Rioting Prison Convicts Free 3 Guards at Menard
Rioting prisoners in the psychiatric section at Menard prison released three guards after Lt. Gov. Sherwood Dixon agreed to hear their complaints. About 300 inmates still held seven guards in the east cell block as torches were lit. Dixon entered the north block kitchen with officials to hear demands for better psychiatric care, athletics, and occupational therapy. Newsmen observed the negotiations as guards moved to safety.
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Adla E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Stevenson Blasts Obstruction as He Courts Pa. Electors
Democratic nominee Adlai E. Stevenson opened his Pennsylvania bid by labeling Republicans obstructionists in extending social gains such as the minimum wage law. In Scranton he praised John W. Mitchell and the United Mine Workers while stressing the party’s record of unity and progress amid a cold, windy dawn crowd.
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Pennsylvania
Adlai E. Stevenson
Lenni Jal Caine
Scranton
Ing
John W. Mitchell
United Mine Workers
UMW
Mitchell
KeyStone State
Political Radio and TV Programs Tonight’s Major Political Lineup
Radio and TV schedules list Gen. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson among others on KNXT KYIV KECA and KEWB stations. Programs feature Eisenhower Nixon Stevenson Warren Sparkman Truman with times ranging from 3:00 pm to 10:30 pm across several outlets.
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Eisenhower Forum
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Earl Warren
Sen. Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
Nisen
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Sparkman
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KHS
Richard
Mixon
KFI
President Truman
Six Die and Fifty Hurt in Haitian Quakes
Haitian authorities report six dead and 50 injured after a quartet of earthquakes striking Haiti from Monday through Tuesday. Police said more than 1,000 people are homeless, sheltering outdoors amid ongoing tremors and fear of further shocks.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Legion chief calls for peace or victory in Korea
American Legion commander Lewis K. Gough urged the United Nations to deliver an armistice ultimatum to Communist Korea and prepare for all-out war if refused. He said the president elect should meet Truman after the election for a strong push toward victory and warned that up to 4000 Americans may be casualties between Election Day and Inauguration Day. He stressed no place for political maneuvering amid mounting hospital evacuations and emphasized that military decisions must serve victory and peace with honor.
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Tennessee
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NEW York
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Eisenhower
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New York City
Bronx
Ameri
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Air Force
Maryland footballers bribe attempt uncovered near LSU game
Maryland state police sought a Hyattsville sophomore after he allegedly offered $1600 to center Tom Cosgrove $400 to guard Frank Navarro and $100 to quarterback Jack Scarbath to keep the score down against LSU. Maryland won 34 to 6.
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Searbath
Frank Navarro
White Plains
Tom Cosgrove
Philadelphia
Jim Tatum
Carlyle Lancaster
Prince George's County
Cosgrove
Nevarre
Scarbath
Blazing plane crashes near Belmont Country Club
A twin engine Fairchild Aerial Surveys plane crashed west of Burbank field near Las Tunas Canyon in the San Fernando Valley. Five aboard were feared killed as flames trapped the crew. the aircraft was on a routine aerial mapping flight from Lockheed Air Terminal, line reports said.
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Las Tunas Bore
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Lockheed Terminal
Weather briefing notes Variable clouds and morning fog
A forecast describes variable high cloudiness with periods of sun and a risk of late night and morning fog or low clouds. The wording suggests changing visibility and mild evaporation conditions. drivers should anticipate brief haze in early hours.
Nixon Denounces Demos as Lies Over Family Real Estate
Los Angeles AP report says Senator Nixon angrily branded a Democratic charge that he and relatives own $250,000 in real estate as a lie. He criticizes Stevenson foes as desperate and attacks opponents for alleging improper conduct of his family. Nixon heads to major TV and radio speech titled The Forgotten Man, with details withheld.
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Richard Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Stevenson
Washington
Stephen Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Nixon
San Francisco
America
Jam Bassett
Bassett
Mitchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Stresses Korea Peace Isolations Dead Issue
President Eisenhower declares that isolationism is no longer viable in addressing Korea peace. He emphasizes active U.S. diplomacy, allied cooperation, and a firm stance against renewed conflict while outlining plans for multilateral efforts and regional stability.
ROKs Drive Reds Off Sniper Ridge in Korea Clash
In savage fighting at Sniper Ridge on the Korean front, Republic of Korea forces forced a battalion of Chinese Reds from the crest after a dawn counterattack. The battle followed days of heavy shelling and close-quarters combat with bunkers and trenches.
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Roks
Milo Farneti
Seoul
Pinpoint Hill
John Randolph
Heartbreak Ridge
Mark Clark
Korea
Chung
Dixie Crosby in acoma near death illness shocks Hollywood
Dixie Lee Crosby 40 wife of Bing Crosby lies in a coma at Beverly Hills hospital as four sons Lindsay 14 Gary 19 and twins Philip and Dennis 18 rush from college. She underwent abdominal operation last July and is said to suffer kidney ailments. Bing Crosby stayed by her side while she forgone film work to be a wife and mother and recently traveled to France for the movie Little Boy Lost.
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Dixie Lee Crosby
Bing Crosby
Lindsay
Gary
Philip
Dennis
Dixie
Bing
France
Wioh
Wilma Wyatt
Harriman
Tenn
JE. E. Wyatt
Camar ‘Ville
New Orleans
Chicago
Dixie Leessy
No Trace Found Of Weather Plane In Typhoon
The U S Air Force announced there is no trace of a B 29 weather plane missing since Sunday in a Pacific typhoon. Fifteen crew members were aboard. Searches cover areas from the Philippines to Guam.
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Manila
U. S. Air Force Today
Philippines
Guam
Bloody war crime claim sparks Reds protest on Koje Island
North Korean Gen Nam accused Allies of a barbarous massacre after a Sunday gate-breaking protest by Communist POWs on Koje Island. One prisoner was killed and 75 injured as they refused to stop a military drill, with Nam calling it a large-scale massacre. The UN labeled the incident international harassment.
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Korea
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Koje Island
Nam
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Determ
U.N
Yongchong
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