McCarthy Backing Stand Draws Fire
Eisenhower pledged support for Sen. McCarthy drawing fire from Rep. Kirwan who charged party responsibility over right or wrong. The dispute touched on Monroney and Mundt and highlighted Eisenhower Nixon positions, with Eisenhower denying blanket endorsements while affirming limited backing if McCarthy is renominated.
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Joseph McCarthy
Michael J. Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic national congressional committee
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McCarthy
A. S
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Oklahoma
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
Richard M. Nixon
California
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Denver
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Russia
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Monroney
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Mines To Close As Negotiations On Pacts Open
Wilkes-Barre Pa Aug 23 The United Mine Workers resume talks on a new contract while most mines stay shut next week under John L Lewis memorial holiday for mine disaster victims. Reading Coal and Iron pits open Monday for miners who wish to work, arbitration talks in New York end without progress and move to Wilkes-Barre Tuesday. Lewis notes the shutdown allows safety checks in mines and preparation for potential further action under Taft Hartley.
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United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
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Lewis
Philadelphia and
Reading Coal and Iron co
Reading co
New York
Wilkes- Barre
Suffrage Reverse Threat To Greeks
Athens Greece Aug 23 backed by a narrow margin vote of confidence the coalition government of Premier Nicholas Plastiras plans to push through a new electoral law barring women and armed forces from voting. Papagos the war hero has broad support among the forces and demands early elections. He says the slim 127 118 confidence vote shows no absolute majority and the government cannot pass needed reform on such a shaky base.
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Greece
Nicholas Plastiras
Greek Rally party
Alexander Papagos
Papagos
Baseball Scores and Standings From The League Night
The American League highlights Cleveland and New York in an 18 to 4 rout with Wynn charged for the loss while Brissie and Hegan deliver relief. Chicago loses to Boston as Lollar and White homered for the winners. In the National League Brooklyn falls behind Pittsburgh with Labine and Black pairing for the Pirates and Campanella catching for the Dodgers.
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Brissie
Hegan
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Berra
Bodies recovered after flood trap in Korea
The U S 5th Division reports two more soldiers drowned when a platoon was trapped by a flash flood last Monday. Nineteen bodies were recovered earlier and nine soldiers remain missing and presumed dead.
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SEOUL
Korea
U.S. 5th division
American Pilots Hold 26-1 Edge In August War
In the first 22 days of August U N Sabre jet pilots claimed 26 Russian-built jets shot down over North Korea with only one Allied plane lost in air combat Two Sabres and four others failed to return in the past week leaving 17 U N planes lost in August Six Communist jets were damaged as UN strikes hit stockpiles and rail lines along the front
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Korea
U.S. fifth air force
U.N
North Korea
air force
Far East
Sunan
Sukchon-Pyongyang
Haeju
Yonan
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Mitchell Denounces GOP Split Over Eisenhower Messages
Democratic national chairman Stephen A. Mitchell charged that General Dwight D. Eisenhower and the regular Republican leadership spread opposite messages. He cited Eisenhower in Boise praising social gains of 20 years while GOP leaders allegedly welcomed Truman's campaign issue sentence. Mitchell implied Democratic candidates would embrace the record in campaigning.
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Stephen A. Mitchell
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Boise
Idaho
Eisenhower
Mitchell
Truman
Hisenhower
Famous Old Ship Launches Second Mobile Bay Battle
MOBILE Ala Aug 23 Indignant United Daughters of the Confederacy voiced opposition in a second Mobile Bay episode. They oppose bringing Admiral Farragut’s flagship Hartford from the Norfolk navy yard to Mobile waters fearing it would place Union and Confederate symbols in close proximity near Semmes and the city.
