MacArthur Guest of Dulles for Social Reach at Cold Spring Harbor
Gen Détigins MacArthur was a guest of John Foster Dulles at his Cold Spring Harbor home. A State Department spokesman said the meeting was social, stemming from a long date and not related to the Japanese peace treaty. The report notes the event occurred in New York with modest overall implications.
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John Foster Dulles
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Dulles
Cold Spring Harbor
Long Island
Far East
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Man Escapes Mental Hospital to Prove He's Sane
Charles Howe 34 escaped Augusta State Mental Hospital August 10 to prove his sanity. He was later declared sane by Dr. Francis H. Sleeper. Howe left with Wilson Smith who remains at large. Howe then went to police and said he would not stay with the insane patients. He had been committed for observation in an earlier stabbing case.
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Charles Howe
Augusta State Mental Hospital
Sheviit
Joseph A. Piens
Howe
Francis H. Sleeper
Wilson Smith
Dev
Boy Scout Delegates Sail for Home from World Jamboree
Delegates from the 1954 Bad Ischl world jamboree sail home aboard Homeland with 650 scouts aboard, voyage expected to take ten days across the Atlantic. The dispatch covers other items from the era including church council decisions and regional news.
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Cherbourg
France
Bad Ischl
Austria
Atlantic
New York Public Works Bill Sparks Budget Tensions
The report shows Republicans challenging the Bennett majority on the city plan and RFC funding for 1953–57 capital projects. They demand full disclosure of influence, including references to White House aid and Dawson, while noting $2.16 billion in proposed public works and urging complete explanation of the RFC’s role in financing. The piece also covers Allied and Communist actions in Korea with casualties and frontline moves.
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New York City
John J. Bennett
City Planning Commission
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White House
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Dawson
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Seoul
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Song
Ueir Main
Young
Teuman
Mer
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Truman
Isett
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Armistice Talks Open As Subcommittee Meets In Candid Tone
Report describes tense UN Communist subcommittee session with Maj. Gen. Henry Hodes and Rear Adm. Arleist Burke present. North Korean Maj. Gen. Ley Song Cho and Chinese Maj. Gen. Hsieh Fang arrived separately. Despite clashes, both sides kept progress updates quiet. General Omar Bradley commented Americans foresee an armistice while noting lack of detail on talks.
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Woeman UN
Hodesang
Arleist Burke
Ley Song Cho
Hsieh Fang
Karsong
Washington
Omar N.bradley
U. S
Birds Peck Cans Instead of Horses
Colimbia Missouri reports biologist C. Barabkol of the Missouri Conservation Department notes English sparrows now gather in large numbers at a parking lot near high offices. They hop onto car front bumpers and peck insects off radiators, replacing horses in urban behavior.
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Colimbia
C. Barabkol
Missouri Conservation Department
Morassrom High
Kids Past Five Don't Want Kiddy Records
New York report shows two year old listeners favor modern kiddy records and lively singing over old nursery rhymes. Peter Pan Records president Henry Lapidus notes kids 2 to 5 now demand bright sound effects and top artists, while even toddlers seek television between songs.
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New York
Frosty
Henry Rapidus
Peter Pan Records
Duehovers
la Pidtus
Spike Jones
Lapidus
X ‘Stower
Tom
Tom the
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Gonor
German youth fail physical for new alert police force
Bavarian medical examinations of 3,000 applicants for Germany's proposed alert police force found 40 percent underweight and unfit. Among 141 doctors, malnutrition and postwar effects caused grave physical hall, with common disabilities including chest problems breath shortness, obesity, spinal deformation, flat feet and underdeveloped muscles.
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Army Physical
Munich
INS
Alles and
Germinis
Gecnsany
Bavaria
Ll Sees Armistice Possibility and Oil Dispute Hope
Secretary General Trysve Lie says there could be an armistice in Korea, but he declines to guess on timing. He returned home to Norway by plane and expressed optimism for a peaceful settlement of the British Iranian oil dispute.
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NEW _YORK
Trysve
U S Judge Enrolls in German University
U S Chief Justice William M. Clark, age 60, enrolled at Munich University to write a thesis comparing Anglo-Saxon and German homicide law. Dr Walter Gerlach welcomed the distinguished student, noting Clark's long legal career since 1948 and his aim to publish a thesis by next winter. The study will also cover wheat production across all 42 U S states.
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Munich
INS
Uey
Cerman
William M. Clark
U. S Court of Appeals
Germany
Walter Gerlach
Kans
Senate Unit May Vote On Tax Hike Today
Washington Senator George D of Ga heads the Senate Finance Committee as it meets in closed session to press a tax bill. He sets Sept 1 as deadline to present the measure and suggests substantial increases may be needed beyond a House passed proposal of 10 billion dollars. The committee plans to weigh a large tax boost with uncertain final figures.
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Washington
George D-Ga
George
pTuman
Educator's Cat Goes to College in Odd Oregon Tale
OOS BAY, Ove. LINSI A cat owned by Mr and Mrs Guy Shellenbarger, Marstifield High principal in Coos Bay, vanished after a summer trip. A note from the father said the cat Sylvester hid in luggage and went along. The tale ends with the joke of which of a cat's nine lives qualifies as college life. States has nearly six million farms.
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Linsi
University of Oregon Sunt
Guy Shellenbarger
Shellenbarger
Marstifield High School
Coos Bay
Sylvester
Ee I.m
States
Jet Pilot Finds Time To Sew Between Duties
An Alaska based F 94 interceptor pilot, Captain Davis, 21, from San Angelo Texas, tinkers with sewing at home between flights. He bought a sewing machine three years ago and has since crafted a dress for his daughter and clothes for his wife and himself, balancing aviation hours with domestic hobbies. Egypt warns Britain over goodwill visit amid conflict. Egyptian officials say the plan would strain relations as London presses.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Martgn
Davis
San Angelo
Tex
Elmendorf
Grandmas Claim A Sitting Record
Two grandmothers drove 1590 miles from Canada to Colorado Springs to babysit for a grandchild while parents attended a convention. Mrs. G. Yager of Brandon Manitoba and Mrs. W. H. Cooper of Regina Saskatchewan claimed the long distance sitting record and did not seek portal-to-portal pay, choosing a California vacation instead.
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Canada
G. Yager
Brandon
Manitoba
W. H. Cooper
Regina
Saskatchewan
Eric J. Stanley
New York
Bankers’ Association
California
Peach Stater's Win Big Missouri Mule
A Georgia vs Missouri Legion wager tied to a stubborn mule in Savannah Georgia hinges on recruitment. Charles Bacon of Missouri and Jon Brock of Georgia bet 40 acres of Peach State land that Georgia Legionnaires would recruit more members within a year. The mule hangs a tale as the bet unfolds with Georgia claiming the win.
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Savannah
Missouri
Georgia
American Legion
Indianapolis
Charles Bacon
Missouri Department of the Legion
Jon Brock
Peach State
Smokes Price Rise Signals Tobacco Market Shift
London reports Imperial Tobacco raises price of a 20 pack to 50 cents with expectant follow up from rivals. In unrelated note, sausage making is traced to Middle Ages with names tied to cities of origin such as Frankfort, Bologna, Genoa and others.
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Imperial Tobacco Company
Frankfort
Bologne
Bologna
Italy
Romano
Bastie
Genoa
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