Lake Minocqua Wisconsin during a brief holiday before resuming campaign work He carried a heavy file of material for drafting speeches and planned a 1 pm EST news conference for reporters arriving at the lakeside retreat He traveled with Ernest L Ives Carol Evans and William E Stevenson as he prepared to return to Springfield Tennessee to continue campaign planning.
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Minocqua
Wis
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lake Minocqua
Clark W. Finnerod
Stevenson
Illinois
Ernest L. Ives
Carol Evans
William E. Stevenson
Oberlin College
Eisenhower to make stop in North Carolina campaign tour
James Baley, North Carolina GOP chairman, says Eisenhower may stop in Charlotte during his Southern campaign swing. Baley spoke with GOP national leaders who offered no definite commitment, but did not rule out the engagement. A two state rally from Carolina Republicans is being planned with Eisenhower campaign support in Denver and New York. Baley notes NC has strong chances to elect a Republican to Congress, referencing the Lincolnton race between Charles Raper Jonas and Hamilton C. Jones.
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James Baley
North Carolina
Enhower
South
Baley
Dixie
Eisenhower
Carolinas
Denver
Colo
National Republican
Washington
Committee For
New York
Charles Raper Jonas
Lincolnton
Hamilton C. Jones
Cajun Dixiecrats Threaten Revolt In Louisiana Party
Baton Rouge a States Rights leader Leander Perez blasts Truman and Stevenson as diabolical plotting as Louisiana Democrats convene the 100 member Central Committee to decide the Rooster symbol on the ballot. A plan to bar Stevenson from the ticket and vote for Eisenhower is floated while Kennon seeks condemnations of key planks and a Moody pledge stance amid bitter factional strife.
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Baton Rouge
Democratic State Central Committee
Leander Perez
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Louisiana
Stevenson
John Sparkman
United Press
Perez
William J. Erickson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert F. Kennon
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Kennon
Chicago
States Rights
Truman Sees Federal Deficit Shrink in Mid-Year Review
President Truman announced a mid year budget review showing the deficit down by 4.1 billion dollars from January estimates as tax revenues fall and spending rises in specific programs. He cited defense cuts and steel strike effects as key factors in the revised outlook.
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Richard EF. Mooney
United Press
Washington
Truman
Timate
Gerald R. Ford Jr
R-Mich
House
Senate
Congress
Congressional
Atomic Energy
Postal Service
U. S
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Korea
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower to tour West with anti socialist speech
Dwight D. Eisenhower heads to Boise Idaho for a 7 15 p m speech from the statehouse steps denouncing leftist political groups and Democratic social policy schemes. He plans talks with ten western Republican governors and will push a center path stance ahead of a nationwide campaign launch. Arthur H. Vandenberg previews a hard hitting campaign strategy.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Boise
Idaho
Statehouse
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Eisenhower
Capitol
Vandenberg
America
New York
Commodor
White House denies Swedish reports on bodyguards actions
The White House said preliminary reports show no truth in stories that Margaret Truman's bodyguards roughhoused Swedish citizens. Presidential Secretary Joseph Short stated that neither the State nor Treasury Departments have findings of misconduct, adding that nobody was touched or threatened.
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Washington
White House
Margaret Truman
Joseph Short
State
Treasury Departments
Chinese Reds Learn Russian Price Is High in Moscow Talks
A 13 man Peiping delegation negotiates in Moscow over expanding military and economic ties with the USSR. Moscow leans hard, seeking large concessions amid UN stance on Korean prisoners and potential Russian aid terms for Manchuria, ports, and minority groups. past 1950 talks demanded labor, ports control, food, and mining concessions in Northwest China.
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Phil Newsom
United Press
Reynie
Russia
China
Kremlin
Rom Peiping
Moscow
United Nations
Panmunjom
U.N
Orient
Manchuria
Japan
Ussr
Yellow Sea
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Charles Carroll
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