Heavy Rains Fail To Save Many Crops
The drouth broke in parts of New England and the South but came too late to save nearly a billion dollars of burned crops and pastures. Rains helped corn tobacco cotton and vegetables in surviving areas promising pasture revival by fall. Prices rose and rural trade faltered while government loans and disaster declarations spread to North Carolina Arkansas Missouri and other states.
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New England
South
Missouri
Department of Commerce
North Carolina
Arkansas
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Massachusetts
Maine
Oklahoma
Texas
U Drouth
Atlanta
Dillard Lasseter
of Farmers Home Addminiscation
Weather Bureau
Birmingham
Ala
Drouth
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley
Connecticut
Paul J. Anderson
Connecticut Agricultural Experimental Station
Windsor
James H. Collins
Montana
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper
Michigan
Southern Illinois Weather Outlook
A cloudy, warmer pattern for southern Illinois with a fair night. Friday will be partly cloudy and not warmer with lows 64 to 68 and highs 85 to 92.
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Southern
Illinois
Sabre Jets Shoot Down Four More Red Planes
In Korea the U S Fifth Air Force says Sabre jets shot down four Russian made planes and damaged five in a fourth straight day of air battles over North Korea. Ground troops retook Capitol Hill on the Central Front after dawn disruption.
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U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Capitol Hill
U. S
Eighth Army
Rhee Wins Korea Presidency in Historic Direct Election
Aging President Syngman Rhee wins Korea’s first direct vote by a wide margin. Official returns from 161 of 163 polling places show Rhee with 4,969,299 votes, Cho Bong Am 762,772, Lee Shi Yung 748,945, and Hugh Cynn 241,489. Inauguration planned August 15 in Seoul.
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Syngman Rhee
Republic of Korea
Republic
Seoul
Rhee
Cho Bong Am
National Assembly
Lee Shi Yung
Hugh Cynn
Japan
Korea
Pacific Pact Nations Adopt Go Slow Policy
Foreign ministers of the United States Australia and New Zealand launched the first formal peacetime system of military cooperation among the three nations. They agreed to a go slow policy on adding other non Communist Pacific nations to the security organization and said consultation would occur through regular diplomatic channels. Admiral Arthur W. Radford was named American representative to the military staff with Australia and New Zealand to name theirs later.
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Honolulu
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Security Organization
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
U. S. Pacific
Polio Weekly New Case Total reported
The Public Health Service reported 2,290 new polio cases last week the highest weekly total so far this year Illinois added 140 new cases and the national totals rose to 10 697 cases for the period with 10 719 in 1949 and 6 838 to this point last year Washington noted the highest weekly rise to date.
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Washingon
Government
The
Public Health Service
Illinois
Moody Urges Campaign Focus on Hatchet Men
Senator Blair Moody of Michigan urged Adlai Stevenson to brand Dwight Eisenhower allies as hatchet men. He named Senators Joseph McCarthy James Kem and William Jenner, proposed debates, and a Labor Day Detroit kickoff. He suggested Stevenson press political integrity against misrepresentation.
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Aug
Blair Moody
Michigan
Adlai Stevenson
Hatch
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Moody
Bart
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin
James P. Kem
Missouri
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Stevenson
Detroit
Truman
Eisenhower
Averell Harriman
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Harriman
Mutual Security
Europe
Asia
Middle East
Comendantine
Jenner
Kem
McCarthy
Joe
Washington
Truman May Call Session On Price Law
President Truman said he may call an extra session of Congress to push a stronger price control law if food prices continue rising. Price stabilizer Ellis Arnall warned shortages from a drought and decontrol of fruits and vegetables, while predicting action could be needed to curb rising costs.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ellis G. Arnall
Arnall
White House
National Canners Association
Carlos Campbell
Association
Solid South backs Stevenson as Truman split widens
Democratic contest shows rising support for Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson with Sen. Richard Russell predicting a large Stevenson victory and South Carolina joining the bloc. Georgia and Mississippi also back Stevenson while Texas remains unsettled. Eisenhower presses Taft ties, Tennessee prepares a pivotal primary with McKellar defending his long-held seat and Crump's influence debated.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Sen B. Jordan
Idaho
George T. Hansen
Utah
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Tennessee
K. D. McKellar
Senate
Gordon Browning
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Crump
Browning and Son
Estes Kefauver
Mckellar
Truman allocates 3 million for Tennessee and Kentucky drought relief
President Truman declares drought disaster areas in Tennessee and Kentucky and allocates emergency funds totaling 3 million dollars for relief efforts in the two states.
