Gen Clay denies demand on French in postwar Germany
Berlin reports claim Gen Lucius D. Clay sent a letter to Gen Pierre Koenig demanding that the French halt dismantling industries funded by American capital and withdrawing resources from the German zone. The U.S. and French authorities deny any letter or discussion on such issues.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
Econ
Garmeny
U. S
Clay
Berliner Zeitung
Frankfurt
Weet Clay
Pierre Koenig
Gerony
Defense Hits Treason Stories in Los Angeles Trial
The defense for Kawakita argues against treason charges as the nine weeks long trial nears its end. Attorney Morris Lavine outlines reasons why his client should not be convicted, while prosecutors accuse Kawakita of favoring a rival nation.
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Los Angeles
Poker
United
Two Americans Held in Soviet Zone Incident Near Berlin
U S officials report a runaround in freeing Lt Sherman Turner of Council Bluffs Iowa and Roland M Myers of Brooklyn New York who crossed into the Soviet occupation zone while inspecting the border near Mellrichstadt Germany The men were detained after stepping into the zone and authorities say recovery is delayed by conflicting statements from Soviet liaison officials and military government officials in Bad Kissingen and Berlin.
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Berlin
United
Mellrichstadt
Frankfurt
U. S
Mexican Cabinet Resigns in Mass Demonstration
Mexican cabinet members reportedly submitted collective resignations to President Miguel Aleman to permit a broad government reorganization. Exeelsior and other papers cited Informed sources saying the move followed economic criticism directed at Antonio Ruiz Galindo and Ramon Beteta amid July events.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Exeelsior
Teeridelen
Prensa
Cabiinet
Antonio Ruiz Galindo
Treasury
Ramon Beteta
Mexico
Ex Capone Aids Lose in Court
Three former Capone era gangsters Loula Campagna Paul Ricca and Louis Gioe failed in parole violation appeals and were sent back to prison while Ricca remains free on bond.
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Capone
Chicago
Sully
Loula
Little
D'Andrea
Tory
Hane Christian Andersen
Miss Shearer
Britain
Holly Wood
Doe Airatte
Actress Elaine Hammerstein Estates Probate Details
In Los Angeles on Aug 20, Elaine Hammerstein bequeathed most of her about $60,000 estate to her mother Mrs. Jean Alison of West Los Angeles. Her husband James W. Kays died in the Baja California auto crash last Saturday and his $20,000 estate goes to three siblings. Both wills were filed for probate revealing separate holdings and distributions of jewelry and personal effects.
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Los Angeles
Elaine Hammerstein
Mim
Yesteryear
Jean Aliison
West Los Angeles
James W. Kays
Baja California
Pee
Escapess Beat Up Pal and Flight Aftermath Near Golden
A Wichita man, 32, was found dead in a ditch near Golden Colorado after an alleged escape attempt that ended in a violent assault. Detective Lt. Cooper led the search and an arrest attempt failed last Friday as evidence pointed to the defendants involved in the incident.
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Ci C. Cooper
Gecar G. Craig
Wichita
Golden
Colo
Mireia
Aquea
Goat’s Bail Set at Five Dollars in Odd Case
A bizarre local note reports a goat bail set at five dollars in Angeles on August 20. The erratic incident centers on a goat involved in a dispute over food and a named person Nancy, with unclear surrounding details.
California’s crackdown raises costs on Siot-machina licenses
Dist. Director James G. Smyth said Northern California licensing for Siot-machina machines is costly for the federal government. He noted in 1947 roughly 6000 licenses at $100 each, with only 123 licenses tested in the previous year ending June 30, and that the number of licensees in Northern California had fallen.
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Rancisco
California
Alot
United States
Iocalee
James G. Smyth
Seven Die as Bus and Truck Collide on Narrow Texas Bridge
A church bus and a lumber truck sideswiped on a narrow bridge 13 miles south of San Augustine Texas killing seven people and injuring three. Named deceased include Ethel Doyens and her son Raymond. The crash occurred Aug 20 as the Beaumon was reported to be involved.
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San Augustine
Texas
Here
Peraons
Indyuring
Bea Sail
Beaumon
Ethel Doyens
Chingus
Teun
Raymond
Noda Brown
Jake Brown
Rosevine
Bett
Letira
Sita
Army Balancing Books on 11 Million in War I
Washington reports ongoing efforts to balance accounts from World War I. The finance department is tasked with recovering overpayments and assuring soldiers receive proper adjustments after overseas service. Authorities note $33,000 was paid out erroneously and $60,000 recovered to date.
