Truman Says Democrats Won't Nominate Eisenhower
Washington AP reports President Truman did not confirm any Democratic plan to nominate General Eisenhower in 1952. Senator Duff predicts Eisenhower would run if desired by the people and if duties in Europe allow. Wheeler, longtime Truman ally, was advised to seek Montana Senate nomination and discussed possible risks of a ticket led by a general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Burton K. Wheeler
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senator Duff
R-Pa
Eisenhower
Duff
Europe
Wheeler
White House
Montana
Ecton
Mont
Aged Car Race Nears End as Steam Car Leads
Poughkeepsie AP Two veteran drivers race from Chicago to New York on open roads in antique machines. Jock Brause 76 steams a 1913 Stanley Steamer with a 42 minute lead over Rube DeLaunty 70 in a 1911 Stoddard Dayton gas buggy. Delays for water slowed Brause but DeLaunty gained time nearing the finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
New York
Oldsters
Jock Brause
Rube DeLaunty
DeLaunty
Brause
Nurse Slain In Ann Arbor Near University Dorms
Pauline Campbell, 34, was bludgeoned to death on a tree-darkened street outside her rooming house in Ann Arbor. Police have few clues as reports of other assaults on women in the same neighborhood surface near University of Michigan dormitories. The motive is listed as possibly robbery or sex. another nurse, Shirley Mackley, 22, was attacked nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
Pauline Campbell
University of Michigan
Shirley Mackley
American Engineer Kidnapped By Huk Group Found Alive
A 66 year old American engineer Henry W Corp formerly of Providence Rhode Island and employed by Pampanga Sugar Mill is reported alive in a Zambales Mountains hideout after being kidnapped Thursday near Del Carmen 40 miles NW of Manila. A mill spokesman confirmed the update from Del Carmen on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Huks
Zambales Mountains
Rar
Henry W. Corp
Providence
R. I
Pampanga
Corp
del Carmen
Zambales
War or not, Korea dead lack official war label on headstones
Arlington officials say Congress never declared Korea a war, so military cemeteries do not inscribe World War I or II on Korean dead markers. They delayed headstone orders for months but have now issued standard slabs without a Korean War inscription for the 13 822 service members buried or to be buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Korea
Congress
Arlington National Cemetery
Reds win San Marino under long communist rule
A leftist coalition of Communists and Socialists regained control of San Marino, restoring Red rule for all but two months since 1945 in the tiny republic, the only Communist-ruled country in Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marino
Europe
Ridgway offers renewed talks in Korea without Kaesong site
General Ridgway proposed resuming Armistice talks with North Korea and China but did not indicate Kaesong as a site. He said he would meet at Panmunjom if conditions were mutually satisfactory, amid Red charges of neutrality violations and a September 10 Allied strafing incident with no casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red
Kaesong
Reds
United Nations
Ridgway
Panmunjom
Kim I! Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Korea
Red Battalion Attacks Heartbreak Ridge Front in Korea
North Korean battalion launched wild counterattacks on Allied troops along Heartbreak Ridge and east central front in Korea. The battle raged all day with heavy rifle mortar and machinegun fire as Allied air operations faced cancellations due to cold rain. Ground gains were undetermined and fighting was described as a mixed affair by an Allied officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Heartbreak Ridge
George McArthur
Fifth Air Force
Red Rail
Girl 9 Is Saved From Alligator Attack
A nine year old girl remains in fair condition after her companion ten year old Jerry Gustafson pulled her from the jaws of a six foot alligator in a Coral Gables rock pit. Gustafson suffered a broken right arm and loss of blood as the reptile disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral Gables
Fla
George Tomlinson
Jerry Gustafson
Parker Stratt
Thei Gator
Jerry
NATO Seats in Debate as Ottawa Meeting Opens
The North Atlantic Treaty Council in Ottawa hears a disputed U S plan to include Greece and Turkey with United States officials optimistic it will pass despite opposition from Denmark and Norway. Acheson met with Lange and Kraft to win support while other talks focus on German independence and Eisenhower’s defense plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Atlantic Alliance
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Council
United States
Council
Denmark
Norway
U.S
Dean Acheson
Halvard Lange
Ole Bjorn Kraft
Atlantic
Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schuman
Belgium
Hetland
Luxembourg
Western
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
European Defense Command
Beef and Pork Prices Set to Rise Nationwide
