Last Ditch Try For Bail Peace On TRUMAN PLEA ON CONTROLS
The Federal Reserve Board boosted the New York discount rate from 11 1 2 to 13 1 2 percent in a move to curb inflation. President Truman urged anti inflation controls without special privilege concessions, drawing mixed reaction in Congress and ongoing debate over wage price powers and production controls.
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Maybank
D.-S.c
Senate
Barkley
Bedell Smith Named New CIA Chief
Walter Bedell Smith the Indianapolis born general and former U S ambassador to Russia from 1946 to 1949 will head the Central Intelligence Agency. He succeeds Rear Admiral Roscoe H Hillenkoetter as director with the agency focusing on Soviet activities. Hillenkoetter will return to sea duty per his request.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Hoosier
U. S
Moscow
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Smith
United States
Russia
Indianapolis
Ind
Truman
Navy
Hillenkoetter
White House Seeks to Avert Rail Strike With Meeting
The White House arranged a 2 p m meeting between union and carrier reps to avert a looming nationwide rail strike. John R. Steelman cautioned the session aims to find common ground, not confirm it. Two big unions threaten five day token walkouts starting Monday and Tuesday.
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White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
International Harvester Co
General Electric
Syracuse
N. Y
Allied launches land on Tokchok Island in Korea
South Korean troops landed on Tokchok Island after shelling by British ships. The move followed North Korean retreats on two fronts as UN forces pressed gains near Taegu and in the Changayong area. Civilians in major North Korean cities were warned to expect air bombardment.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Pyongyang
Red Territory
United Nations
Taegu
Changayorg
West Coast
Isle
Tokchok Island
Revision on Discharges to Spare Dependent Families
Washington Aug 19 The Senate backed off a plan to discharge all enlisted personnel with more than three dependents amid fears of losing 25 000 seasoned sergeants and corporals. The committee revised the bill to express the sense of Congress that men with more than three dependents should not be inducted if their families would suffer hardship.
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Washington
Armed Services
Senate Committee
Congress
Long Strike Ends at World Telegram in New York
The two month strike by the C L O American Newspaper Guild against the New York World Telegram and Sun was settled after a 15 hour bargaining session with federal mediators. Guild delegates will seek member approval from about 400 strikers with a vote Tuesday night. The World Telegram had been suspended since June 13.
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American Newspaper Guild
New York World-Telegram
Sun
Guild
World Telegram
Short Circuit Kills Worker at Indiana Mushroom Plant
Norman Rollings 20 of Elbridge Illinois died after a machine at the Indiana Mushroom plant southwest of West Terre Haute short circuited sending 440 volts through him. Fellow worker Harold Holmes 19 of Dennison Illinois was knocked unconscious and burn injuries left his condition listed as fair. The pair were turning manure when the accident occurred and coworkers carried them to safety while attendants provided artificial respiration.
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Norman Rollings
Elbridge
Ill
Indiana
West Terre Haute
Harold Jack Holmes
R.R. J. Dennison
Rollings
St. Anthony's Hospital
Holmes
Wal
Crime Probe To Hit Solons
Senator Wiley of Wisconsin announced that Senate crime investigators will probe reports of ties between national politicians including members of Congress and gangsters. He faulted alleged financial contributions through intermediaries and intermediary companies for services rendered and urged action to protect public trust in the legislature.
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Wiley
Wis
Senate
Congress
Legislative Branch
Vigo County Men Ordered to Report for Physical Examinations
Eleven Vigo county men receive orders to report in Indianapolis for final physical exams and processing. Twenty nine others from nearby counties are also called. Men will return home after processing and stay inactive pending final review and potential 21 month active duty. Names listed include Capt Edward J. Cox and 1st Lt Melville E. Caracob of Terre Haute and 1st Lt Robert S. Field of West Terre Haute, with others from Vigo and Brazil areas.
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Army Reserve
Indianapolis
Vigo County
Indiana Military District
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Congress
Terre Haute
Edward J. Cox
Oak Drive
Edward C. Rockhold
South Fifth Street
Melville E. Caracob
South Sixth Street
Chester L. Girard
Fenwood Avenue
Wallace E. Holler
North Sixteenth Street
William A. Aue
North Fourteenth Street
Norman R. Criss
South Twelfth Street
James D. Harney
Gerald E. Walls
Sixth Avenue
Robert S. Field
R. R
West Terre Haute
Conrad F. Fox. Riley
Brazil
Thomas E. Arm
Japan backs U N Vs Reds for own self defense in white paper
Tokyo reports a 3800 word white paper announcing Japan stands with the United Nations in the Korean War as a measure of self defense. It urges all Japanese to prevent sabotage and rejects non involvement, warning against Communist influence and defense base opposition. The document frames unity with democracies as essential.
