Where's Elmer the eight and half foot python at Rutland Fair
Rutland Vermont AP reports Elmer the eight and a half foot python escaped from a cardboard box at the Rutland Fair Yesterday. The owner Zorita a strip actress says the snake loves pre and is like a little boy She even allows the snake to wrap around her body during her act and assures police the bite is harmless Police and fair staff search for the escaped reptile while roustabouts help.
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Rutland
Elmer
Rutland Fair
Zorita
Man shoots self after threat of being drafted
24 year old Oswald Ebner fired a pistol at himself in New York after learning he would be recalled to the Army. He left the ORC headquarters, got into his car and collapsed from the chest wound. Ebner, a former World War II Army sergeant and unmarried furrier, was in fair condition at Morrisania Hospital.
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New York
Oswald Ebner
Marriage Licenses for Jones and Uemura in Toledo
Don Jones of Toledo and Mitsuko Micky Uemura received a marriage license after Uemura, 24, overcame immigration hurdles once blocked by the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924. Representatives Walter B. Huber of Akron and Thomas H. Burke of Toledo got a bill through the House. President Truman signed it in June enabling the union.
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Toledo
Don Jones
Mitsuko
Micky
Uemura
Ohio
Congress
Truman
Mickey
Jones
Walter B. Huber
Akron
Thomas H. Burke
United States
House
Money rain over Cleveland hotel scene attracts claims
Roanoke salesman Charles W. McCorn reports seeing cash drifting from a hotel window in Cleveland. Police believe the bills blew from a building, with a woman seizing three notes and another man taking a fourth. If the owner does not appear with serial numbers, the money may belong to McCorn.
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Cleveland
Charles W. McCorn
Roanoke
McCorn
Juliet of Crete Awaits Release as Greek Abductor Appears in Court
Athens AP reports Tassoula Petracogeorgi known as Juliet of Crete awaiting news of her imprisoned Romeo as Constantine Kephaloyiannis faces formal charges. A three minute hearing declined release. he is accused of abduction seduction unlawfully carrying arms and leading armed men against authorities. He requested 48 hours to prepare a defense and was returned to custody. The case stems from a six day old incident regarding a mountain hideout and monastery marriage amid a family feud.
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Athens
Greece
Tassoula Petracogeorgi
Juliet
Crete
Romeo
Constantine Kephaloyannis
Kephaloyannis
Truman Explains Controls Tonight Credit Tightened
President Truman will broadcast a report on using broad control powers after signing the control bill. A Federal Reserve order tightens credit terms for autos and many goods, aiming to speed mobilization and curb inflation. The plan expects shifts in living and working practices, with further steps on priorities for military production and inventory limits. Significant down payments and 18 to 30 month terms apply to various consumer items, while charge accounts face no added restrictions.
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Charles Molony
Washington
Truman
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Taft Backs Plan to Build Armed Might in Senate
Washington AP taft supports lodge proposal to raise U S ground divisions to 30 about 500000 men for potential European and global defense while urging a slow troop rollout until a unified Western Europe plan is agreed European ministers discuss German participation and a US share of divisions. Taft favors strengthening Marines but opposes placing Marines on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senator Lodge
Europe
Western Europe
New York
Germany
Yait
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas
D-Ill
Mansfield
D-Mont
Navy
Fifty Four Contestants in Miss America Final Tonight
Atlantic City awaits the Miss America final as 54 contestants compete tonight. Fifteen finalists will be announced on stage in convention hall while the winner receives a $5,000 scholarship a new automobile and contract offers in film stage and radio.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Convention Hall
The Dieselpunk Dinner Dance From The Old Tux
A formal invitation arrives but old moth-eaten tux ruins the evening. The narrator recalls a worn dinner jacket as a relic of the past. His wife urges departure, curtains loom, and the moths still haunt the garment. He promises to buy a new one to avoid future embarrassment.
GOP Disavows Chapman Case Shifts on Interior Probe
The Senate Republican policy committee refused to back Senator Schoeppel in charges of Communist activity in the Interior Department. Chairman Taft said the committee disavows responsibility for Schoeppel's claims while leaders fear the accusation that Secretary Chapman has a close alliance with the Soviet cause. The RNC stated it had no advance knowledge of Schoeppel's accusation.
