Hoey Seeks Taft Nomination At Republican Prospect
North Carolina’s Clyde R. Hoey urged at a Young Democrats convention that Republicans nominate Robert A. Taft for president. He praised Taft as clear minded, courageous, and easier to beat, and urged Democrats to help reelect Truman and secure a Democratic Congress. Hoey also commented on U.S. policy toward Russia.
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Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
U. S
James H. Folsom
Alabama
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Folsom
Taft
Hoey
Trumane
White House
Congress
Democratic Party
Russia
United States Chamber Seeks Stable Prices and Lower Taxes
The U S Chamber pledges to return the American economy to peace time conditions with emphasis on much lower taxes and stable living costs. It cites war distortions and prewar disorder as causes and aims to stabilize the economic system amid broad price declines. President Truman returns to Washington with high prices and foreign aid issues on his agenda.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Truman
Weather report for cotton areas and other regions
Weather by station shows temperatures and rainfall for the hours ending p. m. in key cotton districts and major cities including Worth Point, Jacksonville, Key West, Knoxville, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa. Data list readings such as 89 in Worth Point and 70 in Seattle with varying precipitation marks.
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Worth
Jacksonville
Key West
Knoxville
Los Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
New York
Philadelph
Portland M
Raleigh
Richmond
San Franco
Seattle
Tampa
Carol And Lupescu Bound For Portugal
Former King Carol of Romania and Elena Lupescu board the Argentine ship Juan de Garay in Rio de Janeiro bound for Portugal. The 53 year old former monarch and his 45 year old bride eluded reporters, with plans unclear and no announcement of their next destination.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Carol of Romania
Elena Lupescu
Juan de Garay
Portugal
Lisbon
France
Truman Targets Of Soviet Literary Gazette Attack
Moscow reports a biting Literary Gazette piece by Boris Gorbatov accusing President Truman of seeking laurels from Munich and describing him as an odd, unremarkable figure. It labels him a messenger boy and tool of the Pendergast machine.
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Truman
United States
Weekly
Literary Gazette
Munich
Boris Gorbatov
Gorbatov
Red Parades In Italy Fail To Impress Crowds
Reports across Italy describe a quiet Great Day of Manifestation against Premier de Gasperi's Christian Democrat government. Leftist rallies drew smaller crowds, with 30,000 in Naples dispersing before the final speaker. In Genoa, Milan, and Florence mass meetings attracted up to 100,000, but displays remained orderly and subdued. Top leaders Togliatti, Longo, and Nenni were absent.
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Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Christian Democrat
Naples
Genoa
Milan
Florence
Palmiro Togliatti
Luigi Longo
Pietro Nenni
Togliatti
Austin Replies To Vishinsky Charge
The United States rejects Soviet charges of war mongering as libel and falsification of motives. Warren R. Austin led the U S response at the United Nations, defending American policy and noting Soviet aims. France aligned with the U S, while debates over the Italian peace treaty continued in the assembly. The Security Council may reopen discussion on Italy’s UN admission.
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United States
U. S
France
United Nations Assembly
Austin
Warren R. Austin
Assembly
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
American Association For the United Nations
Waldorf-Astoria
Vishinsky
Pse
Soviet Russia
John Foster Dulles
Andrei A. Gromyko
Argentina
Honduras
Ecuador
Gromyko
Johnson
Security Council
Italy
United Nations
Raleigh Boy Dragged to Death by Runaway Mule
13 year old Bobby Glenn Woodall of Raleigh route four was dragged about a mile when his foot tangled in plowlines as a mule bolted. He died shortly after his father reached him, Wake County Coroner Irving M. Cheek said.
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Raleigh
Bobby Glenn Oodall
Glenn Woodall
Route Four
Wake County
Irving M. Cheek
Cheek
Senators Warn Increased Occupation Costs May Push Germany Costs Higher
Washington report says Senator Bridges warns the United States must share more of German occupation costs or Britain may default to Russia. Costs for Germany Japan and other areas are rising plus Britain's dollar shortage, with estimates of at least 265 million dollars more needed.
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Bridges
United States
Russia
U. S
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Army
State
Treasury
Germany
Royall
Japan
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R-Sd
Treasury Department
England
Europe
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R-Nd
Italy
O'Mahoney D-Wye
Ferguson R-eich
Arnall Calls for Democratic Party Reorganization
Former Georgia Governor Ellis Arnall argues in Yale Review that the Democratic party needs major reorientation and organizational overhauls after the 1946 election setback. He critiques leadership as aging and insufficiently youthful and urges structural changes to restore vigor.
