115 mph Gulf hurricane batters Mobile Pensacola coast
A Gulf-spawned hurricane drove 115 mph winds and heavy rain from Mobile to Pensacola. Tides flooded Mobile Bay highways, shelters housed thousands of refugees, power failed in Pensacola, and damage reached about 50 000 dollars. Emergency crews moved ships to sea and coast guardsuarded the area as Mobile Inland avoided major damage.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Pensacola
Mobile Bay
Apalachicola
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
CST
Gulf
Coast Guard
Santa Rosa Island
Panama City
Fla
Cedar Keys
Naval Air Station
Gerleans Item
Biloxi
Miss
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Red Cross
Baldwin County
Blakely Island
Mobile River
Gulf Shores
Bayou la Batre
Coden
Canada Ends Nine Day Rail Strike After Law Passage
Ottawa reports the nine day rail strike ended after Parliament enacted a strike settlement bill. Trains will roll again Thursday with workers returning within 48 hours. Union leader Frank H. Hall pledged loyal, ungrudging return as the country faced transportation and production crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
House of Commons
Senate
Patrick Kerwin
Canadian Supreme Court
Frank H. Hall
Canada
United States
Reds Inch Toward Pohang Amid Air Assaults
In Korea on Thursday UN and South Korean forces faced fierce Red attacks near Pohang Kigye and Pusan. Air and ground fighting left hundreds of Communist dead as UN planes and naval strikes targeted Pyongyang and supply lines.
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Tokyo
Pohang
Eighth Army
United Nations
Kigye
Republic of Korea Capital Division
Far East Air Force Headquarters
Tuesay
Kim Il Sung
Korea
Kim
Pohang-Kigye
Eighth Division
Seiz
Waegwan
First Cavalry Division
First Cavalry
Pusan
Battle Mountain
Haman
Mt. Sobuk
Navy
Pyongyang
AS YOU LIKE IT Pinking shears and home items teased in pages
A fragmented newspaper note mentions a woman returning home to take on a task with pinking shears. A Laredo lawyer is noted for a new baseball angle, dependent on the reader’s stance with their spouse. Potluck dish from Neighborly Elgin claims vigor and financial perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Joe's Iron Curtain
Laredo
Tax Bill Faces Delay Over Excess Profits Tax Clash
Washington reports a broad tax increase bill delaying action due to a Senate dispute over reimposing an excess profits tax on corporations. The plan would raise individual rates starting October 1 and seek about 4.5 billion dollars yearly, with potential shifts in implementation timing under possible Senate action.
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Washington
Senate
White House
House
Representative Huber
Dohio
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Food Price Index Rises 12.5 Percent Over 11 Weeks
Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index climbs 12.5 percent in 11 weeks. This week's index reaches $6.69, the highest since Sept. 28, 1948. The measure, based on 31 common foods, shows 17 prices up, 3 down, 11 steady.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Consumer Debt Soars To Record Proportions
The Federal Reserve Board reported a July jump in consumer debt to a record $20.34 billion, up $660 million from June as buying surged after the Korea war outbreak. This marks the first time total consumer credit for retail goods surpassed $20 billion.
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Washington
The
Federal Reserve Board
Truman seeks 139.8 million for new federal offices near Washington
President Truman asked Congress for 139.8 million dollars to build four emergency federal office sites near Washington, connect them by highways, and add communications facilities. The plan aims to house 35 000 to 40 000 workers, disperse government functions, and remove 25 000 workers from WWII era downtown buildings as part of a long term continuity program.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
White House
Federal
General Services Administration
D.C
Truman to address nation Friday night on leaner living
President Truman announced a radio television address for 8 p m Friday outlining defense measures and domestic belt tightening as Congress speeds a mobilization bill. The plan grants temporary war powers to curb materials, credit, and civilian output to support the Korean War with price ceilings and wage controls tied to material shortages and a watchdog review panel.
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House
Senate
White House
Truman
Congress
Conference Committee
White Hole
House Banking Committees
Austin Narrowly Spared By Coastal Hurricane Forecast
A Gulf Coast hurricane remained too far east to affect Austin. The Weather Bureau said the city will see little temperature change with partly cloudy skies. record high reached 92 degrees Wednesday.
