Truce Talks Earn Perma Tent Like Facility At Panmunjom
In Panmunjom a permanent wooden building rises from the old tent as signs of a lasting truce process. The armistice talks have run into their second year, deadlocked over prisoners of war and their status. The conference, now in its fourth straight week of recess, is set to resume next Wednesday but likely for another recess.
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Tokyo
Sun
Panmunjom
United Press
Richard Applegate
Freed After 36 Hours With Reds
Three members of a U S military mission in the Soviet zone with immunity were detained 36 hours and released. Lt Col Gerald H Dunn Capt William R Croucher and Pfc Arnold P Swenson were halted Aug 15 about 90 miles from Berlin while on spy missions. The incident followed a protest by the United States and a Kremlin reply claiming the men stepped beyond allowed bounds.
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Berlin
Soviet Zone
U. S
Frankfurt
Baltic
Baltic Sea
Pine U. S. Army
Spe
Potsdam
Gerald H. Dunn
William R. .Croucher
Arnold P. Swenson
ADN
Russians Propose Treaty Conference
Moscow proposes a four power meeting by October to discuss a German peace treaty formation of an all German government and withdrawal timelines. The note also mentions elections commission discussions after treaty talks and comments on past proposals by Britain France and the United States.
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Moscow
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Izvestia
Moscow Radio
Washington
Dertment
Germany
Andrei Vishinsky
Legionnaires Open No fun Convention in New York
New York hosts the annual American Legion convention with an expected 100000 attendees and 30000 registered members. 1000 New York State posts will provide unofficial military police while major speeches by Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson highlight the event at Madison Square Garden.
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New York
Legion
New York State
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Madison Square Garden
Ike McCormick Pushes American Party Plan In 1956
Chicago Tribune editor Col. Robert R. McCormick proposed forming an American Party to nominate candidates for president and vice president in 1956. He criticized Eisenhower and Stevenson, urged voting against both major candidates, and named Sen. Harry Byrd and others as potential allies while calling for Congress candidates across parties. He argued Southern Democrats and some Republicans would not vote the other major ticket. McCormick linked his idea to Jefferson and Lincoln and warned against socialism.
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Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
McCormick
Dwight D. Eisenhower
WGN
Mutual Broadcasting System
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
CIO
Democratic Party
Congress
Denver
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
William F. Knowland
Calif
John W. Bricker
R-O
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Edward J. Thye
Minnesota
Irving M. Ives
New York
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Robert A. Taft
Stevenson
Joseph Medill
Jefferson
Lincoln
Truman
Dewey
Europe
Eisenhower Plans To Meet Taft And Scale Southern Tour
Denver report says Dwight D. Eisenhower will cut his Southern campaign tour to five or six cities and plan a face to face meeting with Sen. Robert A. Taft in the New York area. Gov Sherman Adams said the talks with Taft may happen next week and a revised itinerary will be announced within 48 hours. The NY Commodore Hotel will host Eisenhower’s campaign operations while plans continue.
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Rex Chaney
Denver
Eee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Taft
New York
Ohio
Murray Bay
Quebec
Adams
Chicago
Commodore Hotel
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Thomas B. Dewey
California apricots dominate U S and world supply
California apricots accounted for 85 percent of all grown in the United States and from 35 to 40 percent of the world supply, according to the University of California College of Agriculture.
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Land OF Apricots
Berkeley
Calif
California
University of California College of Agriculture
Flying Saucerites Open Fire On Man
West Palm Beach Florida Aug 23 deputy sheriff and two Boy Scouts added details to a scoutmaster story of a encounter with a strange object in a rural wooded area Tuesday night He said the object blasted him with a ball of fire singed his arms and left small holes in his cap The scouts described a big glowing white light and six reddish lights around it as sparks showered over the area No motive or confirmation of extraterrestrial origin was provided by authorities
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West Palm Beach
Fla
D. S. Desvergers
Desvergers
West Palm Beach International
Washington
Palm Beach
Matt N. Partin
Charles Stevens
David Rowan
Inflationary pressures persist as election nears
Inflation climbs nationwide with no near relief as the new administration nears. Officials warn prices rise further into 1953 with 1952 deficits blamed and both parties pledging to curb spending and stabilize the economy. The cost of living hits a record high while wage and price controls face political contention.
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Stevenson
Springfield
Republican
Democratic National Committees
Truman Administration
Treasury
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Jesse P. Wolcott
R-Mich
Port Huron
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Stevenson backs Truman on tidelands amid campaign tensions
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson endorsed President Truman’s veto of tidelands legislation and urged a national compromise. He cited Supreme Court rulings and rejected blanket state cession while Texas Gov. Allan Shivers considered campaign moves. Aides said Stevenson prefers a restrained, needle like approach over blunt tactics.
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Springfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Tidelands
Allan Shivers
Texas
Stevenson
Shivers
Illinois
Houston
Dallas
Supreme Court
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai's Key Man May Be Skeleton
Republican Sen Mundt says Truman is the skeleton key to the Democratic campaign as Stevenson calls him a key figure in the White House race. Eisenhower backs McCarthy if renominated and warns against criticizing Gen Marshall. Monroney urged Ike to review Jenner's 1950 Senate claim Marshall aids traitors.
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Jack Ge Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indiana
William E. Jenner
Senate
Jenner
McCarthy
Marshall
State
Defense
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
George C. Marshall
Sen
A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
GOP
Monroney
Denver
Congress
Stevenson
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Weewase
Washington
Mundt
11 year old husband seeks divorce over wife lazy to wash
A 11 year old husband filed for divorce from his 15 year old wife after two months of marriage. He said she hated house work and let dishes pile up. The couple married June 22 in Folkston Georgia and she left him August 8 refusing to return.
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Fila
William Ernest Myers
Lois Janet Permills Myers
Lake
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