UN Debates Public Health and Palestine Policy
Discussion at the UN assembly covers troop withdrawals from Southwest Africa unless a crisis solution emerges. Russia urges a campaign against fascism and calls for a reduced UN budget. Britain signals an early withdrawal from Palestine if no settlement is reached, sparking Jewish Agency displeasure and fears of Arab veto. Vishinsky warns of Jewish withdrawal implications, as UN observers interpret this as aiding the Jewish position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UN Assembly
Africa
Russia
UN Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
Sub-Commission On Freedom of Information
Britain
Palestine
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Vishinsky
Jews and Arabs Skeptical of British Statement
In Jerusalem on September 26 AP reports Jews and Arabs reacted skeptically to Britain's pledge to end the Palestine mandate. Ben-Gurion questioned the timing and meaning of an early withdrawal while Em Khouri warned Britain may appease radical Jewish demands and questioned Britain's honesty given past withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Arthur Creech-Jones
Britain
Creech-Jones
Jerusalem
United Kingdom
United Nations
New York
League of Nations
David Ben-Gurion
Jewish Agency Executive
Tel Aviv
Arthur Creech Jonen
UN General Assembly
Palestine Committee
Ben-Gurion
Em! Khouri
Air
Creed Jones
London
Egypt
Ex-Danbury caretaker faces fraud charge
New York dispatch reports Agnes Huntington Burgess, a Danbury estate caretaker, held for grand jury on grand larceny charge over $12,000 in clothing and silverware bought in New York and delivered to Danbury. She allegedly paid for the goods after ordering them and planned to return to her old job. Bail was set later in General Sessions court.
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New York
Agnes Huntington Burgess
Danbury
Two Children Hurt by Autos In Bridgeport Incident
Two children were struck by cars near their homes in Bridgeport shortly before 6:30 pm. Four year old Frank Modugno Jr. suffered a fractured right leg after darting into the street. driver Frank Modugno ordered to hospital. Five year old Allen Smarter was treated and released with no injuries. driver George Samuels identified.
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Bridgeport Hospital
Frank Modugno, Jr
Frank Modugno
Dover Street
Joseph Wiler
Colorado Avenue
Allen Smarter
Priscilla Street
George Samuels
Couple Indicted In Narcotics Case In New Canaan
A grand jury indicted a couple identified as Greens on narcotics charges related to years of purchases and a June 21 sale. The case links a New York diplomat and two doctors, with Deisler and a New York attorney named as possible co-conspirators in a planned fraud. Records in Deisler’s New York hotel room hint at a broader ring and multiple drug transfers between Palm Beach and New Canaan. Green, a Naval veteran and author, appeared in court with a cane, while lawyers include William A. Kelly of Washington.
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Green
Greens
Maher
New Canaan
Deisler
New York
New Yor
Grand
Carroll C. Hincka
Dessler
Giens
Dieser
Deisier
Aiade
Palm Beach
The
Florida
Dactera
William A. Kelly
Washington
U. S
Homer S. Cummings
Cane Green
Guadalcanal
St. Joseph
Annapolis
Mra. Green
Admiral Peary
Robert Bartlett
Martin Johnson
Charles A. Lindbergh
Richard E. Byrd
America
Green Fa
Donald B. MacMillan
Crockerland
Admiral Rovers
Naval Reserve
Bureau of Ordnance
Admiral Ghormiey
South Pacific
Richard Barthelmess
George Matthew Adams
Market leaders urge Truman to act on grain prices
Leaders pressed President Truman to convene a special session of Congress to enact price and rationing controls. AFL leaders urged audacious action while warning that hunger in Europe could fuel Communism and inflame inflation at home.
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Truman
Congress
William Green
White House
U. S
U.S
Green
AFL
San Francisco
Marshall
Paris
Burgera
Morse
R-Ore
ANPA ITU Parley Ends in Stalemate in Indianapolis
A two day conference between ANPA and the International Typographical Union to resolve differences ended tonight in a stalemate. ITU held to its conditions of employment plan while ANPA urged a five year conciliation contract between the groups. No further meetings were planned.
