Judge Orders Atlantic Coast Tie-up Put Off
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction to bar a strike by 45,000 east coast longshoremen until Aug. 31 after President Truman ordered action amid a wage dispute with the New York Shipping Association. The cooling-off period may be sought Aug. 24 under Taft-Hartley rules. The dispute centers on overtime calculation and raises, with union seeking higher night rates and company protests over costs.
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A.P
Harold R. Medina
A. F. L. International Agshoremen’s Association
Justice Department
Truman
New York Shipping Association
Joseph M. Friedman
U. S
Tom Clark
Medina
Joseph P. Ryan
Portland
Hampton Roads
South Atlantic
Gulf
Supreme Court
Greek Forces Tighten Grip in Grammos Pocket Clash
Greek army reports a two month battle as units sealed the Grammos pocket with the Ninth and 15th Divisions joining near Vrisi Zagar. News cites 22 killed and 148 wounded in Nestorian sector, with 57 guerrillas dead as pursuers close on Kiafa and other positions near the Albanian border.
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Athens
A.P
Grammos
Kozane
Vrisi Zagar
Gammos
Albania
Sliminitsa
Ousted Soviet Consul to sail next Saturday
Washington officials expect Jacob M. Lomakin the Soviet Consul General to depart the United States next Saturday under the expulsion order. Stockholm and New York reports note a reservation on the liner Stockholm for Lomakin his wife and child.
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Washington
A.P
Jacob M. Lomakin
Stockholm
New York
Russians press Berlin standoff as four policemen seized
In central Berlin Russian officers warned the United States they would keep armed Soviet troops in place if Western forces remain. Four Western German policemen were kidnapped earlier. two with violence. Lt. Col. Kelly said actions would be by Americans only. Crowd control and cross-border clashes continued near Potsdamer Platz as Russians, Brits and Americans reinforce patrols. Five policemen were seized on Friday, two escaped, with no reply to the Americans’ demand for returns.
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New York
Zot I. Cherpunykh
Lomakin
State Department
Moscow
U. S
Kasenkina
New York Post
Soviet Union
Oksana S. Kasenkina
Berlin
United States
Potsdamer Platz
E. R. Kelly
Kelly
Staff Chiefs Study Defense
Washington August 21 A closed gathering of U S joint chiefs of staff met at the Naval War College Newport Rhode Island to study military defense secrets and weapons alongside Secretary of Defense Forrestal. Gen Hoyt Vandenberg Air Force chief of staff attended after observing the Berlin air lift and Forrestal reported on talks with Canadian defense chiefs.
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Washington
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Naval War College
Newport
R. L
Defense Forrestal
Hoyt Vandenberg
Air Force
Berlin
Forrestal
Arab Jewish clashes spark sharp accusations
A summary row notes Arabs and Jews trading bitter accusations as the paper highlights political and labor developments. Southern Democrats pledge to back a regular voting plan while unions face NLRB actions amid draft tie issues deferred on page A-2.
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Solons
NLRB
Pasadenan Champion Hiccupper Claims Useless Cures
Theodore L. Syvertson, 69, a retired Pasadena merchant, suffers hiccups almost constantly since 1946, with pauses of four days. He calls himself the world's greatest authority on useless cures and lists attempts from breathing into a bag to pranks and various drinks after consulting about 60 doctors. He says even scares fail to stop the spasm and recalls a fall that left his hip broken but hiccups continued.
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Theodore L. Syvertson
Pasadena
Associated Press
Syvertson
Axis Sally Returns to Face Treason Probe in U.S.
Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally returned from Germany to face treason charges. Federal marshals took her into custody at Bolling Field as she prepares for a grand jury probe into wartime broadcasts from Radio Berlin to American troops.
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Ashington
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
Germany
Bolling Field
Miss Gallars
Berlin
Portland
Maine
Justice Department
Miss Gillar
Miss Gillars
U. S
France
England
Tokyo Rose
Eel Bara
Francisco
Czech Leader Seeks U S Aid to Free Nation
Dr. Peter Zenkl, ex vice premier of Czechoslovakia, leaves Frankfurt for New York to appeal for world help against the Communist government. A longtime anti Communist, he escaped from Prague and plans to travel via Paris and London to seek support.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Peter Zenkl
Czechoslovakia
New York
Eduard Benes
Zenkl
Switzerland
Paris
London
Prague
Seter
Nkl
Soviet recall story not yet printed in Moscow papers
MOSCOW August 21 two Soviet papers have not yet carried the news that the U S State Department asked for the recall of the Soviet consul general in New York Jacob M Lomakin.
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Moscow
U. S. State Department
New York
Jacob M. Lomakin
Britain rejects Israel admission to the U N amid Middle East doubts
British spokesman refused to support Israel’s U N membership under current conditions. Israel plans to file a formal application soon, likely at the General Assembly opening in Paris on Sept 21. London says the Palestine situation remains too unclear to vote yes.
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U. N
Britain
Israel
Council
Assembly
Ten Jap Criminals of War Executed in Japan
Ten Japanese war criminals executed at Sugamo Prison in Yokohama after Eighth Army commissions found them responsible for Allied POW deaths. The executions were announced by the Army.
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Yokohama
Eighth Army
Sugamo
Danube Pact Keeps Soviet Control Despite Western Rejection
In Belgrade Aug 21 Western powers refuse to sign the Danube pact while Soviet insistence ensures continued Russian control of the river. The arrangement blocks full navigation from central Germany to the Black Sea without Moscow approval and signals limited Western economic penetration.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Danube
Europe
Russia
Germany
Black Sea
Andrei Vishinsky
Gold Braid and Brass for One American Pioneer
Samuel F. Keener, president of the Salem Engineering Co., tours London in a dazzling gold braid uniform claiming no rank yet using the attire to ease travel. He flies his own DC-3 around Europe to inspect steel mills and plants, noting guards react to his unearned insignia.
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Leon
Samuel F. Keener
Salem (Ohio) Engineering Co
London
Keener
Sam Keener
Atlantic
Europe
Sam
Hausfraus Demonstrate Against High Food Cost
Mass demonstrations against rising food prices sweep western Germany and spill into the French zone. About 30,000 workers protested in Ludwigshafen after a deadly postwar chemical plant explosion. Housewives in Frankfurt renew their price down campaign demanding government action with no incidents reported.
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Rankfurt
Germany
A.P
Radio Frankfurt
Trier
Ludwigshafen
I. G. Farben Due Trust
Frankfurt
German Bizonal Economics Council
Wallace Off Missouri Ballot
Missouri Secretary of State Edgar C. Nelson ruled Henry A Wallace cannot be placed on the Missouri general election ballot. He sustained objections to the Progressive party’s filing for President and Vice President, citing failure to comply with state election laws.
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Jefferson City
Edgar C. Nelson
Henry A. Wallace
Missouri
Progressive Party
Wallace
Glen H. Taylor
Cupid Comes Back Married Divorced Wed Second Time
In Nashville Tennessee a 72 year old couple Mr and Mrs Frank White married again after a previous marriage in 1894 and a later divorce. They reunited with a kiss and the vows were repeated this week for keeps amid past strife and separation.
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Nashville
Tenn
Frank White
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