Jets Hunt Objects Near Washington
Unidentified objects appeared on radar near Washington D C and Andrews AFB for a second time in a week. Jet interceptors from Newcastle Del tried to contact them as radar reported four to 12 objects at 8 08 p m EST then two jets were scrambled at 10 25 p m with no contact made and the pilots observed lights moving fast then slowing to about 38 to 90 mph.
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Washington
Washington National Airport
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
Air Route Traffic Control Center
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Mount Vernon
Newcastle
Del
CAA
Senator McCarthy Recovering After Bethesda Operation
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin was reported to be past the danger period and recovering after an operation at Naval Hospital Bethesda. Capt. B W Hogan said the senator had a restless night but is able to be up in his room several hours daily and there is no cause for worry.
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Washington
McCarthy
Naguib
Alexandria
Farouk
Mohammed Haider Pasha
Italy
France
United States
Three Car Crash Injures Eleven on Highways 32 and 50
Eleven people were hurt in a three car collision on Highway 32 north of the city Saturday evening. Five remain hospitalized with injuries including broken bones and head injuries. Vehicle details include a pickup driven by Lyle Winker and a deputy sheriff’s involvement. Several others treated and released.Continued on Page Nine.
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Evening News
Roger Morin
Glen Smith
Vernon Sonquist
Washington Rd
Lyle Winker
63Rd St
Cynthia Winker
Carol Winker
Gerald Sonquist
60Th St
Frances
Sharon Sonquist
Delores Woydelake
Richard Woydelake
David Winker
Sonquist
Kenosha County
Winker
Francis Noto
54Th St
Sonquist Auto
Highway 50
William Greer
Dixie Jones
Jerseyville
Ill
van Gentrey
N. Sheridan Rd
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Argentina Mourns Eva Peron Death of Eve Peron Shocks Nation
Thousands lined mile long queues to view Eva Peron lying in state in Buenos Aires as President Juan D. Peron ordered mournful rites. Gen. Juan Estevan Vacoa died after a heart attack near the bier as Argentina declares two days of national grief and 30 days official mourning.
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Argentina
Eva Peron
Labor Ministry
Peron
Juan Esteban Vacoa
Bier
Social Foundation
General Labor Confederation
CGT
Evita
Eva
Plane door blows open on flight over Atlantic
A Pan American Stratocruiser en route from Rio to Montevideo lost its door and sucked American-born Marie Elizabeth Westbrook Capellaro to her death in the Atlantic 1200 feet below. Capellaro, widow of Col. Robert B. Westbrook, traveled with Emilio Capellaro, a banker of Rome, on a business trip. The aircraft returned to Rio de Janeiro as Brazilian air force search planes explored the area.
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Brazil
Pan American Airlines
Atlantic Ocean
Marie Elizabeth Westbrook Capellaro
Bessie Machris
Los Angeles
Calif
Emilio Capellaro
Rome
Italy
Capellaro
U. S. Air Force
Robert B. Westbrook
Montevideo
Uruguay
Rio
Navy Chief Sees Armistice Hopes in Korea War
Admiral William Fechteler, chief of naval operations, returned from the Far East and said he still expects an armistice in Korea, citing Communist interest and a hopeful assessment of Marine divisions, the 7th fleet, and Marine air wing. He noted strong potential in Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa and praised ground troops.
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U.P
William M. Fechteler
Far East
Korea
National
Fechteler
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
7Th Fleet
Marine Air Wing
Senator Brien McMahon Dies at 48 in Washington
Connecticut Democrat Senator Brien McMahon died at Georgetown Hospital at 11 10 a.m. EDT after a four week hospitalization for a sacroiliac condition and cancer that spread to his lung spine and pelvis. McMahon pioneered atomic energy legislation and chaired the joint atomic committee. He was 48 born October 6 1903 in Norwalk and survived by his wife Rosemary daughter Patricia and siblings. funeral plans will be announced and congressional delegations will attend.
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U.P
Brien McMahon
Georgetown Hospital
Connecticut
Philip A. Caulfield
McMahon
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Rosemary
William H. McMahon
Eugenie Burr
Eileen McMahon
Carl T. Durham
N. C
Joint Atomic Committee
Durham
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Norwalk
Conn
Fordham University
Yale
Fordham
Rosemary Turner
Patricia
Wife Charged With Sergeant's Death in Munich
The 19 year old wife of a U S Air Force staff sergeant was held on a murder warrant after her 26 year old husband was shot with an army carbine. U S Attorney James Greenhill identified her as Mrs Dan P Wage formerly Martha Joan Owen of Red Wing Minnesota. She is the mother of two infant daughters. Greenhill said jealousy was the motive and the sergeant was from Baldwin Wisconsin.
