Reds May Quit UN As Paris Hints At Withdrawal
Paris reports say Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations is seriously considered amid nerve-war tensions. An Australian delegate urged Russia be required to justify reparations claims and requested on the spot checks on the ability of former enemies to pay debts. Molotov dismissed Australia’s bid as lacking fields and industries to devastate, noting Russia seeks reparations from Romania Finland Hungary and Italy. Discussions progress slowly with Italy advancing two paragraphs of the treaty preamble while other nations lag.
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Paris
INS
Etoile du Soir
Russia
United Nations
Moscow
Sovie
Drame
R. Walker
Economic Commission For
Balkans
Soviet Foreign Ministcr ¥. M. Molotov
Australis
Fat Patient in 2 Beds Fat Patient in 2 Beds
FITTSBURGH Aug 26 INS Hospital attaches report ed today that John Porter was resting comfortably in two beds. John, who plays the role of 2 fat mane in circuses and weighs 21 pounds, was stricken with a slight heart attack while on 2 train en route to his Dauphin Pa home. om To transfer the Sd-year-old 'pay patient from the train to te hospital was Nereulean task, requiring the services of 18 men.
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Fittsburgh
John Porter
John
Dauphin
Record train of cattle floods Chicago stockyards
The Chicago stockyards overflowed with 40,000 head of cattle, the largest shipment since 1934, as shippers rushed to beat the August 29 OPA control deadline. Trucks and trailers clogged entrances while prices ranged 50 cents to $1 per hundredweight lower.
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Chicago
OPA
Italian claims method to neutralize atomic bombs
Rome Aug 26 Luigi Ighina an Italian scientist of note told the Messagero he has discovered a way to take the sting from atomic bombs. He said his method beams two atomic rays at an A bomb to neutralize its destructive power with the rays energy, and that it partly reduced effects in recent tests at Bikini.
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Rome
INS
Luigi Ighina
11 Messagero
Ighina
Bi- Kini
Negro Reserve Units Allocated by Devers Plan
General Jacob Devers announced allocations of Negro reserve corps units to the six field armies. He said the units would be class A with a full complement of officers and enlisted men, fully equipped and trained.
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Washington
INS
Jacob L. Devers
United States
Devers
Army Ground Forces
Stores and banks to close for Labor Day observance
Stores and banks will close next Monday for Labor Day. Organized labor will not parade but will hold a dance and games at 3 30 p m on the Labor temple roof. F E Swales, program chairman, says proceeds will fund improvements to the Labor temple.
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Organized Labor
Labor Temple
F. E. Swales
Dutch Hopes For Heir As Princess Juliana Restricted
A Dutch palace statement says Princess Juliana will restrict activities for a joyful reason. The nation remains in suspense over potential succession as the royal cradle may rock again, though no date is given. The rumor centers on a future heir to the Netherlands throne amid royal family chatter.
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Juliana
The
Netherlands
Britain Denies Straits Base Charge
London reports British war office spokesmen deny Russian charges of a military supply base near the Dardanelles and a Turkish airfield. The Soviet agency claimed theft of hogs involved and radar stations along Thrace and the Turkish coast were part of alleged British actions.
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Britain
London
INS
British
War Office
Pardanallar and
Foban Muh New
Public Service Board
W. C. James
H.C. White Jr
Thrace
Bat Corrigan
Frog Men Hunt in Sedot Yam Village
In Haifa Aug 26 British soldiers swept the Jewish village of Sedot Yam near Caesa rea to seize munitions saboteurs and illegal immigrants. The operation involved house to house searches, 200 residents detained for questioning, and deployment of tanks trucks field kitchens and air reconnaissance as authorities pursue alleged Haifa saboteurs linked to the Empire Rival incident.
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Haifa
Sedot Yam
Caesarea
Four Die When Auto Train Collide at Crowley Event
Four people were killed near Crowley Louisiana after an auto and a train collided at a model jet exhibition staged by miniature plane enthusiasts. The victims include Mrs Waller Steel 45 of Beaumont and her son Peter Breaux 20 of Crowley and Dolores Breaux 30 of Beaumont. The cause cited was several model planes with 30 inch wingspans powered by miniature jet engines producing a loud roar drawing complaints from residents.
