Berlin Zone Tensions Rise After Russian Invasion
Russians free three Americans then invade the American sector to seize a German photographer and arrest two U. S. officials. U. S. patrols respond while British authorities block Soviet bank funds move in Berlin.
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U. S. Zone
Berlin
Thomas P. Headen
Frankfurt
Herzfeld
Sherman S. Turner
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Rowland M. Myers
Brooklyn
N. Y
U. S
Red Vice Consul Going Home Too
In New York on August 23 Soviet vice consul Zot Chepurnykh said he will return to Russia with no fixed date or reason. Consul Jacob Lomakin, recalled by the U S State Department, is to sail Saturday with family aboard the Stockholm. it is unclear if he will go to Russia. Lomakin and his wife and two children will occupy a $1400 suite aboard the liner.
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New York
Zot T. Chepurnykh
Russia
Jacob M. Lomakin
U. S. State Department
Chepurnykh
Kasenking
Roosevelt Hospital
Lomakin
Long Island
Record US production hits 1948 high at 246 billion
The Commerce Department reports a second quarter 1948 gross national product of 246 billion dollars, up 21 percent from a year earlier and 4 billion above the first quarter. Despite June industrial slowdowns, value rose due to services, retail trade, transportation, and agriculture.
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Washington
America
Commerce Department
Evicted janitor uses bayonet to kill landlord in Chicago
A 40 year old janitor, deprived of his home by eviction, seized a World War One bayonet and stabbed landlord Frederick Kuhn, 83, three times in the abdomen. Bailiff Robert Barr, served eviction papers, was detained without charge as police traced the sequence of events.
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Chicago
Frederick Kuhn
Robert Barr
le Roy Steffens
Angelo Gazzola
Barr
Gazzola
Kuehn
Steffens
Gold Miners Escape In Montana Cave In
In Marysville Montana the 20 man day shift at the Drumiummon mine escaped unharmed after the Montana Rainbow Mining Co main shaft caved in from the 700 foot level to the 400 foot level. The collapse blocked the shaft with muck and timbers, trapping men but they used safety manways completed two months ago and some were winched out via emergency exits. Wade, company partner, put damage at about 25000 dollars and noted a month and a half ore-delay.
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Marysville
Mont
Drumiummon
Montana Rainbow Mining Co
W. KR. Wade
Wade
Met Opera to Stage 1945 49 Season After All
The Metropolitan Opera in New York will resume a 1945 49 season after 12 unions agreed to suspend wage and benefit demands. The move follows talks led by the American Guild of Musical Artists and opera directors to avoid cancellation amid a $220000 last year deficit and rising costs.
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New York
Metropolitan Opera
The
Opera Assoc
Iato
Met
Fot
American Guild of Musical Artists
Lawrence Tibbett
American Federation of Musicians
Egyptian Commander In Jerusalem Killed
CATRO Aug 29. Lt Col Ahmed Abdel Aziz commander of Egyptian troops in Jerusalem has been killed according to the Egyptian defense ministry. No details were given. King Farouk expressed deep sorrow and posthumously conferred the rank of colonel and the title bey.
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Catro
Ahmed Abdel Aziz
Jerusalem
Defense ‘Ministry
Farouk
Armed Forces to Seal Bonds by Inter-Aid
Washington reports a step toward joint operations as Army Navy and Air Force agree to seek help across services when beneficial while preserving primary functions. Forrestal announces a framework stressing economy and effectiveness with hierarchies and no cross-field authority without bidding. Details to Page 14.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Forrestal
Naval War College
Newport
R. 1
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Key West
Fla
Red Dean Denied U S Visa Over Soviet Ties
Dr Hewlett Johnson known as the Red dean of Canterbury says he has been refused a visa to visit the United States for a lecture tour sponsored by the American Soviet Friendship Society. State Department officials noted the group is on the subversive list but had no personal objections to Johnson. Johnson, 74, has long praised the Soviet Union and criticized U.S. policy. he calls for fostering American Soviet friendship.
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London
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
United States
Tom C. Clark
Johnson
London Daily Worker
Soviet Friendship Society
Washington
State Department
Michael McDermott
McDermott
National Council of Soviet-American Friendship
Dr. Johnson
Soviet Union
Berlin Berlin Berlin talks gain new life in Moscow session
Western envoys met with Stalin and Molotov in the Kremlin for nearly five hours to push four power talks on blockaded Berlin. U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith expressed guarded optimism as observers noted the session's length and mood suggested progress toward a possible settlement in the Berlin and German issues.
