Longshoremen Plan Coast Wide Action Amid Taft Hartley Debate
Longshoremen and warehouse workers halted seven hours at the Port of Wilmington and San Francisco to study union strategy as a possible Sept. 2 strike. Lingering talks centered on the Taft Hartley Act with employers and union officials denying formal negotiations. Votes set for Monday and Tuesday will decide on a strike next Thursday if a cooling off order stands.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles Harbor
International Longthoremen's and Warehousemen's Association
Coast Negotiations
San Francisco
Wilmington
Holliday
Hall
Frank P. Folate
Waterfront Employers Association
James Corley
Harry Airidges
Sident
S International
Muet
Pregent
Heine Place
Avalon Blvd
Timington
Corley
National Labor Relations Board
Ambassador Douglas Dulles Meat in Holland
Ambassador Douglas Dulles flew to Amsterdam to discuss the European situation with John Foster Dulles and attend the World Council of Churches event. An embassy spokesman said the trip aimed for a direct North American flight later tonight after the Amsterdam engagement.
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Lonpon
Douglas
Armesterdam
John Foster Dulas
Thomas Dewey
Dulles
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Douglis
North America
Enplant
Harbor endowment fund amendment on Moy 2
News notes highlight an amendment to the harbor endowment fund slated for May 2, with coverage across pages A3 and B1. The report mentions related inquiries, living costs, and regional political notes including primaries in New York, South Carolina, and Mississippi.
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Harbor Endowment Fund
Willis W. Bradley
Russia
Inges
U.S
Rankin Wing
Mississipgi
New York
South Carolina
Hiss and Chambers Face Perjury Charge At Hearings
Washington August 25 A P Alger Hiss and Whitaker Chambers met before the House Un American Activities Committee with evidence on the 1928 Ford dispute looming. The pair offered conflicting accounts of the car and title transfer as committee investigators pressed for truth. Chairman Thomas warned one man may be charged with perjury, noting possible jail exposure.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House, un-American Activities Committee
Tren Hissman
Par Hally
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
George Crosley
Interance
Robert E. Stripting
Communist Party
Stripling
Cherner
Crosley
J. Parnell Thomas
Ron. J
Thomas
Ruth
Time Magazine
Hat
Water crisis in East Chicago as pipe bursts
East Chicago Indiana reports a water emergency after a 30 inch Lake Michigan pipe burst amid a 100 degree heat wave. City officials say the failure caused drinking water contamination risks but quick repairs kept widespread hardship from developing for the 65,000 residents.
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East Chicago
Ind
Chicago
Lake Michigan
CAN QUIT NOW Cereal Eaters Hit Jackpot of Prizes
A fragmentary notice notes a prize draw or giveaway involving cereal eaters and a Mrs. Sissey at 2206 Caspian Ave. The readable text mentions breakfast food prizes and a group of boys connected to the event.
Kasenkina’s Leap for Freedom Flight Bombing Tragedies
Mrs Kasenkina says she jumped from the Russian consulate to escape. She reports she did not intend self harm and feared being returned to Russia. The article also describes a Hawaii incident where a Superfortress crashed near Hickam Field, four survivors hospitalized, and a New Jersey crash where a C47 collided with a B25 killing nine and injuring others.
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New York
1Okgana Kasenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Russia
Alexander Panyushkin
Yakov M. Lomakin
Oliglands
Berlin border shootings heighten East West tension
Aug 28 Berlin reports recount a German intelligence agent of the U S Army killed by border guards as he fled into the Soviet zone near Coburg. The incident comes amid wider German police reports of boundary violence and renewed Russian accusations against anti communist city governments in western Berlin. Western powers discuss Berlin currency control as four power talks surface.
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Berlin
Bavaria
Russia
Nuernberg
U. S. Army
Potsdamer Nati
Her Min
Alexander Katikov
Gotrce
London
Stalin
Hig
Weatarn
Ruaslangy
Germany
U.S
Britain
France
Police End Shooting Spree With Tear Gas
Police used tear gas to end a shooting spree by Haroldes, a factory worker, in Los Angeles. He fired with a shotgun, revolver, saber, and bayonet after taking a sedative ordered by a doctor.
