Security Agency Accuses Five Oil Firms of Price Discrimination
The Mutual Security Agency reports to senators that Standard Oil of New Jersey and California, Gulf Oil, Socony Vacuum, and The Texas Co. charged Europe higher oil prices for Marshal Plan aid than the United States, inflating costs to American taxpayers. Justice Department already filed suit to recover 50 million dollars for overcharges. The report notes Arabian-American OilCo, owned by four of the five, sought steel for a trans Arabian pipeline with expectations it would cut European transport costs. Company reps deny the charges and defend pricing as market driven.
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WASHINGTON
Mutual Security agency
U.S
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard Oil of California
Gulf Oil co
Socony- Vacuum Oilco
The
Texas Co
Senate
Small Business committee
middle east
justice department
MSA
Walter Adams
senate committee
MLA
United States
Socony-Vacuum
Texas Heat Deaths Mount After Harsh Drought
Five more deaths from Texas heat wave were reported, raising the toll during the 21 day drought. Mexia and Vernon each confirmed fatalities, Dallas added two more, bringing its toll to ten. Rain fell mainly where needed least along the southeast gulf coast with Victoria Beaumont Palacios Galveston and Palestine recording light totals. North Texas reported extreme highs with Quanah 109 and Abilene Fort Worth around 103.
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DALLAS
Tex
Texas
Mexia
Vernon
Texas gulf coast
Victoria
Beaumont
Palacios
Galveston
Palestine
Houston
Alice
Seymour
Quanah
Mineral Wells
Wichita Fails
Abilene
Fort Worth
Baseball Summary of American and National Leagues
The text lists scoreline fragments from baseball games. American League shows Lotar DeLock McDermott and White with DeLock as loser pitcher. National League notes ten runs by unnamed team, Surzent and Johnson with Cooper and Atwell, Surzent the winning pitcher and Kelly the loser, Sauer hit a home run for Chicago.
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R.H._E
Surzent
Johnson
Cooper
leonard
Atwell
Kelly
Chicago
Sauer
Fish-Caller Gets Response From Funny Tribe
Sullivan Indiana August 21 Byrd Squire claims his pond fish respond to his call Fishie Fishie Catfish gather by the hundreds, watched by Charles Brown Sullivan newspaperman and over a hundred others as Squire, an engineer for a coal mine, says the act is simple He says he never lies to the fish and feeds them each time he calls.
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SULLIVAN
Ind
P—Byrd Squire
Charles Brown
Squire
Navy tests four new jet fighters on carrier trials
The U S Navy disclosed four new jet fighters undergoing carrier Suitability tests aboard the USS Midway off Norfolk last week. The KFJ-2 Fury FOF-6 Cougar F7U-3 and F2H-3 Banshee variants are faster more maneuverable and promise improved performance over current models. Officials will decide production orders based on test reports.
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WASHINGTON
navy
Kimball
Norfolk
Sparkman Calls For Clear Issues
In Birmingham on August 22 Senator John Sparkman Democratic vice presidential nominee closed a four day Alabama home state tour with the claim that Republicans have one issue change. He quoted Eisenhower promising to preserve social and economic pains but do it better. Sparkman warned voters should ask from what to what and argued Eisenhower cannot fault foreign policy since he is the central figure of it.
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BIRMINGHAM
Ala
John Sparkman
Alabama
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Arabs Killed on Border Clash Reported by Israel
TEL AVIV Aug 22 An Israeli army spokesman announced two Arab legionnaires from Jordan were killed and several wounded in a clash on the Israel Jordan frontier. He said Jordan soldiers attacked an Israel border patrol and fire was returned with no Israeli casualties.
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TEL AVIV
Israel
Jordan
Ships collide off California coast in fog
The Swedish motorship Stratus and the American steamship Coos Bay collided in fog off the southern California coast, but both vessels reported no casualties.
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LONG BEACH
Calif
Stratus
Coos Bay
California
Kefauver Seeks New Laws to Fight Crime in Congress
Senator Kefauver reports encouraging enforcement of crime committee laws but urges Congress to pass additional recommendations. He backs a permanent crime commission, records of racketeers, net worth disclosures, and banning deduction of illegal gambling losses. Gambling stamps rise concerns as lotteries and bookmaking grow.
