Miss America Pageant adds South Dakota Alabama entrants
Atlantic City reports South Dakota and Alabama advancing to the Miss America 1951 finals after strong group contests. Fifteen of 54 contestants will vie for the title on Saturday night with Irene OConnor of South Dakota and Yolande Herbeze of Mobile among top performers in talent and preliminary events. The field features 46 states plus four cities and territories.
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Atlantic
City
N. J
South Dakota
Alabama
Irene O'Connor
Burbank
S. D
University of South
Joan of Lorraine
Yolande Herbeze
Mobile
Ala
Max
Renee Roy
Hartford
Joanne Durant
San Diego
Alaska
Hawaii
Canada
Puerto Rico
Yolande Borbere
Atlantic City
Officials Eye Photo Idea in Plane Incident
Officials weigh whether pictures can prove who shot down a Soviet marked plane off Korea. Navy filers doubt photos would reveal much though some expect images showing the Red star plane downed. Defense officials stay mum as U N council discusses the Yellow Sea incident.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Korea
Navy
U. S. Navy
Defense Department
Yellow Sea
U. N. Security Council
Moscow
Port Arthur
U. S
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Fiat Yun Island
Hai Yang
Man- 1
Sunderland Flying Boats Arrive in Korea Patrol Missions Begin
A British Army spokesman said a second squadron of four engine Sunderland flying boats will reach Korea in a few days. One squadron is already patrolling within 88 miles of Korea. Hal Yun Island lies north of the 39th Parallel as U N task force centers shift. Pentagon observers note Russian type planes over the Yellow Sea suggesting Moscow aims to project strength in northern areas.
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Tokyo
Korea
Durin
Hal Yun
U. N
Pentagon
Yellow Sea
Russia
U S Urged to Press Now for Joint Army in Europe
U S advisers overseas push for rapid action toward forming a joint European army under a single commander to defend Western Europe. They argue it could enable German participation and a Trearmament plan, while noting practical limits and the need to boost U S forces in Germany amid Korea commitments.
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Washington
United States
Europe
New York
East Germany
Germany
Britain
France
U. S
Korea
Far East
United’ States
Brenda Allen Ordered to Jail in California Supreme Court Ruling
Los Angeles reports Brenda Allen, described as a titian-haired bordello operator, is to return to jail to serve eight and a half months of a one year sentence for pandering. The California Supreme Court revoked a habeas corpus writ and ordered her jailed after she had been freed on $2000 bond pending appeal on perjury charges related to police testimony.
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Brenda Allen
State Supreme Court
San Francisco
Miss Allen
Supreme Court
Weinbaum and Tsien Faces Deportation After Guilty Verdicts
Federal agents press the case against jet propulsion researchers at Caltech. Dr Sidney Weinbaum was found guilty of perjury and fraud for denying Communist Party ties. Dr Tsien Tsien, a Guggenheim jet center head, faces deportation hearings under the 1918 Immigration Act.
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Sidney Weinbaum
Lena
Los Angeles
California Institute of Technology
Asadena
Associated Press
Jet Propulsion
Webbi
U. Sich
Communist Party
Weinbaum
Caltech
U. S
Tsien
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center
Talen
Albert del Guercio
Dr. Tsien
United States
del Guercio
Secret Hearing on Romeo and Juliet Fate in Athens
A four hour secret magistrate hearing in Athens weighed whether Juliet Petracogeorgi of Crete may join her lover Constantine Kephaloyannis or if he will be charged with abducting her. Family leaders attended as prosecutors consult, with no decision until later.
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Athens
Greece
Juliet
Crete
Romeo
Athens Court of Appeals
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
George
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Mount Ida
Costa
Athena
Manuel
Petrarogeorgi
Hurricane Evacuations as Storm Threatens Bermuda
A hurricane with 140 mph winds stalled 200 miles southwest of Bermuda prompting evacuation of all planes at Kindley Field. Movement uncertain but slow, while prior impacts include Antigua damage and multiple Gulf coast communities facing homelessness and destruction across six states.
