Eisenhower Urges Indiana Voters to Back Jenner and GOP
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower appealed to Indiana voters at Butler University urging them to elect Sen. William E. Jenner and the GOP ticket to end what he called government by fearmongers and cronies. He attacked Adlai Stevenson and praised Jenner while noting 75,000 greeted him at the airport and on the way into the city. Page 8, Col. 2.
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Indianapolis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Indiana
William E. Jenner
GOP
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Butler University
Jenner
George C. Marshall
Army
Ferry sinks on Danube with heavy loss near Belgrade
A Danube ferry capsized after a violent hailstorm near Belgrade on Tuesday. About 90 people were feared drowned with only 10 to 12 escaping. Eight rescued passengers were taken to a military hospital where two women died. Divers searched the 60 foot deep river as authorities imposed a news blackout on the disaster.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
U.P
Danube
Zemun
Denver murder charge filed in Brown case
Marion H. Brown, 31, was charged with murder in district court for the Sunday morning shooting death of 24 year old Jerry Houston, who was inside a parked car when four shots were fired. Brown faces a single count of murder in the fatal incident.
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Denver
Marion H. Brown
Jerry Houston
Brown
Miss Houston
Texans Put Stevenson s Name on Ballot but Won t Indorse Him
AMARILLO Texas Democrats named Adlai Stevenson on the ballot while rejecting a plan to make Dwight Eisenhower the Democratic Party nominee for president The split ballot option allows voting for state nominees while scratching national tickets Governor Allan Shivers urged Texans to vote their conscience and avoid endorsing Truman era platforms The convention backed keeping Stevenson as a Democrat while not endorsing the Chicago convention platform or Eisenhower
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Amarillo
Texas
Adlai Stevenson
National Party
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas Democratic Party
Stevenson
National Democratic Party
States Rights
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Shivers
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chicago
Democratic Party of
Tear Gas Quells Riot in Prison
Quick tear gas bursts ended a brief inmate rebellion at the federal reformatory in El Reno Oklahoma. Warden Hardwick said 155 prisoners demanded an audience, overpowered two guards, released hostages after guards stormed the cell house, and the riot ended when water was cut off.
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EL Reno
Okla
Federal Reformatory
W. H. Hardwick
Hardwick
Soviets Lift Berlin Blockade After Protest
Soviet forces abruptly removed their blockade of a highway strip linking West Berlin to the American sector. A U S military police patrol crossed unharmed after a strong protest by U S High Commissioner Walter J Donnelly to General Vasily Chukov.
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Berlin
U. S
Germany
Walter J. Donnelly
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet Control Commission
Canadians Nabbed in Detroit Visa Fraud Ring
Detroit immigration agents arrested 53 Canadians on charges of fraudulently obtaining visas to enter the United States. Fifty more aliens are expected to be rounded up in the investigation. Grand jury presentations will begin immediately under the direction of U S Attorney General McGranery. false financial worth statements are alleged.
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Detroit
U. S
McGranery
Department of Justice
United States
Lebanese government resigns amid corruption criticism
Beirut reports Premier Sami Bey Es-Salh's cabinet resigns under intense opposition claim of widespread corruption in the Lebanese government.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.P
Sami Bey Es-Salh
Atomic Weapons Explosions at Eniwetok Stated
The Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission announced new atomic weapon tests at Eniwetok in the mid Pacific this fall. The tests aim to develop weapons with possible preliminary form of a hydrogen bomb. Joint Task Force 132 will conduct them under Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson with only official U S observers present.
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Washington
Defense Department and
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
mid-Pacific
Joint Task Force 132
Percy W. Clarkson
United States
Great Britain
Australia
Son Mistaken for Father Is Killed in Alice Texas
Jake Buddy Floyd Jr. a 22 year old University of Texas student was shot dead in the Floyd garage in an apparent assassination attempt aimed at his politically influential father. Texas Rangers questioned a San Antonio bar owner as part of the investigation with no charges filed yet.
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Alice, Texas
Jake Buddy Floyd Jr
Texas Rangers
San Antonio
University of Texas
Floyd
Young Floyd
Alice
South Texas
Truman May Attend Tiber Dam Ceremony
Havre officials report President Truman may attend the start of construction on the Tiber Dam near Chester as part of the Marias Irrigation Project. If he comes the ceremony shifts to Sept 30 from Oct 5 with other officials including Michael Straus Gov John Bonner and lawmakers listed.
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Havre
Truman
Tiber Dam
Chester
Havre Chamber of Commerce
Marias
Reclamation Bureau
Great Falls
Washington, D. C
Hungry Horse
Columbia Falls
Commissioner of Reclamation
Michael W. Straus
John W. Bonner
James E. Murray
Zales N. Ecton
Mike Mansfield
Wesley A. D’ewart
South Koreans Recapture Prized Central Front Hill
Assistant Attorney General Ellis N. Slack, acting head of the Justice Department fraud division, was rumored to be leaving his post amid shakeups. Slack denied plans to resign or be fired, while supporters said a shift in assignment or removal might occur. He had led the tax division since November after T. Lamar Caudle’s firing. He testified he did not hinder the indictment process regarding Midwest tax office scandals.
