Russians promise to free three American servicemen in Korea
The Soviet command announced in Seoul that three U S enlisted men taken into the North Korea occupation zone would be released Sunday at the crossing point. They are T/5 Tommy F Pugsley Renton Washington Pfc John D Hoppe Seattle and Pfc Gerald K Geffen Port Chester New York. An American intelligence officer questioned the timing and warned that Moscow had made similar promises before. Lt Gen John R Hodge had protested the arrests of the men on an official mission to examine telephone lines between Seoul and Pyongyang.
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British May Return Jews By Train
The British said they planned to send 4,900 Jews from the ship Exodus 1947 back to France via the British zone of Germany if the French Government consents. They stated this in a Foreign Office note denying Zionist pressure and requesting acceptance of the Jews into France by train, after the group appealed to President Truman for help and refused to land in France without immigration certificates.
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Alfred Duff Cooper
Port de Boue
Hill Girl Gaining After Long Coma
Virginia Hill, linked to gangster Bugsy Siegel, began to emerge from a 60 hour coma in Miami Beach Florida. A hospital report said she showed improvement and was semi comatose still too groggy to speak or explain her motives. Pneumonia had complicated her condition.
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Virginia Hill
Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel
California
St. Francis’ Hospital
Chuckle Quote on Taxpayer Dreams by Tommy Bartiew
The columnist notes that in a thin country every title day, regardless of humble circumstances, can lead to someone growing up to become a taxpayer. Ends with a wry observation from Tommy Bartiew.
Arrests Made in Hanging Of Two British Sergeants
Police in Palestine report arrests tied to the July 31 hangings of British sergeants Clifford Martin and Jerry Paice. Irgun Zvai Leumi had claimed the two were condemned as members of an illegal occupying force and executed in reprisal for three Jewish prisoners shot at Acre prison on July 29.
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Natanya
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Indonesian Battles Rage in Java and Sumatra fronts
Dutch and Indonesian forces clash across Java and Sumatra as a mutual cease fire dimwits amid daily offensives. Indonesian reports claim eight Dutch killed and 30 wounded while condemning the cease-fire as a sham.
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Batavia
Java
Sumatra
British Sentry Kills Arab in Haifa Sentry Duty
In Haifa Palestine the Sixth Airborne Division reports a British sentry shot and killed an Arab man who did not answer a challenge. The incident highlights ongoing tensions as British forces maintain patrols in the area.
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Balkans Crisis Deepens as Greek Govt Falls after UN Vetoes
Greek Premier Demetrios Maximas' cabinet collapsed amid a drive by three Center Party ministers to reshuffle security posts. The move follows UN Security Council stalemate over Balkan tensions and Russia vetoes. Amid inflation and guerrilla fighting, US Greece aid of 300 million is highlighted as a factor, with Bulgaria and Romania noted in regional political maneuvers. The article also cites Hungary's planned August 31 election and Marshall Plan talks in Paris as broader European responses.
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Balkan: Question, President’ Faris: Bey'~ el
Syria
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France
Byrd in Hospital for Study and Diagnosis
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd is under study and diagnosis at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Hospital officials report his condition as satisfactory and say specialists are evaluating him after his admission last night.
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Benny Goodman Upset by Tommy Dorsey in Studio Fight
Hollywood report says Benny Goodman arrived late for a recording date and angered Tommy Dorsey by improvising hot licks. Dor sey allegedly struck back in a heated exchange as a publicized session turned physical.
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King of
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Goldwyn
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Ringasiders
Hartley Calls for Probe of Union Bypass Efforts
Congressional pressure rises as Hartley, chair of the House Labor Committee, urges a joint committee investigation into any and all efforts to bypass Taft Hartley. He cites AFL and CIO proposals to ignore the act and warns unions bypassing the law will have no standing. Concluded on page 2.
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Joint Congressional Committee
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Argentina United States clash over Inter American defense treaty
Informal polls suggest the United States will win if the issue goes to a formal decision. The debate centers on a revival of the Inter American Conference and whether the defense treaty should cover aggression by one American state against another or only outside powers.
