Dewey Maps World Drive Against Reds
Governor Thomas E. Dewey vowed to launch a worldwide counter-offensive against communism if elected president. Speaking at the Hollywood Bowl, he attacked President Truman’s red scare tactics, pressed a plan to keep communists in the open, jail those who break treason laws, and safeguard Americans from internal subversion without creating a thought police.
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Los Angeles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Hollywood Bowl
Truman
Congressional
United States of America
Three More Babies Ill With Infant Diarrhea
Mercy hospital reports two more infants admitted with infant diarrhea in the last 24 hours both born in the hospital and taken home recently. A third suspect case, a 13-day-old boy born at St Luke’s, was sent home a week ago. No newborn-nursery cases at either hospital. patients isolated in pediatrics. Doctors link cases to the city’s gastro-intestinal outbreak.
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Gecar Rapids News
Mercy Hospital
St. Luke's
Mercy
St. Luke’s
Child and dog lead to drowning in park pool
In Randolph Vermont a two year old, Richard Blodgett, followed a stray black dog into a park pool after a backyard play session with the animal. Neighbors began a search when the child disappeared and a neighbor later found the boy's body in the pool.
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Randolph, Vt
Richard Blodgett
Richard
Weather Forecast Says Cool Tonight and Mild Tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair weather with a continued cool spell. Tonight’s low will be 40 to 42 degrees and tomorrow’s high is expected to reach 73 to 75 degrees.
Truman Plans To Tilt with Dewey on Reds
President Truman plans a sharp challenge to Governor Dewey over Communist influence as he campaigns eastward. An aide said his Oklahoma City speech Tuesday will counter Dewey's claims about Reds in the administration, while Truman campaigns for California and Arizona electoral votes. Dewey counters with vows to root out Reds if elected.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Arizona
Dewey
Late Baseball Saturday Games In National League
Chicago edged St Louis 3 2 while New York beat Boston 3 2 and Pittsburgh exploded 16 6 over Cincinnati in Saturday NL action with multiple close scores and high offense across games.
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St. Louis
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Relief promised for Cedar Rapids landlords seven percent rent raise
Cedar Rapids landlords who were blocked from a seven percent rent hike to offset higher taxes may receive relief. The housing expediter will approve amended wording to include these properties with others already allowed the increase, following a Friday rent advisory board meeting. An estimated 1,008 to 2,060 housing units could be affected once approved by October 3.
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Cedar Rapids
Rent Advisory Board
John J. Wagner
Advisory Board
Speed of Rocket Plane Confirmed
NEW YORK RP The air force disclosed for the first time that the X-1 rocket plane has flown hundreds of miles faster than the speed of sound Air Secretary W Stuart Symington stated the craft apparently traveled at least 860 miles per hour based on his remarks at an Air Force Association meeting The earlier June 10 claim did not specify the excess over sound speed or the altitude but implied a high altitude.
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New York
Air Force
Air
W Stuart Symington
Air Force Association
Symington
Navy Rescue: Plane Found. Crew Safe After 12 Days
Four Americans and a British national were found in Manitoba after a Beechcraft crash during a September 12 flight from Churchill to The Pas. Rescued by an RCAF Lancaster, the group, including Lt. Charles Wilcox of Oskaloosa Iowa, walked to Highland Lake shore and spent Friday night aboard an amphibian rescue plane before continuing to The Pas.
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Manut
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Oskaloosa
Churchill
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Manit
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Truman to Breakfast With Garner in Uvalde
In Uvalde Texas AP describes a Sunday breakfast at 7 a.m. with former Roosevelt era leaders President Truman and John Nance Garner. Garner promises a hearty typical breakfast and a reception will follow as the presidential special pulls out at 7 30 a.m.
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Uvalde
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President Truman
John Nance Garner
Garner
Truman
Spy Indictments Sought Over Chicago Atomic Secrets
Washington AP report says House Un American Activities Committee plans to indict three Americans two scientists and a Communist official for attempting to steal U S atomic secrets at the University of Chicago during World War II. The panel warns names will be revealed in a forthcoming report though not all will be named.
