Detroit Man Confesses to Island Slaying and Burglary
Police say a man identified as Davis confessed to killing a stranger on Belle Isle and up to assaulting another on the island. Investigators note prior mental illness history and a pattern of violent statements as officers piece together the Detroit River incident.
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Belle Isle
Robon
McKenzie
Detroit River
Vernon Pone
Davis
Taster
Eles
Ni Wes Hasly Teer
New York
McKenzie Parke
Receiving Hospital
Duke mourns passing of Dr. Flowers
Duke University mourns Chancellor Robert Lee Flowers age 80, longtime member of the Duke and Trinity College faculty. Flowers died at his home after months of declining health, having joined the faculty in 1891 and later serving as president from 1941 to his relief. Funeral set for Duke Chapel at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Gov Kerr Scott and Sen Willis Smith paid tribute.
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Duke University
Robert Lee Flowers
Trinity College
Duke
Flowers
Pamneollone
Meena
Randolph County
Dukes
Hollis Edens
Duke Chapel
Kerr Scott
Willis Smith
Duke Board of Trustees
Red Jets Fail In Effort To Protect Supply Line
United States and allied air forces repelled a Communist air raid over northeast of Sinuiju near the Chinese border. Sabre jets damaged several MiG-15s and blasted convoys south toward the front as South Korean troops pressed northward, adjudging heavy enemy casualties amid a large artillery barrage.
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U. Speetambete
Silesia
Pyongyang
Angdok
East Central Front
Korea
Rates Up Telegrams Western Union Gains FCC Nod
Western Union can raise telegram rates to net about 8.8 million dollars more yearly after FCC approval. The order sets higher minimums for money orders and 15 word telegrams, with night letters expanding to 50 words. The commission left final commercial and press rate details to the company while allowing specific increases to cover higher wage costs.
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Washington
Western Union
Federal Communications
FCC
Streetcar Collides With Fire Truck in Detroit Run
One woman remained in serious condition after a streetcar struck a fire truck amidships, injuring 25 people in the incident.
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Detroit
Cut-Down Foreign Aid Bill Clears Committees For Senate Floor
The combined Foreign Relations and Armed Services panels approve a reduced aid measure nearing the Senate floor. The bill totals 6.013 billion in military aid plus 1.523 billion in economic assistance, with overall funding trimmed from the administration request and awaiting final appropriation.
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Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
House
State Department
Defensement
Communist Party moves to smaller New York office
The National Committee of the Communist Party announces a relocation from its current headquarters to a smaller office in New York City. The move signals a downsizing of party operations and consolidates activities in a reduced space.
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New York
National Committee of
The
Communist Party
Senate tax plan seeks 11 percent ceiling on upper bracket increases
Senate finance committee moved to cap tax increases for high earners at 11 percent while keeping some House plan elements. The proposal adds a defense tax with two methods, yields about 2.4 billion annually, and delays its start to November 1 1953 with an expiration at year end. The panel also rejects two House provisions raising the capital tax and imposing a 20 percent withholding on certain payments.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Young baker’s son wins sponge cake title in Wisconsin
A 14 year old, Jim Kurringer, stunned Wisconsin housewives by walking off with the sponge cake title at a state event. The contest drew local bakers and families to the fair, where Kurringer’s simple recipe and steady hand earned the prize.
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Milwaukee
Jim Kurringer
Wisconsin Housewives
Charles Gibson
St. Louis
Wage Rise Tied to Cost of Living By Wage Stabilization
Washington reports the Wage Stabilization Board linked wage hikes to rising living costs in an experiment affecting about one million auto workers with escalator pay. Officials warned sacrifices by business and labor may be needed as inflation data show continued price spikes and mixed indicators across the wholesale and retail indexes.
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Washington
Seeiies
WSB
Esse
Cracles Hint for Safety in Sum Eens at Home
Brief note suggests simple safety hints for staying safe at home. Mentions calm strategies and mindful routines to reduce risk. No specific people or organizations named in the readable text.
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Sumeens
M.L.P
Iran Moves to Sell Oil After British Withdrawal
Deputy Premier Hossein Fatemi said Iran would sell crude oil from Abadan to any foreign customer, including Russia, while British technicians have left. He announced required measures to counter economic disruption and noted Iran may keep a skeleton staff at the Abadan refinery after the withdrawal.
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Iran
Hossein Fatemi
Abadan
Russia
I Aail
Ironies Union On Co
Fatemi
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Belgrade
Mohammed Mossadegh
Richard
Stokes
Britain
Paratroop Drop Launches Largest Airborne Exercise Since World War II
The five drops of a joint airborne task force begin at Camp MacKal as the 82nd Airborne leads in this two day exercise. The operation combines C-119 and C-82 transports with 96 airborne troops from reserve units across several states, aiming to seize routes from a simulated swamp and connect with eastern divisions.
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F. Hickey
Air Force
Carolina Maneuvers
Dallas
Miami
Memphis
Ewegee Ey Ol Ind
82Nd Airborne
Camp MacKal
Korea
28Th
Pennsylvania
43Rd
New England
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
Europe
82Nd Airborne Division
United States
Ae Ieee
Aae Netion
Ridgway offers resumption of Korea talks in biting note
Gen Ridgway told the Communists he would direct UN representatives to meet with theirs to seek a reasonable armistice after rejecting Communist protests over Kaesong neutrality. He said air and sea forces had not violated the zone and described Communist claims as utterly false and preposterous.
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Earnest Hobbrecht
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Sed
Kim I! Sung
Peng Tehhuai
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
Makota
Ridgway
Anv
Kaesong Zone
Party Heads Dub Truman Bid for 1952 Reelection
Delegates at the pre 1952 conference rally for President Truman and his administration. Generals and governors weigh Taft Eisenhower and Democratic prospects while praising Truman's Korea stance and denouncing critics. Vice President Barkley speaks as Kimball defends high defense spending and price controls are urged as a remedy.
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Robert A. Taft
School For Politics
Mr. Trueman
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Sen. Taft
Poe
Truman
Alben Barkley
French Lick Springs
Benge
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Michael Ag
Plan Closing Of Twin-City Weather Unit
The Weather Bureau may close at least 67 of its 450 stations if Congress approves a 10 percent payroll cut. An advisory outlined closings for Oct 1 in Region No. 1 affecting 20 stations and 70 staff, including Bear Mountain Oswego Cape Henry Curwensville Erie Park Place Reading Scranton Florence Frederick Mount_Wton Bridgeport New_Haven Pittsfield Sandusky Akron Municipal Airport Youngstown Spartanburg Winston-Salem Petersburg and more.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Congress
Sen
Ferguson
R-Mich
Knowland
Bureau
House
Senate
Paul Kutschenreuter
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bear Mountain
Oswego
Cape Henry
N. C
Petersburg
W. Va
Kutschenreuter
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