Ex-Brink's employee confesses in $65,000 theft
Eugene Farmer, a former Brink's guard who was fired after a prior uniform incident, confessed to stealing $65,000 from an armored car at Wardman Park Hotel. Police recovered all the money, found buried near Glen Echo Amusement Park in Maryland.
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Washington
Robert V. Murray
Brink’s
Eugene Farmer
Brink's
Farmer
Glen Echo Amusement Park
Maryland
Jeremiah Flaherty
Wardman Park
Temperature Begins Climb
The mercury rises as a high pressure dome lingers over the Middle Atlantic states. A warm belt from Canada nudges southward into the region, with lows around 37 and a high near 55. The five day forecast calls for 5 to 7 degrees above normal daily and possible Friday showers.
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Mercury
Middle-Atlantic
Canada
Oshkosh pool lesson on saving a drowning person cut short
The Oshkosh pool swimming class halted the lesson on saving a drowning person by grasping hair and towing to safety. Instructor James Cain and all students were told to end the class early due to the cut.
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Oshkosh
Oshkosh Pool
James Cain
Recriminations Against Eisenhower Stir GOP Debate
Marquis Childs argues on today’s editorial page that GOP attacks on General Eisenhower are unfair and self-defeating. The feature appears on today’s editorial section with related pictorials on page 16.
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Eisenhower
G.O.P
Marquis Childs
Airlift speeds pilgrims to Mecca from Beirut
Nine thousand stranded Muslim pilgrims are being flown by U S Air Force planes from Beirut to Jidda and Mecca. Four engine transports carry 50 passengers each on an hourly shuttle, with flights continuing until all pilgrims depart. The effort, requested by Lebanon, aims to have pilgrims reach Mecca by Wednesday for spiritual effect and is funded from Air Force accounts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.S. Air Force
Mecca
Medina
Seneherazade
Jidda
Saudi Arabian
Washington
U.S. State Department
Air Force
Fair Queen Selection At New York State Fair
Five contestants in the New York State Fair queen race were assessed by a three-member panel led by a renowned beauty expert at Hancock Field. Judges included Walter Thornton of Thornton Model Agency Margie Boyle of Eastern Air Lines and Beverly Miller of the Puerto Rican Visitors Bureau. Contestants Rosemary Meyer Marlene Lene Lynn Beat Lenore Ragon and Paulene Montalto await the winner who will receive a Puerto Rico trip a coronation stole a travel suit and fair honors.
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OSS
Hancock Field
Walter Thornton
Thornton Model Agency
Eastern Air Lines
Margie Boyle
Beverly &. Miller
New York
Puerto Rico
Addis Company
Ex Con Weiss Arrested in Dope Bust in New York
A 33 year old ex convict from Cleveland Ohio Arthur Weiss was arrested in New York on possession of 100 ounces of pure heroin valued at up to one million dollars. Federal narcotics agents and New York squad detectives captured Weiss as he prepared to enter a taxi carrying the heroin in a blue zipper bag.
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Farmer's Bakery
Myrtle Jackson
Ray
Murray
Farmer
Brink
New York
INS
Cleveland
Ohio
Arthur Weiss
Weiss
Two B 17 shot down by Sabrejet pilot survives
At Elgin Air Force Base Florida two crewmen from a downed B 17 were rescued in the Gulf by the USS Seer after a new Sabrejet mistook a B 17 drone for a crewed target. The pilot Col Arthur F DeBolt was shaken and unable to explain the error.
