Marylander Slain by Fish Warden Border Dispute Sparks Shootings
Crisfield crabber Earl Nelson was killed in a border dispute over crabbing rights between Maryland and Virginia. Virginia officials said he was illegally crabbing in their waters and was shot accidentally by a deputy. Maryland authorities argued he was in Maryland waters when struck. Investigations by both states’ officials proceeded with meetings planned in Crisfield and Salisbury as tensions in the Potomac border zone flare up.
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Virginia
Crisfield
Virginia Conservation
Aim
Charles M. Lankford Jn
Maryland
Nelson
Salisbury
Potomac River
Tangier
Pocomoke Sounds
Albert Rich
Virgina
Rich
Calvin Marsh Jr
Smith Island
Marsh
Hawaii Dockers Strike Drags Into Third Month
Washington dispatch reports Hawaii faces a third month of dockers strike led by Harry Bridges of San Francisco. The labor action disrupts sugar and pineapple industries and risks worsening unemployment as mediation stalls. Bridges’s leftist alignment draws national scrutiny amid stalled wage talks and limited relief shipments.
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Washington
Hawaii
International Longshoremen’s and” Warehousemen's Union
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Bridges
C. L O
GC. I
Philip Murray
Hawaiian Islands
Time
Pacific National Defense
United States
Ingram M. Stainback
U. S
Lon
Joseph R. Farrington
Truman
Farrington
Boettiger Sues For Divorce From Roosevelt Daughter
John Boettiger filed for divorce from Anna Roosevelt Boettiger in Maricopa County Superior Court after 14 years of marriage. He alleges mental cruelty starting in 1946 and seeks custody of their son John R. The couple previously settled property rights on July 15 1948.
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Peoenix
John Boettiger
Anna
Franklin D. Rooseivelt
Maricopa County Superior Court
Annie Thet
Nus
Boettiger
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Arizona Times of Phoenix
Chicago Tribune
A 2
Anne
Curtis Dall
New York
Reno
Superior Court
Rhay
Boettiper
John R
Hollywood
Petain's Mind Fades as Lawyers Seek Release or Transfer
Paris officials report Henri Philippe Petain, aged 94, cannot recall why he is imprisoned. Lawyers writing to President Auriol urge release or transfer, noting his deteriorating condition and murky memory while he remains a symbol of France's past.
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Paris
Henri Philippe-Petain
Vincent Auriol
Petain
France
Ite
Widow Wed to Swindler in 1925 Points to Engel
A Chicago widow accuses famed con man Sam Engel of marrying her in 1925 as John Irving, a tailor. She gave him 4100 to start a stock brokerage, then was repaid via a letter claiming loss in speculation. Engel, jailed for a separate love scam, denies ever meeting her or taking her money.
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Engel
Meaco
Jer Atigmund
Sam) Engel
Chicago
Spencer
John Irving
European nations back plan for freer intra European trade
In Paris on July 6 the 19 OEEC members pledged to remove barriers and progressively liberalize trade among themselves by 1951. Assistant Secretary Harry Linott said the move aligns with multilateral world trade and Marshall Plan aims. Sir Stafford Cripps was to announce possible further limits on Anglo American trade.
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Paris
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Harry Linott
Marshall
Linott
Stafford Cripps
Farmers Protest Tax Checkup in Indiana District
About 350 Putnam County farmers and the Indiana Farm Bureau meet at Bainbridge High School to oppose IRS tactics in checking farm records against income tax returns. Anson S Thomas of the Farm Bureau calls the conduct a shakedown and says farmers fear overbearing questions while not opposing the investigation itself.
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Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County
Indiana Farm Bureau
Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue
Bainbridge High School
Anson S Thomas
Farm Bureau
Thomas
Trio Missing After Yukon Flight Over Arctic Circle
A Baton Rouge couple Dr and Mrs Mel T Cook and pilot Bill Currington are missing since Saturday after a Webn Alaska Airlines tourist hop flight over the Arctic Circle between Serer Yukon and Fairbanks Alaska officials said today. The aged couple and the pilot were aboard when the plane disappeared while en route from Serer Yukon to Fairbanks.
