British mine disaster claims 34. 3 survivors escape after 21 hours
In Whitehaven England, 34 miners were found dead after an explosion trapped 107 beneath the Firth of Solway. Three dazed survivors crawled out after a 21 hour ordeal as rescue teams cleared rubble and air circulated. Officials confirmed 121 total in the mine and 50 still missing. The mine extends four miles undersea with shafts down to 2,000 feet. Wives and relatives gathered at the shaft while rescue work continued.
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Whitehaven
England
National Coal Board
Firth of
Solway
Coal Board
Irish Sea
William Aitken
Harry Allen
Centralia
U. S
William
Edward Glaister
Canaries
Pistol Wounds Fatal to Mack In Front of White Home
Isaac Mack a 34 year old Black man died after being shot four times by Eugene White 35 in the rear of White's home at 124 Hardys Alley. White says self defense as Mack advanced with a knife. White faces a manslaughter charge held on $1,000 bond. Funeral services for Mack set to be announced.
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Isaac Mack
Eugene White
White
Hardys Alley
Gaston County
Mack
Alqueen White
Showdown May Come Thursday Dutch Seem Headed For A Second Major Defeat
The Dutch face probable defeat as the United Nations Security Council contemplates keeping the Indonesian dispute on its agenda. Netherlands representative Dr Eelco Van Kletjens argued Indonesia is not a sovereign state, but a council majority favors continued debate and possible action next Thursday. Council President Faris El Khoury of Syria announced the question remains on the agenda until formal council action drops it.
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Max Harrelson
Lake Success
Netherlands
United Nations
Security Council
Council
Eelco N. van Kletjens
Faris el Khoury
Syria
Local Temperature and Rainfall Report
Local weather notes show yesterday high near 7 and low around 67 last night with noon readings today. August rainfall stands at 0.95 inches, toward a 5.07 inch quota leaving a 4.12 inch deficit.
Uncle Bud Relates Wild Domestic Dispute Tale
Local reteller Uncle Bud recalls a tense quarrel with his wife last night. He claims a rolling pin swung the decision in the argument, ending the confrontation.
Cherryville VJ Day Celebration Attracts 2000
Lincolnton attorney and ex Army colonel C R Jonas addressed about 2000 Cherryville residents at the bandstand after a parade by Legionnaires and the Fifth Infantry Division band from Fort Jackson South Carolina. He recalled Lexington minutemen and urged vigilance for liberty today. See V J DAY P 4.
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Cherryville
C. Raper Jonas
Lincolnton
Col. Jonas
Fifth Infantry Division
Fort Jackson
Clyde R. Hoey
Ennis Atkins
Tryon
Minutemen
Lexington
England
Krupp Gunmakers Facing Trial As War Criminals
Twelve directors of the Krupp munitions combine are indicted for war crimes and slated for trial next month. The 50 page bill accuses the firm of waging aggressive war, plundering nations, and using slave labor under Nazi policy. Alfred Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach is the principal defendant. prosecutors say he and associates were Nazi party members and aides to the Gestapo. The indictment details a vast expansion of Krupp under Hitler, with 175 domestic and foreign subsidiaries and a rise from 25,000 to 112,000 workers, plus donations to Nazi coffers.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Muernberg
Germany
United States
Alfred Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
Bertha Krupp
Big Bertha
Paris
Telford Taylor
U. S
Alfred Krupp
Gestapo
Adolf Hitler
Taylor
Gustav
Nuernberg
France
Russia
International War Crimes Tribunal
Krupp
Hitler
Typhoid Epidemic Strikes In Foochow China
UNRRA reports an unprecedented typhoid outbreak in Foochow Fukien province filling 20 percent of beds in four hospitals. The city of 350000 lacks a public water supply and seven water filtration stations are under construction with UNRRA aid to curb the spread.
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Shanghat
Foochow
Fukien
UNRRA
China Office
24th Annual Adelphous Convention Near City Sunday
The Greek American Adelphos organization prepares for its 24th annual convention and memorial services at Karyae Park on Linwood Road near Crowders Mountain. More than 3,000 Greek American and Greek Canadian members are expected from across the United States and Canada. Archbishop Athenagoras will lead religious services, with memorials for deceased members at the War Memorial. The three day event includes dinners, dancing, athletic contests, baptisms, and entertainment with leaders from Gastonia and Columbia.
