Britons Urged to Stand on Own Feet
Prime Minister Clement Atlee urged Britons to rely on themselves to pull Britain from a deep crisis. In a Chequers radio address he stressed greater home production, reduced imports, and a tougher effort on coal, steel, and food, noting U.S. aid could not replace national sacrifice.
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London
U.P
Clement Atlee
Britain
United States
Europe
Attlee
Chequers
Dominion
One Dies and Seven Hurt in Ennis Auto Crash
ENNIS Aug 10 One man was killed and seven others injured when a car rolled over an embankment on the Ennis hill seven miles east of Virginia City. Michael A. Duncan 25 of Philadelphia Miss an employee of the Jumping Horse ranch was killed. Two men critically hurt John Thaart and Frank Haggerty both of Philadelphia Miss were taken to Deaconess Hospital Bozeman. Others treated in Ennis include Dixie Bennett Betty Carpenter Donna Lee Romey and Josephine Kitson.
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Ennis
Ennis Hill
Virginia City
Michael A. Duncan
Philadelphia
Miss
Jumping Horse Ranch
Madison County
Lloyd W. Brooks
Duncan
John Thaart
Frank Haggerty
Bozeman
Dixie Bennett
Betty Carpenter
Donna Lee Romey
Josephine Kitson
Brooks
De Gaulle Urges Unity as Ramadier Warns Against Dictatorship
Paris reports Gen. Charles De Gaulle calling on the French to forget politics and unite to revive France while Premier Paul Ramadier cautions the nation against choosing a path to dictatorship.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paul Ramadier
Fires Threaten Carmel Dwellings as Forest Blazes Gain
In California near Carmel a new brush fire threatened homes while two large fires in the California Nevada border region were brought under control after days of burning timberlands. The Carmel blaze raced across 100 acres, men saved the H P Russell ranch buildings, and flames stood about 25 feet from the structures.
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California Canyon
Tujunga Canyon
Sunland
Calif
International Soundphoto
San Francisco
Carmel
California-Nevada
C. E. Favre
Toiyabe National Forest
Markleville
Tahoe National Forest
Boca
Toiyabe
H. P. Russell
State Forestry Service
Boise
Idaho
Boise National Forest
Ola
Squaw Creek
Warm Springs Creek
Lowman
Defense Treaty Will Be Written at Meet
Defense ministers from American republics gather in Rio de Janeiro to draft a hemispheric mutual defense treaty. The meeting at the Quitandinha hotel aims to implement the 1945 Act of Chapultepec, using armed force if needed to deter aggression, with concerns over subversion and communism shaping the talks.
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New York
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Argentina
Quitandinha
Rio
Nicaragua
Chapultepec
Mexico City
Brazil
Communist Party
U S Moves to Speed Arms Shipments to Turkey
The United States aims to begin this month shipping arms and equipment to Turkey to bolster resistance to Soviet pressure. A $553,000 first lot of road building machinery is nearly ready, with contracts for about two dozen tractors scrapers and rock crushers, followed by ammunition aircraft radar gear and other munitions as part of a $100 million aid program.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Greece
Maj
Slaying of Mildred McKelvey Shocks Cleveland Police
Cleveland officers say Mildred McKelvey 31 was found nude and murdered near Brookside park. Det Lt Dave Kerr notes assault bites strangling marks and a torn blouse with teeth marks. death likely around midnight after drinking. No suspects or leads named.
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Cleveland
U.P
Brookside Park
Dave Kerr
Kerr
Mildred McKelvey
Franklin Hotel
Pennsylvania
Myron McKennon
Leonard Reichelt
Reichelt
Train Derailed Near Kingston Killing Engineeer and Firemen
A fast Montreal to Chicago line passenger train derailed near Kingston Ontario as it neared the station. The locomotive overturned and the engineer and firemen were killed, while no passengers were injured.
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Kingston
Ont
Chicago
New Evidence Expected in Plane Probe
The Senate war investigating subcommittee signals new disclosures in the Hughes airplane contracts probe. Chairman Ferguson says several additional witnesses are under orders to appear, potentially including figures tied to John W. Meyer expense accounts. Elliott Roosevelt has testified about Meyer's influence on a Hughes aircraft contract, while Meyer remains sought by officials.
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Washington
Senate
Howard Hughes
Ferguson
Rmich
John W. Meyer
Hughes
Meyer
United States
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hollywood
Elliott
U S Liberates All German War Prisoners
Berlin reports General Clay says the United States has released all German prisoners of war and completed destruction of top priority German defense works in the U S zone. From May 10 1945 to June 30 1947 about 8 010 000 POWs were discharged including Volkssturm and auxiliary troops.
