Uncle Sam Slow In Expenditures
Washington notes show the United States had more than 178 billion dollars to spend in the year ending June 30 with only 65.9 billion used by June 1. On May 31 a remaining 111.9 billion was unspent while Congress added 54.5 billion for the new year. The joint committee on reduction of nonessential federal expenditures led by Sen. Byrd outlined contracts funded by the last Congress and leftovers totaling over 80 billion and 96 billion respectively for government use.
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Washington
Sam
Congressional
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Byrd
Joint Committee On
Gore
POWs Freed on 18th Day of Korean Armistice Exchange
The official POW list released from MUNSAN on August 22 details American servicemen returned in the 18th day of the armistice exchange. Names include Pvt Tyrois Odom Kite of Georgia and many others from states such as New Jersey Philadelphia Pennsylvania Oregon Medford and West Virginia. The roster lists rank and hometowns across numerous communities, highlighting sustained exchanges and hopeful arrivals.
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Munsan
Tyrois Odom
Kite
Fred J. Gabrielle, Jr
Lyndhurst
N. J
Alfred J. Rushton, Jr
Philadelphia
Leonard E. Steege
Medford
Ore
Stephen E. Drummond
Spelter
W. Va
Joseph B. Bink
Barberton
Ohio
John H. Rhoton
Roby
Tex
Edward Williams
Vicksburg
Miss
Darrell G. Legried
Rake
Iowa
Raymond Jensen
Janesville
Donald L. Wakehouse
Iowa City
William Hellican
Greenville
S.C
Harry P. Wessels
Chicago
T. L. Strickland
Sebastopol
Iss
Harold E. Richards
Milton
Thomas J. Howell
Amarillo
Carl J. Gunderson
Onalaska
Wis
Richard D. Johnson
Oakland
Calif
Joseph L. Esposito
Cliffside Park
James T
Solon Lauds German Food Relief Program In Berlin
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper praised the American backed food relief plan for East Germany and condemned Russian attempts to discredit it. He visited Berlin, observed the relief in operation, and said the $15 million in aid is well spent. He cited U.S. information centers' value and called heavy focus on Communist books excessive.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Bourke B. Hickenlooper Browa
East Germany
United States
Hickenlooper
Soviet H-Bomb Blast of 'Good Proportion'
UPI reported on August 22 that Rep. W Sterling Cole said the August 12 Russian hydrogen bomb test was "of most respectable proportions" and more than an atomic explosion. CIA briefings and U.S. analysis indicated a thermonuclear device with an A-bomb trigger, suggesting a large yield and U.S. preeminent position in the arms race.
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Washington
W. Sterling Cole
R-N.y
U. S
Cole
United States
Free World
Russia
United Press
CIA
U.S
Last Fall
Eniwetok Atoll
AEC Approves Idaho Reactor Station Merger Plan
Phillips Petroleum Co will consolidate activities at the national reactor testing station in Idaho under one management. L. E. Johnston said Phillips will operate the material testing reactor and add the chemical processing plant maintenance facilities library warehousing procurement and property disposal and production facilities. A five year cost plus fixed fee contract is being negotiated with the AEC.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Atomic Energy Commission
Idaho
Phillips Petroleum Co
L. E. Johnston
Phillips’ Idaho
AEC
Johnston
Phillips
Liberalized FHA mortgage plan to boost trade in old homes
The Federal Housing Administration widened its insured mortgage program to encourage builders to take older houses as trade-ins on new homes. The plan covers 80 percent of the first 7 000 in value and 60 percent of the remainder up to 10 400, with emphasis on thorough repairs to raise value and livability.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Guy T. O. Hollyday
Hollyday
Exiled Sultan Sends For Two Harem Favorites
Exiled Moroccan sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef had two harem favorites flown from Rabat to Corsica to ease his loneliness in exile. He stays at the police chief’s home while quarters are prepared and may be moved to a French mountain region or the South Seas.
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AJ Accio
Corsica
Morocco
Rabat
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Pyrenees Mountains
France
South Seas
Pickpocket Picks Wrong Time and Place in City Jail
In Atlantic City on August 22 a pickpocket targeted a sleeping vagrant on a bus terminal bench opposite the police station. Patrolman George Smith spotted the theft, and the thief was jailed today for the crime, found with only two cents.
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Atlantic City
N.J
George Smith
Last Of American Ships Leaves Earthquake Area
The last United States 6th Fleet vessel departed the Ionian earthquake region. Civilian representatives of American missions remained to coordinate with the Greek government on long term reconstruction efforts.
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Athens
Greece
United States
6Th Fleet
De Valera Party Wins Galway By-Election Majority
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera's Fianna Fáil party wins a Galway by election on Saturday, giving it a working majority in parliament and preventing an early general election. News from Eire notes the pivotal result strengthens Fianna Fáil's grip.
