American Leaders Doubt Reds Can Foil Jap Treaty
President Truman and American officials believe they have the votes to defeat Soviet efforts to derail the Japanese peace conference opening in San Francisco. Washington expects a drawn out process with a signing target likely by weekend, while combatting Gromyko’s possible filibuster and Moscow’s possible long debate.
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Britain
Reds Claim 400,000 Men Ready for New Offensive
Allied reports say the Reds hold about 400,000 front-line troops backed by armor and 1000 planes ready for a new push. Three U S divisions plus South Korean forces lead the UN assault as heavy fighting continues across eastern Korea with air and naval attacks targeting rail and highway arteries.
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Co-Op Tax Plan Triggers Senate Debate
Senator Humphrey warned of a heated Senate fight over the Finance Committee tax on large farm co-operatives. He and other senators may offer an amendment to strike the levy, which would reverse decades of tax exemption policy for co-ops. Officials estimate annual revenue at 15 to 20 million dollars as House-passed revenue bill moves forward.
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Humphrey
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Edwin C. Johnson
Dcolo
Truman Wooin Faithful at Japanese Peace Conference
In San Francisco President Truman addressed the Japanese peace conference at the War Memorial Opera House while seeking party unity. He spoke at 7:30 p.m. and attended a Democratic luncheon at the Fairmont Hotel earlier. Notables included James Roosevelt and Mrs E H Heller with fundraisers Ed win Pauley and George Luckey.
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George Luckey
California
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Coast Guard Forms Board After Pelican Boat Disaster
New York Coast Guard convened an investigative board to hear survivors tell of the Pelican party fishing boat capsize off Montauk Long Island. Rear Admiral Louis B. Olson to head the inquiry. Montauk search continues for 18 missing as 19 bodies and 19 survivors already counted.
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Jo Roundtree
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New York City
Cincinnati Police Nab Seven Men Named X
Cincinnati police arrested seven West End men who used X as their last name after a brawl. The men claimed they dropped names due to religious cult membership and were identified as the principals of the incident.
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West End
Assassins of Abdullah Executed for Crime
Four men convicted of plotting King Abdullah's assassination were executed at Amman Central Prison. The condemned were Dr. Mousa Abdullah El Hussein, Abdel Kader Farahat, Abed Mahmoud Okkeh, and Zakaria Okkeh. Abdullah was killed in Jerusalem in July by a young Moslem tailor, who was slain by guards.
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Abdel Kader Farahat
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Zakaria
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Turnpike Route Accepted by Columbus Officials
The Ohio Jeep Commission approved the proposed northern turnpike route and commended the project, noting its potential benefits and urging swift completion.
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Ohio Jeece Commission
Labor Day holiday death toll soars past six hundred
The Associated Press reports more than 600 deaths during Labor Day weekend from violent accidents across highways air and water. Traffic fatalities reached record highs with 637 deaths as of Monday midnight, plus 97 drownings and 93 other mishaps, amid heavy holiday travel.
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Louis Adamic Dies In Farm Fire At Milford New Jersey
Author Louis Adamic, 52, was found dead in his burned Milford farm house after a fire set with kerosene soaked rags. Fire officials said a barn and house were set ablaze. a shotgun lay in Adamic's lap as neighbors who knew him identified the body. He was known for works on foreign born Americans and dinners at the White House with Roosevelt.
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U S Urges Land Reforms At United Nations Council
In Geneva the United States urged sweeping land reforms to aid farmers and promote peace. Isador Lubin, head of the U S delegation, said land reform can avert explosive tensions and foster stability, ending serfdom and granting citizenship.
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United Nationsconomic and Social Council
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Storm Dog bears down on Jamaica as new hurricane forms
The tropical cyclone Dog moves toward Kingston Jamaica at about 20 miles an hour with the center expected south of Kingston this afternoon. Jamaica braces for potential damage while Dominica and Haiti may feel winds along the storm’s southern arc. A second storm forms 1100 miles east of Antigua as weather crews monitor two systems and name them Able Baker Charlie Easy in sequence.
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McCarthyism Definitions Are Aired in Airing Clash
Washington Senator Benton describes McCarthyism as a reckless attack on individuals' reputations while Senator McCarthy frames it as a fight against communism. The two debated via interviews licensed to US News and World Report. Benton seeks curbs on colleagues and possible new legislation to allow accused individuals court access. McCarthy says executive agencies fail to root out communists, contrasting past denunciations with his exposure of responsible policymakers.
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Three-State Earthquake Jolts New York Area
A large local quake rattled southern Connecticut, southern New York, and northern New Jersey at 4 26 45 p m. No injuries or major damage reported though windows cracked and chinaware broken. Seismologists at Columbia University and Fordham University offered cautious assessments.
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Cleveland Man Is Questioned in Potts Disappearance Case
Cleveland police detained a 25 year old man on suspicion in the Beverly Potts case. An informer said the suspect sought to lure young girls to his room. Officers found nude child photographs and clippings in his home. He denied knowledge of Beverly’s disappearance.
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Two Area Men Aboard Transport From Korea
The Navy transport Marine Lynx landed with 1177 Army troops on rotation from Korea in Seattle. Southeast Ohioans included Sgt. Ray Fr. Hamden and M Sgt. Gale Nelsonville.
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Sharp Notes Exchange in Korea War Truce Talks
Negotiators in Tokyo exchanged six sharp notes amid warnings of a new Korean War offensive. U N commanders say the Red army may field 70 divisions and large numbers of Soviet puppet troops as talks stagnate. Joy and Nam II accused each other of distorting facts while a UN source kept slim hopes for resuming negotiations.
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Adm
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Iran to clarify proposal in bid to renew oil talks
Iran's premier will clarify a recent counter proposal on oil nationalization in the Senate to renew British Iranian negotiations. Deputy Premier Fatemi said the statement is a clarification, not a new approach, and he hopes it will restart talks despite skepticism from British and American diplomats.
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Hossein Fatemi
Mohammed Mossadegh
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Mossadegh
U S Rubber Stockpile Effort Lags Despite Warnings
A Senate armed services subcommittee reports the United States stockpiled less than one fifth of its natural rubber goal in the year through last June. It warns the Soviet Union may already hold a two year supply and urges full stockpiling and conservation as crucial to national defense.
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United States
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Russia
Subcommittee On Preparedness
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Grave of Ruth Alter Reopened by Officials in Roseville
Muskine County Prosecutor Clark Barbour reported the grave of murdered Mrs Ruth K Alter was reopened near Roseville by a mission to Franklin County. Ancemetry sexton said the coffin was removed but not opened. Earlier reports said unidentified men may have opened the grave in Columbus. George Phillips, a Hill Insurance salesman, has been charged with second degree murder and is free on 25000 bond.
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Senate set to resume work after Labor Day recess
Washington reports the Senate will return after the Labor Day holiday with a light schedule. Leaders aim for adjournment around October 1 while no major business is planned for today. the House remains in a three week recess through September 12.
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War Tears At South Korea Homes Amid Rebuilding Needs
A government spokesman said the war has destroyed at least 600,000 houses in South Korea, underscoring vast housing losses and the need for reconstruction aid across the peninsula.
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