Attlee backs risky fight for world peace rally
At a Taunton labor rally Prime Minister Attlee urged bold action to preserve world peace praising the United States for its Korean War intervention. He warned the UN must act or risk fading like the League of Nations and stated aggression must be stopped now.
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Taunton
Eng
Attlee
Britain
United Nations
League of Nations
South Korea
United States
United States of America
State's Needy Children Rolls Rise Steadily
SACRAMENTO July 29 The needy children aid rolls increased by about 6000 during May raising the caseload to 11 5 664 according to State Social Welfare Director Charles Schottland The rise matches the typical monthly trend since October 1949 when the Legislature broadened eligibility The growth is linked to population rise and higher divorce rates while the program remains about one third the size of old age assistance.
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Sacramento
Charles I. Schoutland
Schottland
Ele
Maine Town Again Hit by Water Lack
Lisbon Falls Maine suffers a second day with half its 23200 residents without water as a 900000 gallon reservoir drains to feed a mill fire amid a three month drought. Neighbors share scarce supplies as firemen battle the blaze.
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Maine
Lisbon Falls
Woman Dies After Four Years in Sleep in Savannah
Savannah July 29 A four year old woman Mrs Corine Sheffield Haysman died yesterday after being put to sleep for an operation on May 29 1946. She never awakened.
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Savannah
Corine Sheffield Haysman
Thief Steals About $200 From Atlantic Ave Liquor Store
Thomas J. Cafferty owner reports a sneak theft at 6016 Atlantic Ave liquor store. Police were notified of an approximate $200 loss. Recovering details and suspect information await investigation.
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Naen
Atlantic Ave
Thomas J. Cafferty
Papers Refolded Photo of Carrier's Brother Put on Pg 1
New Haven July 29 subscribers to the New Haven Journal Courier learned why their morning paper was folded backward. A photo on the back page shows Gerald Francis Kelly, 15, brother of William Kelly of a National Guard unit reportedly captured in the conflict.
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New Haven
Conn
New Haven Journal Courier
Gerald
Francis Kelly
Set
William Kelly
National Guard
Sntisircraft
GOP prepares evidence to pin Korea crisis on administration
Republican leaders draft a white paper arguing that Far Eastern policy invited the Korean conflict and the administration bears responsibility. They plan to stress that funds for Korea aid were scarcely spent before the invasion and that Truman’s assurances on Formosa and Korea were misaligned with defense strategy. A Salt Lake City shirtsleeve conference will convene next week with GOP officials from 11 western states, California, Hawaii and Alaska.
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Ashington
Korea
Russia
United States
South Korea
Republican National Committee
Senate
House Foreign Affairs
Sen. Myers
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
China
Sen. Brewster
Maine
Acheson
Formosa
Pacific
Truman
Congress
G. O. P. National Committee
Salt Lake City
California
Hawaii
Alaska
Bridge Director Dies in California Luncheon
Santa Rosa reports the death of Thomas Maxwell 69 of Napa serving as Golden Gate Bridge director. He collapsed at a luncheon for Governor Earl Warren. Coroner Vernon Silvershield said a heart ailment caused Maxwell's death.
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Santa Rosa
Thomas Maxwell
Napa
Golden Gate Bridge
Earl Warren
Sonoma County
Vernon Silvershield
Maxwell
Axe-wielding 99-year-old to quit wood chopping
Dayton report says Ben Gray, 99, vows to cut two trees once he locates his axe. His daughter hid the tool last week after his 98th birthday, as Mrs. Mathias worries a man of that age should stop chopping wood.
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Dayton
Ohio
Ben Gray
Ben
Walter Mathias
Mr. Gray
Airpower Blasts Seoul Four Times in 36 Hours
A Tokyo dispatch reports a North Chinese Red radio saying U S air power bombs Seoul on a nine raids per 36 hour cycle. It claims night raids with over 1300 killed and city wrecked under heavy cloud and rain. Seoul lies about 20 miles from the west coast and 30 miles south of the 28th parallel.
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Tokyo
Communist
Peiping
China
U. S
Seoul
South Korea
Red Radio
Red
Pyongyang
North Korea
Net Tender Burned At Terminal Island Salvage Fire
A 20 foot net tender burned last night at the foot of Ferry Street on Terminal Island drawing a large crowd. San Pedro firemen supervised the blaze to salvage the metal contained in the vessel.
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Ferry St
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Truman Candidate Faces Test Tuesday
Missouri Senate race in the Democratic primary pits Emery W. Allison against Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Both back Truman and Korea policy while railing against corruption. Republicans led by Forrest Donnell face weak opposition as other states vote in a six state primary week.
