Pro Communist Script Writers Said at Work On Radio TV
Senate internal security committee reports discuss pro Communist script writers shaping radio and television content. Testimony accuses the guild of being controlled by a pro Communist faction while noting efforts to influence the public with subtle derision of capitalism.
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Senate
Migs Knight Can Welbourne
Ira Marion
Marion
Marion Press
Woles of America
United Nations Radio Section
Fifth Straight Recess in Truce Talks Called
UN and Korean truce negotiators extended a fifth weekly recess after a Red propaganda incident and a shooting of prisoners. Major William K. Harrison urged delaying until September 4 as delegations meet only once a week.
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Comenanies
UNPO
William K. Harrison
U. N
Giving Blood In Sailor's Memory
More than 300 friends and relatives of a Buffalo sailor killed in Korea are giving blood to the Red Cross in a memorial. Robert A. Bergman, 21, a Navy medical corpsman, was killed June 22 when he went to aid a wounded Marine in a Communist ambush. Early donors included his father and three brothers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Korea
Red Cross
Robert A. Bergman
Anemee
Jet Sets New Flight Speed Record Across 2072 Miles
Official timers clocked a bomber at 605.52 miles per hour during a single day flight covering 2072 miles from Wert to Kane. The record reflects improved speed for an in‑air test, with engineers noting consistent performance and potential for future demonstrations.
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Wert
Kane
Early Frost Kill Would Have Been Better For Valley Peach Growers
Peach growers in the Shenandoah Valley and nearby areas lament low prices for choice fruit. They blame dry weather for stunted, poorly colored peaches sent south and dumped on markets, creating a glut that delayed clearance for over 300 carloads. Prices rose briefly but fell again as crops from Northern Virginia and nearby states arrived, making harvest pain more acute for farmers the column notes.
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Walter A. Bowman
Shenandoah Valley
Burg
8. C
Crozet
Crouth
South Carolina
Timberville
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Quarles Announces List of City Teachers
Quarles releases an approved list of teachers for the City Schools. The roster includes staff across English, French and Spanish, science, math, history, physical education, home economics, and music from central schools and Handley Elementary. Notable names include Kerr, Dehart, Hale, Strauss, Turner, Visnich, Walker, and Wood among others.
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Quarles
Ipan
John Kerr
Charlotte Dehart
Dunn
Sadie Finkelstein
Edith Garrabrandt
Ancil Gray
Loudelle P. Hale
Luther 8. Hale
Ann Hall
Ee Les P. Litten
Hunter Maddox
Dorothy Overcash
Gertrude R. Peery
William M. Richards
Patsy Ritter
Frances Russell
Edward R. Strauss
Laura Turner
Peter Visnich
Helene Walker
Roberta W. Hill
John Wood
Handley
Iris Anderson
Mary Goren
Lois Eaton
Betty Fawcett
Betty Gwalthney
Sybil Hottle
Thomas Lacina
Jean Manuel
Ruth McFadden
Eleanor McCartney
Bess Nicholas
Evelyn Sager
Elsie D. Shade
Betty Shumate
Soldiers Recaptured After Stockade Break at Fort Meade
Two young soldiers escaped a guard and fled from the Fort Meade stockade but were recaptured soon after. Walter C. , 22, of Massachusetts and Walter Kinsburg, 21, of Grundy Virginia, faced new charges after being found absent without leave. A companion, Looney, held a shotgun and was arrested in Odenton. he surrendered without resistance and led MPs to the escape site.
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Fort Meade
Walter C
Walter Kinsburg
Pocee
Grundy
Gollvere
Looney
Odenton
Norfolk Negro on FBI's 10 Most Wanted List
James Eddie Diggs, 39, of Norfolk Virginia, a former Norfolk Naval Station mechanic, is added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted after fatally shooting his wife and two sons in 1949. Diggs, described as armed and dangerous, is over six feet tall, normally dark brown skin possibly lightened, wears glasses, and is skilled with revolver and rifle. He replaces John Thomas Hill, recently captured in Michigan.
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Washington
Norfolk, Va
FBI
James Eddie Diggs
Norfolk Naval Station
Norfolk
Diggs
Avenue
Hamlet
N. C
Rex Howell
Morven
John Thomas Hill
Maryland
Hamtramck
Mich
Taft to Meet Eisenhower After September 10
The Ohio senator taft seeks early talks with Eisenhower after a bitter GOP battle. The meeting aims to spell out the nominee’s stance on Taft Hartley Act retention federal spending and other domestic issues before campaigns begin.
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Paigning
Ohio
Eisenwer
Taft
Eisenhower
Season's First Hurricane Forms in Atlantic
A tropical hurricane formed today in a squally area about 250 miles north-northeast of San Juan Puerto Rico. A hurricane hunter plane reported winds near 85 miles per hour in the northern portion of the system as of 11 a.m. EST.
