Union and Bosses Try Avert West Coast Ship Tie-Up
Longshore President Harry Bridges and the Waterfront Employers Association plan a last-ditch talk in San Francisco four hours before coastal work stoppages begin. The protest targets 40 vessels in San Francisco Bay and a dozen ships in Long Beach and Los Angeles ports.
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Harry Bridges
Waterfront Employers’ Association
San Francisco
West Coast
William P. Halloran
Federal Conciliation Service
Union
Emloyers
NLRB
San Francisco Bay
Cleveland
Lurline
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Jon
Wilmington Bowl
Waterfront Employers Association
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Charles Brooks
Brooks
C. I. O. Marine Engineers
C. I. O. Marine Cooks and Stewards
Berlin Alarm as Warplanes Sweep Over City
A formation of 6 to 10 fighters, possibly Russian Yaks, flew over western Berlin at great height. American and British air officers noted no fighters over Berlin that day. Eyewitnesses reported the sighting and the BBC/gatow area was cited as a nearby base, with safety rules governing overflight.
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Berlin
A.P
Gatow
Gatow Airfield
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Kotikov
Frank Howley
U. S
Col
O. Yelisarov
United States
Ivan Lepedev
Radio
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Stalin Injects New Hope Into Kremlin Talks
Berlin reports indicate secret talks among American British and Soviet officers aim to ease border tensions in Berlin and curb black market activity by raids and patrol reductions. Movements by Yak fighters and the postponement of Berlin elections signal rising friction and shifts in influence amid Moscow negotiations.
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Berlin
U.P
Alexander Kotikov
Potsdamer Platz
U. S
Moscow
Germany
New Conclaves Set Report on Progress Forecast
Associated Press reports Prime Minister Stalin and western diplomats in the Kremlin reached a general area of agreement on Berlin and Germany. More talks are planned as four powers press for a four power controlled Berlin currency and broader settlement. Western circles in Moscow see progress in weeks ahead toward ending the Berlin blockade and easing the cold war.
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Stalin
Moscow
Kremlin
Berlin
Germany
U. S
Russia
Britain
France
London
Paris
Smith
Walter Bedell Smith
Marshall
Molotov
West
Stevedore Strike Restraint Extended
A temporary court order delaying a 45 000 strong east coast longshoremen strike was extended to an 80 day injunction today. Federal Judge Harold R. Medina issued the injunction unopposed by both the AFL I L A and the New York Shipping Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harold R. Medina
A. F. L. International Longshoremen’s Association
New York Shipping Association
Flag Vanishes at Edinburgh Festival
Soviet Russia's hammer and sickle flag vanished from its pole during the Edinburgh festival of music and drama. Officials replaced it after unsure if stolen or blown away. The flag hung among 22 nations' banners in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Russia
Long Beach Considers Tax Cut and Harbor Fund Amendment
City council members debate reducing the tax rate by 17 cents and approve a proposal to create a perpetual harbor fund. The votes indicate a governing majority backing the harbor fund amendment, signaling long term harbor financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Council
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Collision Kills AU. S. Fliers on Berlin Run
Two American C-47 planes on a supply run to Berlin collided near Ravotzhau sen Germany killing four fliers. Five others had died in prior crashes on the Berlin air corridor. Bodies trapped in wreckage under burning debris as witnesses described a midair collision at 1200 to 1500 feet.
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AU. S. Fliers
Berlin
Ravotzhausen
Germany
U. S
U. S. Air Force
European Air Transport Service
Tempelhof
Air Force
Wiesbaden
60Th
Reds in Greece Told to Fight On
In Athens on August 24 rebels led by Markos Vafiades urged continued struggle against Greek forces. Army clashes occurred in several sectors as guerrillas withdrew from Grammos Mountain. The War Ministry cited losses of men and material in six weeks, with 100 arrests for aiding conscription evasion and plans for the 1947 draft class under American urging.
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Athens
Markos Vafiades
Grammos
Markos
War Ministry
James A. van Fleet
Greece
Crippled Braniff DC-4 Lands at Love Field
In Dallas on August 24 a Braniff International DC-4 made an emergency landing at Love Field after circling to use up fuel. There were 19 passengers and four crew aboard. The nose gear was jammed with the nose wheel turned crosswise.
