Rail Unions Delay Major Walkout Amid White House Push
Two rail unions representing about 300,000 workers pledged to hold back any new strikes for now. They paused threats as five days of partial shutdowns at three terminals and two lines proceed, while President Truman's aides urged resumed talks.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Truman
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Paul
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern
Pittsburgh
Lake Erie
Scientist Held In Atomic Theft
BENVER Aug 23 AP Federal charges of stealing plutonium vital in atom bomb production filed against Sanford Lawrence Simons 28 a research scientist at Denver University FBI Agent Russell Kramer said a vial of plutonium was found beneath Simons home He was held on 10000 bond Simons will be tried under the Atomic Energy Act with a max five years and 10000 fine The plutonium was taken from Los Alamos four years ago He admitted taking it as a souvenir and hid it so his children would not handle the radiactive material He served at Los Alamos 1944 46 and has been a Denver University researcher since 1948 The FBI did not disclose quantity or value with reports ranging from 500 to 200000
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Benver
Sanford Lawrence Simons
Denver University
FBI
Russell Kramer
Simons
Denver
Kramer
Los Alamos
N. Mex
Burma and Russia To Exchange Envoys
Burma and Soviet Russia agreed to exchange ambassadors. Burma will appoint U Ohn, then ambassador to London, as its envoy to the Soviet Union and he will depart for Moscow soon.
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Burma
Russia
Rangoon
Soviet Union
U Ohn
London
Moscow
Terriers Robbed in Burglary at Market Ave Shop
Police report a break in at 322 Market Ave Terriers sport shop. Entry gained by removing a screen and breaking a window. cash register on the lunch counter yielded about $3. No further details available.
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Terriers Sport
Market Avea
Kennan Sees War With Russia Not Inevitable
State Department counselor George F. Kennan, stepping aside for a year, says the United States must maintain a large, enduring defense and reject the idea that war with Russia is inevitable. He outlines four principles to uphold U.S. objectives and urges steady leadership, credible deterrence, and honest alliance-building.
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Kennan
Yank Soldier Kidnapped in Berlin and Held Four Months
Pvt. Alfred W. Yankov of Tampa Florida told reporters he was grabbed outside a Berlin subway station by two men in civilian clothes and held for four months in the Soviet zone. He described being beaten with a rubber blackjack and interrogated by Russian and German officials before his release on August 14. He held no access to military information and doubts why he was targeted, suggesting possible desertion framing or mistaken identity. The army verified his account after post inquiry.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Alfred W. Yankov
Tampa
Fla
U. S. Army
Yankov
Kommandantura
Pvt
Yaakov
East Zone
Yankow
Krummelanke
Zehlendorf
Pvt. Yaakov
Water Tanks on Liner Leak and Passengers Drink Champagne
Passengers aboard the new luxury liner Liberte faced a fresh water shortage on its maiden voyage from Le Havre to Southampton. Despite limited hot water for showers, 1,246 passengers consumed about 4,000 bottles of champagne as 450 tons of fresh water leaked into the bilges.
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New York
Liberte
le Havre
Southampton
Sol Hurok
Irene Dunne
J. P. McEvoy
al Capp
Grover Magnin
Stanley Marcus
Jean Paul Ricard
U. S
Bremerhaven
France
Inter-Allied Reparations Commission
Long Beach Protests Over The Volga Boatman
A Long Beach City Council letter from Mrs. Lilly S. Galloway of Santa Monica protests the city band playing The Volga Boatman, asking why Americans should hear what she calls slave dirges and urging Russia listening.
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Long Beach
Calif
All
Lilly S. Galloway
Santa Monica
Russia
Acheson Clarifies Adenauer Remilitarization Talk
Secretary Acheson said his Bonn reports show Adenauer aims to strengthen Western Europe but leaves specifics to the West powers. He noted press accounts mischaracterized his meeting, stressing the chancellor did not set German army size and did not prejudge German participation in increased Western strength.
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Washington
Acheson
Germany
Adenauer
Western Europe
Bonn
West Germany
High Commission
U. S
John J. McCloy
State Department
Europe
United States
Defense Department
Red Cross Lists Ohio Flood and Tornado Aid
The American Red Cross reported 98,092.17 spent on rehabilitation after southeast Ohio floods and the Lima tornado. Aid to 307 families in Roseville Crooksville and Rose Farm totaled 89,224.60 for damages to 292 structures. Lima tornado aid to 21 families totaled 8,867.59. Governor Lausche praised the service and thanked the Red Cross.
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Columbus
The
American Red Cross Today
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lima
Red Cross
Roseville
Crooksville
Rose Farm
American Red Cross
Lausche
Twenty Nine Guardsmen Lost in Boat Capsize
In INGO Spain on August 23 an overturned motorboat carrying 70 Falangist Guardsmen left 29 soldiers missing and ten others dead after a passenger fell overboard triggering a rush to assist. Fishing boats aided the search for survivors.
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Ingo
Spain
Francisco Franco
Green-haired newsboy sells final Evening Independent edition
Twelve-year-old Jackie Mizikow in St. Petersburg Florida dyed his hair green to match the color of the final Evening Independent issue he sells. The stunt grabs attention as the city marks the paper’s last edition and Mizikow continues hawking copies with his bright hair on display.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Jackie Mizikow
Evening Independent
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Asia
Institute of Advanced Study
Princeton University
Foreign Service
Kremlin
Yank
Reds
Volga
Reich Army
Canton Repository
Canada
Canton
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