Truman Applauded at Marine Corps League Meeting
President Truman made an unheralded visit to the Marine Corps League and received a standing ovation as he apologized for earlier remarks calling the Marines a police force, saying he would correct mistakes and denouncing unfounded political attacks linked to the upcoming election. He noted incidents sometimes seeming like the world ending but turning out for the country’s good.
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Washington
Truman
Marine Corps League
League
Stalin
Mr. Trumani
United States
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
FBI Ready To Crack Down On Commies
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a Senate committee the FBI could arrest about 12 000 dangerous Communists if war with Russia broke out He sought more funds to hire 835 agents and 1 218 clerks noting half of the 12 000 are American citizens The FBI has 50 000 plus known Communists being watched and the justice department would decide immediacy of arrests if needed
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Washington
Sept
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Russia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hoover
Truman
Congress
Senate
Justice Department
Lexington Men Hurt When Truck Rams Into Train
A big oil tank truck from North Carolina plowed into a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train on a spur near Martinsburg West Virginia around midnight. Driver Russell Nichols 36 of Lexington NC was critically injured and unconscious for hours. Forest Holmes 38 also of Lexington was in fair condition. Both worked for Pilot Freight Carrier Inc of Winston Salem.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
U. S
North Carolina
West Virginia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Russell Nichols
Lexington
N. C
Forest Holmes
Pilot Freight Carrier, Inc
Winstonm
Chapman Denies Links to Communism in Senate Hearing
Secretary of the Interior Chapman, backed by President Truman, denied ties to communism during a Senate Interior Committee hearing. Chapman condemned Senator Schoeppel's charges as vicious and false, suggesting motives tied to Alaska statehood, while Truman said he would veto the McCarran Communist registration bill if sent to him.
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Andrew F. Schoeppel
Republican
Kansas
Interior
Schoeppel
Senate
Washington
Chapman
Truman
Senate Interior Committee
R.-Kan
White House
Senate Committee
Interior Department
Alaska
Soviet
Russia
McCarran
Congress
D.-Nev
Economic Control Plan Outlined By Truman Saturday
President Truman will outline home front controls in a Saturday night address. Congress was told the administration seeks 40 million dollars to fund a new agency for price controls, with civilian administrators and no military dictatorship. Symington described a seven point program of controls, priorities, and waivers to go into effect after mobilization legislation.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
White House
Symington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Quest
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Interior and Agriculture
Atlantic Hurricane Sweeps Near Bermuda and Florida
A hurricane moving from the Gulf toward Bermuda affected northeast Florida and southeast Georgia. Winds near the center reached 140 mph with broad hurricane force winds outward. Cedar Key suffered extensive damage. about 400 homeless and 200 buildings damaged or destroyed. Three deaths linked to fallen power lines. The storm crossed Florida’s citrus belt, threatening crops but moisture may offset losses.
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Bermuda
Atlantic
Florida
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Tampa Bay
Florida Gulf Coast
Cedar Key
Tampa
Citrus
St. Petersburg
Clearwater
Rail and Wool Stocks Offset Market Decline
Rising prices for selected railway stocks offset a broad market drop in New York. Carrier shares gained up to about $1 as class one railroads reported July net income of 59 million dollars, more than double last July's 26 million. American Woolen advanced after another price hike while Canadian Pacific Santa Fe and several other lines led gains.
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American Woolen
Canadian Pacific
Santa Fe
N. Y
First Sherman tanks arrive in Belgium under Atlantic Pact aid
In Antwerp on September 7 thirteen Sherman tanks were unloaded from the freighter American Councillor for delivery to the Belgian army. They mark the initial military aid shipment under the Atlantic Pact program.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Dewey to Press Global Policy in New York Campaign
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey is expected to be renominated by New York Republicans who plan to attack President Truman’s foreign policy. Opponent in the gubernatorial race is Rep. Walter A. Lynch, while Democrat Sen. Herbert H. Lehman is likely to win renomination against Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley. Dewey’s team anticipates focusing on international issues amid Korea tensions, arguing the administration failed to keep the country prepared for war.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
Dewey
Albany
Walter A. Lynch
Herbert H. Lehman
N. Y
Joe.r. Hanley
Holloman's Body Recovered From Plane Wreckage
The body of B. J. Holloman 53 president of Jacksonville North Carolina Airport Inc was recovered from a plane wreckage three miles south of New Castle Del three marines aboard the flight to New York were also killed Coroner William Smith Jr identified the wreckage by its serial number and noted the plane apparently crashed in a Salisbury Md to Teterboro route names of the servicemen were withheld pending next of kin notification.
