Truman Starts Bond Drive
President Truman opened the nations defense bond drive with a warning that Reds may strike anywhere. The drive began in Grand Rapids with AFL CIO and Railway Brotherhood urging purchases. Secretaries Snyder and Marshall urged participation and highlighted need for funds for production and manpower. Walter Reuther of the CIO United Auto Workers spoke in Grand Rapids.
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San Francisco
Truman
Korea
Europe
Middle East
Asia
Grand Rapids
Mich
AFL, Cio
Railway Brotherhood
Rostrata
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Snyder
Relief for Hiccuper Jack O'Leary in Phoenix
Thin hollow eyed Jack O Leary a 26 year old former Los Angeles grocery clerk whose hiccups persisted at one per second for over three years found relief in Phoenix after less than a week there.
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Phoenix
Jack O'Leary
Los Angeles
Russians Shorn for Jap Peace Parley in San Francisco
In San Francisco on September 4 the Soviet delegation prepared for the Japanese peace conference by visiting a Hillsborough mansion barber shop. Delegates received quick shaves and crew cuts in privacy as a barber hid the window with a shade amid the plush, highly visible setting.
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San Francisco
Hillsborough
Large radio TV staff assigned to cover treaty events
A large staff of about 150 television personnel and 300 radiomen was assigned to cover the Japanese peace treaty conference in San Francisco. Three main events would be televised coast to coast: Truman's opening address, the conference start, and the treaty signing. Eight cameras would operate from the Opera House with national networks coordinating pooled telecasts and additional Bell time for spot events. Eleven California TV stations would air the events and sessions in a Richfield Oil program package valued at about 75,000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Truman
ABC
CBS
Dumont
NBC
Opera House
KPIX
Chet Huntley
Charles Collingwood
California
Richfield Oil Corporation
Richfield
Foe Toll at 11 430 Since Talks Began
U S Eighth Army headquarters reports three American divisions as main attacking force in the east central Korean hills. Gen Van Fleet says battle began Aug 18 in 4000-foot mountains, with heavy fighting and losses to Communist forces. He notes terrain gains and a new Ethiopian battalion action, with roughly 10 500 Communist losses and 930 prisoners since talks began July 10.
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U.S. Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
U. S
Kumsong
38Th Parallel
Pyongjyang
Iron Triangle
Korea
van Fleet
U. N
U.N
Empire State Building
Japan Returns to World Fold at San Francisco Conference
Japan reenters the world stage at the San Francisco peace conference marking the end of its Pacific war status and a path toward independence and UN membership. Premier Yoshida leads a defeated nation eager for inclusion, wary of a Soviet veto, and pledging to uphold UN Charter principles.
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San Francisco
Japan
League of Nations
Nippon
World Family of Nations
United Nations
New World Organization
Old League
Yosuke Matsuoka
Organization
Manchuria
Yoshida
Tojo
United States
Post Holiday Weather Fair Across Regions
The Associated Press reports fair weather across the nation with little change in temperatures. The Great Lakes area stayed cool, the South experienced heat above 100 in Texas and Arizona, and rain fell in Kansas Nebraska the Dakotas and eastern Wyoming. Fog lined the California coast and parts of the Midwest in the morning.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
North Central Region
Texas
Arizona
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wyoming
California
Midwest
U N Amphibious War in Korea Canceled
Aboard USS Eldorado Yokosuka Japan September 4 1949 Vice Admiral In golf N Kiland disclosed United Nations command had planned amphibious operations in Korea last January. They were not conducted for reasons beyond control. Kiland relinquished command of the amphibious force in the Pacific and Task Force 90 as Rear Admiral Tom B Hill succeeded him.
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Eldorado
Yokosuka
Japan
United Nations Command
Korea
Ingolf N. Kiland
Pacific
Kiland
Tom B. Hill
San Francisco and Japanese Made Own Peace Long Ago
In San Francisco the postwar era brought a notable easing of tensions with Japanese residents. The piece notes mass relocation during 1942 and gradual return, with Japanese and Caucasians sharing good will. It highlights American soldiers’ occupation influence, Nisei heroism, and earlier closed communities adapting to new neighborhoods and opportunities.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Orient
Pearl Harbor
West Coast
U. S. l Army
Japan
Robert Walker Rites Held in Ogden Utah
Film star Robert Walker was buried in Ogden Utah with only close family and friends attending the Latter-day Saints funeral service. He was 42 and had once said he felt unwanted and unloved since birth.
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Ogden
Utah
Robert Walker
Hollywood
San Francisco Quietly Ratifies Peace With Japan
December 7 marked the ninth anniversary of Pearl Harbor, yet city officials and residents appeared to ignore the irony as San Francisco ratified its own unofficial peace with Japan without public celebration or loud discussion.
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Pearl Harbor
San Francisco
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