Texas Democrats Rally to Eisenhower as Shivers backs bid
In Amarillo Texas the Democratic party of Texas voted to support Eisenhower while allowing uncommitted Democrats to ballot for Stevenson. Gov Allan Shivers endorsed pushing Stevenson’s name on the Democratic line and urged party officials to campaign for Eisenhower. The vote extended across small towns and factions as Shivers weighed his next move.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Truman
Chicago
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Shivers
Shalea
States ‘Rights
Leader Of Arab League Resigns in Cairo
Cairo Egypt Abde Rahnan Azzam the Egyptian secretary general of the Arab League resigned unexpectedly tonight just before a major session. He had led the league since its 1945 founding with a term due to end in July 1953. Naguib's reform movement is linked to the move and sources say Egypt will seek acceptance of Azzam's resignation.
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Cairo
Egypt
Abde Rahnan Azzam
Arab League
Az-zam
Jordan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Lebanon
Syria
Yemen
Azzam
Mohammed Naguib
Azam
Arab League Nations
Holy Land
Naguib
No Decision Reached In Middleton Case
Clark County grand jury in Winchester recessed after hearing two witnesses on murder conspiracy charges against Merle and Logan Middleton. Jury will reconvene September 17 to continue deliberations. The Harlan brothers are accused of offering 3900 dollars to kill Avery Hensley, a former Harlan policeman.
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Winchester
Clark County
Merle
Logan Middleton
Harlan Brothers
Claude Beach
Avery Hensley
Harlan
U S Casualty Total In Korea Rises to 117 237
The Defense Department reports American battle casualties in Korea total 117 237, an increase of 582 from last week. The Marine Corps adds 455 new casualties as fighting on Bunker Hill continues. The tally includes 20 600 deaths, 84 195 wounded, 9 440 missing, 1 613 captured, and 1 389 previously missing but returned to service.
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Washington
Korea
Defense ‘Department
Marine Corps
Bunker Hill
Showman Billy Rose Abruptly Drops Divorce Charges
Billy Rose withdraws sensational divorce accusations against Eleanor Rose and she gains a separation decree for abandonment and cruel treatment. Supreme Court Justice McNally to set alimony. Broadway spectacle ends as a turkey. Three convicts escape Lewisburg penitentiary after threatening a rural family and slashing a Bucknell University employee during a carjacking attempt.
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New York
Billy Rose
Eleanor
Rose
Supreme Court
James B. M. McNally
Broadway
Lewisburg
Bucknell University
George C. Humphrey
Joseph Nolan
Ballard
Kentucky
Elminer Schuer
Koreans Take Heights In Wild Bayonet Charge
Korean Republic troops seized Capitol Hill after a night bayonet assault and held the crest against Chinese counterattacks. U S Eighth Army estimated 2300 Chinese killed or wounded in five days of fighting near the Central Front hill. Fifth Air Force said 100 supply trucks destroyed and 70 fighter-bomber flights supported the advance.
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Seoul
Korea
Capitol Hill
Eighth Army
Republic of Korea
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Capitol Bil
U.N
U. N
Bayoynets
Auto Insurance Rate Hike Seen in Tennessee Hearing
Tennessee officials hearing on a move to raise automobile liability rates may approve higher charges for car owners. State Commissioner J M C Allen and deputy Currey Sanders noted a rising automobile accident rate, with insurers seeking an average 30 to 40 percent statewide increase. Opposition from several cities was reported.
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Nashville
Tennessee
J .M. C. Allen
Insurance and Banking
Allen
Currey Sanders
Hydrogen bomb test eyed for autumn in Pacific
Washington reports a joint Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department plan to conduct hydrogen bomb tests in the western Pacific at Enitwetok within the next two months. Officials say the task force will study thermonuclear fusion as the aggressor. Only official observers and task force members may attend the tests.
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Elton C. Fayap
Washington II
United States
Revmote
mid-Pacific
Joint Atomic Energy Commission - Defense Department
Enit
Wetok
Marshall Islands
United State
Nashville Police Recapture 2 of Tenn Prisoners
Two of four long term prisoners who escaped from the Nashville state penitentiary were recaptured after walking and hitchhiking to Louisville and back. Grady Wyatt and Eugenie Penn, both with lengthy sentences, were found at a Negro cab stand in Nashville. The two other escapees, Lewis Ball and J Atkins, were believed to be in the Louisville area.
