Berlin Air Bridge Strained by Soviet Tactics
General Lucius D. Clay questioned Soviet food offers as U.S. and British planes delivered 1,560 tons daily to blockaded Berlin. Western officials report Soviet methods have not halted the airlift, while Russian forces close roads and restrict traffic. Soviet Yak fighters performed a low pass over Gatow airfield, heightening Cold War tensions as allied plans for a Western German government proceed.
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Lucius D. Clay
Berlin
U.S
Clay
Frankfurt
U. S
Nfi
Germany
Helmstedt
Russians perform barrel rolls near field in aviation incident
A British official stated Russians did not attack the American plane but performed barrel rolls over the field near the airport. The incident was reported to a Soviet representative at the air control center who was quoted as saying he would look into it.
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Err Power Air Control Center
Berlin
Gatow
Air Control Center
Aeting
Tito And U.S. in Agreement in Economic Fallout
The United States offers to ease Tito’s break with the Cominform by restoring Yugoslav assets. Treasury plans release of a government bank account around 225000 and private holdings possibly 10 million, leased to original owners. US officials demand stronger evidence of Western alignment before loosening more controls as Romania Hungary Bulgaria remain blocked along with Germany Japan Latvia Estonia Lithuania Portugal.
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Tito
United States
Franco
Spain
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Germany
Japan
Baltic
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Russia
Portugal
Local Inventor Aims To Bring Santa Toy To Life
Henneberger, a 25 year Porter Chemical veteran and former Hagerstown radio repairman, seeks a home friendly toy that blends a rectangular record with a question and answer game. Using a pickup device on a sound track, players hear the answer. Rubber or plastic packaging may be used with plastic favored. A magnetic pickup could adapt the toy for home radios. The inventor notes patent hurdles and recalls a prior denial over a distributor points cleaner. The elephant gestation period is about 18 months and elephants live to around 69 years.
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Henneberger
Porter Chemical
Hagerstown
Land rights split fuels GOP congressional push
Debate over whether states hold title to submerged lands renews in Congress. McArran and Downey back the claim while Warren leads GOP campaign action. Truman veto previously blocked a 79th Congress bill, with the Supreme Court ruling California lacks clear title. Talks also focus on cost of living and potential broad price controls. Senator Tobey cites Russia as a factor behind the session call.
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Oarl
Tober
New Hampshire
Mc €Arran
Nevada
Downey
California
Earl Warren
Congressional
Supreme Court
Congress
Truman
High Court
McClellan
White House
McCellan
Tobey
Concord. N. A. Kiwanis Club
Girl Slips From Freight Train Hurts Leg Near Home
A 20 year old foundry street girl suffered body bruises and a possible left leg fracture after falling from a Western Maryland Railway freight train near her home last night. Police identified her as Mrs Doris Flint Swandol. Patrolman Nervin Smith said she had been hopping trains and on the third try she slipped and fell. She was rushed to Washington County Hospital where she was admitted for treatment.
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Western Maryland Railway
Mirs
Doris (Flint) Swandol
Nervin Smith
Washington County Hospital
New Mystery Song Winner Identified on ABC Stop The Music
Mrs S KE Heard 40 of Shreveport Louisiana won about 17000 dollars after correctly identifying the mystery song on ABC Stop The Music last night. Telephoned at her home she was told the song titled World Event a March. A line noting Pikes Peak is included with discovery by Lt Zebulon M Pike in 1806.
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New York
American Broadcasting Company
S. KE. Heard
Shreveport
ABC
Reds Weigh Thorez for French Premier Post
Reported discussions in Paris link Andre Marie to Radical Socialists as possible candidates for a Schuman led cabinet in 1947. Speculation includes Paul Reynaud and other independents. The army budget dispute split the coalition, with Socialist demand for a 40 million cut and the Assembly backing a 340 million reduction amid Gaulleist abstentions.
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Schuman
L'Humanite
Democratic Union
Working Lass
Communist Party
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Meat prices rise while demand falters in Cumberland market
Local retailers report higher prices for beef veal and pork with beef carcasses up to two dollars per pound wholesale as consumer demand sinks by 30 to 40 percent. Dealers note persistent buyer resistance and infrequent surges when shoppers stock up, while lamb and ham prices hold steady.
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Gumberland
Cumberland
Elks Open Eight-Week Camp At Camp Ritchie
The Elks lodges of Marrland Delaware and District of Columbia sponsor a camp opened Sunday at Camp Ritchie. The program runs for eight weeks.
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Elks Bars
Camp Ritchie
Elks Lodges
Marrland
Delaware
District of Columbia
Actress Leslie Brooks Custody Battle Over Beer Given Child
Los Angeles July 20 judge Mildred L. Lillie ruled actress Leslie Brooks loses custody of her two year old Victoria to her paternal grandmother until a nurse-housekeeper is hired. Brooks admitted giving the child an occasional sip of beer diluted in water while her estranged husband Anthony Shay seeks divorce citing alcohol at parties. Shay ordered to pay $350 monthly for support after a nurse is hired pending trial.
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Los Angeles
Leslie Brooks
Miss Brooks
Victoria
Mildred L. Lillie
Alice Shay
Anthony Shay
Shay
Jack
Lillie
Fighting Still Reported From North Palestine
Reports cite continued fighting in North Palestine with Syrian truce violations. Damascus said a four engine enemy aircraft bombed El Kaeneitra and the El Kuneitra road. Jerusalem noted quiet in the Holy City after eight days of Arab Jewish clashes with several Jewish fatalities. Bernadotte said no deadline exists for a renewed truce while seeking mutual peace. The rattlesnake symbol is noted as a colonial favorite before the American Revolution.
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Damascus
Syria
el Kaeneitra
el Kuneitra-Baniyas
Jerusalem
Holy
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Rhodes
Palestine
Pershing Buried At Arlington In Pomp And Ceremony
Rain and sun greeted the procession as generals, chiefs, and President Truman attended the Arlington ceremony for Pershing. Maj. Gen. Luther D. Miller offered the closing prayer as the bronze casket moved to the grave atop the cemetery hill. A 21-gun salute, volleys, and taps marked the final rites for the famed commander.
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Ers
United States
President Trueman
Arlington
Army
Luther D. Miller
Pershing
True Cavalrymen Be Blackjack Pershing Song
A fragment hints at a world beyond known realms where the old cavalry creed meets a lyric about Blackjack Pershing as the archetype of true cavalrymen. The line evokes a bridge between mythical travel to Fiddier's Green and historic military identity.
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Pershing
Thieves Loot Safe in Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's detectives probe a burglary in the citys safest safe in the business office. Over the weekend an unlocked safe yielded 22.50 in employee payments for personal telephone calls, with 3.50 left in a separate envelope untouched.
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Los Angelees
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