Three Miners Survive After Undersea Mine Blast
In HITEHAVEN England three dazed bruised miners escaped the undersea mine after hours trapped. The national coal board said bodies of 54 men located and hope for 53 more faded. Rescue teams faced deadly gas and rock falls as 117 miners were in the pit at the time.
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Hitehaven
England
Elow
National Coal Board
Arvay
Firth of Solway
The
Coal Board
Rock Falls
Irish Sea
William Aitken
20 Hurt as Busses Meet on Bridge
A collision on the Washington Bridge over French Creek on Route 8 in Franklin Pennsylvania injured 20 passengers. Four were detained at Franten Hospital, including Greyhound driver Louis Conti and passengers Pauline Pearson Bernard Aaron and F E Porter. None were believed to be in serious condition.
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Franklin
Noble Interstate Brusses
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N. Y
Harmony Bus. Lines
Greyhound
Washington Bridge
French Creek
Pennsylvania
Franten Hospital
Louis Conti
Pauline Pearson
Steubenville
Ohio
Bernard Aaron
Wheeling
W. Va
F. E. Porter
Alexandria
Krupp Leaders Indicted for War Crimes
MUERNBERG Aug 16 A.P. Twelve Krupp directors of the $2.5 billion munition firm were indicted by U.S. authorities for war crimes. They face trial next month on charges of waging aggressive war, looting peaceful countries, and exploiting slave labor. Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach named as principal defendant, with ties to Nazi leadership and Gestapo confidants. The indictment accuses Krupp of aiding invasions and aiding slave labor, withholding war materiel, and aiding nations allied with Germany.
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Muernberg
A.P
Germany
United States
Alfred Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
Bertha Krupp
Big Bertha
Paris
Atcheson En Route Home From Japan
Ambassador George Atcheson Jr. head of the Allied Council for Japan is en route to Washington for staff conferences with officials from the U S War and State Departments. A group of Army and Navy officers travels on the same plane for the meetings.
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Tokyo
George Atcheson Jr. Charmin
Allied ‘Council For
Japan
Washington
U. S. War and States Departments
Group
Army
Navy
Jeff
Atcheson
Rain Follows Death-dealing Mexico Wind
Tampico Mexico Aug 16 Rain still pelted this hurricane battered port city after a 110 mph blow that killed three and wounded nineteen along a hundred mile stretch of coast. Two electric plants flooded, damage mounted, but factories and stores were resuming. Utilities and communications disrupted. Rio Panuco overflow forced about 2000 to seek refuge in schools and public buildings. Weather bureau says hurricane blown out but bad weather continues along the gulf coast with improving conditions tomorrow inland.
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Tampico
Mexico
Mexican
Cerra’ Azul
Tamayo
Cerro. Azul
Remex
Cerro Azul
Rio Panuco
Valles
Tamazuncale
Weather Bureau
Mexico City
Middle Eastern
Gulf
Plane Falls Into Sea Off Montevideo With Twelve Aboard
A transport plane carrying 12 people went down into the sea near Montevideo just before midnight. Tugs reached the site and rescued three injured passengers, while nine others remained missing at daybreak.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Red Tide Returns to Florida West Coast Beaches
CLEARWATER Florida August 16 The Red Tide returned to the west coast beaches south of here leaving a deposit of dead fish including many small swordfish. Beachgoers resort owners fishermen and county workers faced the stench as thousands of dead fish lined the shore. Officials noted an increased swordfish percentage suggesting a new Gulf section affected by the plague that had earlier been carried out to sea.
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Clearwater
Fla
Temove
Paty
Gulf
U S Puts Last Bid to Indies
The United States issued a final note to Indonesian readers offering to mediate in the dispute between Indonesia and the Netherlands. The State Department said the Dutch have signaled willingness to pursue direct negotiations and the US stands ready to facilitate if Indonesian authorities accept the offer and good offices.
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Washington
United States
Indonesia
Neherlands
State Department
A. K
Walter A. Foote
Batavia
Netherlands
Ling
Auto Workers Threaten New Murray Strikes
Detroit workers threaten new Murray Corporation strikes if unresolved by Tuesday. About 7000 Murray workers in Detroit and 2000 at Scranton plant may join walkout, with officials urging strikes unless a truce is reached. Union promises aid and suggests seeking jobs in other plants while negotiations continue.
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Detroit
Murray Corporation ‘of America
Murray
Ee Eerelale
Ing
Scranton
Internatioal
Ford Motor Company
Weelk
Chrysler Raises Car and Truck Prices
Chrysler Corp. announced price increases ranging from 45 to 143 dollars on passenger cars and trucks, effective August 18, following General Motors and other firms. The driver cited higher labor and material costs, with Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto and Chrysler passenger cars averaging about 87 dollars and most Dodge truck models about 65 dollars.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Dodge
Lightning Strikes Tobacco Warehouse In Harmony With Storm
A severe thunderstorm hit Hazardville Connecticut on August 16 injuring seventeen migratory tobacco workers who failed to seek shelter. The incident occurred at a local tobacco warehouse as the storm passed through the area. Emergency crews responded to the scene and transported the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment. Local officials warned others in the area to seek shelter during storms to prevent further injuries.
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Hazardville
Conn
Missing jewelry on transatlantic clipper sparks mystery
New York officials and Pan American Airways suspects intrigue after a jewelry set worth $1000 vanishes aboard a Lisbon to New York transatlantic clipper. Mrs. Elsie Shomer reports a jeweled pin and earrings missing from her case after Azores stop. Passengers searched in Boston and New York with no results.
