Washington Saucers Reported Near Capital Again
Washington radar picked up unidentified objects near Washington National Airport and Andrews Air Force Base for the second time in a week. Jets searched the area after a pilot saw four lights then a steady white light that vanished. Air Force officials say no evidence they are flying saucers, but not ruling out the possibility.
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Washington
Washington National Airport
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
Five Killed on Iowa Highways Over Weekend
Iowa reports five highway deaths over the weekend raising 1952 toll to 273. Victims include Bruce Hoppenworth, 2 months, of Marshalltown. Harold Anderson, 19, of Galt. Leland Barnes, 19, Long Lane Missouri, formerly Galt. Leo Winter, 22, Waucoma. and Herbert Vestel, 46, Rock Island.
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Iowa
Bruce Hoppenworth
Leslie Hoppenworth
Marshalltown
Herbert Vestel
Rock Island
Ill
Harold Anderson
Galt
Leland E. Barnes
Long Lane
Leo Winter
Waucoma
Hoppenworth
Grinnell Hospital
Grinnell
Anderson
Barnes
Hampton
Winter
Camp McCoy
Wis
Decorah
Linus
Vestel
Davenport
Sewell Resigns as Reds' Pilot
Cincinnati announces Luke Sewell has resigned as manager a role he has held since Oct 23 1949 Gabe Paul says Sewell was asked to stay on until a suitable replacement is found within 24 hours and a new manager is expected soon.
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Cincinnati
Luke Sewell
Cincinnati Reds
Gabe Paul
Sewell
Iowa mayor dies in Spirit Lake lodging
Estherville mayor Dan Howard, 62, died from a heart ailment Saturday night while staying at a Spirit Lake cottage. Survivors include his wife, a son and a daughter.
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Spirit Lake
Dan Howard
Estherville
Mystery Object Seen In Iowa Sky Shocks Burlington and Southeast Iowa
Citizens in Burlington and nearby areas reported a mysterious bright object in the early morning sky on Sunday. Observers questioned whether it was a star planet or something else as a searchlight scanned the area and police tracked the event.
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Burlington
Iowa
Burlingtom
Jupiter
Mother Dies in Parachute Jump Over Budd Lake
A 24 year old Dorothy Berard of Harrison died when her parachute failed to open during an initiation jump for the Sky Divers club formed by her husband Joseph Berard. The accident occurred Sunday, the plane descended into a cabbage patch as the club member described the scene as chaotic. The husband collapsed and reportedly cried out I killed her as the tragedy ended the club.
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Budd Lake
N. J
Dorothy Berard
Harrison
Joseph
Sky Divers Club
Aluminum Strike Threat Hovers as Steelmen Return
The Defense Production Administration warns thousands more factory shutdowns and idle workers may follow a steel strike. Aluminum sector talks with USW threaten a Tuesday 8 p.m. strike, risking halting about half of ALCOA plants and worsening economic disruption as steel mills ramp up production.
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Washington
Defense Production Administration
DPA
Henry H. Fowler
Pittsburgh
America
CIO
United Steelworkers
The
Aluminum Co. of America
C.s.t
Alcoa
USW
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Conn
Edgewater
N.J
New Kensington
Badin
N.C
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Aliquippa
Cleveland
Beardsley Denies Beckwith Appeal
Gov William Beardsley said he would not intervene in the scheduled execution of Edward J Beckwith for the 1949 mutilation slaying of Irma Jean Stahlhut of Morrison. Beckwith, 31, from Waterloo, is set to die August 4 at Fort Madison prison.
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Des Moines
William S. Beardsley
Edward J
Buddy) Beckwith
Beckwith
Waterloo
Fort Madison
Irma Jean Stahlhut
Morrison
Gun Toting Pair Imprison 16 In Colorado Farmhouse
Two youths Glenn Maynard and Ronald Davey seized a sheriff’s car after beating Sheriff Clements and fled to a farmhouse in the eastern Colorado sandhills. They held 16 hostages including seven children three miles from Wray before fleeing the scene and returning to jail.
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Holyoke
Cato
Colorado
Davold Hartsook
Glenn Maynard
Amherst
Colo
Ronald Davey
Indianapolis
Harry Clements
Clements
Frank Myers
Wray
Myers
Polio Death Toll Rises to 25 in Iowa Over Weekend
Two polio deaths in Iowa over the weekend raise the 1952 toll to 25. Dale Mullenix of Woodbine and Pamela Rose Vandenburg of West Des Moines died in council Bluffs and Des Moines hospitals. The report notes the epidemic’s peak may have passed in Sioux City, where inoculation tests with gamma globulin were completed. Health officials caution that gamma globulin's effectiveness against polio remains unproven while depleted supplies affect state distributions.
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Iowa
Dale Mullenix
Woodbine
Council Bluffs
Pamela Rose Vandenburg
West Des Moines
Des Moines
Charles Vandenburg
Sioux City
Iowa Health Department Today
State Departments of Health
Ralph Heere
Division of
Heere
Roses expert dies in Mason City services set
Mrs Harry D. Page age 63 of Mason City a nationally known authority on roses died Sunday Funeral services are planned for Tuesday in Mason City.