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Miami
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Dulles Attacks U.S. Policy as in Personal Crisis
John Foster Dulles sharply criticized American foreign policy at a Buffalo event, urging focus on Asia Africa and South America. He warned the Soviet union aims to crack the structure through passive resistance and non cooperation and urged a shift from containment to moral and material support for liberty worldwide.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
Itcal Science Association
United States
Asia
Africa
South America
Bribe Trial in Wise Ends with Hung Jury
In Wise Virginia the bribery trial of Appalachia Police Chief Charles Blair ended with a hung jury after 45 minutes of deliberation and a second two and a half hour recess. Judge Morton dismissed the jurors at 4 15 p m amid reports the split was eight for acquittal and four for conviction. Blair testified he did not crack down on gamblers yet denied taking bribes.
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Wise
Appalachia
Charles Blair
Morton
Blair
Revenuers Take To the Airways
Washington reports reveal revenue agents seized 10,000 stills this year, with 97 percent of finds in the South. In 225 flying hours agents located 145 stills holding 180 660 gallons of mash, about 804 gallons per still. A veteran revenuer notes a decline in moonshine quality as smugglers rush to ferment and run in six to seven days, producing product best suited to intoxication.
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Washington
29th Division Receives Superior Training Rating
Richmond Virginia Maj. Gen. H. Gardner Waller announced the 29th Division, part of the Maryland National Guard in Virginia, earned a superior rating for summer training. The unit, based at Fort Meade and the 20th Infantry Division headquarters, completed two weeks of instruction at a military reservation despite unusually hot weather.
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Richmond
20Th Infantry Division
Virginia
Maryland National Guard
8. Gardner Waller
Adjutant General
Ee How
Tors
Ead Army Inspec
J. Atkinson
Waller
Onan
Second Army
Forte Meade
Milary
Rankin Defeated In Bid For 17th Term In Mississippi
In Mississippi, Rep. John Rankin lost to former colleague Rep. Thomas Abernethy as district realignment ended Rankin’s long tenure. Abernethy led with 26,903 votes as 341 of 358 precincts reported. Colmer won another term in the U S Senate.
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John Rankin
House
Thomas Abernethy
Jackson, Miss
John
Rankin
Rnp
Sergency
Abernethy
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Utd
Congress
Aew Veterans ‘Affairs
Peenoed
U. S
John Ww. Colmer
Battle Seeks Views On Special Session
Battle surveys lawmakers on how to handle a special redistricting session. He notes Virginia law allows the Assembly to force the governor to convene. The 1952 Assembly failed to reapportion Senate and House districts as required every ten years.
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Booriconda Garr Batyes
Assembly
Coal Sales Boom Here As Winter Shortage Threatened
Coal dealers in Winchester report booming business as customers stock up early amid a looming winter shortage and strike threats. yards like Haines Coal and Wood Yard report record orders while others hold ample stock to cover vacations and potential work stoppages. Major users such as Heinz O Sullivan Rubber and George Washington Hotel maintain sizable reserves, with some forecasts noting 150 to 600 tons on hand and rising orders.
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Charlie Trit Tion
Winchester
Haines Coal and Wood Yard
Benton Snider
Snider and Ooms
Ean
Robinson and Sons
Robinson
A.C. Slonaker and Sons Company
Poe
H. J. Heinz Company
Company
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
Bill Grove
George Washington
Stevenson Blasts Communism in Legion Convention Speech
Gov Adlai Stevenson delivers a rousing address at a Legion convention denouncing communism as the death of the nation and urging a strong defense. He outlines an aggressive campaign path with stops in major southern and northern cities before a nationwide tour from Denver to New York.
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Stevenson
Legion
Adlai Stevenson
Force of Defense
The
Dixie
New Yor
New York
Denver
Dewey Plans To Confine Campaigning To New York State
Dewey expressed determination to stay within New York for campaign efforts and to win the state. He asserted confidence that the people of New York will vote overwhelmingly for Eisenhower, and vowed to do everything possible to carry the state.
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Dewey
New York State
Gen. D
New York
Fissenhower
Wholesale Egg Prices Break
Wholesalers report notable declines in egg prices with nearby extra large whites down four cents per dozen and brown varieties down six cents at wholesale. Dealers expect retail prices to ease by two to four cents, attributing the drop to consumer price resistance.
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New York
Legionnaires Demand Dismissal of Dean Acheson
A Legion convention adopted a resolution demanding the dismissal of Secretary of State Dean Acheson and those in his department failing to perform their duty to the country. The vote was overwhelmingly in favor.
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New York
Legion Convention
Dean Acheson
Britain Claims Most Effective Fighter Plane
Britain asserts the Javelin as the most effective fighter plane with a delta swept design. The aircraft measures 57 feet in length with a 58 foot wingspan and a tail-to-ground height of 17 feet.
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Britain
U N Planes Hit Red Frontlines In Night Raids
U N planes hit Communist supply areas in Pyongyang and northeast Korea. Seven B 29 Superforts dropped 70 tons of high explosives on a Red supply area at Pyongyang. Fourteen B 26s raided a Red supply concentration near Pukchong 35 miles northeast of Hungnam. Col William Lindley led the raid from Columbus Mississippi.
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Pyongyang
Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. N
Eighth Army
Pukchong
Hungnam
William Lindley
Columbus, Miss
Bowlers in A League to Meet at Health Center Alleys
All members of A League teams will gather at the Health Center Alleys Thursday evening at 7 30 for a league meeting. The notice calls for attendance and outlines event timing.
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Health Center
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