Heat Wave Lingers as U S Sees Rising Death Toll
Continued hot and humid conditions fill the eastern United States with no relief in sight. Deaths from the season's longest heat spell total 123, with numbers rising in states from Illinois to New York as authorities warn of prostration risks. Coastal storms hover offshore as temperatures reach into the 100s in several cities, while cooler air remains distant.
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Mississippi River
Atlantic
Baltimore
LaGuardia Field
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Mercury
Nebraska
Hanes
Gulf Arcs
West Coast
Minnesota
North Dakota
Georgia-Carolina
Connecticut
Ilinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Washington, D.C
Solon Seeks Lower Pension Age To Sixty
Solon at Clifty reunion in Fayette County WV calls for cutting the Social Security retirement age from 65 to 60 for all workers. He notes the Social Security reserve exceeds nine billion dollars and argues pensions could start at 60. He also urges immediate benefits for disabled workers unable to earn a living.
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Clifty
W. Va
Revercomb
Wva
Fayette County
Stevenson Leads Texas Senatorial Race
Stevenson a wartime Texas governor holds a slight early lead over Lyndon B. Johnson in the Texas runoff senatorial race. Early returns from 59 of 254 counties show Stevenson with 44,474 votes to Johnson 66,295, with Hansford County listed as complete though no election was held there.
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Dallas
Tex
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stevenson
Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Hansford County
Lemonade Runs Amid Heat Wave In Bluefield
Bluefield keeper of the weather records O C Keeney notes a 95 degree high marking the hottest day yet and the lemon squeezer of the Bluefield chamber of commerce continues free lemonade as heat endures. Owen Rickard says lemon aid will continue while temperatures stay high and lemons last.
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Bluefield
Huntington
Clarksburg
Logan
Owen Rickard
Chamber of Commerce
Accidental Shooting Fatal for Youth at Fairmont
Fairmont West Virginia August 28 Coroner D E Kidd listed the fatal shooting of Ronald Allen Haught a 14 year old of Fairview as accidental The youth died almost instantly yesterday when a .22 caliber target pistol was accidentally discharged by a companion Roy Shepherd Jr 16 was the coroner
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Fairmont
W. Va
D. E. Kidd
Ronald Allen Haught
Fairview
Roy Shepherd, Jr
Convict Admits Part In Killing in Florida Beach Slaying
In Camilla Georgia August 28 an escaped Florida Negro convict Clarence Alberty, 38, confessed to aiding in the Ormond Florida beach murder and rape of Mary Hucks and the shooting of Gregory Blount. He named his accomplice and said he stood guard while the other man killed and assaulted. Alberty will be returned to Daytona Beach. charges will be filed there.
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Camilla
Florida
Moonlight Beach
Ormond
Fla
Grover Jones
Jones
Gregory Blount
Lexington
Mary Hucks
East Point
Clarence Alburty
Alburty
Blount
Alberty
Daytona Beach
Daytona
William Freeman
Miss Hucks
Blant
Bare Facts Of Law Yield To Heat Wave
Milwaukee August 28 The night was hot and Elmer Steu erwald 27 and his wife Lillian walked the Lake Michigan shore in search of a breeze He stripped to his shorts dived into the water the dive unthreaded his shorts a wave swept them away A crowd on an excursion boat deck watched Elmer attempt to recover his pants Patrolman Charles Gardner detained him in court he faced disorderly conduct charges Judge Ted Wede meyer noted the dip was understandable but asked why his wife could not toss the pants Elmer said he did not want them to get wet the judge suspended sentence
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Milwaukee
Elmer Steuerwald
Lillian
Lake Michigan
Elmer
Charles Gardner
Ted Wedemeyer
Tazewell Man Dies In Wreck
Thomas E. Hall of Tazewell Va was killed when the car he rode in left a bank near Bishop Va and burned He died at the scene the driver was slightly injured Hall managed the Pocahontas Fuel station at Bishop He is survived by his wife Jay Atwell an eight month old daughter his parents and four brothers Funeral services set for Monday at the Amonate Methodist Church with Rev G W Fox officiating
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Thomas E. Hall
Tazwell
Bishop
Pocahontas Union Funeral Home
Hall
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Jay Atwell
Tazewell
Clyde Elizabeth
James O. Hall
Amonate
James
Clyde. Whitley
Jack
Amonate Methodist Church
G. W. Fox
Heat Wave Smashes Virginia Records Across State
The Associated Press reports Virginia faced a third day of record heat with highs near 102 degrees in Gordonsville, 101 in Danville and Newport News, and 97 in Urbanna. Forecasters warned it may ease slightly with a Sunday plan for partly cloudy skies and cooler relief possible at Byrd airport in Richmond.
