Soviet Standoff Fails as Japan Peace Pact Nears Signing
In San Francisco Soviet leader Andrei Gromyko fails to block the Japan peace treaty as 48 non Communist nations including Britain and the United States prepare to sign. Premier Yoshida defends the pact's terms while seeking limited postwar territory return.
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San Francisco
Russia
United Nations
Japan
Gromyko
United States
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Argentina
Vietnam
Warren Kelchner
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Auto price hikes loom as OPS approves increases
Detroit AP reports higher price tags for most new passenger cars with boosts from about 65 dollars on the cheapest models to as much as 250 dollars on higher priced cars. The Office of Price Stabilization authorized the increase, with final retail margins to push totals up around eight percent.
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Office of Price Stabilization
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
C. E. Wilson
Ernest R. Breech
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Enemy Tanks Also Are Seen Allies Claim
U S Eighth Army reports Chinese tanks in Kaesong near the neutral zone and says major elements of a Chinese division remained there after July 15. Red tanks entered Kaesong as jets fought in the west and central fronts, with high altitude air battles and flare drops.
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Kaesong
United Nations Command
Highlights of the Japanese Peace Treaty
San Francisco AP reports the peace treaty ends the state of war with the Allied powers and recognizes Japan’s sovereignty after six years of occupation. It grants Korea independence, renounces claims to multiple islands, and sets UN trusteeship for Ryukyu and other territories. Occupation forces to depart within 90 days after ratifications, with allowances for foreign troops by agreement. The agreement covers reparations, property rights, and future disputes to be settled by the International Court of Justice.
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Korea
Kurile Islands
Formosa
Pescadores
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Ryukyu
Okinawa
Caito Islands
Bonins
Rosario Island
Volcano Islands
Parece Vela
Marcus Island
United Nations
Japanese Seek Expanded Trade With San Francisco Ads
Japan bids to boost commerce as peace talks near. Teikoku Seima Co Ltd promotes linens while Nippon Kangyo Bank invites global business. Nitro Chemical offers fertilizers and Asahi Breweries touts its oldest beer. Shipping lines and marine insurers headline the eight page feature.
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San Francisco
Japan
San Francisco Chronicle
Teikoku Seima Company, Ltd
Nippon Kangyo Bank
Nitro Chemical Company
Asahi Breweries
Tokyo
Asahi
Steamship Company
Marine Insurance
Reds Shake Up Czech Regime To Up Output
The Czechoslovak government was reorganized to boost industrial output and a new Ministry of State Control will crack down on laggards. Prime Minister Gottwald adds secretary general duties to his post while the party abolishes the traditional title. Rudolf Slansky is sidelined from the top post but stays on as a member of the political secretariat.
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Moscow
Prague
Prague Radio
Communist Party
Ement Gottwald
Rudolf Slansky
Senate Ends Vote On 61 Billion Military Bill Endorsement
The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approves a 61.1 billion military bill adding 5 billion for Air Force expansion to at least 95 groups. The plan includes secret weapons and potential future funding, with details kept behind closed doors.
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Senate
House
McFarland
D-Ariz
Girl's Tears Save Champion Angus Steer
Dayton AP report of 14 year old Sherry Ann Eby who cared for her grand champion Angus steer Black Champagne. After his county fair win he was sold for 492.45 dollars but she cried as she learned she could keep the money and steer. She hopes to show him at the International Livestock Show in Chicago next month.
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Sherry Ann Eby
Sherry Ann
Marvin Burick
Burick
Chicago
Judge Unmoved by Ghost Tale in New Orleans Court
Ern est C Audpied was fined 15 dollars or 15 days in jail for discharging firearms in the city after he claimed he fired at a ghost. Judge Her old J Moore remarked that ghosts can testify and warned that discharging firearms is a serious offense.
