U.S. Bans Soviet Sponsored Papers in American Zone
The U S Military Government in Berlin bans all Soviet sponsored newspapers and periodicals in the American zone in retaliation for Soviet restrictions on Western publications. The embargo targets Pravda and other Soviet outlets and stems from the 1947 Moscow accord on free information across zones. Major General George P. Hays signed the order after protests over Soviet blocking of Western Berlin papers.
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Berlin
U.S
Germany
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
Russia
George P. Hays
U. S
Hays
Frankfurt
Pravda
New Times
Labor union strike vote talk on war talks and protests
The Associated Press reports talks of strike votes by CIO and independent unions in the telephone industry as they monitor wage talks with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Mass demonstrations may follow if progress remains unsatisfactory.
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CIO
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Communication Workers of America
CIO Telephone Workers Organizing Committee
Southwestern Bell Union
CWA
Briggs
West Coast
W. J. Malone
Independent Marine Firemen’s Union
Pacific Coast American Shipowners Association
Pacific Coast Waterfront
Washington
Bartlett
Alaska
Chicago
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Brotherhoods
Mediation
Truman
Faith Broken Delegates Clash Over UN Ties
Paris reports South Africa’s E H Louw told the General Assembly that great powers broke faith with small nations and warned of reconsidering membership if changes aren t made. Indonesia and French Indochina urged freedom while Southeast Asia nationalism is blamed. The U N also faced the Berlin blockade issue as it kept doors open.
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Paris
South Africa
Great Powers
U.N
E. H. Louw
General Assembly
U Ohn
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
Messenger Want Ads Deadline and Contact
Want ads accepted until 6 00 P M daily for next day insertion To reach the Big Sunday Want Ad audience call before 12 00 noon Saturday Dial 0242
The 15-Cent Barber Of Lowell
Marietta reports William Ray, 77, remains the town’s sole barber in Lowell with a 58 year trade. He charges 15 cents for a haircut and 10 cents for a shave, saying he hasn’t time to raise prices as he works daily 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., averaging 300 heads weekly. Ray’s shop is filled with stuffed owls and old coins.
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Marietta
United States
Lowell
William Ray
Ray
Railroads Seek Eighth Postwar Rate Increase
Chicago AP reports U.S. railroads request an eight percent rise in most freight rates, their sixth postwar hike. If approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission it would lift annual freight costs by hundreds of millions. Carriers offered no official estimate. ICC had pegged prior boosts total near forty percent, with wide variation by commodity.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Warplanes Build-Up In U S Air Arm Figures
The United States reports about 1000 more first line warplanes in July than at year's start. On July 1 the active regular Air Force National Guard and Air Reserve totaled about 5000 first line combat planes, up from 4000 on January 1.
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Washington
United States
Air Force
National Guard
Air Reserve
Cost of Living Index Rises Again in August
The cost of living index rose another notch in August with the Bureau of Labor Statistics noting a minor drop in retail food prices. On August 15 the index reached 174.5 percent of the 1935-39 average, 605 percent above the July 15 level, while retail food prices fell 0.1 percent to 216.6 percent of the 1935-39 average.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chinese Executive Executed in Crackdown on Black Market
Wang Chung Tseh, a prominent Chinese businessman with trade links to New York London and the Orient, was executed today for black market activities. He was shot in the back of the head as he knelt on the execution grounds, the first civilian to die in China's current stop inflation campaign. In a final letter to his mother he urged self-inflicted death.
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Shanghai
Wang Chung- Tseh
New York
London
The
Orient
China
Wang
Doctors badly needed draft under consideration in defense plan
Seattle report: Armed Forces committee on medical and hospital services says doctors dentists and nurses are needed so badly that some draft is under consideration. The committee set up by Defense Secretary Forrestal indicates that Army and Navy medical school graduates may be ordered to active duty instead of reserves.
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Seattle
Armed Forces Committee On Medical and Hospital Services
Defense
Forrestal
Army and Navy
Crowds See New Methods In Farming
Crowds of 10 000 to 12 000 attend the Ohio Valley Second Frontier event in Gallipolis. GI farmers showcase soil conservation, drainage tile installation, contour plowing and a helicopter seeding pasture to restore the Rio Grande College farm.
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Rio Grande College
A. C. Felty
State Highway Patrol
H. A. (Buck) Rider
Ohio Division of Conservation and Natural Resources
Everett Ridge
George Emmett
Conservation Division
Merrill McCormick
Gallia County
Gallipolis
Ohio Valley Second Frontier
Second
Frontier
Tri-State
Ohio
Atlantic Hurricane Menaces Ships Near Bermuda
A powerful hurricane sped through the Atlantic with 75 mph winds, advancing at 35 mph and threatening shipping off the east coast. The storm was about 320 miles northwest of Bermuda, battered Cuba and Florida, with three Florida deaths and damage estimated at 25 million dollars, especially in Key West and the Florida Keys.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Cuba
Florida
Weather Bureau
Bermuda
North Carolina
Virginia
Key West
Florida Keys
Sally Gillars pleads not guilty to treason charge
Mildred E Gillars pleads not guilty to treason linked to Axis Sally broadcasts. She is held without bail for trial on November 15, and defense requestsJanuary 21 as a new date with President Truman possibly testifying before the case proceeds in Washington.
