Typhoon Toll Rises in Philippines and Indochina
Philippine Red Cross reports 370 dead and 200 missing from the typhoon with several hundred injured as the storm moves toward Indochina. Telegraphed and radio reports from devastated provinces slow casualty tallies. Tabaco in Albay reports 118 killed.
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Manila
Philippine Red Cross
Red Cross
South China Sea
Indochina
Saigon
Philippines
Tabaco
Albay
Luzon
Three Charged With Red Ties Seek Hearings
Cincinnati three men named as Communists in Ohio Un American Activities Commission testimony seek hearings. They are Jerry Maxey AFL local business agent Ernest Waits radio DJ at WNOP Newport Ky and Jack Methard former Ohio CIO POLITICAL ACTION Committee secretary. Commission chairman Gordon Renner said hearings will be set upon notice.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Un-American Activities Commission
Jerry Maxey
American Federation of State
AFL
Ernest Waits
WNOP
Newport
Jack Methard
Ohio Cio
Political Action Committee
Hamilton Coun
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Cecil D. Scott
Scott
FBI
Maxey
Gordon Renner
Five Youngsters Missing As Fire Destroys Home
Tyrone Pennsylvania early today fire destroyed a railroad shopman's home. Edwing T Smith his wife and 8 month old baby escaped. Five of Smiths six children Tommy 14 Kenneth 13 Rose Mary 11 Daniel 6 and David 2 missing. Mrs Smith and the baby were in critical condition. Firemen said probe would take hours. Cause unknown. Neighbors said Smith jumped from a second floor window after his wife jumped with their youngest. Smiths condition was fair.
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Tyrone
Edwing T. Smith
Smith
Tommy
Kenneth
Rose Mary
Daniel
David
Acheson To Reveal Whole Truce Story
United Nations debates how to press for armistice terms as Secretary Acheson promises full disclosure on Panmunjom talks. He aims to urge members to supply more troops money and materiel if the Communists reject truce terms.
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Acheson
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Dean Acheson
United Nations Assembly
Panmunjom
McGranery Plans Deportation Drive Against Communists
Attorney General McGranery launched a program to remove foreign born Communist leaders through deportation and denaturalization. He directed action to put Communist Party Chairman William Z Foster on trial for alleged conspiracy to overthrow the government. Officials said eight active Communists facing deportation must surrender or face rearrest, with further denaturalization or deportation steps against ten forward echelon members. McGranery emphasized no action against natural born Americans.
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Washington
McGranery
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
United States
Foster
Daily Worker
New York City
U. S. Atty
Myles J. Lane
New York
MacGranery
Hard Coal Leaders Seek $1.90 Daily Pay Boost
John L. Lewis reportedly demands a $1.90 daily raise for hard coal miners to test the Wage Stabilization Board decision on soft coal. The effort follows a 1.50 limit for soft coal that sparked a nationwide walkout by about 350,000 workers.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Theovernment
WSB
Pennsylvania
Stevenson Maps Talk On Smears In Campaign Speech
Gov Adlai Stevenson heads toward Ohio for a Cleveland address to denounce Republican smear tactics. Campaign manager Wilson Wyatt calls the speech one of the campaign's most important, with Stevenson blasting Eisenhower and the Old Guard as he rails against communism and Western Europe liberation promises. The Cleveland talk is at 9 p.m. EST and will be carried by CBS and Mutual radio networks.
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Marvin Larrowsmith
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Buffalo
N.N Y
Ohio
Wilson Wyatt
Cleveland
Cleveland Arena
CBS
Mutual
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Michael C. Noeppel
Memorial Auditorium
Wyatt
Hiss
Eisenhower
Europe
Old Guard
Hitler
Quake in Southern Turkey Kills 18 Officials say
A sharp earthquake in Ada region southern Turkey killed at least 18 people and injured 40. Tetremor lasted about five seconds and caused extensive damage in the city of 150 000. Communications breakdown delayed full details and toll could rise.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Ada
U S Troops Repel Red Attack At Triangle Hill Iron Horse Mountain
U S Seventh Division troops on Triangle Hill repelled a Chinese assault of about 500 men as flare planes and searchlights highlighted the action. South Korean forces also regained Iron Horse Mountain crest while U S Eighth Army reported near total control of the hill by 1 20 pm.
