Hughes accuses Brewster of bribery in wartime airline deal
Howard Hughes testifies before the Senate War Investigating Subcommittee alleging Senator Brewster offered to halt the inquiry if Hughes merged TWA with Pan American Airways. Brewster denies direct involvement and says he will suspend his committee role. The exchange occurred during testimony on wartime plane contracts in Washington.
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Washington
Howard Hughes
Brewster
R-Mich
Hughes
TWA Airlines
Pan American Airways
Senate War Investigating Subcommittee
Ferguson
TWA
Pan Ameritran
Pan American
Senate
Trains Collide At Litchfield injures reported
An Illinois Central Green Diamond passenger train collided with a Burlington freight at the Litchfield crossing. The diesel engine and five of seven cars derailed with some injuries reported. Litchfield hospital received injured but had no count. No deaths reported. communications with Litchfield impaired.
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Litchfield
Illinois Central Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Chicago
St. Louis
Illinois Central
Green Diamond
Meyer returns to the stand in Hughes probe
John W. Meyer testifies before the Senate War Investigating Committee that Howard Hughes aircraft payments funded wartime entertainment for Col. James G. Hall. He notes expenses for Hall in January 1944 totaling about 551.42 dollars and says he kept accounts loosely.
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Hughes
Col. Hall
Elliott Roosevelt
Air Post
Washington
John W. Meyer
Senate
Howard Hughes’ Aircraft Company
James G. Hall
Army Air Corps
Meyer
Senate War Investigating Committee
Hall
Hughes Company
Ferguson
N. C. Man Sets New Air Record
Lt. Col. Olbert F. Lassiter of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, piloted the Pacusan Dreamboat B-29 to a second international record in a week, flying 8854.8 miles on a triangular course in 39 hours from MacDill Field, Florida, to Tucson and Andrews Field, then back. Lassiter, of the 43rd Bombardment Group at Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, achieved the feat after a prior 10,000 km closed-course record.
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Washington
Olbert F. Lassiter
Elizabeth City
N. C
Army Air Forces
Dreamboat
MacDill Field
Ala
MacDill
Tucson
Ariz
Andrews Field
Lassiter
Strategic Command
43Rd Bombardment Group
Davis-Monthan Field
Weather Summary Record Notation
Local temperature data shows high yesterday and low last night. Noon today readings and rainfall to date are noted with August totals and deficit figures.
Attlee Denies Frittering Away U S Loan in Commons
In a tense debate Prime Minister Attlee rejects Churchill’s charge that Britain wasted the 3.75 billion US loan. He outlines plans to curb the dollar shortage with import cuts, boosted coal output, and expanded exports as rationing tightens.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
U. S
Winston Churchill
Oliver Stanley
Stanley
Labor
Downing Street
Farmer Kinlaw shoots wife then kills himself
In Elizabethtown an older Dubin farmer Guthrie Kinlaw shot his wife three times while she washed clothes and wounded their infant child before fatally shooting himself with a .22 caliber pistol as sheriff John B. Allen reported. Alma Kinlaw remained in critical condition at a local hospital.
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Elizabethtown
Dublin
John B. Allen
Allen
Guthrie C. Kinlaw
Kinlaw
Alma Kinlaw
Lumberton
Mount Holly Youth Calls on President in D C Visit
Mount Holly boy Frank L Rankin, part of the American Legion Boys Forum group, joined peers from all 48 states in calling on President Truman at the White House. The forum elected its president, with the Federalist ticket defeating the Nationalist ticket. Edmund Gong, a 16-year-old Chinese American from Miami, was chosen as president.
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Frank L. Rankin
Mount Holly
American Legion Boys Forum
Washington, D. C
President Truman
White House
Executive Mansion
Edmond Gong
Miami
Fla
Fritz Returns Sum to State Board in Hudson Payroll Case
R L Fritz Jr of Hudson returned 1641.19 dollars to the state board of education identified as wrongly paid in the Hudson school payroll last year. The board revoked his teaching certificate and ordered Caldwell county to refund the state. Superintendent Luther B. Robinson is summoned to a September 4 hearing over alleged payroll manipulation.
