Generals Defend Motives Behind B-36 Selection
Washington August 22 generals past and present testified there was no outside pressure shaping the B-36 bomber buildup. Gen. Carl Spaatz said the B-36 and the atomic bomb were the greatest forces for peace, while other officers echoed denial of political influence in the 190 aircraft program.
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WASHINGTON
air force
Carl Spaatz
Spaatz
house
armed services committee
Joseph B. Keenan
Fairchild
Keenan
Floyd Odlum
Consolidated Vultee
Russia
Europe
Asia
Nationalists claim success on central China front near Canton
Canton August 22 The Nationalists reported gains on the central China front north of the refugee capital. They said a Red attempt to cut the Canton Hankow railway and isolate Hengyang was repulsed. Gen Pai Chung-hsi's eastern flank was said to be out of danger for the moment after Lin Piao tried to take Leiyang.
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CANTON
central China
Canton-Hankow
Hunan province
Hengyang
Canton-Hengyang
Pai Chung-hsi
Lin Piao
Leiyang
Pai
central China defense
Couple Sentenced to Die in Electric Chair During October
Mrs. Martha Beck, 29, and Raymond Fernandez, 34, were sentenced in New York to die in the electric chair in the week of October 10 for the murder of 66 year old Albany widow Mrs Janet Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Martha Beck
Raymond Fernandez
Janet Fay
Albany
N. Y
British Crisis Outlook Gloomy
Washington set to host preliminary American British talks on Britain's economic crisis. Undersecretary James E Webb leads the American group as they seek proposals on coping with dollar and gold shortages and potential U.S. aid while Britain argues for domestic fixes and devaluation will be needed.
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WASHINGTON
Britain
James E. Webb
United States
congress
London
America
Berlin Reds Form Anti Soviet Party
German Communist dissidents in Berlin formed a splinter group to oppose Soviet influence and sent a message of support to Yugoslav Premier Tito. The spokesman claimed about 4,000 active members in East Germany and 600 in West Berlin, led by Karl Heinz Scholz who denounced imperialist Bolshevism and Soviet-backed dictatorship.
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BERLIN
Russia
Marshal Tito
Germany
Karl-Heinz Scholz
Army Aides Sworn In New Roles At Pentagon
Tracy S. Voorhees of New York was sworn in as undersecretary of the army while Archibald S. Alexander of Bernardsville New Jersey took the oath as assistant secretary in Washington on August 22.
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ARMY
WASHINGTON
Tracy S. Voorhees
New York
Archibald S. Alexander
Bernardsville
N. J
Varied Disasters Take High Toll Over Wide Area
Across the globe weekend disasters left many dead and much property damaged. A small Atlantic hurricane threatened Florida while France faced devastating forest fires killing at least 78 and burning over 100000 acres. Pacific Northwest quakes and a two foot wave at Ketchikan followed by power outages and water-main breaks in Seattle added to the chaos. Firefighting crews battled six western fires in six states with four crewmen hospitalized. Army firefighters controlled the French blaze at last. Seismic activity was reported in England and New York with strong tremors across continents.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
globe
Atlantic
Florida
France
Pacific northwest
British Columbia
Skeena river
Portland
Ore
Ketchikan
Alaska
Seattle
Miami
national forest
Payette national forest
Idaho
Yellowstone national park
Wyoming
Quebec
army
West Bromwich
England
H. 3. Shaw
Himalaya
New York
Fordham university
Finnish Strike Loses Ground in Helsinki
HELSINKI Finland Aug 22 The communist strike offensive against the government lost momentum as workers remained deaf to Red pleas for further walkouts. Although the transport workers union called a strike, traffic was normal on Helsinki streets. The timetable aimed at more than 100000 of Finland's 300000 unionized workers to strike today, which the government said was an attempt to prepare a communist coup.
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HELSINKI
Finland
transport workers union
Polish Diplomat Resigns Post Due to Catholic Faith
Poland's chief of Protocol Adam Gabrinowicz, a Roman Catholic, resigns from his post with the Communist government. He cables from Switzerland stating that as a Catholic and because of the Vatican excommunication decree it is impossible to continue his work. The message was released by Arthur Bliss Lane, former U. S. ambassador to Poland.
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NEW YORK
Poland
Adam Gabrinowicz
Switzerland
Vatican
Arthur Bliss Lane
U. S
Tito and Russia Trade Fire Over Yugoslav Crisis
London Aug 22 AP tense stage in Tito Titoist feud as Borba accuses Russia of using Yugoslav citizens as spies. Moscow accuses Tito regime of aligning with western imperialists while Tito vows to defend against invaders. The exchange follows Soviet threats to protect its citizens in Yugoslavia and charges of maltreatment and double crossing over Carinthia and German assets.
