Kidnappers Of Texas Girl Held After Virginia Chase
An 18 year old Sulphur Springs girl Ruth Teague was forced to chauffeur two AWOL soldiers from Texas to Virginia. Police halted the car on US Route 1 near Ashland after a high speed chase and shot a rear tire to stop them. Soldiers Frank Valentine Famutar and Clarence Kumgnech were arrested in Henrico county charged with armed robbery, auto theft and kidnapping.
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Virginia
Ruth Teague
U.S. Route 1
Ashland
Cywopers
B. R. Callis
O. C. Tree
Frank Valentine Famutar
Jersey City
N. 1
Clarence F. Kumgnech
Pittsburgh
Camp Hond
Callis
Henrico County
Farmville
W. I. Beasley
Miss Teague
Ruth Burney
Farmville Polles
Texarkana
Porter to Stay On as OPA Chief Despite Differences
President Truman said at a news conference that Paul Porter will continue as administrator of OPA. He answered “No” when asked if Porter had requested permission to resign amid disagreements with Secretary of Agriculture Anderson.
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Washington
Truman
Paul Porter
OPA
Porter
Agriculture Anderson
Reds May Quit United Nations Report Speculates
London report in Daily Mail cites reliable Reformations from Paris that Russia may withdraw from the United Nations, per dispatch dated September 5.
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Reds
U.N
London
London Daily Mail
Paris
Russia
United Nations Organization
City Urges Clean Up in San Antonio After Rains
San Antonio health department urged residents to renew cleanup efforts as recent rains boosted fly and mosquito activity. Col H R Livesay urged fruit and grocery stores to spray, noting many dirty properties. Dr Dudley A Reekie said spraying interiors could curb insects for up to two years. The polio outbreak was not rural, with most cases in the city. Infant diarrheal deaths in Kenwood declined due to cleanup work.
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Health Department
Col. H. R. Livesay
C. J. Crampton
Chamber of Commerce
Reekie
Dudley A. Reekie
New City
Crampton
Diarriea
Kenwood
Ernestine Golitam
Heirens Tries to Hang Self in Chicago Jail
Sam Heirens, a 11-year-old student described as a triple murderer, reportedly attempted suicide by hanging in Cook County Jail as the state prepares to present evidence for his punishment. Guards cut him down before collapse. authorities expect life imprisonment rather than the death penalty.
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Sam Heirens
Cook County
Frank Sain
Heirens
Harald Gi Ward
Criminal Court
University of Chicago
Beirews
Shzamne Deghan
Vather
Ward
George Heirens
James Degnan
Suzanne
Degnan
Scwetrs
U S Plans for Athens Air Show Called Off
U S carrier Roosevelt and 120 planes were to stage an air show in Athens but the event was canceled amid a jammed schedule and diplomatic sensitivities. Naval officials cite a cautious stance to avoid a martial display as the ships visit Greece during the plebiscite context.
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Sept
Americas
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greece
John H. Cassady
Naples
Roosevelt
U.S. State Department
V. M. Mulotov
Grenee
Dast Suvilay
George I
Weather forecast Briefing for midweek and weekend
Partly cloudy Thursday after noon and Friday with a high near 92. Thursday maximum 92 and Wednesday's high 90. Thursday night low around 70 and Friday's low around 71. Prepared for page 2 A.
Meat Handlers End London Strike
Arthur Deakin of the Transport and General Workers union announced that about 3000 meat handlers at London's Smithfield market would resume work immediately. He said supplies would move to retailers and the closed shop demand would be settled by the government, averting a meat shortage for the weekend.
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London
Arthur Deakin
The
Transport and General Workers Union
Deakin
Parader of PWs To Go on Trial
Gen. Kurt Naelzer, commander of German forces in Rome, will face an American military commission in Florence on charges of parading 200 American prisoners of war through Rome in February 1944. He is accused of subjecting the captives to insults and acts of violence in violation of international law.
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Florence
Italy
Eastern Meat Firms Close
Philadelphia reports rapid meat supply dwindling as 130 small meat packing plants in southeastern Pennsylvania shut down and 1387 more expected to close by tonight. Spokesmen say closures result from packers’ inability to buy live stock at current ceiling prices.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jfherm
Allied plan for Nazi industrialist trials outlined
President Truman disclosed at a news conference that the Allied governments are preparing plans for trials of Nazi industrialists who aided the Hitler war machine. A decision will follow after current prosecutions of Nazi military men are finished.
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Washington
Truman
Wife Chooses To Die In Car Fire Near Seattle
A Milwaukee railroad guard William C. Payton, 53, and his 34-year-old wife perished when their overturned car caught fire south of Seattle. Mrs Payton clung to her unconscious husband as would-be rescuers were burned attempting to save them. Four men suffered burns from a gasoline explosion during the attempt.
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Seattle
William C. Payton
Milwaukee Railroad 4 Guard
Tacoma
Payton
Byrnes Arrives Berlin For German Speech Tomorrow
Secretary of State Byrnes lands at Tempelhof with Senators Connally and Vandenberg for a major address in Stuttgart on American aims in Germany. The trip includes a ten day Towle mission, highlighting postwar policy.
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Berlin
U. 8
Tempelhof
Towle
Stuttgart
Germany
Connally
Vandenberg
Mob Invades India Mosque In Mumbai. Three Killed
A mob attacked a mosque in Bombay today, slashing two men and a woman with knives and injuring another woman with a sharp object. The building was wrecked and set on fire as chaos erupted in the afternoon.
