U N Security Council Balkans row tests U S warning
The American delegation warned that if the council cannot resolve the Greek crisis the United States will join with others to defend Greece under the UN charter. Herschel V. Johnson denounced Soviet veto use as blocking constructive proposals amid tensions with Yugoslavia Albania and Bulgaria. The Balkans subcommittee reported no agreement among Russia and Western powers and sent the issue back to the full council, with prospects for General Assembly action in September.
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United Nations Security Council
Balkan
United States
Greece
Herschel V. Johnson
U. 5
Russia
Albania
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
United Nations
Soviet Union
Security Council
Johnson
Balkans
U.N
Colombia
Alfonso Lopes
Council
General Assembly
New York
War Renewed in Large Area of Indonesia
BATAVIA August 12. An Indonesian communiqué claims large scale fighting has broken out again in the Bandoeng area with Dutch airborne troops opposing Republican forces. Jogjakarta radio reports heavy fighting in eastern Priangan and Dutch troops occupying Garroet. Dutch paratroops said near Tasikmalaya. Indonesian agency Antara notes a message to U S officials after Walter Foote’s Jakarta visit. Guerrilla attack on a West Java mountain resort coincides with British visitors.
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U.P
Bandoeng
United Nations
Jogjakarta
Priangan
Java
Garroet
Augovae
Radio Jogjakarta
Tasikmalaya
Antara
United States
U.S
Walter Foote
Nying
JaxJakarta
Republcan
United Nations Security Couscil
West Java
Lightplane Fliers Leave Labrador for Greenland
Two former Army pilots flew light planes from Goose Bay, Labrador at 10:52 a m heading to Greenland as part of a around the world flight. Clifford V Evans 26 of Washington D C and George Truman 39 of Los Angeles started Saturday from Teterboro New Jersey and expect arrival at Bluio West Island Greenland at 6:52 p m local time.
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Goose Bay
Labrador
Greenland
Willam Strohmater
Lght
Bluio West Island
Clifford V. Evans
Washington
Los Angeles
Teterboro, N. J
New Tree Brush Fires Break Out Across California
California battles multiple fires as foresters urge caution in the driest year since 1924. In Merced River canyon near Yosemite 350 firefighters contend a 400 acre blaze. 15 acre fire near Iowa Hill scorches Amber stands. 3,000 acre blaze near Rumsey in Colusa County. 1,500 acres burned near Winters in Yolo County. 50 to 1,000 acre Carmel Valley fire drives residents from homes. Tahoe National Forest Truckee River Canyon fire deemed safe after firebreaks. overall six thousand acres of timber destroyed.
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New Forest
California
Merced River Canyon
Yosemite
Iowa Hill
American River
Rumsey
Colusa County
Yolo County
Winters
Carmel Valley
Tahoe National Forest
Truckee River
Paraguay Chief Fled Asuncion Amid Rebel Threats
Argentine sources report President Higinio Morínigo fled Asunción as loyalists claim to have beaten rebels outside the capital. An Asunción radio vowed defense to win or die, while reports of Morínigo’s departure to Pilar near the Argentine border circulated from Buenos Aires informants.
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Buenos Aires
Higinio Morlnngo
Paraguay
Asuncion
Morinigo
Asntion
Asapless
Moriniga
Thlon
Pilar
Morlnigo
Asuntion
Warplane hearings fade as Senate probe politics flare
The Senate war investigating subcommittee abruptly recessed hearings until November amid sharp disputes. Subcommittee Chair Homer Ferguson blamed the missing John W. Meyer, Hughes press agent, while Hughes accused Owen Brewster of cowardice. GOP leaders reportedly feared political blowback as Hughes headed west aboard his Be plane, leaving observers with no clear reason for the pause.
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Senate War Investigating Subcommittee
Aries
Subcommittee
Homer Ferguson
John W. Meyer
Hughes
U.S
Cate
San
Owen Brewster
Lightheartea
British Labor Industry Crackdown Bill Approved
The Labour government won approval from both houses for a bill to mobilize British resources and manpower for the national recovery program. It grants the government broad powers to direct labor and supplies to serve the community, amid opposition concerns of autocratic reach after an all night Commons session and Lords voice vote.
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London
Laabor
House of Commons
House of Lords
Britain
Hrouse of Lords
Attlee
Guard Bars Press In Murder Trial At Santa Ana Court
In Santa Ana the murder trial of a young couple continued behind locked doors as Judge Kenneth E. Morrison barred press access to the courtroom while deliberations over admitting jail letters as evidence proceeded. Prosecution demands the letters be admitted amid expected heated arguments between counsel. Spectators queued long for Page AS coverage.
