Plane crash near Cairo kills 55 aboard
A Trans World Airlines Constellation crashed north of Cairo killing all 55 on board. The 48 passengers and seven crew members perished with many victims described as heavily charred and unidentifiable. Twenty three of the dead were Americans among those from a dozen countries.
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Cairo
Constellation
Behaira
Etay Baroud
Maryland
TWA
Nile Delta
Bombay
India
Rome
United Nations
Paris
Lilianne Cohen
Camelia
Lana Turner
Middle East
Aubrey William Schofield
San Antonio
Tex
New York
Eastern Hemisphere
Gulf Oil Company
Kuwait Oil Company
Porter Charges Withrow Over Franking Mail Tactics
Wisconsin State Senator Porter accused Congressman Gardner Withrow of using his franking privilege to flood the third district with attack material and force voters to pay postage, after Withrow cited contempt for GOP endorsers in Richland Center. Porter, visiting La Crosse with his wife and granddaughter, vowed to fight the issue as he campaigned across the county.
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Foster B. Porter
Bloomington
Gardner Withrow
Third Congressional District
Withrow
Richland Center
Porter
Congressional
Washington
la Crosse County
Jackie la Porter
Four year old David Blucher found in Lake Tomahawk
In Wisconsin a four day search ended with the body of five year old David Blucher recovered from Lake Tomahawk near the lodge where he vanished Saturday afternoon. Coroner ordered autopsy. no inquest unless autopsy shows non accidental death. Governor Rennebohm offered state help to bolster local search forces.
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David Blucher
Lake Tomahawk Resort
Lake Tomahawk
Wis
Waler Blucher
Flossmoor
Ill
Holland
David
Albert G. Onson
Miwaukee
L. van Hecke
Rennebohm
U S 25th Under Attack West Of Masan
U S 25th Division bears the main assault as North Korean forces strike near Masan in southern Korea. Reports also indicate heavy attacks on the US second division along the Naktong river while Pohang holds with gains by South Korean Marines and Allied air and naval support pound enemy targets.
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Tokyo
South Korea
U. S
Naktong River
Stan Swinton
Masan
Swinton
Red
United Nations
Pohang
General MacArthur
Kigye
Sea of Japan
Korea
Kim Il Sung
Air Force
No. 2
Southeast Korea
Emergency Law Ends Canadian Rail Strike
OTTAWA Canada trains rolled and telegraph lines clicked again as a nine day nationwide strike ended after a government back to work bill became law The unions Frank H Hall and A R Mosher claimed distinct gains and a 48 hour week with pay while the four cent raise and 48 hour pay remained in force until final settlement A government arbitrator will mediate if no accord within 30 days
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Ottawa
Canada
Frank H. Hall
A. R. Mosher
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hall and Mosher
House of Commons
Commons
Louis St. Laurent
Canadian National Railways
Florida Town Feels Punch Of Hurricane
New Orleans reports a gulf hurricane struck near Panama City and caused dock damage and beach property losses. About 3,500 residents evacuated to Red Cross shelters while a tornado-like event injured two and damaged homes in Apalachicola Florida. other areas saw minimal damage and beaches flooded by high tides.
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New Orleans
Mobile
Ala
Panama City
Carl Gray
Florida
Red Cross
Apalachicola
Fila
Caribbean
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Artinique
West Indies
Atlantic
Bermuda
Pensacola
Weather Update for La Crosse Vicinity
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Lows around 55 and highs near 75.
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la Crose
Plan Dispersal Of Key Agencies To Prevent Single A Bomb
President Truman asks Congress for 139.8 million to build four federal agency centers within commuting distance of Washington about 35 miles away. The plan aims to disperse essential departments from the Potomac area to ensure government continuity in an emergency with about 40 000 workers housed at the sites. The long range project envisions a dozen or more centers around the capital.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Potomac River
McCarthy attacks Democrats in Wisconsin primary battle
Senator McCarthy asserts the Democratic Party and its policies are aligned with Communists and the Politburo, calling for Dean Acheson's firing and accusing Democrats of placing party above country. He refutes a senate report and alleges sabotage of arms to anti-Communists in Asia.
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Wisconsin
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Democratic Party
Dodge County
Dean Acheson
America
Russia
Democrats
Senate
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Investigating Subcommittee
GOP
Congressional
South Korea
China
Formosa
Korea
Fifth Army Chief Visits Camp McCoy for Training Oversight
Lieut. Gen. Stephen J. Chamberlin leads a nine member Fifth Army staff party to Camp McCoy Wisconsin. They will observe training of the 84th airborne division under Maj. Gen. Ralph Immell and Maj. Gen. Hanford MacNider's 103rd infantry division plus other reserve units. Col. Bullard will accompany on post inspection before Chamberlin's return to Chicago.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Fifth Army
McCoy
Camp Ripley
Minn
Fifth
84Th Airborne
Ralph M. Immell
Hanford MacNider
103Rd
Peter C. Bullard
Cam McCoy
Chamberlin
Chicago
Chamberlain
Harpole
Charles T. Tench
Patton
Elenn H. Palmer
Fred W. Wiese
Westphalinger
Wayne E. Downing
Aviation
Warren F. Bradley
Melvin E. Gustafson
Gen. Chamberlin
Seattle Man Heads VFW Commander-In-Chief
Charles C. Ralls of Woodinville Washington was unanimously elected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at a Chicago encampment. He succeeds Clyde A. Lewis and was elevated from senior vice commander-in-chief with no opposition amid a largely compliant delegate body. The encampment urged President Truman to discharge two cabinet members Louis Johnson and Dean Acheson.
