Bolivia rebels open drive on Cochabamba stronghold
Bolivia's general staff says government forces have encircled Cochabamba with about 2,000 troops after a four day revolt led by the MNR. Rebels reportedly fled by plane to Arequipa, Peru as Cochabamba fell and plans for an assault on Potosi followed.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Cochabamba
National Revolutionary Party
MNR
Gualberto Villaroel
Avaroa
Lima
Arequipa
Peru
Lloyd Aero Bolivano
Andes
Santa Cruz
Potosi
Soviet Flier Handed Back To Russians
VIENNA AP An official U S announcement said Anatole Barsov one of two Russian fliers who deserted to the West last year was handed back to Soviet authorities. He had been in the American zone of Austria since August 24 awaiting negotiations. The transfer occurred at the Enns River bridge this morning after Barsov and navigator Lt Peter Pirigov crash landed at Linz last October while plans to flee Russia. They had told American officers the Russian people were oppressed by Stalin. A third crew member chose to return behind the iron curtain. Barsov and Pirigov were granted political asylum as refugees.
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Vienna
Anatole Barsov
U. S
Barsov
Austria
New York
Russia
Enns River
Barsox
Peter Pirigov
Linz
United Staes
Stalin
Iron Curtain
Military Equipment May Be Sold To Tito
Western officials consider quietly easing export licensing to Yugoslavia to aid Marshal Tito in his clash with Moscow. Britain and the United States weigh lifting restrictions on arms and military vehicles, risking Cominform backlash while hoping Yugoslavia can endure without Soviet or Western domination.
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London
Yugoslavia
U. S
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Dean Acheson
Washington
Marshal Tito
Tito
Russia
Communist International Information Bureau
Cominform
Moscow
Yugoslavians Unconcerned In Word War
Belgrade reports spread rumors of Soviet troop concentrations near Yugoslavia amid a clash with Tito. Officials deny confirmations of troop movements or UN intervention plans as Yugoslavs remain calm. The US embassy also shows calm, with legations offering only inside gossip and no imminent crisis.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United Nations
Russia
Tito
United States
Die of Injuries in Cincinnati Car Crash
John Ruch aged 21 died last night from injuries suffered August 12 in a automobile crash in Cincinnati. The death marks Hamilton County is 52nd traffic fatality of the year.
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Cincinnati
John Ruch
Hamilton County
Car Hit by Train Kills Woman in Circleville
Mrs Lettie Howell 43 was killed yesterday when her car was struck by a Chesapeake and Ohio freight train south of Circleville.
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Circleville
Lettie Howell
Chesapeake and Ohio
Here
Voice of Doom in the Dishes Dilemma
A humorous piece contrasts a reader’s plan to relax with the sudden domestic demand to dry dishes. The homeowner resists the nagging prompt as the spouse insists on doing the chores, turning the moment into a playful domestic clash.
Reds Advance Into Kwangtung Near Canton
Chinese Communist irregulars invaded Kwangtung province advancing north of Canton. Reports say forces, aided by Gen Liu Po-Cheng, seized Pingyun 210 miles northeast of Canton and moved southward toward Lungchun, leaving unclear if the threat involved regular or irregular troops and whether the border was crossed.
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Canton
Kwangtung
Liu Po-Cheng
Kiangsi
Pingyun
Ministry of National Defense
Lungchun
Red
FBI Probed Vaughan Tax Case Fix Charge
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan testified before a Senate committee that the FBI investigated a charge he tried to fix an income tax case at the request of a press figure. He said Hoover later told him he was accused of accepting a bribe to fix the case and noted the bureau examined his bank records and files in New Orleans and Kansas City.
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Washington—4
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate Committee Today
FBI
Vaughan
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Agriculture Department
Schenley
Costello
Hoover
New Orleans
Kansas City
Col. C. J. Mara
White House
John Maragon
William Helis
Activites
O’conor
Harry Vaughan
Senate Investigating Committee
Washington
GAR Facing Big Question at Last Encampment
In Indianapolis six Civil War veterans debate whether this is the final Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Support from Commander-in-Chief Penland and Secretary Gillis blocks further meetings as leaders say the members are too old to travel.
