Indemnity Note to Yugoslavia on Downed U.S. Planes
Acting Secretary of State William Clayton announced the United States will present an indemnity bill to Yugoslavia after compensation for property damage and five deaths in the Aug 9 and Aug 19 plane shootdowns. He said Tito expressed regret and pledged not to fire on foreign planes without clearance. The note seeks suitable indemnities for victims and for U.S. property, and calls for further military signaling to prevent recurrences.
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Washington
William Clayton
United States
Yugoslavia
Clayton
Marshal Tito
U. S
William L. Clayton
Tito
Sergeji Makiedo
State Department
Makiedo
Balkan
Four-Power Ministers Hold Second Paris Meeting
The Big Four foreign ministers met in Paris for a second time as Andrei Vishinsky represented the Soviet Union with Molotov absent and reportedly delayed. Connally urged peace and restraint in Trieste talks while the military commission approved articles restricting German and Japanese aircraft work and discussed updates to treaties for Italy and other nations.
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Paris
Andrei Vishinsky
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Vishinsky
Consally
United States
Foreign Ministers Council
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Italy
Connally
Military Commission
Europe
Germany
Austria
Venezia Giulia
Marshal Tito
Czechoslovakia
Jan Masaryk
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Finland
146 Killed In Bombay Riots
Bombay saw savage clashes between Hindus and Muslims with 146 dead and 484 wounded since Sunday. The disorder spread from the north to the business district with curfews, store break-ins, and a food shortage as police reported 1,163 arrests and ongoing military concern.
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Bombay
India
Payette Lakes Star Increases Weekly Page Size
In McCall Idaho the Payette Lakes Star raised its page size after editor M O Brown cited reader complaints that the paper was too small to wrap a bottle of whiskey in. The change marks a broader effort to expand coverage and content.
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McCall
Ida
Payette Lakes
M. O. Brown
Wife of Kenosha Industrialist Dies at Chicago Today
Edna V. Anderson 48 wife of C William Anderson Kenosha industrialist died early this morning at Aug stana hospital Chicago after a brief illness The Watertown native aged 1898 came to Kenosha in 1909 married June 19 1919 She served on Kenosha hospital auxiliary board chaired the memorial fund Red Cross nurse aid and aided St Matthew s Episcopal church and Kenosha Woman's club She is survived by husband son William J Anderson and brothers Edwin H and Henry C Kleist
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Edna V. Anderson
C. William Anderson
Kenosha
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Watertown
Wis
Henry F
Veronica Kleist
Specialty Brass Company
Kenosha Hospital
Red Cross
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
St. Mary’s Altar Guild
Kenosha Woman's Club
William J. Anderson
Edwin H
Henry C. Kleist
Greek plebiscite challenged in Greek supreme court
Athens authorities declared a challenge to the prior Sundays plebiscite result in which a large majority voted for King George II's return from exile. The Leftist EAM aligned group cites alleged fraud violence and falsification and the case is set for hearing before September ends.
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Athens
EAM
Greek Supreme Court
George II
Navy to air condition fleet for efficiency and heat relief
Washington announces plans to cool ships with two cruisers as test beds. Vice Admiral E L Cochrane says aim is better performance, not pampering, as heat exhaustion affected troops in the Pacific. Salem will use steam jet system at Quincy Massachusetts shipyard, Newport News will use freon compressors.
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Washington
Salem
Newport News
E. L. Cochrane
Bureau of Ships
South
Pacific
Cochran
Bethlehem Steel Company
Quincy
Mass
Veterans housing group buys land south of city for 86 lots
Duane M. Nedry announces World War II Veterans Cooperative Home Building Association purchases include the Morgan Park subdivision from the county and the Griffith estate from Northwestern Loan and Trust. The plan creates 86 lots with surveying underway and sewer and water work petitioned. Additional north side options bring 79 more lots.
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Nedry
Kenosha
Rains and 40 Mile Winds Flood Omaha Streets
Torrential rains and 40 mile per hour winds flood Omaha forcing police and volunteers into rescues. Rescue teams saved marooned motorists as Little Pap Pie Creek overflowed and sewer pressures blew manhole covers amid five inch rainfall estimates.
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Omaha
Little Pappie Creek
Klan Privileges Revoked in Kentucky
Franklin Circuit Court Judge William B. Ardery revoked the corporation privileges allowing the Ku Klux Klan to operate in Kentucky. The Georgia based corporation’s rights to conduct business in the state were canceled.
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Ku Klux Klan
Kentucky
Frankfort
U.P
Franklin
William B. Ardery
Nash Strike Ends as Car Allocations Raised for Employees
Production resumes at Nash Kelvinator division with 6,500 workers back on the job after a week long dispute over car allocations. Milwaukee Kenosha and Grand Rapids plants receive 17 23 and 10 cars per week respectively, up from prior quotas.
