f.01, IT EfL=-.§QW l [ f . ~ , ~ - 2 'ii'- _ 'S2, G n Virginia, today, the Deaocr&tic State t Committee v~ed to sup p ort Governor Stevenson as the partJ nominee ) But this was rather lukewar■ - and accompanied b7 the resignation ot Go,ernor Taok 11 Democratic State Chair ■an. Go•ernor Tuok declarin1 - that he baa not yet ■ ade up hie ■ ind whether to eupport Ste•enaon, or not. The Go,ernor ie a key ■ an in the powerful political ■ achine controlled by Senator Barr7 Byrd - and would 1e~m to lpdak tor the Byrd organisation. i n Texaa, Senator Lyndon Johnson toda7 retu■ed to Join ia an anti-Ste~enaon re,olt. The Texan• are u ~ ~ ' ia ara1 Ill the tideland• oil a1apute - and last night " Go,eraor ShiYer1 ot Texas declared that he would not• te tor Stneneon) Be hi.!.!:_ed tha't the naae ot General lb aigbt be placed on the De ■ocratic ticket in Texas. Senator Johneon disagrees. Be take• the Texas •i•• ot ti4elande oil, but will not ~•r• againat the Democratic aoainee. ( Governor Stevenson has been at it hot and tonight, i th addresses before the Rew York State Democratic Convention, and the Liberal Party convention. The Li(.Z ~ t i o n nominated him tonight. M.t_ ~ h ~ntrating hil fire on 1:lai ~~ ~ i l e h l " - of.zffiae•Nw.1 ,.,_,.. d\,\,iF~ lcCartby charges of Coa■unia ■ in,.A.~ 1overn ■ent. Be 1u ■■ on1 General Ike to get rid of what Ste•ena calls - •middle of the gutter• ad-risers) lell, ••'re used to the ■ iddle-of the-road id•••· .a.low the phraae-■ater from Iilinoia rin11 a change, and ■ a7~. "llliddle of the gutter•. Sharpening up hia •erbal battle with General Eisenhower. On the Republican side, t h e word ia - new labor support for General Eisenhower, Tota,, the General had a conference with lew Jer1e7 labor leaders, and gaYe them bis stand on the Tatt-Bartle7 law. Be aaid he thought both labor and ■anageaent •hould be a ■ ked - how do they think that law ahould be aaended. Sal M110, Preeident of the lew Jerae7 State Building and Trade• Council, A.F.ot L. - is quoted•• declaring that he will ■upport Eisenhower in the election. ( rro■ G.O.P. Congre■■ion■l circle• in 1a■hington, •• hear that liaenhower baa gi••n aeaurance that he wi atage a fighting ca■paign, whea the ti ■• co•••• The Geaeral - belie•ing in a alo• 1tart, ao that he to a cli■ax ae election da7 approach••) in the past, it was a miatake tor G.O.P. Re thinks tha, candidate• to 1tart off too raat _ and run abort of am■unition at the end of the caapaign. l11hington. Such is the report fro■ · At the White House -~hat reply doe• Preeident Tru■ an ■ ake to the Aaerican Legion demand that be tir S1cretal')' of State Acheeon:)Well, I can't gi•• it to you. H.S/T. himself, doe• not giYe it. {today he tol4 a news conference that the retort he would like to ■ ate to the A ■erican Legion on the 1ubjeot ot Ache1on would be - ~nprintabl_:) Be repeated hi1 tull 1upport of the Seoretar1 ot State - and aaid that Dean Ache1on will re ■ aln la the State Depart■ ent •• long a• Barr7 Tru■an 1ta71 in the lbite Bouie. But what the Preeideat would reall7 lite ' to 1a7?