Drive To Oust Tito Is Gaining Ground
Washington report says Russia and Balkan satellites step up campaign to remove Marshal Tito as Yugoslavia’s leader. Eastern bloc officials describe widespread denunciations from Communist leaders in Europe outside Yugoslavia and condemn Tito as a traitor to the Communist cause. Some leaders in Italy and France align with Moscow while Tito hosts the Danube conference and votes with the Soviet bloc. Officials see growing discord making compromise unlikely and note a possible western turn without clear signs yet.
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Washington
Russia
Balkan
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Tito
Europe
Italy
France
Moscow
Belgrade
Eastern
West
Roy Davidson In Tie For Lead In Shoot
At the 49th Grand American trapshoot in Vandalia Ohio the North American Clay Target championship drew about 1000 entrants for 200 targets at 16 yards. As the first half concluded roughly 12 amateurs and 2 professionals had clean scores, with several others close to 100 out of 100. Roy Davidson from Middletown Ohio stood among leaders with a 100 straight.
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Vandalia, O
H. Peters
Farmer City
Ill
Ned Lilly
Stanton, Mich
John A. Broughton
Ferguson, Mo
Roy Davidson
Middletown
F.G. Carroll
Brecksville
P.P. Harbage
West Jefferson
E. T. Pugh
Morris, Il
Claude M. Willis
Dayton
Joe Aplim
Solomon
Kan
L W. Evans
Nedrow
N. Y
Charles Kaltschnee
Buffs
Harry Kretschman
Hamilton
Ont
Homer Clark, Jr
Alton
Till
Cliff Doughman
Morrow
Twenty miners escape mine collapse at Rainbow Mine
In Marysville Montana twenty miners escaped injury after the Rainbow Mining Company cavern shaft caved in. Using newly finished safety exits they left via ladders and ropes during the day shift emergency evacuation.
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Marysville
Mont
Drumlummon
Rainbow Mining Company
UN requests $33 million to run United Nations in 1949
Secretary General Trygve Lie asked for 33,469,587 to operate the United Nations in 1949. The budget is about a million less than 1948 and comparable to small U S states. The request goes to the eight nation General Assembly in Paris for approval next month amid moves to cut the total further. The advisory budgetary committee already suggests trimming about 1.5 million.
Widow awarded life insurance in Battle of the Bulge case
Federal court awards the $10,000 national service life insurance to Akron widow Mrs. Luch A. Payne. The ruling by Judge Robert N. Wilkin ended a dispute with Carl Payne’s father William C. Payne and stepmother Mamie Payne, who had been named beneficiaries after Carl married in September 1943 before deployment overseas.
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Cleveland
National Service
Luch A. Payne
Akron
Robert N. Wilkin
Payne
Carl Payne
William C. Payne
Dover
Ark
Carl
Mamie Payne
Spy Probe Taps Maid and Officials for Hiss Conn
Congressional probe questioned a maid three officials of an auto agency and an admitted former Communist behind closed doors. They laid groundwork for Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers to face each other tomorrow.
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Washington
Congressional
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Budenz Testifies Before HUAC In Spy Inquiry
Louis Budenz former editor of the Daily Worker and ex Communist appears as a surprise witness for the House Un-American Activities Committee behind closed doors. He is said to provide information on relations between the Chambers and Alger Hiss as Chambers and Hiss prepare for a public confrontation.
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Washington
Louis Budenz
House Un-American Activities Committee
Budenz
Toe Chambers
Algeriss
Kasenkina Answers 13 Questions on Soviet Incident
Mrs. Oksana Kasenkina, recovering at Roosevelt Hospital, received a list of 13 questions from reporters about her Soviet consulate experiences and her August 12 leap from the consulate building. Officials said she may respond later, with limited reporters present.
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New York
Oksana Kasenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Girl Severely Bitten By Drake University Bulldog
Six year old Paula Jo Robinson was hospitalized after a bulldog mascot named Butch at Drake University attacked her while she rode a bicycle near campus. The dog, normally penned, lunged at Paula and, after knocking her and her bike down, bit her on the forehead scalp right leg and both forearms until a passerby intervened.
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DES Moines
Paula Jo Robinson
Drake University
Butch
Paula
Jim
Four American fliers killed on Berlin run
Two American C-47 planes on a supply mission to blockaded Berlin collided near Ravotzhhausen in the American zone, killing four fliers. The crash occurred as the planes were returning to Wiesbaden from Berlin with supplies. Names were withheld pending survivor notifications.
