Firefighters Urgently Summoned as Forest Fires Rage
Emergency calls went out for more volunteers as fires scorched about 30 000 acres across Nevada California and Idaho. Major blazes near Reno threatened Verdi while others near Markleeville and Angel’s Camp burned numerous timber stands and disrupted transmission lines.
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Can Francisco
U.P
Forest Service
Nevada
California
Idaho
Reno
Verdi
Nev
Varad
Calif
Farad
Sierra Pacific Power, Co
Angel's Camp
Stanislaus National Forest
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Tom
Naples
Paradise
Butter County
Worst Drought in 10 Years Grips Iowa, Nebraska
The worst drought in a decade gripped large areas of Iowa and Nebraska as temperatures neared the high 50s and no rain relief appeared. Corn prices surged to records in Chicago while forecasts predicted near 100 degree days across the Midwest by Sunday. Fires raged in 30,000 acres across California, Nevada, and Idaho as hot winds fanned flames. St Louis faced a deadly heat wave with 57 heat fatalities since July 30 and morgue crowding, though the Weather Bureau cautioned the heat would break up early next week and not reach the eastern states.
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United Press
Chicago Weather Bureau
Towa
Nebraska
Chicago
California
Nevada
Idaho
Mercury
Midwest
St. Louis
Indonesians Say Dutch Break Truce Amid Fighting
Batavia report states Indonesians protest to the United Nations Security Council that Dutch forces continue military action despite a ceasefire order. Both sides report the most serious fighting since the truce began.
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Batavia
Aur
Radio
Jogiakarta
Unite Nations Seecurity Council
Fear Navy Missing Plane Crashes Toward Aleutians
In Kodiak Alaska Rear Adm F A Dunbin reported fear that a naval patrol bomber missing since Tuesday on a flight from Kodiak to Dutch Harbor with 20 aboard may have crashed among the heavy peaks of the Cold Bay area. The aircraft had radioed heavy headwinds and only a short gas supply as search efforts by naval air and surface units continued four days with poor visibility near Fort Randall and Unimak Island.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Dutch Harbor
Aleutians
Cold Bay
Aleutian Islands
F. A. Dunbin
17Th Naval District
Fort, Randall
Naval Air
Adm
Darbin
Unimak Island
Alaska Next for World Circling Ship
Globe girdling flyer William P. Odom, 27, launched from Yokota air base near Tokyo to pursue the round the world solo speed record. He aimed to cover about 20,000 miles in a two leg race, with a planned two hour stop in Japan before heading to Alaska.
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Tokyo
U.P
William P. Odom
Yokota Army
Tokyo Times
Pacific
Willi Odam
Yokota Army Air Ase
China
Whey Post
Odom
Japan
Alaska
Odom's Flight Log Extends Global Journey Record
Odom’s accelerated flight log outlines a 15,596 mile route with stops from Chicago to Gander Paris Cairo Karachi Calcutta Tokyo and back toward Chicago. The record shows about 186 hours 49 minutes flown total with roughly 7000 miles remaining and surpasses the prior time set by Odom and sponsor Milton Reynolds in a 78 hour 54 minute globe journey.
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Chicago
Gander
N. F
Paris
Cairo
Karachi
Calcutta
Tokyo
Post
Milton Reynolds
April
Molesters of Russ Embassy Sought in Washington
The State Department said it has taken steps to prosecute individuals who placed rat infested signs on the Soviet Embassy grounds. Two men who pinned the signs said they were followers of Rev Gerald K. L. Smith, who spoke at an open air meeting here three days later.
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Washeington
State Department
Gerald
KL. K. Smith
Ammonia Explosion in Car Kills Man
Louis Hill, 65, of East Los Angeles, died after a tank of ammonia gas exploded in his automobile. The incident occurred in Pasadena as he was transporting the gas and was injured, later dying in St. Luke's Hospital.
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Pasadena
Louis
Hill
East Los Angeles
St. Luke's Hospital
Trade War Seen in Film Tax Hopeful Warning
Rep Warley of Texas denounces Britain's 300 percent ad valorem film tax as a distinct violation of reciprocal trade and loan agreements. He warns it could trigger economic warfare, saying current tensions may lead to broader actions like targeting wheat or cotton next.
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Washington
Warley
Texas
Britain
Worley
England
United
Britain braces for new storm over labor program Monday
London reports Prime Minister Clement Attlee will defend his program before a private meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party amid a wave of petitions demanding iron and steel nationalization. Winston Churchill plans counter drills as Bevan contemplates cabinet resignation, while Conservatives deploy eight speakers in a weekend grassroots push.
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London
Britain
Clement Re Attlee
Labor Party
Winston Churchill
Tiestee
Aneurine Bevan
The
The .Conservative _ party
Pias Eram
Flivver Pair Start Round-the-World Flight
Two former Army pilots in tiny sport planes began a round-the-world flight from ETERBORO New Jersey on the first leg of their promised journey. They wore golden shoes pinned to their flight jackets for luck as they winged away on the signal.
