Douglas Tries Saving Billion In Defense Bill
A Senate battle over a defense bill includes Senator Douglas Illinois offering amendments to cut between 600 million and 1 billion dollars from the package. He cried out during debate and then departed the chamber as Byrd and Ferguson teamed to impose manpower limits and curb spending on tuition for lower paid defense workers. The president, Truman, defended the economy and attacked anti spending claims while dedicating a General Accounting Office building and urging calm about budget worries.
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Washington
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Byrd
D-Va
Ferguson
R-Mich
Armed Services
Defense Agency
Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrd - Ferguson
Defense Department
Truman
United States
General Accounting Office
Congress
Omahoney
O'Mahoney
O’mahoney
Illinois
Wallace
Lana Turner Seeks Separation From Millionaire Spouse
Hollywood reports Lana Turner has begun legal steps toward separation from Llanes T, her husband of three years, amid quarrels and a trip absence. The studio confirmed a marital rift and said Turner has no definite plans for divorce. This marks her fourth marriage after past unions to Artie Shaw Stephen Crane Tyrone Power and others.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Llanes
Dahli Tanning
Topping
Miss
Lana
Artie Shaw
Stephen Crane
Crane
Tarhan Bey
Rory Calhoun
Bob Hutton
Tyrone Power
Power
Italy
Miss Turner
Linda Christian
Czech Train Escape Brings 20 Passengers to West Germany
A Czech locomotive engineer seized a train crossing the border to West Germany with 107 passengers aboard. The train diverted toward Selb-Proeszberg near Hof as the engineer chose to stay in the west with 20 of the travelers, while 87 returned to Czechoslovakia. Authorities from both sides sought a replacement engineer to manage the incident. The event is described as a rare Iron Curtain political escape.
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Hof
Germany
West Germany
Eger
Czechoslovakia
Asch
Selb- Priestberg
Selb-Proeszberg
Flo Chadwick Sets Channel Swim Record
Florence Chadwick, 32, swam the English Channel from England to France in 16 hours 14 minutes, the first woman to swim the Channel both ways. She started from St Margaret's Bay, faced dense fog, and landed at Sangatte amid confusion with French onlookers. She swam about 35 miles total, wore protective grease, and slept aboard a motor yacht on the return.
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Sangatte
France
California
Florence Chadwick
English
Britain
Chadwick
St. Margaret's Bay
Dover
England
Cap Gris Nez
San Diego
Miss Chadwick
Tom Blower
Florence
United States
Brenda Fisher
Police Seek $4200 Hidden in Old Clothing Pile
Cleveland police search for $4200 Mrs Freda Krasney saved in a vest and hid in a pile of old clothes. She learned July 5 the bundle was missing but delayed reporting to avoid troubling her husband Ben who had stored it there. The money remains unfound as investigators follow leads.
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Cleveland
Freda Krasney
Ben
Three Charged With Homicide After New York Blaze
Three men face homicide and arson charges after a West 18th Street loft fire killed Detective James Daggett and Moe Shapiro. Jack Weiss, wounded, was charged as the alleged arsonist. Al Keshner of Keshner Incorporated admitted planned payout and insurance interest.
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NEW York
Martin Scott
Jacob Grument
Marshal Scott
Arsor
James Daggett
Moe Shapiro
Jack Weiss
Brooklyn
St. Vincent's Hospital
Weiss
al Keshner
Keshner, Incorporated
Keshner
Iran Dollar Spike Signals Impending Financial Crisis
Iran faces tighter Britain imposed limits as the dollar rate jumps amid oil nationalization tensions. Mossadegh presses Britain to resume talks within two weeks or risk expulsion of technical staff, while parliamentary opposition grows against his ultimatum and potential talks with Washington.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Washington
Jilted suitor stabs woman during mass at cathedral
DES MOINES AP A 23 year old woman Terry O Connor was stabbed in the back by John A Masterson 24 as she neared the communion rail at St Ambrose Cathedral He said she refused him and he was in custody with no charge filed immediately Miss O Connor was in critical condition Detective Fitzpatrick said she had tried to end a two year romance with Masterson.
