Rumor of war declaration proves false in Athens
An untrue rumor, spread via local radio WATH, claimed Russia declared war on the United States. Callers to The Messenger prompted denials from the station. In Korea, weather halted armistice talks with a flood near Kaesong delaying crossings and delaying the eighth session while crucial issues over foreign troop withdrawals loom.
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Franco Names Cabinet Aims At Western Ties And Monarchy
Madrid reports Generalissimo Franco appointed a new cabinet seeking American dollars and closer non communist West ties. The shakeup hints at restoring the monarchy, with a king to be placed on the throne after prolonged negotiation, while Franco stays as head of state.
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Weather Across Nation Generally Fair Today
A general report from the Associated Press notes fair conditions across most of the United States with isolated wet spots. Yesterday’s damaging thunderstorms and gale winds in the Middle Atlantic and New England ended, but caused heavy property and crop damage and six lightning deaths plus three other storm-related fatalities. Hot conditions persisted in the South and the Rocky Mountain states.
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OSU Student Union To Be Ready in Fall
Ohio State University's new student union costing more than 4 million dollars will be ready for student use in October. The building is funded by a five dollar quarterly assessment on student fee cards.
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Man found dead by hanging on apple tree near Brush Church
The Gallia County Coroner ruled Paul Grucho, 64, of Vinton Route 2, died by his own action hanging. He had been missing since Wednesday afternoon and was discovered about 7 a.m. by Bud Eggers near a tobacco farm, not far from Mrs. Ada Bostic's residence where he lived since earlier this year. Grucho, born in Austria with no known family, formerly worked on the Hocking Valley division of the C and D Railroad. The body was taken to Vernon McCoy Funeral Home in Vinton.
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Cleveland Man Kills Wife Then Ends Life
A 14 year old girl heard her parents argue, saw them struggle for a shotgun, and locked herself in her room. She heard three shotgun shots followed by two revolver shots. Police found Ernest H. Charvat, 51, a sign painter, and his wife Marie, 35, dead.
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Huber Ayres election contest set for hearing
The Huber Ayres contest will be heard by the House Elections Subcommittee next Wednesday. Rep. Burleson of Texas, for the committee, expects a two day proceeding. Walter B. Huber of Akron challenges Rep. William H. Ayres’s seat after Ayres won by 1921 votes in a three way race with Independent Robert Breneman. Huber contends the election was not conducted in accordance with Ohio law.
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Flood Barriers Crumple in Missouri River Flood Wave
Missouri River crest batters eastern Missouri with the nation’s first billionaire flood. Barriers fail as the Missouri empties into the Mississippi near St. Louis, threatening riverfront areas and prompting evacuations. President Truman cites flood damage over 1 billion dollars and appeals for Red Cross support.
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Last German Crown Prince Dies at 69 in Heching en Villa
Frail last crown prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Hohenzollern died at 69 in his Heching en villa after a long illness. Eldest son of Kaiser Wilhelm II he spent years in exile and seclusion near Hohenzollern Castle. Once in World War I he led army actions then retreated to manage estates until Russian occupation diminished holdings.
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Irvin M Garfield Dies Son of Late President
Boston attorney Irvin M Garfield aged 80 died yesterday in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital. Funeral services will be held tomorrow. Garfield was 11 when his father President James A Garfield was fatally shot in 1881. He was a native of Hiram Ohio and graduated Williams College 1893 and Harvard Law School 1896.
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Hoover for President Sparks GOP Nomination Talk
Rep Shafer announces in the congressional record that J Edgar Hoover chief of the FBI is a suggested popular candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 1952. The idea reportedly arose from grassroots discussions with constituents and others.
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Communists Kill 334 in Peiping and Shanghai
Hong Kong reporting that during the first two weeks of July Communist firing squads executed 334 people in Peiping and Shanghai. The Communist press said the victims were Chinese Nationalist spies and pro-Japanese elements.