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U. S
Byrd Airport
Richmond
Gordonsville
Danville
Newport News
Urbanna
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Youthful Bandits Take $1 In Detroit Holdup
Detroit police report an east side holdup as eight year old Alice Jackson lost $1 to three youths outside a grocery while waiting for her mother. The bandits, aged about eight or nine, waved cap pistols before fleeing.
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Woodward Station
Alice Jackson
Alice
Helen Jackson
Demos Appeal To Dixie Party
Washington August 28 President Truman's campaign director urged southern Democrats to recall Hoover's "unhappy days" before voting in November. McGrath cited Roosevelts and Trumans economic gains in the South and noted Henry A Wallace plans a six-state southern swing. Pro Truman Democrats in Alabama move to force electors to back Truman despite Thurmond ticket. Judge Wilkinson of Birmingham predicted a large States' Rights electoral bloc. Harris and Brazoria counties in Texas held a referendum on Truman versus Thurmond in a run-off. Truman appears physically fit for the campaign as he returns from a Williamsburgh cruise and prepares to start an extensive push.
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Washington
Truman
Hoover
McGrath
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Alabama
States Rights
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Horace C. Wilkinson
Birmingham
Texas
Harris
Brazoria
Truman and Gov. Thurmond
Michigan
Williamsburg
Charles G. Ross
France Seeks New Government Chief
Paris reports President Vincent Auriol sought a new head for France as Premier Andre Marie resigned over wages and prices. Former Premiers Robert Schuman and Paul Ramadier and economist Pierre Mendes-France were named as possible successors amid a cabinet crisis and party consultations.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
Paul Ramadier
Pierre Mendes
Reds May Use Soviet Troops In Berlin Push
In Berlin an American military government document accuses the Russians of planning to deploy Soviet troops to back a push to oust the anti communist city government. The report ties August 26 and 27 riots to a Soviet plan to provoke broader unrest and justify intervention. A Soviet officer fired at a pursuing U.S. patrol after four armed Soviet soldiers sped through the American sector. the chase crossed into Soviet territory before ending.
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Berlin
Red Army
U.S. Nation
Socialist Unity Party
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chamber
Hiss
State Department
Washington
Chambers
Communist Party
Russia
Storm Warning For Georgia and Carolina Coasts
Miami reports a preliminary storm alert as a small hurricane slows its pace and may shift toward a west northwest path. Winds near the center reach about 115 mph with the storm spanning 90 to 100 miles, located roughly 600 miles east southeast of Daytona Beach. Navy radar observers note a perfectly round eye signaling high violence.
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Miami
Fla
Georgia-Carolina
Weather Bureau
Daytona Beach
Navy
Comdr
Charles Dale
Norfolk
Young Man Reports Loss of $10,000 Bill
A Honolulu youth told Philadelphia police he lost his wallet containing a $10,000 bill. Detected by officers as a Chinese currency note, its value in U S currency is 12 cents, according to Hideo Oshita who explained the mix up to the detectives.
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Philadelphia
Honolulu
Hideo Oshita
White House
Clark
America
Mystery fires plague Willey family in new Macomb cottage
The Willey family, burned out at their farm by mysterious fires, report new blazes in their five room Macomb cottage. Mrs Willey says shelf paper in the kitchen caught fire while canning. fire officials investigate about 200 fires reported at their former farm with no conclusions yet. Richard McNeil says he saw at least two fires in the new home.
