Rough Sailing But Final Success Seen On Eve Of Frisco Treaty Conference
On eve of the Japanese peace conference in San Francisco the mood was cautiously optimistic despite expectations of rough negotiations. Secretary Acheson and delegates noted potential fireworks as 52 nations gather, with Yoshida leading the Japanese, and Spender possibly presiding. Spender and Acheson teased surf imagery at a Nob Hill dinner, while Dulles Rusk and others prepared for opening proceedings and deputy leadership.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Acheson
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
New York
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Australia
New Zealand
Nob Hill
Fairmont Hotel
Percy C. Spender
Percy Spender
Spender
Britain
Union of South Africa
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Dean Rusk
State Departments
Wiley, Sparkman and Knowland
Myron Cowen
Philippines
Pelican Toll Set At 37 But Search Is Continuing
Montauk New York September reports show air and sea crews scanning rough Atlantic waters for 18 missing after the fishing boat Pelican II capsized in a northeast squall off Montauk. Nineteen bodies recovered of 36 aboard, divers described chaotic conditions inside the cabin as crews tried to escape. the vessel later towed to Montauk harbor with captain Edward Carroll missing. Survival seemed unlikely as tides pushed bodies seaward and coast guard craft continued the nightlong search.
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Montauk
N. Y
Atlantic
Long Island
Pelican II
Coast Guard
Joseph de Carlo
de Carlo
Pelican
State
Thomas Innis
Montauk Harbor
Montauk Lighthouse
Edward Carroll
Lester Behan
Behan
Former Navy Lt Heads US AmVets National Commander
John L. Smith a 38 year old ex naval lieutenant from Barberton Ohio was elected national commander of the Americans Veterans of World War II at their seventh annual convention in Boston. He will succeed Harold G. Russell of Watertown Massachusetts who led the group the past two years. Other officers chosen include national vice commanders G Maynard Summers Frederick Maryland and Joseph Reynolds Washington D C. Lee Martin Parkersburg West Virginia was elected finance officer.
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Boston
John L. Smith
Barberton
Smith
United Truck Owners of America
Akron
Harold G. Russell
Watertown
Mass
G. Maynard Summers
Frederick, Md
Joseph Reynolds
Washington
Lee Martin
Parkersburg
W. Va
Queen Stays Close By Side Of Wife He Rescued
Pittsburgh, Sept. 2. Pitcher Mel Queen of the Pirates stayed near his wife after she attempted suicide at her St. Louis home. A telephone call brought him home from Pete Reiser's residence, where Mrs Queen had said she could not go on. Neighbors aided the revived woman who was hospitalized. Queen cited his baseball career and family needs as factors in his decision to continue playing.
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Pittsburgh
Mel Queen
Pittsburgh Pirates
Queen
Pete Reiser
St. Louis
Goldie Queen
Earla Cotter
Frank Herriman
Mrs. Queen
New Caribbean Hurricane Forms in Caribbean Sea
A new tropical hurricane, the fourth of the season, formed in the Caribbean with 100 mph winds. Located 225 miles southeast of St. Croix, it moves west at 18 mph toward open water toward Nicaragua. No land areas in immediate danger, but a change of direction is possible.
