Fresh Wave of Arrests Sparks East German Mine Riots
In East Germany the Erz Gebirge uranium mines near the Czech border see a fresh uprising with about 200 miners arrested for open rioting. The NUE Neue Zeitung reports Czech border towns Schwarzenberg and Johanngeorgenstadt as trouble centers as police and the Peoples Army move to quell unrest. Refugees describe night raids and mass roundups, while justice minister Red Hilde Benjamin pushes a hard line with reopens of cases and firings in the ministry.
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East Germany
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U. S
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Neue Zeitung
Schwarzenberg
Johanngeorgenstadt
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Czech
Russia
West Berlin
Hilde’ Benjamin
Justice
Justice Ministry
Aiso
Communist ‘Peoples’ Police
Posad
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Vote Nears on Ike's Air Force Budget
Washington. Senate men race to decide Eisenhower defense budget cuts in a 34.5 billion dollar bill amid a 12 hour session that failed to settle the issue. A Democratic bid to add 400 million to the Air Force, funding 200 B 47 bombers, faces a likely defeat as Senate leaders predict a close vote.
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Eisenhower
Pentagon
Homer Ferguson
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Vandenberg
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Truman
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Major Policy Statements on Europe and Big Four Talks
The piece reports U S tobacco sales rising in Europe despite restrictions and a French Italian Spanish black market, with Tangier smuggling claims and 20 cent pack prices. It also covers Pravda spurning a September Big Four foreign ministers conference on Germany and Austria, noting possible future talks under proper procedure.
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Lewis Gruber
P. Lorillard Co
Gruber
U. S
Europe
U. 8
France
Italy
Spain
Tangier
Moscow
Pravda
Germany
Austria
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
London
Kremlin
Washington
Paris
Drought Areas Report Heavy Fall of Rain
Rain fell across drought areas in Texas and the central and southern plains with up to four inches in Amarillo and 3 inches near Lubbock. Flooding potential rose on the Sabine River in East Texas as runoff increased. Other heavy showers occurred along the Atlantic coast with Baltimore measuring 3.27 inches in six hours. Temperatures cooled 5 to 13 degrees in western Washington and Oregon while other areas stayed mostly steady.
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Plains
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Amarillo
West Texas
Sabine River
Weather Bureau
Sabine
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore
Washington
Martinsburg
W.va
Charleston
Mt. Mitchell
Oregon
Lebanon Parliament Candidate Killed After Presidential Palace Walk
Mohammed El Abboud, a candidate in Akbar district, was shot four times by a supporter of opponent Souleiman El Ali as he left the presidential palace. He died at American University Hospital. Police identified the killer as 23 year old Mouhammed Ali Mahmoud and investigate possible instigation by El Ali.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mohammed el Abboud
el Abboud
Akbar
American University Hospital
Mouhammed Ali Mahmoud
el Abbound
Souleiman el Ali
el Ali
Textile Outlook In New England Brighter
The National Association of Cotton Manufacturers reports improved employment in New England cotton and synthetic mills and growing worker confidence. Mills show higher output as weekly pay rose 7.7 percent over pre reduction levels and overall mill modernization investments exceed 131 million dollars in six years ending 1952. Seabury Stanton of the Reate Manufacturing Co. notes orders allow restart of late 1952 machinery, but profits are pressed by Southern prices and labor costs. PAGE TWO-A continues.
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Boston
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
New England
Association
New
South
Seabury Stanton
Re Ate Manufacturing Co
Ford
House Cuts Aid Funds Drastically
In Washington the House approved 4.44 billion in new foreign aid for the year starting July 1, with Eisenhower seeking 5.14 billion and urging smaller cuts. The vote was 288 to 115 with Republicans sustaining most cuts and defeating efforts to restore funds.
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Senate
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Treasury
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R-Ny
GOP
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Europe
Third of Polio Serum Already Has Been Used
U S Public Health Service data show roughly one third of gamma globulin intended for mass polio inoculation in 11 outbreak areas has been distributed. Officials warn the pace and reach of future outbreaks are uncertain as only about a month remains before peak polio season and the total supply allocated for mass programs stands at 3.3 million c c.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
Alabama
North Carolina
New York
Illinois
Virginia
Tennessee
Michigan
Stucky
C. c
Chinese Reds seize four Korean outposts amid fierce battles
Reports from the Kumhwa region describe a series of night and day assaults as Chinese forces in the northwest Kumhwa area seize four outposts after repelling a South Korean attempt to take Sam Hyon Hill. Allied observers note artillery and air support with U S and Allied units engaging Reds, while separate clashes occur along both flanks of the Kum Song Bulge.
