Russians Postpone German Elections In Soviet Zone
Marshal Sokolovsky ordered Germans in the Soviet zone to delay community elections for one year amid protests by non Communist parties. The move marks the first postponement by one of the four occupying powers, as debates over Ruhr coal and oil supply plus party purges unfold in the region.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Vassily D. Sokolovsky
Sokolovsky
Christian Democrats
Germany
Ruhr
Moscow
U S Consul Protests Stern Gang Kidnap of Clerk
The U S consul general in Jerusalem protested to the Jewish military governor after Stern Gang members seized and mistreated George F Paro a consulate confidential clerk He was handcuffed blindfolded slapped and questioned for seven hours then held nine more hours by Israeli military police The diplomat demanded an investigation and apologies and cited failure to protect against terrorism.
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Y Carter L. Davidson
Jerusalem
U. S
Stern
John J. MacDonald
Palestine
Paro
Granville
Sternists
MacDonald
State Department
Bernard Joseph
Joseph
Miners Petition Governor Over Eccles Safety Conditions
United Mine Workers safety committee at Eccles mine delivers a telegram to Governor Clarence Meadows asking for an immediate investigation. They accuse Arch Alexander of ignoring their August 2 complaint about removing a fire boss danger board and unsafe airways tied to a 1948 explosion, seeking action to prevent another disaster.
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Eccles
United Mine Workers Safety Committee
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Clarence W. Meadows
Arch Alexander
State Department of Mines
District 29
UMW
Meadows
Alexander
Sean
C.e.jones
District 25
Imade
Eccles No. 5
Jones
Department of Mines
Hoy’ Harris
Cecil Cook
Carl Barker
Michael Griffith
Three States Hold Democratic Primary Contests Today
Three states South Carolina Mississippi and New York vote in primaries for state and congressional posts. In South Carolina the Democratic runoff settles contests from the regular primary two weeks prior. Mississippi focuses on Rankin in the First District with other contests also decided. New York runs both parties on a light turnout day with 41 seats at stake. Delaware Democrats meet in Dover to pick candidates for the November election.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Mississippi
New York
U. S
Voling
Congress
John E. Rankin
Rankin
James C. Eastland
John C. Stennis
Delaware
Dover
J. Alten Frear, Jr
Frear
James M. Tunner
Nation's quarterly production hits 248 billion
The Commerce Department reports the second quarter annual rate of goods and services reached 248 billion dollars, up from 231.6 billion last year and 204 billion the year before. Inflation and rising prices boosted value, while factory output lagged in June due to material shortages. Government spending rose sharply, private investment fell, and consumer spending increased with higher purchases of furniture, appliances, and services. The May tax boost added about 3 billion yearly to households.
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Associated Press
Washington
Commerce Department
Russian Teacher To Be Interviewed
New York reporters were to interview Mrs. Oksania Kasenkina, the Russian schoolteacher who leaped from the third floor of the Soviet Consulate. Roosevelt Hospital officials said she was recovered enough to talk, with Dr. Grant B. Pennoyer confirming her strength to be interviewed.
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Associated Press
New York
Garrad Winston
Roosevelt Hospital Board of Trustees
Ok‘sania Kasenkina
Grant B. Pennoyer
Suit Filed for 7500 Dollars in Assault Case
Claude Watson Bowman of Sophia sues Woodrow Jones and Tracy Garland Akers for 7500 dollars claiming injuries from an attack at Mabscott Hill on June 26 1948. Assault charges to be presented to the grand jury in October term of criminal court.
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Claude Watson Bowman
Sophia
Woodrow Jones
Tracy Garland Akers
Bowman
Jones
Akers
Mabscott Hill
Arkansas College Admits Negro to Medical School
Edith Mackly of Hot Springs will enter the University of Arkansas Medical School for the 1948-49 term without segregation. Dr H Clay Chenault said no segregation measures could be set up in the medical school, and the 20 year old student will begin next month.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
University of Arkansas
H. Clay Chenault
Edith Mackly
Hot Springs
Chenault
Border States to See Tough Political Fight
Seven border states including Missouri Kentucky Maryland New Mexico Oklahoma Tennessee and West Virginia brace for intense campaign activity as Republicans target these may swing votes. The effort centers on Missouri and Kentucky with an emphasis on Tennessee where the Dewey Warren campaign vows an intense push. Senate races in several states may also affect control of the next Senate.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Missouri
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
Republican High Command
Campatson
Maryland
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Tennessee
West Virginia
New York
Mr. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
Herbert Brownell
Dewey and
Warren
Sena
Driver in Six Car I Crash Surrenders
A 28 year old man identifying as Robert Payne of Tappahannock Washington surrendered to police after a six car crash on Philadelphia Road that killed three and injured 13. Payne said he drove a lumber truck that sideswiped six cars and overturned. He was treated for rib fractures and cuts and bruises after being found in a field hours later.
