Target Attempt To Raid Night Club
Lawrence County's slot machine wrecking constable reported three suspects fled as he tried to raid an Ohio night spot in Ironton. No injuries were listed and no arrests announced. Local authorities investigated the incident at the unnamed club on the city’s south side.
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Ohio River Establishment
Ironton, O
Lawrence County
Ohio
Joe Rigney
Proctorviaa
Rigney
James Tost
Andy Bray
Yank Andy Bailey
Rome Township
Huntington Va
Parrot Club
Ohio River
Huntsington
West Virginia
Debate Opens in Senate on Reciprocal Trade Measure
The Senate began debate on a contentious reciprocal trade agreements bill urged by President Truman. It passed the House 319 to 69, would extend the president’s tariff authority to June 12, 1951, and faces GOP resistance over a peril point provision. Democratic leaders and Finance Committee Chair George aim to push it through.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
House
Senate Finance Committee
Republcans
Tariff Commission
Congress
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
George
Basra
Lator Lucas
Illinois
British Leaders Arrive in U S for Talks on Dollar Crisis
British Foreign Secretary Bevin and Chancellor Cripps arrived in Washington to meet with U S and Canadian officials on the pound crisis. Abbott of Canada signaled support for Britain spending Marshall Plan dollars, sparking cautious optimism.
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U. S
Bevin
Cripps
Washington
Britain
United States
Canada
Arnesv Bevin
Chacellor
Stafford Cripps
New York
Douglas Charles Abbott
Pickets Storm Into New York To Protest British Officials
Shouting sign carrying pickets trailed British officials as they moved through New York en route to Washington for economic talks. They chanted anti British lines calling for an end to panhandling and asserting Uncle Sam funds the empire. The demonstrators labeled themselves American Irish minutemen.
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New York
Washington
Minutemen
Britain seeks swift dollar spending aid at State Department talks
At 11 a m EST British leaders aim to gain U S agreement to speed up spending of dollars on strategic materials like tin and rubber and to relax a 1946 loan provision to boost British purchases of American goods. Bevin defends Britain's socialist program and insists no blame. Canada joins discussions with Abbott Pearson and others as U S officials voice cautious optimism amid lingering gloom.
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State Department
Britain
Bevin
Canada
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Acheson
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Douglas C.abbott
Finance
Lester B. Pearson
Abbott
Fire warning forces plane to turn back to Medford
Northwest Airlines DC-4 on a Seattle to Honolulu flight returned to Medford after a baggage compartment fire warning. Fire extinguishers were used, baggage removed, and no fire found. The flight carried 11 passengers and six crew. Captain R. O. Polhamus commanded. About 34 hours from Portland, cargo mainly baby chicks and perishables. most chicks died from extinguisher fumes.
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Medford
Ore
Northwest Airlines
Honolulu
R .O. Polhamus
Portland
Navy official to testify in B 36 inquiry
Undersecretary of the Navy Dan A. Kimball was summoned to testify before the Navy court probing the anonymous memo linking the Air Force B 36 program. Commander Thomas D. Davies admitted passing gossip to Cedric Worth, raising questions about authorship and involvement in the document.
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Washington
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Air Force
Kimball
Thomas D. Davies
House Armed Services Committee
Cedric R. Worth
Worth
House Committee
Naval Court of Inquiry
D. L. MacDonald
W. E. Sweeney
Thomas B. Inglis
Naval Intelligence
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Navy Department
John Nicholas Brown
Air
Brown
Davies
Australis
Columbus O
Annapolis
S. B. D. Wood
13th Victim Dies in Camden Mass Shooting
The toll from the River Rd. shootings rose to 13 with 10 year old John Wilson dying. Police continue guarding Howard Unruh 28 as prosecutors plan a mental evaluation after he fired 33 shots during a door to door rampage.
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Howard Unruh
Camden
N. J
Unruh
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Camden, N. J
Camden's River Rd
John Wilson
Cooper Hospital
Mitchel Cohen
Camden County
James Unruh
Haddonfield
James
Europe
Howard
Temple University
School of Pharmacy
Cohen
John P. Pilarchik
River Rd
Pilar
A Sergeant In the House The Civilian McGinley Finds a Domestic Sarge
A veteran McGinley longs for civilian life but discovers a strong willed wife acts as a domestic sergeant. He complains of orders at home as she directs chores from fixing windows to mowing grass and haircuts for Junior while he reluctantly follows the day’s drill. The piece playfully contrasts military habit with homefront rule.
