U S Officials Ousted Under Eisenhower Security Program
The White House reports 1,456 federal workers were fired or resigned under Eisenhower’s security program since its May 27 start. Figures show 862 dismissals for security reasons and 593 resignations, with millions employed at start and about 2.45 million by August 31.
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Edmond Lebreton
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Truman
FBI
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Cabinet
National Security Council
Atom Sub Nearing Completion at Electric Boat
The USS Nautilus, first atom powered submarine, is over 50 percent complete at the Electric Boat Division. Navy officials say progress is rapid and goal is launching next January with plans for a fleet of atomic subs. Cmdr. Eugene P. Wilkinson will command when the vessel dives.
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Elton C. Fay
Groton
Conn
Navy
Thelectric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Robert L. Moore
Adm
Robert B. Carney
Naval Operations
Eugene P. Wilkinson
San Diego
Calif
Woman Driver Hits Twelve Pedestrians In Brooklyn
A 65 year old woman, Anna Daly, lost control of her car on a busy Brooklyn street. She said a bus stopped suddenly and she pressed the gas by mistake. The car struck the curb and ran down twelve pedestrians along 100 feet of sidewalk. none seriously hurt, shoppers panicked briefly.
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New York
Brooklyn
Anna Daly
POW Explanations Put Off Indefinitely in Korea
In Panmunjom the Indian Command gains 48 more hours to persuade anti-Communist Korean POWs to listen to Red explainers. The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission plans to announce a postponement Monday, with a deadlock unlikely to break before then.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations
AF Cuts Costs: GIs Lose Rest Flights in Korea
Tokyo reports the U S Air Force ordered a reduction in flying time to save money and suspended rest and recuperation flights to Japan for soldiers in Korea. The Army said R and R leaves would pause briefly with plans to resume on a smaller scale, potentially halving weekly recipients. The move follows budget directives and airlift cutbacks, with officials denying pressure on Congress.
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Tokyo
U. S. Air Force
Washington
Japan
Korea
Army
Air Force
Congress
U.S. Air Force
Kenneth P. McNaughton
Far East
Mayfield Heights youth pleads guilty to murder
Roy Roger Schinagle Jr. of Mayfield Heights, 19, confessed slayer of his college sweetheart Cynthia Pfeil. He pleaded guilty today to second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment in Ohio Penitentiary.
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Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Roy Roger Schinagle Jr
Mayfield Heights
Cynthia Pfeil
Nixon To Speak In Singapore On UN Day Tour
U S Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Singapore from Jakarta to address UN Day at Victoria Memorial Hall and meet with Gen Malcolm MacDonald and other officials. He will proceed to Bangkok next Tuesday as the Lake Champlain carrier group returns from Korea. Gen Weyland leading talks with British air forces accompanied the visit.
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Victoria Memorial Hall
Malcolm MacDonald
Bangkok
Thailand
U. S
Lake Champlain
Caperton
Dashiell
Darteh
Gatling
Korea
Weyland
U. S. Far East Air Forces
Budget Tilt Drops Aid to Europe Through New Year
Washington sources say the Eisenhower administration may trim foreign economic aid arguing Europe’s improving health reduces need. The plan aims for Congress next year with a possible shift toward Middle East and Far East aid while Latin America remains steady. Current European aid totals 790 million dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30.
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Washington (Aa
Europe
Middle East
Far East
U. S
Latin America
France
Indochina
Tension in the Holy Land rises as UN reports border clashes
United Nations Palestine truce supervisor Major General Vagn Bennike prepared a report for the Security Council on escalating Arab Israeli border incidents. The council was to hear the commission’s account of frontier bloodshed including an Israeli attack on Jordan villages with heavy Arab casualties. Britain reportedly urged restraint while reaffirming the 1950 frontier integrity pledge.
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United Nations
N. Y
Holy Land
U. N. Palestine
Security Council
Denmark
Vagn Bennike
Council
Truce Commission
Jordan
Israel
Syria
Jordan River
Bennike
London
Britain
Middle East
Red Unions Urged to Drive Far-Reaching Farm Plan
The All-Union Trade Union secretariat urged Soviet labor groups to join a rigorous agricultural program. Unions are asked to foster Socialist competition in producing farm machines and goods needed by collective farms and state farms.
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Moscow
All-Union
Strike Halts Sabre Jets at North American Fresno Plant
A nationwide strike spreads to North American Aviation Fresno plant as 99 percent of the night shift walks out on the UAW CIO contract expiry. The walkout joins earlier actions at Los Angeles and Columbus, halting F86 Sabre jet production and sparking warnings of an industry wide wage battle. The union seeks a 23.4 cent hourly raise versus the companys 4 percent offer.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation Co
Fresno
Calif
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Columbus
Ohio
North American Board
J. H. Kindelberger
Uaw-Cio
Detroit
John W. Livingston
UAW
Aircraft Department
North American
Paul Schrade
Home Building Demands Seta To Be Strong
Emanuel M. Spiegel of New York president of the National Assn of Home Builders says demand for homes remains strong and will average a million new units yearly for the foreseeable future. Residential construction this year will total about 11.7 billion dollars in production. He attributes tight mortgage credit to defense spending and efforts to balance the budget.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Emanuel M. Spiegel
New York
National Assn. of
Home Builders
Florida Home Builders Assn
Spiegel
Eisenhower
Talks Rained Out as Seoul Observance Is Disrupted
Rain and hail disrupted Seoul's observance of the eighth anniversary of the United Nations program, canceling planned ceremonies and forcing officials to postpone activities. Local observers noted weather halted outdoor events and reduced attendance.
