Eisenhower Nixon discuss campaign shift amid Missouri rally
The report notes proposals to strengthen America through peace and honest government as Eisenhower and Nixon meet after a Missouri appearance while Stevenson moves toward southern backing with Russell's anticipated support. Stevenson plans out of state speech and Legion address as Eisenhower also speaks at the Legion.
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Nixon
America
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
GOP
Denver
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Richard Russell
Georgia
South
Russell
Stevenson
Mississippi
New York City
Isenhower
Legionnaires
Iowa to Pay Hog Losses as Vesicular Exanthema Fight Extends
Gov. William Beardsley said Iowa law allows partial reimbursements to farmers for hog losses from vesicular exanthema. He noted U S agriculture plans for eradication and reimbursement, with state funds matching federal aid. An order bans itinerant trucker sales of hogs unless held 30 days, with affidavits required.
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Des Moines
William Beardster
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Attorney General's Office
Beardsley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Treasury
Clyde Spry
Symington Wins Nomination in Missouri Senate Race
A former Truman handyman turned candidate, Symington won the Missouri Democratic senatorial nomination with 333,777 votes to 163,250 from J E Buck Taylor as 4,314 of 4,726 precincts reported. The victory centered in St. Louis with support from Sheriff Callanan’s faction and labor groups, while Independence backed Taylor. Symington will face Republican James P. Kem in November.
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St. Louis
A . W. Stuart Symington
Missouri
Symington
Truman
J.E Buck Taylor
Taylor
Thomas C. Hennings, Jr
Roger C. Slaughter
Kansas City
Enos Axteil
Independence
Air Force
National Security Resources Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
James P. Kem
Kem
Snakes Trigger Bus Crash Killing 21 in India
A bus carrying Hindu worshippers and snake charmers veered off a road in Hyderbad state during Nagpanchami. Baskets of king cobras tied to the roof escaped as the driver panicked, plunging the vehicle into a chasm and killing 21 people.
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Bombay
India
Hyderbad
Contro
Rhee Leading in Korean Election
President Syngman Rhee led three opponents by two to one in unofficial returns from about half the voting places in South Korea as the first direct presidential election proceeded in Pusan and other cities.
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Pusan
Korea —i
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Demand Arrest Of Showman Rose
Mrs Ben Bernie seeks arrest of showman Billy Rose in Beverly Hills. An affidavit from her former maid cites alleged improper acts by Bernie’s widow, Rose, and his estranged wife Eleanor Holm. A bench warrant issued. extradition unlikely unless Rose visits California.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Ben Bernie
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm
Rose
California
Alberta Jones
Los Angeles
Bernie
New York
Joyvee Matthews
Milton Berle
Fractions in His Head A California eight year old marks
Lenny Ross of Tujunga California passed two FCC examinations for a novice radio operator license and a commercial radio operator certificate at age eight. He studies engineering readings and uses an office calculator and typewriter. His family, including brother Daniel and cousin Dick Somers, support his work as they plan a radio transmitter project.
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Tujunga
Calif
Leonard Ross
England
United States
Lenny
Federal Communications Commission
Ross
Don Martin
Hollywood
Daniel
Dick Somers
Bar B Q Picnic Invites Pilots to Muscatine Airport
Pilots from Iowa and surrounding states are invited to the Bar B Q Picnic at Muscatine municipal airport on Sunday August 17. 400 to 600 fliers are expected to land for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event features music by the Dick McColl trio and awards for attendance, youngest and oldest pilots, oldest aircraft, farthest distance, and most passengers. In case of rain the event will move to the following Sunday.
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Iowa
Muscatine
Robert Sweany
Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Minneapolis
Dick McColl
Egypt to Seize Farouk Holdings
Egyptian reform government orders impounding ex king Farouk holdings estimated at up to 2 billion dollars. Unofficial reports claim the royal family owns about one third of six million acres of arable land in the Nile Valley, underscoring the potential value of the seized assets.
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Cairo
Egypt
Farouk
Nile Valley
Army Engineers Reproduce Saucers in Fort Belvoir Experiment
Army engineers using a vacuum bell in a Fort Belvoir laboratory produced atmospheric phenomena that resemble flying saucers. A tiny glowing orange globe could float, hover, or detach, with lights responding to static electricity and magnet motion. The demonstration followed radar sightings over Washington after a thunderstorm.
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Army
Bell
Washington
The
Evening Star
W. H. Shippen
the Star
Fort Belvoir
Star
Air Force
Nomena
Scott
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
Wapello Marine Wounded in Korea
Wapello Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Scheckler report their foster son Pfc. Robert R. Wilke was wounded in Korea July 31. He trained as a Marine machine gunner and entered action within a week of arriving April 27. A letter dated the day before his injury arrived. He is a Wapello high school graduate. A brother, Jack Wilke, was killed in Korea July 5, 1950.
