Annexation plans promise immediate services for area
The Adrian annexation vote on September 9 prompts city leaders to pledge instant police fire protection and garbage pickup if approved. Water mains, sewers, streets require petitions and bidding. improvements will come as funds and materials allow. Officials stress health benefits and fair assessments tied to benefits received.
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Adrian
H. W. Lundahl
Water Board
City Commission
Louis F. Germond
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
H. C. Huntley
Fremon Ansted
Public Works
Sunnyside
Paralysis Victim Placed in Iron Lung in Tecumseh Area
Maynard Ingraham a 42 year old infantile paralysis patient from Tecumseh Route 1 has been placed in an iron lung after diaphragm paralysis was diagnosed. His wife and mother visited him at University Hospital Ann Arbor. Lenawee county reports its fifth poliomyelitis case of the year. Blissfield child shows arm paralysis but responds to treatment. other cases show no paralysis.
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Clinton
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Maynard Ingraham
Clarence Ingraham
Lenawee County
Blissfield
H. C. Huntley
Lenawee Ayrshire Herd Wins Honors at Michigan State Show
The Lenawee county Ayrshire herd won first prize in the annual 4-H show at Michigan State College. Jane Peterson of Orleans exhibited the grand champion Ayrshire, Helen Brow Jr of Allen had the reserve, and Marion Goodluck of Clayton was on the winning dairy judging team with Paul Jones, Gene Post, and Ann Reisbig. Other breeds and judging sections were featured as the event continued.
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Lenawee County
Michigan State College
Jane Peterson
Orleans
Helen Brow, Jr
Allen
Lenawee
Marion
Goodluck
Clayton
Paul A. Jones
Jonesville
Gene Post
Rockford
Ann Reisbig
Coopersville
Jack Doty
Monroe County
Jersey
Knives and gear added to Truman plane Independence
Washington Aug 28 The secret service added bolo knives and carbines to the equipment of the new White House plane Independence as President Truman prepares to fly to Rio de Janeiro for the inter American defense conference. Parachutes a bulletproof limousine and armored car are to accompany him for the six day stay.
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Washington
White House
Independence
Secret Service
Truman
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
inter-American Defense Conference
Mr. Truman
Rio
Trinidad
War hero may form coalition of Greeks
Athens Aug 28 UP Generalissimo Alexander Papagos Greece’s hero of the 1941 Greek Italian campaign is increasingly named as likely to head a neutral coalition government to end a cabinet crisis now in its sixth day. Premier designate Constantin Tsaldaris met with leaders from Demetrios Maximos’s fallen cabinet to discuss forming a new coalition and appears to have abandoned his bid for a direct government.
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Athens
Alexander Papagos
Greece
Constantin Tsaldaris
Demetrios Maximos
Michigan health officials demand DeKleine resign
Officials from the Michigan Health Officers and Public Health associations petitioned Governor Sigler to replace State Health Commissioner Dr. William DeKleine. They accuse him of centralizing control, delaying funds to locals, and mishandling federal grants. The group suggested Dr. J Kenneth Altland as a leading candidate.
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Lansing
Michigan Health Officers Association
Michigan Public Health Association
Sigler
William DeKleine
DeKleine
Michigan Medical Society
American Red Cross
Harry F. Kelly
J. Kenneth Altland
State Health Department
Bureau of Local Health Departments
Barry County
George C. Charles Stucky
Eaton County
Bruceh. Douglas
Detroit
Otto K. Engelke
Washtenaw County Health Department
David Littlejohn
Wayne County Health Department
Kenneth FR. Gibson
Bank Robbers Still Held At Jail
Two Detroit men, Fred Bakus aged 20 of Ecorse and James Stuch aged 22 of Detroit, who robbed Addison State Savings Bank on August 9 and were captured after their car failed, pleaded guilty to armed robbery and were arraigned August 11 before Judge G Arthur Rathbun. Awaiting full reports from county probation officer H Ray Kemp on prior records, they remain held at the county jail with bonds of 35000 each unfurnished.
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Detroit
Addison State Savings Bank
G. Arthur Rathbun
H. Ray Kemp
County Probations
Fred Bakus
Ecorse
James S2uch
Real Estate Boards Indicted in Antitrust Probe
Washington Aug 22 Attorney General Clark announced a federal grand jury has indicted the National Association of Real Estate Boards and the Washington Real Estate Board on anti trust charges. The probe alleges a criminal conspiracy to fix real estate commission rates and restrain housing trade in DC. A civil suit seeks removal of unlawful provisions in constitutions bylaws and regulations.
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Washington
Clark
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington Real Estate Board
National Association
Real Estate Board
District of Columbia
Herbert A. Nelson
Artic Association
Warrington Board
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
Anti-Trust
Two Cars Collide at North Main Bridge
An accident on M-52 at the North Main Street bridge caused property damage to two cars. Almond S. Curtis and Emory E. Mallory collided after Curtis stopped to let traffic pass. No summonses were issued. Earlier, at Michigan Avenue and McKenzie Street, Julian Frank and Lloyd McCreery collided. the pickup overturned with no injuries.
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North Main Street
Almond S. Curtis
Emory E. Mallory
East Maumee Street
Curtis
Mallory
Michigan Avenue
Julian Frank
MccKenzie Street
Lloyd McCreery
East Front Street
McKenzie Street
Frank
Polio Victim Gives Birth to Baby Girl in Philadelphia
Mrs Estelle Breene almost paralyzed by poliomyelitis for two years gave birth to a daughter at Nazareth hospital in Philadelphia. Doctors said both Mrs Breene and the six pound fourteen ounce baby are doing nicely.
