Father Mistakes Son for Prowler Fires Fatal Shot
A Germantown area tragedy left 18 year old Charles Kuhn Jr dead after his father, 47 year old Charles Kuhn Sr, fired two shots from a pistol as the son approached the house on West Carrollton-Farmersville Road. The father had feared prowlers and said the youth did not respond when called. An inquest will determine details.
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West Carrollton
Farmersville Rd
Germantown
Charles Kuhn, Jr
Miami Valley Hospital
James Griffin
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Griffin
Kuhn, Sr
Aubrey Sorrell
Sheriff's Office
Kuhn
Young Kuhn
John Shuey
John Jt
Weather Extremes Hit Across Regions
Autumn behaved like winter and summer across the nation with blustery cold in the Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies while the Midwest and East experienced record heat. New York reported 88.4 degrees, Livingston Montana saw a low of 10, and a weekend storm dumped 16 inches in the central Rockies. Snow covered much of Wyoming and southern Montana and spread to northwest Nebraska.
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Chicago
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Plains
Midwest
Easteern Seaboard
New York City
Livingston
Mont
Wyoming
Montana
Nebraska
Rescue effort under way for injured Iowa doctor in Wyoming
Dr J H Kerr 74 of Akron Iowa lies in a snowbound cabin in the Wyoming mountains after a horse fell on him while big game hunting near Fishhawk Creek. A helicopter was rushed in as rescue attempts were hindered by weekend snow storms and rough terrain. Bert Avery, a guide, hiked 18 miles to send the alarm.
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Cody
Wyo
Iowa
Wyoming
J. H. Kerr
Akron
Fishhawk Creek
T. J. Kerr
North Platte
Neb
Bert Avery
Cordell Hull Urges Liberty Spirit Against Soviet Threat
Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, aged 79, marks his birthday urging the non Communist world to stay alert and on fire with liberty. He praises the United Nations for countering Red aggression in Korea while warning grave difficulties confront nations on all sides. Hull, who resigned in 1944, remains active in following UN work and world events.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United Nations
Korea
State Department
Roosevelt
Garter Snake Scares Gorilla Back Into Cage
CHICAGO AP Bush man the gorilla who fears no man escaped from his cage yesterday A garter snake finally chased him back inside The 550 pound ape roamed through a corridor and monkey house kitchen for over two hours Police kept guard inside and spectators outside Edgar Robinson raised Bushman tried to lure him with fruit but he resisted Finally a baby alligator and then a garter snake forced him back into his cage The gorilla appeared to push open a sliding door to escape beforehand
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Chicago
Bushman
Monkey House
Lincoln Park
Edgar Robinson
Keepers
NPA to order arms speeding priority plan
Washington AP The National Production Authority will issue a priority order to harness industry for the 30 billion dollar annual military preparedness program. Plants must accept military orders and prioritize them over civilian work, with prime contractors passing orders to subcontractors and suppliers to the mill and mine. Secretary Sawyer announced a 9.4 million ton steel expansion by end of 1952, aiming for 109.963 million tons yearly. The plan, debated as private financing, reflects 20 companies and expands beyond prior targets, matching WW II growth.
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Washington
National Production Authority Tonight
Commerce Sawyer
Sawyer
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steel Industry
Steel Company
NPA
William H. Harrison
Defense
Farm Bureau Leader Backs Joe Ferguson
COLUMBUS AP Murray D Lincoln Ohio farm leader backs Joseph T Ferguson for the Democratic Senate nomination Endorsement boosts Ferguson with farm voters while Taft runs widely in rural areas Lincoln praises Ferguson as a city man close to farmers and their problems Lincoln faults Taft for obstructive negative policy on housing soil conservation school lunch program CCC funds and crop storage facilities
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Columbus
Murray D. Lincoln
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Lincoln
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
Taft
Ola Trapp
Massacre in Taejon leaves over a thousand dead
The AP reports more than 1,100 Korean civilians killed in Taejon with about 700 victims around a Franciscan monastery. Authorities fear 5,000 to 6,000 injured and note 30 American soldiers among the dead, with three survivors. American Lt. Robert W. Shultice leads the investigation for the Judge Advocate General.
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Taejon
British Labor Pushes Rearmament Amid Pacifist Faction
Margate England AP The ruling British Labour party campaigns to win pacifists to rearmament and conscription against Russia, arguing strong Western nations and collective security can avert war. Party chairman Sam Watson, a National Union of Mineworkers officer, condemns the Stockholm peace petition as a fraud.
