Eisenhower draws 14 thousand at Los Angeles Coliseum
In Los Angeles the venue filled to about 14 thousand as General Eisenhower, at the 53rd VFW encampment, unveiled a 20 point program for America's future. He urged a strong free world, just peace, and honest government while noting the speech was non political though reception suggested otherwise.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Alwant
Eisenhower
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Eline
Los Angeles Coliseum
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Coliseum
Denver
California
VFW
Bernard M. Baruch
Two Killed Six Escape In Plane Crash Near San Diego
A B38 bomber undergoing a test flight caught fire two miles off shore and plunged into the ocean. Two crew members died while six others were rescued. Pilot He Franks and flight engineer OW. W. Hoffman, both from San Diego, were among the survivors aided by Coast Guard planes and Navy ships.
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Laf Consolidated Vultee Aircraft I Corp
Convair
He Franks
OW. W. Hoffman
Coast Guard
Rainy August Helped Crops Despite Storm Damage
A drought ending rain aided late corn and soybeans in upper Dorchester County though wind and hail damaged corn and tobacco. Flooding affected Rhodesdale main street and disrupted traffic and services. Forecast calls for clearing tonight with lows 60 to 65 and highs 80 to 86 with partly cloudy skies and possible showers tomorrow and Friday.
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Rhodesdale
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Federal Payroll Still Growing
Washington reports the federal payroll increased by 112,999 civilian workers by year end, with the civilian force totaling 2,596,690. The bulk of the rise occurred in military establishment payrolls, as armed forces civilian staff grew by 10,571 to 4,937,172.
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Aug
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Senate House
U.S. Senate Decides Civil Rights Fate Not The President
James Marlow argues the civil rights issue in the 1950s campaign hinges on Senate rules and filibuster leverage. He notes Southern Democrats can block civil rights bills with a 64 vote filibuster, while the presidency cannot dictate Senate action. The piece analyzes historical rules and predicts whether Congress will move on civil rights after the election.
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James Marlow
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chicago
Seven Years Ago Today First A-Bomb Used In Warfare
Harold M. Agnew recalls seven years since the Hiroshima A-bomb mission. Four civilians helped measure blast effects aboard B-29s under Col. Tibbetts. Alvarez Johnston and Waldman assisted, Waldman missing camera footage. The mission, praised as technically perfect, ended with celebrations and later awards for Tibbetts crew.
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Aug
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Harold M. Ag
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Agnew
Denver
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
University of California
Atomic Energy Commission
Japa
Ingse
Luis Alvarez
Uniiversity of California
Tibbett
Waldman Jode
Stopped Drain Cause Of Child Drowning In Houston
Houston police report a months-old child drowned after a tub bath ended when the drain stopped. Mrs Frank Gugiardo left the tub briefly to supervise an older child. The sister allegedly turned on a fan and played with tissue in the water, leading to the tub overflowing and the child’s death.
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Mar
Aid Sought to Identify Dead in Bus Collision
In Waco Texas authorities work to identify 14 of 28 recovered bodies from a charred Greyhound wreck near Moray morning. 25 injured. three others reported dead, as the case prompts public help to locate possible victims.
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Texas Highway Patrol
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Here
Greyhound
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Highway Patrol
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Executives Die in Private Plane Crash Fire
Two Kentucky executives, James H. Brink and Charles Stahlmann, burned to death when their single-engine plane overshot a runway at Fulton County Airport in Atlanta. Brink, operator of the Lackoul House Supper Club in Covington, and Stahlmann, the club manager, had testified before the Kefauver Crime Committee in 1951. They were en route to Miami to finalize a real estate deal.
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James H. Brink
Avard Covington
Charles Stahlmann
Kefauver Crime Committee
Fulton County
Atlanta
Lester
Miami
Israeli Bothered With Communists in Jerusalem Protest
Israelis and fellow travelers demonstrated in Jerusalem against the Knesset refusing to revive their world peace petition. They gathered in A Street square near the Rarisch buildings, bearing caricatures of NATO commander Gen. Matthew Ridgway, slogans against war mongers, and images linked to a Communist peace drive.
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Israel
NATO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Robin Hood
Rocket mail delivery model shown in Cologne exhibit
A model of a postal rocket capable of sending mail between Europe and America in 60 minutes will be displayed at the German inventors exhibition in Cologne. Prepared by the Society for Rocket Research, the display features experts involved in wartime V1 and V2 programs. The exhibit runs August 23 to 41 with about 100 inventions, including a bass violin building project.
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Europe
America
Society For Rocket Research
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