Chess Protest Spurs Heated U S Russian Match
The U S Russian chess tournament saw Yuri Auerbach forfeit against Donald Byrne after time ran out with 39 moves. Officials argued over the clock flag rule as Russians and Americans debated a possible draw and referred the dispute to a joint committee. Byrne led Americans with one win and one loss so far.
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New York
Hans
Reshevsky
Yuri Auerbach
Donald Byrne
Och
Hotel Roosevelt
Dmitri Postnikov
Alexander Bisno
Auerbach
Byrne
U. S
Chinese shake-up centralizes power after top leaders ousted
Six senior Red China officials lose posts as Peiping purges fear rivals and blames failure of the 1953 five year plan. Kao Kang commands northeast, Peng Teh-Hai northwest, Lin Piao central south, Liu Po-Cheng southwest, Jao Shu-Shih East China, Liu Lan-Tao North China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. McCann
United Press
China
Peiping
Red
Kao Kang
Stalin
Mao Tse-tung
Peng Teh-Haui
Korea
Lin Piao
Liu Po-Cheng
Liu
Red Army
Jao Shu-Shih
Communist Central
East China
Liu Lan-Tao
U S H Bomb Jets Land in Japan at Yokota Base
Three American B47 jets capable of carrying the H bomb landed at Yokota Air Base in Japan after a nonstop 6,700 mile flight from California. It was the first Far East mission for the six-jet swept-wing Boeings, about 16 hours airborne from March Field. Refuelings occurred midair over Hickam Field in Hawaii and Midway Island.
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Tokyo
Yokota Air Base
California
Minneapolis
Moscow
Far East
March Field
Calif
Hickam Field
Hawaii
Midway
Pacific
Phenix City Raids Seize Gambling Equipment in Crackdown
Heavily armed civilian and military raiding parties seized more than $20,000 in gambling gear in three swift raids on a tanky tank and a warehouse in Phenix City Alabama and an outlying night spot. Twenty two slot machines and twenty two pinball tables were confiscated during the operation.
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Phenix City
Ala
Vice
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U.S
Gerson
Grant
Rdy
Kmoch
Scone
Samuel Reshevsky
Vassily Smyslove
Scott
Scotte
Corte
Ison
Scorin
Bell Peppers
Florida Oranges
Borden’s Chocolate Freeze
Coca - Cola
Wapco Tuna
Sherber
Gladiola
LAMAR
SWIFT
Fisher Optical
Shurfine
First Nat'l Bank
Odessa
U. S. D. A. Good
Hamburger
Iroast
Louisiana
S. Grant
North Grant
Odesea
Japan
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