Nations map defense pact formed in hour long accord
Western democracies quickly agreed on a North Atlantic Pact defense system. Dean Acheson was named council chairman and Louis A. Johnson heads the Defense Committee to meet in Washington on October 5. Regional planning groups will cover northern and western Europe, southern Europe and the western Mediterranean, North America, and the North Atlantic.
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Dean Acheson
Washington
Defense Committee
U.S
Louis A. Johnson
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Western
Western Mediterranean
North America
North Atlantic Ocean
Russia
New York
General Assembly
United Nations
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Herbert V. Evatt
Pound Devaluation Deepens in Britain Amid Market Shifts
The pound’s devaluation plunges 30.5 percent to $2.80, shifting the currency’s value against gold and the dollar. Experts note expected impact on prices and trade, with Britain aiming to boost exports to the United States while curbing imports, and to stabilize dollar balances and gold reserves.
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Britain
Stafford Cripps
U.S. Treasury
Sir Stafford
America
U.S
England
Arrests of Catholic clergy and nuns reach 200 plus
Czech church sources report more than two hundred Roman Catholic priests and nuns detained as the government intensifies its effort to compel church obedience. In Westchester New York a grand jury indicts the son of the Peekskill police chief and five others over violence after a Paul Robeson concert on September 4. The Chicago printer strike ends after 22 months with union approval of a ten dollar weekly wage increase. Chinese Communists announce the formation of a formal Red government for China.
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Peekskill
Paul Robeson
Chicago
China
Connally Defends $1.314 Billion Arms Aid Bill
Sen Tom Connally of Texas argues the arms aid package is necessary to keep allies strong to deter aggression. Soviet foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky quips about lacking funds, calling himself a poor financier.
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Tom Connally
D-Tex
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Second Mrs Simpson Rumor Circles Britain's Royal Court
Rumors swirl over Romaine Simpson a New York divorcee linked by engagement to David Michael Milford Haven Marquess of Milford Haven a great grandson of Queen Victoria The Marquess once dated Princess Margaret and hasเิarlier connections to Wallie Simpson and Prince Philip details note church stance on remarriage and a court portrait session The background includes a Reno divorce from 1948 and a US business role for the Marquess
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Britain
Royal Court
Romaine Simpson
New York
David Michael
Marquess
Milford Haven
Queen Victoria
Princess Margaret
Sharman Douglas
Lewis Douglas
Marquess of
MATS Readies Global Airlift After Berlin Experience
The Military Air Transport Service cites its Berlin supply run during Operation Vittles as proof of unified operation between Air Force and Navy Transport Services. The first annual MAT S report highlights weather forecasting collaboration with the Airways Communications Service and Strategic Air Command, with 55 B 29s conducting daily Atlantic Pacific and Arctic reconnaissance.
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Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Integrated
Air Force and
Navy Transport Services
Berlin
Airways Communication Service
Strategic Air Command
New three-engine XB-51 bomber to test for Air Force
The Glenn L. Martin Co. in Baltimore ships a three-engine jet bomber named XB-51 to test ground support roles. Only two aircraft built. first flight expected within months. The craft features a 55 foot wingspan, 80 foot length, sweptback wings, and a tail engine. The Navy reports a pilot survived ejecting from a jet at over 600 mph, possibly the first at that speed.
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Glenn L. Martin Co
Baltimore
Navy
Earth
VA announces life insurance dividend formula for WWII veterans
The Veterans Administration released a formula for the life insurance dividend checks due within nine months. The top 528 per policy goes to those 40 or under with a full $10,000 policy issued in 1940 and kept for 96 months.
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Veterans Administration
Medical research traces aging effects on protein use
Studies presented at Atlantic City show that older adults need proteins but use amino acids less efficiently than younger people. Differences in amino acid levels between ages and sexes may explain varying disease patterns such as heart disease in men and arthritis in women.
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American Chemical Society
Atlantic City
Philip G. Ackerman
Lillie Hofstatter
William B. Kouitz
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis Infirmary Hospital
Michal Somogyi
Jewish Hospital of
September 26 to October 2 events and observances listed
A sequence of U S and world events and observances spans Monday September 26 New Zealand Day and FCC hearings in Washington, Wednesday September 28 middleweight title bout in New York, National Newspaper Week starting October 1, Loyalty Day October 1, World Communion Sunday October 2, Cordell Hall's 71st birthday, and Fire Prevention Week beginning. The items mix holidays, sports, and national observances with key dates.
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New Zealand
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Jake la Motta
Marcel Cerdan
France
New York
World Communion
Cordell Hall
Pensions Central in Steel Labor Battle
The article links the steel and coal disputes to pension and welfare plan costs. Labor seeks company funded protections for illness and old age, while management resists the non contributory system. Iron and steel leaders warn of national consequences as wage and pension issues collide with broader labor policy.
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Benjamin F. Fairless
United States Steel
Philip Murray
United Steelworkers
Murray
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