Propaganda Attack Expected Reds To Wreck Peace Pact
Gromyko leaves San Francisco after a tense conference with Russia seeking to undercut support for the Japan peace treaty. Officials anticipate a widescale propaganda campaign in Asia and a possible separate Communist bloc peace proposal with Japan.
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San Francisco
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
Asia
Far East
Gromyko
New York
Orient
Red China
Japan
United States
State Department
Pakistan
Indonesia
India
Tokyo
Presidio
U. S. Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Man killed by shotgun booby trap in Barberton
A 37 year old man was found dead near a junkyard owned by Parker Oil Distributing Co after a wire trap triggered a 12 gauge shotgun. James Smith was charged with first degree manslaughter on advice of Summit County prosecutor Albert Vuilleman and likely to be arraigned in Barberton Municipal Court.
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Barberton
Parker Oil Distributing Company
James Smith
Martin A. Sergiak
Charles McWilliams
Smith
Summit County
Albert Vuilleman
Vuilleman
Jar Stolen Cash From Massillon Worker Home
Massillon AP A steel worker William Christie reported a break in last night theft of 2300 dollars saved in a jar. The intruder also left ten thousand dollars in war ads at his home Christie was on night shift at Republic Steel Massillon plant.
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Massillon (Ap
William Christie
Christie
Republic Steel Corporation
Massillon
Feminine Matador From Texas Wins Ear Of El Toro
Patricia McCormick, 22 from Midland Texas, earned one ear after a bullfight in Juarez Mexico. She encountered a near fatal close encounter when the bull lifted her on its horns and toppled her before she resumed her performance. The judges awarded the ear for her courage and skill in the arena.
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Matador
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
Patricia McCormick
Patricia
Midland
Tex
Plaza de Toros
Plane Bullets Rain Over Long Beach Suburb
An Air Force F-51 Mustang from the 188th Fighter Squadron fired 1576 .50 caliber armor piercing incendiary rounds over a North Long Beach residential area during a ground check at Long Beach Municipal Airport. No casualties were reported though 25 residents and homes were struck, sparking warnings to souvenir hunters.
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Long Beach
Calif
Air Force
Sam McGill
188Th
Virginia Country Club
Bomber Crash SOS Believed False Alarm Sparks Air Force inquiry
Reported SOS signals near Greenland prompted an unverified air crash search. The North Atlantic incidents included Brazilian airliner wrecks in Sao Paulo and a Northeast Airlines belly landing in Massachusetts with no injuries. Several fatal crashes occurred in New Jersey, Minnesota, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, with multiple named victims and a serious injury in Pennsylvania.
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Air Force
Greenland
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Duluth
Minn
North Atlantic
Tinker Field
Oklo
Westover Field
Mass
Phillipsburg
N. J
Northeast Airlines
Massachusetts
North Weymouth Naval Air Field
Plastic armor to be tested in Korea battle conditions
The Army reports new plastic armor capable of stopping a .45 caliber bullet at point blank range. The Quartermaster Corps announced protective helmets and jackets that are light in weight will be tested under battle conditions in Korea by litter bearers who currently work unprotected.
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Washington
Army
Korea
Quartermaster Corps
Open Today in Capital Big Three Talks
Secretary of State Acheson and Britain's Morrison open four day Big Three session in Washington with Schuman. They plan to discuss Bonn sovereignty for West Germany, Suez furor, Iran oil, Korea and Indo China amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Acheson
Britain
Herbert Morrison
Estern
West Germany
Egypt
Suez
Far East
Morrison
Robert Schuman
France
San Francisco
Russia
Schuman
Germany
Bonn
Ace
United States
High Commission
Suez Canal
Iran
Four Youngsters Die by Gas Fumes in New York Apartment
Four children aged 9 to 16 were found dead of asphyxiation in a one room apartment after a gas leak. Mary Armstrong, home after a night out, smelled gas and discovered the scene. A 16 year old daughter from a previous marriage and a 13 year old visiting friend were among the victims. Authorities noted a partly open gas range and a defective gas refrigerator.
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New York
Mary Armstrong
John
William Armstrong
Patricia Eakins
Kathleen Houghton
Opera Seats Fetch 160 Lire at World Premiere
Venice AP reports scalpers charging 100000 lire or about 160 dollars for a single seat at the world premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress. The high demand centers on the first performance scheduled for tomorrow in Venice.
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Venice
Italy
Igor Stravinsky
Faint Heart Won THIS Fair Lady
Raymond New Hampshire wedding ends in fainting flurry as groom Sumner Dodge and best man Richard Dodge both pass out during I do. Shirley Holt remains calm and the ceremony continues as the couple honeymoon.
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Raymond
N.H
Sumner Dodge
Shirley Holt
Sumner
Richard
Papagos Seen Sure Victor In Greek Vote
Unofficial early returns from Greece’s election show Field Marshal Alexander Papagos leading with about 35 percent, ahead of Gen. Nicholas Plastiras and Sophocles Venizelos as the country heads toward seat allocations. Papagos, called the white horse, leads the government’s royalist ticket amid ongoing political instability.
