Britain and France invite nations to aid meeting in Paris
Britain and France invite 22 European nations to a Paris conference on July 12 to plan Marshall Plan aid. Molotov warned this moves Europe toward two blocs while the USSR is urged to join. Invitations exclude Spain and Germany, but several Soviet sphere states are invited.
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Paris
Britain
France
V. M. Molotov
Europe
Georges Bidault
Ernest Bevin
Russia
Soviet Union
Spain
Germany
Alexandre Bogomolov
Bidault
Bevin
Molotov
Des Moines Steeplejack Stages Impromptu Pole Show
Des Moines appears to host the Hawkeye holidays opening as Ted Franklin a 39 year old steeplejack climbs an 18th floor Equitable Building pole. He sways the pole over Locust street to entertain thousands then jokes about a nearby pole performer while jailed for psychiatric evaluation.
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Des Moines
Ted Franklin
Franklin
Equitable
Locust Street
Water Logged Tube To Indicators May Have Caused Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board hearing examines whether water in a static tube caused erroneous readings on the air speed and altimeter system of the Capital Airlines DC-4 that crashed June 13 killing 50. Evidence includes three vent types one from the crash aircraft and two others standard or company modified.
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Leesburg
Capital Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Pittsburgh
Joseph B. Paden
Flushing
N. Y
Douglas Company
Conviction of Former Rep May and Garsson Brothers
A federal jury found former Representative Andrew J. May and brothers Henry and Murray Garsson guilty on bribe conspiracy charges tied to wartime influence. May faced possible six year sentences. the Garssons were linked to a $70 million munitions venture. Witnesses included Eisenhower and Marshall amid defense appeals planned by counsel.
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Rep
May, Henry and
Murray Garsson
Washington
Andrew J. May
D., Ky
Henry and
May
House Military Committee
Charles J. Margiotti
Henry A. Schweinhaut
Garsson Brothers
Garsson Shell-Making
United States of i
Garssons
Cumberland Lumber Co
Kentucky
William A. Paisley
James M. Curley
Boston
U. S
Tom Clark
Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Patterson
Tterson
Eisenhower
Europe
City Firms Plan Two Day Holiday For Fourth
Most Bluefield businesses will observe a two day Fourth of July holiday with shops and offices closing or staying open at merchants’ discretion. Banks and post offices schedule one or two day breaks while groceries and liquor stores vary by location.
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Bluefield
Sam McCulloch
Bluefield Credit Bureau
Dawnae Nereei
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Princeton
Board of Education
Bank of Graham
Daily Telegraph
Seven Die and Fourteen Hurt in North Dakota Tornado
A tornado near Grafton North Dakota early tonight killed seven people and injured fourteen. Six migrant farm workers including three children died at a farm west of Auburn and Frank Regalia died in hospital after the Warsaw twister. Mrs Rogalia was missing. Warsaw village was nearly wiped out with only the church and town hall standing. Sheriff Peter Afedt and officials inspected the scene as several others were found dead and two injured were hospitalized.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Grafton
Auburn
Frank Regalia
Warsaw
Rogalia
Warner
Peter Afedt
Harold Lunde
Sheriff's Office
Strange Flying Discs Remain Unidentified
An army air forces spokesman said a preliminary inquiry into reports of strange flying discs over the western United States has not produced enough fact for further investigation. He noted no new experimental planes or guided missiles fit the description and suggested observers might have imagined the sight or that a meteorological explanation is possible.
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Washington
United States
Army Air Forces
Boise
Idaho
Washington State
Cascade Range
Air Forces
Army
Army Cage Flight Plane Is Overdue
The Air Transport Command reports a C54 cargo plane missing since mid afternoon on a Bermuda to Morrison Field flight. Four or five crew, no passengers. Col. J H Brewster Jr of ATC Atlantic division says search efforts will resume with available air units.
