NATO Exercise Mainbrace Open Off Scotland With 160 Ships
A large NATO fleet departed the Clyde for action stations in the North Sea launching Exercise Mainbrace a 13 day naval war game involving 160 ships from eight nations. The operation includes 85 000 personnel led by Adm Sir Patrick Brind with U S Admiral Felix Stump as senior afloat and details the Orange foe invasion of North Norway and Blue forces response in Denmark and surrounding waters.
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Scotland
River Clyde
North Sea
NATO
Orange Force
Orange
North
Norway
Denmark
Britain
Triumph
Mainbrace
Italy
Germany
Scandia
Schleswig-Holstein
Bjoern Christopherson
Patrick Brind
Europe
U. S
Felix Stump
Wisconsin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Midway
Wasp
Wright
GOP Drops Four Taft Backers From National Committee
Washington Four backers of Ohio senator Robert Taft were removed from the Republican National Committee. New chairman Arthur Summerfield announced the changes as part of an orderly procedure. one member disputed a purge claim and another was named a vice chairman. Remaining two displaced members were E Gates of Indiana and G Mason Owlett of Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Republican Party
Arthur Summerfield
Rep
Clarence J. Brown
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
E F. Gates
Indiana
G. Mason Owlett
Pennsylvania
National Political Round-Up Spreads Spotlight on Eisenhower Taft Dewey
The Associated Press reports high voltage names enter the campaign as Eisenhower rests at home in New York. Taft backs Eisenhower, Dewey urged to take a larger role, Stevenson targets rival plans in a Western swing. Truman schedules an 8500 mile, 15 day tour to 24 states. Mitchell blasts Eisenhower as political opportunist while warning on Senate opposition to foreign policy.
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Associated Press
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Taft
Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
Albuquerque
N. M
Democratic National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Leonard W Hall
GOP
White House
Gov. Stevenson
Sen. Taft
Margaret Tru man Warns Stevenson With Romantic Links
In Chicago Margaret Truman expressed sympathy for Adlai E. Stevenson and joked that he would inherit the same romantic linkups she has faced. She noted the public will keep tying him to various men as in past years.
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Chicago
Margaret Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Gov. Stevenson
Quake Jolts California Shaking Paso Robles Area
A two second quake struck Paso Robles California last night with strong shaking but no damage reported. The event occurred near Paso Robles about 95 miles west of Bakersfield and is dated August 22.
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Paso Robles
Calif
Bakersfield
Resort Owner Pays Off Promise To His Mother
TRAVERSE CITY Mich. Be cause a mother died 40 years ago before one of her 10 children could give her a real vacation, 25 mothers of big families are enjoying a four day vacation today. Dr Earl Baker, a retired philosopher who turned resort operator, hosts them at Baker's Acres on Grand Traverse Bay. He promised his ailing mother a real vacation and now pays off by granting vacations to mothers with four or more children, with widows given preference.
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Earl Baker
Baker
Dr. Baker
Lawrence College
Appleton
Wis
Grand Traverse Bay
Lake Michigan
Baker's
Charlotte
Brannan Report Finds Farmers Favor Full Parity
Secretary Brannan reports a nationwide survey shows farmers favor full parity price supports. The Family Farm Policy Review found broad approval for parity and price supports, with the American Farm Bureau Federation criticizing the release as political. The survey covered 3000 counties and over 200000 attendees, reflecting opinions of about five million farm operators.
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Warren Rogers, JR
Washington
Agriculture Department
Brannan
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Department
Flood Floodwaters Sweep Texas Hill Country Trails
After three days of cloudbursts South Texas streams became raging torrents. The Guadaloupe River peaked at 34.3 feet and subsided by night. Flood water stretched two miles wide above Gonzales where crops and some livestock suffered. Seguin, New Braunfels, Johnson City and Llano also reported damage and deaths possibly reaching nine as up to 23 inches of rain fell since Tuesday.
