Sun Yat-Sen's Widow Warns Civil War Could Draw US USSR
Madame Sun Yat-Sen, widow of the founder of the Chinese Republic, warns Kuomintang reactionaries push civil war to provoke a US China clash. She urges the United States to cut military aid to China and back a coalition government led by Chiang Kai-Shek's brother-in-law, signaling a plea for restrained U.S. policy and a reorganized Chinese government.
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Sun Yat-Tan
Chinese Republic
U. S
Ussr
Shanghai
Sun Yat-Sen
Pas
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuomintang
United States
China
Madame Sun
America
U. 8
Atlanta Pastor Reports Soviet Baptists Over 1.5 Million
Dr. Louis D. Newton of Atlanta says Baptist leaders in Moscow estimate 1.5 to 2 million believers in the Soviet Union. He and a seven member delegation visited Russia to study relief aid and church activity, noting 20 000 baptized and 3 000 Baptist congregations nationwide.
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Moscow
Louis D. Newton
Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
Soviet Union
Newton
Russia
Russian Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
American Society For Russian Relief
Peter Grimm
New York
Moscow Radio Claims U S Fomenting War in China
Moscow radio denounces American policy in China as fostering civil war and economic dominance. It cites a New Times review and alleges U S support for Chiang Kai-shek against Communists, warning of major operations by the Seventh Fleet and Marines in Tsingtao and Yangtze patrols.
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London
Moscow Radio Today
China
Far East
America
New Times
United States
Kai-Shek
Moscow
Seventh Fleet
Tsingtao
Yangtze
Howard Hughes Improves After Pneumothorax Draining
Howard Hughes lies resting comfortably at Good Samaritan Hospital after a second quart of fluid was removed from his left lung. The plane and film pioneer suffered injuries in a July 7 crash and showed noticeable improvement according to his physician yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughes
Heavy Storms Bring Lightning and Rain to Winchester
Two inches of rain fell in Winchester over the weekend easing a heat wave. A severe storm Saturday night produced vivid lightning, with one bolt damaging the George Miller home at 115 Montague Avenue and minor damage elsewhere. An inch and ten hundredths in rain were recorded at the Winchester Research Laboratory by 7 a.m. No floods or widespread damage. A 12-year-old mare on the E S Lupton farm was killed by lightning near Kernstown.
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Winchester
Mercury
George Miller
Montague Avenue
West Leicester Steel
Winchester Research Laboratory
Cameron Street
George Washington Hotel
Mt. Hebron
J. D. Green
Friendship and
Rouss
Maggie Brooks
E. S. Lupton
Lupton Farm
Kernsten
Lupton
Kernstown
Communists claim major victory near Nanking and Yangtze
Chinese Communists assert a turning victory capturing 12 000 troops and threatening government positions near Nanking during a coastal plain push. Government spokesmen deny the gain while neutral observers note limited strength and a cautious stance as Dr John Leighton Stuart sees possible peace.
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Nanking
Wang Ping-Nan
Taihing
Wang
Wang Tieh-Han
Wang Tieh- Han
Yangtze
Yangtze River
Jukao
Shanghai
Seaboard
Kiangsu
John Leighton Stuart
U. S
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuling
Talmadge Denies Klan Knowledge Amid Travel Skirmish
Georgia Governor elects to address rumors after his Hollywood stops and Mexico bullfights as he rests in his hotel. He says he does not know the Grand Cyclops or Grand Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan and denies any Klan membership or plans to appoint Klan leaders to the Georgia State Bureau of Investigation.
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Georgia
Talmadge
Hollywood
Tia Juana
Mexico
Grand Cyclops
Atlanta
Pearson Lambasts Klan In Speech From Capitol Steps
Atlanta crowds hear Drew Pearson denounce the Ku Klux Klan on the Georgia Capitol steps. An estimated 2000 listeners watched as state patrols secured the scene while Pearson’s anti Klan remarks aired on ABC radio. Gene Talmadge, a white supremacy advocate, had just won the Democratic primary nomination for governor.
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Atlanta
Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Georgia
ABC
State Patrolace
Gene Talmadge
National Farm Safety Week 1946 Proclamation by Truman
The president proclaims July 21 1946 as National Farm Safety Week urging coordinated farm safety education and action. He calls on agriculture groups to publish safety facts and eliminate at least one hazard daily on every farm.