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WASHINGTON
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
crime committee
congress
senate crime investigating committee
justice and treasury departments
bureau of internal revenue
Kefauver Declines Attorney General Post
Chattanooga report states Sen Estes Kefauver refused a possible appointment as United States attorney general. He discussed the matter with Adlai Stevenson and Stephen Mitchell and made clear he was not interested. The Times, from Washington, notes Stevenson faced pressure to announce Kefauver as his attorney general choice.
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CHATTANOOGA
Tenn
Chattanooga Times today
Sen
Estes Kefauver
United States
Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Times
Washington
Charles Bartlett
Stevenson
Car Train Crash Near Racine Kills Motorist. 65 Hurt
A high speed electric Chicago to Milwaukee train struck a car near Racine Wisconsin and jumped the rails late yesterday. The motorist was killed and 65 train passengers were injured in the wreck.
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RACINE, Wis
here
Jolly Roger Flies No More As Informers Reach Seattle
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on August 22 police hauled down a home made pirate flag from a raft crew of five youths aged about 12 on the Housatonic river. They loaded their craft with vegetables stolen from Wahcomah Street gardens and set out again. Police posted guards to deter further thefts. The owners wondered where produce disappeared to as the youths sailed away.
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PITTSFIELD
Mass
Housatonic river
Wahcomah St
Stevenson to campaign on labor, me too attack
Adlai Z. Stevenson plans a busy campaign after leaving Wisconsin retreat. He schedules speeches in New York on August 27 28 before a Labor day kickoff with five talks in Michigan culminating in a Detroit Cadillac Square address telecast by CBS. He labels Eisenhower a me too candidate and outlines a western tour starting September 5 through Denver Montana Wyoming the Pacific Northwest California and the Southwest.
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MINOCQUA
Wis
Adlai ZI
Stevenson
Wisconsin
New York
American Legion
Liberal party of
Michigan
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Flint
Pontiac
Hamtramck
Cadilac square
CIO
AFL
Columbia Broadcasting system
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Denver
Montana
Wyoming
Pacific northwest
California
southwest
south
Bureau Reports Record Income
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau and other federal agencies collected a record total in fiscal year 1952 ending June 30. The combined tax and social security intake reached 64.971 billion dollars, about 14.5 billion more than the prior year. Refunds and social security set asides will reduce net figures by an estimated 6.2 billion dollars in 1953.
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WASHINGTON
internal revenue bureau
the
revenue bureau
Truman
Cave Explorers Trapped by Water in Swiss Caverns
Four Swiss explorers led by Dr. Alfred Boegli remain trapped in Hell's Hole underground after a week inside Austro Alps caverns. They entered to take measurements and planned a 24 hour stay but rain flooded passages, blocking all exits.
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MUOTATHAL
Switzerland
Hell’s Hole
Alfred Boegli
Eisenhower defends Korea intervention amid GOP policy split
Eisenhower counters criticism of Korea war policy from some Republicans at a Kansas City meeting. He argues the United States had no choice but to intervene after the June 1950 North Korean attack while noting "terrible blunders" by others and opposing MacArthur backed plans to strike China. He returns from Boise to address midwestern GOP leaders.
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DENVER
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
Kansas City
Kan
Red China
China
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
congress
MacArthur
Yalu river
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
United States
Korea
Kansas conference
Boise
Idaho
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Encephalitis Epidemic Spreads Through California Valleys
SAN FRANCISCO August 22 A deadly encephalitis outbreak spreads in California central valleys driven by the female catnip-like mosquitoes. 30 deaths and nearly 500 illnesses reported with 12 deaths last week. Health officials scramble. no human vaccine exists. widespread spraying and buffer barriers underway.
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SAN FRANCISCO
California
state health department
Malcolm Merrill
health department
Merrill
Shasta county
Oregon
Britain’s 140-ton Flying Boat Makes Maiden Flight
At Cowes Isle of Wight on August 22 Britain’s largest flying boat the Saunders-Roe Princess with 140 tons and capacity for 200 troops completed a taxi test and half hour flight piloted by Geoffrey Tyson. The turbine engines roared as she warmed up, marking the first of three government ordered giants under construction since 1946.