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New York
Here
William Smith, Jr
B. J. Holloman
Jacksonville
N. C
Airport, Inc
Salisbury
Teterboro
Russia aims to limit conflict to diplomatic clashes
Washington dispatch notes Moscow seeks to confine tensions to diplomacy amid the Korean plane incident. U S officials say future clashes are likely as borders and aircraft rules blur. The piece compares the Sept 4 Soviet reaction to the Baltic incident last April, highlighting mutual accusations and the danger of an escalating cycle.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Russia
United States
Moscow
United Nations
Yugoslavia
Baltic Sea
Red China
Manchuria
U. N
U. N.S
Baltic
France rounds up more than 200 foreign Communists
Paris dispatch reports French police swept dawn raids arresting about 208 foreign Communists including Russians. Aimed at thwarting fifth column activity, nearly 300 suspects were sought but many remained at hotels or homes. One Polish princess was questioned. some targets were offered Corsica or an eastern country as exile.
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Paris
Interior Ministry
France
Lister
Corsica
Russia
Metz
Marseille
Casualties from Korean War Listed for North Carolina
The Defense Department reports North Carolina casualties in Korea. Killed in action are Pvt. Frederick T. Clark of Castle Hayne and Cpl. William T. Sands of Mayodan. Died of wounds: Pfc. Charles Leak of Wilson. Wounded: Pfc. Robert L. Drew of Tyner, Pfc. Horace D. Foley of Orrum, Pfc. Roosevelt A. Morgan of Elk Park, Cpl. Larry E. Sell of Whitnal. Injured: Cpl. Bobby I. Thornton of Fayetteville. Missing in action: Pfc. James W. Dunn of Longhurst.
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Washington
Defense Department
North Carolina
Frederick T. Clark
Janie Clark
Castle Hayne
William T. Sands
Haley M. Sands
Mayodan
Charles Leak
Bulah Leak
Norfolk Street
Wilson
Robert L. Drew
Minnie Ester Drew
Tyner
Horace D. Foley
Thomas Foley
Orrum
Roosevelt A. Morgan
William Jackson Potter
Stella T. Potter
Elk Park
Larry E. Sell
Fleetwood Sell
Whitnal
Bobby I. Thornton
Elizabeth Rollins
Fayetteville
James W. Dunn
William Dunn
Longhurst
U S Airmen Knock Out 65 Tanks In Two Day Battle
Allied forces repelled Red attacks along a 120 mile South Korea beachhead as U N troops held lines around Taegu and Pohang. U S planes and air power knocked out 48 tanks in a single day, with 65 tanks total destroyed in the northern drive and the Reds suffering heavy losses overall. The battle included counterattacks by U S 24th Division near Kyongju and advances by Marines and infantry near Yongsan, with British units assisting on the western flank.
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Korea
Yongchon
Kyongju
Pohang
Taegu
U. S
Yongsan
Haman
Uiryong
United Nations
South Korea
U. S. 25Th Infantry
Masan
Port City
Pusan
U. S. 24Th Division
Red
Pu- San
Sea of Japan
Angang
Highway
Yongchén
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Naktong River
U.S
U.S. Defense Department
Yongshon
Navy Planes Down Soviet Bomber In Korea Clash
The Navy acknowledged two Corsair fighters from Task Force 7 shot down a Soviet bomber near Korea after it attacked UN forces. Moscow claimed another two planes were present, but the navy found no evidence. The incident occurred about 30 miles from the task force center. Separately, the UN debated Korea representation as Moscow pressed to bar South Korean Ambassador Chang, while council president Britain ruled Chang had the right to participate.
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Washington
Navy
Korea
U. S
United Nations
State Department
U.N
Pentagon
Moscow
Douglas MacArthur
Gladwyn Jebb
Britain
Chang
Malik
Russia
Sawdust Turned Into Synthetic Topsoil Promise
Dr Eduard Farber of Washington DC says chemically treated sawdust can become humus like material to nourish crops and curb soil erosion. Early tests show bigger greener vegetables with higher weights. process uses mineral acids and high heat to form humus substitutes from 60 million tons of sawdust yearly.
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Associated Press
Science Reporter
Chicago
Sept. T
Eduard Farber
Washington, D. C
American Chemical Society
Farber
Timber Engineering Co
Scomner
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