White-Hot War of Words Between Yugoslavia and Russia Intensifies
London reports a heated exchange as Marshal Tito’s Borba accuses Russia of insults and threats amid Moscow’s warning to protect Russian citizens in Yugoslavia. Yugoslavia retorts Russia backed a Soviet claim of Yugoslav enemy status and accuses Moscow of double-cross over Austrian territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Borba
Tito
Soviet Union
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Fair Enough Left Handed Etiquette Debate Escalates
A satirical column notes a fictional confrontation involving Jack Clements and Emily Post over table manners. The piece mocks etiquette rules and asks why bread and salad must be on the left, joking about handedness and a supposed plot abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Emily Post
Mass
Cape
Jack Clements
Clements
Mrs. Post
United States of
Kremlin
Roundtable weighs federal education aid amid threats of boycotts
Washington August 22. A congressional roundtable on federal aid to education sparks threats of a boycott and calls for action. Rep Steed predicts fireworks as the forum led by Rep Lesinski of Michigan considers non public school funding and transportation and health services. NEA spokesman R B Marston attends with misgivings as many lawmakers are away and questions linger on progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rep. Steed
D-Okla
Lesinski
D-Mich
House Education and Labor Committee
R. B. Marston
National Education Association
NEA
Congress
Educator Favrot Buried in Baton Rouge
Funeral services for Leo Mortimer Favrot 74 educator will be held today in Baton Rouge after a long illness. He served 20 years as a field agent for the General Education Board, retired nine years ago and taught a year at Louisiana State University. Survivors include his widow and six children in Houston Wilmington San Diego and Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Leo Mortimer Favrot
Favrot
General Education Board
Louisiana State University
Arkansas Negro Schools
Lawrence Favrot
Houston
Tex
George Peterkin
Denver Morris
Wilmington
Del
Leo Amiss
Leo Favrot, Jr
San Diego
Calif
William Bertolette
Hawaii Seeks Mediation in 114 Day Dock Strike
The federal conciliation chief Cyrus S. Ching urged Honolulu negotiators to try anew to settle the Hawaii dock dispute and, if needed, to come to Washington or New York for mediation. The strike began May 1, crippling Hawaii exports and imports of sugar, pineapples, and vital foods. The CIO International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union and seven stevedoring firms are involved. workers seek a 32 cent raise from a $1.40 hourly wage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. Conciliation Service
Honolulu
Ching
U. S
Hawaii
C. I. O. International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Thirteen Escapees From Georgia State Hospital Caught
Milledgeville Georgia August 22 thirteen convicts escaped from a ward for the criminally insane at the state hospital. Twelve were recaptured before midnight and the last to be caught was Carl Hyde described as the most dangerous. Hyde served a life term for murder. William Cochran remained at large serving 20 years for rape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milledgeville
State Hospital
Reidsville
Carl Hyde
Thomas G. Peacock
Hyde
Irwinton
Macon
Georgia
William Cochran
Cochran
Peacock
Woman flier defends round the world flight against gossip
Mrs. Richard Morrow-Tait replies in the Sunday Dispatch to rumors that her round the world flight was a flirtation. She defends her marriage and morals, noting she and navigator Michael Townsend were longtime friends, and explains the voyage stretched to a year due to accidents and finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard Morrow-Tait
Sunday Dispatch
Michael Townsend
Former lifer held for bar room slaying of second wife
In Detroit a man freed under a quick justice ruling is held on murder charges for killing Madeline Patricia Koszyk in a bar room scene. Bernard Niedzialkowski allegedly shot her at close range with a borrowed shotgun after a dispute with Koszyk and her husband Anthony Koszyk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Armand Meneghel
Bernard Niedzialkowski
Madeline Patricia Koszyk
Niedzialkowski
Brunet
Southern Michigan
Meneghel
Samaritan Rallies Cancer-Stricken Navy Veteran for a New Life
Detroit Aug 22 A secretive millionaire philanthropist offered Ernest Gillumby a permanent job and arranged cancer treatments after Gillumby, a Navy veteran given six months to live, requested any work. Gillumby plans to seek lasting employment and pursue cures starting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ernest Gillumby
Gillum
Mississippi Man Held After Negro's Death in Louisiana
Monroe Hammons of Brookhaven is held in Richland parish jail as coroner prepares an inquest into the death of Freeman Beal a 70 year old Black man run over on highway 80 near Rayville. Beal died instantly from a skull fracture and injuries after crossing the road into Hammons' path. The inquest is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Spenciai
Monroe Hammons
Brookhaven
Richland Parish
J. C. Ellington
Freeman Beal
Beal
Hammons
Ellington
Air Force Generals Deny Outside Influence on B 36 buildup
Generals past and present testified before the House armed services committee that no political or outside pressure affected decisions to develop the B 36 bomber program. Gen. Carl Spaatz called the B 36 and the atomic bomb the greatest forces for peace. The panel seeks any irregularities. Rep Van Zandt was absent as denials continued from senior officers on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Carl Spaatz
van Zandt
R-Pa
Spaatz
Muir S. Fairchild
Rise Seen in Polio Cases Across Nation
