Court Action Possible In Political Row
Democratic party officers said pro-Truman forces may seek court action in some southern states to compel electors to vote for the Truman-Barkley ticket. The national committee takes a hands-off stance, but local action is possible where state laws bind electors to the regular Democratic nominees.
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Washington
National Committee
Alabama
Mississippi
States’ Rights
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Truman-Barkley
Thurmond- Wright
National Guard Plane Missing In Tennessee
A National Guard plane piloted by Lt. James Hartman of Nashville disappeared during a routine flight from Nashville Berry Field to Knoxville. He was due to arrive 45 minutes after departure, but Knoxville reported no contact and said the plane was missing. A search would begin at daybreak if no word was received.
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Nashville
National Guard
James Hartman
Here
Knoxville
Hartman
Berryfield
Hart- Man
R. W. Burns
Guard
Man's Voice Returns on Coney Island Roller Coaster
Emilio Franco of Fairmont West Virginia, a 35 year old machinist and coal miner, shouted for the first time in five years after riding a Mile a Minute roller coaster at Coney Island. He had been diagnosed with hysterinophonia, an apparent loss of speech with no organic cause.
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New York
Coney Island
Escared
Emilio Franco
Franco
Fairmont
W. Va
Qyanen
Red Press Says Peace Possible
Moscow editorial counters claims there is no ground for compromise with the Soviet Union on Germany. It notes future talks with United States Britain and France, Adds secrecy surrounds progress, and cites critics like L en Lech and The Economist. Secretary of State Marshall warns against negotiating for mere agreement.
Robbers Take 562000 From Havana Bank Heist
In midtown Havana a disciplined eight to ten man gang dressed as police officers herded 18 customers into a rear room of a Royal Bank of Canada branch and escaped with 562000 in cash. No shots were fired as they looted the bank’s vault and cashier’s cage before dawn.
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Havana
Cuba
Royal Bank of Canada
Lamak
Husband Granted Divorce After Cruelty Over Polka
In Springfield Massachusetts a husband from Erie Pennsylvania, Robert H. Smith, claims his wife punished him for not dancing the polka. He says she slapped and kicked him until his weight fell from 165 to 140 pounds. Probate court Judge Thomas Staples grants the divorce on cruelty grounds.
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Springfield
Mass
Robert H. Smith
Erie
Thomas Staples
Thurmond Seeks States Rights Nomination Rally
In Houston the states rights Democrats nominate Thurmond and Wright for president and vice president. Thurmond blasts Truman civil rights policy as a police state while Wright says states rights alone can deter dictatorship. Crowd of 8 000 to 9 000 with delegates from 14 states and Dixiecrats pickets present. The party cites formal nominations from Alabama Mississippi and South Carolina leaders.
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Houston
Tex
America
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
H. O. Johnson
Texas Progressive Party
Louisiana
Kentucky
Missouri
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Virginia
Florida
Texas
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Thurmond
Wright
Democratic Party
Huntington Man Heads State Insurance Body
Arch L. Keller of Huntington became president of the West Virginia association of insurance agents at its two day annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs. A. B. C. Bray of Logan was succeeded, with Tom McHenry of Charleston named secretary treasurer and the office of vice president discontinued. The group will observe its golden jubilee in White Sulphur Springs next year.
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W. Va
Arch L. Keller
Huntington
West Virginia Association of Insurance Agents
A. B. C. Bray
Logan
Tom McHenry
Charleston
Keller
Youth Risks Death From 23600-Volt Live Wire Accident
Parkersburg West Virginia August 11 A 21 year old youth Alfred Jones was critically burned tonight after contacting a high tension line carrying 23,600 volts He touched the wire while climbing a pole near his home and was hurled about 50 feet by the electric shock.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Alfred Jones
British Doubtful Approval Of Danube Pact
British ambassador Sir Charles Peake warned Britain may withhold approval of a new Danubian pact drafted like the 1921 convention. The conference backed a Soviet plan limiting navigation to the Danube itself while Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and Russia argued the move would not internationalize the river. Andre Gros, French jurist counsel, condemned the premise as setting back international navigation by 150 years.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Britain
Charles Peake
United Kingdom
International Court of Justice
The
Hague
Peake
Danube
Czechoslavia
Russia
Andre Gros
Tobin Accepts Labor Post Ending Governor Bid
Maurice J Tobin the 47 year old former Massachusetts governor announced he would accept the post of secretary of labor He said he would not run for governor The nomination by President Truman comes as the special session adjourned Schwellenbachs death created the vacancy Tobins decision leaves Paul A Dever unopposed for the Democratic nomination though Tobins name remains on the September 14 ballot due to withdrawal deadlines
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Boston
Maurice J.tobin
Massachusetts
Tobin
Truman
Congress
White House
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Paul A. Dever
Robbery Foiled by Old School Tie in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth Texas an attempted robbery at Cartage service was thwarted when E. E. Young, assistant manager, identified the robber as an old schoolmate. Young spoke to him by name asking what he was doing. The robber hesitated then fled, leaving Young to reflect on forgotten last names.
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Fort Worth
Tex
E. E. Young
Young
Marshall Signals Pact With Russia Must Be Substantive
Secretary of State Marshall said the United States should not seek agreement for its own sake in negotiations with the Soviet Union. He cited the Belgrade Danube conference and warned that east west accord on river traffic faces failure without a change in Soviet policy. He declined to discuss Moscow talks in detail.