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LONDON
Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Borba
Tito
Cominform
Communist international information bureau
Generalissimo
Franco
Spain
Kremlin
Moscow
Tanjug
Carinthia
Austria
Rent Control Debate Opens On Senate Floor
Washington Aug 22 The rent control fight returns as the Senate weighs whether to reconsider a 17.5 million appropriation for the rent office directed by Tighe Woods If funds fall shortone third of areas would drop controls Two thirds would rely on volunteers Congress faces a vigorous, lengthy debate with senators on both sides and the majority leader labeling budget cuts as lobbying by rent control foes
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Tighe Woods
Woods
congress
Truman
office of housing
senate
Cain
R-Wash
Bricker
Ohio
Wherry
Neb
Myers
D-Pa
Ferguson
R-Mich
Third Slaying Suspect Held
Fort Wayne authorities report a third man, Franklin Click, 30, confessed to two of three Fort Wayne sex slayings. Earlier confessions tied Ralph Lobaugh, 32, a former Kokomo worker, to the same crimes. Two other men are imprisoned with one under death sentence and another serving life.
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FORT WAYNE
Ind
Lester M. Isenhut
Harold S.Zeis
Allen county
Franklin Click
Ralph Lobaugh
Kokomo
Click
Wilhelmina Haaga
Anna Kuzeff
Phyllis Conine
Congress investigates fuel oil prices and mining monopoly
Washington Aug 22 Rep Smith suggested Congress investigate fuel oil prices alongside the coal labor monopoly led by John L Lewis. Despite reports of surplus oil in storage price increases have been proposed. A Senate committee studying labor monopolies is already examining Lewis order for a three day week for miners.
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WASHINGTON
Smith
Wisc
congress
John L. Lewis
senate
Lewis
Leahy Named Interim U S Senator to Replace McGrath
Edward L. Leahy of Bristol was named today by Gov. John A Pas to serve as interim U S senator. He replaces J Howard McGrath who was newly appointed U S attorney general.
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M'GRATH
Insane Convicts Escape and Recaptured in Georgia
Thirteen “stir crazy” inmates escaped from a ward for the criminally insane at Milledgeville State Hospital. Twelve were recaptured before midnight, including Carl Hyde, deemed the most dangerous, while William Cochran remained at large. Hyde had a life term for murder. Cochran had 20 years for rape. The superintendent said the group went insane from long confinement.
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MILLEDGEVILLE
state hospital
Reidsville
Carl Hyde
Thomas G. Peacock
Hyde
Irwinton
Macon
Georgia
William Cochran
Cochran
Peacock
New Cohen Case Records Found
Los Angeles officials report 21 new recordings from hidden microphones at Mickey Cohen's Brentwood home. District Attorney William E. Simpson previously said 19 prior transcripts were duds, with only one intelligible talk involving Cohen associate Neddie Herbert about guns for a Chicago man. Herbert was fatally wounded in a July 20 ambush on Cohen's party by rival gangsters.
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LOS ANGELES
William E. Simpson
Brentwood
Mickey Cohen
Simpson
Cohen
H. Leo Stanley
Neddie Herbert
Chicago
Herbert
Secret Letter Spurs New Freezer Angle in Probes
A secret letter beginning Dear Pop becomes central to two congressional investigations into government dealings. Senator Mundt says it links to the perfume and home freezer gifts to Washington figures tied to a five percent inquiry. The writer, a former serviceman, may be called to testify as hearings resume.
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WASHINGTON
Pop
senate
Truman
Mundt
R-SD
Cancer Sufferer Finds His Good Samaritan
Detroit August 22 UP The world did not pass navy veteran Ernest Gillumby in his time of trouble He asked for any job for the six months he had left to live A Detroit philanthropist unnamed vowed to give him a good job and to seek a cure He offered to arrange cancer treatments with a doctor who had notable success in Europe and the United States Gillum plans to take a permanent position after treatment and not a temporary job.
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DETROIT
Ernest Gillumby
Gillum
Samaritan
Europe
United States
Foreign Aid Plans Called Price of Peace
President Truman defended the $1 45 billion foreign arms aid program before Veterans of Foreign Wars delegates in Miami. He argued that peace requires arming friendly nations and forming regional defense pacts to deter aggression. Republicans and economy-minded lawmakers push for full funds but demand proof nations will cooperate, while China policy awaits State Department study. The Philippines and Korea are singled out as needing military aid to preserve their security.
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MIAMI
Fla
Truman
senate
Veterans of Foreign Wars
IXey
United Nations
Russia
house
western
Europe
Washington
China
state department
Philippines
Korea
Far East
Housewife Held In Parent's Death
Evansville Indiana August 22 a buxom brunette housewife named Clarice Spurlock faces first degree murder charges in the death by arsenic poisoning of her mother Mrs Eunice Irene Dearing 56 of Huntingburg The body was in Evansville after a return from Memphis Sheriff Frank McDonald will bring her back for prosecution Prosecutor R Owen Williams said exhumation of her father Winter Dearing 60 may occur to test for poison findings during probing into the deaths following his visit to his daughter here on April 5
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EVANSVILLE
Ind
Memphis
Tenn
Frank McDonald
Clarice Spurlock
Eunice Irene Dearing
Hunteingburg
R. Owen Williams
Vanderburgh County
Hawaii Peace Effort Sought
Washington in the government urged both sides in the Hawaiian dock strike to try a fresh settlement effort. Cyrus S. Ching of the U S conciliation service sent a cable to Honolulu requesting renewed talks to resolve the 114 day dispute and offered to meet in the United States in mediation talks in Washington or New York.
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WASHINGTON
New York
Cyrus S. Ching
U. S. conciliation service
Honolulu
Ching
U.S
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Iowa
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senate foreign relations committee
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