First Large 44th Division Troops Ordered Overseas
Camp Cooke California August 19 The first sizable contingent of the 44th division to be sent overseas more than 2000 men receive their orders Most will go to the Far East with some to Europe and Alaska They depart in groups of about 200 after 14 day home leaves and report to ports of embarka tion to join 123rd 129th 130th infantry regiments and division artillery officers go overseas individually The rest of the division remains for further training with replacements from Korean veterans and draftees
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Far East
Europe
Alaska
Harry L. Bolen
Illinois National Guard
123Rd 129Th
Bolen
Camp Cooke
Cairo Council Votes More Pay
The Cairo city council approved pay increases for clerks and patrolmen to 180 dollars monthly with a 200 dollar minimum after two years and raised the chief of police to 200 dollars with a 260 dollar minimum after two years. The move comes amid a standoff with the police force over corruption and enforcement, with concerns about funding from other services.
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Cairo
Ces
Kevil
Evangelists Convicted on Broadway Near Times Square
Eight evangelists were convicted of disorderly conduct for preaching on Broadway near Times Square in New York on Monday.
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New York
Broadway
Times Square
Weather notes for Southern Illinois region and lakes
Cloudy and warm conditions continue in Southern Illinois with interpretation of tonight and tomorrow as partly cloudy and warmer. scattered thunder possible in the northwest by Wednesday afternoon. Tonight low around 70 with highs near 90s, winds light. Lake levels at Crab Orchard 17 inches below spillway and Little Grassy 13 inches below spillway. The Southern Universal Free Press edition lists such local weather data and publication details.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Southern Universan
Southern Illinois Publications
Toc. i
U S Releases Secret Report On Oil Cartel
President Truman ordered a long secret report on international oil deals released as charges arise that a seven company cartel siphons U S foreign aid. The Justice Department subpoenaed the document for a federal grand jury probe into monopoly claims, while Sen Sparkman stated the report shows substantial control by seven firms over world petroleum. Standard Oil of New Jersey denies participation in any cartel.
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Truman
U. S
Ane - Lift
Spesa
Federal Trade Commission
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Senate
State Department
Tran
Justice Department
U_ S
Thomas Hennings
D.mo
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
F. W. Abrams
Standard Oil of New Jersey
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Watermelon Candles Save Birthday Cake in Heat
In Oklahoma City on August 19 AP reports Betty Hamm celebrated her birthday with a watermelon decorated by candles to avoid baking in the heat. The ice cold watermelon served as a cooling stand as guests gathered for the party.
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Oklahoma City
Betty Hamm
Du Quoin City Council Fails to Hold Regular Meeting
Du Quoin City Council may have set a record by doing nothing as a quorum could not be formed. City Clerk Sam Clark noted the council was unable to meet for the first time in his 30 years in office and possibly in the city's 99 year history.
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du Quoin City
du Quoin
Sam Clark
Eisenhower to Speak Sept 6 at Plowing Meet in Kasson
Ike granted speaking bid over his Democratic opponent Adlai Stevenson. The plowing contest officials in Kasson Minnesota ruled Stevenson could not share the stage on Sept 6. Stevenson offered Sept 5 but declined due to prior commitments. Eisenhower will address the event while Stevenson may speak separately. Republican women leaders plan outreach to win women's votes, and overseas message recordings are prepared for troops. Mississippi Democrats back Eisenhower with an independent slate after party skirmish.
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Bm Bst Co
Adlai Ex Stevenson
Ilinois
Kasson
Minn
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Robert Hurrie
Mississippi
Fourteen B29s Hit Grenade Plant Near Border
Soul Korea Aug 19 AP Fourteen Japan based U S Supertorts bombed a large Communist grenade factory near the Manchurian border in North West Korea. The factory employed about 2000 workers and lay three miles south of the border. The raid dropped 140 tons of bombs as anti aircraft fire raked the mission. All 14 planes returned safely.
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U. S
Korea
Manchurian
Far East
Tokyo
U. N. Command
Nakwon
Sinuiju
Namsidong
Korean Peninsula
Bunker Hill
South Korea
U. S. Army
Audrey Totter
Fire at AC Springfield Plant Halts Work After Warehouse Fire
A fire at the Allis-Chalmers Springfield plant caused a temporary shutdown as the main warehouse was destroyed. The blaze occurred Monday, with August 19 cited by reports. No details on damages or injuries were provided.
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Springfield
Allis-Chalmers
Chinese Begging at Moscow Talks Alarm U S Officials
American diplomats describe the Moscow discussions between China and Russia as a begging expedition. They expect requests for more aid beyond the 300 million dollar loan and faster shipments of military matériel for Korea. They also anticipate pressure to return Port Arthur and the Changchun Railway, aiming to prolong the war rather than seek peace.
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Moscow
Russia
Korea
Port Arthur
Red China
Changchun
Far East
AEC Panel Quests Paducah Labor Trouble Strike
The Atomic Energy Commission labor panel met with contractors and union leaders in Paducah to settle a week long labor dispute at a billion dollar defense project. AFL carpenters and millwrights continued picketing as officials report about half of 18 000 workers crossed in today.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Paducah
Here
AFL
AEC
F. H. McGraw Co
Defense Project
Baruch Celebrates 82nd Birthday Beneath Giant Redwood
Elder statesman Bernard Baruch marks his 82nd birthday in Overville California. He is the guest of honor near a 264 foot redwood in Founder's Grove along the Redwood Highway as preparations continue around the world’s tallest tree.
