Hawaii Dock Seizure Fails To Bring Peace
Hawaii 100 day waterfront strike remains unsettled as Gov. Stainback orders 2000 longshoremen and seven firms to resume work under a new territorial law. Union and employers refuse to comply while federal conciliator seeks talks. Dispute centers on a 32 cent wage increase as Bridges pushes for 18 to 22 cents offered. Emergency state of seizure declared to back the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HONOLULU
Hawaii
Ingram M. Stainback
CIO
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s union
LWU
Harry Bridges
Dwight Steele
U. S
George Hillenbrand
Bridges
Ford Workers Vote on Strike
Detroit August 8. At the Dearborn Rouge plant 4000 of 60000 Rouge employees voted in a state conducted strike ballot within two hours as lines stretched for blocks. Cars blocked Dix avenue while Ford Local 600 ran six buses from the Rouge to polls. The vote will decide if CIO United Auto Workers officers may call a strike under Michigan law, with results in three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DETROIT
Ford
Dearborn Rouge
state labor mediation board
Rouge
Dix avenue
Ford Local 600
CIO United workers
Michigan
Bonnie-Tripp
Noel P. Fox
Aircraft Lands After Collision in Milwaukee
A Capital Airlines DC-3 with 23 aboard landed safely in Milwaukee after its right wingtip was ripped off in a collision with a light plane. The light plane pilot, Arthur Rapps, 33, of Milwaukee, was killed. No passengers or crew on the airliner were hurt. The crash occurred 1,000 feet above Maitland Field as the DC-3 and light plane collided near the lake front airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MILWAUKEE
Capital Airlines
Arthur Rapps
Maitland field
Milwaugee
lake front
Rapp
Ecuador Quake Toll Reaches 4600
A relief drive accelerates as the Aug 8 quake in central Ecuador claimed over 4600 lives and left 29 towns with damages near 20 million dollars. U S Caribbean command mobilizes airlift planes from Panama and Antilles bases to fly doctors nurses and medical supplies into affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QUITO
Ecuador
U.S. air force
Panama
U. S Caribbean command
Antilles
snes
U.S
Guano
Patate
Pelileo
Pillaro
Dantesque
Leaders Seek Pacific Pact Against Reds
Nationalist China leader Chiang Kai-shek and South Korea President Syngman Rhee called for a conference of Asian powers to draft a Pacific alliance against communism. They urged Philippines President Quirino to summon the nations, building on a prior plan from Baguio. Washington weighs a new policy toward China as Acheson plans talks with Congress. Republicans in Congress promise to join in a strengthened China policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Syngman Rhee
south Korea
Chinhae
Korea
Elpidio Quirino
Philippines
Quirino
San Francisco
Truman
Chiang
Baguio
Phillippines
Pacific union
United States
Washington
Acheson
congressional
congress
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
house
Military Leaders End Pact Tour
In London on August 8, American top military planners concluded a whirlwind tour of Atlantic pact countries. Adm. Louis Denfeld Gen. Omar Bradley and Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg traveled across western Europe in ten conference packed days. They studied unifying strategic planning and command across the ten pact members to create a tighter defense unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LONDON
America
Convicted Slayer Jones Seeks Pardon Reprieve
In Austin on August 8, lawyers for W. Fred Jones a 40 year old convicted murderer plan to urge the state pardon board to halt a second execution. The Floydada grocer received a three day stay of execution minutes after midnight following his shotgun death of J. C. Love Jr. in 1946.
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AUSTIN
Tex
W. Fred Jones
state pardon board
Jones
Floydada
J. C. Love, Jr
Sumner Welles Wife Dies in Swiss Tour
Mrs. Sumner Welles died in Lausanne as she and her husband sought to aid his health. Welles said she fell ill several days earlier and was confined to her hotel room. Relatives are en route to Europe. he will return to the United States soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAUSANNE
Switzerland
Sumner Welles
U. S
Welles
Europe
United States
lines De Grasse
New York
Methodist Bishop Accuses Spellman of Blocking School Aid
G Bromley Oxnam, Methodist bishop of New York, accused Francis Cardinal Spellman of leading a plan by the Catholic hierarchy to deny federal aid to public schools unless funds are secured for parochial education. He spoke in a WWDC radio interview about Spellman’s attack on Mrs. Roosevelt as part of this strategy.
