Arab Jewish talks stall over Red Cross zone in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem on August 23, Egyptian Trans-Jordan and Israeli representatives failed to define the Holy City's Red Cross zone under U.S. mediation. The mood grew tense as Marine Gen. William E. Riley warned of a potential clash while Zionist leaders prepared for mass Jewish immigration talks and Ben Gurion was set to address the assembled delegates.
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Jerusalem
Trans- Jordan
U. S
Red Cross
Holy City
U. S. Marine Corps
William E. Riley
Minneapolis
Zionist General Council
World Zionism
Israel
Ben Burion
David Ben Gurion
Moshe Shertok
Core - U
Pa Newe Observes Traffic as Detours Progress in City
Downtown business traffic moves slowly after a local ball game with cars lining streets. The Gascom office operates its own well for drinking water. Detours on the bed repair route near Moravia and Liberty streets slow traffic, with a single East New Castle detour in use and removal set for October 2.
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Gascom
Liberty Street
Moravia Street
Liberty
East New Castle
Daily Weather Report Summary from United States Data
Weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending 0a m show a maximum 86 and minimum 33 with measured precipitation. River stage recorded at 5.9 feet. Sunday morning values for the 9 o'clock period report a maximum 84 and minimum 57 with no precipitation.
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United States
PNG In Final Week At Gap Rain Dampens Parade
In Indiantown Gap Pa during the final week of PNG training a rain drenched Sunday review drew crowds of more than 15000 spectators. The governor’s day parade honored Gov James H Duff as commander in chief with a steady cadence despite intermittent rain.
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PNG
Gap
John Paget
Stall Cor
Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania National Guard
Muir Field
United States
James H. Duff
Norway mobilizes and braces for possible war
Oslo reports Norway is fully mobilized with navy and air forces plus an underground of about 90 000 ready for action. Observers fear East West tensions could trigger war by September or October as Soviet leaders seek to counter Marshall Plan gains. Norway aligns with the United States and Great Britain while Sweden maintains neutrality.
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Oslo
Norway
Soviet Union
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Sweden
Baxter Wife Kills Husband Then Dies By Gas
Cape May Court House New Jersey August 23 State police reported that Elizabeth Baxter 37 shot her second husband William A Baxter 52 a carpenter and then died by inhaling gas two days later in a bathtub near Cape May Court House Two notes were found one signed Elizabeth saying It had to be me or him Im taking this way out and another addressed to Alda Duplessis 19 the eldest of her four children
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Cape May Court House
N. J
INS
Bunlow
Cape May
William A.baxter
Elizabeth Baxter
John J. Killeen
Elizabeth
Killeen
Alda Duplessis
Moscow Talks Near Key Moment in Germany Crisis
Western envoys rush to the Kremlin as Moscow conference draws close. U S officials warn that war or peace hinges on the talks. Jacob Lomakin reemerges from seclusion amid unresolved fire career questions. A slow exodus of Soviet agents is noted in the United States as the House committee prepares to focus on Communist influence in Minnesota.
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Moscow
Germany
Kremlin
Washington
New York
Jacob Lomakin
United States
House UN- American Activities Committee
Minnesota
Inside Today's News Teaser and Clockwork Page Fragments
Readable bits show a collage of sections including Radio Comics Sports Theatre and material blocks. The fragment hints at a multi-section page layout with varied topics but no coherent single event.
May Be Final Parley in Berlin Talks at Kremlin Meeting
British French and American envoys near final terms for a settlement in Germany as East West Berlin negotiations enter a critical phase with a possible last Kremlin visit to meet Stalin and Molotov. Western hopes are cautious while a Big Four Paris conference continues.
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Berlin
Kremlin
Stalin
Molotov
Paris
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Warsaw
United Mine Workers Pension Payments Begin September First
The pension fund for Western Pennsylvania miners will start payouts on September 1. Over 5,000 miners will receive $100 monthly from the $50 million bituminous welfare fund financed by coal royalties. Eligibility requires age 62 or older, 20 years in the mines, retirement after May 26, 1946, and good standing.
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Pittsburgh
INS
United Mine Workers Pension Fund
Pennnsylvania
Three Ellwood City Residents Injured In Intersection Crash
A collision at the London Pennsylvania intersection of routes 208 and 258 injured three Ellwood City residents. David Snyder 38 treated for shock and released. Earl 11 possible fractured hip and Paul 10 head cuts hospitalized. Driver H M Montgomery of Kittanning pleaded guilty to failing to yield and unsafe entry. The site has seen three fatalities this year and state officials recently examined traffic safety.
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Ellwood City
David Snyder
H. M. Montgomery
Kittanning
London
Margaret S.a
Earl
Paul Wanamaker
Mercer Hospital
Montgomery
Alderman McClain
Snyder
Chicago cabbie quits after fare threatens suicide
Nathan Frank, a 45 year old Chicago cab driver, said he refused to intervene when a passenger announced a plan to kill himself with a pistol. The man produced a hard object, demanded money, and Frank was robbed after paying $14 to avoid further danger.
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Chicago
Nathan Frank
Frank
Lomakin Outbound as Soviet Withdrawals Reported
Soviet Consul General Lomakin left New York amid mystery as officials say Soviet agents are withdrawing from the United States. He was ordered expelled for improper conduct in the case of a fugitive Russian teacher and was last seen en route to the Soviet U N estate in Glen Cove Long Island with guards.
