Mantz Wins Bendix Plane Race at Bendix
The High Point Enterprise reports Paul Mantz won the Bendix Race with a high-speed display. Top finishers included Edmund Lunken in fourth and Jesse Stallings in last, both flying notable aircraft. The Navy jet division, led by S F E Brown in an FJ-1 Fury, posted the fastest average speeds and revealed long-range tactics with enlarged wing tip tanks.
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Edmund T. Lunken
Cincinnati
Ohio
Jesse i F. Stallings
Nashville
Tenn
S. F. E. Brown
Fort Atkin
Wis
Navy
Cleveland
Runaway U S Bomber Crew Rescued After Flight
A U S bomber crew jumped after the aircraft used fuel en route to Russia. Mechanic Walter Doyle-Roquet, 21, of Tucson died in a Dutch hospital despite artificial respiration. The remaining 10 crew members were reported in good shape aside from shock bruises and exposure.
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Walter Doyle-Roquet
Tucson
Ariz
Vlissingen
Polio Case Rates Reported for Guilford County Epidemic
Guilford County reports over 200 polio cases with a current case fatality rate near five percent. Past years show 42 deaths in 1935 at 6.2 percent and 36 deaths in 1944 at 4.4 percent. The board notes rates compare favorably with the 1916 New York and 1943 California epidemics.
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New York
California
Spiritual Unity Hailed By Church Assembly
The assembly urged churches to oppose terror cruelty and race discrimination and to answer no to those who sow war as inevitable The youth group reported an emphasis on family life as the first training ground for mutual responsibility and understanding.
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Sia
United States
U. S
Assembly
Slovak Leader Plans Haven For Czech Refugees
Dr Fedor Hodza, fugitive secretary general of the Slovak democratic party, arrived in London en route to the United States with a plan to form a central organization for Czechoslovak political refugees. The group would provide material aid to refugees in Germany, with political aims secondary and no plan for a government in exile. He had been warned from Slovakia in April and then went to Britain before heading to the U S.
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London
Fedor Hodza
Slovak Democratics
United States
Hodza
Germany
Wee
Slovakia
Britain
Largest Indian reservation in New York near Gowanda
The Gowanda area in Cattaraugus County hosts the state’s largest Indian reservation. It lies near Gowanda and reflects the region’s Native American landholdings and cultural significance.
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New York State
Gowanda
Cattaraugus County
Average snowfall at Yellowstone weather station noted
The Yellowstone National Park weather station records an average annual snowfall of about 100 inches, indicating heavy winter accumulation.
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Yellowstone National Park Weather Station
Hungarians Weigh Party Merger Amid Internal Splits
Partial reports from workers party sources show thousands of Communist members dropped for nationalist deviation while leftist socialists grow wary of a merger. Gomulka likely keeps vice premiership as Bierut wields renewed leadership. Cominform actions cited as the rift starter.
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Communist Workers’ Party
Cominform
Communist Front
Workers’ Party
Gomulka
Certai
Bierut
Marshal Tito
Labor, unions, and Taft Hartley in the 1948 race
The piece discusses labor movement freedoms, union busting risks, and AFL CIO roles in supporting Truman while opposing Taft Hartley. It notes Wagner praising repeal efforts, warnings about the act's teeth, and mentions Sergei Lukin, a Soviet official, death reported.
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AFL
Truman
CIO
George Harrison
William L. Hutcheson
Carpenters
Joseph Moreschi
William McFettridge
Laborers’ Convention
Wagner
Red Star Claims US Behind European Parliament Move
Red Star asserts the United States backs talks on a European parliament as a covert effort against Russia. It cites Tass reporting from Interlaken where Western union plans are linked to U S protection and notes US leaders aim to guide from behind the scenes. The piece frames the Interlaken meeting as creating a constitutional pretext for a projected European super government.
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London
Moscow
Red Star
United States
Russia
European Parliamentary Union Congress
Interlaken
Switzerland
Tass
U. S
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemburg
Washington
Europe
Police Accused of Holding Court on Atlanta Street
Fulton County police faced accusations of door to door rounds in a Negro district forcing youths to choose church or jail. Attorney A Guy Smith cited Willie Lee Ruff 19 held August 1 to 12 after arrest for playing baseball near a church.
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Atlanta
Fulton County
A. Guy Smith
J. D. Roberts
B. L. Thasher
Willie Lee Ruff
Ruff
Smith
Willie L. Ruff
Robert Howell Back In Jail On Murder Charge
Robert Howell is jailed without bond on murder charges in the Betty Smith case in Shelby. Mrs Pratt Dover Howell faces a $5,000 bond after a preliminary hearing where she testified that Howell forced her to confess. Ray Sellers, 2, is free on $5,000 bond as a witness in the case involving the August 18 death.
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Shelby
Robert Howell
Newton
Superior Court
Wilson Warlick
Howell
Carpenter
Betty Smith
Pratt Dover Howell
Liberty
Smith
Kodiak Bear Largest Carnivoran on Kodiak Island
The Kodiak bear is the world's largest carnivorous animal, native to Kodiak Island in Alaska. Individuals commonly reach about 12 feet in height and weigh over a ton.
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Kodiak Bear
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Four Power Talks Still Uneventful
The Communists described the bloc as an action committee aiming to seize power from the democratically elected anti Communist city government. The SED bloc gathered splinter liberal and conservative democrats while Socialist leaders denied any authorized participation. US deputy commandant William T. Babcock pegged bloc membership at about 12 percent of Berlin's city assembly.
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Bloc
Socialist Unity Partly
SED
Berlin
Liberal Democrats
Christian Democrats
William T. Babcock
U. S
Italian Seaplanes to Search Monte Chris To Island Crash
An official at Centocelle airfield said seaplanes will be sent tomorrow morning to Monte Chris to locate an RAF Lancaster believed crashed there. The missing aircraft from Malta carries a seven man crew.
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Rome
Centocelle
Monte Christo Island
Malta
Weather Summary From Washington Report
Weather meter report provides scattered temperatures and rainfall notes for principal counties and surrounding areas. The text includes incomplete fragments describing conditions and rainfall amounts across several regions.
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Washington
SSS Tonic Promises Relief For Stomach Distress
Time tested claim of SSS Tonic to relieve stomach distress and indigestion. Advertises no soda or alkalizers, tonic to tone stomach and boost digestion, with claims of many satisfied users and improved appetite and vigor.
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