Soviet School Teacher Case Triggers U S Protest
American Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith denied U S involvement in any illegal action in the New York case of Soviet school teachers. Molotov protested and a full public investigation was promised. Mrs Kosenkina, who leaped from the Soviet consulate, remains in critical but improving condition at Roosevelt Hospital as police guard the scene.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
United States
New York
State Department
Smith
Kremlin
Chepurnykh
Michael E. J. Ledden
Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Fifth Avenue
Kosenina
Russia
Yakov Lomakin
Onsulate
Russians Haul Down Berlin Flag as Four-Power Control Ends
In Berlin, Soviet forces evacuated the four-power Kommandatura building and lowered their flag signaling a de facto split in control. The move follows July 1 withdrawal from the allied administration, with Russians retaining a sentry and archives, while Western allies contemplate a three-power arrangement amid rising tensions and public opinion in the U S favoring a strong stand against the Soviet Union.
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Allied Control Council
Germany
Allied Control Authority
Allied Secretariat
Berlin
Kommandatura
Britain
France
Stalin
Lenin
U.S
Russia
United States
UN Mediator Blames Arabs for Jerusalem Tension
Count Folke Bernadotte, UN Palestine mediator, blamed Arab irregulars for the Latrun water works blast and said Jews rejected his latest peace bid in Jerusalem. He noted heavy sniping after the truce and warned of grave consequences if the UN guards had been provided.
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Rome
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
United Nations Palestine
Tucson
Red Cross
Geneva
Stockholm
Bernadotte
Latrun
Holy Land
United Nations
Tel Aviv
Holy City
No Man’s-Land
Haifa
Security Council
Lake Success
Arab Legion
Mexico fixes price to balance peso in capital
Mexico City August 13 The government fixed official prices for rice flour lard beans and salt in the federal district to curb price rises after peso devaluation. Fernando Casas Aleman announced the measures and said government markets at official prices will open soon for basic foods.
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Mexico City
Federal District
National Economy
Fernando Casas Aleman
Federal
Casas Aleman
Baseball Scores Across Cities in Night Games
The schedule reports night games with Brooklyn at Boston New York at Philadelphia St. Louis at Pittsburgh and Chicago at Cincinnati in the National League. American League action includes Cleveland at Chicago Detroit at St. Louis Boston at Washington and Philadelphia at New York with all games listed as night contests.
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Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Two Ferry Planes Crash During Berlin Airlift
Berlin Aug 13 Two United States four engined flying coalman planes crashed while landing at Templehof in heavy rain. One burned after hitting a fence but all three crew escaped through an emergency hatch. The other struck a half finished runway and was damaged, crew unhurt. Initial reports said the burning plane carried food. later it was learned it carried coal. Five American crew members have died in airlift crashes to Berlin since operations began.
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Berlin
United States
Templehof Airdrome
Canada lifts beef export controls reopening U S cattle market
Ottawa announces Friday that export controls on beef cattle and veal are relaxed effective next Monday. The move reopen s the U S cattle market to Canadian beef for the first time in six years, boosting U S meat supply but likely lifting Canadian retail beef prices by up to 20 to 30 percent. Export permits for oats and barley resume freely and equalization fees on these grains end.
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Ottawa
J.g.gardiner
United States
Canada
U. S
Gardiner
Navy Plane Wreck Found on Rota Island
The burned four engine U S Navy recon plane failing to return from a weather mission was found on a 1 500 foot cliff on Rota island Guam 50 miles north of here. Twelve men aboard were unaccounted for as rescue planes searched the area and landed on an abandoned Japanese airstrip.
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Guam
Rota Island
Here
Rota
Doubling Of Arizona Tax Exemptions Urged By Thad Moore
Thad M. Moore, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful and Arizona tax commissioner, urged doubling individual income tax exemptions at a Kiwanis club talk. He opposed a state withholding tax and proposed raising exemptions to 20 for singles and 40 for married couples, with dependents from 4 to 8, to fund education and state needs. He also announced a statewide broadcast on state land leases tied to school taxes and criticized underutilized land leases yielding little revenue for schools and universities.
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Arizona
Thad Moore
Thad M. Moore
Kiwanis Club
Moore
Dan E. Garvey
Pioneer
Navajo County Votes Split Over Highway Commission Seat
In Holbrook and Winslow Navajo county eyes the 1950 state highway commission post as key to the governor race. Voter attitudes show a split between Garvey supporters and others uneasy about highway 60 and 66, while registration stands at 5,690 with about 49 percent in Winslow.