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Harry S. Truman
United States of America
King David Hotel Bombing Kills At Least Sixty In Jerusalem
Terrorists bombed the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, headquarters for the British Army and the Palestine Secretariat, killing at least 60 and injuring many including American reporter Richard Mowrer. Curfew and strong military measures followed as wreckage and fires spread through the area.
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Jerusalem
King David
Palestine Government
Jewish Agency
Richard Mowrer
New York Post
Secretariat
Army
Palestine
James Roosevelt Assumes Chair of California Democratic Committee
James Roosevelt, former Marine colonel and eldest son of the late President, becomes chairman of the California State Central Committee after a strong caucus contest. He won 200 to 107 over Thomas Scully in Southern California, with eight candidates total in the field.
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Sacramento
James Roosevelt
California State Central Committee
Roosevelt
Southern California
Thomas Scully
Los Angeles
U. S. Officers Not Held By Russians Assured
Berlin dispatch says General McNarney confirmed Russian assurances that missing U S officers Capt Harold Cobin and Lt George Wyatt are not detained in the Soviet Occupation Zone. He added he does not believe they were murdered or harmed, noting they left for an unauthorized trip.
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Berlin
Joseph T. McNarney
U. S
McNarney
Harold Cobin
New York City
George Wyatt
Oklahoma City
Barkley Predicts Quick Acceptance of OPA Revival
Washington July 22 The House Senate conference committee completed the compromise OPA revival bill and sent it back for a showdown. Senator Barkley predicted swift approval by both chambers and possible presidential signature, while details set meat and basic foods under new three member board authority. Three Republicans refused to sign the measure.
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Washington
House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
White House
Truman
Milliken
Colp
Rep. Wolcott
R.-Mich
Smith
Ohio
Tojo’s Lawyers Lose Bid for Mistrial on Tribunal Change
In Tokyo on July 22 the attorneys for Hideki Tojo and 26 other accused war criminals failed to secure a mistrial. The push argued that a tribunal change, with Maj. Myron Cramer replacing Justice John P. Higgins, violated due process after Higgins resigned and Cramer joined after nearly a month of testimony.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Pearl Harbor
International Tribunal
Maj
Myron Cramer
United States
Massachusetts
John P. Higgins
General Cramer
Justice Higgins
Senate Leader Says Congress Recess Delayed
Senate Democratic Leader Barkley said after a conference with President Truman there is no prospect of adjourning Congress before mid next week. He noted fights over an OPA revival bill and must-pass measures include terminal leave pay, railroad retirement, and an aviation treaty. The long-range housing bill remains pending in the House.
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Washington
Senate
Barkley
Truman
Congress
Mr. True
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Rayburn
House
McCormack
Mass
Congress Bui
Edallion
Attempted break in at Winchester drug store
Winchester police investigate an attempted entry into a pharmacy on E Piccadilly Street last night. A back door lock was chiseled out and two chisels along with rubber gloves were found at the scene.
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Winchester
E. Piccadilly Street
Four Winchester Boys, Oldest 11, Accused in Mill Theft
Four Winchester youths aged eight to eleven plus a three year old were held by juvenile court on charges of breaking into the Virginia Feed Mill and stealing 200 to 250 feed bags. Cline reported losses, police recovered about 100 bags, and suspects admitted selling them. Parents were given custody while welfare officials review the case.
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Winchester
Virgina
F. M. Funk
Yester
Cline
C.T . Cline
Virginia
Funk
Senator Byrds
National Avenue
Highland Avenue
Baker Street
Kent Street
Deal Avenue
Child Welfar Department
Winchester Department of Public Welfare
Bolivia Revolt Ends Villarroel Rule Amid Bloodshed
Rebels seize La Paz after a four day uprising and the killing of President Villarroel. A new government formed by professors students and union leaders pledges to restore democratic liberties as clashes leave hundreds killed or wounded. The army signals support for the people with a pilot dropping a message from the air.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Gualberto Villarroe
Villarroel
Ane
Deal
Rng
Livia
Palace Guard
Hh Barly
Pd Yp
Army Air Corps
Senate War Investigating Body to Probe Pearl Harbor Again
Senator Brewster says the Senate War Investigating Committee will reopen inquiry into prewar delays in fortifying Pearl Harbor. The move follows the Pearl Harbor Committee urging a separate review of Hawaiian defenses before the 1941 attack and discusses testimony related to a Midwestern munitions matter.
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Senate
Pearl Harbor
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Pacific
Brewster
House
Rep
May
D-Ky
House Committee
Col
Wyman
Truman
Senate of House
Mead
D-Ny
War Investigating Committee
Senate Committee
See P
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