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Margate
England
Labor Party
Russia
Sam Watson
National Union of Mineworkers
Sup
Watson
Stockholm
Akron Bus Walkout Halts City Transit
An unauthorized 500 member CIO Transport Workers strike abruptly stopped public transit in Akron. The walkout began as shifts started at 4:30 a.m. with workers declining to return to work in protest of what they called a speed-up from new schedules, causing many riders to be stranded and awaiting alternatives.
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CIO Transport Workers
Sun-Tan Chart Reveals Summer’s Marked Tale
A lighthearted record from a sun-tan season shows how summer fashion leaves physical proof through tan lines. Sister, a teen, represents many youths who wore pedal pushers and play-suits, creating visible patterns that linger into fall as weather changes force wardrobe shifts.
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Sister
Paycheck Withholding Rates Increase Across Nation
Washington reports higher federal income tax withholding took effect yesterday, affecting over 25 million workers with a roughly one fifth larger deduction from paychecks to fund a defense build-up. Individual taxes rise by about 2.7 billion dollars annually. corporate taxes also increase, with refunds or additional payments expected at year end.
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Washington
Congress
West Germans quell rioting across many cities
West German police claimed a decisive victory over Communists who tried to spark nationwide riots. More than 1,400 Red ringleaders were jailed as riots in numerous cities were broken up. About 30 police were injured while protests in Berlin received assurances of continued aid from President Truman.
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Duesseldorf
Germany
Berlin
Truman
Paul G. Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
East Germany
Hamburg
Munich
Seoul City Sue Missing in Seoul
Municipal authorities reported no trace of Seoul City Sue, the North Korean woman radio announcer whose Tokyo Rose style broadcasts to American troops were halted before liberation of the capital last week.
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Seoul
Korea
Seoul City
Sue
Tokyo
Reds Prepare To Make Last-Ditch Stand At Wonsan
South Korean forces drove about 36 miles into Soviet backed Korea and neared Wonsan on the east coast. The Third Division crossed the 38th parallel with gains near Kansong and Yangyang as Republican units advanced. UN commanders withheld comment on MacArthur's surrender ultimatum while Red Korean defenses reportedly prepared to defend Wonsan.
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Reds
Wonsan
Tokyo
Red Korea
Hal Boyle
Kansong
Republic
Boyle
Yangyang
MacArthur
United Nations
Genral MacArthur
Red
Red Capital
Pyongyang
North Korea
Russian Mines Are Found In Korean Seas
Admiral Forrest Sherman told the House Armed Services Committee that U S Navy ships off Korea have found many floating Russian type mines recently laid and not long out of storage. The destroyer Brush struck a mine, killing nine, injuring ten, with five missing. Mines recovered were Mark 26 moored type, possibly floated down rivers or laid by small craft. Sherman noted other mine damage to a small vessel and two ships near the border as South Korean forces push into North Korea. An air force spokesman said B 29s will keep pace with advancing troops. Sherman testified mainly on Navy construction costs amid rising prices.
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Washington
Forrest Sherman
U. S. Navy
Korea
Sherman
Naval Operations
House Armed Services Committee
U. S
Brush
Course Marry Foil Whistler Course Marry Foil Whistler
Bert Belsom and Jacqueline C wed yesterday at Our Lady of the Holgar y Church Taft near New Orleans after threats from the Paradise whistler. A 20 mile delay occurred as a messenger sped from Paradis to Taft for the marriage license.
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New Orleans
Herbert Belsom
Florida
Ph Whistler
Paradise
Belsom
Jacqueline C
Our Lady of the Most Holgary
Taft
Paradis
New
Miami
Westinghouse Enacts 10-Cent Wage Rise for 50,000 Workers
About 50,000 Westinghouse Electric workers begin a new one year contract granting a 10 cent hourly pay increase and enhanced pension benefits retroactive to September 18. The CIO IUE negotiates a pension plan with a $100 minimum after 25 years and offers life, sick, and accident insurance, with plans to reopen after one year by mutual consent. The pact covers plants in Pittsburgh and other cities, while other unions at the company await talks.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
CIO International Union of Electrical Works
IUE
Westinghouse
Cio-Iue
James B. Carey
Theio-Iue
Labo
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Carey
Cioiue
Pittsburn
Adelphia
Sharon
Springfield
Mass
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Farm Bureau
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British Labor Party
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