All Night Senate Session Battles Anti Red Bill
A die hard group of senators filibuster the anti red bill in an extensive all night session aimed at blocking Truman's veto override. Langer collapses from exhaustion and is hospitalized while Douglas sobs aloud. Lehman and Humphrey discuss delaying tactics and mulling a White House guidance.
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Washington
Truman
Coleagues
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senator Langer
R-Nd
Langer
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Enator
Uglas
Newsen
Propose New State College for Charlotte Area
W A Kennedy of Charlotte Engineers Club petitions for 3 million dollars to establish a four year general college near Charlotte within ten years. The plan aims to serve 50 mile radius residents while noting current state underfunding. Kennedy cites potential billionaire backing and notes budget hearings continue through midweek as the advisory budget commission reviews requests.
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Raleigh
Charlotte
Tidget Commission
W. A. Kenedy
Enginers Club
Kennedy
Victor Shaw
E. A. Terrell
Charotte
Kenedy
O Fayetteville State Teachers Colege
Tansfer
State Board of Correction and Training
State Home and Industrial Schools For Girls
Samarcand
Eagle Springs
Kinston
New Defense Bill Expands Antired Aid and Armament
President Truman faced a $17 billion emergency defense bill approved by Congress to fund rearmament for the United States and allied nations. The measure, amid Senate debate, raises total wartime cash and contract authority to about $60 billion since January and allocates $11 billion for U S armed forces plus $4 billion for foreign military aid outside the Soviet orbit.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Morathon
Tattseele Actu Us
Senate
U. S
Russia
Turman
Europe
House
National Security Council
Council
United States
U.S
Wherry
R-Neb
South Korea
Atomic Energy Commission
Armed Services
Payoff suspect names police to grand jury in Brooklyn graft probe
Artie Karp alleged payoff man in a $20 million Brooklyn gambling ring turned state's evidence naming police in a grand jury investigation. Bail set at $5,000 with 24 hour guard as Karp, 35, is a material witness. Acting Mayor Impellittieri and Judge Leibowitz commented on the case while O'Brien and other top officials faced possible resignation.
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New York
Artie Karp
Brooklyn
Karp
Artie
William P. O’brien
Leibowitz
Brooklyn Raiders
Harry Gross
Gross
Vincent Impellitteri
O’brien
August W. Fiath
William T. Whalen
Drug Protection Against Atomic Rays Developed
Longon Sept 23 The British researchers report thiourea may act as an internal shield against atomic rays. In Harwell tests nine mice received the drug then lethal X rays eight survived, while untreated or other drug treated mice died in 14 to 100 percent. Nature published the results by R H Mole J St L Philpot and G R Hodges.
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Longon
Government Atomic Energy Laboratory
Harwell
Nature
R. H. Mole
G. R. Hodges
Weathers Earns Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster Posthumously
The U S Army reports Lt James C Weathers of Shelby North Carolina received the first bronze oak leaf cluster to the distinguished service cross posthumously for attacking and silencing an enemy machinegun nest near Haman Korea on August 2 He was killed later by sniper fire in Korea.
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Weathers
Tokyo
U. S. Army
James C. Weathers
Shelby
N. C
Haman
Korea
Three Boys Detained After Egg Slapstick at Food Ministry Warehouse
In Nottingham England three boys aged 11 9 and 8 broke into a Food Ministry warehouse and pelted each other with eggs for an hour. The eldest 11 was ordered detained for three weeks pending probation officer report while the 8 and 9 year olds were fined two pounds each. Eggs are rationed in England.
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Nottingham
Eng
Food Ministry
England
End of daylight saving time prompts clock change
New York reports DST ends at 2 a.m. tomorrow Sunday. Residents in DST areas should set clocks back one hour before bed, reclaiming the hour lost when summer time began in spring.
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New York
UN General Assembly In Session Resumes Debate In New York
The UN General Assembly resumes full sessions in New York with critical debate on Soviet policy. The Netherlands Chile and Belgium lead today’s speakers. Tingfu F. Tsiang delays his remarks on Formosa while awaiting new instructions from Nationalist China.
