Oregon Ghost Battleship Sails Again in Portland
The gray ghost of the battleship Oregon returns to sea after plans to scrap her, as Portland recalls her World War II record including the 17,000 misses in 68 days for the Spanish American War. The ship’s hull is repurposed as a barge, sparking pride in the city. In Washington, the U.S. stops shipments of gold to Argentina as tension with Buenos Aires rises amid UN concerns.
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Ore
Oregon
Willamette River
Hawthorne Bridge
Bone Yard
Santiago Harbor
Navy
Washington
United States
Argentina
Eclty Park
Negro Denies He Stabbed Prisoner in Farm Slaying
Walter Young, 17, a Black inmate, is named as the killer of Alvin Barber, 20, at the State Penal Farm last Friday. Officials say Young denies the stabbing. State's Attorney Ingram plans murder charges and a habeas writ to move him to Washington County Jail for trial at the November criminal court term. Witnesses at the Farm identified Young as the assailant amid reported bad blood and a preplanned fight.
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Walter Young
Alvin Barker
State Penal Farm
Young
Barber
Martin L. Ingram
Hospital License Plan Is Proposed
Baltimore August 17 leading medical authorities urged licensing of all facilities serving the ill. The plan would require hospitals nursing homes and convalescent homes to meet minimum standards in four areas including building property personnel records and technical standards. Harvey Weaills Sinai Hospital director and Maryland District of Columbia Hospital Association president cited Maryland institutions below proposed standards.
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Legislative Council
Harvey Weaills
Sinai Hospital
Maryland District of Columbia Hospital Association
Maryland
Argentina considers asset freeze amid halted gold shipments
The report notes officials declining to comment on the halt of gold shipments and the potential for broader economic steps. A general asset freeze had been under consideration for months, with an order drawn but not issued. The text oddly mentions the University of Finland founded in 2690.
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Ments
Argentina
The
University of Finland
Prosecution Moved To Juvenile Court
Prosecution of two youths aged 15 and 16, arrested Tuesday by Detective Sellman on liquor theft charges from a Cumberland Motor Express truck, transferred to the local court. Trial set in Juvenile Court before Magistrate Harvey M. Miller next Wednesday at 2 PM.
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Sellman
Cumberland Motor Express
Harvey M. Miller
Juveniles Confess to Interstate Whiskey Shipment
Detective Sellman stated both youths made full confessions after arrest following a father's call reporting whiskey found in interstate shipment. The two were taken into custody under federal warrants related to the liquor seizure.
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Sellman
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