Air Force denies flying saucer discovery claim
Washington August 20 The air force said two old machines found in a Maryland tobacco shed have absolutely no connection with reported flying saucers. Investigators traced reports to weather balloons and natural phenomena while noting one device looked like a crude helicopter and the other a wooden tub with an engine. The inventor Jonathan Caldwell has long disappeared as the devices come to light after a decade. Captain Claudius Belk said the Baltimore office investigated for months.
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WASHINGTON
air force
Maryland
Bollingfield
Glen Burnie
Baltimore
Jonathan E. Caldwell
Claudius Belk
office of special investigation
the
Radio Fights FCC Ruling Seeks to Save Giveaway Shows
New York August 20 Broadcasters mobilize to fight an FCC order set to take effect October 1. The rule crackdown could silence popular listener prize programs like Stop the Music Sing It Again and Hollywood Calling, deemed radio lotteries if based on chance or value given by contestants. Industry observers expect major networks including American Broadcasting Co to pursue court action.
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NEW YORK
federal communications commission
American Broadcasting co
FCC
Hollywood
Baseball results from National and American leagues briefed
In a rugged set of box scores, St Louis beat Pittsburgh 4 to 8 in nine innings while New York topped Philadelphia 9 to 5 in nine. Boston at Brooklyn and Chicago at St. Louis were incomplete. American League shows Boston 8, Washington 4. New York 7, Philadelphia 6 with extra innings, and Detroit vs St. Louis incomplete.
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RHE Bt. Louis
Pittsburgh
Munger
Kit
Garagiola
Bonham
Lombard vy
Gumbert
Maal
Dollet
RHE
New York
Philadelphia
Kennedy
Higbe
Hartung
Wentrum
Konstanty
Seminick
HHR
Ennis
Meyer
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Stebbs
Dodson
Batts
Heafner
Welteroth
Oh Welk
Hittle
Wesel
Hacfoer
RHE Weabington
Schieb
Shanta
Harris
Astroth
Lopat
Silvera
Woodling
Rirruto
Detroit
St. Louis
General Arnold Defends B-36. Politics Not In Aircraft Choice
San Francisco Aug 20 AP General Hap Arnold testified before a House subcommittee that there is no chance politics or favoritism influences B-36 selection. He praised Hoyt Vandenberg and air force leaders, stressing that combat plane development requires many experts and years of refinements. He added fear of the unknown drives aggression and praised increasing B-36 production.
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ARNOLD
H. H
Hap
SAN FRANCISCO
air force
house
engi
Claims Marshall Plan Failure in Europe
Strasbourg, France, August 20. Former French premier Paul Reynaud, representing France in the European consultative assembly, declared the European end of the Marshall plan a failure. He said American aid did not foster free trade and urged Europe to form a large trading area, noting the assembly must address economic problems before political issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
STRASBOURG
France
Paul Reynaud
European consultative assembly
Europe
assembly
European council
Reynard
Lightning Sparks Wide Idaho Forest Fires
A rash of new fires in three Idaho national forests was blamed on lightning. In the Nez Perce forest, 28 smoke jumpers and 220 others fought 38 fires, while Thursday night storms caused about 36 fires in the Payette forest and around 25 in the Boise forest.
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M'CALL
Idaho
Nez Perce forest
Payette national forest
Boise national forest
Woman Stages Gambling War in Saratoga County
Mrs. Rose Weiss of Saratoga Springs filed for a permanent injunction to shut down all gambling establishments in Saratoga county and a temporary restraining order for the city and county. She seeks a complete investigation by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey and alleges her husband discarded about $14,000 in four Saratoga Springs gambling spots. An anonymous call warned of trouble as the district attorney labeled the move political.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS
N. Y
Rose Weiss
Saratoga county
Thomas E. Dewey
Philip
Angry Woman Breaks Up Game
In Los Angeles on August 20 a housewife angry at her husband’s gambling losses shot up a neighborhood dice game. Her son joined the fracas. both were arrested. The event occurred at Fred Barnett’s upholstery shop where Vance Cushman and friends played. Mrs Cushman demanded the $200 her husband lost and fired two shots. The son assaulted Barnett with a rubber mallet and spray gun before the Cushman family fled.
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LOS ANGELES
C. W. Barber
Vance Cushman
Fred Barnett
Barnett
Cushman
Officials Crack Vast Narcotics Smuggling Ring
New York report details the arrest of Eduardo Balarezo amid an international narcotics operation that allegedly funded insurgents in Peru. The ring moved about 50 kilograms of cocaine monthly between the United States and Peru, with ties to Peruvian politics and plans to expand to Italy. Balarezo, 48, was seized aboard the liner La Guardia and faced $100,000 bail on conspiracy charges.
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NEW YORK
Peru
United Nations action
U. S
U. N
Eduardo Balarezo
Great North River
Long Island
Joseph P. Martin
Italy
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Balarezo
La Guardia
Edward McDonald
Alfonso Mier Teran
department of investigation
Aprista party
Victor Haya de la Torce
Mier
Haya de la Torce
Lima
Martin
Pocatello Man Admits Murder
OGDEN Utah Aug 20 Police Chief Maurice Schoof said today Richard Dix Pack 23 of Pocatello Idaho signed a confession in the tattooed blonde murder case Pack said in the statement he killed the Ogden woman whose nude body was found yesterday in a hotel room closet She had been strangled Pack a former sailor was questioned until late last night No charges have yet been filed Det Lt W K Milligan identified the woman as Shirley V Scott 28 whose drivers license showed a non existent Seattle Washington address.
