Yanks Sweep Tribe in Twin Bill Closing Gap
New York wins two from Cleveland Indians 3 2 and 3 9 to regain momentum after a 19 game streak. Key moments include Karl Drews’s hit to shortstop and a relay error letting Bill Johnson score, plus Vic Raschi’s seven and a half inning relief win in the nightcap. Cubs topple Brooklyn 12 7 as Lowrey homers, Reds rally 7 6 over Braves, and Williams hits his 24th as Red Sox edge Tigers 2 1.
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Japan Extends Workers Compensation to 6 Million
TOKYO AP General MacArthur's headquarters says about 6,000,000 Japanese will be protected for the first time under a Workers Accident Compensation law. Costs will be borne by employers and the law will be administered by the Japanese government.
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Browns Win Big Over Troy Tigers in 9-2 Coastal League Game
Browns amassed 14 hits and nine runs to defeat the Troy Tigers 9-2 last night behind six hit performances by Johnny Dominey and big production from Benny Shaw and Manager Emory Lindsey. The Tigers were held scoreless until the eighth inning.
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Durocher back as Dodgers manager next year
In San Antonio, Leo Durocher said he would return to manage the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1948, brushing aside questions about Burt Shotton. He praised Shotton as a grand guy, while noting Shotton does not want to wear the uniform again. Durocher spoke amid personal remarks from wife Luraine Day about press coverage and a quickie divorce.
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Seven color slip-on tubes aid diffisiins fluorescent light
In Arizona a wide variety of cacti native to the region range from tiny button sized to towering 40 feet. Researchers report slip-on plastic tubes in seven colors developed to assist diffisiins fluorescent light.
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Dothan Country Club Golf Meet Opens With Star-Studded Flight
The Dothan Country Club hosts an elite field for today's opening rounds of its annual tournament led by defending champion Leon Harvard. Notables include Fred Moseley, Gardner Dickenson, Horace Hall, and Press Thornton Jr, with Pat Poyner II posting the low 72 among 68 qualifiers. A junior championship for under 14 runs alongside the main event as rounds progress through Aug 21.
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Poland Accepts Produce As Taxes Under Council Order
A recent council of ministers order in Warsaw allows peasants to pay taxes with produce. The measure aims to aid rural recovery and ease peasant burdens. The policy shifts tax payments toward agricultural goods and reduces cash obligations for peasants.
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Legion Tournament To Begin Tuesday
Mobile Alabama District champion Mobile Huntsville and West End from Birmingham will start a double elimination state senior Legion baseball tournament Tuesday in Auburn. Mobile advanced by going undefeated in a district playoff with Montgomery and Dothan. Huntsville, unbeaten in region play, won the Fifth District title and beat Tucker of Tuscaloosa for the Central area crown.
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Diamond Ghost Towns Revived Near Theunissen and Odendaalsrus
In the Free State, diamond prospects rise beside renewed gold rush areas. At Theunissen near Odendaalsrus, mining towns reappear as ore openings advance, old shafts are emptied, and miners’ housing is refilled. Old shafts once ponds now revived, signaling a new phase of mining activity.
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France Restores Inland Waterway Transport
Paris France has restored about 99 percent of inland waterway transport since the war J Dubreuil chairman of a French transport committee announced. Of 12000 boats on inland streams 2000 were destroyed and 5000 damaged during the war he said. He pointed out that the inland waters are nearly back to normal and usable again.
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