Eisenhower Gaining Ground in Louisiana as Democrats Consider Switch
New Orleans reports Democratic leaders anticipate a mass shift toward Eisenhower in Louisiana. Governor Kennon warns Republicans may win the state, while N B Carstarphen cites strong Democratic support for Eisenhower. Louisiana, historically Democratic, last voted Republican in 1876.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Kennon
Kennon
N. B. Carstarphen
Shreveport
Democrat State Central Committee
Eisenhower
Thomas Dewey
New York
GOP
Truman
States Rights
Kennan
State Central Committee
Stevenson-Sparkman
New Orleans States
Central Committee
Rutherford B. H
End One Strike Start Another At Paducah Plant
A wildcat strike ended while another began at the Paducah atomic energy project leaving work nearly at a standstill. About 2,000 of 18,000 manual laborers were on site. AFL carpenters and millwrights formed picket lines after pipefitters voted to return to work and withdraw their pickets. AEC deputy manager FE. A. Wende said he could not predict when the dispute would be settled and questioned the demands.
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Paducah
AFL
AFL United Association of Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
FE. A. Wende
Atomic Energy Commission
Rhee Begins Second Term as South Korea President
Seoul crowds estimated at 200000 cheered Syngman Rhee as he started his second term. The 77 year old leader pledged rest from war until victory over Communists, amid celebrations marking Korea’s liberation and the republic’s fourth anniversary.
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Seoul
Korea
Synga Rhee Toder
South Korea
South K
Allied caution during Mainbrace war games
United States will push naval and air forces into North European waters with caution for September Atlantic Pact maneuvers. Operation Mainbrace begins Sept. 13 with about 150 allied ships from Denmark to the Arctic Circle. A spokesman at SHAPE says forces will avoid the Southern Baltic near East Germany to not provoke the Soviets.
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United States
Denmark
Arctic Circle
Baltic
East Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Princess Anne Turns Two at Balmoral
Britain's young Princess Anne celebrates turning two at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The ceremony marks another milestone in the royal family's summer visit as she enjoys family moments and public affection.
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Balmoral
Scotland
Britain
Anne
Weather looks unsettled with scattered showers forecast
Considerable cloudiness with local showers and thunder showers tonight likely into Saturday. Low tonight 66 to 73, high Saturday 85 to 90. Temperatures show yesterday 70, today 75 at 7 am and 94 at noon, no measurable precipitation in the past day. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake both 12 to 18 inches below spillway today.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Today’s Index and Page Notes From Carbondale
The edition published in Carbondale Illinois lists a Southern Michinian party free tres edition. It notes publication evenings Sundays and holidays by South ron Minolta Publications. The index references Siam street and Carbondale media details.
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South
Ron Minolta Publications
Siam Street
Carbondale
Ilinois
Illvois
Corrine Calvet Strips to Prove Bosom Claim
Hollywood star Corinne Calvet says she will strip to the waist to prove she has a bigger bosom than Zsa Zsa Gabor. She sued Gabor for 1 million dollars over an alleged insult calling her Cockney.
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Corrine Calvet
Corinne Calvet
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Zsa Zsa
Du Quoin Woman Electrocuted While Doing Laundry
Mrs. Zella Morgan, mother of seven, was electrocuted Thursday in her Du Quoin yard during laundry. Her husband John heard her scream and found her beneath a running washing machine. coroner August Schneider planned an inquiry the following day.
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Zella Morgan
du Quoin
Perry County
August Schneider
Knetzer Seeks Counsel From Two Attorneys
Robert L. Knetzer a bankrupt Ed wardsville auto dealer is counseled by two attorneys as his legal troubles grow. Morris Wexler of Chicago asks for a continuance of the Sept. 3 trial on the concealment of assets charge. A hearing is set for Aug. 22 before Federal Judge Charles Brigg le. Knetzer will also be represented by Manuel Wiseman of Alton with other charges including perjury and escape from the Springfield jail June 17.
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Springfield
Robert L. Knetzer
Edwardsville
Morris Wexler
Chicago
US District Court
Knetzer
Koreans in Japan mark anniversary of WWII surrender
In Tokyo Aug 15 marks seven years since Japan's surrender to the Allies though most Japanese gave little notice. Korean communities held rallies nationwide to observe the anniversary and reflect on the war's end.
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Tokyo
Japan
Heir To Oleo Fortune Arrested In Vice Raid
New York August 15 AP an heir to an oleo fortune Minot F Jelke 22 was arrested on charges of compulsory prostitution living off proceeds of prostitution and conspiracy. guns were found and a Cadillac seized as detectives described a scheme with prostitutes at his apartment. Jelke denied the charges while authorities said he would come into a large inheritance in three years and had been drawing from a trust fund.
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Minot F
Mickey) Jelke
Anthony J. Liebler
Jelke
Liebler
John F. Jelke
Chicago
Lever Brothers Co
Naguib Declares No Communism in Egypt
In Cairo on Aug 15 Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib told cheering troops the army rejects communism and will crush propagandists. He warned against gossip about distributing wealth and insisted the rich’s property would not be confiscated, only paid for under land restriction laws.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mohamed Naguib
Naguib
Philippines Declares National Emergency Over Locust Plague
The Philippines on Thursday night declared a national emergency to cope with the locust invasion devastating rich agricultural areas.
