Treaty pledges U S aid to Korea if truce breaks
Seoul AP The United States pledges military aid to defend South Korea if war resumes, under a mutual security pact initiated by Secretary Dulles and Korean Foreign Minister Pyun Yung Tai. The pact requires U S Senate approval and includes possible base rights for American troops in Korea and a major economic aid program worth up to one billion dollars over three to four years. The agreement aims to set a foundation for a political conference to open by October 27 and to coordinate postwar reconstruction efforts with South Korea.
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U. S
U. N
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Russia claims H bomb breakthrough in Soviet speech
Premier Malenkov announced before the Supreme Soviet that the United States no longer has a monopoly on the hydrogen bomb. Moscow radio coverage was delayed, and U.S. officials indicated no comment. The AEC has noted thermonuclear experiments but not official hydrogen bomb confirmation.
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Malenkovy
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Eisenhower
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Senator Malone Fractures Pelvis in Horse Ride Accident
Senator George W. Malone, a Republican from Nevada, is hospitalized in East Stroudsburg General with a fractured pelvis after a fall from a horse. He arrived with Mrs. Malone after Congress adjourned, and hospital officials gave few details about the accident.
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George W. Malone
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East Stroudsburg General Hospital
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Ike Heads Toward Rockies For ThreeWeek Vacation
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower depart on the Colum bine for Denver for a three week vacation. The trip from Washington includes fishing and golfing as the couple seeks relaxation away from the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Denver
FBI Enters $65,000 Tax Take Case
Justice Department took over the inquiry into a $65,000 payment to lawyer Welburn Mayock for a favorable tax ruling. Mayock testified he funneled $30,000 to Democratic campaign coffers in 1948 after a personal appeal to Treasury Secretary John W. Snyder. The FBI will investigate the case as part of a long House Ways and Means probe into tax matters during the Truman era. Mayock claimed $8,750 went to Louis Markus and William Solomon, with Lasdon named as the source. Markus and Solomon denied receiving funds. Kean warned of possible perjury and tax evasion.
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Chemical Company
Yonkers, N. Y
Treasury Department
Lasdon
Snyder
Willys-Overland Motors, Inc
Toledo
Ohio
Subcommittee
Kean
R-Nj
Louis Markus
William Solomon
New York
Markus
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Foreign Policy Maps for Next Year Signed by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower leaves on vacation while key bills shaping the next year’s U S foreign policy are on the books. The measures include a 64% billion dollar aid package with a focus on the Far East, a renewed reciprocal trade program, permission to ship up to 100 million dollars of surplus farm products, and a 615,989,964 appropriation for foreign info, Korea reconstruction, civil defense, and school aid.
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Far East
Europe
Ohio studies North South superhighway from Cincinnati to Conneaut
Ohio highway officials begin traffic and engineering studies on a proposed north south superhighway linking Cincinnati with Conneaut in northeastern Ohio. The plan, urged by Gov. Lausche, would connect with New York through Buffalo and extend toward the Ohio border with Pennsylvania building 50 miles of road. Dayton planners place the route about 15 miles from Dayton and 10 miles from Springfield, intersecting U S Route 35 near Xenia Trebein and Route 40 near Springfield.
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Trebein
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Springfield
North Korea executes 10 top officials in purge trial
Moscow radio reported North Korea sentenced 10 high officials to death for plotting to overthrow the regime. Two others received long terms as 12 defendants reportedly confessed to spying and subversive work for the United States and South Korea. Ringleader listed as former Justice Minister Lee Sung Yop with figures including Cho Yun Nyong Pak Hong Wong and Rhee Won Cho. One jailed official given 15 years and another 4 1/2 years. Pak had often acted as government spokesman and fled to the north in 1946.
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South Korea
Lee Sung Yop
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Pak Hong Wong
Communist Party
Rhee Won Cho
Berryville Officials Crack Down on Door to Door Sales
Berryville Virginia restricts itinerant sellers by daily permits and bans sales to homes with no trespass signs. The town will distribute no trespass signs to residents at no cost, aiming to curb peddling and fines range from five to one hundred dollars for violations.
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Berryville
Second U.S. Atom Sub To Start Keel Laying
The Sea Wolf, the second U. S. atomic submarine, will begin taking shape Oct. 1 as its keel is laid at Groton Connecticut according to the Navy.
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Washington
U. S
Navy
Groton
Conn
POWs depict prisoners turning on each other amid North Korea camp life
In Korea a freed American soldier recalls three fellow prisoners staying behind out of fear of retaliation. Reports note narcotic weed use among U S and Negro POWs at Pyoktong near Manchuria. Prisoners describe indoctrination, racial separation, and guards beating inmates as they marched north.
