Pride of Jap Fleet Sinks Off Bikini Atoll
The Nagato, one of Japan’s heaviest prewar battleships, sank in Bikini Atoll after Thursday’s atomic test. The revised 16 ship tally lists New York and Pennsylvania still damaged, with Arkansas, Saratoga, and others sunk or beached. Submarines Pilotfish Apogon and Skipjack missing. Searaven previously reported missing.
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Nagato
Philippines
Yokosuka
W. H. P. Blandy
New York
Arkansas
Saratoga
Pilotfish
Apogon
Searaven
Skipjack
Hughes
Falcon
Dentuda
Pennsylvania
Salt Lake City
Pensacola
Nixon Fate Rests With Gov Tobin
John F. Nixon Pittsfield attorney convicted of murdering his infant son seeks clemency from Gov. Maurice J. Tobin after a 15 minute appeal by Mrs. Nixon. The governor offered no immediate decision and Nixon faces execution if clemency is not granted after Aug. 15 when his respite ends.
Farm Output Gains Sharply in War
The American farmer earned $2.38 in 1944 for every dollar of output in 1939. U S farms averaged $3,100 in products sold or used at home, based on Census data from 223 counties.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Mobster Killing of American Worker In Manila
George J. Sorrell an American civilian worker at the Manila quartermaster depot was fatally shot on July 25 for refusing to cooperate with a theft ring. He signed a deathbed statement accusing a Filipino depot guard who has not yet been arrested.
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Manila
Ammy
George J. Sorrell
Sorrell
Reunion wins AP photo prize by Chicago photographer
Augie May of the Chicago Tribune won first prize in the AP Managing Editors Association newsphoto contest for the image Reunion a shoulders down shot of a man in GL uniform with a smiling baby tugging at the trousers. The photo scored 23 points from 280 entries across 20 states.
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Chicago Tribune
Associated Press Managing Editors’ Association
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
White House
AP General
New York City
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Fargo
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Washington Star
Philadelphia Inquirer
Joseph Martin
Edward le Luga
Chicago Daily News
A. C. Chinn
Anthony ‘Carral
Boston Traveler
Branding Case to Be Appealed in Massachusetts Supreme Court
Lt. Thomas Farrell, convicted of branding and slashing 18 year old Helen Stavrou, appeals to the Massachusetts Supreme Court while facing a three to five year term. Bail set at 15 000 cash or 20 000 surety. sentence stayed. Mil ler, former Army Air Forces colonel and Farrell’s commanding officer, testified to his excellent record.
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Boston
Thomas Farrell
Helen Stavrou
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Farrell
Superior Court
Edward J. Voke
William A. Miller
Bayside, L. I
Army Air Forces
Pacific
Miller
Ex-GIs death ruled rabies in Livingston man
Dr Harrison S Martland Essex County medical examiner said Ralph Duker 20 of Livingston died from rabies at County Isolation Hospital. It is the second rabies fatality in the county this month.
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Belleville
N. J
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Harrison
Martland
Essex County
Livingston
Ralph Duker
Teamsters Pay Strike Settled in Rochester
A seven day strike by Rochester local Teamsters ends after union business agent Matthew Vandame announces wage increases. The settlement was reached using a formula developed with U S conciliator Gilbert Lee.
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Rochester
Fighting Again Rages in Luzon
Manila reports renewed clashes in Central Luzon as Hukbalahaps clash with civilian guards in Nueva Ecija. More than 60 guerrillas passing through the village of Butao were challenged by guards, according to MP Lt. Gregorio Gallardo.
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Manila
Luzon
Phippine
Nueva Ecija
Gregorio Gallardo
Cabanatuan
Butao
Supreme Court Justice Murphy Unable to Mediate in Manila
In Manila U S Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy said he cannot act as mediator at the request of Hukbalahap leader Luis Taruc. Murphy, a former Philippines governor general and once the island's first high commissioner, noted no casualties in the battle and emphasized his limited role.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Frank Murphy
Manila
Hukbalahap
Luis Taruc
Murphy
Philippines
Iseland
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