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Nashville
Tenn
State
Louisville
Grady Wyatt
Hamilton County
Land
Eugenie Penn
Bristol
Lewis Ball
Shelby County
J. ©. Atkins
Wyatt
Penn
John Smith
Free World
Smith
Wyath and Penn
Ball
Atkins
Eisenhower Backs All GOP Hopefuls At Rally In Indy
In Indianapolis 16000 at Butler University Field House heard Eisenhower pledge support for the entire Republican ticket. He backed Sen. Jenner and avoided naming Marshall, saying states should judge their own candidates and warning against purging. McCarthy’s Wisconsin renomination was mentioned in context.
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Eisenhower
Washington, D. C
Indianapolis
Butler University
Joseph R. McCarthy
Marshall
Wisconsin
Nnde
Donnelly to Get Tough in Berlin
Walter J. Donnelly American high commissioner to Germany said he would meet future Soviet threats in Berlin head on, adopting a firm policy while avoiding force to prevent shooting incidents. He argued the Russians bluff and that firmness could settle many provocations.
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Berlin
Walter J. Donnelly
Germany
Donnelly
Foreign Press Association
East Germany
Vienna
Second Trial Slated For Mahoney Slayer
NEW ORLEANS Army veteran Fi Louis Eugene Hoover faces a second trial next month for the 3 year old slaying of Bristol Virginia millionaire James Mahoney in a downtown hotel. Orleans Parish District Attorney Severn T. Darden said witnesses are being rounded up and subpoenaed as the date remains to be set.
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New Orleans
Louis Eugene Hoover
James Mahoney
Bristol
Orleans Parish
Severn T. Darden
Hoover
Mahoney
Atlantic City
N. J
Cornelius McGee
Louisiana Supreme Court
Share The Work Plan For Miners Seized By John Lewis
John L. Lewis pushes a share-the-work plan with heavy penalties for a third weekly day, while miners across regions show uneven work weeks. Northern owners resist, Southern producers weigh a longer market strategy, and unions warn the plan could drive coal prices or trigger wider labor actions.
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John Lewis
Norman Walker
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
South
Avalo
WusarcauEn
Womas GeMilaevan
Op-Board
steel/tors Association
Imines
Sylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Thej
McCarthy Wins Wisconsin GOP Primary In Landslide
Senator Joseph McCarthy defeats Leonard Schmitt by about three to one in Wisconsin's Republican primary, winning 431,422 votes to 173,701 with 2,948 of 3,223 precincts reporting. Thomas Fairchild leads Henry Reuss in the Democratic race for U.S. Senator.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Leonard Schmitt
Schmitt
Thomas Fairchild
Henry Reuss
Russia
America
Joseph R.J. McCarthy
Stevenson Endorses Truman Foreign Policy in Asia Plan
San Francisco broadcast reports Adlai Stevenson pledging to aid Asian nations and support independence while opposing domination. He warned America faces unique threats, argued defense budgets set by the Soviet Union drive taxes, and said war is not inevitable in the freedom versus tyranny struggle.
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San Francisco
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Asia
America
United States
Soviet Union
Dwight D. Hisehhower
Stevenson
Truman Plans Whistle Stop Tour for Stevenson
President Truman announced a whistle stop tour starting September 27 to campaign for Adlai Stevenson. He will deliver a major speech in Northwestern Montana on October 1 to dedicate the Hungry Horse Dam.
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Truman
Stevenson
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Montana
Hungry Horse
Oregon
California
White House
Secret Service
Stephen A. Mitchell
Gov
Mitchell
Cam
First 120 Miles Up Seen As Space Travel’s Hardest
A UCLA scientist described the initial 120 miles of rocket travel as the toughest phase due to low oxygen and pressure levels, cosmic and ultraviolet rays, and extreme heat. He discussed psychological strain and optical effects as astronauts face space exposure. The article also notes Truman’s West Coast swing and White House coordination amid campaign planning.
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Chicago
Heins Haber
University of California At Los Angeles
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Haber
Solunar Tables From John Knight's Plan
Survey notes show a Saturday schedule with a Wednesday marker at Watauga. Data includes reference to 18.6 and 10623 notingCherckes in the sequence.
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Red Delow
John Knight
Watauga
Cherckes
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