West Virginia boy wins derby in thrilling soap box race
After a four day spree 15 year old Jack Googin journeys home defeated at the National Soap Box Derby beaten by inches by Phillip Smith of Los Angeles Yet the Syracuse boy remains a champion Kenny Holm bow Charleston West Virginia takes top place in the juvenile event edging Eugene Miller Akron as more than 100000 spectators cheered the finish Concluded on page 6 column 4
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Kenny Holmboe
Charleston
W. Va
Derby Downs
Akron
Anron
Jack Googin
Syracuse
Phillip Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Alaska
Canada
America
Eugene Miller
Rebels Set Up Courts in Northern Greece Under Temporary Regime
Guerrilla fighters in northern Greece report they are establishing three member people’s courts under a provisional democratic government. The courts will handle sentences up to five years while military tribunals will try more serious cases. The same radio station aired that Communist Gen Markos Vifiades has assumed administration of a democratic government from his headquarters until a provisional national assembly is formed.
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Athens
Greece
Markos Vifiades
Popular National Assembly
Kaiser Fight With RFC Over California Plant Foe of 1948
Columnist Marquis Childs frames the dispute between Henry J. Kaiser and the RFC over scaling down a vast California plant amid a clash with big steel. The piece previews the 1948 election year challenges for Republicans as editorial content appears on pages 24–25 along with various features.
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Henry J. Kaiser
RFC
California
Marquis Childs
Bilbo's health improves after blood clot scare
New Orleans doctors report Senator Theodore Bilbo is markedly better after a night of rest and can sit up. A pulmonary embolism from a lung clot raised risk of death, with doctors planning tests to gauge if the clot is dissolving and the danger has lessened. Bilbo now enjoys limited cigar smoking hours.
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New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo
Bilbo
Admiral King Still Ill in Hospital, Report Says
The press secretary today stated that Admiral Ernest J. King remains seriously ill, with no overnight improvement. He became ill last week and his condition is still considered serious.
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Washington
Ernest J. King
Hemisphere defense pact study opens at Rio Parley
The Inter-American Conference began its first working committee in Petropolis Brazil to study principles of a hemisphere mutual defense treaty. Uruguayan foreign minister Mateo Marques Castro was elected chairman as Panamanian foreign minister Ricardo Alfaro charged that every Communist party in Latin America acts as a Russian fifth column. Alfaro called for joint measures to guard the hemisphere from subversive influence. Mariano Fiallos Gil presented credentials as a representative of.
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Petropolis
Brazil
Mateo Marques Castro
Ricardo Joaquin Alfaro
Latin America
Alfaro
Mariano Fiallos Gil
Perons Visit Discussed at Inter-American Conference
PETROPOLIS Brazil AP Eva Perons plans to visit the Inter-American Conference during George Marshall's speech causing a buzz among delegates. Argentine spokesmen said she might be invited to sit on the deposed Nicaraguan government seating question. The 20 nation conference near Rio de Janeiro sought joint action against aggression under a hemisphere defense treaty. The U S delegation planned no chairmanships. Secretary of State Marshall not on major committees. Alfaro criticized communism as expansionist and noted European satellites. Page 6.
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Petropolis
Brazil
Eva Peron
George
Marshall
Peron
Juan D. Peron
Arkuello
Nicaragua
Joffite
Quitandinha Hotel
Here
Rio de Janeiro
United States
U. S
George C. Marshall
Patrolman Gargan Killed in Greenwich Village Gun Battle
In a dark Greenwich Village attic a gunfight Sunday night left Patrolman Thomas Gargan dead and his partner wounded and capturing the burglar suspect Harris Grey, 18, of Scotland Neck, N C. Grey was listed in critical condition at Bellevue Hospital.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Thomas Gargan
Gargan
Harris Grey
Scotland ‘Neck
N. C
Bellevue Hospital
FTC charges conspiracy to fix steel prices in anti trust move
Washington reports the Federal Trade Commission charged the steel industry with a conspiracy to fix prices and stifle competition. The complaint implicates the American Iron and Steel Institute and more than 100 member companies, including United States Steel. FTC cites industry power to dominate markets and inflate costs for consumers as a key concern. Legal action prompts questions about parallel government probes into food, clothing, and housing prices.
