Wilcox Remembers Hyde Park Guard Duty and War Echoes
Garrett C. Wilcox, once a private in the 240th M P Bn guarding President Roosevelt at Hyde Park, recalls his transfer abroad to see combat. He rose to buck sergeant but lists rhythm struggles and moments of guilt serving on the Roosevelt estate while others labor in war production.
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New York
Garrett C. Wilcox
M. P. Bn
Zone of Interior
President Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Roosevelts
Vanderbilt and
Rogers Baronies
Pvt. Wilcox
Roosevelt
Fala
Ney
Pvt
Wilcox
Nck
Taft and Dewey Divide Over Universal Military Training
Washington reports a split between Governor Dewey and Senator Taft on compulsory peacetime military training. Dewey backed universal training at the American Legion convention, aligning with President Truman. Taft remained strongly opposed after returning from a Canadian vacation.
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Washington
Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
American Legion
Truman
Legion Convention
Three Arrested in Kidnapping Robbery
Three men captured by state police after a chase on wooded hills near Windsor are held in Sidney NY on first degree assault charges. They face Massachusetts kidnapping and bank robbery links in the Boston National Bank incident involving Nathaniel D W Allen.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Sidney
Boston
H. A. Gay
Windsor
New York
Massachusetts
Nathaniel D. W. Allen
Busines
First National Bank of Boston
Gay
Edward Anderson
Huntington
John W. Jones
Williamsport
Richard Barrett
Inn
Mass
Jywoods
Anderson
Jones
U.S. S
Potomac River
Washington
Len
Lee
Yessay
Berkshires
Realty boards face federal anti trust case
The National Association of real estate Boards and the Washington real estate board face federal indictments accusing them of conspiring to fix commission rates in the District of Columbia. Government and association lawyers meet at the justice department as they prepare for court hearings and possible delays to gather data from affiliates.
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Washington
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington Real Estate Board
Justice Department
Herbert A. Nelson
Morgan L. Fitch
Chicago
Congress
Association
Washington Board
District of Columbia
Nelson
U N Council in Deadlock Over Anglo Egyptian Case
The United Nations Security Council sits again after two heated meetings amid a deadlock on the Anglo Egyptian case. A Colombian resolution remains the sole formal proposal though unlikely to pass in its current form. Belgian delegate Fernand Van Langenhove warned the council is in a complete deadlock as delegates close in on a verdict before Labor Day.
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Fernand van Langenhove
Truman names Draper for undersecretary of war
President Truman appoints Maj. Gen. William H. Draper Jr. as undersecretary of war with a recess appointment. Draper, currently Lucius Clay’s Americas representative at Ruhr coal talks, will become undersecretary of the army when unification takes effect next month.
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Washington
Truman
William H. Draper
Scarsdale
N. Y
Draper
Lucius Clay
Kenneth Royall
Army
Armed Services Unification
Secretary of Navy
James V. Forrestal
Defense
White House
Defense Establishment
Forrestal
Arthur M. Hill
Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound Corporation
National Security Resources Board
Sidney W. Souers
Dayton
Ohio
National Security Council
Central Intelligence Agency
Legion Seeks Endorsement of Universal Military Training
At the New York American Legion convention, leaders push peacetime conscription aided by President Truman and Gov. Dewey. Eisenhower Nimitz and Spaatz are expected to address delegates as the group backs universal military training for a ready national force. Truman urging universal training to ensure forces in an emergency. Dewey calls it the duty of the nation.
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Allan Fisher
New York
American Legionnaires
Truman
Thomas F. Dewey
Legion
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Chester W. Nimitz
Carl A. Spaatz
Army Air Force
Legionnaires
71St Regiment
Dewey
Republican Party
Hixson Brothers Invite Public to Visit New Funeral Home
The Hixson Brothers unveiled a luxurious Monroe funeral home on a two acre Layton Place tract with a 309 frontage and 300 depth. It features white brick, pecan shade, double doors, velvety carpet, and Southern Colonial styling. Public viewing is scheduled Friday to Sunday with tours.
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Hixson Bros
NEW Funeral Home
Louisiana
Hixson Brothers
Monroe
Layton Place
Jackson Street
Morris Drive
Miners Idle as Wildcat Strikes Hit England Coal Fields
London Aug 29 At least 11 mines normally employing about 25 189 men and producing 154 000 weekly tons were idle due to wildcat strikes that could spread in Yorkshire. The Daily Herald put 14 mines on strike with 27 582 workers and 171 130 tons weekly. The National Coal Board fired strikers for refusing to return to work. The National Union of Mine Workers urged a return to mining to avert a fuel shortage. A Grimethorpe strike site saw a crude white gallows bearing Burns Will Lawther inscription. The Daily Graphic urged cutting miners extra rations.
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London
Yorkshire
Labor Party
Daily Herald
Union
National Coal Board Committee
National Cost Board
National Union of Mine Workers
Grimethorpe
Will Lawther
Western zones plan to lift burdens for taxpayers by boosting steel output
The United States and Britain proposed a level of industry for western Germany with 10.7 million ingot tons of annual steel and 15 percent higher exports than in 1936 to raise about 2 billion dollars yearly. The plan revises the March 1946 four power agreement, arguing the former ceiling was unrealistically low. Gen. Clay and Air Chief Marshal Douglas announced the shift after a London conference with France expressing concerns about a stronger Germany.
