British to Free Nazi Field Marshals Rumor Flows From Moscow
A Moscow radio commentator claimed Britain will release three German field marshals Gerd von Rundstedt Fritz Erich von Mannstein and Walter von Brauchitsch after Sept 1 as an amnesty for war criminals in the British zone. British officials cited a June deadline and rejected Warsaw claims of violating the Moscow agreement while offering no confirmation of an amnesty.
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Moscow
D. Melkinov
Poland
Devou
Walter von Brauchitsch
Foreign Office
Britain
Warsaw
ITU Faces Contempt Suit Over Injunction Violation
Federal Judge Luther Swygert ordered ITU leaders Woodruff Randolph Don Hurd Elmer Brown and Larry Taylor to appear at 10 a m on September 15 to show cause why the union should not be held in contempt for allegedly violating a March 27 injunction in hearings prompted by the National Labor Relations Board. The NRLB seeks the citation after claims of continued action affecting crop conditions in negotiations with newspaper publishers and gave the union until 10 p m September 7 to file an answer.
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Indianapolis
Luther M. Swygert
International Typographical Union
National Labor Relations Board
Swygert
NRLB
Southern Indiana District Court
Woodruff Randolph
Don Hurd
Elmer Brown
Larry Taylor
Austerity Urged as Mexico Seeks Recovery
President Miguel Aleman will address Congress with a call to curb luxury spending and reduce cannon, aiming to reassure a uneasy nation after peso devaluation. Cabinet changes expected amid rumors of political tension as Bank of Mexico issues 4,000,000 coins, peso at 6.80 per dollar.
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Mexico City
Miguel Aleman
Congress
Mexico
Aleman
Poli
Ale
Bank of Mexico
Drillers Sought for Latin Jobs
Latin job opportunities offered by a California oil firm in Bogota are open to men aged 21 to 22 who can pass a physical. Workers receive a $115 monthly allowance and a six month contract. Transportation is provided and families may join after six months. local office contact is George Toll at 600 Alamitos Ave.
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Fl Oil Company
Bogota
Bia
California
Sovettern
George Toll
Alamitos Ave
O'Dwyer Demands Marcantonio Defeat by Tammany
Mayor William O'Dwyer instructed Tammany Hall leaders to oppose Leftist Rep Vito Marcantonio in the November election. He expressed intolerance for any acratic support from district leaders who have aided the American party chief at times.
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New York
William O’dwyer
Tammany Hall T
Vito Marcano
Guy Hall
Marcanténio
Tammany
Canada Seeks Dad’s Body in Bizarre Shooting Tale
BALL Neb Aug 26 Word from Canadian officials awaited in search for John A McComas 52 Dayton Ohio. Gustav A Wiegner 24 who accompanied McComas told county attorney of accidental shooting of McComas in British Columbia. The 13 year old daughter Louise was taken into custody with Wiegner and held for juvenile authorities. Wiegner described how McComas stepped in line of fire while shooting a squirrel. He said he took McComas purse containing 1300 dollars found later in his car. Louise corroborated the tale, showing little emotion during questioning. The trio had gone to Alaska after Wiegner answered McComas ad for companions.
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Ball
Neb
John A. McComas
Dayton
Ohio
Gustav A. Wiegner
McComas
Alaska
Ory
British Columbia
Kimball County
Kenneth C. Fritzler
Fritzler
Wiegner
Canada
Blonde
Louise
Bushnell
Montgomery County
Comas
McOmas
Berlin faces upheaval as SED clash simmers
A demonstrative clash in Berlin sees SED seeks city control. Acting Mayor Friedensburg defends independence as street protests promote calls for one administration and currency. Police deploy reserves amid reports of violence and pre-election tensions.
Plane Loses Motor at Right Moment
BURBANK Aug 26 A Navy patrol bomber lost a right wing engine just after landing. A civilian check-out crew had taxiing to a hangar when a fire was seen in the right engine. The engine came off the wing after the plane was parked due to the fire.
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Burbank
Ana
Diplomats Mistaken for Holdup Men in Manhattan
On W 58th Street in New York the Dominican Republic's consul general Rafel Comprez Perez and aide Col. Frank A Feliz Miranda exchanged punches with two detectives who mistook them for holdup men. Perez restrained a detective, others intervened, and both diplomats apologized at the scene. Perez said he would report the incident to his ambassador.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Manhattan
Rafel Comprez Perez
Perez
Frank A. Feliz Miranda
Tincher Chosen for Kiwanis Post
Eugene Tincher of the Long Beach Kiwanis Club was nominated at a Wilmington caucus for lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International Division 13. President Harry Christensen of the Long Beach club announced the nomination.
