Adlai Stevenson Heads South for California Campaign
Jovial Adlai Stevenson launches a westward tour seeking momentum in California as he touts a beautiful campaign across Minnesota Colorado Wyoming Montana Idaho Oregon and Washington. He plans television and radio appearances in San Francisco and Indianapolis, with strong focus on California's 32 electoral votes.
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Adlai Stevenson
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San Francisco
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Digigat Eisenhower
Indianapolis
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KECA
Portland
New York
Pacific Coast
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Minnesota
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Wisconsin Votes on McCarthy Issue Records Fall
In Wisconsin heavy turnout nears one million as Senator McCarthy places his anti Communist government case on the ballot. Milwaukee suburbs report record first hour voting and polling places stay open late. Leonard Schmitt leads anti McCarthy message with radio talks amid controversy.
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Josep R. Mc Carthy
McCarthy
Leonard Schmitt
Wisconsin
GOP Wins in Maine by Reduced Margin
Portland Maine Republicans swept Maine races in a barometer election but margins were slimmer than 1948. Gov Frederick G Payne won a U S Senate seat with under 60 percent, while Sen Owen Brewster warned of tight national prospects. Party leaders cited split tickets and local issues as factors.
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Portland
Maine
Frederick G. Payne
Owen Brewster
Margaret Chase
Smith
Senate
Bray Named Assistant Postmaster General in Truman Admin
William J. Bray, long time Democratic aide and protege of James A. Farley, has been appointed assistant postmaster general by President Truman. Bray, with legal residence in Connecticut, has been serving as a special assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Snyder.
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Washington
William J. Bray
Truman
Bray
Connecticut
James A. Farley
28 000 Words Keep His Wife Informed
Seaman P Kelley Jr wrote a single spaced typewritten letter to his wife. It stretched about 40 feet in length and detailed his activities with over twenty eight thousand words. He estimated 146000 keystrokes during the month. His wife, Wilma Jean King of Garden Grove California, was brought up to speed on his letters.
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Tokyo
Seaman P. Kelley Jr
Keeley
Wilma Jean King
Garden Grove
Calif
Kelley
Horrified Angler Snags Line on Mother's Body
A PA family vacation turned tragic at Lake Tobyhanna when Leonard Nowicki hooked his line on the body of his mother, Walter and the two sons witnessing the startling accident. Authorities say the woman slipped into ten feet of water along the lakefront and died.
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Mother
Stroudsburg
Nowicki
Walter Nowicki
Joseph
Leonard
Plains
Luzerne County
Lake Tobyhanna
Pocono
Monroe County
Willan A. Anderson
Yankees Blast 19 Red Interceptors in Korea Raid
Allied Sabrejets and Thunderjets attacked a North Korean military academy at Sakchu. Jets claimed 19 MiGs shot down or damaged, with 97 direct hits on the target and 30 sorties flown by F-84s.
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Seoul
Kotex
United Nalious
Sakchu
Korea
Antung
Manchuria
Ouster Rumors Hit Tax Fraud Chief Slack
Washington reports say Ellis N. Slack, acting chief of the Justice Department tax fraud division, faced possible removal amid department shakeups after succeeding J. Howard McGrath. Slack denied plans to resign or be demoted, while the anonymous source spread the ouster tale. Slack testified recently before a House judiciary subcommittee probing IRS and St. Louis grand jury matters.
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Ellis N. Slack
St. Louis
Justice Department
Slack
Stack
McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
Department
House Judiciary
Internal Revenue Bureau
Fireworks Blast Kills Seven in Mexico City
Seven people died and 30 were injured when a fireworks store exploded on Monday night in Mexico City during Independence Day preparations. The blast also damaged a small hotel, two shops, and a billiard parlor as Mexico gears up for September 16 celebrations.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Lockheed Strike Spreads Threatening Warplane Plants
AFL machinists strike at Lockheed idles 25,000 workers across sprawling California plants. Talks falter without White House peace overture. Nearby Douglas and North American plants face possible contract actions as unions seek 14 cent hourly raises and enhanced fringe benefits.
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Lockheed Aircraft Co
California
Jonge
AFL International Association of Machinists
Lockheed’s
John Snider
Truman
White House
Snider
Douglas Aircraft Co
Santa Monica
el Segundo
Tao ‘Ilam
Douglas Long Beach
North American
United Auto Workers
CIO
Lockheed
250 Mile Swim Ends Short in Mississippi Quest
Antonio Abertondo, famed Argentine distance swimmer, gave up 40 miles short of the 292 mile Mississippi River route from St Louis to Caruthersville. Exhaustion left him paralyzed, pulled from the water at Point Pleasant after a brutal night bend near New Madrid. His party sped him home as the attempt aimed to beat the 89 hour 52 minute time set by John Sigmund in 1940.
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Antonio Abertondo
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Here
Strait of Gilbraltar
Point Pleasant
Oo. W. Chilton
Abertondo
New Madrid
Flood Waters Inundate 400 Villages In Bihar State
Flood waters of the Kosi River have inundated nearly 400 villages in Bihar state in northeast India. The rising waters destroyed about 60 percent of the rice crop in the affected area.
