Seventeen Die As B 29 Crashes Near Rapid City
At a Salina Kansas base near Rapid City seven teen men perished when a four engine B 29 crashed and burned after takeoff. Public relations officers named four victims as Lt Thorp Lt McChurg Tech Sgt Mason and Staff Sgt Cubilla. Engines caught fire on liftoff and the plane plunged into a wheat field nearby. Bodies were charred and identification was attempted through tags and dental records.
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Rapid City
15Th Airforce
Here
Sinally
Salina
Kan
R. W. Bryant
Ast
LE GL Thorp
Kk, McChurg
Tech
R. L. Mason
Thomas Siegler
Lawrence. Tietz
Air Force Bomber Crash Kills Two. Pilot Missing
In Culpeper Virginia authorities investigated the crash of a light air force bomber that killed two men identified by the Air Force as Col. G. A. Stone and Tech. Sgt. C. E. Chaplin. A third crew member Capt. H. L. King was listed missing. The plane, flying at freetop level in fog before crashing and exploding, may have had a bail out by King.
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Culpeper
Air Force
Washington
G. A. Stone
Jet
Civil Air Patrol
Columbus
Ohio
Tech
C. E. Chaplin
Lockbourne Afb
Airforce
H. L. King
Lockbourne
Offlefils
Strikers Defy Jap Ultimatum on Hokkaido Walkout
UKYO Aug 1 Kyodo News reported government rally as workers on Hokkaido Island walked out defying an ultimatum to return to work or be fired. Kyodo said 92 strikers were arrested and warrants for 390 others were issued for striking or inciting a strike in violation of cabinet ordinances against government employees.
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UKYO
Kyodo
Hokkaido Island
Kyodé
Government seeks injunction to prevent east coast dock strike
In New York on August 21, the government moves to federal court to bar a 45,000-strong strike set to begin at midnight. President Truman ordered the Justice Department to seek the injunction to avert a stoppage he said would imperil health and safety nationwide. A presidential board warned that an AFL International Longshoremen’s Association walkout is imminent.
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New York
Fedar Court
Truman
Justice Department
AFL
International Longshoremen’s
Aign
Declare Martial Law in Burma Braces for Rebellion
RANGOON Aug 21 Burmese President Sao Shwe Thaik declared a state of emergency and issued martial law orders to quell the rebellion. The act allows suspension of civil administration and grants complete powers to the armed forces. The government announced plans to bomb and machinegun rebel-held territory.
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Rangoon
Sao Shwe Thaik
Burma
Red Renegade Run
Athens reports Communist led guerrillas retreating in the Grammos mountains after a defense line collapse. Greek troops push from east and west toward a trap for 3000 to 4000 rebels. Forces stand two and a half miles apart as Kiafa is captured, signaling nearing victory.
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Athens
N-Pell Meti
Gram- Mos
Gain
Kiafa
Grammus
Naan Elias
Deanna Durbin Sued Over 87000 Bankroll Dispute
Los Angeles reports Universal sued film star Deanna Durbin for eighty seven thousand dollars claiming the actress owed the amount. A studio spokesman said the dispute concerns salary paid while she was on leave and the claim arose from that period.
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Los Angeles
Deanna Durbin
Universal Studio
Weather Forecast with Hot Weekend Temperatures
The forecast calls for fair weather Saturday afternoon and night and Sunday with gentle to fresh southerly winds. Highs reach about 107 degrees Saturday and 102 degrees Sunday, with overnight lows near 70. Friday’s high was around 103 degrees.
Soviet Move Looms as Lomakin Outbound Ticket Issued
The State Department awaits Soviet officials to pick up the outbound ticket for Soviet Consul General Jacob Lomakin amid charges of abusing his official position in the Kasenkina case. President Truman may revoke Lomakin’s credentials next week, ending his authority in the United States. The note also mentions investigations into Mrs Kasenkina and Mr and Mrs Samarin as indicating broader Soviet official conduct.
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Washington
State Department
Jacob "Lomakin
Lomakin
Kasenkina
Svles
New York Post
Soviet Union
de Bartmaert
Oksana S. Kasenkina
New York
Truman
Bruman
Kosenkina
Mikhail Samarin
Indiesterat
Boy Sobs Prayer Dies in Chai Electric Chair
An 18-year-old from Youngstown was executed in Ohio Penitentiary for the murder of Wm. C. Spieth in a botched kidnapping plot. Donald Frohner sobbed prayers, broke into hysteria, and died after the electric chair activated with flames and smoke.
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Columbus, O
Youngetown
Ohio Penitentiary
Donald Frohner
Wm. C. Spieth
Frohner
Spieth
Arthur Chapman
Richard Masters
Youngstown
Texas Air National Guard 182nd Squadron to Fly to New Orleans
The 182nd Fighter Squadron of the Texas Air National Guard will fly in formation to New Orleans Saturday morning and return Sunday. Lt. Col. William M. Hensley commands the squadron stationed at Brooks AFB.
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Texas Air National Guard
New Orleans
William M. Hensley
Aly Brooks Afb
British Princess Margaret Turns Eighteen At 18 Today
Princess Margaret reaches her eighteenth birthday amid a shift in duties as she steps from the role of younger sister to a more public figure. She will represent King George VI at the investiture of Princess Juliana, marking her first international visit outside Britain.
