Truman Reads CIO Endorsement for Stevenson in 1952 Race
President Truman told CIO leaders at the White House that voters will elect Adlai Stevenson and that the CIO backs Stevenson. CIO President Murray blasted Eisenhower on social security and urged a Stevenson get behind rally, arguing the GOP is anti inflation and pro Taft Hartley with isolationist leanings.
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Washington
Truman
CIO
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Philip Murray
Stevenon
Dwight Eisenhower
Murray
Eisenhower
GOP
America
Denver
Republican Party
Senate
House
Rhee sworn in to second term as Korean head
Thousands cheered in Seoul as Syngman Rhee was inaugurated for a second term promising no rest until Communists are licked. The 78 year old leader stressed Korea’s battlefield charge and broader aims with U N support, while crowd scenes and military officials looked on.
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Rhee
Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
U. S
U. N
Ammann Convicted of Murder in Lake Buchanan Camp Shooting
Ammann, 67, convicted of murder in the June 14 shooting at a Lake Buchanan fishing camp near Ponca City. He claimed self defense after Earl McDaniel, 45, threw two beer bottles. jury delivered a 20 year sentence after about nine hours of deliberation.
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Lano
Andy Ammann
Earl McDaniel
Ponca City
Oklo
Ammann
Lake Buchanan
McDaniel
Eight Crewmen Die in Laotian Mountain Crash
Saigon French Indochina reports eight crewmen killed when a transport plane crashed into a Lao mountain. Official blames the crash on bad weather and engine trouble during a July 21 flight.
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Saigon
French Indochina
Laos
Egypt Ruler Vows No Communism Amid Army Rally
In Cairo Maj. Gen. Mohammed Naguib told cheering troops the Army wants no part of communism and will crush any who distribute such propaganda. He denied plans to split big estates and warned against gossip about a communist trend.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Naguib
Nostradamus Sees Victory For Eisenhower Says Scholar
New York Aug 15 Nostradamus expert Henry C Roberts argues Nostradamus foretells Eisenhower's 1952 U S presidential win. He interprets the seer as predicting a powerful European ruler defeated by a steel leader of the Western power. He notes name etymologies linked to Stalin and Eisenhower.
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New York
Roberts
Stalin
Iran
Eisenhower
Panhandler Willie Covens Faces Debt and Cold Winter
Fort Worth report details Willie Covens, the panhandler known as Willie the Panhandler, facing a $300 auto repair bill and a $143 monthly car payment due Aug 24. He fears winter hunger and possible relief, after arriving in Fort Worth with a wrecked 1952 Lincoln and a history of run-ins in Oklahoma City and El Paso. Police chief R R Howerton cautions against further ventures here while noting his past rise from a 1950 Ford to a new car and chauffeur.
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Fort Worth
Willie
Minnie the Moocher
Dallas
Covens
Oklahoma City
el Paso
R. R. Howerton
Howerton
Nudist Leader Loses Title in Nudist Association Election
In Mays Landing New Jersey August 15 1958 Reverend Isley Boone known as King of American Nudists loses his 20 year grip on the American Sunbathing Association to Mervin Mounce amid a nude acceptance speech. The vote was 1457 to 430. Boone vows retirement after two decades at the helm.
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Mays Landing
N. J
Isley Boone
Superior Court
Sunshine Park
Aloise S. Knapp
Chicago
Boone
Mource
Search Expanded For Missing Odessa Girl Eva Phillips
Odessa police and the Ector County Sheriff's Posse launched a large search for one year old Eva Lois Phillips who disappeared from her East Second Street trailer home. Volunteers on horseback cars and on foot combed areas east and south of the Rio Courts while investigators interview a 27 year old man who admits rides with the child but says he returned her. Federal agents monitor the case as police seek witnesses and review reports of a red motor scooter sighting.
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Ector County
Odessa
Eva Lois Phil ‘Ips
East Second Street
Afton Lorain
Tony) Phillips
Bill Myrick
J. C. Myrick
Midland
Eva Lois
Jone
Phillips
Rio Courts
Marines Smash Attack On Bloody Bunker Hill
In a heavy rainstorm on Bunker Hill in Korea, two hundred Chinese troops attacked the hill but were repelled by Marine fire after 55 minutes of assault. Earlier, 300 Communists fell to Marine sharpshooters. The Eighth Army reports nearly 2,100 enemy casualties since the fight began. Marine air and ground forces then struck targets near Koson and Sariwon. No MIG-15s were sighted for the fourth straight day.
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Seoul
Korea
Bunker Hill
Unil
United Press
Frederick C. Painton
Painton
Eighth Army
Marine Division
Koson
Sariwon
Socialite Jelke Arrested as Prostitution Ring Bust Unfolds
New York socialite Minot F Jelke 22 and seven women plus two men were arrested in a city wide raid targeting a prostitution network. Jelke charged with compulsory prostitution living off the proceeds and conspiracy. Police found two guns and photos plus a list of names in his apartment. Also seized were Nancy Hawkins 23 Joan Douglas 20 Gloria Sinclair 24 and others. A mystery young witness and Erica Steel 28 among arrestees.
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New York
Minot F
Mickey) Jelke
Jelke
New York Social Register
Upper East Side
Asst. Dist
Anthony J. Leibler
The
Tage
Liebler
Sylvia Eder
Manhattan
Oleaking
John F. Jelke
Chicago
Lever Brother Co
Ralph Teal
Danbury, Conn
Young Jelke
Bachelors Club of America
Erica Steel
Miss Steel
Raymond Russell Davioni
Nancy Hawkins
Joan Douglas
Miss Hawkins
Gloria Sinclair
Ray Russell
Miss Sinclair
Mad Butcher May Still Be Alive, Claim
Cleveland, Aug 15. Retired detective Peter Merylo says the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run may still be alive and accuses the Kansas City killer of later torso murders. He cites Betty Stevens' decapitation and similar crimes, noting carved letters RAT and Nazi on victims. He seeks photos and details to link them.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Peter Meryle
Kingsbury
Merylo
Betty Jack Stevens
Ykon
Okla
Kingsbury Run
Steven
McKees Rocks
Cow Attacks Man Leaves Victim In Serious Condition
An enraged cow attacked E. L. Le Roux in Wharton injuring his neck. He was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Wharton
E. L. le Roux
Polio Deaths Rise Across Texas With Houston Toll
Polio fatalities climbed to two more in Texas as Dallas Midland and Fort Worth reported new cases and deaths. Houston added seven cases and one death as county and nonresident totals push the city toll toward 769 cases and 30 deaths. A Mexican drug is sent to aid the Bishop family while national polio figures show 12,046 US cases since April.
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Jimmie Dee Reyna
Midland
Houston
Dallas
Edgewood
van Zandt County
Parkland Hospital
McLennan County
David Earl Thompson
Joe Thompson
Waco
Fort Worth
James Edward Ryan Jr
U. S
Barry Bishop Jr
Texas
Iowa
Woodson
John J. Bunting
Bishop
Albert Drencabel
Drencabel
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
United States
AFL Winds Up Five Day Meeting In Atlantic City
The American Federation of Labor closes a five day meeting in Atlantic City New Jersey The 71st annual convention plans tradition shattering events including inviting presidential candidates to address the gathering Eisenhower and Stevenson were invited yesterday indicating a historic shift in AFL procedures
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Reds Force Divorce on Refugees Mass
Berlin dispatch reports from Free Jurists say East Germany coerces couples with mates in the West to divorce. Husbands and wives seeking work allegedly face job bans or starvation unless they obtain a divorce.
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Germany
East Zone
Free Jus Rists
West Berslin
iWest
Iron Curtain
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