Rioting at Ohio Reformatory Quelled. Inmates Injured
Chillicothe Ohio authorities said the 1070 inmate federal reformatory entered a nine hour riot ending with one prisoner shot and two beaten. Extra guards and Ohio National Guard units were called in as inmates roamed the yard wrecking dormitories and facilities while meals were served in small groups.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Federal Reformatory
John J. Galevin
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
166Th Infantry
Ohio National Guard
Frank J. Lausche
Texas Democrats Confront Stevenson Ike Nomination Clash
Amid a stormy Texas Democratic convention, factions split over nominating Adlai Stevenson or Dwight D. Eisenhower. Gov. Allan Shivers backs Stevenson only on unresolved issues, while loyalists push for the national party nominee. Delegates pressured by rival blocs seek a solid Texas vote in a historic showdown.
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Amarillo
Texas
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Allan Shivers
Stevenson
Shivers
Tidelands
FEPC
Democratic Party
Stevenson S
Gunman ends life by leaping under moving car in Livingston
In Livingston Alabama, 27 year old Charles Crockett shot a companion then ran into traffic and killed himself by diving under a speeding car. State Patrolman Underwood said Crockett jumped in front of six cars before being fatally struck, while James Robertson, 20, was wounded.
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Livingston
Als
Necro
W. T. Underwood
Charles Crockett
William G. Tehrsen
Waco
Texas
James Robertson
Crockett
Robertson
Anamarni
Townson
Hill Says Demos Safe in Louisiana
Senator Lister Hill predicted Louisiana will vote Democratic in November despite Governor Kennon backing the GOP nominee. He expressed regret over Kennon's Eisenhower endorsement but said he has faith in the people of Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
Lister Hill
Divight Eisenhower
Admitted molester sent to hospital for evaluation
A 20 year old Los Alamitos ranch hand admitted he was glad he was arrested for assaulting a 56 year old woman worker at Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital. Superior Judge Fred Miller ordered a 90 day observation at Norwalk State Hospital to determine if he is a sexual psychopath. Two court appointed psychiatrists supported the commitment Watte admitted molesting the woman on August 14 as she left the hospital. He said he slept in his car parked near the hospital grounds the night before the attack.
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Los Alamitos
Long Beach Veterans Administration Hospital
Rupp
Norwalk State Hospital
Fred Miller
Osc
G. Watte
Los Alemita
Watte
Norwalk
Bellflower Blvd
1500 Reds Taught in U S Schools Ex-Commie Says
Dr Bella V Dodd testifies before the U S Senate internal security subcommittee asserting that about 1500 Communist party members taught in U S schools before 1949. She claims Red teachers influenced student teachers and that roughly 700 to 1000 were in the east and around New York City as part of a wider educator cohort of about a million.
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New York
Communist Party
U.S. Senate
Bella V. Dodd
Party
Dodd
Hunter College
U. S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Homer Ferguson
HR. Mich
Primary Polls in Eight States Stir National Interest
A sweep of eight state primaries centers on McCarthy versus Schmitt in Wisconsin while Adlai Stevenson campaigns in the West and Eisenhower moves toward Indianapolis. Maine’s GOP sweep boosts the anti McCarthy outlook as observers watch turnout, with results shaping the national contest.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Maine
Adlai Stevensay
California
Dwight D. Eisen Hower
Indianapolis
U. S
GOP National Committee
Arthur E. Summerfield
Washington
United States
Wisconsin
Arizona
Colorado
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Utah
Vermont
McCarthy
Leonard Schmitt
CIO
Schmitt
Me Too Sparky Has Hole in Sole
Jefferson City reports Democratic Vice Presidential nominee John Sparkman joking about a hole in his shoe at a Democratic women’s meeting. He notes Stevenson’s shoe issue as the closest Republican line, admitting he also has a hole half-soled discovered by his daughter.
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Ard Paynter
William S. Hill
Arizona
Adai Stevenson
Illinois
Seattle
California
Minnesota
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
San Francisco
San Joaquin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Indiana
Taft
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
John W. Bricker
Charles P. Taft
John J. Sparkman
Jefferson City
COP
Richard Nixon
Kearney
Neb
Democratic Party
Novemer
Ang
Goy
Steve Enson Fies
Alabama
Formosa Troop Issue Echoes In U S Denials
In Formosa Taipei two top U S officials Maj. Gen. William C. Chase and Howard P. Jones denied reports that military advisers recommended using Chinese Nationalist troops in Korea. Chase called it a red hot political question while Jones suggested the idea was discussed unofficially since 1950.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U. S
William C. Chase
Howard P. Jones
Korea
Chase
Jones
U. N
Associated Press
J. 5
Sparkman Assails McCarthyism in Missouri Speech
In Jefferson City Missouri Senator John Sparkman denounced McCarthyism as a moral hole in Eisenhower’s crusade. He linked the issue to government honesty, criticized Republican smears of public servants, and lauded Democratic efforts from Kefauver Fulbright Symington King and Caelf in cleaning up government and investigations.
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Jefferson City
John Sparkman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Alabama
Sparkman
Senate
Sete Kefauver
D-Tenn
William Fulbright
Arkansas
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Cecil King
Calif
Justice Department
Frank Caelf
D.-Ky
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Holt
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Lessom Ep Music Company
Third ST
Galifornia Gredit Jewelers
Pine Ave
Sen. Hill
Demos
U.S
Commie
Clyde J. McCaskill
Diamond
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Diamond Cab Company
Clyde
Cuere
Christian Kiess
Pavilion Avenue
Providence
R. I
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Mich
Lei Edward J. Thye
C. Elmer Anderson
Democratic-Farmer-Laborites
DFL
House
Joseph P. O'Hara
Dil Fred Marshall
Ron W. Wier
U. & Representatives
Marriner
Ecules
Federal Reserve Board
Artuir V. Watkins
Harry P. Cain
Henry Jackson
Rich
Sparky
Sen. McCarthy
Acme Mattress Factory
Anaheim
Tolus
Park & Shop
Len Dee Hartmann
American Ave
4Th ST
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Chicago
Go Coach
Tenran Lakewood
Desmond
Desmond's
Soharga
Desmond’s As
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