S KOREANS CLOSE GAP IN NORTHERN LINE REPORTS ON JOHNSON QUIT TALKS
Washington dispatch reports a White House adviser says Louis Johnson may leave the defense post before the November elections though no official confirmation exists. The president defends Johnson but concerns grow over Johnson Acheson tensions amid congressional criticism and Marine Corps League calls for Johnson’s removal.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Truman
Louis Johnson
Defense
Johnson
White House
Defense Department
Congress
Rep. Tauriello
DNK. Y
James Forrestal
Marine Corps League
Acheson
Hite House
Mr. Truman
Democratic National Committee
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
CMORE
Hurricane Stymied as Storm Lingers Near Bermuda
A 10 day old Atlantic hurricane, though weakened, remains about 200 miles southwest of Bermuda. Winds hold near 100 mph with waves near 300 feet. Bermuda stays alert while the storm remains nearly stationary for 36 hours. Forecasters call it one of the oldest hurricanes on record. Advisory issued Aug 30 in San Juan.
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Miami
Fla
Honeymoon Isles
Bermuda
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Georgia
Firemen Misidentify Tree Shanty as House Fire
In Columbus on September 9 a blaze on the east side led firemen to search without looking high enough. They found the fire was a boy’s tree shanty near a busy intersection in a field. Cause undetermined. likely a boy’s farewell to summer vacation.
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Columbus
GOP Refuses Support For Sen Schoeppel
Washington reports that the senate Republican policy committee refused to back Senator Schoeppel of Kansas in his charge of Communist activity in the interior department. Taft said the policy committee disavows responsibility for Schoeppel’s charges and GOP leaders viewed the accusations with concern. Some acknowledged Schoeppel’s language was strong after a Chapman reply. A Senate interior committee investigating the charges plans to call witnesses as it reviews new documents.
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Washington
Sept
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Schoeppel
R-Kans
Interior Department
Taft
Ohio
Policy Committee
Interior
Champain
Republican National Committee
Chapman
Senate Interior Committee
O’mahoney
D- Wyo
Scientists Measure Earth's Distortion During Eclipse
Two UCLA scientific parties will attempt to measure earth distortion during a solar eclipse from Attu Alaska and Lake Tahoe California. The Attu group led by Dr John Pettit and Wesley Miller will be flown by the navy from Seattle. The Lake Tahoe party is led by Dr Louis B Slichter director of UCLA Institute of Geophysics. They aim to record small land distortions caused by the eclipse, a phenomenon not widely known outside science circles.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
Attu
Alaska
Lake Tahoe
Calif
John Pettit
Wesley Miller
Navy
Seattle
Louis B. Slichter
Institute of Geophysics
Apple Causes TwoYearOld's River Tragedy
In Marshfield Massachusetts a two year old girl Mary Lou Williams from Braintree drowned after falling into North River while eating an apple. Her father pulled her out quickly but inhalator efforts failed. Medical examiner Herbert M Blanchard ruled death by suffocation due to the apple choking her.
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Marshafield
Mass
Mary Lou Williams
Braintree
North River
Herbert M. Blanchard
Truman’s Broad New Powers Challenging Roosevelt Era
Washington report outlines President Truman’s use of unprecedented economic control powers after signing the control bill on September 1. The plan includes credit tightening, material prioritization, and limits on consumer purchases with new down payments and payback terms under the Federal Reserve Board and housing measures.
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Washington
Truman
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
Reserve Board
Easy Credit
Federal Housing Administration
R. M. Evans
Miners Trapped by Gas at Knockshinnoch Mine
At Knockshinnoch near Glasgow 118 miners remain trapped 720 feet below after a cave in and gas wall. Ten others are feared dead. eight escaped previously. Rescue teams with breathing apparatus toil to clear a 1000 foot gas layer and reach the trapped men amid a dangerous, slow process.
