Air Force Orders Supersonic F102 Delta Interceptor
The Air Force ordered initial production of the F102 delta wing interceptor built by Convair in San Diego. The jet is aimed at high altitude aerial defense with advanced electronic controls and potential guided missiles, though deployment is not expected for several years.
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Washington
Air Force
America
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Convair
San Diego
Calif
Edwards Air Force Base
Navy
Delta
Taft Links Dems to Socialism at Casper Rally
Senator Robert A Taft accused the Democratic administration of seeking a totalitarian socialist government. Speaking in Casper on behalf of Wyoming candidate Frank Barrett, Taft attacked Truman and outlined campaign issues including corruption, big government, and foreign policy. He criticized labor protections and claimed Soviet threats shape U.S. policy. Taft planned to travel to Albuquerque after Casper.
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Casper
Wyo
Sen
Robert A Taft
Ohio
United States
Frank A. Barrett
Wyoming
Taft
Truman
Coolidge
Senate
Utah
Nevada
Arizona
Montana
Washington
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Jury To Rule If Accident Was Murder
G Edward Grammer a former counter spy faces murder charges in Baltimore Circuit Court. He is accused of killing his wife Dorothy May Grammer and disguising the crime as an automobile accident. About 120 witnesses were listed as the trial began before Judge Herman M Moser without a jury.
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Baltimore
G. Edward Grammer
Baltimore Circuit Court
Herman M Moser
Grammer
New York
Baltimore County
Dorothy May Grammer
Stevenson
Hiss
Miners Strike In Japan Shuts Coal Mines Nationwide
About 250000 Japanese coal miners walked off the job for a two day strike demanding a 12 percent wage increase and better working terms. The stoppage affected major coal regions and drew government attention as production slowed nationwide.
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Japan
Tokyo
UN Workers Refuse Testimony In Senate Hearing
Five U N employees and a former stenographer refused to answer questions about Communist ties, invoking self incrimination. The internal security subcommittee questioned Alfred Van Tassel Joe Gordon Frank Bancroft Stanley Graze and Eugene Wallach as hearings continued. Bancroft denied espionage, while Van Tassel called inquiries irrelevant to U N employment.
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New York
United Nations
U. S. Senate
U.N
U. N
U. S. Senate Internal Security
Alfred J. van Tassel
Joe Gordon
Frank C. Bancroft
Stanley Graze
Eugene Wallach
Bancroft
Documents Control
van Tassel
Regent Named in Egypt to Act as Regent
Cairo Egypt Prince Mohammed Abdel Monem a second cousin of exiled King Farouk was named regent to replace the three man regency council His appointment was announced by Maj Gen Mohamed Naguib premier after an emergency cabinet session The regency was formed following Farouks abdication last July in favor of his infant son Farouk II.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Abdel Monem
Farouk
Mohamed Naguib
Faud
Nixon says Stevenson unqualified over Hiss and communism
Senator Richard Nixon assailed Governor Adlai Stevenson on a national broadcast claiming Stevenson is disqualified for leading the United States due to his stance on communism and his handling of the Alger Hiss case. He argued Stevenson's actions and record show failed judgment and loyalty.
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Ronald Autry
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
Free Nations
Stevenson
California
Nixon
Alger Hiss
State Department
Illinois
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson Charges GOP Won't Face Its Record
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson charged the Republicans ignore issues of peace and prosperity using slogans and confetti. He blasted GOP isolationism, contrasted it with his campaign themes, and asserted the party and Eisenhower are controlled by “Old Guard reactionaries” facing a November victory.
