Ex Newsman Learns Betting Publishing Fair
A Filipino journalist Ray Galvez, who once ran The Associated Philippine Press in New York, details his varied career from merchant seaman to waiter at the Willard Hotel. He describes betting on horse racing, family life with Renee, and his ongoing column for the Philippines Press.
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Ashington
B. Galvez
Willard Hotel
Ray
Philippines
America
Carey
Lowell High School
Los Angeles
St. Ignatius
San Francisco
Merchant Marine
New York
Associated Philippine Press
140Th Street
34Th
Washington
High School Girl Beaten to Death in Lincoln Nebraska
Bonnie Merrill a Silver Creek high school student was found dead near a lake outside Columbus Nebraska. Police report a 20 year old Norfolk man Roland Sundahl confessed to beating her with a wrench after her mother reported she was missing. Sundahl a married father of two was held for investigation.
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Columbus
Neb
Edward Nickolite
Wickelite
Bonnie Merrill
Silver Creek
Nob
Sald
Roland Dean Sundahl
Norfolk
Clifford Merrill
Nickollie
Sundahl
Lake Babcock
Pioneer 100 Birthday Greeting by Truman and Warren
Monrovia dated Sept 2 reports President Truman and Gov Warren sent birthday wishes to Uncle John Maggarty who turned 100. Maggarty survived eight heart attacks, moved to Oregon backwoods to improve health, trapped and hunted for years, and recalled hunting trips with Buffalo Bill and owning the Winnemucca silver mine in Nevada.
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Monrovia
Truman
Gov
Warren
John” Maggarty
Maggarty
Oregon
Buffalo Bill
Nevada
Winnemucca
B-29s Begin Rescue Missions in Far East
In Tokyo on September 2, four B-29s were commissioned as rescue planes by the Military Transport Service air rescue group. Each aircraft carries a 30 foot lifeboat and 15 days of rations for 15 people. The B 29s aided sister planes on water missions from Japan and Okinawa to Korea, replacing earlier B-17s as the largest rescue aircraft.
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Tokyo
Far East
Military Transport Service
Air Rescue Group
Japan
Okinawa
Korea
Noisy to Noiseless Deaf Mute Convention Opens
Chicago hosted a convention with 350 delegates from five Midwest states for a deaf mutes annual meeting. Delegates carried ads and pencils to aid those unable to converse in sign language. The event featured a softball tournament a dance and a show amid gaiety and no complaints of noise.
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Chicago
Desert Heat Sets Record Highs Across Western States
The western half of the nation endured an early September heat wave with record highs in desert cities. Yuma Arizona reached 123, Phoenix 118, Thermal and India 123, Blythe 121, and other desert towns posted 110 to 120. Rain fell in the southern and mid Atlantic states while the Midwest saw fair weather.
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Midwest
New England
Arizona
California
Nevada
Spokane
Wash
Havre
Mont
Aberdeen
S. D
Yuma
Ariz
Phoenix
India
Calif
Blythe
Middle Atlantic States
Indiana
Linois
Missouri
Truman Cabinet Plan Assailed in Maine Report
Senator Brewster of Maine said at a Republican meeting that President Truman considers adding one or two Republicans to his cabinet. He named John Foster Dulles as a potential appointee and noted that the candidates had previously lost public office bids and would lack public confidence. Dukes, who served Wagner’s unexpired term, also mentioned in context.
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Brunswick
Maine
Truman
Sen
Brewster
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dukes
New York
Wagner
D.N
Hospital Ship Collision Blamed on Incompetent Crew
SAN FRANCISCO Sept 2 The Mary Luckenbach owners allege incompetent personnel aboard the Navy hospital ship Benevolence caused last weeks collision near the Golden Gate in heavy fog. They seek 193 653 for damages and limit claims to 1 385 918 if liable. The government seeks 14 000 000 in damages.
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San Francisco
Mary ‘Luckenbach
Luckerbach, Steamship Co
Golden Gate
Ie Company
Two Boys Shot as One Examines Gun
DETROIT September 2 Nine year old David Bruner believed Harry Touroff joked about a water gun. David took the pistol from Harry, the Colt fired, striking Harry in the head and wounding David in the hand. Doctors at Grace Hospital removed the bullet and Harry was in critical condition.
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Detroit
David Bruner
Harry Touroff
David
Harry
Grace Hospital
Inquiry Sought Into U S Plane Blast in Manchuria
The United States seeks a council inquiry into allegations that an American fighter plane bombed targets north of the Korean border in Manchuria. Western allies and the Soviet bloc clashed over how quickly to act as Warren Austin pressed for an on the spot investigation.
