Polio protection using gamma globulin announced
Dr. William McD Hammon reports gamma globulin provides short term protection against all three polio types in 55,000 U S children in tests this summer and last. Half the children received gamma globulin, the rest a gelatin placebo. 26 gamma globulin recipients did not develop paralytic polio, compared with 64 of the gelatin group, though effect faded after five weeks.
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Cleveland
U.S
William Mc D Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
American Public Health Assn
Hammon
G.G
John Hopkins
Baltimore
Eisenhower Outlines GOP Aims in Harlem Campaign Stop
General Eisenhower spoke to over 250 Harlem civic leaders and 250 choir members at a Hotel Theresa breakfast. He urged a living constitution and pledged to make the United States shine globally, saying the GOP seeks to inspire freedom lovers and avoid empty rhetoric before traveling to Hartford after the event.
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Eisenhower
Diight D. Eisenhower
Harlem
Theresa
CIOP
America
Republican Party
United States
Laguerdia Field
Hartford
Conn
Lewis Insists Miners Get All Of Their Raise
John L. Lewis demands the full $1.90 pay raise for soft coal miners, rejecting the Wage Stabilization Board’s $1.50 limit. Mine owners refuse to violate the government order, calling the board action theft from miners. The standoff threatens a long strike into the presidential campaign and could impact Democratic politics.
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Washington
UPI
John L. Lewis
Lewis
WSB
Davidcot Brothers founder Abe David dies at 82
Abe David, last surviving of three Davidcot Brothers founders, died Tuesday after a long illness in Sioux City. Services are set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mt Sinai Temple.
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Sioux City
Abe Davidson
Davidcot
Nixon Seeks Iowa Votes In Five City Drive
Sen Richard M Nixon opens a five stop Iowa campaign tour after arriving in Ottumwa where 200 to 300 greet him. He will speak in Cedar Rapids Waterloo Fort Dodge and Sioux City with local mayors introducing him at two stops.
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WU. S
Richard M. Nixon
California
Iowa
Nixon
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
City Square
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Ottumwa Naval Air Base
Fat
Karl LeCompte
James S. Schramm
Burlington
Robert K. Goodwin
Des Moines
Hershel C. Loveless
Milo Sedlacek
Hugh McMahhon
Gen Clark eases rotation rules amid Pentagon pressure
Tokyo dispatch reports General Mark Clark reversed an order forcing front line troops to serve nine to twelve months before eligible for rotation home. The 12 month limit remains, or 36 points, but rear area units in Korea and Japan will serve longer due to replacement delays. No new point quota was released after Defense Secretary Lovett said the Pentagon overruled Clark’s September directive.
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Tokyo
Mark Clark
Pentagon
Clark
Korea
Japan
Defense Lovette
Washington
Fatal blast levels home in Latrobe area killing five
A mysterious explosion near Latrobe Pennsylvania destroyed a two story house two miles north of town killing five members of the Rogosky family including Hazel Rogosky the 19 year old pregnant wife. Police could not determine the cause though a coal furnace near the casement is suspected. Debris was found up to 300 yards away with no nearby homes.
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Latrobe
Pennsylvania
Hazel Rogosky
Hortenske
Hostenske
Eisenhower Leading in Middle Atlantic States Survey
A mid October Associated Press survey of editors and writers in Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Delaware and New York shows Eisenhower still holds a comfortable margin. Newsmen say New York has tightened since Labor Day and Stevenson has closed some of the gap though the 105 electoral votes in the bloc could still favor the general if the election were held today. They warn large new registrations could alter results.
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Associated Press
Middle Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
Delaware
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Davenport Bus Strike Talks With AFL Union Leader
Davenport city council transportation committee planned to meet today with the AFL union president to speed settlement of the prolonged bus strike. The strike began Sept. 1 with union officials stating negotiations would be joint with National City Lines Co. and its local subsidiary.
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Davenport
AFL
National City Lines Co
Army points system adjusts rotation credits
An order specifies 38 points for rotation instead of 36. The Army assigns four points per month for battle line time, three points for frontline near troops, and two points for rear units. In Japan, monthly points are one if families accompany personnel, and 1.5 otherwise.
