Molotov Flies To Moscow Amid Conference Reports
Moscow radio said V. M. Molotov arrived in Moscow from Paris last night. Paris and London circles noted his absence from the peace conference and discussed potential Russian representation and possible leadership changes. The Italian treaty near agreement included disarmament provisions and an atomic weapons ban for Italy.
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London
Moscow Radio
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Paris
France
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
Molotov
Army Seeks Plane Record Flight Feasibility Test
The United States Army begins a 3 million dollar test flight using the B-29 Pacusan Dreamboat from McLellan field to Hawai i then Cairo. A 12 man crew and Col Irvine supervise navigation equipment as the craft evaluates fuel load capacity and polar routing under the Great Circle plan.
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Sacramento
Calif
Army
Obar
McLellan Field
Hawaii
Cairo
Honolulu
John Rogers Field
Honolulua
Great Circle
Point Barrow
London
C. S. Irvine
Paul
Nebr
Pacific
Local Weather Outlook for Sunday Through Monday
Scattered local showers Sunday followed by clearing and cooler conditions. Sunday afternoon turn noticeably cooler with a much cooler Sunday night and Monday as strong northerly winds develop.
Truman Cruise Great Tonic Doctor Says
President Truman rode home from a vacation at sea aboard the yacht Williamsburg. Dr. Wallace Graham said the trip had been a great tonic and the president was greatly relaxed after seas were rough. He started Aug 16 from Washington weighing 172 pounds, reached 179 briefly, then trimmed weight through diet and exercise with sunbaths and swims as daily routines.
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Truman
Wallace Graham
Washington
New England
Bermuda
Williamburg
Chiang Kai shek troops seize Lunghwa amid Jehol drive
Government forces in Jehol province advance against Red strongholds and seize Lunghwa forty miles north of Chengteh as the five man U S committee on interim talks faces Communist demands. Communists claim they have lost 200000 wounded captured or surrendered since mid June and warn no retreat from peace talks.
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Nanking
Chiang Kaishek
Jehol
Lunghwa
Chengteh
Marshall
Wang Ping-nan
Kiangsu
Wang
Philippine peasants warned over disarmament by Roxas
Manila reports President Roxas warned Luzon armed peasants they would face unplacable force if they keep guns. He sent a stern letter to Huk leader Luis Taruc accusing him of desertion and sabotaging the government pacification program after Taruc's field note pledged continued resistance.
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Manila
New
Philippines Republic
Luzon
Manuel A. Roxas
Luis Taruc
Hukbalahaps
Roxas
Taruc
Huk
Virginia Bruce Hubbie Cleared by Army
Pvt Ali M. Spar commands Fort Lewis unit as Virginia Bruce Hubbie is officially cleared by the Army in a continuing investigation.
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Virginia
Bruce Hubbie
Fort Lewis, Wash
Ali M. Spar
Brazil Congress Probes Riots Amid Turmoil in Rio
In Rio de Janeiro a stormy session of congress discussed the cost of living riots that left one dead and over 100 injured. Communist deputy Triino Correia, arrested during the disorders, was released. Army troops secured streets as clashes damaged storefronts and prompted accusations against Getulio Vargas.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Congress
Nereu Ramos
Triiino Correia
Melo Viana
Sen
Getulio Vargas
Brazil
Chicago Coroner Reopens Ragen Death Probe After Mercury Find
Coroner A. L. Brodie says he received two threatening anonymous calls and seeks police protection following news he will reopen the death inquiry into James M. Ragen. Mercury traces in Ragen’s tissues prompted the renewed post-mortem review amid gangland speculation.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
James M. Ragen
Cook County
Ragen
Brodie
Detective Bureau
New Buffalo, Mich
Parade and Picnic Planned Across City for Labor Day
Weather forecast promises excellent Labor Day weekend across the nation with scattered showers in the Great Lakes area. In La Crosse, residents will view or join a parade starting 9 a.m. at Fourth and Market, marching to Copeland Park for an all day picnic and entertainment. Participating groups include VFW color guards, Allis-Chalmers local 1424, UAWA locals, Swift and Company, Dolly Madison Dairy, Heileman, and Erickson drum corps among others. Afternoon events feature CIO baseball versus AFL at Copeland Park followed by dances at Pioneer Labor Hall and Labor Temple.
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la Crosse
Great Lakes
Minnesota
New England
Federal Weather Bureau
Chicago
Fourth Street
CIO
Fourth
Market Streets
Causeway
Copeland Park
Motorcycle Club
VFW
J. J. Verdota
la Crosse County Industrial Council
Allis-Chalmers
Bump Pump
UAWA
Ftauwa
Swift and Company
Miller Broom
Oak Grove Cemetery
Dolly Madison Dairy
Knutson Dairy
Lorillard Tobacco Company
Heileman Sound
la Crosse Trailer Company
Northern Engraving
Erickson
Aquinas
AFL
Pioneer Labor Hall
Labor Temple
Arabs Reject British Palestine Conference Invite
The Palestine Arab executive unanimously rejected the London talks on Palestine's future after denouncing Zionist influence for excluding Jerusalem’s mufti. The group urged all seven Arab league members to refuse the Sept. 9 conference, while the Jewish agency weighed its response and high Arab league sources predicted delegations would still go.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Arab
London
Palestine
Mufti
Arab League
Jewish Agency
Cairo
Hotel Musicians Plan Labor Day Strike in New York
About 3,000 hotel musicians in 51 New York hotels prepared for a Labor Day strike. The 23 member strike committee of Local 802 AFL outlined the walkout strategy after meeting Saturday.
