Atomic flashbulb brighter than sun revolutionizes photography
Newark dispatch reports development of an "atomic flashbulb" twice as bright as sunlight due to xenon gas, created by Mansachiu Institute of Technology scientists. The first model is with Commercial Illustrators, costs about 15000 dollars, may enable indoor color photography, though not yet practical for amateurs. The device delivers 10 second life but 1/500th second flash, enabling up to 5000 flashes, and can cast a shadow against sunlight while reducing heat from conventional lights.
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Nework
U.P
Mansachiu
Institute of Technology
Harold Edgerton
Charles Wychett
Anti Jewish Riots Rage in England
A crowd of 700 damaged eight Jewish owned shops in Manchester and other cities as anti-Semitic incidents flared for the fourth day. Police arrested 38 demonstrators in Liverpool where lights were on for the first time since previous power saving restrictions. Several officers were injured during clashes as fire crews prepared to assist.
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London
Manchester
Birmingham
Liverpool
Battlin
U S Demands Apology Over Hungary Arrest of U S Man
The United States demanded an apology from Hungary for the arrest of Stephen Thuransky by Hungarian police. American officials released a telegram exchange showing Chapin demanded apology and assurances no further acts would occur. Mihalyfi claimed Thuransky was arrested for revolting and scandalizing acts and was being taken to a criminal court when he was abducted.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Stephen Thuransky
State Department
U. S
Allied Control Commission For
Hungary
Thuransky
Chapin
Budapest
Mihalyfi
Negroes Cast Votes in Mississippi Primary
Negroes voted in the Mississippi Democratic primary despite a new law aimed at white political dominance. Early reports noted few challenges as Black voters considered party principles opposed to federal anti lynching and anti poll tax measures, and aligned with Southern traditions.
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Jackson
Miss
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Democratic Executive Committee
Fair Employment, Practice Commission
South
CIA
Union Beach Bus Service Set To Resume After Rally
Management and the Long Beach Motor Bus Company reached a settlement with the union bargaining committee after a late-night negotiation. A membership vote tomorrow at 10 am will decide wage terms, with hopes to restore nearly normal service within 24 hours of ratification. The wage offer tops at $1.30 per hour for experienced drivers, higher than the old contract.
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Long Beach
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Motor Bus Company
Hilton Hotel
Joseph M. Litteral
Litteral
W. A. Baker
Baker
John
Riot in Tunisia Leaves 15 Dead in Sfax Clash
Paris dispatch reports 15 laborers killed and about 40 wounded near Sfax Tunisia after an attack on an army motorized column sparked a general strike. Troops moved to seize the railway yards between Sfax and Gabes and were fired upon, wounding six soldiers.
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Paris
Sfax
Tunisia
Stax
Gafaa
Egypt Appeals for Freedom From British Rule
Egypt's Premier Nokrashy Pasha asked the United Nations Security Council to order the immediate withdrawal of all British troops from the Nile Valley and Sudan. He demanded an unconditional evacuation and the end of British administrative rule to allow Sudanese and Egyptians to share welfare and aspirations.
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United Nations Security Council
Nokrashy Pasha
Council
Egypt
Mokrashy
Eo Nokrashy
Valley
the Nile
Sudan
Man Confesses Part 1 in Bugsy Siegel Murder
WAURIKA Oklahoma August 5 Deputy Sheriff J C Gardner reports a 28 year old man confessed to involvement in the killing of gambler Benjamin Bugsy Siegel. The suspect identified himself as Virgil Manning and surrendered to the Jefferson County sheriff's office.
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Bugsy
Siegel
Waurika
Okla
J. Co. Gardner
Benijamin
Virgil. Manning
Jeffersonounty
Tragic Texas crash kills nineteen workers near Waxahachie
Nineteen men, all but one identified as Negro laborers, died when a gasoline truck collided with a truck carrying workers near Waxahachie Texas. Four others were severely injured as investigators struggled to tally casualties and locate morgues. The crash, described as the worst traffic tragedy in Texas that year, halted traffic on the Delta highway while crews sorted the wreckage.
