Hughes accuses Brewster of offer to halt hearings
Howard Hughes testified before a Senate subcommittee that Senator Brewster offered to drop the war contracts inquiry if Hughes backed a Pan American TWA merger. Brewster denied direct ties and waived Senate privileges during the probe, with hearings continuing as chaired.
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Howard Hughes
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R-Me
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TWA Airlines
Pan American Airway
Senate
Ferguson
R- Ch
Pan American
Damage to Frederick County Roads After Flood Storm
F. M. Yellett, resident highway engineer, said the storm heavily damaged narrow secondary roads in Frederick, making them nearly impassable with high cornfield debris and culverts filled. Eastern sections and Warren county also suffered similar flood damage. total cost estimate not yet available.
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F. M. Yellett
Gineer
Tern Frederick
Bluce
Warren Corn
R. Yellott
Infant Born Four Months Early Survives After Caesarean
In Madison West Virginia an incubator baby nicknamed Inky, born four months premature, weighed 1 pound 11 ounces at birth and was delivered by Caesarean section on July 3 to Mrs Ray Jarrell, a coal miner's wife. The infant is doing well and given every chance for survival.
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Madison
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Pont
Attlee outlines stern Britain rescue plan amid crisis
Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament Britain will cut armed forces and hours in essential industries, seek loan terms relief, curb imports, and press coal miners to work longer. He said the US loan of 3.75 billion dollars worsens the crisis and warned of hardship from reduced imports and harsher austerity.
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Attlee
Great Britain
U. S
United States
Britain
Labor
Winston Churchill
Efort
Successful Year for Hoover Post Aims at New Home Site
The Hoover post reports a strong year with debt cleared and funds on hand for a building. Larry E. Hill notes ongoing service to World War II veterans, a $1,000 movie fundraiser, and a $8,000 auto sale while Betty Catherine wins a $500 state scholarship in the Legion essay contest. Ralph Y. Grubbs becomes district commander as the post grows in size and activity.
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Larry E
M. E. Clowe
Hill
Post
Cess
Betty Cather
The
Shirley White
Handley High School
Legion Forum
Washington
Ralph Y. Grubbs
Legion District
Philip Fowle
Virginia Primary Advances Vote Shifts in Senate and House
In Richmond and across Virginia, Democratic nominations shifted power as 13 Senate seats and 43 House seats faced renomination. Veterans like Senator Charles W. Crowder and House members James E. Gardner and Frank S. Richeson lost amid close contests in Roanoke and Norfolk, while incumbents such as E. R. Fuller and Grover C. Outland went down in a wave favoring new nominees.
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Richmond
Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate
Charles W. Crowder
James E. Gardner
House
Frank S. Richeson
E. R. Fuller
Fuller
General Laws Committee
William E. Cohoon
Mansemond
Suffolk
Mills E. Goodwin
James A. Bear
Roanoke City
E. Griffith Dodson, Jr
Julian H. Rutherford
Roanoke
M. Hill Abernathy
Brunswick
Lot
J. W. Bland
Purman Whitescarver
Roanoke County
Ernest Robertson
E. T. Ferguson
Bedford
Duval Radford
Grover C. Outland
Norfolk City
Norfolk
Edward L. Breeden
Inquiry into Fire Cause Remains Unresolved, Chief Says
The city seeks the origin of yesterday s blaze that destroyed the Robinson Co cold storage and damaged nearby structures. Fire Chief Taylor Barr says investigation continues with possible help from the State fire marshal as crews hose down smoldering debris. Julian Randolph Wisecarver 28 of 552 N Loudoun St died at 1 30 a m from a heart attack while driving a brick truck toward Silver Spring Md.
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Glaize
Julian Randolph Wisecarver
Loudoun St
Silver Springs
Dewitt E. DeLanter
Montgomery County
Taylor Barr
Robinson Co
Anson H. D. Ronces
Barr
South End Fire Company
Zeropack Co
Barrwind
Fairmont Ave
Robinson
Coaches Overturn Injury Toll After Illinois Crossing Collision
A collision at the Litchfield crossing of the Illinois Central Green Diamond passenger train and a Burlington freight derailed the diesel locomotive and four coaches with the diner. State police reported at least 10 or 11 injured, with none dead so far, and taken to Litchfield hospital.
