Czech Engineer Flees in Train With 107 Aboard
An engineer from Czechoslovakia drove a locomotive with 107 passengers into West Germany near Selb Proeszberg on Sept 11, asking to stay in the West with 20 passengers. The others planned to return to Czechoslovakia, while German and Czech authorities negotiated for a replacement engineer.
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Hof
Germany
Freedom of
West Germany
Eger
Czechoslovakia
Asch
Selb Proeszberg
Oe Yy
Selb-Proeszberg
U.S
Rehau
Selb-Prieszberg
Truman Defends Spending Policy
President Truman denounces charges of waste and extravagance as lies and butterfly statistics. He defends taxpayers rights to grumble while praising economic strength and dedicating the new General Accounting Office building.
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Washington
Truman
General Accounting Office
United States
San Diego Girl Swims English Channel Two Ways
Florence Chadwick, a San Diego secretary, became the first woman to swim the English Channel both ways. She completed the difficult France to England crossing in 16 hours 14 minutes, missing the men’s record by 43 minutes. Her escort boat temporarily lost her, but she was later rescued and returned to England. She previously set the return-route record, surpassing Gertrude Eder Je the prior summer.
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Florence Chadwick
San Diego
English Channel
St. Margaret's Bay
England
Lancette
France
Tom Blower
Britain
Sangette
Miss Chadwick
Eng-land
Gertrude Eder Je
Warren schedules East Coast joint trip in 1952 plans
California's Governor Warren heads east for a series of events starting September 19. He will address the American Bar Association in New York and meet eastern political leaders who may back his 1952 Republican national bid. Warren also attends the National Conference of Governors in Gatlinburg and the AFL convention in San Francisco.
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Sacramento
California
Warren
Japan
New York
American Bar Association
Gatlinburg
San. Francisco
American’ Federation of Labor
Weather outlook with clouds and sun
Low clouds tonight and tomorrow morning give way to sunny warmer conditions tomorrow afternoon. Light variable winds become west to southwest 10 to 20 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Pilot Erred as Reds Reject New Truce Site Move
In Tokyo a U N high command admitted a plane strafed Kaesong by error. Ridgway said no damage occurred and ordered disciplinary action. Communist chief Nam Ti rejected Ridgway’s move to shift cease-fire talks from Kaesong, calling the note unsatisfactory. Radar tracked a plane over Kaesong early today as tension over the truce talks intensified.
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Tokyo
United Nations High Command
Kaesong
U. N
Matthew 3
Ridgway
Kaesens
U. N. Command
Adm
C. Turney Joy
Nam Ti
Long Beach
Peiping
Kim Ti Sung
Peng Teh“ Huai
Kaesong Zone
Kae
Song
Man
Tanker Blaze Hoax Report Off Key West
Coast Guard reports a mysterious SOS claiming a 10,000 ton tanker on fire near Key West was evaluated as a hoax. The cutter Androscoggan traced the Gulfray, no fire reported by the master, and the air and surface search was promptly called off.
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Key West
Fla
Coast Guard
Lawmaker Calls 5 Billion Aid Fund Cut
Washington September AP Rep Taber Republican House appropriations senior member urged a five billion dollar reduction in foreign aid. He spoke as a subcommittee prepared to begin hearings on a bill financing military and economic aid to anti communist nations. The House authorized seven and a half billion, Senate sixty two billion, with final funding still to be resolved. Taber warned that total appropriations near one hundred billion must be trimmed as spending grows.
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Washington, Sept
Rep
Taber
House
House Appropriations
Senate
Truman
Congress
Woman stabbed during mass at St Ambrose Cathedral
Des Moines police report 23 year old Terry O Connor was stabbed twice in the back by 24 year old John A Masterson as she walked to receive communion. He claimed she rejected him after a two year romance. she survived in critical condition. Masterson in custody. no charge filed immediately. Masterson is Drake University alumni and son of local auto firm manager.
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Des Moines
Terry O'Connor
St. Ambrose-Catholic Cathedral
John A. Masterson
Miss O'Connor
Masterson
Hugh Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
P. F. IS
Labor Disputes Halt War Projects Across Southland Area
Picketing at Douglas Aircraft Co. halts 10 000 workers across a week long strike delaying 500 million dollars in military cargo planes. At Todd and Bethlehem shipyards 2 000 000 dollars in war vessels paused as 2700 workers’ dispute leads to a work suspension or lockout. Welders at Independent United Aircraft welders meet in Hawthorne awaiting a wage settlement to avert a strike threatening ships in the harbor.
