Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention Opens in Miami
Veterans of foreign wars convene in Miami for a week long gathering with 2500 attendees and families arriving by special trains. Business sessions planned at Dinner Key Auditorium with President Truman expected to speak and a 21 gun salute using a howitzer.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Ciy
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Giant Palace
Dinner Key
Truman
National American Legion
Army
Prosecutor to Question Officers Over Cohen Wire Tap
Los Angeles district attorney William E. Simpson moves to question nine police personnel connected to wiring microphones at Mickey Cohen’s Brentwood home. The list includes suspended vice squad members Lt. Rudy Wellpott and Sgt. E V Jackson and eight others linked to gangster probes or the crime lab.
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Los Angeles
Willian E. Simpson
Mickey Cohen
William A. Worton
Cohen
Worton
Brentwood
Rudy Wellpot
E. V. Jackson
Vice Squad
Earl W. Johnson
Don Miles
Jerry Wooters
Gene Farquharson
Kenneth Sherrill
Daryl Murray
Russell Camp
Police Crime Laboratory
Wellpott
Jackson
Brenda Allen
Vice Queen
Subway Rider Robbed of 13500 on Train in New York
Mrs Mary Sansening 56 of the Bronx reported a theft on a subway train involving 12500 from a paper bag she carried while reading comics. Police were advised yesterday as the bag with savings vanished, leaving unclear when the loss occurred.
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New York
Mary Sansening
Bronx
Aeac
Ram 2 Bank
Hopis to Stage Rattlesnake Dance for Rain Plea
In Mishongnovi Village Hopi priests perform their annual rain dance as rattlesnakes are gathered to symbolize the plea for moisture. Each priest will handle a snake and display it during the ceremonial ring before nightfall.
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Mishongnovi
Ariz
Winslow
Spa Gambling Suit Sparks Politics Debate in Saratoga
Mrs. Rose Weiss files for a permanent injunction to close Saratoga County gambling venues and seeks government investigation, calling the action a political move amid county Republican tensions and alt-tract protests. District Attorney Dovie dismisses grounds for a gambling complaint. Justice Imrie will hear the motion next Friday at Lake George.
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Herse Racing Center
Vas
Rose Weiss
Saratoga’ Springs
Saratoga ‘County
Thomas E. Dewer
Philip
Weiss
Llerk
Ballston Spa
Saratoga County
Atorney
John
Dovie
Reali Republicans
Boss Rue
Alfred Simon
Supreme Court
Danisi F. Imrie
Lake George
New York State
Fires Spread In Idaho Forests Rally to Fight Blazes
In Idaho, 28 smoke jumpers and 220 others battled 28 fires across three national forests after lightning sparked blazes. Nez Perce Salmon River blaze scorched about 0 acres. Payette fires in Hell’s Canyon and South Fork Salmon areas require crews to hike into rugged terrain.
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Idaho
Nez Perce
Anaes
Boise National
Perest
Salmon River
Paul Pretr
Asssiani
Payette ‘Forest
Sim Vassar
Esk
He's Canyon
Snake River
Cirte End Creek
Payette Forest
Hells Canyon
Law Enforcement Has Complications in New York Court
New York traffic court case reveals a sanitation inspector and a patrolman clashing over a parking ticket amid duties to curb dirt dumping. Magistrate Vincent Sweener suspended the sentence after noting the双方 diligence in enforcing the law.
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New York
INS
Thomas
Llaherty
Harry Sullivan
Iity
Flaherir
Vincent J. Sweener
Flaherty
Sullivan
Wage Boost for Steel Could Threaten Jobs
Economic researchers warn a fourth wage raise in steel risks layoffs as profits shrink and many firms run in the red. Emerson Schmidt for steel companies says higher wages may not raise prices and could trigger job cuts. The three man Truman board will hear Schmidt as hearings run into midweek. The CIO Steelworkers seek 30 cent hourly raises plus benefits with three days for rebuttal.
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W. S. Chamber of Commerce
Emerson’ P. Schmidt
Truman
Schmidt
UT & Chamber
CIO
United Steelworkers
Mahoney
Copperweld Steel Co
Glassport
C. M. White
Republic Steel Corp
Naion
Sgures
Phillip Murray
Republic
Peru Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Cuba
Lima reports Peru severed diplomatic relations with Cuba after declaring Havana aided members of the outlawed Avista party in freeing Peru. The action comes amid Cuba's latest rule by a military junta that seized power in 1946.
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Peru
Cuba
Daeffaires
Apvista Party
ASET
Cat Found Caught Under Car Tire in Washington
Police were summoned after neighbors reported a distressed cat wedged between the right rear tire and a fence of a car in Washington. The cat was rescued and the vehicle inspected, revealing it had possibly stolen goods from Austin, who is linked to the incident.
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Simpson
Doris Polock
Inglewood
Calif
Ernest O'Srvani
Salt Lake City
Sisin
Miss Pollack
O'Srvens
Hereear
O'Bryant
Washington
Ins
Arthur Austin
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Arnold Denies Politics in B 36 Choice
Gen Hap Arnold told a House subcommittee there is no room for favors in selecting the B 36 eight seven hundredd bomber. He defended the program and praised Gen Hoyt Vandenberg and current Air Force leaders as the best in the world.
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Hoyt Vandenberg
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Laree
Air
Geo
S&s Air Force
Nationalist China Faces Communications and Retreats Amid Frontline Struggles
Reports place Nationalist reinforcements northeast of Canton as Reds push south toward Kwangtung. Tayu falls, bringing Communist proximity to Canton and borders. Amoy port falls appears near. Lanchow under pressure with Nationalists retreating into Tsinghai. Shaoyang clashes yield casualties. Pai Chung Hsi’s route to Southwest China under guard. U.S. evacuations increase as Chungking looms.
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Tayu
Kwangtung Province
Philippine
Manila
Amoy
Lanchow
Kansu
Lanchow J
Tsinghai Province
Lanchowi
Shaoyang
Shengyang
China
Pai Chung-Hsi
Foreign Office
Chungking
U. S
Refugees Arrive in Halifa s After Long Voyage
Around 238 refugees, including men women and children, arrive in Halifa aboard the minesweeper Sarabande after a long voyage from Goetetarg Sweden. They endure cramped conditions as they await disembarkation while sheltered by German and Russian concentration camp imagery.
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SW. S
Ay Ohere
Goetetarg
Sweden
Roosevelt Stalin meet at Moscow on postwar Germany plans
At a dinner Roosevelt and Stalin debated postwar Germany borders and Soviet control while de Gaulle and France were weighed. The second plenary discussed Overlord preparations, future peace, and a four power framework based on the United Nations with continued military bases to prevent German and Japanese aggression.
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Alaska
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France
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Oder
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Sex Education Plea Addressed by W C T U Branch
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union heard a plea for sex education to guide children away from social tragedy. Mrs Budde urged parents to shape a wholesome, spiritually affectionate home life, citing the dangers of alcohol and media influence on youth.
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Christaan Temperance Union
Grace H. Buside
Zenith
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