Officials Admit War Potentials Leaking To Reds
Washington officials say crucial war potential goods are leaking to the Soviet bloc via loopholes in trade controls. The NSC reviewed the issue, and Acheson plans to press Britain and France at the September 12 meeting to tighten categories and reduce exports to Russia.
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Reds
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Russia
State and Commerce Department
Western
Europe
National Security Council
State Acheson
Bevin
Schuman
New York
Britain
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
Winston Churchill
Army takes control of rail lines under seizure order
The seizure order places 195 major rail lines under army control with standby authority for 106 more. Army transport officials, led by Assistant Secretary Bendet sen and Maj. Gen. Frank H. Heileman, oversee operations with Brig. Gen. Andrew F. McIntyre assisting. The text ends with an unrelated metaphor about a ribbon tailed bird.
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Army Desk
Bendetsen
Frank H. Heileman
Army Chief of Transportation
Andrew F. McIntyre
Pennsylvania Railroad
Market Prices Trim Decatur Wheat and Corn Values
Decatur markets list cotton at middling 36c, strict tow 34c and cottonseed at 45.00 per ton. Broilers fetch 25c delivered, hens 18c, hatching eggs 80c per dot. New crop yellow corn ear 1.39, shelled 1.45. White corn ear 1.94, shelled 2.00. No. 2 wheat 2.24, oats 0.65, other grains at 13% moisture basis.
Wall Street Stocks End Higher Amid Mixed Day
Prices advanced on the New York market though not universally. Gains reached nearly two dollars a share with Sharon Steel rising on its 50 percent stock dividend while U S Steel and Bethlehem lagged for much of the day. Several issues including Wheeling Steel Republic Steel Francisco Sugar Boeing Lockheed and others posted gains as volume ran about 1.3 million shares.
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Sharon Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Wheeling Steel
Republic Steel
Francisco Sugar
Boeing
Lockheed
American
Woolen
Westinghouse
American Can
Dow Chemical
American Smelting
Kennecott Copper
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Nebel Plate
Twentieth Century-Fox
American Telephone
North Georgia live poultry market report prices
On Monday morning demand was very good and supplies adequate on light sizes while heavy fryers ran short. Prices paid FOB farm for broilers and fryers of all weights ranged from 29.5 to 31 cents, mostly 30.5 to 31 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks Rise Cautiously
On August 28 in New York, stocks advanced cautiously with gains led by broad market strength. Cotton firm as mills step up buying in Chicago. Wheat steady amid buying from Southwestern houses. Corn and oats mixed with light trading. Hogs steady to 25 cents higher, top price $25.50. Cattle uneven, down 50 cents to up 25 cents.
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New York
Chicago
Wheat Up as Soybeans Fall on Chicago Trade
Wheat closed 41 percent higher with September at 2.24 as soybeans dropped. Corn moved modestly, oats mixed, rye gained, and lard edged from 14.52 to 14.57 per hundredweight in Chicago Board of Trade activity. September soybeans at 2.49 and November contract noted at 2.494.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Private Brown Returns Home After Correctional Stay
A young soldier set aside a court martial verdict served a brief correctional term then began a dental technician course at Terre Haute. He discharged early due to good conduct and returned to his rural home amid rejoicing. His father and he expressed gratitude to supporters and judge. The teen-turned-soldier plans to farm and may pursue his dental profession later.
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Brown
Terre Haute
Truman MacArthur affair prompts White House rebuke
The passage outlines a broad newspaper publication of MacArthur's Formosa remarks and the ensuing political tension. It notes press circulation, White House and State Department responses, and comments by Cox and Secretary Matthews. Officials fear Soviet propaganda from Formosa fallout and discuss the potential impact on U N and allied forces.
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White House
Ross
Dayton
Ohio
James M. Cox
MacArthur
United States
Rome
Caésar
Matthews
State Department
Truman
Department
Rev J C Sims Leads Central Baptist Youth Revival This Week
Rev J C Sims of Hogansville Ga will lead the Central Baptist youth revival at the Louis Bell summer home atop Trinity Mountain with services nightly at 7 30 PM. Youth pastor is Fennell Garnett and music by David Allen Gibson as Vanderbilt pre medical student leads worship. The event includes 7 AM breakfast, a devotional period, dinner at 6 30 PM and evening services.
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Hogansville
Central Baptist
Louis Bell
Trinity Mountain
Sims
Jesus
Fennell Garnett
J. P. Garnett
Somerville Road
Young Garnett
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
David Allen Gibson
D. D. Gibson
Gibson
Baltimore
MacArthur warns Formosa to anchor Pacific defense line
General Douglas MacArthur, in a cable to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, says Formosa is a key anchor in a natural Pacific defense line. He warns that losing Formosa could invite war, and that holding it would let air power dominate ports from Vladivostok to Singapore. He warns of its use as a springboard for military aggression and calls Formosa a critical unsinkable aircraft carrier if held by enemies.