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Overville
Calif
Bernard Baruch
New York
Founder's Grove
Redwood Highway
New York Vice Probe Expands With Two Women Questioned
The widening probe into society vice picked up two women whose identities remain undisclosed. Officials say more arrests and names may follow as a grand jury probes separate cases against Minot F Jelke and Samuel Chapman. Richard Short, a self styled actor, was arrested for living off earnings of a prostitute known as Pat Thompson.
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New York
Vice
District Attorney’s Office
Anthony J. Liebler
Minot F. Jelke
Samuel Chapman
Richard Short
Pat Thompson
Strike Totals Hit 33 000 Across Nine States
At least 33 000 workers in nine states remain on strike Tuesday while a CIO union in New York served a seven day strike notice affecting 32 000 employees at Bethlehem Steel shipyards in New York Boston Baltimore and Hoboken. Union leaders anticipate a resolution on several fronts including Timken Roller Bearing Co and Lawrenceville Seagram plant.
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New York
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Company
Canton
United
Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp
United Steel Workers
B. F. Goodrich Company
Lawrenceville
Ind
Joseph E. Seagram & Sons
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Ship Building Workers
Bethlehem Shipyards
Boston
Baltimore
Hoboken
N. J
Pekin Mayor Defends City After Minister’s Sermon
Pekin Mayor J Norman Shade praised Springfield minister Richard Graebel for calling Pekin “one of the most corrupt towns” in the midwest in a Sunday sermon attacking Sen Everett Dirksen and Gov Adlai Stevenson. Local leaders defended Pekin’s reputation while noting gambling fines revenue funds the city treasury.
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J. Norman Shade
Springfield
Pekin
Midwest
Shade
Stevenson
To Presbyterian Church
Arno Zimmerman
Frank Drury
Armistice Possible But U N Not Certain In Korea
Maj. Gen. William Harrison said an armistice is possible but he has no idea when as U N and Communist negotiators at Panmunjom traded sharp words and made no visible progress on prisoner exchange. The talks recessed for a fourth straight week with next meeting set for August 27.
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William Harrison
U. N
U.N
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Red
Two Hearings For Knetzer
Robert L. Knetzer, bankrupt Ed wardsville, Ill., auto dealer, will appear in two Federal Court proceedings Friday. Judge Briggles recessed a bankruptcy hearing Monday until then. Judge Platt will hear motions to continue the criminal trial set for Sept. 3. Knetzer refused to detail his 1947 1948 automobile scheme in open court and denied he said he took the suckers for 2 500 000, citing possible perjury or asset concealment charges.
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Springfield
Robert L. Knetzer
Edwardsville
Ill
Charles G. Briggles
Casper Platt
Danville
Knetzer
Girl Drowns While Wading Near Golconda Ohio River
Betty Blevins 21 disappeared while wading on Rondeau Island near Golconda. After 17 hours of boat searches the body was recovered from the Ohio River near Golconda around noon Monday. She was the daughter of William Blevins a construction foreman at Paducah Kentucky’s atomic plant and the family recently moved from West Virginia.
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Betty Blevins
Ohio River
Golconda
Miss Blevins
Rondeau Island
William Blevins
Paducah. Ky
West Virginia
CIO Furniture Workers Endorse Stevenson Sparkman Ticket
The Illinois Wisconsin CIO United Furniture Workers Union endorsed Gov Adlai Stevenson and Sen John Sparkman for president and vice president. William L Gilbert Midwest director announced the action yesterday.
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CIO Furniture Workers
Chicago
Illinois-Wisconsin
The
CIO United Furniture Workers Union
Gov
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
William L. Gilbert
Midwest
Negotiations Open Over Pay for 75 000 Coal Miners
Hard coal miners totaling about 75 000 workers begin talks with management at the Waldorf Astoria as the industry declares a wage increase impossible. UMW President John L. Lewis may join later as union officials seek higher pay and welfare fund contributions amid competition from oil and gas.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Washington
Waldorf-Astorian Hotel
Edward G. Fox
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Thomas Kennedy
Fox
Kenn
UMW
Union Welfare Fund
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Progressives Seek Illinois Ballot Spot With National and State Ticket
The Progressive party yesterday filed nominating petitions to place a slate on the November 4 Illinois ballot. The lineup is led by Vincent Hallinan of San Francisco for president and Robert Moris Lovett, ex-University of Chicago professor, for governor. Challenge to petitions was uncertain.
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Illinois
Springfield
Progressive Party
Yeterday
Vincent Hallinan
San Francisco
Robert Moris Lovett
University of Chicago
OPS Approves Higher Steel Prices After Wage Dispute
The Office of Price Stabilization approved higher ceiling prices for a wide range of steel products on August 19, ending the steel wage-price dispute. The order sets ceilings at about 520 dollars per ton for an iron and steel sector, signaling a shift in the industry pricing framework.
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OPS
Office of Price Stabilization
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