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New Delhi
India
Kosi
Bihar
Where to Find It Beach Combing and Page Listings
A compact listing shows section locations within the newspaper including Beach Combing on Page 3-1 and Boyle content on Page A-9, with Classified Ads spanning Pages B-9 to B-13. Also notes Comics on Page B-8, Editorial on Page A-8, Obituaries on Page B-T, and various pages for sports, theaters, and other sections.
Eisenhower Campaign Stop Marred by Liquor Store Killing
Indianapolis reports Ike's Indiana visit amid a violent incident at a liquor store where a knife-wielding bandit, Harold Hiesenhower s, shot bystander Jenner, 31, killing him. Gen George C. Marshall, target of criticism, was mentioned as Ike spoke at events. police described the assailant as N. Scott, who looted the cash register before fleeing with a companion.
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Garden Grove
Willow St
Scott
Seaside Hospital
Steff
Indianapolis
Ind
Dwight D.eisenhower
Indiana
Sen
William
Jenner
W. Willow
Issues
Hank Just
Eisenhower
Gen
George C. Marshal
Magnolia Rd
Gardenenhower
Paktersen & Suiv Iy Mortuary
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Spe
Huliets
Scott Ands
Sher
Alice
June Hampaign
Pettey
Cleveland
Gunman Ambushes Son of Texas Lawyer
In Alice Texas a gunman hid in a dark garage and critically wounded Jake Buddy Floyd Jr age 22 the son of a Texas lawyer active opponent of the dominant political faction in Jim Wells County A friend of the elder Floyd said the family prefers anonymity The shooting occurred between 950 and 945 PM after he told a guest he was going to the garage to work on his car
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Alice
Texas
Jake
Buddy) Floyt
Haircut Prices Rise in Six Cities
Haircut prices jump to 1.90 in six communities including South Gate Compton Maywood Bell Bell Gardens and Huntington Park. Barbers Union Local 295 Secretary says rising living costs drove the increase. Next cities slated include El Segundo Redondo Beach Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
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Compton
Maywood
Bell
Bell Gardens
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Frankie Cain
Barhers' Union
AFL
el Segundo
Redondo Beach
Manhattan Beach
Hermosa Beach
Fever Strikes Solon on Tour of Korea
Rep. Overton Brooks of Linwood is flying to Tokyo for treatment of an unidentified fever after entering the 21st medical evacuation hospital in Pusan. Army doctors say the condition is not serious but Tokyo Army Hospital offers easier care.
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Solon
Korea
Pusan
Ion Brooks
D-Lin
Tokyo
Brooks
U. S. Army 21St
Jnot
Tokyo Army Hospital
Night and morning fog with low clouds clearing later
The forecast expects night and early morning fog and low clouds with little temperature change. Skies then clear becoming mostly sunny, with light winds.
Boardwalk Hotel Fire Routs Guests
A general alarm fire tore through the Biscayne Hotel off the boardwalk in Ocean City. The blaze forced about 80 guests to flee in their nightclothes, injuring one occupant and destroying most of the five story, $500000 resort with about $300000 in damage.
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Ocean City
Biscayne
Costa Rica Quake Breaks Water Main
An earthquake struck San Jose at 6 55 am causing a broken water main as the principal damage. No loss of life was reported. Poas volcano, about 50 miles northwest, was reported erupting.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Poas Valcano
Whittier Wife Goes Berserk in Her Home
An 82 year old mother fatally attacked her two daughters with a hammer then cut her own throat and slashed her legs before pouring acid on her body. Patricia Priscilla Smith, 11628 Corley Drive, South Whittier Heights, died at Los Angeles County General Hospital. Her daughter Pamela Smith, 12, and the other daughter Dale survived injuries. Sheriff deputies reported the incident occurred at 8 am after Dale fled to a neighbor for help. Mrs Smith’s husband William Horn Smith said she had been despondent and under psychiatric care.
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Priscilla Smith
Corley Dr
South Whittier Heights
Los Angeles County General Hospital
Pamela Smith
Hijle
Dale
Jesser Kurts
Pico
Smith House
Sheriff's Office
Pamelaving
Highway 395 Bandit Strikes Cars On Desert Route
Independence reports a red highwayman targeting big car drivers on Highway 395 and earlier on Highway 355. He has robbed motorists of over $3000 since Sunday night, including Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wolf of Los Angeles who were robbed of $2700 after he forced Mrs. Wolfe to drive toward a desert side road. Sheriff Charles Cline notes similar attacks with the bandit following vehicles for miles before signaling a halt. The assailant abandoned the Wolfs’ car in the desert and disappeared back onto the highway.
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Ralph Wolf
Los Angeles
Wolf
Charles Cline
Inyo County
Lake Tahoe
Cline
Wolfe
Returns Home for Second Time Ends in Tragedy
Captain Martin Brent, a 30-year-old Air Force officer with 27 Korea missions and WWII decorations, returns to Manhattan with joy after a homecoming. A planned celebration turns sorrowful as a heart attack ends the warm reunion with his wife Shirley and son Michael, who had just seen him arrive.
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New York International Airport
Martin Brent
Air Force
Korea
Michael
Manhattan
Shirley
Brent
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