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New Orleans
Ernest C. Audpied
Audpied
Herold J. Moore
England
Miss America of 1952 Crowned Tonight
Atlantic City N J Miss North Carolina Lu Long Ogburn, 19, crowned Miss America 1952 after a pageant starting with 51 contestants. Ten finalists compete in finals with 15 scholarship winners named earlier, rewards include a 1000 scholarship for five non-finalists.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lu Long Ogburn
Smithfield
N.C
Ava Gardner
Hold On To Air Lead, Says General
General Hoyt S. Vandenberg told the Senate Appropriations Committee the U S must maintain air superiority to avert disaster. He cited Soviet expansion, a strategic air force, and the atomic bomb as reasons for large defense spending, noting air battles could decide early in any war.
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Washington
America
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Senate Appropriations Committee
Vandenberg
Russia
Vanderberg
Lead shortage may lower octane gasoline this fall
The National Production Administration orders a cut back in metallic lead use for September. Tetraethyl lead for high octane gasoline will be in tight supply, with allocations about 40 percent of prior months. Expect lower octane gasoline at pumps in the coming two months as stocks run short.
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Washington
National Production Administration
Kids Sink Prices in Maplewood Walgreen Price War
In St. Louis a cold war over ice cream prices erupted between Katz and Walgreen drug stores in Maplewood and Wellston. Rival stores cut prices to as low as three cents per half gallon sparking concern and excitement among local children hoping for cheaper treats.
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Walgreen
Maplewood
Wellston
Senate approves postal rate hike and penny postcard end
The Senate voted 36 to 24 to raise letter rates from three to four cents and to end the penny postcard. The plan also boosts airmail charges and other mail rates to fund the Post Office Department, though deficits remain. An 8.8 percent postal worker salary increase was delayed to later. The bill now goes to the House.
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Senate
House
Post Office Department
McFarland
Arizona
Post Office Committee
Senator Long
D-La
Greeks Elect New Parliament as Papagos Leads Rally
Greek voters head to polls in Athens to decide between the Greek Rally led by Field Marshall Alexander Papagos and the eight other major parties pressing to block him. The contest follows seven years of postwar governments and ongoing campaigns to shape Greece's future.
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Athens
Greece
Greek Rally Party
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Reds Hint They May Change Ceasefire Talks Site
Communist broadcasts in Tokyo and Peiping suggest the Reds may agree to move the Korea armistice talks from Kaesong though no formal acceptance is stated. They hint at a 38th parallel buffer and say talks hinge on acceptance of armistice lines. Allied officials say a major Communist offensive would not derail the talks.
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Seoul
Tron Triangle
Central
Korea
Tokyo
Kaesong
Matthew R. Ridgway
Red Radio
Pyongyand
Peiping Radio
Russia
Jacob
Malik
38Th Parallel
Bermuda Hit By Storm Alert As Hurricane Easy Approaches
Bermuda faces a hurricane alert as Easy, a 160 mile per hour tropical storm, moves northwest toward the British colony about 700 miles southeast of New York. Forecaster Grady Norton says U S coast is safe but Bermuda is under threat with the storm’s eye near the island and winds expected to arrive tomorrow before noon. The hurricane was 700 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, at 9 30 a m EST and moving 10 to 11 miles per hour.
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Fla
Bermuda
New York
Grady Norton
United States
Melbourne
King George VI Undergoes X-ray Checkup in London
King George VI received a 90 minute X-ray examination by a London specialist before flying to Scotland to resume his vacation. Doctors had flown north after he complained of a cold, part of a longer recovery from a lung infection since last winter. The monarch joined a grouse hunt near Balmoral prior to his latest illness.
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Alling
Gorge VI
Scotland
Scottish Castle
Balmoral
Sees Russians Lagging in Atomic Development
New York AP reports Cockcroft director of atomic research gives view that United States and allies lead Russia in atomic development. He arrived yesterday for a season of atomic work.
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Cockcroft
Atomic Research
Gram
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Russia
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