Rhode Island Senator Green Sees Voting Right as Key
Washington August 2 Senator Theodore Francis Green of Rhode Island, soon to be 85, backs the new civil rights plank as a partisan issue. He believes Northern and Southern Democrats can unite behind a strong platform without causing a bolt, and supports a compromise to end potential defections that could cost electoral votes. Green, part of the Chicago platform committee, says the civil rights proposals will improve congressional lawmaking and protect rights in employment and politics.
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Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green
Washington
A. Wiss Robertson
Theginia
Theodore Francis Green Plank
Green
Dixie
Truman
Blair Moody
Michigan
Herbert H. Lehman
New
York
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Chicago
Miltee
Senate
John Irote
Sparkman
Akitama
Honsinahon
Cone
Stevenson Moves Campaign HQ to Springfield
Adlai Stevenson plans to base the Democratic national campaign in Springfield, appointing Wilson Wyatt as personal campaign manager. The move ends Washington headquarters and aims to place control closer to Stevenson's close aides and allies. Wyatt and Stevenson indicated the shift will keep party leadership and strategy aligned with his team.
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Springfield
u—Gav
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Stevenson
Washington
Wyatt
Stevensow
Democratic National Committee
Frank McKinney
McKinney
MrKinney Wyatt
DF Taiay
Elousag
National of Americans For Democrtion
Rendall Sparkman
Alabama
Stew
Inland Steel And Union Sign First Complete Agreement
Inland Steel Co and the United Steelworkers Union signed the first complete two year contract since the nationwide strike ended. The deal covers about 16 000 employees at plants in Indiana Harbor Indiana and Thirwn Heights and runs through June 30 1954 with an average wage raise of five cents an hour plus paid holidays a seat and other benefits. Union President Philip Murray expects similar progress with U S Steel possibly by next week.
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Cmicego
U—Inland Steel Co
CSO United Steelworkers Union
Inland
Pittsburgh
Philip Murray
Sail
U. S. Steel
Next Paeseay
Washington
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Thirwne Heights
SA Wan
Mossadegh Granted Unrestricted Power In Iran
Tehran august 20 the Iranian senate grants premier mohammad mossadegh six months of unlimited authority and a free hand to pursue his program with support from american advisers. the decision solidifies mossadeghs control over economic and political policy as iran faces financial strain and nationalization turmoil following prior government actions.
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Tehran
Iran
Tranian Senate
Mohammed Mossadegh
Thursdaay
Mullis
House
Mossadeed
UN Infantrymen Hold Old Bildy Against Attacks
UN infantrymen on Old Bildy hill west of Chorwon repelled two Chinese assaults amid heavy shelling. More than 3,000 artillery rounds were fired at the embattled position as U S 8th Army reported maintaining control on the western front.
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Korea
United Nations
Old Bildy
Chorwon
U. S. 8Th Army
Progress on Korea armistice talks gains noted
United Nations and Communist staff officers signaled agreement on most armistice paragraphs, excluding prisoner exchange. Main truce discussions resume after a week-long recess. Reports of heavy fighting around Old Baldy fade to lighter ground action except for shelling along the front.
Drought Threat Expands Across States Impacts Crops Pastures
Reports warn severe conditions in the South and Midwest with pastures burned and livestock feeding strained. Tennessee and Wisconsin sources note hay shipments as drought worsens with carloads expected for fall. Local crops and garden yields decline as whbacca production falls up to thirty percent in affected areas.
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Sim
Tennessee Agriculture Commissioner
Wisconsin
Madison
Nashville
Southers
Stock Market Quotations From Cohn & Co in Hagerstown
Quotations guided by Cohn & Co members of the New York Stock Exchange at 18 North Jonathan Street Hagerstown Maryland phone 5100. The notice lists brokerage service and address for market quotes and trading information.
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Cohn & Co
New York Stock Exchange
North Jonathan Street
Hagerstown
Maryland
Two criminals planned flee by 60 foot boat
Genree Heroux and Gerhard Puff aimed to escape to the islands aboard a 60 foot craft outfitted in Miami by Emil C. Freund of Lake Worth Marine Ways. Heroux was captured after a police pursuit in Miami, Puff after a gunfight in New York. The plan included 1000 gallon fuel tanks and a voyage across oceans, using assumed aliases Matthews and Rogers.