The nation reports a sharp rise in infantile paralysis cases boosting the monthly total to over 8,000 and the year total to about 15,500. North Dakota declares an epidemic, with states like Pennsylvania Illinois and Wisconsin not yet peaking. Nevada and Arizona show lighter or rising activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
National Office of Vital Statistics
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Wisconsin
Maine
Minnesota
Arizona
Nevada
American working man earns far more than Russian
A Norwegian survey under the Marshall Plan compares wages and living costs in the United States and Russia. It finds an American worker earns a loaf of bread in five minutes versus two hours for a Russian, half an hour to a day for meat, and 25 hours to two months for a woolen suit. The report notes Norway gained greater confidence in democracy and sees progress amid problems, including racial tensions and a melting pot society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Economic Cooperation Administration
Marshall Plan
U. S
Russia
Norwegian General Federation of Trade Unions
United States
British Crisis Talks Open Amid Bitter Outlook
Preliminary American British talks on Britains economic crisis begin in Washington with tension and gloom. Officials say Cripps Snyder talks will head the main negotiations starting Sept 6 or 7 while Acheson Bevin talks may occur separately. Canada acts as a third party as Webb leads the preparatory round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Britain
Acheson
State Department
Bevin
Snyder
Stafford Cripps
Acheson-Bevin
Cripps-Snyder
Canada
James E. Webb
Rent Control Dispute Surges Over Funds
The senate debated whether to increase a $17.5 million rent control appropriation as director Tighe Woods warned current funds may force lifting controls in a third of active areas. President Truman sought $26.75 million for housing expediters. the senate trimmed to $21.67 million, then to $17.5 million in conference. Senators Douglas and Cain argued the cuts hinder enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Tighe Woods
Woods
Congress
Truman
Cain
R.wash
Bricker
Pacific Northwest Rocked by Violent Quake
A series of strong tremors centered in the Skeena river valley rocked the Pacific Northwest at 9 05 P M. near Prince Rupert B C felt as far as Petersburg Alaska and Portland Oregon no casualties or major damage reported old timers in Ketchikan said it was the first quake felt in southern Alaska a two foot tsunami wave swept the waterfront at Ketchikan Terrace BC 1500 residents panicked while Prince Rupert with 10000 residents saw buildings sway and glass shatter
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Prince Rupert
B. C
Skeena River
Pacific Northwest
Petersburg
Alaska
Portland
Ketchikan
William Baker
Ketchikan Daily Chronicle
Terrace
Here
Truman says peace price not cheap as arms aid rallies
President Truman told Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates in Miami that peace cannot be bought cheaply and urged restoration of cuts in foreign arms aid. He defended arming democracies to deter aggression, blaming Soviet tactics in the UN and calling for regional defense pacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Miami
Fla
Truman
Senate
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dinner Key
Army
Pepper
D.-Fla
Fuller Warren
Vaughan
Washington
White House
United Nations
Russia
House
Western
Europe
Wilhites In Louisiana Travel Row Ends in Fatal Shooting
In Chatham Louisiana E J Wilhite 65 and his Negro driver Faye Harris were jailed as coroner's inquest opens into the fatal gunshot of E J Wilhite's nephew S T Wilhite on the Columbia road east of Chatham. Services set at Henson Cemetery.
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Chatham
E. J. Wilhite
Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
Wilhite
S. T. Wilhite
Columbia Road
Here
Ernest Blume
H. Posy McBride
Faye Harris
Blume
McBride
Henson Cemetery
Hall Funeral Home
Garrett
President Truman Greets Veterans at Miami Jubilee
President Truman, greeted by about 14 000 delegates in Miami at the Veterans of Foreign Wars golden jubilee, travels from Washington for a 15 minute foreign policy address. He arrives with Brig. Gen. Vaughan and is met by Sen. Claude Pepper and local officials. The head of state rides to Dinner Key in a convertible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Truman
Washington
Harry H. Vaughan
White House
Independence
Sen
Claude Pepper
D.-Fla
General Vaughan
Florida
Pepper
Dinner Key
Mr. Truman
Clyde A. Lewis
Plattsburg, N. Y
Gov
Mrs. Fuller Warren
Harrys Hurricane Near Florida Heads Toward Miami
A small Atlantic hurricane centered about 550 miles east of Miami was moving west-northwest toward Florida. Winds near 90 to 100 mph surrounded the center with gales extending widely as President Truman prepared to speak at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Miami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Truman
Mr. Truman
Navy
Atlantic
Harry
Grady Norton
Weather Bureau
Storm Fore
Bodies of three fishermen found in Mobile Bay
Mobile officials reported the recovery of three fishermen near the capsize site in Mobile Bay. Identified were Glen Geiger 21 of Mobile Alton L Allen 29 of Chickasaw and Charles E Moore of Mobile. Melvin Mauldin 22 survived after clinging to a beacon for hours and was rescued by a tugboat.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bay
Glen Geiger
Alton L. Allen
Chickasaw
Charles E. Moore
New Orleans
Melvin Mauldin
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Memphis
Sunday Pictorial
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Westbrook
Pegler
Education Aid Action
Steed
U.S
Man
Quick Justice
Samaritan
E. T. Wilhite
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