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Washington
Truman
Tennessee
Kentucky
Panhandler Willie Says Oklahoma City Hearts Are Gold
Willie the Panhandler told police he moved from Dallas after slow business. He claims a $238 monthly overhead including a Lincoln and chauffeur, netting about $64 daily. Officers say no charges if he leaves town.
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Oklahoma City
Willie
Dallas
Texas City
Oklahoma
Scout Car
Minois Fair Opens Friday For 10 Days
Springfield reports the 1952 Illinois State Fair opens Friday for a 10 day run with a centennial theme. Officials expect about 4 million visitors to the agricultural expositions and a year of celebration. Political days for Republicans and Democrats will draw crowds, while livestock judging and rural contests remain central. The fair offers a $428,993 prize pot across 6,000 classes with nearly 20,000 entrants and $130,000 in livestock premiums.
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Springfield
Fair Program at Illinois State Fair Opening Day
Springfield Aug 7 AP Here is Friday opening day program at the Illinois State Fair The schedule includes 9 30 a m unveiling of centennial symbol 10 a m judging horticulture bee culture textiles 10 30 a m flower and garden show 2 p m square and folk dance festival baby pageant parade 3 p m children's day contests 8 30 p m society horse show.
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Springfield
Life on Mars: Evidence Shifts Debate for Planetary Life
An era shift from pulp fiction to science notes Mars as the best Mars for life with at least mosslike or plant growth. Observations show polar ice caps and seasonal changes suggesting water and atmosphere. Astronomers cite air presence and radiation data while noting canals debunking but leaving room for possibility of life beyond Earth.
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Mars
Earth
Robert Baker
University of Illinois
Baker
Mt. Everest
Ottawa Daily Republican Times bans flying saucer tales
The Ottawa Daily Republican-Times announces a ban on flying saucer stories. Editor Herbert Homies says the paper has taken a side and will not publish saucer material to avoid feeding sensationalism to readers.
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Ottawa
Ill
Ottawa Daily Republican-Times
Herbert Homies
Daily News- Rae
Ted
Repub
Greeks Fire On Bulgarians on Gamma Island Border
Greek troops opened fire on Bulgarian soldiers on Gamma Island in the Evros River border area. The Greek general staff said fire from machine guns and mortars was not returned by Bulgarian forces. The attack followed Bulgarian movements on the island after an earlier Greek ultimatum to quit Gamma by 8 am Wednesday.
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Athens
Greece
Gamma
Evros
Steel Strike Effects Listed
A Defense Mobilization report to President Truman estimates 25 million man-days of work lost in the steel strike and a total idle workforce of up to 1.4 million across steel using industries. The disruption delays military production plans for a year and could push ammunition output back to early next year. The boycott, led by 600,000 strikers, is expected to affect output into the next three to six months.
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Defense Mobilization
Truman
Defense
John R. Steelman
Steelman
President May to be asked to take back seat in campaign
President Truman says discussions next week with Governor Adlai Stevenson and his Cabinet will cover all steps for a Democratic victory. The meeting aims to shape Stevenson’s independent campaign stance and discuss a possible change in national party leadership.
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Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
White House
Chicago
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Bediny
W. Stuart Symington
Missouri
James P. Kem
J. E. (Buck) Taylor
Rimary
Symington
Democratic National Committee
Frank E. McKinnon Stevenson
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Myers
Michael Kirwan
Ohio
Democratic Howse
Siciee
Southern Illinois Pally Free Press Evening Edition
The item appears as a clipped notice from the Southern Illinois Publications, Inc. edition based in Carbondale listing postal information and publication schedule. It notes an evening edition except Sundays and holidays with a 227 West Main Street office in Carbondale and a Carbondale postal designation.
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Lnoisaan
Southern Ilinois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale Tivois
Postoffice
Carbondale
Iilissia Sain
Posto
Rithe
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