Tired ROK Troops Press Toward Crest of Sniper Ridge
Seoul reports weary South Korean forces pushing up to the highest peak on Sniper Ridge and rout ing fresh Chinese troops in a four day battle. Allied aircraft attacked Red positions as U S and allied pilots claimed multiple enemy jet and MiG losses while Fifth Air Force tallies show several aircrews lost and several enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged.
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Riage
Pinpoint Hill
Pike’s Peak
Triangle Hill
U. S. Seventh Division
Iron Horse Mountain
Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
Sinuiju
Acheson Urges U.N. Help to End Korean War
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson told U N delegates that Russia plans the Korean war and urged approval of a U N backed armistice. He warned the Communists to accept terms or face continued resistance and possible further U N military support. Twenty nations sponsor the resolution backing Panmunjom talks and opposition to forcible repatriation of prisoners.
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N. Y
U. S
Dean Acheson
Russia
U. N
U. N. General Assembly
Acheson
United States
Red
China
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Panmunjom
Korea
Eisenhower pledges Korea trip if elected president
Detriot speech outlines plan to end the Korean war and promises to visit Korea after inauguration. Eisenhower criticizes the Truman administration, pledges a shift away from politics toward peace, and sets four core goals including reviewing actions to end the war and rejecting appeasement. He plans an outdoor speech in New York and cites 20,000 American deaths.
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Eisenhower
New York
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harlem
Detroit
Theresa
Masonic Temple
Truman
Free Nations
Asia
United Nations
Explorer Barton to dive 1 mile undersea in July
Otis Barton, famed overseas explorer, plans a mile deep undersea dive near San Clemente using his bethoscope. After two successful preliminary dives on Friday the steel ball functioned well. today's descent will carry cameras film and other gear while he communicates with his crew by telephone.
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Otis Barton
San Clemente
Barton
Stevenson Adopts Truman Tactics in Campaign Drive
Adlai Stevenson mirrors Truman’s strategy to undermine Eisenhower as election day nears. He denounces a sly campaign, swings through New York and Massachusetts, and highlights the Roosevelt era while sparring with party rivals. Stevenson also singles out Pat McCarran before praising Mechling in a telegram.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Truman
Eisenhower
Cleveland
New York State
Massachusettes
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Springfield
Worcester
Framingham
Boston
Poughkeepsie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Republican Old Guard
Roosevelt
Troy
N. Y
Sen
Pat McCarran
Nevada
McCarran
George Malone
Thomas B. Mechling
Mechling
Sacramento
Motors Claim Three Lives in Iowa Traffic Toll Rise
Three people died in separate Iowa accidents Friday raising the 1952 motor vehicle death toll to 456. Victims were Raymond W. Steele 37 Estherville athletic coach James Crouch 26 Storm Lake and Ralph Leroy Moye Jr. 23 months Des Moines.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Raymond W. Steele
Estherville High School
James Crouch
Storm Lake
Ralph Leroy Moye Jr
Des Moines
Steele
Truesdale
Crouch
Sac County
Morse
Spencer
Boyd J. Bergheter
Estherville
Philippines Braces For New Tropical Storm Threat
A new typhoon bears down on the Philippines as officials tally the toll from a storm that struck Southern Luzon, leaving 444 dead, 460 missing, and 27 injured. Red Cross warns the death toll could rise to about 600 as the storm churns 700 miles east of Leyte Island.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Philippines Red Cross
Leyte
Barons Convicted Of Aiding Yeges
Federal District Court jurors found Bennie Barone of Omaha guilty of aiding burglars in the 1950 Laurens Iowa bank burglary. The verdict follows testimony linking Barone to the crime and implies involvement in the burglary scheme.
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Omaha
Federal District Court
Bennie Barone
Laurens, Ia
Joint appeal seeks $1.90 wage boost for Lewis miners
Washington economic stabilizer Roger Putnam weighs a joint coal industry and United Mine Workers plea to override the Wage Stabilization Board in favor of a $1.90 daily raise for John L. Lewis' soft coal miners. The strike enters its sixth day as mediation and political pressure surround the effort. Moses and Lewis sign the petition. Moody of Southern Coal Producers did not join.
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Roger Putnam
United Mine Workers
Wage Stabilization Board
John L. Lewis
Moses
Lewis
Putnam
Harry M. Moses
Assn
United Mine Workers Union
WSB
HST
Truman
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Assn
Moody
David L. Cole
Federal Mediation Service
Cole
Church Ushers To Attend School In Wichita
The University of Wichita in cooperation with the Wichita Council of Churches will hold a three night non credit school for church ushers from October 29 to 31. The course aims to present techniques of reverent and skillful audience management for church services and weddings.
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Wichita
Kan
University of Wichita
Wichita Council of Churches
South Africans rush to buy firearms amid unrest and rioting
South Africans today were reported rushing to buy firearms for personal protection as a result of increasing trouble in Kenya and recent Port Elizabeth rioting. In Cape Town the demand for firearms is so heavy one dealer is rationing supplies.
