Union Official Surrenders on Red Indictment
Irving Potash, manager of the Farriers Joint Council of New York CIO, surrendered at the federal building with counsel. He called the charges ridiculous as federal agents pursued other indicted leaders including Robert Thompson and Gus Hall. The 12 defendants face Smith Act charges for advocating overthrow by force. several were arraigned and freed on bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Communist Party
America
New York
William Z. Foster
Jacob Stachel
Henry Winston
Benjamin Davis
New York City
Eugene Dennis
John B. Williamson
Irving Potash
Potash
Farriers Joint Council of New York
CIO
Federal
David Freedman
Robert W. Dunn
The
Civil Rights Congress
FBI
New England
Robert Thompson
New York State
Gilbert Green
Chicago
Gus Hall
Ohio
Carl Winter
Michigan
Castoday
Detroit
John Gates
Daily Worker
Floods Evict 5000 in Ohio as Hocking River Rises
In Lancaster Ohio the Hocking River flash flood drove four to five thousand from their homes with no casualties reported. Red Cross said the rescue response was rapid with local armory used as a shelter and only one house heavily damaged. A bridge on U.S. Route 22 washed away downstream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Hocking
Red Cross Disaster Service
Kenneth Kerr
Red Cross
Columbus
Kerr
U. S. Sends War Equipment for Holy Land Truce
The United States will dispatch three destroyers 150 jeeps 15 transport planes and other gear to Palestine for the Holy Land truce arranged by UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
Palestine
Holy Land
Folke Bernadotte
Sisters Reunite After 46 Years 200 Miles Apart
Two sisters who lived only 200 miles apart but had not seen each other in 46 years were reunited in Moline. Mrs. Lee Wilkins of Atlantic Iowa met her sister Mrs. Nels Nelson during a Peoria business trip when Wilkins stopped in Moline to visit.
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Moline
Lee Wilkins
Atlantic
Peoria
Ill
Nels Nelson
Kenosha Hosts High Ranking Navy Delegation
Kenosha welcomed nearly the Ninth Naval District’s top officers for an inspection of the Simmons Island naval training station nearing completion. Rear Admiral J Cary Jones led the party, joined by officers from Great Lakes, with a golf and buffet at Kenosha Country Club. The station’s commissioning is set for August 29.
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Kenosha
Ninth Naval District
Simmons Island
J. Cary Jones
Great Lakes
Harold E. Long
Navy League
Kenosha Country Club
Navy
Adm. Jones
Destroyer Division 19
F. L. Conklin
H. J. Grassie
M. W. Comstock
C. S. Ingrid
G. G. Lyon
Milwaukee
Racine
Ford Ends Strike Threat With 13-Cent Wage Rise
The 13-cent hourly raise for 116,000 UAW CIO workers ends a national strike threat at Ford. The agreement includes fringe benefits and a group insurance upgrade, with Ford’s average hourly production wage now between $1.65 and $1.66. The deal, expiring July 15, 1949, followed recent boosts by GM and Chrysler and involved long negotiations led by Walter Reuther.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Detroit
CIO
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers
Uaw-Cio
Uawcio
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Bureau of Standards
Chrysler
John S. Bugas
Ford Company
Bugas
Walter C. Reuther
Berlin Berlin Blockade and Four Power Talks Loom
Britain refuses to back down on Berlin blockade demands as four power talks on Germany appear more likely. A tentative note to Moscow seeks end to the Soviet blockade while western powers weigh expanding negotiations to other German issues.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Germany
Berlin
U. S
France
Kremlin
Russia
Moscow
Ruhr
United States
Washington
Hughes Fined for Flying Under Influence
Eau Claire Wisconsin man Richard H Hughes aged 21 was fined 75 dollars plus costs for operating an airplane while under the influence of liquor in a local court.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Richard H. Hughes
Pilgrim Like Voyage of Latvians Nearing Boston
Seven Baltic families aboard the 64 foot ketch Gundel arrived near Provincetown then headed toward Boston seeking asylum in freedom. Captain John Rosenberg said the group fled Latvia via Sweden after leaving Dover England with only a watch and a sextant. The ship carried 29 crew and passengers and was welcomed by Provincetown residents before fuel ran low triggering a stop for supplies. Immigration officials in Boston planned to investigate the voyage and the refugees. Rosenberg stated the group would seek entry to the United States and might pursue Canada if blocked.
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Provincetown
Mass
Boston
Gundel
Atlantic
England
John Rosenberg
U. S
Rosenberg
Capt
Dover
Latvia
Sweden
United States
Canada
Congress Plans To Scan Draft For Changes
Congress weighing possible changes to the selective service act as 18 year olds flood recruiting stations to join for a year. Registrations for 19 through 25 begin August 30 and run to September 18 with inductions to follow later. Maj Gen Hershey warned first inductees could start by October 1 at the earliest.
