Young Aerial Gunner Dazes Bomb Threat Over Korea
A B 26 crew in North Korea credits A 2c Jackie A Jamerson of Asheboro North Carolina with saving lives by ousting a fused 100 pound bomb he grabbed from the bomb bay and hurled out the gun window as the plane continued toward its Wonsan target. He crawled into the bomb bay shed his parachute to fit then stood astride the bomb unshackled it and held the fuse before tossing it outward. The tail gunner alerted the pilot 1st Lt Wilbur W Stainkamp of Enid Oklahoma who decided to fly out to sea and bail out the crew but Jamerson chose a safer act.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
Jackie A. Jamerson
Asheboro
N.C
North Korea
Jamerson
Wilbur W. Stainkamp
Enid
Okla
Stainkamp
Wonsan
Blair Freed After Long Questioning
Blair Edmund Blair, Chester California theater owner, was released in Reno after seven days of questioning in the murder case of Gard Young and three children. He expressed innocence and said he would reopen his theater if accepted by Chester residents. A lie detector test was inconclusive.
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Reno
Nev
Louis Edmund Blair
Blair
Chester
Calif
Eeen
Ester
Gard Young
Michael Saile
America
Humphrey Would Swap Dixiecrats For Sen Morse
Senator Hubert Humphrey says he would trade four Southern Democratic leaders for Senator Wayne Morse. He names Governors Allan Shivers James Byrnes and Robert Kennon plus Senator Harry Byrd as the conservatives he would exchange for Morse. Morse has backed Adlai Stevenson as the Democratic nominee.
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Walington
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Shivers
Kennon
Byrd
Byrnes
Morse
Humphrey
Allan Shivers
Texas
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
D. Eisenhower
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Adlai E. Stevenson
Japan to Give Prime Minister New White House
Tokyo will provide a two story white tile residence for Japan's prime minister about 15 minutes from downtown Tokyo. The Western styled mansion offers 75 000 square feet and over 14 400 square feet of floor space. The premier currently resides in a house used for Japan's foreign minister.
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Tokyo
Try and Stop Me
A witty Bennett Cerf quotation strip parades fashion scents and bite sized quips about aging, happiness, and politics. Lord Rosebery’s birthday remark frames humor on aging teeth and desire while a whispered aside mocks the opposite sex and a diplomat warns about appeasement and accusation.
Palmer Heads Tax Bureau District Including N C
Ellison C. Palmer was named commissioner of internal revenue for the Atlanta District covering Georgia Florida North Carolina and South Carolina. Secretary John W. Snyder announced Palmer and four state directors with headquarters in Atlanta Greensboro Columbia Jacksonville plus six chiefs and a district counsel. The installation will be in Atlanta Tower Theater. A later administration appointment for administration will follow. Scientists report a bone marrow transfer between irradiated and non irradiated mice within an hour of exposure provides protection against radiation.
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Washington
Ellison C. Palmer
Atlanta
Internal Revenue Office
Internal Revenue
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Palmer
Secretary of the Treasury
John W. Snyder
Tower Theater
W. Wright Holland
Edwin M. Gill
Greensboro
N. C
Robert C. Pitts
Columbia
S. C
Laurie W. Tomlinson
Jacksonville
Fla
Truman
Revenue Bureau
J. C. van Voorhis
Adolph F. Winter
Philip K. Sanders
Norman C. Bailey
Louis E. Howell
William H. Loeb
Paul A. Hawkins
Chiang Seeks Permission For Invasion
Chiang Kai-shek urged the United States to allow Nationalist troops to invade mainland China and join a Pacific defense alliance. He offered 30 000 troops for Korea and pressed Western powers to back Asian nationalist goals against Soviet Russia.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
U.S
Red China
Chiang
Kuomintang Party
Asia
Pacific
Russia
Truman
Chiang Offe
Korea
U.N
South China
Tiger Cubs Reach Understandings After Separation
In Columbus two tiger cubs at the zoo Simba four months old and Sheba nine months old began separated but now get along. Simba initially fled when Sheba snarled but is closer with a divided cage setup. Sheba reaches through bars to pull Simba closer and Simba rubs against the cage when seeking attention. A separate note mentions a new mineral fiber made of aluminum oxide and sand capable of withstanding temperatures hot enough to melt cast iron.
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Columbus
Simba
Sheba
Mississippi ballot tangle delays Eisenhower merger ruling
Jackson Mississippi officials wrestled with a ballot crisis hours after the deadline as Republican factions rushed resignations to Secretary of State Heber Ladner trying to unify for Eisenhower while the Coleman governorship and the Stevenson Democratic slate faced questions on legal withdrawal and party recognition.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Eisenhower
Atty
J. P. Coleman
Hugh White
Coleman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Heber Ladner
Lily White
Adlai Stevenson
Vitamin enriched rice cuts beri beri deaths in Bataan
Two years after introducing vitamin enriched rice to Bataan natives the beri beri death rate fell from 183 to 38 per 100000, reflecting a substantial public health improvement.
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Bataan
Doan's Pills Promoted For Kidney Comfort
An advertisement touts Doan's Pills as a mild diuretic to improve kidney function. It links backache, fatigue, headaches, and dizziness to slow kidneys and claims long term use by millions offers relief by flushing waste from kidney tubes and filters.
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Doan
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