Rocket Sets New Record High In New Mexico Sky
In White Sands New Mexico Viking seven soared 135 miles for a world altitude record. Navy Captain Ehlinger praised the feat while Milton Rosen of the Naval Research Laboratory noted ongoing work toward higher flights. Viking eight is under construction with tests planned early next year.
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White Sands
N. M
A. E. Ehlinger
Army
Frank Pace, Jr
Milton Rosen
Naval Research Laboratory
Viking No. 8
Moon
Six More Reds Snared By FBI
The FBI arrested six more alleged American Communists, charging them with plotting to violently overthrow the U.S. government. Among the detainees are George A. Myers and Roy Wood in Baltimore, Regina Finfield and Dorothy Blumberg in New York, and Maurice Braverman and Philip Frankfeld linked to Cleveland and Baltimore. Hoover said more arrests would follow, urging calm and saying the drive targets third level Communists.
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New York
Baltimore
Cleveland
Red Party
U.S
George A. Meyers
Roy Wood
Washington, D.C
Maurice Louis Braverman
Regina Frankfield
Dorothy Rose Blumberg
Brooklyn
Philip Frankfeld
Ohio City
J. Edgar Hoover
San Diego
Calif
Hoover
Communist Party
Former White House aide Steven T Early severely ill after heart attack
Washington AP report says Stephen T Early, ex press secretary to President Truman, in serious condition after yesterday’s heart attack at his desk. He is vice president of Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing and was hospitalized at George Washington University Hospital.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
White House
Early
Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company
George Washington University Hospital
Ontario Bans Barrel Falls Stunts After Death
Ontario Premier Leslie Frost ordered police to stop any future attempts to run Niagara Falls in a barrel following the death of William Hill Jr. The ban aims to protect public safety and prevent unnecessary risk, Frost said.
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Toronto
Ontario
Niagara Falls
William Hill, Jr
Leslie Frost
New Housing Almost Halted By Metal Ban
New restrictions on steel copper and aluminum by the National Production Authority threaten new home construction. The M-4A order bars most starts for single family homes above set metal limits, threatening nationwide housing activity and altering builders outlooks.
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New York
National Production Authority
NPA
National Association of Home Builders
Housing and Home Finance Agency
United States boosts Spain loan by 5.6 million
Washington AP reports the United States added 5.6 million dollars to its loans to Spain for water power and mining development. The new loan was announced yesterday and continues financial support for Spanish industrial projects.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Luck Runs Out For Dallas Gambler Killed By Land Mine
Dallas gambler Herbert Noble known as The Cat died when a land mine exploded under his car as he stopped at a rural mailbox near his ranch. The blast occurred about 12 45 pm EST. Police chased clues including a blue pickup seen nearby and three Fort Worth men linked to Noble. Noble survived twelve previous assassination attempts but his death ended in this carefully planned attack. The murder echoes prior gangland violence in Dallas following the 1949 wife’s death.
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Nobel
Kefauver
Noble
Texas Legislative
Lewisville
R. O Mi Lican
Fort Worth
Nobie
J. G. Cunningham
Blaik Denies High-Pressure Recruits at West Point
West Point coach Earl Blaik defended recruiting cadets from nations high schools amid a charge of cribbing in exams. He said most recruits applied themselves and only a fraction met entrance standards. Officials caution some cadets may be cleared while status of others remains unresolved.
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N.Y
Earl H. Blaik
Blaik
Actuad
MacDonald
Fire In Wreck At Piqua Injures Three Firemen
A derailment wreck involving 18 freight cars at Piqua sparked two fires early today. Three firemen, including Fire Chief George Etfinger, were hospitalized from exhaustion smoke and heat. Flames spread to a milling company roof and asphalt tar cars. crews from Springfield Urbana and Piqua battled the blaze.
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George Etfinger
Piqua Memorial Hospital
Orville Hampton
Ernest Wornbrock
Memorial Hospital
Hamton
Wornbrook
Springfield
Urbana
Piqua Fire Department
Pennsylvania Railroad
Central Grain and Malting Company
Truman seeks 21.8 million flood control fund
President Truman asked the Senate to vote a special 21.8 million flood control fund for the Midwest and to overturn House cuts that reduced regular flood control appropriations by 20 percent. He called the House action false economy in a letter to Senator McKellar of Tennessee.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Midwest
House
McKellar
D-Tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
De Gasperi Wins Confidence Vote in Senate
Rome AP reports Premier Alcide De Gasperi secured a 151 to 101 confidence vote from the senate for his seventh government term. The result confirms his leadership ahead of upcoming parliamentary challenges.
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de Gasperi
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Senate
Birmingham Goes Dry By Accident
Birmingham city leaders, intending to curb denatured alcohol and paint remover, accidentally enacted a citywide dry law. The ordinance, effective August 31, bans buying, selling, or drinking any intoxicating liquid used for drinking or substituting a beverage for intoxication. Mayor Cooper Green called for an amendment.
