Canada Craft Strikes Rocks Off Alaska Sinks Vessel
Canada Pacific Lines flagship Princess Kathleen struck a southeastern Alaska reef near Juneau at 3 15 pm and sank in 90 feet of water. All 425 aboard were rescued or accounted for with Coast Guard aid, including 118 officers and crew. First Officer Charles Saveage was on the bridge when the ship hit, and Captain Hughes ordered abandon ship as the hull filled.
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Alaska
Canadian Pacific Lines
Graham C. Hughes
Here
Kathleen
Skagway
Charles W. Saveage
Hughes
Cap
Air secretary touts new gimmick for F-86 in Korea
Air Secretary Thomas Finletter said a secret new gadget on the F-86 Sabre will give the United States a major technical edge over Soviet MiGs. He noted the improvement is soon to be tested in Korea and pledged to reveal details once the Communists learn of it. Finletter defended stepped up aircraft production, saying July output was five times higher than in 1950 and that sacrificing quality for quantity would be foolish.
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Washington
Air Force
Thomas K. Finnetter
Korea
United States
Finletter
Finsetier
Eric
Senate
Air Force Chief of Staff
Hand Fight Rages for Capitol Hill as MiGs Fall
Chinese and South Korean infantry clash with heavy artillery and night combat for Capitol Hill amid shells from both sides. An American officer reports bayonets and hand-to-hand fighting in darkness with no crest control due to bombardments. U N artillery hit two Red hattal ions loitering near Capitol Hill. The Fifth Air Force claims five MIGs shot down and five damaged near the Manchurian frontier, lifting September totals to 22 destroyed and 15 damaged.
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Capitol Hil
U. S. Eighth Army
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U. N
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Fifth Air Force
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U S Indicts Gang Chiefs on Contempt
A federal grand jury indicted two underworld chiefs, Joe Adonis and Anthony J. Accardo, for contempt of Congress. They refused to answer questions from the old Senate crime investigating committee, citing possible self incrimination. Accardo is linked to Capone's Chicago outfit. Adonis heads gambling and vice operations on the East Coast.
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Washington—C
Joe Adonis
Anthony J. Accardo
Congress
Senate
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Accardo
al Capone
Chicago
Adonis
World Series Opens October 1 If No Playoff Needed
The 1932 World Series is set to begin Wednesday October 1 at the home park of the National League champion unless a playoff is required. If a playoff occurs the opener would be delayed until Thursday October 2.
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New York
Weather outlook clear and sunny with slight cooling
The forecast calls for clear skies and sunshine with a cooler feel tomorrow. Afternoon winds will average 12 to 16 miles per hour across the area.
Caudle Pressure Claim Debated In Tax Probe Testimony
Caudle testified before the House judiciary committee that Washington officials and some lawmakers pressured him during tax fraud prosecutions while he led the program. He was fired last March by President Truman, who cited incompatible outside activities. Debate focused on whether White House staff or others urged specific decisions, with Chelf and Keating offering differing views.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudle
House
Congress
Caudle
Truman
House Judiciary Committee
Cautle
Chelf
de Lign
Subcommittee
J. Chelf
Rep
Keating
R.N
White House
Rep. Keating
New Yorker
Justice Department
Mickey Rooney Owes $32 761 in Back Taxes
The government says actor Mickey Rooney owes $32 761 in back income taxes and interest for income from two corporations Rooney worked for. Rooney denies the tax liability and has petitioned the U S tax court to overrule the Internal Revenue Service.
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Washington
Mickey Rooney
Rooney
U.S. Tax Court
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Argentine swimmer pushes toward 300 mile river record
186 miles into the trip down the Mississippi near Wickliffe Kentucky, Antonio Abertondo the 33 year old Argentine endurance swimmer and protege of Eva Pern is two thirds of the way with about 100 miles remaining in his bid for a nonstop 300 mile record from St. Louis to Caruthersville He left St Louis Saturday at 632 am and was clocked at 615 am today consuming cereals candy and Mate tea while taking around 60 to 64 strokes a minute He praised for his stamina by observers and noted the cold water as his only complaint
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St. Louis
Abertondo
English Channel
Kentucky
Mate
Taft to Take Big Campaign Role in Eisenhower Drive
In Cleveland Eisenhower appealed to thousands to help in his bid to clean up Washington and asked supporters to recruit 10 more voters each. Taft, Eisenhower rival, planned a conference and major role in the campaign while Taft stayed in Washington awaiting details. Bricker and Charles Taft joined the event, with Nixon also present.