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Bermuda
U. S. Air Force
Kindley Field
Antigua Island
Puerto Rico
Florida
Cedar Key
Tampa
Yankeetown
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Ruia
Jacksonville
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
Escondido Grape Fair Opens Today
Escondido starts its Grape Day Fair a three day event featuring a parade a national Palomino horse show a rodeo and agricultural exhibits Gloria Grenfell known as the Calico Girl will reign as queen over the celebration.
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Escondido
California
Gloria Grenfell
How Fighting in Korea Shapes Up Shows Mixed News
United Press dispatch by Harry Ferguson outlines both good and bad signs in Korea. Weather disruptions threaten the buildup, while Communist manpower and reinforcements strain UN forces. but allied material flow, air and naval support, coastal blockade, and experienced troops bolster the siege, with Stalin delaying direct escalation.
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Korea
Harry Ferguson
United Press
United [Nation
Josssaat
Legislature Session to Be Short If Red Curbs Probed
Sacramento September 8 The State Legislature will open a special session September 20 with expectations of a quick meeting unless anti Communists legislation dominates. Governor Earl Warren may push a broad civilian defense plan and other measures including school construction funding, a veteran voting plan, and Social Security Act reforms.
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Donnybrook
Earl Warren
McCarran
Associated Farmers of California, Inc
Los Angeles
Friends of Progress
Bund
Appelle
California
Auto industry pay hikes spread to 35000 workers
United Fresh reports 35000 more workers receive wage increases as Ford grants raises to 30000 non union employees and Chrysler of Canada adds 8 to 11 cents an hour for 5000 at Windsor and Chatham plants. Cost of living adjustments begin with the September to November pay, while other bargaining talks continue.
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Ford Motor Co
Chrysler of Canada
Ford
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Ils
Windsor
Chatham
Ont
Washington
General Electric Co
C. I. O. Electrical Workers Union
G. E. Planta
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Towa
Tllinois, Co
Alens Warned by French Chief
Paris reports Interior Minister Henri Queuille warned foreigners not to abuse France hospitality as his drive to purge spies and saboteurs continues. He said the government will not tolerate actions by foreigners undermining republican stability. More than half of those arrested were Spaniards. others from Italy and various Soviet satellites face expulsion.
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Paris
Henri Queuille
France
Apies
Queuille
Generalixaimo France
Italy
Runsda
U S Women’s Group Meets Queen Juliana in Amsterdam
Mrs. Dorothy Houghton president of the American General Federation of Women's Clubs and about 40 executives were received by Queen Juliana in Amsterdam. The delegation arrived by car from Copenhagen and planned to visit Dutch women's clubs before departing by train for Brussels on Sunday.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Dorothy Houghton
American General Federation of Women's Clubs
Juliana
St. Louis Attorney Named to Democratic National Finance Panel
Washington announcement reports Morris A. Shenker of St. Louis named to the Democratic national finance committee. Shenker, 43, a former Missouri Democratic committee member, was named by chairman William M. Boyle Jr. as part of the national committee’s finance group.
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Washington
Sept
Morris A. Shenker
St. Louis
Democratic National Finance Committee
Shenker
Missouri Democratic Committee
Wiliam M. Boyle Jr
Democratic New Zonal Comraites
Citizenship Resisted Woman Divorces in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on September 8, Mrs Eliza Benfatti, an Austrian war bride later named an American citizen, sought a divorce after claiming her husband Anthony Benfatti, 30, tore her dress to prevent her citizenship hearing. The case highlights anti immigrant sentiment and spousal interference in naturalization proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Mra
Eliza
Benfatti
Anthony Benfatti
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Grandma) Moses
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U.S
Manuel Bandouvas
Petracogeorg
Bandouvas
Paliti
Jolasa
Walton H. Walker
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Stalin
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