Truce Appears Near War Dwinding After Fatal Stanley Street Crash
Brack Whisman, 16, dies at Middletown Hospital after a car driven by youth Whitman crashed into a tree on Stanley Street near Goldman Park. Police reported skull fracture as the cause. the county records 34 traffic fatalities to date with Middletown's second death of the year.
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Middletown
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Luther Whisman
South Ave
Young Whisman
Whitman
Stanley St
Goldman Park
South Avenue
Garret J. Boone
Hamilton
Rumors Fly As Commies Oust Zaisser
BERLIN AP Mystery surrounded the ouster of Red Gestapo Boss Wilhelm Zaisser today. Rumors he is under secret arrest in East Berlin were offset by reports he would head both army and police. The shakeup in East Germany's security structure followed the June rebellion and involved Ernest Wollweber taking over Zaisser's post with possible broad powers.
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Wilhelm Zaisser
East Berlin
Beria
Gomez
Secy
Ernest Wollweber
Interior Ministry
German Republic
Zaisser
Lavrenty P. Beria
Wollweber
Russia
Ministry of the Interior
Erich Mielke
West Berlin
People’s Army
Willi Stoph
Communist
Central Committee
Three Die In Wreck Of Jet At Lockbourne
Three Air Force officers were killed in a flaming crash at Lockbourne Air Force Base. The deceased are Maj. John S S Childs 29 Maj. Eugene V Bremmelsick 38 and Capt. Melvin F Skiff 31 all of Columbus.
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Lockbourne
Columbus
Ohio
Air Force
Lockbourne Air Force Base
John S.S. Childs
Eugene V. Broemmelsick
Melvin F. Skiff
Military brass chase at Quantico base
At Quantico Virginia defense chiefs held an unscheduled exercise as plans to meet President Eisenhower went awry. Secretary Wilson and aides waited at the approach to the Quantico reservation but Eisenhower was late and greeted only by sentries and newsmen. He then lingered, passing the welcoming party as they headed to the house.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
Quantico Reservation
Pentagon
3rd Marines to Move to Far Eastern Base
The 3rd Marine Division is to be sent to the Far East, announced by White House Secretary James C Hagerty. He noted the 1st Marine Division has been in Korea since early in the war and could not say if it will stay or be withdrawn from the war zone.
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Far East
White House
James C. Hagerty
Korea
Hagerty
Congress Passes Bill To Repeal Movie Tax
The House and Senate approved repealing the 20 percent tax on movie theater tickets, risking a $100 million annual federal revenue loss if signed by President Eisenhower. Support from GOP leaders Knowland and Millikin contrasts with Treasury opposition and uncertainty about a presidential veto or approval.
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Eisenhower
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Senate
Knowland
California
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Millikin
R-Cole
GOP
Dixon
Sen. Williams
R-Del
White House
Treasury Department
Polio Toll Rises To 64 At Bristol
Bristol Virginia Tennessee border polio toll stands at 64 since July 1 with two new cases raising totals to 41 in Virginia and 23 in Tennessee. About 150000 residents live in Bristol and surrounding Washington County Va and Sullivan County Tenn. Gamma Globulin shots were given to 18,223 children aged 6 months to 10 years at four clinics Wednesday and Thursday.
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Tenn
Virginia-Tennessee
Virginia
Tennessee
Washington County
Sullivan County
Navy Restores Admiral Rank to Rickover After Uproar
The Navy announced Capt. Hyman G. Rickover 53 was promoted to rear admiral after being twice passed over. Law changes and a March action kept him on active duty to clear the way, citing his pivotal work on atomic propulsion and the Manhattan Project. Rickover, Annapolis 1922 graduate, had earned praise for WWII repairs and Okinawa service.
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Navy
Hyman G. Rickover
Tomic
Rickover
Chicago
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Navy Promotion Board
Eee
Ickover
Okinawa
Congress
Ee Is
Energy Committee
Rinkover
Navy and Air Force Brief Presidents Push for Defense Unity
At Quantico base in Virginia the Navy and Air Force present their defense missions to President Eisenhower and top Pentagon leaders. Secretary Wilson seeks a smooth unification, avoiding inter-service feuds as Talbott and Anderson align with White House goals. Eisenhower attends a luncheon and privately notes his golf score.