- unprintable • • J,IGJOI The new coaaaader of the Aaericaa Legion i ■ Le•i• I. Gough of California. ~ forty-four 7ear1 - ~. o14, a •eteran of lorld lar Two-· --4he ~ At Mew York'• Madieon Square Garden, the L11ioa con•ention was a pandemoniia of cheering, as W'ldl4" Gough was ra ■ ed -- latioaal Coaaaa41r. The Senate preparedness aubcoa m ittee, toda7 iaaue d a report attacking •ilitar7 and c i • i 1 i an otticiala tor the weakness of this countr7'1 airpower. The Senatore allege that we ha•e but one half ot the modernized coabat wings that we need in caee ot an en1■7 attack. loting that the Joint Chieta ot Statt ha•• 1aid that lineteen Fifty-Four will be the 7ear of greatest peril fro ■ Ru11ia, the report calla tor a •raah• progra■ to build up a hundred and tort7-three 1roap Air The eubcoaaittee want• a •production C1ar• to 1pe1d u p ~ production ot planes. Advocate• a ■obiliaation progra■ capable of with1tandin1 a 1neat attack. And think• tbat the proble■ of Ar■J, -Re 1 ••1 an4 the Air Force ebould be re-exa■ ined to deter■ 1ne how ■uch ■ore reliance we should place on the Air Force. ~IANA. Louisiana has - a muaeU11 scandal. The charge is that a whole series of priceless relics have disappeared from the Louisiana State Musewa. so today Judge 1'11118.11 O'Hara ordered a grand jury investigation. Until recently, the director or the ■useu.a was Sidney Revere , br;t~r-~ r l Long, ,...l; · g~mor. A A I\ All part ot the dynasty lett by the one tiae 11ngtiah, Huey Long • .w Tbere has been a change or state adll1n1atrat1oa., a new director appointed, Ben llatbews - and he makes the rep0rt.~ says that, uong the · ■1111 ■1111.ng obJecta, 11 the ■oat precious treasure ot all - the original Proc luat1on ot th! Lou1B1ana Purchase. -ri;t taaou1 docUMllt *; Pre11d1nt Thoaaa Jefferson bought the vast Louisiana Territory trca lapoleon. -r~ ~ . I"' ia ai10 ehaq•• that a nwaber ot ■uaeua pieces .., were sent to the aovemor•a •nsion, loaned at the request or the wite of Govemor Earl r.ong. NoreoYer, that another toraer govemor, Richard Le,che, had 11Useum treasures at his L2.Y1§!.A! ! .:.. Louisiana has - museum scandal. The charge is th t a whole series of p riceless relics h a ve disappeared from be Louisiana St a te Museum. So today Judge William O'Hara ordered a g r a nd jury investigation. Until recently, the director of the auseum was Sidney Revere, brother-in-law of Earl Long, former governo~ All a rt of the dynasty left by the one time Kingfisb, Huey Long. There has been a change of state adainistratio a new director a p ointed, Ben Mathews - and he makes the report. He says that, among the mi~sing objects, is the aoat recious treasure of all - the original Proclaaation of the Louisiana urchase. That faaous document - issued then P resident Thomas Jefferson bought the vast Louisiana Territory from Ba p oleon. They say that a buaber of museum ieces were senr to the Governor's mansion, loaned at the request of th• tife of Governor E a rl Long. Moreover, that another foraer go vernor, Richard Leche, had museum treasures at his country home. Where he put them on display in a private I useu• - and sold tic k ets. Ch rging a n admission fee of a do lar t o visit~rs, who marveled at historic mementoes of Louisiana. In Iorea the Allied air attacks are continuing, our planes hitting Coamuniet ailitar7 objectiYee *~•••x throughout the area between the battle line and the ?al• RiYer. lith no Communiat tiahter planes in the 1k7 to oppo1e thea, the boaber1 ■ truck at troop concentration■ and 1upply area ■ in an around-the-clock assault on the . enea7. They attacked the area ot Sohung, in the aortbweet of the Penineula, one of •••ent7 ei1bt citie1 aarted tor destruction. Tb• Seoul radio ba4 pr1Yiou1l7 warned th• ci•iliaa population of Sohun1 t.o lea Ye th• citJ. lAPAfESE E~ICTIOI The Jep aneae Governaent haa decided to hold a national election on October first. It will be the first election in Japan 1ince the end of tbe occupation. Priae Miniater ~ toahida decided oa tbi1 becauae of demands b7 the oppoaition partie ■ ta the J1pane1e Parlia■ent. The7 argued that the la1t election• ~ wbicb were held!"