Senate House groups study US aid plan for Europe
President Truman seeks a $580 million aid fund split among four key committees in both chambers. Leaders from parties back early committee review before a possible late year special session. Taft doubts pre‑January action, plans a policy committee meeting, while Europe faces winter food and fuel shortages without congressional funding.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Congress
Foreign Affairs and Appropriations
Senate
House
Martin
R-Mass
Topeka
Kan
Republican Congress
Capitol Hill
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Congressional
Italy
France
Austria
White House
Eaton
R-Nj
Foreign Affairs Committee
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Group
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
World Series Opens With Record Demand At Yankees Dodgers
Clear skies greet opening day as Yankee Stadium sells out for the Yankees and Dodgers. Attendance could top 73 000 with a 300 000 gate as scalpers offer up to 50 for single seats. Rookie battery for the Yankees and Berra to catch. Branca expected to pitch for Dodgers.
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Associated Press
New York
Mammoth
Yankee Stadium
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stanley “Bucky” Harris
Yankees
Frank
Spec” Shea
Larry
Yogi” Berra
Russia Accepts British Invite to Big Four Meeting on Italian Colonies
London reports Russia has accepted Britain's invitation to join a big four conference of foreign ministers to decide Italy's prewar colonies. Britain hopes talks begin in London Friday. Georgi Zarubin expected to represent Russia.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Italy
Foreign Office
Britain
Georgi Zarubin
Moscow
Affinity Miners Continue Walkout at Lilly Brook Mine
The Affinity mine of the Lilly brook Coal Company remains idle as miners press a protest started last Friday. United Mine Workers District 29 officials left town for the State AFL Federation of Labor convention while investigating the grievance. A mine committee member said workers halted Thursday and were joined Friday by other employees in protest of a regulation requiring rock spoil from the face to be loaded with coal.
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Lillybrook Coal Company
United Mine Workers District 29
AFL Federation of Labor
Moose Lodge Chief to Quit After String of Thefts
Wendell W. Cook plans to resign as Moose Lodge governor after four break ins in 13 days at the Allenstown lodge. Loot valued in the hundreds of dollars, with entries through the front door and a basement trap door, spur suspicions of an inside job. Police acknowledge knowledge of burglaries but have not investigated. officials consider a full leadership change possible after Friday’s meeting.
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Reister
Allens
Moose Lodge
Wendell W. Cook
Cook
Register
Aaron Young
A. F. Wine
Moose
Ernie Richmond
Illegel
British Install New Economic Czar Today
Sir Stafford Cripps, 58, named Britain's minister of economic affairs to lead postwar recovery. James Harold Wilson, 31, named president of the Board of Trade as part of new blood in the labor government. Attlee forms temporary economic planning committee to tackle a $2.4 billion annual unfavorable balance and austerity measures.
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Associated Press
London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Cripps
James Harold Wilson
Labor
Board of Trade
Arthur Greenwood
Attlee
United States
AFL Fights Lewis Policy At Convention Clash
John L. Lewis’ refusal to sign anti-communist affidavits under Taft Hartley drew AFL friction in San Francisco. President Frey of the metal trades department denounced Lewis’ stance and urged action as AFL building trades delegates discussed a resolution. Frey asserted no confidence in a leader who insists on conscience over protecting 7,000,000 workers.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
AFL
John P. Frey
Metal Trades Department
Lewis
Metal Trades Group
Building Trades Department
Frey
Metal Trades Convention
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Man Fined for Whipping Stepson Near Dry Hill School
Holt paid a fine of 5 dollars plus costs on a charge of inflicting unnecessary cruel punishment on his six year old stepson near the Dry Hill School. Magistrate G O Mills said Holt was taken into custody by Constable Howard Keatley on a warrant obtained by neighbor Frances Goins who witnessed the punishment.
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Eversit Holt
Dry Hill School
G. O.mills
Holt
Howard Keatley
Frances Goins
Mills
Simon Wins Plea For Appeal Bond Pending
Simon Edward Simon the former courthouse janitor and only man convicted in the ballot theft case will be released from jail once Charleston release documents arrive and a $5,000 bond is arranged. The appeal to the state supreme court was granted 3-2, with Thornhill and Lilly acquitted in Logan after Simon’s conviction here. Simon was sentenced June 21 to one to ten years and had been denied bond previously.
