Russians To Attend Jap Treaty Meet
Russians will attend a five nation San Francisco conference beginning September 4 to sign the Japanese peace treaty despite denouncing it. Moscow may block the pact by objecting to many paragraphs and delaying the signing ceremony while asserting U.S. policies restore Japanese militarism. Nearly 25 nations plan to attend. the Philippines and India criticized omissions of reparations and some treaty sections.
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East German Youth Greet West Berlin TV Demonstration
A Thuringian youth in the Russian zone glimpses television in free West Berlin during an ECO sponsored exhibit. President Truman praises the event as a display of free nations working for peace and prosperity. CBS and RCA set large sets in Kurfürstendamm for mass viewing as East German youths, worn from their festival in East Berlin, observe the spectacle.
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East Berliners Flock to West Berlin Park Telecast
About 20,000 visitors from East Berlin crowded Schoeneberg Park to view a TV telecast marked by antennae atop the tower housing West Berlin’s freedom bell. The scene contrasted with earlier West Berlin sights such as shiny cars and glittering storefronts, as attendees sought new spectacles in Dresden Dessau and Leip zig.
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Fears Czechs May Kill William Oatis
Rep Armstrong warns the House he fears William N Oatis will be killed within weeks unless freed from a Czechoslovak prison. Oatis, Prague correspondent, was sentenced to ten years on espionage charges the State Department calls a farce. He reports Oatis endures solitary confinement and brutal interrogations.
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Judge gives man life term in rape case
Towson Aug 18 Judges sentenced Norman Richard Strait of Prince Georges County to life after conviction for attempting to rape a 72 year old Hyattsville spinster. The State's principal witness testified Strait raped her after a ride in his car last February 1. Trials held before Judges J Howard Murray and Frederick Lee Cabhourn without a jury.
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Witness Describes Attack After Ride Request
Testimony recounts Strait inviting a woman for a ride home then forcing her into a wooded area. The victim, carrying a heavy package, felt tired and rested briefly in the car before suspicion grew. A hospital doctor noted facial abrasions and shock. The defendant admitted heavy drinking and a penitentiary term.
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Texas Heat Triggers Downtown Phone Walkout
In Dallas and across Texas heat returned with temperatures over 100 degrees. Up to 1200 telephone operators, mostly women, quit work demanding air conditioning. The walkout, not union sanctioned, followed tubs of ice at switchboards failing to ease the heat. Forecasters warned the heat may persist for two to three days. Say you saw it in The News.
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