Government Seeks East Coast Port Settlement Parley
Washington reports a government backed meeting was held in New York City to avert a September 2 shipping strike. Mediation aims for a nationwide pattern among six unions including the National Maritime Union, with secret ballots planned by the National Labor Relations Board and a possible Taft Hartley injunction if talks fail.
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International On Ee Association
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Virginia
White House
Teenager Stabbed in Gang Rivalry
Fourteen-year-old Richard Acosta was stabbed in the stomach by rival gang members and remained in critical condition at General Hospital. Suspects Richard Rozales, 16, and Raul Marquez, 17, were arrested on assault with intent to commit murder.
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Truman to speak at Detroit Labor Day rally in major campaign push
The White House announced President Truman will address a Labor Day rally in Detroit with a likely tour of Michigan cities including Grand Rapids and Lansing. The trip follows calls by Democratic chairman J. Howard McGrath to open the campaign in Detroit.
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Czech General Flees to U.S. Zone in Germany
The 16th Czech general to flee his homeland since the Communist seizure last February has reached the United States zone of Germany.
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Germany
United States
Greeks Drive Near Grammos Summit in Greco Civil War
Greek Army pushes two miles toward Grammos summit near the Albanian border as staff reports 1140 square miles cleared since June 21 offensive. They say 3830 guerrillas killed or captured and 4000 wounded, with Greek losses totaling 551 killed or wounded and 30 missing. Meanwhile investigators near a Polk murder solution in Salonika linked to Markos Vafiades.
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Fiendish Florida beach slayings shock nation
A Georgia stenographer and her 23 year old escort were killed on a desolate Volusia County beach in a savage crime. Sheriff Littlefield said two sex perverts ambushed them on a moonlit night leaving a brutal scene with a struggle and torn bathing suit. Rewards totaling $1000 offered for information.
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Georgia
Alex Littlefield
Mary Hucks
St Point
Gregory Blount
Lexington
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Blount
Sand
Volusia County
Fukui Earthquake Death Toll Cited at 3238
Gen. Mac Arthur's headquarters released figures in an Allied command report listing 3238 dead and 10 157 injured from the Fukui earthquake in June. The tally reflects the official Japanese disaster totals tabulated for the period.
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MacArthur
Japan
Solons Clash Over Budget Projections and Surplus Claim
Senate finance committee members challenge President Truman's budget figures arguing for a surplus of up to 6 billion while detailing higher 1949 outlays. Bridges claims the president padded expenditures and miscalculated revenues, presenting a revised surplus estimate of over 44 billion.
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Truman
80Th Congress
Reds Explain Teacher's Blast In Tass and Pravda Citations
A Tass dispatch from Moscow and a Pravda reprint in New York dismiss statements by Mrs. Oksana Kosenkina as invalid, claiming they were made through American police and intelligence agents and tied to their alleged influence over her life or death.
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Tass
Oksana Kosenkina
New York
Pravda
Kosenkina
German court sentences 13 more for economic sabotage in Saxony
Berlin Aug 16 13 more Germans were sentenced in Saxony for economic sabotage as part of the Soviet licensed ADN report on the campaign against food hoarders and ration frauds.
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Berlin
Saxony
ADN
Soldiers Hurt in Pennsylvania Train Collision Near North Robinson
A Pennsylvania passenger train and a freight train collided head on about a mile east of North Robinson Ohio injuring ten soldiers and four porters with no fatalities. The freight train was on the main line and the passenger train reportedly was traveling slowly at the time of impact.
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la Vern Stepp
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