Paralysis as Ship Strike Grips New York Port
The Associated Press reports the nation’s ports face the greatest maritime strike in history with the Port of New York completely paralyzed. Picket lines halted vast cargoes. 344 vessels tied up in New York, with broader claims of 534 crafts stranded nationwide. A Concussion survey notes 705 ships immobilized from Portland Maine to Savannah Georgia, including 548 American and 137 foreign-registered vessels. In Philadelphia port officials report all work halted after pickets appeared at piers.
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Associated Press
New York
U. S. Maritime Commission
Commission
A. F. UL. Seafarers Internaional Union
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Portland
Savannah
Philadelphia
James Truesdale
New England
Soviet Harvest Nears Completion Says Investia
The Soviet harvest was more than two thirds complete by September 1, with wheat harvesting in Ukraine and southern regions nearly finished and Siberia benefited by excellent weather. No overall production figures were released.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Investia
Ukraine
Siberia
Weather forecast for Central New York region
Partly cloudy and warm today with showers or thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Fresh to strong winds. Temperatures around 78 today, 39 tonight. Tomorrow through Wednesday expect scattered light showers, light precipitation, and a period average about three degrees above normal with warm weather except Tuesday.
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Syracuse
U.S. Weather Bureau
Fox Astern
New York
Two Utica Officials Arrested in $2000 OPA Bribe Case
Nelson Meelan and Michael Romano, both Utica residents, were arrested in Utica after Meelan allegedly accepted a $2000 bribe from a Central New York furniture dealer for immunities from OPA penalties. The pair are held pending arraignment before a U.S. commissioner.
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Syracuse
OPA
Utica
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Arthur Cornelius
Albany
PBI
Nelson F. Meelan
Harterpi
Michael A. Romano
Genesee St. Utica
Cornelius
Romano’s
Fast
Nationa Bank
Mee- Inn
New York
Romano
U.S
Ace
Meelan
Meat Price Ceilings Pending Dairy Approval
OPA officials said a new meat price ceiling plan should be announced by nightfall. The ceilings would roll back to levels just above those of June 30 and go into effect Monday after approval from the Agriculture Department.
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Washington
Ins
OPA
Agriculture Department
Reds Stall Parley Postponed Meeting Notice
A government source reports the Supreme Soviet meeting set for September 20 was postponed to a later date. No reason given for the delay and no further details provided.
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Siuscow Ut
Supreme Soviet
Sintsipresidium
Bent
Kentucky hearing extends as probe seeks May testimony
Senate war investigating committee demands Rep. Andrew J. May testify in Washington about his dealings with Garsson munitions and Cumberland Lumber. A letter from Mead rejects May's denial of profit and notes May cannot be questioned at his Prestonburg home. May previously fell ill before scheduled testimony. he says he can now appear.
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Senate War Investigating
Andrew ‘J. May
D-Ky
Garsson Munitions Combine
Mead
D-N
Kentucky
the. Cumberland. Lumber Co
Garsson
Prestonsburg
Washington
May
Coliemn
Conductors Wage Increase Debated by Emergency Board
Washington UP reports an emergency wage board recommended a raise of 18 percent across the railroad pay scale for Pullman conductors. The board chaired by L L Sharman and members Robert Simmons and Walton H Hamilton issued the proposal after hearings in Chicago, amid a dispute with the Pullman Company and conductors' union over hours defining a full month’s pay.
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Washington
Pullman
White Mouse
L L. Sharman
Robert Simmons
Walton H. Hamilton
Chicago
Heirens Sentenced to Three Life Terms in Chicago Case
The 17-year-old William Heirens, once spared the electric chair, received three consecutive life sentences plus multiple penalties for burglary and assault. He will not be eligible for parole for roughly 61 to 63 years, effectively ensuring lengthy imprisonment.
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Chicago
Young
William Heirens
Jas
Heirens
National Council
Byrnes
Germany
Washington
Reich Would Keep Rhineland Ruhr
Stuttgart report summarizes Secretary Byrnes in a speech outlining peace terms. The U S opposes harsh or soft measures, supports Potsdam demilitarization and reparations, and stresses Allied Control Council limits. Germany should be economic unit, not a satellite.