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Berlin
Lucius D. Clay
United States
Volkssturm
Germany
France
Britain
United Kingdom
Middle East
Clay
Odom Completes World Flight In 73 Hours
William P. Odom, 27, in the Reynolds Bombshell, finishes a 20,020 mile solo global circuit in 73 hours and five minutes. He lands at Chicago Municipal after a 571 mile final leg from Fargo, aided by brief refuels at Gander. He exceeds Wiley Post’s 1933 solo record and shatters the crewed-flight record set earlier by Reynolds, Milton Reynolds, and Sallee.
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Chicago
William P. Odom
Reynolds
Douglas
Dorothy
Bill
Ronnie
Rochelle
Natty
Odom
Fargo
N. D
Wiley Post
Milton Reynolds
T. Carrol Sallee
Ferry Command
Gander
Paris
Cairo
Karachi
Calcutta
Tokyo
Anchorage
Alaska
N. C
Foul Play Suspected in Death of Princess Hermine
United States Army investigator suggested Princess Hermine may have died from foul play by criminals seeking her crown jewels. Investigators pursue missing jewels valued between 500000 and 2000000 with Russian aid requested. The princess died in Frankfurt in the Soviet zone. 29 pieces were stolen from her trunk in Berlin, part of a 95 piece royal trove.
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Berlin
United States Army
Hermine
Germany
O. R
Ray) Carlucci
Army
Criminal Investigation Department
Frankfurt-on-the-Oder
Prince Ferdinand
Carlucci
Princess Hermine
Underworld
Weather Forecast Blue: Warmer Monday with showers southeast
Partly cloudy and warmer Monday and Monday night. Expected high 65 to 75 with 75 in the forecast. Temperatures in the past 24 hours at the School of Mines and the airport ranged from 46 to 62 with trace precipitation. Showers and thunderstorms southeast, fair north and west, warmer northwest. U S weather bureau report through 6:30 p m Aug 10.
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School of Mines
U. S. Weather Bureau
Manila flooded as torrential rains halt city activity
Torrential downpour from a typhoon center off Luzon floods Manila and halts business. Streets fill with waist high water as sewers clog and transport stalls. Peddlers use canoes to reach markets while several flights and a Navy visit are postponed.
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Manila
Luzon
United States Navy
Philippine Surplus Commission
Samar
Roces
Mutilated Woman Found Dead in Detroit Alley
The dismembered body of a young woman, age 20 to 25, was found in an alley two miles north of downtown Detroit. Two torso sections recovered, head and lower limbs missing. Four men held for questioning as homicide investigators link the discoveries.
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Detroit
John O. Whitman
Ernest Jackson
Third Avenue
Robert Dorcey
Whiteman
Guy Presley
Weak Nation Invites Aggression Says Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz declared that it is the weak nation that invites aggression. He urged naval reserve memberships in a radio appeal, stressing a strong armed forces will aid diplomacy at international conferences.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Naval Reserve
700 Are Killed in India Riots
Hindustan Times correspondent reports 700 villagers and travelers killed in Amritsar district over eight days of communal riots. He cites 30 villages destroyed and 408 wounded admitted to Amritsar General Hospital.
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Lahore
India
Hindustan Times
Amritsar
Jalalabad
World Conference May Split or Unite Nations
Secretary of State Marshall and other officials launch a new round of international talks likely to decide whether the world will unite or be divided. A Truman administration decision on a special Congress session may be needed to address Europe’s mounting financial crisis under the Marshall plan. Britain’s Anglo American talks in Washington may propose loan revisions and possible US cost sharing, requiring Congressional action for any changes.
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Lunsford E. Oliver
Truman
Congress
Greece
Turkey
Oliver
War and State Departments
Britain
Washington
Marshall
Europe
United States
Four Jews killed in Tel Aviv cafe attack on Yarkon river
In Jerusalem on August 10 a band of about 20 armed men in uniforms robbed the Hawaii Garden cafe on the Yarkon river outskirts of Tel Aviv. They opened fire and tossed a grenade, killing four, including a woman, and wounding 10, seven critically. The assailants fled into nearby Arab farmlands. a Jewish source says this was the largest Jewish Arab clash since 1936.
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Jerusalem
Yarkon
Tel Aviv
Hawaii Garden
Fixed poker games used to win favors in wartime contracts
Dexter Maine Aug 10 U P Senator Owen Brewster charged that fixed poker games let high level military and civilian procurement officers win large sums to gain contractors favors. He said some contracts rewarded officials with lucrative private sector salaries to influence dealings. He warned the Hughes probe could reach generals admirals and other top officials while promising more names next month and in October.
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Dexter
Maine
U.P
United States
Owen Brewster
Brewster
Howard Hughes
Hughes
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