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New York
U.P. Customs
Pan American Airways
Uisbonito
Elsie” Shomer
Azores
Peter, van Brussel
Aimes
Boston
Shomer
New York City
Badi
W Dynes
Island
Alfred Klein
Ir Casablanca
Russ Put Heat on Iran to Get Oil Concession
In Tehran Aug 16 a source close to Premier Ahmed Qavam says Moscow is pressuring Iran for a Russian Iranian oil concession. Qavam reportedly wants Parliament to act immediately, while Russia demands favorable terms despite Iranian opposition and troop presence in Azerbaijan. Officials fear a national emergency may be used to push approval. Parliament members who opposed the deal earlier now worry about Russian maneuvers in the Caucasus and Russian Azerbaijan.
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Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
Soviet Union
Iran
Moscow
Iranian
Azerbaijan
Qavam
Caucasus
Russian
Misplaced apartment site causes mix up at Abbott and Harding
In Miami Beach Florida architect Harry Nelson learns a construction crew has been building on the wrong lot. A lumber truck arrives and reveals confusion about the address 6860 Harding Ave versus 6360 Abbott Ave. The apartment at 6360 Abbott Ave is reportedly moving along.
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Paml Beach
Fla
Harry Nelson
Miami Beach
Nelson
Harding Ave
Abbott Ave
Abbott ‘Ave
Brazil Conference Votes Intervention in Paraguayan War
At UNNTANDINHA Brazil on Aug 16 the 20 nation inter American conference unanimously approved mediation for the five month old Paraguayan civil war. The body adopted Uruguay’s plan for 20 nation backing of mediation by Brazil and Argentina and will send messages urging immediate hostilities cessation.
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Brazil
Unntandinha
Inter American Conference
United Nations
Argentina
Juan A. Bramuglia
Raul Fernandes
George C. Marshall
United States
Bulgaria’s Anti-Red Leader Sentenced to Death
SOFTA Bulgaria Aug 16 VP Nikola Petkov anti-Communist Agrarian leader was sentenced to death on charges of plotting against the Communist government. He led the opposition and went on trial Aug 5 charged with conspiring to overthrow the Fatherland Front regime. He pleaded innocent.
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Softa
Bulgaria
Nikola Petkov
Agrarian Party
M - Petkov
Fatherland Front
Fund to Parachute Refugees Into Palestine Plan
New York Aug 16 Rabbi Baruch Korff co chair of the Palestine PAC said several organizations pledged 10 million dollars for a plan to parachute Jews into Palestine. He said the air immigration would proceed if the UN inquiry committee does not press immediate repatriation of 100000 or more Jews. He noted British blocks most entrance avenues into Palestine.
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New York
Baruch Korff
Political Action Committee For Palestine
Palestine
Korlf
United Nations Committee of Inquiry For Palestine
Nicaragua Rivalry Roars at Panama Air Terminal
In Balboa Panama an exchange between Nicaraguan exiles and the new Nicara guan government delegation to the inter American defense conference in Brazil ended in a clash at the air terminal. Police broke up the melee leaving one man shot in the wrist and Mariano Arguerro Vargas cut under the eye from a flying fist. Luis Somar Tiba, linked to an anti Somoza group, was also wounded in the wrist by a bullet.
Ship Sinks After Fog Collision Near Bridlington Bay
The 527 ton Lady Anstruther sank in fog after colliding with the 200 ton Keila near Bridlington Bay. No details on crew or casualties are provided in the report.
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London
Lady Anstruther
Bridlington Bay
Nation wide Walkout Seen In Next Few Days
Baltimore Aug 16 A nation wide shipping strike likely in the next few days says William Rentz Baltimore port agent for the Seafarers International Union Speaking to 4000 striking C I O shipyard workers the union vows to hit both coasts and test Taft Hartley Act effects By Blood I U M S W A official the strike seeks to block enforcement actions against the labor movement and the walkout idles 72000 members across east and gulf coast yards Bethlehem and Maryland Drydock dispute aims to keep peacetime shipyard operations intact In New York the Seafarers union proposes a wage increase of 100 per month for all ratings and other improvements while the company remains silent on the plan
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Baltimore
A.fl
William Rentz
Seafarers International Union
Isthmian Steamship Co
International Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
C. S 0
Rentz
Law
Ross D. Blood
National Secretry
aft-Hartley
Gulf
Bethlehem Steel Co
Maryland Drydock Co
Bethlehem
New York
Lsthmian Steamship Co
Batt
Rotary
Paul Hall
Hall
Arabs Kill Storekeeper With Stones In Jaffa Slayings
In Jaffa, Arab mobsters stoned and slashed Jewish shopkeeper Abraham Cohen of Tel Aviv to death near the border, as the week-long Arab Jew clash continues. A soldier guarding the border zone killed an Arab who ignored commands to halt. a 14 year old Arab boy later died from injuries. An Arab group saved a Jew from attackers, taking him to Tel Aviv and delivering him to Hagana representatives.
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Jerusalem
Jaffa
Abraham Cohen
Tel Aviv
Horder
Najada Arab
Haganas
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Krupp
By Thomas A.reedy
Telford’ Taylor
U. S
Alfred ‘Krupp
Naz Party
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Taylor
Holland
Foreign’ Ministry
Gtins
Austria
Greece
Russia
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U.S
Indies
New Murray
Transatlantic
Mexican Gulf
Sofo la Marina
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Panama
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