Graft Trial Star Witness Harry Gross Missing
New York AP report says graft trial star witness Harry Gross fled custody after receiving threatening letters to his wife and children. District Attorney Miles F. McDonald announced the escape amid the 18-police graft trial before Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz. Gross had been free on 25000 bail and faced up to 65 years. FBI help was sought.
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NEW York
Harry Gross
Miles F. McDonald
Gross
McDonald
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Leibowitz
Long Island
Harry
F Gross
FBI
Julius Helfand
67th ONG Division Will Be Called Up Next January 15
The 37th Infantry Division of the Ohio National Guard will enter active federal service on January 15, 1952, for a 24 month period. The unit will train at Camp Polk in Louisiana under orders announced by the Army. About 10,000 Guardsmen from 116 divisional units across 56 Ohio communities are affected. The Army reportedly reached the decision this morning.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guard
Army
Camp Polk
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Bowles Nominated India Envoy Amid Diplomatic Shuffle
President Truman nominates Chester Bowles former Connecticut governor and World War II price administrator as ambassador to India. W Henderson named ambassador to Iran succeeding Henry F. Grady whose resignation came with reluctance. The reshuffle stems from the Iranian oil crisis and Grady’s efforts to broker a Britain Iran accord. Bowles long considered a likely appointee and is an ally of Truman. The Ohio National Guard faces a potential call-up with units listed across Cleveland Ashtabula Cincinnati Toledo and nearby towns depending on international conditions.
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Washington
Truman
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
India
W. Henderson
Iran
Henry F. Grady
Grady
Britain
Henderson
Nehru
Bowles
Gas Buggy Holds Edge In Race With Steamer
Detroit motorists follow vintage auto duel as 1911 Stoddard-Dayton driven by Rufe DeLaunt y and 1913 Stanley Steamer driven by Jack Brause race Chicago to New York. Del aunty leads Brause after Detroit start with tire trouble and slow filling.
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Ofwy
Eec
Stoddard-Dayton
Rufe DeLaunty
Jack Brause
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Brause
Delaunty
Ais
de- Launty
Guardsmen From 37th Division Stationed in Middletown
The 37th Division is represented in Middletown by Company F 47th Infantry Regiment led by Lt Herbert Chandler. Fifty four guardsmen in the command received field training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin in July. The company has gone to training camps for the past four years.
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Middletown
47Th Infantry Regiment
Herbert Chandler
Camp McCoy
Wis
Army mobilizes Illinois Guard amid 1952 recalls
The Army announced active service for the Illinois National Guard early next year. The 44th Infantry Division will report to Camp Cooke California around February 1. Six guard divisions are already on active duty with another undesignated division to be called later in 1952. Members of the 37th and 44th Divisions may volunteer for advanced schooling before reporting to training camps.
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Toledo
136Th Field Artillery
Dayton
Army
Illinois National Guard
44Th Infantry
Camp Cooke
Calif
National Guard
44Th
Pope pleads for Catholic unity against Communism
Vatican announces encyclical on Chalcedon centennial urging Christians to unite under the Roman Catholic Church to oppose Communism. It reaffirmes Christ's human and divine natures and the pope's primacy, dated September 8, and calls especially on Orthodox Russians to return to Rome.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Rome
East
Russia
Czech Refugees Allowed to Stay in West
The U S High Commission announced that all political refugees aboard the Czech train that crossed the Iron Curtain may remain in the West. Twenty five Czechs sought asylum in the free West after their dramatic flight from Communist Czechoslovakia yesterday. Eighty six other Czechs, who rode the freedom train as unwilling passengers, will be sent back to Czechoslovakia.
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Hof
Germany
U.S. High Commission
West
Free West
Czechoslovakia
Many Headquarters of Communist Party Close Across States
Associated Press reports a nationwide survey shows the Communist party has closed doors in many states and reduced activity nationwide. FBI Director Hoover says membership fell from 52,000 to 37,000. leaders are jailed or on bail. offices shrink and public meetings vanish as branches drop from sight.
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Communist Party
FBI
National Communist Headquarters
J. Edgar Hoover
Associated Press
Cleveland
Atom Power Of U S Called Fantastic
Senate aide McMahon reports the United States atomic weapons stockpile is truly fantastic and progress in the program is remarkable. He spoke after a closed door meeting with the Atomic Energy Commission and declined to discuss specifics.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
America
Atomic Energy Commission
Bolton predicts five million in military by 1954
Representative Bolton said the U S armed forces could reach 5,000,000 personnel by 1954, up from a 3,500,000 target nearly met. She cited nurse requirements totaling 404,500 for civilians and military over three years and noted 25,000 nurses would be needed if the 5,000,000 strength is reached.