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Los Angeles
Haroldes
Bragg
Search Parties Seek Collector of Reno
BLKO Nev Aug 25 Ground search parties went out today in the Montello area to find Edward N Dowd 43 of Reno who disappeared about Aug 15 Dowd went into the area to repossess an auto for a credit company A car was found abandoned two or three days later about 16 miles east of Montello Tracks in sand indicated she had wandered into sage covered hills
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Blko
Nev
Montelo
Edward N. Dowd
Reno
Montello
Utah
Dowd
Montalto
Wisconsin August Heat Record Broken Across Regions
A weather update notes in August record highs across western Wisconsin. A temperature of 108 degrees was logged in Danbury, with other towns reporting near record heat as the state endured extreme heat in the western part of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin
Wissmeins
Yentertage
Sieer Falta
Cena
Danbury
Wisconan
Eichelberger warns on Japan if U S troops withdraw
Lt Gen Robert L Eichelberger, retiring commander of the occupation army in Japan, warned in San Francisco that removing U S troops could allow communism to spread in Japan. He arrived from Yokohama after a 43-year career, ending with duties under Gen Douglas MacArthur. He will retire at Fort Mason then report to Washington, hoping to spend time in the capital writing.
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San. Francisco
Robert L. Eleighberger
America
Japan
U. S
Eichelbergrat
Eichelberger
Yokohama
U. S. Army
Simon B. Buckner
Fort Mason
James A. Lester
San Francisco
Call ‘Eichelberger
Douglas MacArthur
Eighth Army
Buha Mission
New Guinea
Mindanao
Philippines
MacArthur
Ft.Mason
Washington
Delayed Theft Sparks Local Alarm In Laramie
In Laramie Wyoming a delayed action theft disrupted the town with a pranklike theft of a prowl cart. Police say the incident drew jokes but prompted a call to residents to stay vigilant as the Wyoming Follee Protective Association plans to address the matter at an upcoming meeting.
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Laramie
Solice
Wyoming Follee Protective Association
Atijl
Spobee
Boys Left Tied to Bed by Mother in Indianapolis
Three young boys aged 6, 4, and 2 were found malnourished and tied to a bed with sores. Their mother Virginia Mauk and Nathaniel Green, 42, were jailed on vagrancy charges as Green's mother Arvenie Green, 68, owned the home. The boys were placed in the Marion County Children's Guardian Home after welfare staff intervened.
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Srother Jaied
Indianapolis
Fred Stevens
Johny James
Sammy iMauk
Ndianapolis
Marion County
Green
Arvenie Green
Hank
Stevens
Atlanta Couple Accused of Cruelty to Children
In Atlanta on August 25 Juvenile Judge W W Woolfolk set bonds for William Cox and his wife at 500 each and ordered custody of Martha Ann 7 and Donald 9 after they allegedly forced the children to weed from dawn till dusk without water and subjected Martha to brutal punishments for a 25 cent alleged theft The judge called it the worst cruelty case he had heard.
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Atlanta
W. W. Woolfolk
Willam
Cox
Fulton County
Martha Ann
Donald
Woolfolk
Tourist Slain in Canada Suspect Located
Dayton man John A. McComas aged 52 and his 13 year old daughter Laurae vanished Aug 4 on an Alaska trip. Gustav O. Wegner of Dayton, 24, now in custody after Wegner purportedly led authorities to the suspect following a telephone call from Wegner to his wife. The shooting occurred about 100 miles north of Dawson Creek along the Alcan Highway. A $1300 purse containing cash was found in McComas’ car.
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Dave
Ohio
Dayton
Alaska
Ben Smith
Wilder Ness
Bustinell
Neb
John A. McComas
Laurae
Gustav
Wegner
McCorag
Veteran’ Administration
Wiegner
wSom Sea Iad
Kenneth Cu Pritzier
Kimball, Y
Wiesner
Dawson Creek
British Columbia
Alcan
Sherrif Smith
McCgoman
McComas
Alfred
Miamitburg
John’ McComas
Wierner
Bushnell
Jegret
Soviet Orders Move Closes Headquarters
United States accepts Russia's order to close the American consulate in Vindivostok after a dispute over three runaway schoolteachers. Moscow cancels a spa t agreement and closes Soviet consulates in New York and San Francisco, prompting recalls of Soviet citizens. President Truman revokes Lomakin's credentials as the U.S. and Russia debate next steps amid deteriorating ties.
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Washington
A.P
Marshall
United States
Russia
Vindivostok
I News
Rueklan
Pacific
Marshall Aald
Moscow
Leningrad
Progresa
New York
San Francisco
State Department
Oksana Kasenkina
Mayshell
Charles E. Bohien
Jacob M. Lomakin
U. S
Yorktown
Sovernan Calnties
Danube
Belgrade
Berlin
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88Th
Spokane
Hickam Field
Tripler Army General Hospital
Air Force
New Jersey
Newton
N. J
U. S. Air Force
Stewart Field
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