Yugoslavia to Be Sold U S Plant to Aid Tito
Washington reports Marshal Tito won U S backing to buy an American blooming and slaking steel mill valued at 3 million dollars. The step aims to blunt Moscow pressure and support Yugoslavia’s recovery program while sparing broader security risks.
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Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
United States
National Defense
State Departments
World Bank
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Acheson
Press urged fairness as Vaughan probe widens
President Truman asked reporters to suspend judgment on Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan until senators hear his aide. Senator McCarthy called for Vaughan’s firing as Veterans Affairs coordinator, citing testimony about interceding for a New Jersey firm and pressuring a California race track project ahead of veteran housing. Mundt predicted a new military aide may be appointed.
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Washington
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
McCarthy
R-Wis
Vaughan
Senate
Wisconsin
Veterans Affairs
Mundt
R-Sd
New Jersey
John Maragon
Kansas City
Vaughan Maragon
Maragon
Tighe Woods
Woods
Tanforan Race Track
California
White House
Richards amendment would curb arms aid for Europe
The House faced a major test over the 1.45 billion arms for Europe program with an amendment by Representative Richards to cap Western European aid at about 1.16 billion and bar new obligations after June 30 1951. Support and opposition were bipartisan as leaders argued the move would force European nations to unite. The amendment excludes aid to Greece Turkey Iran Korea and The Philippines.
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Washington
Representative Richards
D - SC
Representative Priest
Tenn
Richards
House Congress
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Quake Rips Through Eastern Turkey Killing Four
A violent earthquake struck eastern Turkey last night with Bingol Province’s Kigi area the hardest hit. Four people died including two children and twenty houses were levelled while Erzurum and Erzincan reported cracked walls. The Kandilli Observatory logged the quake at 6:47 p m GMT lasting 34 seconds with epicenter about 600 miles southeast of Istanbul.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Interior Ministry
Kigi
Bingol
Erzurum
Erzincan
Kandilli
Executive Promoted at Republic Steel in Cleveland
Peter Robertson promoted to assistant vice president in charge of operations for Republic Steel Corporation's manufacturing division in Cleveland. He previously served as assistant to the manager of the steel district.
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Cleveland
Peter Robertson
Republic Steel Corporation
Authorities Spur Plan For Lifting Of Rent Controls
Washington housing officials intensify plans to lift rent ceilings in about one third of areas still under controls. The move targets borderlines with adequate or soon available rental housing and follows a Congressional budget cut prompting faster decontrol.
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Washington
Bataral Haneina Brenediter
E. Woods
Woods
Congress
Senate House
House
Senate
Cuban Swimmer Fails In Channel Attempt
The Cuban, Jose Cortinas, abandoned his English Channel swim from Calais to Dover after six hours, having covered about half the distance. He endured cold and heavy seas, slept on arrival, and received praise from his crew and timer Emile Rawson. Shirley May France postponed her attempt due to rough water conditions.
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Calais
France
Jose Cortinas
English Channel
Dover
English
Channel
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
Cap Gris Nez
Cortinas
Ranson
Confirmation of Clark MGrath Slated Today
Washington AP report says the Senate will confirm Attorney General Tom C Clark as the 86th Supreme Court justice after about three and a half hours of debate with a vote due at 2 30 p m EST He is to fill the seat left by Justice Frank Murphy and Truman may also win approval for J Howard McGrath as attorney general with debate on committee actions and prior vote records noted.
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Washington
Senate
Tom C. Clark
United States Supreme Court
Clark
Truman
J. Howard MeeGrath
Rhode Island
Swee Clark
Timony
Felix Frankfurter
Donnell
Langer
Ferguson
Kansas City
Kenn
British Powder Money Problem
A secret British document outlines four policy parts to tackle the world dollar crisis. It faces cabinet approval and will guide policy at the Washington dollar round with Sir Stafford Cripps and Ernest Bevin meeting John W. Snyder and Canadian officials to fix the dollar sterling imbalance.