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FBI
Genree Heronx
Gerhard Pulf
Emil C. Freund
Lake Worth Marine Ways
Lantana
Mla
Heroux
Puff
Miami
New York
PBS
Freund
Hleroux
Robert Matthews
Rickey Angers
Matthews
Rogers
Tres
Rain Boosts Corn and Fruit Crops on Page f
Rain aided corn and fruit crops including early apples with strong prices. Temperature readings ranged around 89 at Keedysville and 66 last night before the storm. Weather officials forecast occasional showers and thunderstorms today and tonight with warm, cloudy Sunday and possible Monday storms.
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Keerlysville
Clear Spring
Loveluck
Wopa
Mercury
Keedysville
Travis Knade
Weather
Record Outlay For New Construction In Washington
Washington aw records show July outlays for new construction rising to 33.089 billion dollars, surpassing June's high by about one million. Private residential building totals 1.097 billion. other private construction and government work contribute to the surge. Steel shortages limited highway construction despite overall activity, as mills closed and stockpiled material affected seasonal expansion. The Commerce and Labor Departments issued the estimates, noting builders kept moving amid the steel strike and stock losses.
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Washington
Aechunter
C Ammeree
Labor
Acheson Delayed Again By Engine Trouble
Secretary of State Acheson faced new delays in Denver as a Constellation aircraft developed engine trouble during a stopover at Lowry Air Force Base. A second Constellation had flown in from Washington, with a third en route, and officials expected Acheson to resume his trip by midafternoon.
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Denver
Trent
Nean Avhesrin
Seconnd
Washington
Lowry Air Force Base
Acheson
Jack Carson Weds For Second Time In California
Comedian Jack Carson and Lola Albright were married by Rev Errol B Sloan at the Little Brown Church in the Valley North Hellyswand California. The couple plan a Lake Tahar honeymoon. Carson has been married once before.
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North Hellyswand
Calif
Stack Carson
Lola Albright
Errol! B. Sloan
Little Brown
Will Honeymann
Lake Tahar
Carson
Miss Albright
Vite
Brush Fire Near St. James School
Firefighters from Fairplay voluntary company were sent to a brush fire near St. James School at about 3 p.m. yesterday. The blaze damaged a field adjacent to the campus and briefly threatened several school buildings. The cause remains unknown, according to school officials.
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St. James School
Fairplay Velumteer Fire Company
St. Janes Seehout
Lawyer Guilty of Assaulting Drew Pearson
Lawver Charles Patrick Clark charged with assaulting Drew Pearson at the Mayflower dining room. Jury verdicts delivered after a two day trial in Washoe Municipal Court. Pearson testified Clark struck him in the neck as he exited. witnesses described the exchange and Pearson’s critical column about Clark and the Spanish government.
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Washlegion
Aum
Ttarney
Charles Patrick Clark
Washoe
Vieterian
Cole
Drew Pearson
Inschiehlark
Ambge
Gorvernment
Aml
Mearson
Chirk
Pearson
Clark
Baltimore and Ohio Calls Back More Employees
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced it would recall about half of its 10 000 furloughed workers as steel strike impacts ease. A spokesman said remaining staff would return as business conditions improve and mills resume full operation. About 2 315 motive power personnel and 1 750 maintenance workers were slated to return Monday.
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Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Cumberland Housing Project Opens in Cumberland
An elderly couple became the first tenants of Cumberland's James Frazier Village, the 17-building 128-unit federal housing project costing 3,198,000 dollars. Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Mide Moran, a 71-year-old retired carpenter and his 70-year-old wife, occupy a modern three-bedroom apartment. The project is the first of three Cumberland housing plans, with a second project for African Americans to be bid within two weeks.
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Cumberland, Ang
James Frazier Village
Cumpberlands
Unik
Charles G. Mide Moran
Yearold
Hin
Cumberland
Prayer for TODAY in a Raleigh church note
A damaged prayer fragment from St. John’s Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows a plea for humility and peace through faith. The garbled lines mention minister Claude U Brown and a likely church council, with references to a copyright notice.
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Claude U, Brown
President says Stevenson will run campaign
President Truman indicated he will defer to Adlai Stevenson for Democratic campaign strategy as Stevenson remains the party’s presidential nominee. After a dinner in Missouri, aides said Truman would stump as needed, staying on as national chairman only until Stevenson names a successor.