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Washington
Mildred E. Gillars
James J. Laughlin
Mathew F. McGuire
Truman
Laughlin
Miss Gillars
Portland
Maine
McGuire
District of Columbia
Germany
Peace Prospects Best Tells Students
Harold E. Stassen told University of Pennsylvania students there is danger of war but a better prospect of sound lasting world peace than ever before in history. He noted his background as former Minnesota governor and GOP presidential candidate.
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Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Stassen
Minnesota
University
Monglay
Two Men Die in Midnight West Broad Street Crash
In Columbus two young men Roy Stewart twenty one and Jack Clifford twenty three were killed when their car struck a utility pole shortly after midnight on West Broad Street. Fred Ater a witness said the automobile appeared to be racing with another car. Stewart and Clifford will be buried in Portsmouth where they formerly lived.
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Columbus
West Broad St
Roy Stewart
Jack Clifford
Fred Ater
Stewart
Clifford
Portsmouth
Two Die on Scene 25 Years Apart
In Tampa Florida an Atlantic Coast Line engineer L E Hicks 30 died when his northbound Havana Special rammed a standing freight train at Mango ten miles east of Tampa Dispatcher R M Beach said. His father John Hicks died in a Mango train collision in 1925.
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Tampa
Fla
Atlantic Coast Line
ACL
L. E. Hicks
Havana
Mango
Here
R. M. Beach
John Hicks
Indictments in hot ham case handed to grand jury
Lancaster area residents watched as the county grand jury handed down secret indictments for 27 persons. No warrants were issued yet and arrests were expected today. The hot ham case involved theft of Swift meat with several names rumored to be linked. Six men have already been arrested in Franklin County on grand larceny charges connected to the case.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County
Isaac Bowles
Robert Ruffner
T. L. Hewetson
Columbus
Swift & Co
Fairfield
Action Filed Against Alcoa in Monopoly Case
The Justice Department moved to compel the Aluminum Company of America to reduce its power and size by giving up plants and properties to restore competition in the aluminum industry. The suit, filed in U S District Court New York, does not seek dissolution or specify exact assets to surrender.
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Washington
Justice Department
Aluminum Company of America
Tom Clark
U. S. District Court
New York City
ALCOA
Draft registrations total 458 192 in Ohio youths
In Ohio between August 30 and September 18 the Selective Service reported 458 192 registrations for the 18 to 25 year old class. Registrations are listed by draft boards including Athens Gallia Hocking Jackson Meigs Morgan Perry Vinton Washington among others with various counts.
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Columbus
Selective Service
Ohio Republicans pledge steady rule under Herbert
In a party convention Ohio Republicans voiced strong support for Gov. Thomas J. Herbert's record and promised no new state taxes for two years. California Gov. Earl Warren urged voters to back the GOP, advocating federal reform and streamlined government amid national campaign battles.
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Ohio
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
Frank J. Lausche
GOP
California
Earl Warren
Washington
Warren
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Los Angeles
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Toledo
Phoenix
Ariz
New York
America
Alben Barkley
Liberal Party
New York City
Rome Workers Strike Over Pay Boost Refusal
Rome city workers went on strike at noon protesting the administration's refusal to grant pay raises. The stoppage targets salary improvements and underscores ongoing labor tensions in the city.
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Rome
Ohioans See Earl Warren At GOP State Convention
Scores of Southeastern Ohio Republicans witnessed Gov. Earl Warren of California at Memorial Hall. The crowd cheered as Warren urged national unity and a united Republican party. Mrs. Warren and daughter Virginia joined him, described as photogenic and poised for the coast tour.
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Columbus
Gov. Earl Warren
California
Memorial Hall
Gov. Warren
Earl Warren
United States
Warren
State House
United States of America
United Republican Party
White House
Cuyahoga
Dewey
Herbert
Sweden
Virginia
Ex Convict Wounded In Surprise Cleveland Capture
One paroled convict was wounded critically and two others captured when police surprised them breaking into an automobile in Cleveland. Louis A. Sandora, 27, did not surrender and was shot by Patrolman Robert G. Stein. Sandora remained in critical condition at City Hospital. Captured with him were Stanley J. Novak and Peter Rzucidlo.
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Cleveland
Louis A. Sandora
Robert G. Stein
City Hospital
Sandora
Stanley J. Novak
Peter Rzucidlo
Truman Moves Closer to Louisiana Ballot Spot
President Truman edged toward a place on Louisiana’s November ballot without formal Democratic designation. The State Central Democratic Committee drafted a compromise amending the general election law to reserve a ballot slot for 10 Truman selectors.
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Truman
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Central Democratic Committee
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Frank Blakeman, Jr
James Casto
Messenger
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Sally
Warren Atom
Hazel Finsterwald
Dan Herbert
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