General Says He's Prepared To Give Names
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby told the House actions committee he is ready to provide the names of more than 180 individuals who aided Russia's espionage network. He warned Iran of Soviet spy rings operating in the United States and linked Sorge's prewar case to a wider pattern of Soviet strategy.
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Washington
Charles A. Willoughby
United States
Far East
Willoughby
Douglas MacArthur
House
American Activities Committee
Russia
Army
State Department
Caracas
Bogota
Quito
Richard Sorge
China
Japan
MacArthur
Grounded Wisconsin Freed by Towboats in Hudson River
Thousands watched as the 45,000 ton battleship Wisconsin drifted aground in the Hudson River near Edgewater New Jersey and was freed by 13 towboats. The ship arrived from Halifax on a six week Midshipmen Cruise Dog training voyage with about 1600 sailors and midshipmen aboard. The Wisconsin, launched December 7 1943, remained largely intact and planned to proceed to Gravesend Bay for divers’ inspection.
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New York
Wisconsin
Hudson River
Manhattan
New Jersey
Edgewater
New York Harbor
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Naval District
Navy
Gravesend Bay
Brooklyn
Palisades Park
Jersey
New York Central
Missouri
Chesapeake Bay
Gearing
Dyess
Lindenwald
Philadelphia
West Coast Forest Fires Still Run Wild
Fires continued to chew into timber stands across the West Coast with 101 days without rain. In British Columbia 32 fires ran wild, 1,600 men fought in Nelson District, 8,000 acres burned. Washington issued a state of emergency as Skagit County blaze covered 2,000 acres. Oregon banned logging with major fire of 14,000 acres across two counties. California faced 300 lightning fires, largest 4,500 acres, with Indian fighters brought from Arizona and Texas.
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Associated Press
West Coast
British Columbia
Oregon
Washington
California
Nelson Forest
Nelson
Vancouver
Victoria
B. C
Forest Service
Lake Cowichan
Western Forest Industries
Arthur Langlie
Skagit County
Roseburg
Detroit Dam
Siskiyou National Forest
Portland
Arizona
Texas
Sex Offender Guzik Sentenced to 60 to 100 Years in Maricopa
Charles A. Guzik 41, a sex offender, received 60 to 100 years total on 20 counts of sex offenses involving young boys in Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Renz L. Jennings sentenced him to 3 to 5 years per count, consecutive. The courtroom was crowded as Guzik waited prior to sentencing while deputies guarded the scene.
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Maricopa County
Charles A. Guzik
Guzik
Renz L. Jennings
Jennings
Jake
Greasy Thumb
L. C. Boies
George T. Wilson
John J. Flynn
Wilson
Flynn
Pilot Survives Belly Landing Of F-80 Jet
A pilot on a routine training flight at Williams Air Force Base escaped death after a belly landing near Osberg, about 30 miles southwest. The jet’s flame died and loss of thrust power caused the accident. the unidentified pilot walked away unharmed.
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Williams Air Force Base
Osberg
Here
U N Aims Note Ahead of Cease Fire Talks at Kaesong
The United Nations will deliver a 2000 word note to the Communist cease-fire delegation in Kaesong, Korea, detailing neutrality violations alleged by North Korea. Vice Admiral C Turner Joy signs the document which may influence the stalled talks after two Nam I complaints about UN fire and a white flag jeep being attacked.
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U.N
Kaesong
Korea
United Nations Command
Nam I
C. Turner Joy
Nam Ji
Pyongyang
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Headquarters
Tokyo
U.N. Command
South Koreans Win Five Day Battle of Hills
Eighth Army reports five day clash on east central front ends with South Korean capture of three vital hills and a drastic reduction of the Communist bulge near Yanggu. About 3,000 Reds killed or wounded, 2,300 enemy trucks spotted by air, night raids claim at least 170 destroyed or damaged.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Three Hills
Kansong
TVA Director Selected Nominated by President Truman
Washington August 22 AP reports Frank A. Waring of California was nominated by President Truman to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors.
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Washington
Frank A. Waring
California
Truman
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Storm Lies Offshore Tampico Stores Food
Tampico residents brace for a dangerous hurricane lingering offshore with 115 to 130 mph winds. About 600 people seek refuge in school centers while thousands from outlying districts shelter on high ground. The storm, 230 miles east-southeast at 5 AM, moves west-northwest as flights to Mexico City and Brownsville are canceled.
