Red Seizure Of Bombers Is Disclosed
The United States reports reveal that at least ten US bombers were seized by Soviet forces during World War II, including a B-29 shot down near Korea. The crew of the damaged plane bailed out as Russians pressed the attack, and the aircraft was interned with papers and gear removed.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Russia
Moscow
Tokyo
USAF
Saipan
Kanko
Korea
Aviation
Premier Hints New Cabinet Without Socialists
Paris Premier Robert Schuman says he plans to form a new French cabinet without the Socialists if necessary. The Socialists opposed joining a Schuman coalition and previously backed former premier Andre Marie whose resignation triggered Schuman’s succession. Marie resigned last Saturday and the assembly confirmed Schuman Tuesday night. the Socialists voted for him. Schuman offered no immediate comment on his plan. Columbus hosts the 29th annual conference of Ohio Health Commissioners October 21-22.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Schuman
Andre Marie
Marie
Assembly
Columbus
Conference of Ohio Health Commissioners
New York Truck Tie-Up Paralyzes Freight Traffic
A city wide trucking tie up halted freight flows as an embargo aimed to prevent rail yard congestion. About 10 000 AFL workers refused to work yesterday triggering city state and federal efforts to bargain. Mayor O Dwyer warned of slow resolution while union leaders warned of broader stoppages involving 30 000 more workers across New York area.
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New York
AFL
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Teamsters
New Jersey
Westchester County
N. Y
Ferguson targets Ohio fair traffic racket at justice of the peace courts
Ohio Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson moved to expose a so called justice of the peace racket in Columbus area traffic violations at the state fair. He said examiners would monitor receipts and docketing while urging visitors fined to demand receipts and report fines with dates to his office.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Justice of Peace
Ohio State Fair
Ferguson
State Fair
Justices of the Peace
War Surplus Goods Open To All Comers
The War Assets Administration ends its purchase priority system and will offer about 400 million dollars of war surplus goods to all comers. About 4 billion dollars in surplus property will retain priorities for federal agencies veterans state and local governments and non profit hospitals and schools.
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Washington
War Assets Administration
Teacher Fired in Baltimore for Communist Party Ties
Mrs. Philip Frankfeld, wife of the Maryland District of Columbia Communist party head, loses her job as a Baltimore public school teacher amid political affiliation scrutiny and dismissal action.
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Baltimore
Philip Frankfeld
Maryland District of Columbia Communist Party
Studios Rally To Aid In Mitchum Drug Case
Hollywood studios defend Robert Mitchum amid narcotics allegations. Lawyer Jerry Geisler will represent Mitchum as police announce a broader Hollywood drug crackdown. Mitchum Robin Ford Lila Leeds Vickie Evans released on $1,000 bail each. habeas corpus hearing set Sept 8.
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Hollywood
Robert Mitchum
RKO
Selznick Studios
Jerry Geisler
Mitchum
Robin Ford
Lila Leeds
Vickie Evans
Giesler
Charlie Chaplin
Errol Flynn
Alv Barr
Miss Leeds
West Coast Ports Idle as Longshoremen Strike
CIO longshoremen quit work and allied unions prepared for a strike across Pacific ports from Seattle to San Diego. About 16,000 workers and 500 ships are affected while railroads embargo freight to the coast. Bridges predicted a three month halt with wage and hiring hall disputes unresolved.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
CIO
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’'s Union
Seattle
San Diego
Supreme Court
Bridges
Pirates Fined $2000 Over Lynch Bonus Rule
Cincinnati reports Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler fined the Pittsburgh Pirates 2000 dollars for bonus rule violations. The action followed the signing of L M Lynch as a scout while his son Danny Lynch, a second baseman, had a contract worth 6000 dollars annually.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
A. B. Chandler
L. M. Lynch
Danny Lynch
Lynch
Chandler
M. Dan Lynch
Dan Lynch
Pirates
Southern Methodist University
Waco
NLRB Reverses Stand On Voting Eligibility
Washington workers who strike for higher pay cannot vote in collective bargaining elections held during a walkout if their jobs have been filled. The unanimous ruling under Taft Hartley Act reverses the prior Wagner Act position from a decade ago.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Schacht Acquitted but Remains in AMG Custody
German appeals court absolved Hjalmar Schacht of major Nazi offender charges. He remains in AMG internment as U S officials review the verdict's validity.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Hjalmar Schacht
Reds Blamed in Death Of U S Correspondent
Athens based Embros claims the murder of CBS journalist George Polk has been solved as the work of Communists. Polk disappeared May 9 and was found a week later in Salonika Bay with bound hands and feet and a gunshot wound to the back of the head.