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New Haven
Conn
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Yale Review
Arnall
European Reconstruction Program To Cost United States Sixteen Billions
Representatives from sixteen nations endorsed a European reconstruction plan seeking U S aid of about 16.3 billion dollars over four years. The program will be signed in Paris and delivered to U S Secretary of State Marshall with copies for the State Department. The original bill stood at 22.5 billion dollars and a final conference approved the reduced total by a show of hands.
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Europe
United States
U. S. State Department
Marshall
Washington
U. S
George C. Marshall
Harvard University
Rotary Marshall
State Department
Teachers Seek Jury Action Against Fritz
Public school teachers travel to Caldwell county to seek a jury ruling on whether R. L. Fritz Jr., president of the North Carolina Education Association, is guilty of obtaining state school funds by false representation. Fritz admits padding Hudson schools payroll while principal and claimed funds paid teachers for extra work or his wife for office duties.
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Raleigh
Caldwell County
R. L. Fritz, Jr
North Carolina Education Association
Spotter planes search for missing airmen in Luzon
Manila dispatch reports ground party and four spotter planes heading north from Manila in search of 28 U S air force men who parachuted from a lost transport in stormy weather. The wrecked aircraft was seen near Cordon in the Cagayan valley about 160 miles northeast of Manila with unconfirmed reports of sightings up to 30 miles farther north. The Cagayan valley is favorable for parachute landings.
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Luzon
U. S. Air Force
Cordon
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
Four Sentenced In Buncombe On Attack Charges
A Buncombe county jury convicts four men of assault with intent to commit rape. Judge George B. Patton sentences Lonnie Embl er Jr Dewey Buckner and Marvin Stewart to 15 years in the state penitentiary. Clyde Israel receives 14 years. Jury reached verdict shortly after noon after a two hour charge and a swift deliberation.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
George B. Patton
Lonnie Embler, Jr
Dewey Buckner
Marvin Stewart
Clyde Israel
Patton
Italy Faces Nation's Test Under New Constitution
Rome reports Italy's first postwar test of democratic governance as the new constitution advances toward elections for a national assembly. Premier de Gasperi's Christian Democrats confront both Communist pressure and looming economic peril, with possible US aid and risk of Soviet influence shaping the outcome.
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Charles H. Guptill
Rome
Italy
Lee Defends Army Record Amid Ruark Criticism
Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee defended his army record during a Iowa City stop, saying complaints arise from a minority and praising his staff for supporting soldiers. He criticized journalist Robert C. Ruark and suggested the columnist sought personal fame with newspaper support. General Jaynes succeeded him in the Mediterranean theater.
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Iowa City
John C. H. Lee
Mediterranean
Lee
United States
Italy
Army
Robert C. Ruark
Scripps Howard
Lawrence C. Jaynes
Four-engined Pan American Clipper Crash Lands Safe
A Pan American Airways four engine Clipper made a crash landing at Floyd Bennett Field after one tire exploded and damaged the landing gear while en route from Bermuda to LaGuardia. All 41 passengers and crew escaped injury as a fire in the left wing panel was quickly put out.
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Pan American Airways
LaGuardia Field
Bermuda
Floyd Bennett Field
New York City
Gulfport Biloxi Hit Hard as Hurricane Toll Grows
In the Biloxi Gulfport area the hurricane caused extensive damage and rising fatalities. The Red Cross counted 81 dead or missing with unverified reports, while officials warned more bodies could be found. Rescue efforts continue as martial law spans the coast.
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Gulf Coast
Biloxi-Gulfport
Mississippi Coast
Red Cross
Gulfport
Biloxi
Cosman Eisenbrath
Florida
Texas
Weather Bureau
Caribbean
Waveland
Miss
Pass Christian
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Stormtown
Gulf
George Wiltenmuth
Chronology Of Hurricane Strikes Florida Gulf Coast
A day by day AP record traces the hurricane that battered Florida Louisiana and the Gulf Coast from Sept 9 to Sept 20. It recounts ship reports hurricane hunter flights warnings double eye a 160 mph peak and eventual inland movement toward Texas and Oklahoma.
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Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Martinique
Hurricane Hunter
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Navy
Truman
Missouri
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Cape Hatteras
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Titusville
Hofhestead
Fort Myers
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Gulf
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Oklahoma
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