Italians Ordered to Toe Red Mark
Italian Communists were told to pledge allegiance to Moscow and Stalin and to root out spies and provocateurs within Communist ranks. The Aug. 6 resolution in L Unita echoed Sen. Pietro Secchia urging a party purge amid rumors about Palmiro Togliatti after his retirement from active duties.
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Fines Levied On 25 Studio Pickets in 1946 Strike
Los Angeles awaits the ruling as 25 Columbia Studio pickets are fined $25 each or five days in jail for blocking an entrance failing to disperse and violating a court order during the 1946 film strike.
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Columbia Studio
Police Station Fugitive Sought by Little Woman
A man fled a police station after a confrontation with his wife who feared he was drinking. He crossed fences and escaped. police later said officers were not pursuing him. The wife had earlier sought help to locate him. The man was brought back for reconciliation and fined $50 for pulling a fire alarm to hasten officers.
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Solomon
Weather forecast reports normal summer heat across the nation
U S forecasters say the country remains in a typical August pattern with temperatures near normal in most areas. A hot humid Gulf patch persists, central states reach upper 80s to 90s, with 100s in South Dakota and Nebraska. Scattered thunderstorms affect the Southeast and upper Mississippi Valley as wind gusts reach 55 mph in St Paul.
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Willie Solomon Case Reflects City Trouble in Detroit
DETROIT on August 17 reports a police case involving Willie Solomon, 27, with costs or consequences detailed as part of a local incident. The readable fragment hints at a financial or legal outcome tied to Solomon’s actions in the city.
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Willie Solomon
Jewish Arab gun duel disrupts Jerusalem corridor battle
Jewish and Arab forces clashed for five hours in Jerusalem with Arab fire battering Jewish positions along the north south corridor that splits the Holy City. The fight began at dawn and continued into the day.
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Holy City
Chicago barber prices rise for weekdays and Saturdays
The Master Barbers Association announced Chicago raise to $1.25 for a weekday haircut with a 75 cent shave. Saturday haircuts will be $1.35, up from the current $1. Shaves increase from 65 to 75 cents after a 931 to 415 vote.
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Master Barbers Association
Pedestrian Topples Cyclist in Cleveland Clash
In Cleveland, Arlie Crane 38 was unhurt after being struck by a motor bicycle. Cyclist Quinton Snow 17 was hospitalized with lacerations and a possible concussion after the incident on August 17.
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Quinton Snow
Six Questioned in Dual Murder on Florida Beach
In Ormond Florida police questioned six youths, four white and two Negroes, regarding the deaths of Mary Hucks a 24 year old stenographer from East Point Georgia and Gregory Blount a 23 year old University of Kentucky student. The victims were found on a desolate beach after their car was stopped and the man shot. Police reported the woman was sexually assaulted before she was killed. Authorities received reports of two suspicious men near the oceanfront resort who tried to buy a rifle at a boardwalk shooting gallery on Friday and Saturday.
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Soviet Blames White Russians for Consulate Leap
Soviet Consul General Lomakin accused anti Communist White Russians of kidnapping and drugging Mrs Oksana Kosenkina before she leaped from the Soviet consulate third floor window. He blamed American officials for contributing to her nervous breakdown as the police report reportedly found no kidnaping.
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Robert Walker's New Wife to Divorce Him
Hollywood reports actor Robert Walker faces divorce from Barbara Ford daughter of John Ford announced plans to file suit after Barbara returns from Santa Catalina Island. Walker is in Utah visiting relatives and the pair wed only five weeks ago. Barbara previously worked as a film cutter and was Walker's second wife following his marriage to Jennifer Jones with whom he has two children.
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Barbara Ford
John Ford
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