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Finance Department
Susan Tee
United
Soldier's
Soton
Army Cancels Big Maneuvers
Gravenhwoer, Germany August 20 The U S Army said feeding near combat units in Danube River operations proved difficult A planned assault crossing at Regensburg by the First U S Infantry Division was canceled by Maj Gen Frank Milburn The area was highly cultivated and crossing would have destroyed crops Instead small units will practice river crossings Three week maneuver starts September 7 EUCOM units participate B29 Superfortress and P30 Shooting Star aircraft provide air cover
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E.T. Willams
European Command
EUCOM
Yen Thief Nabbed of Calif Hijacker
Clarksburg West Virginia August 20 Karl Lucky Brown, 21, and his 18 year old wife confessed stealing 50 000 yen from a Yokohama bank during his Marines duty in Japan and hijacking 60 to 70 calves. Brown says he was sentenced in Tokyo by a Naval court to 15 years but claims his sentence was commuted and he could go.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Karl
Lucky) Brown
Yokohama
Japan
W. E. Murphy
Tokyo
Murphy
Brown
Wife Slain Paroled Convict Hunted in Cleveland
Cleveland detectives hunted 26 year old convict Mike Balyint after his estranged wife Mary 21 was fatally stabbed in her mother’s home. Balyint, released on probation in November after part of a 10 year kidnapping sentence tied to an auto theft, fled as residents Mary Yuhacz and Margaret Batyint were wounded while trying to help.
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Cleveland
A. A. Cobb
Mike Balgint
Balyint
Mary
Yuhacz
Batyint
Margaret
Recluse Dies Aged. Wealthy Widow Found Dead in Parlor
Salt Lake City reports an elderly woman identified as Mrs Ingrid Johnson, widow of Alfred Johnson, found dead in her untidy parlor. Detective Ed Jackson says she appeared in her 80s and bank books show more than $79,000 plus $25,000 jointly held with her husband in negotiable securities and real estate.
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Salt Lake City
Ingrid Johnson
Alfred Johnson
Ed Jackson
Johnison
Sethe Ata
Writ Vacated in Kosenkina Case Sparks Diplomatic Tension
New York Supreme Court Justice Samuel Dickstein grants a writ of habeas corpus directing the Soviet consul general to produce Russian schoolteacher Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina. After she leaped from the consulate, she was reported critically injured. The State Department demanded recall of Consul Lomakin and assured protection for Kosenkina who wishes to stay in the United States. Lomakin left the consulate and declined to discuss the matter, while Soviet officials consider dispatching a doctor to assess her injuries.
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Upreme
Samuel Dickstein
Consuate
State Department
Russia
Lewamen
Ne En Tae
New Fork
Wage Drive Gains Steam at Bell System
A national wage drive surfaced at a Bell System meeting led by the Communications Orders of America claiming 403 450 workers. The conference, sponsored by the union, seeks higher pay while claims of broader support from 12 smaller independent unions and Bell System firms indicate wide industry involvement.
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Washington
Bell Telephone System
Unlona
Communications Orders of America
Sn O
Cine Iearning
E W
Ifts
Ball Gystem
Russian spelling variations noted in US Soviet exchanges
Washington reports the U S State Department confirms multiple English spellings of Russian names used in diplomatic exchanges with the Soviet Union. Officials cite spelling shifts for names including Konenkina Tolata ya Tolstoy and Samarin amid translations from Russian to English.
Middies Due In San Francisco Today
The battleship Iowa, carriers Princeton and Boxer, and light cruisers Springfield Pasadena Astoria head to San Francisco to end 1800 midshipmen training maneuvers. The ships enter the bay at noon with debark planned by 8 am Saturday after sinking the Nevada and completing gunnery drills off the Pacific coast.
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San Francisco
U.S. S. Iowa
Princeton
Boxer
Springfield
Pasadena
Astora
Nevada
Honolulu
Pacific
Raise Awarded Bus Car Crews In San Diego Wage Pact
In San Diego on August 20, six hundred A F L streetcar and bus drivers won a 1 46 hourly pay increase retroactive to June 1 to avert a strike. The arbitration panel included Dr. Clark Kerr and other union and company representatives.
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San Diego
I Company
Clark Kerr
University of California
Arbitration Board
O. David Zimrlig
Chicago
The
International Union
J. L. Haugh
Oakland
San Diego Electric Railway Co
Amnesia Victim Charged in $10,000 Columbia Heist
Yack Duane Shaw, 27, diagnosed with amnesia, was held in Los Angeles on charges connected to a $10,000 theft at Columbia University. Police traced the incident to a San Diego Teachers College where the loot originated, with two armed men allegedly robbing the bursar's office after an armored car delivery. The cashier Miss Ruth Raborn reported the robbers missed a larger sum.
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Los Angeles
Duane Shaw
Tawapa Es
West
West Hollywood
Ike
Shaw
San Diego Teachers College
Columbia
Ruth Raborn
Henry W Wright Dies Former Assembly Speaker
Henry W Wright 80 former Assembly speaker and longtime political figure died in Pasadena He is survived by widow Nellie and three sons Wilbur Har Jord and Ralph all named with occupations noted Wilbur an architect Har Jord a general manager and Ralph a mine executive they reside in South Pasadena and Los Angeles area.
