Three Escaped Folsom Felons Captured Near Placerville
A 30 man posse led by El Dorado Sheriff Roland MIlls trapped three Folsom Prison escapees in the Sierra foothills near Placerville after they had earlier hijacked a Clarksville man to drive them to town and robbed him of $10. George Poultier 30 Roland Wright 32 and George Heck 35 were found in brush near the Hangtown Motel. All were long term inmates involved in two holdups before escaping Tuesday night.
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George] Pottitier
Roland Wayne’ Wright
George R. Heck
el Dorago County
Roland Milis
George Eastwood
Hangtown
Clarksville
Clarence Bowerman
Placerville
Wright
Poultier
Los Angeles
Heck
Tularea County
McNutt Named to Democratic Advisory Committee
Paul V. McNutt, former high commissioner in the Philippines, was named a member of the Democratic National Committee's advisory committee. National Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell announced the appointment on Tuesday.
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Washington
Paul V. MepNutt
Philippines
Democratic National Committee
Stephen A. Mitchell
Taft attacks Stevenson in East Tennessee speech
In Johnson City, Tennessee, Senator Robert A. Taft urged support for Eisenhower, accusing Governor Stevenson of falling into a Communist trap by backing Truman era spending. Taft linked inflation to Truman policy, criticized Stevenson for resisting defense cuts, and framed his budget stance as higher taxes.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Robert A. Taft
Dwight Eisenhower
East Tennessee
Taft
Ohio
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Lenin
Stevenson
Sparkman Hits GOP Areas in New York Swing
U S Senator John Sparkman campaigns through central and northern New York urging voters to see GOP as anti progress. He attacks Senator McCarthy calling McCarthyism a greater threat than communism as he plans stops in Ithaca Auburn Fulton Oswego Pulaski Watertown and Utica before Albany.
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Sparkman
U.S
John 2d. Sparkman
Central
Northhern
New York
Eisenhower
Taft
McCarthy
Alabama
Upstate
Joseph Mee
Carthy
Wisconsin
Ithaca
Nixon Returns Public Donations From Supporters
Public donations totaling thousands of dollars were sent to the Nixon campaign but not accepted for personal use. Staff said the sum ranges in the low thousands, with contributors urged to direct gifts to the Republican presidential campaign. Some offers included paying the Nixon mortgage and life insurance policies, which were declined.
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Washington
Nixon
Richard Nixon
Radiotelevision
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co
Los Angeles
Weather Cooler in Most Areas
Cooler air moves south from Canada over the Dakotas and Montana as the nation shows mixed fall conditions. Caribou Maine reports freezing temperatures while the lower Mississippi Valley and Gulf states remain warm. Record highs in Iowa Illinois Missouri noted. only showers in the upper Great Lakes and upper Mississippi Valley.
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North Central
New England
Dakotas
Montana
Caribou
Mississippi Valey
West Gulf
Central Glains
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Upper
Great Takes
Mississippi Valley
Notionel Corporation seeks ambitious manager for local venture
Announced ad calls for a capable man or woman to manage a new ingav business with a $1000 stake, 6 hours weekly, and potential earnings above $8000 yearly though initial monthly earnings cap at 3200. The company will fund 20 percent of startup costs and requires top financial references, with immediate availability and cash.
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Notionel Corporation
Singav
Reedable
Interaens
National Newspaper Week hailed by Truman and candidates
President Truman praised newspapers that use freedom of the press to reveal truth as essential to democracy. In a 1952 National Newspaper Week letter, he urged accurate unbiased reporting to inform voters for November. Democratic Adlai Stevenson and Republican Dwight Eisenhower echoed support for a free press and opposition to censorship.
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Harrisburg
Harry S. Truman
Freshdent
Pennsylvania Newspaper Publishers’ Association
National Newspaper Week
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Free Press
Pioneering Boston paper honored during National Newspaper Week
A ceremony in Boston highlighted the Boston News-Letter as America’s first continuously published paper begun in 1704. An ancient press was used to reproduce Volume 1, Number 1, with guests including Stephen T. Riley and notable editors and publishers from major papers and associations.
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Boston
Newspaper Publishers of America
Boston News-Letter
United States
Boston News- Letter
John Campbell
Newspapers of
America
Edward Stephens
Bartholomew ‘Green
Stephen T. Riley
Massachusetts Historical Society
Robert Choate
Boston Herald
Traveler
Associated Press
Trvin S. Taubkin
The
New York Times
Sleuth Cleared in Killing of Boy
A coroner's jury ruled the killing of 17-year-old William Kinney during a Venice liquor store holdup justifiable homicide by Detective Fred Whiteford in the line of duty. Kinney and Ronald Van House were shot as Whiteford, who had hidden in the store, fired when Van House fled. Kinney identified in photos as Sept. 15 robber.
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Los Angeles
William Kinney
Venice
Fred Whiteford
Kinney
Ronald van House
Whiteford
van Hause
Harry Bloom
Car and Truck Output Slips Amid Steel Strike
Detroit factory sales show 218577 cars and 52405 trucks and motor coaches in August. The Automobile Manufacturers Association notes the steel strike still pressures output. For January through August, total vehicle sales reach 3328687, about 1600000 below 1951 levels.
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Detroit
Seles Jor Motor Vehicles
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Whisky blast injures man as barrel explodes
Sacramento man Tony Lakos suffered cuts and bruises when a barrel of whisky he tried to open exploded. Officials believe a cigarette ignited fumes from the liquor, though he did not drink any alcohol. The incident left him battered and dizzy as investigators assess the accident.
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Sacramento
Tony Lakos
Lakos
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