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Athens
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Progressive Union Party
Sophocles Venizelos
Liberal Party
Plastiras
Greece
Hurricanes Bump: Both Lose Power
Two Atlantic hurricanes met and disrupted each other over open water. The collision slowed one storm named Easy and diverted it from Bermuda, while Fox moved northward and did not strike land. Bermuda braced for high winds but was spared.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
Quadruple amputee Pvt Reeves weds Beverly Hall in Joliet
In Joliet at the First Baptist Church Pvt Hubert Reeves a Korea war quadruple amputee aged 19 married Beverly Jean Hall 18 after letters while he was hospitalized. Hundreds attended and gifts arrived from across the nation including $10,000 in cash from Joliet citizens a TV set from Eddie Cantor and $4,000 in gifts from a radio program.
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Joliet
Ill
Hubert Reeves
First Baptist Church
Reeves
Beverly Jean Hall
Wilmington
Eddie Cantor
Britain Tightens Iran Financial Squeeze
London reports Britain cancels Iran's right to convert sterling into dollars and withdraws other benefits under the Anglo-Iranian agreement as Iran faces tighter financial constraints amid money shortages.
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London
Britain
Iran
Chrysler Seeks 6.5 Percent Auto Price Increase
Chrysler Corporation announced a proposed average price increase of 6.5 percent the first auto maker to file under a government relaxation of price controls. The move signals higher costs for buyers and shifts in industry pricing.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Ohio Firm Halts Beef Slaughter
Cleveland based Earl C. Gibbs Company the citys largest independent beef slaughterer suspended deliveries claiming OPS regulation losses Koblenzer Company warned it would suspend deliveries Saturday without relief.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Earl C. Gibbs Company
Koblenzer Company
UN Officers clash as Kaesong inquiry continues
In Kaesong sharp words flare between UN officers led by Col. Don Darrow and Reds liaison Col. Chang during a four hour investigation into alleged neutrality zone violations. Bullets found near stone houses prompt no conclusive guilt or admission of attack.
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Kaesong
Don Darrow
Air Force
Tacoma
Wash
Red
Chang
Matthew B. Ridgway
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Darrow
McCarthy Fitness Hearing Scheduled
Washington AP reports public hearings likely to open the week of September 23 on Senator Benton’s resolution to consider expelling Senator McCarthy. Senate elections subcommittee chair Gillette says only Benton is slated to testify, with McCarthy offered the chance to appear though he may ignore the proceedings.
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Washington
Benton
D-Conn
Mc Carthy
Wis
Senate
Gillette
Iowa
Senate Elections
Subcommittee
McCarthy
Postal Clerk Wins Clam-Eating Championship Title
Atlantic City residents watched John J. Staines dethrone long time champ Izzy Weintraub by swallowing 199 raw clams in 20 minutes. The postal clerk defeated the 200 pound jitney driver in the city sponsored event yesterday.
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Atlantic City
N. J
John J. Staines
Izzy” Weintraub
Russian World War I Rockets Hit East Central Front
U S Eighth Army reports rockets of type used by the Red Army landed behind Allied lines in east central Korea with no allied installations hit. Air battles over northwest Korea see 30 F-86s against 80 MiG-15s. two American pilots become aces. Ground fighting light, but heavy traffic and cease-fire violations investigated.
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John Randolph
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
East Central Front
Red Army
Col
Francis Gabreski
America
Gabreski
Kaesong
Fifth Air Force
Sinanju
Pyongyang
Sariwon
West Central Front
Richard S. Becker
Ft. Monroe
Ralph (Hoot) Gibson
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Pusan
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Destroyer Escort Selverling Damaged At Wonsan
The U S destroyer escort Selverling took three direct hits from enemy shore guns at Wonsan wounding no crew. The number two fire room flooded and minor damage followed before the ship proceeded under its own power to Aasebo Naval Base in Japan. Combined air and surface bombardments silenced the batteries and nine guns were silenced. The Selverling was the thirteenth U S fighting ship damaged or sunk by enemy shellfire in Korea.
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Washington
U.S
Selverling
Wonsan
Aasebo Naval
Japan
Navy
Sterling
Korea
Korean
Fire Levels Barracks Near Pearl Harbor In Massive Blaze
An unidentified body was found amid the ashes of a fire that destroyed four civilian housing barracks near Pearl Harbor. The Fourteenth Naval District Headquarters said the body likely belonged to a civilian worker who was asleep when the blaze started.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Fourteenth Naval District Headquarters
Mossadegh Prepares Ultimatum After Oil Talks Collapse
In Tehran Premier Mossadegh vows to send Britain an ultimatum to reopen talks despite opposition boycotts that left the Majlis short of a quorum. He warns of a bigger power if Britain dominates the crisis as 300 Anglo-Iranian technicians remain in Abadan.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mossadegh
Abadan
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Hossein Fatim
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Fatimi
Nasrollah Entezam
Washington
Harriman
Enteram
Firing Squad Executes Slayer of Ohio Man
Salt Lake City AP Mares Edil Esco J. Mares Jr. was executed at dawn by firing squad for killing Jack Stallings, a 21 year old sailor from Corning Ohio, five years earlier. Stallings body was found in an irrigation canal near Coalville Utah. Mares held a crucifix as death came and died without visible emotion.
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Salt Lake City
Etisco J. Mares, Jr
Ohio
Mares
Wes Haslam
Antonio
Cole
Jack D. Stallings
Corning O
George Fisher
Summit County
Stallings
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