Planes Rush Medicines to Troop Transport Off Newfoundland
A troop ship Colby Victory en route to England faced a suspected diphtheria outbreak with one death and several ill sailors. Airlifted anti-toxin and toxoid were dispatched from New York and Boston, with Coast Guard planes coordinating delivery to Argentia and then to the vessel on the Atlantic.
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New York
England
Newfoundland
Coast Guard
Army
Theria
Boston
Floyd Bennett Coast Guard Air Station
Salem
Mass
Argentia
Colby Victory
Two American Officers Claim Soviet Detention After Disappearance
In Berlin two officers Capt. Harold Cobin and Lt. George Wyatt said they were kept in Soviet custody after disappearing during a July 4 sightseeing trip. They reported separate confinement, light interrogation in Russian, weight loss, a bath, and no mistreatment. Gen. Keating ordered an inquiry for possible disciplinary action.
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Potsdam
Harold Cobin
Jeff
George Wyatt
Berlin
Walter Keating
INS
Newark
N. J
Oklahoma City
Walter A. Keating
Cobin
Lithuania
Gen. Keating
Man petitions court to restore Hindu name in Los Angeles
Maxwell Lester Sarran 32 files petition in Superior Court to revert to his original name Chandre shaker Rablindra Sarran Singh seeking legal name restoration in California.
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Los Angeles
Maxwell Lester Sarran
Superior Court
Chandreshaker Rablindra Sarran-Singh
Weather synopsis for Syracuse area with showers
The U S Weather Bureau notes light showers in the Syracuse interior today with partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday. Highs reach around 80 Tuesday, with a low near 65, and record highs and lows cited from 1933 and 1912. Coast remains cloudy with showers late Thursday.
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New York
Experts Urge Four‑Area Division of Palestine
London reports Anglo American experts propose splitting Palestine into four zones with an Arab province and a Jewish province. Each area could limit who may settle there and determine residency, pending U.S. cooperation and detail with the delegation returning to Washington. Britain views the plan as a negotiation basis but warns delays could force reevaluation.
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Palestine
Europe
Holy Land
United States
Herbert Morrison
Dominions
Lord Addison
House of Commons
Lords
Truman
U. S
Washington
Britain
Lost mother Barbara Walker calls brother says she is safe
Deputy Taylor reported Barbara Walker 23 disappeared from a picnic last Thursday phoned her Harrison Maine brother from Sacramento California last night saying she was safe and well. Authorities said she left of her own accord and the search was called off after United Airlines reported a woman matching her description traveling as Miss Margaret Waller boarded a Chicago bound flight.
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North Conway
N. H
Herbert Taylor
Barbara Walker
Harrison
Sacramento
Calif
Beach Lake Deal in Honeoye Falls Sold to Lake Couple
George R. Beach sold property in Honeoye Falls to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lake. The deed was filed today with the Monroe County clerk.
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Rochester
George R. Beach
Honeoye Falls
Raymond Lake
Monroe County
Moon Rocket Trip Warning From Georgetown Astronomer
Rev Francis J Heyden of Georgetown University Observatory warns would be space travelers to pack woolies thermostats oxygen masks and food before moon trips. He notes temperature swings on the moon from plus 160 to minus 110 degrees Fahrenheit during eclipses. Concluded on Page 16, Column 2.
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Washington
INS
Francis J. Heyden
Georgetown University Astronomical Observatory
Father Heyden
Spain
U S Hus Klan in 7 States Investigated by Justice Dept
The Justice Department disclosed it is investigating Ku Klux Klan activities in seven states to determine violations of federal law. The Civil Rights Section in New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Florida, California, Mississippi and Georgia leads the probe with FBI support from complaints nationwide.
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Washington
Justice Department
Department
New York
Michigan
Tennessee
Florida
California
Mississippi
Georgia
FBI
Cloudy and Cooler Today Forecast for Showers Then Warmer
The Herald-Journal notes a cool spell with overcast skies and a chance of showers tonight and Thursday. A return of warmer air is expected Friday, with today’s highs near 80 and a 72 degree average. Andrew P. Keller, chief meteorologist, just returned from a two week Adirondacks vacation.
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Weather Bureau
Andrew P. Keller
U. S
Adirondacks
Herald-Journal
Keller
Two Still Missing In River Tragedy
In Caruthersville Missouri the Mississippi River still held two bodies from the ferry and barge collision that killed 11 people. Eight bodies were recovered Tuesday and a ninth victim, a young boy, was found after his mother pulled him to shore.
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Caruthersville
Mississippi River
Truck Fired Upon Near Gorizia by Unknown Demands
An American Army truck in the uneasy zone north of Trieste came under fire early today from unidentified assailants. The crew escaped injury as they withdrew to safety.