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Washington
Ellis N. Slack
St. Louis
Slack
Justice Department
Truman
T. Lamar Caudle
House Judiciary
U. S
Midwest
George H. Moore
James P. Finnegan
House
Rep
Chelf
D-Ky
McCarthy Wins Landslide Wisconsin GOP Primary
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy secured a smashing Wisconsin primary victory to win the Republican senatorial nomination. Len Schmitt conceded late Tuesday as returns showed a clear McCarthy lead statewide. In the Democratic race Thomas Fairchild led Henry Reuss two to one.
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Milwaukee
Joseph R. McCarthy
GOP
Len Schmitt
McCarthy
Associated Press
Wisconsin
Thomas Fairchild
Henry Reuss
Butte Police Return to Foot Patrol With Radios in City
The Butte police plan a return to beat policing with on foot patrols, one-officer prowls, and walkie talkies to link with cruising cars and the dispatch office. Motorcycle schedules will shift. revolver target practice to resume.
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Butte
Jere Murphy
Thomas R. Morgan
City Police Commission
Morgan
Police Commission
B. J. Riley
Commission
Wildcat Strikers Return to Pits in Western PA
In Western Pennsylvania the majority of 26 000 wildcat strikers returned to coal pits under United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis. Five mines employing 5 700 workers stayed closed with local officials predicting quick reopening. District 5 president John P. Busarello reported 23 mines back in operation and ongoing talks with Jones and Laughlin Steel for remaining pits. District 4 head William Hynes said five of seven roving picket shut mines were reopened and plans were under way to restart the rest.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
John P. Busarello
UMW District 5
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
The
Steel Company
District 4
William Hynes
Lockheed Strike May Be Long One
In Burbank California union and management stalemate begins at Lockheed Aircraft Corp as workers strike for higher pay an escalator clause union shop and benefits. The AFL CIO machinists union requests a 14 cent hourly raise plus 15 cents in fringe benefits while the company offers 7 cents with 2 cents under an escalator. current wages range from 1.25 to 2.52 per hour.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
John Snider
Afl-International Association of Machinists
Truman Mitchell in talks on whistle stop tour plans
President Truman met for an hour with Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell to map a whistle-stop tour of the Northwest and West late this month and in early October. A 12 day itinerary is expected with an Oct. 1 speech at Hungry Horse Dam Montana. Mitchell said a second West swing may follow and that supporters are confident about Democratic prospects in November.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Stephen Mitchell
Northwest
Mitchell
West
Hungry Horse Dam
Montana
Denver
Stevenson Warns Reds Must Be Halted in Asia
In San Francisco Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson argues the Soviet advance in Asia menaces freedom and calls for united GOP foreign policy to resist Communism. He asserts Eisenhower backs Democratic governance on defense and tax cuts, and warns against underestimating Asia’s danger.
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San Francisco
Adlai E. Stevenson
Asia
Russia
Republican Old Guard
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Illinois
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Philadelphia
Stevenson
Eisenhower
United States
Free World
Europe
America
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana
Butte sees variable clouds Wednesday with a warmer morning and cooler afternoon and night. Expect a Wednesday high near 68 and low 40. Montana west of Divide shows variable clouds and few showers with highs 62 to 72. east of Divide partly cloudy, with possible thundershowers and highs 65 to 98.
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Butte
School of Mines
Montana
Divide
U S Airmen Down Seven More MIGs in Korea Air War
US Sabre jets claimed seven MIGs shot down with twelve damaged as 150 MiGs tried to intercept the Allied attack. Capitol Hill peak fell to South Korean troops after four days of heavy fighting, with over 1,200 casualties on Reds around the hill.
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Eighth Army
Capitol
Manchurian
Sakchu
Yalu River
Reds
Antung
Manchuria
German Wizard Visits Mossadegh
Hjalmar Schacht arrived in Tehran at Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's invitation as Iran seeks new leverage in oil talks with Britain and the United States. Schacht said he will stay two to three days and could advise on Iran's finances if negotiations falter.
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Tehran
Iran
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Schacht
Britain
United States
New York Bandit Returns Money After Robbery
A well dressed young man robbed a 42nd street candy store last July, took $30 from Mrs. Bertha Romano and promised to repay in 30 days. He mailed back the amount with a note saying he needed it for room rent and signed Your Friend.
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New York
42Nd Street
Bertha Romano
Coyote Poison Kills Montana Boy
John Green aged four died after eating coyote poison at the Green family ranch near Lodge Grass Montana. He was playing with other children who tasted the poison but he was the only one who swallowed it.
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John Green
Charles Green
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