Royalty Boost For Hard Coal Won By Lewis
John L. Lewis touts a hard coal royalty gain while pressuring soft coal owners to accept terms. The Defense Natural Fuels Administration ordered a midnight halt on shipments from mines facing a looming strike to preserve about one million tons for government needs amid a nationwide soft coal dispute.
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Lewis
Washington (P
John L. Lewis
Defense Solid Fuels Administration
United Mine Workers
Illlinois
Southern Coal Producers Association
Mississippi River
Big Ben Coal Co
Hilinsis
Last Albino Iroquois Unmasked By Deputy
Fort Worth Texas deputy uncovering a 16 year old girl’s real identity revealed the runaway from Fitchburg Massachusetts as Yvonne Hanks. The girl claimed a wild upstate New York origin and Hollywood style tales while working briefly at a horse ranch.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Fitchburg
Mass
Yvonne Hanks
Yvonne
Hank Davis
Davis
Murder Trial of Jonesville Man Continues
Commonwealth's Attorney Ed gar Bacon moved forward with prosecution witnesses in the murder trial of Edward Billy Long in Lee County Circuit Court. Toxicologist Dr. Sidney Kay Richmond testified that a jacket Long wore at his arrest showed human blood stains. State Trooper M J Wiseman noted the leather jacket was donned by Long at his parents' home and blood was found on the left sleeve and on Long's shoes. Long pleads not guilty. Roop’s body was discovered on a Jonesville side street around 8:30 pm March 5.
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Jonesvelle
Commonwealth
Edgar Bacon
Edward Billy Long
Lee County
Hagan Roop
Sidney Kay Richmond
Long
M. J. Wiseman
Sherman Long
Roop
Reward Fund Grows for Johnson City Bombing Suspects
Citizens raise 3900 to aid the arrest of those responsible for the Tuesday bombing of City Attorney McKinley Green’s home. District Attorney Frank Hawkins heads the inquiry with state agents and local officers assisting. three prominent locals form a Reward Fund Committee.
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Johnson City
McKinley Green
Raymond Campbell
Frank Hawkins
Carl A Jones
Press-Chronicle
Hanes Lanicaster
WIHL
Frank Bryant
Green
Tennessee Eastman
Kingsport
Lebanon's Army Chief Seizes Power as Khoury Resigns
Gen Fouad Shehab, commander in chief of the Lebanese Army, takes control in a foodless coup as President Bechara El-Khoury resigns. Khoury issues three decrees naming a provisional government including ex premier Nazem Akkari and ex finance minister Bassit Trad.
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Lebanon
Shehab
Khoury
Bierut
Fouad Shehab
Middle East
Bechara El-Khoury
British Broadcasting System
London
Beirut
Saeb Salam
Nazem Akkari
Bassit Trad
Polio Cases Rise Across Nation In Last Week
The Federal Security Agency reports 4,032 new polio cases last week, up 208 from the prior week, bringing the year total to 30,071 since April 1. Minnesota shows a sharp rise to 405, with significant increases in California Kansas Kentucky Illinois and Ohio. Nebraska Iowa Minnesota South Dakota Kansas New Mexico Texas and Kentucky lead per capita rates among states.
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Washington
Federal Security Agency Today
Minnesota
California
Kansas
Kentucky
Iinois
Ohio
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansaz
New Mexico
Texas
Popcorn Poll Shows Ike Leading In Kingsport
Moviegoers at Kingsport theaters pick presidential choices by popcorn box color. First week results show 3939 Eisenhower boxes sold and 3110 Stevenson boxes. Ike leads at the Strand Center and Rialto theaters while Stevenson leads at the Gem theater.
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Kingsport
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Strand
Center
Rialto
Gem
Push-Button Warfare Robots Show Long Range Attacks
The Navy reveals unmanned robot planes conducting Korea strikes using carrier launch and television guidance. An outmoded bomber carries a 2000 pound bomb, guided by a deck catapult system and an aerial guide plane, with a camera feeding a secret control room. The count of launched missiles and planes highlighted by officials shows rapid expansion of remote warfare.
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Washington
Korea
Mee
Navy
Grumman
Associated Press
Fred Waters
Boxer
Waters
North Korea
Taft Opens His 19 State Tour For Eisenhower
Sen. Robert A. Taft said only the election of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower can change government spending and power. He told a Springfield Ohio rally on a 19 state tour that Eisenhower supports constitutional limits on power and liberty. Stevenson counters Taft as the Republican campaign’s new boss and heads to the Eastern Seaboard for five days.
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Associated Press
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Taft
Springfield
Ohio
Gen
Adlai Stevenson
Seaboard
Hartford
Conn
Hunter and land owner clash on Knox property
In Knoxville a 21 year old hunter claimed self defense after a landowner chased him from squirrel hunting grounds. Lowell Poling said he wounded Joe Vance in a shooting on or near Vance property while Vance's brother Charles, 18, warned the youths. Charles Poling was charged with felonious assault and released on $2,000 bond posted by his father.