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Gorizia
Trieste
Olson says Anderson tried to blackmail over 1941 check
Former secretary Paul A. Olson testified that Tacoma contractor Eivind Anderson threatened to publicize a $2,500 check from 1941 to force Olson out of the Tacoma mayoralty bid. Anderson claimed the payment was for services aiding a $1,000,000 Fort Lewis hospital contract.
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Anderson
Coffee
Olson
Fort
Lewis, Wash
Senate War Investigating Committee
I Was Hooked by Yimming! The Anderson Lobbying Tale
In a Senate caucus scene a Scandinavian accented man named Hivind Anderson testifies under oath about hiring a Congressman as his personal lobbyist. He describes gimming and troubles building a War Department hospital near Tacoma Washington, raising questions about influence and ethics.
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Washington
Senate Caucus Chamber
Hivind Anderson
War Department
Tacoma
Wash
Citywide Strike Paralyzes Portland A F L Workers
About 6 000 AFL members walked off the job citywide in sympathy with a 16 day walkout by roughly 200 AFL public works employees. The action disrupted city services and signaled broad labor tension in Portland.
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Portland
A.F.L
A.F.L. Public Works Department
On the Inside Union Demands and Depression Risk
David Lawrence warns on the editorial page that unions pushing for higher pay for less work could fuel economic distress in America. The note sits among page sections like Amusements Haworth Classified Inq. Repurter City Life Rain Comics and more with references to Deaths Sports Editorials and Letters.
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America
David Lawrence
Haworth
City Life
Rain
Sec. News
Dr. Brady
Winchell
Wishing Well
U S Files Bearing Suits Against Four Firms
Attorney General Tom Clark announced three civil actions charging that three American and one foreign bearing maker violated anti trust laws. Suits allege cartel agreements to control world markets in bearings were filed in federal court in Cleveland. Defendants include Timken Roller Bearing Company Canton Ohio SKF Industries Inc Philadelphia Aklebold Svenska Kullagerfabriken Gothenburg Sweden and Norma Hoffman Bearings Corp Stamford Connecticut.
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Wastitington
Tom Clark
Clark
Cleveland
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Canton
SKF Industries, Inc
Petunia No More As Chicken Crowing Confuses Farmer
In Holbrook Arizona farmer Dick L Greer named a hen Petunia for laying eggs. The bird began crowing and grew a cock’s comb and rooster’s tail, prompting Greer to wonder what masculine form Petunia should have.
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Holbrook
Ariz
Dick L. Greer
Greer
Soviet Chief Win in Peace Pacts Draws Redrawing Of Frontiers
At Paris the Big Four proposed peace treaties that would strip Italy Finland and Germanys Balkan satellites of military power, redraw frontiers, and demand about one billion dollars in reparations to Russia. The drafts handed to the 21 nation conference call for substantial Soviet territory gains and propose $900 million in reparations to Russia.
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Paris
Russia
Italy
Finland
Germany
Balkan
Soviet Union
Chinese Forces Suffer 53,000 Casualties in July Drive
Communist sources report 53,000 Chinese military casualties in July as government troops push to free railways. They claim 300 villages and 14 major towns were captured, including Szuhsien, 65 miles southeast of Hsuchow.
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Nanking
Szuhsien
Hsuchow
Fascism Seen Peril To World At Paris Peace Conference
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov warned democracies to destroy fascism to safeguard peace. He spoke to the Paris Peace Conference after addressing the rules committee, urging action against the Franco regime in Spain.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
Spain
Molotov
Paris Peace Conference rules back public debate on treaties
The Paris peace conference committee endorses full press access while diplomats expect core treaty writing to occur privately. Molotov signals two thirds voting for major decisions as Byrnes backs the plan, with talks focused on fascist Spain and Europe’s postwar order.
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Paris
Three Marines Die in Ambush Near Peiping
U S Marine headquarters says three Marines were killed and 12 wounded in a convoy ambush between Tientsin and Peiping. Four were critically injured after a four hour battle with about 300 Chinese attackers using hand grenades and automatic weapons. Communist headquarters denied involvement and offered an investigation.
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Peiping
U. S. Marine Headquarters
Tientsin
Justice official urges life term for Noxon in infant murder case
State Correction Commissioner J Paul Doyle recommended commuting the death sentence of Attorney John F Noxon Jr to life imprisonment. Noxon faces the electric chair next month for killing his infant son in Pittsfield.
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Boston
Llp
J. Paul Doyle
Maurice J. Tobin
John F. Noxon, Jr
Phittsfield
Noxon
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