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Chicago
Charles C. Ralls
Woodinville
Wash
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ralls
Seattle
Clyde A. Lewis
Plattsburg
N. Y
Truman
Louis Johnson
Dean Acheson
One Killed As Soo Line Gravel Trains Smash
A Soo Line gravel train collided with a second gravel train in front of Phillips Wisconsin depot killing one man and injuring two others at the scene. Local authorities investigated the derailment and identified the deceased and injured.
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Soo Line
Phillips
Wis
Early Windup On Controls Bill Promised
Washington conference committee aimed to finish the broad anti inflation bill and speed it to President Truman before his Friday night fireside chat. Leaders planned final House and Senate approval by Friday and agreed to empower the president to set up machinery for handling national defense labor disputes similar to wartime boards.
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Washington
Senate-House
Truman
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
House
Senate
Conference Committee
War Labor Board
Senate Advances Foreign Arms Aid Bill Limit to 16.7 Billion
The House voted to let immediate defense spending under a 16.7 billion dollar appropriation bill proceed, including a 4 billion dollar foreign military aid expansion. The resolution to start spending awaits Senate approval as hearings begin, with action expected in about 10 days. Secretary Acheson and See indicate focus on the foreign military aid portion.
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Washington
House
Congress
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Acheson
Gateway Glass and Union Reach Settlement Amid Strike Deadline
Gate way Glass Co union members and management announce a contract settlement after a late Wednesday night agreement. The deal includes a union shop, wage increases of 12 cents starting Sept 5 and 3 cents on Oct 30 plus a $25 cash payment for all involved workers. Gateway Glass local forms a new UAW-CIO chapter with about 85 members.
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Gateway Glass Co
Uaw-Cio
Donald Yolton
Yolton
Gateway Glass Local
Uvaw-Cio
Plan To Draft Married Men
Washington reports Chairman Vinson of the house armed services committee said the draft will soon extend to married men with dependents. He noted that without fathers inducting, calls to expand the armed forces cannot be met and cited allotments for FI families as part of the plan. Major General Hershey said about 60 percent of draftees are rejected as unfit, criticizing services for being too selective.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Armed Services Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Armed Services
Reds accuse U S of bombing in China
London dispatch says the Chinese Communists accused the U S air force of violating China's borders. A Peiping broadcast claimed American fighter planes on Tuesday killed five people and wounded five more near the China Korea border.
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London
U.S
China
New China News Agency
Peiping
China-Korea
Pittsburgh Communists Arrested on Sedition Charges
Steven Nelson head of the Communist party of western Pennsylvania and two Pittsburgh men identified by ex FBI undercover operative Matthew Cvetic were arrested Thursday and charged with sedition. They were jailed in Allegheny County pending further action.
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Pittsburgh
Steven Nelson
Communist Party of
Western Pennsylvania
FBI
Nelson
Andrew Onda
James Dolson
Allegheny County
Matthew Cvetic
House Committee On un-American Activities
Onda
Cvetic
Labor Day Parades and Events Planned in La Crosse
AFL and CIO unions organize Labor Day celebration in La Crosse with a morning AFL parade from Market square at 9 am then a CIO parade at 9 39 am from Pioneer Labor hall. AFL march proceeds north and east to Myrick park for all day picnic with speeches by public figures. CIO parade travels to Copeland park for an all day picnic and ends with a public dance at Pioneer hall featuring the Jolly Swiss Boys.
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la Crosse
AFL
CIO
Market Square
Pioneer Labor Hall
Fifth Avenue
Market Street
Fourth Street
Pearl
Third Street
Third
Main Street
Main
West Avenue
Forest Avenue
la Crosse Street
Myrick Park
Causeway
Copeland Park
la Crosse County
Pioneer Hall
Jolly Swiss Boys
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Ream
Reds
By Fred Zuly
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Justie Ervin Gist
Lake City
Gist
U. S. Air Force Base
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Melvin Hanson
Derek Owen William
Harry Richard Woods
Walton B. Webb
Haldon Hammitt
Harley B. Hackett
Melvyn C. House
Herbert J. Stiles
Jose J. G. Bernard
Jeanne Claire Lorenzie
Francis Pope
Helanita
Mary Louise
Paul F
Northwest Airlines
Lake Michigan
Cardiff
Wales
Webb
Philadelphia
Hammit
Baylis
Pike County
Ramona Branson
Wichita
Kas
Hammitts
Camdenton, Mo
TVA
Blucher Boy
Roo
Brenda Fay
G. S. Souris, Jr
Alexandria
The
Associated Press
5Th Army CO
McCoy Chamberlin
Seattle Man Heads
VFW
Selby Maxwell
Lacrosse & Tristate Area
John F. Dille Co
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