Massive UN air raids hit Red installations in Korea
UN planes hammered Communist targets in two night and daylight raids across Northwest Korea. B29s bombed Pyongyang area while B26s struck Osu and Namyang region. hundreds of buildings damaged or destroyed and fires ignited. Allied fighters engaged Soviet jets with Sabres and MIGs in air battles.
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Red
Seoul
Korea
U. N
Osu
Pyongyang
Namyang
U. S
Yonan
Namchonjom
U. S. Air Force
Sinuiju
Swift
Northwest
Convention Program Third Session Features Address and Elections
The program lists Friday August 22 with a 10 00 a m session including Sarah Zane Fire and an address by C A Raper Virginia State Fire Marshal The agenda moves to 11 30 a m for election of officers and selection of the next meeting location and date.
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Sarah Zane Fire
C. A. Raper
Virginia
Honorary Fire Chief Named for Friendship Fire Company
Honorary Fire Chief is Lillian Solenberger 17 a Handley High senior daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Solenberger of West Leicester Street She serves as class secretary varsity cheerleader and member of Booster Library Village and Glee Clubs She also presides over the Young People of the Presbyterian Church.
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Lillian Solenberger
Herbert Solenberger
W. Leicester St
Friendship Fire Company
Cumberland Valley Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Solenberger
Handley
Booster
Library Village
Young People of the
Presbyterian Church
Eisenhower Warns Against Tyranny Of Centralized Power
President Eisenhower, speaking in Boise and then at a conference with GOP leaders, urged that government not become centralized or overbearing. He warned that one party in power too long risks dictating policy and urged devotion to peace and governance by consent of the people. He characterized current policy as leftist and warned against government becoming master rather than servant.
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Boise
Idaho
GOP
Eisenhower
Washington
Ture
Miss Truman says Stockholm guard incident a simple misunderstanding
Margaret Truman dismissed newspaper reports of a ruckus with her Stockholm guards as much ado about nothing and a simple misunderstanding. She noted the bodyguard was required by law and said no entourage member objected to photos while she arrives in Helsinki for a two day stay.
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Helsinki
Finland
Margaret Truman
Stockholm
Expressmen
U. S. Secret Service
Miss Truman
Miss m
Byrd Cancels Annual Picnic Due To Mother's Illness
Senator Harry F. Byrd delays his yearly picnic planned for the last Saturday in August because his mother is seriously ill. The event had drawn about 3,000 attendees last year with officials from government and industry speaking.
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Sen
Byrd
Berryville
Harry F. Byrd
G. W. Morris
Truman Says He Knows Nothing About Any Mess
President Truman said he knows nothing about any mess in his administration at a news conference. He declined to comment on Adlai Stevenson’s remarks about appointing incorruptible men to government jobs and on John Sparkman’s remark that the steel strike was mishandled. He said he would not be a target of Democratic candidates and would rely on Roosevelt and Truman administration records in the campaign.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
A. Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Preston
Stevenson
United States
Cost of Living Reaches a New U.S. Record
cost of living index rose to 190.8 percent of the 1935 39 average as of July 15 up 1.2 points from June and 5 percent from January 1951 when controls began. The rise reflects higher food prices and increases in miscellaneous goods and insurance and medical care.
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U.S
Washington
Gov- Cio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Labor Department
Nienes
Bone
Bes Gieben
Mild Polio Case at Stephens City
A mild polio case was reported in Stephens City on August 14 involving 17 year old Juanita Nicholson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nicholson. She experienced weakness and neck stiffness, was sent to Memorial Hospital for tests, then returned home as her condition remained very mild and she improved.
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Stephens City
Juanita Nicholson
Edward Micholson
Macedonia Road
Iss Nicholson
Memorial Hospital
G. Moore
37 Americans Rescued After Channel Sinking of Western Farmer
A Norwegian tanker rammed the freighter Western Farmer in the English Channel near Goodwin Sands. Lifeboats rescued Captain Gun nar Utvik of Galveston and 36 others. Bierholm of Oslo stood by as the 7129 ton ship sank. The tanker remained undamaged and delivered survivors to Ramsgate and Dover.
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English
Esey
Gunnar Utvik
Galveston
Tex
England
Ramsgate
Biergholm
Oslo
Goodwin Sands
Reyard
Itheast
Dio
I Eee
Ena Dulcilio Santiago
Brook
Utvik
Dover
Henry Lamb
Norfolk
The
Western Navigation Co. of
New York
Flash Flood Drowns or Captures 30 U S Soldiers in Korea
The Eighth Army reports thirty U S soldiers on a training crossing a river were engulfed by a nine foot flood wall from a typhoon. Eleven escaped to higher sandbars while others were swept downstream. Names withheld. The 45th Infantry Division includes guardsmen and volunteers from across the United States.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
45Th Infantry
Okinawa
Plator 1
Nica
45Th
Oklahoma National
Phone Co and Union Reach New Contract
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and the Communications Workers of America reach a one year contract after marathon talks. Wage gains of 2.50 to 5 dollars weekly and working condition changes affect over six thousand C&P employees. Ratification pending. Negotiators plan final draft later. no detail yet on rate review.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Communications Workers of America
CIO
C&p
Thomas B. Morton
E. M. Boggs
H. W. Jacobson
Hero
State Corporation Commission
3110 New Polio Cases Last Week
New cases of infantile paralysis reported to the U S Public Health Service last week totalled 3110, a yearly record and the highest weekly total since 1949. The service said this year's total of 16447 cases since January 1 compares with 17287 in the same period of 1949, the worst polio year in U S history.
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Washington
U. S. Public Health Service
U. S
Thompson minesweeper hit by enemy shells off Sonjin
The U S Navy said the destroyer minesweeper Thompson was hit by Communist shore batteries east of Korea, four crewmen were killed and ten wounded. The attack damaged the flying bridge and navigational gear as Thompson exchanged fire with shore batteries near Sonjin.
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Washington
Navy
Thompson
Korea
Iowa
Sonjin
Arlington man dies in traffic crash toll reaches 546
Virginia records its 114th pedestrian death this year as Newton Wheaton, 65, of Route 2 Manassas, dies at Arlington Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car Sunday. The 1952 traffic toll climbs to 546.
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Richmond
Virginia
Newton Wheaton
Manassas
Arlington
Wheaton
Deceased Members Honored by Group At Morning Session
A group honored deceased members during the morning session. An editorial comment on page 4 by Chaplain F Blubaugh of Baltimore was presented, with continuation noted on page 2.
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Seljue
F. Blubaugh
Baltimore
Young Woman Doctor Hurts Child with Sharp Object
Bowles described a disturbing incident in which a 33 year old wife of eye specialist Dr. L Beverly Holt harmed her 11 month old son Larry with scissors to the breast and caused a serious stomach injury after recent psychiatric care.
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Bowles
Larry
L. Beverly Holt
Murray Receives Major Pay Raise at CIO
The CIO bene wana has boosted president Philip Murray’s salary from 25000 to 40000 dollars, effective immediately.
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Pittsburgh
CIO Bene Wana
Philip Murray
Stevenson drafts speeches for hard driving western tour
Gov Stevenson outlines rough drafts for 10 or 12 speeches to campaign across the West next month. He plans to open Sept 5 in Denver before moving to the Pacific Northwest and California. He will balance writing with fishing and leisure as he defends his record and attacks Eisenhower’s push for change.
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Minocqua
Wis
Ad‘ai Stevenson
Denver
Colo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific Northwest
California
Stevenson
Eisenhower
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