Secretary of Labor Nomination Faces Senate Scrutiny
President Truman nominated Maurice J. Tobin of Massachusetts for secretary of labor, but Tobin vows to run for governor and has not committed to accepting. Senate action on Tobin and other nominations stalled as Congress adjourned without approving cabinet posts.
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Maurice J. Tobin
Massachusetts
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Gilbertville
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D.-Ky
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Ohio
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New Jersey
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Warren R. Austin
John Foster Dulles
Eleanor Roosevelt
Philip C. Jessup
U. N. General Assembly
Paris
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Bodies of Snipers' Victims Returned
NORFOLK VA Aug 9 The bodies of Thomas C Wasson former U S consul general in Jerusalem and Navy Petty Officer Herbert Walker were landed with full military honors from the U S S Palau Wasson 52 was killed May 22 by a sniper in front of the U S consulate Jerusalem Walker 27 a chief machinist s mate was killed by gunfire in the same day in another part of the city Wasson s body sent to Washington his home in New York Walker s body sent to Fort Smith Ark home town Mountainsburg
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Thomas C. Wasson
U. S
Jerusalem
Navy
Herbert Walker
U. S. S. Palau
Wasson
Walker
Washington
New York
Fort Smith
Ark
Mountainsburg
Danish Mother Seeks Mate to Remain in U S
In Los Angeles a 42-year-old Danish mother, Mina Paulsen, hopes to marry an American to stay in the United States and gain naturalization. With her son recovering from a rattlesnake bite, she fears returning to Denmark when her visa expires October 4 unless a husband-sponsor is found.
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U. S
OS Angeles
Mina Paulsen
Copenhagen
Rumors of Irregular Coups in Palestine Warned by Bernadotte
R ODEs Aug 9 Count Folke Bernadotte says rumors point to impending coups by irregulars in Palestine. He warned demilitarization of Jerusalem as remedy and said irregulars may be uncontrollable or used as spearheads of regular forces. He cited tension from lack of trust and fear hostilities may resume despite the UN truce.
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Palestine
United Nations
Jerusalem
Bernadotte
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Irgun
Haganah
Trans-Jordan
Security Council
Penury Prize Woman Freed From Stingy Mate
Mrs Bernice Claxton won a divorce from De Weight Claxton in Los Angeles after complaining he was so stingy he made her unscrew lightbulbs to save wear on switches. The judge called the case a prize of twenty years.
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Los Angeles
Bernice Claxton
de Weight Claxton
Man Who Slew Officers Killed In Gunfight Standoff
In Youngstown Pennsylvania a 36 year old steelworker was killed after two law officers died outside his barricaded home. William A. Smith resisted arrest on an assault charge as Captain Andrew J. Hadock reported a gun battle lasting about thirty minutes. Caslin and Justice of the Peace Eugene Murphy were fatally shot.
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Pennsylvania
Andrew J. Hadock
J. Thomas Caslin
Burgess
William A. Smith
Justice of the Peace
Eugene Murphy
Caslin
Hadock
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Korea Government Ready to Function
President Syngman Rhee notified Lt. Gen. John R. Hodge that the new Korean government is prepared to take over all police, constabulary and coast guard units. A public proclamation is planned for August 15 in Seoul.
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Syngman Rhee
Korea
John R. Hodge
U. S
Republic
Rhee
Jet Plane Speed Exceeds 650 MPH At New York Air Show
Maj Richard L. Johnson test flew North American F-86 at Idlewild Airport as crowds gathered for Navy Day events. Officials noted attendance rivaled 750000 at the International Air Exposition during Greater New York’s jubilee celebration.
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Richard L. Johnson
Wright Field
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Ohio
Air Force
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Cooperstown
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Queens
Marine Corps
Washington
New York City
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Young Man Hunted for Attack on Pair
Police in Maryland and Virginia seek help to locate a young man accused of attacking former Army major Willard Hall Fisher and his wife on a lonely road about 30 miles from Dover. The Fryers were taken to Milford Memorial Hospital in Milford, Delaware.
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Maryland
Virginia
Willard Hall Fisher
Delmar
Baltimore
Milford Memorial Hospital
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Calexico Plans Second Entry Port On Border
Calexico will open a second entry port to handle rising exports and imports. U S Deputy Collector Charles E Williams has secured city council approval to lease about an acre and a half of rockwood and first streets land beside the border for the facility.
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United States
Mexico
U .S
Charles E. Williams
U. S
Rockwood
First Treets
Warren to Meet Dewey Aug 16 to Map Strategy
ACRAMENTO Aug 9— Gov Earl Warren Republican vice presidential nominee will meet Gov Thomas E Dewey in New York on Aug 16 and 17 to map plans for the coming campaign. Warren, after a Southern California vacation, received applause at the Republican State Central Committee meeting in California's capital.
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Earl Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Warren
California
Republican State Central Committee
Dewey
Edward Shattuck
Los Angeles
Oliver Carter
Redding
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Progressive Party
Hugh Bryson
San Francisco
C. I. O. Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Central Committee
Paul Taylor
San Jose
Congress
Jonathan Rowell
U S Flag Emerges In Warsaw Anti U S Rally
A parade by 1000 youths from 50 nations joined twelve Americans carrying a United States flag as they shouted against the Marshall plan and American imperialists during an international conference of working youth in Warsaw. Delegates cheered the Soviet Union after moving to Roma auditorium.
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United States
International Conference of Working Youth
Europe
U. S. State Department
Roma Auditorium
Stalin
Soviet Union
Danube Conference Delays Work Over Pact Amendments
BELGRADE Aug 9 The Danubian conference halted work for 24 hours awaiting amendments to the Soviet backed pact that would place the Danube under exclusive control of eastern bloc states. The United States delegation planned to propose amendments to create an 11 nation international commission to ensure free and open navigation.
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Yugoslavia
Europe
United States
International Commission
Danube
Jury Dismissed in Mail Fraud Case in Los Angeles
A federal court jury was dismissed after failing to reach verdict on the last three of nine defendants charged with mail fraud. The panel acquitted three and convicted two while a fourth man was freed. the case involved misrepresentations in selling peanut vending machines to veterans.
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