Search for Atcheson Continues Amid Helicopter Crash
In Honolulu Aug 20 the Navy said efforts to locate Ambassador George Atcheson Jr and other crash victims would continue despite loss of hope for alive recovery. Brig Gen Frederick H Kimble vowed full inquiry to Tokyo into the B 17 crash that killed 10 aboard. remaining patrols to be kept through the week as rescue craft monitor the sea 160 miles west of Honolulu.
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Onolulu
UPI
Navy
George Atcheson Jr
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Frederick H. Kimble
Tokyo
Atcheson
Kimble
Army Air Inspector
Honolulu
Murray Corp Pact Ends 30 Day Strike at Murray Corp
DETROIT August 20 GP A contract bypassing the right to court action for breach of contract was approved by United Auto Workers and Murray Corp of America ending a 30 day strike. Production to resume Thursday as maintenance staff report. The slowdown and sit down actions curtailed output at Ford and Studebaker plants reliant on Murray for body components.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Murray Corp. of America
Ford Motor Co
Studebaker Corp
Murray
Jap Says Two Yanks Had to Be Punished
Yokohama August 20 Ume Ektaro Uchiyama testified that two U S Diets must be punished for indiscriminate bombing. The executed men were Lt. Robert W. Nelson of Minneapolis Kansas and Sgt. Algy Slankey Apunus of Bayshore New York.
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Yokohama
UM Ektaro Uchiyama
U. S
Robert W. Nelson
Minneapolis
Kan
Sgt
Algy ‘“Slankey _Apunus
Bayshore
N.Y
Yearold Bridegroom to Wed Cousin in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh August 20 AP Mrs Alice B Thompson 42 a divorcee will wed her 17 year old cousin George Mikszan apprentice pressman here tomorrow with his father Andrew Mikszan’s consent due to minority. The Bollards grandparents who raised him comment fondly while Alice’s divorce from Frank Thompson was finalized last June after a 14 year marriage marked by abuse. Grandma Ballard offers best wishes noting George and Alice are thrifty and well regarded.
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Pittsburgh
Alice B. Thompson
George Mikszan
George
Andrew Mikszan
Ana
Avits “Snompson
George Wheh
Bollards
Mikszan
Frank Thompson
Luc
Grandma Ballard
Alice
Vet Building Rule Rescinded After Protest
In Los Angeles on August 20, the city council voted 12 to 2 to rescind a clause in a veterans homes resolution requiring plans and specs to be built strictly as originally adopted. The change allows plan revisions with buyer lender and Veterans Administration approval when material shortages delay construction. The action follows a protest by the Culver City Housing Corporation and applies to all contractors or builders.
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Los Angeles
Veterans
Culver City Housing Corporation
Veterans Affairs,and Public Housing Committee
Veterans Administration
Relief Billed for Austria in $43 Million Aid Plan
The State Department announced $43,000,000 in American relief supplies for Austria amid a dispute with Russia over distribution. About 1,000,000 tons are planned for shipment in the next three months as Austria’s share of a $1,000,000,000 relief program, with wheat and cereals already moved. Supplies will be distributed under supervision and control per the June 15 Austrian agreement, while Russia’s stance on supervision remains unresolved.
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Washington
Austria
State Department
Tecay
Russia
Neiteat
Morse Scolds GOP Blunders in 1948 Campaign
Portland Oregon August 20 Wayne Morse told Sen. Morse admitted the GOP made political blunders but would still push to win the 1948 presidential vote. He criticized anti labor framing and urged Republicans to campaign with all his might for victory despite the Taf-Hartley bill clash and Senate veto override fears.
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Portland
Ore
Sen, Wayne, L
Morse -R.-Ore
Morse
Senate
Ice Cream Driver Rescued From Freezing Truck Compartment
In Philadelphia on August 20 a truck driver named John Sebastian, 25, was trapped and overcome in the cold of his vehicle’s freeze unit as the city sweltered. A passerby alerted Patrolman Robert Windisch, who freed him after the door swung shut and he kicked to stay alive. Sebastian revived at Hahnemann Hospital and explained the door closed behind him.
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Philadise Hla
Robert Windisch
MacArthur Frees Japanese Provisions to Cut Black Market
Yokyo reports MacArthur released a vast import of foods to Japan to curb the black market. He authorized distribution of 374000 tons in September and 286000 tons in October, supplementing the home grown ration.
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YOKYO
Mac
Arthur
Joa MacArthur
United States
Navy Skystreak Poised for Speed Record Attempt
The Navy plans to fly its red D-558 Skystreak this week possibly tomorrow to challenge the Army world speed record of 623.8 miles per hour. The aircraft, a stub winged Douglas craft, is prepared for the run as reported by Key Press.
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Navy Skystreak
Merc Field
Navy
Army
Douglas
Gene ‘May
Albert Boyd
Boyd
Brain Surgery for 3 Patients at Western State Hospital
Tacoma dispatch reports mass brain surgery on 13 mental patients at Western Washington State Hospital using a new super orbital technique under Dr. Walter Freeman. Dr. Keller stated 10 of 13 may show improvement. 80 to 90 dementia praecox and involution psychosis cases were reviewed, with about 40 surgeries in five years.
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Tacoma
Wash
Western Washington State Hospital
W. N. Keller
Walter Freeman
Georgetown University
Freeman
Keller
General Placed Over Jap Revolving Fund
Brig. Gen. William T. Marquat was named acting controller of the occupied Japan export import revolving fund to spur trade development. The fund was created after a transfer for economic aid and stabilization. A separate note from New York reports Mina Edison, widow of Thomas A. Edison, gravely ill at Harkness Pavilion with attendants saying her condition is not good.
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Tokyo
William T. Marquat
SCAP
Japan
New York
Mina Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Harkness Pavilion
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