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London
Margaret
Httle
Pean
Commonwealth
Elizabeth
Britain
Elzabeth
George VI
Juliina
Wilhelmina
Axis Sally Faces Treason Warrant on Return
Miss Mildred Gillars known as Axis Sally arrives in Washington from Frankfurt to face a federal grand jury on treason charges for wartime broadcasts on Radio Berlin. A Maine native she studied music in France before moving to Germany in 1934 and later reportedly urged Allied soldiers to surrender during broadcasts.
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Washington
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
Miss Gillars
Sally
Frankfurt
Berlin
Maine
Portland
Gillars
U.S
France
Germany
North Africa
Ialy
Midge
Callet
Aly
Report New Guard Chief Report New Guard Chief
Dallas dispatch reports Gov Jester may name Railroad Commissioner B C Thompson as commanding general of the Texas National Guard with a formal announcement anticipated later. Lt Gen Freston A Weathered of Dallas retires as Texas National Guard commander. Thompson is currently a colonel in the guard.
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Dallas
Dallas News
Camp Hood
Jester
B.C. ‘Thomson
Texas National Guard
Austin
Freston A. Weathered
Thompson
Tal the Guard
Royall Praises National Guard at Camp Edwards
Secretary of the Army Kenneth Royall praised the National Guard at Camp Edwards Massachusetts saying the guard is more ready to protect the country than at any time in history. After inspecting guard units and regular army personnel Royall stated the guard will provide the best type of national defense ever.
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Camp Edwards
Mass
Kenneth G. Royall
Royall
National Guard
Even Weather Man Beams Weather Pleases Vacationers
CHICAGO on August 21 the weatherman praised the day as fair and pleasant for vacationers. He said conditions were ideal for travel and outdoor plans.
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Chicago
August Sets Heat Mark in Record 14 Days Above 10
August sets a heat record with 14 days reaching 10 or more, the most for any month in weather bureau records. It surpasses the previous high of 13 days with 100 or more in August 1784 and August 1911. The highest temperature this month reached 103 degrees, occurring six times, with the last 103 noted recently. The peak forecast for the coming Saturday and Sunday was 102, while the all time August high stands at 107 in 1909.
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Weather
Bureau
Hang 10 Japs For Crimes
Yokohama August 21. Ten Japanese, convicted by 8th Army commissions of responsibility for the deaths of Allied prisoners of war, were hanged today at Sumamo Prison, the Army announced.
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Yokohama
Auig
8Th Army
Susamo
Mountain fugitive kills sister then shoots self in Arkansas
Heywood Brown, a 60 year old mountain fugitive, held a posse at bay for 10 hours in a crude frame house before fatally shooting his sister Dora and turning the gun on himself. Arkansas State Police, led by Director J R Porter, said both bodies were found in the burning dwelling after authorities sought to arrest him on an insanity warrant. The blaze and gunfire followed a lengthy standoff in a heavily wooded area about 20 miles south of Bite.
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Harrison
Ark
APJ
Heywood’ Brown
Hman
Dora
J. R. Porter
Arkansas
Brown
Oliivers
Mosley Denies US Trip Short News Brief
London dispatch reports Sir Oswald Mosley denied plans to visit the United States for a speaking engagement. A house staff message stated he has no plans to travel to the U.S. in the near future. The report contrasts with another claim that he was en route to the United States by ship.
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London
Osywald Mosley
United States
U.S
New Orleans Times-Picaysine
Mosley
Legion plans driver license survey for Texas youths
Plan from American Legion officials aims to prevent underage driving by requiring state license exams before operating a vehicle. Department Commander George S. Berry says surveys will locate children with licenses and parents will be asked to keep them from driving until they pass the exam, as traffic safety measures expand in Texas schools.
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Austin
American Legion
the Legion
George S. Berry
Lubbock
Texas
Berlin Abduction Sparks Berlin Police Clash Fears
Russian soldiers stabbed and beat two German policemen from the American sector in Berlin as they resisted abduction into the Soviet zone. Western authorities moved to avert a clash between eastern and western sector forces amid ongoing raids and tensions at the sector border.
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Berlin
Amert
DeHaven and Payn Marriage on the Rocks
Hollywood gossip reports film star Gid Haven and actor John Pay tangled in a marital dispute. Payne’s studio issued a brief statement saying the couple are at odds and have separated after their December 1944 marriage. They share two children, Le.
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Hoelywood
Gid Haven
John Pay
Payne
Blind Infant Sees After Pioneering Eye Surgery
Irene McDermot, a week old from Victoria, B C, underwent an operation to remove cataracts. The procedure, funded by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, was performed by a surgeon who refused to be named. Irene's vision may become normal, a potential life change for her family. Former Criep Percy F Heard Dies in Houston at 34 after a heavy heart attack.
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Los Angeles
Irene McDermot
Victoria
B. C
Tir
Martin McDermot
de Irene
Nedonal Institute For the Blind
McDermat
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TNG
Senny
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Malaya
PLA
DeHaven
Payn
Criep
Houston
Percy F. Heard
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