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Philadelphia
Estelle Breene
Nazareth Hospital
35 Dead In Norway Plane Crash
A Norwegian Sandringham flying boat crashed in the Lofoten mountains killing all 35 aboard. The craft carried 27 passengers and eight crew members en route from Tromsoe to Stavanger. The chief pilot Capt. Buer was a noted Norwegian aviator. The plane burned for hours after the crash. One American, Mrs Jess, was among the dead.
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Oslo
Norway
Norwegian Airlines
Lofoten
Sandringham
Stavanger
Tromsoe
Buer
Jess
US veto document leaves UN delegates puzzled in New York
In a tense UN Security Council session, Herschel W. Johnson presented a two page draft on voting procedure, described as ideas not a formal proposal. Russia’s Andrei Gromyko warned against charter amendments. delegates sent the matter to a committee of experts for review. Johnson stressed the document was for discussion, not a formal U.S. proposal.
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United States
U. N
Gromyko
Johnson
U. S
Landlord Sentenced Over Moon Turning Green Remark
Abraham Weiner, a Philadelphia dry goods operator, was jailed for contempt of federal court after a government attorney quoted him saying the moon would turn green before he refunded rent overcharges to nine tenants. Judge James P. McGrannery ordered jail until he complies with the court order. Conrad Moffett of the FHA accused him of refusing to follow the order and pay $3,837 in double damages.
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Philadelphia
James P. McGrannery
Abraham Weiner
Weiner
McGrannery
Conrad G. Moffett
Nicotine Shampoo Leaves 3 Girls in Serious Condition
Detroit, Aug. 28 VP) Three year old Joanne Muscat and her sisters, Lillian seven and Mary nine, remained in Receiving hospital after nicotine poisoning. Doctors say their mother, Amadeo Muscat, used nicotine potassium insecticide diluted with soap and water to treat a scalp infection, and the solution soaked through their scalps.
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Detroit
Joanne Muscat
Amadeo. Muscat
Joanne
Lillian
Mary
European aid plan must be reasonable and realistic
Washington, Aug 28 UP The sixteen European nations drafting a recovery blueprint were told by Undersecretary Lovett that U S aid must be reasonable and diminish by next year. Kennan and Bonesteel head to Paris to advise on estimates as the Paris talks near a September deadline and a separate sixteenthnation study by Harriman group proceeds.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
State Department
Paris
Congress
George F. Kennan
Charles Bonesteel
William L. Clayton
Jefferson Caffery
Marshall
Russia
Commerce Harriman
Big Zoo Bunker Faces Destruction in Berlin
Berlin reports the imminent demolition of the Big Zoo Bunker near the zoological gardens a massive air raid shelter used for 30 000 people during the war and later as a hospital One wartime patient was Hermann Goering who sought safety from Allied bombers the shelter nicknamed the Big Zoo Bunker contrasts with the earlier Little Zoo Bunker torn down this summer under Allied war potential policy.
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Berlin
Zoological Gardens
Hermann Goering
Little Zoo
Drastic New Cuts Made In British Living Standard
LANSING Aug 28 An inmate at Boys Vocational School faced examination on an attempted murder charge after a failed poison plot aimed at cottage manager Stephan Hamilton. Det ectives say another boy, Alvernon A. Chambers, 17, Detroit, ringleader, may face a similar charge. he was held on a $10,000 bond. Four other boys are said to be involved but are under age. Rupert Kettle, acting superintendent, says Hamilton was suspended for mistreatment of charges.
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Alvernon A. Chambers
Detroit
Paul C. Younger
Stephan Hamilton
Chambers
Rupert Kettle
Hamilton
Truman 10 Address Conference At Rio De Janeiro
Delegates of the Inter American defense conference in Quitandinha prepare final treaty language as President Truman and family plan a Rio visit. Truman to address closing session and witness signing of a 19 nation hemispheric defense treaty in Itamaraty Palace. He also marks Brazilian Independence Day with a parade before departing aboard the Missouri.
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Quitandinha
Brazil
Inter- American Defense Conference
Rio de Janeiro
Truman
United States
Margaret
Rio
Washington
Missouri
Belem
Amazon River
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
George C. Marshall
U.S
Itamaraty Palace
Brazzil
Foreign Ministry
Thirty Million Cars To Travel the Labor Day Highways
Chicago August 28. The National Safety Council estimated thirty million automobiles will be on U S roads during the Labor Day holiday. About 250 people are expected to be killed in traffic incidents during the three days, a figure covering only immediate fatalities. Council president Ned H. Dearborn cautioned that past estimates were sometimes optimistic.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Britain imposes drastic cuts on food travel and fuel
Britain announces major ration reductions to slash the $2.4 billion deficit. Meat allowances fall from 1s 2d to 1s, tea rations freeze, hotel stays without ration books shrink to two days, and foreign travel luxury imports are banned. Pleasure trips abroad are limited, with September as the last month to vacation outside the sterling area. Gasoline rations are eliminated, and production aims to rise alongside further cuts.
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London
Attlee
Sterling
No. 10 Downing Street
Legion Opens 2911 National Convention
New York August opening of the American Legion 29th convention draws thousands to Madison Square Garden as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey endorses universal military training in a speech ahead of the event. Dewey, Republican presidential candidate, urges a program requiring participation by all able bodied young men. He has not confirmed a 1948 run and has been quiet on several issues.
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New York
American
Iranian Officials Acknowledge Border Forces Massed Near Azerbaijan
An Iranian army staff officer said officials accept as fact reports that 8,000 armed men are massed on Iran's northern border in Russian Azerbaijan. The figure includes Kurdish tribesmen from Iraq and irregulars of the former regime. Two brigades of Iranian motorized troops with light tanks moved out from Tehran yesterday.
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Tehran
Iran
Russian
Azerbaijan
Iraq
Iranian -Azerbaijan
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