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Berlin
Ravotzhausen
Germany
U. S
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Youth Killed In Fall From Roller Coaster
In Youngstown Ohio a 20 year old Salem man Royal Godfrey Dinkleman fell from the Wildcat roller coaster at Idora Park at a 40 foot peak. He died from multiple fractures including a fractured skull. Coroner Belinky rules death an accident. Dinkleman served as a second class in the U S Naval Reserve and had been at a drill session with two companions before the ride.
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Youngtown
Salem
Idora Park
Royal Godfrey Dinkleman
U.S. Naval Reserve
David A. Belinky
Naval Reserve
Carl Gartner
Dinkleman
Army Fliers Die In Crash Near Selma
Two Army fliers were killed when a Randolph Air Force base trainer crashed one mile north of Selma. First Lt. Frank Eichel 27 flight instructor from Buffalo New York and student officer First Lt. Kenneth G. Richmond from Manchester Ohio were the victims.
NBC Midwest Video Network to Begin This Fall
NBC will launch its Midwest Video Network with five stations KSD TV St. Louis WWJ TV Detroit WTMJ TV Milwaukee WSPD TV Toledo and WBEN TV Buffalo New York starting regular operations September 20 NBC vice president I E Showerman announced after a meeting outlining network plans and staffing.
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Chicago
National Broadcasting Company
I. E. Showerman
NBC
Ksd-Tv
St. Louis
Wwj-Tv
Detroit
Wtmj-Tv
Milwaukee
Wspd TV
Toledo
Wben-Tv
Buffalo
N. Y
General Wainwright Inspects DAV Headquarters in Cincinnati
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright arrived in Cincinnati for his first inspection of the Disabled American Veterans national headquarters. The Bataan battle hero, elected national DAV commander last week, was welcomed by army and city officials.
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Cincinnati
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Bataan
DAV
Army
Wesleyan Head Urges Fairer Promotions In Federal Work
Arthur S. Flemming, new president of Ohio Wesleyan University, urged a fairer promotion system to bolster government service at a Washington dinner. He called for stricter vetting of applicants, firing incompetents, raising top salaries, making political appointees defend policy, improving supervisors, creating career assistant secretaries, and greater delegation without excessive review.
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Wesleyan Head
Washington
Arthur S. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Flemming
Delaware
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Frances Perkins
Labor
Commission
Defense
James Forrestal
Herbert Hoover
Harry B. Mitchell
Jesse B. Donaldson
U S Consulate Employee Seized by Stern Gang Protested
In Jerusalem the U S consul general protested to the Jewish governor over the Stern Gang seizing and mistreating George F. Paro a consulate confidential clerk for seven hours. Paro was handcuffed blindfolded slapped and questioned before release after nine more hours with military police. Paro a Granville New York resident 33 faced mistaken spy allegations.
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Paro
Palestine
Granville
N. Y
Longshoremen Move Into West Coast Strike Discussion
Thousands of longshoremen step up strike talk along the west coast as Harry Bridges' CIO ship unions plan meetings to reject a five cent wage increase and call for boycott of an NLRB election while the board proceeds with balloting on the contract offer.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
CIO
a _ coastwise union
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Four Charged In Auto Theft Case Across States
A Canton Ohio youth Armando Martello aged 18 and three peers from Fairmont West Virginia were held under 10000 bail each on interstate transportation of a stolen automobile. Kenneth Warren Rouse 17 Delbert Earl Campbell 18 and Evelyn Durand faced the charges. U S Commissioner William A Wells bound them over to a federal grand jury. The boys admitted the charges while the girl denied complicity.
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Savannah
Canton
Fairmont
W. Va
Armando Martello
Kenneth Warren Rouse
Delbert Earl Campbell
Evelyn Durand
U. S
William A. Wells
State Tosses Lesser Case Back To County
The Ohio Secretary of State says a probate judge election dispute will return to Butler County Board of Elections. Oscar R. Leiser, initially Republican candidate, filed as independent after omitting term dates. Edward Gardner objected. secretary and experts cite no precedent and note many candidates may have similar omissions locally.
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Secretary of State
Columbus
Butler County Board of Elections
Oscar R. Leiser
Leiser
Edward J. Gardner
Election Board
Edward Hummel
County Election Board
Hamilton
Leland S. Dougan
Dougan
Boards of Election
Wisconsin Forest Fire Burns Large Acreage in Jackson County
Five hundred men fought today to control a 2000 acre forest fire in Jackson County Wisconsin. The blaze started yesterday from an unknown cause and spread into Juneau County. It centered near Bear Bluff in southeast Jackson County and burned Norway Jack Pine cranberry marshes and farmland on sandy land now leased to Wisconsin for conservation.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Jackson County
Juneau County
Wisconsin
Bear Bluff
Norway
Federal Resettlement Administration
Lady in Black Returns to Tomb of Rudolph Valentino
Hollywood reports the reappearance of the cloaked figure at Rudolph Valentino's grave on the 22nd anniversary of his death. The woman claims to be Dira Flame, head of the Valentino memorial guild, and says she knew the star personally. For years a black-clad figure left flowers each August 23 despite prior confusion among press agents and companions.
