Eisenhower Wins Big Crowds as He Roars Through Dixie
Dwight D. Eisenhower drew massive crowds in Atlanta Jacksonville and Miami as he advanced through the Deep South on a two day 3400 mile drive. About 150000 people greeted him with cheers and questions about how solid the Democratic South will be in November. He attacked the Truman administration over alleged corruption and urged Wholeness in government, praising Senator John J. Williams for exposing graft while promising to remove rotten apples from any barrel under his care.
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Miami
Fla
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dixie
Eisenhower
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Tampa
Birmingham
Ala
Little Rock
Ark
New York
Truman
Bureau of Internal Revenue
City
Miami Beach
Ike
John J. Williams
Delaware
Boston
St. Louis
San Francisco
Herman Talmadge
W. B. Hartsfield
Talmadge
Georgia
Senhower
Tropical Gale Lashes Korea Quietly Shifts Front Lines
Tropical storm grounded U N warplanes and lashed Korea with heavy rain while infantry faced renewed probes across the front. Allied air forces reported 70 direct bomb hits on a Sinanju airfield as Communist targets remained active and civilians were warned to flee bomb areas.
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Seoul
Korea
U. N
U. S
Fifth Air Force
Sinanju
U.S. Eighth Army
Bunker Hill
Old Baldy Hill
Pukhan River
Heartbreak Ridge
Punchbowl
Two Chicago Els Collide injuring 22 in Cicero collision
Twenty two persons were injured, none seriously, when two Chicago elevated trains collided at ground level in Cicero Tuesday night. A westbound four coach train crossed from north to south track and was struck by an eastbound six car wooden train near the yards.
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Chicago
Cicero
Chicago Transit Authority
Stalin and Mao affirm uncrushable Soviet Chinese friendship
Moscow reports show Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin exchanging telegrams on the seventh anniversary of Japan's WWII victory. They vow enduring unity to deter new aggressions in the Far East, with Mao warning of revived Japanese military power and Stalin praising the alliance as a pillar of global peace.
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Moscow
Red
China
Mao Tze-tung
Joseph Stalin
Far East
Japan
Communist
Pravda Today
Stalin
Mao
Pravda
Korea
Soviet Union
Chinese People’s Republic
Young Frenchman renounces title to gain citizenship
In Philadelphia a 21 year old former Count Patrick Marie Hubert de Sercey gave up his royal coat of arms in U S District Court to become an American citizen. He is now Corporal de Sercey, fresh from Korea service, who came to the United States six years ago and joined the Army last year. His mother, the former Countess Ellen de Sercey, became a citizen last February and lives in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia
U. S. District Court
Patrick Marie Hubert de Sercey
Korea
William the Conqueror
de Sercey
U. S. Army
America
Ellen de Sercey
Kennett Square
Chinese Reds Clear Indochina Border Frontier
Veteran AP reporter Larry Allen surveys the Tong Hing Moncay frontier in French Indochina. Chinese civilians are moved inland as Red forces sit and watch from across the International River. Moncay, near Haiphong, fortifies with Nung troops under Lt. Col. Vong-a-sang, with limited French liaison. The article notes possible aims of mass manpower shifts and potential Chinese intervention in the Vietminh conflict.
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Larry Allen
Red China
Indochina
Asia
China
Tong Hing
International River
Moncay
Kwangtun
Vietminh
Monocay
Tien Yen
Vong-a-sang
Nung
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Mechling Leads Bible In Nevada GOP Senate Primary
Washington reporter Tom Mechling gains a narrow edge over Senator Pat McCarran’s pick Alan Bible in early Nevada primary tallies. Malone defeats Ebert for the GOP Senate nomination. Young leads Arentz in the Congressional race as Mechling positions against McCarran. Bible’s popularity contrasts with Mechling’s anti machine critique.
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Reno
Tom Mechling
Washington, D. C
Nevada
George Malone
Lawrence Ebert
Winnemucca
Malone
Ebert
Congress
Clifton Young
Sam Arentz
Proce Mining
Mechling
Bible
McCarran
McCaran
Truman
Roosevelt
AF Veteran Seeks Court Ruling to Withdraw U.S. Troops
William W. Cavanaugh an Air Force veteran and attorney asks federal District Court to compel President Truman to pull all U S troops from Korea and to reprimand him for sending armed forces by executive order without Congress. The prosecutor says the court lacks jurisdiction and that suing the President would require a Washington action.
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Cleveland
William W. Cavanaugh
Air Force
Federal District Court
Truman
U. S
Korea
John J. Kane Jr
Washington
Stevenson Wum After Bitter Attack On Illinois Corruption
Gov Adlai Stevenson responded to a Dirksen attack on his Illinois record by signaling no immediate reply and planning foundation speeches to outline his farm policy. He aims to emphasize national issues, with Truman handling defense of his record for now, and will deliver a key farm policy speech at the National Plowing Contest in Kasson Minnesota.
