High Bail Keeps 12 State Reds in Jail
Los Angeles August 1 AP a total of 925000 bail keeps 12 indicted California Communists in jail with four held in Los Angeles seven in San Francisco and one in New York each on 75000 or 100000 bonds The 12 are charged under the Smith Act with conspiring to overthrow the U S government FBI rounded them up last Thursday An indictment followed by the Los Angeles federal grand jury set the bail The arraignment and pleas were set for August 13 Attorneys for four in Los Angeles pursue bail reduction while contesting Judge James A Carter over alleged bias and plan to file motions and affidavits seeking change of venue or reassessment of bail
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Terrified Beasts Flee Africa Fire Sparks Widespread Destruction
Terrified animals fled from raging fires in Etosha nature reserve and surrounding Kaokoveld area in west Africa. Reportedly over 160000 acres burned and dozens of farms threatened as flames swept through hundreds of square miles. Fire crews battled the blaze with thousands witnessing the dramatic scene in Capetown.
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Direct State Dept Pentagon Link Seen by Military Chiefs
Washington reports describe a direct link between the State Department and the Pentagon’s military chiefs that bypasses civilian secretaries. The shift is tied to Defense Secretary George C. Marshall, a retired five star general, and reflects altered top level coordination at the Pentagon.
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August Gets Off to Torrid Start
The Associated Press reports August began hot and humid across the U S with the Weather Bureau forecasting a warmer than normal month. Temperatures reached 103 in Boise Idaho and 101 in Miles City Montana while the West stayed hot. Thunderstorms crossed the eastern Great Lakes and Appalachians toward the upper Ohio Valley. The long range outlook calls for above normal temps nationwide except cooler on the West Coast and southeast with near normal readings in the North Atlantic states and Ohio Valley.
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Two Ditch Diggers Die in Los Angeles Cave-In
In Los Angeles a sewer excavation collapsed burying two ditch diggers, Leonard Santos and Alfredo Gonzales, under fifteen feet of earth. Both men died before rescue crews could reach them.
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