Twelve Killed In Explosion At Refinery
A Shell Oil refinery in Wood River Illinois suffered a catastrophic explosion killing 12 workers and injuring about 20 more. Flames rose above the unit as rescuers battled heat and debris with a total damage estimate over 100000 dollars. The blast followed by a flash fire remains under investigation with possible causes including gas pockets or static electricity.
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Wood River
Ill
Shell Oil Company
Willie Burchell
East Aston
Burchell
Alton
Film Director Refuses to Confirm Communist Ties
LA hearing opens on Communism in Hollywood as director Michael Gordon declines to answer if he is a Communist citing self incrimination. He says defends the U.S. against Russia and is devoted to the Constitution. Harold and Mildred Ashe admit party involvement in the 1930s.
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Los Angeles
United States
Russia
Michael Gordon
House Committee On An American Activities
Hollywood
Gordon
Communist Party
Harold J. Ashe
Mildred Ashe
Screen Capital
Frank Tuttle
Frank S. ‘Tavenner
Tuttle
Maumee Protest Targets Turnpike Route
Maumee officials and residents debated route options for Ohio’s toll road during a hearing called by Governor Lausche. Councilman Earl Boxell urged routing the turnpike south of Maumee and Perrysburg as cheaper and more accessible, countering engineers who favor the northern path for higher Toledo-area revenue.
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Columbus
Maumee
Earl F. Boxell
Ohio
Perrysburg
Boxell
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Toledo
Atomic barrage drills slated for 9000 troops
Five thousand U S fighting men from the Army Navy and Air Force plus an Army battalion combat team will undergo a new nuclear test sequence at the Frenchman Flats Nevada proving ground in Exercise Desert Rock They will establish a battle position dig trenches and digouts string wire and then move to safe spots as detonation occurs while blast and heat recorders monitor effects and after shock radioactivity risks depend on explosion timing and location
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Frenchman Flats
Nev
Atomic Weapons Proving Ground
Desert Rock
Iran Premier Shaking Up His Cabinet
Prime Minister Mohammad Mosadegh moves to strengthen the nationalist government amid opposition and British oil pressure. Finance Minister Varesti resigns after criticizing Iran's financial policy and oil revenue loss. Deputy PM Fatemi signals cabinet changes and a push to restart oil talks with Britain within two weeks. Harriman declines to deliver the ultimatum, linking possible expulsion of British engineers at Abadan to resumed talks.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mohammed Ali Varesti
Mossadegh
Varesti
Richard Stokes
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Fatemi
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Abadan
Washington
United States
Ridgway and Wife Dine With Emperor In Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito hosted Gen. Matthew Ridgway and his wife at a history making lunch in the imperial palace. It marked the first Supreme Allied Commander visit since the Allied occupation began six years ago. The event was strictly social with an invitation from the emperor and empress.
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Tokyo
Hiromio
Matthew B. Ridgway
Imperial Palace
Douglas MacArthur
Stanley Steamer Wins In Battle Of Buggies
In a cross country duel from Chicago to Yonkers the 1913 Stanley Steamer beat the 1911 Stoddard-Dayton by a minute in the finish and 37 minutes overall. Driver Jack Brause, 76, celebrated as Rube De Launty, 70, steered the gas buggy westward with a grunted response.
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Stanley Steamer
NEW York
Chicago
Windy City
Jack Brause
Stanley Steamer Company
Rube de Launty
Debate On Wider NATO Suspended In Ottawa
The Atlantic Council suspended debate on admitting Greece and Turkey to full NATO membership, reportedly for 24 hours to allow Denmark and Norway to seek instructions. U S officials expect Denmark and Norway to join once approved, with various ministers outlining steps toward broader Atlantic defense goals.
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Ottawa
Atlantic Council
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Denmark
Copenhagen
United States
Norway
Council
U.S
Dean Acheson
Herbert Morrison
Robert Schu- Perdansnes
Acheson
Senate
OPS Holds Line On Jukeboxes Price Returns To Nickel
Hollywood AP reports OPS will revert jukebox play price to a nickel after some operators raised it to a dime last June. OPS spokesman said operators erred in thinking their business escaped OPS regulation.
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Ops
Hollywood
Reds Claim Neutral Zone Invaded By 4 UN Soldiers
Tokyo AP dispatch reports Communist charges that four Allied soldiers entered Kaesong's neutral zone and Panmunjom. The Reds asked a liaison meeting at Panmunjom at 0900 hours to settle the matter, with UN Command agreeing to send representatives.
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TOKYO
Kaesong
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Munson
Supreme Allied
Mathew
Ridgway
Korea
Karsong
United Nations
Jazz Pianist Dies in Chicago at 52
Jimmy Yan cey, a pioneer boogie woogie pianist, died last night at his South Side home from diabetes. The Chicago AP report notes his influence on early rock and roll piano and his performances across the Midwest.
