Threatening Notes Sent to A’s Shantz Ahead of Boston Trip
Philadelphia pitcher Bobby Shantz reported receiving three threatening notes postmarked Cambridge warning him not to appear on the Fenway Park field when the Athletics visit Boston. He kept one, described as typewritten and signed a guy, while coaches and teammates dismissed it as the work of a crank. Shantz leads the AL with 22 wins and four losses.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Athletics
Bobby Shantz
Boston
Shantz
Cambridge
Mass
Mr. Shantz
Fenway Park
Athletics
Jimmy Dykes
Bobby
YWCA Names New Physical Education Head
Gail Nichless of Marshalltown was hired as physical education director of the YWCA at a special board meeting Friday. She will assume duties Tuesday and succeeds Ruth Martin who resigned June 7 for a Chicago position. Fall activities begin Tuesday with swimming lessons and gym classes for third through sixth grade girls.
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Gail Nichless
Marshalltown
YWCA
Board of Directors
Miss Nichless
Red Cross
Ruth Martin
Chicago
Nichless
Eastern railroads adopt compulsory union shop
Organized labor wins a skirmish as eastern railroads agree to a compulsory union membership provision after long talks with 17 non operating unions. The agreement grants exemptions to some worker groups and details of these exclusions were not yet clear.
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Washington
Nevada Boy 72nd Iowa Polio Death
The town reports its polio death toll for 1952 at 72 with another fatal case from Nevada. Norman Party, 30, died at a Des Moines hospital after contracting the disease.
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Nevada
Iowa
Norman Party
Des Moines
Brannan Opens Farm Vote Battle in Iowa and Kasson
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan plans a Labor Day speech at Vinton Iowa during the farm vote contest. He will speak again at Kasson Minnesota next Saturday where Eisenhower and Stevenson are set for major farm policy addresses. Local figures like Allan Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation have sparred with Brannan over past farm policy rhetoric.
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Des Moines
Vinton
Minnesota
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Illinois
Adair E. Stevenson
Kasson
Minn
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Iowa
Mason City
Harold McKinley
St. Ansgar
Department of Agriculture
Gale Threatens Georgia and Carolina Coastlines
The Atlantic hurricane curved toward the north, threatening Georgia and South Carolina as it neared the Florida coast. Navy radar placed the center near Jacksonville early today, with winds near the eye estimated at 85 miles per hour and gales extending 150 miles outward.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Carolina
Navy
Jacksonville
North Florida
Paul Moore
South Carolina
Moore
Tug Hits Mine 92 Rescued After Sarsi Sinking
Three U S war ships began an immediate search for survivors after the Navy tug Sarsi struck a mine off Korea and sank. Ninety two of the 97 crew were saved, four survivors were seriously hurt, two crewmen were killed and three were missing.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Sasebo
Japan
Navy
Man Held In Death At Rock Island
Eugene Reynolds, held without charge, faced an inquest into the death of his wife Betty Bunny Reynolds 33 of Chicago. Betty Reynolds was found dead on a Rock Island sidewalk as police reported her husband asleep in a nearby car. Coroner's office speculated tuberculosis complications as the cause. no inquest date set.
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Rock Island, Lll
Eugene Reynolds
Betty Bunny Reynolds
Chicago
Polio-Stricken Girl Awaits Visit as Father Races Home
Sioux City Iowa reports a 6 year old polio patient Kathleen Buggy awaits her father Air Force Sgt Charles R Buggy after a mercy flight from sea to Salem Beverly Mass. The family endures tragedy as son Charles Jr 4 died of polio last Tuesday and mother suffers a spinal ailment. The father travels from a military transport to be with them before funeral plans for Kathy's brother proceed.
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Sioux City
Kathleen Buggy
Charles Jr
Air Force
Charles R. Buggy
Coast Guard
Winnebago, Neb
Kathy
West Offers 3 Point Plan To End Iran Oil Crisis
The United States and Britain propose a three point settlement over Iran oil, including a $10 million grant to Iran. Mossadegh would consider World Court compensation to the AIOC, new Iranian government and AIOC negotiators, and release of $20 to $30 million worth of oil if accepted.