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Miami
Fla
Caribbean Sea
Naval
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Nicaragua
Weather Bureau
St. Lucia
Martinique
San Juan
FTC Cites Nostrums as Curing Nothing
The Federal Trade Commission ruled there is no therapeutic value in Glyoxylide B Q and Malonide Ketene solution, advertised as treatments for hay fever psoriasis cancer and infantile paralysis. The order banned claims of medical benefit and noted Koch Laboratories Inc of Detroit and officers William F. and Louis G. Koch faced action as the corporation dissolved after the complaint.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Koch Laboratories, Inc
Detroit
William F
Louis G. Koch
Virginia Labor Day Death Toll Reaches Ten
The Associated Press reports two more deaths on Virginia highways over Labor Day weekend, bringing the seasonal toll to ten and the year total to 622. Victims include Jerry Graham, 54, of Neenah, Virginia, who died in a Friday night collision near Montross, and Bascom Bruner, 28, of near Pennington Gap, Virginia, killed in a late Saturday night non collision crash four miles north of Pennington Gap on Route 421. details were not available.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Jerry Graham
Neenah
Bascom Bruner
Pennington Gap
Graham
Montross
Westmoreland County
Bruner
Lee County
Kennedy Calls For American Labor Unity
The nation observed Labor Day with praise for workers and pledges from union leaders to combat communism. President Truman said labor is part of the American team as he prepared for a peace conference, while CIO President Murray and others urged unity to strengthen democracy against Soviet threats. Thomas Kennedy urged weld of all labor into a single force for militant leadership in workers’ aims.
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Truman
San Francisco
Mbor
CIO
Philip Murray
Soviet Union
United States
Murray
AFL
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
Death of Mrs. Sadie Andrews Linked to Tragic Tip
In Greensboro a 37 year old woman, Sadie L. Andrews of Portsmouth Virginia, was found dead at a local hotel. Coroner Dr W W Harvey cites sleeping pills and whiskey overdose with about 15 hours since death. A Portsmouth call and a Tarboro crash involving a man claiming the car belonged to a dead woman sparked the investigation.
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Greensboro
N. C
Portsmouth
Tarboro
Sadie L. Andrews
W. W. Harvey
Guilford County
Claude Sheppard
Mrs. Andrews
Sheppard
T. M. Robertson
Johnston Seeks Resignation From Stabilization Post
Washington reports Eric Johnston, famed economic stabilizer, has asked President Truman for permission to resign by October 24. He cites clash with defense mobilization chief Charles E. Wilson, failed to secure clear delegation, and plans a Europe trip before briefing Truman on postwar conditions. He would return to head the Motion Picture Association.
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Washington
Washington Post
Eric Johnston
Truman
Post
Johnston
Charles E. Wison
Defense
Wilson
Europe
Motion Picture Association
Athletics Under Eyes Of Probers
The inquiry into gambling in sports begins with a nine member committee led by Francis T. Murray to study gambling infiltration in amateur and professional sports. Attorney General J Howard McGrath will meet with Murray in Washington on September 13 to outline a program. The panel includes Will Harridge Ford Frick Bert Bell Ned Irish Everett Dean Dana X Bible Gene Tunney and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt.
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Kefauver
J. Howard McGrath
Francis T. Murray
University of Pennsylvania
Murray
McGrath
Washington
Conference On Organized Crime
Will Harridge
Ford Frick
Bert Bell
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Everett Dean
Stanford University
Dana X. Bible
University of Texas
Gene Tunney
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Wherry Attacks Truman Over Foreign Aid Statements
Washington reports Senator Wherry accuses President Truman of misleading remarks on foreign aid cuts. Wherry, a Republican leader, calls the president’s comments misleading while noting Western Europe’s rearmament risk. He cites Congress’ funding figures with Truman proposing 8.5 billion, House at 7.5, Senate at 2.8625 billion.
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Washington
Wherry
R-Neb
Truman
Senate
Western Europe
English Channel
Western
Europe
House
Covington Man Killed By Train
Covington Virginia September 2 William R Morris about 30 was killed instantly when struck by a C O freight engine at the east end of Covington yards Police said Morris apparently was sitting on the tracks when the train rounded a curve into the yards The engine and eight h of the freight passed over his y
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Covington
William R. Morris
C&o
Morris
Yankee Fliers Triumph In Large Air Battle Over Korea
U S Eighth Army reports American F-86s faced about 40 MiGs in a 30 minute dogfight over northwest Korea. Four MiGs were shot down while allied losses were not reported. Col Francis S Gabreski became America's leading living ace with over 30 total enemy planes.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Kumwha
Inje
U.N
Francis S. Gabreski
Oil City
America
Gabreski
Boy Confesses Killing Girl in Chicago Hobo Jungle
Chicago police reveal 16 year old George Fabian signed a statement admitting accidental death of six year old Yvonne Georgiana Biritz during an air swing game near the Chicago Great Western tracks. He claimed no molestation occurred and body was hidden in bushes.