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New Cummock
Scotland
National Coal Board
Coal Board
Centralia
Ill
Knockshinnoch
Glasgow
Hugh Blackwood
Congress May Override Veto of Subversives Bill
Senators from both parties said a presidential veto might be overridden by Congress on the McCarran Communist registration bill. Kilgore warned it was too early to tell if the alternative detention camp plan would pass. President Truman indicated he would not sign the bill before the Senate.
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Washington
McCarran
Congress
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Truman
Senate
31 Year Old Dies In Quarrel Over Children
In Patton Pennsylvania a 31 year old stone mason Louis Pepetti was shot dead after a dispute over children. Police say Mrs. Albert Maher fired in defense of her children as Pepetti allegedly grabbed a 14 year old boy Bill and struck him. Detective Joseph Roberts relayed that Pepetti confronted the Maher home and the shooting occurred while Pepetti held Bill.
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Mrs.Maher
Bill
Roberts
Mrs. Maher
Pepetti
Miss America Finals Tonight in Atlantic City
Fifty four contestants vie for Miss America 1951 in Atlantic City with finals tonight in convention hall. Sixteen finalists were announced as Mary Jennings from Hot Springs and Sandra Joanne Stahl from Washington, D C earned preliminary wins alongside earlier bathing suit and talent victors. Jacque Mercer of Phoenix current holder returns as the titleholder with potential earnings around fifty thousand dollars during the reign.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Convention Hall
Canada
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Jacque Mercer
Phoenix
Ariz
Mary Jennings
Hot Springs
Ark
Sandra Joanne Stahl
Washington, D. C
Miss California
Joanne Durant
Sanmore
Taft Backs Lodge on 30 Ground Divisions Plan
Senator Taft supports Senator Lodge's plan to raise U S ground divisions to 30 and aims for about 500000 troops. He urged a gradual buildup while Europe unifies defense plans with promises from allied nations. German involvement and a possible marine expansion are noted as part of the discussion.
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Taft
Lodge
Europe
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas
Reds Driven From Yongchon In Fierce Fighting Frontline Tug of War
Allied forces tightened the noose around Yongchon and Kyongju as South Korean troops linked with UN units to close a six mile gap. American and South Korean forces recaptured Battle Mountain and pushed Reds toward the Naktong river amid heavy fighting near Taegu Masan and Haman.
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Associated Press
Yongchon
United Nations
Kyongju
Taegu
U. S
Battle Mountain
Pusan
Yongsan
Naktong River
Yongchon-Kyongju
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Anganga
Pohang
Haeju Bay
Pyongyang
Haman
Bald Mountain
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Masan
Korea
Stan Swinton
North Carolina Cotton Crop Shrinks to Smallest In Years
State forecasts a cotton yield of about 200000 bales for the year, down from 466000 last season and far below the 10 year average of 578000. Boll weevil and boll worm damage escalated as fields opened, with many bolls punctured and unlikely to mature.
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Raleigh
Departments of Agriculture
Departments’ Crop Reporting Service
Malik Still Has Plenty Of Vetoes
Lake Success Sept 9 The United Nations Security Council faces more vetoes from Russia and Jacob Malik as debate over records and meetings continues. Malik’s latest veto blocked a U S move to end outside help for North Korea while a public vote looms on an India Sweden inquiry proposal.
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Malik
General Assembly
Council
U.S
India
Sweden
U. S
Manchuria
U. N
Six Die As Three Houses Collapse In Swansea
In Swansea Wales three houses toppled trapping 23 occupants. A man and five children were killed while seventeen escaped or were dug out. Fifteen injured, neighbors heard a roaring noise before the collapse in the dust cloud.
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Swansea
Wales
Army Begins Using Its Own X Ray Equipment
Milwaukee report notes the army will X ray draftees and reservists with its own N ray equipment. A panel of physicians including Dr. Irving I. Cowan will interpret plates for ten cents each. Five civilian technicians are hired to operate the machine. Dr. Cowan previously charged five dollars per X ray under private contract. Col. John Ehlert comments on the policy.
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Milwaukee
Army
Irving I. Cowan
Cowan
John Ehlert
Wisconsin
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D-Nev
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Humphrey
D-Minn
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Dwash
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