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Seoul
U. S. Seventh Division
Triangle Hill
Iron Horse Mountain
U. S. Eighth Army
ROK
Iron Triangle
Reds
U. S
Sniper Ridge
Triangle
Papa-San Mountain
Korea
Fifth Air Force
Pyongyang
Sariwon
British Reveal Jet Development That Saves Fuel
Britain discloses Rolls Royce Conway jet engine with a by-pass design that doubles power while using less fuel for long range heavy bombers and passenger aircraft. Exact details remain secret.
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London
Britain
Rolls Royce
Pike Ground-Breaking To Take Place Monday
The Ohio Turnpike Commission said ground breaking for the 241 mile Ohio Turnpike will occur at 1 a m Monday at the Cuyahoga River Bridge site in Summit County.
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Columbus
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Ohio Turnpike
Cuyahoga River
Summit County
Eisenhower Campaigns In Northeast Denouncing Union Kill Charge
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower campaigned in industrial New York State cities denying union-kill charges. He spoke in Schenectady and Troy to large crowds, arguing Democrats inflated inflation and pursued power. Dewey and Truman mudslinging were condemned as distractions from record.
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Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York State
Schenectady
General Electric
Hurricane Aims at Florida From Caribbean Waters
A hurricane in the Caribbean Sea moves northward, likely to strike Cuba and then Florida. It is the season’s sixth storm, about 350 miles south of Havana and 550 miles south-southwest of Miami, with winds near 85 mph and gales up to 50 miles from the center. Forecasters expect a slow initial motion to the north and a later increase in forward speed.
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Miami
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Florida
Havana
Weather Bureau
Jury Indicts Grunewald Over Contempt Charges in DC
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted H. W. Grunewald known as the Dutchman on 22 counts of contempt of Congress. The case stems from his previous appearances before a House Ways and Means subcommittee on tax frauds where he refused to discuss Internal Revenue Bureau officials or pending cases. Conviction on all counts could bring up to 22 years in prison and a $22,000 fine per count.
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Foster
New York City
Supreme Court
Mexico
Washington
H. W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Rep. King
D-Calif
Internal Revenue Bureau
Baby Killed Under Car in Zanesville Incident
Richard Lee Dunkle a 16 month old of Zanesville was crushed to death beneath a car on Wednesday authorities said the tragedy occurred in the city as investigation continues.
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Zanesville
Richard Lee Dunkle
Police pursue gang in multi-state kidnapping spree
A quartet calling themselves a "three gun maniacs" kidnapped ten people across Tennessee Kentucky and Georgia in a highway spree. Victims escaped single or small groups as bandits fired warning shots. A Houston couple first escaped at a Sparta stop light triggering a wide road and air search.
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Sparta, Tenn
U.S. 41
State Highway Patrol
Houston
Sparta
Egyptians dismiss top public servants in graft crackdown
Cairo reports the Egyptian government fired scores of senior officials including two Health Ministry undersecretaries and dissolved the municipal councils of Cairo and Alexandria as part of a broader anti graft campaign.
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Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
U N Moves to Probe Staff over McCarran Questions
Trygve Lie begins assembling a panel of jurists to examine how U N employees are treated under U S law and the rights of investigating bodies to inquire into their private lives. He fired or suspended several American staffers for refusing to answer McCarran committee questions.
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United Ntions
N. Y
Trygve Lie
International Jurists
U. N
U. S
Lie
McCarran Committee
United Nations
Frank C. Bancroft
Julia Okder
Department of Conferences and General Services
Hope Dorothy Edridge
Economic Affairs Department
Jack S. Harris
Trusteeship Council
Jane M. Reed
Alexander Svenchansky
Russia
Alfred van Tassel
Technical Assistance Administration
Marjorie
Herman) Zap
Ruth Crawford
Children’s Fund
Communist Party
Gordon
Truman Warns Union Men Against Eisenhower in Campaign
President Truman told union members in Wheeling West Virginia that Republicans seek to destroy labor unions and that Eisenhower picked an anti labor running mate. He criticized the Taft Hartley Act and urged votes for Stevenson and other Democrats while touring West Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland en route to Washington.
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Truman
Dwight D Eisenhower
White House
Wheeling
W. Va
Richard M. Nixon
West Virginia
Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Detroit
Hibbling
Minn
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W.va
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
House of Representatives
Nixon
California
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Harley
Revercomb
Bob McKlahan
House
Stevens
Democratic Party
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