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Wilmington
Eugene Tincher
Long Beach Kiwanis Club
Division 13
Kiwanis International
Harry Christensen
Long Beach Club
Unclear fragment reports unrest and political figures abroad
Fragments describe political turmoil with mentions of Communist figures, a minister of justice, and references to Greek politics and foreign events. Details are obscured by damaged OCR, but the piece notes actions west of Sala and executions in Lamia within a broader Yugoslav context.
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Exes
Lamia
Athens
Isa
Free Greek
Kasenkina Tale Highlights Albanian Guerrilla Fight
A Soviet dispatch quotes Mrs Kasenkina describing Albanian guerrillas and their democratic struggle. The report emphasizes citizen involvement and warnings against foreign interference.
Local Kiwanis Leader Tincher Nominated for District Role
Tincher of Long Beach, a 12-year Kiwanis member and former club president, is nominated to lead the activist division under the California Nevada District. He also serves on the Long Beach board of education and has held multiple presidencies in state and regional education and YMCA councils.
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Harbor
Los Angeles
Vernon
Down
Gover
California-Nevada
Tincher
Long Beach
Board of Education
California School Trustees Association
Pacific Southwest Area Council
Long Beach Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
Teacher Leaped to Escape Persecution Not to Die
New York Aug 26 1952 Mrs Oksana Kasenkina a 52 year old Russian teacher said from her hospital bed she jumped from a third floor window at the Soviet consulate to escape persecution that she said had destroyed her life She said she planned to quit her homeland for good and that she did not intend to kill herself The State Department said it would turn over letters Moscow says were written by Kasenkina to New York police and the Soviet embassy delivered copies along with a note about closing Soviet consulates in New York and San Francisco
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Berlin
Pieck
United States
Germany
London
Stalin
Britain
France
Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
U. S
Munich
U. S. Army
Thuringia
New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Lomakin
Alexander Panyush
New York City
Storm Troopers
Leningrad
Washington
State Department
Kasenkina
San Francisco
Michael J. McDermott
Drops in suit terms settle wage dispute near Crisfield
In a Taft Hartley Act case, the dispute at Crisfield Seafood Us er prompted a $750,000 action. The case involves wage cuts from $1 to 90 cents for workers at Crisfield plants as Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Packers negotiate a new rate and potential lockout. Jacob J. Edelman notes the suit dismissal as workers seek job protections.
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Crisfield
Maryland
Amalgamated Meatutcer Workmen
Jacob J. Edelman
Damages Sought in Two Separate Traffic Suits
Florence Wicks seeks 101250 in a Superior Court case against Pacific Electric Railway claiming injuries from a January 18 collision on Cherry Avenue. Edna L. Scott sues Edward J. Thomas for injuries from a crosswalk crash at Compton Avenue and 109th Street on the same date, seeking 28 in damages.
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Pacific Electric Railway
Florence Wicks
Robert H. Wallis
Pacific Electric
Cherry Ave
P. E
Edna L. Scott
Edward J. Thomas
Compton Ave
109Th St
John Paap
Oe Amen
Burglary Hits Home of Ar Sty. Goods Stolen
Police report a home burglary yesterday resulting in the theft of clothing a fountain pen and a steel measuring tape from the residence of Ar Sty. The loss is placed at 38 dollars.
Dippers Banned for Milk Shakes
Sacramento reports a new dairy rule effective next month bans using dippers at soda fountains. Milk for shakes must come from market milk poured directly from a bottle into the preparation container, though containers may be up to a gallon.
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Sacramento
State Department of Agriculture
O. A. Ghiggoile
Bureau of Dairy Service
Consolation Cards for Rejected Volunteers Issued
Washington announces that cards bearing Army and Air Force seals will be given to volunteers rejected for physical reasons. Secretary Roys and Secretary Symington ordered the tokens, with the first cards to be distributed around September 1. Each card bears the applicant’s name and a note of appreciation for patriotic intent and a doorway to future enlistment if regulations change.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Royals
Symington
Tokyo Rose Arrested in Japan for Treason Activities
Iva Toguri D Aquino, an American born Japanese woman linked to the Tokyo Rose broadcasts, was arrested in Tokyo on treasonable activities during World War II. She faces trial in San Francisco after sailing to the United States around September 28.
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Tokyo
Iva Toguri D’aquino
Pacific
San Francisco
U. S. Army
H. Frank Hodges
Alaska
Australia
Hawaii
Kunming
Tokyo Rose
Gi's
Guadalcanal
Aleutian
Gi’s
Los Angeles
D’aquino
Japan
State Seeks to Cut Freight Rate Increase
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to suspend part of upcoming railroad rate hikes set to take effect Sept. 5. Tariffs from California to Iowa and Minnesota would rise 22 percent, while Washington to Oregon rates for similar cities would rise 20 percent, the chamber said would unfairly prejudice California shippers.
