Peace talks fail again in steel strike stand by
In Pittsburgh, after a two hour session, United Steelworkers and steel industry leaders remained in disagreement. President Murray and Vice President Larkin stated both sides would stand by, while Steelman requested further word from the White House. Steelman had arranged the talks following weekend discussions that raised then failed to settle the dispute affecting about a million and a half workers. The Office of Price Stabilization rejected appeals by three steel companies for price boosts of 5.5 to 6 dollars per ton.
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United Steelworkers
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John R. Steelman
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Joseph M. Larkin
Bethlehem Steel
Steelman
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Queen's Cousin Weds Ex-Showgirl in Royal Ceremony
Gerald Lascelles, cousin of the Queen and 13th in line, married Angela Dowding a former showgirl in a ceremony at St. Margaret's London. Queen Elizabeth was listed as a guest but could not attend due to a slight chill. The Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret joined the royal family, while both bride and groom are described as jitterbugs.
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Gerald Lascelles
Angela Dowding
Elizabeth
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Eisenhower campaign needs top to bottom organization
Marquis Childs argues in today’s editorial page that Eisenhower’s momentum from the nomination must be matched by a skilled, organized effort from leadership to secure victory in November. The paper notes features across pages including Bridge, Classifieds, Editorials, and Sports sections.
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Marquis Childs
City Fire
New Jewel in Crown United States Welcomed Home
The superliner United States returned to New York amid a roaring reception. Planes roared overhead and harbor whistles sang as the 53,000 ton liner completed a double speed conquest of the Atlantic. Spectators noted fresh black paint peeling above the waterline, blamed on the ship’s speed by Captain Harry Manning.
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United States
Atlantic
Harry Manning
Heat Wave Break Expected With Temp Dip Tomorrow
The region faces a brief cool down with a 92 high today and 82 tomorrow before heat returns Thursday through Sunday. Normal highs are 83 and lows 62. Rain chances total 1/4 to 3/4 inch. four states saw date records: Syracuse Albany Rochester Elmira hit 95 to 97. One heat prostration treated. no deaths reported.
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Rochester
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University Hospital
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Scripa
Bandit Blunders in Detroit Robbery Disguise
Robert Fournier, 19, attempted a 75 dollar robbery at a Detroit candy store on a hot day. A scarf and overcoat failed as he fled in a stolen chartreuse car using a child's dart gun. Police arrested him within an hour after victim provided the clothing description.
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Robert Fournier
Fournier
Detroit
Highland Park Zoo Polar Bears Alleged Escape Plot
Pittsburgh officials said a so called escape plot formed by the Highland Park Zoo polar bears in 90 degree heat involved a tunnel dig. One bear reportedly dug while others circled to conceal the project.
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Pittsburgh
Highland Park Zoo
Eisenhower back in Denver for vacation and campaign prep
General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower arrived in Denver after a Chicago flight where he secured the GOP nomination. He spoke to cheering crowds promising a long hard campaign and later rode in an open car with Denver Mayor Newton and Colorado Governor Thornton. He planned trout fishing and golf before resumed campaigning.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Chicago
G.O.P
Brown Palace
Quisg Newton
Dan Thornton
Colorado
Iter
Judge Thanks After $25,000 Fine for Tax Evasion
Buffalo based case where lumberman Cornelius F. Sullivan 72 thanks Federal Judge John Knight after a $25,000 fine for income tax evasion. He avoided a 25 year prison sentence tied to nearly $100,000 in unpaid taxes.
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Cornelius F. Sullivan
John Knight
Knight
Sullivan
Truman Absent From White House With Mild Virus
President Truman stayed away from his desk at the White House as a mild virus illness persisted. He canceled his appointments after becoming indisposed on Sunday.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Skyrocket records top speed over 1300 miles per hour
Plane reaches speeds above 1300 mph at Edwards Air Force Base Mojave Desert as test pilot Bill Bridgeman flies the D558-II Skyrocket in secrecy amid official confirmation by the Navy and NACA officials. Altitude record cited as more than 79,000 feet.
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Douglas
Bill Bridgeman
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Edward
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NOAA
Aeronautical Laboratory
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Truman will oppose any draft move for renomination
Washington report says President Truman will intervene quickly to end any effort to draft him at the Democratic National Convention. Friends say he is flattered but unmoved and more determined to retire, promising to stop any draft momentum as soon as it begins.
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Chicago
Collins Sees Tougher Air Strikes if War Prolongs
General Collins warned the UN command will escalate air attacks on North Korean targets if the war extends. He said atomic artillery may be used on the battlefield within a few years, though not yet ready, and that operations will exclude germ warfare. He spoke after a front tour and noted progress in the war effort.
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J. Lawton Collins
U. S. Army
United Nations
Red Power
North Korea
Pyongyang
Korea
Collins
Yalu River
G A R Veteran Reaches 111 Still Hale in Rochester
James A. Hard, one of four living Civil War Union Army veterans, celebrated his 111th birthday with cigars greeting cards and a cake of 111 candles from the Monroe County Council of the Sons of Union Veterans. A military band serenaded him on his nursing home porch as guests lined up to shake his hand. He said he plans to stay for many more birthdays and noted heat and fatigue limit his activity and cigars to four daily.
