Five Egyptians Killed in Rioting at Kafr el Dawar Mills
Five killed and 33 wounded as a riot and arson erupt at the Kafr el Dawar cotton mills near Alexandria amid post coup unrest. Soldiers police and fire units battled fires and secured the area as the government pursued anti corruption measures and rent cuts.
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Cairo
Kafr el Dawar
Alexandria
Farouk
Egypt
Beiheira
Damanhur
Aly Maher
Maher
Army
Mohammed Naguib
Houston Man Charged With Assault Third Time
A Houston man, Thomas C. Bush, 24, faces a third assault charge in six months after three women allege abduction and attack. Wanda Baker, 19, claims he threatened her if she pressed charges. she later sought dismissal. Earlier accusers, Jeanne Carroll and Shirley Ann Page, had charges dismissed or never pursued. Police continue to seek Bush as investigations proceed.
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Houston
Orlean
Wanda Baker
Thomas C
Tommy) Bush
Miss Baker
Sheriff's
Bush
Tommy
Galveston
Wanda
Eannine Carroll
District Attorney’s Office
Shirley Ann Page
Miss Page
Bigamist in Hotter Fifth Wife Pops Up in New Orleans
New Orleans police pursued the case against LeRoy Holzman accused of bigamy and stealing from wife four. The alleged Romeo married Clara Ledet in 1947 and later wed May Cecile Du Cote Martha Jo Fleming and Ernestine Palmer under different names, while living with three wives simultaneously. The fifth wife surfaced with details of the 1944-1948 marriages as investigators gun for more evidence.
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New Orleans
LeRoy Holzman
Emile Nolan
Romeo
Nolan
Holzman
Clara Ledet
Texas Faces Rains and Tornadoes Amid Record Heat
Torrential rainfall and a small tornado struck parts of Texas on Tuesday night causing airport damage in Graham, with eight inches reported near Farwell and five inches at Portales New Mexico. Dallas set a 12th straight 100 degree day as forecasts show little relief.
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Panhandle
Young County
Texas
Palmer and
Bailey Counties
Graham
Farwell
Portales
N. M
C. E. Cusanbary
Gulf Coast
Dallas
Presidio
R. L. Thomas
State Teachers College Board of Regents
Weather Bureau
Returns Home Finds Wife and Son Bleeding
John Papkewich returned from work to find his three year old son Johnny torn and bleeding on the couch. He said his wife Mary cut her wrists and intended to kill herself and the boy. Johnny was in poor condition at Queens General Hospital. Mary Papkewich was booked on a felonious assault charge.
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New York
John Papkewich
Johnny
Papkewich
Mary
Queens General Hospital
Papewich
Eagles Conven tion Opens in Philadelphia Today
The annual Grand Aerie Convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles begins in Philadelphia on August 13 with delegates assembling for a multi day event.
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Philadelphia
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Mossadegh Strike Expands Dictatorial Powers in Iran
In Tehran, the Shah issued a decree granting Prime Minister Mossadegh dictatorial authority. He promptly repealed all peasant taxes and ordered landlords to pay fixed wages, with fines and prison terms for violators. A second decree cuts landlords' crop shares by 20 percent to boost peasant incomes and reduce Communist influence.
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Tehran
Iran
iThe Shah
Mo‘hammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Solons Reveal Red Plot To Infiltrate Boy Scouts
Senate investigators released sworn testimony detailing a Moscow inspired plan to infiltrate the Boy Scouts and steer youths toward communism. Witnesses described efforts to place agents in churches schools and youth groups including the Young Pioneers and Labor Youth League with aims to indoctrinate and recruit.
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Solons
Red
Boy Scouts
Washington
Boy Scout Movement
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Kremlin
Sen. McCarran
Dnev
McCarran
Reno
Nev
Harvey M. Matusow
Dayton
Ohio
Matusow
Scout Movement
lRed
Boy ‘Scouts
Donald D. Connors
Don West
West
Georgia
Bethel
John
Martha Edston
Communist Party
Young Pioneers
Herbert Romerstein
Brooklyn
N. Y
Communist Front
Roerstein
Young Communist League
African Youth For Democracy
Romerstein
Young Progressives
America
Labor Youth League
Eggs Decide Yegg Chase in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio on August 13 a grocery clerk chased a suspected thief who stole eggs and repeatedly hit him with eggs during pursuit. Police later arrested Tarlee Jones charged with petty larceny based on the incident and identification.
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Elyria, O
Roland Roberson
Tarlee Jones
Eisenhower Attacks Stevenson Truman Link On Campaign Trail
President Eisenhower asserts Adlai Stevenson visit shows the Truman administration aims to carry its policies via a hand picked successor. He accuses Democrats of trying to rally non political officials into politics and pledges sharp attacks on corruption spending and mismanagement while tying Stevenson to Truman policies.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Washington
Gov. Stevenson
Illinois
Democratic Party
Supreme Court
Sen
Richard Nixon
California
Stevenson
Troops Seize Moro-Held Hill Near Jolo Island
Manila reports Filipino forces seized a hill overlooking Datu Kamlon's forest after a savage hand to hand fight with Moro bandits, who numbers about 300 and wield two foot knives. Kamlon and his group had reneged on raids on Jolo Island and attacked government troops.
