Secret conference as Byrnes and Bevin press for peace talks
Secretary Byrnes and British Foreign Secretary Bevin held a second secret meeting in Paris amid deadlock at the Peace Conference. Molotov’s absence from Paris and Bonomi’s plea over Venezia Giulia dominated routine sessions as efforts to speed up stalled.
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Paris
James F. Brydnes
Ernest Bevin
Ing
Byrnes
Bevin
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Moscow
Ivanoe Bonomi
Italy
Trieste
Bonomi
Yugoslavia
France
Woodrow Wilson
Venezia Giulia
Big Four
Foreign Office
Napier Furniture Factory Lease Set for Seven Buildings
Huntington Furniture Company to lease seven Napier Field buildings totaling 41 000 square feet for a furniture plant. The unit will assemble finish and ship furniture pieces with about 200 employees planned. Move-in and renovations begin soon with operations expected early next year.
Japan to enact social security system modeled on US England
Welfare Minister Yoshi Itaige Kawa told a House of Peers committee that Japan plans a social security system similar to that of the United States and England to expand welfare coverage and benefits.
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Social Security
Japan
Tokyo
United States
England
Yoshi Itaige Kawa
House of Peers
Paternal thief steals diapers in Birmingham
Police search for a thief who abandoned a diaper service truck and fled with five dozen diapers in Birmingham.
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Hunt
Birmingham
1 000 Male Co Eds May Attend Florida State College For Women
Florida considers letting 1000 male students attend FSCW to ease Florida University housing pressure. Gov Caldwell called a joint meeting of boards to review plans by Dr Thacrt and Dr Campbell. Dale Mabry Field may be converted for male housing with classes remaining at FSCW.
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Florida State College For Women
Tallahassser
Fla
University of Florida
Mate Boards of Control and Education
Millard Caldwell
John J. Thacrt
Deak $. Campbell
FSCW
Board of Control
Campbell
Dale Mabry
Improvement Commission
Charles H. Overman
Women's College
Popov Says Talks Endanger Peace in Far East
Soviet spokesman Konstantin Popov deplores U S Congressional Military Affairs Committee remarks claiming Russia leads an ideological campaign in Eastern Asia. He says such statements do not aid peace or Allied cooperation and warns they threaten security in the region.
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Miles V. Vaugun
Tokyo
Konatantin Popov
U. S
Congressional
Russia
Asia
United States
Great Britain
American Congress
Taksa
Popov
Activnty
Ohn Ji
Sheridan-Paw
Dewey Short
Lerexs Johnson
RoCab Lr
Robert L. F. Sikes
Fla
MacArthur
Japan
Sheridan
Short
Sikes
Vapidohnian
Far Eastern
Far East
Karel
Soviet Union
Allied Council
Popnv
Putte 2
Bombay Riots Leave 60 Dead in Hindu Muslim Violence
Riots spread across Bombay injuring about 200 with 60 dead and 500 rounded up as police used force to quell mobs. Curfew imposed for two days amid clashes tied to the eve of a new Congress government and Muslim League protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Milton Kelly
Bombay
Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharla
Dothan Policeman Indicted in Assault Case Freed on Bail
City officer Leo Stokes was arrested and released on bond after being indicted for assault and battery in the May 7 nightclub election party incident involving former city fireman Paul Dozier. Other weekend indictments include forgery embezzlement burglary and grand larceny charges against numerous individuals.
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Leo Stokes
Stokes
Paul Dozier
Dozier
Houston County Grand Jury
Joan W. Williams
Orvile V. Westmorland
Ralph Fulford
Odell Lee
Walter Gibson
Richard Hicks
Tara
Rifle Accident Kills 12 Year Old in Florida
Twelve year old Cecil Lee Dorden died in Jackson County Florida from injuries after a rifle misfired above his left eye. Sheriff Barkley Gause said the tragedy resulted from an accident. The child is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs W L Dorden a brother and several relatives in Cypress.
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Merrianna
Cecil Lee Dorden
Jackson M
Sher Barkley Gause
W. L. Derden
Dewey
Cypress
Labor Day Finds Unions At Peak
Labor Day report shows union membership at about 15 million dues payers the AFL claims 7 million CIO around 2 million and independents making up the rest. Officials forecast wage pushbacks this fall with price controls and a possible fall labor management conference though certainty remains. Steelman urges peace while reconversion advances and Truman notes progress with workers receiving credit for the gain.
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Max Hall
Washington
Labor
Tiféie Srem
AFL
CIO
Labor Department
Pew
Truman
Jesser
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Armed Women Join Mob Hunt For Spinster Slayer
In Savannah Georgia a mob of armed residents chased Pete Coleman after the naked mutilated body of Bertha Mehrtens was found near Pin Point. Coleman was captured by police after a shootout and is jailed awaiting legal action as a crowd guard kept vigil to prevent mob violence.