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New York
General Assembly
Netherlands
Chile
Belgium
China
Tingfu F. Tsiang
U.N
Tsiang
Assembly
Egypt
D. A. Stikker
United States
Formosa
U. N
B 50 Bomber Missing with Crew of Twelve Thefts
Rescue planes from U S and Canada search for a B 50 bomber overdue since Thursday night after leaving Goose Bay Newfoundland for Tucson Arizona with a crew of twelve and four passengers. The flight would have passed over Michigan Nebraska New Mexico before vanishing. Air Rescue Service crews flew from Selfridge Field and Westover Base with Canadian support to probe the Canadian bush and Lake Superior area.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
United States
Newfoundland
Goose Bay
Tucson
Ariz
Houghton
Omaha
Neb
Albuquerque
M. M
Swedish Plane Crash Near Karlstad Kills Suspected Ten
A Swedish commercial transport aircraft crashed near Karlstad this afternoon. The owners said they feared ten people were killed in the crash.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Karlstad
House Committee Begins Work On Excess Profits Tax Plan
Washington report notes the Ways and Means Committee moves to craft a second bill imposing a multi billion dollar excess profits tax. The measures aim to raise about 12 billion annually, with individual taxes rising 12 to 20 percent and corporate rates from 38 to 45 percent. Senator George of Georgia signals potential further hikes as the overhaul targets wartime profiteering.
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House Committee
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Truman
Senate
George
D-Ga
Browder Jaffe And Fields May Be Prosecuted
The senate urged prosecution of Earl Browder Frederick Vanderbilt Field and Philip Jaffe for contempt of congress. The citations stem from the Senate investigation into Communist in government charges. The U S district attorney decides on prosecution. refusals to answer questions noted. penalties include up to one year in jail and a 1000 fine.
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Washington
Senate
Earl Browder
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Philip Jaffe
Congress
McCarthy
McMahon Seeks Senate Probe of Hearst Draft Records
Senator McMahon vows a Senate inquiry into the World War II draft files of William Randolph Hearst Sr and his sons John and David, plus Leslie Gould and Serge Rubinstein. Hearst Jr and Gould defend records while Rubinstein serves two years for draft dodging.
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Washington
McMahon
D-Conn
Senate
William Randolph Hearst
Congress
New York Journal-American
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
John
David
Leslie Gould
Serge Rubinstein
New York
Journal- American
Rubinstein
Lewisburg
Hearsts
William H. White
Hearst
Gould
One Killed As Car And Truck Meet At Scotland Neck
A midnight crash near Scotland Neck killed Ray Stanley Drake 25 of Scotland Neck. The auto collided with a tractor trailer driven by Fred Wilson RidENhour 33 of Richfield. Both vehicles overturned. damage tallies in the thousands. The tractor belonged to Miller Motor Express of Charlotte and the trailer carried yarn for Thurs ton Motor Lines.
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Scotland Neck
Here
Joe Welch
Ray Stanley Drake
Fred Wilson Ridenhour
Richfield
Miller Motor Express
Charlotte
Thurston Motor Lines
Truman flags a clash over anti Communist bill scope
President Truman objected to the bill requiring publication of a list of defense plants and facilities. His advisers warn that the measure could reveal secret national security work when private firms run sensitive projects, while others argue the president misreads the bill’s intent. More details on page eight.
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James Marlow Washington
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Congress
Doctors Will Register For Draft Oct. 16
Raleigh report says the first special registration for doctors dentists and allied specialists under a new draft law will likely be Oct. 16. National director Hershey tentatively set the date and plans to draft only first priority educated at government expense with under 30 days active duty. others would be considered if needed.
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Raleigh
State Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
H. L. Caveness
Selective Service
Hershey
Caveness
Col
T. H. Upton
Col. Upton
Marines Push Near Seoul in Battle Against Reds
Marines battle to tighten cordon around Seoul as U S forces advance from the Pusan perimeter. The 1st Cavalry and 25th divisions drive north while the 7th division seizes Suwon and its airfield, with heavy fighting and cautious reports on enemy dispositions.
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Leif Erickson
Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Sangju
Pusan
Naktong River
U. S
Belman Morin
Ninth Division
Haman
Sariwon
Han River
Moscow
Pravda
Morin
MacArthur
Sodaemun
Yongdongpo
U. S. Seventh Division
Suwon
South Korea
U. S. First Cavalry
Autumn Arrives as Equinox Marked by 9 44 A M
Chicago reports autumn begins at 9 44 a m with the equinox marking equal day and night. Cool air and seasonal temperatures push into the Great Lakes and eastern states while the Northeast records showers.
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Chicago
Atlantic
Gulf States
Great Lakes Region
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Pearl A. Ty
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William
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Babonet
Miles F. McDonald
Impellitteri
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Hearst Brothers
Scotland
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