UN Planes Sweep North Korea in Heavy Air Campaign
UN air forces pounded North Korean targets from front lines to the Yalu River blasting troops and supply centers. F‑80s and F‑84s hit buildings near Yonan on the Haeju Peninsula while Pantherjets burned supply targets near Libon. F‑51s struck fuel tanks near Haeju as Navy carriers bombed power plants with 2000 pound bombs. Corsairs Skyraiders and Pantherjets attacked hydroelectric plants in Northeast Korea under heavy anti air fire.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
Yalu River
Yonan
Haeju
Libon
38Th Parallel
Chosen 1
Week's Polio Total Sets New Record
The U S Public Health Service reported 3503 new infantile paralysis cases in the last week, breaking the previous weekly high of 3416 set in August 1949, the year with the highest annual total.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Stevenson Opens Democratic Presidential Drive At Legion Meet
Adlai Stevenson used his address at the American Legion convention to launch the Democratic campaign with a forceful critique of self-serving interests and a bold stance against the Communist scare. Marquis Childs highlights the editorial page analysis, while the rest of the feature sections cover amusements financials bridge reports and various departments.
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American Legion
Adlai Stevenson
Marquis Childs
Democrats to Name Senate Choice at New York Convention
Adlai Stevenson prepares a stronger campaign speech at the New York State Democratic Convention in the Hotel Commodore at 8 30 P M Tonight. Delegates will nominate a Senate candidate to oppose Senator Irvine M Ives as Stevenson draws larger applause than Eisenhower in Madison Square Garden. An estimated 13 000 attend the rally as Stevenson politicking continues.
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Herald-Journal
New York
New York State
Adlai Stevenson
Springfield
Illinois
Commodore
American Legion
Madison Square Garden
Senate
Irvine M. Ives
General Eisenhower
Stevenson
Legion
Eisenhower
William L. Pfelffer
New York City
Hurricane Nears Peak As It Moves Northwest
The first Atlantic hurricane of the season is expected to grow stronger today. The center was estimated 360 miles north-northwest of San Juan Puerto Rico, moving west-northwest at 1 to 12 miles per hour with hurricane-force winds of 75 miles an hour and outer gales extending 200 miles.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Plate Knife Fight Over Salad Oil Sparks Chicago Incident
Irene Smith 29 threw a knife at her husband Clayton 33 after a dispute over salad oil. He countered by hurling a plate. Police took Irene to hospital for an arterial wound and a head cut. Clayton Smith was jailed.
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Chicago
Irene Smith
Clayton
Hit Run Boat Pilot Sought After Buffalo Injury
New York State Police said they sought a hit and run motorboat operator after Mrs. Isabelle Sherry, 38, of Buffalo was slightly injured when struck by a motorboat while swimming in Lake Erie off Angola Beach yesterday.
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Suffalo
Isabelle Sherry
Buffalo
Lake Erie
Angola Beach
Weather forecast predicts 92 today with rising clouds
The weatherman said today’s high should reach 92, with increasing cloudiness and cooler conditions tomorrow, potentially below 90. He noted no rain is expected until a north east high pressure area dissipates, keeping tomorrow's temperatures around the upper 80s.
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Ceis
Tremor Shakes Hastings New Zealand Town No Serious Damage
A sharp earthquake in Hastings New Zealand rattled church bells and the town clock, shattered store windows, and caused china to crash to the door. No serious damage or injuries reported.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Hastings
China
Stevenson Me Too Campaign Strategy Outlined
Gov Adlai Stevenson in New York and New Jersey speeches outlines a four punch campaign plan targeting Dwight Eisenhower. He stresses prosperity Me too diplomacy foreign policy divisions and attacks McCarthyism amid early sparring. Eisenhower promises a strong aggressive campaign and signals readiness to hit hard.
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ST. Louis
Stevenson
Seadetal
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
JURY REPORTS JUSTICE INTERFERED IN TAX SCANDAL INQUIRY
Washington officials disclosed a sworn statement by Federal Judge George H Moore alleging Justice Department pressure on a St Louis grand jury investigation into tax scandals The statement cites ex tax attorney Ellis Slack denying involvement in a partial report that jurors called a whitewash The partial report preceded indictments including James Finnergan a St Louis tax collector and close Truman ally Moore’s deposition was given in Ottawa Michigan on August 19 and the inquiry continued through March Illinois pages follow.
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Washington
House
George H. ‘Moore
Justice Department
St. Louis
Moore
Drake Watson
U. S
Ellis N. Slack
James P. Finnergan
Truman
Ottawa County
Michigan
Slack
Watson
Indecision and gadgets blamed for slow aircraft production
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee led by Lyndon B. Johnson faults excess gadgets and indecision in delaying U S military aircraft output and air defenses. It urges a full time production czar and overhaul of defense laws to speed up build up against a possible Russian attack. Johnson notes previous recommendations were not acted on and criticizes a part time production head.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Defense Department
Clay Bedford
Secretary of Defense
Slippery politics in eel and herring metaphor
A New York report notes fish experts mock Gov. Stevenson and Eisenhower for describing campaigns as a bushel of eels or a bushel of red herring. Fishermen and market dealers remark on the impracticality and risk of standing on slippery fish, with some dodging political commentary.
