U S Seeks 67 Million in Oil Suit Across Firms
The U S government sues four major oil companies and six subsidiaries for 67 million dollars overcharged foreign aid oil shipments to Europe from 1949 to 1952. Civil suits accuse a two price system and violations of price laws, with damages listed for Standard Oil entries, Caltex Bahamas affiliates, and Socony-Vacuum groups. Esso defends pricing as competitive.
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NEW York
U. S
Europe
Congressional Administration
Atty
James P. McGranery
Middle East
Marshall Plan
McGranery
Free World
Mutual Unity Administration
MSA
The
Economic Co-operation Administration
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Esso Export Corp
Standard Oil Company of California
Texas Company of New York
Bahrein Petroleum Company, Ltd
California-Texas Oil Company, Limited
Caltex Oceanic Ltd
Mid-East Crude Sales Company
Bahamas
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc
Socony-Vacuum Overseas Supply Company
Fort Lee
N. J
Swede Ends Serious Case Spree With Suicide
Ex policeman Tore Hedin killed his parents by arson in Kvaerlov then attacked a care home in Hurva, slaying four women and two men. A manhunt ended when his body was found floating near Bosaro, a note of confession led investigators to believe he killed to shield others from shock.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Tore Hedin
Lake Bosaro
Hedin
Kvaerlov
Hurva
Sawyer Sees No Sharp Rise in Prices Soon
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer says inflationary pressure remains but will not cause drastic price hikes immediately. He warns of a deflationary dip when defense spending levels off and urges foresight to prepare for that possibility.
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Washington
Sawyer
Greek cabinet stays in power after U S envoy clash
In Athens Premier Plastiras retains a slim confidence vote 127 to 118 amid a heated dispute over U S Ambassador Peurifoy comments. The alliance between Plastiras National Progressive Union and Venizelos Liberal party holds 129 seats, with eight Communist deputies resigning in protest.
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Athens
Greece
Nicholas Plastiras
U. S
John Peurifoy
Plastiras
Peurifoy
Elliniki Imera
Sophocles Venizelos
Liberal Party
Rhodes
Washington
State Department
National Progressive Union
Venizelos
A Greek
Alexander Papago
Toll in flash flood in Korea believed 28
Seoul Korea the U S 45th Division said two more soldiers drowned when a platoon was trapped by a flash flood last Monday. Nineteen bodies had been recovered earlier nine soldiers were missing presumed dead. Eleven soldiers survived the tragedy.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. 45Th Division
Sabre Jets Score Big Against MIGs in August Drive
U S Fifth Air Force reports that in the first 22 days of August Sabre jet pilots shot down 26 Russian built MIGs with only one Sabre lost. Six Communist jets damaged for a total of 29 MIGs crippled. two U N Sabres failed to return from missions. Civilians urged to evacuate target areas as raids intensified. Pyongyang called for halt to bombing and labeled Gen Clark an executioner.
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William C. Barnard
Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
U. N
North Korea
Air Force
U.N
Far East
Pyongyang
Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Mark Clark
Far East Air Forces
Truman
Truman Says Campaign Will Be Full Of Hooey
President Truman says the election campaign will produce a lot of nonsense but after it ends the nation will return to normal. He spoke informally to 25 Kansas high school students visiting from Canada and described the rebuilt White House as sturdy. He expressed hope for a peaceful world and not needing to test it.
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Washington
Truman
Kansas
Canada
White House
Lassie Returns to Owner After Theft in Muncie
Leo Holloway’s German shepherd retrieves home Friday night footsore after burglars stole the dog from Holloway’s dry cleaning shop Thursday night along with a cash register containing $30.
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Muncie
Ind
Leo Holloway
Holloway
Bakersfield Quake Shakes City Center In 10 Seconds
Jim Day reports a severe Bakersfield earthquake centered in the city core lasting about ten seconds. Cars bounced while crowds fled to the street as bricks, cornices, and glass shattered amid a gray dust cloud and distant ambulance sirens. Police cleared streets to allow emergency access.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Ours
Stalin Likely Aims At Replacing Key Soviet Leaders
Washington reports Stalin calls a Moscow party congress on October 5 possibly to purge or replace six top Communist leaders who have died or been purged in 13 years. The Voice of America notes 26 Central Committee members died or were purged and 34 not mentioned recently, hinting at high mortality among top ranks.
