Truce Teams Confer on New Charge Near Kaesong
Allied liaison officers and Communist officials met for nearly two hours near Kaesong to review a new claim that four U N soldiers entered the neutral truce zone. The charge, the mildest of 12 against alleged zone violations, prompted speculation of possible reengagement in stalled Panmunjom talks.
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Tokyo
Kaesong
USN
U.N
Munsan
United Nations
Pan Man Jom
U.N. Laison
War Death Message Kills Shocked Mother
Jamestown news reports Mrs. Oscar Carlson collapsed and died after receiving a War Department telegram informing her son Lt. Francis Carlson was killed in Korea. Police say the telegram to Mr. and Mrs. Carlson released the tragic news.
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Jamestown
Oscar Carlson
War Department
Heat wave grips Southern California with record highs
United Press reports September heat continues in Southern California with temperatures peaking around 91 in Los Angeles and 112 in the inland valley. High humidity and a five day forecast of sun and heat suggest records may fall as California endures persistent warmth through Sunday.
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California
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Long Beachs
Interior Valley
Southern California
Burbank
el Centro
Needles
Palmdale
Riverside
Pasadena
San Bernardino
San Diego
Santa Barbara
Santa Monica
Community Chest drive urges workers to contribute
A column urges citizens to support civic duties through a free ride critique and explains the Community Chest goal for the year. It proposes a daily wage contribution plus one percent of annual income from higher earners, noting past generosity keeps city agencies functioning and urging continued support.
Anti Red Hearing Protested by Sailors in Wilton
Six hundred people packed the Wilton Marine Room to hear House Un American Activities Committee members speak last night. In front of the hotel a rival protest by sailors and civilians took the day’s friction to the street as they seized and discarded picket signs protesting Communist hearings in Los Angeles. The clash ended peacefully as the crowd dispersed.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Wilton Hotel
John Neagin
Wilton Marine Room
Los Angeles
Quiekly
Veto overridden on veteran pension plan in 82nd Congress
The Senate 69 to 9 overrode President Truman’s veto to enact a $120 monthly pension for civilians disabled veterans needing regular aid. The House had already overridden Aug 17, making the bill law. The measure excludes veterans disabled by military service, who stay under different compensation laws.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Truman
House
Allied Armor Cuts Reds Near Chorwon in Korea Drive
Allied Armored Task Force Cut Throat pressed through Western Korea in a daylong fight near Chorwon, seizing three hills including one with flame throwers. North Korean resistance stiffened as the Eighth Army shifted focus west, with a seven hour clash driving back the attackers at close range.
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Tokyo
Korea
Central
East Central
United Nations
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
Chorwon
Fee
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