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Waller Steel
Beaumont
Peter Breaux
Crowiey
Dolores
Breaux
Steel
Armand Sonnier
Slavs Seek Return of 3 U S Soldiers From Belgrade
Kenneth Schussel and two other U S airmen are detained in Belgrade embassy after Yugoslav authorities questioned their involvement in a Russian soldier’s death. Parents accuse U S officials of refusal to hand them over. Senator Knowland seeks full information on steps to repatriate the Americans.
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San Francisco
TNS
S-Set
Kenneth &. Schussel
U.S. Army Air Forces
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UY 5
U.S
Knowland
Robert Patterson
Patterson
Traffic Held Worst in State in San Antonio
San Antonio faces the worst traffic conditions in Texas says George Warren, traffic court consultant for the National Safety Council, at a San Antonio Safety Council meeting. He notes more accidents in two days here than in two weeks in Dallas and Houston, blaming weak corporation court powers under state law. A well run traffic court could ease the dangerous situation, Warren argues.
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San Antonio
George Warren
National Safety Council
San Antonio Safety Council
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Warren
Girl Cashier Confesses to $13,000 Theft and Theft-linked Romance
A 16-year-old Chicago girl admitted stealing $13,000 from a wholesale grocer where she worked to finance rapid riches. Police say $3,000 bought clothes and $10,000 funded a Thykar-old boyfriend. $1,624 recovered at the youth’s home. he bought a $2,000 1946 car with money from his fiancée since last May. The owner reported the shortage after a discovery Friday.
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Chicago
Gap
Daniel Ahearn
Englewood
Ahearn
Jacob Panteliot
State Wholesale Grocers, Inc
Weather outlook: Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers
Forecast shows isolated thunderstorms Monday afternoon and night into Tuesday. Highs reach 96 Monday, with Tuesday's low around 74 and a high near 94. Sunday’s high is 98 with a low of 72 and Monday’s low near 74. Additional details on Page 24.
Tide, Waves Stop Channel Swimmer Berraeta
Chilean long distance swimmer Jorge Berraeta vowed to try again after storms eight foot seas and shifting tide thwarted his swim from France to England. He collapsed a half mile from shore defeating the English channel attempt.
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London
Jorge Berraeta
Santiago
Chile
English Channel
Bertosta
France
England
Group Warns of Schooltime Polio in San Antonio Schools
San Antonio city epidemiological committee warns of possible polio recurrence as schools open next week. Cafeterias are sprayed with DDT and leaflets on polio precautions will be distributed to all pupils amid favorable local weather.
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San Antonio
Truman May Fish Again at Bermuda
Bermuda Aug 28 President Truman may try his hand at fishing again before he leaves Bermuda He attended Church of England services yesterday in a scene of relaxation amid a Mediterranean cruise context British reports quoted commentators about U S Yugoslav tensions and an inflated incident while plans for a revised Mediterranean task force were discussed in the shadow of polio concerns Sanitation work in the city included large scale inspections and improvements with all 141 outdoor toilets examined and 219 privies cleaned No polio cases have been reported in the city for 16 days
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Naawron
Bermuda
Truman
Bernin
Ruman
London
Moshe
Arthur¢cow
Heber Browne
United States
Anne
Britain
Moscow
Pravda
Yugoslavia
WU. S. Navy
Strokesman
Ens
Norma Shearer
Wweelwetd
Enter
Prise
Charles Einfeld
Showers Expected in San Antonio as Tropical Disturbance Near Tampico
Weather forecast predicts moderate showers for the San Antonio area as a tropical disturbance moves in from near Tampico Mexico. Forecaster J H Jarboe says scattered thunderstorms will develop Monday and Tuesday with slightly cooler temperatures after an 85 degree high on Monday.
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Tampico
Mexico
San Antonio
J. H. Jarboe
Houston Officers Raid Colonel's Home
Houston on Aug 26 report details a raid on the home of an army lieutenant colonel by seven army personnel and two deputy sheriffs from Sheriff Polk Neal's office. About $800 worth of lumber and other articles were seized. the officer faces possible return to the United States to face articles of war violations. The soldiers brought trucks from San Antonio and took the seized materials back after the operation.
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Mouston
Houston
Polk Neal
United States
J. Donnelly
San Antonio
Brut
Donnelly
Atomic Cocktail Trial Targets Cancer Patient
In East Boston a three year old, Janice Moschella, became the test case for a controversial cancer treatment using radioactive phosphorous. Prepared by University of Illinois scientists, the radioactive compound was mixed into juice and given to the child as part of a four day effort to explore atomic power in medicine.
