Warren boy wins All-American Soap Box Derby title
In Akron Derby Downs Charleston finishes second as Warren Ohio contender Donald Strub defeats Gary Turley of Charleston in the finals. Strub clocked 27.09 as Turley musters 27.02 to reach the final rounds amid a crowd of about 100000. Kenny Holmboe, San Francisco and champions from previous years are noted, with meningitis sidelining 1947 champion Kenny.
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Derby Downs
Akron
Gary Turley
Charleston Gazette
Chevrolet Motor Co
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Akron Beacon Journal
Strub
Kenny Holmboe
South Charleston
Kenny
Gary
Bill Brown
San Francisco
Cal
Turley
Richard P. Martter
Los Angeles
Durwood
Coiling
Indianapolis
Ind
Douglas Gsell
Mount Holley
N. J
Johnny McDaniels
Indianapolia
Luther Knight
Williamsport
Duane Masters
Columbus
Gary Turn
The
Gazette
Williams Brown
Center
Dewey Aims to Back Senate Nominees in Campaign
Washington Aug 15 Gov Thomas E Dewey and running mate Gov Earl Warren plan campaign dates at Albany conferences to aid Republican Senate hopefuls. With Democrats holding a 51 45 edge, strategists say securing large Senate majorities is crucial to an administration program.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Congress
Dewey
Earl Warren
California
Albany
Republian
Senate
Bus Mishap Injures 39 Near Sissonville on Rt 21
A Greyhound bus from Parkersburg to Charleston left Rt 21 near Sissonville, injuring at least 39 with none seriously hurt. Ambulances ferried victims to Charleston General and Mountain State Memorial hospitals. driver said a car forced the bus left then back across a ditch into a pasture.
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Charleston
State Rt
Sissonville
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Atlantic Greyhound Corp
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Cunningham Mortuary
Long, Johnson and Fisher m Mortuary
Ruth Ruths Rally For White In Hospital Update
Babe Ruth remained in critical but improving condition at Memorial Hospital Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases after a period of rest and nourishment. A 1:25 p.m. bulletin reported he sat up briefly and showed progress, though still listed as critical later at 4:30 p.m. Attendants noted lower temperature and pulse, and the second straight day of gains amid heavy mail and calls. Connie Mack and a well wisher aboard the Queen Mary sent words of encouragement.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Memorial Hospital Center
Ruth
Baba
Yes
Ferday
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Bush to Direct State Democratic Campaign
Emmett J. Bush of Glenville will direct the state Democratic campaign for the November general election. His appointment was announced at the state convention by state Democratic chairman Ernest L. Bailey. Bush said he asked leave from the public service commission's motor carrier division to handle the duties and will oversee Democratic headquarters in Charleston.
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Clarksburg
Emmett J. Bush
Glenville
Bush
Ernest L. Bailey
Public Service Commission
Okey L. Patteson
State
Charleston
Budget Seen At 42 Billion Deficit Foretold By Truman
President Truman warned of a 1.5 billion dollar deficit and peacetime spending near 42.2 billion dollars with deficit financing looming. He cited defense and foreign aid boosting outlays over last year by more than 6 billion and blamed a GOP congress for tax cuts. Senate Republicans dismissed the budget review as campaign rhetoric.
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Truman
Washington
Congress
Sen. Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Bridges
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Deficit Or Surplus You Take Your Pick
Washington August 15 1971 The United States faces competing budget views. President Truman warns that the budget shows a 1.5 billion operating deficit using current figures while Republicans claim an adjusted 1.5 billion surplus by shifting 3 billion in foreign aid to the prior year.
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Washington
Truman
GOP
German Reds Warn Rivals Threaten Winter Blockade
Berlin observers report German Communists threaten a winter blockade to spur the anti Communist city government to resign. The offer links to currency battles as Western Berlin suffers from a currency crisis and Moscow diplomacy hints at concessions.
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Berlin
Germany
Wigbaden
Hesse
Neues Deutschland
Moscow
Frank Roberts
U S Charges Red Trickery In Calling Navy Officer Spy
The extraordinary spy probe centers on Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers as a face to face meeting looms to test Chambers claims about Hiss. The witnesses have testified under oath and the committee weighs whether to reveal the session to the public. If Chambers lied, the probe loses its strength. if Hiss lied, the case tightens.
