Rutland Herald Analyzes Randolph Bethel Communist Clusters
In Vermont the Rutland Herald and Brattleboro Reformer review Communist cells found as far as New York, with White River Valley Herald criticism. The piece notes a past Randolph Center summer Communist colony and urges careful handling to avoid a Red scare while awaiting further editorial review.
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Manchester
Rutland Herald
Brattleboro Reformer
Randolph
Bethel
New York
White River Valley Herald
Randolph-Bethel
White River Valley
White River
Two Americans Removed From Polish liner in Southampton
Two Americans William Newton and Howard Campbell were taken off the Polish liner Batory by British police and handed to immigration officials in Southampton. The ship’s master offered to return them to New York on August 30. Newton, 26, from New York, and Campbell, 29, from Des Moines, were detained amid unclear charges after Newton’s seaplane landed near the ship on August 8. Campbell stood quietly as police removed him. Newton protested.
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Southampton
Eng
New York
William Jesse Newton
Howard Campbell
Des Moines
Newton
Atlantic Ocean
Jan Cwiklinski
Campbell
Supt
Gordon Baker
Southampton Police
Bill Bentley
Scotland Yard
Bentley
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Eisler
East Germany
U. S.S
Search Abandoned for Missing Plane in Louisiana Swamp
State police and parish officers ended a two day swamp search in Jennings for a crashed plane after an unidentified motorist reported the wreck. The search began after a 3 p.m. Tuesday sighting but yielded no clues and was called off last night.
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Jennings
Nezpique
Jefferson Davis and
St. Landry Parish
France seeks U. S. troops to lift European mood
Paris officials press Washington for a firm pledge of U.S. military aid in Europe. They call for at least five U.S. divisions on European soil and an American commander to unify rearmament efforts. Britain is urged to boost troops as a counter to growing French uncertainty.
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Paris
France
Washington
Europe
U. S
United States
Britain
Korea
Atlantic
Russia
Germany
America
Day Set Aside for Old Maids in Denton
In Denton Texas the city proclaimed Old Maid's Day with a tea at the Country Club. Merchants offered free corsages, movies, taxicab rides, and soap as gifts for the spinster community led by Miss Dorothy Babb. The event drew 150 self described old maids and attention from letters nationwide.
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Denton
Tex
Denton Record Chronicle
Dorothy Babb
North Texas State College
Miss Babb
North Texas
Texas State College
Country Club
Old Maid
Truman and Congress Aim Speedy Family Support for Servicemen
Washington August 16 President Truman and congressional committees push fast action on a family support allotment plan for servicemen. Key points include servicemen bearing part of the cost and potential discharge as hardship or for inability to support dependents. The plan proposes monthly benefits with caps and a readiness to compromise between administration and Senate committee figures.
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Edwin B. Hankinson
Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
House
Houses
Budget Bureau
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Committee
Judge Nominee Curtis Ridgway Dies in Hot Springs
Curtis Ridgway, the Democratic nominee for circuit judge in Hot Springs, died at a Hot Springs hospital at age 48. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last Wednesday after recently winning the party nomination in the final Arkansas Democratic primary over incumbent Clyde H. Brown, an ally of Gov. Sid McMath. McMath had earlier defeated Ridgway for renomination as prosecuting attorney in 1946.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Curtis Ridgway
Ridgway
Clyde H. Brown
Sid McMath
McMath
New Packard Talks Called in Detroit Strike Talks
Federal and state mediators scheduled another bargaining session to end the Packard strike by 8,000 workers as union leaders and management clash over wage demands. union dues rise eyed to fund a $25 million strike fund amid a tightly staged wage dispute.
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Detroit
Packard
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Packard Motor Car Co
C. Wayne Brownell
Brownell
General Motors
Ralph Urban
Packard U
A. W
G. M
Urban
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Emil Mazey
Mazey
Chrysler
House passes bill to restore city mail delivery to two daily runs
Washington August 16 The House voted to restore city home mail service to two deliveries daily and to cancel an April 7 order cutting deliveries to one per day. A Senate companion bill is approved while President Truman might veto. The measure challenges prior cuts and avoids extra funding.
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Washington
House
Senate
Post Office Department
Truman
Rules Committee
Congress
Appropriations Committee
Donaldson
Post Office Committee
Truman rejects rail seizure plan amid looming nationwide strike
Washington reports the White House states President Truman has no plan to seize railroads to avert a broad work stoppage. John Steelman aims to restart talks within days to prevent a strike. Brotherhood leaders Kennedy and Hughes urged seizure and authorized yardmen at three terminals to strike starting Monday for five days.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
John R. Steelman
Steelman
William W. Park Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad
Roy O. Hughes
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood
Kennedy
Kentucky and
Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railway
St. Paul
River Terminal Railway
Cleveland
Th National Mediation Board
Hershey Sees New Big Draft Rising Call Volumes
Washington reports Major General Lewis B. Hershey says the draft could exceed the 185000 annual target as international tensions rise. Calls for 100000 in September and October may precede further increases with potential November drafts, amid debate over dependents and doctor shortages in the armed forces.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
Armed Services
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Ouachita Parish School Board Awards Contracts and Debates Health Funding
The Ouachita parish school board awarded a 248 523 dollar contract to Jesse F Heard and Son for the Splane addition and Claiborne community elementary schools. Bids for the A L Smith School at Sterlington and a Sterlington colored high school were discussed as bids exceeded allocated funds. A meat curing plant at Calhoun was approved, with the state to fund part of the five to eight thousand dollar cost. Dr Carroll Summers sought 1000 dollars for health services in schools, while a 2000 dollar request was rejected as excessive.
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Splane Addition
Claiborne
Jesse F. Heard and Son
Ouachita Parish
A. L. Smith
Sterlington
James Trousdale
W. C. Salley
Carroll Summers
Summers
Warren E. Palmer
Charlie Wall
E. M. Finley
C. B. Griggs
W. A. Calloway
W. B. Inabnet
Rayville Fuller
Calhoun
Finley
Bomber Smash Is Near Atomic Power In Korea Action
American B 29s pounded a 26 square mile front along the Naktong, dropping 875 tons of bombs in a tactical strike aimed at breaking North Korea’s 60,000 strong offensive buildup. Reports say Reds fled across the river in panic, some dropping gear, as U S ground patrols probed for impact.
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Belman Mor
Tokyo
Naktong River
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
Naktong
Air Force
West Bank
U. S
U. S. 8Th Army
Korea
A. P
Hal Boyle
James R. Young
Lowell St
Denver
Colo
Mighty U S Air Attack Paralyzes North Korean Targets
Hal Boyle reports from a Fifth Air Force B 29 raid over Waegwan Korea as 98 bombers strike a 21 square mile target. The attack devastates villages and fuel dumps, with 40 000 North Koreans massed near Taegu hiding from the onslaught.
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Hal Boyle
Waegwan
Korea
Here
Taegu
Fredericks Named Head of Welfare in Louisiana
A. A. Fredericks, secretary to Governor Earl K. Long, was named Louisiana commissioner of welfare by the state board. Effective Sept. 1, he succeeds Lawrence J. Higgins, who resigned the same day after two years in the post. Higgins will stay until Sept. 1 to ensure uninterrupted aid checks. Dr. Claude A. Martin also resigned from the welfare board citing budget concerns.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Public Welfare
A. A. Fredericks
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Lawrence J. Higgins
New Orleans
Claude A. Martin
Welsh
Welfare Department
Higgins
Senator Fredericks
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Princess Elizabeth
Clarence House
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London
Prince Philip
Prince Charles
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Bomber Smash
Atom Force
Fredericks
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