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Washington
Stalin
Communist Party
Moscow
Voice of America
State Department
Central Committee
Russia
Voice
Harry Fleischman
Iron Curtain
Politburo
Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Georgi Malenkov
Postmaster Quits Amid Chicago Post Investigation
Postmaster John Haderlein resigned from his Chicago office amid an inquiry into charges that at least 38 employees paid for job promotions. The $12,970 annual post in windy Chicago followed public scrutiny of postal procedures. Attorney General James J. McGranery said indictments are expected from the inquiry.
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Chicago
John Haderlein
James J. McGranery
Washington
Aluminum Industry May Not Expand Ohio Output Because of A Plant
Aluminum industry sources say a giant new U235 atomic plant in southern Ohio reduces prospects for aluminum expansion in the state. Security concerns and power demands near the Scioto River plant may deter new facilities. firms like ALCOA Kaiser and Olin consider Alaska New Orleans and Ohio as sites depending on cheap power and defense allocations.
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Aluminum
Ohio
Fred 8. Hoffman
Washington Service
Washington
Scioto River
Ohio River Valley
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Fot
Aluminum Company of America
ALCOA
Kaiser Aluminum Co
Alaska
Kaiser
New Orleans
AEC
Olin Industries, Inc
Olin
Ohio Valley
Defense Production Administration
Defense Department
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi
Eisenhower signals limited back McCarthy in 1952 bid
Eisenhower says he would support McCarthy as Republican nominee but will not blanketly endorse anyone whose methods he calls un-American. Nixon says he and Eisenhower will back McCarthy if renominated without endorsing all views. Eisenhower asserts Marshall remained a patriot and condemns McCarthy’s attacks. He stresses party loyalty over full alignment on issues.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Washington
George C. Marshall
Marshall
United States
Russia
Republican Organization
GOP
Congress
Riot at National Training School for Girls Follows Denied Entry
A former inmate was denied entry to a delinquent girls home in Washington triggering a dorm riot. Twenty occupants tore the building, eight escaped, three recaptured, five still at large. Officers described furniture and fixtures ripped from walls as police surged to the third floor. The disturbance began when the former inmate returned with a friend for a visit.
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Washington
National Training School For Girls
William Cunningham
Bakersfield Quake Leaves City in State of Emergency
A major 6 magnitude earthquake struck Bakersfield injuring 32 and killing two. The 10 second temblor caused extensive damage to business districts and churches. Da mag e runs into millions. A separate strong aftershock woke Los Angeles but caused no major damage. Police barred looting as officials declared a disaster and moved county offices to tented sites.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Los Angeles
Here
Ood
Edna Ledbetter
McFarland
Apores Patman Corby
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kern County Equipment Company
Ity
C. Leland Gunn
County Board of Supervisors
Tehachapi
California Institute of Technology
Bear Mountain
Tax on Gamblers Falls Short of Projections
The Bureau of Internal Revenue reports the 1951 law taxing gamblers has raised only about eight million dollars for the full year, far below the 400 million estimate. It notes a decline in large bookmakers but ongoing untaxed lottery games and policy pools. Washington leads in registrations. Louisiana in tax payments, while New York and New Jersey show minimal activity.
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Frank O'Brien
Washington
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Congress
Pennsylvania District Court
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Ilinois
Montana
Utah
Indiana
Ohio
New York
New Jersey
Time Runs Out For Tower Clock
Bakersfield observers recount the July 21 earthquake that toppled one face of the 46 year old clock tower and caused heavy mechanical debris to fall. A wall cracked as the historic midtown landmark stopped functioning.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Shivers Presses Stevenson On Tidelands Oil Stand
Gov Allan Shivers questions Adlai Stevenson on federal versus state control of offshore oil during a Springfield meeting. Stevenson, resting in Wis, says he is improving and open to discussing tidelands with Shivers while Eisenhower backs federal legislation for state control.
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Shivers
Stevenson
Don Whitehead
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Allan Shiverson
Tidelands
Minocqua
Wis
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Congress
Truman
Tidelands Questin
Kirwan Criticizes Ike Stand On McCarthy Fallout
Rep. Michael J. Kirwan of Ohio accuses Dwight D. Eisenhower of placing party interests over right and wrong as GOP leaders clash over Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. Monroney and Mundt trade rebuttals as McCarthy links Gen. Marshall to a broad conspiracy.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic National Congressional Committee
Kirwan
GOP
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
A. S
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
Democratic Campaign
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Monroney
Republican Organization
Eisenhower
McCarthy
George C. Marshall
Gen. Marshall
Senate
Marshall
United States
Asia
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