Truman Warns Korea Talks Could Obscure Soviet Aggression
President Truman charged that Korea peace talks may mask new acts of aggression by Soviet Russia or its European satellites. He cited 4 million Soviet troops, aid to Red China, and bolstered armies in Bulgaria Romania and Hungary as he spoke at Detroit’s 250th anniversary. He blasted “smears and lies” from critics and said the West must stay vigilant in Korea and Asia. He said Communist aims in Korea are unclear and vowed to learn their true intent.
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Detroit
INS
Truman
Russia
Asia
Europe
U.S
Alaska
Japan
Manchuria
Bulgaria
Rumania
Hungary
Red China
Soviet
Korea
Boy Witness Helps Catch Hit-and-Run Suspect
A 4-year-old boy witnessed his father's death in a hit-and-run on Cave Creek Road eight miles north of Sunnyslope. John D. McAuliffe 35, an electrician of 2942 E Latham, was killed. the boy aided highway patrolmen in quickly locating the suspect.
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John D. McAuliffe
E. Latham
Cave Creek Road
Sunnyslope
Tucsonan Identifies Assailant in Beating Case
Deputy County Attorney John Flynn says aggravated assault charges will be filed once Renee Allen signs and testifies. Jo Kurner, of Tucson, identified a Phoenix used car dealer as the assailant, while Allen recalls little of the July 19 beating at Second Street and Madison.
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Renee Allen
John J. Flynn
Justice Court
Madison
Edwin Hetz
Robert McCann
John Slaughter
Hetz
McCann
Warren McCarthy
Deuce
Second Street
Hassayampa Floods Roads Breaks Rails Near Phoenix
A major rainfall event in Phoenix caused the Hassayampa River to overflow and flood Highway 80 washing out Southern Pacific tracks in seven locations. Rail rerouted. bus transports passengers into Phoenix. Fifty families left homeless. two injured as power and phone service disrupted. irrigation water use cut for a few days. At Luke Air Force Base water flooded buildings. residents evacuated to hospital and officers club. Temperatures dropped from 101 to 76 briefly.
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Hassayampa
Southern Pacific Company
East Phoenix
25Th Street
Moreland
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Weather Bureau
Buckeye
Gila Bend
Southern Pacific
Liberty
Casa Grande
Wickenburg
Salome
Quartzsite
Yuma
Mesa
Luke Air Force Base
Officers Club
Czechs Asked To Allow Oatis Yank Visitor
Washington reports the United States urged Czechoslovakia to permit an American official to visit imprisoned Associated Press correspondent William N. Oatis in his cell. Ambassador Ellis Briggs spoke with Prague officials seeking access and a reply to a July note requesting Oatis’s release and expulsion from Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Ellis
Briggs
U. S
Prague
Oatis
Noted Figures Comment On Truman Dismissals And Global Tensions
International News Service summarizes quotes from President Truman protesting Hungarian oppression, Senator Douglas opposing two judicial nominees, British Defense Minister Shinwell warning that parity with the Russians remains distant, and James McNish the stunt rider defending his split from his wife after a park lion partnership remark.
Voice of America Demands Prague Permit for Oatis Broadcast
The Voice of America urged the Czech government to allow nightly Prague radio broadcasts by imprisoned AP reporter William N. Oatis. The State Department statement directed at President Clement Gottwald argued a nightly appearance would show the free world that he is alive and well.
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Washington
Voice of America
Prague
William N. Oatis
State Department
Clement Gottwald
Associated Press
Reds Press Buffer Zone Plan at Korea Peace Talks
U N advance headquarters reports stalemate as Nam II presents a 38th Parallel buffer zone proposal while Joy rejects it. Talks resume tomorrow with still clear positions and no area of agreement reached.
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U. N
Korea
38Th Parallel
Phoenix
Nam II
Nam
C. Turner Joy
Joy
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
Heroic Pair Save Is From Bus In Water
A bus plowed into a light truck and rolled into an irrigation canal near Indio California. Sgt Hubert Hancock of March Air Force Base and Ted Moyle saved 21 passengers after the crash though Hancock was injured. One woman died in her husband’s arms and 19 were hurt with three seriously injured.
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Calif
Air Force
Hubert Hancock
March Air Force Base
Ted Moyle
Inglewood
Moyle
Hancock
Viola Josephine Burroughs
Ridgewater
S. D
Nationalists Fight In Southwest China News Report
In Yunnan Province Chinese Nationalist troops clash with Communist forces in a hornet like series of forays. Reports say about 2000 Nationalists under Gen Li Mi crossed from Burma into China. Communist papers claim 14 American officers assist the Nationalists, a claim denied by the U S Embassy and Burmese government.
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Burma
China
Yunnan
United States
Li Mi
We The People Sounds Like Communism Reported
In Madison Wisconsin a reporter for the Capital Times faced hostility while seeking signatures for a petition drawn from the Declaration and the Constitution. Only one of 112 approached signed, with respondents accusing him of Communist sympathies and fearing consequences. Wentworth A Millar was the sole signer, affirming the Bill of Rights.
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Madison, Wis
Capital Times
Commie
Wentworth A. Millar
Auto collision injures six on Hollidaysburg road
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on a July night James C. Bags shaw 61 and his son Emory 31 were driving separately when their cars met head on on a country road. Six people were injured two seriously enough to require hospitalization.
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Hollidaysburg
James C. Bagshaw
Emory
Williamsburg
9 Year Old Electrocuted At Joseph City
Joseph City report details a 9 year old boy who died after touching a 12 000 volt power transmission line. Raymond Joe Wilkinson is named as the deceased child of Mr and Mrs Gerald Wilkinson. A 16 year old, Henry Esky, was expected to recover. The incident involved a long iron rod used in an attempt to dislodge keys tied together and thrown over the line.
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Joseph City
Raymond Joe Wilkinson
Gerald Wilkinson
Henry Esky
Four Die In Mason Plane Crash Killing Four Men
Four men were killed when a private plane crashed into a hillside at Mason near the Massachusetts border. Delmar M. Jewett Jr. of South Deerfield and Northfield, Massachusetts, was identified by papers found on his person.
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Mason, N. H
INS
Mason
Massachusetts
Delmar M. Jewett Jr
South Deerfield
Northfield
Mass
Dewey Arrives in Singapore on Pacific Fact-Finding Tour
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey continued his Pacific mission and arrived in Singapore tonight aboard a U S Air Force plane from Saigon.
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Singapore
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Power Cut Off 2 Hours In Northeast Phoenix
A two hour power outage in northeast Phoenix affected the area from Seventh Ave to 16th St and McDowell to Thomas Rd after a 12,000 volt oil breaker exploded at the Country Club substation of Central Arizona Light & Power Co. Four explosions were heard, a smoke ring was seen, and no injuries were reported. GOOD SAMARITAN Hospital used a five kilowatt standby generator for essential operations including surgery, delivery rooms, and the telephone switchboard. Service was restored at 8 a.m., with only breakfast delays and no air conditioning impact reported.
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Central Arizona Light & Power Co
E. Sheridan
Seventh Ave
16Th St
McDowell
Thomas Rd
Phoenix Gazette
Good Samaritan Hospital
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