Nixon says he has communist evidence in Dem party
Vice President Nixon told about 1,000 in Butte that he possesses a secret memorandum directing California Communist leaders to fight out issues within the Democratic party. He linked Communist influence to the 1954 elections and warned loyal Democrats oppose infiltration. He planned further disclosures in Wyoming today.
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Mont
Nixon
U. S
California
Worland
Cheyenne
Wyo
Communist Party
United States
Democratic Party
Eisenhower
Truman
Communist Party of America
America
Two Survive Haiti Landslide Kills 260
A vast landslide near Berry, Haiti, buried an estimated 260 people, with only a child and a visiting woman surviving. Capt. P. Burchett of the Inter-American Geodetic Survey reported the toll after aerial inspection. Red Cross teams described only six houses remaining. The disaster followed floods from Hurricane Hazel.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Berry
Here
P. Burchett
Inter - American Geodetic Survey
Hazel
Comic Strip Artist McManus Dies At 70 In California
George McManus creator of Bringing Up Father died at age 70 after a period of ill health in Santa Monica California He rose from street sweeper to comic strip fame creating Jiggs Maggie and the Couple whose show toured the nation and radio All facts reflect the obituary summary with references to his early career and international reach.
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Calif
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New York
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Maggie
Jiggs
Newark
Korea Vet Is Locked Up In Zoo
Rocky the 16 120 pound Hokkaido bear, famed as the 187th Regimental Combat Team paratrooper in Korea, was placed in Lincoln Park Zoo by the unit. The bear, who earned the Purple Heart after a mortar fragment nicked her chin, will stay there as a symbol and was donated by 1st Sgt. Gene Castle of Paintsville to ventral Midwestmen among the troops.
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Lincoln Park
187Th
Korea
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Rakkasan
Oakland
Calif
Gene Castle
Paintville
Castle
Power Firm Slendered Suit Hit In Dixon-Yates Probe
Senator Langer called Arkansas Power & Light Co. suit against Little Rock banker Arthur E. McLean a major blunder and said Wall Street interests prompted the slander action. Langer and his antimonopoly subcommittee warned the move would draw swift public backlash as the Dixon-Yates power contract probe continues.
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Washington
Langer
R-Ind
Arkansas Power & Light Co
Senate
Wall Street
Little Rock
North Dakota
Arthur E. McLean
Arkansas Power
Ap&l
McLean
Dixon-Yates
Stevenson Charges Nixon McCarthyism in White Collar Campaign
Adlai Stevenson charged President Eisenhower with dangerous politics at a Milwaukee rally and attacked Vice President Nixon for leading a congressional drive he called McCarthyism in a white collar. He cited Nixon boasting of "cleaning up" Washington and warned of a Democratic-supported bill agenda reliant on Republicans. Stevenson urged Democrats to vote against policies riding on coattails.
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Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nixon
Snow White
Truman
Stevenson
United States
Denver
Congress
Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Smog Test Proposal Divides California Oil Firms
Southern California oil companies including Union Oil resist Governor Knight's call to shut down refineries for a smog test. General Petroleum Richfield and Standard Oil of California echo concerns, Shell offers talks, and the Independent Refiners Assn. calls the plan impractical. Knight seeks voluntary closures to measure smog impact while workers would be paid during the pause.
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Los Angeles
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Reese H. Taylor
Union Oil
Knight
Richard Graves
Union
General Petroleum
Richfield
Standard Oil of
Shell
Independent Refiners Assn
Ince
Molotov Summons Envoys Over New Soviet Note
Foreign Minister Molotov summoned the American British and French ambassadors and delivered a new Soviet note on Germany. The contents were not disclosed here but Western diplomats expect publication in Moscow papers tomorrow. The note is a Russian reply to a joint Western powers note dated Sept 10.
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Germany
15 Million Expected To Vote In 1954 Midterms
Washington reports state election and party officials foresee about 45,115,000 people voting on November 2, a rise of 2.8 million from 1950. Estimated eligible voters total 78,879,146, a record for nonpresidential elections, with the Census Bureau placing potential voters at 100,223,000. Both parties seek large turnout. Democrats seek a protest vote, Republicans hope turnout reflects support for the administration.
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Washington
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Upcom
Con
Eisenhower Opens Keystone GOP Meet at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower moves into Pennsylvania for a high profile GOP drive ahead of the November elections. About 150 top Republicans will gather at Eisenhower’s 189 acre Gettysburg area farm for a luncheon and his beef stew recipe. He plans a stop at the Gettysburg battlefield monument en route. The luncheon lineup includes Sen. James Duff and Gov. John Fine amid cool intra party tensions.
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James Duff
Gov
John Fine
GOP
Mind Over Matter Raftsman Tells Of Incredible Journey
ROY ELSOYAN reports from Honolulu on 61 year old raftsman William Willis of New York who drifted 6500 miles from Peru to American Samoa aboard a 35 foot balsa raft with Meekie the cat and Peekie the parrot. He survived 115 days at sea by mind over matter and plans to sell his story.
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Roy Elsoyan
Honolulu
Peru
American Samoa
Pacific
William Willis
New York
South Pacific
Meekie
Peekie
Pago Pago
Willis
Pan American Airways
Adventurers Club of
Hawaii
Recess Deliberations Open as 12 Jurors Picked for Sheppard Trial
Cleveland AP After five days of arguments over sex and Susan Hayes jurors are chosen with 12 seated including one Black woman. Judge Blythin will oversee challenges and a possible change of venue motion by Corrigan as state and defense prepare for the case.
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Susan Hayes
Sheppard
Samuel Sheppard
Miss Hayes
Edward Blythin
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Cuyhoga
Blythin
Luella Williams
Gerald L. Liederbach
Alness
Pennette
Bilythin
Mansing
Marie P
Bandits Net 830000 In Dayton Market Theft
In Dayton Ohio three men robbed Liberal Market suburban Ket tering losing about 30000 after donning nylon hose masks. The trio fled in a car after robbing five of eight registers and a service booth as a clerk alerted others and followed one bandit to the front. Police posted a loss estimate from store officials.
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Dayton
Ohio
Kettering
Ex Senator Roscoe Patterson Dies at 78 in Missouri
Springfield Missouri obituary notes former U S senator Roscoe C Patterson died last night at his home at age 78 He authored the Lindbergh kidnapping law during his 1928 Senate term Patterson also served in the House in 1920 and earlier as Greene County prosecuting attorney from 1902 to 1908 and as U S district attorney for western Missouri through 1928
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Springfield
Roscoe C. Patterson
U. S
Missouri
Patterson
Senate
House of Representatives
Greene County
Western Missouri
France and West Germany Near Saar Treaty Outline
Paris reports indicate France and West Germany reached a near complete agreement on the Saar future. The accord would grant a European status for the frontier region, end Allied occupation, and grant Germany a significant role in Western defense and NATO. Mendes France and Adenauer extended talks into the night with foreign ministers from thirteen nations awaiting further steps.
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Paris
France
West Germany
Saar
Pierre Mendes
Konrad Adenauer
Mendes-France
Adenauer
Mendes - France
Johnson Predicts Democratic Victory Program for 14th Congress
Lyndon Johnson outlined a seven plank program aimed at a Democratic gain in the 14th Congress. He predicted a five seat Senate margin and a wider House majority, pledging cooperation with Eisenhower on a unified foreign policy and naming 17 Democratic chairmen as a coordinating “Cabinet.” He billed victory as a revolt against the industrial East and urged a running start in the special McCarthy session with a focus on vast natural resources development and water projects for the West.
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Lyndon Johnson
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House
Eisenhower
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