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Iver’ Pere
Bont
Morrison
Eugen ‘D. Williams
Fishing Fleet Saves 100 From Burning Blaze
Cheticamp Nova Scotia Aug 12 a dramatic rescue saved about 100 villagers from Pleasant Bay after a forest blaze rolled down a mountainside blocking the highway. The fishing fleet evacuated 100 by sea and trucks evacuated another 100 to safety as flames spread through the village 20 miles north of the port.
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Cheticamp
N.S
Nova Scotia
Pleasant Bay
Price control push targets antitrust violators in food supply
Justice Department plans jail terms and maximum fines for individuals and corporations violating antitrust laws amid rising prices in food, clothing, and housing. Assistant AG John F Sennett led a three month probe, Clark said a tougher approach is needed. CIO urged Congress to restore price controls as living costs climb, echoing President Truman's warnings.
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Plads
John F.sennett
Antitrust
Clark
Congress
Truman
Flier Fined 400 After Low Altitude Flight Incident
In Municipal Court Judge Frank D. Parent found W. F. Martindale of Compton guilty of two counts under the California Air Navigation Act for slow flight and aerial stunts over the 65th Street area near the 300 block on July 7. A $400 fine was imposed with an 80 day jail option, and a $100 or 20 day sentence for the stunt charge was suspended, following a complaint by City Prosecutor Albert C. Ramsey after deputies reported Martindale’s small monoplane buzzed the neighborhood more than 100 feet up.
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Frank. D. Parent
W. F. Martindale
Compton
W. 65Th St
Martindale
Albert \.C. Ramsey
Eugene-Biscailuz
65Th St
Pep Dancing Foretells Prosperity Says Veloz
Frank Veloz of the dancing duo Veloz and Yolanda predicts years of U S prosperity based on taxpayers dance mood. He links pep and samba rhythm to economic optimism, noting a shift from fox trot to samba and recalling past forecasts from his crystal ball room method.
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Faslly Woop
Hla
Frank Veloz
America
Veloz
Yolanda
Pacific
Pean Harbor
Mousic
35 Dead 60 Hurt in Punjab Communal Riots
In Lahore Punjab capital, troops patrolled streets as fires blazed after 24 hours of communal rioting. The violence left 35 dead and 66 wounded as authorities feared further outbreaks ahead of the Punjab boundary commission's decision.
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Punjab
Lahore
India
com+mission
Pakistan
Heavy public safety activity at Jerusalem gate clash
In Jerusalem an aerial battle-like clash unfolded at a security zone gate as Pi Troops and unidentified assailants exchanged fire and sirens wailed. A Jewish mute named Bater was wounded by a sharp object in ongoing Arab Jewish skirmishes since Sunday night, with six dead and fourteen hurt reported. The heaviest activity centered near the zone rate by the King David Hotel, likened to a full-scale battle.
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Jerusalem
Bater
King David Hotel
U S Women Buy Wigs at Rate of 100000 Yearly
A beauty seorer was bared at a National Beauty Culturists League convention in Baltimore. Charles R. Richardson of Philadelphia, a wig maker, said American women purchase over 100000 wigs annually. Richardson sells about 800 prefabricated hairdos yearly to beauty parlors at $40 each.
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Baltimore
National Beauty Culturists League
Charles R. Richardson
Philadelphia
Richardson
Dry Weather Threatens Next Year’s Meat Supply
Washington August 12 A P reports midwestern heat waves lower corn production forecasts and warn of a serious threat to crops and meat output next year. The Agriculture Department cites a Aug 1 crop of about 2.66 billion bushels, a drop from July estimates, with a hoped 2.85 billion needed to maintain current meat production. Even if corn declines, meat supplies in late this year and early next year are expected to remain large, though eastern and southern livestock farmers relying on midwestern feed would feel the impact.
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Washington
A.P
Agriculture Department
Midwest
War Criminals 31 Germans Convicted of Buchenwald Atrocities
At Dachau Germany Aug 12 a U S military court convicted 41 defendants in the Buchenwald camp operators trial. Sentences to be announced Thursday. Among the convicted were SS guards and Ise Koch the camp widow who denied lampshade charges. Deaths at Buchenwald are estimated 150000 to 200000. واحد
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Germany
Buchenwald
U. S
Ise Koch
Edwin Katzen Ellentogen
Himnself
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