Yugoslavia Files Complaint With U N Over Ship Detention
Moscow radio reports Yugoslavia has asked the United Nations Security Council to address the alleged illegal detention of Yugoslav ships and other vessels in the upper Danube by American forces. The protest cites six passenger ships and additional tugs tankers barges and other craft seized in the Danube. confirmation from UN or other sources was not immediate.
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London
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United States
United Nations Security Council
Council
Moscow
Upper Danube
United Nations
New York
Danube
Austria
Germany
U.S
Belgrade
Tito Bars Yugoslavia Air War with No Fire Orders
Premier marshal Tito issued the strictest orders not to fire on foreign planes over Yugoslavia without clearance amid U S pressure to release seven interned Americans. Four American crew members were reported dead after a downed transport. nine other captives were released and returned to U S forces.
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Air Force
Associated Press
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
United States
Yugoslavia
Tifa
U. S.S
Itleharnd
Patterson
New Deferments Announced Today
The AP reports selective service will grant deferments for home builders college professors and executives in critical transportation or production fields. The change follows a plan to induct able-bodied men aged 19 to 29 to meet military strength goals, with certificates required from relevant federal agencies.
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Associated Press
Selective Service
Congress
Teremmn
John Steelman
Office of Education
National Housing Agency
Transportation
Civilian Production Administration
Sullivan Woman Recovers From Head Injury
Glenna Linkous a 94 year old resident of Sullivan is hospitalized at Beck ley Hospital after a hammer struck her head injuring the back of her head Hospital records indicate the injury was accidental and occurred today.
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Sullivan
Glenna Linkous
H. A. Linkous
Beckley Hospital
Street Scene Oddities Reported Around Court House
A man returning to his car finds an overtime parking notice near the court house curb. A pile of unused protest placards sits against a stone wall by a South Oakwood grocery store. In front of the magistrate’s office jurors laugh at a two year old ragamuffin soaked in mud, his trousers sagging from mudhole wading.
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Oakwood Grocery Store
Mullens
Ragamuffin
Gregory Boyington
Marine Corps
San Diego
Cal
Frances Baker
Lucy Malcolmson
Malcomson
International Soundphata
Nine airmen freed after Yugoslav downing incident
Seven Americans and two Europeans were detained in Yugoslavia for two weeks after their C 47 was forced down by Yugoslav fighters. They reported continuous questioning but good treatment and were flown to US forces in Gorizia. Captain Crombie said he did not understand the Yugoslav signals. A Turkish captain was wounded and hospitalized. Meanwhile Elbert Smith Jr. survived three hours upside down in a valve hole at Logan waterworks before rescue by firefighters.
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U.S
Zagreb
Belgrade
London
Tito
Patterson
Ljubljana
Yes’ Apted
Associated Press
Gorizia
Em!rancy
Yugoslavia
William Crombie
Fast Longmeadow
Mass
Ilight
Kranj
Lijubljana
Logan
Elbert Smith, Jr
I Waterworks
Smith
Yugoslavia Seeks Danube Shipping Talk at UN
The Moscow radio reported Yugoslavia filed a note with the United Nations asking the Economic and Social Council to discuss Danube shipping. Yugoslav delegate Dr Andrija Stampar said the letter did not name the United States specifically and urged discussion for postwar reconstruction rather than Security Council action. Lie’s secretary general office said no communication had been received.
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Belgrade
Dr. Stamper
Delgate
United Nations Economic and Social Council
United Nations
Associated Press
New York
Moscow Radio
Yugoslavia
United States
United Nations Security Council
U. N
Economic and Social Council
Danube
Andrija Stamnar
Trygve Lie
Sad
Security Council
Lie
Stampar
Theeconomic and Social Council
London
Golfa Adamos Sues for 25000 Damages Over Car Crash
Miss Golfa Adamos of Beckley sues four Raleigh County residents for damages totaling 25000 after a two car collision on April 15. She claims a broken back and fractured pelvis requiring monthslong hospitalization. Defendants include D Dickson Harold Schrader L B Phillips and Donald Loflin.
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Golfa Adamos
Beckley
Raleigh
Miss Adamos
D. Dickson
Harold V. Schrader
Glen Morgan
L. B. Phillips
Donald Loflin
Fourth Street
Miss Adamios
Landerpass
Ac.cnording
Democrats Plan Broad Campaign To Boost November Vote
Democrats in Raleigh County announce an aggressive campaign to mobilize over 30 000 registered voters for the November 6 election. Chairman Harry Anderson says two registrars will visit all 108 precincts between now and October 6 to update registrations and address prior issues with missing transfers. The meeting drew members from multiple districts and included both candidates and council members. Meanwhile veterans seek terminal leave pay under the 1946 Armed Forces Leave Act as offices report heavy applications and extended hours.