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Litchfield
Illinois Central Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Springfield
Winston Tower
Chicago
St. Louis
Apple Crop Short by Two Million Bushels in Appalachian Belt
An August 1 survey shows the four state Appalachian belt apple crop two million bushels below USDA July 1 estimates. Pennsylvania Maryland West Virginia and Virginia face a potential recovery as favorable growing conditions yield excellent size fruit despite mite and hail issues. Stayman and York Imperial predominate.
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U. S. Department of ‘Agriculture Survey
Carroll E. Miller
Appalachian Apple Service
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Stayman
York
Miller
York Imperial
USDA
Truman Accepts Invitation to Visit Brazil
President Truman accepted an invitation to visit Brazil, planning a three day Rio de Janeiro stay aboard the battleship Missouri. The trip is slated for late August or early September, with no comment on whether he will address the Inter-American Security conference opening August 15.
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Aent Truman
Visi Brent
White House
Truman
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Missouri
Charles G. Ross
Rio
Gaspar Dutra
Brazil
Grandstand Collapse Injures Dozens at Hambletonian Track
A three section collapse of temporary bleachers at Goshen New York Hambletonian trotting stakes injured at least 33 people who received first aid at Goshen Hospital. A crowd of more than 20 000 watched as ambulances and private cars rushed victims to the hospital within minutes.
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Goshen
N. Y
Gohen Hospital
Goshen Hospital
Poland Seeks Restoration of U.S. Relief Funds
Poland asked Washington to restore its canceled share of a 232 million dollar American relief program. The notice includes local ads about closures for vacations, a church event, 4-H club date, and new rug offerings from a Mt. Pleasant West Virginia furniture dealer.
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Washington
Poland
United States
Phillips Wins Race in Warren
FRONTRoyal August 6 Official returns show William J. Phillips attorney for Front Royal town winning the Democratic nomination for commonwealths attorney by 271 votes over J J Webb. In supervisor contests E H Stokes beat C Oma Maddox 716 to 433 in Front Royal district. Tracewell Brown won in South River district 216 to 136 over Raymond Rudacille. Fork district three corner race A J Dellinger incumbent 85 votes James Hunt 67 Samuel Estep 64.
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Front Royal
Warren County
William J. Philips
Front
J. J. Webb
Commonwealth
Board of Supervisors
E. H. Stokes
C. Oma Maddox
Tracewell Brown
South River
Raymond Rudacille
Fork
A. J. Dellinger
James Hunt
Samuel Estep
Roosevelt Urges Probe of Military Contract Officers
Roosevelt arriving from Washington says a full investigation of army navy and civilian contract officers would be productive and of public interest. He hints at forthcoming "fun" at the investigative committee and backs previous 1943 reports on reconnaissance program reorganizations.
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New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Washington
Army
Navy
United
Roosevelt
Incumbents Fall in Local Democratic Primary
In eS ae county Democratic voters rejected incumbents C. M. Rosenberger H. M. Fout and William Carpenter in a decisive primary. Rosenberger lost Back Creek 137 to 124 Whitacre and Irvine Cather won Stonewall district 208 to 120 as 1 828 votes were cast the highest in years. Canvass by commissioners planned. independent candidate C E Garber will challenge Marker in November.
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Es Ae
Board of Supervigoss
C. M. Rosenberger
H. M. Fout
William Carpenter
Back Creek
Gainesboro
H. M
Landon B. Whitacre
Marker C. Irvine Cather
Stonewall
Democratic Party
Board of Supervisors
A& Consolidated High School
Brucetown
Star
Armel
Yeakleys
Carper’s Valley
Lamps
Marker
C. E. Garber
Front Royal Rd
Negro Barely Misses Nomination to House
In Richmond Virginia Hill the only Negro among 18 candidates for Richmonds seven House seats finished eighth with six thousand three hundred ten votes, 190 behind W H C Murray who placed seventh. Negro voters favored Hill and Murray, but vote splitting left Hill short of nomination.
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Confederacy
Virginia House of Delegates
Oliver Hill
Hill
W.H.C. Murray
General Assembly
Central Trades and Labor Council
House
Covld
Labor
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