Army Starts First Draft Call as Registration Begins
The Army begins the first peacetime draft with 10,000 men slated for November induction while Navy and Air Force say they have volunteers and will not need draftees this year. Calls through Selective Service set to rise to about 30,000 monthly, with 25-year-olds first, then younger cohorts, and 16-year-olds to register within five days of birthdays. Some anti draft activity and protests noted, including pickets in Boston and New York City. Secretary Forrestal announces Navy and Air Force expect no draftees this fiscal year.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Munitions Board
Selective Service
Draft Board
Uttle
Plckets Frotest
490 Sign for Draft With Vets in Lead
More than 490 Charleston youths mostly veterans signed up for peacetime draft yesterday at seven city fire stations designated as registration points. Fire department officials announced minimal confusion and orderly processing.
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Charleston
Men Born in 1923 Register for Peacetime Draft
Only men born in 1923 should register today and tomorrow for the peacetime draft. State selective service headquarters reminded yesterday. First day of a 20 day period saw some men not yet 25 registered. Registration figures by fire station show Central on Court St 226, No 3 at Tennessee Ave and Fayette St 76, No 3 at Florida St and Fifth Ave 89, No 4 at Elizabeth and Washington St 50, No 5 at Bridge Rd and Walnut St 9, No 6 at MacCorkle Ave and 52nd St Kanawha City 38, No 7 at O'Dell Ave and Coral St. Volunteers noted many unsure of registration days. Most stations reported registrations from 8 a m to noon, some until 5 p m. Firemen serving as voluntary registrars noted many eligible groups registered. Capt Frank Workman of Central Station said hours are 8 a m to 5 p m.
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Court St
Tennessee Av
Fayette St
Florida’ St
Fifth Av
Elizabeth
Washington St
Bridge Rd
Walnut St
MacCorkle
St. Kanawha City
O'Dell Av
Cora’ Tl
Frank Workman
Central
Schuman Seeks to Form New French Cabinet
Paris August 30 Robert Schuman Popular Republican and former premier said he would seek a vote of approval from the National Assembly to form a new government and end France's cabinet crisis. He warned of difficulties but said time presses and he believes he can win a constitutional majority. He planned talks with party leaders after meeting President Autriol.
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Paris
Robert Schuman
MRP
National Assembly
Vincent Autriol
Schuman
France
Andre Marie
Marie
Republican
U S Denies Plans to Pull Out of Korea
The State Department stated no firm decision has been made to evacuate U S forces from Korea. spokesman Michael McDermott rejected a syndicated column claim that the National Security Council decided to withdraw all occupation forces, noting no decision can be made before the U N General Assembly meets in Paris next month.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Korea
Michael McDermott
Department
National Security Council
U. S
McDermott
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Tomatoes and Eggs Smash Wallace in North Carolina
In Winston Salem, Burlington, and Greensboro on August 30, Henry A. Wallace, running mate on the Progressive ticket, faced a hostile crowd as rotten eggs and ripe tomatoes splashed him. Police reported no arrests and Wallace pressed on with his Greensboro talk despite projectiles and boos.
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Wallace Winston-Salem
N.C
Henry A. Wallace
North Carolina
Progressive Party
Burlington
Greensboro
Wallace
Guilford County Court House
Menem
Stevenson Clings To Lead In Texas Senate Runoff
DALLAS Aug 30 Stevenson war time Texas governor stretched his lead in the Democratic runoff for junior U S senator from Texas. He held 494 398 votes to 494 277 for Lyndon B Johnson with about 400 votes in six counties still incomplete. Final tallies from 248 of 254 counties were reported with a possible shift in tight races as returns continued. The race likely would not be decided until the state Democratic convention certifies on Sept 14.
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Dallas
Tex
Coke Stevenson
Texas
U.S
Lyndon
Johnson
Texas Election Bureau
Election Bureau
Stevenson
W. Lee
Pappy) O'Daniel
Daniel
Homesick girl confesses setting 150 ghost fires
Juanetta McNeil, 12, confessed to starting between 150 and 200 fires at the Willey farm and a neighboring property near Macomb. She said she believed she would be sent home to her mother if the buildings burned, and that she lit fires when unsupervised. No charges planned. authorities seek cause amid city alarm.
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Macomb
Chorley Willey Farm
Juanetta McNeil
Wil
Willey, Larm
Arthur
Ilinois
John Burgard
Willey Farm
James Thompson
Janetta
Leona Eagle
Bloomington
McNeil
Jaanetta
Randem
Juanetta
Tte
Burgard
Thompson “Farm
Willey
Peters Balks Red Spy Quiz Faces Charge
Whittaker Chambers testified he used Communist influence to land a $6,000 a year government job in 1937 while he was an underground courier. The House Un-American Activities Committee urged contempt charges against "J. Peters" after he refused to answer key questions, linking prewar underground to a wartime spy ring.
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New York
Whittaker Chambers
House un-American Activities Committee
J. Peters
Chambers
Peters
Subcommittee
Abraham George Silverman
Irving Kaplan
Silverman
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Rep
Nixon
R-Cal
Misa Bentley
Railroad Retirement Board
House to probe Communist infiltration in Electrical Workers
A House labor subcommittee under Rep. Charles Kersten will begin hearings in Washington at 10 a.m. local time to investigate alleged Communist influence within the CIO United Electrical Workers. Subpoenas were served on James Carey and Albert Fitzgerald, with Julius Emspak also eyed as a possible witness.