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Waxahachie
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Deltas
Tave
Dallas
Vna Negro Theater
Waxahachle
Enr
Accider
Wilts
Cox
Willis Cox
Burma Assassinations Probe Seizes 203 Suspects in U Aung San killings
RANGOON Burma Aug 5 government said 203 persons were rounded up in connection with the machine gun assassinations of U Aung San and other cadets. Among those arrested were two former premiers U Saw and W.
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Rangoon
Burma
Aung San
U Saw
Heatwave Relief Hint From Canada For Midwest Areas
A Canada cold front may ease three day heat in the northern Midwest. The Chicago Weather Bureau notes Dakotas and western Minnesota could see moderately lower temperatures late today. Some locations previously hit 100 plus degrees, with highs around 110 in Pierre and 105 in several spots.
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Midwest
Chicago
Cata
Phill D
Pierre
S. D
Rein ‘Valentine
Beulah Described as Remorseless in Murder Trial
Defense counsel for Beulah Louise Overell and George R. Gollum described the pair as remorseless as they face murder charges in Orange County. Sheriff Musick testified they were questioned without attorneys present and said he was not required to reveal all information to the grand jury. Musick recounted Beulah laughing en route to the parents’ funeral and more testimony followed as the trial continued.
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Anta Ana
Beulah Louise ‘Overell
George’ R. Gollum
Orange County
James A. Musick
Walter E.overell
Musick
James J. Davis
Davis
Louise
Govum
Kenneth E. Morrison
Overell
Gollum
Palestine Rebels Blow Up British Building in Jerusalem
Jewish underground blew up the labor department building in central Jerusalem at 2 30 PM, killing three and wounding several. The blast shattered the public works department front wall on the Street of the Prophets as rescuers worked under dangerous debris. Police and troops sealed the area while searches for the bombers continued and a separate patrol scoured fields near Tel Aviv amid reports of a kidnapped British officer.
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Palestine Government
Public Works Department
Orange Groves
Tel Letwinsky
al’ Grove
Tel-Aviv
Dho
Plan to Fight Reds in Philippines Told
Washington reports the House committee on un American activities disclosed plans to help set up a Philippine Islands counterpart to combat communism. Chief investigator Robert E. Stripling said the request came from Cornelia T. Villareal, chairwoman of the judiciary committee of the House.
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Philippines
Washington
House’ Committee On UN- American Activities
Cornelia ‘T. Villarea
Judiciary Committee
Flic
House of Pairs
Eee
Roosevelt son wedding gift details draw Senate scrutiny
Elliott Roosevelt testified that Howard Hughes paid a $576.83 hotel bill for his December 1944 wedding and Jack Frye funded $850 in hotel expenses for his marriage to Faye Emerson. He said the funds came from Frye, and he might face remonstration for accepting the gift under strict law. The Senate war investigation probes Hughes wartime plane contracts and the role of Roosevelt’s recommendation.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Senate
Howard Hughes
Roosevelt
Jack Frye
Transworld Airlines
Hughes
Ellett
Faye Emerson
Frye
Senate War Investigating Committee
Meyer
John Meyer
Cis
Army
Dawson Appointed Truman Assistant
Washington August 5 President Truman names Donald S. Dawson a $20 000 a year administrative assistant He is 39 and formerly directed personnel for the Reconstruction Finance Corp Dawson succeeds George J Schoeneman who moves to the internal revenue post
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Washington
Truman
Donald S. Dawson
Dawson
Elrorado Springs
Reconstruction Finance Corp
George J. Schoeneman
Internal Revenue
Hughes Plea to Erase Call Fails
Washington Aug 5 Senator Ferguson said he rejected Howard Hughes attorney request to cancel a subpoena for the California airplane contractor. The subpoena issued last week directs Hughes to appear forthwith before the committee hearings on wartime plane contracts. The U S marshal in California has not located Hughes to serve the subpoena. Hughes has signaled he may appear for questioning.
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Sen. Ferguson
R.-Mich
Howard Hughes
Senate
California
Deshes
Hughes
U. S
Eische Fergusons
Indghes
Rand
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