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Stevenson
Illinois
Dirksen
Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Foundation
Everett M. Dirksen
Ilinois
Federation of Illinois Women’s Republican Clubs
Dirk
Truman
Kasson
Minn
Wyoming
Montana
Pacific Coast
Committee For Agricultural Progress
Democratic Party
McGranery Move to Crack Down on Claim Cases
Justice Department chief to crack down on former officials who handled government claims illegally. Ellis Lyons told a House panel McGranery ordered vigorous prosecution and that pay for government officials in court cases is barred. Caudle provided new details on prior attorneys general as hearings continue. John L. Lewis coalition resumes coal talks for a new contract ahead of Sept. 30 expiry.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
House
Justice Department
Ellis Lyons
House Judiciary
McGranery
Lyons
Congress
United States
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
T. Lamar Caudle
Chelf
Caudle
Caudie
Atty
Tom C. Clark
Supreme Court
Clark
J. Howard McGrath
Engineer Doubts Russia Has Any Atom Bombs
CHICAGO AP. Engineer Carlton S. Proctor, president of the American Society of Civil Engineers, claims he does not believe Russia possesses a single atom bomb. He says past explosions were premature and credits Russia with only theoretical, not practical, development in jet propulsion and weaponry. He cites distrust in Soviet society and co operation as barriers to any unified war effort.
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Chicago
Russia
Carlton S. Proctor
New York
Proctor
American Society of Civil Engineers
U. S
Commeone
Svirstroy
Leningrad
Indian Ocean
Too Kind To Animals Ends in Fatal Truck Crash
Merle Gregg age 20 of Akron Indiana was driving a semi near South Whitley when he slowed to avoid two kittens crossing a highway. A following truck struck his rear, killing driver James Myers 30 of Rochester Indiana.
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South Whitley
Ind
Merle Gregg
Akron
Grogg
James Myers
Rochester
Flames Sweep Norwegian Ship Two Men Killed
A fire aboard the 440 foot Norwegian cargo ship Hopeville caused two deaths and four injuries as flames raged for about two hours. Coast Guard and Navy fire units extinguished the blaze in Norfolk. The ship, carrying manganese ore and mahogany logs, arrived in port the day before. origin of the fire is not yet determined.
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Norfolk
Hopeville
Coast Guard
Navy
Miners Strike Paralyzes Western Pennsylvania
About 7,000 Western Pennsylvania coal miners are on strike today two days after the United Mine Workers memorial holiday. Twelve of the thirteen Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Co mines in Indiana Armstrong and Jefferson Counties are idle, affecting about 3,000 men.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Rochester and
Pittsburgh Coal Co
Indiana
Armstrong
Jefferson Counties
Union Leader Eyes Coal Strike and New Work Rules
Lewis may call a strike of hard coal diggers and 400000 soft coal miners after signaling contracts may end within 30 percent. He seeks a shorter work week to spread work, a 30 cent per ton royalty boost for health funds, and talks resumed after a 10 day mourning period for mine tragedy victims.
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Lewis
UMW
Wayey
Bandits Raid Cavite Town Kill Mayor and Officials
Bandits wearing Army uniforms raided Cavite a mountain town 25 miles south of Manila. They killed the mayor the police chief and two policemen during the raid. Local authorities launched investigations and security forces tightened checks in the area.
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Manila
Cavite
Marine proposes marriage then hopes for waiting bride
Marine Sgt. Hugh E. Kidd Jr. travels from Camp Lejeune to find Patricia Hayes in New York. After failed attempts in Bronx Boston and at the Herald Tribune office she learns Hayes promises to wait for him. Kidd plans to marry before his Korea deployment and hopes she will wait a year or until his return.
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New York
Hugh E. Kidd Jr
Baton Rouge
Patricia Hayes
Korea
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Bronx
Miss Hayes
Boston
Boston Hayeses
Lawrence Harbor
N. J
New York Herald Tribune
Judith Crist
Stepbrother Gun Fire Fatal Shooting Shocks Butler County
A 14 year old stepbrother fired a 12 gauge shotgun at Lester Daniel Breese 13 at their Oxford State Rd home near Engle's Corner. Charles ward Long 14, the shooter, claimed no motive and the gun discharged as he aimed at Lester who died instantly. A juvenile hearing was held with both parents testifying as authorities investigate the case.
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Butler County
Oxford State Rd
Engle’s Corner
Lester Daniel Breese
Amanes da School
Charles Ward Long
New Fenwick High School
Loren Gustin
Middletown
Charles
Rosalee Ida Breese
Lester
Gustin
Garrett. Boon
Billy Joe Breese
Clayton Fultz
Breese
Amanda School
Rosalee
Billy
Charles Long
Kathryn Long
McCoy Leffler
Three Free Lima Hospital Inmates Escape With Hostages
Three inmates from Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane used two hostages to bluff their way to freedom last night. The men identified are John T. O Bant 51 of South Bend forger John Auld 33 Toledo robber and Michael Chepak 33 Youngstown burglar. They seized a hospital attendant Peter Sellers and nurse Miss de Keating armed themselves with razors and forced an exit from the barber shop area before fleeing.
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Lima, O
Lima State Hospital
John T. O’bant
South Bend
Ind
John Auld
Toledo
Michael Chepak
Youngstown
R. E. Bushong
Peter Sellers
Miss .de Keating
80 Drowned In Ganges When Boat Overturns
Reports from New Delhi say eighty people drowned when an overloaded boat sank in the Ganges near Lucknow in mid stream. Most victims reportedly were women. Details of the accident are scarce.
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Ganges
New Delhi
India
Ganges River
Lucknow
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