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Stevenson
GOP
Casper
Wyo
Adlai E. Stevenson
West
Texas
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Eisenhower
Hine
Tidelands
Washington
Coun
United Nations opens seventh session in somber mood
The UN General Assembly began its seventh session in an atmosphere of gloom as Dean Acheson and Andrei Vishinsky attended front row seats. Delegates from 60 nations filled the 2054 seat hall and debates centered on Korea disarmament Germany and colonial issues. The United States signaled possible moves to debate Tunisian and Moroccan complaints against France while pressing for a Korean War armistice and prisoner return policy.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations General Assembly
New York
East River
U. S
Dean Acheson
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Assembly
Luis Padillo Nervo
Mexico
Korea
Germany
Austria
Vincent R. Impellitteri
U. N
Oval
First Ave
Warren R. Austin
France
Britain
Paris
Acheson
Tito's Guards Kill Man Trying To Escape
In UDINE Italy a Yugoslav attempting to flee to Italy was shot and killed by Yugoslav frontier guards just short of his goal. Italian frontier guardsmen reported the body was removed by a Yugoslav patrol about two hours after the shooting.
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Udine
Italy
Chinese woman with twins expects fifth pregnancy in Rangoon
A Chinese woman in Rangoon, already a mother of four sets of twins in four years, prepared for another stay at a maternity home with extra clothing. Her husband, a general merchant, commented on the looming fifth pregnancy as the doctor warned.
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Rangoon
Burma
U.S. Protest Over Kennan Brushed Off
Moscow says the U S note is a worthless effort to justify a false hostile statement by envoy George Kennan. Tass calls the Kennan matter closed and the U S protest inadequate. Kennan remains in Germany after remarks in Berlin last month sparked Soviet criticism.
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Moscow
Russia
America
U. S
George Kennan
Tass
Kennan
State Department
Washington
Berlin
Germany
London
Pravda
Communist Party
Police Nab Three Fugitives After City Jail Escape
In Flint Michigan three ex convicts Clifford Billings 34 Claude Smith 23 and Lewis Smith 22 were recaptured ending a major manhunt. They escaped Sunday from Flint City Jail by forcing turnkey Marvin Besteman to guide them Besteman escaped unharmed. The Smith brothers were captured in a Lansing friend's home while Billings was later found in a farm ditch near Lansing all surrendering.
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Flint Mich
Flint City
Michigan
Clifford Billings
Claude Smith
Lewis
City
Marvin Besteman
Besteman
Smith Brothers
Lansing
Billings
Tanks and shells clear path to Triangle Hill and White Horse
Allied infantry push with tanks and artillery to seize two Chinese held hills on the Central Korean front. Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge see heavy fighting with Chinese reinforcements and mortar barrages as U N forces press a second crest assault. Separate dispatch notes White Horse Mountain nearing final foothold with eight day battle and high Chinese casualties. Front reports describe fierce bayonet fighting, heavy mortar fire, and air bombardment across Triangle, White Horse, and Finger Ridge.
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SEOUL
Triangle Hill
Kumwha
Sniper Ridge
Triangle
U. N
Sable
Iron Triangle
U.S. Egilith Army
White Horse Mountain
White Horse
Kumhwa
Papa-San
U.N
Lewis Plans Own Drive For Demos
Labor leader John Lewis begins a personal campaign tour for Adlai Stevenson. He has scheduled two speeches in West Virginia and signals readiness to expand into other states if asked. The United Mine Workers Convention proceeds quickly and with apparent momentum.
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Cincinnati
John L.ewis
Adlai Stevenson
Lewis
West Virginia
Stevenson
United Mine Workers Convention
Eisenhower Attacks Truman in Dixie on 62nd Birthday
Ike, aboard Eisenhower Special, blasts the Truman administration as weak-kneed and soft-headed in Houston speech. He defends state tidelands titles, warns against federal encroachment, and urges support for his Dixie crusade amid large crowds in New Orleans and Houston.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Texas
Truman
Dixie
Houston
Tex
New Orleans
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower Command
Waco
Lubbock
Eisenhower
Price Daniel
Daniel
Tidelands
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Moisant International Airport
Canal Street
Beauregard Square
Robert F. Kennon
Stevenson
Bolters
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