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Chicago
Lester Connerty
Yvonne Georgiana Biritz
Connerty
George Fabian
Fabian
Chicago and Great Western
Cha-Cha
Yvonn
Cicero
Victor Witt
Frank
Lieut
George
Hobo Jungle
Truce Talks Stall as Fighting Expands Across Korea
Tokyo reports the Korean truce talks remain suspended for 12 days with no signs of resumption. Communist charges of violations deepen the split near Kaesong while major battles rage along a 30 mile eastern front as Ridgway weighs a response.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Ridgway
Reds Denounce Armistice Talks and Kaesong Incident
A North Korean and Chinese Red leadership complaint accuses the United Nations forces of violating the Kaesong neutrality zone between Aug 22 and Sept 1 and demands that UN be responsible for provocation-free talks. U N chief Joy counters that many charges are spurious and attributes some acts to partisan Korean groups. Separate incidents include an unidentified plane drop of flares and a second strafing near the Imjin river as talks continue.
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Reds
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Huai
Red Forces
Korea
Ridgway
Kaesong
United Nations Command
Adm
C. Turner Joy
U. N
Nam Il
Joy
Red
Imjin River
Munsan
Miners Park Labor Day Event in Bluefield Princeton Area
Labor Day activities in the Bluefield Princeton region center on the United Mine Workers district 29 celebration at Glenwood Park starting 11 a.m. with addresses and a safety contest. Speakers include William Flannery and George Titler amid other officials, with an amateur contest also on the program. Police hope for a light toll as county offices close and residents travel to the country. Traffic is expected to peak after 6 p.m. as drivers are urged to proceed with caution and courtesy.
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Bluefield
Princeton
United Mine Workers District 29
Glenwood Park
Beckley
William E. Flannery
Logan
House of Delegates
George J. Titler
UMW
Joseph Lawson
Sidney Box
United Construction Workers District 50
Deane F. Brooke
John Hollins
Welch
Mercer County
Big Defense Bond Campaign Opens To Support War Drive
The treasury launches tomorrow its largest defense bond drive since World War II. It runs through October 31. President Truman and treasury secretary Snyder will speak on a nationwide radio broadcast to kick off the drive, heard across major networks between 9:50 and 10 o'clock p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Truman
Snyder
Fairmont Man First Holiday Fatality
Fairmont West Virginia records its first Labor Day fatality as Billy Wilson aged 25 of Fairmont died today after a traffic accident last night in the city.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Billy Wilson
West Virginia
Call for Truman to demand Douglas resignation
Representative Roy O. Woodruff urged President Truman to remove Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas accusing him of aiding foes of democracy. He cited Douglas comments on recognizing Red China as evidence of unfitness and urged resignation or presidential action.
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Washington
Roy O. Woodruff
R-Mich
Truman
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
United States
Democracy
Douglas
San Francisco
China
Woodruff
Southeast Asia
U. S
Red China
Free World
Russia
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Muneyoshi Tokugawa
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Gizo Tomabechi
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Naoto Ichimada
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Jiro Hoshijima
Liberal Party
Tron Curtain
Amvers
FTC
Nostrums
Kennedy
Labor
Marshall
Manly Fleischmann
Murray Speaks
Roland P. Beamont
Belfast
Probers
Philadelphia
HST
Yankee Fliers
Fifth Air
Okinawa
George MacArthur
East Central Front
Yanggu
Hwachon
Andrija Artukovich
Los Angeles
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Artukovich
Peter Zimonic
Sarajevo
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