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Congress
Department of Veteran Affairs
Democratic Party
Ralleigh County
Harry Anderson
Court House
Anderson
Rep A J May Improves but Not Yet Up at Home
Prestonburg Kentucky Dr John Archer one of May s physicians reports the House Military Committee chairman is improving and will get well He remains confined to bed at his home and has not sat up as yet Archer and his brother Dr George Archer have treated the congressman almost daily while declining to estimate recovery time noting a previous general collapse
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Asentiates
Prestonsburg
A. J. May
House Military Committee
John Archer
Archer
Mabscott Man D. T. Richmond Treated After Tack Injury
Mabscott resident D. T. Richmond, 41, was discharged from Beckley Hospital after treatment for a left foot injury. Records show the incident occurred when a tack fell on his foot on Monday, August 19.
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Mabscott
D. T. Richmond
Beckley Hospital
Infant Dies in Home Explosion in Huntington
An 18 month old African American infant was killed as a two story frame house exploded and fire swept three houses in Huntington. Two other family members were injured while firefighters battled the blaze to stop it spreading near the business district. A local store owner said authorities believed the blast resulted from gas. Rescue efforts intensified as the mother cried for her baby amid the rubble.
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Associated Press Huntington
Robert Nicol
Frank Burks
Associated Press
NITRO
Ohio Apex, Inc
W. D. Wilkinson
Plymouth
Delmar Stallings
Lannie Kilgore
Injturies
Yugoslavs Hold Turkish Officer in Transport Incident
Yugoslav spokesman said the Turkish officer aboard the U S transport halted Aug 9 is held because the flight over Yugoslavia was not accidental. Belgrade dispatch says Tito rejected the U S ultimatum, while Byrnes calls the affair pending and awaits Washington comment. Ambassador Savo Konsanovaic said passengers and most crew were released except the Turkish officer.
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Associated Pres Faris
Usoslav
U. S
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
United States
Byrnes
Washington
Savo Konsanovicii
Shady FFA Fair Display Wins at State Fair
Shady Spring High School’s Future Farmers of America unit took first place at the State Fair in Lewisburg with a six part educational display. Designed by instructor JT Catlin and his FFA youths, the exhibit featured miniature, electrically lit sections showing a well planned farm house, pasture, forestry, soil conservation, farm program and farm protection. The Shady Spring display was one of 16 exhibits in the Fair’s educational section.
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Shady Spring High School
Future Farmers of America
Lewisburg
JT. M. Catlins
LFA
Crop Production Controls Weighed By Secretary Anderson
The Associated Press reports Secretary Anderson weighs linking price supports to production quotas to curb overplanting. With world food demand dimming, he may seek congressional authority to limit acreage and require allotments for specific crops, starting with potatoes after last year’s surplus.
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Associated Press
Washington
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Congress
Verbal Fisticuffs Over Truman Budget Clash In Congress
President Truman faces a major row with fellow Democrats over a $30 million budget slash for 1947 and 1948. Four key party members accuse the action of lacking constitutional authority and call for a national protest in New Orleans on September 20. Republicans join in criticism as debate concentrates on the revised fiscal plan and its political fallout.
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Ronted Bross
Washington
Truman
Congress
Key
New Orleans
Senate
McKellar
Four Nations Call for Softer Italian Peace
Reports from a peace conference indicate a bloc of nations including France China Australia and Canada pushes for a softer peace with Italy. Delegates say Italy should receive credit for aid to the Allies after Mussolini's fall and reparations may be eased.
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Vo Tie
Associated Press
ARIS
France
China
Australia
Canada
Haly
UN A. m
Est
Mary
Mats
Solini
Brazil
Fue
Herbert C. Evatt
Italy
Lively Sued For 2500 Damages In Circuit Court
Harold R. Lilly files a $2500 damage suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court alleging injuries from an assault by Thomas Lively on Heber Street several weeks earlier. Lilly’s attorney says the case seeks compensation for the alleged injuries and related damages.
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Thomas Hive
Raleigh County
Harold R. Lilly
Lilly
Lively
Heber Street
Partly cloudy cooler with fair Saturday conditions
Weather page notes cooler temperatures on Saturday with fair skies and continuing dry conditions. Reported yesterday’s high and last night’s low are not specified. no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending 8 am. Rivers Greenbrier and New at Bellepoint run low and clear.
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