Emergency crop meeting as drought hits nine states
Farm officials from nine drought stricken states convened in Nashville at the Agriculture Department’s call to salvage the South’s farm economy. Damages exceed 500 million dollars with disaster areas designated in Alabama Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee and parts of Arkansas Missouri with North and South Carolina also affected.Emergency loans and mobilization measures were discussed to aid recultivation and feed supplies while TVA warned power cuts could affect large users.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.P
Department of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
South
Knox T. Hutchinson
Brannan
Agriculture Department
Farmers’ Home Administration
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Arkansas
Missouri
North
South Carolina
Reece Thompson
Tennessee Valley Authority
AEC Seeks Westinghouse Engine for Atomic Warships
The Atomic Energy Commission asks Westinghouse to build an engine for an atomic powered warship as progress continues on atomic submarines and aircraft. The move follows the success of an A driven submarine program and signals a broader push into nuclear propelled naval vessels.
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AEC
Westinghouse
Associated Press
Washington
United States
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Company
U.S.S. United States
Congress
Arco
Idaho
Navy
General Electric
West Milton
Niut
Acheson Heads to Honolulu for Pacific Defense Council
Secretary of State Dean Acheson left Washington for Honolulu to help set up the Pacific Defense Council with Australia and New Zealand. He said the ANZUS treaty and Pacific collaboration aim to strengthen peace, review Pacific questions, and plan future meetings.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Honolulu
Pacific Defense Council
Far East
Pacific
Acheson
Australia
New Zealand
San Francisco Municipal
Pacific Ocean
Bob
Defense
Robert Lovett
Lovett
Moscow
United Nations
Bayonet Charge Recaptures Old Baldy in Korea Fight
U N and U S forces recaptured Old Baldy hill on the western front after an eight hour battle. Allied infantry with bayonets drove Chinese forces from the ridge as heavy rain halted earlier advances. Jets clashed near the Korea Manchuria border with U S Sabre fighters downing MiGs.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
United Nations
North Korea
U.S. Eighth Army
Old Baldy Hill
Korea-Manchuria
Tokyo
O. P. Weyland
Far East Air Forces
U.N
Old Baldy
Chorwon
James van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
U. N
Associated Press
Milo Farnell
State crops needing rain in Indiana under drought pressure
Indiana farm crops show no major damage yet but risk heavy losses without rain in days ahead. Officials note southern counties hit hardest with corn in central Indiana faring better, soybeans favorable, and tomatoes vulnerable to heat if dry weather continues.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
L. Marshall Vogler
Indiana Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Jefferson
Switzerland
Clark
Kentucky
Vogler
Weather Summary Terre Haute and Indiana Forecast
Fair and warmer today and tonight with a high near 87 to 95 in northern and central Indiana. Local Terre Haute conditions show rising afternoon temperatures with scattered thundershowers possible north and central portions. River stage 2.5 ft and falling. Sunrise 5 49, sunset 8 03.
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Terre Haute
Vicinity
Indiana
Attica Garage Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Attica Motor Co garage and equipment after stray sparks ignited thinner in the paint shop. Only one vehicle was inside. owners Lee Miller and Glenn Pitman could not estimate the loss.
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Attica, Ind
Attica Motor Co
Lee Miller
Glenn Pitman
Bulgaria charges Yugoslav spying in Sofia
Belgrade reported Bulgaria accuses the remaining Yugoslav embassy officials in Sofia of spying in a bid to sever diplomatic ties. A foreign ministry spokesman announced the charge in a note dated Wednesday.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Sofia
Foreign Ministry
Troops Wallow In Sea Of Mud In Korea Front
Rain laves the Western Front in Korea for six days turning trenches into a mire. UPI dispatch describes how GIs like W Cpl Clifford Leary and Sgt Randy Trader cope with liquid mud, slipping and crawling to dugouts as rain totals reach ten percent inches.
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Korea
United Press
Richard Applegate
Clifford, Leary
Leary
Houston
Tex
Randy Trader
Philadelphia
Flying Saucers Nuisance for Air Force Says Sightings Rule Time
Air Force intelligence chief Maj. Gen. John A. Samford notes saucer inquiries tie up resources and hinder regular intelligence work. Pentagon reports 432 written sightings this year to the Air Technical Intelligence Center in Dayton, Ohio, with hundreds more oral reports. The pattern shows no single peak season.
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Washington
Air Force
John A. Samford
Pentagon
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Dayton
Ohio
Sitdown Strikers Taken to Jail in Chicago
Police ended a 24 hour sitdown strike at International Harvester twine mill arresting 97 men and 44 women for disorderly conduct. Strikers were escorted by 80 officers and released on $10 bonds provided by the Farm Equipment United Electrical Workers union. The action protested the mill's planned move to New Orleans.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Independent Farm Equipment
United Electrical Workers Union
New Orleans
Bandit Steals 25720 From Ankeny Bank Before Fleeing
A tall husky bandit with two guns robbed the State Bank of Ankeny in Iowa taking 2520 dollars. He crawled in through a basement window, forced Assistant Cashier Wayne Roland to open the vault, gathered the money and locked Roland in the vault before escaping in a light colored car. Cashier L E Brewbaker freed Roland shortly after.
