Saucers Pop Up All Over
Reports of unexplained flying objects spread from Korea to the Midwest with saucer shapes and bright lights. The Air Force pursued sightings while scientists in Illinois traced a 100 mile sky river to a radar reflection of the Illinois River, noting radar limits and weather reflections.
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Associated Press
Korea
Air Force
Champaign
University of Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
Illinois River
Horace Byers
University of Chicago
Department of Meteorology
Byers
New York Rail Strike Delayed Until Monday
A threatened strike on the New York Central lines east of Buffalo was postponed after a company union conference was set for Monday. Leaders from four unions agreed to meet in New York City, with a Cleveland meeting planned for the following day, delaying any walkout until after the talks. About 14,000 workers east of Buffalo could face layoffs if a strike occurs, though 1,500 operating employees would be directly involved. Lawrence W. Hornung said there was no justification for a strike.
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New York
New York Central
Buffalo
Cleveland
Lawrence W. Horning
Horning
Thomas J. Harkins
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Railroad
Harkins- Reed
Order of
Times Square
Central
Chicago
Lawrence W. Hornung
Odessa teacher photographs object in sky dubbed flying saucers
Jim Mallard of 813 East Thirteenth Street, Odessa, a science teacher at Odessa High, says he photographed a silvery object about 18,000 feet up last week using a telescoping lens. The image, enlarged on a screen, shows a light streak with a heavier nucleus according to the paper's saucer editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mallard
East Thirteenth Street
Mallard
Odessa High School
Pilot sees flying saucer over Auburn. doubt on Army records
Carl L. Smith a former airport operator and GE engineer said he observed a bluish white round object through 12 power binoculars for about 19 minutes. He noted it hovered then moved east and returned changing color from bluish white to amber gray and concluded the Army is hiding something.
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Auburn
N. Y
Carl L. Smith
General Electric Co
Smith
Waterloo
Over Million Workers Eye New Wage Hikes
Washington reports more than a million workers in six major industries mobilizing to pressure the wage board for a second round of boosts. Unions in coal, shipbuilding, rubber, meatpacking, electrical, and copper push for substantial increases as the board eyes a 10 percent 1950 raise and cost of living adjustments for 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Powershorn
United Mineworkers
John L. Lewis
No One Collected the Bet in Parkersburg Auto Crash
In Parkersburg West Virginia on August 2 two 18 year olds Robert Montgomery and George Baker Jr. raced toward Ripley 36 miles away. Baker lost control and hit a guard rail then Montgomery veered into a ravine hitting a tree. Taitt brothers James 16 and Dale 18 and Peter Deem 18 were injured with Deem critically hurt and Montgomery unconscious. Sgt Bruce Parsons charged Baker with reckless driving.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Robert Montgomery
George Baker Jr
Coolville
Ripley
U. S. 21
Charleston
Baker
Montgomery
James Taitt
Peter Deem
Dale Taitt
Taitt Brothers
Deem
Bruce Parsons
Iranian Senate backs Mossadegh powers amid foreign adviser critique
In Tehran the Senate approves Mossadegh’s six month program expanding economic and social powers while critics attack foreign advisers from the United States Britain and France. Debates in the Majlis target American missions and a fisheries concession to Russia amid oil and currency disputes. Thirty-four of thirty-five senators approve with one abstention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Senate
Mohammed Mossadegh
U. S
Sen
Abolfazl Lesani
Europe
Bagher Kazemi
Lesani
Mossadegh
Caspian Sea
Truman Asks Fund Support for United Defense Drive
President Truman appealed to the nation to back the United Defense Fund’s 1952 drive totaling 19,451,340. He urged no setup delays in USO services for the armed forces, health and recreation programs for defense production areas, clothing for Korea’s suffering, and overseas facilities for personnel transporting defense materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Truman
United Defense Fund
USO
Korea
United States Wins 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki
The United States overtook the Soviet Union on the final days of competition to win the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki. American swimmers boxers and basketball players delivered strong showings as the U S totaled 111 points to surpass Russia by 610 to 55314.
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Helsinki
United States
Russia
Uncle Sam
Soviet Union
U. S
Two Day Ban On Watering Slated Here
Odessa officials announced a two day water ban for Tuesday and Wednesday as the Martin County Well Field booster is shut down to add two boosters. City Manager Dick Pepin urged residents to conserve to prevent a shortage during the upgrade and testing of the system.
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Odessa
Martin County
Dick Pepin
Iity
Midland
Pepin
Had To Do It Says Death By Own Action
A Houston mother Lucy Leo Quillen 32 was found fatally shot in her home. A note near the body read I had to do it take good care of the baby. Justice of the Peace Dave Thompson ruled death by own action. Her husband Sgt Frank E Quillen 32 of Ellington Air Force Base said they had no domestic trouble. They had been married five years and moved to Houston three years ago.
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Houston
Justice of the Peace
Dave Thompson
Lucy Leoona Quellen
Frank E. Quillen
3605Th Foodservice
Ellington Air Force Base
Florence
Ala
Quillen
Burnsville
Miss
Court Race Final Tallies Allan Fraser Edges In Eighth Court
In a Texas Election Board release last night Allan Fraser of Alpine won 28 318 votes and Fraser Henry Russell of Pecos 27 517 in the close race for a seat on the Eighth Court of Civil Appeals El Paso.