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Tex
Texas
Guadaloupe
San Marcos
Guadalupe
Seguin
New Braunfels
Johnson City
Llano
Murder Greets Careless Man
A careless handyman uncovered a murder in Washington yesterday. He found a trunk cracked open, revealing the body of Frank S. Moore, about 70, sealed for three months. Elmer H. Lord, the rooming house caretaker, admitted striking Moore once with a hatchet during a fight after a drinking bout. The caretaker faces murder charges.
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Washington
Frank S. Moore
Elmer H. Lord
Moore
Seven Youngsters Beating Polio in Nebraska
Seven Rogers children from Morrill near Scottsbluff progress in a state ward as doctors report no paralysis among them after their brother Robert Rogers, 11, died of polio. Parents Mr and Mrs Frank Rogers attend private funeral services and isolate with the remaining kids.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Robert Rogers
Morrill
Frank Rogers
Robert
Tornado Damage To B-56 Base Set At $48 Million
Washington reports 48 million dollars in damage from a tornado that hit Carswell Field near Fort Worth on Sept 1, destroying a B36 bomber and damaging 106 others. Gen Hoys S Vandenberg notes 37 of 342 million dollar bombers damaged have been repaired, with about 37 more to be ready by Oct 1. Senate inquiry into storm warnings and causes of the losses is underway.
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Washington
Air Force
Carswell Field
Fort Worth
Hoys S. Vandenberg
Lausche Refuses Call for Special Session on Tax Cut
Gov. Frank Lausche said he will not convene a special session of the Ohio Legislature to cut the 3 percent sales tax, arguing such a move before an election would look political. He rejected Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson's push, noting that higher property values do not automatically raise taxes and counties can seek only the funds needed to run government.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph T. Ferguson
Lausche
Ohio
Cyrus Ching Plans To Quit L. S. Post
Cyrus Ching, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service since 1947, says he hopes to leave the post before year end. He announced this at the White House after a conference with President Truman on labor problems, giving no reason for his resignation.
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Washington
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
Yeskercey
White House
Truman
Visiting Firemen Help Save Oklahoma Town
A blaze in Porum Oklahoma damaged five business district buildings but was contained after two hours by fire crews from three nearby towns. No injuries were reported and losses may reach 100000 dollars according to Muskogee Fire Captain Willard Howdeshell.
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Porum
Okla
Oklahoma
Muskogee
Willard Howdeshell
Woman asks police help to find false teeth
An unidentified woman in Richmond Indiana asked police yesterday to help locate her missing dentures. Captain John Rizio decided not to take the case after learning the teeth were hidden by the woman's husband when she threatened to leave him.
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Richmond
Ind
John Rizio
UN Planes Strike Near Manchuria in Heavy Bombing
U S B29 Superfortresses battered the Susho power plant near Manchuria in Asia's largest facility as a first strike into Manchuria and Siberia. Dawn raids hit Hoeryong 14 5 miles from Manchuria and 41 miles west of Siberia followed by long Suiho bombardment as 35 planes aircraft from Okinawa and Japan faced heavy flak over Suiho.
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Korea
Susho
Asia
Manchuria
Russian Siberia
Bon Homme Richard
Princeton
Hoeryong
Siberia
Okinawa
Japan
Suiho
Suwhho
North Korea
U.S. Sabres Down 14 MiGs With No Losses in Korea Week
Fifth Air Force reports Sabre jets destroyed at least 14 Communist MiGs last week without any Sabre losses. MiGs penetrated the screen and downed three Thunderjets. One Shooting Star was lost to ground fire, lifting total losses to four aircraft.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
U. S
Air Force
Heavy B29 raid hits Suiho and Hoeryong losses
An air force spokesman said the latest B29 attack on Suiho damaged heavy equipment while eight barracks were destroyed and two damaged at Hoeryong. On the Central Front, Korean and U N artillery repelled several hundred Chinese attackers at Capitol Hill and Finger Ridge near the Western Front. The Chinese probed Bunker Hill for about ten minutes before withdrawing toward Panmunjom as truce talks continued.