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Dallas
Texas
UPA
Braniff International Airways
Love Field
Braniff
Probers Hear Conflicting Tales From Hiss Chambers
Washington Aug 24 congressional spy probes questioned a maid three auto agency officials and former Communist Budenz behind closed doors. They seek groundwork for Hiss and Chambers to face off tomorrow as each offers opposing accounts of Prewar underground links and personal familiarity years ago.
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Washington
Congressional
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Joseph Cherner
Sam Menshh
Henry Gertler
Cherner
Louis Budenz
Communist Party
Miners Escape From Shaft Cave Near Rainbow Mine
Miners at the Drumlummon gold mine in Marysville Mont escaped injury when a cave in collapsed 50 feet of track bed at the 400 foot level. The 20 man day shift reached safety yesterday via ladders or ropes from emergency exits and returned today to clear 500 feet of muck and timbers from the main shaft.
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Marysville
Mont
Drumlummon
Rainbow Mining Co
R. W
R. Wade
Company
Ner
Wade
Hog Prices Fall at Major Stockyards as Consumers Boycott
Consumer resistance at retail butcher shops pushed hog prices down at major stockyards for the second day. Prices eased from 25 cents to about one dollar per hundred pounds in the Corn Belt centers, while New York wholesale pork markets saw steady to one cent lower prices. Farmers sold fewer hogs this week, yet some meat cuts edged down while pork chops rose nearly four cents from last week to keep pace with earlier high hog prices. Butter prices also slipped from 86.3 to 84 cents per pound on table grades, signaling the impact of price strikes but noting continued buy-sell pressure in markets.
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Department of Agriculture
Chicago
New York
Holdups Victim Dies After Robbery At Plastics Firm
Chicago August 24 A businessman collapsed and died after two masked gunmen robbed Rohm and Hass Plastics Co. of $500 on the northwest side. Rudolph Mayer 56 officer manager was shot or struck down after being herded with three other employees into a corner.
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Chicago
Rudolph Mayer
Rohm and Hass Plastics Co
Marriage Before Draft Registry Defers Service
Washington report notes that men who marry before draft registration will be deferred if they have a wife or bona fide residence with a child. White House decision pending may alter Class 3-A status. veterans 18 to 25 urged to bring proof of service to registration to reduce local board delays.
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Washington
Truman
Selective Service
White House
Britain Tops Nations Giving Homes to DPI
Geneva reports Britain resettled nearly 205000 refugees in the last year, far more than any other nation. The displaced include Poles Russians Yugoslavs Balts and Germans, with most Germans being Jews or Nazi persecution victims.
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Britain
Geneva
Switzerland
International Refugee Organization
Hinshaw Named Dewey Warren Campaign Manager in West
Rep. Carl Hinshaw of California is appointed Dewey Warren campaign manager for 11 western states. He will head headquarters in Pasadena and conducts a speaking tour across the region, with Russell A. Stapleton announcing the appointment from Washington.
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Pasadena
Carl Hinshaw
California
Dewey-Warren
Russell A. Stapleton
Hinshaw
Republican National Committee
Washington
Stapleton
Russian Teacher Improves After Soviet Consulate Fall
Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina, a Russian school teacher injured by a fall from a third story window at the Soviet consulate, remained in good condition at Roosevelt Hospital. The hospital reported she spent a comfortable night and is improving nicely as of 5:30 a.m.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Mystery Clerk Returns $36 Too Much
Santa Monica police solved part of the Folwell disappearance mystery when Hotel manager Albert L. Johnson received a Reno call saying the caller had money and would send it. A later money order for 630 dollars arrived, though the hotel had reported 594 dollars missing from the clerk Terence Folwell.
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Santa Monica
Terence Folwell
Joe Finn
Albert L. Johnson
Reno
O. K
Folwell
Italian Yugoslav Guards Shoot at Gorizia Border
Italian and Yugoslav frontier guards exchanged shots Sunday night at the Casa Rosa border crossing port Gorizia. Italians were wounded and the ministry did not know whether Yugoslav casualties occurred.
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Rome
Foreign Ministry
Casa Rosa
Gorizia
Struck It Rich Boy Finds Hidden Cash After Rescue
Eight year old Benjamin Myron rescued his cat from a garage rafter in New York. He discovered two thousand two hundred dollars believed to be left by a prior tenant. Police said the money may be kept by the Myrons if unclaimed within ninety days.
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New York
Benjamin Myron
Myrons
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