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New York
House Labor
CIO
United Electrical Workers
Charles J. Ker
Sten
R-Wis
Washington
Kersten
James Carey
I the Union
Albert J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
National Labor Committee
Carey
National Cio
Julius Emspak
Electrical Workers Union
Western Electric
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors Electrical Division
America
Benes Reported as Taking Sudden Turn for Worse
Prague report says former President Eduard Benes, 64, has taken a sudden turn for the worse in recent days. Benes resigned last June after the Communist takeover and has lived in virtual seclusion at his country estate.
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Benes
Prague
Eduard Benes
Debris Yields 37th in Crash
The Martin 2 0 2 carrying 37 people crashed into a Wisconsin ravine amid a storm near Winona Minnesota. Richard L. Sullivan Minneapolis chief engineer for Mid Continent Airlines identified among the recovered remains as authorities mapped debris scattered over the woodland area and prepared to relocate bodies.
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Wis
Winona
Minn
Northwest Airlines
Lacrosse
Flight 421
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Here
Richard L. Sullivan
Minneapolis
Mid-Continent Airlines
Municipal Auditorium
Fountain City
CIO Board Delays Endorsement of Presidential Candidate
Washington April 10 The CIOs 51 member executive board approved an anti inflation program and backed its legislative aims while delaying action on endorsing a Presidential candidate. President Murray said the board would likely endorse Truman at Tuesday’s meeting. earlier votes showed rifts over Wallace. The program calls for enactment of excess profits taxes and other measures.
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Washington
Cio'a
Phillip Murray
Truman
Murray
Congress
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
CIO
Ocean Storm Threat Drives NC Beach Evacuations
The Atlantic hurricane neared Cape Hatteras with 115 mph winds as North Carolina beaches and Lowland areas were evacuated. Officials warned the storm could pass east of Hatteras while forecasters considered a northeast turn. Authorities urged residents to seek shelter and coastline warnings extended from Wilmington to Cape Hatteras.
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Cape Hatteras
N. C
Virginia Capes
Charleston
S. C
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Cape Hatteraz
Hatteras
North Carolina
Atlantic
Sprese Bureau
Cecil Gentry
Grady Norton
Miami
Coast Guard
Virginia
Mercury Dips After Charleston Storms and Overflows
A late day thunderstorm drenched Charleston at 5 pm dropping temperatures by 10 degrees and ending the recent heat relief. A second storm at 7:30 pm caused midtown sewer overflows. Kanawha airport logged a high of 92 degrees at 4:30 pm before cooling to 79 by 5:30 pm. Weather officials note 9 degrees at 2:30 pm with a later fall.
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Charleston
Kanawha
West Virginia Water Service Co. Weather Laboratory
Kremlin Parley Nears Berlin Accord On Procedure
Moscow reports a Kremlin meeting aimed at drafting a four power communique on the Berlin crisis. Western insistence on technicalities delays full agreement though officials say a accord is near. Molotov Vishinsky represents the Soviet side as Western envoys linger in talks.
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Kremlin
Berlin
Soviet Union
V. M. Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Lats
Yves Chateaigneau
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Frank Roberts
Washington
Paris
London
Chataigneau
Roberts
Smith
Accord
Allies Blasted By Berlin Reds
Soviet officials in Berlin lashed out at Western Allies and the anti Communist city government in a meeting with Major General Kotikov. Workers demanded an end to warmongering and to continue demonstrations against the city administration. Elections in Berlin may be banned as the Soviets threaten to withhold a new city government.
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Berlin
Msj
Alexander Kotlkov
SNB
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Germany
Fage
Queen Wilhelmina Returns in Golden Jubilee Procession
Amsterdam crowd greets Queen Wilhelmina as she ends 50 years on the throne. She turns 84 tomorrow and will abdicate Saturday to Princess Juliana. The monarch travels from Apeldoorn via The Hague, arriving at Dam Square where Juliana, Prince Bernhard, and three princesses welcome her at the palace.
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Amsterdam
Wilhelmina
Dam Square
Juliane
Apeldoom
the Hague
Juliana
Prince Bernhard
Queen Wilhelmina Reign Marks 50 Years in Dutch Crown
Queen Wilhelmina enters final week of reign as active queen with her mother Queen Emma to receive public attention. She greets subjects along the royal route from Apeldoorn to The Hague, praising jubilee composers and choir conductors. She travels with an aide, wearing a gray suit and plumed hat, to The Hague Palace in the Dutch capital.
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Apeldoorn
the Hague
Netherjlands
Emma
Council Rebuffs Malik Summons at U N Session
Lake Success Aug 10 The Security Council rejected Jacob A Malik's emergency meeting agenda and adjourned without acting on Palestine and Kashmir. It marked the first time the holder of the presidency had its program refused. Delegates questioned the call and cited no emergency.
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Security Council
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Council
Malik
Palestine
Kashmir
U. S
Warren R. Austin
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