Transfer Church Membership Week Aims to Reunite Baptists
The Southern Baptist Convention launches Transfer Church Membership Week to locate 1 875 000 Baptists who moved residences but kept old memberships. Alabama plans a 2600 church search with special cards and rounds from September 7 to 21 led by Dr. A H Reid urging cooperation.
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Iran's Strong Man To Form Cabinet
Ahmed Qavam, Iran's premier, nominated to form a new government after Mossadegh's ouster. Shah Reza Pahlavi approves, task begins for near bankrupt nation. Qavam previously led Iran through disputes with the Soviet Union in 1946 and 1947.
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Balloon lift rate noted for weight per helium volume
A terse tip notes that about 14 cubic feet of helium can lift one pound. The line appears in a want ads style Hinweis emphasizing practical lifting facts.
Slaying of Brooklyn Rabbinical Student Solved
Police say they solved the murder of Samuel B. London 23 a Brooklyn rabbinical student. Three teenage boys are being held after detectives traced the weapon a .22 rifle recovered in Rockaways and led to questioning. London was shot in McCarren Park Greenpoint Brooklyn as he returned from synagogue prayer.
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Child Killed in Glenn Cove Golf Accident
Eight year old Barbara Goble died from head injuries in Glenn Cove New York after a playmate teaching her golf swung a club accidentally striking her.
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Two Australians Held On Charges Of Counterfeiting
Secret Service arrested two Australians in a cross country pursuit from New York to Hollywood and San Francisco. The suspects R. C. C. Pearce alias William Blampied and Percy Lennon alias Mervy A. Tomlinson face counterfeiting charges over $100 bills believed to be imports from London. Pearce is also wanted in Australia for embezzlement.
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R. C. C. Pearce
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Mervy A. Tomlinson
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Pearce
Australia
Pullman Rates Raised After Interstate Commission Approval
The Pullman Company may raise its minimum sleeping car charge by about 23 percent, effective July 28. The new minimum for a standard lower berth becomes five dollars, up from four dollars and five cents, with proportional increases for other accommodations including tourist lower berths and upper berths, and roomettes at seven dollars.
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Judy Garland Announces Pregnancy and Career Pause
Judy Garland, 29, says she is canceling stage and screen engagements as she and Sid Luft expect a child early next year. She already has a daughter Liza with Vincente Minnelli and notes their June 8 marriage. The piece also mentions the word fiasco origin and a coal to gasoline energy comparison.
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Reds Fail To Take Old Baldy
In heavy rain a tank supported Communist battalion attacked Old Baldy hill west of Chorwon in the Korean front. About 700 Communist troops hit the slope after a Red barrage, but Allied reinforcements and armor blunted the assault. The UN had seized the hill five weeks earlier. Weather grounded most Allied aircraft.
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Baldy
Chorwon
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New Barriers Block Criminals Escape in Berlin
West Berlin crews completed 227 barriers to seal escape routes from the surrounding Soviet zone. At the same time Western Allies lifted a restriction allowing West Berlin police on border duty to carry rifles.
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Donnelly Named U S High Commissioner for Germany
President Truman named career diplomat Walter J. Donnelly as United States high commissioner for Germany. The selection places Donnelly in a key post during postwar occupation and governance efforts in Germany.
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Truman
Walter J. Donnelly
United States
Germany
Oil Giants Face Government Antitrust Action
The United States plans a forceful antitrust probe against seven major oil firms. Attorney General James P. McGranery announced a federal grand jury will investigate the international oil cartel for monopolistic practices and price fixing. An antitrust suit will also be filed in District of Columbia courts.
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James P. McGranery
International Oil Cartel
McGranery
Thuit
Veterans Aid Plan Explained Under Truman Act
The 1952 readjustment act signed by President Truman creates delays before unemployment benefits for Korean veterans begin. A 90 day waiting period starts in July for benefit eligibility while states set up payments. Veterans must register for work promptly and can seek assistance on return home. The act also ties claim timing to muster out pay: $100 earns a 30 day wait, $200 a 60 day wait, and $300 a 9 day wait after discharge.
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