Van Fleet Sees Slim Chance for Armistice in Korea
General James A. Van Fleet, commander of U.S. Eighth Army and UN ground forces in Korea, warned the armistice chances are slim as Communist strength hovers near 1,000,000. He credited Allied pressure, air support, and amphibious threats with thinning enemy lines and noted floods and rains shape the battlefront.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
James A. Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Imjin
Ong
Farouk Remains In Seclusion On Capri
Egypt's exiled king Farouk and Narriman kept to their hotel at Anacapri on the Isle of Capri. Attendants said Farouk made many long distance calls while guests waited for a glimpse of the royal couple. Last night he began exile on foreign soil, sitting alone on a secluded balcony overlooking the Bay of Naples.
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Isle of Capri
Farouk
Narriman
Egypt
Anacapri
Nile Kingdom
Bay of Naples
Fire Destroys Garage in Ridgeway Wisconsin
Fire early today destroyed the Emery Davis garage after an earlier blaze was believed extinguished last night.
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Ridgeway
Wis
Emery Davis
Air Force offers scientific take on flying saucers
Washington intelligence officials and air force experts attributed sightings to atmospheric effects and optical illusions. Maj. Gen. Samford and Wright Patterson technicians explained radar blips as ground reflections from temperature inversions, while scientists suggested visual saucer effects could arise from optical illusion. The Air Force plans new measurements with a camera and Schmidt telescope to pinpoint sources nationwide.
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Washington
U.P
Air Force
Russia
United States
John A. Samford
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
B. L. Griffing
Roy James
Drs
D. H. Menzel
Harvard University
I. M. Levitt
New WSB Comes Into Existence
Washington reports a new wage stabilization board created to replace the former WSB. It is unmanned for now and mirrors the 18 member panel from the public labor and industry sectors. No authority over national disputes is granted and all regulations require clearance by the Economic Stabilization Agency head Roger L. Putnam.
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Washington
WSB
Congress
Senate
Economic Stabilization Agency
Roger L. Putnam
U S Battle Casualties Reach 113 668 in Korea
The Defense Department reports American battle casualties in Korea total 113 668, up 305 from last week. Included are 19 979 dead, 81 315 wounded, 9 507 missing, 1 482 captured, and 1 385 previously missing but returned to service.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Department
Korea
Cab Driver Returns Loot After Bank Robbery Capture
San Francisco cabdriver Anthony Gelini turned in $17,000 of a bank robbery haul to police and helped police arrest Charles Frederick Will and Sidney Dubony. Will faced federal charges after pleading guilty to taking money by force, while Dubony stood mute on carrying stolen funds.
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San Francisco
U.P
FBI
American Trust Company
Anthony Gelini
Hall of Justice
Charles Frederick Will
Sidney Dubony
Will
Gelini
Dubowy
Reno
Dubony
U. S
Francis St. J. Fox
Wayne Hood LaCrosse Named National GOP Official
Wayne Hood of LaCrosse is appointed to a national post in the Republican Party. The announcement marks Hood as a rising figure within party ranks at the national level.
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Wayne Hood
LaCrosse
Lewis Starts Coal Talks With Soft Coal Industry
John L. Lewis has begun talks with a major share of the soft coal industry to set groundwork for new contracts. He told the Bituminous Coal Operators Association on July 22 the current soft coal deal could end September 22, with a 60 day termination window. If no agreement is reached, Lewis is expected to mobilize about 450000 miners on September 22 under his no contract no work stance. Harry M. Moses of the Bituminous Coal Operators Association is the likely industry negotiator.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mineworkers
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Harry M. Moses
UMW
Grow Convicted in Diary Case at Fort Meade
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow was found guilty by a court martial of two offenses for jotting military secrets in his diary and failing to safeguard classified data. He received a reprimand, six months’ suspension from command, and a future-promotion penalty, with no public disclosure of the diary’s contents. The trial remained secret, and the diary’s exact text is not released. The case involves alleged Russian theft and use of the diary to prop up anti U.S. war propaganda.
