Florida waits for hurricane to lay route
A small but vicious tropical hurricane churned the Atlantic waters 670 miles east of Florida as it gains speed. Weather officials monitor its progress for a possible strike on the mainland and note winds of 100 to 115 mph. If its path holds, landfall would occur north of Florida. Forecasters caution against assuming a straight-line path.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Florida
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Melbourne
Soviets Block at Geneva Conference on Information Freedom
US Delegate Willard L. Thorp charged Soviet Union White Russia and Poland with obstructionist tactics at the Geneva UN ECOSOC conference. He said deliberate obstruction prevented action on three draft agreements, delaying progress and forcing the UN General Assembly to take over next month.
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Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Willard L. Thorp
Thorp
Soviet Union
Russia
Poland
UN General Assembly
UN Conference On Freedom of Information
Hershey Calls Draft to Avoid War in NBC Address
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, national draft director, said the Selective Service is a self preservation measure designed to prevent war. In a nationwide NBC broadcast, he stated the draft protects the United States against immediate and potential enemies and rejected loose use of the term protect ourselves.
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Greenville
S. C
America
Lewis B. Hershey
Washington
NBC
United States
Yugoslavia Charges Hungary Aims at Tito Regime
In London AP reports Yugoslavia accuses Hungary of fomenting a revolution against Premier Marshal Tito. The protest follows a prior charge against Romania as both nations denounce Tito and the Yugoslav Communist Party under Cominform.
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London
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Marshal Tito
Tanjug
Romania
Tito
Hughes Dies Former Chief Justice Whose Court Twice Named
Charles Evans Hughes dies at 86 in Osterville Mass after a period of illness. He served as associate justice and later chief justice on the U S Supreme Court and was secretary of state in Harding and Coolidge administrations. He had been a two term New York governor and was the only American to be appointed twice to the high court. His death followed congestive heart failure and uremic poisoning.
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Osterville
Mass
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Hughes
Harding
Coolidge
New York
U.S. Supreme Court
Wianna Club
Washington
Charles Evans Hughes, Jr
Harlan Fiske Stone
Abraham Lincoln
Hiss-Chambers Dispute May Move to Courts
Washington AP report says the Hiss Chambers fight may reach the courts as Chambers agrees to publicly repeat Communist charges without congressional immunity. Chambers, Time editor, said Hiss “was a Communist and may be now.” Hiss attorney Davis will review the Meet the Press script for potential suit.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Hiss
Time Magazine
John F. Davis
Eest
Polio Epidemic Hits California Families
In Southern California the infantile paralysis outbreak grows with four prominent families affected. Curtis Boettiger, 18, at Corona Naval Hospital with a mild attack. his mother denied access. Willie Fowler, 4, in hospital with a moderately severe case. Barbara Denny Simmons, daughter of Reginald Denny, in an iron lung and critically ill. Mima Hartman, 17, daughter of Don Hartman, hospitalized with encouraging improvement.
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Los Angeles
California
Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger
Roosevelt
Anna Dall Boettiger
Corona Naval Hospital
Willie Fowler
Gene Fowler
Will Fowler
Barbara Denny Simmons
Reginald Denny
Mima Hartman
Don Hartman
Erie Mayor Sherman Hickey Dies at Home
Erie Pennsylvania AP reports Mayor Sherman Hickey, Democratic chief executive, died at his home today after a heart attack. He had been in poor health since spring after a prior attack and had been confined at home for a week.
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Erif
Sherman Hickey
Ohio State Fair Opens With Record-Sized Expected Crowd
Ohio's Annual State Fair opened at 6 a.m. in Columbus amid hot humid weather. Officials predicted a first day crowd exceeding last year's 28,000 as about 500,000 Ohioans visit harness racing livestock exhibits farm machinery and the midway through the week long event. Governor Herbert planned to speak.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
Lomakin Boards Liner Taking Him To Russia
Jacob M. Lomakin, stripped of credentials as Soviet consul general, boarded the Stockholm at 10:10 a.m. to return to Russia. His children Lora, 11, and Alexis, 6, were already aboard. The liner was bound for Gothenburg, Sweden, as Lomakin faced a possible departure avoidance.
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New York
Jacob M. Lomakin
Stockholm
Russia
Goteborg
Sweden
Lomakin
Lora
Alexis
Lomekin
Navy’s Flying Boat Sets Distance Dream Run
The four engine Caroline Mars flew from Hawaii non stop toward Chicago aiming to circle Grosse Isle near Detroit and set a 4500 mile or longer distance mark for a four engine flying boat. Pilot Lt Comdr Robert J Hunt of Trenton planned a backtrack to Chicago after the dash. The current record stands at 4375 miles from Patuxent to Natal Brazil.
