Senators Blame Indecision for Slow Aircraft Output
Senate defense investigators blame excessive gadgets and indecision within the Air Force for lagging military aircraft production and weak air defenses. The Johnson-led subcommittee urges a full-time production czar, design freezes, and centralized priorities to meet possible Russian attacks.
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Senate
United States
Senate Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Defense Department
Clay Bedford
Secretary of Defense
Korea
Air Force
New Trouble With POWs Is Hinted
SEOUL Korea The Army indicated fresh Red prisoner of war incidents or demonstrations in UN POW camps since Sunday and promised an announcement tomorrow. Earlier this week it disclosed two POW incidents in July and 10 between Aug 11 and 24 with four prisoners killed and 64 injured. A UN Prisoner of War Command spokesman said another announcement would come tomorrow and Maj Gen Haydon Boamer said the American people must expect incidents while defending humane Geneva Convention standards.
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Korea
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U. N. Prisoner of War Command
Haydon “. Boamer
Pusan
Judge Claims Justice Men Hurt Tax Case
Federal Judge H. Moore testified that Justice Department meddled with a St. Louis grand jury tax probe last year and that Ellis Slack sought a partial report. Slack denied drafting or pressuring for the whitewash like the jurors claimed. The inquiry focused on interference before a District Judge George H. Moore.
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House
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Justice Department
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Drake Watson
U. S
Ellis N. Slack
Slack
House Judiciary Subcommittee
George H. Moore
Yankees Acquire Blackwell From Reds in Blockbuster Deal
New York Yankees owner George Weiss announced the purchase of Ewell Blackwell from the Cincinnati Reds for an undisclosed sum plus pitcher Johnny Schmitz. The team hinted other minor leaguers could be involved as part of the transaction and estimates placed the cash around fifty thousand dollars for the former NL ace.
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New York Yankees Today
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Schmitz
George Weiss
Yankees
Blackwell
Navy Develops In-Flight Refueling for Carrier Aircraft
The U S Navy announced progress in developing an in flight refueling method for carrier based aircraft. In flight refueling will extend the range of relatively short range fighters and provide tactical advantages at sea.
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Washington
Navy
Texas Dems May Give the Place On Ballot
Gov Allan Shivers suggested Eisenhower could appear on the Texas Democratic ticket as a presidential nominee. He criticized Truman era policies and urged Texans to decide how to vote. Price Daniel and other Texas Democrats asked for dual electors pledging to Stevenson.
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Tideland Soil
Adlai Stevenson
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Stevenson
Truman
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U. S. Senate
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Amarillo
Eisenhower
RAF Vet Joe Kelly Tours America On 11000 Mile Motorcycle Trek
Yorkshire born RAF veteran Joe Kelly arrives in Middletown visiting W T Harrison at 606 South Main Street after a six thousand mile sea and road journey from Britain. He plans to press on to Lexington Mammoth Cave New Orleans Mexico City Los Angeles and eventual New Zealand trip, hoping to return to Yorkshire after twelve months abroad.
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Eisenhower vows strong, fighting campaign for presidency
Eisenhower told William Pfeiffer and eight New York City region Republican leaders at the Hotel Commodore that his sparring is over and he will soon launch a hard hitting campaign. He promised a sizable labor vote and drew support from Roger Straus of American Smelting and Refining Co. and National Urban League leaders Dowling and Granger for civil rights outreach.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
William L. Pfeiffer
New York City
Commodore
Pfeiffer
Eisenhower
Roger W. Straus
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Richard J. Gray
Albany
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Straus
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American Smelting and Refining Co
Robert Dowling
Lester Granger
National Urban League
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Plotter Of Czech Coin Replaces Malik At UN
United Nations officials announced that Valerian Zorin will replace Jacob Malik as Soviet chief delegate to the UN. Malik, in poor health, will return to Moscow for rest. Zorin plans to arrive by Sept 15 ahead of the General Assembly, as Moscow reshuffles diplomats amid major Soviet moves.