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Washington
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Ytoday
Schoeppel
Republican National Committee
Pope Pius XII opens outdoor audiences at Castel Gandolfo
Pope Pius XII, aged 74, begins September outdoor audiences at his summer home Castel Gandolfo, Lake Albano, to handle pilgrimage overflow. Crowds ask, he replies Americans detected. Osservatore Romano notes audiences scheduled on days without St. Peter's general audience.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pius XII
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Lake Albano
Joseph F. Keifer
Florissant
St. Louis University
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Keifer
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Summer Palace
St. Peter's
Johnson Seen Resigning as Defense Head
A Washington source says Louis Johnson may resign as secretary of Defense before the November elections amid White House and Congress criticism. The report lacks official confirmation and officials note defense disagreements with Secretary Acheson. Truman has defended Johnson, but aides say the president is closely watching the situation and Johnson could depart sooner than expected.
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Washington
Truman
Louis Johnson
Defense
Johnson
White House
Defense Department
Congress
Ressmen
Tauriello
DNY
James Forrestal
Marine Corps League
State Acheson
Acheson
Russians May Cast Another Veto in Security Council
AP dispatch from Lake Success notes Russia's Jacob Malik faces looming votes after veto No. 44 blocking a U N resolution on North Korea. Warren Austin criticized the veto while Malik defends legality of meetings during his boycott over China representation. A final, potentially vetoed, records decision looms ahead.
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Malik
General Assembly
Gas Blocking Rescue of 118 Scotch Miners
One hundred eighteen miners trapped 720 feet underground faced a gas wall delaying rescue efforts. Ten dead, eight escaped as gas and cave conditions worsened. rescue teams drilled through coal and battled a silent, colorless gas. Safer extraction planned with breathing apparatus, air flow, and staged ascent over hours.
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New Cumnock
Scotland
National Coal Board
Coal Board
Knockskinnoch Castle
Salvation Army
Glasgow
William Reid
Fighter Planes Attack Again in Korea Action Shifts
U S fighter-bombers resume near normal ground support strikes over the Naktong bulge opposite Yongsan. Reds flee from foxholes on a ridge as air strikes and artillery push them toward the Naktong River. Jets attack with anti-personnel bombs strafing and using jellied gasoline.
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Korea
U. S.S
Naktong Bulge
U. S
Yongsan
Naktong River
Senate to Override Truman Veto in McCarran Bill Battle
Washington AP report says senators from both parties expect a presidential veto override on the McCarran Communist registration bill. Kilgore cautioned it is too early to tell, as the Senate plans to vote at noon Tuesday after the House approved a similar measure. President Truman indicated he would not sign the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Kilgore
D-W.va
Truman
Senate
McCarran
House
Capones Men Called For Senate Probe Inquiries
Three former Capone era Chicago mob members Paul D Luc ia Louis Campagna and Charles Gice were summoned for closed door questioning by the Senate Crime Committee led by Senator Kefauver. They indicated they would answer questions and bring requested records as investigators press on crime and gambling activity in Chicago.
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Washington
al Capone
Chicago
Senate
Paul D’lucia
Louis Campagna
Charles Gice
Senate Crime Committee
Kefauver
Dtenn
UN Forces Link East Of Taegu Inennes Heavy Fighting
Allied troops linked forces east of Taegu to close a five mile breach in the line between Yongchon and Kyongju amid mud and air support. Battle Mountain changed hands again as North Koreans attacked with heavy losses to the U S 25th Infantry and sustained pressure along the Kyongju-Yongchon front.
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Taegu
Yongchon
Kyongju
Battle Mountain
Tokyo
U.S
Haman
Pusan
Wirling
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Bald Mountain
Masan
Korea
Stan Swinton
U. S
Jack MacBeth
Youngchon
Pohang
U. S. First Cavalry
Kumhwa
MacBeth
Esichsosn
U. S. 3Nd Divisson
Naktong River
U.S. 8Th Army
First Cavalry
Taeyongpong
Haeju Bay
Pyongyang
Haeju City
Chosen Explosives Manufacturing Company
Walton W. Walker
U. S. 8Th Army
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