Bronx Labor Leader Shot. Slayer Dies In Gunfight
Lawrence Lar Lynch was questioned in the slaying of Bronx labor leader Thomas F. Lewis, president of Local 32E AFL Building Service Employes. Lewis was fatally shot outside his Fifth Street apartment. the killer Edward Ryan was killed by a patrolman in St James Park. Lynch, reportedly fired from Yonkers Raceway, is connected to the probe as investigators review a mystery car tied to the shooting.
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New York
Lawrence Lar Lynch
Yonkers Raceway
Thomas F. Lewis
Bronx
AFL Building Service Employes Union
Edward
Snakes) Ryan
St. James Park
George Tilzer
Ryan
Lewis
Tilzer
Lawrence
Lar” Lynch
Hopewell
Junction
N. Y
Lynch
Yonkers
N.Y
James
Anne
Margaret Howell
Ridgefield
N. J
Pauline
Washington Telephone Strike Ends In Midwest and Maryland
Washington Maryland and West Virginia saw a one day walkout end while about 60 000 Bell System employees in the Midwest and South remained on strike The CIO CWA sought raises of 2 to 3 while the companies reportedly offered 1 50 to 2 50 and Maryland saw a optional contract accepted with pay boosts from 1 50 to 2 a week for workers previously earning 40 to 57 weekly
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Washington
Maryland
West Virginia
Bell System
Midwest
Southweet
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Missouri
Phil M. Donnelly
South Western
Indiana
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Margaret Weiss
Washington-Maryland
Communications Workers of America, Cio
Farrell J. Beaver
CIO Union
Washington Area
Beaver
ROKs Propose San Francisco Honolulu For Korean Peace Parley
South Korea backs San Francisco or Honolulu as the peace conference site with other options like Rio de Janeiro. The UN backed a Korea led delegation plan and awaits Communist responses. The next step includes coordinating with 15 troop-contributing nations before naming representatives.
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United Nations, N. Y
South Korea
San Francisco
Honolulu
Latin America
Rio de Janeiro
U.N
General Assembly
Ofu. N
Korea
Soviet Union
U. N
Red China
North Korea
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
India
New Delhi
Geneva
Switzerland
Beirut
Lebanon
Stockholm
Sweden
Ceylon
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U.S
Hammarskjold
U. S. State Department
Flanders Urges Cutting Bomb Budget Amid Nuclear Debate
Senator Flanders argues that future programs for hydrogen bombs and related defense may reach diminishing returns as stockpiles grow, suggesting billions in cuts. The Budget Bureau says outlays for foreign aid and atomic energy will peak this year then decline, while Patterson and Lanham call for stronger action against the H bomb amid rising global fears.
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Washington
Sen. Flanders
Eisenhower
Budget Bureau
Flanders
Congress
Russia
Rep. Patterson
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
United States
Patterson
Rep
Lanham
D-Ga
Air Force
Weather Outlook for Vandalia and Kentucky Heat
Vandalia forecasters expect fair mild tonight and fair hot tomorrow with continuation into Monday. Yesterday peaked at 100 degrees at 2 45 p.m. and a 64 degree low at 6 a.m. Today's low was 69 at 6 a.m. Kentucky forecasts call for sunny hot conditions highs 95 99 with clear nights and similar temps east and west regions. Sunday remains fair and hot.
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Vandalia
Kentucky
POWs Sail Home from Inchon Free in Korea
The troop transport Marine Phoenix departed Inchon today for the United States carrying 374 Americans freed from Communist prison camps. The ship is due in San Francisco in about two weeks.
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Inchon
Korea
Marine Phoenix
United States
San Francisco Fm
McCarthy Pushes GPO Clash Over Communist Infiltration
Senator McCarthy argues the Government Printing Office is compromised by Reds with access to secret documents. He questions loyalty screening after FBI reports labeled some employees as security risks. Philip L. Cole testifies before the Senate panel amid claims of lax handling and fear of leakages.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Government Printing Office
GPO
Philip L. Cole
Senate
Wisconsin
FBI
Cole
1855 Treaty May Give Haymes Breathing Spell
In Los Angeles a copy of an 1855 treaty between the United States and Argentina could delay singer Dick Haymes deportation. His lawyers argue the treaty grants a special constitutional court to hear the case and pause hearings, with a hearing set for Sept. 21. The government seeks deportation under the McCarran Act for his claimed alien status during World War II.
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Los Angeles
United States
Dick Haymes
Argentina
Haymes
U.S
Peirson M. Hall
Hall
Immigration Service
Nevada
McCarran
U. S
Rita Hayworth
Honolulu
Army OKs From Here to Eternity for Soldiers
Washington reports the Army allows soldiers to view From Here to Eternity while the Navy bans it as derogatory to a sister service. The Air Force approves it. all services reject The Moon is Blue for religious or racial offense.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Legion of On
ROKS Arrest Four Communist Agents
South Korea's national police report four North Korean agents arrested since the armistice. Assistant Director Kim Chang Hung says the operatives infiltrated as civilian refugees and some claim women are being trained as spies. The Home Ministry earlier said 28,000 North Koreans are training for fifth column activities in South Korea.