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Athens
Embros
George Polk
Polk
CBS
Salonika Bay
Explosion Burns 12 Year Old Near Anti Freezing Can
A blast in a Canton garage critically burned 12 year old Richard Alspaugh when a match dropped near a can of anti freeze. The incident occurred yesterday at his father’s home and prompted medical treatment.
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Canton, O
Richard Alspaugh
Child dies in accidental fire at Pritchard home
Three year old Larry Pritchard died after a wastebasket fire in his Zanesville home last night. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Neil Pritchard.
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Zanesville
Larry Pritchard
Neil Pritchard
Canada Gets Wiegner, Girl
Inspector Richard Harvey said Gustave A. Wiegner will be flown to St John to face murder charges after the body of John McComas was found near Dawson Creek with a bullet wound. Wiegner and McComas’ 13 year old daughter Louise were seized in Bushnell Nebraska after extradition waiver.
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Victoria
B. C
Richard Harvey
British Columbia Criminal Investigation Bureau
Gustave A. Wiegner
Dayton
Ohio
St. John
John McComas
Dawson Creek
Wiegner
McComas
Alaska Highway
Canada
Louise
Bushnell
Neb
Kimball
Spain orders municipal elections for first time since Franco
In Seville a Franco cabinet order calls for municipal elections in November, the first since the pre Franco system. Observers say the vote would mark the regime's longest step toward liberalization, though no exact date is given.
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San Sebastian
Francisco Franco
Women’s Enlistments To Begin Sept 15
The Army and Air Force will start enlisting women on September 15 for the WAC and WAF. Recruits may have prior service or none. Non veterans must be high school graduates and aged 18 to 35.
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Washington
Army and
Air Force
WAC
WAF
Shanghaied to Chillicothe by truck tailgate
Harold McManus and his pigeon Pat rode in a truck from Columbus to Chillicothe after the tailgate was slammed shut by driver Joe Droz. The 12 year old and the bird were taken to the Ross County juvenile room for the night while welfare officials planned Harold’s return home.
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Columbus
Harold McManus
Pat
Chillicothe
Joe
Droz
Harold
Ross County
Mine seeks anti-picket injunction at Lathrop mine
Athens County Common Pleas Court heard a request from Benchley Marsh Co to halt mass picketing at the Lathrop coal mine. The company says 25 or more UMW members threatened workers, aiming to stop 2000 tons daily with 90 employees. Named are District 6 of the UMW John Lewis Adolf Pacifico and H T Rainey. The case seeks to stop picketing and threats and interference with workers commuting and working.
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Benchley-Marsh Co
Lathrop
Athens County Common Pleas Court
United Mine Workers of America
District 6
UMW
John Lewis
Adolf Pacifico
H. T. Rainey
Trimble
Rainey
Perry County
Jones and Williams
Athens
Stassen Blames Brannan for High Food Prices
Harold E. Stassen accused Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan of a deliberate effort to halt the downward trend in food prices. He said the Agriculture Department issued statements intended to raise prices, with Brannan's approval. The former Minnesota governor spoke after a meeting with Thomas E. Dewey in Albany regarding his Detroit campaign speech.
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N. Y
Harold E. Stassen
Charles F. Brannan
Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
Agriculture Department
Brannan
Dewey
Detroit
Truman
Flooded Roads Imperil Manila's Food Supply
Manila reels from 48 hours of heavy rains after a typhoon as floodwaters recede leaving 1.5 million residents anxious about food. Mayor Manuel De La Fuente reports hoarding begins as normal supply routes remain cut by flooded roads.
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Manila
Manuel de la Fuente
U S Mediator To Meet Union At Goodrich Plant
Federal mediator W E Gantz of Cleveland will meet today with B F Goodrich Company officials and the International Chemical Workers union at Marietta plant. The talks aim to settle a contract dispute that left the plant idle for about two months.
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Marietta
W. E. Gantz
Cleveland
B. F. Goodrich Company
International Chemical Workers
Hurricane Diminishes as Threat Eases Over Florida
The tropical storm roaming the Caribbean has weakened into an Easterly wave off Miami reducing winds to under 35 mph. U S weather bureau officials say the immediate danger to Florida ends for now after a week of jitters.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean
Florida
U. S
Warren to Speak at Ohio Convention
Gov Earl Warren the Republican vice presidential nominee will address the GOP state convention in Columbus. He will speak in Cincinnati on Sept 23 afternoon and appear in Marion and Toledo on Sept 24, according to state chairman Fred H. Johnson.
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Warren
Ohio
Columbus
Earl Warren
California
Fred H. Johnson
Cincinnati
Marion
Toledo
15 year old girl admits setting ghost fires on uncle’s farm
Wanet McNeil, 15, confessed to starting 200 or more fires that destroyed Charles Wiley’s farm in McComb Illinois. State's attorney Keith Scott says she may be placed in her maternal grandmother's custody. divorced parents ruled out. She marked her 13th birthday with a psychiatric exam in Chicago at Illinois Research Hospital. officials call her normal but a victim of family turmoil.
