Berliners Pressed by Soviet Blockade and Wage Edict
The Soviet controlled press claims Western powers block a Berlin solution while Moscow raises wages 5 to 30 percent in the Soviet sector to win workers. Franz Neumann denounces terror tactics and vows Berliners will pursue self-determination despite blockage. Acting Mayor Ferdinand Friedensburg urges resilience against the Vishinsky veto and new trials.
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Berlin
Franz Neumann
Socialist Party
Ferdinand Friedensburg
Vishinsky
Britain borrows 310 million for industry drive
The Economic Cooperation Administration loaned 310 million dollars to Britain for industrial machinery and materials as part of Marshall Plan aid. The agreement, signed at the Export-Import Bank in Washington, carries 2 1/2 percent interest, repayments to begin in 1956 and continue through 1983 or 35 years.
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Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
Britain
Export-Import Bank of Washington
ECA
AFL to Ponder Forming Political Party
Cincinnati report notes AFL President William Green considering a national labor political party at the November convention. He plans to observe election results before a possible resolution, with uncertainty about other labor groups joining.
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AFL
Green
Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Labor
Uaw-Cio
Henry Wallace
Reuther
Polio Case Reported in Winchester Area
The county records the first polio case this year in Winchester Frederick County. Dr Allen warns against alarm noting sporadic Virginia cases and cites 506 statewide to date with no expected surge.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Allen
Health Department
Astronomers Catalog Nearly Two Thousand Planetoids
Astronomers report cataloguing nearly two thousand planetoids or tiny planets. The vast tally reflects ongoing surveys and improved detection methods revealing numerous small celestial bodies beyond major planets.
War Preparations Seen in Polish Activities
Warsaw reports insist Poland seeks peace while signs of defense buildup emerge. Government denies unusual activity as war rhetoric spreads, black market dollar demand rises, conscription expands toward 200,000 men, and youth train to shoot under wartime mobilization.
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Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Berlin
Baby Snatched From Woman Before Train Killed Her
John Little told police he grabbed his 11 month old son from his wife Erma Little just before she stepped in front of a speeding passenger train near Camden Station Maryland. Neighbors and a doctor investigated the scene at the rail line near Dorsey.
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Baltimore
John Little
Little
Erma J
Erma Little
Camden Station
Littles
Dorsey
Baltimore News-Post
Erma
John Claffy
Anne Arundel County
Hampden-Sydney student wounded in accidental shooting
Scott Nininger 22 of Waynesboro, Hampden-Sydney college junior, was shot by an accidental .22 caliber pistol discharge last night. The bullet struck him in the body with non life threatening injuries.
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Hampden-Sydney. Va
Scott Nininger
Waynesboro
Hampden-Sydney College
Striker Killed as Mines Strike Sparks Violent Clash
In southern France near Ales during a coal miners strike, one striker died and two policemen were seriously wounded by gunfire as government troops moved to clear roadblocks. Explosions accompanied the assault, with about 100 strikers captured and attacks on local authorities reported. The operation shifted focus from the north to the south.
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Paris
France
Interior Ministry
Ales
Marseille
Rochebelle
Saint Martin de Valagagues
Post Office
Alps
Astier de la Villatte
Ninth Army
Gard
Jules Moch
Missing bike and rings reported in Middletown
Police are seeking a bicycle reported stolen by Dabney Stephenson from 114 W Cecil St while at a movie. They are also looking for two rings Dor is Wright of Middletown says she left in a ladies restroom across from the county courthouse.
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Dabney Stephenson
W. Cecil St
Doris Wright
Middletown
Loyal Cavalry Quashes Paraguay Revolt In Asuncion
Paraguay's government said a 20 hour street battle suppressed a coup led by Col. Calos Montanaro brother of Foreign Minister Domingo Montanaro. Montanaro and cadets surrendered. loyalty restored as Asuncion calms. Gonzalez elected president earlier this year after prior overthrow of Morinigo.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Juan Natalicio Gonzalez
Calos Montanaro
Domingo Montanaro
Montanaro
United Nations
Paris
Campo Grande
Gonzalez
Interior Ministry
Higinio Morinigo
Enrique Volta Gaona
Trash Fire Triggers Four City Fire Units
Four city fire companies responded to a general alarm at 7 p m last night at Butler s packing house on Wyck Street to find trash burning nearby none of the crews found a blaze at the location and the cause was listed as miscellaneous trash burning.
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Butler's
Wyck St
Vishinsky and Berlin blockade stir Security Council debate
The Security Council weighed coercive Soviet moves in Berlin as Vishinsky vetoed a neutral plan to resolve the dispute. Brumuglia, acting president, suggested Western and Soviet positions might align after further talks with the United States Britain France and Russia.
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Security Council
Soviet Union
Berlin
Gov. Dewey
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Juan A. Bramuglia
Bramuglia
Vishinsky
Berlin Blockade Talks Prompt Soviet Currency Proposal
Vishinsky vetoed a council resolution urging Russia to lift the blockade as Four Power talks began to set a single Soviet currency for all Berlin. The move ties blockade policy to negotiations and currency control amid mounting East West pressures.
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Vishinsky
Council
Berlin
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