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Chicago
Jimmy Yancey
South Side
Flag Objector Is Cowed By School Parents
Hall Indiana AP A school principal who refuses to salute the flag for religious reasons did not attend today after a roadblock by angry parents. Principal William Lewis 33 of Gregg Township grade school had taught 40 pupils in fourth and fifth grades. He planned to seek a court order to continue his work.
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William Lewis
Jehovah's Witnessess Sect
Lewis
Morean County Circuit Court
Martinsville
Gregg Township
Hull
Writer Considers Ex State Department Employee Communist
Mrs. Alice Widener of New York testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee that she considered Julian R. Friedman, a former State Department employee, to be a Communist. She said Friedman was presented to her as “one of the top brains of the Communist party,” and Scoffed at a later claim it was a practical joke while the committee investigates the Institute of Pacific Relations for subversive influence on U. S. Far East policy.
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Washington
Alice Widener
New York
Julian R. Friedman
State Department
Widener
Friedman
Communist Party
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Institute of Pacific Relations
IPR
U. S
Far East
Cattlemen Urge Congress to Reject Slaughter Quotas
In Washington cattlemen urged Congress to reject President Truman’s request for livestock slaughtering quotas. They warned further changes to beef production could hinder a near record cattle number projected for 1952.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate Banking and Currency
Senate Overrides Pension Veto In Civilian Disability bill
The Senate joined the House to override President Truman's veto on a veteran pension bill increasing pensions for those disabled in civilian life. The final vote was 69 to 9, making the measure law despite the president's objections.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Bookie Testifies In Graft Trial
Harry Gross former gambling empire boss testified for the state in the graft trial of 18 Brooklyn policemen. He identified each defendant as the trial opened and a recess was then called.
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NEW York
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
McMahon Urges Rapid Atomic Military Expansion
Senator McMahon calls for mass production of atomic weapons to arm an atomic Army Navy and Air Force. He argues atomic armaments save taxpayers billions and deter Soviet attack, proposing six billion dollars yearly for full force readiness and noting low relative bomb costs versus conventional arms. He cites current atomic funding and the capability of a single plane to deliver a bomb.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Navy
U. S
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Russia
Free World
Ordnary
Hugh
Defense Bill Gets Final OK
Congress approved a $5.864 billion military construction program to strengthen defenses against Russia. The Air Force leads with about $3.48 billion, including $1 billion for overseas secret bases. Army, Navy and Marines receive hundreds of millions each for domestic, overseas and secret facilities. Funds total about $1.36 billion for Army, $0.785 billion for Navy and Marines, with additional shared allocations across services.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
House
Senate
Truman
Armed Services
Continental
United States
NAVY
Adenauer Sees No Hot War Over German Rearmament
Bonn Chancellor Konrad Adenauer warned rear mament of Western Germany would be a terrible defeat for the Soviet Union but said Moscow would not risk a hot war to block Western defense. He warned the fate of Korea would be Germanys fate if Western defense failed and said the Soviets likely will avoid a direct war to stop German integration. The broadcast noted Soviet aims to keep Germany politically and militarily sidelined.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Soviet Union
Adenauer
Korea
Washington
West
Autos Permanent Columbus Decides Autos Permanent
Columbus city council repealed the 1850 license for horse drawn vehicles signaling autos are here to stay. Auditor Barthalow noted the city lost money issuing licenses this year totaling 29.50 while plate costs ran 50 dollars.
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Columbus
R. P. Barthalow
Fire Kills 3 In Haven For Aged People
In Colesville Maryland a fire at Mrs Jolliffe's Home for the Aged killed three residents and injured many others. Firemen reported three bodies and hundreds of patients were in the facility housing fifty elderly residents. Dozens were rushed to Washington area hospitals and sanitarium as Montgomery County officials mounted emergency response.
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Haven
Colesville
Washington
Jessie Proctor Jolliffe
Montgomery County
Emergency
Garfield
Washington Sanitarium
Senate Group To Consider Brannan Quiz
Senator Kem and 16 Republican colleagues push for a Senate Agriculture Committee inquiry into the Department of Agriculture's operations. Secretary Brannan calls the move a political expedition aimed at defending loyal employees. The demand ties to charges that a Kansas City firm profited by leasing properties to CCC, a department branch.
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Washington
Kem
Senate Agriculture Committee
Department of Culture
Brannan
Department
Williams
R-Del
Kansas City
Commodity Credit Corporation
Agriculture Department
Vote Registration Drives Ahead in Middletown
Individuals who changed names never registered before or will be 21 by November 6 should register at the Board of Elections in the Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Building. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily or until noon Saturday. Registration ends September 26.
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Ohio
Board of Elections
Middletown
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