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Navy
Hoeryong
U.N
Capitol Hill
ROK
Republic of Korea
Finger Ridge
Eighth Army
Bunker Hill
Panmunjom
Fly Slapper Earns 85 By Slap Bid Mixup
Doris Lott, a civilian worker at Kelly Air Force Base, slapped at flies during a Cameron Texas cattle auction. The auctioneer misread her swats as bids, leading to a calf sale at 40 dollars, with Doris keeping the 5 dollar difference.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dries Lott
Kelly Air Force Base
Cameron
Doris
Motorists Admitted Duck-Watching Caused Crash
PORTAGE Wis Autunn two motorists in a minor collision explained to authorities they were admiring a flight of ducks crossing the highway rather than watching the road. The incident highlights highway safety concerns and driver distraction.
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Portage
Wis
Wisconsin
Fiery lash renews talk of saucers across states
A bright greenish white meteor streak lit the night sky from Maryland to Tennessee, prompting saucer rumors. Weather observers and officials labeled it a meteor, with reports from Baltimore to Kingsport noting a noiseless, colored ball moving east to west and no radar confirmation.
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Tennessee
Weather Bureau
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Hagerstown
Cumberland
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Parkersburg
W.va
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Pentagon
Virginia
Kingsport
Tenn
Tennessee Highway
Kingsport Lifesaving
Tri-Cities
Andrews Air Force Base
Cabinet Crisis in Lebanon Enters Fifth Day
Beir ut Lebanon Deputy Saeb Salm began attempts to form a new coalition cabinet to end a five day government crisis. The country has been without a government since Tuesday when Premier Sami Salih lost a vote of confidence and resigned. The President Bechara el Khoury named Salm premier-designate, likely to coalition Loyalists with the Popular Front.
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Lebanon
Saeb Salm
Emier Sami Salh
Bechara el Khoury
Salm
Slam
Popular Front
Local pastor headlines sermon on hell remark
Tulsa, on Fry Church letterhead stationery, a local pastor announced his Sunday sermon titled Why half the people I know ought to go to hell. The phrase draws attention as a provocative challenge to moral judgment within the community.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fry
Russ Troops Outnumber Allies 2-1
The State Department report shows Western European forces total about two million armed men while Soviet strength stands at four million, with additional fronts including Russia’s satellites and Red China. It notes NATO defense needs, rising allied spending to about 11.7 billion in 1953, and a drop in Communist party membership across 12 NATO nations from 3.9 million to about 2.69 million by 1951.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Congress
Europe
Australia
Yugoslavia
Spain
Red
China
America
Carlton S$. Proctor
New York
Survey of Progress
United States
Atlantic Allance
NATO
Austin To Head U.S. Delegation To United Nations
President Truman announced the U S delegation to the United Nations General Assembly opening in York Oct headed by Warren R. Austin. Eleanor Roosevelt joins. bi partisan picks include Sen Theodore Green and Sen Alexander Wiley. Alternate representatives include Philip C. Jessup and Edith S. Sampson among others.
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Truman
United Nations General Aeay
York
Warren R. Austin
Eleanor Roosevelt
Theodore Francis Green
D-Ri
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Philip C. Jessup
Benjamin V. Cohen
Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
Edith S. Sampson
Ilinois
Isador Lubin
New York
Ernest A. Gross
Austin
Pastor Involved in $23,000 Swindle With Blackmail Claim
Auburn California authorities recount a $23,000 scam led by Rev William C McCalmont, a Presbyterian pastor who used a female disguise to dupe a fruit stand couple, claiming blackmail by a mysterious woman for three years. Harry Daniels and a railroad yardmaster were charged with grand theft. bail set at $5,000.
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al B. Broyer
William C. MecCalmont
Joseph
Amelia Lemo
Loomis
Here
Manevine
Presbyterian Church
Placer County
Lemos
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