Dewey singles out Soviet slave labor at UN dinner
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey accused the Soviet Union of enslaving 10 to 15 million people in harsh conditions amounting to torture unto death. Russian delegates Vishinsky and Malik walked out as he cited the figures. Dewey, speaking as GOP leader, pledged support for U.N. proposals to counter future aggression.
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NEW York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Jacob Malik H
United Nations
Thomas E. Dewey
Soviet Union
U.N
Dewey
Vishinsky
Malik
Waldorf-Astoria
U.N. Assembly
Republican Party
GOP
State Acheson
Solons Demand Quick Veto on Subversive Bill
Washington lawmakers pressed for a rapid presidential veto of a bill to register communist and allied groups and authorize internment of subversives in emergencies. Despite large votes in both chambers, President Truman signaled opposition and urged swift action, though no formal margin was announced.
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Washington
Truman
House
Senate
Congress
B-25 Bomber Crashes at Dayton Killing Two
A B-25 twin engine bomber crashed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. Both occupants died: Maj. Harold L. Wilson 31 Camp Hill Alabama and Maj. Harold F. Skinner 28 Caldwell Idaho.
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Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force
Harold L. Wilson
Camp Hill
Ala
Harold FE. Skinner
Caldwell
Idaho
Polio Fatality in Bucyrus Baby Six Weeks Old
Columbus report states six weeks old James Richard Wagner of Bucyrus died yesterday from polio, the youngest Ohio fatality. The Health Department notes the previous record was a two month old.
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Columbus
James Richard Wagner
Bucyrus
Ohio
State Health Department
Wagner
Service Jobs Made Easier By Marshall
Washington AP report outlines potential changes under Secretary George C. Marshall as defense chief. Decentralization may empower Army Navy and Air Force secretaries, contrasting with former Secretary Louis Johnson's tight control. Pace Matthews and Finletter are identified as service heads, with Pace speculated for deputy defense post.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense
George C. Marshall
Marshall
Armed Services
State Department
Defense Department
Louis Johnson
Johnson
John L. Sullivan
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Frank Pace
Francis Matthews
Thomas Finletter
Pace
Finletter
Truman
Matthews
Stephen Early
Sheriff Faces 10 Indictments in Logan County
Sheriff FE. K. Sargent of Logan County confronts 10 indictments alleging bribe giving and taking related to slot machine operations. Bond set at 2500 dollars. arraignment next Tuesday. Indictments stem from an investigation centered on Russells Point Indian Lake area.
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Bellefontaine
K. Sargent
Logan County
Indian Lake
Russells Point
Sargent
Dalton McAdams
L. W
Lou) Miller
Russell Point
Democrats Seek Lausche's View on Senator Rival
Democrats at the state platform convention in Columbus await Governor Frank J. Lausche to declare whether he will back State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson or Republican U. S. Senator Robert A. Taft in the November election. A decision may come in his closing address tonight.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph T. Ferguson
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Dip Then Rise
Temperatures will average 3 6 degrees below normal with a normal high near 68 and low around 50. Expect a warmer weekend followed by cooler conditions Monday through Wednesday. Precipitation totals around one tenth to two tenths of an inch as showers accompany the early week.
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Columbus
Polio Cases Seen Rising to 30000 This Year
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis now expects 30 000 polio cases this year up from 25 000 estimated, reflecting growing concern over the outbreak and the need for vaccines and public health response.
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New York
National Foundation For
Kindness Pays Off Estate Heir Named By Beach Day Stranger
Oilman Charles Babonet left a handwritten 1943 will naming Pearl Tyson and her husband William as primary beneficiaries. The document, found under a downtown bank door, directs $60,000 to Mrs Tyson, $20,000 to her husband and $10,000 to a childhood playmate. Other legacies include $50,000 to Peter J. Kelly and $5,000 each to four neighbors. The will mentions a Haynes car and lists Los Angeles as the probate city.
