Senate Overrides Truman Veto On Anti-Subversive Bill Victory
The Senate voted 57 to 10 to override President Truman and pass a hard line anti subversive bill. Backers touted stronger controls on Communists and front groups while opponents warned it would weaken liberties and FBI security. The House earlier approved 286 to 48, sending the measure to enactment as Congress adjourned for the election cycle.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Congress
House
Lucas
D-Ill
Chambers
Red Front
Langer
Naval Hospital
Humphrey
D-Minn
Departments of Justice, Defense and State
Central Intelligence Agency
Congress Gives Truman Most Of What He Asked For In Legislation
Congress adjourned amid Korea tension and elections, approving much of President Truman’s international and defense agenda while blocking key domestic items. It rejected a $1 billion tax cut, approved $4.7 billion in higher taxes, and authorized over $30 billion for defense this year. Truman praised Congress as meeting its purposes, with return set for November 27 after elections. The session's end featured a Senate fight over a subversives bill, despite House approval.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
Hoffman to resign as ECA chief this week
Washington Sept 23 Paul G Hoffman will resign as economic cooperation administrator next week and be succeeded by William C Foster now deputy administrator. The White House will announce Monday. Hoffman reportedly aims for the Ford Foundation directorship.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
William C. Foster
White House
Hoffman
Ford Foundation
Henry Ford Automobile Family
Charles G.ross
Washington Post
Marshall Plan Post
Foster
Studebaker Corporation
ECA
Russians Reviving Their War On Nerves to Harass Berlin
Berlin dispatch reports a leading East German Communist says the Soviet and East German strategy is reviving a war of nerves in the four power capital. He notes West Berlin is pressured where weak spots exist and that the aim is to unsettle Bonn and deter Western investment while he refuses to be named.
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Berlin
Socialist- Unity (Communist) Party
West Berlin
Elbe
Bonn Republic
North Carolinians listed as Korean War casualties
The Defense department announced casualties among North Carolinians in Korea. Wounded include Pvt. William R. McCrary of Penrose route 1, Pfc. Byron N. Morris of Denton Star route, Sgt. Robert Milton Rector of Gastonia route 1, and Pvt. Cleveland Maley Wright of Tabor City route 1. Injured is Pfc. Joseph Lee Crissman of Rockford.
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Washington
Defense Department
William R. Mc Crary
Flora J. Mc Crary
Penrose
Byron N. Morris
Euna H. Morris
Denton
Robert Milton Rector
Dorothy M. Rector
Gastonia
Cleveland Maley Wright
Mary A. Wright
Tabor City
Pfe
Joseph Lee Crissman
Lula Mae Crissman
Rockford
AFL Names Taft As Its No 1 Enemy
Houston September 23 The AFL political league with a 31 000 000 war chest named Senator Robert Taft as labor s number one enemy at its convention Joe Keenan league director urged 2 000 000 more voters in 20 states to register for November to elect a pro labor majority in Congress and repeal Taft Hartley He labeled Taft a key foe alongside several other Republican senators and congressmen famed for anti labor stances.
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Houston
AFL
Robert Taft
Ohio
Labor
Joe Keenan
Hitler
Taft
Stalin
Keenan
Congress
League
Rep
J. Caleb Boggs
Del
House
Forrest C. Donnell
Rmo
Senate
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Pappy O'Daniel
North
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Methodists Near End Of Annual Session
The western North Carolina Methodist conference neared its end as a committee was tasked with studying a permanent conference headquarters to be built in Charlotte or another suitable place. Delegates accepted Greensboro’s West Market Street Church to host the 1951 meeting. Salaries were set at 2500 and 2100 dollars for conference members and full-time pastors respectively. Treasurer Wayne reported about 820000 in contributions, not counting salaries or certain funds. Statistical secretary White noted 6412 professed faith and 8092 transferred in the year. total conference church membership reached 233,297. Hamilton noted more on page two.