!~•• General MacArtbur,•••~P11i•••.,•• "~ 414 not represent the will of the people. ),. lan7 pre-war and wartiae leader• will atand for 11at1 in the new Parlia ■ent, uon1 the• one ••r criainal, foraer lorei1• Miniiter a..on Shigeait••• ■• 11 now President of tbe Pro1re11i•e Part7. The re-appearance ot 014 leader• 11 expected to atrengthen the eonier•ati•• an4 lationaliat partie1. Reports from I~an a 1 that the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute will end soon. Britain i• now said to be willing to give up her claia to the Iranian oil field1 which she deYeloped, but she wants coapeneation. Aaerica# want, Iran to be economicall7 strong enough to 1tave otr Coa ■uni1t aaitation, and laehington ia 1ai4 to be ready to graa\ • tinancial aid aa 100n aa the oil field• begin operating again. Bri taiD . ■ &J agree to Aa•rican techniciaa1 auagin1 the Iranian inda•try, and in Teheran the i■■ztzz laericaa oil aan, 1. Alton Jone ■, who ha ■ been in1pectin1 the fiel41, ••1• ...._.., he ia aare Iraniaa oil .df be flowing again 1 ■ooD, · t- ifil!!Ul; H ere's a dis a tch suggesting more trouble for us ne w smen, who c a n be c o nfused by foreign names. word fr II lest Germ ny telling who the new leader of the social Democratic P arty will be. Successor to Schumacher, 1bo died recently. Bis place will be taken by his leputy _ 0llenhauer. Which is an average sort of German naae. But the head of the West German Govern■ eat is Adenauer. The Socialists are at odds with the governaent. So now the rivals will be - Ollenbauer and Adenauer. They rhyme, and they'll be c nfusing. ( Governor Stevenson has been at it hot and tonight, ith addresses before the Rew York State Democratic Convention, and the Liberal Party convention. The L i ~ z = n t i o n nominated him tonight, M...~ia ~ntrating hi ■ tire on 1:119 . , . . ~ ~ ... h,rtilif of- Ma, . . . . . . tt,e . . d\V'l F..ulvJ lcCartbJ charges of Co■■unia ■ in 1dlr 1overn ■ent. ,).. ~ Be 1ua ■ ona General Ike to get rid of what Stevens calls - •middle of the gutter• advisers) lell, ••'re uaed to the ■ iddle-of the-road idea• . .a.-low the pbraae-■ater from Ii linoia rin1• a s change, and,.,.,.. - •11tiddle of the gutter•. Sharpening up hie verbal battle with General Eisenhower. On the Republican side, t h e word is - new labor 1upport for General Eisenhower, Tota,, the General had a conference with lew Jer1e7 labor leaders, and gaTe them bis stand on the Tart-Hartley law. Be aaid he thought both labor and aanagement 1hould be a1ked - bow 4o they think that law ahould be aaended. Sal Maio, Pre1ident ot the lew Jersey State Building and Trade• Council, A.F.ot L. - is quoted•• declaring that he will 1upport Eieenbower in the election. ( rro■ G.O.P. Con1re11ional circle• in la1hingtoa, we hear that liaenhower baa gi••n a11urance that he wi 1tage a fighting ca■paign, when the tiae co•••· Tb• General - believing in a alow 1tart, 10 that he to a cli■ax •• election da7 