Heat wave toll rises in sluggish summer onset
A toll of at least 132 deaths plus nine known dead and five missing from a violent squall marked the longest heat wave yet this summer. Thunderstorms cooled parts of the hot belt, but no immediate break in the heat was in sight. The storm capsized boats near New York as rainfall and heat-related deaths spread across many states.
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Long Island Sound
Dadis
Chicago Area
Coroners Office
Indiana
Town
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Wisconsin
Weather Bureau
New Jersey
Dreath
Weather “Bureau
Midwest
Pacific Coast
Upper Lakes
North Central
Canada
Chicago
Philadelphia
Lancaster
Toledo
Springfield
Youngstown
Bridges Refusal to fund defense over perjury charge
In Los Angeles on July 6, the Greater Los Angeles and California CIO councils refused a fund drive to aid Harry Bridges in defending perjury charges tied to his U S citizenship application. Two Bridges delegates voted against the proposal, with officials saying civil liberties are not the issue and perjury must be separated from broader labor movement questions. Bridges later had a bid to attend a World Federation of Trade Unions conference in Marseilles denied in federal court.
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RUNSE
International Longshoremen's
Los Angeles
William Lawrence
Bridges
U. S
Albert T. Lanceford
John Despot
California
C. EO
Communist Party
San Francisco
France
Marine Cooks and Stewards
World Federation of Trade Unions
Marseilles
Britain Acknowledges Cash Crisis But Rules Out Devaluation
London July 6 Britain's Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps warned urgent action to halt gold reserves' rapid decline though he denied any plan to devalue the pound. He urged higher productive effort and possible belt tightening while awaiting talks with U S Treasury Secretary John W Snyder on the crisis and noting a three month standstill on dollar spending.
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London
Great Britain
Stafford Cripps
House For Commons
Tana
Cripps
Commons
Gam
United States
France
Marshall Planard
Marshall Ald
Advan
John W. Snyder
U. S
Measure Pushed to Ban One Chief of Staff in U S
Washington July 6 The House armed services committee tentatively approved a military unification bill amendment to prevent a single chief of staff or armed forces general staff. Chairman Vinson urged swift action on a Senate approved bill to tighten the 1947 Unification Act. Vinson warned that without changes someone else would reorganize. He proposed removing the armed forces from the Defense Secretary and reexamining the plan after Johnson signs off.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Vinson
D.-Ga
Senate
Truman
Armed Forces
Bank Saboteur Sentenced to Three Years in Bank Theft Case
New York July 6 62 Richard H Crowe 41 assistant manager of a National City Bank branch was sentenced in Federal Court to three years in jail and five years probation. He pleaded guilty May 24 to four counts of an indictment facing possible maximums of 45 years and a $30 000 fine. FBI recovered 690000 in bonds and 49200 in cash with substantial sums traced to various locations as Crowe fled to Florida after the March 23 theft.
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Richard Hi Crows
Formen
National City Bank
New York City
Federal
New York
Richard H. Crowe
Macedon
Crowe
Bee
U. S.A
Irving HL
Saypol
Thaven
Healipl
FBI
Aa Crowe
Florida
Drowns While Visiting Sea-Scout Ship In Long Beach
A Long Beach boy drowned during a visit to a Sea-Scout ship as part of local news highlights. Other items note strong retail sales, a car plunge off a San Pedro cliff, and marriages of notable figures such as John Boettiger and Anna Roosevelt.
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Long Beach
San Pedro Cliff
John Boettiger
Anna Roosevelt
Boettiger
Police Chief Plans Shifts and No Big Shake-up in LA
Los Angeles July 6 Chief W A Worton says there will be no wholesale shakeup of the police department and will instead sift the wheat from the chaff. He plans changes for the department while avoiding turmoil. Sgt Charles Stoker says Policewoman Audrey Davis was pressured into giving a false yes against him. Worton warns Stoker could be arrested if a burglary complaint is issued.
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Los Angeles
W. A. Worton
Worton
Charles Stoker
County Grand Jury
Audrey Davis
Wortem
Stoker
Misa Davis
Grand Jury
Grand
Kerner Brendam
Ez ¥. Jackson
Grand A Cane Grand Jury
Congo
Volcano disaster leaves island warned after two deaths
Fragmentary OCR reports indicate two deaths on a volcanic island with warnings issued. Details about the incident, responsible party, or the fate of workers remain unclear amid unreadable text and disrupted phrasing.
Wild Man Captured After Six Weeks in Mendocino Hills
A red haired wild man sought by authorities for six weeks was captured by State Highway Patrolman Roy L. Burton in the Mendocino mountains 35 miles north of Ukiah. The man, who wore overalls and was barefoot, identified himself as Orby Kelsie Meeks, 38, from Arkansas, claiming he escaped from Camarillo State Hospital. He said he followed a deer into the mountains and had lived off vegetables there, raiding cabins and ranches. Sheriff Beverly G. Broaddus said the case raised questions about possible flight connections and memory loss from a prior plane crash near Hamilton Field.
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Wains
Calif
Jan
Roy L. Burton
Mendocino Mountains
Mystery Man
Orby Kelsie Meeks
wArkansagy
Ukiah
Beverly
G. Broaddus
Camarillo State ‘Hospital
Ventura County
Iver
Ald
Broaddus
Hamilton Field
Portland
Ore
Byala Zauth
Rmana
Heat wave blacks out Portugal markets and crowds
A extreme heat blast struck northern Portugal lasting two minutes, scorching vineyards and crops and sending hundreds, including thousands of women in market places, into fainting spells. The wave swept from the coast to Coimbra causing widespread distress.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Figu
Coimbra
Frank Sinatra’s Father Opens Downtown Hoboken Store
In Hoboken New Jersey on July 6 a store opens downtown run by Frank Sinatra’s father with plans to serve local customers and anchor a small business district.
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Hoboken
N. J
Frank ‘Sinatra
Killer Gives Up at Office of Newspaper
Eureka reports that a 34 year old merchant mariner and ex convict surrendered last night admitting the Fourth of July bludgeon slayings of two men in a cabin above the Valley. Henry Brun Guldbrandsen gave a signed statement to Ed Neumeier and Elmer Hodgkinson corroborating Mrs Eva Paget’s account. He claimed forcing a Berkeley woman who had been near Jack London’s territory and that she submitted to him after the beating. Mrs Paget repeated she had been forcibly violated. The slain men were Lt. Peter J. Flint and Peter J. Ray landsen. The nude corpses were found in Jensen’s home in the Trinity Mountains. Officers left Santa Rosa for Eureka and were to return to Sonoma. The manhunt climax ends as police continue inquiries.
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Eureka
Henry Brun Guldbrandsen
Ed Neumeier
Elmer Hodgkinson
Humboldt Times
Mra
Eva
Paget
Guldbrandsen
Berkeley
Jack London
Oma
Guldren
Southe
Sonoma
Peyet
Newspal
Sherifia 9
Peter J. Flint
Merchant. Marine
Flint
Peter J. Raylandsen
Noma State Hostal
Jensen
Trinity Mountains
Santa Rosa
Sonoma County
Harry Patteson
Robert Dollar
Teachers Denounce Reds in National Convention
Delegates at a national education convention voted to bar Communist party members from teaching in U.S. schools. The 3000 delegates approved a policy after a vocal debate led by educators including John K. Norton of Columbia University. President Mabel Studebaker presided as the procedural actions moved toward direct action on the issue.
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Poston
Communist Party
United States
Mabel Studebaker
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