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U.N
Reds
Tokyo
Nippon
United Nations
Harvester Workers See Wage Boost for 18000 Nonunion
International Harvester Company announced a wage increase for 18000 non union workers in Chicago. Two large unions covering 49000 Harvest er production workers rejected the company offer. About 5000 Farm Equipment Division members joined the rejection with a strike yesterday.
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Chicago
International Harvester Company
Farm Equipment Division
U.E
Walkouts Threaten U.S. Steel Defense Program
Workers staged token walkouts at three terminals in Cleveland, St. Paul, and Louisville starting Monday, with 3,000 staff. A second wave on Tuesday involved about 5,000 workers at the Elgin Joliet & Eastern and Pittsburgh & Lake Erie lines. The walkouts could disrupt steel, oil and coal movement in Chicago and Pittsburgh corridors.
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Cleveland
St. Paul
Louisville
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
U.S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
New York Central
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne men receive prison terms in Hoosier fraud case
Six men accused of defrauding Spencerville Farmers and Merchants Bank of 350000 were sentenced. R C Chaney Jr of Fort Wayne and Harlan auto dealer got seven and five years respectively. Others, including Clyde Redenwall and four accomplices, received terms from 18 months to three years to be served concurrently.
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Ind
Spencerville Farmers and Merchants Bank
Luther M. Swygert
R. C. Chaney, Jr
Fort Wayne and Harlan
Clyde G. Redenwall
Lessie O. Bardsley
Harlan
Andrew J. Miller
Leo Hatchery
Dale C. Wicoff
Spencerville
Ray Hoover
Orchid Award Honors Driver For First Aid Incident
Gabe Sadora of Powers Cleaning Company received an Orchid for Safety after he stopped at Nineteenth and Poplar to aid a bicycle injury. The mother Mrs. Harry Kelly reported that Sadora stayed with the boy, applied first aid to a bleeding leg, and helped transport him home until a physician arrived.
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Gabe Sadora
Powers Cleaning Company
Harry Kelly
South Fifteenth Street
Edward Ryan
Sadora
Nineteenth and Poplar Street
Indiana mourns dozen deaths from traffic and accidents
United Press reports at least 12 Hoosiers died in 24 hours from traffic crashes factory mishaps and other violence. Victims include Walter Ringer 50 of Farmersburg republican leader. Max Thororfan 55 and student Robert Clark 14 near Monticello. Duane Nelson 12 near Walcott. Henry Blackwell 48 near La Grange. Georgia Dalton 29 of Indianapolis at Washington. Wayne Morlan 22 in Putnam County jail. Alpheus Swisher 54 of South Bend. Thomas McKelvey 76 of Noblesville. Norman Rollings 20 of Elbridge Ill at Terre Haute plant. Willie James 47 of Gary. Robert Evans 21 of Hobart.
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United Press
Max Thororfan
Wheatfield
Robert Clark
Monticello
Duane Nelson
Walcott
Henry Blackwell
Chicago
la Grange
Georgia M. Dalton
Indianapolis
Washington, Ind
Wayne Morlan
Greencastle
Putnam County
Alpheus E. Swisher
South Bend
Thomas McKelvey
Noblesville
Norman Rollings
Elbridge
Ill
Terre Haute
Willie James
Gary
Enlistments Rise in August in Indiana
Indianapolis reports 761 Indiana men enlisted in the armed forces in the first 18 days of August, nearly doubling July figures. The army and air force accounted for 482 enlistments, navy 234, and marine corps 45. The first draft group of 57 men under the selective service law are ordered to report August 31.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
July Records Set for Home Building Boom
Washington August 19 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports July was the best month ever for home building with a total of 144000 new non farm dwelling units started. The year to date totals 839000 as builders rush to start before prices rise and materials become scarce.