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Ankeny
Iowa
Wayne Roland
Roland
W. J. Liechty
John Deere
L. E. Brewbaker
Higgins Boat Builder Dies in New Orleans
Andrew Jackson Higgins 65 famed builder of World War II beach landing craft died today at Hotel Dieu in New Orleans. He was born August 28, 1886 in Columbus Nebraska and survived by his widow four sons and two daughters. Funeral services set for Saturday in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Higgins
Hotel Dieu
Columbus
Neb
John Genegal Higgins
Annie Long
Conor Higgins
Craig supporters go it alone in Vigo County movement
In Vigo County a Craig Club formed at the Orpheum Theater naming Robert J. McPeak as director Fred Schwartz as membership secretary and Joe Sparks as publicity chair. They plan another meeting on August 15 and vow to oppose Capehart and Jenner forces with their Craig rehabilitation effort.
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George Craig
Dale Holder
Holder
Vigo County
Craig Club
Orpheum Theater
Craig
Robert J. McPeak
Fred Schwartz
Joe Sparks
Capehart
Jenner
Steel output resumes at major firm after union deal
Pittsburgh August 1 production resumes at Crucible Steel after interim pact with the CIO Steelworkers affecting 16 000 workers in five plants across Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey The Wheeling Steel strike enters its 60th day as talks collapse while Allegheny Ludlum and US Steel pursue separate negotiations and a memorandum accord governs others
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Pittsburgh
C.I.0
Crucible Steel
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Wheeling Steel
Crucible
White House
Wheeling
W. Va
Steubenville
Ohio
Paul Rosen
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
John A. Stephens
U.S.W
James Thimmel
United States Army Places $400 Million War Material Orders
Heidelberg Germany reports the U S Army announced it placed more than 400 million dollars worth of orders for war materials with European manufacturers in the three months ending June 30.
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Heidelberg
Germany
United States Army
Mediation Efforts Of Mayor Lead To Potential Agreement
State Labor Commissioner Thomas Hutson and Mayor Ralph Tucker resumed talks at Hotel Deming to end the Allis-Chalmers strike now in its 13th week. Arthur Ingles, federal conciliator, and union leaders discussed written proposals while wage concessions and possible rank and file votes were noted.
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Thomas Hutson
Allie Chalmers
Hotel Deming
Terre Haute
Allis-Chalmers
Ralph Tucker
Arthur Ingles
Hutson
Tucker
Frank Battee
United Automobile Workers
C.I.C.U.A.W
Red Men’s Hall
North Twelfth Street
Indianapolis
Henry F. Schricker
Bartee
A.F. of L
C.lo
John Martin
Paris
St. Anthony Hospital
Allis-Chalmer
North Thirteenth Street
Air Force
County Ordered to Improve Jail in Indianapolis
The State Welfare Department advised Floyd county to remodel or rebuild its jail after an investigation found the facility unsuitable for detaining prisoners. It urged discontinuing use of the present structure and transferring inmates to a neighboring county.
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Indianapolis
State Welfare Department
Floyd County
Moscow Writer Reveals U S Vote Buying System
Moscow writer Edward E. Bomar quotes a Soviet view of American politics. Vladimir Morev claims Wall Street funds Tennessee politics and Memphis boss Ed Crump runs the machinery for Rockefeller and Mellon interests. He says money flows from monopolies and magnates to buy votes and secure preferred officials.
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Wallington
Aug. l
Moscow
Wall Street
Tennessee
United States
Memphis
Ed Crump
Mellons
Rockefellers
Vladimir Morev
Rockefeller
Mellon
AFL Leaders Hold Meeting With Indiana Organizers
Indiana AFL leaders and local organizers met at the Terre Haute House to review activities of the past year. William McSorley spoke on politics for the League for Political Education, as state officers prepare a report for the September 9 Evansville convention.
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American Federation of Labor Unions
Indiana
Terre Haute House
A.F. of L
Mayflower Room
William McSorley
Washington, D. C
League For Political Education
Carl Mullen
Indianapolis
A.F. of
Evansville
Mr. Mullen
Hubert Autterson
Terre Haute
Pat Hess
Fort Wayne
Stanley Elliott
Marion
John O'Donnell
Hammond
Roy Creasey
John Soucie
Marie Bailey
South Bend
Armistice Talks See Minor Communist Edits
In Panmunjom Korea United Nations officers approved small changes to a draft armistice to clear up details before resumed talks. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison and North Korean Gen Nam Il will resume their dispute over exchanging 116,000 war prisoners after a seven day recess.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
William K. Harrison
Nam Ll
U.N
Local Selective Service calls 15 for examinations
The office staff announced 15 men must report for physical examinations and nine for induction. Physicals depart Tuesday August 12 from the Federal Building in chartered buses at 6:00 a.m. DST. Inductions depart Wednesday August 13 from Arcade Bus Depot at 8:00 a.m. DT.
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Selective Service
Federal Building
D.S.T
Arcade
D.T
World War I torpedo sinks French dredger. 11 dead or missing
In Boulogne sur Mer France today a dredger scraping the harbor bottom recovered a World War I torpedo that exploded sinking the craft. Eleven seamen were dead or missing and six others were injured.
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Boulogne Sur Mer
France
Truck Strike Settled. Local Carriers to Resume
At noon Friday, the St. Louis truck strike was settled. William Nemey of Lovelace Truck Service, Inc. in Terre Haute said operations would resume immediately.
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St. Louis
William Nemey
Lovelace Truck Service, Inc
Terre Haute
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