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Richard Kasischke
Berlin
Germany
United States
Great Britain
U. S
Lucius D. Clay
Sholto Douglas
Britain
France
London
TAME' ATOMIC BOMB IS MADE
The atomic energy commission unveiled a tame atomic bomb type reactor at Los Alamos that produces a steady fast neutron output for research into optimal chain reactions for power. Dr. Norris F. Bradbury says the unit, using plutonium, operates at low power and aims to study fast neutron chains for practical energy.
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Los Alamos
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Norris F. Bradbury
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
Bradbury
Ex Legion Chief in Indiana Dies at 65
Raymond S. Springer a veteran Republican congressman and first Indiana American Legion department commander died at Fayette Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at his home. The former governor hopeful had represented Indiana's Tenth district in Congress since 1938 and recently returned from Washington with his wife. He had served as legal adviser for the war claims commission after the 80th Congress adjourned.
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Connersville
Ind
Raymond S. Springer
Indiana Department
American Legion
Fayette Memorial Hospital
Indiana
Springer
Washington
80Th Congress
War Claims Commission
Greek Crisis Deepens as Maximos Touts Broad Cabinet
In Athens on August 29 the United States urged a broad based Greek cabinet as the political crisis enters its seventh day. Demetrios Maximos met King Paul and with U S aid officials to seek parliamentary support while reports linger of shifts in the war and public order ministries amid opposition pressure.
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Athens
U. S
Lincoln MacVeagh
United States
Dwight P. Griswold
MacVeagh
Griswold
Demetrios Maximos
Paul
Maximos
Constantin Tsaldaris
Napoleon Zervas
George Papandreou
Zervas
George Stratos
Tsaldaris
Sophocles Venizelos
Papandreou
Manolete the Famous Matador Dies in Linares Ring
Manuel Rodriguez known as Manolete the leading bullfighter died from traumatic shock after a goring in Linares Spain He was 1 30 and had earned up to 250000 pesetas for a single performance His death stunned Spain and tributes ran in national papers The matador had killed the bull before being carried from the ring and received the two ears the sport’s highest praise His family includes his mother and four sisters He was a Cordoba native.
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Linares
Spain
Manuel Rodriguez
Manolete
Cordoba
United States pushes four power Korea talks in Moscow note
The United States calls for a four power conference to speed Korea’s independence, saying Moscow talks on a provisional government are blocked. Washington proposes meeting of the Moscow powers to carry out the agreed Korean path, criticizing Soviet limits on party participation and outlining U S proposals for Korea’s future.
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Washington
United States
Moscow
Korea
Britain
Russia
China
State Department
U. S
Hemisphere conference stalls as Argentina amendment spooks plan
At the inter American conference committee on aggression in Quintandinha Brazil Argentina proposes a curtailment of the right to consult on aggression prompting Senator Vandenberg to call it an unacceptable limitation. The panel adjourned without a vote as Colombia and Peru clash over how to handle suspension of hostilities and prewar withdrawal.
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Quintandinha
Brazil
Vandenberg
Michigan
U. S
inter-American Zone of
United States
Argentina
Chile
Pole
Greenland
Aleutians
Ricardo J. Alfaro
Panama
Rio de Janeiro
Truman
Colombia
Peru
Hiccup-tied planter gains relief after 12 day siege
Hugh H Clark a 69 year old retired West Carroll planter and stock farmer has quit hiccoughing after a 12 day siege. The spasms halted briefly after an operation at St. Francis Sanitarium then recurred before finally stopping again. Clark spent a restful night and shows strength gain though oxygen is still administered due to weakened heart and sinus conditions. His wife 64 collapsed from exhaustion while caring for him at St Francis.
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Hugh H Clark
West Carroll
St. Francis Sanitarium
Clark
The
St. Francis
Bus Schedule Resumes on Southern Trailways Route
The Strikes tied Route reopens with the 10:30 a m Alexandria to Monroe passenger bus. A trial run carried 14 apprentice drivers from Alexandria to Monroe with no passengers. Driver Wavy Doyle crossed picket lines after company resumed operations by hiring new personnel. Two daily Monroe links begin today per Trailways manager James Simroll.
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Southern Trailways
Alexandria
Monroe
Wavy Doyle
Doyle
James Simroll
Trailways
F B I Enlisted in Killing Probe at Shelbyville
Shelbyville officials enlisted the FBI to help link a fourth slaying to a double killing and a self-inflicted death after a young farmer, Donald Helton, killed his bride Jacline Helton and his father Earl, then died by suicide. William Mogg, 23, found dead near the rink. a blood-stained trench knife was found near Helton.
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Shelbyville
Ill
Shelby County
Donald Helton
Jacqueline Helton
Earl Helton
William Mogg
Helton
Mogg
Cecil Clausen
Young Helton
Rink
Walter Knearem
Eugene Bland
Helton Farm
Florence
Blard
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Graphic
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Hugh H. Clark
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