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V. Ashington
Truman
Missouri
Kansas
Kentucky
U. S. Senate
Paravensac
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Emery W. Allison
Rolla
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
St. Louis
Senate
Allison
Mr. Truman
Forrest C. Donnell
State Senate
Forrest Smith
James M. Penderpost
Kansas City
White House
Ference
Iater
Mexico
Hennings
Washington
Dewey Short
Short
Magee
Welch
Carnahan
Jones
Cannon
Karsten
Body of Berserk Killer Unclaimed by Kin He Shot
The body of Franklin Chitwood, 41, a rodeo clown who killed his baby, father-in-law, and himself near Kent, remains unclaimed in an Auburn mortuary. His wife Margaret remains hospitalized after a gunshot wound, while their son Frankie fights for life and his mother-in-law Mrs. Vanderhoof is also gravely wounded. The couple were estranged as Mrs. Chitwood sought divorce for cruelty amid alleged drunkenness and abuse.
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Franklin Chitwood
Auburn
Chitwood
Crucilla Pauline
Everett A. Vanderhooof
Kent
Here
Margaret
Frankie
Chitwoods
Suburbs Overtake Cities in 1950 Population Growth
Suburbs of the nation’s 12 largest cities grew faster than their central cities from 1940 to 1950. Census Bureau figures show in Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Pittsburgh suburbs often outnumber city dwellers, sometimes by more than 2 to 1, and metropolitan rankings differ from city rankings. New York, Chicago and Detroit stay top three cities, while metro areas shift positions for Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and Pittsburgh.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Boston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Lst
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Tusked wild pig added to Long Beach Zoo
The Long Beach Zoological Garden welcomes a 25 pound collared peccary donated from the Arizona State Fish and Game Commission. Director Wesley Dickinson notes peccaries travel in herds of about 30, stand 18 inches high, with ivory tusks and dark brown hair with white collars. The zoo also adds a mink from Washington and a pair of long tailed macaques from the Philippines. the open 700 facility now houses 125 animals, birds and reptiles.
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Long Beach Zoological Garden
Carson St
Bloomfield Ave
Lakewood Bivd
Long Beach
State Fish and Game Commission of Arizona
Wesley Dickinson
Zoological Garden
Dickinson
Washington
Philippines
Truman vows swift civilian Guam administration transfer
President Truman says the administration aims to turn over Guam’s government to civilian control as soon as possible. He notes only one possible delay beyond the Navy’s current rule and fixer for transfer to the Interior Department remains.
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U. S
Guam
Washington
Truman
Navy
Department of the Interior
May Lose Deduction For Fines By Truck Operators
Washington reports the Internal Revenue Bureau may revoke a 1942 ruling allowing truck operators to deduct fines paid for violations of state weight and length laws as business expenses. Officials indicate a reconsideration is under way and a decision could come soon.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Grounds for Divorce Fresno July 29
Tony F Teixeira told a Fresno judge he would continue his divorce action against his wife Theresa until the cows come home. Teixeira a dairyman charged his spouse when the barn doors were shut and he shoved his cows out.
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Fresno
Tony F. Teixeira
Theresa
Teixeira
John Walker Named Insurance Agent
John I Walker at 3163 Cedar Ave has been appointed general agent for Beneficial Life Insurance Co. The Long Beach veteran joined the firm in 1944 and will open the local office in Room 902 Heartwell Building on Tuesday. He earned recognition in 1949 as one of the company’s 30 readers and received the Underwriting Association’s national quality award.
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John I. Walker
Cedar Ave
Beneficial Life Insurance Co
Heartwell
Walker
Long Beach
Greatest Disappointment Colors Truman in Korea War
Washington July 29 2 Harry S Truman hides the aching pain of his greatest disappointment behind buoyant health. He is graver but morale remains strong and staff say his courage inspires resolve for ultimate victory. His chief sorrow is the Soviet invasion of Korea and the disrupted peace. He says his aim is lasting world peace and remains hopeful despite the crisis.
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Ashington
Harry S. Truman
South Korea
White House
Korea
Russia
Harry Truman
Independence
State Acheson
Washington
Blair House
U.N
Capitol Hill
Wallace Graham
Snys
Dutch Girl Wins Wish to Go Back to Malayan
Singapore July 29 Bertha Hertogh a Dutch girl of 14 has her wish granted by the court of appeals returning her to her foster mother Che Aminah a Malay woman who cared for her since 1942 after her parents gave her to Aminah in Indonesia during internment.
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Singapore
Bertha Hertogh
Bertha
Court of Appeals
Che Aminah
Aminnah
Indonesia
Aminaty
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