Annexation Seen As Only Possible Health Safeguard
Dr. H C Huntley warns Lenawee county faces a grave epidemic threat from overcrowded east and south Adrian areas lacking water sewer and garbage facilities He and the county health unit urge annexation as the only viable cure to unsafe conditions Wells near Adrian are shallow and many contaminated half show impurities while trash collection and waste handling worsen the risk Local voters vote Sept 9 to approve annexation as a public health measure
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Lenawee County
H. C. Huntley
Lenawee Board of Supervisors
County Health Unit
Ail
Adrian
Huntley
Health Department
Summer students to receive degrees at Adrian College
The Adrian College summer session ends Friday with informal graduation for 12 students in Downs Hall at 10:40 a.m. Final exams follow. Registrar Mrs. M. C. Miller lists degree completers: Ruth Baily, Helen Barton, Robert Brittain, Donn Downall, Duane Furbush, Fred Gaston, Paul Holland, Stanley Lucas, Katherine Miller, Helen Porter, Lynn Schultz, and Dean Walton. Enrollment reached 139. last term begins September 26 with a projected 500-plus students.
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Adrian’s College
Downs Hall
M. C. Miller
Ruth Baily
South Winter's Street
Helen Whitla Barton
Palmyra
Robert E. Brittain
Traverse City
Donn Downall
Pittsburgh
Duane K
Beauty queen loses dam name twist in Nevada saga
Peggy McCarty of Tacoma, 20, crowned Miss Boulder Dam at a Disabled American Veterans session in Las Vegas, was denied posing on Hoover Dam unless ribbon read Miss Boulder City. Washington ordered the dam’s name to be used, then Congress reversed to restore Hoover Dam.
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Boulder City
Nev
UPI
Peggy McCarty
Tacoma
Wash
Hoover Dam
Peggy
Boulder Dam
Las Vegas
Art Rydell
Bureau of Reclamation
Washington
Boulder
Congress
Hoover
Mother Drowns in Lake Adrian
Mrs. Marion Smith, 25, wife of Hal Smith of Adrian Trailer Park, drowned at Lake Adrian after stepping into a deep hole while her two young children watched. Rescue attempts failed. coroner ruled accidental death. Survived by husband two sons and multiple Ekman relatives. Body to be shipped to Tronwood for funeral.
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Marion Smith
Hal Smith
Adrian
Lake Adrian
City Dam
Smith
Ekman
Paul Mott
Angus Sexton
Donald
Darrell
Albin, Ekman
Ironwood
Warren
Luther
Vincent
Donald Ekman
Robert
John Ekman
Marjorie
Margaret Ekman
Mott Funeral Home
Tronwood
Navy pilot sets speed mark of 640.7 mph
U S Navy Commander Turner Caldwell Jr. of Arlington Va. piloted the jet Skystreak D-558 on a 3-km course at Muroc Calif to establish an international air speed record averaging 640.7 mph across four runs. The plane’s fastest time reached 653.4 mph.
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Muroc
Calif
Turner Caldwell Jr
Arlington
Corn And Oats Prices Hit New Peak
Chicago August 21 Corn and oats rose to new record highs on the Board of Trade as drought reduced Midwest grain supplies. September corn traded at 2.45 a bushel and September oats at 31.08, surpassing prior peaks set earlier and in 1920. Wheat also gained two to five cents per bushel during the session.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Taft Hartley Act Takes Full Effect as Law Tomorrow
Washington Aug 21 The Taft Hartley Act takes full effect at midnight removing about 3000 back NLRB cases including union petition matters unless unions file non Communist affidavits within 20 days. Changes include new unfair labor practices and a one year limit on signed closed shop contracts. AFL CIO unions respond variably with some filing and others delaying. International Association of Machinists filed the required disclosures yesterday.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Congress
Truman
CIO
AFL
Chicago
International Association of Machinists
Labor Department
Soviet Union vetoes Italy and Austria bids for U N membership
In Lake Success on August 21 the Soviet Union vetoed bids by Italy and Austria for United Nations membership. The votes blocked immediate admission, backing Australian proposals to refer the matter to the General Assembly meeting September 16. Hungary’s membership was also nixed earlier, with nine abstentions. Soviet Delegate Gromyko argued the Australian plan violated both the Potsdam agreement and the UN Charter.
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Russia
Italy
Austria
United Nations
Security Council
General Assembly
New York
France
Poland
Hungary
U. N
United States
Andrei A. Gromyko
Wedemeyer Plans China Departure Without Public Recommendations
Gen Albert C Wedemeyer will leave China Sunday without publicly releasing his recommendations to President Truman on future U S policy in the strife torn country. Chinese leaders from Chiang Kai Shek downward await word while Wedemeyer and aides offer no hints and will likely issue a cautious statement before departure.
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Nanking
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Truman
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Wedemeyer
Marshall
Deadline Sparks Jap American Wedding Rush
In Yokohama, Aug 21, Japanese women hurried to wed American servicemen before midnight to enter the United States under a one month immigration window. About 550 marriages had occurred since July 22 in Yokohama and Kobe, with Nisei soldiers leading the unions and some civilian men seeking discharge to stay in the occupation zone. The brides travel passport free, and expect simple pleasures like chocolate, dances, ice cream, movies, and lipstick.
