British Charge 300000 German Slaves Mine Uranium
British Control Commission officials claim 300,000 German forced laborers in East Germany mine uranium for Soviet weapons. Laborers, paid under $2 weekly, endure barbed wire camps, with NKVD police controlling mines and outputs. Reports say elite workers earn up to $56 monthly, while many suffer lung disease. workers may be drafted 17 to 50 years old, including women and some under 18.
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East Germany
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British Control Commission
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Red Party
Rossellini to Bring Suit Against RKO Studios
Roberto Rossellini said he would sue RKO Studios over alleged bad publicity for Stromboli. He said he has hired five Rome lawyers to press the action while attending the International Film Festival with his wife Ingrid Bergman in Venice.
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Maly
Roberto Rossellini
R-X-O Studios
Stromboli
Rossellini
Ingrid Bergman
Hve Rome
Aid Rushed to Rosa Victoria in Caribbean Sea
Aid was en route for the 113 ton motorship Rosa Victoria distressed off San Andres Island. A naval ship sailed from Cartagena to the aid of the vessel, which was adrift on a voyage from San Andres to Cartagena.
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Bogota
Colombia
Rosa Victoria
Cartagena
San Andres Island
Red Wehrmacht in Offing in East German Camps
Allied officials report East German training camps for Russia's elite army expanding from 11 to 50 in six months. They say a 50 000 strong force could grow to 150 000 600,000 with training and equipment flowing, forming a Soviet German combat core facing the West in Eastern Germany.
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Germany
Russia
East Germany
Hitler
Wehrmacht
Reichswehr
Soviet Russia
Red Army
Aton
Truman Declares Nationwide Rail Strike After Assurances
President Truman announced that a nation-wide railroad strike was called within an hour after assurances were given that no walkout would occur. He indicated a later statement and did not say if seizure would be used. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Order of Railway Conductors ordered a 300,000 member strike against 131 lines after talks with carriers broke down.
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Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of
White House
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Airplane Seizure Authority Amid Canadian Rail Crisis
Ottawa uses emergency order to mobilize and ration passenger air traffic to cope with a three day old rail strike threat. Government may deploy aircraft to any Canadian point for emergency use if transport deteriorates. Crowded transport and stock market jitters noted as travelers face disruption.
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Canada
Canadian National
Canadian Pacific
Stock Exchange
Student in Bed Receives Degree Before Death
Morgan Talley, 25, on a hospital bed in Tennessee College of Dentistry, was awarded his degree as he lapsed into unconsciousness. Family and classmates gathered as he learned he would not have long to live. He earned top honors, including Omicron Psi Upsilon and the Dean's Honorary Dental Society membership, while facing a terminal illness.
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Morgan
Talley
University of ‘Tennessee College of Dentistry
Omicronppa Upsilon
Gdontological Society
Doctor X rays Army Recruits for Big Pay
An Omaha physician earned about 450 dollars daily by X raying Army selectees and recruits, officials said. In 20 days he made around 531 dollars net at a three dollar rate, with possible earnings up to 750 dollars in rotations. Fourth Army and Omaha officials noted the case reflects broader national limits and staffing.
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Omaha
Fifth Army
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Hardin
Sweeney
Nebraska Mill
Omahe
Tonlonel Sweeney
Department of Army
Reds Order Yanks Withdraw From Formosa
Tokyo reports indicate United Nations orders an orderly withdrawal of American forces from Formosa amid rising tensions. No further details provided on dates or specific units involved.
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Formosa
Red Korean division threatens Pusan front in Korea
North Korean forces push east toward the Allied Pusan area on the southern coast as pressure eases on Taegu front. A 50 000 strong force maneuvers north of Taegu seeking an easier path to strike Taegu, while American and South Korean troops hold Sobuk Ridge near Masan in heavy fighting.
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Pusan
Taegu
Jade Taties
Masan
Sobuk Ridge
County Demos Hit Roosevelt Chiefs for Korea Stand
Los Angeles August 24 California gubernatorial candidate Jimmie Roosevelt faces a revolt within the local Democratic party amid disputes over his Korea stance and leadership picks. Conservative and liberal factions publicly clash over state and county leaders tied to Roosevelt.
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Korea
Los Angeles
California
Jimmie Roosevelt
Truman
Coun
Democratic Party
Oni Roosevelt
OPI
Orean
Father admits drill attack on son at Ridgefield inn
In Danbury Hospital Joey Koki, age four, fights for life after his father Joseph Korczynski Sr. allegedly bored two holes in the boy’s chest with a drill press at Fox Hill Inn Ridgefield. Police detained the 36 year old waiter who later admitted attempting to pierce the heart claiming he felt the boy’s pain. The boy’s sister Joan described witnessing the event as she fled the garage with bloodied legs.
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Conn
Joey Koki
Rezynsl
Danbury Hospital
Nurees
Joseph Korczynski Sr
Bridgeport
Joey
Fox Hill Inn
Ridgefield
Joan
Louis Marchese
Carroll
Korczynski
Inconclusive Reports On Tibet Front Invasion
Reports circulated in the United States and Britain claiming a Chinese invasion of Tibet remain unverified. U S officials and Moscow and London monitors say they have no confirmation and have heard nothing to substantiate the claim.
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China Radio
Tibet
United States
Soviet Monitor
Moscow Radio
Fans
U. S State Department
Washington
U. S
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