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Monroe County
Copters Start Atlantic Hop From Westover Air Force Base
A quartet of Air Force pilots launched the first attempted crossing of the Atlantic by helicopter. Two large Sikorsky EH-19 helicopters left Westover, headed to Presque Isle, Maine, as the first leg toward Weisbaden, Germany, to test sea crossing feasibility. Commanding officer Capt. Vincent H. McGovern led the mission with Capt. Harry C. Jeffers. Lt Harold W. Moore and George O. Hambrick piloted the Whirl-a-Way. Two supporting rescue planes accompanied the flight.
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Weisbaden
Germany
Vincent H. McGovern
Springfield
N. J
Karen Rebels Seek Aid From Chiang Kai-shek
Karen tribesmen fighting Burma asked Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist army for arms and aid. A delegation led by Saw Shwe was flown from Monghsat near Siam to Taipeh, Formosa, but the carrier did not disclosed who flew the group.
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Burma
Raener Ment Boven
Binrena
Chiang Kai-shek
Saw Shwe
Monghsat
Siam
Taipeh
Formosan
Churchill Defends Free Speech Over Red Dean Controversy
Prime Minister Churchill defended allowing the Red Dean of Canterbury to speak freely despite calls for a tribunal into Dr Hewlett Johnson’s Communist sympathies. He warned free speech may include venomous remarks but should not be stifled. An American Protestant group urged Queen Elizabeth II to address the dean’s pro Communist stance and germ warfare claims.
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Canterbury
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Hewlett Johnson
Britain
Red China
United States
United Nations
Far East
England
Elizabeth
Carl McIntire
New York
International Council of Christian Churches
Jet Trainer Pilot Killed in Crash in Orlando
A Pi A T-33 jet trainer crashed and exploded in a residential street in Orlando. Second Lt. William H. Reigle, 25, of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania, was killed. Nearby a park held about 50 children and several residents were hurt by debris. Reigle was stationed at Pine Case air force base.
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Fla.Pi
William H. Reigle
Bloomsburg Pa
Reizgic
Pine- Case Air Force
Today’s Chuckle Money Talks
A lighthearted quip notes the dollar lacks cents and cannot say much, reflecting on economic thrift with a short joke about value and speech.
CIO Leader Calls Eisenhower Amatuer in Civil Government
Joseph A. Beirne of the CIO faults Dwight D. Eisenhower as a political novice in domestic policy. He says Eisenhower would rely on advisers and struggle on issues like Taft Hartley civil rights legislation and federal aid to states. Beirne is a CIO official and Democratic platform committee member.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph A. Beirne
CLO
Eisenhower
Beirne
Platform Committee
C.lo
Philip Murray
Taft
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Swiss Professor Charged With Espionage In Red Cross Probe
Professor Andre Bonnard of the University of Lausanne was charged with espionage after being caught carrying documents targeting the International Red Cross in a case tied to Russia’s germ warfare propaganda against the United States. He chairs the Swiss branch of a peace partisan group and is linked to the Swiss Soviet Friendship Society.
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Switzerland
Andre Bonnard
International Red Cross
Russia
United States
Bonnard
University of Lausanne
Friendship Society
Hitler's Wizard Sought for Advice in Middle East
Cairo reports say Dr Hijalmar Schacht, once Nazi economic adviser, is in demand in at least two Middle East countries and may be invited to help Egypt with its faltering finances. No official confirmation yet.
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Egypt
Hitler
Hijalmar Schacht
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al Akhbar
Convention Candidates Hopefuls Rally Behind Stevenson
Gov Adlai Stevenson maintains he will not be drafted as Democratic nominee. Despite his stance, favorite sons and other contenders press for convention ballots. Senator Edwin C Johnson arrived seeking support for Senator Richard B Russell of Georgia.
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Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Richard B. Russell
Gang Up on Estes? Kefauver foes unite in primary push
Gael Sullivan campaign manager for Senator Estes Kefauver says backers of rival Democratic candidates are “ganging up” to prevent Kefauver’s presidential nomination. He claims leaders who lost to Kefauver in primaries aim to regain political control in their regions.
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Chicago
Gael Sullivan
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Sullivan
Russell Campaign Manager Predicts Nomination Odds
Georgia Johnson, Russell's campaign manager, forecasts nomination by the 10th ballot or last ballot. Russell says he hopes Truman will back him, but offers no firm prediction. The convention appears deadlocked with Kerr at 43 percent and Kefauver at 26.7 percent. Russell has 11.7 percent and Estes Kefauver remains a contender.
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Johnson
Russell
Truman
Stevenson
Robert S. Herr
Kerr
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Polio Cases Rise With Five This Year
The Department of Health reports two new polio cases, bringing total this year to five. The victims include a three year old boy from the south end and a 13 year old boy from Madison County. Two cases are local and three are imported. patients were brought to City Hospital from outside the city.
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C.,a. Sargent
Madison County
City Hospital
Red Shore Guns Hit Destroyer Off Korea Coast
Washington reports the destroyer Southerland was hit four times in a duel with enemy shore batteries off Korea's east coast Sunday. Eight enlisted crewmen sustained minor injuries and most were returned to duty.
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United States orders Russia to suspend Soviet propaganda in US
The State Department told Moscow to halt immediately the publication in the United States of the Soviet information bulletin and other propaganda. Washington demanded suspension of Amerika, the Russian language magazine, citing obstruction measures and continued circulation despite prior protests.
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United States Today
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Soviet Information Bulletin
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State Department
Salon
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