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Indianapolis
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
International Typographical Union
AFL
Printers’ Union
ITU
ANPA
Women urged to guard freedom and speak out for all
The program stressed courage to challenge discrimination and intolerance and to defend freedom everywhere. Elaine Cooper spoke on lack of freedom in Bulgaria, Dorothy A. Mohr outlined Rededication Week events, and a prayer by Mrs. Alvin C. Ereul closed the meeting. Choirs performed and committee members listed.
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America
Mise
Elaine Cooper
Bulgaria
Misa Dorothy A. Mohr
Alvin C. Ereul
Albert L. Martin
Rabbi Martin
Joseph Auslander
Donald McCann
Marianna Chorus
Wiliam O. Gardiner
G. Emory Hamann
Lester Bondy
Jane Connors
John R. Waltman
Sidney A. Johnson
Henry 0. Kelly
John L. Kennelly
Sadie E. Loewith
Howard Orr
Military Parade Marks Rededication Week in Bridgeport
A Veterans Day parade kicks off Rededication Week with four divisions from local veterans, National Guard and Reserve units marching from Bullshead to Seaside Park led by Col. Henry A. Muccel. Army Air Force planes will fly over at 10:15 a.m. Speakers include Senator Raymond E. Baldwin and Mayor McLevy with Rev Nils H. Janson giving the invocation. Climax is Oct. 2 when the Freedom Train arrives, housing documents of national significance.
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Y.m.ca
Park City
Soldier’s and Sailors’ Monument
U.S
Raymond E. Baldwin
McLevy
McConaughy
Nils H. Janson
Wesley Methodist Church
Bullshead
Main Street
Madison Avenue
Veterans’ Organizations
National Guard and Reserves
Henry A. Muccel
Seaside Park
Army Air Force Reserve
Stewart Field
New York
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Henry L. Timmermans
Herbert J. Bundock
John T. Elliano
Bridgeport
James Martin
Y.M.C.A
W. Parker Seeley
Prison escapees receive added terms in federal court
Hartford. Two men who escaped from the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury were sentenced in federal court by Judge J Joseph Smith. Frank Kennedy 24 Gowanda N J pleaded guilty to violation of the Federal Escape Act and was given 18 months to be added to his current term. Wallace C Riehl 23 Trenton N J who escaped with Kennedy but surrendered 10 days later pleaded guilty and received one year and one day.
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Hartford
Danbury
United States District Court
J. Joseph Smith
Frank Kennedy
Gowanda
N. J
Danbury Institution
Wallace C. Riehl
Trenton
Kennedy
Ferguson Attacks Fairfield G O P at Lincoln School Rally
Democratic candidate John Ferguson renewed his charge that the Fairfield Republican administration is incompetent and mismanages finances. He cited a $30,000 equipment buy for tax offices, excess staff, and questioned the old town dump deal with Theresa Nemeckay, alleging political pressure and improper appraisals. He said Wakeman Island site faced dumping despite assurances to residents.
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Fairfield
John Ferguson
First Selectman
Lincoln School
Stratfield
Reina
Ferguson
Wakeman Island
Steel to Saudi Arabia shipment approved for immediate work
Nations confirm steel delivery to Saudi Arabia, enabling swift project start. The plan foresees increased American trade as revenues rise in dollars under the agreements. The Linn project would double Saudi output, with the U S Navy as a major petroleum consumer, while Britain and France back steel provision despite their own tight supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Saudi Arabia
Department
Middle East
Black widow spiders rare in houses nationwide
Black widow spiders, the only Palsoncus spiders in this country, are rarely found in houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palsoncus
Taft Urges Broad Welfare Reforms To Aid Unemployed
Taft calls for a billion dollar welfare program expanded to cover agricultural laborers and domestic workers. He wants state controlled unemployment benefits with higher sums, limited work relief to emergencies, oppose WPA revival, and veto socialized medicine. Proposes a $200 million state aid plan for free medical care and voluntary funds, plus targeted housing aid for the lowest incomes. He argues federal aid for education, criticizes the administration on social security, and pledges a practical Republican alternative within liberty principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Congress
Taft- Wagnrer-Ellender
United States
Urge Withdrawal of Korea Troops
The piece argues that Soviet interests would back a Korea withdrawal. Soviets would keep northern Korea with a Communist government and 200,000 Soviet-trained Korean soldiers. Americans would leave a weak southern interim with limited powers and around 50,000 police and coast guards.