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McGinley
Junior
Woman's Body Found On Lorelei II In Lake Michigan
Coast Guard crews expanded search for a young Chicago couple and a sailing companion missing after a Labor Day weekend storm. The body of Laurel Neitzel, 22, was found lashed to a mast aboard Lorelei II, with her husband Carl 29 and Louis MaQuessan and his wife Clarice 22 still missing. Weather included thunder squalls and high winds over southern Lake Michigan.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Lorelei
Laurel Neitzel
Carl
Louis D. MaQuessan
Clarice
Neitzel
Michigan City
Coast
Suffocation of 75 Year Old Woman After Tube Slips
Mrs. Laura McMullen a 75 year old former Harrington Delaware resident staying with her sister in Baltimore died when a detachable steel breathing tube she used after a cancer operation slipped from her hands. She removed it for cleaning and it dropped into her dress folds causing fatal suffocation before aid arrived Mr. McMullen's fate remains uncertain as authorities investigate.
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Baltimore
Laura McMullen
Harrington
Del
Flossie Powell
Brooks Bird Club elects James H. Holsen president
The Brooks Bird Club elected James H. Holsen of Columbus Ohio as president and named Judge John Wehrle of Cadiz Ohio as legal adviser during yesterday's meeting in New Cumberland West Virginia AP report notes leadership change and advisory appointment.
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New Cumberland
W. Va
Brooks Bird Club
James H. Holsen
Columbus
John Wehrle
Cadiz
Eisenhower May Seek GOP Nomination, Lawmakers Say
Washington lawmakers say General Dwight D. Eisenhower seems poised for a possible 1952 Republican nomination while he denies interest. Senators Ives and Sparkman agree he could pose tough opposition to Democrats if nominated, as Truman's plans remain undisclosed.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ives
R NY
Sparkman
D-Ala
Congress
Presi
Dallas Girl Dies in Mystery Ship Accident Aboard Excalibur
Adriane Atwell of Dallas dies after a fall at sea on the Excalibur returning from Europe. Robert Willard, also from Dallas, is injured with a head injury but improving. The liner was off Nova Scotia en route to Boston where it was due to dock, Coast Guards reported an Army transport met the ship and sent medical staff aboard.
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Boston
Dallas
Texas
Excalibur
Europe
Adriane Atwell
Webster Atwell
William H. Atwell
Robert Willard
Atwell
Nova Scotia
Coast Guards
Steel Fact Finding Board to Report to Truman Saturday
White House indicated the steel fact-finding board will report to President Truman Saturday morning. The deadline follows the wage dispute threat that could trigger a steel-industry strike. CIO Steel Workers Union seeks a 30 cent per hour package. a strike was set for September 14 if no settlement.
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Washington
White House
Steel Fact-Finding Board
Truman
CIO Steel Workers Union
Shirley May France Aims For Channel Swim Again
Shirley May France, 17, of Somerset Massachusetts, attempted to swim the English Channel from France to England for about ten hours. She reached a point six miles from her goal in frigid waters as currents and waves battered her. Her father ordered her withdrawal after a bath and shampoo to remove grease and chill, with coach Harry Boudakian noting the risk of harm.
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Dover
Eng
Shirley May
France
English Channel
Somerset
Mass
England
Harry Boudakian
J. Wal
Big Hurricane Drifts North Eastward Over Atlantic
An enormous hurricane drifts slowly north east in the open Atlantic at 5 to 6 mph. It sits about 900 miles east of Palm Beach and 390 miles from Bermuda with 120 to 130 mph winds at the center and 75 mph winds over a 125 to 150 mile diameter. Forecasters warn Bermuda may feel fringe effects while the storm shifts toward the east northeast.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Miami Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Bermuda
Grady Norton
Carolina
New York
Woman dies in hospital window fall in Cincinnati
Miss Louise Thelan, 46, of Py ron Ky was killed after either jumping or falling from a third floor window at Good Samaritan Hospital. Coroner Herbert P Lyle said Thelan had been admitted April 25 for melanoma and fell from a window about 35 feet above ground.
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Cincinnati
Louise Thelan
Pyron
Good Sam Oel Hospital
Herbert P. Lyle
Lyle
Miss Thelan
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NEA Telephoto
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Naval Court
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Martin
Dent Truman
American Bar Association
St. Louis
Mark Nanna
America
Shirley
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