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Nash
Kelvinator Motor Division
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Kenosha
CIO
United Auto Workers
Mich
Herman Steffes
Cio-Uaw
Seaman Body
Court Begins Hearings to Fix His Punishment
William Heirens, 17, pleaded guilty to three Chicago murders and a court opened hearings to fix his punishment. Testimony covered Suzanne Degnan and two other killings with details of the crime scene, confession, and witness accounts, while Dr. Kearns’ anticipated toxicology testimony was noted.
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Heirens
Chicago
William Heirens
Suzanne Degnan
Josephine Ross
Frances Brown
Harold G. Ward
Cook County
Degnan
Suzanne
Helen
Sullivan
Jerry Kearns
Pine Crest Hotel
Martha
Local naval reserve appoints Harold E. Long Jr as commander
Harold E. Long Jr named permanent commanding officer of Kenosha Division 9210 naval reserve. He replaces Lt. Cmdr. Emil Chabrillo as Chabrillo becomes executive officer. Staff includes Lt. Emil M. Chabrillo and Lt. Milton J. Ness among others. 44 Kenoshans already joined the V-6 program with room for up to 200 enlistees. Long, a Kenosha figure and former star swimmer, served 43 months overseas in World War II and earned high decorations from Pacific battles.
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Harold E. Long, Jr
Naval Reserve
Long
Emil Chabrillo
Kenosha
Cmdr
Willis A. Rockwell
Navy
Chabrillo
Emil M. Chabrillo
Milton J. Ness
Kenneth L. Reed, Jr
Anard H. Johnson, Jr
George Colburn
Washington
Russell B. Clarke
Herbert M. Weed
California
U.S.S. Randolph
Pacific
Marc A. Mitscher
Russian Pilots Say They Were Treated With Courtesy
Two Russian pilots who forced landed in the American zone of Korea report in a letter to the Kimpo airfield commander that they were afforded every courtesy. They retained pistols, faced routine questions, and were never coerced. Guards protected their serviced aircraft. Signatories include Junior Lt. Nikolai Guisev Senior Lt. Eugenie Ivanchenko and witness Fladi mir Pekarski.
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Tokyo
U.P
Korea
Kimpo
Nikolai Ivanovich Guisev
Eugenie Leontovich Ivanchenko
Fladimir J. Pekarski
Frank Allen Named Brigadier General in Illinois Guard
Commander Chicago Governor Dwight Green announced Frank Allen of Chicago will be brigadier general and wing commander of the 56th wing comprising National Guard aviation units in Illinois Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Chicago
Dwight Green
Frank Allen
Illinois National Guard
56Th
National Guard
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Gardner Elected Commander of Kenosha Legion
Carl M. Gardner a World War I veteran and longtime Kenosha Legion helper was chosen commander of Kenosha Post No. 21 at the annual election. Other officers include Frank Zoubek vice commander Louis Becker adjutant and John Strom finance officer with four World War II veterans among the new leaders.
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Carl M. Gardner
Kenosha
American Legion
Legion
Frank Zoubek
Louis J. Becker
John Strom
Henry Skees
Edward Dayton
Fred E. Frankson
Joseph Quinn
George Degen
Legionnaires
Leo Mayer
Carl Gardner
Raymond V. Koehler
Fred Scholey
Walter Pendl
Harvey Fiege
Louis Becker
Air Service
Kelly Field
Tex
LaFayette Legion Post
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Kiwanis, Masons, Moose
Legion of the Moose
Kenosha Country Club
Citizens Committee
Kenosha Recreation Committee
Welcome Home Committee
Electric Auto Lite Company
Toledo
Ohio
Charges Against Greece Before UN
The United Nations Security Council set Greece’s case for official debate after the United States joined Soviet Russia to place the issue on the agenda. Britain and the Netherlands opposed, but the seven affirmative votes prevailed to examine merits under the UN charter provisions.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Ukraine
Albania
Greece
United Nations Security Council
Council
U. N
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Netherlands
Good Reason Why Dentures Failed to Fit
Ridgecrest California Arthur Wilson 47 says three denture sets failed because he was cutting a set of his own. He reports his third set of teeth and permanent teeth extraction three years ago did not fit.
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Ridgecrest
Calif
U.P
Arthur Wilson
Wilson
Nazi human guinea pigs survive extreme altitudes
The Army Air Forces released secret German medical reports from Dachau showing subjects, including a 37 year old Jew, surviving up to 30 400 feet in pressure chambers with oxygen. Death occurred above 33 600 feet without supplemental oxygen.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Mt. Everest
AAF
Germany
Dachau
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Two New Polio Cases Reported
Two new cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Kenosha raising local total to 87. The victims are a 20 year old woman and a 2.5 year old boy. A 28 year old man was cited yesterday in earlier reports. State totals show 1552 polio cases since August 1 with 34 new in Madison.
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Kenosha
Madison
State Board of Health
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Twentieth Avenue
Bridget Waters
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Nev
Frank Waters
Seaman
Steffes
Harold Long, Jr
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