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Paro
Associated Press
Robert Payne
Tappahannock
Philadelphia Road
Payne
Baltimore County
Two U S Supply Airplanes Collide Killing Four Men
Two U S supply planes collide near Ravotzhhausen Germany on a Berlin air run, killing four American fliers. The crash, in a corn field outside the village 14 miles northeast of Frankfurt, involved Dakotas from the 60th Troop Carrier Group returning to Wiesbaden from Berlin. Names withheld awaiting survivors.
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Associated Press
Ravotzhausen
Germany
Berlin
U. S
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Ir Force
Air Force
60Th
Mojave Will Vote on Bond to Buy New Water Wells
A new water well near Monolith starts producing 1000 gallons a minute five miles east of Mojave, owned by C. W. Townsend. If tests confirm quality, residents will vote to authorize a bond issue to purchase the well and relieve reliance on hauled water.
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Associated Press
Mojave
Calif
Geki
Beaumont
Southern Pacific Railroad
C. W. Townsend
U S Transfers Police to Korea
Lt Gen John Hodge signs an agreement transferring Korean police customs and coast guard to the new South Korean government, as Hodge relinquishes command and heads to Tokyo before reassignment. Maj Gen John B Coulter succeeds him as occupation commander. President Truman praises Hodge’s Korea work.
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Associated Press
Seoul
John Hodge
Korea
New Republic
Syungman Rhee
Hodge
Tokyo
MacArthur
Washington
U.S
South Korea
John B. Coulter
Truman
Japan
North Korea
Smith Feels Optimistic After Stalin Talks In Moscow
U S Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith exits the Kremlin buoyant after a four hour forty minute session with Stalin and Molotov as Western envoys press for a basis for four power talks on Germany. Smith says more meetings are planned and remains hopeful despite ongoing technicalities ahead.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Kremlin
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Smith
Vi M. Molotov
Rhad Aam
Ae Broad
She Weral
Mosotov
Molotov
Surprise Witness Testifies in Spy Inquiry Hearings
Former Communist Whitaker Chambers and ex-state department official Alger Hiss prepare for a public confrontation as the House Un American Activities Committee weighs testimonies. Budenz, former Daily Worker editor, testifies behind closed doors amid a high stakes inquiry into Communist influence.
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Associated Press
Washington
Louis Budent
House On
American Activities
Budent
Whitaker Chanber
Alger Hiss
Budenz
Daily Worker
Chambers
Hiss
House un-American Activities Committee
State Department
Iss
New York City
Man Dies After Fatal Shootings In Welch Area
Police report a Gary man Joseph L. Kondor aged 24 killed his wife with seven shots in a car belonging to Arnold Gillespie 25 of Welch. Kondor then shot himself through the head in the same incident. A taxi driver was wounded in the forearm.
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Welch
Gary Man
Harry Chaffins
Joseph L. Keondor
Gary
Arnold Gillespie
Chaflins
Chicago scientists find potential protection against radiation
Five Chicago researchers at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago presented a method to shield bone marrow from radiation in experiments with animals. Inducing anemia beforehand seemed to stimulate marrow to produce more blood cells, reducing damage from X rays or neutrons, though the exact mechanism remains unknown.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Buffalo
Chicago
Sacle
Jacobson
Dulles Warns Peace Group Creation Impossible Amid Red Threat
John Foster Dulles told the World Council of Churches assembly that Communist policies block a universal peace organization. He urged Christian leaders from 40 countries to expose war’s futility and warned Western leadership is waning as Soviet influence grows.
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Reds
Dulles
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Nether- 1Lands
John Foster Dulles
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Thomas F Dewey
Jas
Christian Church Shadded
World Council of Churches
Weather snapshot for Beckley and nearby towns
Fragmented forecast notes list yesterday's highs and lows for Beckley Greenbrier New Belle Point Oak Hill and Glade areas. Mentions today clear conditions and early morning readings with unclear numeric values due to OCR errors.
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Beckley
Ivceve
Bellepoint
Oak Hill
C.esteveges Als
Eveeerreene
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