Truman Receives Oxford Honor Amid Warm Acknowledgment
Former U S President Harry S Truman was awarded an honorary doctor of civil laws degree at Oxford University. Lord Halifax praised him as a true ally and a model of courage, while Truman joked about being a Yank at Oxford. Tears and applause marked the ceremony in Sheldonian Theatre.
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Eddy Gilmore
Oxford
England
Harry
Truman
U. S
Lord Halifax
Missouri
Sheldonian Theater
Thomas R. Higham
Pols
Zhukov and Tito vow mutual defense in future wars
In Moscow Yuri Zhukov told Tito that Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union will fight shoulder to shoulder in any future war and cooperate on an equal basis. The two governments also pressed for broader world affairs and future personal contacts while denying any immediate military pact. Tito, awarded the Order of Freedom, emphasized peace and socialist goals as he prepared to depart for Kiev and home.
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Zhukov
Tito
Moscow
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Georgi Zhukov
Soviet Union
Koca Popovic
Kiev
Ukraine
Romania
United States
Stalin
Cooler Weather Tonight With Showers Likely Thursday
The weather forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and occasional showers through Thursday. Rains this morning dropped .55 inch on Thomasville. Tonight will be cooler with a low near 66 degrees. today’s high was 62 and tomorrow’s near 86. Winds from the east and southeast under 10 mph. Rain totals this month around 26 inches, with local station readings showing slight variation. The drought threat eased by recent showers, but tobacco outlook remains poor while corn and cotton show mixed conditions.
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Weather Bureau
Thomasville
E. B. Porter
Georgia
Solons Eye Story of GI Collaboration
Washington senators sought explanation for testimony that about a third of U S troops captured in Korea cooperated with the enemy under Communist brainwashing. The Senate Investigations subcommittee heard more witnesses on brainwashing and resisting its effects. Capt Bert Cumby testified roughly a third of the 7 190 POWs yielded to some degree, based on prisoners who heard anti American lectures under coercion and later continued involvement.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Bert Cumby
Army Adjutant General Staff
Cumby
Eisenhower Offers No Hint on Political Plans
Washington. President Eisenhower's press secretary stated the president gave no indication of whether he would stay in the presidential race. James Hagerty said Eisenhower would not send a message to a Republican group preparing for the nominating convention in San Francisco on August 20.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagety
San Francisco
Republican National
Hagerty
Senate
Tom
Ibher
Benson
McLeaish
Farmers Home Administration
Agriculture Department
Democrats Eye Keynoter as 1960 Convention Speculates
The article lists Senators Kerr Pastore and Humphrey and Governor Clement as leading potential keynote choices with Kerr favored by some to avoid implying support for any presidential hopeful. The Platform Drafting Committee chairmanship remains unsettled as Rep. McCormack declines.
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Ancy Alg
Ws Kerr
Okla
John O. Pastore
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Frank Clement
Tennesee
Chicago
John W. McCormack
Mass
House
Sen
Kerr
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pastore
Puzzle Solved Again Two Ladies Share Thirty Two
Two women win the Blackout puzzle prize, Barbara Malone and Mrs C R Pierce, each receiving part of a $20 base prize plus bonuses for subscription and a Friday coupon. Barbara gains an extra $5 for using the Blackout Bonus Coupon, totaling $18.50 for her and $13.50 for Mrs Pierce. Eisenhower’s doctors report he has stopped losing weight.
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Barbara Malone
J. P. Malone
Moultrie Road
C. R. Pierce
Route 1
Coolidge
Pierce
Barbara
Mra. Pierce
Reds Withdraw 33500 Troops From Germany
The Soviets began the withdrawal of 33 500 troops from East Germany and staged ceremonies at a Soviet airfield. East German workers were transported by bus and truck for the departure of a Russian air division while state media documented the event. Eighty newsmen and photographers, including invited Western correspondents, covered the scene.
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Brandenburg
Germany
East Germany
No Dogs Allowed Stirred Trouble for Bear and Owner
A woman notes Flapjack is cute but dogs are forbidden at a hotel. A clerk and manager refuse. After searching, an accommodating motel is found. A park ranger later jokes about Flapjack, calling him a bear cub as the owners return home to a happy Jenny.
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Flapjack
Jenny
Tom Sims
Venezuelan airliner burns and sinks after crash near New Jersey
A Venezuelan airliner crashed into the Atlantic about 40 to 60 miles south of Idlewild Airport after reporting engine trouble. There were 74 on board. 64 passengers and 10 crew, including 18 Americans and one infant. The Coast Guard and Navy ship Lt. Robert Craig recovered bodies. debris and flames were seen for minutes after impact.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Coast Guard
New York
Idlewild
Coast * Guard
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N. Y
Caracas
Venezuela
Luis F. Plata
Norfolk
Hancox
Robert Craig
Bremerhaven
Germany
Eastern Air Lines
Linea Aeropostal
Venezolani
Palta
Seages
Coast’ Guard
Robert ‘Craig
Brooklyn Grandfather Recalls Venezuelan Airliner Crash Victim
Abraham Goldstein of New York says his grandson Lawrence Handler was among the victims when a Venezuelan airliner crashed. The Handlers family from Brooklyn were returning to Caracas after a 12 week U S visit. Daniel 30 Beverly 30 Lynne 4 Martin 5 were aboard.
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Abraham Goldstein
New York
Lawrence Handler
Daniel
Beverly
Lynne
Martin
Goldstein
Brooklyn
Caracas
United States
Handler
Farmers Home Administrator Quits Amid Senate Probe
Robert B. McLeaish resigns as Farmers Home administrator amid a Senate Civil Service Committee probe into heavy drinking and high jinks among agency officials. He cited hypertension and said the resignation was voluntary. a Montana director testified to inebriation at a party and possible favoritism in hiring practices.
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Farmers Home
Senate
Washington
Robert B. McLeaish
McLeaish
Eisenhower Administration
Senate Civil Service Committee
Montana
Farmers Home Administration
Texas Insurance
Farmers _ Home
Kathryn
Carter
Forth Home Agency
Montan
the Star
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