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WASHINGTON
G. Bromley Oxnam
New York
congress
WWDC
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Honest Waitress Bets On Fair Payment Wins Big Tips
Newport Beach waitress Lorraine Head earned the town's top tipper after returning excess change. A week earlier a patron overpaid with five and one dollar bills, she returned the surplus. He returned for drinks and a $50 tip, then another $50, then dinner, totaling $100. She does not know his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEWPORT BEACH
Calif
Lorraine Head
Acheson Rejects Stop-Gap Europe Arms Plan
Secretary of State Acheson flatly rejected Sen. Vandenberg’s stop-gap arms aid for western Europe, saying it would be a gesture. He urged moving forward on both arms aid and strategic plans under the North Atlantic treaty, noting the United States faces greater threat to its own territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Acheson
Vandenberg
R-Mich
congress
Europe
Michigan
Russia
senate foreign relations and armed services committees
North Atlantic
Senator Vandenberg
senate
United States
Financial Expert Calls Tax Reform to Spur Stock Investment
Washington August 8 UPI Thomas B McCabe chairman of the Federal Reserve Board urges Congress to reform the tax system to overcome investors reluctance to buy common stock He suggests lower income taxes as a remedy highlighting that fear of taxes drives firms to contract loans rather than issue equity and that expanding ownership will boost economic growth and stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
UPI
Thomas B. McCabe
federal reserve board
congress
McCabe
Refugee Question Cleared in Israel
An informed government source in Tel Aviv said the Arab-Israeli peace chances are not unfavorable. Israel’s offer to accept 100000 Arab refugees is thought to be received favorably by President Truman and the U.S. is urging swift progress at the Lausanne conferences. Some officials believe the offer could be increased, a move not welcomed by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TEL AVIV
Israel
Truman
U. S
Lausanne
Switzerland
state department
Government orders evacuation from Lanchow by Kansu government
The Kansu provincial government has ordered evacuation of all civilian employees and their dependents from Lanchow. The move, tied to the Communist drive in northwest China, directs civilians to relocate within five days to Tsining, capital of Changhai, about 110 miles west of Lanchow.
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CANTON
Kansu
Lanchow
China
Tsining
Changhai
Ministers Discuss Europe Unification in Strasbourg
In Strasbourg France on August 8 a ministers’ meeting opened to discuss unifying Europe. Britain's Winston Churchill joins the British delegation as Greece and Turkey soon join the council. the assembly convenes at Strasbourg University for broad cooperation principles and future projects.
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Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Italy
Ireland
Greece
Turkey
council
consultative assembly
Strasbourg
assembly
Winston Churchill
European Movement
European unity
Paul N Henri Spaak
Europe
Earthquakes Strike Region South of Quito Killing Thousands
A sequence of earthquakes near 70 miles south of Quito Ecuador killed at least 4600 people and injured about 5000. Thirty towns were destroyed, with Ambato Latacunga and Guano cited among the hardest hit in this disaster affecting a wide area and population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Ambato
Latacunga
Cooler Weather For West States
The weather bureau reports cooler weather for the northern Rockies and western states while the eastern seaboard remains hot. A few showers are forecast in the south, mainly Texas and western Dakota, with the rest of the region largely unchanged.
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weather bureau
Rocky mountains
Rockies
federal
Texas
Dakotas
Yugoslavs Plan Fleet Increase
Belgrade Aug. 8. Borba newspaper says Yugoslavia will raise commercial shipping tonnage by 50 percent by 1951 under a five year program to expand economic independence. The target for the merchant marine is 600000 tons and is expected to be surpassed.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
Borba
Marshall Tito
Truman Signs Bill to Fight Grasshopper Invasion
President Truman signed a bill appropriating 1,750,400 dollars to combat a grasshopper invasion threatening crops across the west and midwest. The measure aims to fund control efforts, coordinate state programs, and protect agricultural yields amid the pest outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Truman
midwest
Vampire Slayer Ordered to Death
London authorities confirmed that John George Haigh the so called vampire killer of nine persons must hang on the scheduled Wednesday order. Home Secretary James Chuter Ede announced after a panel of mental disease experts reviewed Haigh at Wandsworth prison. Haigh was convicted July 19 of murdering Mrs Olivia Durand Deacon a 69 year old widow who resided at the same hotel.