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Munich
Germany
U. S. Air Force
U. S
James D. Greenhill
Dan P. Wage
Martha Joan Owen
Red Wing
Minn
Greenhill
America's Basketball Team Beats Russia In Olympic Semifinal
In Helsinki America, led by Bob Kurland, defeated Russia 86 to 58 to reach the Olympic final. Also reported 32 were rescued from a Tropic Airlines plane in the Mediterranean after a dramatic air-sea search involving the US Air Force and a British airline. Charles L. Aarons, 79, former Milwaukee County Circuit Judge, died at Columbia hospital after abdominal surgery. Luke Sewell resigned as manager of the Cincinnati Reds effective after the Wednesday night game in Philadelphia.
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America
Bob Kurland
Russia
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Tropic Airlines
Mediterranean Sea
Wheelus Field
Tripoli
Air Force
Milwaukee
U.P
Charles L. Aarons
Milwaukee County
Columbia Hospital
Luke Sewell
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia
Steel Wage Deal Stirs Local Grievances in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh 5500 member Local 1843 of the CIO United Steelworkers voted to return to work at Jones & Laughlin after a 55 day strike. They protest the wage agreement, arguing the 12 1 2 to 25 cent hourly increases are not across the board. The White House settlement also includes a modified union shop and allows new hires to withdraw from the union. Prices for carbon steel are set to rise about $5.65 per ton as industry gains government price-raising rights.
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Pittsburgh
Big Steel
CIO
United Steelworkers
Jones & Laughlin
South Side
James McLaughlin
Philip Murray
McLaughlin
White House
Steelworkers
Weather Finds Cool Break Across Wisconsin
A northwest air mass brought cooler conditions to Wisconsin after 90s yesterday. Thunder showers near midnight into 2:20 a.m. dropped 0.77 inches in Kenosha area. Tonight mostly fair and cooler, tomorrow warmer. highs around 93 yesterday, lows near 65. Local readings include 82 at midmorning and 88 at Nash Motors plant station. downtown Kenosha registered 84.
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Wisconsin
Mercury
Kenosha
Nash Motors
Shoosmith Named Deputy Chief of Staff to Clark in Korea
London reports Maj. Gen. S. N. Shoosmith is named British deputy chief of staff to Gen. Mark W. Clark, supreme United Nations commander in Korea. The appointment follows Britain’s demand for greater representation after U.S. bombing of power plants near the Manchurian frontier.
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U.P
S. N. Shoosmith
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Korea
Britain
Manchurian
Naguib Seizes Cleanups As Egyptian Regime Forms
In Cairo General Naguib and Premier Maher Pasha pledge a nationwide anti corruption drive after King Farouk abdicated. The cabinet holds royal powers until a regency is set amid arrests of senior officers and abroad Britain warns and deploys ships near the Suez.
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Mohammed Naguib Bey
Egypt
Maher Pasha
Alexandria
Farouk
Ahmed Fuad
Cairo
Aly Maher Pasha
Italy
Mahroussa
Fuad II
Narriman
Nile
Fat
Naguib
Abbas Halim
Britain
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Aluminum Specialty Co to lease Ford plant for shell casings
The Aluminum Specialty Co of Manitowoc announced it has leased part of the vacant Ford plant in Iron Mountain Michigan and expects to begin producing 105 mm shell casings there in about five months.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Aluminum Specialty Co. of
Ford
Iron Mountain
Mich
Too Hot Better Keep Clear of Cow Creek
Travel note B y Associated Press identifies Cow Creek in Death Valley Calif as the nation s hottest spot with 117 July average highs and 103.5 overall July average. It contrasts Tavernier Florida s damp heat 77 2f yearly average and notes low humidity aids desert comfort while Tavernier lacks frost and hosts year round tropical flora.
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Death Valley
Calif
Greenland Ranch
Pacific Coast Borax Company
Charles A. Scholl
National Park Rangers
California-Nevada-Arizona
Ness
Tavernier
Fla
Miami
Florida Keys
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