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Manila
Datu Kamlon
Kamlon
Jolo Island
Polio Incidence Drops in Texas Week Tallies 200
State Health Department reports 200 polio cases for the past week, 76 fewer than the prior week. Harris County leads with 41 new cases as 55 counties report the disease this week, including first-time entries in Comanche Hansford Pecos and Winkler. The year total reaches 2,573, nearing the 1950 peak. Dr. Cox predicts continued downward trend with sporadic peaks.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
George W. Cox
Harris County
Houston
Comanche County
Hansford
Pecos
Winkler
Franklin
Tarrant County
Fort Worth
Dallas
Bexar
San Antonio
Nueces
el Paso
Taylor
Grayson
Jefferson
McLennan
Tom Green
Hopkins
Martin
Smith Counties
Bowie
Brown
Calhoun
Callahan
Cooke
Kaufman
Motley
Travis
Val Verde
Brazoria
Collin
Dickens
Gonzales
Gregg
Ector
Hardin
Hays
Hockley
Jim Wells
Lampasas
Limestone
Maverick
Midland
Mills
Navarro
Reeves
Refugio
San Patricio
Upshur
Washington
Webb
Wharton
Wichita Wilson
Wood
Harris
Nudists Hold U S Convention Lacking Officers
The American Sunbathing Association opens its 21st annual convention at Sunshine Park, Glade Mays Landing New Jersey with about 300 delegates from 30 states arriving. A three man court appointed panel will supervise officer ballots after a 2024 ruling left the group without leadership.
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Mays Landing
N. J
America
American Sunbathing Association
Sunshine Park
ASA
Superior Court
Vincent S. Haneman
Atlantic City
Pace praises Yugoslav Army leadership in Belgrade
Belgrade August 13 AP U S Army Secretary Frank Pace praised Yugoslavia s armed forces as being in superb physical condition under excellent leadership.
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Belgrade
Neostate
U. S. Army
Frank Pace
Yugoslavia
Mystery Death Of Iraan Grid Star Is Probed
Iraan grid star Clyde Teal Jr aged 18 died in Iraan Hospital after being found unconscious beside a Crockett County road at 3 am. An apparent head wound and a head bruise are noted. Teal had joined the Air Force as a mechanic about a month earlier and was believed to be hitchhiking home from Abilene to Iraan. An inquest was pending.
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IRAAN
Clyde Teal Jr
Crockett County
Teal
Air Force
Abilene
Iraan Hospital
Jacobsen
McCamey
First Seal Coat Down on Hwy 8 at Odessa
The east approach to Odessa on U S Highway 80 begins seal coating as part of a million dollar improvement project. Collins Construction Co expects paving to finish by mid September while widening and curbing the west approach advances. The 80 foot wide pavement east from Dixie to the four lane is nearing completion with center traffic guards installed until city limits. Financing is shared by the city county and state after Odessa voted bond funds last August.
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Odessa
State Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Gage
Jesse Owens
Ray Brearley
Charles Perry
Chamber
Tom Davis
Shoopman
Collins Construction Co
Dixie
American Legion
Stevenson Tightens Grip as Truman Offers Limited Help
Washington reports Gov Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois solidifying control of the Democratic presidential drive while President Truman agrees to limited, planned involvement. A three hour White House conference left unresolved speaking dates for Labor Day with Stevenson saying both may speak the same day if arrangements work.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Stevenson
Detroit
Milwaukee
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Springfield
Old Doctor Jake Fools Everyone Hospital Is Irked
Oklahoma City August 13 An official at University Hospital said a thorough investigation found no facts to support a story of a witnessed physical examination. Nurses and staff were interviewed and concluded the incident did not occur. A former nurse said two young people were in the waiting room when a woman was called for an x ray. A nurse asked the man if he wanted to watch, he agreed. The doctor finished, prescribed medicine and told him to fill it for his wife. She claimed, Not my wife, I thought he was a medical student. She left in her clothes.
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Oklahoma City
University Hospital
18 Year Old Confesses to Killing Ruby Payne in Sex Attack
William F. Rupp Jr an 18 year old ranchhand was booked on suspicion of murder in the sex slaying of 15 year old Ruby Ann Payne. He surrendered after being recognized in a Brea cafe and admitted shooting her after she resisted him. He said he had never seen her before that night and hid since Friday with only pretzels to eat.
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Santa Ana
Calif
William F. Rupp
Orange County
Jess Buckle
Ruby Ann Payne
Brea
Here
Los Angeles County
Young Rupp
Harry ‘Dyer
Yorba Linda
Miss Payne
California
Rupp
Lawrence Enchines
Echines
Buckles
Steve DuHart
Santa Aga
Safe Baptists Missed Plane Crash Sparks Mexico Flight Drama
President J. W. Bill Marshall of Wayland Baptist College led a flight that forced a landing 45 miles north of Mexico City due to weather. He traveled with Jackie Robinson and Sam Choy. a Houston rescue squad was alerted but later stood down as the party continued to Mexico City.
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Mexico City
J. W. Bill ,Marshall
Wayland Baptist College of
Tampico
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