Refugee ships reach Gibraltar amid British custody
Three British ships carrying 4 400 Jews dock at Gibraltar under gunfire and barbed wire to take on coal and provisions before continuing to Hamburg. The refugees, seeking Palestine, refused to disembark in France, awaiting entry and immigration certificates. The episode follows the Exodus 1947 ordeal and Britain’s blockade.
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Gibraltar
Germany
France
Palestine
Hamburg
Marcus Melchior
Denmark
Danish
Jewish National Council
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Port de Bouc
Pegler column mocks Elliott with Roosevelt history claims
Westbrook Pegler critiques Elliott's character while defending posterity, asserting his memoirs reveal a history of the Roosevelts. The piece alleges Elliott involved loans, defaults, and extravagant escapades, including ties to Ruth Eidson and Roosevelt, with claims of stock transfers and White House involvement.
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New York
Pegler
Elliott
Woodrow Wilson
Sherman
Frank D
Washington
United States
Harry ,Eidson
Eidson
Eliott
Johnny Meyer
el Morocco
Waldorf
Devil
Ashington
Hollywood
Ruth Googins Roosevelt
Harry F. Eidson
Treasury
Roosevelt
Texas
John Hartford
A. and P. Grocery Chan
David G. Baird
Jesse Jones
White House
Mississippi Voters Return for Second Democratic Primary
Jackson reports brisk voting in the Mississippi second Democratic primary with weather and minor offices driving interest. Clay County expects about 3 000 votes, while Washington County shows 330 in two hours and 191 in the west Greenville precinct. In Vicksburg one fifth of the qualified vote was in after three hours as DeSoto County anticipated a heavy turnout and an expected 2 80 ballots, down from the first election that named King L Wright governor.
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Jackson
Miss
West Greenville
East Greenville
Vicksburg
Warren County
Mississippi
DeSoto County
King L. Wright
Defense argues Overell murder case blame misfire at yacht blast
Louise Overell aged 18 and her lover George Gollum face trial in Santa Ana over the March yacht blast that killed Walter and Louise Overell. Defense attorney S B Kaufman hires explosive experts claiming the alarm clock timing could not have triggered the explosion aboard the Mary E. He contends Overell caused the blast accidentally while standing between engines. experts dispute blood type evidence presented by Dr P B Candela in San Bernardino during cross examination.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Walter E. Overell
S. B. Kaufman
Gollum
Kaufman
Louise
Overell
Chatsworth
Fight at Fourth Avenue Baptist Church Ends in Death
In Knoxville a Sunday sermon ended in a free-for-all when Sherrod J. Lee accused the pastor of conspiracy and chaos followed. Coroner O K Williams ruled the death a heart attack not caused by the fight, while Rev Henry J Warner said he resigned after threats and would preach elsewhere.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
Knox County
O. K. Williams
Sherrod J. Lee
Henry J. Warner
Lee
Warner
Louisiana urged to improve vocational agriculture program
John E. Coxe, state superintendent of education, urged Louisiana agriculture teachers and veterans farm training instructors to expand a three fold agricultural education meeting at the state university. He pressed teachers to boost in school and follow up instruction through farm visits and farmer training programs. D C Lavergne, state supervisor and Southern regional president, delivered his annual report to the assembly.
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Louisiana F. F. A. Association
Lucille Ruby
Glen Nordyke
Istrouma Council
Coxe
D. C. Lavergne
Agricultural Educatin
Southern State Supervisors of Vocational Agriculture
Assembly of Teachers and
Veterans
Louisiana
Three ex patrolmen admit beating escaped convict in North Carolina
Three former North Carolina highway patrolmen C L Teague John W Wilson and Arthur F Fields were charged with assault with a deadly weapon after confessing they “manhandled” convict Claude Gregory who said he was handcuffed to a tree and beaten with saplings. Gregory, 45, had escaped from a Halifax prison camp and was recaptured about 24 hours later.