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Manila
Philippines
Frank Costello Sentenced to 18 Months for Contempt
Frank Costello the underworld gambling kingpin surrendered to begin an 18 month sentence for contempt of the United States Senate. He was convicted for refusing to answer questions about his finances before the Senate Crime Committee in March 1951. He wore a blue suit and tie, entered via side door, and said he felt fine. He will serve time possibly at Danbury Federal Correction Institute and is eligible for parole in six months.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
United States Senate
Senate Crime Committee
Federal Correction Institute
Danbury
Conn
Manhattan
Sands Points
Long Island
United States Marshal’s Office
Federal House of Detention
Director of Prisons
Mercy killer freed after 29 months parole
Harold A. Mohr aged 38 was paroled in Allentown Pennsylvania after serving 29 months for the mercy killing of a blind man. He had been sentenced in 1950 to a three to six year term for involuntary manslaughter in Lehigh County Prison.
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MERCY
Allentown
Harold A. Mohr
Mohr
Elehigh County
Naval Reserve Officer Candidate School graduates 402
Long Beach announces the commissioning of 402 graduates as ensigns at the Naval Reserve Officer Candidate School today. Peter Ogden Forrestal, son of the late Navy Secretary James Forrestal, is among the new officers.
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Long Beach
Calif
Peter Ogden Forrestal
Navy
James Forrestal
Naval Reserve Officer Candidate School
Beautiful Romance Ends For Dodge As Showgirl Arrested
Detroit AP report says Horace E. Dodge's alleged romance with showgirl Gregg Sherwood ended after police picked her up as she left Beloit Wisconsin. Sherwood admitted keeping a $10 000 friendship ring from Dodge and police recovered candy perfume lighters later returned.
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Detroit
Horace E. Dodge
Gregg Sherwood
Dodge
Beloit
Wis
Miss Sherwood
Cannes
France
Freak Torrid Zone Splits The Nation
A south to north heat belt producing 100 degree or hotter readings stretches from Mexico to Canada across Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and the Dakotas. Cooler Canadian air moves into the Rockies and Midwest with Chicago expected by Friday night or Saturday then spreading south and east toward Oklahoma Arkansas Tennessee and Virginia.
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Mexico
Canada
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Rockies
Midwest
Chicago
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
Ft. Worth
Tex
Tulsa
Okla
Chadron
Neb
Aberdeen
S. D
Northern Plains
Minnesota
Iowa
Frenchwoman Doctor Pilot Fights Vietminh in Indochina
Valerie Andre of Strasbourg, a French Army captain, brain surgeon, and helicopter pilot, serves at Gailam airstrip near Hanoi. She has flown 42 missions evacuating 62 wounded, braving Vietminh fire to reach casualties across North Tonkin.
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Indochina
Mademoiselle Valerie Andre
Strasbourg
Gailam
Hanoi
Andre Daily
North
Tonkin
Andre
France
Mile
Valerie Andre
Not enough readable facts for a full headline
The fragment notes an unnamed woman who learned to pilot a helicopter and returned to Indochina in October 1950, with further details cut off. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, or events to form a proper news summary.
Man Who Wasn't There Blames His Twin Brother
Ralph S. Healy 25 years ago filed for divorce from Grace Healy after learning neighbors did not know he had been away. Healy blames twin brother Russell for visits to his wife during absence. Grace Healy sued for divorce charging cruelty and desertion.
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Ralph S. Healy
Tee
Healy
Russell
Grace
Marines Turn Back Chinese on Bunker Hill West Korea
Marine forces repelled a major Chinese battle for Bunker Hill in Western Korea after two hours of heavy fighting. Leathernecks, aided by tanks and artillery, reported heavy Red casualties and sustained bombardment at the hill as UN aircraft attacked Communist positions. A separate action near Yonchon on the Central Front also withstood multiple Allied attempts to recapture the feature.
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Seoul
Korea
Bunker Hill
Marine Corps
Yonchon
Nehru Pledges Renewed Campaign for Peace
Prime Minister Nehru marked India's fifth independence anniversary from the Red Fort in Delhi addressing about 200000 people. He pledged to raise the voice of peace to the last despite others talking war and urged Indians not to follow leaders of violence.
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New Delhi
India
Nehru
Delhi
Red Fort
Egypt Sets Fresh News Censorship Under New Regime
Egypt's reform government imposes censorship on all outgoing news stories after brief period of freer reporting. Decree issued last Sunday renews strict control, continuing a pattern once enforced by the former monarchy to stifle criticism.
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Cairo
Egypt
Farouk
Eisenhower Rejects White House Briefings to Criticize Policy
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower rejected a White House briefing invitation arguing he must stay free to critique foreign policy. Advisers say the move signals the GOP will push foreign policy as a major campaign issue while ironing out how to balance Republican critique with administration policy. Bradley and Lovett officials noted a possible briefing on world intelligence, but timing concerns arose as Eisenhower prepared to travel east later in the month.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
White House
GOP
E. Stevenson
Illinois
Eisenhower
Denver
Stevenson
Defense Department
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bradley
Robert A. Lovett
William C. Foster
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