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Ala
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mobile Bay
Farragut
Hartford
bay
Norfolk
navy yard
UDC
Raphael Semmes
Semmes
Alabama
Government street
Four American oil firms sued for 67 million in aid shipments
Four major U S oil companies and six subsidiaries face three civil suits in federal court over alleged overcharges on Middle East crude shipped to European Marshall Plan countries between 1949 and 1952. The government seeks 67 million plus interest and costs, accusing the firms of a two-price system and violating price laws. Esso and Texas Co. deny wrongdoing, asserting competitive pricing and lawful operations.
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U. S
Europe
James P. McGranery
Washington
Marshall plan
McGraneery
free world
mutual security administration
MSA
the
economic cooperation administration
Standard Oil co
New Jersey
Esso Export corp
Standard Oil co. of
California
San Francisco
Texas co
Bahrein Petroleum co
Trade Reduction Charge Denied by Western Powers
Berlin report says the United States Great Britain and France rejected Soviet accusations that they were trimming trade between East and West Germany. Walter Donnelly said he cannot understand or accept the claim that western authorities are reducing trade and breaking the 1949 Berlin blockade agreement.
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United States
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Vassily Chuikov
U. S
Walter J. Donnelly
East Germany
Egypt Reds Held Cairo Propaganda Suspects
In Cairo on August 23, a police official said forty two people are being held on charges of spreading Communist propaganda in Egypt.
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CAIRO
Egypt
Youngsters Warn Motorists About Police Ahead Sign
In Syracuse on August 23 a pair of youths stood with a sign reading Danger Slow down Police ahead. Police timed traffic with an electric timer as patrolman Margiasso rode by, catching two youths who warned drivers.
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SYRACUSE
N. Y
Nicholas Margiasso
Bakersfield Quake Death Toll and City Turmoil Rise
Bakersfield counts two dead and 32 injured as cleanup begins after yesterday's quake. A new tremor hit Los Angeles but was not felt there. Officials estimate citywide damage at 10 million with 40 million in the broader area. Schools and churches were damaged. several blocks were roped off and a disaster area declared. Sixteen hours later, lessons on emergency responses and aid requests continued.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Los Angeles
Kern county board of supervisors
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Earl Warren
Sacramento
McKxinley
Standard
Lowell
John Compton
Bakersfeld
Presbyterian
Congregational
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Church of Christ
Edna Ledbetter
McFarland
George Paiman Corby
Southern Pacific railroad
Kern County Equipment company
C. Leland Gunn
county board of supervisors
St. Francis’ Catholic
St. Paul's Episcopal church
Tehachapi
California Institute of Technology
Kern river
Bear mountain
Jim Day
Bakersfield Californian
Rubber Strikers Blockade Plant On Pay Issue
In Tuscaloosa Alabama massed pickets blockaded the B F Goodrich plant over pay due yesterday. About 350 to 400 people gathered as 16 women left the plant after payroll confusion. The CIO United Rubber Workers strike idled the plant, with police observing orderly picketing and warnings of state patrol if gates were not cleared.
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Ala
B. F. Goodrich Co
United Rubber workers
CIO
Phil Ziederhock
Goodrich
L. B. Sullivan
Darrell Fitts
Gordon
Shivers Discusses Hot Oil Issue in Stevenson Talk
In Springfield Aug 23 Adlai Stevenson met with Texas Governor Allan Shivers to discuss federal versus state control of offshore oil lands. Shivers flew in and met Stevenson’s aide William M. Blair Jr. before entering the governor’s office. Beardsley Rum of New York, newly named DNC finance chairman, arrived for a separate briefing as discussions touched on a politically sensitive Tidelands oil dispute.
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Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Alelan Shivers
Shivers
Stevenson
William M. Blair
Lie
executive
Beardsley Rumi
New York
Rumi
Democratic national committee
Rum
Tidelands
Militarists In Tehran Retired In Shakeup
TEMRAN Aug 23 The ousted Tehran military governor and 14 other generals were retired today in what appeared to be the first step in a broad government reshuffle of the armed forces An army spokesman said the men ranked from brigadier to lieutenant general were retired for exceeding a 30 year service limit.
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Tehran
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