War of Roses ends as Billy Rose withdraws divorce bid
Billy Rose drops divorce charges against Eleanor Holm after a separation is granted by Justice James McNally. Rose says a man cannot win a fight with a girl, while Eleanor and her lawyer Louis Nizer hail the withdrawal as vindication. A California libel action by Ben Bernie's widow looms, and Hays calls the episode a Roman holiday for reporters.
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NEW York
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm
State Supreme Court
Tere Arenesses
James B. M. McNally
Eleanor
Rose
Harpen Py Hle
California
Ben Bernie
Bernie
Arthur Garfield Hays
Willy
Hays
Texas Democrats Back Eisenhower in Texas Ballot
The Texas Democratic Party adopted a resolution urging Gov. Allan Shivers and leaders to campaign for Dwight Eisenhower while placing Adlai Stevenson atop the Democratic column on the general election ballot. The convention pledged political support for Eisenhower though many Democrats plan to vote straight Democratic. Shivers had previously urged considering Eisenhower as a Democratic nominee but will decide after further reflection.
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Amarillo
Texas
Democratic Party of
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Sam Rayburn
Allan Shivers
Stevenson
Truman
Chicago
Shivers
Reds Spring New Blocks in Germany
Soviet troops in Berlin order blocked patrols crossing a narrow East German strip. American high commissioner Walter Donnelly protested as Soviet soldiers and East German police blocked U S and British patrols near the Berlin border forcing detours to avoid the American sector.
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Berlin
East Germany
Walter Donnelly
U. 5
Germany
V. Koy
Drei and
Linden
Fragmented Newspaper Navigation Entry
A scrambled listing of newspaper sections and page references including Beach Combing Beach B-1, Boyle A-17, Bridge B-2, Classified Ads 5-1 to 75, Crossword A-10, Editorial A-16, Financial B-1, obituaries A-8, radio B-9, shipping A-8, sports A-18 19, theaters 8-5, and other scattered items. Contains mis-spellings and inconsistent formatting.
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Boyle
Gittas Babes
Warsah
Lockheed strike rattles Burbank line with deputies on duty
Deputies in steel helmets joined Burbank police on the Lockheed Avera Corn picket lines during the third day of a crippling strike by 25,000 IAM workers. Cars and windows were damaged as nonstrikers entered. Union officials say pickets were bumped and bruised. company officials and city leaders discuss potential federal intervention and possible early return if a fact-finding panel is formed.
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Burbank
Lockheed Avera
Walter Mansfield
Eugene Biscailuz
Lockheed
Cyril Chappellet
Chapuet
Hane
US Infornational Association of Machinists
White House
Truman
John Snider
TAM
Chappellet
IAM
Mostly sunny today with scattered clouds and cool start
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with scattered high clouds and early morning low clouds. A slightly cooler day with a high around 78 degrees.
California Voter Registration Near Record High
California officials urge registration by Sept 11 for the November 4 election. Secretary of State Frank M. Jordan predicts a record turnout possibly surpassing 3.5 million registered voters. In 1948, about 5.06 million registered. 1952 projections cite 7.33 million voting age residents. Only 55.6 percent voted in 1948.
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Sacramento
Secretary of State
Edmund G. Brown
U. S. Census Bureau
California
Jack Traverse
Decision on Bridges Stirs Wrath of 2000 Port Workers
Protesting a high court ruling upholding the Bridges conviction, about 2000 longshoremen in the San Francisco Bay area walked off the job for 24 hours affecting roughly 36 ships. The action followed an overnight Local 13 vote supporting the stoppage to back longshore leader Bridges. San Francisco, Long Beach, and Honolulu port work stoppages disrupted cargo handling and shipping operations.
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Harry Bridges
Union Hall
Wilmington
LWU
Long Beach
Los Angeles
San Francisco
U. S.ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Communist Party
Henry Schmidt
J. R. Robertson
Bridges’ Naturalization
Bridges’ International Longshoremen's and
Hawaiian Islands
Fop
Bridges’ Union
al Caplan
Mass arrest at hot rod raid near Compton
Police halted a high speed gathering on Los Angeles area highways arresting seven adults and several youths on racing charges under section 601.5. Dodd, Tassin, Pollacotis, Morgen, Neil, Borseh, Samisick and others faced court appearances as cars were impounded and juveniles released to parents after citations.
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Compton
Los Angeles
California Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Lennon
Allen Sill
Samidsick
Lennox Sheriff's
California Highway Patrol Juvenile Bureau
Samdsick
Set
Sill
Kenneth Hayes
Robert Walker
190Th St
Broadway
180Th
Figueroa Sts
Bus Driver Flees Court Warily, Forfeits Bail
Richard M. Neutman, 37, a former Long Beach City Lines driver, faced six misdemeanor charges for an unscheduled Aug 19 bus ride from Seal Beach to Long Beach. He wandered from Municipal Court, claiming fatigue, was returned home in custody, and his $500 bail was forfeited with a new appearance date set. He allegedly drove a busload of passengers along a new route, damaging six parked cars.