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Atomic Energy
Daniel Moschella
al Wirephelo
Boston
Janice Moschella
Sara Janice
University of Illinois
Urbana
Atont
Lau) Hertz
Just Fooling Terrell Explains The Threatening Letters
Judge Robert W. B. Ferrell faced a flood of letters and calls after a weekend peace at home. He said he was joking last week about a shotgun, while others accused him of promoting murder. Six anonymous calls were made to his house as he read a prepared statement in court.
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Robert W. B. Ferrell
San Angelo
Fingsn
Texas
Los Angeles
Murerly
Hill- Dilly
Terrell
Surplus Property Gifts Approved By Justice Department
Washington announces the justice department issued an opinion approving the gift of surplus property by the WAA C, a nonprofit educational institution, on August 26. The ruling endorses transfers of surplus assets to the organization for educational use.
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Washington
The
Justice Department
WAAC
Vatican Expels German Envoy and Wife
Nazi Baron von Weizsaecker the German ambassador to the Vatican, and his wife, were expelled from the Holy See and handed to Allied authorities. The eviction was formally requested by the Allied Control Commission in Germany months earlier. They will be transported to the French zone of Germany.
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Rome
Baron von Weizsaecker
Vatican
Holy See
Allied Control Commission
Germany
Suits Claim Bank Theft Involving Bookmakers
Four San Antonio race horse bookmakers are accused by Aetna Casualty and Surety of embezzling 620,000 from Frost National Bank via ex teller Emil Brautigan. Charlie Schubb and trio J Western Leroy J Howard Collis Tucker are named in separate suits for amounts 220,000 and 240,000. Lawsuits allege payments occurred in 1945 1946, with sums from 50 up to thousands.
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San Antonio
Aetna Casualty and Surely Company
Frost National Bank
Emil Braeutigan
Tetler
Braeutigan
Feds
Feral ‘Correction Institute
Seagoville
Insurance Company
Charlie Schubb
Navarro Street
J. Western
Leroy J. Howard
Collis Tucker
West Com
Jmerce Street
Braew
Tigan
Pam
Losves
N Aoai
Woodville J. Rogers
Imoney
Indies Bids for Gems
The Netherlands East Indies has filed a claim with Allied headquarters for diamonds valued at 100 million dollars allegedly looted by the Japanese during their occupation of the Indies islands. Officials said the claim is the first by a government for precious stones taken by the Japanese and that the Netherlands East Indies may be among gems impounded by the Eighth Army in Japan.
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Tokyo
Netherlands‘ East Indies
Indies Islands
N. E. I. Tool
Eighth Army
Japan
OPA Lifts Pepper From Price Ceiling List
Wandlington Aug. 26 Black and white pepper and ten other items were removed from price control as not important to the cost of living under the new policy. The action follows a December 31 deadline requiring removal of ceilings on nonessential goods. The list also includes paprika cinnamon meat sauces canned clam broth sauerkraut canned plum pudding malted milk tablets and dehydrated sugar cane fiber.
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OPA
Melting Pot Ship Brings 964 Passengers From 21 Nations
The S S Marine Lynx now operated by American President Lines docked in San Francisco from Singapore and discharged 964 passengers representing 21 nations. The largest group was 332 Indian students bound for 55 American universities under the state department program. Other nationalities included American, Chinese, British, Dutch, Italian, Iranian, Polish, French, Canadian, Siamese, German, Russian, Swiss, Hungarian, Czech, Burmese, Finnish, Austrian, and German Jewish refugees. Stella Biswas, a Bengalese official, travels to Indianapolis for merchandising training. Two Burmese nurses bearing the Bronze Star go to Rochester for hospital training.
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San Francisco
INS
S&s. Marine Lynx
American President Lines
Singapore
State Department
Stella Ibiswas
Indianapolis
Joseph Stilwell
Rochester
N.Y
St. Mary'shospital
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Molstoy
Finland
Hungary
Ialy
Frances Anastani
White Plains
Percy Martin
Jew Village
R. H. Anderson
Police Outlaw
Crowley
ST. Louis
Young Schussel
Majestic
Schussel
Col. H. R. Livesay
Indies
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