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Freedom Village
Korea
North Korea
Cpl
Tommie Hampton
Chicago
Louie M. Leach
Columbus
Red Stockades
Pyoktong
Yalu River
Manchuria
Pfc
Robert I. Brooks
Reidsville
S. C
Albert Dixon
Manchester
Iowa
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Brooks
Lorn Hemphill
Whitestone
Kunu
Hemphill
Sixteen Nations Pledge to Resist New Korean Aggression
A U N report says sixteen nations that fought in Korea pledged to resist any renewed attack on South Korea even if fighting spreads beyond borders. Britain and Canada warned the pledge implies no fixed course. decisions would follow consultations and circumstances.
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Restrictions Clamped On East Berlin Travel
Russian zone Communists imposed new travel limits to Berlin aiming to stop Germans from reaching American relief stations. Measures include patrols around Berlin, ending Potsdam interurban tickets, and plain clothes police in rail offices to enforce the week-old ban with possible jailing for violators.
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Would Be Fireman Is Sent To Prison
Stanford Pattan, 26, an unemployed handyman, was sentenced to 2 to 20 years in San Quentin for wilful burning that started a forest fire in Mendocino National Forest locking in 14 Protestant missionary trainees and a forest ranger. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts and admitted he started the blaze to get a firefighting job.
Economies At Overseas Bases Saving Millions
Sen. Case said trimming overseas base frills and joint use by services saves millions. The three member armed services subcommittee will inspect Spain North Africa England and France from Sept 4 to Oct 7 before approving secret projects. A fixed price contract policy for North Africa bases aims to curb waste from prior cost plus arrangements.
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Workman Trapped In Cement Mixer In Glastonbury
Frederick Hale a 24 year old Hartford man spent 15 minutes inside a revolving cement mixer in Glastonbury Conn to clean it. He became pinned between the drum and a guard rail and was rescued by firefighters who cut away the metal after applying a hose blast.
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Frederick Hale
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Truce Violations Aired As Armistice Commission Meets
At Panmunjom the Allied and 13 Red protests over armistice violations were heard. Four men including three Allied newsmen and an Army jeep driver were released with a warning after entering forbidden ground and viewing no road signs. The U N charged Chinese in the buffer zone to retrieve wire. Maj. Gen. Blackshear M. Bryan promised disciplinary action for the jeep incident.
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Weather forecast and past rainfall in Middleton
The outlook calls for rain and cooler temperatures with clouds blocking stargazing tonight. Temperatures dip to near the bottom of the thermometer range, with a similar cloudy cool and rainy pattern expected tomorrow. Rain yesterday totaled .65 inches. Friday high reached 92 degrees with a 65 degree low.
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Middletown
Van Fleet says many missing GIs may still be alive
Retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet estimated that a large percentage of the 8,000 American soldiers listed as missing in Korea are alive. He called Gen. Mark Clark's figure of at least 3,000 GIs held by the Communists conservative while visiting Belmont, Massachusetts with his wife during a New England tour.
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Mass
James A. van Fleet
Korea
8Th Army
Mark Clark
van Fleet
New England
Needy Europeans to Receive Surplus U S Butter
The Agriculture Department said it will ship 10 800 000 pounds of surplus U S butter secured under dairy price support to war relief services of the National Catholic Welfare Conference for distribution in Austria Trieste Italy and Germany. About 60 million pounds remain on hand.
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U. S
Agriculture Department
War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Austria
Trieste
Itelay
Germany
Return of 90 Americans boosts Panmunjom prisoner exchange
At Panmunjom 90 American POWs arrive in better health as part of the four day Big Switch exchange. The Reds have freed 400 today including 250 South Koreans and 90 Americans, with a total 1,205 ROKs and 311 Americans returned so far.
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24Th
Louis Balent
Summerville
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Exchange Point
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Munsan
Teen-Age Marriages and Public Schools Policy in Covington
Alleghany County school board in Covington Virginia says teen age marriage and high school education do not mix in most cases. Married couples cannot attend public schools unless they are under 16 years of age except for returning veterans.
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Alleghany County School Board
Girl Killed In Fall From Fourth Floor Window
New York report says ten year old Geraldine Kissting died after falling from a fourth floor bedroom window during a firemen battle outside her home. Police say witnesses saw her lean from the frame as flames rose nearby. The tragedy follows efforts to control a blaze in the block.
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Geraldine Kissting
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