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Los Angeles
Charles Babonet
Babonet
Pearl A. Tyson
L. M. Giannini
Bank of America
Giannini
Atty
Robert B. Ballantyne
Tyson
William
Denver
Melissa Christian Carter
Sue
Carter
Haynes
Peter J. Kelly
Heavy Rains Flood Southern Ohio Still Painful After Rains
Unseasonable downpours drenched southern Ohio with four inches in 48 hours at Portsmouth and 3.1 inches at Ironton, flooding roads and homes. State highway crews opened ditches as traffic remained under supervision. Across the river in Newport Kentucky water rose to three feet at Club Alexandria, where patrons climbed onto the bar as clogged sewers caused flooding.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Portsmouth
Ironton
Homer O. Waggoner
Waggoner
Highway Department
Lawrence Furnace
Etna School
Newport
Alexandria
Arthur J. Dennett
Messenger Dies After New York Bank Robbery
A 49 year old bank messenger died of a heart attack after four armed masked men seized a $16,000 payroll in downtown Brooklyn. The victim Harry Schadkin collapsed while reporting the holdup by telephone to police as he and George Meyer hurried to deliver the money to a housing project near Brooklyn Bridge.
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New York
Brooklyn
Harry Schadkin
Schadkin
George Meyer
Brooklyn Bridge
Husband Files Divorce After Painter Causes Breakup
Claude T. Crotsenburg, 56, filed for divorce after a 12 week painting project led to a confrontation with a painter who stayed for breakfast. He says he was forced out of his home by his wife and the painter, who remains involved with the couple’s life and even the television set.
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Los Angeles
Claude T. Crotsenburg
Crotsenburg
Two Jets Seek Nonstop Atlantic Flight from England
Air Force F 84 Thunderjet fighters launched from Manston England at 8 01 a m EST in a second attempt to fly 3600 miles nonstop to New York They refueled over Prestwick Scotland and aimed to reach Mitchell Air Base on Long Island within eight hours The mission if successful would be the first nonstop jet Atlantic crossing the longest single engine jet flight and the fastest London New York trip both pilots Col Dave Schilling and Lt Col W D Ritchie WW II fliers are assigned to Air Force headquarters operations and planning
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Air Force
Manston
England
New York
Dave Schilling
W. D. Ritchie
Prestwick
Scotland
Mitchell
Long Island
Atlantic
Schilling
Ritchie
Air Force Headquarters
Chiang Kai Shek and Russia Back Formosa Stand at UN
In New York Chiang Kai Shek and the Soviet Union join against handing the Formosa issue to the General Assembly. The two insist Formosa is Chinese territory and oppose UN discussion, with each side pushing its own agenda items. Britain disputing the Russian claim as propaganda.
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New York
China
Russia
United Nations
Formosa
General Assembly
U.S
Pacific Island
U.N
Chiang Kai - Shek
Peiping
South Korea
Truman
Seventh Fleet
Formosa Straits
Security Council
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Gas Pipeline Explodes Second Time in Gallia County
A section of Tennessee Gas and Transmission pipe exploded near Gush Run Road in Gallia County around 6 am. No injuries or fires were reported as gas was shut off by 9 am. This followed a September 7 weld failure in the same area that forced three families to relocate. The 26 inch line carries gas from Texas to the east coast under 680 pounds pressure.
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Gallipolis
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co
Jackson County
State Highway Patrol
Bidwell
Gush Run Road
Pattonville
Gallia County
Texas
GAR Commander Dies Ends Line of Local Leaders
JAMESTOWN N Y The last Grand Army of the Republic commander is dead nine veterans remain they will not name a successor and Theodore Penland who died Sept 13 in Vancouver Washington aged 101 was their final leader.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Grand Army of the Republic
Cora Gillis
Theodore Penland
Penland
Vancouver
Wash
War Briefs From Korea and Washington News
A B 26 pilot landed on a grassy strip at Miryang Korea and refused to name himself after a risky flight. Allied warplanes claimed 950 enemy troops killed and 17 Red Korean tanks destroyed in 663 sorties over Korea. Inchon Seoul forces transferred from Struble to Mond. 66 U.S. deaths and 268 wounded in a Korean casualty list. Pfc James Zomber flew from Korea to Atlanta to see his dying daughter Judith Elaine, who died minutes earlier.