approaoh••) He think• tha, in the past, it was a mistake tor G.O.P. candidate• to •tart off too fast_ and run abort of am■unition at the end ot the ca■ paign. Such i1 th• report fro• la■bington. At the lhite House -~hat reply doe• Preaident Tru■ an ■ eke to the Aaerican Legion demand that he fir Secretary of State Acheaon01ell, I can't ai•• it to 700. H.S/T. hiaaelt, doea not give it. {today he tol4 a news conference that the retort he would like to ■ ate to the A■erican LegiGn on the aubject of Acheaon would bt - ~nprintabj Be repeated his full aupport or the Seoretar1 of State - and said that Dean Ach11on will reaain in the State Depart■ ent •• lon1 •• BarrJ Truaan ata71 in the lhite Bouae. But what the Preaident would reall7 lite I to 1a71. unprintable • • J,IGJQI The new coaaaader of the Aaericaa Legion 11 Lewie I. Gough of California. W• forty-four 7ear1 - - ~ ~. o14, a Yeteran of World lar Two -- MTN -4.IM ~ At Mew York'• ladi1on Square Garden, the Le1ioa conYention wae a pandemoniia of cheering, ae kfti~ Gough was m ■ ed -- lational Coaaaader. The Senate preparedness aubcoa ittee, toda7 issued a report attacking ailitar7 and ciYilian otficiala tor the weakness of this countr1'1 airpower. The Senator• allege that we ha•e but one half of the 11oderni1ed coabat wings that •e need in case of an ene■y attack. Noting that the Joint Chief, of Staff haYe 1aid that lineteen Fifty-Four will be the 7ear ot greateat peril fro ■ Ruaaia, the report call• tor a •r••b• • prograa to build up a hundred and fort7-three 1roap Air The eubcoaaittee want• a •production C1ar• to apetd up.._. production of planes. Advocate• a aobiliaation prograa capable of with1tandiD8 • 1neak attack. And think• that the probl•• of Ar■J, fte la•J and the Air Force ahould be re-esaained to deteraine how •ucb aore reliance we should place on the Air Force. -·· .. WJ>IANA. Louisiana has - a museum scandal. The charge is that a whole series of priceless relics have disappeared from the Louisiana State Musewa. So today Judge 1J1111 811 O'Hara ordered a grand jury investigation. Until recently, the director or the ■uaetu1 was -_:.__ - ~ t-~ . Sidney Revere, brother or Earl Long, •11 ,. .. go~mor. A A I\ All part ot the dynasty lett by the one tiae Iingtieh, Huey Long. _.There has been a change or state ada1n11tratlon, a new director appointed, Ben Mathews - and he makes the report.~ aaya that, uong the · ■1■1■ ■t11tng obJecte, 11 tlM ■oat precious treasure or all - the original Procl-t1on or < ~~ the Louisiana Purchase. that tuous docuaent -Awhen President 'l'hoaas Jefferson bought the vast Louisiana Territory tr011 lapoleon. -r ~ ~ I"' ia al1e ••••• that a nUI1ber ot ■useua pieces " were sent to the aovemor•s •nsion, loaned at the request or the wife of Governor Earl Long. Moreover, that another toraer governor, Richard Lefche, had 11Use1111 treasures at his ~Q!l§!h!i!.:. L ouisi a na has - a museum scandal. T he charge is th t a whole series of p riceless relics h a ve disappeared from be Louisiana St a te Museum. So today Judge William O'Hara ordered a g r a nd jury investigation. Until recently, the ~lrector of the museum . was Sidney Revere, brother-in-law of Earl Long, former governo~ I All a rt of the dynasty left by the one time Iingfish, Huey Long. There has been a change of state administratio a new director a p ointed, Ben .llathew1 - and he makes the report. Be