Finish Drive Nimitz Urges Freeport Speech
Admiral Chester Nimitz told the Freeport Rotary club that U N forces should drive Communist forces from all Korea and not stop at the 38th parallel. He called for crushing the enemy's will to fight and emphasized it was his personal view.
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Freeport
Chester Nimitz
Pacific Naval
U. N
Korea
Freeport Rotary Club
Institute For International Understanding
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Nimitz
Alton Negroes Seek School Segregation Ban
A group of Negroes filed suits in Madison circuit court demanding a ban on racial segregation in Alton public schools. They seek removal of Superintendent J B Johnson and halting state funds until a non segregating policy is adopted.
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Alton
Edwardsville
Madison
J. B. Johnson
Local Navy Flier Earns Wings At Corpus Christi
Former S I U student Lt Ernest J Mills Jr receives aviator diploma and wings from the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Texas. A Benton Township High School graduate in 1942 he entered the navy soon after and studied at Southern Illinois University and Indiana State as part of his preflight training.
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Benton Township
Mills
Navy
Southern Illinois University
Indiana State
Uncle Sam Says It's So Cost of Living Zooming
Washington reports show prices and living costs rising since the Korean War. The Labor Department notes a 1.5 percent jump in the cost of living for the 30 days ending July 15 due to meat produce and fruit price increases. The Commerce Department cites forward buying by producers and consumers as a factor in higher prices. General Motors votes a 5 cent per hour wage rise for 411,000 workers starting September 1 under the cost of living tied formula.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
Training at Pensacola Naval Air Station
Basic flight training occurred at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola Florida.
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Naval Air Station
Pensacola, Fla
Food Price Index Highest Since 1948
Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index rose to 6.56 for the week ended Aug 22, up from 6.53, the highest since Sept 28, 1948. The index shows nine price increases and seven declines, reflecting a 62 cent rise since June 13 across 31 staple foods.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Father learns two sons reported missing in Korea
Fred Conrad of Muncie Ind says his two sons Pvt Richard Conrad 20 and Pvt Jack Conrad 18 were reported missing in action on the same July 31 date in Korea. Both enlisted August 8 1949 and trained together at Fort Knox and Fort Benning before serving in Okinawa and Korea. An older son Fred Jr served in World War II and now lives in Decatur Ind.
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Korea
Fred Conrad
Richard Conrad
Jack Conrad
Conrad
Richard
Jack
Army
Fort Knox
Fort Benning
Okinawa
Fred, Jr
Decatur
Ind
Nurse Endorses Hadacol For Nutritional Deficiency Relief
Mrs Jennie Lee Adele a nurse from East St Louis Illinois says Hadacol helped her after vitamins B1 B2 niacin and iron deficiency left her weak dizzy and unable to work. She reports three bottles brought big improvement allowing her to eat sleep well and return to work. Hadacol claims to supply vitamins minerals and calcium in liquid form for faster absorption. Trial size is $1.25 and family size is $3.50 with a money back guarantee from The LeBlanc Corporation.
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Jennie Lee Adele
East St. Urs
Ill
Adele
Hadacol
Thomas
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Earliest Asbestos Use Recorded in Ancient Lamp
A 450 B.C. lamp reportedly crafted by a sculptor using asbestos marks an early known use of the material. The remark quotes Conrad noting hope for news of Jack, linking a later telegram to relief.
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Western Pacific
Weils
Nevada
Elko
Uncle Sam
Coca-Cola Company
Herrin Coca-Cola Bottling CO
Cose-Cole Company
Varsity Studio
S. Illinois Carbondalf
Muncie, Ind
Iran
PERT
Goodyear’s Open Center
Tread
Gether
Goodyear
Goodyear Souper
Boyle Tire Service
Murphysboro
Pritt
Judy Bond
Zwick’s
Judy
Suzette
Jersey
Zwick’s Ladies’ Stores
Herrin
Carbondale
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