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Washington
Federal ‘Trade. Commission
American Iron and Steel Institute of New York
United States Steel Ond
Justice Department
FTC
Heat Wave Returns With Hot Weather Expected
Weather forecasters warn a new heat wave will move in as a weak warm front shifts over Rochester. A Tuesday shower chance may bring brief relief while Sunday tied for the hottest day yet. The Midwest trends show temperatures soaring into the high 90s, with the grain belt predicting two more hot days and limited rain for crops.
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Rochester
Midwest
Nebraska
Ohio
North Atlantic ‘States
Armies Unite to Form Unified Manchurian Command
China's Manchurian army command will merge formally with Generalissimo's Manchurian headquarters on Wednesday in a move aimed at military and political unity before another Communist strike.
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Peiping
China
Generalissimo
Hold That Hem Line Battle On Picture
In Dallas Texas 1934 a 1,300 strong movement by Little Below the Knee Club led by Mrs. Warren J Woodard protests long skirts. Members plan a march in dresses of knee length to challenge fashion norms while shop owner Herman Philipson supports knee conscious protest and fashion makers are accused of harming workers.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Little Below the Knee Club
L.b.e’s
Warren J. Woodard
Dirs. Woodard
Herman Philipson
Alma Daigle
Gen Wyche to Italy to probe GI living conditions
Maj. Gen. Ira T. Wyche Army inspector general will depart at 11 A.M. today to fly to Italy to investigate charges of miserable living conditions among GIs in the Mediterranean command. The claims were raised by columnist Robert C. Ruark in dispatches from Italy, alleging Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee lived in high style while troops endured indignities and discomfort.
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Washington
Ira T. Wyche
Army
E.D.T
Italy
Mediterranean
Robert C. Ruark
Ruark
John C. H. Lee
Seaplane Crash Kills Father and Son in Lake St Clair
A seaplane crash on Lake St. Clair near Detroit left a father and his seven year old son dead. Alvin Rowe, 43, of Toronto, Ontario, and his son Douglas, 7, were among the deceased. Two other passengers were critically injured in the incident as they sought relief from the heat.
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Detroit
Lake St. Clair
Alvin Rowe
Toronto
Ont
Douglas
Bomb Found Near U S Embassy in Rome
Rome police discovered an unexploded bomb beside a wall of the United States embassy. The device was removed and investigators opened a probe into the incident.
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Rome
INS
United States
Hunger strike begins aboard British deportation ships
A hunger strike started today among about 4,500 Jews aboard three British deportation ships at Port de Bouc. Reports say food was sent back ashore after being loaded, and organizers from the social aid group Entente Internationale Française are cited in the dispatch.
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Paris
Port-de-Bouc
Social
Francaise
Chuckle Quote From Commerce Magazine Satirizes Family Mishap
A line from Commerce Magazine humorously frames a domestic scuffle as a mother scolding a child for kicking his little brother. The quote reflects playful family dynamics and cheeky dialogue typical of lighthearted humor pages.
Fear of Arab Attacks Prompts Police at Mosque Areas
In Jerusalem authorities station police around Palestine mosque zones after Ramadan ends to curb possible attacks on Jews as violence tally for the week rises to 35 dead, 24 Arabs. The only Sunday killing reported is an Arab stabbed in Tel Aviv's Yemenite Jewish quarter, with several others wounded, mainly Jews.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Watertown Officer Killed In Air Crash in Pacific
A B 17 crash near Pearl Harbor killed Ambassador Atcheson and 4 other crew members with 10 aboard. Three survivors were rescued as searchers scoured rough seas led by surface ships. Names of some victims and rescued include Capt. T L Rider Col Harvey Huglin Sgt Holland and Col Carl Russell. Further details continued on page 9.
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Honolulu
George Atcheson, Jr
Gen. MacArthur
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Atcheson
Japan
T. L. Rider
Ponca City
Okla
Harvey Hughlin
Fairfield
Sgt
Holland
Colmesweil
Texas
Lee Chapman Holland
Huglin
Army
Stars and Stripes
Allied
Col
Carl A. Russell
Richmond Heights
K. R. Stitt
U S Declines New Loan to Britain Amid Talks
U S and British negotiators meet to modify the existing loan rather than seek a new credit. Britain remains short of funds with about 850 million in its drawing account' editors press for a balanced budget and steps to speed production and restore trade balance as part of stabilizing the global economy.
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England
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