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Iran
Washington
United States
Britain
Truman
Churchill
Mossadegh
London
Mossedegh
World Court
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
AIOC
Lou Henderson
George Juddleton
Mos
Adlai Presses Taft Hartley Repeal Talk in Labor Milieu
Campaign notes show Adlai Stevenson eyeing repeal of the Taft Hartley act as a Labor Day message. Eisenhower leans to state FEPC action but backers deny a veto position and Truman readies a vigorous whistle stop tour. Louisiana fold on tidelands risks shifting electors as Kennon warns strong sentiment.
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Eisenhower
Congress
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Springfield
Michigan
Detroit
Pontiac
Flint
Dwight D. Eisenhower
FEPC
Con. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Stevenson-Sparkman
Louisiana
Robert Kennon
Tidelands
Distrusts Banks Iowans Cellar Cache Robbed
Des Moines man William J. Hopkins reports a theft of 1280 dollars from a hidden strong box in his basement. He has distrusted banks since 1928 after a bank failure, though he once kept as much as 4000 dollars in his cellar, and he now plans to keep money in banks.
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Des Moines
William J. Hopkins
Hopkins
Rocket Laden Truck Collision Claims Keokuk Man
James Easten 66 of Croton Iowa was killed when his car collided with a truck loaded with explosive rockets on Highway 218 near Charleston. Easten’s car was demolished and the rocket truck went into the ditch. a guard was set on the vehicle overnight after delays in extricating him. The truck was driven by E T Small of Wyatt Missouri. Easton died en route to a Keokuk hospital.
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Keokuk
James Easten
Croton
Lee County
Easten
Charleston
Easton
E. T. Small
Wyatt
Petition challenges Sioux City budget as unreasonably high
A group of 122 taxpayers delivered to the city auditors a petition opposing Sioux City's proposed five million dollar budget. They call the plan unreasonably high, unlawful and in part unexplained.
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Sioux City
Trail Crossed County License Plate Theft Ended in Capture
William Merle Martin 42, on FBI’s 10 most wanted list, was captured in South St Louis after a cross country pursuit. He stole a West Liberty license plate to fake identity and crossed Muscatine county en route to Mississippi River crossings before arrest. He surrendered to officers after a brief pursuit.
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Muscatine County
Midwest
FBI
William Merle Martin
St Louis
Associated Press
Martin
West Liberty
William Martin
Muscatine
Earl McIntire
McIntire
Cline Implement Co
Camp McCoy
Wis
Floyd McIntire
PMA Committee
Clifford King
East Ninth Street
Muscatine Journal
Valparaiso
Ind
Mississippi
Davenport
MclIntire
South St. Louis
St. Louis
Texas City
Tex
Joseph Franklin Bent Jr
Jefferson County
St. Louis County
Edward Witt
Francis Borer
Willard Carver
Olathe
Kan
Carver
Birmingham
Ala
U N Casualty List Rises as Bitter Korea Fighting Persists
United Nations forces in Korea show rising casualties with 262 421 dead and wounded and 384 609 total including missing. An AP survey notes 29 288 more casualties since April with Korea and U S figures detailing dead wounded and prisoners across the multinational force.
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United Nations
N. Y
Korea
Associated Press
U.N
Den
U. N
U. S
North Korea
Republic of Korea
United States
Iowa Woman Watches TV on 101st Birthday
Mrs Laura Swepe celebrated her 101st birthday by watching television for the first time with her daughter in North English. Her daughter noted the TV brought her mother joy despite mild eye discomfort.
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Iowa
Laura Swepe
Farmers Not Blame For Rising Food Costs
Washington officials from the agriculture department cite a department report showing mid-August farm prices were unchanged from mid-July and up only 1 percent in the past year. They note retail food prices hit record highs while prices received by farmers remain about 6 percent below February last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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