City May Purchase East Hazard's Bathing Beach
City officials moved toward acquiring East Hazard's Beach after hospital trustees and city leaders set a price and outlined terms. A temporary lease would allow operation as a bathing beach only, with city funds to cover operating costs and no profit. the site would be deed restricted to beach use pending final negotiations.
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East Hazard
Fufe
Dean J. Lewis
Paul
Murray
Fourth Ward
Charles L. Walsh
Walsh
Edward F. Byrnes
Gustave J. 5. White
John A. Weiser
Edward J. Corcoran
Byrnes
Representative Council
John C. Burke
Soldiers Missing In Korean Dump Blast
Explosions at a U S army ammunition dump in Haeundae Korea killed a Korean civilian injured an American officer and seven enlisted men, with four U S soldiers missing after a series of blasts. Police suspect guerrilla sabotage as windows shattered and fires spread.
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Haeunde
Korea
U.S. Fomy
U. S
Pusan
Allies Accuse Reds Of Rore POW Riots And Endangering Lives
The senior United Nations truce negotiator charged the Communists with responsibility for Red prisoner of war riots on Koje Island and for endangering captured personnel. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison warned the Reds were directing captives to risk their lives to advance their aims as talks continued amid fighting and stalemates. Nam Il retorted with accusations of UN atrocities as daily negotiations stretched into a fifth day.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Red
Koje Island
Koje
U.N
Nami
Nam Il
Nam
Harrison
Lord Alexander
Britain
Seoul
Alexander
Yiew
Long Island R R Strike Leaves 150000 Commuters Stranded
New York report says an engineers strike shut down the Long Island Railroad stranding about 150,000 commuters. Traffic surged on major parkways into New York City as 360 engineers and motormen walked out over grievances tied to the National Railroad Agreement. The company called the walkout unauthorized and asked the National Railroad Mediation Board to inform President Truman.
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N. Y
Long Island
R. R
New York
Long Island Railroad
Grotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Ind
New York City
National Railroad Agreement
Michael E. McMahon
Brotherhood
National Railway Labor Act
National Railroad Mediation Board
Truman
National Railroad
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Nassau
Suffolk
Bermuda Race Yachts Fill Newport Harbor Ahead of Start
More than 20 Newport Bermuda Race yachts gathered in the harbor as preparations quicken for the 635 mile ocean classic starting off Brenton’s Reef on Saturday afternoon. Withdrawals leave 38 boats, with many New York entrants tuning up in City Island yards and several notable vessels and crews reported at Newport shipyards and berths.
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Newport Bermuda
New York
City Island
N. Y. Lato
Coast Guard
Telagram
Naval Academy
Reyona
Highland Light
Swift
Vamaire
Fearless
Plect Landing
John Nicholas Brown
Williams and
Manchester
Gilbert Vernay
Howard Fuller
Gesture
Carleton Mitchell
Thomas H. Cross
West
Art Association
Norris B’ Hoyt
St. George's School
Hoyt
U S Plans Work Play Program For Koje POWs
On Koje Island in Korea the U S Eighth Army plans a work and play program for Communist prisoners after dispersing 6,000 plus POWs from Compound 76 into smaller units. Brig Gen Haydon Boatner aims to start soon and complete dispersal within eight weeks as British and American officials tour the stockades and assess progress.
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Koje Island
Koje-Island
Korea
Theus
Koje
Haydon
Boatner
Lord Alexander
Britain
Boamer
Alexander
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
Compound 76
Bortner
Kole
Belwyn Lloyd
Eisenhower Drives For Final Nomination Push
General Eisenhower quiets public appearances to sharpen his campaign for the Republican nomination. He opens headquarters in Denver tomorrow, hosts talks in Detroit, and stops at farm editors breakfast before a steak dinner and family time. He criticizes Democrats, defends the Joint Chiefs, and pledges to cut budget costs while leaving foreign ambassador choices to public opinion.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Western Farm
Brown Palace
Feneral
Detroit
Mamis
Ike
Eisenhower
Détroit
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
GOP
Texas
Taft
Vatican
Sen. Taft
Truman
Taft Kefauver clash on
Taft and Kefauver sparred in a televised exchange debating foreign policy and calls to clean up government. Kefauver pressed for anti racketeering moves while Taft argued to oust the current administration over dishonesty. The dialogue highlighted campaign tensions and age remarks as Taft claimed he might run.
