Legion Conclave Opens With Noisy Parade And Protests
New York August 26 The 29th American Legion convention opens amid an odd mix of election night Mardi Gras and homecoming symbols Babygators coconuts sirens and bugle corps arrive from Chicago Fort Lauderdale and Florida delegations as officials plan large marches. National housing committees and defense groups hold public meetings whileAuxiliary president Mrs Norton H Fears urged Congress to convene a special session for universal military training.
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School Board Approves Trips for Officials
Five trips for school officials were authorized by the Board of Education. President Eugene Fincher and Dr. Walter H. Boyd will attend the California School Trustees Association convention in Sacramento. Douglas A. Newcomb and Ly Potter will attend the California School Superintendents Convention in Sacramento. A. A. Knoll will attend the National Business Managers Association convention in Grand Rapids. Walter L. Scott will attend a recreation and park officials conference in San Francisco. Nina MacGregor Griffin will attend the National Association for Nursery School Education conference in San Francisco.
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Fate of Petkov Party in Balance
A bill to dissolve the Agrarian party led by Nikola Petkov, under death sentence for alleged plot against the government, was introduced in Parliament. The bill also would abolish the agrarian youth group and remove all agrarian seats. discussion and passage were planned for the next day.
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Treasury reveals top paid film figures for 1945
Charles P. Skouras leads the list with 508143.60 from movie concerns while Betty Grable ranks as the highest paid woman at 208000. The Treasury's early 1945-46 disclosure shows eight hundred names with several majors not yet reporting. General Motors tops the corporate earnings with 303960 for Charles E. Wilson and Twentieth Century-Fox with many high earners. Paramount drops from last year’s lead.
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South Chmfort Corp
St. Louis
Keny Sora
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GI Girls' Bugle Noise Stopped at Shippan Point
Residents sought court relief to end the bugle and drum noise from a group of former servicewomen practicing at the Eastern Military Academy. An agreement allows practice on academy grounds but bans drums and bugles, ending the disturbance before the American Legion convention in New York.
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Nurse Prevents Child Abduction in Highland Park
In Highland Park a 26 year old nurse, Else Margrethe Gerland, thwarted a prowler attempting to kidnap three month old Laurie Ann Moses. The nurse was choked and beaten after discovering a missing infant, while the baby was later found unharmed asleep in a living room chair.
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British Request Data on Proposed Fund Shift
U S officials press Britain for detailed data before approving any shift of British purchases to empire countries to ease their dollar crisis. The British negotiating team heads to London without American approval, seeking loopholes in the loan agreement to aid Britain.
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Garage Burglary Reported in Downey Theft of Auto Accessories
Fred Moxley of 215 Larkin reported to Norwalk sheriff's deputies that thieves entered his Downey garage over the weekend and took auto accessories valued at $60.
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