Five Die in Reno Explosion and Fire Alarm
The Reno blast at 10 am in a false fronted building killed Fire Chief Frank Hobson of Sparks and three Reno firefighters, plus two civilian volunteers. Five dead, 137 injured, one missing as a crowd fled amid smoke and debris. property damage estimated up to 300000 dollars.
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Reno Gazette
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Sparks
Glenn Davis
Earl B. Platt
Harold Hobson
Czech and Hungarian Olympians Stay in Britain Amid Communist Holdout
Four more Czech athletes joined eight others refusing to return to Czechoslovakia, with six Czechs and two Hungarians seeking permission to remain in England. Swimmers and throwers cited career prospects, while Hungary notes two swimmers staying as professionals. The situation coincides with funerals and ongoing petitions for Canada.
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Berlin Faces Red Purge Claims Amid West Blockade
Berlin Liberal Democratic press warned of a purge list of anti-Communists and a Soviet fifth column in western sectors. The Montags Echo said Moscow dictates German policy and blamed the blockade for rail accidents injuring 17 as repairs faltered.
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France
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Germany
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Kremlin
Warren Youth Derby Winner Triumphs At All-American Derby
Donald Strub, 13, of Warren Ohio won the 1948 All-American Soap Box Derby with a 27.09 second time for 975 feet 4 inches. He finished just ahead of Gary Turley of Charleston West Virginia and William Brown of San Francisco in the largest field ever, earning a four year college scholarship of his choice. He said he might attend Ohio State.
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Los Angeles
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Truman Budget Fight Sparks GOP Charges In Washington
President Truman faces Republican attacks after predicting a 1.5 billion dollar deficit next June and a possible debt rise. GOP leaders say treasury will show a surplus and accuse him of political budgeting. They criticize his mid year review as campaign rhetoric and warn of continued debt and inflation pressures.
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Truman to speak at Labor Day rally in Detroit
The White House says President Truman will address a Labor Day rally in Detroit. The speech is slated as a major campaign address and signals continuation of his public political schedule.
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White House
Truman
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Tax cut claim puts government finances in a hole
The speaker argues a $5 billion tax cut plunges federal finances into a hole by reducing revenue and expanding the deficit, criticizing the impact on government programs and services.
Meat Prices Remain High Amid Buy No Meat Campaign
In Chicago and Cincinnati reports, meat prices stayed elevated as Housewives led a consumer boycott. The Dallas origin campaign spread by word of mouth aimed to curb costs, but dealers say prices held firm and sales fell only in Cincinnati where Kroger noted a 9.5 percent weekly drop.
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Six Men Abduct Girl in Cincinnati Baseball Uniform Attack
An 18 year old girl reports six youths in baseball uniforms abducted and molested her in Cincinnati. Police say physicians at General Hospital confirmed the assault. The girl and a 16 year old companion were forced into two cars. the younger girl escaped.
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Cincinnati
Charles Martin
General Hospital
Shoe Filmm Reports Price Reductions
New York AP reports G. R. Kinney Company Inc cut shoe prices 5 to 11 percent across many lines. Company cites higher sales and improved production efficiency as reasons for the lower markup and price cuts stated by president G. L. Smith.
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New York
G. R. Kinney Company, Inc
Cocaceses
G. L. Smith, Presient
Babe Ruth Improves Slightly Yet Critical Condition Remains
New York AP reports Babe Ruth again in critical condition. He left his hospital bed for 20 minutes to sit in a chair. Temperature lower than yesterday and he is taking more nourishment, doctors say.
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NEW York (Ap
Babe Ruth
First Draft Call Seen In November For 15000 Inductees
Army estimates first batch of about 15 000 draftees under new law will enter training camps between November 1 and 15. Dahlquist says 60 days needed after requisition to induct, with monthly draft calls rising toward 30 000. Last month military enlistments reached 51 461, above expectations. National registration begins August 30 for ages 18 to 25. only 19 and older subject to draft.
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Judge Leiser’s Ballot Bid Hangs on Legal Technicality
A Hamilton County protest seeks to bar Judge Oscar Leiser from the November ballot over nominating petitions that omitted the term date. The issue could force him to withdraw as an independent, leaving his name listed twice for the same probate judgeship in Butler County. A County Board of Elections hearing is set for 8 p.m. Friday amid calls for a court ruling to resolve the tangle.
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Board of Elections
Ohio Weekend Traffic and Drowning Toll Reaches 31
The Maumee River barge capsize near Waterville adds three drowned victims to a weekend Ohio death toll of 31. Seven other fatalities occurred in truck and car crashes across Newark Columbus Westerville Ottawa Warren and nearby towns, with multiple injuries and a bus wreck on Route 1921 in West Virginia.
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Lakewood
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Akron
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Westerville
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Ottawa
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Hamilton
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Hillsboro
Western Envoys Confer Again With Molotov in Moscow
United States Britain and France envoys met late in the day with Foreign Minister Molotov in the Kremlin to seek a basis for talks to end East West tensions and address the Berlin blockade. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith Special British Envoy Frank Roberts and French Ambassador Yves Chataigneau attended the session despite heavy rain.
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France
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Kremlin
Berlin
Walter Bedelsmith
U. S
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
World meeting of scientists urged at UN conference
Scientists from ten nations urged the United Nations to convene a technical conference of social sciences and psychiatry experts to study global tensions and propose remedies. The call appeared in a 44 page prep commission statement as a six day mental hygiene meeting opened, linked to an international mental health congress.
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London
United Nations
Plan To Confront Him With Accuser To Be Called Off
Alger Hiss, former State Department official, will testify to the House Un American Activities Committee in closed session late today after accepting the invitation.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
State Department
House Un-American Activities Committee
Pravda Says U S Attache Is Spy in Moscow
Pravda claims Lt. Robert Dreher, U S naval attache in Moscow, was caught exchanging secret military information with a Soviet official and ordered to leave the Soviet Union. The State Department called the charge a frame up while Dreher left Moscow May 1 after serving since 1947.
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Russia
Communist Party
Kremlin
Robert Dreher
Oil City
Dreher
United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Greher
Soviet Union
Walter Bedell Smith
Leslie C. Stevens
Washington
State Department
Department
Odessa
McGrath denounces anti Democratic media in Rhode Island rally
U S Senator J Howard McGrath of Rhode Island as National Democratic Committee chair denounces radio commentators and press as spreading anti Democratic philosophy. Speaking to about seven thousand at a Democratic outing he praises President Truman for resisting media pressure and criticizes unnamed outlets.
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White House
Harry S. Truman
McGrath
Wainwright Seeks DAV Commandership at Convention
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright arrives for the Disabled American Veterans five day convention and says he would accept the commander post if elected. The 27th annual gathering opens in New York.
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New York
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Disabled American Veterans
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Tokyo Rose under arrest in Washington treason case
Attorney General Clark ordered the arrest in Tokyo of American born Iva Toguri D Aquino in connection with wartime broadcasts from radio Tokyo. She will be brought back to the United States to answer a treason charge. She is described as the only American born Tokyo broadcaster among the English speaking women.
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Clark
Tokyo
Iva Toguri D’aquino
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D’aquino
Los Angeles
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Department
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Ann
Army
Japan
Cardinal Dougherty Celebrates 83rd Birthday in Philadelphia
Cardinal Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, spiritual head of the Philadelphia archdiocese, marked his 83rd birthday today in Philadelphia. The milestone underscores his long tenure and service to the Catholic community.
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