Ridgway Convenes Staff as Korean Truce Talks Stalemate Deepens
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, UN commander, called a urgent staff conference in Tokyo as cease-fire talks at Kaesong enter their 10th day. Communist negotiator Nam Il stood firm on a buffer zone along the 38th parallel. The 20th meeting begins at 11 a.m. today.
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Tokyo
U.P
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Kaesong
Ridgway
Washington
Korea
Nam II
Dai Ichi
Doyle Hickey
Supreme Commander
Edwin K. Wright
Col
Walter Conway
Nam Il
William Nuckols
Restrict New Construction For 60 Days
Washington imposes a 60 day ban on new construction except small quantities of steel copper and aluminum. The order affects factories offices schools hospitals and large public buildings while allowing many small projects and amusements with metal limits observed. After Oct 1 certain projects may be funded under CMP but only if deemed essential.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Martin and Lewis Sued for 10 Million
Comedians Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis face a 10 million breach of contract suit from Screen Associates Inc. Also named are Hal Wallis and York Pictures. The suit says a 1950 contract to make seven films was not honored, with only one produced, while arrangements with Wallis and York produced two more and a third is planned.
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Los Angeles
L.P
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Screen Associates, Inc
Hal Wallis
York Pictures Company
Martin and Lewis
Martin
Lewis
Wallis
Hearings Ordered On Milwaukee Road Train Discontinuance
The public service commission ordered a hearing Friday at Janesville on August 23 regarding Milwaukee Road’s plan to discontinue two trains between Milwaukee and Janesville.
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Madison
Wis
Public Service Commission
Janesville
Milwaukee Road
Milwaukee
Vet Home Loan Rule Change Slashes Veteran Down Payment
Madison, Wis. board of veterans affairs approves a regulation reducing the required personal funds for a home up to 10000 to 1300 from 2300. The measure aligns state VA loan limits with federal reserve board credit limits, allowing use of VA loan limits instead of stricter rules.
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Madison
Wis
State Board of Veterans Affairs
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
Shapely show girl held on bond bid in Texas case
Madele Frances Evans a former show girl and airline stewardess sat in Austin county jail on her fourth day awaiting freedom on a $1,000 bond. She is charged with impersonating a WAF lieutenant as efforts to reach an unidentified friend by telegraph remained unanswered.
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Austin
Tex
Madele Frances Evans
WAF
Foot Caught Under Car, Girl Dies in Milwaukee Crash
A 15 year old Milwaukee girl named Jacqueline Krasinski burned to death Friday night when an overturned car rolled several times and burst into flames near Greendale. Driver Joseph Albright, 17, and passenger Ervin Esaman, 16, hid nearby as the car burned. Albright tried to free her but burned his hand. he and Esaman sustained minor injuries and were hospitalized.
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Milwaukee
Jacqueline Krasinski
Greendale
Jacqueline
Greary
Joseph M. Albright
Ervin Esaman
Albright
Esaman
Michigan Scientist Kills Self With Snake Venom
In Ann Arbor a world renowned bacteriologist and University of Michigan professor Dr Malcom H Soule, 54, killed himself with a hypodermic mix of snake venom and morphine after learning he would be fired and prosecuted for mishandling department funds. Regents say only 487.05 was involved but more details will be released. Soule, longtime head of bacteriology since 1935, left a note to his wife Alma and a confession that he could not bear the disgrace. the county prosecutor may pursue an inquiry into the funds.
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Philadelphia
Ann Arbor, Mich
University of Michigan
Malcom H. Soule
University Regents
Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office
Department of Bacteriology
Soule
Alma
Dr. Soule
Regents
Michigan
Japan
Larson Arraignment Set In Black River Falls
Raymond Larson a 42 year old Black River Falls man faces a charge of killing his wife and his arraignment was set for August 22 before Circuit Judge Bruce F Beilfuss in Black River Falls Wisconsin.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Raymond Larson
Bruce F. Beilfuss
Two Request Auto Boosts Washington
Ford Motor Co and Chrysler Corp filed formal applications with the Office of Price Stabilization seeking price increases on several car lines under new control laws. Ford requested rises from 4.85 to 10.34 percent across Mercury Lincoln and Lincoln Cosmopolitan. Chrysler proposed boosts from 9.18 to 9.74 percent on Plymouths Chryslers Dodges and De Sotos, with no change sought on 11 new June models whose ceiling price was set last June 25. OPS said the applications are under study and timing for action remains undecided.