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Indianapolis
Grand Army of the Republic
Theodore A. Penland
Vancouver
Wash
Cora E. Gillia
Jamestown
N. Y
Penland
Miss Gillis
Senate Moves Bill For 75 Cents Minimum Wage
The Senate pressed for a vote on a bill setting a 75 cent per hour minimum wage, aiming to override the current 40 cent standard. Major debate centered on Ellender’s 65 cent until end of 1950 amendment with later provisions tying future levels to living costs. Senators Pepper and Taft argued the measure would leave gaps or expand exemptions, while Holland and colleagues contended the changes would clarify coverage for small businesses and restore Congress's original intent.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
House
Ellender
D-La
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Secord
Nator Pepper
D-Fla
Holland
Pepper
Congress
Taft
Ohio
Senate Near Agreement On Arms Program
Washington AP report notes a bipartisan accord shaping a foreign arms program in the Senate. A four man group cut arms aid to European NATO members by 160.99 million dollars, leaving total aid at 1 billion with cash and contract authority. Vandenberg and Dulles back the reduction while administration allies resist deeper cuts. George pushes for 300 million cash instead of 500 million.
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Washington
Senate
Atlantic Alliance
Vandenberg
Reich
Dulles
R-Ny
George
Dga
Man Sentenced in Fremont for Teenage Love Nest
Juvenile Judge R. J. Gabel sentenced Marion H. Teets, 50, to one year in the Toledo work house for operating a teenage love nest. Several teenage girls testified Teets let them use his apartment to entertain boyfriends, court records show.
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Fremont
R. J. Gabel
Marion H. Teets
Toledo
Severn
Derage
Teets
Steel Fact Finders Begin Work on Steel Strike Report
New York AP report says presidential fact finders shifted from mediation to assessing evidence to avoid a national steel strike. A three-man board will draft nonbinding recommendations to resolve demands from CIO United Steel Workers and industry leaders ahead of the September 14 strike deadline.
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New York
Carroll Daugherty
CIO
United Steel Workers
Rumen
Daugherty
Arthur J. Goldberg
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Five Die In Bridge Crash North Of Sanford Fla
Five men were killed and two injured when their car collided with a bridge abutment on the Monroe bridge over the St Johns river while returning to Palatka after a baseball game. The deceased were T. W. Milliner High Springs A. M. Coll Palatka Dr Frank G Abernathy Jr Memphis Tenn T C Vann Palatka and M Z Poage Palatka. Sheriff P A Mero cited excessive speed as a likely factor.
Hit-Skip Car Driver Kills Two Children
In Columbus Ohio a hit-skipping driver struck a group of 12 children walking home from an outdoor theater. Sadie Moore and her brother Larry died after being struck. A 12 year old and nine year old were injured. Two men were taken into custody for questioning.
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Columbus
Stally
Sadie Moore
Larry
Vanity Moore
Briggsdale
James
Frank Wade
William Spratley
Bud Nibert
Grove City
Rt. 3
Tragic Fatality As Passenger Freight Train Strikes Man
Piqua Ohio reports Rufus Mullins about 24 from Portsmouth was killed yesterday when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train while seated on a trestle over the Miami River in Piqua.
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Piqua, O
Rufus Mullins
Portsmouth
Baltimore and Ohio
Miami River
Typhoon Strikes Japan Crowding Yokohama and Tokyo
Severe typhoon lashes coasts from Sagami to Tokyo bays with high waves and 60 mph winds. A steamer with 50 aboard reportedly lost near Chiba. over 200 fishing boats swept away. Odawara reports 40 homes destroyed and 600 flooded. One dead and four injured at Odawara. US Fifth Cavalry barracks damaged but no injuries.
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Tokyo
Yokohama
Chiba
Tokyo Bay
Sagarmi Bay
Odaewara
Odawara
U. S.S. Fifth Cavalry Regiment
Sagami
Both
Shonan Beach
Douglas MaccAr
United States
Here
Fourteen Parachute From B 29 in Spokane Incident
A B 29 bomber bound on a training flight caught fire at 21 000 feet and exploded 35 miles northwest of Spokane. Fourteen crew members parachuted to safety while co pilot Jack Gillard from Spokane was missing and later suspected dead. Three crewmen suffered minor injuries. Pieces of a body were found but not yet confirmed as human.
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Spokane
Wash
Jack Gillard
Gillard
Rent control ends in Silver Lake Ohio decontrol order
Silver Lake Village, Ohio ends rent control effective August 31 following local decontrol action. Housing Expediter Tigher Woods announced the order noting the statewide policy shift and local authority action.
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Washington
Silver Lake
Tigher Woods
Legionnaires Taking Up Business Matters
At the 31st American Legion convention in Philadelphia the parade drew an estimated 1.5 million onlookers. Leaders debated policy on peacetime draft civilian atomic control and anti-Communist law as resolutions on security, Americanism, and force policy moved toward floor votes.
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Philadelphia
U. S
American Legion
Legion
Perry Brown
Béaumont
Tex
Guy E. Parsons
Ile Cocke, Jr
Dawson
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