Aid Measure Handed To Conferees
President Truman’s foreign aid program faces further cuts as Congress moves the bill to a conferees panel. Senate approved 61 to 5 after a marathon session, authorizing 5.98 billion in military aid and 1.31 billion in economic aid for anti Soviet nations. House totals differed, with Western Europe slated for major share, and Israeli funding adjusted in a separate tally.
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Truman
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Senate
Congress
House-Senate Conference Committee
Sses Econo
Europe
Middle East
Far East
Latin America
Israel
Palestine
Tom Connally
Dtex
Foreign Relations Committee
Hosiery Mills Union End Strike Threat in Last-Minute Pact
In Philadelphia 11 000 hosiery workers at 37 mills averted a strike when AFL union and Full Fashioned Manufacturers Association reached a new contract before the deadline. The agreement provides wage boosts of seven to thirteen cents an hour in some cases and a union spokesman said the wage picture is essentially exchanged.
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Philadelphia
American Federation of Hoste Workers
AFL
Manufacturers Assn
Flea Declared Top Nuisance by Georgia City
Dougherty County health department proclaims fleas a greater nuisance than mosquitoes in Albany Georgia. Officials warn that weekend traveler exodus leaves few animals for fleas to feed on, forcing them to bite humans.
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Georgia City
Flea
Albany, Ga
Dougherty County Health Department
Health Department
Truman Promises Action to Free Imprisoned Correspondent
President Truman said he was determined to take whatever is necessary to secure the release of William N. Cote, the Associated Press correspondent jailed in Czechoslovakia. The reply came from press secretary Joseph Short to a Sigma Delta Chi resolution urging Oatis’s release.
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Washington
Truman
William N. Cote
Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Short
Oatis
Ashington
Sigma Delta Chi
Sinatra denies suicide attempt after Ava Gardner spat
Frankie Sinatra says he did not try to kill himself after a quarrel with Ava Gardner. He says he took two sleeping pills only for a bellyache and was treated by a doctor. Gardner was with him at Crystal Bay Nevada after the incident and later left for Reno and Hollywood.
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Nev
Frank Sinatra
Ava Gardner
Miss Gardner
Henry Sanicola
Hank
Sinatra
Ava
Hollywood
Congressmen to Study Newsprint Supply With Canada Visit
Rep. Lindley Beckworth and a newsprint investigating subcommittee will travel to Canada to discuss supply issues. En route they will meet Cranston Williams of the American Newspaper Publishers Assn in New York, then reach Montreal on Wednesday. They seek to understand the risk to small and weekly papers and confirm assurances that no paper will close due to newsprint shortages.
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Washington
Lindley Beckworth
D-Tex
Canada
New York
Cranston Williams
Assn
Montreal
Sun County Weekly
Sworth
Tearful Eva Withdraws From Race
Eva Peron, wife of President Juan D. Peron, tears up her bid to become vice president of Argentina. Opposition within the Peronista party and fear of a potential commander in chief role led her to withdraw. She spoke of her pride in the workers and the desire for history to record her contributions.
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Argentina
Eva Peron
Western Hemisphere
Juan D. Peron
Peronista Party
No Mig
Peron
Hortensio Quijano
Jina
Eva
People
Operation Killer On Again In Allied Thrust
Allied forces push along a 30 mile eastern front driving into Communist bunkers and trenches. Sabrejets clash with 40 MiG-15s in a major air battle over Korea with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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Korea
United Nations
Ores
Ewosectoahd Limited
Sea of Japan
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38Th Parallel
Yang
Wonsan
Sinanju
Kefauver Suggests Local Takeover of Crime Probe
Senator Estes Kefauver proposes Congress step back from crime investigations and let local authorities lead the fight. The Senate Crime Committee would still issue a clearing house to funnel information to crime commissions, while the Commerce Committee handles routine files. The report highlights the narcotics trade as organized crime at its worst and warns it may fund syndicates as illegal gambling declines.
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Washington
ULP
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Congress
Kefauver
Senate Crime Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce Group
Johnson
Fiery ring annular eclipse at Linville Peak NC
Early risers in Virginia and North Carolina watched a 1951 annular eclipse from Linville Peak atop Grandfather Mountain. About 300 observers reported a clear view at 5 57 am as the sun appeared in a ring while Bailey's Beads flashed in the rugged terrain.
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Grandfather Mountain
N. C
Virginia
North Carolina
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Blue Ridge Peak
Bailey
Linville Peak
United States
Middle West
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville
Labor Day holiday traffic death toll forecast by safety council
The National Safety Council predicted 390 deaths from traffic accidents during Labor Day weekend as 40 million vehicles hit the roads. By midmorning 38 holiday deaths were tallied, 36 in traffic and two in other mishaps, amid heavy highway congestion and sold out travel options.
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National Safety Council Today
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Safety Council
Canada
Great Lakes
Plains
Texas
United Press
Pacific Powers Sign Defense Pact Amid Pacific Threats
The United States Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense treaty expanding security guarantees in the Pacific. The pact aims to deter Soviet aggression and Japan empire ambitions, ahead of the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference opening in San Francisco. Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko leads Russia’s delegation to the conference as Tokyo’s representatives arrive. President Truman to speak at the Memorial Opera House.
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United States
Australia
New Zealand
Acheson
Russia
Moscow
Southwest Pacific
Andrei Gromyko
Truman
San Francisco Memorial Opera House
United Nations
Honolulu
U.s-Philippines
Pacific
Gromyko
Judd
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Josef Winiewicz
Philippines
Colombia
Washington
North Atlantic
Japan
Fireworks Mark Talks as Japan Peace Treaty Nears
Soviet envoy Andrei Gromyko arrives in San Francisco for a critical Japan peace conference amid a new U S Australia New Zealand defense pact. Secretary Acheson and Rep Judd push for clear signaling of real peace while Poland and other delegates weigh signing. when ratified, defense accords reach 34 nations.
Allies Call Red Charge A Fraud In Korea Cease Fire Row
Allied officials labeled a North Korean claimed Red raid as a fraud while debates swirl on where talks should take place and whether a U.N. aircraft dropped two bombs in the Kaesong neutral zone. Observers noted conflicting testimony from civilians and military spokesmen about the incident.
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North Korea
Esong
Matthew R. Ridgway
Kaesong
Gam
Penn Ws
Aeien
Ation
Kinney
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Chang Chua
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