Sister Kenny declares polio battle in final years
Sydney August 13 AP Sister Elizabeth Kenny famed polio fighter says she is incurably ill and has little time left she will travel to the United States for a Copenhagen conference and will be under nurse care on the trip she seeks to end her days at home and notes the U S Congress grant of free travel without passport or immigration formalities for her work
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Sydney
Australia
Elizabeth Kenny
Sydney Sun
Miss Kenny
United States
Copenhagen
Denmark
Toowoomba
American Congress
Lafayette
England
America
Higher Taxes Get Support in Senate
Washington Aug. iS. Chairman OMahoney said there is general agreement in the Senate tax and economy committee that expenditures must be kept to a minimum and taxes increased. The staff report warns of rising prices and inflation with deficits for three years. Support favors a larger tax rise than the House plan and tighter controls on prices wages and credit to boost savings.
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Washington
Aug
O'Mahoney
D.-Wye
Congressional Economic Committee
House
Typhoon Reported Off Formosa and Philippines
The Weather Bureau reported a Pacific typhoon blowing toward the region. If its course continues, it will pass between the Philippines and Formosa and strike the China mainland near Hong Kong, prompting ships to avoid the area.
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TaAir
Formosa
Weather Bureau
Pacific
Philippines
China
Hong Kong
Posies Potted, Work Goes To Pot At Minsk Tractor Plant
Izvestia chided Victor Suslov director of a Minsk tractor factory for diverting hundreds of workers from assembly lines to plant flowers. The garden makeover reduced tractor output, caused leaking roofs and rusting tools, while firemen replaced dirty windows as landscaping costs rose.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Victor Suslov
Minsk
Javestia
Suslov
Khlamov
Tevestia
Susloy
38th Parallel or Nothing in Korea Talks
In Munsan Korea Aug 13 the chief Communist armistice negotiator Nam Il said no progress will be made unless the United Nations changes its buffer zone demands. He rejected a UN statement as unsatisfactory and urged the UN to alter its stance. The UN and Allies insist the Reds must budge first, with no demarcation line at the 38th Parallel. The 13th session failed to break the deadlock and adjourned as scheduled for Tuesday.
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U.N
Nam Tl
Pyongyang
U. N
38Th Parallel
Kaesong
Rubout Suspects May Be Released
Los Angeles August 13 police and prosecutors plan a last minute session to resolve a week old gangland slaying case. Six men remain jailed on conspiracy to murder charges in the Brancato Trombinon killings with at least three expected to be freed under habeas corpus writs. Names include James Fratianno and his brother Warren, Sam Lazes, Nick Licata, Salvatore Pisecopo, and Sam London.
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Los. Angeles
Kansas City
Tony Brancato
Tony Trombinon
James
the Weasel) Fratianno
James Fratianno
Salvatore
Dago Louie) Pisecopo
Missing Navy plane with 12 aboard near Kodiak
A PB4Y-2 Navy Privateer with 12 men on board is reported missing on a flight from Kodiak to Adak Island. Four planes have vanished in the northwest in three weeks, with weather hampering search efforts. Names of the crew withheld.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Adak Island
Northwest
Frank Brink
Naval Operating
Long Beach
10Th Air Rescue Squadron
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Brink
Ling
Foresta Wood
New Jersey
Valeria
Maurice King
Muchalat Arm
Tofino
Su -Istand
Ship Sends SOS and Vanishes Off German Coast
The Belgian freighter Bess sent distress signals near the North Sea and then disappeared after listing 30 degrees to starboard. Seven rescue ships scoured the Bight of Horkum where the last signals were received, with crew reportedly abandoning to lifeboats.
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Hamburg
Germany
Frnighter Bess
Bass
Horkum
Where to Find It Listing Locations in The Times
The notice enumerates sections by page and department across the paper. It directs readers to business, editorial, obituaries, and variety pages including ads, comics, crosswords, and schedules.
German Demonstration for Stalin Praises Fuehrer by FDJ
German Communist youth leaders hailed Stalin as fuehrer in a message to him during West Berlin’s youth festival. The mass parade showcased pro Soviet loyalty while West Berlin opened a color TV exhibit. Officials say hundreds of thousands visited the festival and East German leaders urged sabotage against Western defenses. Nearby Washington reports Ike calling Russia power overrated as the Senate panel trimmed Spain aid critique and kept a plan for 200 million in military and equal economic assistance.
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Generalissimo
Stalin
Hitler
West Berlin
Free German Youth Movement
FDJ
Joseph Stalin
West
Free World
East Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
West Germany
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Spain
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Yugoslavia
European
Eisenhower
Sen
Hunt D.wyo
Armed Services Committee
North Atlantic
Congress
Hunt
Texas Telephone Workers Off Job
In Dallas on August 13 a large number of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. workers walked out at 9 pm to protest air conditioning deficiencies at switchboards. Estimates ranged from 750 to higher, many women. some sympathizers joined from other divisions. The company denied formal complaints and blamed heat but pledged to handle emergency calls.
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Dallas
Southwestern Fell Telephone Co
Bell
Clyde L. Stewart
Emploves
Texas
Weather outlook Mostly clear with morning fog
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through tomorrow with early morning fog. Temperatures rise slightly tomorrow, bringing warmer conditions overall.
Senate sets October 1 adjournment target
Senate Democratic Leader McFarland and House Speaker Rayburn discussed timing after a White House conference with President Taft. McFarland proposed October 1 as the adjournment target while Rayburn said no fixed windup date, hoping for a two week House recess late next week. The leaders reviewed progress on the president’s legislative program and the box score chart tracking bills.
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Washington
Senate
McFarland
Ariz
Congress
House
Rayburn
D.- Texas
White House
Trusman
Barkley
McCormack
Mass
Belgians and French Probe Deepest Cavern in France
In Oloron France a joint Belgium and France team led by Professor Max Cosyns began exploring the Pit of St Pierre Martin, the deepest natural cave measured at 1068 feet straight down. They report corridors and wind currents hint at a network of tunnels beneath the Pyrenees, with plans to continue exploration.
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Oloron
France
St. Pierre Martin
Pyrenees Mountains
Belgium
Max Cosyns
U S Official Doubts Soviet to Sign Treaty
Washington reports Russia will send a four member delegation led by Andrei Gromyko to the San Francisco peace treaty conference opening September 4. Moscow accepted the invitation but did not indicate readiness to sign the draft. The 25 nations invited include the United States Britain and Russia, with a revised treaty draft issued today and sent to Moscow.
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Washington
Russia
United States
San Francisco
State Department
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Michael J. McDermott
Japan
U. S
John Foster Dukes
Gromyko
Alexander
Panyushkin
G. W. Zarubin
Britain
A. Golinski
Russian Foreign Office
Alan Kirk
McDermott
State Acherson
World tension seen as scrap between U S and Russia
David Sarnoff of RCA described Western Europe view of the Cold War strain as a clash primarily between the United States and Russia. He cited the Aneuran Bevan group in Britain, noted talks with Churchill and Eisenhower, and said Europe faces political and economic instability despite Marshall Plan gains. He warned of lethargy and fatalism about the future.
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New York
David Sarnoff
Radio Corp. of America
United States
Russia
Aneuran
Bevan
Sarnoff
England
France
Italy
Switzerland
Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Churchill
America
Eisenhower
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