Russia Accuses U S Britain Of Interference
Russia accuses the United States and Great Britain of interfering in Greece's upcoming election and claims help from British troops and American warships. Molotov says outside meddling must stop and Greek voters deserve to choose their government as the conference considers the Greek Albanian border dispute. France backs the Slav bloc while Belgium and Norway abstain.
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Robert Eunson
Paris
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Balkan
George II
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Epirus
Albania
Byrnes
France
Belgium
Norway
Dias
Greece
Truman Breaks Off Bermuda Vacation At Sea
President Truman ends a Bermuda vacation and sails for Washington aboard the Williamsburg. The ship is due to dock in the capital at 5 p.m. EST Monday, 18 days after departure, with accompanying ship USS Wells orbiting newsmen. The Atlantic voyage accepts Adm. Sir Ralph Leatham’s farewell message as Bermuda hosts the president.
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President Truman
Bermuda
Washington
Williamsburg
New England
Truman
Adm
Ralph Leatham
Leatham
Williams
Man found dead in driveway at Cozy Rest cottage
Lowell Ohio man L W Powell about 40 died of heart failure found lying facedown in driveway near his cottage at Cozy Rest. Coroner Ona C Jefferys said no foul play suspected, wife to decide on inquest. Powell had $365 in billfold and medicine bottle from Dr Slater of Clarksburg. Ford Davis discovered the body about 8 am. state trooper and coronerInvestigated. Powell had been under a doctor’s care and registered August 27 in cottage 24.
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Tennant
L. W. Powell
Lowell
Ohio
Ona C. Jefferys
Jefferys
Slater
Clarksburg
Powell
Ford Davis
W. D. Sergent
Cozy Rest
Cozy
Eight State Posts Stand High In Legion Members
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Aug 30 Huntington W Va post No 16 stands 50th in size in the nation headquarters of the American Legion announced. Eight other West Virginia posts hold top places in size among the 15140 posts of the Legion with Roy E Parrish post 13 Clarksburg 56th John Brawley post 20 Charleston 3rd Wheeling post 1 87th Parkersburg post 15 115th Fairmont post 17 144th McDowell post 8 Welch 209th Raleigh county post 32 Beckley 225th H W Daniels post 29 Elkins 262th.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Huntington
W. Va
American Legion
West Virginia
Legion
Roy E. Parrish
Clarksburg
John Brawley
Charleston
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Fairmont
McDowell
Welch
Raleigh County
Beckley
H. W. Daniels
Elkins
Bridge Street To Close For Repairs In South Grafton
Street Commissioner John Knotts announced Bridge Street will close next Tuesday for three or four days to renew sills and floor of the South Grafton bridge. Estimated cost five to six hundred dollars. City crews will perform the work from the traffic light to Barrett street.
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Bridge Street
South Grafton
John Knotts
Knotts
Barrett Street
Girl Kills Brother In Make-Believe Shooting
Findlay Ohio Aug 30 A make believe Western game ended tragically when 15 year old Lawrence F Switzer was killed by a 9 year old sister Audrey Louise Switzer firing a pump rifle in the barnyard at the family home near Forest Ohio Acting county coroner Dr Dwight King said the accident occurred yesterday at Carroll B Switzer and his wife parents home
Paris gloom as peace conference nears potential war end
Relman Morin notes Paris voices run low on hope as discussions at the Paris peace conference strain faith in a peaceful outcome. Foreign ministers and ordinary citizens express anxiety about a broader conflict, with war being discussed as a real possibility among Western nations.
Tragic Oil Truck Crash in Durham Ends in Flames
In Durham North Carolina August 30 a large oil transport truck and a car collided the truck overturned and burst into flames. Driver Johnnie R Johnson age 30 was pinned inside smothered by burning oil as witnesses tried to help Alm shouted to back away saying it’s better for one man to die than a lot of others. Flames blocked the way and the truck became a funeral pyre.
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Durham
N. C
Johnnie R. Johnson
UNIW OFFICIALS SEEK FEDERAL HELP OVER COAL CAR SHORTAGE
Fairmont officials report 81 mines on the Baltimore and Ohio line idled by a coal car shortage. District president Fremont Tavis and vice president Cecil Urbaniak met with Adm. Ben Moreell in Washington to press for wartime pooling to improve car distribution and prevent further output losses.
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Fairmont
United Workers District
Washington
Fremont Tavis
Cecil Urbaniak
Department of Interior
Adm
Ben Moreell
Cmdr
J. H. Gichner
Pittsburgh
Coal Mines Administration
West Virginia
Davis
CMA
Baltimore and Ohio
Glamorous Eurasian Carla Wolff Sentenced in Batavia Treasure Case
In Batavia Java on August 30 Carla Wolff the slender Eurasian was sentenced to eight months imprisonment for concealing 500000 worth of the 36000000 Nakamura treasure intended for her Japanese lover. The fortune allegedly stolen from Dutch East Indies residents surfaced after the Japanese surrender. A British officer faced conviction for complicity and trials continue Monday with Renee Ulrich, Batavia’s once celebrated Eurasian, awaiting her Dutch court appearance.
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Batavia
Java
Eh Carla Wolff
Nakamura
Dutch East Indies
Carla
Renee Ulrich
Russian general Semenov executed for espionage and arms plot
Moscow reports Gen. Gregorie Semenov and five co-defendants were sentenced after a trial for bearing arms against Russia and spying for Japan. The sentence for two others was lengthy prison terms and the fate of the remaining two was not fully clear in the dispatch.
