Truce team meets Ridgway in Tokyo over Kaesong talks
Four members of the Allied truce team arrived in Tokyo to confer with Gen Ridgway on stalled armistice talks at Kaesong. Vice Admiral Joy and three negotiators aim to draft a reply to the Communist apology and resume talks, with a cease fire buffer zone as the central issue.
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TOKYO
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Ridgway
Reds
Peiping
North
South Korea
North Korea
Civil Information and Education Division
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Yalu River
Manchurian
Joy
L. C. Craigie
H. I. Hodes
Arleigh Burke
Park Sun Yup
Robert B. Tuckman
Koesong
Cadets claim coercion in Army academy ouster
West Point cadets allege they admitted cheating after officials threatened perjury charges and imprisonment. A screening board reviews 90 acusations as senators debate an investigation and possible football de-emphasis.
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West Point
N. Y
Military Academy
Army
Earl Blaik
Blaik
Special Board
Fort Leavenworth
Youth 16 Kills Dad Who Kept After Him
In Dallas a 16 year old, John Michael Hawkins, says he shot his father Walace E. Hawkins 56, vice president and general counsel of Magnolia Petroleum, because the father kept after him for staying out late. The teen told police he shot his sleeping father in their home. he cannot be charged with murder under Texas law.
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Dallas
Walace E. Hawkins
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Will Fritz
John Michael Hawkins
Texas
Vinson Mentioned As Possibility For Demos 1952 Bid
Washington AP report notes Democrats discuss Chief Justice Vinson as a 1952 presidential possibility. Kefauver says Truman could win the nomination if he runs, while Eisenhower is still debated for both parties.
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Vinson
Demos
Washington
Fred Vinson
Capitol Hill
Supreme Court
Tan Anand Navt Voor
Senator Sees No Need For Cadet Probe
Senator Edwin C. Johnson said mass dismissal of 90 West Point cadets for cheating would waste over 2 million dollars but is justified. He praised Army action and opposed a congressional probe, while some House Republicans urged an inquiry into the source of the problem in Washington.
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Washington
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
West Point
Johnson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Westoint Military Academy
House Armed Services
Argentine Rail Strike Broken Says Peronistas
Government sources in Buenos Aires say a four day anti-Peron rail strike is broken with railroads operating normally. They note several hundred members of the dissident Engineer and Firemen Brotherhood walked out last Wednesday over union leader disputes while explosions damaged tracks near the capital.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Engineer and Firemen Brotherhood
General Confederation of Labor
Snow Signal Saves Three Explorers In Alaska Rescue
In Alaska a message hidden in snow led to the rescue of three explorers stranded after their Norseman plane vanished July 27 on Mt Hubbard in the Panhandle. Walter A Wood of Far Hills New Jersey his son Peter 20 and Robert Bates of Boston were lifted out by a ski equipped C 47 Air Force craft. The Norseman crew included Maurice King Wood's wife and their daughter Valerie.
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Juneau
Alaska
Mt. Hubbard
Alaska Panhandle
Air Force
Walter A. Wood
Far Hills
N. J
Peter
Robert Bates
Boston
Wood
Arctic Institute
Maurice King
Valerie
Pan American Airliner Diverts For Emergency Landing
An Europe-bound Pan American airliner with 43 passengers and nine crew turned back to Sydney Nova Scotia for an emergency landing after developing an oil leak over the North Atlantic. The aircraft had departed Gander Field Newfoundland and was about 150 miles offshore when the problem appeared.
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Sydney
N. S
North Atlantic
Gander Field
Mid
Boyle Won’t Quit as Democratic Chairman After Truman Talk
William M. Boyle met with President Truman and said he would not resign as Democratic National Committee chair. Reports tie him to a $556,000 loan to a St. Louis printing firm, which he denies influencing. Senator Byrd urged action if Boyle used influence to secure the loan. Boyle’s White House visit followed stories of fees from American Litho fold Corpora tion, the RFC borrower.
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Washington
William M. Boyle
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Boyle
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
White House
Post-Dispatch
American Lithefold Corporation
RFC
Oil Talks Begin as Tanks Patrol Tehran
Iran and Britain opened exploratory talks aimed at resolving the nationalization of Anglo Iranian Oil holdings. Tanks patrolled Tehran streets amid fears of violent demonstrations while Premier Mossadegh faced opposition over his decision to begin negotiations with Lord Privy Seal Richard Stokes.