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Formosa
Defense Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
John Foster Dulles
Tokyo
China
U. S
Far Pacific
Truman
Chicago
Pacific
United States
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Formosa Strait
United Nations
Korea
Vladivostock
Singapore
VFW
Clyde of
Lewis
Pacific Basin
Reds Press South Korean Defenders Near Pohang
Military dispatch describes United Nations forces backing South Koreans as they defend Pohang. heavy fighting stretches from Waegwan to the East coast as 40 000 of 64 000 enemy troops press the front. General Walker warns optimism could hurt resolve.
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Reds
Pohang
United Nations
No. 2
South Korea
Boyle
U. S
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Waegwan
Masan
Pusan
Walton H. Walker
U. S. 8Th Army
Walker
Formosa strategic role cited in Pacific defense plan
General MacArthur outlined Formosa as a potential base that could shift air and naval power in the Pacific. He warned that enemy use of Formosa could threaten sea lanes and complicate defenses around Okinawa and the Philippines. He urged maintaining a strong line from the Aleutians to the Mariannas to deter aggression.
Senate Eyes Emergency Measure and More Military Aid
Senate appropriations leaders plan an emergency measure late this week while proposals for about 10 billion dollars more in military funds loom for January. McKellar aims to beat House action on a watchdog panel critiquing Marshall Plan spending in Europe, with McCarran proposing a Senate alternative if needed.
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Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
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House
Senate-House
Europe
McCarran
D-Ney
Rep. Cannon
D-Me
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
United States
Spain
Truman
City approves home addition at 110 Maple Street
The city clerk issued a building permit to Sidney Williams to add one room to his residence at 110 Maple Street for $200. Trials in recorder's court listed 25 defendants with charges including disorderly conduct and intoxication.
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Sidney Williams
Maple Street
Recorder’s Court
Britain considers export controls on tools for Russia
Industrialist Mr. Greenwood announces his firm has packed a 20,000 pound tool shipment to Russia and aims to complete a 1,000,000 pound order by 1951 end. He urges a temporary government license withdrawal amid international tensions and questions the wisdom of continuing such trade, noting Attlee’s vacation tour. He fears selling to British buyers could be easier.
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Attlee
Scotland
Russia
Three Accused By Pressman Names Enlistment in 1930s Communists
Washington Aug 28 Attorney Lee Pressman testified that John Abt Nathan Witt and Charles Kramer were fellow communists with him when they were New Deal era government employees in the early 30s He denied Alger Hiss was a member of the cell Pressman gave the names to the House Un American Activities Committee hoping to fill in missing links in the Hiss Chambers case Nixon pressed for the disclosure and Pressman said he gave up his own communist ties after a year
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Chou En-Lai
North Korea
Formosa
Korea
Air Force
South Korea
Hong Kong
Washington
Lee Pressman
John Abt
Nathan Witt
Charles Kramer
New Deal
CIO
Alger Hiss
Pressman
House
American Activities Committee
Abt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Henry Wallace
Witt
AAA
National Labor Relations Board
Kramer
Agriculture Department
Rep
Nixon
Calif
UN- American Activities Committee
Hiss-Chambers
American Labor Party
Damages Asked for Decatur Moulton Road Right of Way
The Morgan Board reports $27,260 in damages sought by 1 cent signers for the Decatur Moulton road right of way, with claims reaching about $44,000 including others not yet signed. Lamar Speake has worked six weeks on deeds. most property owners have been contacted. The road will run south of Trinity to Caddo, replacing much of 22 miles. the board plans to forward findings to the state Highway Department to consider condemnation. The board also awarded the Morgan County dental scholarship to J. L. Sanderson of Austinville for a second year.
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Decatur-Moulton
Lamar
Trinity
Caddo
Morgan Board
State Highway Department
Morgan County
J. L. Sanderson
Austinville
Roebuck Race Riot Incident At Negro Dance Hall
Gunfire erupted in front of a Negro dance hall and tourist court as about 60 robed Klansmen exchanged shots with an undetermined number of Black individuals. No injuries reported in available text.
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al Negro Dance Hall
Weather advisories issued by Fury Orleans and Miami agencies
Fury Orleans and Miami weather offices issue advisories while a small hurricane remains about 1800 miles east of Miami in the Atlantic.
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Orleans
Miami
Atlantic
Northeast India Faces Aftermath of Severe Earthquake
New Delhi reports the Northeast region counting dead after a quake 13 days earlier. Scientists call it the world’s fifth most severe recorded shock, with widespread destruction and ongoing recovery efforts.
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New Delhi
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