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Washington
Taft
Chio
Kefauver
Tennessee
Sturt
Kefeuver
Kelauver
Sen
Yun
Fkeamn
Cape Cod boat tragedy tops New England heat toll
The first hot Sunday of the year in New England left 16 dead across highways, beaches, and lakes. A capsize near East Dennis on Cape Cod caused seven deaths, with four bodies recovered. several others are missing. Traffic and water accidents contributed to further fatalities in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. additional victims included cases from Norwalk, Westport, Lincoln, Gilmanton, and Kennebunkport. A mix of drownings, vehicle crashes, and a boat mishap marked a tragic holiday weekend.
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Boston
New England
East Dennis
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
William Mirini
Framingham Jawyer
Dolores Giametti
Needham
Eric Sanchione
James Murley
Sanchione
Stella
Donald
Ar “Si
Angela
Newton
Thousands flood Newport area beaches on busy holiday weekend
Thousands visited Newport area beaches Saturday and Sunday as sun and heat drew crowds. Traffic was heavy on highways with congestion especially around Ocean Drive. Easton’s Beach hosted three to four thousand sunbathers. one rescue reported a fainting incident. two new concessions opened with strong business. Hazard’s Beach opened for the summer with moderate attendance and parking barriers removed at East Hazard’s Beach causing car jams.
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Newport
Ocean Drive
Easton’s
Hazard's Beach
Stock Market Irregular Day Shows Fractional Changes
New York stock activity drifted with small fractional moves and a slight downward tilt. Steels and major issues were largely unchanged, while rails showed mixed results and oils coppers and chemicals held steady. Aircraft stocks rose modestly in quiet trading.
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New York
Soviet MIGs Shoot Down Swedish Plane On Baltic Mission
The report notes Soviet MIGs shot down an unarmed Swedish aircraft during a Baltic rescue mission. Nearby front-line action includes U S forces repelling a Chinese attack on a hill west of Chorwon with about 750 enemy casualties and multiple clashes across the 155 mile front. Second Lt James Low of Sausalito, California becomes America’s 11th jet ace with five MIG kills after six weeks in Korea.
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Baltic
Seoul
Korez
U. S
Chorwon
Panmunjom
Korangpo
Yonchon
Kumhwa Kimsong
Pukhan River
Punch Bowl
U. S. Eighth Army Star
Manhatian
James Low
Sausalito
Calif
America
Korea
Tax census shows 3 percent pay 42 percent of Newport taxes
A study of Newport's 1952 53 tax book reveals 3 percent of taxpayers account for 42 percent of total taxes. Total valuations rose from last year with land drops from Beacon Hill House removal to the Catholic diocese. Veterans exemptions hit a new high as auto tax notices caused registration issues.
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Newport
Beacon Hill House
Arthur Curtiss James
Soman Catholic
Providence
Kenneth V. Stein
State Board
Swedish Catalina downed by Soviet fighters. crew saved
A Swedish unarmed Catalina rescue plane was shot down by two Russian MiG-15s off the Baltic coast near Estonia. Seven crew members were rescued at sea by a German merchant ship, two wounded. Sweden protests to the Soviet Union as details of the incident emerge and searches continue for the missing transport.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Swedish Air Force Command
Soviet
Baltic
Russia
Constantin Rodianov
Rodianov
Tage Erlander
Air Force
Catalina
Hin
Esthonia
Soviet Union
U.S
Gotland
Union Industry Mapping Steel Plan For Meeting Defense Needs
Washington plan to open enough steel from strike-closed mills to avert wartime production disruption. A four-man CIO United Steelworkers committee will help craft a defense output plan while mills and industry feud over mandatory union membership. No immediate government blueprint announced. some mills ready to resume, others stay idle amid deadlock.
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Washington
White House
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Murray
Benjamin Fairless
United States Steel
Steelworkers
Fairless
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Mamie
N.E
Cape Boat
Alberk G. McCausland
Raymond
Jesse Corson
Pittsfield
N.M
Highiway
Gilmanton
Niett
Kennebunkport
Mei
Walker's Point
Richard Pinkham
Saco
York
Milley
Dennis
EB. Boudread
Central Falls
R. T
Ac Lake
Lincoln
R. DL
Arnold ‘A. Mather
Devens
Whatlom
Lunenurge
Bernard Swallow
Beverly
Mass
John Triconi
Waltham
Lake Boone
Stowe
Carol M. Jowers
West Front Hill
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