Envoys Barter Stage In Moscow East West Talks
Western diplomats in Moscow held renewed talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov to bridge gaps on Berlin and currency issues. U S Ambassador Bedell Smith and French envoy Chataigneau attended as negotiations extend into next week. Berlin currency restoration and lifting the blockade remain focal points amid reports of a unified currency plan tied to traffic resumption.
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Kremlin
Moscow
London
Gtm
United States
Britain
V. M. Molotov
Stalin
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Yven Chataigneau
Berlin
Germany
Ruman
Molotov
W. T. Babcock
Nena
Rail repairs near Berlin threaten renewed blockade
Brain Aug 10. Repairs on the Berlin to western Germany rail link were nearly finished but no sign of reopening emerged. Rumors of early service resumed were denied by US deputy commander in Berlin W T Babcock. The Kurier reported repairs largely complete with only small sections pending yet service restoration awaits Soviet orders. The Russians closed the road in June due to alleged technical difficulties.
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Kurler
Reichsbeho
State Railways
Barlin-Helmastedt
Construction Department
Inc
Miss Welch to Crown South Beauty in 1947 North-South Game
Betty Jo Phelps of Jaeger chosen Miss Welch Daily News to compete for the Miss South crown in the 15th annual North-South Football game set Aug. 20 in southern West Virginia. The 18-year-old Sneger high School graduate, former Dramatic club member and cheerleader, stands five feet six inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. Sports Editor Tony Casali notes Miss Welch has previously held the South crown for two years and claims no worry about this year’s winner.
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Welch
Betty Jo Phelps
Jaeger
Misa Welch Daily News
West Virginia
Misa South
M. W. Phelps
Betty Jola
Sneger High School
Daily News
Tony Casall
Welch Dally Nane
Casali
Big Harvests May Slow Spiral of Living Costs
Agriculture Department forecast as of August 1 shows record total production this year, with corn crop leading a broad rise across grains and crops. Unusually favorable July weather boosted output by over 4 percent, signaling possible price relief for dairy and food items as wheat, soybeans, and other staples approach all-time or near-record levels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Midwest
O'Brien Dies at Home a Longtime Secretary of State
William S. O'Brien 86 died unexpectedly of a heart attack at the family home in Buckhannon after reporting fatigue. Known as Judge O'Brien, he served as secretary of state for 18 years. Governor Meadows ordered capitol offices closed for funeral day. his son D. Pitt O'Brien expected to be named successor. Funeral set for 2 p.m. at Whitescarver Rancho Mortuary with burial in the family cemetery. survivors include daughter Mary Martha O'Brien and two sons Perry Emmett O'Brien and William T. O'Brien. O'Brien was elected secretary of state in 1932 and re-elected in 1936, 1940, and 1944.
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William 3. O'Brien
Buckhanfon
O'Brien
Judge O'Brien
Meadows
State Capitol
William 5
D. Pitt O'Brien
Whitescarver Rancho Mortuary
Buckhannon
Misa Mary Martha O'Brien
Kenawha
Perry Emmett
Ripley
William T. O'Brien
Merge Guard and Army Defense Committee Says
A Defense Department committee urged merging the National Guard and Air National Guard into a single well armed national force. Under the proposal the new formation would be taken from state control and placed under the Army and Air Force if Congress approves.
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Guard
Army
Defense Committee
Washington
National Guard
Air
Emer- Defense Department
Congress
Air Force
Agencies Propose State Guard Reforms For National Security
A committee suggested replacing local guards with state backed militias run by states but trained by the Army and Air Force to handle riots strikes and disturbances. Officials noted the plan is only a recommendation not policy and stressed state control remains.
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National Guard
Defense Department
Defense
Forrestal
Robin Hood
Army
Gordon Gray
Ohef
Campaign lights as five presidential tickets take shape
Washington reports the race moves toward five presidential tickets with President Truman planning a nationwide swing aimed at appealing to labor voters. National Chairman McGrath urged a Labor Day rally in Detroit and signaled hopes the President will accept.
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Washington
Truman
Republican Congress
McGrath
Detrooit
Just Second Nature To Read Gazette Ads
Classified snippet shows listings for maids and housekeepers with ages and statuses. Includes vague references to assistance services and a call to action for producing help when needed. Names, dates, places, and concrete details are missing or garbled in the OCR.
Subpoenas in Russian spy hearings target two Soviets
The House Un-American Activities Committee issues subpoenas to two Soviet citizens as part of its probe into Communist influence. A third Russian, Mrs Oksana Kosenkina, faces possible subpoena if located. Samarin and his wife remain missing after an FBI interview request. The consulate dispute over interviewing the third Russian continues, with warrants needed for consular entry.
