New Jersey Truckers Join Strike
4300 drivers and helpers in metropolitan New Jersey join New York City locals on strike. Local 478 Newark joins Local 807 NYC in a pay and benefit dispute with union demands including 15 cent hourly raise and $25 weekly sickness and accident coverage. Strikes threaten metropolitan supply lines with full impact expected after the holiday.
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New York
New Jersey
New York City
AFL
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
E.D.T
Newark
N. J
North Jersey
Local 478
Adesa Oea
Newark Teamstere
Leo Carlin
New Jersey Teamsters
Carlin
Local 807
Wife shoots husband on suspicion of molesting sister
In Philadelphia a 26 year old sailor’s wife shot and killed him after claiming she believed he had molested her 18 year old sister. Dorothy Reeves, mother of two, was charged with murder after admitting she acted to protect her sister.
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Philadelphia
Samuel Riccardi
Leslie Reeves
Peggy Mills
Philadelphia Naval Base Hospital
Wecardi
Dorothy Elizabeth Reeves
Reeves
Nashville
Tenn
Naval Base Hospital
Riccardi
Mills
Wayne Man Receives 40 Replies to Ad for Wife
E D Anderson a 48 year old Belfast farmer in Wayne county is weighing 40 responses to his wife wanted ad. Relatives assist in parsing letters received since Saturday. Recipients include Michigan and Kings Mountain senders aged 30 to 50. Andersons wife died two years ago and he has three sons and two daughters at home with two more children living elsewhere.
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Goldsboro
E. D. Anderson
Belfast
Wayne County
Michigan
Kings Mountain
Anderson
Truman Launches Campaign Today
President Truman opened a six speech Labor Day tour delivering a 20 minute address in Grand Rapids addressing the real estate lobby and housing. He blasted Congress as the worst in history and pledged to push price controls and housing relief as he headed toward Detroit and Ohio stops.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Truman
Congress
Robert A. Taft
United States
Detroit
Michigan
Ross
Dexter
Iowa
Cadillac Square
E.S.T
Lansing
Pontiac
Flint
Ohio
Toledo
Eeter
Margaret
William Boyle
Kansas City
Democratic National Committee
Raymond M. Foley
Clark M. Gilford
Charles Murphy
Crippling Labor Day Strikes Hit Nation in 1948
On Labor Day 1948 about 58 000 workers were idle as crippling strikes spread across industries. West coast maritime workers led walkouts while oil refinery and transportation disputes cut fuel and goods flow, prompting rationing talk and government surveys as negotiations stalled after the holiday.
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CIO Marine Engineers Union
CIO
CIO Marine
Gov. Warren
California
Juliana Ascends Throne In Brilliant Ceremony
AMSTERDAM September event as Juliana van Oranje Nassau takes oath as queen after Wilhelmina's abdication. The ceremony at Nieuwe Kerk noted royal attendees and a simple enthronement with crown and sceptre laid beside an armchair. Wilhelmina attended. Bernhard accompanies.
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Juliana
Amsterdam
Juliana van Orange-Nassau
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Nieuwe Kirk
R. Kraneberg
States-General
Elizabeth
Great Britain
Bernhard
The
Mosquitoes Cause Injury in Baltimore Incident
In Baltimore Adam Collins, 43, was found on the sidewalk with a broken leg and possible internal injuries after reporting he was bitten by mosquitoes and fell from a second floor window while trying to screen it. Police said he had risen around 2:30 am.
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Baltimore
Adam Collins
Collins
Death of Atomic Scientist Dr Richard Tolman
Pasadena California reported the death of 67 year old atomic scientist Dr Richard C Tolman a faculty member at the California Institute of Technology and scientific advisor to the United States delegation to the United Nations atomic energy conference.
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Pasadena
Calif
Richard C. Tolman
Tolman
California Institute of Technology
United States
Atomic Energy On
Miracle healer drives jeep crashes in Siam
In Bangkok a 12 year old novice Buddhist monk Samanen Noi Ratanakosin, famed as a miracle healer, attempted to drive a jeep to aid a patient and crashed into a bus. He was taken to a hospital as crowds watched the event unfold.