Washington AP reports a wholesale increase in beef ceilings and planned retail hikes for beef and pork. Expect about two cents more per pound for housewives with higher prices on cuts, including porterhouse. OPS cites drop in hides and fats as triggering higher costs and notes protests from two large Midwest packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of
OPS
Midwest
Congress
Mexican Case Burns: 14 Die in Can Can Cabaret Fire
Mexico City AP report: fireworks sparked a fatal blaze at the Can Can cabaret during Independence Day celebrations. Fourteen killed, including Read E. Goodridge of Baltimore, a rare books dealer, and ten women. About 90 injured, 26 seriously, as a thousand crowded the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.S
Read E. Goodridge
Baltimore
Mexico
Schweitzer Wins Peace Prize In Frankfurt Ceremony
In Frankfurt yesterday the 76 year old Dr Albert Schweitzer received a 10000 mark peace prize from West German President Theodor Heuss. The award recognized his lifelong efforts as a French author and humanitarian and his role as a symbol of reconciliation between France and Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Albert Schweitzer
Theodor Heuss
Schweitzer
Ex-Chiefs Engineer Alvanley Johnston Dies at 76
Cleveland AP report says Alvanley Johnston, 76, former Grand Chief Engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers for 25 years, died early today after retirement last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Alvanley Johnston
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
All AF Planes Grounded In Alaska
Anchorage Alaska AP All planes in the Alaska Air Command have been grounded in the interest of safety until each passes an intermediate inspection an Alaska Air Command spokesman said today The order follows a series of military and civilian plane accidents which have claimed nearly 100 lives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage
Alaska
Alaska Air Command
Navy
More Funds For H-Bomb Asked
President Truman requested Congress approve an additional 484 million for the Atomic Energy Commission. The funds would back the Savannah River plant where H-bomb work is slated to begin, expanding the project into a billion dollar venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
Free carfare sought for Pittsburgh union workers
Charles C. Levey the international vice president of the AFL Building Service Employer plans to ask the employer to provide free trolley or bus fare for about 2 000 Pittsburgh members. The motive is that workers will receive only a small pay boost under the Stabilization Board form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Charles C. Levey
AFL Building Service
Truman compares Kremlin to a beast of prey at Constitution ceremony
President Truman declares the Soviet regime keeps citizens in terror and bondage while sealing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in protective cases at the Library of Congress. He says American freedoms are a living force inspiring global movements toward self government and rule of law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Kremlin
United States
Soviet Union
Library of Congress
Russia
Truman Assails Political Attacks on Government Workers
President Truman denounced efforts to weaponize loyalty of government workers for votes. He condemned magazine publishers for subsidies amid mail deceit and praised the postal service as loyal public servants. He spoke at Constitution Hall to the National Association of Postmasters, defending bureaucrats and criticizing the attack on federal employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Constitution Hall
National Association of Postmasters
Postal Service
Mr. Truman
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harriman Refuses to Deliver Iran Britain Ultimatum
W Averell Harriman has declined to carry Iran's ultimatum to Britain over stalled oil talks. Mossadegh’s two week ultimatum threatens expelling about 300 British technicians in Abadan unless talks reopen. Iran’s government faces parliamentary criticism amid coup rumors, with security probes ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Britain
Harriman
Mohammed Mossadegh
U.S
Washington
Mossadegh
Truman
Abadan
Mossadeq
Better Students Safe From Draft
Washington AP reports college students with sufficient marks remain deferred despite larger draft calls. Only a substantial change in the armed forces size, now 3.5 million, would alter the current deferment schedule, says Omer, general counsel for Selective Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Omer
French LST Blast Kills 68 Troops in Indo-China
A French landing ship exploded last week near Badong 72 miles south of Saigon killing 68 troops and injuring 56, most of them Indo-Chinese. The vessel struck a mine and censorship delayed reporting of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Cmbrim
Badong
Se Eine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tam
Ohio Valley
English Springer Spaniel Club
Smith Farms
Wisconsin
James R. Dodson
Elmwood Park
Ill
Journal
Bill Weith
Demos
Tabu
Ussr
Beast OF Prey
Truman Ridgway
Red Battalion
NATO
Central Strategy Board
Pretty Kitty
Susie McCall
Chula Vista
Calif
Susie
John McCall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!