Woman Falls to Death at Sherman Hotel in Chicago
Police sought the identity of a 50 year old woman who leaped from the Sherman hotel in the Loop. Clad in pink pajamas, she died amid theatergoers as investigators found four notes and two envelopes in room 888. One note addressed to Tommy Bassett read Tam Sl Please help me, others to Madeline. The most complete note said I am registered here as Mrs Grace Fields I have a job here.
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Chicago
Sherman
Loop
Grace Fields
Philadelphia
Tommy Bassett
c/o Sherman hotel
Tourists Pack Cars With Beds Toys and More on Route 108
Drivers haul beds mattresses chairs cooking utensils bikes and baby toys on vacation trips through the city. Route 108 near Harlansburg shows work signs but motorists ignore warnings risking travel. If speeds not cut, travel may be restricted entirely, says the project contractor. Seven weeks remain until a city and county event noted for Page Two.
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Harlansburg
Daily Weather Report Summary
Cloudy to partly sunny conditions with highs 80 to 85 today. Showers likely tomorrow as it stays warm. U S weather stats show 9 am period max 73 min 57 precip 0.01 inches river stage 5.3 feet. Year ago same date recorded max 85 min 53 with no precipitation.
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United States
Pleven to Present French Cabinet List Today
Premier designate Rene Pleven, backed by Socialist participation, will present his cabinet list to President Vincent Auriol in Paris. Last minute difficulties delayed finalizing the lineup, and Pleven prepares to take the Premiership for the first time.
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Paris
INS
Rene Pleven
Vincent Auriol
Pleven
Byrnes Secures South Carolina Governorship in Primary
In Columbia James F. Byrnes clinched the Democratic primary for South Carolina governor as Gov J Strom Thurmond fell short. Early returns show Olin D Johnston leading Thurmond for the U S Senate with 151,131 to 138,327 votes among 1,447 of 1,572 precincts reported, while Johnston opposed the States Rights push.
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Columbia
S. C
INS
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Olin D. Johnston
Thurmond
U. S
Johnston
Truman
Delay in Rail Strike Plans Delays Rail Walkout
Federal mediators will return to Chicago on Friday to renegotiate a wage hour dispute that could pull 250,000 rail workers from service. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors, allowed to strike after a 30 day cooling off period, deferred plans and urged carriers to settle the dispute through talks.
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Chicago
INS
Brotherhood of Railroad
Order of
House To Vote On Point Four Program
President Truman must win support from Southern Democrats to push the Point Four program through the House. Key party members in the South hold the decisive votes as the chamber prepares to vote this afternoon.
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House
Washington
INS
Truman
Death Record July 12 1950
Death notices list Mrs Irvin F Stoyer 73 of Greenville Pa Niles Powell 93 of Parkings Landing Pa and Infant Masters of 308 Fairmont Avenue aged individuals named with locations and address in Pennsylvania record entry.
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Irvin F. Stoyer
Greenville
Niles Powell
Parkings Landing
Infant Masters
Fairmont Avenue
Draft quotas set for Pennsylvania’s 175 boards
Pennsylvania local draft boards received their allotted shares toward a state quota of 1 401 inductees due by September 30. Lt. Col. Henry M. Gross said calls may start in August and stretch into early September, with notices issued at boards' discretion as clerks handle late registrants.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Henry M. Gross
Selective Service
Gross
Planes Force Tactics Change By Red Koreans
Tokyo dispatch reports mounting Allied air strikes forcing North Korean invaders to shift troop movements to night. In Tuesday air action waves of F-89s B-29s B-26s targeted bridges ammo dumps and rail lines while F-80s Mustangs destroyed tanks trucks artillery pieces and vehicles. Allied air power claimed 45 North Korean tanks destroyed over two days.
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Tokyo
INS
South Korea
Chowan
Osan
Chechen
Chaghowan-Ni
Youth Is Charged With Killing Father
A 16 year old Neshaminy youth Allen Pollock was arraigned on a homicide charge after allegedly shooting and killing his father W. Irving Pollock in Doylestown. Police said the family had ongoing arguments for months and the shooting occurred during a confrontation witnessed by the mother.