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Honolulu
Detroit
Joliet, Ill
Gary
Ind
South Bend
Robert J. Hunt
Trenton
N. J
Grosse Isle
Hawaii
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Maryland
Natal
Brazil
Financier Admits Staying In Letter In Murder Case
Asbury Park New Jersey AP Mercer County prosecutor says letters left by Henry M. Brooks confess to murdering his former partner Joseph R. Watkins. Brooks died by suicide in a hotel bathroom after the shooting. Police note a .32 caliber gun found in Brooks’s hand matched the weapon used in Watkins’s death, with ballistics pending.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Henry M. Brooks
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
Brooks
Joseph R. Watkins
Mercer County
Mario Volpe
Watkins
Princeton Inn
Volpe
Monmouth County
Princeton Mess
Well Known Song Writer Oleg Speaks Dies at 74
New York AP reports composer Oleg Speaks died at age 74. The bachelor composer of hits such as Sylvain Star Eyes and On the Road to Mandalay also served as ASCAP director from 1924 to 1943 before retiring due to ill health. His niece is Margaret Speaks, a radio and concert singer.
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New York
Oleg Speaks
America
Sylvain
Star- Eyes
Mandalay
Canal Winchester, O
Speaks
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Margaret Speaks
Murder Charge Will Be Filed As Body Found
Gustav Wiegner 24 says the shooting of John A. McComas 52 in Canada was accidental. McComas body found 106 miles north of Dawson Creek. inquest to be held in St John. Wiegner and McComas were en route to Alaska with McComas daughter Louise when the incident occurred.
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Kimball
Neb
Gustav Wiegner
Ohio
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
John A. McComas
Dayton
Kenneth C. Fwritzler
Dunhan
Mounties
Dawson Creek
B. C
Fritzler
Wiegner
McComas
Duncan
British Columbia
St. John
Canada
Louise
Bushnell
Alaska
Resignation of Marie Cabinet ends brief French government
The month old government of Premier Andre Marie resigned over wage and price disputes, ending the coalition's brief tenure. The move follows ongoing economic tensions and widespread public distress amid a heat wave across the eastern United States with high temperatures and rising fatalities.
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Paris
Andre Marie
France
Resignation in Paris Clouds Four Power Talks on German Crisis
Moscow reports that Andre Marie’s government resignation in France unsettles the four power discussions on Germany. An authoritative source says a four power communique is unlikely today and no brief statement is expected, despite prior expectations of progress updates from the talks.
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Moscow
Andre Marie
France Faces Crisis as Marie’s Succession Delayed
Marie had held office since July 27 as France’s cabinet collapsed amid wage and price reform failures. President Vincent Auriol summoned leaders but postponed naming a successor as former Premier Robert Schuman acts as foreign minister alongside Finance Minister Paul Reynaud during cabinet turmoil.
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Marie
Vincent Auriol
France
Robert Schuman
AFL Of Ohio To Endorse Candidates
AFL Of Ohio leaders meet in Columbus to endorse state and national candidates for the 1948 elections. Delegations from 22 districts will report candidate positions on prices, Taft Hartley, wages, Social Security and related issues. Endorsements to be announced after the meeting with each member informed.
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Columbus
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
Phil Hannah
State Federation
Ohio Labor Movement
Hannah
AFL
A. F. of L
CIO
Political Action Committee
Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
PAC
Thomas J. Herbert
Lausche
Herbert
Strand Theater to stay open all night for heat relief
Dwight Kirk, manager of Paramount controlled theaters, announced the Strand will remain open after 11:15 p m tonight for heat-sufferers. No film will be shown while a new air conditioning system was installed.
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Strand
Dwight Kirk
Husband Seeks Refund After Dance Lesson Dispute
Rudolph Kohl sues Arthur Murray in Cleveland Common Pleas Court claiming Mrs. Pauline Kohl paid $7 181 for 34 hours of dance lessons not received. Kohl seeks more than $7 000 alleging inadequate instruction while studio officials say refunds are available for unused lessons.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Kohl
Arthur Murray
Wallace Cancels Hotel Reservations in Durham
Wallace plans a southern campaign swing as Miss Mary Price of the North Carolina Progressive Party says reservations for Sunday at the Washington Duke hotel were canceled. Wallace’s secretary Viola Scott and three Wallace group members will stay with or at Negro hosts or hotels, as Negro visitors are barred from white guest rooms.
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Durham
N. C
Henry Wallace
Washington Duke
Mary Price
North Carolina
Progressive Party
Wallace
Viola Scott
Frank Grantham
Miss Price
Columbus Bans Sprinkling Amid Water Crisis
Columbus officials banned lawn sprinkling as a water crisis loomed during Ohio’s seventh day of record heat. Temperatures topped 100 degrees in several cities with Ironton reaching 104 as the Weather Bureau warned no relief was in sight.