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COWES
Isle of Wight
Britain
Geoffrey Tyson
Hallinan Urges Korea Cease Fire Plea From Truman
Progressive presidential candidate Vincent Hallinan calls on both major party nominees to ask President Truman for an immediate Korea cease-fire. He urges prompt action amid ongoing fighting and pressures for negotiated peace.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Vincent Hallinan
Progressive party
Truman
Korea
Albania Premier Reported Purged Rumors Rise
Belgrade dispatch says Politika reports widespread rumors that Gen Enver Hoxha was removed as Albania's premier. Absence from recent governor meetings cited with no reason given. No sources provided for the claim.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Politika
Enver Hoxha
Albania
Hoxha
Targets Spread Over Wide Range in Korea War
U N fighter bombers smashed Communist targets across the Korean peninsula. Sabre jets damaged two MiG-15s while daylight B 26 raids hit a supply area at Anak on the Haeju peninsula near the 38th parallel. West coast raids destroyed five warehouses near Wonsan. U N airmen claimed 11 trucks and 20 troops casualties. Searchlights lit Allied lines as tensions rose and Allied ships suffered casualties off Korea.
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SEOUL
Korea
U. N
Korean peninsula
U. S
Anak
Haeju peninsula
38th parallel
Wonsan
Red battle
Stuho
Manchurian
Sinuiju
Bunker Hill
Capital Hill
Nominees take similar views on farm plans
Washington Aug 22 Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and Gov Adlai E Stevenson spoke at news conferences yesterday outlining positions on farm price supports. Both appeared to endorse the 90 percent minimum supports for wheat corn cotton tobacco rice and peanuts, with Stevenson condemning the Brannan plan as obsolete and not endorsed by his party. The remarks suggested both candidates favor maintaining the existing price support law for 16 years.
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WASHINGTON
PIFarmers
Dwight D. fasenhower
Adla E Stevensson
Yeerterday
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Stevenson
Illinois
Winocqua
Wis
congress
Vresident Truman
Agriculture Brannan
Red Shore Guns Hit U S Craft In Korean War
Tokyo reports Communist Shore batteries scored a second hit on the U S destroyer minesweeper Thompson during the Korean War. Four crewmen were killed and nine wounded. The Thompson earlier sustained shelling on June 14, 1951, with three killed and four wounded. It remained engaged while transferring casualties to the battleship Iowa as allied ships endured additional shelling near Songjin.
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TOKYO
U.S
Thompson
navy
Songjin
Korea
Iowa
Helena
Osprey
Cockade
Postmaster General Urges Congress to Decide Postal Stand
San Francisco August 22 Postmaster General Jesse H Donaldson says Congress should either raise postal rates or recognize publicly that the Post Office Department operates at a fixed deficit He told reporters that as it is Congress makes the post office the whipping boy for a deficit it cannot fix.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Jesse H. Donaldson
congress
post office department
Donaldson
post office
Deputy Sheriff Identifies Forger by Forehead Tattoo
OKLAHOMA CITY Aug 22 Deputy Sheriff Jim Farris arrested a forgery suspect yesterday. The man was easy to pick out because a tattoo of a bug on his forehead aided his identification.
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OKLAHOMA CITY
Jim Farris
Farris
Predicts Red Invasion Spread
Taipei Formosa August 22. The Central Daily News says a Moscow meeting of top Communist Chinese and Soviet officials will trigger a new Communist invasion in southeast Asia. Reasons include U.S. halt of Korea aggression, Russia needing rubber tin and other products from the region, ripe timing with established fifth columns, and Soviet naval limits hindering river overruns of Indochina and the Malay Peninsula including Sumatra Indonesia Sarawak and the Philippines.
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TAIPEH
Formosa
China
Moscow
southeast Asia
Central Daily News
kremlin
Korea
Russia
Indochina
Malayan peninsula
Sumatra
Indonesia
Sarawak
Philippines
Greeks Demand Ouster of Envoy
The pro government Elliniki Imera demanded the withdrawal of U S ambassador John E Peuritoy from Greece. He urged elections for a new Greek government soon and had told Greek newsmen that a new government could better tackle the country’s economic problems.
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ATHENS
Greece
Elliniki Imera today
U. S
John E. Peuritoy
Peuritoy
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Speedy
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Jolly Roger
Seattle
Adlai
Bureau Reports
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U. S. navy
45th division
Hamhung
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