Truman Challenges Soviets to Sign Jap treaty at Conference
President Truman urged Andrei Gromyko and the Soviet delegation to back a peace treaty with Japan at the Tokyo conference opening in San Francisco. Britain and the United States pressed for quick signing, while Gromyko remained silent as talks eyed a month of debate and an accord among most of the 52 delegations.
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San Francisco
United States
Britain
Russia
Truman
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
vCvnsiuer
Gromyko
Kenneth Younger
Younger
Dean Acheson
Verey
Spender
Preaint
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Auto makers in line to raise car prices by Oct 1
Washington reports an order to permit all automobile manufacturers to raise prices on new cars by October 1. Price controls officials say Congress changes in the Defense Production Act push likely future increases. The plan sets ceilings and allows industry-wide adjustments based on costs since the Korean War, with a 3 percent increase already in effect and more possible.
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Washington
Congress
Michael V. di Salle
Keeping Out of Debt Costs You Only $1.50
A Smith-Hughes Vocational School course in avoiding financial difficulties is offered in Atlanta with a $1.50 registration fee. The program targets sales and distribution field personnel as part of a broader training plan.
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Atlanta
Smith-Hughes Vocational School
Alaska Tenth Crash In Six Weeks Claims Five in Suburban Fire
An Anchorage area Cessna crash in Rogers Park killed five people including pilot Norm Maither who died after pulling the plane from houses. Passengers O. M. Brewer of Anchorage Laurence Arndt of Palmer and a mill captain and his wife also perished. Witnesses report an engine fire after takeoff.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Rogers Park
Norm Maither
Christianson Air Service
O. M. Brewer
Laurence Ar
Babysitter Kidnapping Suspect In Probation Case
Zanesville report states a baby sitter believed kidnapped is under probation supervision. Authorities note ongoing investigation as details remain limited and no formal charges announced yet.
Boys and Bikes in Demand High Value Advertisement
Auction style classified notice for a new Schwinn deluxe bicycle 26 inch with front brake horn light and lock luggage carrier. The bike is 10 days old and priced at 75 dollars after original 89.75. Call 26524 after 8 pm.
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Schwinn
Quiet on Korean War Cease Fire Talks As UN Ready Reply
UN command and communists exchanged no notes today in suspended Korean War cease fire talks. General Ridgway prepared a message to Kim Il Sung and Peng Teh-Huai, possibly proposing a new incident proof site for resumed talks. Rumors of a location shift persist despite official denials.
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United Nations Command
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Ridgway
Kaesong
Korea
South Korea
Reds
Kim
Peng
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
U S Second Division presses east Korea ridge top
U S Second Division infantry broke through Red defenses to seize a hill north of Yanggu and push toward a second crest amid a weeklong struggle. Other Second Division units fought communist positions atop two crests as UN forces maintain pressure in the front. Reds withdrew from several points but held parts of the ridgeline.
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Korea
U.S
East Korea
Yanggu
United Nations
Hanchon Reservoir
38Th Parallel
Second Youth Found Hanged in Cleveland Area
Cleveland police report the death of Ronald Colby, 13, found hanging in his Cleveland Heights home. Earlier 13 year old Richard Tanno died similarly at a desert filling station. Coroner says Tanno may have been experimenting after reading about the other case.
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Cleveland
Ronald Colby
Cleveland Heights
Richard Tanno
Colby
Young Tanno
Tropical Storm Misses Jamaica and Loses Strength
A Caribbean tropical storm, after bypassing Jamaica, weakened as it moved westward over calmer seas. Jamaica reported only light rain in Kingston while the storm veered south and its winds diminished from earlier forecasts.
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Jamaica
Miami
Fla
Caribbean Sea
British Islands
Kingston
Youth Quizzed In Potts Case
A 19 year old Ambherst Ohio youth was brought to Cleveland for questioning in the disappearance of 10 year old Beverly Potts missing since August 24. He had prior felonious assault charges involving a six year old girl and was on probation. He appeared nervous to probation officer Arthur Moos and was jailed in Lorain County prior to interrogation.
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Cleveland
Ambherst
Ohio
Beverly Potts
Arthur R. Moos
Lorain County
Higher Building Costs Seen for Coming Year
Frank W. Cartwright, vice-president of the National Association of Home Builders, warned that costs for steel coal transportation and labor will rise next year impacting the building and metal material sectors in the economy.