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Federal Weather Bureau
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Heat Exhaustion Strikes Two Middleton Residents
Firemen reported two Middleton residents overcome by heat yesterday. Miss Bess Beard, 60, of 7 Franklin St., was found at 515 Yankee Rd and removed to Middletown Hospital. Earlier Levi Long, 38, of 1229 Sycamore St., was also taken to the hospital after collapse from heat exhaustion.
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Yankee Rd
Bess Beard
Franklin St
Middletown Hospital
Levi Long
Sycamore St
City imposes sprinkling ban as heat drives water strain
The Columbus public works chief ordered a sprinkling ban amid a heat wave expected to push readings to 95 or higher. Water pressure a "critical" issue citywide as East Columbus and suburbs report shortages. officials blame lawn sprinkling and plant capacity, not raw water.
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Elmer A. Keller
Columbus
Public Service
East Columbus
Colonial Hills
Worthington
Beechwold
Keller
Clarence B. Hoover
Canton
Chesapeake
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Airline Granted Temporary Permit to Resume Nonstop Flights
Capital Airlines won a temporary permit to continue nonstop service from Chicago to Cleveland Akron Youngstown and Pittsburgh. The Civil Aeronautics Board had earlier removed authority for the route and issued a six month old Middle Atlantic route decision as part of a broader overhaul.
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Washington
Capital Airlines
Chicago
Cleveland
Akron
Youngstown
Pittsburgh
Civil Aeronautics Board
Middle Atlantic
Man Shot In Leg At Union Meeting
Cleveland police report Ed ward Berry aged 30 was shot in the left leg during an argument at an AFL Structural Iron Workers local 17 meeting. The assailant, not identified, fled the hall after the shooting as Berry protested the membership drive.
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Cleveland (Ap
Edward Berry
AFL Structural Iron Workers
Berry
Workers Needed for Tomato Processing in Fremont Clyde
Appeals went out for volunteer workers at tomato processing plants in Fremont and Clyde as hot weather accelerates ripening of the crop.
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Fremont, O. (Ap
Fremont
Clyde
River of beer dumped as Red Bluff plant reorganization proceeds
A federal judge ordered 124000 gallons of beer from the United States Brewing Corporation plant in Red Bluff dumped during a receivership reorganization. The judge said bottling the beer would likely lose money and delay the reorganization.
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Red Bluff
Calif
United States Brewing Corporation
Daytonian Killed as Car Overturns North of Georgetown
Alfred G. Pitts Jr of Dayton was fatally injured yesterday when his automobile overturned north of Georgetown Ohio. He was injured fatally in the crash and died at the scene or shortly after.
Soviet Leader Deaf to Pleas After Rioting
Berlin’s Soviet commandant AJ Gen Alexander Kotikov refused Council pleas to shield City Hall meetings from communist demonstrators. He redirected questions to German police, noting unclear requests while rioters invaded City Hall for a second time and pressured for a communist takeover.
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Berlin
Alexander Kotikov
Kotikov
Otto Suhr
American correspondent held by Russians plus four soldiers
The Soviet Union announced the arrest of American correspondent John J. Meehan of United Press and four American soldiers. Soviet officers said the five would be turned over to the U S Army. German employees of United Press and New York Herald Tribune were released. Meehan could telephone his office to report he was safe.
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Berlin
John J. Meehan
United Press
New York Herald Tribune
Meehan
Russians in Berlin cross boundary during high speed chase
Four gun brandishing Russians including a red bearded lieutenant colonel rode through the American sector of Berlin in an amphibious jeep pursued by American MPs. Shots were fired, tires were shot out, and the jeep breached road blocks as the chase extended into Potsdamer Platz in the Soviet sector before the Russians escaped. The event prompted a formal protest from Berlin’s Russian commandant to U S authorities.
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Kotikov
U. S
Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Emergency Declared in Pakistan Over Population Movements
A state of grave emergency was declared in Pakistan after a government announcement cited threats to the country's economic life due to mass population movements into and out of Pakistan.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Republic To Continue To Run East Furnace
Republic Steel Corporation will keep operating the government owned East Cleveland blast furnace. President C. M. White announced a two week fight ended with a contract with Kaiser-Frazer Corporation and WAA Administrator Jess Larson. The pact lets Republic supply pig iron to KF until May 1, 1949, with KF paying full market price for 5,000 tons monthly. Republic retains rights to pursue permanent possession of the plant and reserves. The decision averts a potential shutdown that would have affected about 400 foundries and other manufacturers reliant on pig iron.
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Cleveland
Republic Steel Corporation
Republic
C. M. White
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
WAA
Jess Larson
Kaiser-Frazer
Truman
Kaiser- Frazer
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