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Birmingham
Cooper Green
Southern Ohio Crops Injured By Rain Lack
COLUMBUS RP The Weather Bureau reports semi-drouth conditions in southern and southwestern Ohio counties. Scattered showers and storms are predicted but fail to improve the situation. Dry weather yellows tobacco plantings and parches pastures along the Ohio River. Wheat and oats harvests are underway with variable yields. second alfalfa cuttings are complete in most areas while third cuttings in the southwest face doubt. Corn soybeans potatoes and truck crops are generally good though semi-drouth crops are expected to be subpar this year.
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Columbus
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Bureau
Ohio River
Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra Secret in Mexico
Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra are reported in seclusion after a six day sojourn in Mexico. The two Hollywood stars were unseen together amid rumors of a private getaway as they kept a low profile in film country today.
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Hollywood
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Movieland
Mexico
Truman friendship bid aired by USSR press in Moscow
Moscow newspapers broadcast the exchange of messages between the United States and the Soviet Union on friendship. The USSR proposes a five power peace pact with Britain France the USSR the United States and Communist China. The United States does not recognize the PRC. Shvernik replies praising friendship.
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United States
Soviet Union
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Britain
France
Ussr
China
Peoples Republic of China
Truman
Nikolai M. Shvernik
Sureme Soviet
Legisature
Allied Truce Team Returns To Korea For Talks
Allied armistice negotiators returned to Korea ready to resume cease-fire talks if the Communist side guarantees neutrality in the Kaesong area. Vice Admiral Joy led the four American delegates back to UN command headquarters in Tokyo and said he would wait for Ridgway’s response. Brig. Gen. Nuckols said any resumption would require Ridgway’s directive despite Red claims of UN violations.
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Korea
Kaesong Zone
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
United Nations
Joy
Ridgway
Kaesong
Peiping
Pyongyang
Nuckols
Nam Il
Red
Duty Proves' All Too True For Husband
In Los Angeles AP report a courtroom tale shows a wife winning a $100 a month maintenance suit after presenting a poem and 700 letters from her wartime courtship in 1945. Ruth Harris contends Dr M Robert Harris failed to provide support and deserted her, despite his romantic vow.
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Los Angeles
M. Robert Harris
Harris
Ruth
Dr. Harris
Thousand Yank Airmen Arrive in Africa
One thousand U.S. Air Force soldiers arrived in Casablanca to man American air bases in French Morocco, strengthening Allied operations in northwest Africa during the North African campaign.
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Africa
Casablanca
Morocco
French Morocco
North Africa
Policemen Under Investigation Call Proceedings Un-American
The attorney for 44 policemen claimed the auto tow-in kickback probe is un-American saying he was shocked by a city council committee's refusal to permit questioning of witnesses. He represents officers under investigation.
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Cincinnati
William F. Hopkins
Senator Al Daniels charges hidden state liquor profits
Columbus ap Sen Albert L Daniels Greenfield today claimed the Lausche administration has hidden at least six million dollars in state liquor profits. He urged a full investigation by the 99th General Assembly into the alleged profits and accounting practices.
Wholesale Food Prices Rise Sharply This Week
New York AP reports wholesale food prices measured by the Dun and Bradstreet index reached the year’s high, climbing four cents from the prior week as the sharpest increase since February.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Mahon Sees Slim Hope Of Avoiding War
Washington AP A Congressional military expert told the House there is only a minimum hope the United States can avert all-out war with Russia. He warned that trends toward big wars could explode into a decade-long conflict threatening civilization. Mahon, D Texas, chairs the appropriations subcommittee on military budgets and led weeks of closed hearings on the $56 billion bill.
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Congressional
House
United States
Mahon D-Tex
Russia
Mahon
Defense Department
Oust McCarthy Move Sent To Senate Unit
In Washington United States politics headline notes Senator Benton’s move to expel Senator McCarthy from the Senate being referred to a Senate subcommittee as the Rules Committee backs a report alleging a "back street" campaign helped John Marshall Butler defeat Millard Tydings in Maryland. McCarthy and Wherry oppose approval with Jenner also voting no. The subcommittee report now heads to the full Senate. Also McCarthy says he will name a list of 29 State Department employees under loyalty investigations including 24 still employed, two suspended, two resigned, and one cleared.
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Benton
Dconn
McCarthy
Senate
Maryland
Senate Rules Committee
Subcommittee
John Marshall Butler
Millard Tydings
Wherry
Neb
GOP
Jenner
R-Ind
Carthy
Washington (Ap
McCarthy Cnees
State Department
Copper Strike Voted in Salt Lake City
AP reports a copper strike vote in Salt Lake City for action not later than August. The measure could halt about 95 percent of U S production, signaling a major disruption if adopted.
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Salt Lake City
UTAM
United States
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