Donovan's Camp Fights Drum Room for Senate Nomination
Albany report details a tug of support between Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan and Lt. Gen. Hugh A. Drum for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Donovan backers flood Gov. Dewey with telegrams and rally wartime veterans, citing Margaret Hastings as backing Donovan. Drum, backed by state leaders, is tied to Dewey and seen as a counter to Donovan ahead of the convention. Both candidates are Catholics, a factor in ticket balancing.
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Albany
William J. Donovan
U.S
Hugh A. Drum
Dewey
Donovan
Miss Hastings
Washington
Gov
Gen. Drum
Republican State Executive Committee
Drum
U. S
Jury to Hear Details of Shooting at 125th Street
New York grand jury to review the fatal shooting of Michael Crawford, 43, a Riker's Island prison guard, killed by Patrolman John Kennelly after being mistaken for a holdup man. Crawford, with co worker Bernard Gorman, was alighting from a taxi at 125th Street and Park Avenue at 3 A.M. yesterday.
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New York
Michael Crawford
John Kennelly
Crawford
Riker's Island Penitentiary
125Th St
Park Av
Bernard Gorman
Truck Strike Threat Grows in New York Area
A 12 000 strong Teamsters unit in New York faced a potential work stoppage next week as talks between two trucker associations and union reps collapsed. The current contract expires August 31 and Local 807 President John E B Strong warned the men may not work after September 3 without a contract.
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New York
John EB. Strong
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
A.F.L
Japan to raise food rations and buy rice and potatoes
Minister Hiro Wada announced the Japanese government will boost food rations next month and may pay higher prices to farmers for rice and potatoes. The move aims to stabilize supply and support agricultural producers.
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Tokyo
Hiro Wada
Othman On Uniform Styles From America’s Early Armies
The writer lists historical military uniforms and insignia from the Revolution through the Spanish American War, noting striped trousers in blue and pink among Dragoons of 1852, cream pants for Maryland Riflemen, and ornate hats and sashes. He mocks the Quartermaster Corps for dithering on fabric tones while praising period attire’s bold colors and details.
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America
Dragoons
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette McDonald
Quartermaster Corps
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Bombing Run Injures Boat Crew Near West Sister Island
Survivors from Toledo and Fremont tell of three bombing runs by planes as they approached the river. One bomb hit the water line near a gas tank. several men jumped overboard. A Navy crash boat rescued the others while Reisig stayed aboard to fight the fire, which burned to the waterline and caused $5000 damage. Com. Brossy says one pilot may be at fault and disciplinary action will follow. area was a danger zone though bombers were two miles from target. Names of filers withheld pending investigation.
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Ottawa River Yacht Club
George W. McKinley
Frank Szczelski, Jr
C. N. Richmond
Toledo
A. S. France
Fremont
C. M. Caldwell
H. S. Fresch
Swanton
Ohio
Reisig
F. A. Brossy
Grosse Ile
Com. Brossy
West Sister Island
Ohio Shore
Desmond
Com
Brossy
Lake Strike In 13th Day
Detroit reports say the Great Lakes strike remains firm as NMU holds negotiations with three tanker firms while railcar ferries resume service. Two violence incidents surface as Cleveland picket lines report a freighter officer firing at shore workers. police dispute the account. In Detroit, freighter crew on the Simon J Murphy face rifle fire at International Salt Works dock near Ford Rouge plant. police say shots were at rats and seize a rifle for firearms violation.
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Detroit
National Maritime Union Today
Great Lakes
NMU
Cleveland
Charles Smith
NLU Legal Aid Bureau
Simon J. Murphy
International Salt Works
Ford Rouge
Single Men Abound Says Census Figures
Washington reports indicate a shortage of single men after the war. Census data shows more marriageable women than men in the population, yet analysts note that there are roughly 1,500,000 or more single, eligible males still available compared with eligible women. The piece highlights shifting marriage odds and romance dynamics in the postwar era.
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Washington
Bose
Hunt 3 Seamen Lost in Sea Crash
Coast Guard plane searches for three Army FS-231 crew members after a collision with the Midland Victory 25 miles east of New York. One seaman killed and 14 injured as FS-231 was towed to port.
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New York
Coast Guard
Midland Victory
Atlantic
Beating Allegation Surfaces in Edwardsville Jail
Three deputy sheriffs in Edwardsville are suspended pending an investigation after a 26 year old Black prisoner alleged he was beaten while in custody. Authorities reported the incident as under review and law enforcement officials declined further comment.
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Edwardsville
Greetings From Page One Induction and Transportation Workers
The article outlines deferment rules for students in medicine dentistry veterinary medicine and osteopathy and for certain teachers and research workers in physical sciences and engineering. It notes veterans fathers and essential agricultural workers may be deferred by law and that eighteen year olds must register but are not inducted until age nineteen.
Army aims to limit draft to under thirty by March
The Army plans to exclude anyone over 30 as Selective Service Act nears expiration on March 31. Officials project 155,000 volunteers for the Regular Army while the draft must supply about 185,000. Gen Hershey warned the system could fall short by around 30,000, though War Department estimates are conservative.
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Army
Gen
Hershey
War Department
Vatican Expels German Envoy and Family
The Holy See expelled Nazi Baron von Weizsaecker, the German ambassador, and his wife and handed them to Allied authorities in Rome. The Allied Control Commission in Germany had officially requested the action months earlier, with staff eviction expected soon.
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Rome
INS
Baron von Weizsaecker
Vatican
Holy See
Allied Control Commission
Germany
Doomed Child Undergoing Radio Therapy in Boston
In a life or death experiment three year old Janice Moschella in Boston receives final injections of radio activated phosphorous into her abdomen to treat a malignant liver infection. Dr Saul Hertz of Harvard and MIT administers the experimental treatment for a second day to save the girl's life.
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Boston
Litle
Janice Moschella
Saul Hertz
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bikini Flagship Due Home Today at Oakland Pier
The command ship USS Bikini Flagship McKinley from Operation Crossroads is heading to Oakland Pier in San Francisco Bay today. It still emits some radioactive rays more than a month after the last atomic burst. Warning signs mark hot spots aboard the ship, but scientists say current rays are not dangerous unless contact is prolonged.
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U. S
MT. Mckinley
Thea
Bikinis
Oakland Pier
San Francisco Bay
McKinley
Bikini Lagoon
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Margaret Hastings
Ee Wac
George White
Leland McPhie
San Diego
Calif
Othman
Hunt
Lee
Cortland Ave
California
Wine Growers Guild
Lodi
Woodbridge
Sanger
Cucamonga
ST. Helena
Bikini
Parfums
LE Galion
Paris
France
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