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Holbrook
Navajo County
State Highway Commission
D. W. Guttery
Dan E. Garvey
Garvey
Guttery
Winslow
John Scott
Showlow
Scott
Globe
Springerville
Flagstaff
la Posada Hotel
Fred Harvey
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Safford
State Supreme Court
Snowflake
Lakeside
Yavapai County
Highway Commission
Jim Smith
Arthur W. Way
Globe-Miami
Harold A. Patten
Tucson
Congress
Winslow Or
Twelve Killed In B-29 Crash At Roswell
Roswell New Mexico reports twelve crewmen killed and eight injured in a B-29 Superfortress crash Thursday night. Davis Monthan base officials say all B-29s in their area are safe and the aircraft likely originated from Walker Air Force Base. Col John D Ryan announced eight escaped but did not confirm deaths pending relative notifications.
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Roswell
N. M
Davis-Monthan Airforce Base
Walker Airforce Base
John D. Ryan
Inflation Bill Signing Seen
Washington report says President Truman prepared to sign the Republican anti inflation bill despite doubts on a drop in living costs. The measure would let the Federal Reserve Board extend wartime controls over time payments and set down payment and payment terms for consumer purchases. The GOP argues the bill targets inflation at its root while Truman faults Congress for denying price controls and rationing authority.
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Truman
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
Congress
Sen. Watkins
Utah
Watkins
Federal Reserve Board
Tries To Prove 13th Legend
Tom H. Mims Jr. a 28 year old Southern Pacific fireman, allegedly fired at a truck driver, wrecked his brother’s car, damaged a truck, and attempted to ram motorists on Benson highways. Deputy Brannon stopped him near Mountain View at dawn after Mims car left a ditch.
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Tom H. Mims, Jr
Benson
Harry Brannon
Mims
Mountain View
Southern Pacific
John T. Clark
East 32Nd Street
Mountain View Inn
Fred Schlegel
Brannon
Schlegel
Sheriff's Office
Clark
Pantano Wash
W. H. Cox & Sons
Fred G. Lopez
Russian Refugee Sheltered by New Jersey Farmer
An elderly chicken farmer in Freehold, New Jersey, recounts aiding a Soviet school teacher and his family for nine days. He describes meeting Countess Alexandra Tolstoy in New York and transporting the family to his farm, saying no force was used and noting the teachers feared returning to the Soviet Union.
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Freehold
N. J
Harry Schibanoff
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Michael I. Lamarine
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Soviet Union
Schibanoff
Alexandra Tolstoy
New York State
U. S
Ebien Taussig
Samarine
New York City
Mr. Schibanoff
Russia
Foundation
Alexandra
Samarines
Boy Of 8 Dies Here Of Infant Paralysis
Tucson reports its first polio death of the season as Oscar Dellis eight year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry Dellis dies in a local hospital. He leaves two sisters Harriet and Sharon and a brother Jackie. Private funeral services set for Monday at the Arizona Mortuary. Health officials note 17 other polio cases in the area.
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Tucson
Oscar Dellis
Harry Dellis
East Seneca Street
Harriet
Sharon
Jackie
Arizona
Daily Worker Skips Lead on Moscow Teacher Jump
New York papers splashed front pages Friday with Mrs. Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina's consulate jump, except the Daily Worker which placed the tale on page 2 under a small three column headline. Its front page top story branded as Pupils Gypped by Milk Trust.
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New York
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Daily Worker
Communist Party
Milk Trust
GOP To Accept Truman's Dare
Washington August 13 Republicans signaled acceptance of President Truman's challenge to turn the congressional hunt for Communist influence into a political issue. Truman charged the investigations are a red herring while Dewey and Brownell urged vigorous contrast as they framed the hearings as intensive and stage managed to distract from the cost of living battle. Eisenhower was mentioned as a potential competitor in the widening political fight.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Mr. Truman
Moscow
Congress
FBI
White House
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
Dwight D. Eisenhower
University of Arizona buys land for president’s home
The University of Arizona has purchased two adjoining lots in El Encanto Estates to build a home for the university president. The corner lots total 184 by 167 feet, cost 7000 dollars, and construction has not yet been set. The board of regents authorized the action at its July meeting in Flagstaff. President J Byron McCormick currently rents a home east of the Arizona Inn.
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University OF Arizona
el Encanto Estates
John Anderson
University Comptroller
Camino Miramonte
Calle Encanto
Anderson
Board of Regents
Flagstaff
J. Byron McCormick
East Elm Street
Arizona Inn
The
University
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