Maryland Alaska convoy to test new lubricants in harsh drill
A 12 vehicle Army convoy from BERDEEWN PROVING GROUND will depart Monday on a 20 000 mile test through deserts and Arctic cold to evaluate all weather lubricants from the Army Ordnance Department. The route includes California Nevada Washington Montana and Alaska with winter operations from November to mid February.
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Berdeewn Proving Ground
Alaska
Army Ordnance Department
California
Pe Calif., Arsenal
Rainer
Wash
Great Falls
Mont
Aberdeen
United States
Streamliner Jumps Track on Bridge
A Burlington Zephyr derailed on a southbound run from Burlington to St Louis near a railroad bridge in Fort Madison Iowa. Two people, a woman and a man, were slightly injured but refused hospital care as the high speed train left the rails and rested on the bridge structure. The train was about 40 minutes late leaving Burlington.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Burlington
Ford to Increase Prices Again on 1949 Models
Detroit July 31 Ford Motor Co passenger car prices rise again for the second time in less than two months a company spokesman confirmed a pending boost not yet specified. After the June 1948 launch of the new 1949 Ford prices jumped about 9 percent or 85 to 125 dollars per model. Ford likely first to raise prices twice in 1948.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Canada Abolishes Austerity Taxes
Ottawa reports the government repealed austerity excise taxes effective midnight removing 25 percent charges on a long list of durable goods. Electric appliances motors firearms and toilet items become tax free while cars radios phono graphs and cameras drop to 10 percent, restoring rates to pre November levels.
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Ottawa
Canada
Heart Seizure Kills Signal Hill Policeman
Signal Hill patrolman Paul E. Warren died of a heart attack at his home on Cerritos Avenue last night before his shift. He joined the Signal Hill force on July 1, 1947 after serving as a special officer for Signal Pipeline Co. His body was sent to Loper Mortuary.
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Paul E. Warren
Signal Hill
Warren
Signal Hill Force
Signal Pipeline Co
Cerritos Ave
Mariners Warned About Offshore Firing Near Marin County
Fort Winfield Scott California July 31 Army reserve officers plan 155 mm artillery firings from Tennessee Point to Bonita Point August 4 6. Seamen are advised to stay clear the danger zone extends about 30 000 yards off shore off southern Marin County.
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Fort Winfield Scott
Cal
Tennessee Point
Bonita Point
Marin County
Northwest Heat Wave Hits Pacific Northwest Readings Hit 103
The Pacific Northwest baked in a midsummer heat wave with 103 degrees at The Dalles Oregon. Readings were mostly in the high 80s and low 90s across cities including Portland at 91 and Seattle at 90. Weather pattern remained stagnant under a hot air mass.
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United Press
Pacific Northwest
Dalles
Ore
Portland
Seattle
Prison Warden Bets on Darrow’s Return to Life Term
Warden Howell Gage of New Mexico offers a Spokane ticket and ten dollars to Hugh Norman Darrow, 43, to return and serve a life sentence. Darrow, a habitual offender, has already served eight years of life plus two commutations and a conditional release. He finishes a 90 day Spokane term Wednesday, with Gage calling him a pretty good boy and risking the bet on his voluntary return.
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Spokane
Gage
Darrow
New Mexico Penitentiary
Bentley Espionage Claims Shake Government Hearings
Miss Bentley testified she collected military secrets on regular trips from New York to Washington for Soviet bosses and passed them to NKVD linked groups led by Nathan Silvermaster and Victor Perlo. Currie and White denied knowledge, while Rep. Rankin pressed for broader exposure and a blue ribbon grand jury.
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Cirew
New York
Washington
Currie
White
Miss Bentley
Miss
J. Parnell Thomas
Robert Stripling
Russia
Nathan G. Silvermaster
NKVD
Secret Police
Victor Perlo
War Production Board
Perlo
un-American Activities Committee
William W. Remington
Senate
Commerce Department
Police Seek 20 Year Old Ecuadorian Abroad With 20000
Police in several cities hunt Guillermo Granja a 20 year old Ecuadorian missing since Tuesday after arriving to finalize a ship purchase with his father’s funds. Authorities say he carried about 20000 dollars and has friends in Miami Chicago Los Angeles New York and Seattle. The Ecuadorian Embassy notes he withdrew nearly 20000 from a Guayaquil bank for the deal.
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Washington
Guillermo Granja
Ricardo
Allen M. Jones
Young Granja
United States
Mirtime Commission
Miami
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Seattle
Guayquail Bank
GOP Pushes Banking Limits Amid Senate Debates
The GOP demands tighter bank credit and tougher ment buying rules as the Senate approves a UN headquarters loan plan. House action is uncertain while a cloture petition seeks to curb the anti polls tax filibuster, risking a rules battle if rejected.
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Senate
House
United Nations
New York City
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Sen. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Telephone Borrower Suspect in $50 Loss
A man asked to use a telephone at Donald E. Houtz service station and later $50 vanished from the cash register. Police investigated the incident reported by Houtz at 151 Loretto Walk and 1002 Pacific. The text also names John Abt as a group leader with ties to Amalgamated Clothing Workers and political figures.
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Donald E. Houtz
Loretto Walk
Pacific Ave
Houtz
Sol Leshinski
Miss Bentley
John Abt
Perlo
Abt
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Henry A. Wallace
Third
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
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