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Asheville
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference
Charlotte
West Market Street
Greensboro
E. C. Few
Commission On World Service and Finance
Herbert M. Wayne
Charles D. White
White
J. Wallace Hamilton
Rescue planes scour vast lands for missing B-50 bomber
Canadian and American rescue planes searched from Labrador to Arizona for a missing B-50 bomber. Twelve Air Force crewmen and four passengers were named after relatives were notified. Searchers combed the Canadian wilderness, the western desert, and the central plains, but no reports were issued.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Labrador
Arizona
Air Force
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
U S Regrets Bombing Of British Troops
The U S embassy in London sent formal regrets to Prime Minister Clement Attlee for indirect American air attacks that wounded British troops. Julius Holmes, acting head of the embassy, expressed sorrow on behalf of the United States government and people, noting such accidents are not always avoidable in battle.
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London
U. S
Clement Attlee
Julius Holmes
Lewis Douglas
Holmes
United States
Sister Eugenia to donate $10,000 bequest to charity
In New Orleans on September 23, Sister Eugenia a Catholic nun said she will give $10,000 from oilman Charles Babonet’s will to charity. She recalled a 1917 beach day with Babonet and declined to name donors or discuss specifics, noting the sum would be distributed to multiple charities.
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New Orleans
Eugenia
Charles Babonet
Los Angeles
Evelyn
Sunny Sue) Bogart
Babonet
William Tysons
Seismological Lab Records Distant Earthquake
In Pasadena California the Caltech seismological laboratory recorded an earthquake 5 400 miles away at a depth of 250 miles below the earths surface. The event was logged at 5 04 37 p m PDT yesterday and the direction from Pasadena could not be determined.
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Pasadena
Calif
California Institute of Technology
Yanks Move On Kumchon From North And South
U S troops drive 27 miles along Korea's coast driving Communists toward a shrinking pocket between the southeast front and Seoul. U S planes claim 500 NK deaths, 20 tanks destroyed, and advance toward Kumchon while seeking to link up with Seoul Indian forces.
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Seoul
Seventh Division
Suwon
Taegu-Pusan
24Th Division
Kumchon
Hunghas
Kigyi
Kasan
Chogye
Chinju
Don Huth
Tokyo
South Korea
Pusan
Inchon
U.N
U. S. First Cavalry
Taegu
Sangju
Oksan
Bem Price
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U.S. 25Th Division
Sachon
25Th Division
U. S. Seventh Division
U. S. 25Th Division
U. S. 24Th Division
Taejon
First Cavalry
24Th
Boyle
First Cavalry Division
North Carolina State merges farm agencies into School of Agriculture
Raleigh Sept 23 merger of NC State college extension service experiment station and school of agriculture announced. Dr James H Hilton to head new School of Agriculture. Dr I O Schaub to retire Oct 1. New roles for Wenger Cummings Bostian Shoffner. merger aims to boost efficiency of agricultural training research and extension at NC State.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Extension Service
Experiment Station
School of Agriculture
Gordon Gray
Greater
University of North Carolina
J. W. Harrelson
James H. Hilton
I. O. Schaub
The
College Extension Service
Gray and Harrelson
N. C
Greater University At
North Carolina
Weaver
Schaub
College
Hilton
State
North Carolna
UN Re rejects attempt to unseat China at U N
In New York the United Nations assembly defeated a bid led by Soviet deputy foreign minister Malik to bar Nationalist China from the body 61 to 6 with three abstentions. The credentials committee report allowing China to stay was later accepted 43 to 5 with one abstention. The session intensified anti Soviet lines as Malik and others argued the Kuomintang did not represent China. Dutch foreign minister Stikker condemned Soviet methods and praised American troops in Korea.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
China
Jacob A. Malik
Assembly
U. N
Malik
Kuomintang
T. F. Tsiang
Peking
Soviet Union
Russia
Caucasus
Dirk A. Stikker
Netherlands
Moscow
Stikker
Korea
Missing Youth's Body Found In A Shallow Grave
Eight year old Joey Housey was found buried in a shallow grave in woods near his Detroit home. Police suspect a sex deviate killed him, with a slashed throat and battered head. Suburban St Clair Shores police pursued suspects as the search continued two weeks after a trip to Jefferson Beach amusement park. Two UAW members assisting in the search located the body.
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Detroit
Joey Housey
Fred Davids
St. Clair Shores
Clair
Jefferson Beach
CIO
United Auto Workers
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