Young Desperado Slain In Battle For Freedom
Billy Davis, 23, a Tennessee prison parolee dubbed a desperado, was killed by FBI agents and a sheriff near IDEA Alabama after grappling with a deputy. Tracked for a month, Davis fled through Alabama Georgia and Tennessee following a jewelry store robbery and a roadblock breach near Birmingham. Last week he was shot at Columbus Georgia.
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Idea
Ala
Billy Davis
FBI
Tennessee
Davis
G. H. Noles
DeKalb County
George D. King
Columbia, Tenn
Alabama
Georgia
Birmingham
Columbus
Careless discarding of matches starts fires, engineers say
Mutual fire insurance company engineers warn that careless disposal of matches and lighted cigarettes is the leading cause of fires. They urge stricter public awareness and fire prevention measures to reduce losses.
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Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Flood Kills At Least Nineteen In Italy Dikes Fail
At least 19 people are dead after a flood in Como Italy as 36 hours of heavy rain continues. The Domaso dike broke sending a wall of water into Gera Lario population 700, severing communications and isolating a village. Rescue teams from nearby areas mobilize.
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Como
Italy
Domaso
Gera Lario
Governor probes 1927 theft tied to Arizona liquor chief
The governor investigates whether DeElliott who heads the state liquor law enforcement is the same man penalized in a Pinal County 1927 theft case. DeElliott pleaded guilty to stealing 47 dollars from Antonio Rico and was fined 200 dollars. The case file was reviewed as officials seek confirmation while DeElliott is reportedly traveling in California.
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Pinal County
Antonio Rico
E. W. McFarland
U.S
Arizona
DeElliott
FBI
Indiana
Avenue
Italian Premier Wins Vote Of Confidence
Premier Alcide de Gasperi won a 291 to 175 confidence vote in the chamber after a stormy session. He denounced both Communists and Fascists and his fiery speech triggered a brief fistfight between Communists and Christian Democrats during the debate on his seventh postwar government.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrats
Fausto Gallo
de Gasperi
Italy
Christian Democratic Party
Senate
Service men leisure plans in Phoenix USO program
C W Burns chairs the Phoenix USO committee delaying center plans until 1952. USO dances at YWCA gym and open houses at YW. 300 local girls attend Williams Base dances via junior hostess program. Courtesy theater, ballparks, skating and pools tickets offered. Special motel rates sought. Churches invited servicemen to services and events.
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C. W. Burns
Phoenix
USO
YWCA
Richard Reels
Williams Base
Washington
Hollywood
Fort Huachuca
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Nogales
Joseph Rubin
Catalina Mountains
Willoughby backs Sorge confession as valid evidence
American and British lawyers concluded after the Japan occupation that Sorge’s signed confession identifying an espionage group allied with the USSR and the Fourth Bureau of the Red Army is valid in court. They rebut Mrs Smedley’s duress claims and note Japan’s Mitsusada Yoshikawa can attest to how the confession was obtained. The American activities committee plans to call Yoshikawa as a witness.
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Japan
Sorge
Willoughby
U.S.S.R
Fourth Bureau
Red Army
Fire destroys cathedral and theater in San Salvador
In San Salvador on Aug 9 a fire engulfed the Metropolitan Cathedral and National Theater causing injuries to 80 people as crowds fled the blaze. Total damage was estimated at 200000 dollars.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Metropolitan Cathedral
National Theater
Allies Enter Anchor City Uncontested
Eighth Army reports Pyongyang, previously abandoned by Chinese Communists, is now contested but not occupied. A UN patrol found the city deserted after two hours of roaming its ruined streets. Another UN unit secured a lateral road west of Pyongyang without facing Communist fire. The city sits at the northern apex of a plateau used as a buildup area by the Reds.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
38Th Parallel
United Nations
U.N
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Reds
Hearing Put Off On Gov Youngdahl Nomination
Hearing on President Truman’s nomination of Gov. Luther W. Youngdahl to a federal judgeship was postponed indefinitely by Senate Judiciary Chairman McCarran. The report notes the Pacific Ocean extending farther east than New York State.
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Washington
Truman
Luther W. Youngdahl
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pacific Ocean
New York State
Cease Fire Talks Stalled After Red China Protest
Ridgway demanded complete compliance with the cease fire and the Reds said they have already solemnly guaranteed adherence. No timeline for his reply or resumption of armistice talks was provided. A Ridgway spokesman noted no hint on a quick answer, while Communists claimed Allied planes violated a safe conduct pledge. Lt Gen Nam Il said a truce truck was machine gunned en route from Kaesong to Pyongyang. Vice Adm Joy rejected the protest as invalid and questioned Reds use of white markings by truce teams.
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Ridgway
Red China
Nam.Il
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
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