says that, among the 11iesing objects, is the ■ ost recious treasure of all - the original Procla■ ation of the Louisiana urchase. That famous document - issued then P resident Thomas Jefferson bought the vast Louisiana Territory from Napoleon. They say that 8 buaber of 11useu11 ieces were senf to the Governor's mansion, loaned at the request ot th• Wife of Governor E a rl Long. Moreover, that another former go vernor, Richard Leche, had museum treasures at bis country home. Where he put them on display in a private useua - and sold tic ets. Ch · rging a n admission fee of a do lar to visit~rs, who marveled at historic mementoes of Louisiana. In Iorea the Allied air attacks are continuing, our planes hitting Communiet ailitar7 objectiwea *~•••x throughout the area between the battle line and the Jal• RiYer. lith no Communiat ti1hter planes in the ak7 to oppoae the ■, the bo ■ber, •truck at troop concentratioa1 an4 auppl7 area• in an around-the-clock assault on the ene ■7. They attacked the area ot Sohuag, in the northweat of the Peaiaaula, one of ••••nt7 ei1ht citi•• aarted tor destruction. The Seoul radio had pre•iou1l7 warned the ciYiliu population of Sohun1 to lea Ye the citJ. The Jap aneae Govern ■ent baa decided to hold a national election on October first. It will be the first election in Japan aince the end of the occupation. Priae lini1ter ~ Yoahida decided oa tbi1 becauae of de■ anda by the oppoaition partiea ia the Japaaeae Parlia■ ent. The7 argued that the laat el1ctioa• ~ wlaioll we rw beld.~11.•~.;::;;al ladrthur, •rnt-.&h ~~ 111'•, 414 not represent the will of the people. ). Many pre-war and wartiae leader• will •tand tor 11at1 in the aew Parlia ■eat, non1 thea one war cri ■ inal, toraer roreiaa liniiter a..e-n Shige ■ lt••• ■• i1 now President of the Pro1r•••i•e Party. The re-appearance ot 014 leader• 11 expected to atrengthen the eonaer•ati•e an4 lationaliat partie1. Reports from Iran s y that the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute will end soon. Britain ia now said to be willing to give up her claia to the Iranian oil fields which sbe d•••loped, but she wants co ■ penaation. Aaerica# wants Iran to bt economicall7 strong enough to ata•e of! Co ■■uniat aaitation, and laahington ia aai4 to be ready to graa\ ....._ financial aid•• aoon aa the oil field• be1in operating again. Bri taiD . ■ a, agree to Aaerican techniciaaa • auaging the Iranian in4aatry, and in Teheran the i■■•txx laericaa oil ■ an, 1. Alton Jone ■, who ha■ been inapecting the fiel4a, 1a71 ~ be ia aure Iranian oil .d! be tlowing again 1 ■oon, ,... Here's a dis pa tch suggesting more trouble for us ne w smen, who c a n be c o nfused by foreign na■ es. word fr o a lest Germ ny telling who the new leader of the Social Democratic Party will be. Successor to Schumacher, tho died recently. His place will be taken by his 1eputy - 0llenha uer. fhich is an average sort of German naae. But the head of the West German Govern ■ ent ia Adenauer. The Socialists are at odds with the governaent. So now the rivals will be - Ollenhauer and Adenauer. They rhyme, and they'll be c o nfusing. IJiIXI!I In the Rockwood Wildlife Reser•ation of li11ouri, the bunt was on toda7 - bat not tor wildlife, aot for beaats or birda. A ■ anhunt, and a huge one_ 1,eting one or the ten tugiti••• ao1t wanted bJ the f.B.I. lilliaa Merl• Martin, charged with the ■arder