Eisenhower orders probe of Army Italy charges
General Dwight D. Eisenhower said he would order a full-scale investigation into alleged intolerable conditions in the Army's Mediterranean command. The inquiry team, led by Maj. Gen. William Wyrthe, would travel to Italy to examine the charges against Lt. Gen. John C. o H. Lee and assess morale and leadership concerns.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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British Open Atomic Pile Begins Operation Near Oxford
Britain inaugurates its first atomic pile named Cleep at Blaywell 12 miles south of Oxford. The Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile will produce radioactive isotopes for research and is the first of three planned Britain plants including Harwell and a Cumberland coast power station. West Point Auction Set for 25 August features 66 Academy horses ending a long equine era.
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Cincinnati Wins as Syracuse Places Fifth in Junior Olympics
Cincinnati outclassed 18 cities to win the International Junior Olympic championship with 200 points led by strong efforts from Syracuse asterisk team members. Syracuse finished fifth as Cleveland Toronto and Erie dominated. Mary Ireland led Syracuse in field events at Baldwin Wallace.
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John Davison
Syracuse Herald-American Herald-Journal
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Meroinia Owarles
Wri Berer
Cincinnati
U7 Rlies
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Cleveland
Toronto
Erie
Iri
Aten
Baldwin-Wallace
Mary
Ireland
Jasper
Subpoena Rush Reaches Johnny Meyer in Los Angeles
Johnny Meyer Howard Hughes publicity man flew back to Los Angeles and said if subpoena efforts continue he is now back at home.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Meyer
Howard Hughes
Body of Suspect Fred Lundy Found in Boulder Creek
Under sheriff Don Moore said the body found by boys along South Boulder Creek four miles below the Pinecliffe cabin is believed to be Fred W. Lundy, a missing suspect in the Griffith murders. Emily Griffith and her sister Florence were shot to death last June 19 in their cabin.
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Don Moore
Boulder County
Fred W. Lundy
Griffith
Emily Griffith
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Lundy
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Pinecliffe Cabin
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Florence Griffith
Baby Boy Drowns In Tarrytown Pond
Michael Archer fourteen months old drowned Saturday in a rear pond at his parents Joseph and Mrs Archer home in Tarrytown.
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Tarrytown
Michael Archer
Joseph Archer
Greek guerrilla leader disowns king and seeks Soviet support
Gen Markos Vatthiadis through a clandestine radio announcement declared a Soviet patterned free Greek government and demanded expulsion of foreigners. He disowned King Paul and framed the move as a bid for recognition by Russia and satellites. The timing followed Moscow's signals of possible diplomatic break with the Athens coalition.
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UN circles on Balkan crisis deepen Cold War strains
United Nations circles fear a new Balkan development may fuel the already acute Greek question. The Greek regime, backed by the Truman doctrine, faces accusations of torturing Soviet diplomats, which Athens denied. Transfer of Soviet recognition to the guerrilla government could lead to wider shifts among Soviet orbit states and widen the East West breach.
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Napoleon Zervas
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Albania
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Balkan
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Markos
Greece
Peo
Auto Price Probe Demanded by UAW Leader Thomas
Detroit United Auto Workers Vice President R. J. Thomas called for a federal probe into auto profiteering and high prices. The demand followed price increases by Chrysler on passenger cars and trucks and by General Motors Nash Packard Hudson and Kaiser Frazer in recent weeks.
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R. J. Thomas
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Hudson
Kaiser
Frazer
Last Straw Drops on GI Mules to Greece from Fort Reno
At Fort Reno Oklahoma fifty GIs and five hundred mules will ship from New Orleans around September one as part of a Greek Turkish aid program. The dozen thousand dollar effort places half the GIs in the United States and half bound for Greece to act as nursemaids to the pack animals. The mules have been in training since June learning to carry packs and lead and roam under gentle handling. One GI, Pfc Charles McGrath, laments postponing his wedding to join the mule mission.
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Greece
U. S
New Orleans
Col. Moris M. L'Abbe
Pfc
Charles McGrath
San Francisco
Calif
Balkans Tension Sharpens as U S and Russia Eye Greece
U S and Soviet Union edge toward confrontation over Greece as Gen Markos proclaims authority in Northern Greece and Moscow hints at recognizing a provisional government. State Department monitors Athens actions while Greece appeals to allies for armed aid if needed.
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Russia
Greece
Balkan
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Moscow
U S Presses Indonesia Mediation At Hemisphere Summit
At the Inter-American Conference on Peace and Security in Petropolis Brazil Argentina backed by Chilean minister Vergara Donoso urged economic steps as a prerequisite for continental unity. Marshall to present U S position Wednesday proposing a hemisphere defense pact with binding two thirds vote.
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Juan Atilio Bramiglia
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Vergara Donoso
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Russ Beaten In UN Vote On IBRD Special Agency Link
The United Nations Economic and Social Council approved by 13 to 3 a draft agreement linking the World Bank group with the U N as a specialized agency. Russia and White Russia opposed, Norway joined in abstention, Czechoslovakia and New Zealand abstained, while the 14 to 3 defeat earlier sent the measure back to committee for revision. The council also rejected Norway’s bid to defer action pending general assembly directives.
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Nehru Warns India Riots Must Stop
New Delhi prime minister Nehru issued a stern warning that riots must cease and no one will be spared, in a speech on independence day. The call followed pleas from Indian and Pakistan authorities for peace in Punjab and Bengal during the volatile first days after independence.
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Hindu Domininn
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Britons Fly to U.S. for Credit Talks
British official experts departed by air for the United States on Saturday to confer on easing terms of American credit arrangements.
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London
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Plane Crash Near Bath Kills Four People
Four persons died when a single engine Beechcraft crashed into a valley a mile and a half north of Bath. Victims named include Harold V. Ludlow of Binghamton, his sister Eleanor Buckeridge of Rockville Centre, Peter Krenitsky of Binghamton, and pilot William Bates of Port Blueon.
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Reynolds
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Binghamton
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Rockville Center
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Peter Krenitsky
Broome County
William Bates
Port Bluron
Mich
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Barer Job Costly in Balboa Incident
Luis Saramarriba a 33 year old barber was fined 50 dollars and costs after striking Mariano Arguello Vargas newly elected vice president of Nicaragua and Managua delegation head en route to the Quitandinha conference.
Chuckle Doctor Inquires After Boy Who Swallowed Half Dollar
An anxious mother reports no change in the boy who swallowed a half dollar as doctors investigate his condition today.
United States demands immediate unqualified acceptance of good offices
The State Department instructed Walter Foote to tell Indonesia to accept the U S offer of good offices without reservations or face consequences. Indonesia asked for UN Security Council arbitration, while the Netherlands accepted the U S role. Officials say the Indonesians may have misunderstood the concept of good offices and risked delaying negotiations.
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Washington
United States
State Department
Walter A. Foote
U. S
Batavia
Foote
A. K. Gani
Netherlands
UN Security Council
Security Council
Radio Activity Kills Fort Worth Bomb Worker
Wilton R. Earle of Fort Worth died after a six month illness attributed to radio activity. The 39 year old worked at Oak Ridge Tennessee on the atomic project from February 1945 to September 1946. Autopsy confirmed liver failure caused by radiation exposure.
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Wilton R. Earle
Fort Worth
Earle
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Cabbit Confounds Owners In West Palm Beach Tale
Stewart Morgan reports a so called cabbit a jet black animal seen as a cat from the front but with rabbit hindquarters and hopping legs. Neighbors liken it to a Manx cat while encyclopedias note the hind quarters. The creature eats meat and drinks milk, avoiding lettuce and carrots.
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