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DES Moines
Terry O'Connor
St. Ambrose Catholic
John A. Masterson
Masterson
Spy Trial for 10 Opens in Romania
A Bucharest court opened the trial of 10 men accused of spying for Britain the United States and the Vatican. Named at the opening session were Augustin Paha bishop of Timisoara and Banat Clement Gatti priest of the Italian church in Bucharest Joseph Eraldo Pintor employee of the Italian and diplomatic mission Bucharest and Joseph Schebert priest and canon of the Catholic cathedral in Bucharest.
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London
Bucharest
Romania
Britain
United States
Vatican
Tass
Augustin Paha
Timisoara
Banat
Clement Gatti
Joseph Eraldo Pintor
Joseph Schebert
Mystery Object Sighted by Air Force Pilot Over Coast
Lt. Wilbert S. Rogers of Dover Air Force Base reports a mysterious round object flying about 900 mph along the New Jersey coast during a Dover to Mitchel AFB training flight in a T33. He and Capt. Edward Ballard Jr. chased the object for 30 miles, coming within 8,000 feet before it vanished.
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Mitchel Air Force Base
N.Y
Air Force
New Jersey
Wilbert S. Rogers
Air Force Base
Dover
Del
Rogers
Edward Ballard, Jr
Wilson Cries for Steel and Scrap Boost in 1952
Defense mobilizer Charles E Wilson urges at least one million tons more steel in Q1 1952 and 2,000,000 tons extra in Q2 plus 36 million tons of scrap this winter to prevent shortages for military and civilian needs. He ties steel supply to national security and cites San Francisco talks with the USSR.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
America
San Francisco
Gromyko
Japan
Kefauver seeks Justice probe of Louisiana defamation cases
Senator Kefauver asks the Justice Department to investigate the indictment of five newsmen and three civic leaders in Louisiana on charges of defaming gamblers and public officials. The move comes as lawmakers scrutinize press cases involving local corruption and public figures.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Justice Department
Louisana
Brannan Denies Bureaucracy Charge Before Senate Panel
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan told the Senate Expenditures subcommittee that his department is not a monstrous bureaucracy despite criticism. The committee is considering an overhaul of the department.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Senate Expenditures Subcommittee
Senators Huddle On Boyle Probe In Closed Meeting
The Senate Investigations subcommittee met behind closed doors in Washington to probe the political influence of William M. Boyle Jr., Democratic National Chairman, as part of ongoing inquiries.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
William M. Boyle, Jr
Reds Reject Proposed New Site For Talks
The Communists broadcast a rejection of Gen Ridgways suggestion to move Korean truce talks from Kaesong. The Red message claimed UN efforts were unsuitable and warned of consequences, while UN Cmd admitted a recent strafing near Kaesong by a US bomber with no casualties.
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Reds
Don Huth
Tokyo
United Nations Command
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Peiping Radio
Kim I Sung
Peng Teh-huai
Ridgway
Red
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. S
Korea
United Nations
Red China
Peiping
Allied Troops Drive Enemy Off Key Peak
Counterattacking Allied infantry drove two battalions of Korean Communists from a key peak in eastern Korea and pursued the retreating Reds north of Inje. Air power pounded Communist vehicles as the western front saw limited action and a new 132 mm rocket was used briefly.
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35Th Infantry Division
Kumwha
Korea
Key Peak
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
Inje
Hwachon Reservoir
Punch Bowl
Sea of Japan
Eighth Army
Western Front
Central Front
Russia
Hiser
Future Brighter For Armless Veteran In California
The AP reports armless veteran Michael J. Ropczycki, injured in a November mortar blast, will receive a $300 monthly VA disability and a $71.66 July and August disability check from the Army Finance Office. His claim faces three weeks to final approval amid prior misfit artificial limbs and ongoing financial strain.
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Long Beach
Calif
San Francisco
Michael J. Ropczycki
Veterans Administration
Washington
Army Finance Office
Ropczycki
Iicey
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