Jamaica Hurricane Veers West Escapes Jamaica’s Hit
Jamaica was spared a second heavy blow as the Caribbean hurricane veered westward losing strength from 100 to 60 mph in squalls. Evacuations near the waterfront continued, the airport damaged in August’s storm remained closed, and Kingston faced forecasted squalls as naval observers tracked the shifting system. The storm, fourth of the season, was designated Dog with two more systems forming east of Antigua, and Air Force planes monitored potential intensification.
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Jamaica
Kingston
Cuba
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
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Ens. J. E. Shipman
Memphis
Tenn
James Kerr
San Antonio
Tex
Atlantic
Antigua
British West Indies
Air Force
Weather Bureau
Baker
Charlie
Dog
Venetian party costs Mexican donor $200000 in lavish gala
Venice hosted a $200000 party thrown by Mexican millionaire Don Carlos de Beistegui y de Iturbe in a palace bought for 500000. Guests from Europe and America arrived in extravagant costumes including lionskins and shrouds, with Aga Khan, Barbara Hutton, Gene Tierney, Dior, and Orson Welles among the attendees.
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Don Carlos de Beistegui Y de Iturbe
Don Carlos
France
Paris
Puebla
Mexico
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Spain
Mexico City
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Aga Khan
Barbara Hutton
Gene Tierney
Christian Dior
Noailles
Alexandria Metcalf
London
Cleopatra
Hollywood
Orson Welles
Fiercest Battle In Months For Eastern Hills
U S Eighth Army headquarters in Korea reports the fiercest fighting in months as Allied forces contend with a major Red offensive. Official tallies note 400000 enemy troops on the front, supported by armor and about 1000 planes, signaling a substantial war escalation.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Truce Chiefs Exchange 6 Bitter Notes
Truce negotiators exchanged sharp notes amid predictions of a new large scale Communist offensive in Korea. U N and Allied officials cited 70 divisions and 1 000 planes, with thousands more in reserve. News recounts intense fighting along the front, with Red forces re equipped and resupplied.
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TOKYO
Red Army
Matthew B. Ridgway
North Korea
U. S
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Nam Il
Kaesong
Korea
Joy
Nam I
United Nations Command
Stunt Flier And Girl Die In Minnesota State Fair Crash
In Minnesota, a stunt flier and a 17 year old girl riding his wing died after the plane entered a power off dive before saluting the grandstand crowd of 28,000. Pilot Carl E. Ferriss, 31, of Lansing, Michigan, died instantly. passenger Kitty Middleton, of Mountain Grove, Missouri, died later at a hospital.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Carl E. Ferriss
Lansing
Mich
Kitty Middleton
Mountain Grove
Dry Leader Crabbe Dies from Prohibition Era Opponent
Baltimore AP reports George William Crabbe 76 former head of the Anti Saloon League of America died in his home. Born in Madison County Ohio he taught in public schools at 16 and later held county clerkship. Crabbe built a 1 800 prosecutions record as Ohio counsel and led national anti liquor efforts until retirement in 1940s.
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George William Crabbe
Anti-Saloon League of America
League
Crabbe
Madison County
de Pauw University
Ohio Wesleyan
Anti-Saloon League of Ohio
Anti-Saloon League
Child Dies In Crash Near Georgetown Fayetteville
A pickup and an auto collided near Georgetown Fayetteville today, killing a small child and injuring five. The child was part of the family of Arnold R. McDaniels, 42, of Belleville Michigan, occupants of the auto. The victim remained unidentified.
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Georgetown
Fayetteville
State Highway Patrol
Arnold R. McDaniels
Belleville
Mich
Oregon Girl, 2 Survives Narrow Well Rescue
In Newberg Oregon two year old Marie Anne Payne was pulled from a narrow eight inch diameter well shaft after four hours of rescue work. Fireman Ralph Staley led the effort to bring her to the surface at 6 13 p m. She was conscious but shocked and returned to daylight with mud on her body. Her father Elvin Payne stayed above the hole offering reassurance as rescuers pumped oxygen into the shaft and completed the two foot rescue shaft nearby. The parents had been digging their own well due to high water bills.
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Newberg
Ore
Marie Anne Payne
Seamtinn Das
Elvin Payne
Newbery
Ralph Staley
Payne
All-Time High Slaughter 650 Die On Holiday Weekend
A Labor Day weekend toll of 650 deaths set a grim national record with 456 highway fatalities and 97 drownings. Ohio reported 33 deaths, including 28 in traffic. Ned H. Dearborn of the safety council blamed a few reckless drivers for the toll and urged drastic highway measures.