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San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce
California
Middle West
Iowa
Minnesota
Washington
Oregon
Chamber
Interstate Commerce Commission
Public Prefers Facts Tells Writers Club In Long Beach
Mrs Katharine Finn Bee of Los Angeles told the Long Beach Writers Club that readers want factual writing over fiction and that well written articles sell. She spoke at Colonial Hall on Today s Writing Fact and Fiction and read several manuscripts and poems.
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Katharine Finn Bee
Los Angeles
Long Beach
California Retail Sales Up 20.1 Percent in 1947
California retail stores sold about 11.053 billion dollars in 1947, up 20.1 percent from 1946. The California Chamber of Commerce reported the gain was 2.7 percent above the national average, with the total sales figure cited by the chamber’s research department.
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San Francisco
California
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Yugoslavia Denounces Romania Over Tito Attacks
Yugoslavia issued a sharp formal note to the Romanian ambassador in Belgrade accusing Romanian officials of urging resistance to Tito and overthrow of his regime. The protest, amid Cold War tensions, follows reports officers have fled to Romania to form an émigré movement targeting Tito.
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Prague
Yugoslavia
Romania
Tito
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Cominform
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
Coast Guard Aids Vessels Off Seal Beach And Santa Barbara Island
Coast Guardsmen manned a 24 foot rescue boat to tow the 25 foot cabin cruiser Paid Off from a perilous position half a mile off the Navy Ammunition Depot at Seal Beach after its battery failed. Owner G R Chrisman of Long Beach was aboard with four others. Separately the 40 foot abalone boat Doris on Santa Barbara Island was towed by Patrol Boat 83320 to San Pedro where it was moored after taking on water en route.
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Coast
Navy
Seal Beach
G. R. Chrisman
Bay Shore
Long Beach
Doris
Thomas Banks
Newport
J.J. Brand
Balboa
Santa Barbara Island
San Pedro
Planners Back School Board 39 Acre Health Plan
The planning commission approved the education board’s health and physical education project on 39 acres of water department land south of Carson Street between Lakewood Boulevard and Clark Avenue. It also endorsed buying two adjacent acres east of McKinley School at 6822 Paramount Boulevard for expansion. Rezoning study for five lots on E 14th Street between American and Locust Aves from R-4 to C-2 was heard after protests. one bank lot could use the space for parking.
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Planning Commission
Board of Education
Water Department
Carson St
Lakewood Blvd
Clark Ave
School Board
McKinley School
Paramount Blvd
E. 14Th St
Locust Aves
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Local Briefs and Community Notices
Patient survives hospitalization Mrs. Fred Benson of 2519 Eucalyptus Ave. remains convalescing at Seaside Hospital after a recent operation. Rice Picnic announces the Rice County Kansas Association of Southern California event at Bixby Park on Labor Day September 6 with hot coffee served. A rummage sale by the Victory Chapter of American War Mothers at 1154 Pine Ave begins Saturday at 8 AM.
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Fred Benson
Eucalyptus Ave
Seaside Hospital
Rice County
Kansas
Association of Southern California
Bixby Park
Labor Day
Pine Ave
Victory Chapter
American War Mothers
Barbecue Supper at Ed Perry Home Saturday
Barbecue supper hosted by the Barbecue Supper Pythian Sisters Knights of Pythias and friends will be held at Ed Perry 120 Termino Ave from 5 to 7 30 p m on Saturday.
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Pythian Sisters
Knights of Pythias
Ed Perry
Termino Ave
Elderbloom Picnic Set for Saturday in Bixy Park
The Elderbloom Club plans an all day picnic in Bixy Park this Saturday announced by president Stella Noble. Members may bring guests and coffee will be served.
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Elderbloom
Elderbloom Club
Bixy Park
Stella Noble
Eastern Star Reopens Meetings Honors Two Members
The Eastern Star Palos Verdes Chapter resumes meetings at Masonic Temple 835 Locust Ave after a six week break. Tonight they honor Associate Matron Jennie Hermon and Associate Patron Bryce Solomon with a handkerchief shower.
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Eastern Star
Palos Verdes
Masonic Temple
Locust Ave
Jennie Hermon
Bryce Solomon
Long Putt Putts L A Woman and Daughter Head to Chicago
Johanna Majewski, 34, and her 12-year-old daughter Dotsy, left Los Angeles on a motor scooter with a sidecar heading for Chicago. They carried two suitcases two raincoats a gas can and $50 in cash aiming for up to 200 miles a day on a three week trip.
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Los Angeles
Johanna Majewski
Dotsy
Chicago
O. K
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