Greece seeks UN backing over Gamma border island
Acting Premier Venizelos said Greek forces are on alert to keep Bulgarian troops off Gamma island on the Evros border as Greece seeks UN backing for sovereignty over the islet. Turkiye reports no new activity and UN observers note ongoing Greek Bulgarian border tensions amid shifting river boundaries.
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Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
Evros
Gamma
Venizelos
United Nations
Istanbul
Turkey
New York
Grek
Gyma
Camma
Bulgaria
U. N
Agean Sea
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois This Weekend
Cloudy and warmer with showers and possible thunderstorms tonight into Saturday. Saturday will be cool with highs near 80 to 88. Record temperatures show lows around 66 to 72 tonight, with yesterday’s low 55 and high 86 near noon today. Precipitation 0 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Crab Orchard Lake 12 inches below spillway. Little Grassy Lake 17 inches below spillway. Sunrise 5:07 am, sunset 7:02 pm.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Warehouse Fire Totals Loss of Building and Stock
A warehouse fire burned overnight and was not extinguished until shortly before noon today. The blaze caused extensive damage to the building and its contents, with an estimated total loss.
Pastor Rescues Man From Drowning Then Gives Shirt
In Indianapolis on August 8 Rev. Robert Rutland saved Henry Jones from drowning in the Indianapolis Water Company canal. Jones stripped, Rutland dived in after him, both men pulled him out, and Jones was revived. The minister then gave up his shirt and left in his shorts.
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Pastor
Man
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Rutland
Henry Jones
Rutland
Jones
Gore and Clement Surge As Tenn. Primaries Reshape State
Albert Gore Jr wins a commanding lead over Kenneth McKellar in the Democratic Senate primary as Frank Clement defeats Gordon Browning for governor. In Republican races Hobart Atkins leads a three-man field, while Tennessee politics shifts with Crump’s return and unclear implications for the fall election.
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Nashville
Tenn
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Filis
Kenneth D. McKellar
U. S. Senate
Ins
Gordon Browning
Browning
Gore
McKellar
Senate
Hobart Atkins
Knoxville
Clement
Clifford Allen Jr
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Britain warns off coast of Australia for atomic test
London says world shipping and aircraft must avoid about 30 000 square miles off Northwest Australia as Britain prepares to fire its first atomic weapon there. No date or duration given and it is unclear how many weapons are involved.
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London
Britain
Australia
Admiralty
Fire destroys Ordill warehouse storing building parts
A major fire at the National Distributing Company warehouse in Ordill caused a total loss of stored building materials. Firefighters from Ordill and nearby districts fought the blaze through the night, with damage estimated between 35 000 and 50 000 dollars and a state fire marshal investigating the cause.
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National Distributing Company
Ordill
Charles V. Shoot
Clinton IA Won't Be Ozark Stopping Point
The Civil Aeronautics Board denied Clinton, Iowa, as an intermediate stop on Braniff Airways and Ozark Airlines routes. The board said the Clinton Airport Commission and city did not prove inclusion was required by public convenience and necessity.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Clinton Ia
Clinton Airport Commission
City of
Clinton
Braniff Airways
Moline
Chicago
Ozark Airlines
Peoria
NYC Strikes Planned by Firemen and Enginemen
Three unions announced a strike of five groups including firemen and enginemen against the Newark Central Railroad east of Buffalo starting Monday at noon. The National Mediation Board had requested postponement and called for a union management conference with board representatives. Union officials declined to comment on the mediation board’s efforts.
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Srs
Newark Central Railroad
Buffalo
National Mediation Boat
Jailed American Flees Czech Spy Case
The State Department reports 25 year old John Hvasta of Hillside New Jersey escaped from a Czech prison. Czech authorities say Hvasta fled January 2 and his whereabouts are unknown.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
State Department
John Hvasta
Hillside
N. J
Department
Hrasta
UN Probes NK Prison Camp Markings Amid Air Strikes
In Munsan Korea Aug 8 AP reports UN forces press North Korea for exact camp markings for POWs as air raids intensify. North Korea says camps are properly marked but UN reconnaissance says none found. Armistice talks enter second week recess and resume Monday.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Reds
William K. Harrison
Lewis Threat Delays Lifting of Coal Curbs
John L. Lewis demanded new wage contracts for soft coal diggers delaying the planned end of price controls on bituminous coal. An Office of Price Stabilization official said a wait-and-see stance now governs the decision amid fears of a strike and its duration.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Office of Price Stabilization
Leome
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Munson Squeeze Ship Passes Tight Manitowoc River Bridge
The lime stone carrier John G. Munson, built for United States Steel, will move from the Manitowoc River into the harbor on Saturday morning. At 72 feet wide it must squeeze through bridge pilings only 3 feet apart to reach its berth.
