Babe Ruth Resting at Funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral
Funeral services for Babe Ruth dominated New York as Cardinal Spellman led a high mass. Thousands packed St Patrick's Cathedral and tens of thousands lined Fifth Avenue to honor the baseball king born in Baltimore. Gov. Dewey and many sports figures attended the largest service in years.
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State draft setups begin 10 operate Monday next week
Charleston Aug. 19 West Virginia's new selective service system will take official form on Monday. Adj. Gen. Charles R. Fox announced today that local draft boards are being authorized to open offices. Bond employ clerks as of that many, of the local war. Yeady have completed preliminary arrangement, he said. Nine have obtained office space in public buildings in their respective areas and a number of others have arranged for private rentals.
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Rejected Soviet Protest Over Russian Teacher Probe
Washington officials finalize a note rejecting Soviet accusations in the refugee Russian school teacher case. Secretary Marshall plans a stern rebuke, stating U S evidence does not support charges and is refuted by actions of Mrs Oksana Stenanoyna in Kos.
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Union Bans International Organizers From Local 608 Meetings
Huntington reports that Local 608 of United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers CIO barred international organizers from its meetings. Local president Mrs. Mildred Turner said the local voted the ban and will also fight to keep Communism from the union.
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Mildred Turner
Truman Ducks Question of Former Italian Colonies
President Truman stated at a news conference that deciding the fate of Italy’s former African colonies cannot be handled politically in the United States. He addressed Gov. Dewey’s idea of a United Nations trusteeship as part of postwar settlement, noting the matter was referred to the four powers by the Italian peace treaty.
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Refugee teacher Kosenkina ruled beyond Soviet control
Washington Aug 19 The state department ruled that Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina a refugee Russian teacher is beyond the Soviet government's control while she remains in the United States. The ruling by Ernest A. Gross secretary Marshall's legal adviser was sent in a letter to Justice Samuel Dickstein. Dickstein sought the ruling after Kosenkina leaped from the Soviet consulate and is in a hospital in critical condition.
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New York State Supreme Court
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Gross
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New Deal Lawyers to Testify Before House Committee
The House Un American Activities Committee ordered three former New Deal lawyers to appear for questioning in its Communist spy ring investigation. Nathan Witt Lee Pressman and John Abt were summoned. Alger Hiss refused to submit to a lie detector test, denying Communist ties, while President Truman denounced the inquiry as overstepping rights. Rep Nixon criticized the loyalty program’s scope amid the clash.
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