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Moscow
Berlin
Stalin
V.M. Molotov
U. S
Walter Bendell Smith
United States
Britain
France
Kremin
Krems
Smith
Frank Roberts
Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Washington
London
Paris
Kremlin
Fay Kohler
U.S. Leads in Postwar Aid Across Nations, UN Figures Show
United States provided about 70 percent of total postwar aid, tallying $10.16 billion in private and government aid since war end. Britain followed with $6.67 billion, France $3.96 billion, and other major recipients included Germany’s Anglo-American group, Italy, Poland, and the Netherlands. The Soviet loan to Poland counted as its contribution.
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U.N
Geneva
United States
United Nations
Britain
Canada
Argentina
Sweden
Soviet Union
Poland
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Absentees Return to Atom Project Work
At Los Alamos the five day stoppage affected 3500 workers with most still idle. D. D. McKee, Zia Corp project manager, reports a slight rise in those at work as mediation and conciliation seek a settlement and a reply from union officials is awaited on a request for full crews.
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Los Alamos
N. M
McKee
World Council of Churches Formalized at Amsterdam Parley
Delegates from about 150 churches across 40 nations formalized the World Council of Churches as a permanent body in Amsterdam. Catholic and Russian Orthodox observers were not represented, while the Southern Baptist and Missouri Synod abstained from full participation. The council aims for unity but excludes Rome as a condition for full reconciliation.
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World Council of Churches
Christenom
Southern Baptist Convention
United States
Missouri Synod
Lutheran Church
World Council
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Protestant Episcopal Church
United
Massouri Synod
World Assembly
Soviet Union
Council
Russians Push Deserter Hunt Invasions of U S Sector
American intelligence says the Soviet Union intensifies a hunt for deserters under anti black market raids in Berlin. Reports from Montag's Echo note growing deserter numbers and high rank officers. Soviet police conduct house to house searches in Potsdamer Platz area as deserters seek money forged papers and escape routes.
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U.S
Berlin
INS
Amer+ican
Montag
Echo
Potsdammer Platz
DPD
Wittenberge
No Rush Noted To Beat Draft Via Matrimony
Southern West Virginia counties report no surge in marriage licenses for men of draft age after President Truman's deferment of married men. The Associated Press notes scattered nationwide increases, but Kanawha County deputies say eight young men aged 19 to 25 obtained licenses, no broad rise yet.
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West Virginia
Truman
Associated Press
Kanawha
Taft Cleared of Charge by NLRB News Conference
NLRB general counsel Robert N. Denham said ITU charges that Sen. Taft pressured board attorneys over a closed shop were unfounded. Denham called the case "artificial smoke and no fire" and noted Truman had ordered a thorough probe, but the ITU claims did not reflect facts.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
National Labor, Relations Board
International Typographical Union
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Denham
ITU
Truman
White House
ITV
Woodruff
Randolph
Milwaukee
Plezze
Rebels Rout Held Blow To Red Arm in Greece
Athens reports a government victory at Grammos weakens the Communist guerrillas. A general staff spokesman says the rebels cannot mount a concerted stand in Greece and that Albania Yugoslavia and Bulgaria may limit support. The capture breaks guerrilla refuges and foreshadows a mop up of scattered bands over a long campaign.
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Athens
Grammos
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Banda
Coulter Replaces Hodge in Korea
Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge, commander of American occupation forces in South Korea, is reassigned and will travel to Tokyo then Washington. Maj. Gen. John B. Coulter, deputy since May, will take over Hodge’s duties. Officials say no troop withdrawal is implied.
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Korea
Army
John R. Hodge
South Korea
Hodge
Tokyo
MacArthur
Washington
John B. Coulter
Korean Republic
John J. Muccio
U. S
Aany
Antag
Kenneth Royall
Omar N. Bradley
President Takes Daily Swim Amid Friendly Critics
Reporters note the president swims every day, a routine cited by aides as part of his daily grind. Critics joke about the habit while press attention highlights the president’s disciplined schedule and public appearances.
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Siam Arnold
Ouprrighh Lee
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