Large General Electric strike vote sparks mixed labor action
New York Sept 4 AP nearly 25,000 balk at C 1 0 call. I O U E workers retreating on strike amid local votes while about 23,000 struck last week in New York and Massachusetts delaying war production. Some locals override leadership to oppose the walkout as tensions soar across 180,000 GE employees.
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G E. Conference Board
Bridgeport
Conn
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United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
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Pittsfield
Winss
Fort Wayne
Ind
Erie
Baar
N.Y
Philadelphia
Ambassador Rests at Arizona Beach
Ambassador Lewis Douglas begins a two week vacation at his Arizona ranch. Mrs Douglas and daughter Sharmayne plan to join him in the United States after traveling to England.
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Tucson
U. 5
England
Lewis Douglas
Ginus Mrs. Douglas
Sharmaney Ane
U. S
Mdon
U S Arming to Meet Red Strength Gains Lawmakers Favor
U S policy makers press to match Soviet strength with a long range rearmament program. Senate figures like Connally Hill and Millikin push for greater forces and equipment, including planes tanks and guns. Draft expansion and tax hikes are discussed to fund the buildup as lawmakers warn of potential mobilization.
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Connally
Texas
Senate
Firstep
Sen. Hill
D.-Ala
Europe
Russia
Hid
Sen. Millikin
Colorado
Millikin
Sen:ongress George (D-Ga
Japan's Worst Typhoon Kills 250, Missing 242
Typhoon sweeping northward across Honshu caused 250 deaths and 242 missing with 3170 injured, hitting Osaka Kobe and Kyoto hardest. 200,000 affected, no US or Allied personnel harmed. crewed ships sunk. Tatsuharu Maru lost in Kobe Harbor after collision.
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W National Rural Police
United States
Hokkaido
Aarmsgen
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Kobe
South Korean Navy Beats Back Reds Near Tongyong
Seaborne clashes unfolded as South Korean forces repelled two Red companies at Wonmun Pass near Tongyong after heavy bombardment. A North Korean vessel was reportedly sunk near Kosong at 12:50 p.m. and Reds moved north after the engagements near Pokman.
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Tongyong
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Hurricanes Hit at Florida and Bay Area Threats
Miami reporting three hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico area. One storm had winds up to 150 mph and moved north. a second skirted Florida’s west coast toward Apalachicola Bay near Tallahassee. warnings remained from Sarasota to Apalachicola. A third disturbance, termed a severe hurricane, was about 1000 miles east southeast of Miami moving northwest.
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Jacksonville
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Miami Weather Bureau
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Norman Artman
Key West
Student Ends Life With Car Fumes at University
A student was found dead in a car parked behind the university administration building. No suicide note was discovered. Authorities are investigating the death as a possible suicide by gas fumes.
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Labor Marks Holiday With Blast at Reds
Labor Day messages from William Green of the AFL and Pay Dacuracy of the CIO urge defeating Communist aggression. Truman’s keynote echoed unity as unions cooperate in politics. The piece notes potential strikes in steel and at General Electric, with mobilization ahead.
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Truman
America
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Jane
General Electric
Romulo predicts Korean victory during Korea crisis
Cisco Sept 4 United Nations forces are expected to win in Korea, with Gen. Carion P Romulo confident in victory. He said the assembly session will address the Korean problem and that success seems probable as he stops en route from the front.
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Carion P. Romulo
Korea
Romulo
Saidiej
Kerna
Broadcast Opens Crusade for Freedom in West Germany
An ambitious campaign titled Crusade for Freedom aims to broadcast American pro peace messages from West Germany through a radio supplement to the Vote of America. It seeks funding from the public, with supporters contributing up to $1 to finance the broadcast network and associated committees for free Gen. Lucius Clay.
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Vole of
America
West
Germany
Radio For Freedom
Ete
Loctus Clay
Virginia V Stranded Passengers Rescued by Blinker Signal
The Virginia V excursion boat with 300 aboard was stranded ten miles north of Seattle after a boiler tube blew out cutting power. A blinker signal from two Seattle men aboard the ship drew fishing boats and Coast Guard units to tow the vessel into Lake Union. All passengers were reported safe and in high spirits after the rescue.
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Put Sound
Lake Union
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San Suan Islands
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Oval Air Station
Riverside Campus Zoning Plan Approved
Riverside campus zoning plan received official approval amid administrative review. Details remain sparse but the approval authorizes development within specified campus boundaries and signals forthcoming implementation steps by city planners and university authorities. Regular updates are anticipated as zoning conditions are detailed.
Congress Critic Taunts Johnson In Bitter Blast
Rep. TaurielIo accuses Secretary Johnson of pressuring Forrestal to resign and alleges Johnson helped persecute Forrestal. The claim follows earlier criticisms on defense and wartime policy. Truman calls for Johnson to stay. McNarney credits Forrestal initiated programs later advanced by Johnson.
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Johnson
Taurielio
Truman
Tauriello
Defense Department
Joseph T. McNarney
Wational Exchange Club
MecNarney
Forrestal
Theavy
Ex-Hitler Soldier Becomes Air Force Recruit in Newark
Karlthenz Waldman, 23, who fought for Hitler at 18, was a POW in the U S. He embraced the American way during seven weeks as a prisoner. He sought to live with his uncle Joseph Mahler of Belleville, N J. His citizenship was granted on July 7 and last week he was sworn into the Air Force with a chance to become a pilot.
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Joseph Mahler
Belleville
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