Venizelos Says Greeks Ordered To Clear Gamma Island
Acting Premier Sophocles Venizelos announced Greek forces were ordered to withdraw from Gamma island as a tense border dispute with Bulgaria and allied forces escalates. United Nations observers report danger and large forces ready on both sides near the Evros frontier amid ongoing fire exchanges.
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Gamma
Athens
Grece
Sophocles Venizelos
Evros
Greece
United Nations
Istanbul
Turkey
New Oor
Balkans Commission
Carrier Boxer Fire Rescue By Courageous Crewmen
Tokyo dispatch reports heroic Boxer crewmen saved the 27 000 ton carrier from flames after a blast killed nine. Seekers braved smoke to unload bombs and ammunition while others wore oxygen masks to rescue trapped shipmates. Nine dead include a Navy doctor and two hospital corpsmen.
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Tokyo
Pf U. 8
Far East
James
North Korea
Navy
W. ‘Ton
Clarke County official Burtner cited for embezzlement deficit
State audit shows former Clarke County official W. D. Burtner short 76433.10 in public funds as of June 8. Commonwealth's Attorney Williams said a special Clarke County Circuit Court grand jury will hear evidence Monday. Mrs. Anne H. Cooley had been appointed to fill the vacancy on June 23, 1952.
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Richmond
Clarke County
W. D. Burtner
J. Gordon Bennett
Bennett
Clarke A Commonwealth
Ward McC. Williams
Burtner
Commonwealth
Williams
Waa
Roanoke
Bennett and Bennett
Anne H. Cooley
Unez
California's 14 Leading Reds Sentenced to Five Years
California's 14 leading Communists, including a self described founding member in Russia, face maximum five year prison terms and $10 000 fines for conspiracy against the United States. William C Mathes received the heaviest sentence after upholding the jury verdict. The defendants including Russian born Frank Spector showed no flinching as they spoke. all filed notices to appeal to the U S Circuit Court.
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Los Angeles
California
Russia
United States
Tecever Jrnes
William C. Mathes
Frank Spector
U. S. Circuit Court
Orce
Communist Party
Early Morning Fire Destroys Robinson Barn
A fast moving blaze at the J Kenneth Robinson farm on Merrimans Lane destroyed the 200 by 50 foot barn and its contents, valued at about 10 000 dollars, with eight tons of sodium nitrate fueling the flames. Tenants fought to salvage equipment but the structure was a total loss. Local responders from the Clearbrook hose wagon also faced difficulty as a trailer and tractor assisted. Firefighters and Robinson residents Marcel Morris Stanley Morris and others aided, with nine named workers on site.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Merrimans Lane
Robinson
Clearbrook
Hog Sale Cancelled Over Hog Disease Risk
The Purebred Hog Sale planned at Farmers Avenue was halted due to outbreak concerns of hog disease. County Agent J Pred Stine received a telegram from Dr. R A Barton at 6 30 PM yesterday requesting cancellation under veterinary supervision.
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Aere Vega Y
Espread
J. Pred Stine
R. A. Barton
Stevenson to Open Campaign With Sept 1 Speech in Detroit
Adlai Stevenson plans a September 1 campaign kickoff in Detroit with a speech as he edges toward the South and Dixie vote. His schedule includes Illinois State Fair ceremonies and speeches by Stevenson and Barkley at the Illinois fairgrounds next week, plus a Washington trip to meet President Truman to discuss campaign strategy.
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Detroit
Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Wilson W. Wyatt
Louisville
Alben Barkley
GOP
Barkley
Illinois
Truman
Washington
Capital
Sen
Blair Moody
Michigan
Stegoedh
Three MiGs Bagged In Fifth Day Of Jet Battles Over Korea
Fifth Day of Korea air combat sees US Fifth Air Force pilots down three Communist MiGs. Capt. Clifford Oneal of Salt Lake City claims his fifth MIG, marking total Allied losses at 18 destroyed and 19 damaged. Western front heat hits 108 degrees as frontline support continues for ground troops. Chinese and North Korean forces suffer heavy casualties on Capital Hill assault, while artilley fire belts the front.
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Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
America
Clifford
Salt Lake City
Anine U.N
Chin E
Capital Hill
Eighth Army
Malik Delays Russia Trip Again Amid UN Tension
United Nations officials report Russia's Jacob A. Malik has postponed his vacation in the Soviet Union for a second time. Delegates wonder if tensions rise in Korea truce talks as Malik cancels a July 22 booking on the Nieuw Amsterdam despite no meetings scheduled before the October 14 assembly.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Soviet Union
Holland-America Line
U.N
Nieuw Amsterdam
Malik
Ten Killed in Navy Bomber Crash Near Ishima Island
Tokyo report says ten crewmen died when a Navy patrol bomber crashed on Ishima Island during a flight from Iwakuni air base near Hiroshima. Weather and exact cause unavailable.
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Navy
Tokyo
Iwakaki
Hirshima
Richmond Virginia Weather Outlook August 9 to 13
The extended outlook shows temperatures about three to four degrees above normal. Showers or thunderstorms are expected Sunday and Wednesday with overall rainfall around one half inch.
