New Berlin Airport May Cut Red Radio
U S Army Engineers began survey work on a potential field near Tegel lake in the French sector. A 130 foot Radio Berlin tower looms over the site, risking removal if the airfield is built. Soviet threats and Western pressure escalate Berlin blockade tensions.
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U.P
U. S
Germany
Tegel Lake
Radio
Western
Joseph Goebbels
George Kernan
New York City
James Freeman
Huntsville
Ala
Wilbur Spring
Florence
S. C
Morris Viens
Nashua
N. H
State to Zone Highway 42 to Block Speeding
The state highway department will post speed limits on the Racine to Illinois line stretch of state trunk 42, one of the worst zones in the state. Departments says only hazard zones are zoned, with limits from 25 to 45 mph after studies of speed, traffic, conditions, and accident records.
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Racine
Illinois State Line
State Highway Department
Waukesha
Milwaukee
Jefferson
Outagamie
Brown
Walworth
Highway Commission
Milwaukee County
Marathon
Highway Department
Navy Aircraft May Stage Show Before Centennial Parade
Navy fighter planes from Glenview Illinois may perform an aerial show over Kenosha prior to the Centennial and Veterans of Foreign Wars Roundup parade set for Saturday August 7. Army and Navy bands and marching units may join the celebration alongside 18 musical units and about 40 marchings and float units already signed. The parade begins 2 PM with a route from Roosevelt road and Twenty-second avenue to Library Park where it ends. City manager A X Axtell said the event could be the largest in Kenosha history and may draw many visitors from beyond the city.
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Glenview
Kenosha
Army
City Hall
Roosevelt Road
Twenty-second Avenue
Twenty-second
Sixtieth Street
Sixtieth
Sheridan Road
Fifty-sixth Street
Sixth Avenue
Library Park
A. E. Axtell
Three Nations Map Reply to Russia
Western powers prepared to tell the Soviet Union that the Berlin blockade violates the United Nations charter. A verbal message to Foreign Minister Molotov was planned pending government approvals and French cohesion. W Bedell Smith and Charles E Bohlen traveled to Moscow and Washington to join the formal steps.
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London
Berlin
V. M. Molotov
Russia
W. Bedell Smith
U. S
Moscow
George C. Marshall
Charles E. Bohlen
State Department
Marshall
Lewis Douglas
Washington
Friendship Fleet Vessel Docks Earlier in Milwaukee
The S. S. Dornefjell, first vessel of the Wisconsin Centennial Friendship Fleet, will dock in Milwaukee on its return from Norway Thursday July 29, instead of August 4 or 5 as planned. The Wisconsin Manufacturers Association, sponsor of the fleet, cites good weather that sped the voyage.
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Milwaukee
S. S. Decernefjell
Norway
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Army Recruiter Gets His Man And a House
Erie report of Master Sgt. Vincent Petroski recruiting Earl Easton 23. Easton owned a fireproof room house. Petroski pressed on and Easton joined the army, securing the sergeant a house in return.
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Erie
Vincent Petroski
Earl Easton
Easton
Petroski
Truman Presses Limited Price-Wage Controls and Excess Profits Tax
Republican leaders attack the president as political, pledging a party policy statement by nightfall. They criticize OPA measures and warn of delays, while Democrats largely back the package though southern lawmakers challenge civil rights provisions. Senator McCarthy argues allocations undermine housing and raise costs.
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Truman
Washington
Rep
Allen
Taft
Ohio
Draft Planning Sets 25 Year Olds First in Call
Washington officials announced that 25 year old men will be drafted first under the selective service act with 5,000,000 men to be processed in the first six months. Deferments will cut totals and registration for 18 to 25 year olds begins August 30 with subsequent groups through September. President Truman urged Congress to curb inflation with an eight point program including price controls and housing aid.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Gurney
R-Sd
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Andrews
R-Ny
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Armed Services
National Guard
Congressional
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Congress
Russia
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Europe
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New York City
Tennessee Valley Authority
New Johnsonville
Tenn
Latvian Minister and Ex-Moscow Envoy Dr Bilmanis Dies
Rehoboth Beach Delaware Dr Alfred Bilmanis 61 a Latvian born minister who served as chief of the press department for the Latvian ministry of foreign affairs and was once minister to Moscow died Monday in Delaware Born in Latvia he had lived in the United States since 1935.
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Rehoboth Beach
Del
Alfred Bilmanis
Latvia
Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moscow
Grain Mart Well Behaved In Midst of Trade Uproar
The grain market in Chicago shows calm amid inflation talk as corn and oats futures hit yearly lows while wheat hovers above February levels. Weather improves outlook with a record corn crop anticipated and a strong oats harvest, leaving traders focusing on other markets.
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Grain Mart
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Death of baseball star Joe Tinker on 68th birthday
Joe Tinker, famed shortstop of the Cubs celebrated for the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play, died in Orlando on his 68th birthday after a respiratory illness and diabetes. He played 1902 to 1912, helping Cubs win pennants in 1906 07 08 and 10. Frank Chance died in 1924 and Johnny Evers in 1947.
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Orlando
Fla
Joe Tinker
Chicago Cubs
Tinker
Orange Memorial Hospital
Frank Chance
Johnny Evers
Cubs
Meteor Explosion Shakes Brisbane After Night Sky Fireball
A meteor streaked over Brisbane lighting the night sky then exploded with loud blasts. Residents reported windows rattling and houses shaken as authorities investigated the event.
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Brisbane
Australia
Truman Orders FEPC and Armed Forces Equality Drive
President Truman issued two executive orders creating a seven member fair employment board and a committee on equality of treatment in the armed services to curb discrimination. Senator Russell led southern opposition while Republicans gauged civil rights legislation prospects as Dixie senators met.
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Washington
Truman
FEPC
Rusell
Georgia
Dixie
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Fair Employment Board
Civil Service Commission
Dixie Organization
Russell
Senate
Majority
Abandoned Plane After Wisconsin Crash
Six Canadians headed for Canada were removed to a Milwaukee hotel after a plane crash near Ft. Atkinson Wisconsin. Police said the men left by commercial plane for Winnipeg with no explanations. One man reportedly injured slightly.
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Milwaukee
Canada
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
Winnipeg
Recorder device aids forgetful spouses from Bell of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg report says starting August 2 a limited number of Bell Telephone subscribers may obtain a recorder connector with automatic tone signal to record telephone messages. The $5 initial charge and $2 monthly fee provide a permanent record of calls with a beep every 12 seconds to warn callers.
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Harrisburg
Telephone Company
Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Public Utility Commission
Break in Main Floods Sixth Avenue Store Basement
Water gushed at 350 gallons per minute after a 24 inch main broke on Sixth avenue near Morrison's store at 7 am. A nine man crew worked until 11 15 am to locate and control the break, flooding the basement with more than 150 000 gallons and delaying traffic while extensive merchandise including blankets furniture and toys was ruined. The 24 inch line had been installed over 20 years ago with current pressures ranging from 88 to 115 pounds.
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Children’s Apparel
Sixth Avenue
Morrison’s
Samuel Morrison
Lew C. Heller
City Water Department
Dewey Silent on Truman's Message
Governor Thomas E. Dewey declined to comment on President Truman's message to Congress. Hagerty said Dewey will stay in close touch with Republican congressional leaders during the special session.
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N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
James C. Hagerty
Dewey
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