Briton Freed From Red Hungary Sparks Trade Move
Briton Edgar Sanders, jailed in Hungary for over three years on spy charges, was pardoned and expelled to Austria. Britain announced lifting its embargo on trade with Hungary, allowing Sanders to stay in Vienna as health and permission allow. Italian Vincenzo Ciotti also freed and arrived with Sanders.
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Nickelsdorf
Austria
UPI
Edgar Sanders
Freedom
Aken
Robert A Vogeler
Sanders
London
Britain
Hungary
Foreign Office
Anders
Vienna
Vincenzo Ciotto
Con‘ol
Five Wisconsin POWs Freed From Korea Camps
The Associated Press reports five Wisconsin soldiers were repatriated from Communist prison camps in Korea. Cpl Dawid D Schwark of Wisconsin Dells, Cpl Frederick C Schwitzer of Shawano, Pfc Paul E Braun of Milwaukee, Cpl Norbert F Sakesiski of Milwaukee, and Pfc Otis Kammerud of Blanchardville were welcomed by relieved families. Families described joy and plans for deer hunting with their sons. some relatives had heard news only recently and one had received a single letter since capture two years prior.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Korea
Dawid D Schwark
Jack Schwark
Wisconsin Dells
Frederick C Schwitzer
George F. Schwitzer
Shawano _ Pfe
Paul E Braun
Anna Braun
Milwaukee
Nor
George
Schwitzer
Shawano
Otus Kammerud
Bertha Kammerud
Norman Nelson
Arthur
Kammerud
Nelson
Otis
Otis Jweas
Saksefski
Norbert
Norman
Chinese Now N. Korea Bosses Say Yank POWs Revealed
Cpl Lester E Williams says Chinese now run North Korea, replacing Russians, with Mao’s influence growing. Williams, among 75 freed in Big Switch, states Chinese volunteers control policy and treat North Koreans as subordinates.
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N. Korea
Panmunjom Korea
WUP
North Korea
Lester E Williams
Kemahi Tex
Willams
Freedom Tosday
Red China
Democratic Leader Lynn Dies in Dublin at 61
Edward J Flynn longtime Democratic national committeeman and Bronx party leader died Monday night in a Dublin hospital after vacationing in Ireland. Aged 61 he sailed from New York July 25 aboard a liner in a wheelchair with wife and 11 year old daughter Sheila. Flynn helped James Farley secure the 1932 Democratic nomination for Franklin D Roosevelt and later became Democratic national chairman in 1940 guiding Roosevelt’s third term bid.
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Dublin
Edward J Fiyna
Democratic Party
Bronx
New York
Ireland
Sheila
Flynn
James Farley
Franklin D Roosevelt
Tammany Tall
Farley
Roosevelt
Weather Summary for Wisconsin and Minnesota Regions
Mostly fair conditions persist in Wisconsin and Minnesota with little temperature change through tonight and Wednesday. Lows around 46 to 53 in Wisconsin and 46 to 52 in Minnesota, highs in the 75 to 80s for Wisconsin and 75 to 85 for Minnesota, with warmer south and west areas. Northwestern observations note fair conditions and a 1.30 am reading near Randalgause on the Fox River, with Menasha crest readings and no precipitation reported. yearly extremes show a maximum of 77 and minimum 47, no precipitation today.
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Preas
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Fale Randalgause
Fox River
Menasha Am
Shah and Empress Begin Exile Journey to Europe
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Empress Soraya depart Iran for exile in Europe. They are believed to be aboard a BritishAirways flight due to arrive in Rome, as inquiries seek confirmation of the 33 year old monarch’s presence amid the coup era unrest.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Empress Sorays
Europe
Iran
Shah
Rome
British Overseas Airway Corp
Mohammed Mossadegh
Bookbinder Refuses Communist Ties Inquiry at GPO
Washington UP A Government Printing Office employee was suspended within an hour after he refused to tell Senate investigators if he is a Communist, stole secret documents, or engaged in espionage. Rothschild, 42, declined to answer, citing self incrimination, as McCarthy’s subcommittee lays charges of espionage and Communist membership.
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Washington
Government Printing Office
GPO
Senate
Edward M R Rothschild
Joseph R McCarthy
McCarthy
Rothschild
Philip L Cole
Permanent Investigation Subcommittee
Rothschild McCarthy
Communist’ Party
Communist Party
Charles E Ford and
Stanley
Fresh Rothschild
Fred Sillers
Panes
Phillips
Delayed Release of Dead Prisoners Names Stirs Alimony Case
In Cairo a Moslem court delays names of Americans reported dead in North Korean camps while Nariman seeks alimony from Farouk. The delay aims to contact next of kin as lawyers pursue the claim guided by Egyptian law.
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Washington
Defense Department
Red
Cairo
Egypt
Narriman
Farouk
Department rechecks list of alleged dead and escaped prisoners
The department has recased 794 of the 1022 Americans the Communists said died in prison and 118 names of the 147 men the Reds claimed escaped.