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Knoxville
Lowell Poling
Knox County
Joe Vance
Vance
Lowell
Charles Poling
Poling
Noted Generals Stray During Black Forest Tour
In Baden Baden the trip of Omar Bradley Matthew Ridgway and Thomas Handy went awry as they wandered the Black Forest for four hours while inspecting the maneuver area. Their nine car convoy missed dead end roads and turned toward Stuttgart before correcting course. No official comment was given.
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Baden Baden
Germany
Omar Bradley
J Matthew B. Ridgway
Thomas Handy
Black Forest
Stuttgart
Governor Browning Fires Highway Chief Bond in Tennessee
Gov Gordon Browning abruptly dismisses State Highway Commissioner C. W. Bond, Arlington mayor in Shelby County, without comment. Major Herbert A. McKee named to replace Bond, to serve the remaining four months of Browning's term. Bond and Browning silent as Capitol speculation swirls.
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Knoxville
Gordon Browning
C. W
Wink) Bond
Arlington
Shelby County
Bond
Capitol
Herbert A. McKee
Columbia
Browning
C. W. Bond
Iday
McKee
Highway Commissioner's Office
Nashville
Finger Ridge recaptured by hardened ROK troops
South Korean forces reclaimed Finger Ridge from Chinese troops after a 12 day battle that included heavy artillery and air support. Capitol Hill had been retaken on Sept. 10, and the ridge assault ended with Chinese forces driven off by 6:30 am. An 8th Army spokesman reported limited counterattacks and noted air strikes behind lines and a gold mine target destruction near Wonsan.
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Seoul
Korea
Finger Ridge
Capitol Hill
8Th Army
Fifth Air Force
Finger
Wonsan
Far Eastern
Five Die as Communist Mine Blows U S Destroyer Barton
The U S destroyer Barton was struck by a mine in the Japan Sea killing five crewmen and injuring seven with six missing. An explosion on the starboard side tilted the vessel and knocked out power as seawater flooded a five foot gap. Crew sealed the forward fireroom and the Barton limped to Sasebo for repairs.
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Tokyo
U.S
Barton
Navy
Japan Sea
Bon Homme
Richard
Princeton
Sasebo
Japan
Three Tenn Men Die in Head-On Collision
On Highway 70 near Braden Tennessee three men perished in a head-on crash involving a car and a truck. The deceased were John Richard Elkin 23 of Eudora Mississippi Orlando Barefoot 30 to 35 of Eudora and Charles Gilmore Chambers 34 a farmer from Brownsville Tennessee.
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Braden
Tenn
Here
John Richard Elkin
Eudora
Miss
Orlando Barefoot
Charles Gilmore Chambers
Brownsville
Brunette Soda Jerk Named Queen Of Modern Rustler Gang In Texas
A 21-year-old brunette soda jerk, Melba Doris Basham, was charged as the queen of a modern Texas cattle rustler gang. Police say the group rented trailers to steal livestock across four counties, planning daytime spottings and nighttime grabs. A Fort Worth suburb resident reported a suspicious truck, leading to arrests.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Melba Doris Basham
UAW seeks immediate wage and pension gains at GM
UAW leaders press GM for extra benefits beyond the cost of living pact under the 1955 contract. Informal talks have been brief and secret. GM declined to comment. The council representing about 350,000 GM workers urged improvements to reflect current living conditions without reopening the contract.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
General Motors
G. M
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
National General Motors Council
Caudle Tests Clark On 1944 Tax Case Order
T Lamar Caudle told investigators that a $297,991 income tax case against a wealthy North Carolina lumberman was started in his hometown but not prosecuted. He said Tom Clark ordered the price case dropped after a conference with Clyde Hoey. The 1944 matter resurfaced in 1948 and was dropped. Clark later became attorney general.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
Congressional
Aig Pessueme Hoey
North Carolina
Senate
Caudle
U. S
Clark
Lunar Tables Diner Barids Event Page
Fragmented OCR notes show an event listing with phrases like lunar tables and diner bands. The readable items reference dates around September including a Thursday and Saturday, plus location hints such as Waianae and churches. The text is unclear but indicates a local schedule listing performances and times.
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Co Cree
Henry Nerestien
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Jonesville
Adlai
Kurtz
U. S. Navy
Far East
Cmdr
Warren A. Kurtz
United States
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Knox
Herbert McKee
Wake Island
Pan American Airways
Pan American
United Press Radiophoto
ROK
Moose Lake
Minn
Toge “Anderson
Supreme Court
Pew Vanaral
Arehe Charches Touter
Waianae
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