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Paulick
Neenah
Irving Stilp
Feaver
Stilp
Breaker
Ft. Meade
Soviet Union
Robert W. Grow
Grow
Russia
United States
U. S
Moscow
Frankfurt
Germany
Richard Squires
Phantom sniper fear after ambush on three women in Los Angeles county
Sheriff investigators fear a roaming phantom sniper after three women were fired upon in an ambush in Temple City and nearby areas. One woman was wounded as deputies pressed for clues and possible suspects.
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Temple City
Calif
Los Angeles County
Wisconsin Sees Warm Up Then Cooling Front
Weather in Wisconsin shows a slight warmup after a mid summer cold wave with forecasters warning another cool air mass moving in. Highs reached 80 yesterday at the sewage plant and 79 downtown today with noon readings around 67 to 79.
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Wisconsin
U. S
Kenosha
Nash Motors
Fatal fall at Badger Ordnance Works claims Roy Elmer
A 20 foot fall at Badger Ordnance Works in Bamaboo Wisconsin killed Roy Elmer aged 30 from Hillsboro yesterday. The accident occurred at the Ordnance facility and authorities investigated the incident.
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Bamaboo
Wis
Badger Ordnance Works
Roy Elmer
Hillsboro
Extortion Scare Linked to 11 Year Old in Slater Missouri
Federal agents traced an extortion note threatening a Kenosha executive and family to an 11 year old in Slater Missouri. The boy, who used a fake name, mailed the note from Slater and later another in Houston. FBI traced catalogs from Snap On and questioned the youth about his motive.
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Kenosha
Slater
Tools Corporation
FBI
Houston
John Braun
Braun
Popular Mechanics
Tight Senate Races Loom
Washington reports the death of Sen. Brien McMahon tightens the race for control of the Senate in November. With 46 Republicans 49 Democrats and one vacancy, 35 seats are open 15 held by Democrats and 20 by Republicans. Republicans aim for 23 to 26 wins to gain control while Democrats need 14 to hold a bare majority.
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Washington
Brien McMahon
Dconn
Senate
McMahon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
House
Richard Nixon
California
John Sparkman
Alabama
Start Big Drive To Nab Mexican Immigrants
A dawn roundup in McAllen Texas arrested about 3,000 people described as Mexican immigrants who crossed the border illegally. Willard S. Kelley led the operation with border patrols guarding detainees as plans to return them to Torreon, Mexico proceed, with shipments limited to 1,000 at a time.
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McAllen
Tex
U.P
Texas
Willard S. Kelley
U. S. Commissioner of Immigration
Torreon
Mexico
Rio Grande
Summerfield appoints team for Eisenhower drive
Summerfield named Wayne Hood Wisconsin GOP chair executive director of the national committee and Wesley Roberts former Kansas GOP chair as director of organizations. Stanley Pratt of Sault Ste. Marie will serve as Eisenhower headquarters representative. Hood to run both national and Wisconsin campaigns.
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Washington
U.P
Arthur E. Summerfield
Wayne J. Hood
Wisconsin
GOP
Wesley Roberts
Kansas
la Crosse
Wis
Roberts
National Eisenhower
Chicago
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John J. Sparkman
Truman
Summerfield
Stevenson
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Eisenhower
Colorado
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Dirksen
Ohio
Golfers Lead Early Round of State Amateur Tilt
In Milwaukee and Racine today Dr Richard Ashley of Kenosha beat Jack Dempsey of Racine 4 and 3 in the first round while John Gibbs Smith of Kenosha fell 2 up to Wally Glaub of Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Richard Ashley
Kenosha
Jack Dempsey
Racine
John Gibbs Smith
Wally Glaub
Red Cross ends debate on germ warfare charges
The 18th International Red Cross conference voted 60 to 13 to stop discussion of allegations by North Korea and China that U S forces used germ warfare in Korea.
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RED Cross
Toronto
U.P
International Red Cross Conference
United States
Korea
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