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Pasadena
Aug
Henry W. Wright
Assembly
Nellie
South Pasadena
Wilbur
Har Jord
Lost
Angeles Chamber of Commerc
Ralph
Traders Bridge Barriers Between Korean Sectors
Traders crossed the mine barrier between Soviet occupied North Korea and South Korea to exchange goods. The informal trade resumed in May with items such as ores, light bulbs, fertilizer, caustic soda, wood pulp, cotton, woolen goods, shoes, and other essentials moving across the line under watchful police scrutiny.
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Seoul
North Korea
South Korea
South
Abel
Gories
Wyoming Sees Unseasonal Heat and Freezing Night
A Cheyenne weather update notes a rare day of extreme conditions with 97 degree heat followed by a sharp freeze within the past 26 hours. Data from Douglas and Adan show regional temperature swings affecting residents across Wyoming.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne
Wyo
Douglas
Adan
Still in coma after accident in Cincinnati
The patient named Pat remains unconscious in Bethesda hospital after the 2022 incident. Medical staff report ongoing critical condition and hope for stabilization as of today.
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Cincinnati
Bethesda
Television Stations Called Losing Ventures
Reports quote Patrick Michael Danning founder of State 8 earn productions stating that every television station is losing money. He predicts television will remain a local affair for years as the industry grows and production layers expand. Marcia Drake and Evan Pard Mancerton are noted in connection with the discussion.
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Patrick
Michael Danning
State
Holly
New Masonic Temple
Ang
Marcia Drake
Ahs
Weiter
Evan Pard Mancerton
Folce
Dirat
Aihony Cavalli
Arrareementa
Capital Basily Preparing for 10 Golden Days of '46
GAGRAMENTO August 20 Those 19 Golden Days of 8 ae peering on California's fair will open September 2 with grand displays. Crews work on grounds and exhibits, featuring a Cape Horn engine from 1864 and a Seven Flags in Four Centuries theme. Southern counties showcase replicas and miniatures, and state fair acts include Spike Jones, Abbott and Costello, Burl Ives. Admission remains 60 cents general with 1.90 to 1.80 ranges for grandstand seating.
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Gagramento
California
Jamea
Atrin Segar
Cape Horn
N. Sonome
Saunzders Sul Alno
Sr Attic
Jentartainera
Spike Jones
Holl
Bud Abbott and Costello
Burl Iver
Irank
Atomic Plant Idle as Work Stoppage Spreads
In Los Alamos New Mexico over four thousand idle construction and maintenance workers marked the third day of a walkout at the atomic weapons plant. The stoppage, cited by the Atomic Energy Commission as dangerous to the nation’s program, follows protests over nonunion labor brought in by contractor Brown & Root of Houston Texas. Union members from the IABF and building trades protested while emergency maintenance crews were urged to remain on site.
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Los Alamos
N. M
Atomic Energy Mimmission
Epanels
Iown & Root
Houston
Texas
IABF
Emergenc
Blaze Destroys Five Sheds In Turlock Fire
A major fire in Turlock destroys five produce packing sheds owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad and leased to packers. Damage is estimated at 400000 dollars with one volunteer firefighter overcome by smoke but no serious injuries reported.
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Turlock
San Joaiquin Valley
Southern Pacific Railroad
Army Reports Sleeping Sickness Case Among U S Personnel
TOKYO Aug 20 The Army reports the first positive case of sleeping sickness among American personnel and 64 polio cases. One sleeping sickness patient is on Okinawa with suspected cases in Japan. Most cases in the Kyoto Yokohama area and three polio deaths are noted.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan
Kyo-Yokohama
Wallace backs hiring halls in union bid
Wallace and the Progressive party vow support for maritime unions seeking to retain hiring halls on the Great Lakes. The National Labor Relations Board ruled most Great Lakes halls illegal under current law, while some halls under the Michigan-based unions remain legal.
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New York
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Hong
National Labor Relations Board
Great Lake
Great Lakes Hells
U, LO
Sfforta
Dubinsky and Danvers Message From Pope
Dubinsky with Danvers reported a message from Pope Pius XI delivered after an audience in Europe. The International Ladies Garment Workers' Union leader conveyed the Pontiff's sentiments to workers in New York. The exchange highlighted concerns about labor conditions and workers' rights.
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New York
P. Pius XI
Mack
Nnt
Baasa
A. FP. Es International Ladies Garment
Ers ‘Dubinsky
Audients I
Europe
Wuld
Business and Medicine Neglect Workers' Mental Health
A Canadian scholar from the University of Toronto argues that neither business nor medical leadership adequately protects workers' mental health. The piece notes systemic gaps in employer support and healthcare responses amid organizational stress and burnout concerns.
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le Aug
UPA
William Line
University of Toronto
Ling
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