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Hollywood
Lady In Black
Rudolph Valentino
Dira Flame
Valentino Memorial Guild
Gustafson Named To Ohio Bell Board Of Directors
Edgar H. Gustafson vice president in charge of personnel at Ohio Bell Telephone Co. was named to the board of directors to fill the vacancy caused by Leroy E. Lattin's resignation. Cleveland AP report.
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Cleveland
Edgar H. Gustafson
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Leroy E.lattin
Dulles Attacks Red Policies In World Council Address
John Foster Dulles told an Amsterdam audience that Communist policies block a universal peace plan and cannot be stopped by force. He warned the Soviet regime rejects lasting peace, urges moral bounds, and favors coercion over principle. A Czech theologian warned Western leadership is losing global influence amid Soviet shifts.
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Amsterdam
The
Dulles
Council
New Zealand Royal Tour Planned for March Visit
King George VI Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret will tour New Zealand next March Buckingham Palace announced. They will visit all parts of the island dominion by airplane and automobile. The New Zealand trip is the first leg of a broader royal tour of Australia.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
Margaret
New Zealand
Buckingham Palace
Dominion
Australia
Soviets Call Off Voting In Germany
Moscow reports a qualified source says western envoys and Russia reached general agreement after talks ending with a four hour forty minute Kremlin interview with Prime Minister Stalin. The informant notes technicalities lie ahead for adjustments but are substantial. Be dell Smith optimistic about more meetings and urged readiness for the best and worst.
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Moscow
Russia
Kremlin
Stalin
U. S
Walter Be
Dell Smith
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Berlin Sets One Year Delay for Community Elections
Marshal Sokolovsky announces Germans in the Russian zone will be barred from local elections for a year, the first postponement by one of the four powers. Non Communist leaders protest while Soviet dominated rule continues. Police report quiet borders amid border incidents near Potsdamer Platz as talks toward German settlement proceed in London and Moscow.
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Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Potsdamer Platz
Christian Democratic Union Party
Dr 1 Q Awaits NLRB Decision in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis six non union announcers from station KSTP claim they were fired on orders from AFRA. Valentine says he replaced them with AFRA members after AFRA demanded only AFRA staff. NLRB regional director John A. Penello says the case is under review.
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Minneapolis
Lew Valentine
Dr. 1.Q
National Labor Relations Board
KSTP
Valentine
NLRB
American Federation of Radio Artists
AFRA
John A. Penello
Public Health Service Plans Nationwide Venereal Disease Drive
The U S Public Health Service outlines a new nationwide educational campaign aimed at preventing venereal disease through public outreach and health education.
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New York
The
U.S. Public Health Service
Joint Congressional Inquiry Set For Blast Furnace Deal
Two congressional committees will hold a joint hearing in Washington at 9 a.m. EST on leasing a government owned Cleveland blast furnace to Kaiser-Frazer. The inquiry covers Republic Steel War Assets Administration and the Kaiser-Frazer lease with a $14 2 million buying option.
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Washington
Cleveland
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Senate Small _ Business Committee
House
Wherry
R-Neb
Bender
Ohio
Republic Steel Corporation
War Assets Administration
The
Senate Small Business Com
Republic
WAA
Preston Tucker
Fire Destroys Bonaventure Freight Yards in Montreal
Montreal Canada AP reports a major blaze at the Canadian National Bonaventure freight yards with explosions and a three hour effort to control the flames. The disaster left two sheds and 130 freight cars plus their contents destroyed.
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Montreal
Canadian National Railways
Bonaventure
Man Collapses and Dies During Chicago Robbery
Rudolph Mayer, 56, office manager at Rohm and Hass plastics in Chicago, collapsed and died during a holdup by two masked gunmen who herded four employees into a corner and threatened to shoot if anyone moved while about $500 was taken.
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Chicago
Rudolph Mayer
Rohm and Hass Plastics Company
Northwest Side
Robbis
GOP Planning Huge Advertising Drive
The Republican National Committee's advertising agency says over one million dollars will fund small town newspaper ads this autumn. State and local GOP groups will spend the money in 7,000 weekly papers across 38 states, overseen by Russell Lockwood.
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Los Angeles
Republican National Committee
Russell Lockwood
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Belgian Congo
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MacDonald
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Jerusaem
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Whitehall
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