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Ie River
John Randolph
Knob
Kumhwa
Sam Hyon
Kumsong River
Kumsong Bulge
Kumsongge
Air Force
Korea
Monarchists Challenge De Gasperi With Confidence Vote
Italian Monarchist Party bloc decision to oppose Premier Alcide de Gasperi threatens to topple his fragile coalition in the first confidence vote. With 40 monarchist deputies and 16 senators abstaining, the vote could split 287 to 284 against the government unless party lines shift. The 287 to 284 tally would require resignations and tests the new assembly’s balance.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
de Gasperi
Achille Lauro
Naples
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrats
Folks Party
MSI
Italian Social Oo Aie
Regional steel industry meet opens in Asheville
The Virginia Carolina Fabricators Association and the Southern Structural Steel Board of Trade start a two day joint meeting in Asheville with about 150 delegates from Maryland Virginia the Carolinas Georgia Florida Louisiana and Ohio. Topics cover building construction and general Southeast conditions affecting the steel industry.
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Asheville
Virginia- Carolina Fabricators Association
Southern Structural Steel Board of Trade
Maryland
Virginia
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
Democrats Still Waiting for Concrete Ike Revolution Results
At a White House briefing President Eisenhower summarized six months in office as progress with some goals unmet. Senators Humphrey and Monroney argued the administration’s revolutionary push has yet to show concrete accomplishments, while Hickenlooper credited partial cleanup of the post Democratic era.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Tidelands
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Republican Congress
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
White House
Truce signs possible within 72 hours Korean War commentary
Reports from Panmunjom indicate a near completion of truce terms with North Korea hinting approval and staff preparations underway. Swiss and Swedish members of the Neutral Nations Armistice Commission arrived to supervise, while Pyongyang warned against U S interference and Rhee obstruction.
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South Korea
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Munson
Thursa
Japan
Syngman Rhee
North Korea
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Rhee
Red
Neutral Nations Armistice Commission
Seoul
Tokyo
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Munsan
Helief
Battlefront
Associated As
John Randolph
Neuse River Watershed Authority to Organize in Goldsboro
Goldsboro reports the 16 member Neuse River Watershed Authority will meet to organize and work on Neuse River basin development. It plans to dissolve the Neuse Valley Development Association and absorb its funds. Lake Junaluska hosts the Southwide Laymen's Conference with Gov. Frank Clement among speakers as 500 plus Methodist Men attend.
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Neuse River Watershed Authority
Neuse River
Authority
Neuse Valley Development Association
E. J. Wellens
Smithfield
Wellens
Neuse Valley Association
Lake Junaluska
Tennessee
Frank C. Clement
Southeastern States
Clement
Plans for Prison Camp Abandoned in Mecklenburg County
State Highway Commission Chairman A. H. Graham announced the abandonment of a proposed prison camp for hardened criminals in Mecklenburg County after protests from area residents. He did not indicate an alternative location. The commissioner also said two Mecklenburg County prison camps will be remodeled.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
State Highway Commission
A. H. Graham
Graham
Peanut referendum planned for North Carolina growers
North Carolina peanut growers will vote on August 29 in a special referendum to approve a one cent per 100 pound bag assessment to fund peanut promotion. C Shields Alexander of Scotland Meek is president of the NC Peanut Growers Association and says two thirds of voters must approve. The program aims to promote and stimulate peanut use and sale.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
C. Shields Alexander
Scotland Meek
North Carolina Peanut Growers Association
North Carolina Ports Chief Pushes Equalized Freight Rates
George W. Gillette executive director of the North Carolina Ports Authority told the Southern Ports Foreign Freight Committee that equalized freight rates are a principal goal. He said railroads and state terminals share interests in building railheads and gateways to world markets to move North Carolina and Midwest cargo to deep water ports at lower costs for producers and consumers.
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Wilmington
George W. Gillette
North Carolina Ports Authority
Gillette
Southern Ports Foreign Freight Committee
Therspa
North Carolina
Midwest
Hero to reenlist: Crump leaves lifeguard post for Army again
Jerry Crump 20 of Lincolnton will swap his lifeguard uniform for Army khaki on Monday. A former corporal with the 3rd Division 7th Infantry in Chorwon Korea, he earned the Medal of Honor on Sept. 7, 1931 after leaping on a grenade to save comrades, mangling his leg but sparing others.
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Charlotte
Lincolnton
Jerry Crump
Crump
7Th Infantry
Chorwon
Korea
Weather Summary for Today and Tomorrow
The high today reached 88 degrees with a low of 71 last night. Tonight's low is forecast at 68 and tomorrow's high near 90. Sunset occurred at 7:32 p m and sunrise is expected at 5:21 a m tomorrow.
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Mt. Mitchell
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