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University of Chicago
Richard B. Vail
House
Vail
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Communist Party
U. S
Russia
Alan Nunn May
Maynow
Warren in Bid For Labor Vote Detroit Campaign Swing
Vice President candidate Earl Warren urged changes to the Taft Hartley Act if oppressive or unworkable, defending it as a national labor policy. He spoke to about 4000 at Detroit Masonic Temple as part of a GOP push to win labor voters. Senators Vandenberg and Ferguson spoke briefly beforehand.
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Earl Warren
California
Buffalo
N. C
G.O.P
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Masonic Temple
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Good Samaritan landlady wills debts and bequests
Miss Olive Marian Brown aged 60 of Pasadena California, a good Samaritan landlady, was found dead eleven days ago. She bequeathed 2000 dollars each to two of her tenants and wiped out indebtness totaling 14700 dollars on three homes being bought from her.
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Olive Marian Brown
Brown
Court frees Illinois mother in shotgun slaying case
Illinois Supreme Court orders Lois Willson, 24, freed after reversing conviction for the shotgun death of her husband Leon Willson. The three year old Linden Lee testified Mommy shot Daddy, but the court questioned reliance on a child’s statements and cited age of witness in ruling.
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Ill
Illinois Supreme Court
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Fairfield
Linden Lee
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Supreme Court
Wayne County District Court
Anti Yankee Demonstration In Argentina
In Buenos Aires a two day protest over police reports of a plot to kill Juan and Eva Peron sparked Argentina’s strongest anti United States campaign in over two years. Police jailed 17 Argentines as a 14 hour general strike freed workers to march and chant. Peron blamed the plot on a former US embassy attache and foreign correspondents, with a clash at La Prensa and later anti Yankee protests near the U S embassy. Police dispersed the crowd with water cannon as Peron urged followers to let the law run its course.
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Juan Peron
United States
Argentina
Peron
Eva Duarte Peron
Casa Rosada
John Griffith
Montevideo Urguay
Perons
la Prensa
U S
First National Bank of Boston
Light Frost and Football Start in Northeast Iowa
Northeast Iowa sees light frost in low lying areas as Cedar Rapids towns report 66 to 67 degree highs during a fall opening for the University of Iowa football season. Forecasts call for fair, cool weather tonight into Sunday with rising temperatures early next week and rain chances moving from north to southeast.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Air Lift Drones Over Berlin in Soviet Maneuver
BERLIN AP The British American air lift to Berlin continued amid Soviet anti air craft firing into shuttle corridors. Soviet target practice caused minor diversions of Friday flights into the city but no incidents occurred. Russians announced planned formation flights from Perleberg to Finsterwalde with unclear numbers and altitudes. US Lt Col Steadman said authorities could not interpret the latest Soviet maneuvers.
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Perleberg
Berlin-Hamburg
Finstervie
Ber
Be, Steadman
Armed Forces Division
U. S
Phone Unions Postpone Strike Across Nation
Washington AP reports telephone unions, united across rival groups representing over 350000 workers, launched nationwide parades and mass meetings to pressure for a third round wage increase. They backed a public demonstration plan as a substitute for an immediate national strike, while warning they could walk out by October 15 under Taft Hartley if necessary.
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Berlin crisis note triggers swift Western briefing in Paris
Paris leads with Moscow replies to Western notes on Berlin as three foreign ministers and aides rush to session. Dulles reports Soviet answer delivered in Washington. Western alliance defense talks set for Paris amid tensions. Vishinsky at UN blasts five power pact and calls for arms cuts and atom control.
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Andrei Y Vishinsky
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Vishinsky
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Eighteen Young Czechs Accused of Espionage
Prague reports 18 young Czechs arrested on espionage and attempted terror acts ordered by the American counter-intelligence corps. The CIC is charged with sending spies into Czechoslovakia for the fifth time in a week. Police seized large quantities of arms from homes and a clubroom used as a meeting space.
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