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Navy
Air Force
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Defense Wilson
Wilson
Defense
Talbott
Robert Anderson
Army
Defense Department
Washington
Tank Rips Iron Curtain Then Seeks Asylum
In Munich a home made armored car rammed the Iron Curtain near Wald-Muenchen and crossed into West Germany with eight people aboard including a Czech mechanic, his wife and two children. Border police reported the vehicle appeared to be a tank but was later described as an armored car with tank treads. A CzechArmy patrol watched but did not fire. The group requested asylum.
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Munich
Germany
Wald- Muenchen
Bavaria
Wald-Muenchen
London School Banquet Triggers Food Poisoning Outbreak
A pre vacation banquet at a suburban London school sent 131 pupils and 6 teachers to three hospitals with food poisoning. Doctors treated most patients briefly. 20 children and 1 teacher remained under care.
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London
Eisenhower denounces East German regime as bankrupt
Bulletin dispatches report President Eisenhower calling East Germany a bankrupt regime and predicting the liquidation of the Communist dictatorship and Soviet occupation. In Illinois, Dr. George D. Stoddard resigns as University of Illinois president, effective February 1, 1954, after the Board of Trustees declined to give him a vote of confidence.
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Eisenhower
Red
East Germany
Champaign III
George D. Stoddard
University of Illinois
Stoddard
University Board of Trustees
Senate Committee Seeks Bipartisan Money Bills Agreement
The Senate Appropriations Committee met behind closed doors aiming to settle multi billion dollar money bills as time runs short. Sen. McCarthy clashed with Sen. Fulbright over information propaganda funds and charges of subversion amid efforts to pass a catch-all supplemental bill and drought relief amid Korea rehabilitation funding requests.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Fulbright
D-Ark
Just Call Me Shorty Fungicide Demonstration At Orchard Day
Rochester Michigan notes the Southeast Michigan orchardists field day on August 4 will feature a demonstration of a fungicide named N-trichloro methylthi-tetra-hydrophthal anide, used to control apple scab. It is also referred to as 406.
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Rochester, Mich
Southeastern Michigan
Blood Clot In Heart Fatal To Senator Tobey
Senator Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital two days after turning 73 from coronary thrombosis. He had suffered an office attack amid his Kefauver Committee work and was known for Bible quotes and sharp rebukes of racketeering. Survived by four children. Funeral plans unavailable.
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Meadow Ave
Fred Kakaris
Jacoby St
Wayne Birch
Sycamore St
Dean Riley
Deland
Ill
Washington
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
Tobey
Bethesda
MD.) Naval Hospital
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Hugh Gregg
Wayne Morse
Kefauver Committee
Cock Robin
Russell
Charles
T. A. Munson
Rochester, N. Y
Sterling Dean
Washington, Dc
Gis Flying Out Of Tokyo Are Disarmed
A report by Robert Tuckman states Gis leaving Tokyo were disarmed amid ongoing tensions. The dispatch notes security measures and the potential impact on regional contacts and travel advisories.
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Tokyo
Armistice Hints Rise Amid Korea Truce Talks At Panmunjom
Reports from Panmunjom indicate Allied and Communist officers wrapped up truce details and planned signing in secrecy. Gen Clark press conference delayed while Nam Il and Harrison Jr look to seal an armistice within hours, halting three years of war. Briggs and Rhee pressed Washington for a postwar security pact as Pyun Yung Tai cites awaiting U.S. response.
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Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Tachikawa
Mark Clark
Clark
374Th
William K. Harrison Jr
U. N
Nam I
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Kim
North Korea
China
U. S
Ellis O. Briggs
Dulles
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
United States
Pyun Yung Tai
Washington
Pyun
Eisenhower
Walter S. Robertson
Briggs
White House
United Nations
New York
General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
New Signs Of Caution Along Front In Korea
Central Front Korea AP reports a wary live and let live attitude as fighting eases locally while Reds press in the West. 8th Army prepares final cease fire orders for the 12 hours after Panmunjom, with offensive action likely halted unless attacked. Marines defend three hill positions near Panmunjom, repelling a 3,500-strong Chinese assault. Esther outpost was briefly lost and retaken in hand to hand fighting amid rain.
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Panmunjom
8Th Army
America
U. S. 8Th Army
Esther
Weather update with warm coastal readings and cool nights
The 6 am Armco East Side Main Gate thermometer showed 58 degrees as the day began with sunny to fair conditions. Vandalia station predicts a mostly clear sky tonight and tomorrow with a bit warmer air. Middletown peaked at 93 degrees yesterday afternoon and dipped to 60 this morning. Kentucky forecasts sunny, dry conditions with highs in the upper 80s and lows in the 60s through the weekend.
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Vandalia
Middletown
Kentucky
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