New York Truck Walkout Grips City Economy
A 9400 member AFL trucker strike crippled New York shipments, triggering an embargo on metropolitan freight and disrupting rail yard flows. Washington weighed action as Mayor O Dwyer warned of no quick settlement while some perishable deliveries continued and violence flared with three arrests.
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German Anti Reds Demand Voice In Four Power Talks
Berlin's anti communist city government pressed for a say in four power deliberations on the German crisis. The move faced a likely Soviet veto as military governors opened the third day of talks while Gen. Clay appeared grave and indicated no immediate statement.
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U S Scientist Alleged to Have Revealed Atom Secrets
Washington reports House on American Activities committee probes a claim that a United States scientist disclosed atomic energy secrets to Russians at the 1945 United Nations conference. Investigations may lead to hearings within months. An unnamed scientist at Berkeley’s atomic laboratory allegedly spoke with Russians before being discharged after FBI trailing.
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30 Sign Up At Winslow
Winslow Navajo county selective service board reports 230 registrations in three days. A W Issac notes 118 Monday 72 Tuesday 40 Wednesday. Registration in Winslow run by Frank Perkins post 15 American Legion auxiliary with volunteers Elizabeth LaZear Marguerite Locke Daisy York Vera Shope and Nellie Clark assisting.
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Benes Nearing Death Paralyzed in Prague
Prague authorities report former Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes has sunk deeper into unconsciousness and is virtually paralyzed as doctors provide updates on his critical condition.
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Argentina rejects US Antarctic internationalization plan
Buenos Aires reports Argentina will decline the United States proposal to place the Antarctic under international trusteeship. Chile also plans a similar rejection as Washington urged joint international stewardship among seven nations with overlapping claims.
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Holbrook Station Counts 37,000 Westbound Autos In August
Westbound autos on Highway 66 totaled about 37,000 in August at the Holbrook station, a rise from 31,280 in the same month last year. Average daily traffic runs 1,195, with July at 37,660 and June lower by about 2,006 cars. Total for 1948 eight months shows mixed gains across months.
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Australian liner overdue on Brisbane to Sydney flight
An Australian National Airways liner carrying 10 passengers and a crew of three is several hours overdue on a Brisbane to Sydney flight. It should have reached Sydney by last night. The weather is reported cold wet and windy.
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Men Born in 1924 Register for Draft in Coconino County
Coconino county selective service points began registration for men born in 1924 this morning with Thursday and Friday set for their registration. Saturday will cover 1925 birth year, with offices closed Sunday and Monday. The Flagstaff office reported 218 men registered over Monday to Wednesday, with Williams Grand Canyon and Fredonia also serving, all manned by volunteers via American Legion posts.
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Way Funeral Slated Friday
Funeral services for R. J. Willis known as Jack Way a famed Grand Canyon packer and guide will be held Friday at 2 pm in the Grand Canyon Community buildings with Dr Roscoe G Slrivings officiating. A choir will sing Way’s cowboy songs as mourners recall a veteran of both world wars who died by his own hand at Yaki Point last August near the rim.
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Famed Archaeologist Morley Dies in Santa Fe
SANTA FE N M Sept 2 AP Dr Sylvanus G Morley internationally known archaeologist died today of a heart ailment A Maya hieroglyphic expert and Middle American archaeology specialist He had lived in Mérida and Santa Fe where he directed the School of American Research and the Museum of New Mexico
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Canyon Travel Records Broken
Grand Canyon National Park reports a record travel month with 3917 daily visitors and August total of 121455. Year to date travel stands at 553951 with air travel up 18 percent from last year. California leads in visitor origin with 18856, Arizona 10928, Texas 10518, Illinois 1000s, Canada and other nations also represented. Officials expect the 1997 travel year record of 611815 to be surpassed by season end.
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Three Criminal Maniacs Escape At Florence
Florence September 2 AP three criminally insane men escaped from the state hospital annex near Florence in a wide search. Warden Lon Walters said the trio pried locks jumped a window and topped three 10 foot fences with barbed wire. Identified as Willie Johnson 17 Irving Johnson 22 and John Pyran 21 all listed as homicidal or sex maniacs.
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Airliner Missing Over Congo With 13 Aboard
Sabena reports a TC-3 airliner en route from Costersui ville to Elisabethville missing in the Belgian Congo. Ten passengers and three crew members were aboard. It was due to land at Elisabethville at noon August 31. A three-plane search has so far yielded no results.
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Stassen Accuses Govt of Keeping Food Prices High
ALBANY NY Sept 2 AP Tarold J Stassen former Minnesota governor and Dewey rival accused Secretary of Agriculture Charles P Brannan of a deliberate effort to stop the downward trend in food prices He said the agriculture department with Brannans approval issued statements aimed at raising prices He spoke after a conference with Dewey about a Detroit speech next Tuesday He suggested prices could fall within two to three months if conditions are met He also cited a Senate probe into Pawleys grain market profits and urged careful consumer purchasing and fighting profiteering in food He urged against creating false scarcities
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Capitalists and Reds Flayed in Church Report
The council received a report from the section on The Church and Disorder of Society condemning capitalism and communism as ideologies incapable of justice and freedom. The council commended it for serious consideration and action, representing about 150 churches in over 10 nations, with the Catholic and Russian churches not present. A motion to refer back for redraft failed 84 to 76, while the motion to receive passed narrowly. The report will undergo only minor revisions.
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Zhdanov Rites Slated After Death in Moscow
MOSCOW Sept 2 AP officials expect no shift in Soviet policy after the death of Andrei A Zhdanov. Experts at the American Embassy say policy should continue along lines set by Stalin Molotov and Zhdanov. Zhdanov a Politburo member and top Russian teacher died Tuesday. His body to be interred in the Kremlin wall after Red Square funeral services.
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Studios Hire Top Lawyers To Defend Mitchum In Dope Case
Hollywood reports studios RKO and Selznick hire Jerry Geisler to defend Mitchum amid a marijuana case. Mitchum, Lila Leeds, Robin Ford and Vickie Evans face bail, with habeas corpus hearing set for September 8. Detective Barr vows Hollywood cleanup and ongoing surveillance of many high-profile figures.
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Jerry Geisier
Tawyer
Robin Ford
Lila Leeds
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Charlie Chaplain
Fred Flynn
Star
Wrile
Alva Barr
Miss Leeds
Oil and Gas Strike Reported in Paradise Valley
AP reports from Phoenín that RE W Duhame president of Glenn Ol Co says a test well in Paradise Valley struck oil and natural gas at 3 786 feet. He notes a fissure with high air content and says evaluation will determine if commercial production is justified.
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New French Cabinet To Exclude Socialists
Paris dispatch reports Premier Robert Schuman intends to form a new French cabinet without the Socialists. Socialists had voted against accepting posts in a Schuman coalition, and many believed he might refuse to continue in office.
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Chicago Beats Brooklyn 7 5 in Baseball Card
Chicago defeats Brooklyn 7 to 5 as part of the National League results reported by AP. The card notes Pittsburgh’s 4 score and mentions no American League games scheduled.
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