Reds Move Toward Compromise in Korean Buffer Talks
A four man sub committee met in Munsan to break the deadlock in the Korean buffer zone. Delegates from the United Nations and the Communists shared a relaxed mood as they adjourned with plans for a second session Saturday. Peiping radio quoted the Communist lead as open to adjusting the demarcation line based on terrain and mutual defense.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U.S
Henry I. Hodges
U.N
Lee Sang Cho
Arleigh Burke
Hsieh Fang
Kaesong
Peiping Radio
38Th Parallel
Voice
Red China
Nain
Shielding Materials Developed for Atomic Engine Work
Oak Ridge Tennessee AP reports scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created shielding materials to protect against radioactive by products, aiding atomic powered aircraft and other engines. The AEC notes progress in shielding theory and practical materials with implications for future aircraft power.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
General Electric Company
Lockland
Ohio
Canada Adopts Official Kilogram Standard
Canada receives its platinum-iridium standard kilogram from the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. The 142 inch high cylinder replaces the former 1873 standard pound, stored at the National Research Council vaults, while pounds remain in everyday use.
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Ottawa
Canada
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
National Research Council
Canadada
Entire Mining Town Moves Location Near Lynn Lake
Sherridon Manitoba, a copper and zinc town 60 miles northeast of Flin Flon, will cease operation September 1 as the Sherritt-Gordon mine closes. Forty houses will be moved 150 miles north to Lynn Lake, where a new nickel discovery spurs a future town. A 155 mile railroad extension, costing 14.7 million, is under way to connect Sherridon with Lynn Lake, slated for completion by Navy 1953.
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Sherridon
Man
Flin Flon
Sherritt-Gordon Mines
Sherridan
Lynn Lake
Sherritt-Gordon
Navy
Edmonton
Fleeing Slovak Shot By Border Guards Near HOF
West German police report that one of three Slovaks fleeing Communist Czechoslovakia was fatally shot by Czech border guards while trying to cross the border near HOF. A second man used a herd of cattle as cover to reach West German soil, and the fate of the third is unknown.
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Hof
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Here
Canadian Wins Channel Swim First Canadian in History
Winnie Frances Roach Leuszler of Toronto becomes the first Canadian to swim the English Channel and places seventh among 25 women and 13 men in the cross channel race. She earns £500 as the second woman to finish, and her trainer father claims she is the first Canadian to swim the channel.
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Folkestone
England
Reuters
Folestone
Winnie Frances Roach Leuszler
Toronto
Dover
Winnie
Britain
Brenda Fisher
Eddie Roach
John Brigdon
Two U S Veterans Protest Innocence In Wartime Slaying
In Washington two former Ameri can servicemen Aldo Icardi of New York and Carl G LaDolce of Rochester N Y denied US Defence Department charges they helped kill Maj William V Holohan in Italy seven years ago. They vow to fight extradition. Italy must act under a treaty.
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Washington
Italy
United States Defence Department
Maj
Wiliam V. Holohan
Aldo Icardi
New York
Carl G. LaDolce
Rochester
N.Y
Defence Department
LoDolce
Icardi
Shanghai
U.S
United States
Rome
Biagio Corvo
Middletown
Conn
Holohan
LaDolce
Security Up for Franco Visit in San Sebastian
Security measures for Generalissimo Franco in San Sebastian have been greatly increased for his visit this year. Rumors of a leftist exile group aiming to assassinate Franco have circulated but lack confirmation.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Generalissimo Franco
Franco
Ottawa probes U S hearings over Canadian names in espionage links
Washington reports say U S Senate internal security subcommittee recalled only one Canadian with alleged Communist ties, Herbert Norman. Ottawa demanded names and explanations after a Journal American story claimed two high officials were connected to espionage agents.
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Washington (Cp
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
New York Journal-American
Herbert Norman
Canada
United Nations
Mohawks Forge Early Lead in Western Canada Game
Medicine Hat Mohawks built a 12-0 lead by the fourth inning against Moose Jaw in a Western Canada Baseball League clash postponed from yesterday. Nat Bates belted a bases loaded homer in the fourth to spark the rout. Franny Oneta was ejected in the first by umpire Everett Terry. Batteries were Pulica Hodges Harford for Moose Jaw and Bates Bieden for Medicine Hat. Score at press time Moose Jaw 000 Medicine Hat 254.
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Medicine Hat
Moose Jaw
Nat Bates
Franny Oneta
Everett Terry
Alex Pulica
Berlyn Hodges
Harford
Bates
Pete Bieden
U.S. Plans to Thwart Expected Russ Filibuster at San Francisco
Washington officials outline a stop-Russia plan led by John Foster Dulles to prevent Moscow from derailing the September Japanese peace conference. Acheson ordered preparations to counter a large Russian delegation of 32 and possible efforts to expand talks beyond the draft treaty.
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Washington
San Francisco
Dean Aacheson
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Acheson
Dull
Russia
Formosa
Red China
Famed Deportation Case May Collapse
Montreal reports Count Jacques De Bernonville, outlawed in Canada and condemned in France for wartime collaboration, plans to fly to Brazil from Montreal. His deportation appeal remains in Quebec Superior Court as authorities show little interest in blocking the journey.
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Montreal
Montreal Star
Jacques de Bernonville
Canada
France
Brazil
Quebec
Star
South America
United States
Benoit
Immigration Department
Senate panel votes against report on MacArthur hearings
The Senate committee examining Gen Douglas MacArthur's ouster voted 20 to 3 to not issue a report after two months of hearings. The move leaves unresolved questions about the general's dismissal and the panel's findings.
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Washington
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Smilestones conversation about fishing habits
Dialogue notes two speakers discussing weekly fishing and personal preferences. One says they do not like fish while the other claims to catch as few as possible. It reflects casual chat and light humor.
Ottawa probes two Canadian officials linked to espionage report
Ottawa reacts after Washington reports name two high ranking Canadian government officials as associates of Communist spies in the United States. External Affairs minister Pearson says a diplomatic protest has been ordered and embassy inquiries begun to identify the two officials amid turmoil over Herbert Norman and the UN delegation.
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Norman
Dominion
Washington
Journal-American
United States
Ottawa
Canada
L.B. Pearson
Pearson
New York Journal-American
Senate
U.S
United Sates
Herbert Norman
United Nations
San Francisco
Attempt on Tito Reported by Trieste Paper
Giornale de Trieste said an Aug. 2 assassination attempt on Marshal Tito failed. A Croatian peasant, Vlado Ruadossevich, was seized by police and tried, sentenced to death, later commuted to 20 years hard labor. An explosive device was found on Tito’s planned route.
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Trieste
Giornale de Trieste
Tito
Vlado Ruadossevich
Radossevich
Shipping controls little aid to moving grain
Ottawa reports a shipping shortage threatens the prairie harvest as a bumper grain crop nears. Officials warn controls may be used to requisition ships and force hauling, but the Great Lakes fleet already splits capacity between grain and iron ore coal, risking reduced defence supplies.
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Ottawa
Great Lakes
Bureau of Statistics
UN Aids Korea With 366 Million In Relief Supplies
Far East command reports United Nations has supplied Korea with 366 million dollars in relief goods equipment and services since the war began. An additional 150 million dollars is planned for delivery in fiscal year 1952.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Republic of Korea
Far East
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