CIO Workers Strike At Goodrich Plants Nationwide
The United Rubber Workers walk out at B F Goodrich Co affecting 9 of 30 rubber plants plus others under different unions. Akron sees 13 000 workers of 30 000 involved as negotiations resume after 10 weeks amid fringe issue disputes over holiday pay grievance procedures and work reporting.
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Akron
CIO
United Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Cincinnati
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
U. S. Rubber Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
Lieberling Rubber Co
L. S. Buckmaster
URW
Mao's Ride At Kremlin For Talks
Chinese Premier Chou En-lai arrived in Moscow with a large delegation for high level talks with Soviet leaders. They aim to deepen military economic and political ties as regional tensions and alliance politics heighten. The meeting follows Chou's January 1950 summit, reflecting a strong Sino Soviet partnership.
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Moscow
Chou En-lai
Kremlin
China
Peiping
Chen Yang
Chou
Su Yui
Lyu Ya-low
Lo Shun Chu
Tsu Chuan
Chu
Wan Hashu
Chen Yui
Wang Cheng
Wang Tahan
Li Fuehung
Thes Foreign Ministry
Chen Ja-kan
Eastern Europe
Hsui Yi-hsin
Shih Cheh
Soviet Union
Chous
City Families Dip Into Savings in 1950
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports city households averaged 4300 dollars in net income in 1950 but spent 4700 dollars, a 6 percent shortfall. The preliminary, door-to-door survey covered 91 cities and towns and may be revised. A new consumer price index is expected early next year.
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Washington
America
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Campus Killer Confined as Lunatic at Beacon
New York bayard Peakes the 29 year old physicist known as the eternal life expert was ordered confined as a lunatic following a murder on the Columbia University campus. General Sessions Judge Edward J. McCullen committed him to Mattewan State Hospital Beacon New York for the criminal insane. Psychiatrists found him so mentally deranged he could not understand the murder charge or that he had done wrong. He shot 18 year old Eileen Fahey in the Columbia physics offices on July 14 claiming anger at the American Physical Society for not recognizing his theories on electronics and prolonging life.
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New York
Bayard Peakes
Columbia University
General Sessions
Edward J. McCullen
Mattewan State Hospital
Beacon
N. Y
Peakes
The
American Physical Society
Columbia
Eileen Fahey
Physical Society
Cairo lifts censorship on press cables
Government spokesmen announced that censorship on press cables to and from Egypt, reimposed last Thursday, has been lifted again.
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Cairo
Egypt
Fraud Case Hidden Seven Years Then Uncovered
Washington investigators probe a seven year old fraud case tied to the Justice Department and past officials. The matter, opened in 1944, was closed without prosecution and is to be reviewed in upcoming House judiciary hearings led by Rep. Chelf. Former Justice leaders Peyton Ford and Herbert Bergson may testify.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
House
Justice Department
Department
Capitol Hill
House Judiciary
House Committee
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
Atty
James P. McGranery
J. Howard McGrath
McGranery
Slt
Peyton Ford
Herbert A. Bergson
Devastating Devon flood hits Lynmouth killing many
Army engineers cleared debris after a flash flood along the Devon coast. Nine bodies recovered and 30 still missing or presumed dead as waters surged over 15 miles of shoreline. The disaster forced evacuation of over 2,500 villagers and holidaymakers with property damage estimated in the tens of millions of pounds.
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Lynmouth
England
British
Eng
Devon
Lyn
al Rafe
Kaiser Claims Sabotage in Tahoe Boat Race Plot
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser charged unknown saboteurs with a murderous attempt after two of his speedboats were damaged just before a race at Lake Tahoe. A hacksaw blade and stuffed carburetor blower indicated deliberate tampering. Kaiser blamed a longtime group opposing his projects while local authorities hunted for fingerprints.
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Tahoe City
Calif
Henry J. Kaiser
Harry Johnson
Taho
Lakeside
Kaiser
Max Collins
Man Kills Wife and Takes Own Life in Putnam County
In Continental Ohio a man aged 52 named Jack Tully shot his wife Olive 43 and then killed himself after calling for help. Sheriff Potts and coroner Dr. Bird investigated. Agnes Potts, 7, said she did not know her father had a gun. The coroner ruled murder and death by own action.
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Continental
Putnam County Village
Arnold Potts
Ottawa
Jack Tully
Olive
Agnes Potts
Cyclist Killed in Dayton Crash with Truck
Earl Roland Jolley aged 19 from Ansonia was killed when his motorcycle struck a truck at the intersection of U S 40 and Ohio 49 in Dayton. The crash occurred today, authorities said.
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Dayton, O
Earl Roland Jolley
Ansonia
U.S. 40
Ohio 49
Bias Charges Against Nixon Are Refuted
A Los Angeles Jewish organization denounces unfounded insinuations of anti Semitism against Senator Richard M Nixon. The group cites a statement from the Community Relations Committee of the Los Angeles Jewish Community Council as counter to such attacks. Eisenhower also condemned bigotry in politics after reports of anti Jewish literature in Minnesota. Nixon echoed calls against stirring race hatred as a violation of Americanism. Judge Isaac Pacht signed the Los Angeles statement.