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Chambers
Hiss
Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House un-American Activities Committee
State Department J
Carnegie Endowment For World Peace
Time Magazine
United States accuses Russia of frameup in Dreher case
The United States denounces a Moscow framed up charge that Navy Lt Robert Dreher spied for the U S in the Soviet Union. Assistant Secretary Michael J McDermott says the claim was a Kremlin plant and notes Dreher aided by embassy goods shipments and encountered MVD agents at the Moscow customs house. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith says Dreher will be expedited home as his two year tour ends.
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U. 8
Foreign Ministry
Pravda
Robert Dreher
Commounist Party
United States
Dreber
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dreher
Soviet Union
Smith
Associated Press
Oil City
Walter Bedell Smith
Pravia
U. S
Admeslie C. Stevens
American Intelligence Ag
Washington
INS
Russia
Navy
Michael J. McDermott
Marshall
America
Vishin=aky
Office of
Naval Intelligence
Appuss
Kremlin
Gether
Kosenkina
McDermott
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Vishinsky
Odessa
MVD
Five Die and 137 Hurt in Reno Fire and Blast
A fire and explosion in Reno caused five deaths and 137 injuries as spectators panicked in a crowded district. Five bodies were recovered from a smoldering commercial building. a sixth man is missing and presumed dead. The cause remains undetermined while the blaze itself was minor and only blew out a wall.
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Reno
P—Ewevet
Injured Teacher Remains Under Police Guard
In New York a 52 year old Russian teacher Ok sana Stephanova Kosenkina is under full U S government protection after the State Department rejected Soviet custody demands. She is recovering at Roosevelt hospital from injuries after leaping from the Soviet consulate. She said she was held prisoner and forced to return to Russia. The incident prompted a high level diplomatic dispute involving the Soviet consulate foreign office and embassy.
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New York
United States
State Department
Oksana Stephanova Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Russia
Miss North Pageant Sponsors from West Virginia Papers
Martinsburg Journal and Clarksburg Exponent sponsored contestants Jeanine West and Marilyn Marks join twenty others for the North South football game festivities in Charleston. They will parade in the Pigskin Pageant and compete for Miss North and Miss South crowns during halftime.
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Jeanine M. West Ett
Martinsburg Journal
Marilyn Jane Marks
Clarksburg
Library Club
Marilyn Marks
Hichard David Marks
West Virginia University
Washington
Delta Iota Delta Sorority
Miss Marks
Charleston
Wil
Miss North
West Virginia
Miss South
Ette
Clark Assails Spy Ring Quiz
Washington August 15 17 congressional spy hearings damaged government efforts to build a south basis for prosecution in Communist investigations Attorney General Clark said open hearings may have caused unknown damage Ferguson Michigan Senate panel was told a New York grand jury remains active after testimony on Capitol Hill FBI has long conducted an intensive espionage inquiry
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Washington
Clark
Sen
Ferguson
R.mich
Senate
Congress
House
New York
Capitol Hill
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Inflation Brakes Feared by Senator
Senator Flanders warns against forcing rapid monetary and credit controls, fearing they could slash employment and production and trigger a low mood in the economy. He urges President Truman to apply antiinflation brakes slowly as Congress debates new credit and reserve measures.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Congress
White House
Flanders
Gazette For Sale Ad Boosts Household Budget
High prices drive readers to Gazette want ads to sell unused items for cash. Listings include calls for a bassinet and a singer electric sewing machine and furniture. Ads encourage selling used goods by dialing 35 171 or 2 6161.
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Wreming
Bassinet
Singer
Roel
Gazette
1260 B-29s Slated For Early Service
Washington reports the United States Air Force is quietly assembling 1264 B-29 Superfortress bombers under the 70 air group program to form a modern striking force. Associated details note 13 heavy bomber groups totaling about 780 planes active, with 430 more to reach 21 groups, and 2,800 flyable B-20s in various statuses as of mid August.
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Washington
United States Air Force
Iai
Japan
Congress
Air Force
U. S
Europe
Finnish Fire Opens Nordic Olympic Season Start
A fragmented report recalls the start of a Finnish sporting season tied to Olympic ambitions. The noisy crowd and evolving event atmosphere hint at a major national moment, with local names and venues referenced in a blurred recap of sports excitement.
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Finland
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