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Roanche Rapids
N. C
North Carolina
Cpl. C. L. Teague
John W. Wilson
Arthur F. Fields
Halifax County
H. A. House
Claude Gregory
Cleveland County
Gregory
Halifax
Teague
Francis White
Passman Not To Manage Campaign For Earl Long
Earl K Long the gubernatorial candidate in New Orleans said Rep Otto Passman would not lead his campaign. Long dismissed rumors of Passman’s involvement and stated he has not chosen a campaign manager yet. He endorsed a $50 monthly state old age pension, refuting claims of supporting $49.
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Earl K. Long
New Orleans
Otto Passman
Passman
Long
Wedemeyer begins weeklong Korea survey in Seoul
Gen Albert C Wedemeyer arrives in Seoul to study Korea ahead of policy decisions. He vows objective reporting with no commitments while aiding welfare and peace in Korea. Wedemeyer flies from Tokyo after brief talks with Gen MacArthur as Hodge and Shtikov clash over a provisional government plan and arrests of leftists spark debate.
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Seoul
Korea
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Truman
United States
Tokyo
MacArthur
Wedemeyer
John R. Hodge
Terenty F. Shukov
Joint Commission
Shtikov
Hodge
China
Film magnate highest in pay in 1945 salaries list
The treasury department released a partial ranking of salaries over 75000 for 1945 and fiscal 1946. Charles P. Skouras led with 568 143.60 from two corporations. Betty Grable earned 208 000, with eight hundred names shown. Charles H. Strub ranked second at 541 412.12. Tenney? McCarey fell to fifth after 1944 peak. Twenty first Century Fox topped with 42 top earners. General Motors had 33 top employees led by Charles E. Wilson at 303 990.15.
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Charles P. Skouras
Moving Picture Theater
Betty Grable
Treasury
Charles H. Strub
Los Angeles Turf Club, Inc
Paramount
Thomas Leo McCarey
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
General Motors
Charles E. Wilson
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Security Council Guardsmen Alerted at Egyptian Debate
At Lake Success on August 26 the United Nations security guards were told to act quickly if demonstrations began during the Egyptian case debate at 3 p.m. ECT but not to bar spectators with credentials. Frank Bagley said Mustaf Momen and Ahmed Kamel Koth, who caused disturbances last Friday, could attend and sit through the session if they remained quiet.
U N Council Shaken by France's Indonesia Veto
The United Nations Security Council, in its first non-Russian veto in 14 months, resumes session over Indonesian hostilities. Britain abstained on Aug 1 cease fire. France and Belgium joined in abstention on the Aug 1 vote. The council seeks reports from Batavia and offers good offices to Dutch and Indonesian governments.
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U. N. Council
France
Indonesia
Lake Success
Security Council
Fast Indies
Britain
United Nations
Belgium
Larry Hauck Lake
United Nations Security Council
Batavia
L-Nation Council
U. N
Indies
Indies. Topping the Calendar For Today’s Session (10:30 A. m. F. C. T
International Court of Justice
Hemisphere defense plan seeks western arc security treaty
The inter American conference backed by the United States proposed defending the Western Hemisphere as a security region from the Arctic to the Antarctic with joint military forces. The zone would include Alaska and Greenland and trigger collective defense under a hemisphere treaty if attacked. A 14 nation subcommittee approved the measure and rapid progress followed with plans to finish the treaty by week’s end.
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Philip Clarke Quitandinha
Brazil
United States
Western Hemisphere
Arctic
Antarctic
Alaska
Greenland
Vandenberg
Michigan
Mexico
Peru
Bolivia
United Nations
Panama
Argentina
Truman
Poison death leads to arrest of pastor in Georgia
In Summerville, Rev. Gordon Miller, a Free Church of God pastor, faces a murder warrant after a church member, Ernest Davis, died from poison deemed strychnine poisoning. Davis’ death occurred at a graveside service as Miller quoted scripture and debated faith with Sheriff A H Glenn.
