Foreigners Flee Capital as Reds Close In on Canton
Foreigners flee Canton as Red armies press toward the city. radio contact with Kanhsien broken and the US embassy plans to close. The British steamer Wusueh departs for Hong Kong while US Navy planes await mission. About 73 Americans remain, including 15 at the embassy and 18 at the consulate general, with many others seeking exit options amid the advancing forces.
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Canton
China
Kanhsien
Kan River
Cantor
State Department
Lincoln White
Washington
Wusueh
Hong Kong
A E
Theoinl Commission of Rural Reconstruction
South China
Shameem Island
American Standard - Vacuum Oil
FBI Joins Hunt In Laredo Case
In Laredo Texas the FBI entered the case of George W Ochoa a 36 year old importer who fled to Mexico after a double slaying in a hotel He is charged with fleeing in foreign commerce to escape prosecution and is sought for extradition The Laredo district attorney asked Governor Shivers to request U S help to extradite him and local police pledged cooperation with Mexican authorities to locate him
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Laredo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George W. Ochoa
Mexico
William R. Eckhardt
Houston
FBI
Ochoa
E. James Kazen
Allan Shivers
Henry D. Whittenburg
South Texas
George Ochoa
Secret Police
Lightning Strike Puts Hole Over Bathtub in Virginia Beach Home
A lightning bolt struck the Charles J. Duke residence in Virginia Beach on Aug 16 punching a hole in the roof. Water poured through the hole into a bathtub and drained away without wetting the floor. The incident emphasizes the effectiveness of the tub as a water channel.
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Virginia Beach
Charles J. Duke
Central Texas Feels Heat Break With Rain Across Region
A heat wave peaked in central Texas with Austin topping 100 degrees as a light rain cooled the area. San Marcos power and phone service were disrupted by storms. Laredo saw 104 while Smithville and Taylor reported showers. Cotton growers fear rain will hurt yields and prices.
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San Marcos
Austin
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Liano
Lampasas
Smithville
Taylor
Minerva
Rockdale
Cameron
el Paso
Laredo
Youthful Thieves Use Scooter for Get Away
Three teen boys on a motor scooter stopped Mrs. Florence Johnson on a North Side street. A boy about 14 grabbed her purse containing $10, then the trio sped off on the scooter. The incident occurred Tuesday in Chicago.
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Florence Johnson
Rent Curb End Sept 1 in Texas and New Mexico
Federal rent controls in Texas may end in about two weeks with Texas offices to close by mid September and the Sept. 1 lift date for New Mexico. OHE officials in Dallas and Washington give slightly different timelines amid expected congressional budget cuts.
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Dallas
Texas
New Mexico
Tighe Woods
Cleveland
Woods
OHE
Russell Stephens
Stephens
Congress
Washington
Senator Waitt Report Accuses Herself Of Flattery In Self Assessment
The article covers Waitt, a Department of Welfare official, who prepared a self flattering report for Major General Harry Vaughan. He described himself as a top toxic warfare expert while testifying about nepotistic influences in government appointments. The Senate investigations focus on five percent brokered contracts and potential undue influence on officials.
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Harry Vaughan
Truman
Waitt
White House
Chemical Corps
Vaughan
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
James V. Hunt
Hunt
Barton Dives 4500 Feet To New Undersea Record
Smuggler’s Cove Calif Aug 16 AP A 4 1 2 ton steel ball carried Otis Barton Harvard trained engineer from Boston becomes the deepest diver in history at 4500 feet off Bermuda’s record set in 1934 by Barton and Beebe. He surfaced after two hours, 19 minutes with many luminous marine life sightings and plans Catalina Island exploration next.
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Barton
William Beebe
New York
Bermuda
Santa Catalina Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Emerald Cove
Catalina
Margaret Mitchell Dies From Car Crash Injuries
Margaret Mitchell author of Gone With the Wind died after a speeding auto struck her on Peachtree Street Atlanta. She passed at Henry Grady Memorial Hospital at noon following an emergency operation. husband John Marsh and his sister attended as police prepared for a possible murder indictment against driver Hugh Gravitt.
