Oregon and Washington Log Closures Amid Fire Hazard
The Oregon State Forestry Department ordered all logging in western Oregon stopped at midnight Sunday for the duration of the dry spell. Fires rage in Lane Coos Curry Polk Douglas Benton Linn and Lincoln counties started by loggers as industry leaders confirm closures will cause mill downtime and log shortages. Washington followed with a 48 hour halt and plans to extend if heavy rains do not come.
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Portland
Ore
State Forestry Department
Oregon
Gee Dwight L. Phipps
Forester
William Hagenstein
Douglas
Hagenstein
Washington ‘State
Bernard Orell
Washington
Lane
Coos
Curry
Polk
Benton
Linn
Lincoln
Exiled Italian officer vows U S Army trial over extradition
Aldo Ike Icardi, accused in Italy of killing a fellow officer in World War II, says he will rejoin the U S Army and face a court martial in the United States rather than be extradited. He claims Italian trial would be biased and says he will fight any extradition. Other defendants include two Italian citizens and Carl G. LoDolce of Rochester, N Y.
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Pittsburgh
Aldo
Ike) Icardi
Italy
U. S. Army
Teardi
William V. Holo‘han
Holohan
Carl G. LoDolce
Rochester
LoDolce
Icardi
Trardi
Icard
Ruggero J. Aldisert
Samuel L. Rodgers
Washington
Ccardi
Partisans
Action Party
Christian Democrats
Ieardi
U S Must Draw Line Says Dewey at Honolulu Speech
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey told a Honolulu Republican luncheon the United States can lead the free world to victory without war if it provides political and material support to allied nations. He warned the time will come to draw a line excluding communism and suggested the first defense line could be in Hawaii or California if needed. Dewey spoke during a six week tour of 15 Pacific and Asian countries.
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Honolulu
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
New York
Dewey
U. S
Southeast Asia
Hawaii
California
Ten Die When Greyhound Bus Crashes Truck
ALPENA Mich Aug 18 Ten people are dead and 20 injured after a Greyhound bus crashed head on with a deer truck six miles south of Alpena on US 23. The truck driver Arthur Aube 23 Ossineke and his 18 year old assistant Melvin Chase died. Bus driver Irwin Barett 32 sustained critical injuries.
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Alpena
Mich
Greyhound
Here
Mackinac City
Detroit
Arthur Aube
Ossineke
Melvin Chase
Irwin Barett
Carl Hansen
Harold Ervin Bromund
Darlene Grice
Flint
Alpena General Hospital
Bay City
State Health Department
Lansing
Draft Bound Vet Ordered to Report for Induction
Robert A. Nordin, 23, South Bend, was classified 1A after protesting last June. The draft board ordered him to Indianapolis on August 28 for a preinduction physical. His father says he is totally disabled with a 400 percent VA pension, suffering from tuberculosis and in a body cast, with long hospital stays in Chicago.
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South Bend
Ind
Robert A. Nordin
Indianapolis
Nordin
Albert Nordin
Veterans’ Administration
Himes Veterans’ Hospital
Chicago
Man Double Parks to Pay Speed Fine in Richmond
A Richmond man rushed into police headquarters and paid $12 for an $11.85 speeding fine. He left in his car, which he had double parked in front of headquarters, blocking two squad cars.
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Man Double
Richmond
Powder Puff Derby pilots land in Detroit for 1951 race
DETROIT Aug. 18 Eight women pilots reached Detroit by dusk to push the Powder Puff Derby finishers to 19 for the 1951 event. Forty-four planes began the 2348 mile trek from Santa Ana, California, with stops nightly after sunset under race rules. Arlene Davis of Cleveland completed the distance in two days, with other entrants including Patricia Gladney and Margaret Standish of Palo Alto, Iris Critchell and Rosalie Bently, and Betty Gillies with her daughter Pat as copilot, among others reaching Indianapolis after stops.
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Detroit
Idusk
Santa Ana
Calif
Arlene Davis
Cleveland
Patricia Gladney
Palo Alto
Margaret Standish
Iris Cummings Critchell
Rosalie Bently
Redondo Beach
Betty Gillies
San Diego
Pat
Lois K. Bartling
Solo
Margaret Calaway
Fairfield
Marcia Boys
Piedmont
Mary King
Zona King
Quincy
Verna Wilson
Kansas City
Kan
Elen Anderson
International Women’s Flying Organization
Indianapolis
Maxine Smith
Ruby Hays
Fl Paso
Texas
Frances J. Dias
Modesto
Dee ‘Thurmond
Long Beach
Geraldine Mickelsen
Sacramento
Ethel Sheehy
Lois Halley
Ell’ Paso
Claire Hall
Evelyn Greenblatt
Senators Whet Foreign Aid Knife
Washington August 18 Senator George of Georgia vows to cut about 2 billion from President Truman's foreign aid bill when the Senate acts next week. House cuts totaled 1.001 billion, leaving a mix of military and economic aid to nations allied against communism. Senator Taft backs a 1 billion cut while administration leaders prefer military reductions over economic ones.
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Washington
Sen
George
D.ga
Truman
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Russia
Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Sen. Kefauver
D.tenn
California fires still active after weekend battles
Most major fires in California were reported controlled or out Saturday night but danger remains high with hot temps and low humidity forecast for the north. At Alderpoint in Humboldt County about 100 men fought a spreading blaze as 100 acres burned. Near Willits volunteers halted a $200,000 saw mill fire, with 16,000 acres of rangeland burned and 4,000,000 board feet of logs charred at Willits Redwood Products mill. two buildings destroyed and 15 firefighters injured.
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California
National Forest
Humboldt County
Willits
Marine Reserves Released From Active Duty
The Marine Corps reports reserve officers called up by July 24, 1950 are being returned to inactive duty this month. Some called July 25 1950 may also be released this month. Officers called July 26 1950 will be released in September with others in October November or December based on their call dates.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Corps
Unnoticed Body Found Hanging in San Francisco Park
The unidentified blonde woman about 35 was found today hanging from a fir tree in McLaren Park near the bridle path. Police said she had been dead about 10 hours and appeared to have knelt on a box, tied a scarf to a branch, and pushed the box away. Children and riders had been nearby when discovered by a man and his wife.
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San Francisco
McLaren Park
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