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Epech Ae
Turkey Seeks End of War with Germany Approved
Ankara reports the Turkish National Assembly approved a draft bill to formally end the state of war with Germany, marking a historic move toward reconciliation and postwar normalization. The vote reflects shifting regional alignments as peace terms unfold.
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U S Rebuilds Former Bases In Greenland
American military and civilian workers have begun rehabilitating World War II air fields in Greenland along the top of the bomber routes from Russia. Private firms under Army engineers and Air Force contracts lead the construction as ice conditions briefly delayed a convoy.
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Remove Exemptions Finance Group Urged
The Senate Finance Committee was told the federal government could gain about 1.18 billion dollars annually by taxing organizations now exempt. Ralph E. Burgess of New York, for the National Tax Equality Association, made the estimate. The group has long urged taxing farm cooperatives and other exempt bodies.
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Philo Plant Manned Amid Union Walkout Threat
The Philo plant of the Ohio Power Co. was manned as usual early today despite a threatened walkout of union employees.
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CIO Operators Strike Pacific Telephone in West
About 9000 CIO operators walked off the job today at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph in Northern California and Nevada, affecting service across the region. Local union leaders urged continued action as negotiators met with company officials to seek a settlement.
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King Abdullah of Jordan Assassinated in Jerusalem Mosque
King Abdullah of Jordan, 69, was shot at the Aqsa Mosque entrance in Jerusalem. The British Foreign Office named Mustafa Shakir as the assassin and Abdullah’s second son Naif named regent. The murder deepens Middle East tensions for Britain amid the Iranian oil crisis and ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
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Narcotics Ring in Chicago Dismantled by Police
Chicago police arrested four men and two women in a two day roundup ending a major narcotics ring that supplied drugs to hundreds of addicts including high school students. The operation followed information from two 15 year old Flower Technical High School girls who were addicts. Several other students at the school were reported to have recently become addicts.
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Nations invited to San Francisco for Japan peace treaty
The United States and Great Britain issued a draft treaty and invited 50 nations to a September 4 San Francisco conference to complete and sign a Japan peace treaty. Moscow is expected to reject, while China is not invited. The Philippines was told reparations are to be handled without cash payments, and the draft allows Allied powers to seek compensation by making Japanese skilled labor and industry available for rebuilding efforts.
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Kaiser-Frazer Defends RFC Loans as Public Benefit
Edgar F. Kaiser, vice-president of Kaiser-Frazer, said government RFC loans totaling about 69 million dollars, started in 1949 and with roughly 10 million repaid, were in the public interest due to 3000 small Kaiser-Frazer dealers and many small manufacturers relying on the firm for employment and livelihoods.
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Henry Tribe Dies Thursday
Henry Franklin Tribe, 70, died at his home in Alexander Township after a short illness. A lifelong farmer, he is survived by wife Emma two sons Norman Tribe and Henry M Tribe a daughter Mrs Lowell Christman a sister Mrs Dent Allen a brother George Tribe and four grandchildren. Services Saturday 2 p.m. at Bigony funeral home Hebbardsville Cemetery burial. Friends may call.
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Alaska-Canada joint development urged by Chapman
Secretary of the Interior Chapman urged a U S Canada joint push to develop Alaska and the adjoining Yukon and northern British Columbia. He cited Alaska could generate billions annually in hydroelectric power and a northwestern population potentially reaching six million with full resource utilization.
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Truman Split Over FPC Gas Decision
President Truman and Senator Humphrey showed a rift over the Federal Power Commission ruling on natural gas rates. The FPC, in a 4 to 1 vote, rejected federal power rates charged by Phillips Petroleum Company, a major gas producer, a decision announced by Chairman Mon Wallgren.
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Boy 14 Dies On Tracks In Berthoud
Berthoud Colorado report says 14 year old Delayne R Patterson Jr raised his head to view an oncoming train then lay on the track and was killed. Coroner Harold Warren tentatively ruled the death as death by own action and an inquest will be held once the train crew is available. The youth had been missing from home since Tuesday night.
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