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Doylestown
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Allen Pollock
Justice of the Peace
William Wrigley
Edison
W. Irving Pollock
Allen
Berserk Night Watchman Slays Two at Pittsburgh Hotel
In Pittsburgh a 58 year old night watchman Domenico Omogrosso opened fire at the Schenley hotel killing two men and wounding a third. Desk Clerk John S Harper died later at hospital while Night Manager Herbert Kunde in serious condition.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Schenley Hotel
Domenico Omogrosso
Oakland District
Omogrosso
Herbert H. Kunde
Montefiore Hospital
John S. Harper
Alphonse Marano
Kunde
Harper
Nicholas Colianne
Anthony Keraitis
Only One Draft Call Indicated For September Inductions
Washington July 12 The Army said 20 000 draftees ordered inducted by Sept 30 will be sent overseas only if the Korean war continues and there will be no further draft calls as far as they know An official spokesman said present plans do not call up reserves on a compulsory basis but stressed the armed forces badly need manpower
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Washington
Congress Must Act On Controls
Washington July 12 President Truman would seek new powers from Congress to set up controls over wages prices production and manpower. Officials doubt such a broad request is needed while fighting remains confined to Korea and World War III seems unlikely.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Congress
Korea
Porch Railing Kills Chicago Man Relaxing in Hammock
Bertine A. Hall 67 returns from work and rests in hammock when a 12 foot porch railing collapses striking his head and killing him. An inquest is scheduled.
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Chicago
INS
Bertine A. Hall
MacArthur Says North Korean Atrocities Documented
Gen. MacArthur announced documentary proof of barbarity by North Korean troops in Korea. Official photographs in Tokyo show four American POWs shot after hands were tied behind their backs. He called the acts murder and warned North Korean leadership responsible.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations Forces
Korea
Tax Bill Fate Hangs on Korean Crisis
Uncertainty clouds action on a tax bill as Sen. George Ga, chair of the Senate Finance Committee, plans a floor vote if possible but its fate depends on the Korean incident. Senate Majority Leader Lucas Ill calls the situation problematical and says a recess may replace adjournment if tensions remain high.
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Washington
INS
Sen
George (G
Senate
Urges MacArthur Granted Decision on A bomb Use
A Senate demand urged General Douglas MacArthur be given the option to use the atomic bomb in Korea. Senator Brewster of Maine said the decision should be made by the United Nations supreme commander.
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Gen. MacArthur
Washington
INS
Senate
Korea
Sen. Brewster
Maine
United Nations Supreme Commander
Navy to reactivate small carriers for transport role
The Navy announces limited demothballing of an undisclosed number of small aircraft carriers to move men airplanes and equipment to the Korean war zone. Ships will lack combat gear and will operate in the Military Sea Transport Service with Corsairs Hellcats Bearcats and Avengers replacing losses in the Far East. The total ships and planes involved remain secret.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Korean War Zone
Far East
Australian Fliers Knock Out Eight Tanks in Korea
Tokyo reports that Australian fighter planes in the Korean theater destroyed eight North Korean tanks, five trucks, and a truck towing a field gun in a new tally of enemy losses since air action began ten days ago.
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Tokyo
INS
MacArthur
Bicwest
Korea
Teens Fail to Save Man From Pittsburgh Bridge Jump
Two teen youths watched Daniel Wilson, a 61 year old masseur, leap from a Sixth Street Bridge in Pittsburgh and rushed in a small boat to reach him. Police attempted artificial respiration on shore but were unable to revive him.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Daniel Wilson
Sixth Street
Warships And Planes Aid In Attack On Reds
U S and British naval forces bombarded shore targets as four U S battalions withdrew to the Kum river area after a fierce delaying action against North Korean armored divisions. General MacArthur said light detachments remained north of the Kum to hinder the enemy advance while South Korean troops retreated to positions along the Pogang river to stop a tank drive aimed at Taejon. The report notes naval gunfire and an enveloping push along South Korea's east coast as authorities condemn North Korean barbarity toward captured soldiers.
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Tokyo
INS
U. S
Kum
I. N
Kum River
Douglas MacArthur
China
United Nations Supreme Commander
MacArthur
Taejon
Maca
Pogang
Chongju
Umsong
South Korea
Tomatoes On The Vine And The Summer Heat
The piece notes tomatoes on the vine not yet ripe, small and green but promising as summer progresses. It reflects on garden labor and neighborly views as the sun reaches about eighty one degrees.
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