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Wapello
Floyd Sheckler
Defense Department
Pfe
Robert R. Wilke
Korea
Pfc
Wilke
Wapello High School
Jack Wilke
Buffalo woman held on going armed with intent charge
Dorothy Stubbs, 21, of Buffalo, was held on a $5,000 bond after wounding a 10 year old boy who she said had insulted her. She faced arraignment before Police Magistrate Joan J. McSwiggin and was granted a continuance until Friday.
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Davenport
Dorothy Stubbs
Buffalo, Inc
Miss Stubbs
Joan J. McSwiggin
Parolees Nabbed After Iowa Abduction and Theft
Two parolees from the state men’s reformatory, Oscar Wayne Helton and Bernard L. Zornes, face charges after abducting a Des Moines factory worker and a Cedar Rapids taxi driver. Helton was captured near Lucas after a confrontation with a Highway Patrolman. Zornes surrendered in Cedar Rapids. The pair also tied and robbed Will Hadenfelt near Marengo and were linked to the Cedar Rapids taxi driver George Rusk Jr. and the trucker Will Hadenfelt, who were left unharmed. The victim Lundgren reported being forced to drive, punched, and bound before escaping to seek help.
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Des Moines
State Men's Reformatory
Marengo
Oscar Wayne Helton
Cedar Rapids
Lucas
John Heaps
Helton
John Lundgren
Polk County
Bernard L. Zornes
Zornes
George D. Rusk Jr
Will Hadenfelt
Hadenfelt
Lundgren
Byrnes Backs Democrat Ticket Endorses Stevenson Sparkman
Gov. James F. Byrnes urged South Carolina Democrats to support the national Stevenson Sparkman ticket, aligning with the state's two senators and other party leaders in backing the Democratic presidential frontrunners.
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Columbia
Scc
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Truman
Polio Epidemic Claims Five More Lives in State
Iowa’s polio outbreak killed five more people, raising 1952 deaths to 35 with victims in Atlantic Ames Stanhope Fort Dodge and Clarinda. Hospitals report 97 polio patients in Des Moines and 206 in Sioux City as cases rise and private rooms are used to alleviate overcrowding.
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Iowa
Terry Biohm
M. L. Biohm
Atlantic
Terry
Council Bluffs
John Orth
Ames
Orth
Des Moines
Iowa City
Fred Windhorst
Clarinda
Windhorst
University Hospitals
James Brunsvald
Hanlontown
Brunsvald
Town City
Broadlawn General Hospital
Sioux City
Three Die on Iowa Highways in Separate Crashes
Three people lost their lives in separate Iowa crashes bringing this year’s toll to 286. Robert Guidebeck, 23, of Clinton, drove a milk truck off an embankment northwest of Clinton. Ronald LaRue, Eagle Grove, was killed in a collision southeast of Clarion. Sanford L. Overlie, 42, of Thompson, died in a head on crash on Highway 69 near Klemme.
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Associated Press
Robert Guidebeck
Clinton
Ronald LaRue
Eagle Grove
Clarion
Sanford L. Overlie
Thompson
Klemme
Richard Schaumberg
C. P. Luick
Belmond
Manville’s Ninth Bride Leaves to Seek Divorce
New York report says the ninth Mrs. Tommy Manville, age 27, flew to Mexico by plane on Wednesday to obtain a divorce from 58 year old asbestos heir. She claimed he paid her 50000 dollars for the divorce and a 50000 dollar bonus.
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New York
Tommy Manville
Mexico
Williams Faces Threats Over Racketeers Tax Evasion Claims
Washington AP reports Senator Williams states racketeers threaten him after he charged tax evasion by gangsters. An unnamed informant confirms threats tied to Williams senate speeches accusing big-time criminals of tax schemes and calls for further disclosures in a Congressional Record supplement due August 19.
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Washington
Williams
Senate
Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
Congressional Record
United Nations Command starts systematic bombing campaign
Washington reports the United Nations Command has begun a planned bombing push to break North Korea’s resistance in support of an armistice. More than 1.5 million leaflets warn civilians of impending strikes as 78 North Korean population centers are named for destruction.
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Washington
United Nations Command
Korea
Tokyo
Clark
North Korea
U. N
Shanghai
Yalu
Suspected Break-In Nets Arrests in Elkton
Nevada sheriff says Glen Maxfield, 30, Elkton, is to face charges of breaking and entering after a Monday night incident. An 18 year old female accomplice was arrested following two break ins in the area.
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Nevada
Glen Maxfield
Elkton
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Noel W. Scott
Manville
Boston
Massachusetts
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