Air Force and Army Smash Red Targets in Korea
The Fifth Air Force reports 19th Communist Mig shot down in six days as American Sabres avoid loss in air combat this week. Swift fighters bomb four Haeju Peninsula concentrations, destroying 28 buildings and four more damaged. Eighth Army notes a bold Central Front raid near Pyongyang, repelled by 3,000 rounds of mortar and artillery fire.
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U. S
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Haeju Peninsula
38Th Parallel
U. S. Eighth Army
Panmunijom
U.N
U.S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Ike and Adlai Ask For Ceremony Size
Washington dispatch says Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and Gov Adlai E Stevenson will be asked by Leslie L Biffle whether they want a large or small inaugural ceremony. If Eisenhower wins in November Republicans are expected to stage a large scale show for the first inaugural in 24 years.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Leslie L. Biffle
Senate
Congressional Inaugural Committee
Eisenhower
Weather forecast for Southern Illinois clears and warms
Clearing and cooler tonight except possible thunder showers near the Ohio River this evening. Sunday looks fair and a bit warmer in the northwest section. Low tonight 60 to 66, high Sunday 78 to 85.
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Illinois
Ohio River
Weather snapshot and lake levels report
Weather report notes low yesterday 62 and 7 am today 73 with 6 pm reading. High yesterday 92 and noon today. Precipitation 0 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Sun rises 5 07 am and sets 7 01 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 12 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 17 inches below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Daily index and masthead of Southern Illinois newspaper
The Maliy Free Pres edition from Southern Illinois Publications Inc lists sections for area and national news pages, church and local news, editorials, society, sports, movies, classifieds and pictures with publishing info. It notes evening edition except Sundays and holidays and provides the Carbondale Illinois mailing address and second class matter status.
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Southern Wteatsan
Southern Minois Publications Inc
Wem Ninin Street
Carbondale
Hlinois
Illinois
Divorce Ends Reynolds Marriage in Miami Two Million Payout
In Miami on August 9 AP reports red haired Mari anne O'Brien Reynolds and tobacco heir Richard J Reynolds Jr divorce after he filed suit charging indiscretions in Paris with Porfirio Rubrosa. She wins a cross petition for desertion plus a $2 million settlement including cash trust fund annual child support and two homes and cars.
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Richard J. Reynolds, Jr
Miami
Fla
Marianne O’brien
Richard J. Reynolds Jr
Unidentified Submarines Reported in Philippine Waters
Unconfirmed reports from Manila dated August 9 state unidentified submarines were sighted in Philippine territorial waters in the Southern Philippines. Officials at headquarters have not confirmed the sightings, and similar reports have recurred in the past.
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Manila
Philippine
Philippines
NYC Strike Delayed Again Near Buffalo Lines
New York August 9 AP federal mediators meet Monday with union and New York Central Railroad officials in a bid to avert a strike on lines east of Buffalo. The on again off again threat cooled when unions agreed to mediation reluctantly but in public interest. A walkout had been set for noon Monday. Union leaders said they postponed the strike for a reasonable period pending Railway Mediation Board efforts. The unions include the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway Conductors. The dispute is over back pay claims and working conditions.
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New York
Union
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
Cleveland
Railway Mediation Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of
Bloomington Newsman Meets With Eisenhower
Davis Merwin co owner of the Pantagraph in Bloomington Illinois said he had a non political talk with Dwight D Eisenhower in Denver on Thursday The discussion covered military and national defense Merwin writes on military affairs and does not know which candidate the Pantagraph will support while his brother handles publisher duties.
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San Marino
Calif
Davis Merwin
Adlai Stevenson
Bloomington
Ill
Pantagraph
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Stevenson
Merwin
Denver
Loring Merwin
Eisenhower
Scouts Escape Disaster When Truck Overturns One Mile South Of Marion
Twelve Marion area Boy Scouts under 16 escaped serious harm after a pickup overturned on Route 37 near Fern Cliff State Park. Driver Lyle Draper, whose vehicle carried Draper and 12 boys, said mud and rough road caused loss of control. One boy, Billy Dunning aged 15, suffered a badly fractured left arm. others had cuts and concussions. Several were taken to a Marion doctor. no hospital admission reported. Names include Richard Thompson, Ralph Thompson, Kenneth Bearden, Dee Emery, Ronnie Emery, James Emery, Jim Manier, Pa Barbaro, Joe Mathis and Buddy Smith.
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Marion
Billy Dunning
Ora Kirby
Draper and Cumming
Richard Thompson
Ralph Thompson
Kenneth Bearden
Dee Emery
Ronnie Emery
James Emery
Jim Manier
Pa Barbaro
Joe Mathis
Buddy Smith
McGranery Announces Aides in Cleanup Drive in Washington
Attorney General James P. McGranery unveils a slate of new aides and shifts as he intensifies federal cleanup efforts. He orders a grand jury probe into the 1946 Jacksonville shipyard sale and discloses a $39,000 audit contract with Arthur Young to review alien property books. President Truman adds three Justice Department appointments: Malone as deputy AG, Kirks as alien property chief, and Murray as criminal division chief.