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OGDEN
Utah
Maurice Schoof
Richard Dix Pack
Pocatello
Idaho
Schoof
Pack
Lieut
W. K. Milligan
Shirley V. Scott
Seattle, Wash
Peru Ends Cuba Diplomat Relations
LIMA Peru Aug 20 Peru broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba yesterday the government delivering a note to the Cuban charge d affaires charging that Cuba aided two members of the outlawed APRA party to flee Peru for Cuba consequently the Peruvian government cannot continue relations with the Cuban government the country is under a military junta which seized power in
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LIMA
Peru
Cuba
Aprista
Hawaii Strike Talks Deadlocked In 112 Day Dock Walkout
In Honolulu on August 20, union and employer negotiators failed to reach an agreement in Hawaii s 112 day dock strike. The ILWU and stevedoring firms sought federal mediation with Cyrus Ching. both sides sent a cable urging his rapid arrival. Bridges and Starr pressed for Ching to meet in Washington if Hawaii proves unavailable.
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HONOLULU
Hawaii
Cyrus Ching
Harry Bridges
CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
W. R. Starr
Ching
Washington
ILWU
territorial
Bridges
Walter D. Ackerman, Jr
San Francisco
Ackerman
Connally Backs Full Arms Plan
Washington Aug 20 The administration fights to salvage its 1 450 billion arms program with Connally backing reinstatement of 1 160 990 million for military supplies to NATO signers. He faces opposition from senators Vandenberg and Dulles and even Tydings who favor about 1 000 million.
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WASHINGTON
Connally
D-Tex
senate
house
senate foreign relations and armed services committees
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Dulles
R-NY
Tydings
D-Md
armed services group
Heavy rainfall damages Austria crops and alpine snow
Heavy rainfall in Austria over the past ten days caused damage estimated at 80,000,000 shillings. Some lowland crops were flooded while the alpine districts saw heavy snowfall, officials said.
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VIENNA
Austria
Jailed Klansman Seeks Top Post
Alabama's jailed Ku Klux Klan leader William Hugh Morris sought the national head post after the death of Dr Samuel Green. Morris told Birmingham reporters he may become the titular head of all the Klans. Funeral services for Green were planned for 2 30 p m EST. Green, a 59 year old physician, died Thursday of a heart attack. Morris, 44, has been jailed for over a month for refusing to supply membership rolls to a grand jury. He said a merger of their organizations was discussed and near agreement.
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ATLANTA
Alabama
Samuel Green
William Hugh Morris
Birmingham
Morris
Green
Rent Picture Still Confused
Washington Aug 20 UPI Housing Expediter Tighe Woods outlined plans to cut rent ceilings as the nation shifts toward decontrol. He warned the form of control remains unclear but expects at least one third of areas to lift ceilings soon while other regions keep controls with citizen volunteer policing.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Tighe Woods
Woods
senate
Douglas
D-Ill
Reds Push Southward in China As Nationalists Retreat
Canton's borders tighten as Nationalists rush reinforcements into mountains 170 miles northeast of Canton. Losses at Tayu and Anjen threaten rail lines and shift control toward Communist advance. Amoy port falls from Nationalist hands as Amoy officials report looming capture. In the northwest, Communist forces approach Londow before being halted near Lanchow, capital of Kansu.
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CANTON
Tayu
Kwangtung province
Anjen
Amoy
Londow
Lanchow
Kansu
Federation Orders Finnish Unions to Halt Strike
In Helsinki Finland the Central Trade Union federation ordered four Communist led unions to cancel their strike calls by August 23 or be expelled. The vote 8 to 5 aimed at halting a growing nationwide strike offensive amid government crackdowns and bloodshed.
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HELSINKI
Finland
Central
forestry workers’ and loggers’ union
Passengers Escape In Train Wreck at Canaan NH
Two diesel Boston and Maine passenger trains collided head on at a siding in Canaan New Hampshire injuring 44. Officials at Mary Hitchcock hospital in Hanover report injuries mostly bruises and none serious among passengers from New England and Canada.
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CANAAN
N. H
Boston and Maine railroad
Mary Hitchcock hospital
Hanover
New England
Canada
Senator Says Aide Interceded For Breweries
Washington Aug. 20. Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan, President Roosevelt’s army aide, reportedly pressed the agriculture department over a grain rationing order after breweries complained. Two officials, who spoke on background, say Vaughan also sought relief for a New Jersey molasses firm in 1946. Senator Mundt said he may seek a Senate five percenter inquiry.
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WASHINGTON
Harry H. Vaughan
agriculture department
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
Mundt
R-SD
Clinton P. Anderson
Office Shifts Effective Today in Government Reorg
Washington Aug 20 six reorganization plans took effect. The U S employment service and related functions moved to the labor department while the bureau of public roads joined the commerce department. Top officials in post office civil service and maritime commissions gained more authority. National security resources board and national security council became parts of the executive office of the president.
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WASHINGTON
Congress
Truman
Herbert Hoover
U. S. employment service
labor department
bureau of public roads
commerce department
No. 1
post office department
civil service commission
maritime commission
national security resources board
national security council
Chapin Mentioned As Dutch Envoy
Selden Chapin, recalled from Budapest for consultations after Mindszenty case, may become ambassador to the Netherlands replacing Herman Baruch who resigned. Baruch quit amid Communist accusations linking Chapin to Mindszenty. both sides deny the charges. Chapin previously served in Hungary during Mindszenty trials.
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WASHINGTON
Selden Chapin
Hungary
Mindszenty
Herman B. Baruch
Netherlands
Baruch
Chapin
Budapest
Cardinal Mindszenty
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