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Rcs Eps Se
China
U. S
Britain
Glndwyn Jebb
Seber
Russia
Pan A
Post Agustan
Korea
Jebb
John M
Usne
Republic of
South Korea
Malik
Sweden
U. S Pie
Manchuria
Peiping
Warren Austin
Council
Berkeley Faculty Loyalty Dispute Taken to Court
In Sacramento on September 2, twenty nonsigning University of California faculty members took their loyalty oath dispute to the Third District Court of Appeals seeking to remain at UC without signing a non Communist affirmation. The court set September 14 for arguments and ordered the regents to show cause why the petition for a writ of mandate should not be granted. The regents had voted August 25 to give nonsigners 10 days to sign or be fired. The court’s show cause order stays further action until three justices decide the petition.
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Sacramento
University of California
Third District Court of Appeals
Board of Regents
Regents
Actress Beaned in Baseball Drill in San Francisco
Italian screen star Valentina Cortese was sidelined during a sandlot baseball drill for the film House on Telegraph Hill when she was beaned while catching. Gordon Gebert, her son and actor, assisted as they rehearsed the scene on location yesterday.
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San Francisco
Valentina Cortese
Miss Cortesa
Gordon Gebert
Telegraph Hill
Mrs America of 749 Calls Off Divorce
Mrs America of 1949 announced in San Dacuy on September 2 that she was calling off her divorce. She will settle down as wife and mother after a six month separation with Arie T. Cloyd Jr. The beauty contest winner said they reconciled, stating there could never be anyone else for either.
Gl Kanin Granted Divorce After Judge's Lecture
Screen actress Gl Kanin, 25, won a divorce from Navy CPO Michael Abraham, 31, after a judge lectured her about a monthlong acquaintance. She testified they met in a nightclub and were married in Yuma, Arizona, last Oct. 14 amid reported drinking and abuse.
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Los Angeles
Gl Kanin
Michael Abraham
Jap Peace Treaty Plan Ready for General Talk
Washington reports five years after Japan's surrender that peace treaty terms are prepared for discussion with other war victors. The New York meeting will decide how to proceed as Secretary of State Acheson and British and French ministers plan talks on September 12. General MacArthur marks occupation aims and administration policy shifts toward winding up the occupation, with Republican calls for prompt treaty action.
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Washington
Japan
United States
New York
Nevmat
Acheson
Russia
Unan
China
Douglas Macarthur
Ita
Crete Lovers Wed After Long Police Search Ended Feud Threat
Constantine Kephaloyannis and Tassoula Petraco georgi wed in an isolated monastery after 3000 police and gendarmes hunted for Tassoula’s suspected kidnapping 12 days of tension pended a gang war risk. The wedding calmed local controversy in Mount Ida village where the search HQ stood.
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Crete
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Mount Ida
Shoplifter Musician Arrested in Violin Theft Case
Cincinnati police last night announced the arrest of Howard Lee Nelson, 20, Avondale, on suspicion of grand larceny after four rare violins and bows valued at 38975 were recovered. Nelson, a longtime violinist who plays professionally, reportedly admitted taking the instruments from a music store vault one by one using an empty violin case.
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Cincinnati
Howard Lee Nelson
Avondale
Stu
Nelson
Trophies for Midget Tilts Won
The Garvey Park midget softball team defeated a Lakewood Pan American Park squad 16 to 1 to capture the championship trophy in the second annual Southern California midget tournament at Simms Park Bellflower. Fullerton Midgets edged Sims Park 7 to 3 to win the consolation round. Trophies for the top three brackets were presented by local officials and leaders. Music was provided by the Bellflower Rangers youth band.
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Bellflower
Garvey Park
Floyd Wilson
Bellflower Rotary Club
Lloyd Simmons
Germans Demand Full Sovereignty in West Defense
At a Hamburg gathering ex-Maj Helm ut Heck-Breichsitter led about five hundred former officers in the Brotherhood of German officers calling for full sovereignty as the price of joining Western defense against Bolshevism. They refused to be vassals and urged Germany to be free.
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Hamburg
Germany
Helmut Heck-Breichsitter
Hitler
Beck
Brotherhood
Die Broinerschaft
Park Family Back from Eastern Trip
Park family returns to Buena Park from a month long visit to Wichita Kansas where they stayed with Mrs. John McEachern and her parents Mrs and Mrs J H Russell. They also visited Moe's sister Mrs H A Burke and family and were joined by Moe's aunt Mrs N L Slay.