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Washington
Marshall
United States
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Berlin
Western Europe
Russia
Europe
Jury to quiz Huntington doctor on irregularity charge
Huntington physician Dr. William M. Lewis, 61, was convicted of second degree murder in an abortion case. Nine affidavits allege pretrial jury influence and spectator discussion near the jury during a sensational four day trial. Lewis faces a hearing before Judge H. Clay Worth to set aside the verdict and seek a new trial. His office assistant Julia Darling, 28, also faces murder charges in the case. Both are accused of illegal operation.
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Huntington
W. Va
Common Pleas
H. Clay Worth
William M. Lewis
Lewis
Mildred Ferguson
Narrows
Julia Darling
Seven Negro policemen join Chattanooga force
Chattanooga August 11 seven Negro uniformed officers took the oath and began patrolling Negro districts. They are the citys first. Police chief Ed Ricketts said the new officers had trained for several weeks under Lt. E. E. Williams and had proven themselves good men.
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Chattanooga
Ed Ricketts
E. E. Williams
Babe Ruth Battles Critical Illness in New York
Babe Ruth, famed home run king, remains critically ill at Memorial Hospital after two years of illness and ongoing treatments. A close friend says Ruth is holding his own, with pulmon ary complications noted. family and Ruth Foundation members visit as nurses and staff report slight improvements at times.
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Babe Ruth
Baseball
New York
Ruth
J. Paul Carey
Carey
Claire
Dorothy Sullivan
Richard Flanders
North Conway
N. H
Wilbur Moberly
Baltimore
Memorial Hospital
French Hospital
Riverside Drive
Florida
Swedish Freighter Axel Salen Aflame Near Baltimore
A coast guard cutter and two fireboats stood by the Swedish freighter Axel Salen in Chesapeake Bay about 12 miles below Baltimore. Hatch covers had not yet been removed as chemicals burned in the holds. Appalachee reported the distress at 8 40 p m EST as the ship burned in a cut off channel approaching Baltimore. The 3559 ton vessel built in 1940 was the center of the emergency with Violent also directed to the scene.
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Baltimore
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Appalachee
Baltimore Harbor
New York Coast Guard
Australian Major and Wife Sail World by Amphibious Duck
Australian Maj Benjamin Carlin and his wife Elinore Arone embarked on a world voyage in a converted amphibious truck. Departing from the Azores they plan to travel to Africa, the Near East, Rangoon, the Malay Peninsula, Wake and Midway Islands, Honolulu, then a 2,300 mile hop to San Francisco. A navy destroyer reportedly sighted the craft with two women aboard about 150 miles off New York.
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New York
Iship
Shire
Ware Lynch
Navy
Benjamin F. Carlin
Elinore Arone
Boston
Lynch
Perth
Australia
Carlin
China
Azores
Africa
Near East
Rangoon
Malay Peninsula
Wake
Midway
Honolulu
San Francisco
Contracts Set For Huge Ships
Washington reports the Maritime Commission awarded to Bethlehem Steel a contract for two passenger vessels valued at about 25 million dollars each. The 683 foot ships will carry 972 passengers, 551 crew, 360 state rooms, and reach 25 knots, serving the Mediterranean trade. This marks a major step in the merchant ship program with government cost sharing and potential revival of U S shipyards. Other lines discuss participation as defense considerations rise.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
American Export Lines, Inc
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Quincy
Mass
Commission
National Defense
Congress
American President Lines
United States Lines
Moore- McCormack Steamship Company
Ithe Mississippi Company
New York and Cuba
Union Calls for Federal Inspection of Raleigh Mine
Beckley West Virginia August 11 safety director BE Jones of United Mine Workers said he has asked for a joint state federal inspection of Raleigh Coal and Coke No 4 mine. Federal inspectors found 71 safety violations and Jones urged closing the operation. Birmeister the company manager said he sees nothing unusual and will comply with inspectors recommendations.
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Beckley
W. Va
C. BE. Jones
United Mines Workers of America
Raleigh Coal and Coke Company
Raleigh
Jones
BE. M. Kless
J. C. Muir
Bystander Killed In Derailment Near Cadiz Ohio
A Pennsylvania freight train derailed at Miller station injuring and killing residents. The victim was George Laizure, struck in the head by a car. Detective Tom Hayes was critically injured when his car overturned en route to the wreck. The railroad reported a car jumped the track.
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Cadiz
Pennsylvania Railroad
Miller Station
Dwight Pettay
George Laizure
Tom Hayes
Dennison
Jewett
Red Spy Case Enlivened By Court Battle
A New York court clash over Soviet citizen Oksana Kosenkina heightens a diplomatic row as she remains at the Soviet consulate. The filing by Common Cause seeks her release via habeas corpus, while Lomakin defies service and the state dept weighs diplomatic immunity amid ongoing HUAC testimony on Soviet espionage.
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Washington
New York State
State Department
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkins
House
UN American Activities Committee
New York City
Supreme Court
Samuel Dickstein
Common Cause, Inc
Kosenkina
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Harold Talbott
National Republican Finance Committee
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Welburn Mayock
Stephen Harrington
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M. R. Evans
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John Nangel
St. Louis
Roy J. Turner
Mayock
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Maurice J. Tobin
Eft
Harold E. Donahue
D. Mass
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Red Press
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France
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Marshal
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Chicago
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Lomakin
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Christopher Emmet
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House Committee On unAmerican
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Soviet Supreme Council
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Henry H. Collins, Jr
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Gouzenko
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