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Washington
Bolton
Ohio
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Two Women Burned In Canton Home Blast
Gasoline used to dry clean clothes exploded in a Fairhope house, injuring two women. Mrs. Gilbert Everson, 40, critically burned, and her mother Mrs. Mary Devine, 77, with minor burns. Neighbor Ernest Huces, 25, a sailor on leave, helped rescue them. The blast blew out two sides of the home and ignited a fire.
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Canton
Fairhope
Gilbert Everson
Mercy Hospital
Mary Devine
Ernest Huces
Texas
GOP Chieftain Predicts Long House Session
The article reports House Republicans foreseeing a lengthy session after a three week recess with no business on the agenda. Leader Joe Martin of Massachusetts predicts Congress may stay in session through December rather than adjourning by October 1. He cites Washington as a forum tempting lawmakers to remain to deliver speeches.
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Washington
House
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Martin
Congress
Carpet Price Cuts By Alexander Smith and Mohawk Mills
New York AP reports price reductions announced by additional carpet firms. Alexander Smith Inc and C H Masland & Sons with Smith as sole agent cut about 10 percent on all wool and blended carpets. Mohawk Carpet Mills followed with cuts from 6 to 15 percent to meet current competition.
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NEW York
Alexander Smith, Inc
C. H. Masland & Sons
Smith
Mohawk Carpet Mills
Casualties Rise in Korea War Toll Grows
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea rising to 82 362 an increase of 596 since the last tally. The updated figure reflects ongoing losses in the conflict as officials released the newest count.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Breiker Announces Candidacy for Six Year Senate Term
Senator Breiker of Ohio announced today at a luncheon with Senator Taft and Ray C. Bliss that he will seek another six year term. The gathering included Taft and Bliss as key Republican figures.
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Washington
Senator Breiker
Taft
Ohio
Ray C. Bliss
Ohio Republican State Committee
Mossadegh Delivers Two-Week Ultimatum on Oil Talks
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh announced that Britain must resume oil negotiations within two weeks or remove its technicians from Abadan, signaling a critical shift in Iran's oil dispute and provoking international reaction.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Abadan
Turpin and Robinson Eye Title Bout Weights
British middleweight champion Randolph Turpin weighed 159 pounds and Sugar Ray Robinson weighed 157% for their 15 round title defense in New York.
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New York
Randolph Turpin
Sugar Ray Robinson
Strike Idles Ravenna Arsenal Over Union Recognition
A CIO United Steelworkers Local 5481 strike halted shell loading at Ravenna Arsenal. Pickets blocked entry as workers refused to recognize the USW as bargaining agent, pausing operations today.
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Ravenna
CIO United Steelworkers
Ravenna Arsenal
USW
Wholesale Food Prices Fall to New 1951 Low
Dun and Bradstreet reports wholesale food prices declined to a fresh 1951 low this week. The index dropped three cents but remained 1.6 percent above a year earlier.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
General's Resignation Boosts Lovett as New Defense Head
General George C. Marshall resigns as Secretary of Defense for personal reasons. Deputy Secretary Robert A. Lovett to succeed him with President Truman approving immediate changes. Lovett praised by Marshall as a capable successor and praised by Truman for his service to the nation.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Marshall
Soldier-Statesman
Louis Johnson
U. S
Arshall
Pentagon
White House
Truman
William C. Foster
Lovett
Richard M. Bissell, Jr
ECA
Foster
Marshall Plan Agency
Defense Department
Stephen T. Early
Brown Brothers, Harriman and Company
New York
Congress
Iire
United States
UN Apology for Kaesong Strafing Faces Red Reply
Tokyo AP dispatch reports mixed reaction to the Allied apology for strafing Kaesong in the neutral zone. Peiping monitor quotes a Communist correspondent, who calls the attack deliberate and urges a full reply to ten similar charges. Reds had broken truce talks earlier, but tentative acceptance of the UN explanation seems likely.
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Tokyo
Korea
Kaesong
Peiping Ori
San Francisco
Associated Press
New Treatment For Arthritis Reported By Surgeon
Dr W S Collens announced at the International Geronto Congress a new experimental treatment for osteoarthritis derived from the liver of pregnant cows. He said it shows potential to relieve pain stiffness and restore joint movement in many cases though not yet available for general use. The substance aims to address a painful nutritional complication sometimes linked to aging and diet.
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ST. Louis
W. S. Collens
Geronto Congress
Bulldozer Crushes Ohio Man to Death
An Ohio man identified as William D. Mahaney, 35, of Columbus, was killed when a bulldozer he was loading onto a trailer overturned and crushed him. The incident occurred overnight.
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Columbus
William D. Mahaney
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