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Buena Park
Clarence Moe
Wichita
Kan
John McEachern
J. HW. Russell
Weilingn Woonsocket
Moe
H.A. Burke
Moes
N. L. Slay
Chinese Pirates Attempt Loot on Sunken San Antonio
Shanghai dispatch reports Chinese Five pirates attempted to loot the sunken Philippines steamer San Antonio which struck a mine and sank July 27 in the Yangtze River channel. The incident underscores ongoing hazards and piracy near Yangtze waters.
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Hung Kong
Shanghai
Philippines
San Antonio
Hich
Yangtze River
Lhannel
Eisler Shuns Desk as Fate of G Pals Hidden by Police
Berlin dispatch reports Gerhart Eisler avoided his propaganda HQ as East German police erased six party comrades from records. Ulbricht announced purges targeting Western émigrés, with rumors of forced labor camps for those banished.
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Berlin
Gerhart Eisler
Moscow
East Berlin
Soviet Zone
Ministry For People's Enlightenment
McMeDn Sree
Isley
Europe
Uni
Perge
Walter Ulbricht
Ulbricht
Soviet Union
Albrecht
Eastman Republic
Stalin
600 Guardsmen Begin Training at Camp Cooke
About 600 men from the 40th Infantry National Guard Division began active duty training at Camp Cooke. They will prepare for their comrades arrival, receive three meals daily, and then are free to go home after their day’s work.
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Camp Cooke
40Th Infantry National Guard
Turf Syndicate Chiefs Indicted as Wager Outlaws
Miami authorities indict six top members of the S and G syndicate for illegal gambling. Included are ex-Chicago bookie Harry Russell and Leo Levitt, Sam Cohen, Charles Friedman, Jules Levitt, Eddie Rosenbaum, Harold Salvey, with bonds set at $5000. Other relatives also charged as the wire service blackout era is noted.
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Miami
Fia
Bing Cate
Chicago
Harry Russell
Dade County Grand Jury
Sam Cohen
Charles Friedman
Jules Levitt
Eddie Rosenbaum
Harold Salvey
Russell Russell
Leo Levitt
Jules
Sam Friedman
Charles
Woman Seeks Spouse Free by Freeing Herself
Mary Pineke, 37, of Santa Ana, jailed for helping release her husband Frank, 31, on a drunk charge. Police jailed Mary on the same offense after discovering her scheme. City Judge Ronald Crockshank imposed $10 fines on both, with Mary facing additional time.
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Santa Ana
Frank Pineke
Mary
Santa
Ronald
Private Quiz for O Dwyer Asked
Sen H Alexander Smith proposed the Foreign Relations Committee hear Mayor William O Dwyer of New York City in private before public hearings on his nomination. Chairman Connally said the panel will hold a public inquiry next week into President Truman's choice for ambassador to Mexico.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
R-N. J
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William O'Dwyer
New York City
Connally
D.texas
Truman
O'Dwyer
Mexico
Smith
Negro clergyman denounces Tan Yank term for soldiers
Clearwater Sept 2. Rev I R Wilson Jr a Navy veteran wounded on Saipan denounces the expression Tan Yank used for U S Negro soldiers in Korea. Wilson, 43, pastor of New Zion Negro Baptist Church, writes to Chicago Defender and Pittsburgh Courier urging equal treatment of southern and northern Negroes in Korea.
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Ris
U. S
Wilson
Korea
Pasion
New Zion Negro Baptist Church of
Wreath for Italian killed by Germans
An army court martial in Kobe sentenced Recruit James L. Clark of Marks Mississippi to death for killing four Japanese soldiers. Witnesses testified he stabbed a Japanese fighter during the incident on July 4. A fund was raised to aid Keiko Kaki, sole survivor of her family. In Rome, officials planned a Truman oath on the grave of Bruno Buozzi, executed by Germans in 1944, to honor the memory of Italian labor leader.
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Kobe
Japan
James L. Clark
Marks
Clark
Keiko Kaki
Rome
Truman
Bruno
Buozzi
Hillo Murray
cLoOident
William Green
Isbor Seadler
Cancer Specialist's Widow Falls to Death in Los Angeles
Mrs. Thomas Ernest White Harding widow of a noted cancer specialist plunges from the 16th floor of an apartment hotel in Los Angeles. She died yesterday two weeks after her husband’s death. Friends say she was despondent and under medical care after the loss.