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Clifford
Evans
Washington, D. C
George
Wy Truman
Los Angeles
Doris Evans
Lou. Truman
New York
Army
Tdak
Teterboro
N. J
Labrador
Associated Press
Eterboro
A.P
France Notified U.S. Set for Talk to Aid Germany
Secretary of State notified France that the United States is prepared to agree promptly to a three party meeting to raise the level of industry in the British American sector of Germany. Pilots George Truman and Clifford W. Evans will fly together from Teterboro in 100 horsepower planes aboard a 220 hour, 45 day circumnavigation with 2 1/2 stops. They aim to reach England via Greenland and cross to Egypt and India before returning through Asia and the Pacific. The trip includes a 1697 mile over water leg from Hokkaido to Athu.
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Washington
France
United States
Germany
George Truman
Los Angeles
Clifford W. Evang
Teterboro
Englandio
Jang
United
Ente States
Tru
Army
Evans
Army Air Forces
China-India-Burma
Goose Bay
Labrador
England
Greenland
Europe
Egypt
India
Thailand
Burma
Calcutta
Bangkok
China
Japan
Aleutians
Hokkaido
Athu
Aleutian
U S Planning New Protest on Reds Dairen Ban
Washington officials disclosed the State Department is studying a second protest to Moscow over the continued Soviet occupation of Dairen Chinese port city. The note would follow up one already sent and seeks to press for ending the ban on American naval vessels entering Dairen.
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Washington
State Department
Daren
Moscow
British Train Crash Kills 15 at Balby near Doncaster
A London Leeds collision with a southbound train at Balby near Doncaster today left 15 dead and 59 injured, according to the London and Northeast Railroad.
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London
Leeds
Balby
Doncaster
London and Northeast Railroad
Pilot bests Soupy Fog lands safely in industrial Cleveland
Ted Dixon, 25, amateur pilot from Rocky River, navigated heavy fog after takeoff from Avon airport. He glided a two passenger plane to a safe, if improbable, landing on a cinder road by a refuse dump in Cleveland's industrial area with guards providing fire and aid support. Spectators watched as he skims rooftops while warning flares kept him from tracks.
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Cleveland
Avon Airport
Ted' Dixon
Dixon
Rocky River
US open to discuss Ruhr coal mine control with France
State Department note quotes Marshall saying the United States is prepared to receive and discuss French views on Ruhr mines management and control. No date set for the industry conference and it is unclear if Ruhr management will be discussed in the meeting or a separate exchange. British and American delegations plan to meet in Washington on Tuesday to discuss increasing Ruhr coal production.
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State Department
Marshall
United States
Ruhr
Washington
Baby Girl incoma on First Birthday
Anna Marie Yannarella was due to celebrate her first birthday tomorrow but remains in a coma after hospitalization. Anthony and Mrs Yannarella note she has not regained consciousness after 24 days as doctors seek a diagnosis.
Bulgarians Massing Forces on Border
Dalunsa Greece August reports from military circles say a large Bulgarian force is massing along the northern Greek border near the Yugoslav frontier. Troops reportedly moved from the Yugoslav border to their current position amid tense regional activity.
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Dalunska
Greece
Hughes Says He Will Leave U S If Project Fails
Howard Hughes testified before the Senate war investigating committee that he has invested his life in building a giant 200 ton flying boat and warned that if the venture fails it will leave the country. He denied profiting from the government contract to build the ship after the committee barred testimony from former counsel Hugh Fulton who sought to respond to alleged falsehoods.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Hollywood
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hugh Fulton
Fulton
Bur
Ferguson
R.mich
Brewster Accused of Stating Falsehoods in Probe
Washington Aug 9 Rough Fulton former chief counsel of the Senate War Investigating Committee accused its chairman Sen Owen Brewster of deliberately stating and restating falsehoods. Fulton said this at a news conference after being denied a chance to testify at the inquiry.
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Washington
Rough Fulton
Senate
Investgating Committee
Owen Brewster
Fulton
Truman
Hughes Operations Testimony Blocked by Committee Hearing
Spaceclass hearings ruled Fulton could not testify. Senator Pepper asks Hughes if construction of the 200 ton flying boat could be profitable. He replies he does not see how he could have. Continued on Page A-2, Col. 4.
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Spaceclas
T Hughes
Fulton
Sen
Pepper
D.-Fla
Hughes
Deer Hunter Is Fatally Shot Near Alder Springs
UKIAH Calif Aug 9 CE M F Burns 31 San Mateo was fatally shot in an accident while deer hunting near Alder Springs yesterday. Burns hunted with George Panton Palo Alto. He died hours later despite treatment by Dr F M Farber San Francisco staying at Alder Springs. The body was taken to the Alder Mortuary Willits. An inquest will be held.
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Ukiah
Calif
M. F. Burns
San Mateo
Alder Springs
Sheriff's Office
Burns
George Panton
Palo Alto
F. M. Farber
San Francisco
Willits
Mine Blasts Haifa-bound Troop Train
An Egypt Express train carrying British troops from Cairo to Haifa was mined at Wilhelmina near Lydda, burying the engineer and fireman under debris but with no military casualties reported. The blast tore four coaches from the tracks and follows a prior bombing three months earlier that killed five and wounded many.
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Jerusalem
Cairo
Haifa
Wilhelmina
Lydda
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