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Tehran
Iran
Francis Shepherd
Ivan
Mohammed Mossadegh
Richard Stokes
Eyande
Abdul Khadir Azad
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Indiscriminate Clash in Jakarta Port Area
About 150 rebels marching with a communist peace dove emblem fought police in Tandjong Priok, 10 miles from Jakarta. Eleven people were killed or wounded, including five officers and Reds, and at least 30 attackers were arrested while 15 bystanders were hurt.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Tandjong Priok
Brother Will Try It Now Falls Kill Barrel Stuntman
William Red Hill died attempting Niagara Falls in a rubber barrel watched by 200000 spectators. His brother Lloyd plans to try next Sunday in a steel barrel, aiming to be the fourth survivor of the dare.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
William ‘Red’ Hill
Lloyd
Red
Niagara River
Southern Towns Feud Over General's Body
Winchester Virginia and Cowpens South Carolina dispute the relocation of General Daniel Morgan's remains from Mt Hebron Cemetery in Winchester. An unidentified Cowpens undertaker tried to remove the body with a descendant's credentials, but local officials and the historical society demand a court order before any transfer.
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Daniel Morgan
Winchester Lions Club
Lions Club
Cowpens
S.C
General Morgan
Mt. Hebron
Winchester-Frederick County
Oscar Harry
Redwood City
Calif
South Carolina
Harry
Local Historical Society
Society
New Jersey
Winchester
Berryville
Navy Builds Mediterranean Fleet Power
The Navy is expanding its Mediterranean force tied to Spain base access. The Sixth Fleet now includes more than 30 ships, mainly combatants, relying on a long fuel and supply train to the East Coast. Admiral Sherman testified this buildup reflects increased fleet strength in the region.
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Washington
Mediterranean
U.S
Spain
Sixth Fleet
United States
Forrest Sherman
Naval Operations
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Capitol Hill
Battlefront quiet as talks suspend
U S Eighth Army quarters in Korea report a lull on the battlefront as truce talks in Kaesong are temporarily suspended. Allied artillery targets a Red platoon west of Yonchon and south of Kumsong while 19 B 29s strike various targets in Red Korea.
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U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
Kaesong
Yonchon
Kumsong
Red Korea
Louis Armstrong Flees Hotel Fire in Quebec
Louis Armstrong escaped a hotel and dance pavilion fire in Hall Quebec where one person died and at least six were injured. Rafael Gomez a 22 year old New York drummer with Lazero Quinteto trio was killed. Jonita Hempe a 24 year old New York singer with the trio was reported missing but later found in Montreal.
Train Crash Kills 8 at Ford Junction
At least eight people died and more than 50 were injured in a holiday train crash at Ford Junction in Eng yesterday.
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Ford Junction
Eng
Cuban Senator Shoots Self During Radio Critique
In Havana Senator Eduardo R Chibas wounded himself after a televised radio broadcast denouncing President Carlos Prio Socarras. A studio audience member Romelio Hernandez, 29, was struck by the same bullet. Chibas, 43, was in grave condition at the hospital.
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Havana
Cuba
Eduardo R. Chibas
Carlos Prio Socarras
Prio
Romelio Hernandez
Chicas
Jose Pardo Ilanda
Lausche invites Eisenhower to address governors in Tennessee
Governor Frank J. Lausche announced he has invited General Dwight D. Eisenhower to deliver the keynote address at the national Governors Conference in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, this September. He made the invitation as conference chairman after seeking President Truman’s permission.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Truman
Soldier Ferdinand Schwartz Killed in Schweinfurt Stabbing
The U S Army reports Cpl. Ferdinand S. Schwartz of Mansfield Ohio was fatally stabbed in Schweinfurt last Friday by a drunken German. The assault left wounds to the chest abdomen back arms and legs.
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Stuttgart
Germany
UU. S. Army
Ferdinand S. Schwartz
Mansfield
Schweinfurt
Happy Tells Off Club Owners Over Baseball Commissioner Rules
A. B. Happy Chandler told the House baseball inquiry that a man would have to be stupid to take the job under current rules. He criticized the requirement that the commissioner must win votes from 12 of 16 clubs to hold the post.
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Washington
A. B
Happy) Chandler
House Baseball Inquiry Today
House Appropriations Panel Endorses 56 Billion Arms Budget
The House Appropriations Committee approved a record 56 062 405 890 peace time military budget for the fiscal year ending June 30 1951. The plan omits 4 5 billion for public works and any Korea war financing and reallocates funds across Army Navy and Air Force with notable cuts and a focus on hardware. Mahon who chaired the subcommittee denounced waste and outlined the distribution by service.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Korea
Defense Department
House
Mahon
D-Tex
ARMY
NAVY
AIR Force
National Security Council
National Security Resources Board
Secretary of Defense
United States
Milk Returns To Cincinnati Homes After Dairy Strike
Cincinnati and northern Kentucky end milk strike as drivers and dairy workers gain raises of 4.05 dollars a week plus benefits. Milk and ice cream supplies resume. James McNamara mediated settlement ratified by union.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
AFL
James McNamara
Ona
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