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Moscow
Gregorie Semenov
Russia
Japan
Arrange New Setup of Control Boards Across West Virginia
The Price Administration announced a statewide reorganization consolidating five county boards with larger districts. Harrison county board at Clarksburg will take over Lewis, Barbour, Taylor and Upshur, while Preston joins Monongah. Braxton moves Burnsville to Sutton with Gilmer and Webster counties. Boone and Putnam merge with Charleston by Sept. 26. Jackson and Roane transfer jurisdiction.
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Charleston
Clarksburg
Morgantown
District Office of Price Administration
West Virginia
TPA
S. Grover Smith
Lewis, Barbour, Taylor and Upshur
Harrison County
Preston
Monon
Braxton County
Burnsville
Sutton
Gilmer County
Weston
Webster County
Buckhannon
Boone and Putman
Jackson
Roane
Chinese Nationalists Capture Jehel Capitol
Two stories describe a Charleston murder and a Jehol province air of peace talks. Gustavious Goodman, 42, furniture dealer, was shot by his wife in a quarrel. widow Vivian Goodman jailed for investigation. In China, government troops reportedly captured Chengteh, Jehol capital, as peace hopes rose with plans for a fireman committee to address strife.
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Gustavious Godman
L. B. Warren
Warren
Vivian Bessie Goodman
Goodman Furniture Company
Goodman
Washington, D. C
Lillian Green
Gertrude Grenstein
Dorothy Oberman
Florence Baker
Tom Masterson Peiping
Chengteh
Jehol
China
Allties
Shin Shen Pao
Chinegow
Manchuria
Chenpteh-Chinchow
Social Welfare
Chinfeng
See
National
National Air Races Open With Bendix Trophy Run After War
The Bendix Trophy race kicked off in Van Nuys California at 10 28 a m local time with Thomas Call of Los Angeles flying a Navy Corsair as the pace setter. Twenty one more entrants followed at short intervals including John N Yandell in a P 38 and Rex Mays in a P 38 others ranged from a P 51 to an A 26 bomber. The event marks the first Bendix race since before World War II and drew an estimated crowd of 15000 along the field.
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van Nuys
Calif
Thomas ‘Call
Los Angeles
Philip Loofborrow
West Point
Loofborrow
Rex Mays
Long Beach
William P. Lear
North Holly ‘Wood
Filer
Testant
CPA Hag To Hold That Skirt Line Says Small
Arthur Edson reports from Washington that CPA officials outline the clothing outlook for men and women into 1946 and beyond. Sixty million will seek suits by year end, with shortages in shirts and shorts projected through 1947.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Civilian Production Administration
CPA
Manuie
Call Upon Security Council for Allied Troop Info
Soviet Russia urged the United Nations Security Council to determine numbers and locations of Allied troops and bases outside former enemy territories. Britain tied the move to Ukraine’s complaint against Greece amid Albanian border incidents and Greek troop concerns ahead of a plebiscite. The council debated membership and potential new intelligence aims, signaling a broader Soviet policy shift.
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Charles A. Grumich
Success
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Russia
United Nations Security Council
Britain
Ukraine
Greece
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Security Council
Portugal
Ireland
Trans
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Albania
Outer Mongolia
Sweden
Iceland
Affghanistan
China
Gromyko
Chen
Pharmacists propose mice tests to detect horse drug effects
Drs. James C. Munch and A. B. Sloane, Philadelphia, told the American Pharmacists Association convention that mice injected with horse saliva can reveal drug contamination. If morphine is present the mice’s tails curl into an 8 shaped curve, while other drugs yield different reactions.
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Pittsburgh
American Pharmaceutical Association
James C. Munch
A. B. Sloane
Philadelphia
Martin Hamric Case Reverses Garage Ownership Return
Judge Francis L Warder ends a Taylor County Circuit Court special term ruling returning the Standard garage property to Martin. The court bonds and equipment with interest coupons are returned. Hamric pays $2,000 for alleged damages during 20 months of management. State Supreme Court of Appeals earlier upheld the lower court decision.
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Brooks
Martin
Hamric
Taylor County
Francis L Warder
Equipment Inc
Merle W. Bailey
Chilly Weather To Continue For Today
Chilly weather continues with a high near 70 degrees at 1 pm and cooler tonight. Morning readings started at 34 in Martinsburg with a 0.90 inch precipitation report and the Grafton dam noted a 73 degree afternoon peak before a 56 degree evening drop.
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Grafton Dam
Martinsburg
B and O orders 1000 box cars for future use
The Baltimore and Ohio will construct one thousand box cars. Roy B White, B O president, announced the order from Monongal division headquarters. Cars will be built by Pressed Steel Car Company at McKees Rock Pennsylvania. Each car measures 40 ft 6 in long with 50 ton capacity and features steel sheathing with wooden floors and lining.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Roy B. White
B .O
Monongal Division
Pressed’ Steel Car Company
McKees Rock
Reward Increases After Westhampton Attack In Richmond
Richmond Virginia August 30 1970 indignant citizens ask for added reward for capture of unknown attacker who Tuesday night beat and left for dead 24 year old Ann Maria Fowlkes Police and an auxiliary force help search fashionable West End for the assailant Hampton Gardens association funds add 2300 to reward pool nine clubs join to support the request for more police street patrols and safety measures in Westhampton area
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Richmond
Ann Maria Fowlkes
Richmond Police, Department
West End
Hampton Gardens Association
Westhampton
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