Fatally Ill Boy Gary Halstead Celebrates Birthday
Granby Center reports a birthday party for Gary Halstead, a four year old undergoing treatment for an incurable malignant brain tumor. Despite a swollen eye from a playful accident, he hosted 35 friends for ice cream and cake indoors after rain canceled the outdoor celebration.
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Granby Center
Gary Halstead
Gary
Clifford
Els Granby Center
United States
Canada
Unseasonable cold grips Syracuse area with showers ahead
The Syracuse weather forecast calls for a chilly period with a high of 68 and a low of 46 on Thursday. Scattered showers are expected Saturday, with more widespread rain and possible thunderstorms Monday through Wednesday, followed by a gradual warmup and then cooling again.
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New York
Syracuse
Danville
Glens Falls
Ticonderoga
Elmira
Binghamton
Sugar Exports Reach 13.5 Million Pounds in Week
Philadelphia port records show 13.5 million pounds of sugar shipped abroad in the last week. A 4 million pound shipment to Finland is scheduled to begin Saturday.
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Philadelphia
Finland
Boy Killed By Truck In Liverpool Street Accident
DAVID RALPH ATTLE 24 was killed instantly near his home at 405 Tulip St Liverpool when a van truck wheel ran over his head as he played in the street with his brother Keith Jr. Driver Henry Visser 33 of 310 South St Fayetteville stopped after hearing a thud. police say the boy ran into the rear of the truck and fell under the left rear wheel. Visser was not held.
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David Ralph Attle
Tulip St
Liverpool
Attle
Keith Attle
Keith, Jr
Counter-Intelligence
Zana
Japan
Henry Visser
South St. Fayetteville
New York
Veterans Housing Bureau Ordered to Vacate YWCA Lease
The BUFFALO Veterans' Housing Bureau reports it has housed 743 veterans since last October and now has been notified to move out of its current YWCA location.
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Buffalo
Veterans’ Housing Bureau
Y.W.C.A
Inside view on Russia and the Dardanelles
Editorial by Robert N. Cool explains how landlocked Russia pursues dislodging Turks from control of the Dardanelles. The piece analyzes strategic aims and historical context shaping this ongoing confrontation.
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Russia
Dardanelles
Robert N. Cool
Paris at peace talks sinks into gloom as fears grow
In Paris the peace conference atmosphere turns despondent with widespread belief that another war is looming. Foreign and French observers alike feel World War III seems likely, even if not immediate, describing themselves as worn out and hopeless amid the stalled talks. A foreign minister described himself as a discouraged optimist.
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Paris
Europe
Luxem
Soviet backed spy ring exposed in three German zones
U S Forces in Europe report a Soviet supported German clandestine movement active across the American British and French zones. Fifteen Germans with Soviet sympathies were arrested in Stuttgart and one ringleader confessed to supplying Russian information on American troop movements. The group allegedly operated in occupied Germany and included at least one former worker for the American Military Government.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Europe
Stuttgart
Nerly
United States
Drum Stand Spurs Donovan U S Senate Nomination Controversy
The New York A F L charges against General Donovan and Lt Gen Hugh A Drum's surprise statement says he does not seek the Republican U S Senate nomination from New York. Drum noted he never aspired to political office, creating confusion on the eve of the party convention in Saratoga Springs.
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Donovan
New York
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
New York State
Hugh A.drum
Drum
Thomas E. Dewey
Saratoga Springs
Canada
Ublican U.S
Soviet asks for allied troop details at UN session
The Soviet Union urged the United Nations Security Council to disclose numbers and locations of Allied troops and bases in non-occupied territories. Britain tied the move to Greece related tensions over the Albanian border incidents and British troop presence during the plebiscite campaign. UN circles suggested the question opened a broader line of inquiry.
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Lake Success
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Britain
Ukraine
Greece
Bodies arrive in Rome for shipment of downed airmen
The shattered bodies of four U. S. airmen killed when their transport plane was shot down over Yugoslavia on Aug. 19 arrived in Rome this afternoon for shipment to the United States.
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Rome
INS
U. S
Yugoslavia
United States
Stern Gang Saboteur Alcalay Sentenced to Death in Palestine
Jacob Menahem Alcalay, last of 23 Stern gang members charged with sabotaging Haifa railway yards last June, sentenced to death by a Jerusalem military court. The British commander confirmed life terms for 18 others and life sentences for four girls tried with them. Military authorities also reported discovery of a large cache of ammunition in Dorot and Ruhama.
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Jerusalem
Jacob Menahem Alcalay
Stern
Haifa
Palestine
Dorot
Ruhama
U S Protests Trade Pact Involves Soviet Loan
Washington reports that the United States has raised objections to a Russo Swedish trade pact tied to a $300 million loan to the Soviet Union. Notes of protest were sent to Stockholm and Moscow as a United Nations trade commission plans a London meeting on freer world trade October 15.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Stockholm
Moscow
United Nations Trade Commission
London
Klan Probe Opens In Pennsylvania
State police acting on Governor Edward Martin orders began an investigation into Ku Klux Klan activity in Pennsylvania. The inquiry focused on the Chambersburg area due to a local newspaper ad signed Franklin County Klan declaring intent to stay.
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Harrisburg
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Chambersburg
Franklin
Molotov Charges US Interference in Greece at Peace Conference
Foreign Minister Molotov told the peace conference that American ships and warplanes entered Greek waters, accusing Washington of foreign interference in Greece. He denounced U S and British actions as aggression during his second address.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Russia
United States
Greece
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Molotov
UNRRA Truck Use Probed as Greece Plebiscite Nears
Buell Maben, head of the UNRRA mission in Greece, says a protest will go to the Greek government over unauthorized UNRRA trucks used to transport people to a rally in Constitution Square. The push comes as Sunday’s vote decides monarchy fate amid Greek government unpopularity and international tension.
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Athens
Greece
Buell Maben
UNRRA
Maben
Constitution Square
Bobby the Superboy of Minneapolis
Bobby Calguire, a 10 month old in Minneapolis, astonishes doctors and parents with unusual behavior. He weighs 23 pounds and has been performing advanced actions since seven months old including moving objects and reacting to a puppy with forceful kicks.
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Minneapolis
Bobby
Superboy
Calguire
Anthony Calguire
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