Hurricane Nears Florida Coast Races Toward Miami Area
A tropical hurricane with winds up to 120 miles an hour moved toward the southeast Florida coast. Officials warned of dangerous tides and winds from Vero Beach to Miami and inland to Lake Okeechobee as residents boarded up and shelters opened.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Gold Coast
Ft. Lauderdale
Vero Beach
Lake Okeechobee
Red Cross
Palm Beach
Stuart
Bahamas
Nassau
Greater
South Florida
Miami River
Hopes To Head GAR At Finish
Long Beach California Aug 26 Charley Chappel a 102 year old veteran plans to fly to the Grand Army of the Republic final national encampment in Indianapolis He will be joined by neighbors Elmer Wohlgeuth and Ida Baker Chappel who served with the 10th New York Infantry at Appomattox rose from a hospital bed to travel in his three wheel electric autoette He is famed for Memorial day parades and a 100th birthday party in 1947 drawing large crowds
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Long Beach
Calif
Charley Chappel
Blue
Grand Army of the Republic
Charley
GAR
Indianapolis
Boys In Blue
Charles L. Chappel
10Th New York Infantry
Appomattox
Lee
Naval Hospital
Naval
Chappel
Stanley Avenue
Elmer Wohlgeuth
Ida Baker
Legion Opens National Meet in Philadelphia Parade Delights Delegates
Delegates to the American Legion convention in Philadelphia begin arriving as interest centers on selecting a World War II veteran as the new national commander. Candidates include George N. Craig Earl Cocke and James F. Green with the race seen as a three way contest. The $15 000 a year post holds high stakes for veterans. The public focus will be Tuesday's 15 000 strong parade through the city.
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Philadelphia
National American Legion
George N. Craig
Brazil
Ind
Earl Cocke
Dawson
James F. Green
Omaha
Neb
Legion
Craig
Cocke
Green
Fourteen Lives Lost As Arctic Sub Explodes
Washington August 26 John Maragon a White House hanger on invoked his constitutional rights after five per center investigators testified he earned at least 119608.61 dollars over five years while claiming 30000. The senators charge him with perjury and tax fraud amid probe into his finances.
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Washington
U.P
White House
John Maragon
Day's Activities In Congress By Associated Press
Senate debates military appropriation bill as investigations subcommittee continues five per center hearings with John Maragon slated to testify. Judiciary panel hears displaced persons legislation while foreign relations and armed services work on arms bill in closed session. Banking panel continues coal industry hearings. House convenes at 11 to begin 25 day recess.
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Senate
Investigations
John Maragon
Judiciary
Foreign Relations
Armed Services
Banking
HOUSE
Brady murder charge tied to hitchhiking case
Sandra Peterson the Brady 23 year old woman was charged with murdering Lewis Patterson 34 of Brady after a highway shooting six miles northwest of Brady. Peterson and a 15 year old girl were arrested in San Angelo and Loretta Mozingo was to be turned over to juvenile authorities. Patterson was found in a ditch by farmer Varnard Young after being slain during a gun struggle.
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Atkins
Peterson
Summerville
Mass
Brady
Temple
Texas
Reno
Nev
Galveston
Tex
San Angelo
Patterson
Varnard Young
Here
Truman Hints At 1952 Run In White House Speculation
President Truman teased possible non run in 1952 while a crowd of teenage girls at the White House prompted questions about future ambassadors. Close allies say he will campaign in 1951 for fair deal support but admit his plans remain uncertain.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
American Legion Auxiliary
Mountain States Telephone seeks bond rate increase in Arizona
Phoenix August 26. Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph may seek to raise rates under bond pending appeal. Kiam T Brooks of the Arizona Corporation Commission said action could be filed in Maricopa County Superior Court. The commission previously denied the rate increase and would likely rehear. The attorney general’s office is studying the legality of raising rates under bond.
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Phoenix
U.P
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Arizona
Wil
Kiam T. Brooks
Arizona Corporation Commission
Brooks
Maricopa County
Attorney General’s Office
Vanished Bel-Air Widow Case Draws Twenty Sleuths
Twenty detectives work around the clock in Los Angeles to solve the disappearance of Mimi Boomhower a Bel-Air socialite and widow of inventor Novie Boomhower. Police pursue tips while noting the recovered purse as a key clue and questioning a 36 year old Van Nuys businessman amid leads involving a Las Vegas gambler and possible motives or routes of disappearance.
