University of South Dakota deaths linked to mystery drug trial
Two USD employees died after injections in a secretive “human guinea pig” experiment. Officials shielded details about the drug, the doctor, and the purposes, while the victims were identified as Jack R. Clifford and Ardys Pearson. Pearson’s husband said she had agreed to participate previously.
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University of South Dakota
Jack R. Clifford
Ardys Pearson
Berlin Youth Fight to Seize City Hall in Berlin Clash
Berlin August 15. Between 20 000 and 30 000 Communist youths surged into western sectors in a surprise battle of Berlin attempting to seize city hall. Police used clubs and high pressure water hoses to drive them off. Hours of street fighting followed with Western Berlin police and border forces clashing. An American spokesman credited prompt action for saving free Berlin from conquest. Hundreds of youths arrested and many injured.
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Wreckage sighted of Navy patrol bomber on Amak Island
Wreckage of a Navy privateer bomber with 12 men aboard was sighted on a mountainside on Amak Island, 430 miles southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The Navy reported no probable survivors. The plane had been missing since Sunday.
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Alaska
Amak Island
Kodiak
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Mr Truman Temper Editorial Slams Slander in Legion Speech
An editorial criticizes President Truman for attacking slander mongers while addressing charges of communist sympathizers in key government circles. It notes irritation over disclosures about campaign manager William Boyle and a large RFC loan donation, with continued coverage on page 14-A.
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American Legion
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Quake Damages Seventeen Harbor Oil Wells
Seventeen privately owned oil wells in the harbor district were damaged by the earthquake. Fifteen Union Pacific wells were rendered unproductive, each of Signal Oil and Richfield Oil losing one well. Estimated redrilling cost at least 850 thousand dollars, with potential further damage as surveys continue. City wells reportedly undamaged.
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Signal Oi
Richfield Oil
Mughes
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