Pakentuck Camp Pakentuck in Egyptian Ozarks Scout Camp
Camp Pakentuck in the Egyptian Ozarks hosts the Four Rivers council at Paducah Kentucky with 400-plus scouts and leaders attending from July 10 to August 13. Training, waterfront safety, and roundtable planning shape a boy led program culminating in overnight hikes and Order of the Arrow ceremonies.
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Camp Pakentuck
Pakentuck
Four Rivers Council
Paducah
Kentucky
W. E. Thacker
Herrin
Egyptian Ozarks
Bread Loaf Rock
Wall Street
Gum Spring Hollow
Trigg Firetower
Belle Smith Springs
Little Pakentuck
Order of the Arrow
U S and Canada forest fires mobilize thousands to fight spread
Thousands of fighters battled fires across the United States and Canada as flames scorched Maine California Idaho and Quebec. Evacuations occurred and livestock perished while crews pressed to contain new outbreaks near San Diego and in the Shasta Modoc regions.
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United States
Canada
Maine
States
Quebec
California
San Diego
Laurentian
Terrebonne Heights
Pincourt
Austin H. Wilkins
Yellowstone National Park
Shasa
Calif
Shasta and
Modoc
Lava Beds National Monument
Oregon-California
Indians Evacuated From Burma Up To July
New Delhi reports that as of mid July up to 20,000 Indians had been evacuated from Burma due to the crisis there. The government notes that 8,000 of those evacuees were relocated to safer areas within the region.
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Government of India
Burma
Repatriation Funds Granted Amid Burma Indian Population Figures
The government appropriated 120000 for repatriation. In Burma before the troubles, some 700000 Indians existed with about 200000 reported to be in Karen-held areas, highlighting shifting demographics amid conflict.
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Burma
Push for Wartime Excise Tax Cut Faces Doubt in Congress
Washington reports that the fight to cut wartime excise taxes faces slim odds this year as Chairman Robert L. Coughton argues deficits block relief. Rep. Joseph Martin and two Democrats press for reductions while staff studies consider possible 1950 revisions.
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Washington
Congress
Robert L. Coughton
D-N.c
House
Ways and Means
Coughton
Joseph Martin
Manchusetts
Abraham Multer
New York
Harry J. Davenport
Pennsylvania
Doughton
Senate Finance Committee
Ex-convict seized as murder suspect in Grand Rapids case
Lenox Mass August 23 state police arrested Leonard E Miller 42 of Rockford Illinois and found a broken shotgun and shells in his car. Grand Rapids police say he is a fugitive sought for questioning in the shotgun slaying of Mrs Rose Prince who had jil ted him. Miller held in Rockford on stolen car charges with Michigan plates heading toward Lowell.
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Lenox
Mass
Grand Rapids
Mich
Leonard E. Miller
Rockford
Ill
Rose Prince
Miller
Frank Sullivan
Lowell
Michigan
Santa Fe Pilot Dies Suddenly in Illinois Cab
Ralph Harley aged 52 of Ft Madison Iowa Santa Fe railroad engineer fell fatally ill in his locomotive cab aboard the east bound California Limited. He halted the train at Willow Springs about ten miles from Dearborn Street station and died after being removed to a county ambulance.
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Chicago
Ralph Harley
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Harley
Willow Springs
Dearborn Street
Suit Prices Drop in Frankfurt as Peddlers Buy Surplus
Complete men s suits now go for six dollars or less in Frankfurt. Street peddlers buy up surplus summer weight suits from stores and sell them on city outskirts. Two months ago prices ranged from thirty three to thirty six dollars. The surge comes as retailers clear excess stock.
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Frankfurt
German girl refugee profits from iron curtain peep show
In Travemunde Germany a young refugee uses a former Wehrmacht artillery range finder to let visitors peer into the Soviet Zone for a nickel. The stunt highlights cross zone curiosity and wartime relics repurposed for tourism.
