Soviet Ratification Of Pacts Signals Soviet Grip On East Europe
Washington reports Moscow fast tracked peace pacts with Hungary Burgasia Romania Finland and Italy, signaling a solid hold on Eastern Europe. U S officials note ratification ahead of the Hungarian vote suggests a measure of Moscow control and a likely coalition victory for communists backed by allied parties and Red Army presence. With Italy under Allied withdrawal, Western Europe security hinges on De Gasperi’s government amid rising communist influence and Yugoslav pressure.
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Russia
Moscow
Europe
Hungary
Burgastia
Romania
Finland
Italy
State Department
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Sig
France
Bulguria
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Paris
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Trieste
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Jury Delivers Verdict in Blackshear Case Contempt Plea Filed
In a tense courthouse scene Judge Williams reads the verdict in the Blackshear murder case as Durward Blackshear is led away and Juliane Blackshear, sister of the convicted man, awaits further action. Attorneys plan appeals while two men face contempt for alleged juror tampering in related cases.
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Fordman
Williams
J. KR. Dykes
Juliane Blackshear
Julian
Durward Blackshear
Andrews
Durward
Pinchard
Bill Bedsole
Hedsole
A. S. Borders
Bedsole
Luther Crawford
Grady Benson
General Wainwright to Retire Today Amid Farewell Troop Review
General Jonathan M. Wainwright, commander in chief of the Fourth Army, will retire today after a career dating back to 1802. A farewell address will follow a military review at Fort Stan Houston with about 250 troops and many generals present. Wainwright, famed for Bataan and Corregidor, says he is ready to get out of the Army after 45 years of service.
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San Antonio
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Ino Cief
Fourth Army
Wainwright
Bataan
Correpidor
Fort Stan Houston
Guay
Beauford
Veterans face choice on bonds as banks urge patience
Bank officials urge veterans to hold bonds paying two and a half percent interest rather than cashing them. They note the money in the bank equals the value if converted later, and many veterans plan to keep or vest their bonds despite expected early action when doors open at 1 9 am Tuesday.
Turbulent Line of 10th Race Entangles Names
Fragmented OCR recounts a racing event with entrants Bruce Gimibel Greenwich and Jeryeline Cothran, mentioning placements from fourth to seventh and listing several other figures. It notes an average speeds claim, wartime gaps, and references to historical records and a 1946 triumph.
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Bruce Gimibel
Greenwich
Conn
Jeryeline Cothran
Budde
Ladoit
Cahn
Koama Pood
Pou Mas
Sun
Burbank
Calif
Sieth
Flor. Whitton
Indianapolis
Dad
William P. Lear
Nett Hollywood
Jane Page Hlavavek
Walmette
Mantz
Deputy in crash ends in fatal gunfire on road
Deputy swerved to avoid a crash, rear ended a track, and collided then left the scene. Hall was found dead at the roadside after an argument with Tharp. No eyewitnesses. coroner cites a fatal shooting after a threat to cross a line. Damages to county car estimated at 450 dollars and track at 7 percent. Lightning hits tanker Edenton Bay in a storm, a crewman dies.
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Hasen
Cameron
Mason
Hall
Tharp
Americans Detained by Soviets for Three Weeks in 1949
Two American students and an artist were released after more than three weeks in the Soviet controlled Porkkala area off Finland. They described being held aboard a sailboat and questioned by Russian authorities before departing for Helsinki.
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Finland
Porkkala
Mise Ann Blamenfeld
Daurvhier
Muro
Sirs Abe Blamenfeld
Sun Hafiei
Robert Storch
Herbert Stusech
Newark
Not
Goaten
McGill Lawent
Ikinge En Ratte
Stockholm
Mars Einmenfeld
Blofeld
Helanet
Pepe
Jake Avery Injury After Taxi Collision
A 72 year old man named Jake Avery was hit by a taxicab and sustained serious injuries. The incident occurred in what appears to be a city street setting and involved a driver described as operating a vehicle in traffic. Further details on location, timing, and condition were not provided in readable text.
Scottsboro Negroes Hurt in Kilby Prison Fight
Montgomery AP reports Hey wood Patterson a Scottsboro defendant was cut on the head and Bruce a fellow prisoner lacerated in a Kilby Prison melee with homemade weapons. Patterson and Wuaihe Binee of Jefferson County were among nine Negroes earlier charged in the 1931 freight car assault at Scottsboro, with several deaths and appeals shaping the case.
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Heywood Patterson
Kilby
A. R. Dennison
Wuaihe Binee
Jefferson County
Patterson
Bruce
Dennison
Nefross
Pittachens
Sherff
Hote Pert
Negro
Cte
Fatl
Cotton Bale Blaze Doused by Firemen in South Dothan
A cotton bale ignited at a sheet mill in South Dothan Saturday afternoon. Fire Chief Floyd Hat and firefighters battled the blaze, pinning the bale on its sides before the flames were brought under control with moderate damage reported.
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Floyd Hat
Hhartis
Peanut referendum debate shapes acreage controls and prices
Alabama growers hear advocates say two thirds of farmers must approve controls to secure price supports while warnings rise that unlimited production would lower prices amid a peanut surplus. Speakers from PMA and Farm Bureau cite past crop declines and urge voting for controlled production to protect income and land use.
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Banks
PMA
GFA Peanut Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Anderson
Uno
Congress
Crawley
R. EK. Bord
Alabama
Jond
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau
Georgia
Randolph
Tan Bata
Jan Thompson
Pike County
Senitar VV. S. Samoneniin
Crenshaw
P.O. Davis
State Extension Service
Vargunee
Yeur
Cearge Grant
Lin
Argentina Defends Falklands Claim in Hemisphere Treaty
Argentina and its foreign minister Brambuglia argued the Western Hemisphere defense pact defines security zones and acknowledges sovereignty claims over the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, and Sandwich Islands. The treaty, ratified by 19 of 21 nations, reinforces inter-American solidarity while rejecting Argentina’s veto attempt over security decisions.
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Argentina
Falkland
South Georgia
Sandwich Islands
Juan A. Bramlugia
Bramugila
sSandwich Islands
Antarctic
Bramuglia
North Pole
Canada
Greenland
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
Missouri
Tango Hay
49 VA Employes Get Sept 30 Pink Slips
The Alabama Veterans Administration informed 49 VA employees across the state that their jobs will end September 30 due to reduced federal appropriations. State regions Manager Harley A. Smith said the staff reductions will cut the VA's annual payroll in Alabama by over $200,000, with salaries ranging from 3397 to 5805 dollars per year.
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Montgomery
Alabama Veterans Administration
Harley A. Smith
Smith
Faith healers pray for grand jury over cultists
In Stone Creek Virginia a small chapel hosted a prayer vigil as faith healers urged a grand jury to indict seven cultists linked to a snake handling sect. Demonstrators claim authorities will fail to convict. State patrols guard meetings under Governor Til Tuck era law as notes of protest and debate swirl around the snake handling case.
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Stone Creek
Divine Ay
G Jury
Ists
Virginia
Wi Tuck
Lloyd M. Rot
Tigert Steps Down As Florida U Head
Dr John J Tigert resigns after 19 years as president of the University of Florida in Gainesville. He will be succeeded on Oct by Dr J Hillis Miller, a native of New Hampshire and at present commissioner of education for New York State.
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Gainesville
Fla
John J. Tigert
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