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James Edward Simon
Charleston
Simon
State Supreme Court
Warren A. Thornhill
Raleigh County
Henry Lilly
State Road Commission
Thornhill
Lilly
Logan
Fred L. Fox
W. T. Lovins
Bomb hits Jerusalem as wider clashes spark alarms
An explosion outside a Arab shop near Jaffa gate prompted an eight minute general alarm in Jerusalem amid post Haifa police station bombing fears. No casualties reported. Separately a Cairo Haifa line mine derailed the Egypt express with no casualties. Three ships with over 4,500 Jewish immigrants neared Palestine coast aiming to break the British blockade, identified as Northlands Paducah and a sister ship to the Despite. Turkish officials said Northlands and Paducah, flying Panama, carried 4,500 Jews from Bulgaria and passed through the Bosphorus toward Havana.
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Associated Press
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Jaffa
Haifa
Cairo
Palestine
Northlands
Paducah
Panama
Bulgaria
Bosphorus
Havana
Cuban Officials Claim Invasion Force Broken
Cuban army authorities say a 1500 man expeditionary force aimed at overthrowing Dominican Republic President Rafael Trujillo has been broken up. The force, mainly Dominicans and Cubans, was led by Orlando Masferrer and some participants claim U S intervention influenced the failure.
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Associated Press
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Cuba
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Oscar Diaz
Cuban Senate
Col. Diaz
Supreme Tribunal
Perez
Orlando Masferrer
Communist Party
Diaz
United States
One Quadruplet Dies in Britain as Others Live
Bradford England AP reports one of Eileen Horner's quadruplets died today at St Luke's Hospital. The surviving three infants remain stable after premature birth about ten weeks early and being fed glucose and water.
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Associated Press
Bradford
Eng
Eileen Horner
St. Luke's Hospital
Britain
Four U S Sailors Injured in Mine Blast
Four American sailors badly hurt when the U S Destroyer Douglas H Fox struck a mine 18 miles off Trieste were expected to recover authorities said today. Three sailors were killed and eight others were less seriously hurt. The destroyer went to drydock in Venice. Names of the dead and injured were withheld.
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Associated Press
Trieste
U. S
Douglas H. Fox
Venice
Earl L. Green
Norfolk
Navy
Overseas airline crews strike halts New York flight plans
New York rush hour disruption as American Overseas Airlines crews fail to report for duty. AFL Air Line Pilots Association chief David Behncke says mass walkout began at 4 am in Chicago. The first plane was to fly to Washington then to Frankfurt with 17 passengers aboard.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington, D. C
Chicago
David L. Behncke
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
Washington
la Guardia Field
Frankfurt
Germany
Behncke
Officials See Soviet Anti U S Propaganda Drive Escalating
U S officials expect a more violent Soviet propaganda campaign targeting the United States and President Truman. Moscow press and radio are seen widening attacks after a Russian magazine likened Truman to Hitler and called him a tool of the Pendergast machine.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Truman
Hitler
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Literary Gazette No
Boris Gorbatov
Mr. Truman
Munich
Shipman Reviews Grandview Park Prospects With Officials
State Conservation Commission Director Jack Shipman and members of the commission and Chamber committee visited Grandview Park to assess plans for purchasing additional acreage. George Bright noted grading on the Grandview Road project is nearly finished with base laid at the park end.
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Grandview ‘State Park
Jack Shipman
State Conservation Commission
Shipman
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Grandview
George Bright
Chamber Committee
Grandview Road
Allentown Police Chief Escapes Kidnapper After Two-Hour Ordeal
Allentown Police Chief Wayne Elliott was abducted at gunpoint by Erber Julius Worseck as he tried to arrest Worseck on a robbery charge. Elliott forced to drive for about two hours near Bethlehem before leaping from the car. He hid in weeds, Worseck fled, and police launched a manhunt with state and local authorities alerted in PA and NJ.
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Associated Press
Allentown
Wayne Elliott
Allenttown
Bethlehem
Elliott
Erber Julius Worseck
Worseck
Eliott
Bethlehem State Police
Moravian Seminary
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Boeing Confirms XB-52 Bomber and B-50 Upgrade
Boeing announced development of a new heavy bomber the XB-52 and an advanced B-50 variant the B-50Nc. Boeing president William M. Allen said the models were presented to the President's air policy commission noting the B-50’s 164000 pound gross weight and a peak wing loading of 94 pounds per square foot, the heaviest yet flown.
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Associated Press
Washington
Boeing Aircraft
William M. Allen
Boeing
Air Policy Commission
Truman Inflation Curbs Hinted As Prices Near Risk
Washington officials say President Truman is crafting measures to slow inflation to keep relief costs for Western Europe in check. Aimed at curbing price rises, plans include appeals to labor to restrain wage demands and potential industry outreach to highlight dangers of profiteering.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Aaace
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
AFL
CIO
Weather: Mostly cloudy and cooler with frost tonight
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy and windy conditions today followed by clearing and a cooler night with local frost. Wednesday should become sunny as temperatures gradually rise.
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