Withdrawal of 100 Soviet twin jet bombers in Germany
Berlin reports Moscow cut jet air strength in East Germany by 20 percent. One hundred twin jet bombers pulled from bases between the Elbe and Oder, leaving 400 fighters to form a defensive screen. Western officials note no bomber replacements yet and question the motive behind the cut as Allied jet strength in Germany edges ahead.
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Soviet Union
East Germany
Berlin
Germany
Elbe
Oder
Russia
Europe
Soviet Bloc
Remlin
Andrei A. Grechko
Western Europe
Grechkos
Grechko
New Plant Opens in High Point Chemical Furniture Support
New plant locates at Central and Clinton Streets in High Point as Cellulose Products Co joins the city’s growing industrial base. General manager Ed Heelas and Chamber president George E. Hutchens announce creation of 10 jobs, with payroll near $50,000 and plant investment around $60,000.
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Ed Heelas
Heelas
Martin Gregg
B. L. Doll
Chamber
Hutchens
High Point
Phil Clarke
Celle Products Co
No-Sag Spring Co
Mich
Wood Conversion Co
Minn
Oil- Rite Co
N. C
Kagby Hosiery Mill
Penn
Cadmus Regraphic Co
N. Y
Fox Paper Co
Ohio
William D. Lewis
Chamber New Industries Committee
I. Paul Ingle
Cochairman
Ike's Economic Team Begins Closed Session
In Pebble Beach the Eisenhower administration opened a closed session with over 100 industrial leaders and BAC members. Key figures including Humrey Weeks and Stevens discuss 1953 as a record year and 1954 prospects while industry reports guide plans on credit tax policy and anti deflation measures.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
BAC
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humrey
Commerce
Eeks
The
Army
Stevens
Interior
McKay
Weeks
Reds Walkout Persists in Korean Repatriation Row
The two Red satellite members of the Korean Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission ended a three day walkout with no win for their demand that anti Red Koreans hear Communist arguments. Explanations stalled after Polish and Czech delegates quit following a vote against them by Indians Swedes and Swiss. The group stood firm over talking with 7800 Koreans while 14600 Chinese would listen, amid a 19 of 921 Chinese backing communism. Indian guards failed to move Koreans to interviews, leaving the stalemate unresolved.
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Panmunjom
Red
K. S. Thimayya
Kennedy Says South Lures New Plants With Tax Privileges
Senator Kennedy argues accelerated tax amortization drew textile plants to the South while New England suffers unemployment. He cites J P Stevens liquidation in Haverhill and a tax incentive for a 25 million dollar GE transformer plant in Rome Georgia amid Pittsfield Mass. production threats.
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Kennedy
South
Boston
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
New England
National Assh. of Cost Accountants
J. P. Stevens Co
Haverhill Mills
Stanley
N. C
General Electric Co
Rome
General Electric
Pittsfield
Mass
Eisenhower Faces Pressure On Direct Campaigning
President Eisenhower is pressed by Republican officeholders to campaign directly in next year’s effort to gain Congress seats. He defended using an umbrella program over personal campaigning and rejected aiding Virginia’s Ted Dalton in the governor race. Senate and state races, including Ferguson in Michigan, loom as Republicans weigh the value of presidential involvement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
New Jersey
Virginia
Ted Dalton
GOP
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Munaz
Michigan
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Ferguson
G. Mennen Williams
Paul J.troast
Taxicab Firm Official Testsify in Kidnapping Inquiry
In St Louis an Ace Cab Co official and former convict Joseph Costello testified at a high level police inquiry into the Bobby Greenlease case. Shoulders, key witness, faced seven hours of questioning. the probe centers on how ransom money was handled amid $600,000 initially paid.
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ST. Louis
Bobby Greenlease
Joseph Costello
Ace Cab Co
Costello
Shoulders
Carl Austin Hall
Hall
Jeremiah O'Connell
Police
Impellitteri Is Ruled Off The Ballot
New York Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri loses ballot access for the November election after the state supreme court finds only 5,276 valid signatures on his nominating petitions, short of the 7,500 required. He may pursue a write in campaign while Harold Reigelman and Rudolph Halley gain potential advantage.
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New York
Vincent R. Impellitteri
Impellitteri
State Supreme Court
William H. Munson
Munson
Harold Reigelman
Riegelman
Rudolph Halley
Liberal
Democratic Organization
Wagner
Board of Elections
Stevens Praises Atomic Cannon At National Guard Meet
Secretary Robert T. Stevens said the atomic cannon will greatly strengthen defense and has been shipped to Europe. He cited improved anti air defenses, including Skysweeper 75 millimeter guns, and upcoming Nikethe Army guided missiles to bolster US defenses.
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San Diego
Calif
Robert T. Stevens
Europe
Stevens
National Guard
Wilson
Washington
Nike
47 Killed In Italian Floods
Reggio Calabria and surrounding towns suffer floods from cloudbursts with 47 bodies recovered by midafternoon. Rescue teams face continued rain and debris as helicopters are requested. Reports say at least 40 killed near Saracinello Olivetto and San Giuseppe, plus eight in San Gregorio.
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Reggio Calabria
Italy
Saracinello
Olivetto
San Giuseppe
San Gregorio
America's Answer to Red Claims Tames Atomic Power
The United States announced a full scale effort to tame atomic energy for peace titled Americas Answer to Soviet claims. Atomic Energy Commission member Tre Thomas E Murray said a 60000 kilowatt industrial reactor will be built at a cost of many tens of millions with an operating plant in three to four years. The plant would be near an AEC uranium235 separation facility, with Oak Ridge Paducah and Portsmouth as sites. Westinghouse would be principal contractor and the program has Navy backing with Rear Admiral H G Rickover supporting immediate readiness.
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Chicago
United States
America
Tre Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
Aecs
Murray
AEC
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Paducah
Portsmouth
Ohio
Westinghouse Corp
California election worries GOP in 24th district race
In Los Angeles area, the November 10 special election to fill Rep Paul Poulson’s seat draws nationwide attention after Wisconsin setback. GOP figures Knight and Lipscomb face Democrat Arnold in a bid seen as test for party strength in urban California.
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Los Angeles
California
Wisconsin
GOP
Goodwin J. Knight
Sacramento
Tua
Lester R. Johnson
Knight
Paul Poulson
Congress
Fletcher Brown
Big City
Loseles City
South Pasadena
Glenard P. Lipscomb
Richard Nixon
Lipscomb
John L. E. Collier
Plans For Aid Through EDC Soon To Be Routed
Washington officials said U S military aid to Western Europe would flow through the European Defense Community once ratified within three to four months. The agreement covers aid use to bolster the free world, publicity, and U S approval for transfers, with American personnel present where weapons are released. Six EDC nations would share aid, while France would also get help for Indochina.
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Washington
U.S
Dulles
West Germany
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
State Department
EDC
Defense Community
Paris
Congress
U. S
Free World
Western Europe
European Defense Community
Indochina
Repatriates Honored Today At State Fair
North Carolina repatriated Korean prisoners of war were saluted by Gov. Umstead at the State Fair grandstand. State workers took a half day as fair crowds grew, with harness racing, livestock judging, and the Village of Yesteryear drawing attendees. Attendance topped 200,000 over two days, and 90,000 visited opening day.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Umstead
Capital Square
Ben Harper
Snow Hill
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Jersey
Holstein
R. S. Harris
J. S. Dorton
Yesteryear
George Hamid
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