Mexican City Cut Off By Storm Charlie Hits Tampico
United Press reports Tampico Mexico's rich port was cut off by hurricane Charlie. Officials fear widespread deaths as the storm drives inland and communications fail. In Jamaica Island 148 were killed last Friday. Refugees evacuated to schools. Amateur radio operators report no contact with known hams. News must spread by mouth until the weather subsides.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Mexico
United Press
Robert
Prescott
Jamaica Island
Yucatan Peninsula
Stock Market Up Slightly on Mixed Trading
New York stocks rose modestly as buyers returned after an initial dip. A large sulfur deposit discovery 100 miles southwest of New Orleans spurred trading, with Texas Co. gaining 2 5/8 points and other equities like Kennecott and Anaconda advancing amid broad strength in rails and autos.
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New York
New Orleans
Texas Co
Kennecott
Anaconda
U.S. Rubber
Great Northern Paper Increases Newsprint Price
Great Northern Paper Co announced a $10 per ton price rise to 115 dollars for New York delivery effective September 1. The firm’s price moves it toward the Canadian producers who raised their New York price to 116 dollars per ton on July 1.
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New York
Great Northern Paper Co
Great Northern
Cracks on Priorities: Power Over Horse Sense Debate
A nit with a quip notes people favor horsepower over horse sense in current times. The line underscores a cultural critique about prioritizing mechanical might over practical wisdom.
Congress Blasted In Meat Action
Congress faces anger over proposed changes in meat ceilings aimed at boosting retail beef prices. DiSalle aides say packers and processors must raise margins to comply with the law, while critics blame Congress as the 1952 election looms.
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Congress
Price
Stee Cften
Venteia
Truman
di Salle
House Banking Committee
Maniiace
DiSalle
British Leave For Home As Iran Talks Collapse
British oil negotiators depart Tehran for London after talks collapse leaving Iran with a rioting, emboldened climate. U S adviser Harriman urged resumed discussions while observers expect the outlawed Tudeh party to capitalize on the dispute.
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Iran
Joseph Mazandi
United Press
Tehran
Britain
London Today
Leav
Stokes
W. ‘Averell Harriman
U. S
United States
Breniga Oil Co
London Eaertors
London
Tudeh Party
Budenz Testimony Ties Browder Currie to Communist Influence
Former Communist Daily Worker editor Budenz testified before the Senate Internal Security Committee that Earl Browder conspired with Lauchlin Currie to attack anti Chiang Kai-shek officials in 1942 and that Henry Wallace bore Communist influence during a 1944 China trip. He named John Carter Vincent and Owen Lattimore as party members and cited IPR ties and broader efforts to purge anti-Soviet figures from the State Department.
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Browder
Wocker
Robert Inez
Washington
Sumner Welles
Recy Heme
Lg Penni
Chiang
Institute of Pacific Relations
Budenz
State Department
Far East
Adolph A. Berle Jr
Joseph Grew
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Eugene Can
Far Eastern
Patrick J
Budenza
Browder- Currie
Currie
Relations Between Reds To Be Bared in Hearing
General Douglas MacArthur’s Far Eastern Command told the House Un American Activities Committee that Communist front groups share the same aims worldwide. Willoughby testified that 180 individuals, both American and foreign, were connected to Russian espionage. The hearings ran long as Willoughby digressed, delaying completion of the current phase.
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Douglas MacArthur
Far Eastern
House Un-American Activities Committee
Eal Aginthe
Willoughby
Igners
Far East
U. S
Tommana
Dennis
Perer Borge
Reds Say Allied Aircraft Bombed In Neutral Area
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist liaison says armistice talks halted at 2 a.m. local time after alleged Allied bombing in a neutral zone. Peiping radio quotes the liaison as informing U.N. representatives of the seizure of the talks amid the incident.
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Earnest Hoberecht
Tokyo
Peiping
U.N
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Su- U.N
Nine Killed As Alaska Air Crash Shocks Nation
An Air Force C47 crashed near a Civil Aeronautics Administration tower in Alaska killing nine aboard and injuring no survivors. Four bodies recovered, five others presumed dead. The plane, flying from Elmendorf to Eielson, disappeared after requesting an altitude change during a rain-filled approach. The wreckage spread over the emergency strip 100 yards from the CAA station 145 miles north of Anchorage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Richard M. Cross
Cross
Here
Summitt
Talkeetna
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Eielson Afb
Fairbanks
Chicago Hotel Razed By Fire
A fire ruined an eight story Grace Hotel building in Chicago trapping over 100 guests who fled via windows and fire ladders. Tom Powers estimated damage around 10000 dollars with no injuries reported as flames began on a wooden rear fairway and spread through stairwells.
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Chicago
Tom Powers
Ridgway Says Reds Preplanned Kaesong Talks Breakoff
Gen. Matthew Ridgway stated that the Communists likely decided to end Kaesong truce talks before the alleged bombing of the city. He said the timing and high level Red command involvement indicate a premeditated decision, delivered after a Red liaison report.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
United Nations
Red
Koreans Welcome Break in Cease Fire Talks
South Korean officials welcomed the apparent breakdown of cease fire negotiations in Korea. A spokesman said the Reds used talks to stall and warned the public that the Kaesong conference showed Communist deceit. He noted the Assembly’s view that peace was never intended by the Communists.
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U.N
U.N. Command Fra
Pusan
Korea
Tional Assembly
Kaesong
Midwest Faces Surge in Polio Cases
The Public Health Service reports 1,765 new polio cases last week, up 16 percent from the prior week and 277 more than a year earlier. The West North Central region shows a major rise with 242 cases, led by Minnesota Iowa Missouri.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
North Central
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Reds threaten heavy blows as Korean front braces for attack
UN forces brace along a 135 mile front for a possible Communist offensive after reporting 9 000 killed or wounded Reds in a week of fighting. The Chinese and North Korean buildup nears 600 000 reserves as Kim Sung threatens annihilation and the 1 000 first line planes could be brought in. Lt Gen Van Fleet says forces are ready for any outcome. South Korean troops expose Reds to a foretaste of confrontation near Kansong.
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8Th Army
Korea
United Nations
Kim Sung
James A. van Fleet
Kansong
Acheson Plans For Big Three Review Meet
Secretary of State Acheson and French foreign minister meet with British and French leaders from Sept 10 for a three to four day conference to discuss German problems and other cold war issues. The talks may cover Western Germany manpower contributions to a proposed Atlantic Pact Army, Iran oil, and Egypt Britain troop evacuation from the Suez.
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Acheson
Middle
Far East
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schuman
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Britain
France
Egypt
Suez Canal
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U. N
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