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Japan
Stevenson Sets Indiana Swing Against Communism
Adlai E. Stevenson campaigned in Indiana denouncing Republicans for accusing him of coddling Communism. Speaking at Notre Dame he credited the church with opposing Communism and urged deeds over words, urging courage, restraint, and social justice to root out the disease.
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Stevenson
Indiana
Adlai E. Stevenson
America
University of Notre Dame
Illinois
Free World
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Richard M. Nixon
California
May Cleared of Contempt Charge
George F. May a Chicago businessman was acquitted of contempt of Congress by Judge Bernita S Matthews in a nonjury trial. The judge ruled May acted within his constitutional rights in refusing to answer questions before the Senate Crime Investigating Committee.
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Washington
George F. May
Chicago
Bernita S. Matthews
May
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Truman Attacks Taft-Hartley Backers in Pennsylvania
President Truman in Northeastern Pennsylvania critics Republicans and Dixiecrats for supporting the Taft-Hartley Act and warns of an attempt to “drive the working man back into slavery.” He accuses Eisenhower of distorting social security as a bipartisan issue and denounces GOP claims in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
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Truman
Pennsylvania
Texas
Allen Shivers
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Eisenhower
Wilkes-Barre
UMW
CIO United Steelworkers
Wholesale food prices fall to lowest since April end
New York reports a weekly decline in wholesale food costs with the Dun and Bradstreet index showing the lowest average level since late April. The report highlights a broad drop across food categories, signaling easing inflation pressures for retailers and consumers.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Muscatine Community Chest Drive Targets 51840 Goal
Campaigners across all divisions of Muscatine plan to reach a 51840 goal by Thursday evening. A 630 pm Tuesday checkup at Hotel Muscatine reported 12475 pledged, about 24 percent, with women and industrial divisions showing progress and several teams exceeding quotas. Final reports due Friday. A A Johnson presided at the meeting with division leaders noting missing pledges and anticipating a larger total for the seven agencies plus USO.
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Muscatine
Hotel Muscatine
USO
A. A. Johnson
Chest Campaign Organization
J. D. McPike
Carl Paetz
Max Collins
Lee Wittmer
William Speith
L. E. Satchett
Philippines tropical storm death toll could climb to 47
The season's worst storm killed at least 47 across the Philippines and left hundreds injured and thousands homeless. Damage ran into millions of dollars as the storm crossed fields, cities, and coastlines before veering into the South China Sea. In Phan Thiet and Samar, evacuations and destroyed homes marked the devastation.
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Manila
Philippines
South China Sea
Mature
Indo-China
Phan Thiet
South Koreans Recapture Crest Of Sniper Ridge
South Korean troops retook the bloodied crest of Sniper Ridge on the Central Front after a nine hour fight against about 1500 Chinese Reds. They mounted a counterattack at 9 am and surged uphill, driving the Reds from the peak amid shellfire and mud. Allied air operations were limited by weather, with few strikes on front lines.
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Seoul
Yalu River
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Plan to Operate On Siamese Twins in Chicago
Preparations near completion for separating Brodie Siamese twins of East Moline Illinois. Born September 1951 they are joined at the skulls with skin flap work prepared. Doctors say the operation will not occur for at least two weeks. The twins mother Mrs Roy Brodie also gave birth to a healthy girl Sunday.
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Chicago
Brodie
Perilous Burning Fields Warned By Iowa Fire Marshal
Iowa Fire Marshal Zack Cook warned residents to avoid burning dried fields and timber lands amid tinder dry conditions. He cited numerous brush and grass fires statewide, including a Decatur county blaze of about 3000 acres. Violations can bring up to a 500 dollar fine and a year in jail. Officers urge no fires on windy days and proper extinguishment of cigarettes.
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Des Moines
Zack Cook
Decatur
Cook
Iowa
Explosion and Fire Hit Estherville Plant Causing $100,000 Loss
A double blast and ensuing fire at the Davis Packing Co horse meat extraction plant in Estherville caused about $100,000 damage. Fire units from Estherville and Grover battled for four hours after a spark from an engine ignited naphtha gas in storage tanks, with one tank exploding and two others subsequently detonating.
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Estherville
Davis Packing Co
Grover
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