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Korea
Japan
Wrong Feed Mix Fatal to Herd of Seven Cows
Seminole Oklahoma dairy man Roy J Eldridge planned to mix his own mineral feed. Visiting youths copied the process and added arsenic to the mix. Seven cattle died after the improper mixture was fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Okla
Roy J. Eldridge
Eldridge
Bowles urges special session to stave off price collapse
Hartford hearing on high living costs features Chester Bowles proposing a 12 point program including ceilings on grain and steel, a tax on excess profits, and a 1.3 million home construction plan. Witnesses accuse Congress of politics, while critics blame government taxes and bureaucracy for price pressure.
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Hartford
Congressional
Connecticut
Price
United States
Congress
America
Chester Bowles
OPA
Bowles
Raymond E. Baldwin
R-Conn
Naugatuck
Patrick Ward
Hartford Cio Council
Republican Congress
Ward
Wayne R. Dickerson
Connecticut State Chamber of Commerce
Frank H. Lee
Danbury Katter
Slav soldiers hold five on patrol near Trieste
Army HQ reports three captured U S soldiers from a mounted patrol were forced to cross the border by Yugoslav troops after contact at 30 to 35 feet. Rep Gordon Canfield pressed Yugoslav officers for their release but was told no.
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Army
Trieste
van Atten
Gordon Canfield
R-Nj
U. S. House of Representatives Armed Services
Europe
Canfield
New Jersey
Free Territory
How to Remove Metal Stains from Fabrics
To remove metal stains from table linens towels and other fabrics use a mild acid such as vinegar lemon juice or a 10 per cent solution of acetic acid. Rinse as soon as the stain has dissolved.
Jewish Refugee Vessel Sighted Off Palestine
Hagana announced British reconnaissance spotted 450 visaless Jews aboard the Be Holaot off Palestine. British destroyers moved toward the ship as Hagana, the underground group aiding illegal immigration, said the vessel departed a southeastern European port and was two days overdue.
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Jerusalem
Hagana
Jewish Defense Army
Beholaot
Palestine
Tel Aviv Hold Up Leaves Four Dead and Loot Seized
In Tel Aviv four British policemen killed and seven others wounded as a gang believed to be Stern by officials stages Palestine’s boldest heist. They seize about $190,000 cash from Barclays bank on Allenby road, with gunfire, explosions, and a dramatic escape in a white jeep. Two suspects seized, two wounded.
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Jerusalem
Stern Gang
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Barclays Bank
Allenby Road
Benk
Streat
Palestinian Economic Corporation
Survey to Begin on Beach Erosion in Connecticut
Hartford Sept 2 AP The State Flood Control and Water Policy commission reached an agreement with the U S Beach Erosion board to survey erosion along Connecticut shores. A 75000 appropriation from the 17 General Assembly funds the project, the first step toward mapping corrective measures and restoring beaches. The U S Army Corps of Engineers will conduct the work with federal matching funds, starting in Fairfield then Westport and Sherwood Island, Madison, Milford, and Hammonasset Beach. Brig Gen Raymond G Moses represented the federal government. state Beach Advisory Committee members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
State Flood Control and Water Policy Commission
U. S&s
U. S. Army Corps of Enginneers
E Oeion Board
Martin
Fairfield
Westport
Sherwood Island
Madison
Milford
Hammonasset Beach
Auto Crash Injures Two on Jones and James Avenues
Two men, James V. Fitzgerald and Frank Patane, were injured when a youth’s car collided with a jeep at the Jones avenue James avenue intersection. The impact moved the jeep about 23 feet, and both vehicles were heavily damaged. Dr. Isidore Yaaser treated the injured at the scene.
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James V. Fitzgerald
Frank Patane
Jones Avenue
James Avenue
Isidore Yaaser
Spiders lay eggs early as webs need brushing down
A seasonal note warns that spiders lay eggs early in the season and their white egg cocoons should be crushed to prevent large numbers of spiders.
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Goss
Citizens Food Committee
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Wolcott
House Banking Committee
Harriman
Agriculture Department
Reed
Kan
Truman Looke
D. Lawrence Groner
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
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National Defense Organization
Arthur M. Hill
National Security Resources Board
Sidney W. Somers
National Security Council
Roscoe Hillenkoetter
Central Intelligence Agency
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