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Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Charles D. Jones
Seer
Peter R. Rosing
Ingelside
Uss. Seer
Arthur F. DeBolt
Columbus
Ohio
DeBolt
Assaults On Bunker Hill Fail In Korea Front Fight
UN infantry repelled three Chinese assaults on Bunker Hill in Korea's western front. One officer said about a third of the 100 Red fighters were killed or wounded after nearly eight hours of combat. UN tanks and artillery shelled Reds while B-29 and B-26 bombers hit supply and communication centers near Pyongyang. General Clark reorganized Far East command to give Navy and Air Force greater planning influence.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Yain
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Bark W. Clark
Far East Command
Navy
Air Force J
iArmy
MacArthur
Ridgway
Air Force
Far East
Woods Made Price Boss In New Top Post
President Truman named Tigher F. Woods, the current rent controller, to head the Office of Price Stabilization. He will succeed Ellis G. Arnall on September 1, with Arnall’s resignation effective that date. Roger L. Putnam announced the appointment after meetings with Woods and Arnall.
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Washington
Truman
Tigher F. Woods
Woods
Ellis G. Arnal
Arnall
Roger L. Putnam
Economic Stabilization Agencies
Woods andArnall
Putnam
Ex Syracuse Marine Held in Cop Slaying
Two Marines face murder charges in the Aug 16 shooting of Greenville Patrolman Jesse E. Millson. Corporal Herman J. Socie, 20, formerly of Syracuse, and Frederick L. Porcelli, 20, of Jersey City, were arrested in Jacksonville after a break in at a local laundry. Porcelli reportedly admitted firing the shots. both Marines were stationed at Camp Lejeune.
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Greenville
X. C
Greenville i
Jesse E. Millson
Corp
Herman J. Socie
Syracuse
Fulton
Frederick L. Porcelli
Jersey City
N. J
Porcelli
Millson
Socie
Camp LeJeune
Jacksonville
British Canberra makes record round trip across Atlantic
A British Canberra jet completed a sunup to sundown crossing from Aldergrove to Gander and back in 10 hours 2 minutes, with 4:33 East-West and 3:29 West-East segments. Three airmen became the first to fly across the Atlantic both ways in a single day, as the plane set an East-West time short of a prior record and an informal West-East time mark.
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Aldergrove
North Ireland
Gander
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Canberra
Sun
Tax Scandal Grand Jury Report Under Scrutiny
Washington D C. congressional tax scandal probes questioned an alleged approval of a grand jury report by Ellis N. Slack then an acting assistant attorney general. Judge George H. Moore called the report astonishing and ordered a rework amid indictments connected to St. Louis IRS chief James P. Finnegan.
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Washington CP. — House J
Ellis N. Slack
James P. Finnegan
St. Louis
Internal Revenue Office
George H. Moore
Collector of Internal Revenue
James IP. Finnegan
Robert A. Collier
Finnegan
Slack
Collier
Cheli
D-Ky
P O W Killed In Koje Riots
Seoul reports indicate a Communist prisoner of war was killed and multiple others wounded in five UN P O W camps since August 11. Army announcements detail incidents on Koje Island and Ross and describe disorder during evacuations and peppering of rioters with tear gas and small pellets.
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Seoul
Korea
UN P.O.W
U. S. Bishik
Peiping
Eighth Army
P.oa
Kose Island
U.S
Ross
P.o.w.s
Koje
Todays Chuckle Cartoon Line
A man says call the cook I never saw anything as tough as these steaks. The other man mumbles I will call the cook only after a stumble.
Floor Fight Looms in Fitzpatrick Senate Choice
In New York City the Democratic state committee will choose a candidate to oppose Republican Irving M. Ives for a six year Senate term. Robert F. Wagner Jr. and John Cashinmore emerge as leading contenders with Wagner favored by Fitzpatrick allies and Edward J. Flynn backing. The outcome signals a bitter floor fight and party power dynamics.
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Albany
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
U. S. Senate
News York City
Irving M. Ives
Norwich
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
Manhattan
Fitzpatrick
John Cashimore
Brooklyn
Wagner
Edward J. Flynn
Bronx
Republicans Nominate Ives for U S Senate in New York
The Republican State Committee nominates Irving M. Ives of Norwich for a six year Senate term and sets 45 GOP presidential electors for the November ballot. Ives vows a strong reelection bid while the party plans to curb a Democratic win in this statewide contest.