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Seoul
United Nations
Mansfield Challenges President Over Parity Promise
Senate leader Mansfield charged President Eisenhower with reneging on a pledge of full parity for farm prices, citing a Kasson 1952 speech promising 90 percent parity as a step toward full parity. Democratic critics argue farmers fear ongoing price declines as Eisenhower backs 90 percent parity.
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Washington
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Eisenhower
Kasson
Minn
George
D-Ga
Agriculture Advisory Commission
White House
Benson
Six Injured As Special Is Derailed Near Fort Scott
A Frisco Florida Special derailed three miles south of Fort Scott Kansas injuring six. Only the rear two coaches stayed on tracks while a baggage car tipped fully. Train from Kansas City to Springfield carried about 14 cars with track damage and several riders treated for cuts bruises or shock. Leading injured baggage man E C Roberts suffered a falling safe. Others included Mrs Ralph R Scott Joanne Dewey O C Williams Rose Riseman.
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Fort Scott
Kan
Kansas City
Springfield
E. C. Roberts
Nepal King Tribu Suffers Heart Attack During European Tour
Nepal’s King Tribu Havana, 46, suffered a heart attack during a stopover in Naples. He was hospitalized for rest. doctors said his condition is not serious but urged a prolonged hospital stay before he continues to Rome and Switzerland.
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Naples
Italy
Tribu Havana
Nepal
Rome
Switzerand
London Area Hit Tommies Take Over In Gasoline Walkout
London area gasoline depots were seized by 1,600 troops and 1,000 RAF personnel as a six day strike by tank truck drivers left roads near London nearly useless. Churchill ordered Cabinet members to stay in London to handle any emergency.
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London
Aoa Fees
Ae Vince
Usite
London Atransport Board
Churchill
Royal Air Force
Dean Hopes for Action in 10 Days in Korea Talks
U S envoy Arthur Dean says discussions with the Communists should wrap in 10 days to two weeks to set a date for full dress talks on a Korean political conference. Dean, starting Monday, says he will resist any de facto conference and notes South Korea will have an observer at the preliminary talks. He met with President Syngman Rhee and discussed observer roles, with unconfirmed reports naming Co. Lee Soo Yung.
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Seoul
U. S
Arthur Dean
Dean
U. S. State Department
U.N. Command
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Lee Soo Yung
ROK
Clark Named Citadel Prexy
Gen. Mark W. Clark will become president of The Citadel in Charleston South Carolina. Governor James F. Byrnes announced the acceptance. Clark will retire from the Army October 31 and is set to start next March. He succeeds Gen. Charles P. Summerall after 22 years leading the college.
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Charleston
S. C
Mark W. Clark
Citadel
State Military College
Clark
James F. Byrnes
Army
Charles P. Summerall
U. S. Army
Citael
Jewish Aid Budget Set for 1954 Refugee Relief
The American Joint Distribution Committee announced a budget of 27,372,000 dollars to fund urgent aid for Jewish refugees from Europe North Africa and Israel in 1954.
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Paris
American Joint Distribution Committee
Europe
North Africa
Israel
Godfrey Calls Julius La Rosa A Charming Rascal In Feud Backlash
CBS broadcast shows Julius La Rosa blamed for leaving Godfrey's team after a dispute over pay and humility. Arthur Godfrey defended the ouster as a career move and praised La Rosa as a charming rascal while recounting the abrupt departure on air and a later Navy Relief appearance.
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ED Creagh
Washington
Arthur Godfrey
Julius la Rosa
Brooklyn
Godfrey TV
la Rosa
Godfrey
CBS
Rascal
Dorothy McGuire
Chrysler to Buy Briggs Body Plants in 60 Days
Detroit AP report says Chrysler Corp. will acquire all Briggs Manufacturing Co. auto body plants within 60 days for 35 million dollars, pending Briggs stockholders approval. Briggs operates 12 Detroit area plants employing 35,000 to 40,000. Chrysler would become the region’s largest employer at 130,000 to 140,000. Packard bodies and aircraft parts noted. no Packard impact expected immediately.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
Briggs Manufacturing Co
L. L. Colbert
Chrysler
Briggs Stockeholders
Briggs
Ford
Briggs Beautyware
Colbert
Walter O. Briggs Sr
Detroit Tigers
W. O
Spike) Briggs Jr
Tigers
Plymouth
Packard
James J. Nance
ROKS Confirm Desertion of Pilot to North Korea
The Defense Ministry today confirmed Capt. Kim Sung Bai, 27, an instructor in the Republic of Korea Air Force, defected with an F51 Mustang to Communist North Korea. The plane left from a ROK air base at Sachon in southwest Korea. The ministry cited prior groundings for carelessness as a factor.
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Seoul
Defense Ministry
North Korea
Kim Sung Bai
Republic of Korea Air Force
Sachon
Korea
Panmunjom
Kim
Weather outlook cool and partly cloudy for tonight
Vandalia forecasters expect partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight, followed by fair and cool weather tomorrow. Yesterday in Mid dletown the high reached 78 at 2 30 p m and the low 46 at 4 30 p m Today the low again was 46 at 3 30 p m Some rain fell lightly in parts of the Southwest and Midwest as forecasters consider a storm moving east Jerome Namias predicts a potential eastward shift of the storm area as drought concerns persist across the United States.
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Vandalia
Middletown
United States
Southwest
Middlewest
Jerome Namias
Long Range
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Indonesia
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U.S
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