Mystery Pilot Aboard Liner Batory Sparks International Confusion
A seaplane pilot aboard the Polish liner Batory uses multiple names, claiming Newton, San Sebastian, or both, as authorities from FBI to immigration seek answers. He says he grew up in Mexico City and sought a U.S. passport under his mother’s name Newton in 1947. The ship’s captain kept him confined while British authorities would handle matters at Southampton.
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William Jesse Newton
New York City
Guillermo San Sebastian
Mexico City
George Lambros Jr
Newton-San Sebastian
Atlantic
Batory
New York
Jan Cwiklinski
San Sebastian
Coast Guard
Southampton
England
Lambros
Newton
Cwiklinski
New York Herald Tribune
Gerhart Eisler
Capt. Cwiklinski
State Department
Newton- San Sebastian
Ridgefield Park
N. J
Russians See Communist Plots On American Life
Crooner Jack Smith reports in Hollywood that Soviet press in East Berlin and Budapest depict Americans as starving under capitalism. He recalls tales of Uncle Sam financing a Marshall plan via beans while his children starve, and accuses communists of twisting songs and mutilating records to smear U.S. culture. Smith, on a post Europe tour, plans to resume air shows and warns Red sabotage aims to curb American entertainers.
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U.P
Jack Smith
Europe
East Berlin
Smith
Budapest
Uncle Sam
France
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Italy
Hungary
Russia
Commie
U. S
Military Drill for All Youths Proposed in Congress Push
Washington, Aug. 10. A Defense Department spokesman told senators a new proposal for universal military training of youths should reach Congress soon. Rear Adm. Houser said the UMT idea targets all youths 18 and 19, as the Senate armed services committee discussed suspending the draft act provisions to allow 18-year-olds to volunteer for one year.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
H. A. Houser
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Armed Services
Plan for Salvation Army Drive in Graham County
A Wednesday meeting at Mrs. Julia Porter’s home formed plans for the Salvation Army membership drive in Graham County. Volunteers will visit homes to invite families to buy memberships. The Safford city drive runs Friday 8 to 9 a.m. and ends by noon. volunteers may gather at the First Methodist Church Friday morning.
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Safford
Julia Porter
Salvation Army
Graham County
First Methodist
Court Drops Case of Pinball Theft
A grand theft charge against Paul I Sullivan of Kelly Distributing Co Phoenix was dismissed in superior court at the state's request. Vaughn, a former Tucsonian now in Yuma, had alleged a 1948 contract for installing juke boxes and pinball machines with $10000 paid in cash and car titles. He claimed 15 locations were promised with possible 55, but none materialized and the machines were outdated.
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Paul I. Sullivan
Kelly Distributing Co., Inc
Phoenix
Phil J. Munch
State Attorney General’s Office
Munch
Sullivan
J. R. Vaughn
Vaughn
Wisconsin Dairymen Focus on Fluid Milk Sales
Wisconsin dairymen specialize in selling fluid milk while neighbors in Iowa and Minnesota concentrate on butterfat, highlighting regional dairy product focus.
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Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Millionth visitor at Chicago fair is a girl
The millionth visitor to the Chicago fair was a 2 year old girl named Penny Herman who received $1,600 in prizes. Penny came with her parents Mr. and Mrs Albert J Herman and a brother and sister as she toured the fair with her family. She accepted a penny sucker while her family viewed a home workshop furniture and food prizes.
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Chicago
Penny Herman
Albert J. Herman
Penny
National Prep Rodeo Opens in Santa Rosa
About 75 teen aged cowboys from at least 10 states begin competition for the national high school rodeo championship staged by Future Farmers of America. Events include break away roping, tie down roping, ribbon roping, steer riding, bulldogging and bareback bronc riding with finals Sunday at 2 pm.
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Santa Rosa
N. M
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Texas
Montana
Iowa
North Dakota
Missouri
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arizona
California
New Mexico
RFC Shake Up at RFC Board Grows With New Members
Washington August 10 President Truman reshuffles the Recon struction Finance Corp board dropping Chairman Harley Hise and Harvey Gunderson and naming three new members C Edward Rowe Walter Cosgriff and W Elmer Harber. Willett Dunham and Rowe receive fixed terms as the five member board must be bipartisan and Senate confirmation is required.
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Washington
Truman
Reconstruction Finance Corp
RFC
Congress
Commerce Department
Harley Hise
Lustron Corp
Nevada
Sawyer
White House
Mr. Truman
Hise
Harvey Gunderson
William E. Willett
Maryland
Walter Lee Dunham
Michigan
C. Edward Rowe
Massachusetts
Walter E. Cosgriff
Salt Lake City
W. Elmer Harber
Seminole
Shawnee
Okla
Henry A. Mulligan
Senate
Hise Nor
Gunderson
Minnesota Woods
Ashairman
Willett
Cosgriff
Harber
Dunham
Rowe
New U. S. Minister Arrives At Taipei
Karl Rankin, former U. S. consul-general at Hong Kong, arrived in Taipei as the new U. S. minister to Nationalist China. He will act as chargé d affaires in the absence of Ambassador J. Leighton Stuart who is on leave. Rankin is now the top foreign diplomat in Taipei.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
China
Karl Rankin
Hong Kong
Rankin
J. Leighton Stuart
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