Chinese Push ROKs Off Top Of Vital Hill
Chinese Reds seized White Horse Mountain in heavy fighting as 16 000 fresh troops moved within striking distance. ROK Ninth Division briefly regained the crest before retreating under fire as casualties mounted, with Allied observers counting thousands of Chinese losses in 90 hours of brutal combat.
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Seoul
White Horse Mountain
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Roks
Chiam
Yonchon
Heartbreak Ridge
Sparkman Seeks Midwest Support After Ohio Stop
Democratic Senator John J. Sparkman wrapped two days in Ohio and moved to Nebraska and Iowa for campaign events. He addressed about 800 at a Toledo dinner and later planned talks in Omaha Council Bluffs and Sioux City while defending New Deal era prosperity against Republican claims of creeping socialism. He contrasted Eisenhower’s Army background with Social Security and praised Taft in addressing corruption concerns linked to Nixon and a private expense fund.
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John J. Sparkman
Nebraska
Iowa
Ohio
Alabama
Sparkman
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Mount Vernon
Tansfield
Senate Banking Small Business Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Richard Mixon
California
Sen
Taft
Nixon
Ike's Luck Holds As Pipe Misses Him In Parade
The Eisenhower convoy near Long Beach to Los Angeles dodged a close call when a piece of exhaust pipe kicked up by the car ahead missed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower by about two feet. He ducked in the back seat as the tubing flew by, with observers noting a higher car position could have caused a fatal impact.
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Los Angeles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Long Beach
105 Latest Toll In English Wreck
The death toll from Wednesday's triple train crash in Harrow, England rose to 105 as salvage and debris removal continued. Officials warned more bodies could be buried, with 94 people still hospitalized and 63 released after treatment.
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Harrow
England
Grandfather Doug Connell Wishes New Channel for Movies
A San Francisco boy named Doug Connell, aged just under four, voiced a wish about film options saying he wished the movies had another channel. The anecdote captures a child’s humor alongside media nostalgia.
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San Francisco
Douglas Dean Connell
Artett TV
Firemen Find Arson Murder In Manhattan Apartment
In a Manhattan apartment fire early today the burned body of Sanford Tilles a 35 year old television scenery artist was found tied hand and foot with wire under a burning studio couch. Police Captain Henry Wade called the case arson and murder as four windows were locked and the door opened with pass keys. A heavy blow left a gash on the temple and the hands were bound behind the back. A third floor tenant alerted the superintendent Sam Carrow.
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New York
Sanford Tilles
Manhattan
Henry Wade
Sam Carrow
National Broadcasting Team
Wade
Middletown Focus Highlights Local Sports and Civic Events
Sunday’s Journal previews wrestling with Middletown YMCA youth programs and girls physical education at Middletown High School. Civic Symphony starts its season next month with program details. Perry C Lawson of Springboro, a 30 year school bus driver with over 250000 miles, is featured on the Miami Valley Pages. The Lebanon Prison Farm story on inmates and fields appears on Sunday’s Miami Valley pages.
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Middletown
YMCA
Ournal
Middletown High Cnool
Civic Symphony
Perry C. Lawson
Springboro
Miami Valley
Lebanon
Stevenson Aims for Peace Gains in Southern Swing
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson toured the South arguing that Russia could abandon aggressive policies if American led collective security holds. He warned Republicans threaten defense cuts and urged vigilance against GOP plans to weaken alliances. He praised Democratic policy as uniting the free world and preventing a third world war, while criticizing Eisenhower’s proposed budget cuts as dangerous.
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Jack Bell
Oklahoma City
Adlai E. Stevenson
Russia
United States
New Orleans
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Old Guard
Republican Party
Sen
Taft
Free World
Illinois
Kansas City
Forrest Smith
St.Louis
Jeremiah O'Connell
Mystery Cash Vanishes From Panagra Flight
A Pan American Grace Airways Panagra DC6 flight from Miami to Lima reported a $50,000 cash loss. Investigators, led by W F Lewis, consider theft in flight or during brief Panama and Guayaquil stops or misdirection. A bag with money was found ripped open at Lima.
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Fla
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Pan American-Grace Airways
Panagra
Panama
Guayaquil
W. F. Lewis
New York
E Inter-Americano
Lima
Panagra New York
Canada
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U. S
Mid-Air Collision Tied To Bomber Crash
At Travis AFB California an alleged mid-air collision between a B29 and a jet fighter caused a bomber crash near Portland Oregon killing all 11 crewmen. The jet trainer returned to McChord Field Washington with damage to its left wing fuel tank and no injuries to its two crew members.
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Calif
Air Force
Portland
Ore
McChord Field
Wash
Florida Bank Robbed by Two Men
Two armed robbers tied up three bank employees at Peoples Industrial Bank in Fort Lauderdale and escaped with 8500 dollars. The heist occurred at 8 15 a m as the bank prepared to open, entry gained through an unlocked rear door.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Peoples Industrial Bank
Have A Drink Of Steak
Ohio State University graduate student and research chemist H Ned Draudt says a liquid steak is now possible. He notes the drink is high in protein and low in calories, suited for those overweight or who have lost their teeth but crave steak flavor.