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Washington
Ford
Chrysler
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Blaze destroys 12 industrial buildings in Peabody
A general alarm fire in Peabody Mass razed 12 industrial buildings and homes in the town center, with damage estimated up to 500000. Firefighters from multiple towns aided to prevent spread to the business district. The blaze struck a grain warehouse, several tannery buildings, a boiler plant, and a three story tenement nearby also heavily damaged.
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Peabody
Mass
U.P
Kentucky Primary Vote Opens With Low Turnout
Kentucky held a state wide primary election today with only about a quarter of eligible voters expected to cast ballots. The Democratic gubernatorial race centers on Governor Lawrence Wetherby and Howell W. Vincent of Covington, with Jesse N. R. Cecil of Louisville as a third candidate.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Lawrence Wetherby
Howell W. Vincent
Covington
Jesse N. R. Cecil
Ousted Cadets Charge Raw Deal From Allies in Korea War
An Allied GHQ statement blasting Russia for starting the Korean war and pressuring Red China was released and then largely withheld. It warned the Communist system cannot survive and questioned China’s future, suggesting Yugoslavia as a possible fate if pressures persist. The note implied Mao Zedong’s troops are weakened and Russia’s strategy strains Sino Soviet ties.
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Tokyo
Russia
China
GHQ
United States
Kremlin
Peiping
Red China
Yugoslavia
Doyle O. Hickey
MacArthur
Hickey
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
United Nations
Tuo
Mao Tze- Tung
Mao Tze-Tung
Korea
War Front Action Flares on Western Korea Front
U S troops met stubborn Red resistance west of Yonchon as United Nations forces attacked in the west. The central front saw an enemy artillery bombardment of 500 rounds before retreating. On the Kaesong area western front near Korangpo, truce talks stalled while Fifth Air Force planes dispatched 208 supply and fire missions and Mustang fighters hit a convoy near Changjong.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Eighth Army
Yonchon
Korangpo
Kaesong
Fifth Air Force
Mustang Flight
Changjong
Cadets Face Expulsion Over West Point Cheating Ring
Army moves to expel 90 cadets at West Point amid a long running cheating scandal tied to a 1946 coverup. A mass meeting pressed for a deal while officials say the Army will not prosecute past graduates involved. Cadets reportedly shared quiz questions across sections as instructors observed irregular exam conduct.
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Army
West Point
Military Academy
Chicago Police Capture Burglars in Flat Fight
Three burglars armed with guns attempted to steal about 50 000 dollars in valuables from Mrs Walter Wolfner owner of the Chicago Cardinals who and her daughter in law and infant daughter were threatened by the intruders. Police trapped and captured the thieves after a gun fight following a summons by Mrs Wolfner.
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Chicago
U.P
Walter Wolfner
Chicago Cardinals
Wolfner
Charles Bidwell
William Touhy
Touhy
Five die in flash floods along Buckhorn and Big Thompson
Flash floods flowed from the Rocky Mountains into Loveland Colorado sweeping away a car with a father and three children and killing a teenage girl. Sheriff officials said the husband escaped and searchers continued for the mother and other children. An elderly man died in Buckhorn creek and authorities evacuated 200 to 300 residents as rescue teams hunted along U.S. Route 34 toward Estes Park amid rising waters.
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Loveland
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Ray Barger
Johnson
Big Thompson
Here
Aben E. Webb
Buckhorn Creek
Bellview
Webb
Buckhorn Reservoir
Big Thompson River
Estes Park
O Dwyer Calls for Source of Expose Unveiled
Senatorial probes focus on Ambassador William O Dwyer and his demand for the origin of the expose linking him to a $1 bank draft from a Mexican bank. O Dwyer, in a telegram from Mexico City, attacks the crime committee and seeks the names of the informants responsible for the initial reporting.
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Washington
WU P
Senate
William O’dwyer
State Department
New York
Mexico City
Crime Committee
Weather Notes Signal Early Fall Cooling Across Regions
The day began mild with 66 degrees but fell to a chilly 36 in Park Falls. Milwaukee dipped to 52, near a record low. Fair skies expected tonight and Sunday as readings held around 66 at 11 am in Kenosha and nearby areas.
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Air Park Falls
Milwaukee
Down Kenosha
Cadet Corps Expresses Disgust For Violators of Tradition
West Point cadets condemn violators of long standing codes. A stark informer quote praises the departure of those who broke tradition. The fragmentary text shows strong institutional stance and social discipline within the corps.
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Cadet Corps
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