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London
Washington
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
U. S. Treasury
John W. Snyder
U. S
Britain
Two Convicted In New York Slaying Case
Plump Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were found guilty of first degree murder in the bludgeon strangulation slaying of Janet Fay in Bronx Supreme Court. The jury imposed no mercy recommendation. death penalty mandatory. Verdict delivered at 7 30 a m EST after overnight deliberation. Beck, 29, and Fernandez, 84, showed no emotion. They were kept in cells overnight with no cots.
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New York
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Janet Fay
Bronx Supreme Court
Fred D. Yobs
Polk polio death toll rises with Columbus teen
The second Columbus polio death was reported yesterday a 16 year old named Charles Aire. The obituary notes polio as the cause in Columbus.
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Vicw
Charles Alire
Six Women Die in Flaming Crash Near Camp Campbell
Six women died when their car and a car with soldiers collided with a transport truck between Hopkinsville and Camp Campbell. Two soldiers were injured. three others and the truck driver survived without serious injuries. Names of the six women and details of the crash are given by Kentucky State Police.
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Hopkinsville
Here
Camp Campbell
George Womble
Kentucky State Police
Lucy Roper
Jennie Stewart Memorial Hospital
Maude Oatts
Miss Truder
Ann Roper
Mary Jefford
Womble
Otis W. Merriman
Evansville
Ind
R. V. Bottomly
Marcus Barraza
Gabrieel Huerta
Felice Murrer
Bus Fare Hike Triggers Fatal Riots in Santiago
In Santiago Chile violence erupted over a fare rise from 1.40 to 1.60 pesos leading to seven deaths and 21 wounded. Police report bricks glass and gunfire injuries as students strike spreads to universities and public transit stalls. The Senate approved extraordinary powers and censorship moves amid a government crackdown.
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Santiago
Chile
Congress
Senate
Gonzalez Videla
Chamber of Deputies
University Students Federation
The Handy Boys Handy men fix leaks and repairs outdo bunglers
A humorous portrait contrasts skilled craftsmen who overhaul plumbing plastering floors and doors with inept husbands who cannot nail a simple repair. The piece notes the handy men are praised for quality work yet can still write a check while watching the workers.
Increase In Business Loans Signals Stocking Up For Holidays
Washington AP reports a rise in business loans as banks show an $80 million week end August 10 increase. New York leads with $38 million gains and Kansas City with $20 million as firms order more goods to stock for fall and Christmas sales. Officials see production rising and potential unemployment changes if demand grows.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal Reserve Board
Cleveland
Boston
New York City
Kansas City
New York
Leon Keyserling
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Keyserling
Tobin
Lew Reese Named Chairman of New Natural Resources Panel
Columbus AP reports Lew Reese owner of Scio Pottery in Scio Ohio was named chairman of the eight member Natural Resources Commission. Reese was elected yesterday at the organizational meeting of the panel in the new Department of Natural Resources.
Port Opening Stalled In Hawaii Strike
In Honolulu the 110 day CIO stevedore strike stalls amid government caution and stalled talks. Union leaders Bridges and CIO International Longshoremen press firms as state officials refrain from pressuring negotiations. If talks fail, U S Concilation Service Chief Cyrus S. Ching may be brought in tonight.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Harry Bridges
CIO
Territorial
Walter D. Ackerman, Jr
Ackerman
Bridges
CIO International
U. S
Cyrus S. Ching
Fast Action Pulls U. S. Agencies Out Of Red
Swift action on Capitol Hill pulled a number of major agencies from a financial hole but about 30 billion dollars in operating funds remain tied up in Congress. Lawmakers set a September 15 deadline as they push stopgap funding to keep payrolls and expenses covered for Army Navy Air Force Atomic Energy Commission Veterans Administration and Interior Department and more than a score of agencies.
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Washington
Capital Hill
Congress
Cannon
D - MO
McKellar
D - Tenn
House
Senate Appropriations Committees
Cannon and
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