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Wanet McNeil
Charles Wiley
McComb
Ill
Keith Scott
McDonald County
Chicago
Illinois Research Hospital
Daniels Waives Trial By Jury in Mansfield murder case
Robert Murl Daniels, 24, charged with killing John Niebel superintendent of the Mansfield Reformatory Farm his wife and daughter, waived a jury trial. He will be tried by a three judge court with Judge Kalbfleisch Weygandt and another Ohio Supreme Court justice. Trial postponed to Sept 12.
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Mansfield
Robert Murl Daniels
Common Pleas
G. E. Kalbfleisch
Exconvict
Daniels
John Niebel
Mansfield Reformatory Farm
Railroads Ask Rate Increase From Ohio Utilities Panel
Ohio steam railroads petitioned the Public Utilities Commission for higher intrastate rates on coal coke and iron ore shipments. They seek 25 cents more per net or gross ton on coal and coke and 25 cents on iron ore. Action expected after ICC decision.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Political clash as eggs and peaches fly in Rexburg rally
Senator Glen Taylor said he was peppered with peaches and eggs during a campaign appearance in Idaho. Progressive Party vice presidential nominee and John Derr of Clark Fork reported eggs and peaches were thrown at them at a street meeting in Rexburg.
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Idaho Falls
Glen Taylor
Progressive Party
John Derr
Clark Fork
U.S. Senate
Rexburg
Virden Resignation Accepted by Secretary Sawyer
John C. Virden a 51 year old Cleveland electrical fixtures manufacturer left his post in the high commerce department yesterday with Secretary Sawyer accepting his resignation with regret. Virden a Republican had first tried to resign three months ago after Rep Crawford reported Virden's daughter was employed by Tass the Russian news agency. Virden broke with his daughter.
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Washington
John C. Virden
Cleveland
Commerce Department
Sawyer
Virden
Crawford
Mich
Tass
Half Cent Oil Price Increase Announced by Standard Oil
The Standard Oil Co of Ohio announced a half cent rise in heating oil prices. The increase stems from higher distribution costs and part of the company's open market needs as several refineries have shut down due to strikes.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Long Leads Kennon In Louisiana Election
Russell Long led in Louisiana with 47 of 18,883 precincts reporting. He held a margin of 8216 votes at 257,953 to 249,173 for Judge Robert F. Kennon, as coverage noted the late Joey P. Long’s legacy.
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Long
Kennon
Louisiana
New Orleans
Russell Long
Joey P. Long
U. S
Robert F. Kennon
Ohio State Fair attendance goal set on governor's day
Columbus AP Ohio moved into day six of its 94th annual fair aiming to top yesterday's record attendance of 82 165 as Gov Thomas J Herbert led inspections and presented a trophy at the horse show. 4 H Club girls showcased styles while bands from multiple counties performed and Janet Burgett of Lima was crowned FFA queen.
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Columbus
Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Shell
Licking
Madison
Belmont
Washington
Franklin
Athens
Seneca Counties
New Lexington
Janet Burgett
Lima
Shawnee High School
Future Farmers of America
Ohio Ffa
Gov. Herbert
Marjorie Tedrick
Guernsey County
Jane Volkmer
Wyandot
Jeannine Street
Canal Winchester
White Backs Lausche In Gubernatorial Tilt
Newark candidate William J. White endorsed Frank J. Lausche, the Democratic nominee for governor, saying Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and the highway department failed to reform and allowed graft in the liquor department.
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Lausche
Newark
William JL. White
Frank J. Lausche
Trovernor
Thomas J. Herbert
Highway Department
World Council of Churches denounces Communism and Capitalism
In Amsterdam the advisory section on the church and disorder of society condemns both ideologies as unable to ensure justice or freedom. The report says neither Communism nor Capitalism delivers on promises of economic justice or automatic freedom, and urges the church to reject the notion that these are the only paths.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
World Council of Churches
Arson Suspected in Rocky River Greenhouse Fire
Police suspect arson after a Rocky River greenhouse owned by Herman Christiansen burned, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Christiansen said a mysterious call warned of the blaze and he and fellow growers in the upscale area have faced similar harassment. The main loss was boiler equipment.
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Cleveland
Herman Christiansen
Rocky River
Christiansen
Benes Sinking Under Doctors Care in Prague
Prague officials report former president Eduard Benes has sunk deeper into unconsciousness and is virtually paralyzed at 65. He has been unconscious since Tuesday morning and may not recover. Benes resigned last June amid communist takeover. doctors note normal lung action. Officials discussed possible state funeral in Prague.
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Eduard Benes
Benes
Istate
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