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Johannesburg
Kenya
Port Elizabeth
Eisenhower Ahead in Iowa Mid October Survey
An Associated Press Iowa mid October outlook shows Eisenhower leading in 57 of 82 counties with 53 percent support, Stevenson 26 percent, and 21 percent undecided. The Des Moines Register and Tribune poll notes shifting rural margins and hesitancy among voters as Iowa nears the November 4 election. Jasper Palo Alto Decatur and likely Monona counties shape the map with Eisenhower carrying most populous areas.
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Iowa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Associated Press
Cooperatinn
Daily News
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Stevenson
Ward Stevenson
Truman
Jasper
Palo Alto
Decatur
Monona
Registration Deadline Near For Nov. 4 General Election
Des Moines reports the final day for voter registration in 25 Iowa cities for the November 4 general election. Early indications show higher qualified voter numbers than in 1950 or 1948, per a preliminary survey by Secretary of State Melvin D. Synhorst.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Melvin D. Synhorst
Muscatine Registration Office Extends to 9 PM
City hall registration offices stay open to hear final registrations. The second floor office remains open until 9 o clock to accommodate last minute registrations.
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Muscatine City Hall
City Hall
Final U.S. Voting Registrations Reach 75 Million
Late official tallies show 75,324,849 people registered or otherwise qualified to vote nationwide for the November 4 election. The figure, a net rise of 514,288 from previous unofficial estimates, reflects completed registrations by New York Oregon Pennsylvania Arkansas and New Jersey.
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U. S
Washington
Associated Press
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
New Jersey
Moose High School fundraising pledge at Mooseheart
Iowa Moose Association session pledges twenty thousand dollars toward a two million dollar high school at Mooseheart. A Friday initiation of a 100 member class honors Walter Bease former Scott County sheriff and current president of the state Moose organization.
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Davenport
Iowa Moose Assn
Mooseheart
Walter Bease
Scott County
State Moose Organization
Fireman Dies After Leading 12 From Argyle Hotel
Chicago firefighters rushed 12 people to safety from the Argyle Hotel on the North Side when two second floor blazes caused heavy smoke. Fireman John Francis Munich collapsed in the street and died. eight others were injured or ill from smoke. Damage from the Argyle fire was estimated at 300 dollars. A separate blaze at the Bronzeville Hotel forced 200 residents, all Negro, to flee and many were hospitalized. Second deputy fire marshal John Powers put total damage at 10 thousand dollars.
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Chicago
John Francis Munich
Argyle
Raymond Daley
Earle Downes
Bronzeville
John Powers
France’s Little TVA Project Sparks Power Irrigation
France unveils a three way system on the Rhone River to deliver two billion kilowatt hours annually and provide irrigation for tens of thousands of acres. A 19 mile canal bypasses Roman era river obstructions and costs about 250 million dollars with Marshall Plan aid contributing around 33 million.
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Mondragon
France
TVA
Rhone
Mediterranean
Marshall Plain
Appropriations Up Before State Education Board
The Iowa State Board of Education met to discuss asks for the 1953 legislature. Secretary David Dancer said figures would be released next week. The board approved bidding for the first unit of Park Lawn at the State University of Iowa, about 34 apartments planned.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Board of Education
David Dancer
Soldiers in Korea Rank Politics Fourth Behind Home and Girls
Newly arrived wounded Korea veterans at Walter Reed Army Hospital say politics ranks poorly as a topic of conversation behind home bonds and concerns with girls and Gooks. The soldiers discuss their views after arrival, noting daily life and morale challenges.
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Washington
Korea
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Two Florida Ex-Convicts Still Hunted
A 15 year old Virgil Lemay was arrested in Nashville on kidnaping and auto theft charges linked to a three day crime spree that stretched from Georgia to Tennessee. Warrants remain for James Francis Hill and Charles Edward Hopkins, both former Florida convicts, as federal charges are filed. The FBI expects Lemay to be sent back to Chattanooga for hearings.
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Nashville
Tenn
A. I. Means
Memphis
FBI
Virgil Lemay
James Francis Hill
Framingham
Mass
Charles Edward Hopkins
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Means
Lemay
Chattanooga
Georgia
Tennessee
Atlanta
Herschel Myers
White County
Spencer, Tenn
Settlement in Perry Chamber dispute ends out of court
A Dallas County District Court settlement ends lawsuits filed by Ross J. Kidder former executive secretary of the Perry Chamber of Commerce over his July discharge He sought 155700 in damages from Perry men the Chamber and two businesses The pact followed a public letter by Chamber president Harry T Edwards denying rumors of a Des Moines morals case and clearing Kidder of any involvement.
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Adel
Dallas County
Ross J. Kidder
Perry Chamber of Commerce
Kidder
Perry
Harry T. Edwards Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines
Hurricane heads toward Bahamas after Cuba path
A severe hurricane that battered Central Cuba moved toward the Bahamas with winds near 100 mph. The storm’s center passed about 60 miles east of the Miami Palm Beach area, threatening Cat Cay Bimini and Grand Bahama Island with heavy winds and danger.
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Fla
Cuba
Bahamas
Florida Gold Coast
Miami-Palm Beach
Cat Cay
Capitol of Bimini
Gulf Stream
Butlin
Grand Bahama Island
Palm Beach
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