North Sea war games open with 160 ships in Mainbrace
NATO exercises launch off the Clyde as Mainbrace begins a 13 day program involving 160 ships from eight nations. The Blue forces plan sea, air and land reinforcements for a staged invasion scenario in North Norway and Denmark with 85,000 personnel including 40,000 U.S. sailors and Marines. Major units include the Wisconsin and Franklin D Roosevelt among carriers and escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourock
Scotland
River Clyde
North Sea
NATO
Orange Force
Norway
Denmark
U. S
Britain
Canada
Belgium
France
Holland
Triumph
Maigbrace
Italy
Redfield Safe Burglars Get Prison Terms
Two Milwaukee men Andreis Young and John Trilligi received 1 to 5 year sentences after admitting second degree robbery in the Redfield safe burglary last February in Reno Nevada. The loot totaled $287000 with $150000 still missing. A third person Jeanne D Arc Michaud already serves prison time. federal charges against Frank Sorrenti remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno. Nev
Milwaukee
L. W. Redfield
U.S
Andreis Young
John Triliegi Wer
Jeanne D’arc Michaud
Young
Trilligi
Frank Sorrenti
Jack Streeter
Streeter
Anthony
Louis Gazzigli
Reno
Trilicgi
Dist
John Belford
Redfield
Four States Report Fiery Sky Object Seen At Night
Residents from Maryland to Tennessee reported a fiery greenish white streak described as a flying saucer or meteor. Weather and Naval Observatory staff saw no radar confirmation while pilots and crews noted a bright object moving east to west and possibly striking ground near Kingsport Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Frederick
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Charleston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
W.va
Washington
Naval Observatory
Pentagon
Virginia
Kingsport
Tenn
Tennessee Highway
Andrews Air Force Base
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Front Royal
Europe Allies Reach 2 Million In Armed Forces
The State Department reports Europe’s allies now field over two million troops under arms versus Russia’s four million. The 50 page study, part of inquiries on NATO progress, notes omissions such as American forces and other allied nations' totals. It also cites Russian atomic capabilities as a major power factor amid debate over Soviet weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Russia
Congress
Europe
Australia
Yugoslavia
Spain
China
America
Carlton S. Proctor
New York
White House
Proctor
American Society of Civil Enginn
Ching Hopes to Leave FMCS Post This Year
Cyrus Ching, director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service since 1947, said at the White House after a conference with President Truman that he hopes to resign before year’s end. He did not give a reason for his planned departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Ching
White House
Truman
Free resort vacation for 25 mothers of large families
Dr Earl Baker, a retired philosopher turned resort operator, offers a four day vacation at his Grand Traverse Bay resort in Michigan to 25 mothers with four or more children or widows with large families. Recipients must leave all children at home. husbands cannot attend. The plan views as a relief for families unable to afford such trips and aims to honor long efforts of mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traverse City
Mich
Baker's Acres
Charlotte
Earl Baker
Philosophy
Jetters
Baker
Misty Exes
Dr. Baker
Lawrence College
Michigan
Appleton
Wis
Upper
Grand Traverse Bay
Lower Peninsula
Foreign policy spar in U S campaign heats up
Washington rivals trade sharp charges over plans to curb Soviet aggression. John Foster Dulles blasts Acheson and Stevenson as Mitchell accuses Eisenhower of being hamstrung by isolationists. Acheson counters with a warning that GOP plans risk disaster and war. The clash centers on containment and liberation strategies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dukes
GOP
Dean Acheson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dulles
Acheson
Kansas City
Truman
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Robert A. Taft
Rohio
Possible coal strike looms as UMW meets in Washington
John L Lewis led United Mine Workers in Washington for a one day session amid a looming coal strike threat. The union with about 385,000 members negotiates new contracts with soft and hard coal producers while warning of stoppages if talks fail. President Truman campaigns amid labor pressure and calls for Democratic majorities in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington la
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Lewis
UMW
Truman
Milwaukee
Truman to Tour 24 States on 15 day campaign trek
President Truman will campaign coast to coast in a 500 mile per day 15 day trip covering 24 states with White House aides preparing major speeches. He will not speak on Sundays and will emphasize the Roosevelt record while Adlai Stevenson shapes the party program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aries Democratic Congress
Milwaukee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hearry M. Jackson
Washington
Walter K. Granger
Utah
Truman
White House
Democratic National
Mittee
East
Boston
Missouri
Fruman
Democratic National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Adlai Stevenson
