Burglar Tracked After $40,000 Heist Rumor and Florida Clue
A garbled dispatch reports a burglary tale involving $40,000, tied to Florida tips and a Treasury push to make tax evaders pay. Florida cops reportedly traced the loot to a hotel patron, returning $240,000 to the correct holder amid chaotic details and the Cleveland engraving angle.
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President signs veterans terminal leave and auto aid bill
President Truman signed into law an appropriation bill totaling about $2.43 billion for enlisted men's terminal leave pay and $61 million for specially equipped vehicles for veterans. The measure would add roughly $75 million for other veteran programs and includes $24 million for the VA. A portion of the terminal leave pay awaits final action.
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Arabs Reject British Bid to Roundtable Talks
Jerusalem reports Lt Gen Sir Alan Cunningham said Palestine Arab leaders refused an invitation to roundtable talks in London on Palestine future. Arabs cited questions on halting unauthorized Jewish immigration, release of Arab prisoners, and other government plans. Potential cabinet statement and military options were hinted in London dispatches.
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August Weather Update and Drought Signals Across Regions
The report notes shorter days and cooling nights overall with hot periods in the Southwest. Temperatures reach the 90s to over 100 in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas, while Concordia Texas hits 110. Rain chances rise by Friday night and temperatures ease back toward the 50s to 60s tonight in some locales.
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Weather forecast for Syracuse area today and Friday
Fair and warmer today with cooler night. Increasing cloudiness and warm Friday. Highest temperature Wednesday and lowest for the period noted. Sunset 8 18 pm. Sunrise Friday 6 04 am. Record highs and lows from 1962 and 1980 referenced. Relative humidity around 75 percent this morning.
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Mystery Carpenter Does Good Job
A puzzler reports a home intrusion by a carpenter who entered through an open window while the resident was away. The intruder reportedly cleaned up sawdust and left, having not ordered any items. Mrs En Wondman described the odd incident and the mystery craftsman’s courteous exit.
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Grenade injures 11 in Athens suburb blast
A grenade exploded last night in a suburb of the Greek capital injuring 11 people. Authorities warned residents and launched an investigation into the attack.
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Judge Steelman Names Collet to Reconversion Plan
Director John R. Steelman announced a reorganization on reconversion and stabilization efforts. Federal Judge John Caskie Collet will serve in an overall capacity as an associate in Steelman’s office, aiding in duties across the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion and the Office of Economic Stabilization. President Truman then brought Judge Goliet to Kansas City to assume the new post, intended to last while he can stay away from his judicial duties.
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May's Condition Still Critical in Prestonsburg Home
Prestonsburg Ky Representative Andrew J May a key figure in the Senate inquiry into the Garsson munitions combine remained in critical condition at his Prestonsburg home. He has a harmful ailment. Dr John Archer ordered that no visitors be permitted to see May.
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Leaves Fortune Heartbroken Dies in Santa Ana
An elderly Worcester woman named Mattie Tipton Clark died after a life of poverty in a Buena Park hotel room. Her father, a recluse, benefited from her estate which is valued at 113,862. The case prompts review by an examiner and pathologist to determine the cause of Mrs Woods death.
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Auditors and Tipsters Fire Up War Probe List
The GAO prepared a new list of alleged war profiteers and officials suspected of improper conduct. Cases arose from audits of government books and will go to the Senate War Investigating Committee within 10 days. The disclosures promise more sensational findings than the Garsson munitions scandal, with inside theft and improper claims cited.
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Forest Fire Controls Vast Montana Blaze Threat
A major forest fire in the Northern Montana region burned about 900 acres of the national forest and was reported under control early today. Fire crews battled 27 other fires across Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, with three threatening Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming.
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First WAC captain to face trial in gem theft case
U S Army charges WAC Captain Kathleen B Nash Durant with lar ceny embezzlement conspiracy and AWOL over the Hesse family jewels theft from Romberg Castle. Her husband David F Watson and Col Jack W Durant to be tried later. Trial set around Aug 17 in Frankfurt with the jewels likely to be brought into court.
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Gruesome German Plan Revealed At War Crimes Trial
MERNBERG Germany fragments of a plan to collect skulls and skeletons of all races for an anatomical institute at Strasbourg were read today at the war crimes trial. The defense witness Wolfran Slovers, an SS officer, would not acknowledge the fetters.
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Truman Missouri primary victory linked to luck and Pendergast
Editorial notes influence of luck and the Pendergast machine on President Truman's apparent clean win in Missouri's primary. The piece appears on the inside pages with references to various sections such as Amusements Classified and Editorials, plus a note about Today's Pictures on page 33.
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Hairline ruling blocks eviction over haircut delay
In Chicago, Judge Samuel Heller in renter's court rules Mrs May Lookingland cannot evict tenant E N Peterson for lacking a haircut or shave for 18 months. He states eviction requires sufficient cause and notes it would be absurd to evict for hair length, as cutting it short could cause similar problems. Peterson cited he could not appear without a haircut and preferred not to have one.
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Rescues in Nor'easter Affect Massachusetts Coast
In a northeast storm yesterday and into today, Coast Guards and fishermen rescued at least 23 people across Southern New England. Cape Cod received one of its heaviest rainfalls in years with Nantucket reporting three inches in an hour and Providence over four inches. Winds reached 30 mph in Boston as a 21-foot lobster boat crashed on rocks near Faun Bar Winthrop, leaving father and son stranded for nine hours before rescue.
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Farley declines keynoter bid at New York Democratic convention
James A. Farley refuses an invitation to serve as permanent chairman of the upcoming New York Democratic state convention in Albany on September 3 and 4. He also turns down a second offer to join leaders on the eve of the gathering.
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Nazi Cache Of Films And Records Found In German Farmhouse
Army secret agents uncovered a large cache of film strips and phonograph records containing hundreds of speeches by Nazi leaders. The discovery was announced today and the items were found in a German farmhouse.
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Voting dispute rocks peace conference session
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov reopened the voting procedure issue at the Paris Peace Conference provoking confusion. He accused Evatt of pressuring the conference to accept Western vetoes and claimed the United States and Britain repudiated Foreign Ministers Council decisions. Byrnes challenged Molotov to publish remarks, while Evatt urged unity against Soviet pressure. The Moscow radio reported Byrnes and Molotov’s exchange and Molotov’s attack on the press.
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85 Year-Old man becomes first-time father in California
Joseph Curtis Heedle aged 85 in SOUTH PASADENA has a son named Joseph born two days ago to his 32-year-young wife Opal Beedle. Heedle, once a public prosecutor in Holdredge Nebraska and later a retired attorney in Los Angeles, is described with his red hair now showing gray.
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Heavens' Cheer Bride Named Blonde Angel in Divine Union
The Heavens rejoiced over Father Divine marrying a 21 year old Montreal born woman described as a lovely blonde angel. The secret marriage, reportedly in Washington on April 29, was disclosed yesterday. Followers celebrated warmly as reporters glimpsed the bride at the cult’s Heaven.
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