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Macomb
Charles Willey
Willey
John Burgard
Willeys
Burgard
Richard McNeil
Russians Free Five Americans In Berlin Incident
In Berlin the Soviet zone released American reporter John J. Meehan and four U.S. soldiers along with three Germans after they were held overnight near the Soviet central HQ. Meehan said guards gave no reason for the arrest. Soldiers described questioning about meals and battalion trucks while two were said to have wandered into the Soviet zone by error. A British soldier, Pvt. Bernard Hearne, was freed after less than 24 hours.
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U. S
John J. Meehan
Freeland
United Press
New York Herald Tribune
Ellen Lintz
Herald Tribune
Edward Tinsley
Robert L. Highham
Set
John Stirbis
Potsdam
John E. Calby
Stirbis
Calby
Cumberland House
Meehan
Caley
Tinsley and
Hizham
Pvt
Bernard Hearne
Death of Justice Hughes Shocks Nation
Nation mourns the death of former chief justice Charles Evans Hughes at 86. Funeral services set for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Riverside Church New York conducted by Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, with burial private. Truman sent sympathy. Hughes died after months in Washington and at the Wianno club.
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Osterville
Mass
Truman
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Supreme Court
Washington
Riverside Church
New York City
Harry
Emerson Fosdick
Hughes
Wianno Club
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
New York
William T. Gossett
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
C. A. Waddell
Riverdale, N. Y
Probers Say White House Hinders Anti-Red Inquiry
Congressional investigators from the House Un-American Activities Committee accuse the White House of obstructing their inquiry into communist espionage. The report cites executive-branch refusals to share records, asserts the loyalty program blocks, and calls for strengthened Mundt-Nixon anti-communism measures including mandatory communist registration and federal employment bans.
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Washington
White House Tonight
United States
House un-American Activities Committee
Executive
Truman
Congressional
FBI
Justice Department
America
House
Senate
Legislative Branch
Armed Services
Forgetful Father Delays Birth at St Joseph’s Hospital
In Memphis on August 28 a man rushing to the hospital with a crib in his car arrived alone to learn his wife was not ready. After the amused admits, he dashed back for his spouse and returned with her. Clerks in the admitting office at St Joseph’s hospital giggled at the sight.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Joseph's Hospital
Iron Curtain Flailed At Fredericksburg Rally
Fredericksburg Va Aug 28 Republican national chairman Hugh Scott Jr told a GOP rally that Washington hides an iron curtain behind which communists and fellow travelers operate. He urged a house cleaning and warned Americans that the government has expanded and spends too much. He spoke on Hugh Scott Day and assailed disclosures as red herrings.
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Fredericksburg
Faiwh D. Scott, Jr
GOP
Washington
Scott
Truman
U. S. House
Pennsylvania
Hugh Scott
Senate
House
Radio Prize Winner Nets $24,000 In Prizes
In Wakefield Rhode Island Aug 28 Jim Caffrey answered a CBS quiz show clue naming Louis B Mayer and won 24000 in prizes. The haul includes 7500 cans of food a new automobile a western ranch vacation and fruit trees for an orchard. He and his wife and two children will receive the items though the family already questions where to place the fruit trees.
U N Observers Die In Holy Land
In Tel Aviv two French officers were killed during a United Nations aerial coast patrol near Gaza. The plane was shot down or hit in flight, with an American pilot wounded. Lt. Col Joseph Queru and Capt. Pierre Jaennel died. Sgt Noble Brown arrived at Gaza after. UN plans on-the-spot inquiry from Haifa.
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Israel
United Nations
Gaza
Palestine
U. N
U.N
Joseph Queru
Pierre Jaennel
Queru
Jaennel
Noble Brown
Ungiven
U. S
Airforce
Gaza Strip
Haifa
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