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Seoul
South Korea
Kim Chang Hung
Red
Kim
Home Ministry
Beasts and Bamboo Curtain Rumors Stir Hong Kong Radio
Reports from Radio Hupeh Hankow Sian and Yunnan hint at hunts of tigers and panthers in Communist China to protect crops. Broadcasts discuss tribal customs when beasts appear in temples or graves and promise government aid to wounded hunters and pensions for deaths. The chatter fuels speculation of uprisings behind the Bamboo Curtain.
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Hong Kong
Communist
China
Red
Radio
Hupeh
Hankow
Central
Radio Sian
Shensi
Red China
Yunnan
Delinquency Probe to Hear Hearings on Big City Youth Crime
Senate judiciary subcommittee, chaired by Hendrickson of New Jersey, will open nationwide hearings on juvenile delinquency around Nov 1 with focus on big cities and small towns. The probe may cover narcotics rings, baby adoption tied to delinquency, and liquor delivery to minors via phone. Civil groups offer cooperation.
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Jack Bell Washington
Hendrickson
Senate Judiciary
Senate
New Jersey
Law Chang
District of Columbia
Woodsman Coffin Faces Murder Trial In Quebec Slaying
Wilbert Coffin, 39, the man last seen with three Pennsylvania hunters whose bear remains were found in Gaspe, is ordered to stand trial for the murder of 17 year old Richard Lindsey of Hollidaysburg Pa. Lindsey, his father Eugene and companion Fred Claar were killed on a June hunting trip and robbed of 700 dollars. Police found some stolen items in Montreal. The case follows a 12 hour preliminary hearing with 17 witnesses. Trial set for fall session of Queen's Bench.
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Perce
Quebec
Pennsylvania
Gaspe
Wilbert Coffin
Richard Lindsey
Hollidaysburg
Lindsey
Montreal
Coffin
Young Lindsey
Eugene H. Lindsey
Fred Claar
East Freedom
Joseph Duguay
Queen's Bench
POWs Wife Marries Again in Korean War Mixup
Mrs. Avis Meier wed Herald Kapsch in March after believing Cpl. Ralph W. Meier was dead. The union was annulled in June when Kapsch learned Meier survived a Korean War camp. She now faces an uncertain path as she visits relatives in South Bend.
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South Bend
Ind
Avis Meier
Herald Kapsch
Mitchell
S. D
Cpl
Ralph W. Meier
Kapsch
Meier
Mrs. Meier
Communists say they will repatriate all prisoners including jailed
At Panmunjom the Reds pledged to return any prisoner seeking release. More than 300 Koreans and 20 non Koreans were reported to be refusing repatriation though the number could change as operations continue. American sergeants freed at Panmunjom said some jailed for alleged crimes remain.
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Panmunjom
Reds
Joint
Prisoner of War
Inchon
Brooklyn
N. Y
John J. McNeill
Col
L. C. Friedersdorff
U. N
Camp 3
Chongsong
North Korea
James C. Goelzer
New Albany
Ind
U. S
Korea
Kaesong
Camp 5
Yalu River
William Dean
Freedom
U. S. 24Th Division
Planned walkout by conductors in rail strikes
The Order of Railway Conductors announced a strike on major railroads at 6 a.m. local time Sept 10, with mediation possibly delaying action for 60 days. The dispute centers on a graduated pay scale based on locomotive power, officials said, with further details on phased callouts and picket lines.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chicago
T. O. Hughes
ORC
Hughes
James Paddock
Paddock
Steve Delehunty
Clinton
Washington
National Mediation Board
Its Too Late Says Director On Drought In Hamilton County
Cincinnati reports director William Jones of the Hamilton County experimental farm says it is too late to save the local corn crop amid an acute drought. In Wayne County, County Agent George A. Dustman estimates crop damage in the thousands as no rain has fallen in 20 days. Kingsville and Riccardo area notes mention ongoing drought relief feed delays due to heavy rain.
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Cincinnati
William Jones
Hamilton County
Wooster
Wayne County
George A. Dustman
Kingsville
Tex
Kingsville Record
Kleberg County Farm Cooperative
Riccardo
Here
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CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Defense Wilson
Maryland National Guard
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
House Armed Services Committees
Wilson
Jefferson City
Donnelly
Southwestern Bell
Union
State Board of Mediation
St. Louis
Roks
Francis W. Carpenter
Senator Flanders
By Edwin B. Harkinson
Armed Services Committee
Associated Press
Akron
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Denver
Detroit
Louisville
Miami
By Douglas B. Cornel
Union Pacific
Portland
Greeley
Colo
Woodsman
Hunter
Gaépe
Claar
McNeill
Neutral Nations
United Nations
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