Lady Iris Mountbatten Free in New York Check Case
Lady Iris Mountbatten, 27, cousin of the king of Great Britain, released in the custody of the British consul after being booked and photographed in New York on a charge of passing a worthless check for 88.95 to a Washington dress shop. A fugitive warrant from Washington prompted police to visit her Park Avenue apartment. A hearing is set for Tuesday.
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Truman Urges Immediate Flood Control Plan
President Truman asked Congress for a 10 year program to control floods and develop water resources in the Mississippi River basin. He requested 250 million dollars to start work, prioritizing flood control amid losses that could top 500 million this year.
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Youth Training Branded Racket Says Chicago Scientist
Dr. Allan Bates of Chicago testified that universal military training is a political racket. He argued it was irrelevant in the last war and will be totally useless in the next.
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Washington crimes prompt push for DC home rule reform
Editorial notes renewed congressional action as Washington crimes are seen as evidence the District of Columbia remains a federal enclave. Marquis Childs argues for full self governance as a remedy, reflecting on federal supervision and local autonomy.
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UNRRA Quits China Dam Job
UNRRA ordered its personnel to withdraw from the Yellow River dike project after Chen Cheng warned the government could not guarantee safety for workers in areas controlled by Communists.
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Frisco Parley Urged Aug 19 Big Change In War Treaty
The United States proposed an 11-nation conference to draft a peace treaty with Japan, proposing a two-thirds voting system and elimination of any Big Four veto. The talks could open in Washington or San Francisco with no replies yet from Russia or other nations. Ambassadors and officials weigh whether Russia will accept the plan.
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Senate Seaway Action Delayed Until January Session
Senator Vandenberg said no Senate action this session on the St Lawrence seaway and power project. The Foreign Relations Committee will decide Friday whether to file a formal report or wait for the January session after a closed-door meeting. Opponents urged a delay to file a minority report.
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Storm Tops Trees in Rochester Area Numbs Hilton Power
A small tornado uprooted trees and snapped wires along Lake Ontario last night. The storm left Hilton without electricity for hours while Parma residents reported a barn roof damaged. No injuries were reported.
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Los Alamos A Bomb Plant To Be Made Permanent
The Atomic Energy Commission announced plans to permanentize and modernize the Los Alamos lab as a war built town. Carroll L. Tyler will lead the Los Alamos laboratory after Col. Herbert C. Gece. The first A bomb was made and tested at Alamogordo two years ago today.
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Britain Debates Peacetime Draft for Nonproductive Workers
Britain faces a heated debate as Arthur Deakin of the Transport and General Workers Union advocates a peacetime draft to place nonproductive workers into industry. Observers see the move as a trial balloon to gauge union and government reaction to compulsory labor across the economy.
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Record Coal Prices Loom
New York report Says households in the east face the prospect of paying the highest coal prices yet. The Delaware Lackawanna and Western Coal Company announces a 45 to 80 cent per ton wholesale price hike on hard coal effective August 1 to offset miners wage raises. Other firms expected to follow. Anthracite remains the leading home heating fuel in the region.
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Weather lore and modern forecast clash over St Swithin
The column notes popular belief that rain on St Swithin's Day predicts 40 days of rain, citing Tuesday rain and storms in some areas. It contrasts this myth with the Weather Man's forecast of warm temperatures and scattered afternoon thunder showers, noting varied local conditions.
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Where S Your Husband Joke Goes To The Bridge
A friend asks where the husband is and the wife retorts to search the bridge for a pale with a worm on each end, delivering a caustic punchline in a brief humor item.
Secretary Marshall urges admitting Europe’s displaced refugees
Secretary of State Marshall told a House subcommittee that the United States should admit a substantial number of Europe’s 850 000 displaced persons to reduce friction with Russia. He backed a bill to admit 400 000 refugees as immigrants over four years, arguing it protects American tradition and UN principles.
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24 Hurt in Crash Between Emergency Truck and Bus
Twenty four people were injured Tuesday night when a speeding emergency truck collided with a Fifth Avenue bus at 9th Street. None of the injuries was serious, according to officials.
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U S to Rush Turkey Ships
Secretary of State Marshall announced that the United States will turn over ten merchant ships to Turkey as the first step in strengthening Turkish armed forces. With Navy concurrence, the Maritime Commission is to sell six government owned cargo passenger vessels and four surplus vessels to Turkey.
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Eva Peron to omit England visit on European tour
An Argentine source says Eva Peron will skip a planned stop in England during her European tour. The London Trades Council representing 650,000 unionists passed a resolution protesting a possible visit by the Argentine first lady.
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Eichelberger Reduces Murray Sentence Over Diamonds
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger today reduced a two year to ten year sentence for Col. Edward J. Murray convicted of misappropriating about 200000 dollars in diamonds while custodian of Bank of Japan vaults.
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Henderson warns prices may collapse after war and fear early 1930s
Washington CP report notes former Price Administrator Leon Henderson cautioned that while immediate danger of a major price collapse is unlikely, prices could plunge disastrously as they did after World War I. He linked current distortions to the 1920 era and said the mood mirrors 1929-33 lows, though not a direct repeat. Henderson heads the Executive Committee of Americans for Democratic Action and serves as chief economist at the Research Institute of America.
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Closing In Showdown Nears in Greek Mountain War
Greek Army planes pounded 2 500 leftist guerrillas trapped on Mount Gamila slopes north of Ioannina as three government brigades closed in for a showdown. Authorities warned of possible new invasions from Albania and Yugoslavia with six guerrilla concentration centers identified. Leskovic was noted for a guerrilla hospital.
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Marshall hints on guiding Greek army against guerrillas
Secretary of State George C. Marshall said the U S military members of the American mission to Greece may provide instructional advice to the Greek army on how to wage war against guerrillas.
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Greek forces trap guerrillas in Epirus near Ioannina
A military briefing says 2,500 anti government troops are trapped by three Greek brigades north of Negradhes and south of Veronlatanos as Ioannina looms nearby. Air reinforcements arrive while two other units seal the northern and southern fronts.
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UN Shelves Greek Issue for a Day
The UN Security Council postponed the Balkans dispute for a day amid Western warnings that delay could spark a Southeast Europe crisis. The U S urged an early meeting on Greece but failed to secure it as three sessions were set for Thursday and Friday to address East West tensions. Britain warned that any postponement invites disaster. CHAMBERLIN'S STATIONERS ARE NOW Located at 113 West Jefferson St.-Rev.
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