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Stuttgart
Germany
TNS
Byrnes
United States
Allied Control Council
Couneil
Byrnes Sees Key To Europe Recovery In German Self Rule
In Stuttgart Secretary of State Byrnes urged a Germany governed by Germans, including the Rhineland and Bohemia and possibly lands beyond the Oder. He warned recovery in Europe hinges on avoiding a poor Germany. The plan drew early British concurrence on several points.
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Byrnes
Europe
Stuttgart
Germany
Rhineland
Buhe
Oder River
Poland
Staats Theater
London
Unfice
France
U. S
Winds Hit Aegean Headlines Sailors Lost To Mine Attack
High winds forecast as a Greek minesweeper faces possible minefield threats in the Gulf of Volos. Reports say several sailors died after a shore mortar attack blamed on communist forces. Weather outlook calls for showers, cooler temps, and gusty winds through Sunday.
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Athens
Gulf of Volos
Ministry of Public Order
Conservative Southern Democrats divided over 1946 abolition and two thirds rule
Editorial page by Bertram Benedict analyzes how Conservative Southern Democrats react to the proposed abolition of the two thirds rule for presidential nominations in 1946. The piece discusses potential shifts in party cohesion and the impact on national politics. The page also lists various sections including Amusements, Financial, Classifieds, Haworth, City Life, Comics, Rain, Crossword, and Deaths.
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Bertram Benedict
Financial
Haworth
City Life
Ing. Rep'ter
Dr. Brady
Winchell
Wishing Well
NODAY
Big Four Ministers Meeting Called Amid Soviet Tensions
An official American source said Russia urged a meeting of foreign ministers this afternoon led by V. M. Molotov. The report noted U S official James Dunn would represent the United States in the Moscow discussions. The dispatch also mentioned the death of V S Smir in Izvestia coverage.
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Foreign Ministers “Council
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Criminal Court
James ©. Dunn
Department of the Prosecution
United States
Soviet Union
St Aid
Jewish Agency May Reach Pact After Palestine Conference
Jewish Agency for Palestine may negotiate with the British Government after the forthcoming London conference ends, Jewish sources said, although the agency will be absent from next week’s talks.
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Jewish Agency
London
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Tolay
Two Die in Four Alarm Fire in Rittenhouse Area Philadelphia
A four alarm blaze in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia killed two men and left four others critically injured as it swept two apartment houses in the exclusive district. Fire crews fought the flames aggressively while residents fled to safety. Investigators opened an inquiry into the blaze’s cause as neighbors bewailed the losses.
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Philadelpida
INS
Rittenhouse Sq
Philadelphia
Diplomatic View: Byrnes Stuttgart Address Promotes American System
Officials call Byrnes speech in Stuttgart a bold pitch for an American political model to Germans as an alternative to Nazism and Communism, seen as a parliamentary counter to Molotov’s Germany statement from July 10.
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Ukaham Hovey Tington
Stuttgart
Byrnes
Germany
Molotov
UN Balkans probe eyed after Greek dispute
UN Security Council debate on Greece expands into potential wide Balkan polit ics inquiry. Russia backed Albania seeks involvement as Moscow and Western powers clash over monarchy links. Monday resumption of dispute promised.
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United. Nations
Lake Success
UPI
United Nations Security Coun
Greece
Poli Ucs
Balkans
Albania
Russia
Inian
Ers
Balkan
Britain
United States
Britain warns of Trieste fight over free status
Britain and France push for a truly international status for Trieste as part of Venezia Giulia and threaten to withdraw from the Big Four accord if Trieste loses independence. Hector McNeil and Maurice Couve de Murville insist on a free territory to resolve the dispute with Yugoslavia.
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Paris
Great Britain
Venezia Giulia
Trieste
Yugoslavia
Hector McNeil
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
McNeil
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