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Texas
Teau
Allan Fraser
Alpine
Fraser Henry Russell
Pecos
Eighth Court of Civil Appeals
el Paso
Republicans Decline Local Races at Ector County Convention
About 50 Republicans met in the courthouse to avoid local nominations and back Democrats for local offices while seeking Eisenhower Nixon support for national races. Chick Fair was elected chairman with key appointments made to organize a two party county and push for strong statewide GOP participation.
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Chick Fair
Odessa
Ector County
Washington
United States
X’s
Eisenhower
GOP
San Antonio
Texas
West Texas
National Capitol
Nixon
Fair
June Vanderkolk
A. C. Shelton
Johnny Crooks
E. C. Bunch
Crooks
Bunch
Grace Ivy
Frank Spaulding
Shelton
Five New Polio Cases Reported
The Ector county health department reported five additional polio cases for last week raising the infantile paralysis toll by two from the prior week. Names and ages include Ruby Turner three, Janie Henley 18 months, Loretta Kolodziejczyk four, Ronald Lacy six, and George Munoz two months with hospital admissions between July 26 and July 31. Other communicable diseases listed were diarrhea forty two, whooping cough one, impetigo one, measles four, strep throat twenty, mumps seven, sore throat fifteen, and ring worm one.
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Ector County Health Department
Ruby Carolyn Turner
L. F. Turner
Medical Center Hospital
Janie Marie Henley
J. D. Henley
Andrews Hwy
Loretta Kolodziejcczyk
E. P. Kolodiejczyk
Ronald Roy Lacy
Granville Lacy
Nimitz
George Munoz
Santos
Zacatica Street
Two Injured In Wrecks Saturday In Odessa Suburbs
The state highway patrol reported two Saturday crashes near Odessa. Bobbye L. Smith sixteen sustained cuts after a head on collision with Gene Harland Bingham nineteen on Eighth Street and Highway 80. Ernest Elton McDonald twenty six suffered a concussion when his car rolled over on Andrews Highway three miles north of Odessa. he was hospitalized and no charges were filed yet.
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Odessa
State Highway Patrol
E. Eighth
Hwy. 80
Bobbye L. Smith
N. Grant
Gene Harland Bingham
Orchard Dr
Miss Smith
James Henry Power
S. Sam Houston
Justice Court
Thomas D. Murphy
Ernest Elton McDonald
Texas
Andrews Hwy
Highway Patrol
McDonald
Leroy Herbert Faircloth
N. Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Anti-Peronist Clerk Fired For Refusing Mourning
Buenos Aires reports the provincial government dismissed chief clerk Edmundo Osvaldo O Neill for refusing to wear mourning for Eva Peron. The discharge bars re employment in any provincial or national public office.
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Buenos Aires
Ed‘mundo Osvaldo O’neill
Eva Peron
U S Soaring Contest Set This Week
A national soaring contest sponsored by the Texas Soaring Association will start in Odessa, with pilots from Denver and Palm Springs among entrants. Dick Johnson, who set a world record here last summer, may return from Spain. The Ector County Airport will be the event center as updrafts aid engineless gliders.
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Texas Soaring Association
Odessa
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Johnson
Palm Spring
Calif
Spain
Denver
Colo
Ector County
Texas Democrats vote to drop national candidates from ballot
Ector County delegates unan imously vote to leave off Eisenhower and Nixon from the Texas ticket and to list four party options on the November ballot. Resolutions attack centralization and taxation while defending states’ rights and urging broader political debate.
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Chicago
Ector County
Stevenson
Sparkman
Texas
Eisenhower
Nixon
Democratic Party
Republican Party
National Democratic Party
Brooks Harman
Resolutions and Platform Committee
Harman
LeRoy Williams
Louis Rochester
Johnny Vacca
Ector
Amarillo
Tidelands
United States
Lonvention
C. O. (Buck) Mann
Marion Adams
J. B. Dolan
H. G. McDonnell
Sammie Miller
Leon D. Fowler
Thomas D. Murphy
Ed Kuhrau
Kuhrau
Shivers Forces Dominate Texas Democratic Conventions
Houston clash erupts as Shivers loyalists prevail in Harris County meeting while in Austin and Benham faction members win delegates to Amarillo state convention. A fist fight in Houston accompanies assaults on an opponent, and a simple assault charge is filed against Fred C. Driskell.
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Associated Press
Allan Shivers
Texas Democratic Party
Shivers
Austin
Travis
Labout
Stanley Hornsby
Hume Cofer
Houston
Bob Bradley
Palmer Bradley Jr
Harris County
Amarillo
Fred C. Driskell
Shell
Bradley
Benham
Sam Rayerburn
Fannin County
Gainesville
Cooke County
Tidelands
Conetrol
Stephens County
Breckenridge
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Approv
U.S
Victor Ia Olympics
Resolutions Committee
National Party
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