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National Association of Home Builders
Frank W. Cartwright
Association
Materi
Successor to Abdullah Takes Throne Thursday
crown prince of Jordan travels to Amman by special plane for throne ascent tomorrow. Jordan Parliament gave final approval of his succession after the assassination of King Abdullah in Arab-held Jerusalem on July 20.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Jordan
Amman
Tamman
Abdullah
Old Jerusalem
Deadline Set For British By Iranians
Tehran Iran AP Premier Mossadegh gave Britain a 15 day deadline to reopen Anglo Iranian oil talks or have British technicians ousted from Iran He sought a resumption of discussions on Iran's August 22 proposals Britain said it would resume talks if Tehran offered worthwhile counter proposals and continued to control Abadan refinery pending settlement The Iranian senate backed Mossadegh amid a dispute over oil nationalization and British management of production
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Abadan
Britain
Abadag
Richard Stokes
London
Playmate Stabbed To Death at Church Tent Meeting
In Bristol Tennessee a 15 year old boy Jasper Fritts killed 14 year old Billy Joe Cox at a church tent meeting. Police say Fritts claimed Cox spat on his brother and hit him with a song book. Sheriff A H Hurd said he would charge the boy with murder.
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Bristol
Tenn
Jasper Fritts
Billy Joe Cox
A. H. Hurd
New Floods Threaten Kansas City
Rivers flooded anew in eastern Kansas driving evacuations as heavy rains feed rising waters. Army engineers move earth around Argentine and Armourdale districts while dikes along the Kansas River are reinforced. Federal estimates peg July flood losses at 2.5 billion dollars across Missouri and Kansas.
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Kas
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Armourdale
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Missouri
Truman Signals 1952 Campaign at San Francisco Rally
President Truman hinted at seeking re election with a 1952 platform under the fair deal banner at a Democratic rally. He called opponents special privilege boys and economic fossils as he left for Kansas City to begin a campaign trail with supporters believing he has thrown his hat into the ring.
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San Francisco
Truman
Aged Cat Lover Financed Notorious Juvenile Ring
In Houston a group of 11 youths aged 9 to 16 extorted over $2000 from Mrs. Amella Edmonds by threatening cats. The scheme began when she paid $1 to stop rock throwing, then escalated to $3 per cat and feigned injuries. Detectives Kirkland and Horton say a 13 year old led the ring. The gang was arrested over the weekend.
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Houston, Tex
E. E. Kirkland
Leo Horton
Amella Edmonds
Grand Jury Invites Senator To Witness Lake Charles Trials
Lake Charles grand juror invites U S Senator Hill to have investigators present when five newspaper defendants are tried for defamation. Hill denounces indictments as unjust fueling calls for grass roots pursuit of crime and corruption. The case followed the American Press anti gambling campaign targeting sheriff, district attorney, and parish police jury members. May defends secrecy of grand jury proceedings and urges disclosure of facts.
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Lake Charles
U. S
Hill
Seth D. May
May
Robert Walker Buried in Home Town Utah
Funeral services for actor Robert Walker were held yesterday in Ogden Utah, his boyhood community. About 400 locals crowded into the Oquirrh chapel for the Mormon rites, and he was buried near the school he attended. He died August 28 from respiratory failure.
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Ogden
Utah
Robert Walker
Walker
Steel allowances cut for ordinary consumer ads
A belated U S notice states steel allowances for ordinary consumer advertisements are reduced to 58 per ery for the Korea level, affecting production costs.
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Washington
Korea
Truman Praises Japan Peace Efforts In San Francisco Address
In a high vaulted San Francisco Opera House speech Mr. Truman commended MacArthur and John Foster Dulles while outlining new Pacific defense treaties. He warned of global threats, praised Japan’s democratization, and urged a bilateral U S Japan security pact as occupation ends. He also noted Japan’s potential rearmament and posed questions about Russia's next moves.
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Opera House
United Nations
Truman
Japan
MacArthur
Sue
John Foster Dulles
State Department
U. S
Mr. Trueman
Pacific
Russia
B 29 Crashes at Mountain Home Kill Seven
A B 29 bomber crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff at Mountain Home Air Force Base killing seven crewmen aboard. The plane went down one quarter mile from the runway and disintegrated, with wreckage scattered across sagebrush land. All victims were based at Mountain Home and were identified after the post crash fire was put out.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Mountain Home Air Force Base
James
W. D. Gannon
Military Aid Transport Service
Broken Aro Mine Ends Strike After UMW Deal
Wellston reports normal conditions resume at the Broken Aro Mine after an agreement between the company and United Mine Workers. The pact was reached yesterday and terms were not disclosed.
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Wellston
Broken Aro
Here
United Mine Workers
VA Plans Major Staff Cuts Across Network
The Veterans Administration announced a nationwide reduction of about 5000 nonmedical personnel by October 10 to meet a 1951 1952 budget cap of 195 million. Worker notices go out September 10 with dismissals taking effect October 10.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Department of Medicines and Surgery
Veterans Hospitals
Financial Men Study Proposed Ohio Highway
Columbus report says the Ohio Commission seeks financial experts’ view within 10 days on whether a proposed 300 million dollar northern Ohio toll road can pay for itself. If feasible, construction could begin next April, with Chairman James Shacknessy outlining the timetable after yesterday’s session.
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Ohio
Commission
James Shacknessy
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