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New York
Thomas Risol
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Stevenson
Risol
Fishery Council
Frank Carrer
Council
Fulton Fish Market
Clifford Hauser
Legion Hears Of Weapons Advances At National Convention
At the 34th National Legion convention in Madison Square Garden Navy Secretary Dan A. Kimball and Army Secretary Frank Pace Jr described new guided missiles and high performance aircraft in development. They urged Legion support for funding to build these weapons, noting Nike ground-to-air missiles and production planes with capabilities surpassing known adversaries.
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New York
Army
Navy
American Legion Today
Legionnaires
Dan A. Kimball
Frank Pace, Jr
Kimball
Madison Square Garden
Pace
Nike
Airlift to Mecca Falls Ends Amid Pilgrim Stranding
In Beirut the U S Air Force halted the Moslem pilgrims airlift at noon with more than 1,000 Arabs stranded. Officials said Saudi authorities would not permit late landings, blocking the final leg to Mecca before the holy rites.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U. S. Air Force
Mecca
Regation
Mohammed
Emma Faith Sues Husband for Divorce in Springfield
Mrs. Emma Faith filed for divorce from Glen Faith in Springfield alleging unfaithfulness. The action was filed today and details of the case appear in the UP dispatch.
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Springfield
Emma Faith
Glen
Faith
Diary notes lead to court martial conviction aftermath
Maj Gen Robert W Grow was convicted by a court martial for recording secret information in a personal diary. The Army later assigned him to the historical office one month after his conviction as Soviet propaganda claimed the diary contained such quotes as War Now and hit below the belt. The diary was said to have been copied by a Soviet agent in Frankfurt.
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Washington
Robert W. Grow
Army
Bates
Frankfurt
Grow
Im i
Propa
Gandists
Second Army
Maryland
U. S
Controls Put Up to Public
Washington CP Tighe E Woods new price boss says he will ask the President to lift price controls if the public does not want them. He personally believes the price curbs should stay in effect. Woods takes over OPS next week succeeding Ellis Arnall. He questions whether the public is apathetic or simply unaware of the program.
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Washington
Tighe E. Woods
Woods
Office of
Ellis Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
Red Leader Gus Hall’s contempt sentence upheld by appeals court
The U S Court of Appeals affirmed a three year term for Gus Hall national secretary of the Communist Party. Hall had been convicted on two counts of contempt for failing to surrender on July 2 1953 to begin a five year conspiracy sentence. He was found in Mexico City last October and deported to Texas before federal agents.
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New York
United States Court of Appeals
Gus Hall
Hall
Communist Party
Mexico City
Texas
Sylvester J. Ryan
Fisherman Nets Rare Sailfish From North Carolina Pier
A fisherman at Kure Beach North Carolina hauled a sailfish from a pier and released it. The unusual catch marks the first sailfish landing from the pier, with a prize of at least one dollar offered for a small variety.
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Kure Beach
NX. C
North Carolina
Ensign Richard A. Stein Killed in Air Crash Near Oahu
Ensign Richard A. Stein, 29, of Syracuse and Honolulu area, fatally injured when his plane crashed at sea near Oahu on August 21. A Navy graduate of Vocational High School in 1947, he joined the Navy in 1947 and earned wings in 1951. He served with the Pacific Fleet aboard the USS Kearsarge after marrying Jo Ann Sawyer in Coronado in 1959. Survived by wife Jo Ann, parents Mr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Stein, and siblings Roger, Jane, and Margie.
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Richard A. Stein
Oahu
Hawaii
Lewis G. Stein
Elliott St
Naval Service
Naval Air Cadet Program
Pensacola
Pla
Corpus Christi
Tex
Stein
Naval Air Station
Kingsville
Tenn
el Centro
San Diego
Calif
Pacific Fleet
Ensign Stein
U.S.S
Kearsarre
Jo Ann Sawyer
Coronado
Roger
Jane
Margie
Chuckle Column Wordplay Prompt Teasing Callers
A lighthearted gag lines up a chatty scene where a caller asks about understanding a muffled voice. The pun hinges on misheard names and the humor of a telephone mishap.
Heartbeat Returns Man Aims for Full Recovery
Latrobe Pennsylvania report says Marcus G. Riddell regained heartbeat after 26 minutes on the operating table. Doctors expect a normal heart within a year as he recovers at home with his newborn son Christopher Bailey Riddle and his fourth child.
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Latrobe
Marcus G. Riddell
Ristopher Bailey Riddle
Youth completes 13 hour 16 mile lake swim near Skaneateles
CARLETON DUNN, 19, waded ashore near his home at 4 30 AM ending a 13 hour lake search by state troopers and relatives who feared a drowning. He told The Herald Journal he would do it again if challenged. His mother said he walked in in his bathing suit to rest after a long swim and lunch then slept.
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Carleton Dunn
Skaneateles
Colgate University
The
Herald-Journal
Lsafe
Robert Barry
Elbridge
Leo Dunn
Grifin St
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