Truman declassifies top secret memo on Korea troop pullback
The release of a 1947 JCS note citing Dwight Eisenhower shows the U S planned to withdraw 45000 troops in Korea to lessen military exposure. GOP critics say the move fuels claims of blundering while Sen Knowland urges bipartisan access to such documents for review.
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Eisenhower Ends Boston Campaign Swing Tonight
Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares for his final campaign rally in Boston Garden at 10 p.m. EST and a one hour TV radio program to follow. He vows to study Korea firsthand if elected and criticizes Truman for wartime policy while Senator Nixon planned to join in Boston.
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Stitch In Time
Hunstanton farmer Edward Walker insures his two young sons Digby and Verden for 15 years against any damage they may cause. The policy costs 10 shillings or 140 dollars annually and covers up to 10 000 pounds in liability.
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England
Edward Walker
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Verden
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British Air Chief Lands U S Jet Pilots
Wellington New Zealand British Air Chief Marshal Sir William Dickson said in an interview that Americans lead in the Korean air war due to the quality of their air crews. Dickson will become Britain's chief of air staff next January.
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N. Z.P
William Dickson
Britain
Vote Count Tomorrow Shapes Nation and Local Destiny
Editorial urges every voter to cast a ballot, arguing that each vote counts toward the country’s future. It highlights 75 million eligible voters nationwide and 18 thousand in Middletown, comparing 1948Ohio margins to today’s stakes and stressing civic duty and democracy.
Optimism Rising in Stevenson Camp Ahead of Election
Springfield reports optimism in Gov. Adlai Stevenson camp as he prepares a last dramatic appeal to voters before the election. He plans a Chicago radio TV program with Truman, Barkley and Sparkman, then votes in Half Day, Illinois, before returning. Campaign managers predict 400 electoral votes but some doubt remains. Stevenson stresses Korea policy against Eisenhower and cites war correspondents warning against troop withdrawal.
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Doubtful States Hold Election Key
The Associated Press reports across states in the 1952 race voters will decide whether Dwight D. Eisenhower or Adlai E. Stevenson wins the presidency. Leaders predict victories in many states but uncertainty remains, with contests and margins varying by region.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Wallace Townsend
Eisenhower
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Delaware
Florida
Triangle Hill Station Holds Despite Chinese Mortar Fire
Chinese mortars halted repeated ROK assaults on Triangle Hill as U.N. forces led by Gen. Van Fleet maintained control. Allied guns battered Red positions in a northern valley while Chinese artillery and hand grenades pressed on.
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Seoul
Korea
Triangle Hill
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Eighth Army
Triangle
Sniper Ridge
Pair Escapes Lima Prison
Two inmates from Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane escaped with outside help, Supt. R. E. Bushong reported. The men were Carl Rogers, 23, jailed for rape from Summit County, and Richard Butler, 26, a Mahoning County burglar. Broken saw blades and a knotted rope were found near the escape site, suggesting visitors aided the fugitives.
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Lima State Hospital
R. E Bushong
Carl Rogers
Summit County
Richard Butler
Mahoning County
Bushong
Missouri Town Faces Severe Water Shortage
Green Ridge Missouri population 350 reports critical water shortage. The town has no water system and relies on wells and cisterns many of which are dry. Residents haul water from Sedalia twelve miles away.
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Fort Worth Ex-Convict Nabbed Over Buried Loot
Police and FBI agents arrested Floyd Hill, 40, a Fort Worth ex-convict, as he arrived at a vacant field with a garden hoe to dig up loot from a $248,000 robbery involving two exiled Cubans. He offered no resistance after a tip led to the trap.
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National Guard Joins Officers Facing Mutiny at Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus Ohio convicts riot at the Ohio Penitentiary prompting 21 state patrolmen to battle convicts with crossfire and gun barrages. A guard company with rifles and machine guns entered the prison to reinforce the patrols. Warden Ralph W Alvis identified Carlyle Noel 30 of Cincinnati as the dead inmate shot in the head at 940 am. Three other convicts were wounded earlier.
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Ohio
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Hamilton County
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Inmates Riot Report at London Prison Farm
Unconfirmed reports circulated that trouble began among London Prison Farm inmates with banned cups in the dining hall and nonstop shouting. No disturbances were reported in dormitories as area law enforcement scheduled an afternoon briefing.
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London Prison Farm
Riots at Ohio prison injure guards and inmates in standoff
A 60 hour prison riot at Halloween began when cell locks were broken leaving 1,600 convicts inside. Three men were wounded: Harold Sweet 25 Toledo with shoulder wounds, George Grubb 32 Cleveland buckshot injuries, Ezra Cay son 27 Warren buckshot injuries. Everett Hodge 28 Cincinnati shot during escape attempt. Guards and 400 Ohio National Guardsmen struggle to end the siege as patrols try to prevent a mass assault.
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Harold Sweet
Toledo
George Grubb
Cleveland
Ezra Cayson
Warren
Grubb
Cayson
Sweet
Everett Hodge
Cincinnati
Ohio National
Tito urges cooperation with West to avert world war
Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito warned at the Sixth Congress of the Yugoslav Communist Party that the Soviet Union seeks a new global conflict. He urged cautious optimism and said Yugoslavia can co exist with both communist and capitalist states while relying on Western aid as a defense of freedom.
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Yugoslavia
Marshal Tit
Soviet Union
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Russia
Titosa
Experien
Close Contests For Senate Seats Highlight Congressional Campaign
Congressional campaign focus on Senate and House battles as voters head to polls. Democrats seek to defend 20 of 34 Senate seats while Republicans target key states including Wisconsin and Massachusetts. Governors also face elections with about equal party split among incumbents and challengers.
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America
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Reawieee
Missouri
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