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Karyae
Adelphots Arahoviton Karyae
United States
Canada
Linwood Road
Crowders Mountain
Gastonian
Chris P Leventis
Columbia S. C
Athenagoras
New York City
North and
South America
The
Adelphous
War Memorial
the Park
Mem
Charlotte
Andrews. Trakas
Seven Men Under Arrest in Cherryville Robbery Roundup
Police report seven men tied to a Cherryville taxi driver robbery and car ransacking on August 1. Raymond Wright of Fort Jackson was jailed on bond after arrest by Chief Carl Short and Officer Dwight Beam. Others facing bonds include Press Dixon Floyd McElroy Lester Davis and Arthur Bradley. Morris Sipe was arrested in Cherryville and released on bond. John Havis survived a blow and escaped from the cab as the suspects fled.
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Cherryville
Raymond Wright
Fort Jackson
Carl Short
Dwight Beam
Wright
Press Dixon
Floyd McElroy
Lester Davis
Arthur Bradley
Shelby
Robert Putnam
Morris Sipe
Short
Dixon McElroy
Davis
John Havis
Havis
Hovis
Three Dead in Tropical Gale Strikes Mexican Coast
Military authorities report at least three dead and 19 injured after a tropical hurricane slammed the southern Mexican coast with winds up to 110 miles per hour. Two deaths and five injuries were from the Cerro Azul oilfields, where derricks toppled and tanks and machinery were damaged as the storm traced its Gulf of Mexico path.
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Mexican
Tampico
Mexico
Cerro Azul
Gulf of Mexico
Tamayo
Extra Turns Serial Husband in Hollywood Scandal
Gerald D. ONeill, 51, described as balding and paunchy, is charged by Hollywood police with marrying eight women without divorces. The women, all widows, call him a fine gentleman.
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Gerald D. O'Neill
Hollywood
Solicitor Whitener Touted for Superior Court Seat
Basil L. Whitener solicitor of the Gaston Mecklenburg district is the subject of strong talk as a possible appointee to the North Carolina Superior Court by Governor Gregg Cherry. Rumors say the vacancy created by Judge Hubert Olive’s resignation could go to a western state resident with Whitener’s backing. the job pays about 9000 dollars plus travel. The Charlotte News praised his docket-clearing record in an editorial.
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Basil Whitener
Gaston-Mecklenburg
Gregg Cherry
Raleigh News and Observer
Hubert Olive
Whitener
Charlotte News
Admiral King Suffered Stroke Shows Mild Evidence
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King stricken with a mild stroke yesterday and shows slight evidence without paralysis. Navy reports he remains not critical and is in the Naval Hospital at Bethesda Maryland.
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King
Washington
Navy
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Conference paves path to inter American defense pact
The 20 nation talks in Quitandinha Brazil move toward a defense treaty with a compromise on voting to authorize sanctions. Argentina demands unanimous consent for action, while the US seeks two thirds plus an exception for armed force. The plan includes diplomatic breaks and economic penalties as options.
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Marshall
Quitandinha
Brazil
Tts
Raul Fernandes
George C. Marshall
United States
Argentina
U. S
Mexico City
Runoff Textile Workers Election Ordered in Gastonia
The National Labor Relations Board orders a run off election within 30 days at Gastonia NC plants Gastonia Combed Yarn Gastonia Processing Company and Gastonia Thread Corporation to decide if AFL United Textile Workers of America will represent the employees. The previous August election was inconclusive.
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United Mine Workers Journal
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Congressional Committee On Labor Relations
John L. Lewis Union
Joseph Ball
Rminn
NLRB
Joe
J. Copeland Gray
Abe Murdock
Utah
Robert N. Denham
Congress
Senate
The
Mine Workers Journal
Taft-Ball
UTWA
Gastonia
Washington
Gastonia Combed Yarn Corporation
Gastonia Processing Company
Gastonia Thread Corporation
N. C
AFL United Textile Workers of America
Chicago housing protest ends in mass arrests
About 3,000 people dispersed after 118 were arrested for disorderly conduct near a South Side housing project. Stones shattered windows and streetcars. one officer injured. Police and mayor ramped up patrols as housing tenants including 7 Negro and 40 white veteran families moved in.
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Chicago
Aug
Southside
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GCYC
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