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Faurbanas Guy
Baton’ Rouge
Serer Yukon
Fairbanks
Webn
Alaska Airlines
Bill Currington
Arctic Circle
Senate Confirms Mrs. Mesta Envoy to Luxembourg
Washington July 6 The Senate confirmed President Truman's choice Mrs Perle Mesta wealthy widow famed as a Washington hostess to be minister to Luxembourg Despite objections from Sen Donnell who argued career diplomats should fill such posts The chamber approved after a long debate by a voice vote with Donnell the sole No vote He pressed questions on her education and qualifications
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Washington
Perle Mesta
America
Luxembourg
Senate
Truman
Sen
Donnell
RyMo
Trumans
Mesta
Texas Adds Beds as Polio Gains
Emergency expansion approved for Gon zales Warm Springs Polio Foundation as polio cases rise in San Antonio area. Another death reported in the city as tally hits one hundred in Bexar County. Poe Wallace, 29, of the San Antonio chapter dies. Ten reads show seven new cases today.
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Gonzales
Texas
Solon Sees No Low Mood If Fear Is Curbed
Senator Flanders of Vermont warns against curtailing supply and inventories, urges a hands off government stance while urging a pep talk from President Truman to merchants and manufacturers. He notes no fundamental barriers to employment, wages, and inventories and calls for cautious policy.
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Washington
Flanders
R.-Vt
Jbe m
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Jones and Lawson Machine Co
Springfield
Czechs Bar Yank EW York Trip Refusal
Henry J. Taylor, radio commentator and writer, on a round the world trip, has been refused permission to visit Communist Czechoslovakia according to his office.
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York
Henry J. Taylor
Communist
Czechoslovakia
Air Force Man Accused in Flight Killing in Alabama
Robert Penick, 22, Air Force corporal from Shaw Field South Carolina, bound over to Chambers County grand jury on charges of piloting a light plane that struck and killed an aged Negro wagon driver in Lafayette Alabama. Bond set at 1000 dollars after preliminary hearing. Penick's home is Newellton Louisiana. he and three soldiers were in the plane. The pilot fled to Alexander City before arrest. The victim died in a local hospital. Witness accounts describe the plane dipping low and striking the wagon driver as the aircraft landed briefly and then took off. Family members noted the accused’s sensitive temperament and the influence of music on him.
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Layette
Ala
Robert
Penick
Chambers County Grand Jury
Justice of the Peace
Stevens
Shaw Field
Columbia
S. C
Newellton
Jim Abney
Abney
Hall
Alexander City
Man Attends Incorrect Union Meeting by Mistake
A tense session of the Boilermakers' Union was interrupted when a speaker demanded focus on internal business. An inspection revealed the speaker belonged to Local 300 Paperhengers Painting and Decorators, meeting elsewhere down the hall.
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Boilermakers’ Union
Ubtor
Paperhengers
Music Held Cause of Boy's Death by Own Action
Watertown, Fla. July 6. A father said music was responsible for the death of his son, a moody high school junior. Seventeen-year-old William C. Rackley shot himself at his home after a period of emotional distress. The incident is under investigation as authorities review potential contributing factors from the teen's musical involvement.
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C. Rackley
Ital
Seroma
eoGershwina
Ota Ooe Gershwin
Watter Haven
Fla
OFA
William C. Rackley
Seamen Hall Ruling Sends Great Lakes Hiring to Supreme Court
The National Labor Relations Board ruled Great Lakes seamen hire halls illegal for discriminating against non union mariners under Taft Hartley. The NLRB indicated it may not act to curtail halls until a Supreme Court decision. The ILWU and Great Lakes unions argue removing halls would end the union. Herman Cooper said the board agreed not to act until the high court rules.
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U. S. Sae
Unnion
Herman Cooper
N.I. U
NLRB
Supreme Court
Union
The
Great Lakes Shipping
Firma
Boy Loses Eye in Firecracker Blast
In Fort Worth Texas on July 6 a 9 year old boy Leroy Kelley lost his right eye after a firecracker blast in the front yard. Surgeons removed his eye and small metal shrapnel from his skull. His mother Mrs D C Kelley of Tolar said the boy had hoped to read again with that eye and begged to recover.
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Fort. Worth
Texas
D. C. Kelley
Tolar
Leroy
Reward Offered for Terrorist in Knoxville
Knoxville officials offered a 1000 reward for the capture and conviction of a depraved individual accused of terrorizing West Knoxville for 15 months. A council member cited 17 sexual attack cases in that period, while police did not announce any arrests or statements. The Knoxville Journal reported a Black suspect allegedly violated six women and attempted to attack four more, five of whom were University of Tennessee students, and accused police and officials of failing to report.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Jay City
Iaat Hight
West Knoxville
Milton Roberts
Knoxville Journal
University of ‘Tennessee
Sleda Sale Noted as Ohio Heat Continues Stifling Market
Report describes a bustling sale in Ohio amid 90 degree heat with all merchandise selling quickly. Store staff indicate high demand for hardware and related items as shoppers flood in despite the heat.
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Sleda
Ohio Heat
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