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Bangkok
Siam
Samanen Noi Ratanakosin
Nai Bunsue
Samanen
North Carolina Sees Heavy Holiday Death Toll
Associated Press reports eight people died in a Labor Day period in North Carolina. A head on crash near Salisbury killed Robert B. Price W D Dixon of Greensboro and Bobby Armstrong of Winston Salem along with three others injured. A boating accident at White Lake killed five Fayetteville residents including Mrs Tommy Cronin and her son Tommy Jr.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Salisbury
White Lake
Fayetteville
Robert B. Price
W. D. Dixon
Greensboro
Bobby Armstrong
Winston- Salem
Tommy Cronin
Tommy, Jr
Don
Russia Calls Big Four Parley On Italian Issue
Moscow radio said Russia sought a big four foreign ministers session before Sept 15 to settle Italy’s prewar colonies Somaliland Eritrea and Libia with UN trusteeship or regional divides. US declined to confirm receipt of a formal note as tensions over ship deliveries to the Soviet Union were raised in Rome.
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Russia
London
Italy
Moscow Radio
United States
Britain
France
Washington
State Department
Somaliland
Eritrea
Libia
United Nations
U.N. Assembly
Paris
Africa
Ussia
Eri
Ethiopia
Tripolitania
Fezzan
Cirenaica
Moscow
Rome
Soviet Union
Polish Communists purge nationalists as Gomulka political fate unfolds
In Warsaw the Polish Communist Workers party orders liquidation of members opposing Moscow line. The party attacks nationalism and plans peasant socialization while moving Gomulka from secretary general to remain allied to Bierut and Moscow. Gomulka attends meeting amid a large Polish following.
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Warsaw
Polish Communist Workers Party
Poland
Boleslaw Beirut
Moscow
Wladyslaw Gomutska
Gomulka
Bierut
Army Seeks New Speed Mark Today
In Cleveland the air force races toward a new world speed record with Maj. Richard L. Johnson piloting an F-86. Six passes averaged about 670 mph but only four valid pairs count. weather and camera issues hindered yesterday’s effort. Today’s Thompson free for all and a Goodyear trophy for midgets accompany the event.
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Cleveland
Air Force
Richard L. Johnson
Navy
Johnson
State polio attack rate highest in history
North Carolina reports the polio attack rate at 50.8 per 100000, the highest in state history, with 96 deaths overall and 1 892 cases to date this year. The board notes higher rates among whites than Negroes and compares recent years with 1935 and 1944 epidemic peaks.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Health
Damne Wsemnedon
Te Ovard
Lusty Selling On State Weed Marts
North Carolina tobacco markets report peak selling season with multiple belts operating and higher prices. The Middle Belt opened earlier than last year, grossing 6,046,294 pounds at 53.08 per cwt. Border and Eastern belts posted strong volumes and averages. Simultaneously Russia, Malaya, and U S data on rubber imports are noted with regional context.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Border Belt
Middle Belt
City Hall Battered In Fight By Demonstrators
Berlin dispatch reports communist led rioters battering Berlin City Hall with battering rams and breaking windows. Two American correspondents were injured and a photographer's camera was smashed as Soviet controlled police stood by. The action occurred ahead of a planned four governor meeting to resolve the Soviet blockade crisis. Deputy Mayor Friedensburg condemned police inaction and said authorities arrested city workers who tried to halt the crowd. The riot followed days of unrest aimed at ousting the anti communist city government.
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Berlin
Action Committee
Associated Press
Henry Baoughs
Ernest Leiser
Overseas News Agency
Leiser
Burroughs
Joseph Evans
Wall Street Journal
Evans
Russia
Ferdinand Friedensburg
China Begins Aggressive Economic Clean Sweep
China launches a sweeping economic housecleaning under Chiang Kai-shek to stabilize the currency and curb hoarding. Officials, profiteers, and wealthy violators face penalties including death sentences for officials and prison terms for others as Shanghai and Nanking feel the impact in a bid to restore confidence amidst ongoing civil strife and war.
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Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Shanghai-Nanking
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