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Washington
Russia
House un-American Activities Committee
Tra Red
New York
USA
Michael Ivanovitch Ssamarin
FBI
J. Parnell Thomas
H-Nj
Alexander S. Panyushkin
State Department
Samarin
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Thomas’ Committee
Kosenkina
House
Toom
Elizabeth T. Bentley
William Ludwig Ullman
Duncan Lee
Office of Strategic Services
Robert T. Miller
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Blainhower
Columbia University
Denver
Angr y Wives Lead National Meat Boycott Push
Chicago August 10 The strike against high meat prices spreads nationwide as housewives urge shoppers to avoid meat counters. In Indianapolis a union warns many of 475 city butchers could lose work if the boycott continues. Chicago officials reject the tactic urging more production and a stronger livestock supply outlook tied to a large corn crop forecast boosting meat prospects.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Meat Cutters and Butchers Union
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
George O "Dressler
American Meat Institute
the Institute
Soviet Union Rejects US Trieste Demand Amid Adriatic Tensions
Lake Success Aug 10 The Soviet Union warned against altering the Italian Trieste settlement after rejecting U S and Britain's bid to return Trieste to Italy and accusing the Western powers of creating a German pattern Bizonia in the Adriatic. Deputy Foreign Minister Malik said 21 nations backed the Italian peace treaty and called any revision unacceptable. He backed Yugoslavia in alleging Western misrule of the Trieste zone and urged immediate appointment of a governor. The United States and Britain denied the charges, with Philip C Jessup accusing Tito of seeking to annex the territory to Yugoslavia. Malik spoke at length rallying Moscow's support for Tito amid the Cominform split.
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Germany
Trieste
Italy
Malik
Yugoslavia
U. S
Britain
Philip C. Jessup
Marshal Tito
Russia
Cominform
President Denies Rift Over Israel Policy
President Truman denied reports that Secretary of State Marshall threatened to resign over policy toward Israel. White House and State Department officials dismissed the claim as unfounded, stating there is no conflict between the President and Marshall despite a New York Star article.
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Washington
Truman
Marshall
Israel
New York Star
Charleston G. Ross
Michael McDermott
State Department
Star
Majorette to be named for North South grid feature
West Virginia prepares for the 15th North South Football Game on August 20 at Laidley Field. Miss Colonelette will receive a jewel baton, with crowns for Miss North and Miss South. Majorettes and the North South band, led by Bob Williams, headline the Pigskin Pageant advancing through Charleston downtown. Floats from Morris Harvey College Red Cross sponsor, and Cavalcade of Cars adds three firms. Grand Marshal A J Carey notes parade drivers escort details and North South uniforms showcase downtown.
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Virginia
Laidley Field
West Virginia
Frank A. Knight
Bob Willams
W. 3. Chilton, II
Red Cross
Morris Harvey College
Jay Galyean
Camp Burdette
Crowder Motor Sales
Oldsmoblies
Grand Marshall
A. J. Carey
Charleston
R. G. Willams
Kanawha County Budget Hiked By 187750 Increase
The Kanawha County Court approved a 1948 49 budget totaling 1 151 370 with current expenses estimated at 1 003 803 and outstanding obligations of 87 407. Receipts are put at 199 464 including 85 000 from Kangwha airport and 80 000 and 40 000 from county and election clerks fees respectively. The levy rises to 951 004 to cover higher material costs and employee salaries.
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Kanawha County Court Yesteraey
Kangwha
Elecuit
Court of Domestic Relations
Ex-Czech Deputy Zenkl Kidnapped From Prague
Reliable sources say Dr. Peter Zenkl former deputy premier of Czechoslovakia was hustled into the American occupation zone in a daring anti-Communist operation. Zenkl served as deputy premier from 1946 to 1948 and was Prague's lord mayor. His wife accompanied him and informants tie the act to Czech partisans. Reports from Prague indicate he was ousted when Communists seized power in February.
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Fahankfurt
Germany
Peter Zenkl
Czechoslovakia
Zenkl
Prague
Zenk
Ball Park Construction Set To Begin In Charleston
The city and Kuhn Construction Co plan to start work next week on Charleston's new baseball park after completing preliminary engineering. Temporary facilities will go up and the old fence will be dismantled, with grading to begin and top soil removal underway. The park’s closure forces the Industrial Baseball League to shorten or relocate its season and cancels a statewide tourney and an exhibition with two Negro teams. Kuhn aims to have the field ready by April 15 in hopes of Charleston joining the Class A Central Baseball league next spring.
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Kuhn Construction Co
Charleston
City Recreation Commission
Kuhn
Industrial Baseball League
Kuhn Company
Wall
Plane Found Near Airport Crash Kills Two Aboard
Private Navion four seater vanished over Charleston and was found in a wooded hillside near the airport. Pilot Dr R J Dabney of Taylorsville North Carolina and passenger Jack Adams of Taylorsville were dead. Searchers Mrs H C Pendell and Miss Alice White located the wreckage after a long afternoon trek. A $500 reward was offered by Adams's father for the recovery of the plane and bodies were removed to Cunningham mortuary after arrangements by survivors.
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Kanawha
Coonskin Hollow
H.C. Pendell
Alice White
Gazette
Charleston
R. J. Dabney
Taylorsville
N. C
Jack Adams
Atate
Pendell
National Guard
Fort Manager
Fred Allos
E. FE. Adams
Dabney Hashown
Adams
Columbus
Dabney
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
North Carolina
Cunningham Mortuary
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Brief, fragmentary OCR text references a quotation about a woman rating a job and a remark by Truman. No clear event, date, or named entities sufficient to form a factual summary.
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