Aiding Mecca Pilgrims Pays Off In Mid East
United Press reports Operation Pilgrim by the U S Air Force ferried thousands of pilgrims from Beirut to Jiddah for the Mecca pilgrimage. The three day event, ending August 31, marks a major gesture of friendship with many travelers from Turkey and Iran benefiting from the flights.
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Construction Plans Change Across Texas Air Bases
The Air Force told the government operations subcommittee that continental U S dormitory construction would be cut by 45,742 spaces, costing Texas bases about 12.946 million dollars. Reductions target Bryan, Carswell Fort Worth, James Connally Waco, Foster Victoria, Harlingen, Laredo, Laughlin Del Rio, Reese Lubbock and Abilene bases with specific budget drops listed.
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Polio Cases Rise 68 Percent From Last Year
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis announced that this year’s total polio cases are 68 percent higher than the same period in the prior year. Through 1952, 19,980 persons in the United States have been stricken, compared with 20,526 in 1949 and 11,888 in 1951.
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Sea Captain Seeks English Salvage Captains For Thanks
Galveston story about German sea captain Adolf Wimmel who survived 27 days in a lifeboat after a torpedo attack in 1945. He credits an English steamer named the African Prince with rescue and nursing back to health. He hopes to contact the two captains who saved him and his crew. The Prince Line's London office provided details on the vessel and crew. Wimmel now sails a Swiss merchant ship and keeps radio contact hopeful.
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Stevenson Ends East Campaign With Civil Rights Push
Adlai Stevenson wraps up his first presidential campaign clash with Dwight D. Eisenhower in New York. He stresses federal action to secure equal rights and anti discrimination measures, signaling a contrast with Eisenhower on civil rights and the Senate filibuster. Stevenson plans westward swing next week while Eisenhower campaigns in the South.
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Dallas Engineer Fired in Dispute Over Bridge Design
Dallas Aug 29 County Engineer John E Gragg was fired by a 3 2 vote after a dispute over a bridge design in the county road bond program Gragg who earned 10560 a year was removed and R H Clinger Graggs first assistant was named to succeed him.
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