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Travemuende
Baltic
Gambling Grandmother Tries Glutamic Acid Cure
Lula Bell Stimson of Gardena, 49, a former housewife turned gambling addict, was treated by court order with glutamic acid to curb card playing. The treatment showed 40 percent effect but she faced repeated charges for passing bad checks to finance poker. The case was continued.
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Long Beach
Calif
Lula Bell Stimson
Gardena
Stimson
Marcus Crahan
Crahan
Lottery Suspect Wins His Case By a Whisker
Aaron Zideman 65 faced charges of peddling lottery tickets in Boston. Police said tickets were found under his whiskers, but his lawyer showed the slips were under Zideman’s bed. Judge Frank W. Tomasello acquitted him, noting the case was won by a whisker.
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Aaron Zideman
Zideman
Frank W. Tomasello
Suit Charges Noisy Radio Nuisance in Cedar Rapids
Louis Stefans seek 2500 dollars in a district court against neighbors LeRoy and Mrs LeRoy Robinsons claiming continuous loud radio nuisance injures Mrs Stefans health. They ask for damages and an injunction to stop daytime and nighttime noise near Stefans home window.
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Louis Stefans
LeRoy Robinsons
Robinsons
Stefan
Stefans
Women Challenge Polygamy Saying Thai Equality Limited
Nang Nantaka Supra hatanand former chair of the Women s Law Association argues Thai women have equal rights in law but tradition blocks true equality. She notes three Thai wife types legally registered semi wife and servant wife and supports women managing their own property.
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Nang Nantaka Suprahatanand
The
Women’s Law Association
Thai Women’s Association
Nang Nantaka
States' Rights Democrats go on trial in party court today
States' Rights members of the Democratic National Committee face a party court on desertion charges from last year's campaign. The Credentials Committee will rule on retention or expulsion for four Southern States' Rights delegates, as the party weighs a new chairman to replace McGrath and mulls Boyle for the post.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Congress
National Committee
Truman
Dixie
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
South Carolina
J. Strom Thurmond
Credentials Committee
J. Howard McGrath
U. S
Rhode Island
William M. Boyle, JR
McGrath
Boyle
Hurricane expected to bypass Florida coast
The season's first Atlantic hurricane veered northward and will probably pass east of Florida. The Weather Bureau said the storm, with winds up to 100 mph, was about 300 miles east of Melbourne and moving north at 12 mph. Forecasters expected movement to quicken later today and tonight.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Melbourne
Fila
Brannan Sees Crop Handling Difficulties Ahead
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan told Bloomington readers the Midwest corn bumper crop poses storage marketing and use challenges. He warned abundance is here to stay, urging realistic goals and supporting farm stabilizing measures to prevent a decline in purchasing power. Brannan cited potential tax questions about farmer cooperatives and referenced Rep. Noah Mason in noting congressional debate.
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Bloomington
Charles F. Brannan
America
Midwest
Brannan
Pantagraph
Congress
Mllinois
Rep
Noah Mason
Ill
Murray Denies Steel Charge Increases Clash Over Board
Philip Murray, president of the CIO United Steelworkers, denounces statements by Clarence B. Randall of Inland Steel as an insult to the President. The union seeks a 30 cents-an-hour package with pension and insurance. the 60 day truce ends Sept 14 with board findings due Aug 30.
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New York
Philip Murray
C.I.0
Steelworkers Union
Steel Industrial
United States
Murray
Steel Companies
Clarence B. Randall
Inland Steel Co
Randall
Steel Industry Board
C.so
Truman
Temperatures Return to Normal Across the Nation
Temperatures edged toward near normal across the country with western states posting the highest readings. Rapid City reached 104 yesterday and areas of South Dakota were forecast into the 90s and over 100 again. Havre Montana hit 97 and Pueblo Colorado 99. Only a few wet spots were reported.
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Chucago
Rapid City
S. C
South Dakota
Rockies
Havre
Mont
Pueblo
Colo
Man jailed again in Flensburg court for border crossing
A man known as Burde faced a Flensburg court after illegally crossing the Danish German border for the 25th time. He received a five month jail term. Upon entering his cell, he found it decorated with garlands by fellow prisoners.
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Flensburg
Germany
Burde
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