National Committee
New York
San Francisco
Hungry Horse
Kalisper
Seattle
Wash
Shenandoah
Iowa
Buffalo
N. Y
New York City
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
Idaho
Oregon
California
Nevada
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Charles S. Murphy
Ithe
Cortines Declared Mexico President-Elect After Vote Count
Mexico City reports Cortines, a 62 year old former interior minister, officially declared president elect after official tally of July 6 election. He wins 713,00 of 3,651,000 votes and will assume office December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Cortines
Mexico
Ater
September Heat Wave Breaks Records in Chicago
The September hot spell pushed the mercury to 95.6 in Chicago, a new Sept 12 high, with 90s expected across the Eastern two thirds of the country. The piece notes Taft supporters missing from the new national executive committee and reports on Arthur Summerfield’s role as chairman and Eisenhower’s nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington U
Repub
Thellcan National Committee
Wayne Nate
la Crosse
Wis
Taft
Chicago
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Ous
Brown
G. Mason
Qwiett
Pennsylvania
Ralph F. Gates
Indiana
Walter S.hallanan
West Virginia
Hallanan
Arthur Summerfield
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U S Delegation To U N Assembly Opening Named
Truman announced the appointment of the U S delegation to the United Nations General Assembly opening in New York on October 14. Headed by Ware Ren RB. Austin, it includes Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and bi partisan selections Sen Theodore Greer and Sen Alexander Wiley. Alternate representatives are Philip Jessup, Benjamin Cohen, Charles Sprague, Edith Sampson, Isador Lubin, and Ernest A. Gross as deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Ware’ Ren
Austin
Eleanor Roosevelt
Theodore Francis Greer
D-Ry
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Senate
Philip C. Jessup
Benjamin ¥. Cohen
Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
Edith S. Sampson
Illinois
Isader Lubin
Ernest A. Gross
Paso Robles Region Quake Felt Over Nearby Area
A two second earthquake, sharply felt but causing no damage, rocked the Paso Robles region last night. Paso Robles lies about 95 miles west and slightly north of Bakersfield, site of severe quake damage on Aug. 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paso Robles
Calif
Bakersfield
Minister Posing as Woman Admits Masterminding Swindle
Auburn California authorities report a $23,000 swindle masterminded by Reverend William C. McCalmont a Roseville Presbyterian minister who posed as a woman to extract money from fruit stand operators Joseph and Amelia Lemos. He claimed the funds were for fake federal agents and blackmail, with accomplices Harry Daniels and a sheriff’s captain charged with grand theft. The case involves staged disguises, long running blackmail and staged threats to keep the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Calif
al E. Brower
William C. McCalmont
Joseph
Amelia Lemos
Loom ‘S
Breyer
Roseville
Presbyterian Church
Torney
Sacramento
I Lemos’ Life Savings
McCalmont
Daniels
Lemos
Carl R. Jackson
DeWitt State Hospital
McCalmonti
Power Plant and Troop Center Hit Near Manchuria
U S B 29s from Bon Homme Richard and Princeton bombed Suihe power plant the largest in Asia damaging generators that served North Korea and Manchuria. Navy carriers then struck a troop concentration at Hoeryong while heavy bombing over Suiho continued for over 20 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Suihe
Asia
Manchuria
Russian
Siberia
Bon Homme Richard
Princedton
Hoeryong
Okinawa
Japan
Jon Swho
Suiho
North Korea
Air Force
Navy
Not Unfair Says Police Chief Kuplic
Manitowoc Police Chief James Kuplic defends traffic case actions amid criticism from Dr. Theodore Teitgen county coroner who resigns as police medical examiner. He notes witnesses could not confirm drunkenness and says charges were reduced to reckless driving under city attorney approval. driver fined 25 dollars plus costs. Urbanck notes a special meeting will be called to discuss the smaller matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitowoc
James Kuplic
Theodore Teitgen
Manitowoc County
Teitgen
Police and Fire Commission
Kuplic
Tengen
Jentigo
Wisconsin Police Chiefs Association
Woodrow Schmitz
Charles Urbanck
Commission
Wisconsin and Minnesota Weather Summary
The weather report notes mostly fair conditions in Wisconsin with increased cloudiness and scattered showers in the northwest tonight and Sunday, warmer today, cooler Sunday. Minnesota shows partly cloudy windy conditions with showers and thunderstorms in the west and north central portions, highs 85 to 90, lows 60 to 65, and a general mix of fair to cloudy skies across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cay
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Moss
Minnesota
Also Mentioned on This Page
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Bjoern Christopherson
Mainbrace
Sir Patrick, Brind
Felix Stump
Wasp
Wright
Louisville
Basa i
Ike and
Morningside
Sen
Phto
Mercury
United
Presh
Hood
U. N. Assembly
Northwestern
Backstaff Observatory
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!