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New York
INS
Jacob Lomakin
Lomakin
United States
U. N
Glen Cove
Long Island
United Nations
Washington
Moscow
City Council Rejects Wage Boosts Indefinitely
Mayor John F. Haven told United Public Workers representative J. L. Strobel that city employees cannot receive a raise until the new year due to the current budget. Strobel urged an 18 cent per hour increase citing higher living costs and recent steel industry raises, but the council said a raise will apply to all employees once approved.
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John F. Haven
Council
J. L. Strobel
United Public Workers of America
CIO
Region 4
Strobel
Auto Crash Injures Two Women In Wilkinsburg
In North Mercer street near George Washington junior high school a car driven by Mrs. Porteous struck a tree injuring Eva Patterson of Wilkinsburg and Porteous on Moody Avenue. Both women received head and knee lacerations and were taken by ambulance to Jameson Memorial hospital. Police were told Patterson was teaching Porteous to drive.
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Eva Patterson
Wilkinsburg
P.J. Porteous
West Moody Avenue
North Mercer Street
George Washington Junior High School
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Workman Injured at Foundry After Rod Falls on Foot
Jack Welsh 39 of 315 Fairmont avenue an employee of United Engineering and Foundry Co suffered a fracture of the small bones of his right foot when a rod he was pulling from a furnace fell on his foot. He received treatment at Jameson Memorial hospital Saturday morning.
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Jack Welsh
Fairmont Avenue
United Engineering and Foundry Co
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Knutson Sees New Tax Cuts in 1949 and 1950
Rep. Knutson predicts Congress will cut taxes again in 1949 and 1950. He says 1949's cut will be a small reduction of about 400 million dollars yearly and tied to tax-structure legislation. He expects a broader 1950 cut aimed at individuals, noting no general 1949 reduction without allowing Gov. Dewey to trim government spending.
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Raymond Wilcove
Washington
Knutson
Minn
Congress
Republican Congress
Truman
House
Ways and Means
Dewey
Nuteon
Thomas E. Dewey
Abducted Officer Freed After Soviet Release Demand
Soviet troops released Thomas P. Headen deputy information control officer of the U S military government who was kidnapped in Berlin. Headen was brought to the military police after the release following a formal United States demand. The incident began with a Soviet jeep abduction on Potsdamer Platz.
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Omer Anderson
Berlin
Thomas P. Headen
Hempstead
L. L
U. S
Centerment
Headen
United States
Potedamer Plaza
Thomas Headon
U. S. Information Control Division
Russia
Lomakin
Headon
Auto gray market campaign aims at questionable auto sales
A House subcommittee on questionable trade practices led by Rep Macy plans hearings within a month to expose gray market and disreputable auto sales practices. Investigators gather data on DC dealers to reveal similar dealings nationwide and aid reputable dealers seeking fair profits.
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Sam Fogg
Washington
Rep
Macy
N. Y
District of Columbia
E. R. Ferguson
Ferguson
Port Washington Woman Found Unconscious in Church Basement
Anna Malania a 36 year old wife of a Russian UN official died after being found unconscious in the basement of Port Washington Methodist church. An autopsy will determine the cause of death and no violence is suspected. Her husband Leo reported her missing after she failed to return Thursday night and found her Sunday morning behind a piano. She was an accomplished musician authorized to visit the church to play the piano and organ.
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Port Washington
N. Y
INS
Nassau County
Anna Malania
United Nations Secretariat
Mineola
Leo
Port Washington Methodist Church
World Council of Churches Assembly Warns on Peace
At Amsterdam the first international World Council of Churches assembly heard that political leadership alone cannot ensure world peace. John Foster Dulles urged unity among Protestant and Orthodox leaders as bells tolled worldwide to mark the event. The gathering drew about 1,500 church figures from nations including those behind the iron curtain.
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Bastiaan Sluimers
Matt
Amsterdam
International Assembly
World Council of Churches
John Foster
For Assembly
Ooma Nations
New Church
Netherlands
United States
Poland
Finland
Hungary
Withdrawal of Soviet Agents Quietly Advances in U S
Washington officials report a slow but steady withdrawal of Soviet agents from the United States. Amtorg the Russian purchasing agency appears to cut back, while U S exports to Russia halt. No immediate retaliatory moves against Americans are seen in connection with Lomakin case and Headon incident.
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George Durno
Washington
Amtorg
United States
Russia
Moscow
Jacob Lomakin
New York
City Council Hears Bids for City Building Finish
Council met in city hall to tie the city clerk to bids for completing the city building. Bids set for October 11 at 10 a m with payments totaling about ten percent of the project cost. Plans and specs approved by Eckies call for plastering and interior work on the building.
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Sycoune
Sabe
Death Notices of Mrs McGurk Mrs Niles and Mr Sheatt
Death records list Mrs Thomas McGurk of 703 Butler Avenue Mrs Charles F Niles aged 73 of Syracuse NY and Grant Sheatt of 3910 Cretes Avenue with notices published August 23 1948 in the local paper.
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Thomas McGurk
Butler Avenue
Charles F. Niles
Syracuse
Senate panel to study War Assets pig iron lease fears
Aug 23 report says the Senate Small Business Committee will open Wednesday on the War Assets Administration pig iron lease. Legislators fear Kailser-Fraser will divert all pig iron to its own use when the lease is renewed, harming Faabe and New England users.
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Fa Abe
New England
Bara
Senate Small Business Committee
Kailser-Fraser
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