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Mason City
Harry D. Page
Eight Die as Eva Peron Body Draws Crowds in Argentina
Thousands gathered to view Eva Peron in the labor ministry hall as eight people died in a crush and many more were injured. Police and troops managed the long queues while the public health ministry noted higher casualty figures than the initial bulletin.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
Ministry of Labor
Juan D. Peron
Public
Peron
Labor Ministry
B 25 Crashes in Nebraska Kill Seven
A B 25 bomber carrying Air Force Army and Navy personnel crashed six miles northeast of Arthur Nebraska on Sunday. Col John G Eriksen the sole survivor parachuted to safety and received burn care. Six bodies remained by dawn with the seventh found nearby after the craft exploded following fuelled at Lincoln Nebraska earlier.
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Arthur
Neb
Air Force
Army
Navy
Here
Nebraska Safety Patrol
John G. Eriksen
Mountain Home
Idaho
Naval Air Center
Lincoln
Iowans Reelect Hogan and Lynch to Democratic National Committee
Chicago P Mike Hogan of Dubuque and Mrs Florence J Lynch of LeMars have been reelected to the 108 member national committee of the Democratic party.
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Chicago
Mike Hogan
Dubuque
Florence J. Lynch
LeMars
Democratic Party
Anti Truman Democrats Sweep Texas Democratic Primary
In Texas, Gov. Allan Shivers and state Attorney General Price Daniel, both anti Truman Democrats, won large margins in the Democratic primary. Shivers defeated Austin Attorney Ralph Yarborough and Mrs. Allene Traylor, while Daniel beat Rep. Lindsey Beckworth and E. W. Napier. Results reinforce uncertainty in party unity ahead of September convention. Dies trails Smith for congressman at large after a late shift in votes.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Washington
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Shivers
Austin
Ralph Yarborough
Allene Traylor
San Antonio
Yarborough
Traylor
Daniel
Lindley Beckworth
E. W. Napier
Wichita Falls
U. S
Tom Connally
Beckworth
Napier
Martin Dies
House Un-American Activities Committee
John Lee Smith
Lubbock
Dies
Smith
Chicago
Mason City Man Elected New Amvets State Commander
Robert J. Douglas of Mason City is elected the new state commander of Amvets at the Iowa state convention. He succeeds Herbert R. Bennett of Fort Dodge. Syble Kroma of Shell Rock becomes Iowa Auxiliary president with E. Stewart Ulrich of Waterloo named first vice commander and Ben Kroma of Shell Rock as second vice commander. Aldean Fletcher of Des Moines named first vice president of the auxiliary.
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Fort Dodge
Robert J. Douglas
Mason City
The
American Veterans of World War II
Amvets
Douglas
Herbert R. Bennett
Syble Kroma
Shell Rock
Iowa
Aldean Fletcher
Des Moines
Adlai Stevenson's Early Roots Shape a Political Pioneer
This life sketch notes Adlai E. Stevenson's boyhood tragedy in Normal Illinois and Bloomingto n after a family rifle accident. It traces his path from Choate School to Princeton where he faced rejection, then success, and his early ties to journalism and Bloomington Panagraph.
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Ed‘tor
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
Normal
Twin City
Bloomington
Princeton University
Choate School
Wallingford
Conn
Choate News
Stevenson
Bloomington Pantograph
Senator Brien McMahon Dies at 48 Key figure in atomic energy program
Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut died of cancer at Georgetown Hospital at 9 10 a m He had led the U S atomic energy program as chairman of the Senate House Atomic Energy committee and was a key figure since 1945 He was born in Norwalk Oct 6 1903 and educated at Fordham University His death leaves a vacancy to be filled by a Connecticut convention ahead of the November election He had fought to curb arms and urged disarmament and world peace efforts last year and earlier guided a plan for world peace through reduced military spending He faced a pending presidential bid and had opposed the warlike tensions of his era He left a legacy as a major advocate for harnessing atomic energy to peaceful ends.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ruth
Merwin
Thira
Adlai
Elizabeth
Washington
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Georgetown Hospital
Philip A. Caulfield
McMahon
Hiroshima
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
Voice of Congress
U. S
Russia
Congress
America
Norwalk
Conn
Fordham University
U S Cagers Stop Russians 86 58 In Olympic Semi Final
The United States basketball team powered past Russia 86 to 58 in Helsinki to reach the Olympic final. Bob Kurland led the Americans as they extended their unbeaten Olympic run to four straight wins, while Russia suffered its first loss of the tournament.
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Helsinki
America
Bob Kurland
Russia
Europe
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Fourth Presbyterian Church
Marshall Field Jr
Sen
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Passion For Peace
Associated Press
Sewell Resions
Reds
Mt. Pleasant
Donald Platt
Platt
Iowa City
C. C. Wylie
Air Defense Filter Center
Beardsley
Newt Jones
Sue Ellen
Hoenix City
Ala
Newt
Columbus
U.S
Keunion Planned
Walt
Eva
Nebraska
Mason City Man
New Amvet Head
Roger F. Lane
Military Academy
Princeton
Daily
Princetonian
Rage Seven
U.S. Atomic Energy Setup
Justice Department
Harlan County
Durham
Carl] T. Durham
North Carolina
House Atomic Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
R-Ia
New Haven
John Lodge
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