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Manitowoc
Wis
John G. Munson
Manitowoc River
United States Steel Company
Gunmen Rob Progressive Currency Exchange in Chicago
Three masked gunmen robbed the Progressive Currency Exchange at 2606 Wentworth Ave in Chicago today, securing about $13,000. No injuries reported, police investigation underway.
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Chicago
Progressive Currency Exchange
Wentworth Ave
Eisenhower Nixon Dulles plot foreign policy strategy
Eisenhower Nixon and John Foster Dulles met in Denver to map campaign foreign policy strategy. Taft supporters pledged full backing for the ticket as Stevenson prepares Labor Day events and considers a new Democratic national chairman. Monroney signals a no smear stance but urges focus on claimed Eisenhower weaknesses.
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Richard M. Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Sen B. Jordan
Idaho
George T. Hansen
Utah
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Detroit
Frank E. McKinney
Paul M. Butler
Indiana
John Bailey
Connecticut
James Doyle
Wisconsin
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Stevenson
McKinney
Mother and Son to Receive SIU Degrees Tonight
Mrs Corrynne Williams and Braxton Williams will be awarded bachelor’s degrees at Southern Illinois University summer graduation exercises. Williams, a Navy veteran, studied while supporting a wife and three children and has accepted a job in Paducah Kentucky.
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SIU
Southern Illinois University
Corrynne Williams
Salem
Braxton Williams
Young Williams
Southern
Kinmundy
Cen|stu
Williams
Fémer
Servin
Leaded Gas Fatality Sparks Panama Canal Poisoning Tragedy
A Colombian laborer delirious from tetraethyl lead intoxication leaped to his death from a second story hospital window in Panama. He is the second death among 10 men poisoned last week cleaning US Air Force aviation gasoline tanks in the Canal Zone. Eight survivors include three who are now insane in an asylum, with a doctor predicting possible recovery for the three.
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Panama
U. S. Air Force
Panama Canal Zone
Stevenson Eyes Mitchell for Democratic National Chair
Gov. Adlai Stevenson weighs Stephen Mitchell of Chicago as a potential chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Some backers expect a Stevenson chosen slate, while others see the choice as advisory pending final decision. Frank McKinney may stay, but Stevenson aims to imprint his own brand on the campaign.
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Adlai Stevenson
Stephen Mitchell
Chicago
Mitchell
Frank McKinney
Spring Field
McKinney
White House
Stevenson
Truman
Springfield
Dissatisfaction With Planks May Mean New Ticket
About 100 voters dissatisfied with Republicans and Democrats attended sessions at the Sherman Hotel convened by Operation America and On America. The group, including Kirby Walker and Arnold Kruckman, discussed forming a third party to realign politics and limit federal taxing power.
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Chicago
Sherman Hotel
America of
Washington
Hoosier Workers Reinstated After Week-Long Walkout
About 200 workers at the Hooser Cardinal plant in Evansville returned to work after a week long strike over a grievance. F I O Leary labor relations director said the company and union officials processed the grievance and reinstated a discharged employee. The plant makes decorative emblems for autos and refrigerators.
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Hooser Cardinals
Ordill
F. I. O'Leary
Company
Evansville
Ind
Doctor Draft Asked For October Manpower
The Army and Air Force requested October drafts of 371 physicians and 200 dentists. The Defense announcement lists 196 doctors and 110 dentists for the Army and 175 doctors and 99 dentists for the Air Force.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Southern Miicoieas Pally Free Ress Edition Marriage Notice
Early browsing text shows a local public notice from Carbondale Illinois dated March 6 1875 or 1876 noting government or publication details. The readable snippet indicates a Southern Minute Publications imprint with an evening edition schedule.
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Southern Miicoieas
Southern Minute Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale Illinois
Batate
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