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Richmond
Chiefs of three unions call off Monday strike on NY Central lines
Uniforms will be issued Thursday and Friday, August 7 and 8 at 7 p.m. for a trip to Hamilton Virginia on Monday the 11th. Chiefs of three big railroad unions canceled a strike on New York Central Railroad lines east of Buf ROUSS. Members urged to turn out. Uniform Committee.
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Cleveland
New York Central
Buf_ROUSS FIRE CO
Hamilton
Veteran Detroit mailman pleads guilty in mail theft case
In Detroit, Roman Kortes, a 50 year old veteran mailman, admitted embezzlement charges after investigators found about 10 000 letters and tons of undelivered mail at his basement home. He faced up to five years in prison and a four thousand dollar fine.
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Detroit
East Side
Roman Kortes
Kortes
Britain Warns Ships and Planes From Atomic Test Zone
London issued a warning to world shipping and air traffic to steer clear of roughly 30 000 square miles of ocean off northwest Australia as Britain prepared to detonate its first atomic device there. The admiralty provided no date or duration for the tests and did not disclose the exact site.
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London
Britain
Australia
Admiralty
Stevenson Aide Promises No Smear Campaign
Senator A S Monroney head of the Democratic Speakers Bureau pledges a no smear approach for Stevenson and other candidates. He says the campaign will be honest and reach the people clearly to win in November. He also opposes victory being assumed in any region, including the South.
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Stevenson
Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Sen. A
Mike) Monroney
Oklahoma
Monroney
Weiners
N. Main
No Signs of Civilians Flee From Bombed Korean Cities
The U S Air Force urged evacuation of 78 Korean cities marked for bombing but Communist leaders showed no mass movement. Secretary of the Air Force and Gen Otto Weyland confirmed no exodus as leaflets warning of air assaults were dropped since July 13.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Finletter
Pentagon
Far East
Otto T. Weyland
Associated Press
Weyland
Far East Air Force
North Korea
Postal Supervisors Charged in Chicago Promotion Fees
U S Attorney Otto Kerner Jr said his office studies a report finding at least 38 Chicago postal supervisors paid large sums for promotions. The inspectors’ report, now with the Postmaster General and Attorney General, notes about 500 dollars per promotion. Chicago postmaster John Haderlain has held the post since 1948.
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Chicago
U. S
Otto Kerner, Jr
Kerner
John Haderlain
Plane crash near Mt Weather kills four in fog
A Douglas B 26 with civilian registry crashed near Mt Weather Mine Station in Clarke County, eight miles east of Berryville, at 7 45 am. Four people died and the wreck burned before fire crews could determine numbers. Superior Oil Company named as owner, flight from St Louis to Widn. Civilian Defense official Graham Dougherty reported.
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Berryville
Superior Oil Company
Oil and Gas
Tex
Central
Widd
Kins
W. Va
Ines
Mt. Weather
Bluemont
Clarke Coun
Graham Dougherty
Sate
McKellar Suffered First Political Defeat in 41 Years
Tennessee primary results show Republican Hobart Atkins leading a three-man GOP race while incumbent senator Kenneth D. McKellar trails after 41 years in politics. Gore leads McKellar by over 60 thousand votes with 2,101 precincts reporting. Crump-backed McKellar loses Shelby County support as Clement ousts Gordon.
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McKellar
A. P. Bryan Shville
Kenneth D. McKellar
Gore
Shelby County
Memphis
E. H. Crump
Crump
Browning
Frank G. Clement
Gordon
Abuse
Tennessee
Hobart Atkins
Knoxville
Senate probes target communism on college campuses
Senator Hugh M. Burns announced that major colleges and universities will cooperate to form an academic front against Communist infiltration. He stressed there is no epidemic, but a cooperative effort to counter the party’s technique of placing members in key campus positions.
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Hugh M. Burns
Secretary Lovett Says He Will Not Campaign in Election
Secretary of Defense Lovett stated he will take no part in the presidential election campaign, ruling out involvement by a high ranking military official in political activities.
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Washington
Defense Lovett
Eisenhower Nixon Dulles Meet to Map Foreign Policy
GOP ticket Eisenhower Nixon and Dulles convene in Denver for an intensive talk on foreign policy strategy. They aim to shape attacks on Democrats handling of international affairs and align on platform criticisms of the Truman era and Korea policy.
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Eisenhower
Nixon
Dulles
Denver
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Richard M. Nixon
California
Truman
North Atlantic
Korea
Congress
Pobay
Far East
Virginia drought relief efforts expand with federal aid plans
Virginia farm officials reported rain reducing losses to 20 million dollars while total drought damage neared 50 million. The Farmers Home Administration prepared on the spot investigations in eight counties Hanover Wythe Craig Roanoke Amelia Spotsylvania Henry and Mecklenburg to qualify for federal loans. The mobilization committee urged bankers and feed dealers to assist farmers by offering low cost hay grain and nonterm loans. C D Jordan noted farmers selling cattle as pastures dried up and freight rate relief was hoped from railroads though only southern lines agreed. Southern States Co Operative offered hay at cost in hardest hit areas.
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Parke Brinkley
Aa Dominion
Agriculture Department
Virginia
Farmers Home Administration
Hanover
Wythe
Craig
Roanoke
Amélia
Spotsylvania
Henry
Mecklenberg
Seriowmases
C. D. Jordan
Jordan
Ilroads
Mt Eben
Southe Btates Co-Operative
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