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Los Angeles
Thomas Ernest White
Harding
Abe Hed
Bee blamed for 7500 gallons gas loss in crash
Robert Sullivant, 25, of Columbus, said a bee sting caused him to lose control of a tractor-trailer near Columbus. The vehicle crashed through a fence into an oak tree, spilling about 7500 gallons of high octane gasoline into a drainage ditch. He was unhurt aside from shock.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert Sulllivant
Colum
Sullivant
Sheriff's Uties
Mrs Olds dies one week after husband’s death
Michigan brief reports the death of Mrs. Olds, wife of an automotive pioneer, due to complications from a burn injury suffered in a fall earlier this week. She died today in Lansing, shortly after her spouse’s death last week, with roots tracing to Pinconning, Michigan.
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Mich
Lansing
Pin
Olds
Senate Approves Large Tax Boost Bill Ahead of Enactment
The Senate approved a 44.5 billion tax raising bill after a lengthy session, with amendments trimmed. It awaits House conference and could trigger further tax hikes early next year, including an excess profits tax next January and effective dates possibly October 1 or July 1, 1950. The measure would raise individual income taxes about 2.7 billion and corporate taxes 1.5 billion, amid broader budget actions.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Sens
O'Mahoney
Wye
Connally
Texas
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
W. Jon
Sen. Lucas
Miinosa
U. S. Casualty Totals in Korea to Aug 25
Washington reports 6886 U S casualties in Korea through Aug 25 with 443 killed in action 3889 wounded and 2594 missing. Army Navy Marine Corps and Air Force breakdowns shown, with time lag in reporting relatives notified. totals by branch listed.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Roe
Army
Air Force
Saving of School Fund Advised
Sacramento reports the joint Assembly Senate budget committee was told Korean war inflation threatens state facilities. Gov Warren may submit the matter to the special legislative session called for Sept 20 on civilian defense and welfare. Legislature urged to divert about 15 million dollars from the state office building fund to cover higher construction costs for hospitals prisons and schools.
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Sacramento
Federal armory plan passes Congress for 250 million build
Washington reports the federal government would fund 75 percent of a five year armory construction program to shelter State National Guard and reserve units. States would supply the remaining 25 percent after defense officials cited space shortages as a bottleneck. The plan moves to the White House after congressional approval with defense secretary consults required.
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Washington
Congress
Ite House
Lfense
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services Committees
Houses
Old Town Fete Opens With San Diego Centennial Pageant
Old Town San Diego opens its centennial celebrations with a six day pageant at Balboa Park. Written and directed by San Diego College faculty and students, the production depicts Cabrillo's landing and key events in the city's history as California marks its 100th birthday.
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San Diego
California
San Diego College
Balboa Park
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
San Diego Harbor
America
Judge Byrne Picked for Federal Bench
Los Angeles dispatch reports Judge William M. Byrne of Los Angeles has been nominated to the federal bench by a Democratic president, replacing the late J. F. T. O’Connor for the Southern District of California. Byrne, a Democrat born in Bakersfield in 1896, previously served on the Municipal and Superior Courts after appointments by Gov. Warren.
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Los Angeles
Supreme Court
William M. Byrne
UN Byrne
Truman
J. F. T. O'Connor
California
Oldest Mason Turns 105 in Fort Worth Celebration
John J. Ray Sr. famed as the world's oldest Mason. in Fort Worth he marked his 105th birthday with a party hosted by the Tarrant County chapter of the Eastern Star. His daughter Misa Alma Ray recalled 83 years in lodge work as Ray, born September 2, 1845 in Orange County, North Carolina, moved to Fort Worth in 1913. In Manila, Ambassador Myron M. Cowen stated arms and supplies to the Philippines are arriving in steady volume as part of Cold War defense, detailing three active U.S. military bases and expansion of forces in the region.
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Fort Worth
John J. Ray
Tarrant County
Order of the Eastern Star
Nia
Misa Alma Ray
Orange County
N. C
Forth Worth
Manila
U. S
Myron M. Cowen
United States
Free World
Philly
Cowen
Legaspi City
Luzon
Century of Igor Mortis event ups profits and changes slogan
Fillmore New York Sept 2. The Century of Igor Mortis celebration boosted funds and altered the town’s slogan. The committee refunded 1400 to local merchants who underwrote the July centennial and reported a substantial balance. The slogan shift from no rigor mortis to no rigor but more.
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Fillmore
Igor Mortis
New York
Teacher Lost in High Sierra Found Safe After Three Days
Pasadena school teacher Carter Benner, 73, was found alive in the rugged High Sierra near Markleeville Alpine County after being missing for three days. Local search teams and authorities located him in good condition yesterday afternoon.
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Markleeville
Alpine County
Carter Benner
Pasadena
Sierra
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