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Russia
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Czechoslovakia
Jacob A. Malik
U. N
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General Assembly
Moscow
Japan
Europe
Woods Plans Tour To Gauge Price Controls Support
Tighe E. Woods, the new price boss, will tour the United States next month to ask housewives and others whether price controls should stay or be lifted. He will report direct public sentiment to the President, while personally favoring continued controls.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Office of
Ellis Arnall
Yes Recorey. S
Explosion Flips Baby Girl In Air But She's Unhurt
In Alexandria Virginia a two year old girl was hurled two floors and trapped for 30 minutes under debris from an explosion in a four story Abingdon apartment building. She escaped with minor scratches. Five others injured, none seriously, as blasts ripped out the back wall. Cause under investigation, reported to have originated in a basement with new or burning equipment.
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Abingdon
Red Power In India Waning Bowles Says
Manila Chester Bowles, the U S ambassador to India, said last night he observed a swing away from Communist influence in Southeast Asian countries. He arrived after visits to Burma Indochina Thailand and Hong Kong. His next stop is Japan.
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Chester Bowles
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India
Burma
Indochina
Thailand
Ong Kong
Japan
AF Continues Search For Missing B17 Crew At Eglin
A search continued today for six missing B17 crew members after their plane was shot down near the Gulf of Mexico by an Air Force F86 jet fighter. The incident occurred near Eglin Air Force Base as the warplane and crew were engaging in combat operations.
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Stevenson Maps Attack In Speeches
NEW YORK The campaign strategy for Gov Adlai Stevenson becomes clearer as he tours the New York area delivering major speeches at Legion conventions and a Democratic rally near Asbury Park New Jersey He attacks Eisenhower on policy and principle arguing Republicans split on foreign policy and ceding Democratic ideas from years ago to the party.
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Yoshida Dissolves Diet Sets First Postwar Election
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida dissolves the lower house and calls a general election for October 1. The move follows days of rapid political maneuvering as he counters opposition aligned with former leader Hatoyama. Yoshida’s action aims to consolidate pro-Western support ahead of rivals’ expected strength.
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U. S
Shigeru Yoshida
Hirohito
House of Councilors
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Liberal
Ichiro Itoyama
Hatoyama
Japan
Truman To Stop In Ohio On Way From Milwaukee
Ohio Democratic leaders announce receptions for President Truman during a Labor Day trip from Milwaukee. The train will pause Crestline 11:55 a.m. for 10 minutes and Cincinnati 8:30 a.m. Tuesday for 30 minutes before returning to Washington.
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Eugene H. Hanhart
Dover
Crestline
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Hanhart
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Democratic National
Two Bandits Rob Brookyn Salesmen of Gems in Cincinnati
Two bandits robbed two traveling salesmen in Cincinnati capturing unmounted gems valued between 75 000 and 100 000 dollars and wallets. David Brown 30 from Los Angeles and Albert E Lane 50 from New York said they lived in Brooklyn and were robbed at gunpoint as Brown parked and later rejoined the fleeing suspects who moved to another car. The thieves entered Brown home to steal the gems from luggage.
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Brookyn
David Brown
Los Angeles
Albert E. Lane
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Brooklyn
Wayne Monroe
Frank Acita
Brown
Spy Ring Reported In Canada In Montreal
The Montreal Gazette claims a Communist spy ring of refugees operates in Montreal gathering data on defense industries. Officials publicly question the report while minister Stuart Garson cites ignorance but would not disclose if he knew. The ring allegedly formed three years ago with four immigrants from Czechoslovakia Poland and Ukraine as agents near defense sites.
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Canada
Montreal Gazette
Stuart Garson
the Gazette
Iron Curtain
Defense
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Ukraine
Mother Of Dead Marine Receives Son's Medal
Dayton dispatch reports Mrs. Leslie J. Baugh of Harrison Ohio received the Medal of Honor for her son Private William Baugh II who sacrificed himself by shielding fellow Marines with an exploding grenade in Korea. The ceremony honored the heroic act and the fallen Marine.
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Leslie J. Baugh
Harrison, O
William B Baugh
Pace Links Flying Saucers to Imagination
Secretary of the Army Frank Pace told a television audience that flying saucers are products of the imagination. He argued there are enough real problems to worry about without conjuring up fanciful ones.
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New York
Frank Pace
Pace
Pace Says Army Has Gained Substantially Since Korea
Secretary Pace tells the American Legion that the Army has grown from 593000 to over 1550000 in 26 months of the Korean War. He cites world class training and improved leadership but warns of tenuous problems ahead and the rotation plan reducing manpower by 750000 in the year ending July 1, 1953.
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