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Richard M. Neutman
Anaheim St
Long Beach City Lines
Seal Beach
Long Beach
Neutran
Martin DeVries
Neutman
DeVries
Stevenson blasts GOP as he promotes Democratic program
Gov Adlai Stevenson touring California on the Stevenson campaign train tells San Jose crowds the Democratic policy rests on life liberty and the pursuit of happiness He accuses Republicans of endorsing Democrats program during an election year About 2500 people greet Stevenson at the station platform as he outlines a positive enduring program with peace as a major goal.
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Helman Morin
Stevenson
Los Angeles
Adlai E. Stevenson
California
San Jose
Repubicans
Illinois
First Come Basis for Speech at Shrine Auditorium
Long Beach residents plan to hear Gov Adipi Stevenson in Los Angeles on Thursday. Doors open at 7, program starts 7:30 featuring show business figures. Stevenson’s Democratic presidential nomination speech begins 8:30. A ceremony at his birthplace in West Adams, and KTLA TV, radio plans.
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Long Beach
Adipi Stevenson
Shrine Auditorium
West Jefferson
Los Angeles
Monmouth
West Adams
Stevenson
KTLA
Stevenson Makes First Whistle Stop Tour Stop
Special rain drew into San Jose for the first of eight stops on Stevenson’s schedule. A crowd cheered as a man displayed a floral horseshoe while Stevenson spoke of new firsts and foreign policy. The deaf special Jeff San Francisco departs at 7 47 a.m. and arrives Los Angeles at 10 40 p.m. Continued on page A 5.
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San Jose
Stevenson
Jeff
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Truman
Bayonets Lift Korean Troops to Capitol Hill Victory
South Korean infantry recaptured Capitol Hill during a fierce night bayonet assault and repelled Chinese counterattacks at daybreak. In five days of brutal fighting the Capitol Division reportedly killed and wounded at least 2300 Chinese, signaling heavy enemy bombardment and supply depth as Gen. James Van Fleet noted unprecedented shelling.
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Seoul
Korea
Capital Hill
A.U. S
Eighth Army
Roks
Republic of Korea
James A. van Fleet
McCarthy Wins Wisconsin Landslide for Senate Nomination
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy captured a landslide victory in Wisconsin securing the GOP Senate nomination. He framed the win as public endorsement of his drive to purge subversive forces from government and pledged full backing for Dwight D. Eisenhower and continued voter support for his campaign.
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Mentale
Peake
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Len Schmits
Schmitt
Joseph FR. McCarthy
Silver
Eisenhower Seeks Clean Washington as He Receives Big Broom
Washington dispatch reports Dwight D. Eisenhower arriving for brief speeches and a capital visit after Indianapolis gains, where he and running mate Richard Nixon were greeted by supporters and handed a large broom symbolizing a cleanup. Nixon lauded Eisenhower’s Indianapolis speech as a great effort. The general plans onward travel to New York.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Dee
Richard M- Nixon
Mre
Nixon
Patricia
Julie
Eisenhower
Ariington
Yoo
Prarty
IGOF
Butler University
Fieldhouse
Jenner
Sen
William
Janner
George
Marshall
Inhower
Joseph BR. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Tropical Storm Near Luzon Moves Northwestward
Manila weather reports a seventh tropical storm of the season about 100 miles southeast of the northeast Luzon coast. The storm, with winds near 30 mph, moves northwest at six miles per hour toward the coast.
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Manila
Luzon
Crashed Plane Fire Sparks City Gunfire at Truax Field
In Madison Wisconsin an Air Force F 51 Mustang crashed at Truax Field spraying the city with hundreds of 50 caliber bullets. A bystander Ethel Pierce age 40 and William Falkenstein 15 were wounded as the aircraft burned and exploded. Pilot escaped with minor injuries after aborting from Sioux City bound mission due to a fuel leak.
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Madison
Wis
Capital City
Truax Field
Ethel Pierce
William Falkenstein
Momis
William Brownell
Town National Guard
Air Force
Truax
Sioux City
Iowa
Dames
Eisenhower Voice Allegedly Curses During Indianapolis Speech
Reporters and radio listeners debated a hiss of profanity during Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Indianapolis campaign speech. A tape playback reportedly confirmed Eisenhower uttered “Damn it” amid applause, though publisher Eugene Pulliam disputed the exact attribution from a nearby tech.
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Indianapolis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Butler Field House
Eisenhower
Pines
Eugene C. Pulliam
Indianapolis Star
The
Indianapolis News
Pulliam
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