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Montauk
N. Y
National Safety Council
Ohio
Ned H. Dearborn
Safety Council
Dearborn
Labor Day
30 County Disaster Area Designation Extended
The Agriculture Department designated 30 counties in Southern Ohio as a disaster loan area due to a six week drought harming crops and pasture. Rep Polk lists involved counties including Preble Butler Hamilton Greene Montgomery Warren Clermont Brown Adams Highland Clinton Fayette Pickaway Ross Pike Lawrence Jackson Vinton Hocking Fairfield Perry Athens Meigs Gallia Washington Morgan Muskingum Noble Monroe Belmont Guernsey. Farmers may obtain loans to buy feed seed and in some cases for family subsistence.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio
Polk
Preble
Butler
Hamilton
Greene
Montgomery
Warren
Clermont
Brown
Adams
Highland
Clinton
Fayette
Pickaway
Ross
Pike
Lawrence
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Fairfield
Perry
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Monroe
Belmont
Guernsey
Lausche silent on baseball job offer in Columbus
Gov. Frank Lausche said he has received several letters urging him not to accept any offer to become baseball commissioner. He declined to reveal how many letters or who sent them, noting a serious tone at a morning news conference.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
War Devastates Half Million Homes in Korea
A South Korean government spokesman said war has destroyed at least 600000 houses in South Korea, averaging more than 1300 homes demolished daily. The figure underscores the extensive housing damage across the nation amid ongoing conflict.
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Pusan
Korea
South Korea
New Polio Viruses Found At Harvard
Copenhagen Denmark AP reports new polio virus strains crafted to aid vaccines against infantile paralysis. Announced at the Second International Poliomyelitis Conference, the Harvard Medical School team Enders Robbins and Weller grew mouse virus in human skin muscle brain and other tissues from surgical cases, marking a breakthrough in cultivation.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
National Foundation For
Four men executed for plot to kill Jordan king
A report from Amman said four men convicted of plotting the assassination of King Abdullah were executed early today at Amman's central prison.
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Damascus
Syria
Amman
Jordan
Abdullah
Central
Iran to Press for New Oil Talks in Iran Hope
Tehran says premier will clarify a counter proposal on the oil nationalization dispute to renew negotiations with Britain. A government spokesman disclosed the plan as talks are sought to restart. The statement signals an effort to move forward despite the ongoing friction surrounding the nationalization issue.
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Iran
Tehran
Senate Sets New Speed Record in Eight-Second Session
In Washington the Senate closed an eight second session ahead of its scheduled time. Only Senator Aiken R Vermont was present as Vice President Barkley struck the recess gavel to end the meeting.
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Washington
Senate
Aiken R
Notre Dame attracts 49 ex- cadets with funded Notre Dame applications
In South Bend Indiana AP final tally shows 49 ex cadets from the United States Military Academy have applied to enroll at the University of Notre Dame with their expenses paid by a wealthy benefactor. The deadline was Saturday at midnight for applications.
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South Bend
Ind
United States Military Academy
University of Notre Dame
Truman Opens Treaty Talks At 9 30 P M
Intensive behind the scenes negotiations in San Francisco center on securing U S support to block any Soviet bid to derail the Japanese peace conference opening tonight The talks involve President Truman Secretary of State Acheson and British envoy Younger as diplomats fear Russia will attempt a long debate or a delaying maneuver to thwart the treaty while preparations for the ceremony proceed amid warnings of possible Communist offensives elsewhere.
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Truman
Washington
Korea
Asia
Europe
Russia
Opera House
Pacific
Acheson
Kenneth Younger
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Britain
Kind Author Dead After Mystery Fire
Flemington New Jersey AP Author Louis Adamic was found dead in his partially burned farmhouse with a bullet wound and a rifle across his knees. State police said the body lay upstairs untouched by flames while a nearby barn burned. officials noted the death could be accidental foul play or self-inflicted.
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N. J
Louis Adamic
Ford
N.J
Here
Adamic
Walter Ellis
Reigelsvlle
Delaware River
New Jersey
Ellis
Russell Snook
State Police
Trenton
German Royalty Weds in Hannover Church Ceremony
In Hannover at Magket Church Prince Ernest August Hannover aged 37 wed Princess Oortru of Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Gnecksburg, 25, before a gathering of European royalty. The high profile union linked longstanding royal houses in a historic ceremony.
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Hannover
Germany
Magket
Ernest August Hannover
Oortru
Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg- Gnecksburg
Quake Rocks 3-State Area On East Coast
An earthquake rattled a three state region near New York affecting southern Connecticut southern New York and northern New Jersey with cracked windows and broken chinaware. No injuries reported though fear and phone calls flooded the police. Seismologists could not locate the epicenter though it was a very large local quake felt as far as Boston.
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Manhattan
Columbia University
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New York State
New Jersey
Bronx
New York City
Long Island
Boston
No Walk For Truman In San Francisco
About a score of San Francisco newsmen gathered before dawn hoping to accompany President Truman on an early walk but the President did not walk. No reason was given.
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Truman
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