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Gulf Coast
Austin
Weather Bureau
Korea Bound GI Smokes Reach Front Line
The Seattle Port of Embarkation says 108000 cigars are heading to Korea for GIs. AP war correspondent Hal Boyle reports cigars are scarce and passed around like letters from home. Red Cross supplied all but 7500. private citizens from Newark and Tampa donated 3000 cigars. Some three for a dollar retail pricing noted.
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Seattle
Hal Boyle
Korea
Associated Press
Boyle
Red Cross
Newark
Tampa
Fla
Peiping issues UN protest over US border air incidents
The New China News Agency accused U S planes of crossing into Chinese airspace near Manchuria and along the Yalu, killing civilians and challenging world peace. Chou En Lai urged the UN Security Council to demand immediate withdrawal of American forces from Korea.
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London
China
United States
New China News Agency
Peiping
Chou En-lai
Russia
Jakob Malik
United Nations Security Council
Tokyo
Korea
Lake Success
Security Council
Manchuria
Chou
Lakooshao
Yalu
Chanchenhokou
Antung
Koolutzu
Central People's Government
Peoples Republic of China
United Nations
UN Security Council
Draft officials urge lifting ban on married men 19 through 25
President Truman will be urged to lift the draft ban for married men aged 19 to 25 once the GI family allotment bill becomes law. Officials say surveys will test manpower needs, with thousands of veterans and potential inductees involved. Final decision rests with local draft boards after Congress action.
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Washington
Truman
Selective Service
Congress
Senate House
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Hershey
Army recalls 7,290 reserves to active duty in Fourth Army
Fourth Army announces quotas for five districts to recall 7,290 volunteers and inactive enlisted reserves for 21 months. First group of 2,727 to report at Fort Hood Sept 10–30. Texas leads with 1,341, Oklahoma 429, Louisiana 421, Arkansas 441, New Mexico 95. Distribution splits by branch and location across multiple intervals. Fort Hood and Fort Sill receive major portions as reporting dates extend into October. Fort Hood also to receive 14,681 reservists from First Third and Fifth armies between Sept 15 and Oct 25.
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San Antonio
Fourth Army
Fort Hood
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Infantry
Field
Armored
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Bliss
Field Artillery
Engineers
Signal Corps
Medical Department
Coast Artillery
VEW urges ouster of Johnson and Acheson at encampment
The Veterans of Foreign Wars at its Chicago encampment urged President Truman to replace Secretaries Acheson and Johnson with new leadership in the State and Defense Departments. The group backed rapid rearmament and warned of Communist aggression while defending the cabinet members against political attacks.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chicago
Truman
Defense
Veterans Organization
Department of Defense
Acheson and
Johnson
Capitol Hill
United States
Paul Hoffman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Western
Europe
Acheson
Anthony Tauriello
D-Ny
Tauriello
Secy
Secy. Acheson
Secy. Johnson
Ache Son
Cohen Arrested on Texas Trip
Ay Comet Mises Cohen of Los Angeles arrived in Wichita Falls and was placed under technical arrest before being released to oil drilling contractor Jack Story. He traveled with two men named Harry Brook and Denny Morrison and said the visit was for oil business.
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Wichita Falls
Jack L. Story
Cohen
Harry Brook
Los Angeles
Denny Morrison
Morrison
Odessa
Wichita County
Hammett
Vance
Story
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Odessa- Midland
Casas
Brook
Hershey Says Forces Too Choosy On Draft Rejections
General Lewis B. Hershey told the American Federation of the Physically Handicapped that nearly three of five draft candidates are rejected. He criticized military selection as unrealistically restrictive and said nations that ignore physical perfection may not value abundance. He noted his own disability and urged handicapped people to compete for jobs once closed to them.
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Washington
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
American Federation of the Physically Handicapped
Gen. Hershey
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NEA
Stanley Tretick
Reds
Elgin
RADIO
Reuben
Red China
Nation
Boyle-Style
Red
Ath Army
VEW
VFW
State Department
Defense Department
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Lecy
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