of a Deputy Sheriff in Ian1a1. Be's been on tbe na - bJ 11to■obile. Doublin1 back ud forth - in 1tolen car,. Reported 1ucceaaiYel7 - in Utah, California, Alabaaa, l11aouri. Last night tiaeouri State Trooper• 1potted hi■• But hie car was too taet. Then - apotted a1ain, tor another pursuit. Thia ti ■e he dro•e at break-neck •P••d around a curve, and the auto ran off into a cornfield. But the fugitive got clear · - and ■ade a dash through the f•rrowa of waving corn. Be disappeared in the darkness - taking refuge UG11lll - 2 in the nearby thicket, of the wildlife pre1er••· A hunted huaan cri ■ inal - aaon1 the deer, the fox••• the 1quirrel1, the bir4a. Fro■ At■ore, Alaba■a. the 1tor7 of a •••-haa\ - 1a4 the terror of the bloodh0 11 ad. I • n co ■aon 1p1ech we u•• the 17■bol •bloodhound••• the laat word tor 11nrtl1ntin1 pursuit. It'• the ri1ht word, 11 lllaitrate4 ' ,, tbl• di1patch. At the &laba■a State Con•ict Fara, el•••• in■a\e1 1101ped - aawiq throu1b prlaoa ,ar1. Three h••• beea recaptured. lillia■ Bollowa,, to4a,. !e1terda7, bi• tract• were picked •P bJ a ,1oodhoua4 - the doa da1hin1 aloaa the trail. A prl1oa \r•1t7 tried to tollow - oa a hor••· But the bloo4hou4 o•t-ran hi ■• The tn1t7 oa the bor•• had to tura baot ancl 11•• up. To4ay,~ro11 tield• u4 wooda, the prl10D 11ard1 heard the baJing ot the bloodhound - still on the trail. Ott they went, in the direction ot the ■oua4, and tound th• fugiti••• th• dog at hi• beela. The - - - IIPQRBOVI~§ - 2 convict gave up eagerl7 - utterl7 worn out, after bein1 puraued all night. Th• hound had caught up with bia, and kep\ after hi■• The fuglti•e dodged and ran, but couldn't abate off the dog - followin1~ wi\h th~■eil "•'Mac ' r;et.,.., Nt'111t •II'\ ba7in1 of the bloodhound. atll the au••• rea4J to collap•• with terror an4 tati1••• , l"-a--.11k• a ne ■ e1l1, on Illa trail. Clll■IL The season tor Channel awlatng 11 aoing along•• 11 11&11 - various people splashing their way acro11 • lot aach pabl1c1ty nowadays - the Channel nta 11 an old tbtng by now. So•thtng new ta needed, and here 1 t ta • walk acroe1 the Cbamel. SOunda like JPanta11, but lt i1n•t. At lnglewo~, Calitorn1a, Bill AbemaU., 11 tr.rlill to pro110te the atunt - 1a11 he 1 11 nlk acro11 trcil Dewer to Calaia. Bill 1a a deep aea dl•er - and that 1 1 tbe tip ott. It'd nlk alona the bott• - 1n a diving ault. Pt&aN• lt between would take bta~twenty-tCMar and tblrtJ-IU boura. the Clllannel nlk - a nrtaat on tbe Cbl ... l 81f111. '4 a.;; l ie:ait ~ ~ " --ft MPS.ft k- ,. 2-:! ,t;;d e:.w, . · CODCIDBICE Here•s one for the book ot coincidence. Karl lolan 11,es in R1chllond, Indiana. Early lolan 11YCI ln Ricblond, ientucky. Quite a coincidence right there. Several weeka we>, Karly lolan ot Rlcblond, bntuoac,, n• ■otoring through lladiaon, Indiana - wen the cope plead bi.a up tor drunken dr1T1ng. As a reault, tbe aathor1tlea rtYolted the drl••r•a license or Karl lolan or R1clll0nd,ladlm. All a coincidence, but the authoritle• could liardlJ bill••• it - they weN alllpl.J atqpred. Becauae ti. r.ntaotr, llcenae or BarlJ WOlan ot Ricbllond ta nuaber - one, one~ NNII, IIYen, ~. two,rour. the Indiana lie~• ot Earl lolail ot ltctaond 11 a110 - one, one, •••n, •••en, ~' two, tour. II••• Enctq the aw 11cenae nuaber. It a writer 1n a story, bad the gall to 11ae a coincidence anything lite that, tbe editor would tbrOW hla out ot the •1ndow 1 ~ ,