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Washington
U.P
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Weather Report Showers and River Stage at 3.1 Feet
The Weather Bureau forecasts showers with a 6 a.m. measurement and noon readings. Evening levels show a station at 7 p.m. River stage remains at 3.1 feet and stationary. Sunrise is 6.06 and sunset marks autumnal dusk.
Indiana Illinois Weather Forecast for Terre Haute Vicinity
Local conditions show yesterday’s high 74 and low 61 with .40 inch precipitation. Terre Haute area: light showers early tonight, then partly cloudy and cooler Sunday. lows 58, highs 74. Indiana clearing north, showers south, cooler north tonight, fair and cooler Sunday. Illinois clearing north, few light showers south, cooler north tonight, generally fair Sunday. Temperatures read 66 at 8 am and 77 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Chill Weekend Forecast Across Central U S
The Associated Press reports a chilly weekend for much of the central United States as a cold air mass from Canada moves southeast. Temperatures in parts of the north central states hover in the 40s while the Gulf and eastern states see warmer, though slightly cooler, readings. Yesterday inland valleys and desert regions in California Arizona and Nevada recorded 100 plus temperatures. Rain is expected in eastern Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and New York as well as areas north of the Rockies.
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Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Maine
Ohio
California
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Nevada
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Rocky Mountains
Landing at Inchon area reported with unclear strategic details
Relman Morin notes a virtual front blackout hindering dispatch clarity from Tokyo. Inchon area 35 miles southwest on the Yellow Sea. MacArthur HQ gave few details on the landing at Chinni and Tokchok possibly serving as waterborne command hubs. guerillas or regulars may operate behind Communist lines.
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Relman Morin
Associated Press
Tokyo
Inchon
Seoul
Yellow Sea
MacArthur
Navy
Tokchok
Youth Victim of Shooting Near Marshall Illinois
Dean Brewester 19 is treated at Union Hospital Terre Haute after a self-inflicted gunshot inside his parents home six miles southeast of Marshall. Deputy Shawver and State's Attorney McDaniel probe whether the incident was accidental or self defense. Hospital reports say his condition is fair.
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Marshall
Ill
Dean Brewester
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Ind
Young Brewester
Jack Brewester
Here
William Shawver
Claude McDaniel
Army estimates North Korean losses reach fifty thousand
Washington reports the U S Army estimates North Korean forces have lost 50 000 men so far in the Korean War invasion. South Korean losses through three weeks ago reached 37 000. The spokesman noted wholesale conscription of ages 18 to 40 and that North Korean infantry performance is declining while U S forces adapt to the fighting.
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Washington
South Korea
Korea
Taegu
Indiana Robots Fighting In Korea Report Sparks Outcry
Moscow dispatches quote The Literary Gazette calling American troops in Korea ignorant robots and compare them to stormtroopers. The report cites Paul Sanders, a 25 year old U. S. prisoner described as son of an Indiana farmer, noted missing in action per Defense Department telegram.
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Moscow
U.P
Literary Gazette Today
Korea
the Gazette
Paul Sanders
Sanders
Indiana
Associated Press
Paul R. Sanders
John F. Sanders
Shoals
Ind
Defense Department
Gazette
Morris Chakovsky
Charles Dickens
S. S
Chakovsky
Oklahoma
Freighter Firefights Storm As It Heads Toward Wilmington
The 7,247 ton S S Russell R Jones carries a smouldering forward hold after fire at sea. Two Coast Guard cutters escort the vessel toward safety near Wilmington, North Carolina as the hurricane’s center skirts Cape Hatteras. Navy ship Kleinsmith led the mercy run through mountainous seas. The hurricane remains powerful but not directed at the mainland.
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Miami
Fla
Wilmington
N. C
Coast Guard
Kleinsmith
Dead Man's House Delivers Hidden Fortune
Los Angeles Aug. 19 A bachelor recluse died Aug. 7 leaving an estate possibly over 500000 with 130196.70 found in currency stashed in his home. Charles Babonet 66, not careful about concealment, with bills up to 1000 tied with string hidden behind furniture and under papers.
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Los Angeles
A. J. Fitzgerald
Charlies Babonet
Indiana Musician Dies After Traffic Crash
Richard Charles Peterson a 24 year old musician from New Albany Indiana died in Methodist Hospital Memphis Tennessee from injuries suffered in a traffic accident earlier today.
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Memphis
Tenn
Richard Charles Peterson
New Albany
Ind
Methodist Hospital
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