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New York
NEW Xyunk
American Federation of Musicians
AFL
Russians To Have 32 Million Fighting-Age Men By 1970
A government study prepared for Rep Dirksen predicts Russia will reach 32 million fighting-age men by 1970, nearly matching combined totals of the United States Britain France Germany and Italy. The report says prewar Russia will reach 250 million population and 32 million aged 20 to 34, with 22 million in the 20 to 29 military bracket.
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Washington
Rep
Dirksen
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Ussr
Baltic States
U. S
Most Reconversion Finished Says Truman on Labor Day
President Truman praised labor's role in peace first year and warned of a big job ahead for domestic prosperity and international understanding. The National Catholic Welfare Conference urged unions to curb racketeering and undemocratic practices while Jack Kroll of a CIO-Political Action committee backed returning militant progressives to Congress.
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Truman
Washington
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Social Action Department
Clio-Political Action Committee
Jack Kroll
Congress
37 Violent Deaths Reported In U S Saturday Crashes
The Labor Day weekend began with 37 violent deaths including 34 from traffic crashes reported for the nation by Saturday night. The Safety Council predicted 110 violent deaths on Saturday and 350 total public accident deaths over the three day holiday.
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National Safety Council
The
Safety Council
MacArthur warns democracy vs communism in Japan
Gen Douglas MacArthur, Tokyo, Sept 2, says the clash between democracy and communism hangs over Japan, a nation poised to be a bulwark for peace or a springboard for war. He states the outcome will shape civilization and cautions regimentation under radical ideologies. He urges democracy as the cornerstone of Japanese freedom unless ideological conflicts erase individual rights.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
Potsdam
Pittsburgh Power Strike Threatened
Contract talks between Duquesne Light Co and an independent union of its employes were recessed a few hours before a 30 day strike notice expired. Mayor David L. Lawrence said little progress was made and the parties would resume negotiations Sunday to seek a constructive settlement.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburgh
David L. Lawrence
Duquesne Light Co
No Paper On Labor Day
La Crosse Tribune editions will not be printed on Monday, Labor Day, as the newspaper observes the holiday with no publication that day.
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la Crosse Tribune
Fear Soviet Pacific Raid
Six house military committee members urged a strong mobile striking force in the Pacific to meet perceived Soviet encroachment and the danger of another Pearl Harbor in Korea or Alaska. They cited an off the record briefing from General MacArthur’s command and called for long range bomber bases in strategic Pacific zones.
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Tokyo
House
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Korea
Alaska
MacArthur
Sheridan
D-Pa
Russia
Rep
Sikes
Dfla
Short
R-Mo
Trieste
Thomas Martin
AlIona
United States
Bodies found of two Verano crewmen on Lake Michigan shore
South Haven Michigan volunteers found the bodies of Chester Granath the captain and Ben Murakoshi the cook from the sunken luxury yacht Verano washed ashore after the vessel foundered en route from Chicago to Holland. The ship's engineer Fred Stenning remains missing.
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South Haven
Mich
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Chester Granath
Ben Murakoshi
Chicago
Holland
Fred Stenning
Tin Can House Built as Hobby Sells in Florida
In Tampa Florida a tin can and cement house built in 1939 sold Saturday for 5009. The 20 by 34 foot one story dwelling used about 12 000 quart oil cans laid lengthwise and cemented. Builder and owner Fred J Grace said the cans created dead air space making the home cooler than typical houses. Grace lived in it until moving next door.
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Tampa
Fla
Fred J. Grace
Grace
OPA Frees Fruits And Vegetables In September
Washington secretary of agriculture Anderson removed price ceilings from a broad list of fresh canned and frozen produce for September and urged the decontrol board not to reimpose ceilings on poultry eggs tobacco or its by products. The move follows a new monthly list of agricultural commodities in short supply under the price control law.
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Washington
Anderson
Decontrol Board
Decentral Board
OPA
Agriculture Secretary
Department
Internal Military Fights Prolong War Says Senate Panel
The senate war investigating committee faulted interference by military procurement officers and conflicts among officials for administrative weaknesses that prolonged the war. It urged reforms including a modern, expandable armed force, army navy promotion system, M day mobilization, and stockpiling strategic materials.
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Francis J. Kelly
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
Special Committee
Vote To Settle Future Of Exiled King George II
Athens reports heavy clashes between Communist and Royalist forces ahead of a plebiscite on restoring exiled King George II. At least 31 killed in 48 hours, with 10 more dead in the latest attacks on a Thessaly gendarmerie station and nearby Kalamata civilians. Royalists expect the king's return around Sept. 14 aboard a Greek warship, escorted by allied navies.
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George II
Athens
Ministry of Public Order
Alexandria
London
Platycambo
Thessaly
Kalamai
Kalamata
Greece
Spiros Theotokis
Pravda
Moscow
John H. Cassady
Naples
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Greek charge against Manuilsky at UN over plebiscite
The Greek UN representative said Dmitri Manuilsky attempted to influence Greece's plebiscite by filing a complaint at the United Nations. Ambassador Vassili Dendramis argued the move violated the UN charter and called the charges propaganda efforts.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Dmitri Manuilsky
Greece
United Nations
Vassili Dendramis
U.N
Manuilsky
Great Britain
Dendramis
Red Hot Battle Looms Over Women In VFW
The 47th annual VFW encampment faces a heated split over female membership. Traditionalists push to keep the organization all male under the 1899 charter, admitting only officers or enlisted men who served in a foreign war. Younger postwar members want to admit nurses and female veterans who served abroad.
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Boston
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Electropult to Launch Jet Airliners From Short Runways
Westinghouse Electric Corp unveiled an electropult system able to launch jet airliners and large bombers from ships or small fields with a 500 foot takeoff run and a speed of 120 miles per hour. M F Jones of the transportation engineering department said the device was originally built for the navy and designs are complete for the largest airliners.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
M. F. Jones
Westinghouse
Transportation Engineering Department
Navy
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