Calls For Liberation of Formosa as U S Charged With Provocation
Peiping radio and New China news agency report US naval and air forces near Formosa and off the Chekiang coast amid renewed calls for the liberation of Formosa. The broadcasts cite reconnaissance and multiple sorties near Tachen and Wenling areas and accuse Chiang Kai-shek forces of provocation.
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Tokyo
China
Formosa
Peiping
U.S
Taiwan
Chiang Kai-shek Gang
Reuters
United States
New China News Agency
London
Chekiang
Tachen Island
Chekiang Province
Tachen Islands
Wenling
Sungmen
United States Pacific Fleet
Chiang
Kai Shek
Severe 1954 Storm Hits Medicine Hat with Minor Damage
A powerful thunderstorm swept Medicine Hat just before 9 30 PM causing heavy rain and lightning with little structural damage. The storm triggered momentary high voltage trips on power lines and a brief loss of power, while the Calgary line also tripped briefly before conditions returned to normal. The radio range station logged 0 7 inch of rain as showers varied in intensity across the area.
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Medicine Hat
H. O. Davis
Calgary
Alberta Light Horse show postponed to August 26 29
Calgary report says wet weather forced postponement of the four day Alberta Light Horse Association show. A. M. Young president cited poor footing for horses and 500 plus entries redirected to the new dates August 26 to 29. Edmonton notes cooler cloudy system from the west slows prairie improvement, with Northwestern Alberta expecting gradual gains.
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Calgary
Alberta Light Horse Association
A. M. Young
Young
Severa
Edmonton
Western Prairies
Alberta
Dr A H el Koussy Links Drained Personalities To Mass Excess
Cairo educator Dr A H el Koussy told the fifth International Congress on Mental Health that screaming fans and indulgence in food liquor or sex reflect a drained personality caused by modern industry. He cited long factory hours easing into mass entertainment as diminishing self reliance and urged broader education for parents teachers clergy and rulers to restore balance.
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Walter Gray
Canadian Press
Toronto
A. H. el Koussy
Ibrahim University
Cairo
el Koussy
C. A. Roberts
Ottawa
Department of National Health and Welfare
Eisenhower's Peace Plea Receives Church Support
President Eisenhower urged world spiritual leaders to push for a just lasting peace at the World Council of Churches session in Evanston Illinois. He called for a prayerful campaign and a possible global day of prayer, drawing approving reactions from 170000000 Christians.
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William J. Conway
Evanston
Ill
Eisenhower
World Council of Churches
Four Teens Involved In Deadly Brooklyn Rampage Identified
In Brooklyn, four youths aged 15 to 18 admitted brutal attacks, including burning feet and a fatal drowning. Jack Koslow wept when shown the victim Willard Menter’s body, saying he felt sick, as investigators note nine attacks linked to the gang.
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New York
Brookin
Jack Koslow
Koslow
Brooklyn
Willard Menter
East River
Husky Melvin Mittman
Mittman
Jerome Lieberman
Robert Trachtenberg
Menter
Rheinhold Ulrichson
Smilestones Tale of Dusty Desk and Name Spelling
A humor strip frames a lazy janitor and his employer. The boss claims he wrote the name Pulaski in dust on the desk, only to be corrected by the janitor who says it was misspelled. The exchange showcases workplace wit over a tiny grievance.
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Toronto Telegram
Robt. H. Fabian
Jimmy Wilson
Marion McDowell
Wilson
Fabian
Quintus Fabius Maximus
Hannibal
EDC Meeting Sees Deep West German Disagreement
The five-nation talks on the European Defence Community stall as Mendes-France fights for Paris aligned changes. Spaak proposes a compromise while Belgium Italy Luxembourg Germany and the Netherlands hold firm on no discrimination no re ratification and preserving supranational structure.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Belgium
Germany
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
J. W. Beyen
Paul - Henri Spaak
Spaak
Mendes - France
France
Mendes-France
Witter
Adenauer
Paul-Henri Spaak
West Germany
Our Fingers Not Heavy on Trigger Says USAF Chief
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, told the Air Force Association that the United States seeks peace and avoids preventive war. He said the Soviets must be deterred by the knowledge the U S can hurt them more than they can hurt us. The U S must assume enemies will use nuclear weapons and build defenses accordingly.
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Omaha
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
United States
Twining
Air Force Association
Wheat carryover quickly remedied by low grade crop
EDMONTON CP J E Brownlee president of United Grass Growers Ltd says Canada faces a 587 million bushel wheat carryover but a large crop of low grade wheat could absorb it. He notes strong demand for feed grain in eastern Canada and elsewhere and urges calm while recalling past surplus handling.
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Edmonton
J.E. Brownlee
United Grass Growers Ltd
Canada
Eisenhower argues German troops key to European defense
President Eisenhower told Congress that Western Europe’s defense against the Soviet threat hinges on German manpower within a European Army plan. He urged France and Italy to ratify the EDC, noting German participation is essential for an effective shield. He cited $9.4 billion in U.S. military aid since 1950 and warned of setbacks from Communist gains in Indo China. He also described efforts to bolster Far East economies to support their armed forces and referenced ongoing U.S. military assistance to Thailand.
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Chiang Tachen
Shangha
Chekiang
Tachen
Nationalis
Felix B. Stump
United States Pacific Fleet
William Chase
U.S
Formosa
EDC
Britain
United States
France
West Germany
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Europe
Italy
European Defence Community
Free
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Brussels
Pierre Mendes- France
Free World
Far East
Thailand
Indo-China
TJ. S
China
Naonalist
Canadian golfers reach final in amateur championship
Bill Campbell and Harvie Ward reached the final of the Canadian amateur golf championship to create an all American pairing. Vietminh forces attacked Laotian troops in Sam Neua two weeks after a cease fire. Winnipeg signs quarterback Geoff Crain as the Blue Bombers prep for the WIFU opener. Canadian officials said hundreds of troops would return from Korea by Christmas. Ottawa refused leaders of 200 LP party demonstrators access on Parliament Hill over Us participation in the St Lawrence Seaway project.
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Bill Campbell
Harvie Ward
Korea
Sam Neua
L.P. Party
Parliament Hill
St. Lawrence Seaway
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Winnipeg Blue Bombers
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