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Raleigh
R. L. Fritz Jr
Hudson
State Board of Education
Fritz
Caldwell County Board of Education
Luther B. Robinson
Caldwell County
Tiny estate built by Gastonia man dazzles with miniature farm
John T. Beam and his son Johnny created a complete micro farm next to their large East Fourth Avenue home. The 12 by 11 inch stone house sits beside a brown barn and a corn mill with a water wheel. A small pond, frogs once present, and fish now inhabit the water. The setup includes an old style lantern on a wooden post, a sheep bell door knocker, and no sewerage facilities.
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East Fourth Avenue
John T. Beam
Beam
Johnny
Water and Light Department
Gastonia
Epidemic Of Headaches In US Lend Lease Plan
Part of a 25 million dollar lend-lease lot originally for Russia may reach Greece and Turkey under the aid program to ease Soviet pressure. The balance likely goes to surplus sales where Russia could buy cheaply. Officials say congressional action blocking shipments causes headaches in state and treasury.
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Edward E. Bomar
Washington
Russia
Greece
Turkey
State
Treasury Departments
State Department
Congress
Truman Accepts Invitation to Visit Brazil
President Truman today accepted an invitation to visit Brazil in late August or September, signaling renewed U.S. diplomatic engagement with South America. The announcement comes from Washington as plans are discussed with Brazilian officials.
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Washington
Truman
Brazil
Dallas Voters Approve Levy for Teacher Salaries
Dallas township residents approved a 15 cent levy on property value to fund teacher salary supplements. Of 630 registered, 424 voted for the tax and 206 opposed, with turnout varying by polling place and some nonvoters counted against the levy.
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Dallas
Costner School
High Schoals
Hardin
Indonesia and Dutch trade cease fire violations amid mediation rumors
Batavia reports the Netherlands army accuses Indonesia of repeating cease fire violations while denying Indonesian charges of Dutch breaches. Indonesian Prime Minister Amir Sjarifoeddin cites Gombong on the central front as violating the deadline. US envoy Foote delivers good offices offer to A K Gani. Leahy mediation rumors swirl.
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Stanley Swinton
Batavia
Java
Amir Sjarifoeddin
Gombong
Jogjakarta
A. K. Gani
Foote
Leahy
Gani
Indonesia
Costly blaze sweeps Hangar at Miami airport
Fire destroyed Hangar No 3 at Miami International Airport after an explosion. Two DC-3s and several smaller planes were burned, with authorities estimating damage at over 1 million dollars. Fire Chief Henry Chase cited exploding gasoline and intense heat, hindering firefighting efforts.
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Miami
Fla
Miami International Airport
Henry Chase
Miami Fire Department
Chase
Hungarian Cotton Credit Cancelled
Secretary of State Marshall said the Export-Import Bank canceled a 7 million dollar cotton credit set for Hungary. He cited the communist coup and exile of key negotiators as major factors, with two Hungarian banks slated to receive the funds affected.
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Washington
Marshall
Governor asks indictment of jail abductors
Governor R Gregg Cherry urged Judge J Paul Frizzelle to sit as committing magistrate and reopen the Northampton County case in which seven men were charged with an attempted lynching. He criticized the grand jury for no true bill and said the case is not closed.
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Raleigh
R. Gregg Cherry
Superior Court
J. Paul Frizzelle
Northampton County
Northampton
Godwin
Buddy) Bush
Bush
Fpzelle
Northampton County Grand Jury
Jackson
Rich Square
Russell Bryant
Robert Vann
Linwood Bryant
Gilbert Bryant
Glenn Collier
Joe Cunningham
W. G. Cooper
Grand Jury
North Carolina
Japs Pause In Silent Prayer On Hiroshima Day
Hiroshima marks the two year anniversary of the atomic blast with a one minute silence at 8 14 a m bells tolled and officials planning a peace memorial. General Mac Arthur warned war's destructiveness while Mayor Shisso Hamai outlined rebuilding plans and Australia engineers aided a modern Hiroshima site.
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Hiroshima
MacArthur
Tokyo
Shisso Hamai
Australia
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