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Washington
Atty
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Chicago
St. John’s River
Jacksonville
Fla
Tampa Shipbuilding Company
House
Justice Department
Department
Supreme Court
Tom C. Clark
New York
Arthur Young and Company
Truman
MacGranery
Ross S. Malone
Roswell
N. M
Rowland F. Kirks
National University School of Law
Charles B. Murray
District of Columbia
Pilot Nears Plane Record Flight From Wichita to Montpelier
Bob Faris, 31, Wichita pilot, seeks a non stop distance record for very light planes. He took off at 4 23 a m CST from Wichita in a Mooney Mite and was over Kankakee Illinois by 9 34 a m with winds aiding to push his speed past 111 mph. He hopes for about 103 mph average for roughly 13 5 hours aloft. Civil Aeronautics Authority officials noted a 29 mph tail wind as he neared Goshen Indiana. Faris previously set the mite record by flying 1191 miles non stop from Wichita to Watertown New York in 1951.
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Chicago
Bob Faris
Wichita
Faris
Montpelier
Kankakee Ill
Five pallbearers detained in Roe slaying probe
Police hunted Theodore Roe murder suspects and seized five pallbearers after his funeral, while 14 alleged syndicate hoodlums were ordered arrested. Lt. Golden said close pallbearers might know much about Roe. authorities sought Guzik and Accardo as Chicago crime figures tied to a possible policy wheel racket.
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Theodore Roe
John Golden
Homicide Bureau
Roe
South Side
Golden
Jack
Greasy “Thumb” Guzik
Tony Accardo
Capone
Republicans Target Foreign Policy as Top Election Issue
Leaders from both major parties press foreign policy as the campaign’s central question. Stevenson taps Stephen A. Mitchell as DNC chair while Eisenhower and Nixon stress the peril of Soviet domination, with Dulles urging focus on national security. A late Chicago rump session votes to study a potential third party.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Illinois
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Denver
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
California
Dulles
Stive
Dean Acheson
Rampaging Creek Crater Opens After Sewer Break
A creek burst from an underground sewer last night, undermining Sansom Street in West Philadelphia between 43rd and 44th. The 40 by 35 foot crater swallowed a truck and a car, shook 27 houses, and sent 300 residents fleeing to neighbors. The incident occurred shortly before midnight as sidewalks sank and the street collapsed.
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Sansom
43Rd
44Th
West Philadelphia
Sansom Street
Bulgaria accuses Greece over Gamma Island shelling
United Nations reports Bulgaria protests to the UN accusing Greece of provocative and aggressive actions in shelling Gamma Island on the Greek Bulgarian border. The Bulgarian note says shells and mines hit Bulgarian territory during Thursday’s Greek assault while Athens says Greek fire targeted Bulgarian troops on Gamma Island. No immediate UN action expected.
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Box
Gamma
Evros River
Bulgaria
United Nations
N. Y
Greece
Mintcho Nevtchev
U.N
Evros
Neytchev
Athens
Gamma _ island
160 Korean Casualties Identified in Korean War Defense Dept
The Defense Department today identified 160 casualties of the Korean War.
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Washington
Defense Department
Home Owner Faces 93000 Gallons Water Bill Mystery
Belleville publisher Robert K. Kern faced a surprising water bill for 93 000 gallons at a family clubhouse near Freeburg Illinois. An open garden hose had apparently run for several days triggering the high charge and prompting local scrutiny.
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Belleville
Aug
Robert K. Kern
Freeburg
Ill
Kern
Four Guardsmen Die in Training Crash
An Army training crash resulted in the death of four Guardsmen. Names could not be confirmed at press time as officials withheld identities and the incident remained under investigation.
Four 44th Division artillerymen killed in Camp Hunter Liggett crash
Four men of the 44th Division were killed and seven wounded in a training accident at Camp Hunter Liggett near King City California. The crew rode in a 2 1/2 ton Army personnel carrier during late Thursday maneuvers. The vehicle reportedly went out of control and plunged an embankment. Names will be released after relatives are notified.
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Camp Cooke
Calif
44Th Division
Illinois National Guard
Camp Hunter Ligget
Hunter Ligget
King City
44Th
Army
Scott Field Expansion Project To Be Resumed
At Scott Air Force Base Illinois work on a 13 million dollar expansion including barracks runway extensions and office space will resume Monday after AFL carpenters and laborers unions reach a tentative agreement. Representatives will present terms in Belleville today and, if accepted, a written pact will be drawn up says Army engineer H R Schneider. About 350 carpenters and 300 laborers walked off July 31, claiming laborers were doing carpenters tasks.
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Scott Air Force Base
Harrisburg Group Seeks TV Station in Illinois
The Turner Farrar Association of Harrisburg filed for high frequency channel 22 with a 530 foot antenna and a plant site at 21 W. Poplar St. The $167,195 plant and $75,000 annual cost are to be shared by Oscar L Turner O L Turner Charles O Farrar Ethel M Turner and Harry R Hornung. FCC uses priority lists A and B. Harrisburg sits on list A for communities with no station while others on list B already have some service.
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Harrisburg
Turner-Farrar Association of
W. Poplar St
Oscar L. Turner
O. L. Turner
Charles O. Farrar
Ethel M. Turner
Harry R. Hornung
Illinois
Federal Communications Commission
Peoria
Rockford
Springfield
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