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New York
Air Transport Command
Bermuda
Morrison Field
Fla
J. H. Brewster, Jr
Atlantic Division
ATC
Fort Totten
Brewster
Revercomb Seeks Increased Airport Funds in West Virginia
Senator Revercomb R West Virginia aims to secure more airport funding including runways at Morgantown and Clarksburg. He notes Charleston Wheeling Beckley would gain extra money under a Senate measure, though an amend ment to raise total from 32.5 million to 50 million failed. He also cites Huntington Bluefield Princeton as deserving extra support.
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Washington
Revercomb
R-Wva
West Virginia
Morgantown
Clarksburg
Senate
Charleston
Wheeling
Beckley
Huntington
Bluefield
Princeton
Eva Braun Daughter Cashes Check In Fondo Italy
Eva Braun arises in Italian press as possible wife of Adolf Hitler after cashing a check in Fondo South Tyrol. The 26 year old Italian wife of Milan lawyer Alessandro Coppa traveled with her eight month old baby June 21 for a vacation, and her mother said the passport was in the name Eva Braun but denied any relation to the famous Eva Braun.
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Milan
Italy
Eva Braun
Eva
South Tyrol
Fondo
Hitler
Alesandro Coppa
Ford Breaks With Foremen's Union in Detroit
Ford Motor Co ends a three year contract with its Foreman’s Association of America releasing bargaining rights amid a Detroit strike at three plants. Ford calls the supervisory union unworkable and notes Taft-Hartley law shifts loom. FAA leaders plan a Sunday meeting to decide next steps.
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Detroit
Ford Motor, Co
Foreman’s Association of America
Ford
Supervisory Workers’ Union
FAA
State Set To Close Up Shop For Holidays
West Virginia prepares for a three day Independence Day weekend with clear warm weather expected. Governor Meadows designates Saturday a holiday and banks, offices suspend for both days while stores stay open in some places. Fireworks, parades and festivals planned across major towns with safety warnings from state police and officials.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Meadows
Beckley
Truman To Speak At Monticello In Virginia
President Truman spent Independence Day weekend in Charlottesville Virginia at Monticello the Jefferson home. He arrived with his party and will address ceremonies at 12 30 p m eastern standard time.
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Charlottesville
Truman
Monticello
Stanley Woodward
State Department
Woodward
Nation's Markets To Take Holiday
Domestic security and commodity markets across the United States will be closed Friday July 4 and Saturday July 5. Grain exchanges will operate as usual. Canadian security exchanges will be open Friday and closed Saturday.
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Associated Press
United States
Railroads Seek 16 Percent Freight Rate Hike Nationwide
Washington July 3. Railroads filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a 16 percent overall increase in freight charges, totaling about 1.091 billion dollars annually. The petition from 699 carriers calls for 25 percent hikes in eastern territory north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and east of the Mississippi, 15 percent elsewhere, plus higher charges for special services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio and
Potomac
Mississippi
Congress to act on bonds and unification plan next week
The Senate will push a bill for immediate cash payment of terminal leave bonds while the House moves ahead with a plan to unify the armed services. Taft said the agenda also includes tax reduction as Congress aims to adjourn by July 26. Halleck expects passage of the terminal pay bill allowing cashing of five year bonds for discharged servicemen starting September 1.
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Washington
House
Senate
Armed Services
Congress
Republican Policy Committee
Taft
Ohio
Senate Armed Services Committee
War and Navy Departments
National Defense
Air Forces Department
Army Air Forces
Halleck
Indiana
Robber-Slayer Dies In Sing Sing Chair
Ward Beecher Caraway a 22 year old Negro butler chauffeur died in Sing Sing electric chair for the robbery slaying of Mrs. Marjory Church Logan at her Long Island home last July 24. He walked to the chair calmly after conviction and was pronounced dead at 10 04 p m He had been accused of raping and shooting Mrs Logan's daughter but was not tried on those charges.
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Ossining
N. Y
Ward Beecher Caraway
Butler
Sing Sing
Marjory Church Logan
North Shore Long Island
Caraway
Charlotte
N. C
Logan Home
Long Island
Britons react to Sanger baby moratorium proposal
Random interviews show strong opposition to Margaret Sanger for a ten year moratorium on births in Britain and hungry countries. Hampstead mother of three calls ideas perfectly fantastic while a bachelor barrister questions emotional needs. Sanger remains unfazed, citing overcrowding and potential relocation of adults to other countries.