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Kansas City
Tyimyy
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
Stump
Tembell
McKinary
Whatriman
Howe
Muchlebiset
McKinney
Tom
Natina
Oy Stevenson
Shevenson
We Wemion
Stevenson
New York Central Strike Vote Reported
Wastindlen August 2 notes a strike vote among New York Central Railroad operating employees east of Buffalo with J P Shields leader of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers reporting notification by telegram. Syracuse officials declined to name spokesmen as strike may be postponed up to 72 hours to Wednesday morning to allow National Mediation Board input.
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New York Central
Buffalo
J.P. Shields
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Cleveland
New York
Syracuse
Chang
National Montation Board
Shields
Four Net 45,000 In Three Minutes Bank Heist
The Bank of Lyons in Chienge was robbed by four gunmen who, masks donned by two, forced 37 people including 12 workers into a rear room and looted about 45,000 dollars in cash just before shift changes. A fifth man drove the escape auto, with Belasick estimating the loss at 45,000 dollars.
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Chienge
Bank of Lyons
Ates
Rk. &. Belasick, Hive
Boy Hurt After Hitting Iron Pipe On Site Near Fort Firehie
Josey M. Condon a two year old boy from Eine mitsburg Md employed on an underground project near Fort firehie suffered serious injury yesterday after striking his head on an iron pipe. He was rushed to Waynes hore Hospital unconscious and officials fear a fractured skull.
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Josey M. Condon
Eine Mitsburg
Fort Firehie
Wayneshore Hospital
Baltimore Board Rejects City Employee Pay Raise Bid
Baltimore Aug 24 The Board of Estimates said it cannot grant wage increases for city workers without risking a financial crisis. The decision rejected pay raises sought by firemen policemen and laborers and would have impacted the 1953 budget figures.
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Baltimore
Board of Estimates
Army Lengthening Time to Promote in All Ranks
Washington reports the Army will lengthen required service before promotion for draftees. Private to private first class now requires six extra months, corporal eight, sergeant ten, and sergeant first class twelve, with two months in duties of the higher rank. Overall path from private to master sergeant may stretch to about 40 months. Aimed at limiting rapid advances, the changes apply across noncombat postings with separate rules for those in Korea.
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Washington
Devel
Army
Servier
Iso
Korea
Third Riot In Three Months At Montreal Jail
Fragments from a Montreal jail report a third riot in three months. Prisoners set fires in the canteen, damaged plumbing, and clashed with about 200 police who used tear gas and pistols. Locks failed, freeing inmates in the mental wing. More than 50 police cars and a three alarm fire response rushed to the scene.
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Ant
Naadiy Priser Gaurty
Quehec
Iran
Montreal
Auto Returned To Wanted Man In Philadelphia
Walter King asserts his constitutional rights as police release a man for larceny charges while King’s automobile is returned. Judge Joseph Sloan rules that no man's property can be seized without cause, noting constitutional protections and potential future implications. Detective Edward Maonigan and attorney Robert NiNe appear as the case centers on the fugitive’s attempt to reclaim the car.
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Philadelphia
Walter King
King
Joseph Sloan
Edward Maonigan
Robert
Army speeds up casualty reports to families in Korea
In Seoul a military official announced faster casualty notifications from Korea. The average time to notify next of kin has dropped from about 15 days to six and a half days, covering statuses such as killed, wounded, missing, or captured. An Army officer described steps to expedite dispatch and outreach to families. unrelated church incident noted in passing.
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Seoul
Korea
Salshier
Bennett
Washington
Tindal Lee
Oast Grove
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Wentworth
Blue
Inland Steel
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Mossadegh
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Mara
U.N S
Baldy
Associated Press
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Old Bally
Yokkok
Old Baldy
Mile Hattle
North Korea
Sih
Farmers & Merchants
Nicod
Nat and Long W Har. Trust Co
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Bila
Potomac Enison
Ann mL Mag
Carp
Fair Stack
van Landis
Conymay Landi
Frick
Eakle’s Drug Store
Washington St
Roland Vallforilla
Arvin
Tehachapi
Jack Carson
Cumberland Housing Project
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Wanted
Lightner
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