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Atlanta
Margaret Mitchell
Peachtree Street
Miss Mitchell
Henry Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlantas
Main Street
Herbert Jenkes
Hugh Gravitt
Gravitt
John R. Marsh
Stephens Mitchell
Marsh
Mrs. Mitchell
Boy Counterfeiter Nabbed by T Men
Washington authorities arrest a 15 year old boy for making counterfeit ten dollar bills. Secret Service agents caught him with two adults who faced grand jury action and bond. The youth planned to receive eight five dollars per note and to pass them at dice games.
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Washington
Tuco- Gay
Treasury
Beating Her Gums at Him OKLAHOMA CITY Incident
A report from Oklahoma City mentions Mrs. Bessie Selick seeking dental help as a year-old man may have his teeth addressed in a case noted August 16.
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Oklahoma City
Bessie Selick
West Texas Road Link moves forward with paving contracts
A new paving contract for 33 miles of Ranch Highway 93 between Oak Hill and Marble Falls was awarded to Houston Clinton for 231 433 91 dollars. Paving will start within 30 days and final link Marble Falls to Llano aims to shorten through travel by about 3 miles pending August highway commission action.
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Oak Hill
Marble Falls
Houston Clinton, Waco
Suesday
Pedernales
State Highway Department
Liano
Highway Commission
Carlos Ashley
Llano
R. P. McWilliams
Llano County
Henry Hoerster
Ashley
Highway
Gonzales County
Burleson County
Gillespie County
Morrow Refuses Ambassador Job
Washington reports Wright Morrow turned down a ambassadorship offer to any country and will stay as Democratic national committeeman. The move risks a Texas intra party split as state bodies had sought to replace him with Byron Skelton, a plan not recognized by national officials.
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Washington
Wright Morrow
Houston
Morrow
Texas
Rehim
Byron Skelton
National Party
Temple
Shelten
Rether
Greek Guerrilla Chief Killed Near Tripolis
Athens reports Greek guerrilla chief killed by police near Tripolis on Tuesday night. The commander had led for about two years, accused of hundreds of killings and atrocities.
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Athens
Tripolis
Wreck Kills Six on Highway 78 In Mississippi
A lumber truck collided with an open-bed truck carrying hymn revivalists near Fulton Mississippi, killing six and injuring twenty. The crash happened on Highway 78 inside Alabama line as the group en route to Piney Grove Church of God. Six deaths and twenty injuries were reported with victims taken to Hamilton and Tupelo facilities. Driver Booth said he tried to pass but the other truck crowding him forced a ditch-ward collision.
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Fulton. Miss
Highway Patrol
G. L. Hobis
Hamilton
Ala
Alabama Line
Here
Tupelo
Miss
Whitfield
W. H. Cox
Piney Grove Church of God
R. ¥. Booth
Newberg
Ind
Booth
Reorganization Plan Defeated In 60-32 Vote
Senators rejected President Truman's Welfare Department reorganization by 60 to 32 with Oscar Ewing as a likely head. Debate centered on health insurance and socialized medicine, with four Democrats and two Republicans split on plan support.
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Truman
Seuth
Oxcar Ewing
Federal Security
McCarthy
R-Wis
Ewing
Musch
Lodge
R-Mass
Oscar Ewing
Congress
Murray
D-Mont
Senate
Mr. Truman
White House
Fulbright
Ark
Hill
Ala
Sparkman
Maybank
Sleeping Sickness Real Problem In Louisiana
News brief from Rouge Louisiana notes a real problem with sleeping sickness in the state as of August with Baton Rouge cited. Public health officials warn of spread and call for monitoring and treatment efforts.
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Louisiana
Arms Aid Moves Toward House Vote
President Truman’s $1,450,000 program of arms aid to friendly nations moved toward an early House vote. The Rules Committee sent the measure to the floor for general debate Wednesday with amendments possible from the House. Senate proceedings showed slower pace as supporters argued before committees about the plan and Henry Wallace and allies pressed for hearings. Norman Thomas is slated as the first witness at reopened hearings.
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Washington
Truman
House
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Wallace
Committee
Norman Thomas
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