British Battle Over Crippled American Food Laden Ship
The derelict American freighter American Farmer limped toward England under escort of a U S destroyer amid British claims of a salvage prize worth millions. The 8,358 ton ship and the William J. Riddle collided 700 miles west of Lands End. crew of 50 and six passengers were rescued. The British admiralty disputed flags and the Elizabeth towed toward Wales as the U S Navy pursued port delivery. The Farmer carried 2 million dollars of wheat and dried eggs for England and may dock in Bristol by weekend.
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London
England
U.S
William J. Riddle
Lands End
U. S. Lines
Elizabeth
Wales
U. S
Perry
Bristol
U. S. Navy
Nova Scotia
Churches Urged to Impress Politicians with New Tactics
Cambridge report from an international World Council of Churches conference quotes Dr. Frederick Nolde urging churches from 15 nations to adopt new techniques to influence politicians. John Foster Dulles pressed urgent Russia West tensions and chaired the 60 delegates meeting, with some sessions kept private despite calls for public forums.
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Cambridge
Eng
Frederick Nolde
Philadelphia
Nolde
Mount Airy Theological Seminary
World Council of Churches
John Foster Dulles
U. S
United Nations Assembly
Russia
West
Dulles
New Yorker
Rural highway mileage rises sharply surpassing 1941 by seven percent
Latest data show January rural highway mileage jumped, exceeding the prewar 1941 level by seven percent. The gain reflects increased travel on rural roads, signaling stronger postwar mobility and economic activity.
Veterans face few job restoration problems, Clark says
Attorney General Tom Clark disclosed a Justice Department survey showing 999 of 1,000 veterans with reemployment rights faced no difficulty restoring to their old jobs. Of about 4,000,000 eligible servicemen, 4,531 sought help July 1, 1944 to July 1, 1946. 1,323 settled amicably. 218 required court action. $232,115 recovered for veterans from prewar employers. States leading aid were New York with 585 and Ohio with 520 cases.
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Washington
Tom Clark
Justice Department
Department
Clark
United States
Veterans
John F. Sennett
Veterans Affairs Section
U. S
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Brown to plot Kentucky Senate campaign strategy
John Young Brown, nominated by Kentucky Democrats for the U.S. Senate, urged party leaders in Lexington to craft his bid against Republican John Sherman Cooper. Democrats won by a solid margin in Saturdays primary as Republicans pushed Cooper to face the Lexington attorney. Kentucky’s lone Republican in the House and eight Democratic incumbents were nominated with vote totals remaining light as 232 of 4,054 precincts unreported. Brown invited nominees and leaders to a Louisville strategy dinner on August 8.
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Louisville
Kentucky
United States Senate
John Young Brown
Lexington
John Sherman Cooper
Somerset
Brown
Cooper
House
Secret Britain Tests Claim Electric Car Reaches 50 mph
Secret experiments in Britain test a new electric car claimed to reach speeds up to 50 miles per hour. Researchers conduct trials amid secrecy.
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Britain
Radio Programs On The Air Tonight Across Networks
Radio listings from NBC CBS ABC and MBS detail dramas quizzes concerts and talk shows for Tuesday August 6 1946 including Travelin Man Benny Goodman James Melton I Deal in Crime The Fat Man Bob Hawk Quiz Inner Sanctum Fighting Senator Jack Kirkwood Screen Guild and more with morning to late night time blocks across stations.
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NBC
Voorhees
James Melton
Benny Goodman
America
MBS
Gregory Hood
Guy Lombardo
Tommy Dorsey
The
Talkies
Ma Perkins
Jim Ameche
Colombia
Wilson Wyatt
CBS
Godfrey
Woman's Club
ABC
Breneman
Cal Tinney
the O'Neill
Lopez
WKEH
News of the World
Voice of Firestone
Dr. I. Q
la Crosse County
Republican Voluntary Committee
John 8S
Coleman
Richard Harkness
Hotel Astor Orchestra
Shrednik
Joyce Jordan
Fred Waring
Morton Downey
Robert McCormick
Stella Dallas
Dick Tracy
Abc-West
Mbs-West
Larry Carr
Jack Armstrong
Lowell Thomas
Abc World News
Clayton
Cbs News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
News
Gordon MacRae
Elmer Davis
Warde Donovan
Abc American Melodies
Rex Maupin
Arthur Hale
Kalten
Arthur Godfrey
Ted Malone
Gabriel Heatter
Abe
Dbs Doctors
Bella Spewack
American Forum
Mvs
Abe Night Life
Acc
Upton Close
Sigmund Romberg
Dbs
nbc-bDeric
Nbc-West
H.—Cos
Great Lakes dischargees listed for Aug 2 and 3
A roll call of discharged sailors and Marines notes Aug 2 and 3 releases at the Great Lakes center. Names include Evenson Pittman Smevoy Harkner Hanson Steiner Blackdeer and many others with home streets and towns. Also released at Fort Sheridan separation center are Bergum Kirschner Jacobson Jenson Gabriel Stanek Grusznski Bayer Schubert Coleman Helland and Robert Helland involv ing a naval reserve transfer to inactive duty.
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Great Lakes
Robert L. Evenson
South Seventh Street
Richard R. Pittman
Kane Street
H. W. Smevoy
South 19Th Street
William T. Harkner
Millston
Bernard S. Hanson
Osseo
Wendell W. Steiner
Bangor
Wallace E. Blackdeer
Black River Falls
R. A. Giere
Galesville
Lester R. Rochester
Lavern A. Liefke
Wilton
Wayne E. Amann
Division Street
Fort Sheridan
Corp
Farrel M. Bergum
Whitehall
Anthony C. Kirschner
Garold H. Jacobson
la Farge
Kenneth Jenson
Camp Douglas
Orton N. Gabriel
Strum
Arlie A. Stanek
Hillsboro
Robert J. Grusznski
Viroqua
Frederick J. Bayer
South 16Th Street
John D. Schubert
South 22Nd Street
Lawrence W. Coleman
State Street
Robert Helland
Naval Reserve
Commissioning of Second Lieutenant David Kramer at Fort Benning
David Kramer of 951 Johnson Street was commissioned a second lieutenant after completing the officer candidate course at Infantry School Fort Benning Ga He is the son of Mr and Mrs O R Kramer of 951 Johnson Street Inducted December 28 1943 he served with the Eighth Infantry Division and held rank of combat machine gunner before commissioning.
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David Kramer
Johnson Street
United States Army
Infantry
Fort Benning
Kramer
O. R. Kramer
Army
Eighth Infantry Division
Fireball Enables feathering propeller with jet power option
The Fireball becomes the first single engine airplane to feature a full feathering propeller. This allows the pilot to select jet or propeller power or a combination of both for versatile performance.
Gen Ike Gets Warm Brazil Welcome
Rio de Janeiro hosts a packed week of receptions for General Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife as they rest after a tumultuous welcome at Santos Dumont airport yesterday. A 21 gun salute and honors reserved for chiefs of state marked the greeting, reflecting Eisenhower's popularity in Brazil.
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Rio DE Janiero
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Santos Dumont Airport
Eisenhower
Italy
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