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Cleveland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Washington
Eisenhower
Fruit of Te Carter
Sen. Tait
Arthur Summerfield
National Party
Summerfield
Taft
Episcopal Leader Dies at Conclave
Claude W. Sprouse, 63, of Kansas City Missouri, collapsed and died today on the stage at the Protestant Episcopal Church general convention in Boston. He had just been elected president of the church's House of Deputies and was about to preside over its meeting. He was dean of Grace and Holy Cathedral.
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Boston
Claude W. Sprouse
Kansas City
Protestant Episcopal Church General Convention
House of Deputies
Grace and Holvey Cathedral
Kansas Ys
House of Bishops
Ship Crash Echoes 1906 Quake Near Juneau Harbor
Survivors recount the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Kathleen running aground off Juneau Alaska. A 13 year old from Richmond California and Miss Myrtle Bell described the roaring crash as the liner sank with 307 passengers and 118 crew aboard all rescued before it went down.
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Canadian Pacific
Juneau
Alaska
Iva Vaughan
Richmond
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San Francisco Examiner
Myrtle Bell
Miss Bell
Vaughn
Idiss Bell
Stevenson Says Campaign Gaining Steadily On Coast
Portland AP Stevenson declared the presidential race will be tough but that campaign gains are steady as he spoke to Oregon editors and publishers in Portland Ben Stevenson arrived by plane to extend his Pacific Coast tour He praised Dwight Eisenhower as a great general while noting GOP divisions on policy and strategy
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Adlai Stevenson
Ben
Pacific Coast
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Newspaper Page Indication List
A reader guides to sections and page references including Beach Combing on B-1, Boyle on A-9, Bridge on H-2, Classified Ads on A-3 and Bet to T, Comics on B-4, Crossword on B-7, Editorial on A-8, Financial on B-6-7, Obituaries on B-T, Radio and Television on B-5, Shipping on B-7, Sports on A-10 to 12, Theaters on A-6, Titles and Temperatures on 6-7, Women’s Activities on 6-2-3.
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Boyle
Egypt Dictator Jails 48 Leaders
Cairo reports 48 prominent Egyptians arrested to ensure the success of new Premier Gen Naguib social reform and anticorruption programs. Rumors spoke of up to 76 held as the army moves to speed a social revolution after King Farouk’s July abdication.
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Egypt
Naguib
Aly Maher
H . Naguib
Farouk
Tormed
Ridgway Tours East Turkey Border Region
Gen Matthew B Ridgway supreme North Atlantic Pact commander visited mountainous east Turkish territory bordering the Soviet Union for the second straight day to inspect front line defenses and allied posture in the alliance.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Iuk
Geni Matthew B. Ridgway
Soviet Union
Tunisia Spurns French Reforms
Tunisia's Council of Forty unanimously rejected France's reform plan for the protectorate. The bey has barred Tunisian leaders from advising on reforms, while France offers shared civil service roles, a consultative assembly, and greater internal autonomy under the 1881 treaty.
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Tunis
Tunisia
France
Strike Cripples Lockheed as Pickets Parade
Strike began today at Lockheed Aircraft Corp in Burbank with several hundred pickets and onlookers. At 10 am only a handful of workers, mostly nonunion staff, were in the plants as union officials labeled the stoppage effective with orderly lines and no incidents. Tacks littered the roadway near the Lockheed terminal but union men cleaned the road during the disruption.
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Burbank
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
AFL International Association of Machinists
Lockheed
John Snider
Hollywood
Lockheed Air Terminal
Moral Victory at Panmunjom Deserter Surrenders to UN
A North Korean security officer deserting his post in Panmunjom surrendered to UN forces. He had been assigned to prevent desertions and walked to an Allied position after initially being refused entry in the neutral zone. He cited UN leaflets and broadcasts as aiding his decision.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
SORA
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