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Korea
Tokyo
Washington
Defense Department
Atlanta
Georgia
United States
James Zomber
Army
Zomber
Air Force
Tacoma
Wash
Judith Elaine
PRR Pays $67,924 In Accident Claims
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced payments totaling 67 924 dollars to 327 Pennsylvania National Guard members who suffered minor injuries or losses in the West Lafayette troop train wreck on September 11. Heavier claims including survivors of 33 killed will be settled later.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania National
Americans Cut Line of Supplies in Seoul
Allied marines battled 10 000 Korean Reds on Seoul outskirts as air bombardment intensified. Red defenders fortified streets with barricades and trenches while Seoul’s outer areas were cleared by 20 mile advances from beachheads. Suwon airfield and city fell to U S seventh division forces as patrols neared Seoul limits.
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Seoul
Suwon City
Yanks Fight Red Army Red Artillery Battle Over Seoul
The battle north and south of Seoul pits Marine and allied forces against red defenders across Yongdongpo and hills west of Seoul hill 105. Reports say about 3000 red troops man deep fortifications on Seoul’s south side, with total reds around 10 000. Marines push with bayonets and flamethrowers through industrial suburbs while Corsair bombers support from both city flanks. Casualties are described as relatively heavy in close quarters amid shell shattered factories and fortified university grounds. Allied artillery and river crossings are tightening the siege, cutting routes to the northwest and choking red reinforcements from north and south.
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Seoul
Whitehead
Yongdongpo
Han River
Tom Lambert
Marine Corsair
Redheld Heights
Sungmyon University
Pyongyang
Suwon
Douglas MacArthur
10Th Corps
Manchuria
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Eighth Army
Tabu
Taegu
Naktong River
Sangju
Sonsan
Waegwan
MacBeth
Songju
Naktong
Chogye
Hyopchon
Sinban
U. S. 25Th Division
Chineju
Masan
Pusan
United Nations
25Th
Chinju
Kigye
Pohang
Hunghae
MacArthur Pincers Reds in Korea Advance Near Taegu
Allied forces press a multi corps offense along the Naktnog and Pusan routes. U S First Cavalry drives to the Naktong near Sangju. British and South Korean units seize key positions and push toward Chinju and Pohang as the UN lifeline tightens against Chinese and North Korean columns.
Russians jailed in West Berlin over trespass and arms
An American court sentenced six Russian zone policemen to five days in jail for trespassing in the U S sector of Berlin while armed. They were released after serving their term as their old Wehrmacht pistols were confiscated. Earlier 47 Eastern police were freed who had been held as hostages.
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Berlin
U. S
West Berlin
GE Signs One Year Pact With CIO Union
New York The General Electric Co. signed a one year contract with the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers covering 65 000 employees. The agreement includes wage increases ranging from 10 to 8 cents an hour.
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New York
General Electric Co
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Czechs Expel AP Writer From Prague
William N. Oatis, AP Prague bureau chief, was ordered to leave Czechoslovakia within a week as his three month foreign correspondent accreditation expires. Deputy press director Bedrich Runge said Oatis is no longer persona grata and his reporting was deemed lacking objectivity. This marks the third AP correspondent expelled this year.
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William N. Oatis
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Ministry
Bedrich Runge
Runge
Oatis
Richard R. Kasischke
Nathan Polowetzky
Herbert Hoover Improves After Mild Gall Bladder Attack
Former President Herbert Hoover, who suffered a mild gall bladder attack last week, shows signs of recovery and is doing better in New York.
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Herbert Hoover
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