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Yokohama
United States
U.S
Kobe
Z. Alexis Johnson
America
NLRB Slapped Again In Agreement Between RCA Victor Unit
New York August 21 A two year contract ends court challenges between RCA Victor Division of Radio Corp and the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers CIO. The deal requires grievances settled by arbitration and bans strikes or lockouts unless arbitration is violated by either side.
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NLRB
CIO
RCA Victor
New York
New National Labor Relations Board
Radio Corporation of America
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
British warn Jews to leave vessels off Marseille
Britain issued an ultimatum to 4400 Jewish refugees aboard three ships off Marseille to disembark by tomorrow or be transported to Germany. The refugees, mostly Poles, have refused France’s hospital offer, with agency spokesmen calling any Hamburg landing a crime against humanity. The Jews threaten a hunger strike if denied entry to Palestine.
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London
Britain
France
Germany
Marseille
Palestine
Bergen-Belsen
International Refugee Organization
Hamburg
Jewish Agency
Jerusalem
Nesws
Holy Land
Haifa
Merrow Urges Oct Special Session on European Situation
U S Representative Chester Merrow of New Hampshire urged President Truman and congressional leaders to call a special session in October to address the British and European situation. Merrow, a member of the House foreign affairs committee, proposed this plan in a message to the President and Republican leaders.
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Manchester
N. H
U. S
Chester Merrow
N.H
Truman
Congress
Merrow
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Reds Protest 3-Power Talks On German Production
Russia protested the planned three power talks to raise Germanys industrial level citing the Potsdam Pact. General Clay dismissed any Russian protest as groundless and noted Molotov had stated publicly in Moscow that Germanys industrial level must be raised.
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U.S
Washington
Russia
United States
Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
Potsdam
Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
U. S
Clay
Molotov
Moscow
Silent Russian denials over captured American soldiers
In Seoul, Aug 21, two protests sought an explanation for the seizure of three U S soldiers in north Korea. Lt Gen John R Hodge reported protests while intelligence said Moscow claimed no information, with General Korotov handling the case. The liaison officer witnessed guards detaining Tommy F Pugsley, John B Hopfe, and Gerald IX Geffen during an inspection mission. At Washington, Truman visited the Navy Medical Center Bethesda to see Cordell Hull and Fleet Admiral Ernest J King patients there.
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North Korea
John R. Hodge
U.S
Pyongyang
Korotov
Yohyon-Ni
Tommy F. Pugsley
Renton
Wash
John B. Hopfe
Seattle
Gerald IX. Geffen
Port Chester
N.Y
Washington
Truman
Navy Medical Center
Bethesda
Cordell Hull
Ernest J. King
Michigan Faces Heat as Cold Air Stalls at Border
A massive Canadian cold air mass failed to move into the Great Lakes region, keeping Michigan and nearby states hot. Meanwhile a warm air mass shifts east from Missouri and Kansas likely pushing temperatures to 100 plus in South Dakota Iowa and Illinois. Detroit area flood damage and storms leave power outages and weather injuries. Grand Rapids records 97 as Michigan endures heat.
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Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Ohio
Missouri
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Oklahoma
Nebraska
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Iowa
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U S protests Soviet rule in Dairen port
The State Department disclosed a new United States protest to Moscow over the Red occupation of Dairen China. The note warned the Soviet government it will be held responsible for treatment of American interests while the port remains under Soviet control. Under a 1945 treaty Dairen was to be returned to Chinese administration and opened to trade. Russia has banned foreign shipping, including American naval vessels, from the port and is blocking mail and supplies to the U S consul general.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Dairen
State Department
Moscow
U. S
Britain Suspends Pound Dollar Convertibility In Shortage Move
Britain suspends pound to dollar convertibility to curb dollar reserves drain. Chancellor Hugh Dalton warned of looming shortages as the plan, effective at midnight, follows Washington talks on Britain’s loan terms. A Treasury spokesman cited $850 million US balance, with $345.6 million available to pay for US orders and $400 million frozen. Secretary Snyder said Britain has not requested more loans and sought full understanding of domestic issues affecting the loan.
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London
Hugh Dalton
Britain
Dalton
Washington
United States
Treasury
U. S. Treasury
U. S
Wilfrid
Wilfrid Eady
British Treasury
AFL Chief Demands Lawyer Fired After Hearing Fight
William Green head of the AFL called for Rep. Carroll Kearns to dismiss the sub committee counsel Irving McCann after a brief fist fight with AFL counsel Joseph Padway in a federal hearing room. Witness Edward Arnold testified Green said Hutcheson could settle Hollywood labor disputes but would not.
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
Carroll Kearns
R.-Pa
Congressional
Green
AFL
Irving G. McCann
Joseph A. Padway
Padway
McCann
Gestapo
Kearns
Edward Arnold
Screen Actors Guild
Hollywood
William L. Hutcheson
AFL Carpenters Union
Arnold
Hutcheson
New Approaches Eyed For Korea Austria
Washington reports indicate the United States may drop current attempts to reach a settlement with the Soviet Union on Korea and Austria in favor of a fresh approach. A Library of Congress review notes U S Soviet relations have deteriorated dangerously and outlines Moscow aims to spread communism.
Frigidaire raises prices on appliances in New York
Frigidaire Division of General Motors Corp announces a price hike on several products including refrigerators and ranges by five to fifteen dollars, five hundred fifteen dollars on new home laundry, and an average of 2.33 percent on certain commercial refrigeration and air conditioning goods, effective August 21.
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Frigidaire
New York
General Motors Corp
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