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Hampstead
Britain
Tentative Coal Pact Terms Set Industry Record
Washington reports a tentative coal contract linked to John L. Lewis would raise daily wages by 1.20 and add a 10 cent per ton royalty for a welfare and retirement fund potentially totaling 50 to 60 million annually if industry wide. The pact includes a federal safety code and work rules to limit strikes, with a one year term and halted demands for extra holidays and overtime pay.
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Union Policy Committee
Union Welfare and Retirement Fund
Lewis
Pkee Wren
Steel and Northern
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. S. Steet Corporation
George M. Humphrey
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
UN cautions on Balkans handling in UN council
Sir Alexander Cadogan told the United Nations that the council must act on Balkans proposals or risk tearing up the charter. He urged a commission to stay in the Balkans to settle the Greek border zone dispute, opposing Soviet objections and aligning with Brazil and the United States.
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United States
Cadogan
Council
Security Council
Balkans
Andrei A. Gromyko
Warren R. Austin
Gromyko
Tuesay
Record Holiday Travel Expected Across Nations Routes
Americans planned a mass movement for the Fourth of July with railroads bus lines and airlines projecting peacetime volume records. The National Safety Council estimated 30 million cars on highways and about 275 traffic deaths. Major hubs like New York Los Angeles Seattle Chicago and Philadelphia reported huge travel demand with extra equipment and planes booked solid.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
New York
Holland Tunnel
United Air Lines
Los Angeles
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
New Orleans
Chicago
Philadelphia
Bus Lines
Moscow Press Showcases Soviet Economic Gains
The Moscow press for the past three days highlights gains in coal electric power railways and ocean shipping with production up nine percent in the east and sixteen percent electric power in the first half of 1947. Merchant shipping rose twenty percent while June rail traffic also rose. Officials note farm machinery shortages despite overall progress.
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Moscow
England
France
Soviet Union
Babe Born After Death Of Mother Succumbs
Clarksville Arkansas July 3 A six pound seven ounce baby girl born yesterday by Caesarian section after the death of her mother died tonight Dr James M Kolb said the infant died of pulmonary edema an abnormal buildup of fluid in the lungs and bronchial passages the condition apparently contributed to her death
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Clarksville
Ark
James M. Kolb
Louise Kreipke
House Panel Approves Tax Slashing Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee approved an 18 to 6 vote on a Republican backed 4.0 billion tax cut bill. Speaker Martin said a veto override may be possible with up to 20 Democrats in support and set a showdown vote for next Tuesday. Senate action is planned late next week amid possible filibuster worries.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Martin
R Mase
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Knutson
Doughton
Congress
Byrd
D-Va
Truman
House Ways and Means
R-Minn
Negro maid testifies in slavery trial in California
Dora Jones testified in a federal slavery case against Alfred Wesley Ingalls and his wife, recounting an abortion she underwent at the couple's urging. She said the pregnancy dated back over 30 years to Mrs Harmon, and described threats of jail to keep her in bondage.
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San Diego
Calif
Dora Jones
Alfred Wesley Ingalls
Massachusetts
Ingalls
FBI
Negress
U. S
Betty Marshall Graydon
Dora
Harmon
Missing flying prospector in Arizona mountains
James A. Cravey, 62, a retired Phoenix photographer, chartered a helicopter on June 19 to search for a long lost gold mine in the Surahemountains. Cravey was reported missing after entering the rugged range with plans to walk out east, with friend C. W. Vanderflute providing details to sheriff.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Surahe
Iacaiame
O Pibatehman
James A. Cravey
Ptor
C. W. Vanderflute
Cravey
Vanderflute
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Mercer County Retail Grocers Association
Foremen’s Union
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Hinton
Logan
Parkersburg
Point Pleasant
Tygart River
State Plice
W. E. Burchett
National Coal Association
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John L. Lewis
Midwest
Joao Carlos Munitz
Brazil
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Munitz
Balkans Commission
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Moscow Press
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Coughton
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