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Douglas
Southland
Douglas Aircraft Co
United Auto Workers, Cio
Todd
Bethlehem
San Pedro
Todt
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Harold Shapiro
United S
Hawthorne
Santa Monica
el Segundo
Douglas Proposes Defense Bill Cut
Senator Douglas proposed amendments to cut between 600 million and 1 billion dollars from the defense bill including reductions in flying pay and expediting aircraft contracts. Byrd and Ferguson backed limits on civilian workers and tuition aid, while the bill’s overall approval moved forward despite tense debate.
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Washington
Douglas D
Tll
Senate
Fot
Sen. Byrd
D.va
Fergusson
R.mich
Byrd-Ferguson
Defense Department
House
Air Force
Navy Sea
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Nature
Wilson demands steel supply hike amid mobilization drive
Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson urged a substantial rise in steel output arguing the security of America hinges on rapid expansion. He called for a 1 million to 2 million ton increase in the final nonntan and 36 million tons of scrap this winter, saying the emergency requires immediate action and warning that shortages could force cuts in mobilization.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
America
San Francisco
Gromyko
S. F. Wilson
Japan
Manly Fleischmann
Fleischmann
Defense Production Administration
British Jet Crashes Killing Four Persons
A Royal Air Force Meteor jet exploded in the air over the resort town yesterday killing four people. The pilot died in the blast though the explosion also set a house on fire, killing a man and two women residents and damaging another dwelling.
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Woettner
Eng
Royal Air Force
Bagle Page A-9 and Classified Ads B-8 to B-8
A compact notice lists section pages for the newspaper content including Bridge Page B93 Comics Page 8-4 Crossword A-5 and Editorial A-3 to A-9 plus Financial B-6 7 Obituaries B-7 and other features such as Radio TV Shipping Sports AviG-11 and Weather 8-7 with Women’s Activities 8-2-3. The item serves as a directory style reference for readers to locate content across sections.
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Bagle
Avig
Navy hints carriers may carry atomic bombs
In Formosa and New York dispatches the press reports that the Navy hinted US aircraft carriers will carry atomic bombs. Vice Admiral Lynde D. McCormick spoke at recommissioning of the carrier Wasp, suggesting a future arms role for carriers. Nationalist China officials also discussed signing a bilateral peace treaty with Japan on SF terms.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Japan
San Francisco
George Yeh
New York
Vpr
Navy
U.S
Lynde D. McCormick
Wasp
Britain faces meat oversupply amid ration reform talks
London dispatch reports temporary meat oversupply in rationed Britain as organized butchers plan to meet Food Minister Maurice Webb to urge lifting rationing. The weekly slice per person rose to 28 cents, roughly two small steaks, double previous weeks. Butchers fear demand may lag, with H W Rymill predicting under 80 percent takeup within four weeks as long years of meatless meals shape buying habits.
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London
Britain
Maurice Webb
Webb
H. W. Rymill
Butchers’ Federation
Marines Drive Ahead in North Korea Front Battle
U S Marines with heavy artillery and mortars push through Red lines in the deepest American ground thrust of the year. The First Marine Division advances on the eastern front in the Punchbowl and Bloody Ridge area. Four Allied Thunderjet crews clash with MiG 15s while the 25th Division seizes a hill near Pyongyang and UN forces push a force off a peak north of Inje. Continued on Page A5.
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Eighth Army
Korea
U. S
North Korea
United States 25Th (Lightning
Pyongyang
Central Korea
U. N
Inje
House May Accept Senate Tax Bill
Washington reports a House hint it may accept the Senate version of the tax hike bill, avoiding a lengthy conference and delaying adjournment. The Senate finance committee, led by Chairman Ga, planned closed door votes to finish the measure, with revenue near 6 billion for a full year and lower figures for the current year due to partial-year effects. Debate in the Senate was expected next Monday or Tuesday.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
George D.ga
George
Canada protests Chinese arrests of seven missionaries
Ottawa reports Canada protests to Communist China over treatment of missionaries. The External Affairs Department notes seven Canadians are known to be under arrest in China.
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Ottawa
Canada
China
Peping
External Affairs Department
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Allied High Command
By Robert Vermillion
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St. Vincent's Hospital
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Assa
Associated Press
L.B
Chiang
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