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Albany
Republican State Committee
Lrving M. Ives
Norwich
U. S.senate
G.O.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Empire State
Ives
New York City
State Federation of Women's Republican Clubs
Truman
State Executive Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
John Foster Dulles
Joe R. Hanley
New York
G.O.P. Committee
First Hurricane Of Year Forms In Caribbean
A tropical storm showing hurricane like signs whipped the Atlantic with 45 mph winds in the Caribbean as a U S Weather Bureau advisory placed the center about 330 miles northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico and forecast continued movement and slow intensification over the next 12 hours a Navy hurricane hunter plane confirming the circular movement.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Caribbean
U. S
San Juan
Puertoo Rico
Weather Bureau
Pacific distress call from 7175 ton Atlantic Sea
The Japanese Coast Guard picked up a distress call this morning from the 7,175 ton Panamanian ship Atlantic Sea. The vessel reported it was adrift about 459 miles east of Hokkaido, the northern main island of Japan, and requested assistance.
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Tokyo
Japanese Coast Guard
Hokkaido
Japan
Ben and Bess Eisenhower Name Infant Adlai Stevenson
Mr and Mrs Ben Eisenhower announced the birth of their son naming him Adlai Stevenson. The infant joins a family closely associated with political life in the era.
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Dalton
Ben Brisenhower
Adiai Stevenson Isenhower
Legion Awaits Adlai Talk at Madison Square Garden
Political writers and Legion members awaited Gov Adlai Stevenson’s Madison Square Garden address to compare with Eisenhower’s Labor Day speech. Analysts say Stevenson has everything to gain and nothing to lose, while banners asked “Will she make Adlai an egg?”
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New York
Adlai Stevenson
Madison Square Garden
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai
Ike
Stevenson Arrival to Address American Legion at New York
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson arrives at LaGuardia Field on a chartered flight from Springfield Illinois at 11 AM to address the American Legion. American Airlines announced the plan and notes Stevenson is the Democratic presidential nominee.
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New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Diinois
LaGuardia Field
Springfield
American Legion
American Airlines
Stevenson
Ike must mount an aggressive campaign after cool speech
The Illinois governor’s comment and party pressure signal a need for Dwight D. Eisenhower to abandon non political rhetoric. Chieftains urge a toe to toe fight to boost his push toward the White House amid criticism of his current campaign. Concluded on Page 15, Column 3.
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Iinois
Ike
Ske
White House
Ike Adlai May Speak On Same Day At Plowing Contest
Rochester Minn Gov Adlai Stevenson was invited to speak at the National Plowing Contest on Sept 6 the same day Gen Dwight D Eisenhower plans to address a crowd of over 100000 The contest board reversed its earlier stance and will decide later today Stevenson tentatively set for Des Moines Iowa Sept 6 oratory shift noted
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Rochester
Minn
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wilson Wyatt
Stevenson
Springfeld
Oil
Des Moines, Sr
Bright Carpet Rolls Up Fifth Av
Thousands marched up Fifth Avenue in the American Legion parade during the sixth annual convention. Dwight D. Eisenhower led veterans with Senator Richard M. Nixon and other dignitaries in a display watched by crowds from sidewalks and windows along the route. An escort of 25 city police on horses opened the procession as bands played and a bright August sun lit the scene.
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New York
Américan Legion
Erle Cocke, Jr
Dawson
National Legion
Red Ave
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Hillion
Elgin Air Force Base, Fla
Bunker Hill
Price
Syracusse Marine
Herald-Journal Wire
Ocean
P.O.W
Senate
Ouch
Legion
Adlais
Walter F. McGuinness
Herald-Journal
Misty
Legionnaires
Jist Sr
T4th St
Filthay
Buck
Dwightenhower
Strade
Kansas
Richard M. Ninon
Fifth Av
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