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Columbus
H. Ned Draudt
Ohio State University
Draudt
Eisenhower to reveal finances before election
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower said he will publish a financial report before the election. He indicated a financial statement or income tax returns may be opened for public inspection, though details were not specified. He also attacked Truman and warned against the danger of special privilege in government.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
California
Navy
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pan Pacific
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Soviet call for severe punishment over U S plane incident
Soviet deputy chief of staff demanded severe punishment for the U S crew after two MIG15s fired on a hospital mission DC3 near a Berlin corridor. Maj. Gen. Mathewson protested to Moscow while Washington rejected the attack as unwarranted and dangerous.
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Berlin
Russia
Lemuel Mathewson
V.I. Trussov
Moscow
Germany
U. S
U.S
Trussov
German Democratic Republic
Mathewson
Backbone Issue Dominates Nixon Pennsylvania Campaign Tour
Senator Richard Nixon's 11 car train travels through seven Northwestern PA cities as he promotes the backbone theme against Stevenson. He urges backing Eisenhower and derides the State Department while addressing crowds in Wilkes Barre and Erie, stressing military service and patriotism.
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Richard Nixon
Pennsylvania
California
New Castle
Meadville
Oil City
Titusville
Corry
Sharon
Penn
Nipxon
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
State Department
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Britons Speculate on New A Test in Australia
Rumors spread that Britain may conduct a second atomic test in Australia within two months after three top scientists fly to Australia in early November. W. G. Penney Sir John Cockroft and Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan will visit to review the Oct. 2 detonation at Monte Bello Islands and advise Churchill and the Cabinet.
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London
Australia
Britain
W. G. Penney
Monte Bello Islands
Western Australia
John Cockroft
Harwell
Frederick Morgan
Penney
Air Today
Winston Churchill
Royal Air Force
Cockroft
Gen. Morgan
Party revamping next on agenda at Soviet Congress
The Soviet Communist Party Congress began discussion on proposed statute changes including creating a presidium to replace the Politburo. Delegates had approved the five year plan aiming to raise total industrial production 70 percent above 1950 by 1955. A committee was formed to review changes proposed during the debate.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Congress
Truman Tour Targets New York as 45 Electoral Votes Goal
President Truman tours New York aboard the Truman Train on behalf of Adlai Stevenson. He attacks Republican civil rights rhetoric and warns of pressures on the Bill of Rights while criticizing immigration policy and the Alabama white supremacy ballot issue. He avoids direct jabs at Eisenhower.
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Sylvania
Erie
New York State
New York
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Buffalo
Memorial Auditorium
Lewis Sends Aide Flying To Meeting
John L. Lewis moves toward a nationwide coal strike if the Wage Stabilization Board does not approve a new pay boost by next Wednesday. He sent Welly Hopkins from the UMW convention to Washington as the board begins review of the wage raises. The contract increases miners pay to 18.25 a day and boosts the royalty to 40 cents a ton to fund the union welfare program, a move coal operators question as they await approval.
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Cincinnati-Ap
John L. Lewis
WSB
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
United Mite Workers Union
Uncertain UMW Pay Deal Could Delay Oct 15 Checks
The board may approve a new pay scale for miners after Oct 15 delaying first checks. Hopkins, senior counsel for the union, slated to discuss with the WSB in Washington, warns approval by Oct 15 is essential to avoid a coal strike. Lewis leans toward Stevenson, while the union chief withholds endorsement and criticizes Senator Taft and others he views as easily led.
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Hopkins
WSB
Washington
Lewis
Stevenson
Robert A. Ta
Ohio
Guard Stops death by own action Try Of Jailed Gl
An alert military guard stopped an Ohio soldier, Pvt Eugene Walters of Harrod s Allen County, from attempting suicide in his cell near Frankfurt. Walters, jailed on suspicion tied to an 18 year old American girl abduction, denies involvement in the Feb 3 case and remains in two man guard confinement without charges. The girl Mamie Ruth Shelton, adopted daughter of a local master sergeant, was abducted in Berlin area and later reported not molested.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Here
Eguene Walters
Harrods
Allen County
Walters
Berlin
Mamie Ruth Shelton
Miss Shelton
British Given New POW Offer
The British Foreign Office said Britain must resolve the Korean war prisoner issue but finds the latest proposal from North Korean General Nam II unacceptable. A Peiping radio dispatch via China News Agency carried the offer, which the Allies have rejected for bayonet-point repatriation.
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London
Foreign Office
Britain
Nam II
China
Peiping Radio
Miners Approve Resolution Urging Stabilization Act
Cincinnati dispatch reports the United Mine Workers Union adopted a resolution at its 41st convention urging Congress to pass a stabilization act for the coal industry. The act would allow minimum coal sales prices to be fixed.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers Union Today
Congress
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