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Tampico
Mexico
el Mundo
Weather Bureau
Mexican Aviation Co
Mexico City
Brownsville
Merida
Luna
Senators Say IPR Was Under Communist Control
Louis Budenz testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that the Institute of Pacific Relations was a captive organization completely under the Communist Party. He claimed IPR officials received orders from Earl Browder at politburo meetings and noted a joint Communist cell within IPR involving Amerasia. Budenz named Owen Lattimore and Frederick Vanderbilt Field as Communists connected to IPR.
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Washington
Louis Budenz
Institute of Pacific Relations
Communist Party
IPR
Little Red School House
Budenz
Daily Worker
Fordham University
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
U. S
McCarran
Nev
Pacific Area
Earl Browder
Amerasia
Owen Lattimore
New York
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Truman Plans Stronger Price Control Message to Congress
The White House announced President Truman will ask Congress for enhanced price control powers and intends to send a special message to lawmakers by the weekend. Press secretary Joseph Short said the message is being prepared with a goal of delivering it before Saturday.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Joseph Short
Lane unmoved by clemency denial in Arizona
Charles E. Lane Jr. awaits execution after Gov. Howard Pyle refused clemency. Assistant warden Tom Cathemer said Lane, on death row since May 5, 1950, showed no emotion when informed. Lane’s visits by his father and the Rev. Dowdle continued as guards tighten, despite a pardon board recommendation for commutation.
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Florence
Charles E. Lane Jr
Howard Pyles
Tom Cathemer
Cathemer
Lane
Lane Has Been In Death Row
Angel
Rocky) Lerne
Harold Lantz
Charles E. Lane Sr
Eugene W. Dowdle
Church of the Open Door
Chandler
Lanes
Dowdle
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Rain Promises Across Mountains and Valley Tonight
Occasional thundershowers were forecast for the mountains around the Valley with increasing activity tomorrow as evening showers move into the Valley. The U S Weather Bureau predicted scattered afternoon and night thundershowers statewide, mainly in the north and east. Rain totals included Douglas .31 inch and Payson .10. Tucson Prescott Gila Bend and Winslow had only sprinkles. Temperature ranges remained steady in Phoenix from 102 to 78, with other cities recording varied highs and lows. Salt River Project stations reported rain totals of .22 at Tonto Fish Hatchery and .19 at Intake. Yesterday's showers on Tonto Creek headwaters were too limited to boost runoff.
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United States Weather Bureau
Douglas
Payson
Tucson
Prescott
Gila Bend
Winslow
Phoenix
Grand Canyon
Flagstaff
Yuma
Salt River Project
Tonto Fish Hatchery
Tonto Creek
What Noted People Are Saying
Brig. Gen. William F. Nuckols says Chinese resist world Communist pressure more than North Koreans. Indiana Democrat Frank M. McHale predicts President Truman will be renominated and re-elected as he improves daily.
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U.N
William F. Nuckols
French Lick
Ind
Frank M. McHale
Indiana
Democratic National
Truman
Demand Goes Unanswered as Oil Talks Fail
TEHRAN Iran Aug 22 A British ultimatum to Iran in oil talks expired without Iran accepting a new compromise proposal. Richard Stokes chief British negotiator said he plans to leave Tehran tomorrow and will inform Premier Mossadegh at a meeting tonight. The deadline was 3 p.m. for Iran to reply.
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Tehran
Iran
Richard Stokes
Stokes
Mohammed Mossadegh
Derailment in Belgrade Kills Ten on Train Run
Ten people died and 30 were injured when a Belgrade passenger train sped off the tracks en route to the Hungarian border last night. The crash occurred near Belgrade as the express neared the Hungarian frontier.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Supercarrier Plans Await Model Tests
Navy Secretary Dan A. Kimball stated the navy should determine within six to eight months how many additional supercarriers are needed and what type they should be, pending model tests before final decisions.
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Washington
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Autopsies Ordered In Mystery Deaths At Camp Maripai
Two Girl Scout counselors remained critical at Good Samaritan Hospital as autopsies were ordered for Gloria Fewster and Muriel Overton to determine death causes. Mary Koerner and Virginia Santander showed partial improvement but remained unconscious, reportedly from fumes. Ex-officio Coroner Al J. Flood arranged the examinations to be conducted by Dr. Maurice Rosenthal at Memorial Hospital.
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Koerner
E. Osborn
Virginia Santander
Roosevelt, Tempe
Maurice Rosenthal
Memorial Hospital
Miss Fewster
Redmond
Germany
Russell Klinginsmith
North View
Prescott
Maripai
Miss Overton
Miss Koerner
Miss Santander
Central Arizona Light and Power Company
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Pyle
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International News Service
Glendale Avenue
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J. E. Redmond Supply Company
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