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DE Valera
Galway
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Fianna Fail Darty
Traffic Deaths Boosted To 312
Oklahoma's road toll rose to 312 as Ruth Elizabeth Jackson a 22 year old teacher at Port School Washita County died Friday night in a hayrack ride accident eight miles northwest of Sentinel She reportedly threw a ball that struck the tractor driver and when she reached for it fell under the trailer wheels on the Sunday school outing
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Ruth Elizabeth Jackson
Edmond
Sentinel
Miss Jackson
Port School
Washita County
State Sales Tax Collections Up Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City August 22 The Oklahoma Tax Commission reports July sales tax revenue at 3 667 227 21 up 202 040 76 from a year ago. statewide retail sales rose 9 83 percent over July 1952 with Hughes county leading gains at 29 82 percent while Beaver county fell as much as 40 56 percent amid drought impact.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Tax Commission
Hughes County
Beaver County
Malenkov visits Moscow embassy reception for Grotewohl
Premier Georgi Malenkov attended his first foreign embassy visit since succeeding Stalin and joined a reception at the East German embassy in Moscow honoring East German Premier Otto Grotewohl on Saturday.
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Malenkov
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Joseph Stalin
Otto Grotewohl
Trial Ordered On Bribe Charges In Lawton
Trial was ordered in superior court Friday for Ira Q. Beasley a former Lawton Negro police officer on charges he accepted a bribe. Beasley posted a $2,000 appearance bond and faces trial in the next term for allegedly taking $65 for a month’s protection as a whisky dealer in Lawton View. Witnesses included Carl Bullard Police Chief Ralph Hennessee and Detective Preston Williams who testified and arrested Beasley after his Aug 15 LO Ranch arrest. he was suspended by Chief Hennessee.
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Ira Q. Beasley
Lawton
Justice of the Peace
Marvin Cameron
Beasley
Lawton View
Carl Bullard
Wisconsin
Ralph Hennessee
Preston Williams
LO Ranch
Hennessee
Rains Boost Altus Lake Water Storage Outlook
Rains this week may raise Lake Altus water storage by about 3000 feet, engineers said. The North Fork of Red River watershed in the Texas Panhandle fed the lake area as workers rushed repairs to a canal leak that caused a 75 foot washout, with patch testing possible Monday or Tuesday.
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Altus
Okla
Lake
Texas Panhandle
North Fork
Red River
Body Of Missouri Farmer Is Found
The decomposed body of George Freeman 43 a farmer from the Fairview area north of Granville Missouri was found Saturday by about 35 men. Monroe county prosecutor Tom Proctor ruled the death as self inflicted Freeman had been missing since Wednesday and was shot in the right side of the head.
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Granville
George Freeman
Fairview
Here
Monroe County
Tom Proctor
Freeman
Malenkov Heads Officials At German Delegation Reception
In Moscow Premier Georgi Malenkov led government officials at a reception for the East German Communist delegation visiting for German questions talks. The event took place at the East German Embassy as part of ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
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Malenkov
Moscow
Georgi Malenkov
Earthquakes Shake Algerian Cities Sunday Report
Three sharp earthquake shocks rattled cities southeast of Algiers on Saturday. Early damage estimates were not available as authorities assess the impact and possible casualties.
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Algeria
Algiers
Here
Body Of Enid Man Finally Identified
The body of Enid Oklahoma resident Frank Mize, missing since July 1952, was positively identified. Identification came from his wife Lillian Mize, a daughter Lillian Smith, and three sons Cecil, Raymond, and Edward Mize. A Texas juvenile delinquent reportedly helped lure him and robbed him of about $15 before the body was found near Decatur in 1952.
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Dallas
Frank Mize
Enid
Okla
Lillian Mize
Lillian Smith
Cecil Mize
Winston
Ore
Raymond Mize
Wister
Edward Mize
Parker
Calif
Smith
Alpine Mountain Climbing Claims 26 Additional Lives
Rome reports that 26 more people died in Alpine region climbs this week raising the season total to 192 across five nations. Officials urge caution as mountaineering interest remains high.
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Rome
President Eisenhower Hosts Trout Fry On South Platte
Denver August 22 President Eisenhower cooked for his party while others landed rainbows on the South Platte River near Denver. With a sore elbow he skipped casting and later planned to discuss Korea relief with Harold Stassen and meet Nebraska officials led by Governor Gristwold. He roasted corn, fried trout, and shared watermelon with aides and companions. Indigenous native trout were among the catches.
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Denver
United States
Mr. Eisenhower
South Platte River
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Nebraska
Dwight Griswold
Swan
Iranian Premier Won't Aid British in Oil Compensation
Tehran radio quotes Maj. Gen. Fazollah Zahedi saying Iran has no intention of assisting Britain to obtain compensation for its oil installations. The remark dampens British hopes for a better settlement after Mossadegh’s removal.
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London
Iran
Fazollah Zahedi
Tehran
Zahedi
Mossadegh
Farmers Awarded Over Million Dollars in Wheat Losses
Oklahoma City August 22 George E. Dysinger state crop insurance director said more than a million dollars in damages were paid to farmers this year for wheat crop losses from wind and drought. He reported 1,049,844 dollars paid with most damage in Harmon Greer Texas Beckham Custer Kingfisher Alfalfa Harper Ellis Kiowa and Major counties.
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Oklahoma City
George E. Dysinger
Dysinger
Harmon
Greer
Texas
Beckham
Custer
Kingfisher
Alfalfa
Harper
Ellis
Kiowa
Great Flood of 1767 Hit Santa Fe New Mexico
An archival note recalls the year 1767 as the time of a great flood in Santa Fe New Mexico, marking a historic natural disaster in the region.
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Santa Fe
N. M
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