Civil Righters Seek Federal Intervention in Peekskill Riot
In Peekskill New York Civil Rights Congress sponsors of a Paul Robeson concert urged President Truman to restore law and order after a riot left at least 100 injured. Eight vehicles were overturned and police and state troops surrounded the crowd amid a tense protest by veterans and counterdemonstrators.
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Paul Robeson
Truman
New York State
Civil Rights Congress
U. S. Department of Justice
Harlem
Thomas E.) Dewey
Dewey
Robdson
Here
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Thousands rally as demonstrators block roadways in showers of stones
About 10 000 certgoers began leaving in cars and chartered buses while demonstrators pelted the route with stones. Shattered glass littered stretches of pavement along the winding road as authorities struggled to regain control.
Harold Russell New Amvets Head Des Moines
Harold Russell the handless veteran and movie star was elected national commander of the American Veterans of World War II on the second ballot with 37 votes from Iowa. The Watertown Massachusetts native, 32, lost his hands in 1944 and gained fame in Best Years of Our Lives.
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Des Moines
Harold Russell
Monday
Watertown
Mass
Iowa
Dwight Oliver
Kalamazoo
Mich
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High Gentilli
Providence
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John Vaughan
Pittsburgh
Elvin J. Liska
New Orleans
Frederick Stanton
Columbus
Ohio
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Bataan
Wemath
Wichita
Kan
Prentis Smith
Long Beach
Calif
Dorothy Sayers
Granite City
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I. Shell S. Hoye
Washington, D.C
Harry Mesbith
Salem
George Heath
Waterloo
Robert Wescag
Chicago
Cliff Lauritson
Amvet
Japan Abolishes New Year Age Counting Practice
Tokyo reports the government will scrap the traditional Japanese custom of counting a newborn as one year old. From January 1, 1950, everyone will be considered a birth year age, aligning with Western practice. The change ends a system in place since 645.
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Tokyo
INS
Japan
Casebook of Gregory Hood Leads KCRG Tonight
DVENTURE drama tops KCRG KCRK schedule with a 7 pm start featuring Casebook of Gregory Hood an old tale of money and marriage. Three threats escalate danger as the plot advances. At 8 pm the Central Association playoff game Cedar Rapids Rockets vs Burlington Indians follows, with KCRG KCRK carrying coverage.
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Gregory Hood
Hubby
Hoyle
KCRG
Brooks
Central Association
Cedar Rapids Rockets
Burlington Indians
Rockets
Evening Schedule of Music and Dancing Event
A Wednesday night program lists 7 00 Favorite M 7 15 Serenade 7 30 Music 8 00 Mem Music 7 30 Allen Roth 7 00 Dychis 1 15 In Rhythm Its a Music Box 8 99 1 30 Dancing Party.
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Allen Roth
Dychis
Tella
Gregory
Nightlife of Madrid Baffles American Visitor
Henry McLemore recalls Madrid’s 2 AM scene where cafes stay open and streets buzz while most shops close by day. He notes late dining, shifted meal times, and insomniac energy as electricity rationing silences lights at 4 AM amid a 100 year drought.
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Owl
Madrid
Lisbon
Times Square
America
Clash at Omaha as Reds Try to Pass Handbills
Labor day parade in downtown Omaha saw flareups as Communist party handbills were distributed. Ten people were arrested including Warren Batterson 39 of Omaha a regional Communist party chairman. they were charged with disturbing the peace and released on bond. No serious injuries reported.
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Omaha
Communist Party
A. A. Morocco
Warren Batterson
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Batterson
Morocco
Communist Party of
Work Wasted Firemen Called Out of Parade
Prince Georges county volunteers prepared for the Labor day parade in Bowie, wearing dress uniforms. A brush fire alarm sent the Bowie unit to respond, and the Landover Hills company joined in. An hour later both units returned unfit to participate in the parade.
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Bowie
INS
Prince Georges County
Landover Hills Company
Tribunal Acquits Jop Admiral of War Crime Count
In Tokyo a U S military tribunal acquitted former Japanese admiral Soemu Toyoda of command responsibility for Pacific war atrocities after a ten month trial. The verdict ends the class A war crimes cases against top leaders with a pledge of regret from Toyoda and a Defense statement calling the verdict the end of the war.
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Tokyo
INS
United States
Soemu Toyoda
Navy General Staff
Toyoda
George Furness
Boston
Mass
MacArthur
Alva C. Carpenter
Senator Urges Far East Junket in a Navy Plane
Sen Edton of Montana urged lawmakers to fly to the Far East in a Navy plane despite Defense Secretary Johnson protests. The dispute over a Europe and world trip eased when a defence official noted Johnson did not deny the planes, only suggested cutting costs by using commercial air travel. Interior Secretary Krug invited lawmakers to Samoa Guam and the Japanese islands as the Interior Department assumes administration and related legislation will reach two committees next session.
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Edton
R-Mont
Far East
Johnson
Thomas
D-Okla
Europe
Defence
Ecton
Interior
Krug
Senate
House Interior Committees
Samoa
Guam
Interior Department
Four Children Die in Michigan House Fire
A Saginaw area fire killed four children ages 14 8 4 and 3 when an oil stove exploded on the first floor waking their mother Mrs. Cleo Walters 34 who could not reach the second floor to save them. A fifth child Mary 12 survived with serious injuries from a jump. Mrs Walters hospitalized for shock and burns.
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Saginaw
Cleo Walters
Mary
Samuel
Ann
George
Walter, Jr
Woolworth Grandson Killed in Car Crash Near Cross River
Charles Sumner Woolworth II, 23, Princeton student and Woolworth heir, died when his station wagon left the road and hit two trees near Cross River New York. State police cited no determined cause. He was son of Richard Woolworth of Salem Center and grandson of C. S. Woolworth of Scranton, founder of the Woolworth Company. Hardtack is a hard biscuit.
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Charles Sumner Woolworth II
Princeton University
Woolworth
Salem Center
N. Y
Richard Woolworth
C. S. Woolworth
Scranton, Pa
F. W. Woolworth
Woolworth Company
Missouri Pacific Workers Plan Friday Rail Strike
Four railroad brotherhoods including Trainmen Locomotive Engineers Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Conductors vow a Friday strike on the Missouri Pacific system. About 5 000 workers and 300 grievances fuel the action after an emergency board failed to settle the dispute.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Brotherhood of
Enginmen
Order of
Washington
Paul J. Neff
Four Oelwein Men Hurt As Driver Falls Asleep
Des Moines police reported four Oelwein men injured when the car’s driver fell asleep and missed a turn. The vehicle plunged 15 feet down an embankment, cleared a fence, dropped onto railroad tracks, overturned, and caught fire. Passengers named were Peter Stasi 26 Howard Troup 27 Lloyd Claypool 21 and George Hernandez 23 with cuts and bruises.
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Oelewein
13Th
Cherry
Peter Stasi
Howard Troup
Lloyd Claypool
George Hernandez
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