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LONDON
James Chuter Ede
John George Haigh
Ede
Wandsworth
Haigh
Olivia Durand- Deacon
Counselor Claimed White House Influence in Hunt Case
Paul Grindle, Framingham furniture maker, testified to a senate subcommittee that James V. Hunt claimed Major General Harry H. Vaughan was one of his closest friends and that Hunt said he could procure influence for government contracts. Hunt denied selling influence and said he knew no government figures who could be influenced. Grindle described a plan involving a $200 million deal for plane parts and a $3.5 million furniture contract, with Hunt seeking a share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Paul Grindle
James V. Hunt
senate
Grindle
Framingham
Mass
Hunt
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
White House
New York
subcommittee
quartermaster corps
war assets administration
army
Grindie
Johnson
Vaughan
Mayor Continues War Against Klan in Iron City
IRON CITY GA Aug 8 A one armed Georgia mayor C L Drake and allies renew a shooting war with robed Ku Klux Klansmen after 12 to 15 carloads roamed Iron City in darkness. A Klansman was wounded. Drake said bullets passed within five feet of him and he chased a Klansman into Alabama at high speed before the man was jailed.
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IRON CITY
Georgia
Communist Paper Blasts Truman
In Moscow on August 8 the official Communist Party newspaper Pravda accused President Truman of fanning war hysteria and poisoning the international atmosphere. The charge was written by commentator M. Marinin and filled almost a full page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCOW
UPi
Pravda
Truman
M. Marinin
communist party
Radio Quiz Prize Lures Nation's Eligible Bachelor
HOLLYWOOD Aug 8 Ann Notre 20 Union City N J today is one of the nation s most eligible bachelor girls She won 31 000 in cash and prizes yesterday on a NBC Hollywood Calling program but though she is single not even engaged the prize list includes an all expense Paris tour for herself and any man she chooses to accompany her plus 2 000 worth of men s clothing Her address is 2003 Kerrigan ave Union City Phone Union 3663 fellows.
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HOLLYWOOD
Ann Notre
Union City
N. J
NBC
Paris
Kerrigan ave
fellows
Rising Winds Threaten Willow Mountain Forest Fire
In Helena Montana a vast wildfire on Willow peak intensified as winds reached 15 to 25 mph driving flames toward the east slope. About 400 firefighters worked overnight to encircle the blaze and prevent further spread, with weather models predicting stronger winds and showers offering little relief. The fire has burned 5000 to 6000 acres since Friday, with a 21 mile perimeter, as efforts continue to hold the line and evacuate or reinforce crews.
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HELENA
Mont
Willow mountain
forest service
Willow peak
weather bureau
Mann Gulch
House Enters Labor Debate on Minimum Wage Hike
Washington Aug 8 The House waded into its second major labor debate this year on raising the national minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents per hour. Democrats aim to redeem the 1938 wage act expansion pledge while facing foes from repeal supporters of the Taft-Hartley law. Leaders back a compromise bill from Rep Lesinski with many Southern Democrats and Republicans tentatively backing Rep Lucas’s measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
house
Lesinski
D-Mich
house labor committee
Rep. Lucas
D-Tex
labor committee
Ferry Drowning Victims Sought
A search using grappling hooks and planes continued for a car that plunged from a ferry into the Columbia River near Wenatchee, leaving four dead. Two occupants escaped, Frederick A. Petrie and Clementine Petrie of Indiana, while the victims were Oscar Wiker and Mrs. Harvey C Petrie among others, all linked to Washington and Indiana communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WENATCHER
Columbia river
here
Frederick A. Petrie
Lewisville
Ind
Clementine Petrie
Richmond
state patrol
Oscar BR. Wiker
Manson, Wash
Harvey C Petrie
Lewisville, Ind
Inez Slatter
Pantiar Mirch
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council of European
Robert Schuman
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Louis Johnson
Tom Connally
senate foreign relations and armed services committee
Connally
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