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Los Angeles
Mimi Boomhower
New York
Clarence Nanney
van Nuys
Bel- Air
Boomhower
Novie
Mexico
Hs Anloupans
Beverly Hills
Beach
Beaches
Foom‘hower
Aecee
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Underworld
Strikes Possible at Phelps Dodge as CIO Votes
CIO smelter workers at all Phelps Dodge Refinery Corp plants voted on a strike Thursday with results awaited next week. Morenci Arizona workers will ballot over the weekend. The contract runs to 1950, wage talks began July 1 with a demand for a 25 cent hourly raise, part to be met by a pension plan. Current minimum wage is 1.11 and a half cents per hour. Oberammergau receives a government loan of 1,000,000 west marks to fund the 1950 Passion play, a long tradition with large crowds in 1934 and spared from bombing in World War II. Senate votes to cut air force to 48 groups and reduce contract authorization funds by 577 million dollars, while house adds it to the military services bill.
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EL Paso
Tex
CIO
Phelps Dodge Refinery Corp
Morenci
Ariz
Phelps-Dodge
Oberammergau
Germany
Washington
Senate
Truman
Appropriations Committee
House
Budget Bureau
Sir Harry Lauder Slipping, Strathaven Report Says
Strathaven Scotland Sir Harry Lauder aged 79 is resting after a quiet night as doctors report his strength diminishing He has been seriously ill for several days with cerebral thrombosis and uremia and remains under medical care in the hospital as of this update.
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Strathaven
Scotland
U.P
Sir Harry Lauder
Harry
Churchill Recovers From Cold During Riviera Weekend
Winston Churchill, 74, is reported recovering very well from a cold. He traveled by chartered plane to the Riviera from Strasbourg for a weekend of painting after a chill from swimming in the Mediterranean.
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Nice
France
Winston Churchill
Churchill
The
Riviera
Strasbourg
Mediterranean
Living cost index dips as food and clothing prices fall
U S government reports mid July living costs at 168.5 percent of the 1935-39 average, down six tenths from mid June. Food and apparel drops pull the index lower while rents and some services edge up. GM workers face potential wage cuts offset by a one tenth point adjustment with the UAW.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Indian Relief Plan Drafted in Senate-House Accord
A conference committee bill would require the government to pay 90 percent of social security benefits to Navajo and Hopi Indians on reservations, far above the usual share. The measure, part of a 10 year rehabilitation package, must be ratified by both houses before adoption.
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Washington
House
Senate
Morris
D-Okla
D’ewart
R-Mont
Arizona
New Mexico
Six Submariners Die In Cochino Explosion Rescue
Six navy submariners and a civilian technician died when the Cochino exploded and burned in Arctic waters.84 crewmen were rescued by the USS Tusk, which towed the rescued to Hammerfest Norway for medical aid. The missing include Lt JG Wilson Manley Shafer Jr and five others from New Jersey Michigan Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Cochino and Tusk were on cold water training exercises from New London July 18.
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Washington
Navy
Arctic
U.S.S. Tusk
Wilson Manley Shafer Jr
Stamford
Conn
Melvin Buck Henneberger Jr
Gloucester City
N. J
James Robert Miller
Liberty
Robert Francis Brunner Jr
Altoona
John G. Guttermuth
Poquonnock
Bridge
Tusk
Hammerfast
Toro
Adm
Richard L. Connally
U.S
European
U.S. Naval Submarine Base
New London
Bank Merger Under Study in Phoenix Consolidation Planned
Shareholders of the First National Bank of Arizona and the Phoenix Savings & Trust Co. were set to discuss a consolidation on September 26. If approved, operations would run under the First National Bank of Arizona name. The bank has branches in Phoenix Tempe Yuma and Somerton with a new Phoenix branch under construction. Total resources cited: 79,973,838 for the bank and 12,369,554 for the savings institution.
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Phoenix
U.P
First National Bank of Arizona
Phoenix Savings & Trust Co
Hugh C. Gruwell
First National
The
Savings Bank
Gruwell
Tempe
Yuma
Somerton
Dutch Wife Near England In Swim
Mrs Willi Croes Van Rijsel a 31 year old from Amsterdam was reported nine miles southeast of the Dover harbor entrance while swimming from France to England. She continues to swim strongly despite seasickness as escort boats and observers note varying distances due to currents and fog.
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Dover
Eng
Willi Croes van Rijsel
Amsterdam
Dover Harbor
France
Ronald Fox
Dover Weekly Express
Tucson
June Rose
van Rijsel
Shirley May
Mickman
Somerset, Mass
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A. C. Sundell
Tucson Daily Citizen
Sis
U. S
Associated Press
Brady, Tex
Sandra Peterson
Brady Real
Harry V. Vaughan
Maragon
Sen
Karl E. Mundt
R-Sd
Vaughan
Frankie Costello
William Helis
Mundt
Gen
Harry Vaughan
Martidt
Myron G. Ehrlich
the Dapper
Ehrlich
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Helis and Costello
John
Bel-Air
London
U.2
Paul G. Hoffman
General Motors
United Auto Workers
G.M
Robert W. Philo
Newark
Philco Corp
Robert Lee Pinney, Sturgis
Mich
Norway
Murmansk
Greenland Sea
England
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