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Washington
Congress
Gurney
R-Sd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Forrestal
Armed Forces
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Famous World War General Killed Brianchon France
Gen. Joseph Doumenc aged 68 renowned for organizing the taxicab army that aided Verdun in World War One was killed in a mountain climbing accident in Brianchon France.
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Brianchon
France
Joseph Doumenc
Verdun Fortress
Milwaukee Gambling Probe Set to Begin August 10
Milwaukee District Judge Harvey L. Neelen will preside as the John Doe investigation into alleged gambling opens around August 10. District Attorney William J. McCauley seeks an impartial probe with a small investigator staff, funded by a $5,000 starter grant from the county board, and no police personnel as part of the team.
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Milwaukee
U.P
John Doe
Harvey L. Neelen
Neelen
William J. McCauley
Milwaukee Journal
John Polcyn
Fire and Police Commission
McCauley
County Board
No Knowledge of Red Deportation Claims From Official
Washington reports a state department official says there is no effort to deport any agent of a foreign government acting under United Nations immunity. Robert C. Alexander testified before a senate judiciary sub committee that publicizing detailed evidence would jeopardize national security and sources of information.
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Washington
State Department
United Nations
Robert C. Alexander
Department
Alexander
Senate Judiciary
Would-Be Bandit Asks a Question Gets an Answer
John Wilson, 47, stalked plain clothes officers R. G. Church and G. I. Glenn in an alley and feigned a gun. He demanded their possessions and received two real guns, handcuffs, and a booking on suspicion of robbery.
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Los Angeles
John Wilson
R. G. Church
G. I. Glenn
Wilson
Marie Impeded On Efforts to Form Cabinet in Paris
Premier desig nate Andre Marie struggles to form a broad coalition in Paris as Socialists Radical Socialists and allied parties clash over policy. Leaders blamed for the collapse of Schuman’s cabinet refuse a unified financial program while talks run with Socialists Popular Republicans and Independent Republicans. Rumors name Leon Blum and Paul Reynaud as foreign minister candidates amid attempts to convene the assembly.
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Paris
U.P
Andre Marie
Marie
Robert Schuman
Guy Mollet
Paul Ramadier
Charles Lussy
Mollet
Georges Bidault
Leon Blum
Henry Teitgen
Bidault
Republican
London
Germany
Teitgen
Radical Socialist Party
Paul Reynaud
Vincent Auriol
Buchenwald
Mystery triple slaying rocks Mansfield Ohio
Police probe the kidnapping slayings of Mansfield Reformatory official John Niebel his wife and daughter Earlie 50 52 and 21 found shot in a cornfield eight hours after abduction autopsy and fingerprint reports guide investigators no suspects yet.
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Mansfield, O
Mansfield Reformatory
John E. Niebel
Reformatory
Phyllis
Richland County
Theodore Lutz
D. C. Lavender
Niebel
Frank E. Robinson
London (O
Niebels
Truman says world peace prospects good after Berlin briefing
President Truman reported optimistic prospects for world peace after a National Security Council session in which General Lucius D. Clay described the Berlin crisis. Diplomatic measures and clear stance against coercion were reaffirmed as Clay prepared to return to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Berlin
General Clay
Security Council
Washington
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
National Security Council
Marshall
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Secretary Marshall
United States
Congress
Chiang Kai-Shek Directs City Defense
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek flew to Taiyuan in Shansi province to direct the defense of the Communist encircled city as Red forces estimated at 150000 press the northern Chinese capital. Taiyuan’s southern airport has fallen and the push continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Taiyuan
Shansi
China
High Octane Flood Strands Three Families in Denver
Three families appeal for rescue as more than 6,000 gallons of high test gasoline flood their backyards and wells. The fuel seeps threaten a dairy farm, truck garden, and a residence while officials search for an origin and warn of fire risks. State agents arrive with motor fuel tax forms.
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Denver
Philip Schwieder
Carl Stone
Bonnie Perko
Perko
Stone
Schwieder
State Revenue Department
Schwieder Farm
Russians Doubt West Berlin Blitz Feasibility
The Der Kurier reports Germany could halt a Soviet western blitz due to dismantled lines and ruined bridges. It cites long Soviet supply lines and guerrilla harassment in Polish Ukraine as hampering forces and quotes returning prisoners saying the Soviet army fears deserters.
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Berlin
der Kurier
Russia
Germany
Elbe
Ukraine
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