Amethyst Escapes Down Yangtze Amid Shore Battery Fire
British sloop Amethyst evaded Chinese Communist shore batteries and rejoined the fleet on the Yangtze after more than three months as a virtual hostage. No damage or casualties were reported, and Attlee praised the crew for a gallant exploit.
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Attlee
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Three U S Bombing Chiefs Inspect B-29 Bases in England
The Joint Chiefs of Staff led by General Omar Bradley will inspect B-29 bases in England next week. They plan talks with British chiefs and other pact nations while evaluating the U S strategic bombing role and atom bomb delivery in wartime.
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United States
England
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Western Europe
Congress
Europe
Omar Bradley
Hoyt S. Vaidenberg
Louis Denfeld
Russia
Joint Chiefs
USAF
Food Price Index Advances For Week
The food component of the Associated Press wholesale price index rose to 182.87 this week from 130.45 last week and 153.43 a year ago. The overall index stood at 153.19, up from 141 last week and 190.32 a year ago, with textiles the notable exception.
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New York
Associated Press
Old Dominion Politics In Bitter Virginia Governor Race
In Richmond July 30 the four Democratic candidates for Virginia governor face a feverish primary scene. Senator John S Battle leads the Byrd machine, while Francis Pickens Miller Horace Hedwards and Remmie L Arnold promise a fight over school aid and party control. Each candidate claims victory as the primary nears Tuesday.
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Petersburgaan
President Takes Realistic View Of Heat In Maryland Pool
President Truman, claiming heat suffering is mostly imaginary, spent an hour and a half in the cooling waters of his Thurmont Maryland mountain top pool. He arose early, walked before breakfast, and read papers before a pool visit at the presidential retreat. The forecast warns showers may ease the long heat wave when he returns to Washington.
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Weather Bureau
Pilots Report Navy Aircraft Shadowed Airliner Crash Evidence
A private pilot quoted by Eastern Airlines described a Navy aircraft whizzing past his plane near the New Jersey crash site killing 16. He said the pursuing craft climbed sharply and appeared to strike the airliner, leading to a dramatic dust cloud and crash near Red Bank.
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Eastern Airlines
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New Jersey
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N. J
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Humphey
Bank
Red Bank
Civil Aeronautics Board
Umphrey
Monmouth County
Probe to Start Rua B 36 Hearings August 9
The House Armed Services Committee will open its long awaited B 36 bomber investigation with a public hearing on August 9 Chairman Vinson announces Witnesses include Robert A Lovett and Floyd Odum Odum controls Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp maker of the six engined B 36 Lovett a former War Department air assistant secretary, backed by Keenan and staff The inquiry, ordered June 8 after reports of Odum Johnson and Symington ties, centers on strategic bombing and air power control
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House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Robert A. Lovett
Floyd Odlum
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Lovett
New York
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Star
George C. Marshall
Joseph B. Keenan
House
van Zandt
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Odlum
Defense
Johnson
Symington
Air Force
Ford Workers Warned of Long Strike Fallout
Ford told its 106000 production workers they may be out a long time if they strike. The company urged 80000 Michigan Ford workers to vote no in a state poll while the UAW accused Ford of scare tactics. The Rouge News editorial warned that higher costs would raise prices and cut sales, risking jobs. Reuther called Ford's wage policy upside down economics.
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Ford
Michae Ford
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
Rouge News
Michigan Ford
Walter Reuther
Frank T. Miller to survey Charlotte railroad crossings
The Frank T. Miller Engineering Company of Greensboro will start a survey Monday to remove railroad crossings in Charlotte streets. A contract worth about 18000 dollars has been signed for the work.
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Frank T. Miller Engineering Company
Greensboro
Senate Appropriations Committee Faces Power Scrutiny
Washington July 30 A drive to curb powers of the 21 member Senate Appropriations Committee unfolds as lawmakers seek to loosen its grip on the treasury. Disputes over funding delays and the scope of authorization threaten a July adjournment while stopgap measures keep agencies funded until August 15.
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Appropriations Committee
Rowan County Voters Back Liquor Stores Victory
In Salisbury NC on July 30 voters in Rowan County approved ABC liquor stores by a 1 090 margin with 32 of 34 precincts reporting For ABC stores 7 720 Against 6 630. Officials noted two small precincts could not change the result. This marks the county's first liquor store win in three years and part of a broader trend since 1937 with 19 counties voting on the issue.
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East
Tragedy Strikes Katzins During Flight 557 Crash
In Winston Salem North Carolina Phil Katzin waits at Smith Reynolds Airport for Eastern Airlines Flight 557 bring home his wife Naoma Katzin their infant daughter Susan Jané and brother Richard Katzin. The crash killed Richard and the rest of the party including Naoma and Susan though initial hope lingered.
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Richard Katzin
Richard Paul Katzin
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Polio Epidemic In New York Gains Headway
New York City reports 341 infantile paralysis cases for the year with 35 new infections. Health commissioner Dr. Harry S. Mustard calls the outbreak a mild epidemic and warns against panic. He predicts further increases through August and September and urges strict personal hygiene for children.
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New York City
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Harry S. Mustard
Administration explores compromise arms bill amid White House debate
The administration works on trimming the Truman foreign arms program from 1.45 billion dollars to about 700 million. A compromise may remove wide transfers of arms, tie the program to a mutual defense plan, and limit it to one year as Congress and the North Atlantic Council review.
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Korea
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North Atlantic Council
Philip C. Jessup
Acheson
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Administration
Alco Strike Settled in Rockingham After Settlement Agreement
The Textile Workers Union of America CIO announced a settlement of the Alco Manufacturing strike in Rockingham. More than 800 workers were idle since July 12 over the sale of about 200 mill houses. The agreement grants 30 days to make down payments on the houses.
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Four From This State Meet Death In Air Crash Near Fort Dix
A Memphis bound Eastern Air Lines DC 3 and a navy fighter collided overhead Fort Dix New Jersey. Sixteen died including a five month old infant. Pilot reported swoop by navy craft then crashed. Fire destroyed wreckage as farmers and responders rushed to aid.
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Peter Mingus
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Congress Not To Adjourn On Schedule
Congress moves into extra innings next week amid war time emergency debates. Republicans worry bills after July 31 may be invalid under the 1946 reorganization act, while leaders argue wartime conditions keep the session legal. Some members plan to challenge bills and seek a formal extension resolution to avoid future court tests.
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Congress
United States
House Gop
Martin
Massachusetts
Kidnapped Miami Circulation Man Robbed For Story Tip
Forrest Turnbull the 25 year old circulation manager of the Miami Daily News was kidnapped and robbed of 300 dollars after being taken near the News tower. He freed himself and notified the paper after the assailants, who had released him in a wooded area, had telephoned a tip about a potential story.
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Miami Daily News
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