McCarthy Targets Dulles Agency Over Bundy Case
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accuses CIA Director Allen W. Dulles of causing tremendous damage by hiding facts about CIA official William P. Bundy. He cites a letter demanding a full inquiry and notes Bundy’s $400 contribution to Alger Hiss’s defense fund and Bundy’s relation to Dean Acheson. The exchange spans July 16 to August 4 with a review of Bundy’s loyalty status cited.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
William P. Bundy
Wisconsin
Dulles
Senate
McCarthy
Bundy
Alger Hiss
State Department
Dean Acheson
Bundy Hiss
Three Airmen Hurt In Crash Near Salina Kansas
A B 25 bomber from March Field California crashed and burned four miles east of Salina on Monday injuring three airmen, two seriously. Sheriff Bob Rous said nine aboard included six walking and one with a minor leg injury, with the two severely hurt taken to Smoky Hill Air Force Base and the most seriously wounded to St John’s Hospital. The pilot attempted an emergency landing after one engine failed and the other faltered, hitting a hill as the field landing went awry.
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Salina
Kan
Here
Bob Rous
March Field
Calif
Rous
St. John’s Hospital
Smoky Hill Air Force Base
Courage Helps Polio Victims Leave Iron Lungs at Centers
Boston reports outline a program at ten polio respirator centers funded by March of Dimes. Victims coached to live without iron lungs include a mother operating a chest lung by day and a man who runs a music shop with portable equipment. Centers train staff and fuel research, with dozens of patients returning home across cities like Ann Arbor, Omaha, Los Angeles, Houston, Louisville, New York, Buffalo, Chicago, and Seattle.
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Boston
Ator
March of Dimes
National Foundation For
Mary MacArthur
Wellesley Hills
Children’s Medical Center
Fatal Texarkana Rooming-House Fire Kills Seven
Firemen probe a Texarkana rooming house blaze that killed seven people and left four injured. Chief Birmingham cited possible wiring short as the cause and noted the building faced fire-safety inspections. Victims included Roy Crouch and Jimmie Reed. two injured remained critical, with details on other victims and prior fires in the city.
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Texarkana
C. P. Birmingham
Roy Albert Crouch
Dallas
Charles I. McBride
Houston
Jimmie Dale Reed
Ashdown
Ark
J. G. Covington
Vesta Lee
Helms
Failed Only One Test: Detroit Youth Wanted for Burglary
Jimmy West, an 18 year old from Detroit, passed Army tests but failed fingerprint checks. Police discovered he was wanted for burglary when he presented his fingerprint card at headquarters on Monday.
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Detroit
Jimmy West
Walters to Open Classes August 31
Walters schools will begin classes Aug. 31 with teacher conferences set for Aug. 24. Enrollment for high school on Aug. 26-27, junior high and grades on Aug. 28. Principals and staffing announced for elementary and secondary grades and departments by teachers and supervisors across Walters.
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Walters
E. B. Cawood
C. W. Earnest
Leon Cain
Ardenia Cox
Earl Turnbull
Ruth Burton
Harry Collins
Byron Gardner
Myrtle House
A. B. Thurman
Virginia Anderson
Ralph Whiteley
James R. Bradford
Charles P. Hall
Alvin R. Hand
Charlotte Harbert
Margaret Henderson
Cecil Hewett
T. J. Kerr
Walter LeGrand
Lee Mershon
Grady Tindal
Billy Q. Smith
Gordon Vaughan
Doyle Waller
William O. White
Medieval scribes crafted cryptic handwriting to deter forgeries
Britannica notes that writers in papal and chancery circles deliberately developed elaborate scripts to thwart falsification, shaping a distinctive, secure handwriting tradition in medieval document production.
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Papal
Chanceries
Murray Fights Indian School Aid Rider
Gov Johnston Murray pledged to oppose a proposed amendment to restrict Oklahoma Indian education funding. The act allows a Department of Interior contract with the state Board of Education, with federal aid toward costs. Last year 10,540 Indian children enrolled, and federal contributions totaled 340000 dollars.
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Oklahoma City
Johnston Murray
Oklahoma
Department of Interior
State Board of Education
N. B. Jackson
State Supreme Court
Johnson
State Traffic Toll Hits 271
The Associated Press report says Daniel Cook, 71, of Clinton, died when his car collided with a driverless vehicle six miles east of Clinton on U S Route 66. Cook’s son A G Cook, 28, Anadarko, drove the fatal car and is listed in serious condition. Three of the children were uninjured and the wife, who had just given birth, is hospitalized in Anadarko.
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Associated Press
Mene
Daniel Cook
Clinton
U.S. Highway 66
Highway Patrol
A. G. Cook
Anadarko
Anadarko Hospital
Immigrant Leaves Cash In Caches In Tulsa Hotel Room
Tulsa police recovered 1783 dollars in cash hidden in about a dozen spots in the hotel room of 68 year old Bulgarian immigrant John Shorty Woeller a downtown newspaper seller who was found dead of a heart attack. His landlady said Woeller wished to have a nice funeral and officers found multiple rolls and bills in an old tobacco sack and other places.
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Tulsa
Okla
John
Shorty) Woeller
Woeller
Unusual hen lays triple yolked eggs in New York
West Haverstraw resident Frank Carella reports his seven month old Black Minorca hen has laid double yolk eggs daily since July 24 with two triple yolk eggs on July 19 and 26. State farm authorities call the phenomenon unusual but stopped short of a record claim.
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West Haverstraw
N. Y
Frank Carella
Minorca
Funeral Rites for B A Gus Allen
Services for B A Gus Allen Lawton citizen who died Saturday were held at Centenary Methodist church with Rev J Walter Browers Jr officiating. Burial was in Highland cemetery under Lawton Funeral home direction. Bearers were Lawrence Banks Bob Luther Clare Morford Ewell Lacy Mose Preston and Harold Puttkamer.
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B. A
Gus’ Allen
Lawton
Centenary Methodist Church
J. Walter Browers Jr
Highland Cemetery
Lawton Funeral Home
Lawrence Banks
Bob Luther
Clare Morford
Ewell Lacy
Mose Preston
Harold Puttkamer
City Man Is Fined On Assault Charge
William Pierre a 64 year old Lawton resident was fined 500 dollars and costs in county court on a simple assault charge. The case began with a pistol pointing charge later reduced to assaulting Constance Marie Jenkins on January 12 at No 13 B. Pierre faced trial on the pistol holding charge next week.
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William Pierre
Lawton
Pierre
Constance Marie Jenkins
Clark To Return to Tokyo After Washington Welcome
Gen. Mark W. Clark United Nations Far East commander will fly to Washington for an official welcome and talks before heading back to Tokyo. He and his wife arrived in the U S last week and attended his son's wedding in New Orleans. The Pentagon says he will return to the Far East around August 10.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Far East
Tokyo
Clark
United States
New Orleans
Pentagon
Lockheed Directors Vote 37 14 Cent Dividend
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. directors voted a dividend of 37 1/4 cents a share on capital stock payable September 11, 1953, to stockholders of record August 21, 1953.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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Murray
D Ave
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Mgr
Lockheed
Tum
Joe Marsh
Buzz Ellis
Grand Canyon
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First National
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