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Summerville
Gordon Miller
St. Mary
A. H. Glenn
Glenn
Miller
Ernest Davis
Davis
W. A. Hyden
Trion
Free Church of God
T. J. Esty
Bus Union Head Injured in Sorrento Collision
Otto Debate of Shreveport, president and international vice president of the bus drivers union, was injured in a collision on the airline highway near Sorrento. He suffered three broken ribs and injuries to an arm and leg, while his car was badly damaged. He was treated at Our Lady of the Lake Sanitarium and planned to convalesce a week to ten days. Debate is en route to Shreveport and offered no comment on the ongoing strike against Trailways.
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Baton Rouge
Otto Debate
Shreveport
Southern Trailways
Sorrento
New Orleans
Alexandria
Our Lady of the Like Sanitarium
Trailways Sus
Trailways
Elements for New War Seen in Greece Crisis
American attempts to solve the government crisis in strife torn Greece failed. Guerrilla warfare continued in the north as Chairman Eaton of the House foreign affairs committee warned in Washington that the situation contained all the elements for touching off a major war.
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Associated Press
Greece
Washington
Eaton
Republican
New Jersey
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee
NLRB Officials Weigh Impact of Taft-Hartley on Old Cases
Washington officials privately fear a union challenge could stall new policy for 3900 pending NLRB cases as the Taft Hartley act takes full effect. Denham urges review of old cases under the new law, citing the Geraldine Nugget case as a model, while warning unions may lack standing if officers are Communist.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Geraldine Novelty Company, Inc
Gloversville
N. Y
C. I. O.fur and Leather Workers
Ben Gold
A. F. of L.international Typographical Union
Cleveland
Supreme Court
H. J. Heinz
Heinz
Veterans Club denounces fall fashion as public ploy
In Lexington Kentucky the University of Kentucky Veterans Club urges married veterans not to buy longer skirts for wives and singles to avoid dating women in them. Club President Darrell Hancock says the change harms budgets aimed at essentials, while calling for national support in the campaign. In Berlin General Omar Bradley arrives on an inspection tour of U.S. army installations in Europe.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky Veterans Club
Darrell Hancock
Berlin
V/P
Omar Bradley
Europe
Greece Seen as Powder Keg Threat to World War II
Chairman J. Baton Eaton of the House Foreign Affairs Committee warned Greece could trigger World War II by sparking Soviet expansion in the region. He argued the United States must prevent Russia from dominating Greece to stop a broader Mediterranean and global communist drive. Eaton championed a $400 million Greek Turkish aid plan to deter Communism.
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Washington
Baton Orn, J
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Greece
House
United States
Russia
Eaton
Turkey
Mediterranean
Priest Killed on Via Appia Near Rome
A Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Nicola Lazzarevich, a Pole aged 40 to 59, was found dead on the Via Appia near Rome. Police concluded he was struck by a vehicle and dragged before death. Polish language papers and Slav documents to a Polish army commander were found on the body.
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Rome
Via Appia
Nicola Lazzarevich
Funeral held for Confederate veteran Sylinger H Wyatt
Funeral services for Sylinger H. Wyatt 101 Louisiana's oldest Mason and Confederate veteran were led by ministers at Jonesboro Methodist Church Monday at 3 p m a special Masonic graveside ceremony followed by interment in Jonesboro cemetery The Rev A A McKnight the Rev J B Grambling of Shreveport and the Rev J W Buckner officiated with the local lodge conducting the graveside rite
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Sylinger H. Wyatt
Louisiana
Jonesboro Methodist Church
A. A. McKnight
J. B. Grambling
Shreveport
J. W. Buckner
Jonesboro Baptist Church
Masonic Lodge of
Jonesboro
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Iran
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Fatherland Front
Nikola Petkov
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Demetrios Maximos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Themistokles Sophoulis
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