Soviet proposes Far East conference slate at UN
Russia tabled a plan for a Far Eastern political conference including the Soviet Union India and three other Korean war nonbelligerents. The draft assigns veto rights to armistice signatories and conflicts with the Western plan inviting all 16 UN combatants. USA opposed inviting India. Nishinsky pressed for Chinese and North Korean inclusion though many members rejected or delayed action.
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United Nations
Russia Today
Soviet Union
India
United Nations Political Committee
Andrey Vieshinsky
Russia
China
Vishinsky
U WN
Vishinesky
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
General Assembly
Vishinskhy
Percy Spender
Lodge
Joao Carlos Muniz
Brazil
U. N
UN General Assembly
Panmunjom
Tee
South Kersas
Wweupe
Keres
Sewer and Water Contracts Are Let in City Plan
The Common Council approved the first leg of the 1953 sewer and water main installation program. A J Kienast & Sons won the contract for sewers and water mains in about 24 streets at bids of 37.4795 and 138 per foot. The project aims to tear up streets only once for both utilities. Several resolutions were required to legalize the action with promises of further projects and city backing until the water department recovers costs. Specific installations include 17th Street from Georgia to West, Oak Street from Baldwin to Melvin, Murdock Street from Bowen to West, Bowen Street from Harris to Miedock, and a Knapp Street area extension.
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Common Council
City Hall
J Kienast & Sons
Water Board
David Grey
Cus
Water Department
17Th Street
Georgia West
Ey Oak Street
Baldwin
Melvin Murdock
Bowen West
Bowen Street
Harris
Miedock
Knapp Street
Quarry Street
18Th Street
Ald
Showdown Seen Near As French Workers Defy Ultimatum
Paris reports barricades around the National Assembly as Premier Laniel braces for a confrontation with about two million workers who rejected a back to work ultimatum. Security tightens at the Palais Bourbon with paratroopers and infantry reinforcing Lamiel’s government near the tense capital.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Joseph Laniel
Lamel
Ihe
Bourson
Seine
Lamels
Hotel Matignon
Nnts
Few Degrees Tacked on To Temperatures
Wisconsin saw a small uptick in temperatures with readings mostly in the 50s to 70s and highs around 79. Milwaukee reported the warmest low at 58 while parts of eastern Upper Michigan and northern Wisconsin hovered near 30s to 40s overnight. The nation enjoyed generally fair weather with notable rain in the south at Norfolk Virginia.
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Wisconsin
Phillips
Lone Rock Superior-Duluth
Spooner
Park Falls
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Madison
Eau Claire Lone Rock
Grantsburg
Two
Upper Michigan
Pellston
Straits of Mackinar
Grand Marais
South
Novioik
Big Three press Russia on Austrian parleys and German unity
The United States Britain and France urged Moscow to back two weeks of talks on Austrian independence and end the hold on German unification. They offered to drop a short eight article Austrian treaty to unlock negotiations, while Russia insisted on a longer 60 article pact. A four power deputy ministers meeting in London was proposed for August 31 to break the deadlock.
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Washington
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
Moscow
Austria
Kremlins
London
Flood Damage Estimated at 340 Million in Kyoto Suburb
Disaster relief headquarters reported about 340 million in flood losses in a Kyoto suburb last week. The flood caused many deaths or injuries across the area, heightening relief efforts in the city.
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Tokyo
Kyoto
City 5
Libya Blast Kills 50 in Tobruk Salvage Work
World War II stronghold Tobruk reports 50 dead from a munition explosion as workers salvage old ammo. The blast occurred during salvage operations at the ammunition stores.
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Bengal
Libya
Tobruk
$200 000 Bank Stickup In Floral Park NY
A gunman robbed the Franklin National Bank in Floral Park early today and seized cashier Knte Gronwall and an assistant manager. He warned that anyone who moved would be shot as he forced entry to the vault an estimated $200000 taken.
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Floral Park NY
Franklin National Bank
Knte Gronwall
Gronwall
Bellmore NY
Bank
Tor Gronwall
Comrades Race to Save Trio Trapped Deep in French Cave
In the Pyrenees a Franco Spanish expedition fights to reach Robert Levi Norbert Casteret and Dr Andre Mairer 1254 feet below the cave mouth after a debris clog halted progress The rescue effort follows a year after a famed death in the same system and aims to recover the trio with a steel cable and careful navigation amidst dangerous blockages.
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Pierre ST Martin Caverns
France
Rocks
Pyrenees
Georges Trouthard
Marcel Loubens
Loubens
Spain
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Edward R. Evans
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de Pere
Ralph H. Brand
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Rockstaff Observatory
Empress Enroute
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Charles Ford
McCarthy Senate
Edward M. Rethechild
Uniderenver
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Rethechild
Xroepe
James Phillips
Fred Silters
Polce
Teheran
Mohammed Reza Pahlev
Soviet
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Wishinsky
Communist China
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Hubbard
U. S
Poland
Sweden
Burma
North
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Council
Lamiel
Japan
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