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Denver
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
California
GOP
Nixon
Jewish Community Council
Eisenhower
Minnesota
Truman
Isaac Pacht
Jewish Community Relations Committee
Angles Trombone Keeps Peace in Crowded Theater
Davis Shuman, Juilliard teacher, performed an angled sidewise trombone in Chautauqua New York to ease crowding in the pit. He says the hookbilled horn adapts for youth and helps reach low notes without discomfort.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
Davis Shuman
Shuman
Juiliard Music School
New York City
Truce Talks Set To Resume In Panmunjom
United Nations and Communist delegates resume discussions at Panmunjom after a week-long recess. Talks open at 11 a m Tuesday with focus on prisoner of war exchange, the sole barrier to an armistice for Korea. The North demands 116000 prisoners, including 20000 in Allied hands, while the U N offers 83000 captives, 6400 of them Chinese, with the rest to be returned to Communist China.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Panmunjom
U. N
Nort Romane China
Back Combat Pay For All May Be Delayed Long Time
Military experts say determining how many Americans faced enemy fire in Korea will take time. Tens of thousands of veterans will receive 45 dollars for every month they spent six days under enemy guns. Paperwork and claims processing will cause delays. retroactive pay covers from Korea’s start. July service members receive August checks after CO certification of time in enemy range.
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Washington
Korrea
Congress
Pentagon
Korea
Photos Cross Lowered To Grave Of Dead Explorer
In LIC ATHERY France a bronze cross and two photos were lowered into the grave of French cave explorer Marcel Abens as rescuers worked to bring the last survivor to the surface. Loubens died after a 120 foot fall in Pierre St Martin cave in the Pyrenees. The mementoes included photos of his wife and two year old son.
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Lic—Athery
France
Marcel Abens
Suface
Pierre St. Martin
Pyrennes Mountains
Loubens
Typhoon Hits Korea Coast With 100 MPH Winds
A typhoon with winds up to 100 mph struck Korea’s west coast at Kunsan, moving toward the Sea of Japan. Heavy rain swept South Korea with up to four to five inches forecast for battlefront regions. Rescue efforts saved most aboard Tokushin Maru after the vessel wrecked near Okinawa.
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Seoul
Korea
Kunsan
Sea of Japan
South Korea
Pusan
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Hokkaido
Japan
Okinawa
Miyako
Republika
Shanghai
ADA Backs Stevenson in 1952 Presidential Contest
Sparkman ADA backs Stevenson. Washington report says Americans for Democratic Action endorsed Adlai E. Stevenson and John Sparkman for president and vice president. The group praised their records and liberal platform while criticizing the Republican ticket.
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Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Dwight D. Eisenhower
ADA
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Alabama
John Sparkman
Truman
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Republican National Committee
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
CIO
Egyptian Court Orders Riot Leader Executed
A military court in Kafr El Dawar sentenced 20 year old Mustafa Khamis to be hanged for instigating riots last week among textile workers. Nine people were killed and many injured in the disorders.
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Kafr EL Dawar
Egypt
Mustafa Khamis
Stevenson Maps TV Driven 1952 Campaign Tactics
Gov Adlai Stevenson and his nine member strategy board outline a TV oriented presidential campaign with major speaking tours by Stevenson and a nationwide barrage by 100 party leaders. The plan calls for short clear presentations and a heavy train and air tour schedule across states and regions to reach voters.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Monroney
Democratic National Committee
Youth Charged With Killing Dad In Fist Fight
Parkersburg West Virginia state police say a 17 year old boy will be charged with murder after a fist fight with his father Richard Thompson 46 Wilbur Okey Thompson. Authorities say the dispute started when Richard said his father’s divorced wife thought their teen daughter spent too much time away from home. The girl was riding home with Thompson.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Richard Thompson
Wilbur Okey Thompson
Richard
Thompson
Reds Miss Broadcast Resumes Air in Pyongyang
Tokyo reports North Korea's Communist radio in Pyongyang returned to the air tonight after missing its usual morning broadcast. Kyodo News Agency said no reason was given for the interruption.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
Kyodo
Eisenhower Plans Wide Southern Tour For 1948 Campaign
General Eisenhower plans a rapid southern swing by plane starting Sept 2 with stops in Richmond Atlanta Birmingham Miami Jacksonville New Orleans Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Memphis The trip aims to win over Dixie states previously solid for Democrats and marks a break from train whistle stops as he speaks at airports and previews a broader campaign on world peace in Philadelphia.
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Stevenson
Minocqua
Wis
The
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
New York State
New York Liberal Party
New York City
New Jersey
Detroit
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Eisenhower
New York
South
Dixie
Herbert Hoover
Richmond
Atlanta
Texas
Philadelphia
Truman vows to fight Taft Hartley Act at ITU meeting
President Truman told the International Typographical Union in Cincinnati that he will use every effort to strike the Taft Hartley Act from statutes. He called the act vindictive and unfair to the ITU as delegates met at the 94th convention. Governors from 43 states and Alaska sent goodwill messages as the convention opened.
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Cincinnati
Truman
International Typographical Union
ITU
Alaska
Bus Rams Power Pole Injuring One Passenger in Crash
A Blue Ridge Lines bus left the road near Hancock Maryland and rammed a power pole injuring one man, Frank L. Benefield 45 of Washington. Twenty two passengers escaped serious injury as most slept through the crash.
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Hancock, Md
Blue Ridge Lines
Frank L. Benefield
Washington
Campaign dynamics shape Eisenhower Taft partnership
The 1952 race centers on how much Taft will join Eisenhower's campaign and which Republicans will back him. Truman targets Taft’s isolationist image while Stevenson allies await signs of Taft’s active role. Bridges and Martin criticize Democrats as they pitch unity against a Truman administration.
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Washington
Truman
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Taft
Ohio
Republican Party
Chicago
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
The
Columbus Dispatch
Canada
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