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India
Bombay
100 Generals War Toll
Washington war department report shows fewer than 2000 wartime generals. about 50 percent killed wounded or captured. Overall 37 generals were killed in action or air crashes plus 18 who died while on active duty. three lieutenant generals were among those felled by enemy bullets.
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Washington
War Department
Stock Market Swings Upward In Early Trading
New York stock prices moved higher today extending yesterday’s rally that followed a sharp two day decline wiping over 3 billion dollars from market value. Early trading showed most issues advancing from fractions to over 83 1 2 percent, with volume easing as the session quieted and some issues retreating. The extended downswing had placed a temporary barrier to a fresh wave of corporate financing.
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New York
Wage Board To Restudy Sailors Pay Dispute
A wage board plans a rehearing on a pay cut order affecting 400000 seamen. AFL leaders warned premature walkouts may halt shipping nationwide with ships already in New York, Baltimore and West Coast harbors. The embargo by the Association of American Railroads blocks freight to most regions with certain exceptions as strikes loom pending board decision.
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Fta
Hawk
Association of American Railroads
Bullsnake Looses In Colorado Chinatown Shop
Bullsnake in a Denver china shop caused a stir at Daniels and Fisher Department Store when it slithered among display glass but damaged none. Policeman Carl Sandell captured the four foot reptile, believed to have entered from produce bundles, much to shoppers’ relief.
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Denver
Bullsnake
Garbage Men Seek Pay Increase From City Officials
Representatives of the general drivers' union presented wage increase details to Parks Commissioner Henry F. Hein on Thursday. Agents N. C. Alexander and C. A. Gherman asked for a 50 cents per day raise, noting drivers now earn $6 a day and Leuck workers $5. Hein indicated the union aims for a steady rise and said there was no strike threat.
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Henry F. Hein
General Drivers' Union
N.C. Alexander
C. A. Gherman
Hein
Heln
Woman Robbed at Postoffice Seeks }65 Loss
A daylight robbery at a postoffice lobby left Myrtle Kyle, who runs a concession there, missing $65 from her purse and several keys, including a postoffice key. The crime occurred Thursday as entry was made during business hours. A separate notice announced Pan American World Airways will start a daily fourengine plane service from Brownsville to Panama via Mexico City and Guatemala starting September 15.
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Po- Hce
Myrtle Kyle
Brownsville
Panama
Mexico City
Guatemala
Pan American World Airways
Wilbur L. Morrison
Loading of Slavs Supplies Stopped by New York Stevedores
In New York, 120 men in six gangs stopped loading relief and Red Cross cargo from the government owned Bartlesville Victory for Italy and Yugoslavia. Spokesman Bernard Hickey said the crew acted after no government action to halt the sailing. the union denied involvement. The Brown Victory had sailed a day earlier with 3500 tons of relief for Yugoslavia amid protests from Senator Edwin C. Johnson and veterans.
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Bey Stevedores
Army
Red Cross
Bartlesville Victory
Italy
Yugoslavia
Bernard Hitkey
Greece
Hickey
A.F.L.’ Union
Brown Victory
Edwin C. Johnson
Baby Survives Air Crash Near Elko After 23 Die
A Trans-Luxury Airlines two engine DC-3 crashed near Elko Nevada killing 23 aboard and injuring others. A two year old boy survived, found seated about 100 feet from the wreckage. The flight departed New York for San Francisco with 24 aboard.
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Elko
Trans-Luxury /Airlines
Three U.S. Sergeants Freed by Yugoslavia After Detention
Yugoslav authorities permit safe conduct for three American sergeants detained in Belgrade since February. Names identified as SSG Kenneth Schussel of San Francisco, SSG Chesire Scott of Nashville, and TSG Theodore Nelson of Centerville. Senator Knowlaned calls for embargo on shipments to Yugoslavia if release not by 3 pm Saturday.
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Waconia
Belgrade
Tarse
United States
Heria
United States War Department
Kenneth #. Schussel
San Francisco
Chesire BR. Scntt
Nashville
Red workers vow to produce for five year plan
Moscow reports 280000 industrial building material workers pledged to liquidate all shortcomings in their industry. Soviet press warns delays in prefabrication for reconstruction may hinder the new five year plan. Tavestia editorial calls it the most important state concern and urges increased material flow.
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Generanlysimu
Stalin
Tavestia
Jewish Agency declines invitation to Arab Jewish conference
London September 5 A Jewish agency for Palestine authoritative source said the agency declined to participate in the Arab Jewish conference on Palestine's future. The meeting, set for Monday in London under British government auspices, aims to discuss Holy Land issues with Arab and Jewish leaders.
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London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Holy Land
Truman states Palestine talks continue push for 100000 Jewish immigrants
Washington dispatch reports President Truman said talks between American and British representatives on the Palestine issue remain underway and he continues to press for the immigration of 100,000 Jews to the Holy Land.
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Washington
Palestine
Truman
Holy ‘Land
Chicago Yards Get Poor Animals
CNCAGO Sept 5 Poor animal arrivals hit Chicago stockyards as OPA price ceilings reduce hog and cattle trade. Cattle mainly dried up cows. buyers report emaciated sows, boars and inferior pigs. Salable cattle across major midwestern markets 59,800 head in three days, down from 246,500 last week. hogs 15,000 vs 122,100. Packers expected limited supplies due to price-free markets and farm shipments.
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Cncago
OPA
Great ‘Union
Chicago
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