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Petropolis
Brazil
Argentina
United States
Western Hemisphere
Airliner Crashes Over Seas Flight in Bahrain Island
AP reports a British overseas plane en route from Hong Kong to London crashed while landing at Bahrain Island airport in the Persian Gulf. Early word suggested four drowned, but Cairo officials had no casualty details. The Plymouth aircraft went down around 2 AM about halfway between Karachi and Cairo. Bahrain Islands lie off the Arabian peninsula.
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Hong Kong
London
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Persian Gulf
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Bahrein Islands
Arabian Peninsula
Dutch Capture Hundreds of Spears in West Java Position
The Dutch Army stated it seized hundreds of spears at an Indonesian position at Paboeran West Java. A spokesman said the Republicans were trying to arouse a blind fighting spirit among peasants by instructing them to attack with bamboo spears and other primitive weapons despite the likely fatal outcome.
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Java
Paboeran
West Java
Sacco and Vanzetti Executed in Massachusetts Robbery Case
An old newspaper recalls the 1927 execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti for the shoe factory payroll holdup and slaying in South Braintree, Mass. The editorial note highlights a national clash between conservatives and radicals, with page references to comics and other features.
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Bartolomeo Vanscctti
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Bertram Benedict
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Ida Jean Kain
Reich Steel Accord Near Set Back in London
Reports from a well informed conference indicate France may ease its rigid stance on boosting German steel output to encourage Marshall aid for Europe. The tri power talks entered their second day with qualified informants saying Paris could accept a reasonable compromise on German steel production. A British American plan reportedly aims to raise Western Germany's output.
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Europe
Germany
Korea Plebiscite Proposed by U S
Maj. Gen. Albert E. Brown, head of the U S delegation to the Korean Joint Commission, announced an internationally supervised plebiscite in Korea to break the deadlock over government type. The Soviets have not replied to Secretary Marshall's Aug. 8 joint report proposal.
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Korea
Albert E. Brown
Korean Joint Commission
Marshall
Motorist In Hit And Run Crashes Train In Hawthorne
Police seek driver who struck a New York Central train in Hawthorne then fled. A 13 state alarm was issued to locate and arrest the motorist who stopped the train and damaged it but escaped before capture.
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Hawthorne
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New York Central Railroad
Heat Wave Expected to Move Northward From Midwest
Heat wave in the Midwest stretches into Syracuse and Central New York as a high pressure system brings slightly cooler daytime temperatures. Andrew P. Keller notes humidity rising tonight and a 64 degree low last night. Tonight's low about 62, today’s high near 85, with Sunday and Monday warmer.
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Andrew P. Keller
Midwest
Syracuse
New York
Keller
Monay
Mine Disaster in England Kills Nineteen More Coal Miners
A midnight explosion at Morrison North Mine in AINFIELD PLAIN England killed 19 miners, raising this week's North England coalfields death toll to 123. Rescue teams recovered 13 bodies and located six others, with five men seriously hurt. The mine operated on a five day week and most workers were above ground. This follows a prior 164 fatalities at nearby Whitehaven a week earlier.
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Ainfield Plain
England
Morrison North
North England
Dutch Hit UN Meddling in Indonesia Crisis
The United Nations Security Council faced a growing crisis over Indonesia as the Netherlands denounced UN meddling. Dr Eelco N Van Kleffens warned the council to either authorize troops to police the cease-fire or stay out and let the Dutch act, saying killings have risen since the cease-fire and suggesting further intervention could worsen the conflict.
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United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
Netherlands
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Council
Rebels in Paraguay vow to press civil war until dictatorship falls
In Buenos Aires a Paraguayan insurgent leader says rebels still control the northwest and will continue the fight. Col Rafael Franco, ex-president and former insurgent general, stated the northwest rebel government is led by Col Alfredo Galeano and Aureliano Mendoza and remains active.
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Paraguay
Rafael Franco
Alfredo Galeano
Aureliano Mendoza
Red paint prank at Arlington beauty shop goes awry
Seven women in Emma Lee’s beauty parlor giggled as red paint marked Mrs. Richard Webb’s hair. The spray painter outside, unknowingly coating a truck and blowing red onto the shop, caused the women and staff to react as red hairs and faces appeared. The painter apologized and blushed at the mishap.
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