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Georgia
Savannah
Pete Coleman
Bertha Mehrtens
Celeman
Pin Point
Charles Weasley
Coleman
Tovannah
Chatham County
W. F. Chapman
Trate
Chapman
Chatham
Bing
Congressmen fault Korea GI food recreation and PX services
Rep Jona and Rep Sheridan leading figures on the House Military Affairs Committee harshly criticized food recreation and post exchange services for American soldiers in Korea. Sheridan called his panel's letter to Lt Gen Richberger severe, noting widespread complaints across inspected military installations.
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Seoul
Korea
UPO
Jona & Sheridan D-Pao
House
Sheridan
Robert Richerberger
Girl Regains Voice After 17 Years Of Silence
In Beaumont Texas 19 year old Ahich Henley who had been speechless since diphtheria at age two after throat surgery and growth on vocal cords regained speech after multiple operations and therapy. A Houston specialist and Dallas trainer helped her learn to speak and a reunion call from a Navy serviceman in the Pacific marked a high moment.
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John B. Goodhue
Beaumont
Claude C Cody
Houston
Alice
Goodhue
Joan Campbell
Fall quarter classes at University of Alabama Mobile Center
Mobile Center begins fall session on September 3 with enrollment ongoing at the Old Customs Building 29 North Royal Street. Courses cover engineering commerce and business administration arts and sciences for freshman and sophomore levels taught by qualified instructors approved by department heads.
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University of Alabama, Mobile Center
Mobile Center
Customs Building
North Royal Street
Draft resumes after holiday war draft in Washington
On the first anniversary of Wes Day the wartime draft returns as conscription is revived to swell peacetime ranks. House Military Committee warns of Soviet threats and urges stronger U S positions in the Pacific after a meeting with Gen Douglas MacArthur's command. Senate War Investigating Committee stresses continued defense and outlines need for overseas bases, mobilization plans, and stockpiling. Donald M Nelson appeals to Premier Stalin for better U S USSR understanding as wartime production head projects broader strategy.
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House
Tokyo
United States
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
High Command
Senate
Donald M. Nelson
Boas
Stalin
Russia
Nelson
Miet
Industrial Expansion Eyes Napier Field Outlet
Chamber of Commerce officials report another industry plans a branch plant at Napier Field as the former air field now owned by Houston County is rapidly being filled by new factories. Negotiations with an unnamed glass and mirror company include four large cantonment area buildings and a general superintendent will visit Dothan within 10 days to inspect the site and meet with local officials.
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Chamber of Commerce
Brancna
Napier Field
Air Field
Houston County
Glass and Mirror
Cantonment
Chamber
Dothan
Glass Company
Greeks Vote to Restore King George II from Exile
The Interior Industry reports complete returns show Greeks voting about three to one to recall King George II and restore the monarchy. Final totals are not less than 45 percent of votes. early counts favored the king, with 25 percent counted showing 209,626 for the king and 12,803 for the republic, amid about 40 deaths in the unrest.
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KY L
Chakales Athens
George II
Britain
Interior Ministry
Tsaldaris Denies U.S. Fleet Invitation to Greek Ports
Greek Premier Tsaldaris denied that Greece invited U.S. naval ships including the Franklin D. Roosevelt to Greek ports. He also warned against Ukraine accusations that Greece threatens world peace, suggesting other nations pose real dangers in a UN Security Council letter.
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Tsaldaris
U. S
Chinese Government, Communists Clash as U.S. Mediation Criticized
In Nanking and Shanghai tensions flare as Chinese government forces arm, and Communist leaders denounce U.S. dual policy. Chou En-lai accuses Washington of dualism while Marines at Tientsin bar armed parties near bridges, threatening to fire if they advance.
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Nanking
Chi- Ha
United States
Shanghai
Chou En-lai
Marshall
Stuart
Cold Labor Day Frost Hits Six States From AP
Cold air from Canada produced frost across six North and Central states. The Weather Bureau called this the coldest Labor Day and Sept 2 on record, with frost from Madison Wisconsin to Chicago and northern plains. Temperatures sank to 33 at Jamestown and Minot and 36 at Bismarck as warmer air was forecast to return midweek.
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Associated Press
Canada
Weather Bureau
Madison
Wis
Lansing
Mich
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Bismarck
Jamestown
Minot
N. C
Rockford
Chicago
Howard S. Kenny
Chicago Weather Bureau
Indiana
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Kenny
Plains States
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FBI
John Anthony Lorcie
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