Tariff Rate Cuts to Follow Senate Extends Trade Program
Washington reports President Truman will announce rate slashes on more than 400 items after Congress extended the reciprocal trade program to June 1951. Senate Finance Chair Welter F. George says cuts will reflect agreements from the Annecy conference and could be announced next week.
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Washington
Truman
Welter F. George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Annecy
France
Senate
House
Girl Defends Father in Gunplay Trial in Atlanta
The stepdaughter of Judge Robert Carpenter testified that her mother Barbara Carpenter accused him of causing her distress. She described events around July 27 when four shots were fired at attorney John Lockwood, with Barbara seeking divorce on grounds of drinking gambling and infidelities. The defense witness said the mother had become consumed with talk of John and lost personal property.
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Atlanta
Blor
Barbara Carpenter
Joan Lockwood
Barbara
Robert Carpenter
Lockwood
J ' Coply
John
Miss Carpenter
Mexico marks 139th Independence Year parade and shout
MEXICO CITY Sept 16 Mexico celebrated the 139th anniversary of its declaration of independence with parades across the nation. About 390,000 federal troops were slated to parade in downtown Mexico City displaying the country’s modern military power. An estimated 200,000 Mexicans gathered at Constitution Plaza to hear President Miguel Aleman deliver the traditional Independence Day shout from the National Palace.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Constitution Plaza
Miguel Aleman
National Palace
Dix Much Better At Hollywood Hospital After Procedures
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital reports actor Kate Bix showing marked improvement after procedures performed by hospital physicians. No further details released.
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Hollywood
Kate Bix
Hollywood Eresbyterian Hospital Physicans
Hoffman Sees Marshal Plan Succeeding
BATTLE CREEK Mich Sept 16 AP Paul G Hoffman head of the Marshall Plan says Europe may become self supporting by June 30 1952. He spoke at a Michigan Municipal League meeting urging higher European imports and full four year commitment while stressing a two way trade and need to earn more dollars.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Marshall
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
Hoffman
Michigan Municipal League
Ioffman
United States
Iit
Séarewall
Hoffman, Sa
Bevin Eye Tooth Exhibit At Army Institute Of Pathology
The Army Institute of Pathology adds Bevin’s two rooted eye tooth to its George Washington teeth display. Access to the exhibit required multiple military and state clearances, including a guard and several officers, with State Department approval. Also noted is Sorrowtus the five month old Paras monkey injuring herself, needing diapers and a special three-quartered two-piece diaper system devised by zoo staff for its tail.
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Ashington
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
George Washington
Bevin
Washington
Armed Forces
Associated Press
Bil Chaplis
Navy
the Tooth
State Department
Lincoln Park
Sorrowtus
Lear Grimmer
Simian
Grimmer
Sorrowful
Grimmers
Zoo
R.marlin Perkins
Explanations for Counterfeit Plates
SAN FRANCISCO September 16 William Muntner 63 explains he made counterfeit plates for twenty dollar bills to show a camera company the senses they sold him were flawed. Federal Judge George Harris questions why he hid operations in a double padlocked lab with a keep out sign. Munkner replies I am a Prussian to keep the family from inquiring into a man's hobby.
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San Francisco
Ces
William Muntmer
George 2. Harris
Munkner
Hogs Busted Narcotics Ring In Feed Lot
Plainview Nebraska report says William Bohl broke up a narcotics ring after his hogs grew thin and ill from tainted feed. He conducted a one man investigation at the back of the feed lot and found hogs jumping to reach leaves atop resistant earthosus plants. The hogs were described as getting back to normal.
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Plainview
Neb
William Bohl
Bohl
Diaper Invented for Baby Monkey in Chicago
A baffling Chicago note from September 16 mentions the invention of a diaper for a baby monkey. The fragment hints at a novelty or oddity item reported in a local newspaper brief.
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Chicago
Traffic Officer's Red Vehicle Attacked
BAKERSFIELD September 16 UPI Police say Mrs Stramler was arrested on speeding by Officer H L Benfield. In court her attorney moved to dismiss claiming Benfields motorcycle is red. The State Department argues black and white is the official color. The judge gave 46 hours to respond. Police Chief H Grayson ordered all motorcycle officers to stop issuing tickets until vehicles are painted black and white.
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Bakersfield
UPI
Galdys Stramjer
Stramler
Stubstomadc
H. L. Benfield
Benfield
State Motor Vehicle Department
California
Five Times Saved Executed at Statesville Prison
CHICAGO Sept 16 UP F Weber 2 was electrocuted after governors five last minute stays. He claimed innocence before death in the new Statesville prison death chamber. Weber was scheduled to die March 21 1648 for the killing of Bradley University student Flaver D Fueger in a 1947 auto robbery attempt. Court appeals and governor relief denied his execution five times.
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Chicago
Herman F. Weber
Stateville
Weber
New Statesville
Flaver D. Fueger
Bradley University
Peoria
Vandenberg Calls Europe to Help Self and West
Senator Vandenberg urged Western European nations to increase aid and closer cooperation, warning of limits to American resources and stressing united strength. He spoke to 50 reporters from 14 countries at a dinner and planned a hospital checkup after the talk.
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Washington
UR Sen. Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Agg Jnveet
Forei
Vandenberg
Overseas Writers Club
Senate
Khaswoed Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Crommelin Removed From Joint Chiefs Post Over Public Criticism
Washington dispatch reports Captain Crommelin was stripped from his Joint Chiefs of Staff post after publicly criticizing service integration. Secretary Matthews reassigned him to the Navy’s air warfare division while signaling further limits on outspoken officers. President Truman commented that Matthews handles the case capably as the Navy cites interservice tensions. The Air Force issued a standing order against expressing opinions on interservice relations, and Navy officials issued a telegram requiring prior submission of any statements to the secretary.
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Washington
Navy
Cea
John G. Crommelin
Commelin
Matthews
Crommelin
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Naval Aviation Personnel
White House
Truman
Johnson
Air Force
Air
Adm
Louis
Denfeld
Navy Operations
Society matron Maria de Olmos dies in Buenos Aires
Senora Maria Harilaos de Olmos, a wealthy Buenos Aires society matron and leading member of the Argentina cathedra laity, died yesterday. The prominent figure in social and religious circles was noted for her charitable work and influence within the community.
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Buenos Aires
Maria Harilaos de Olmos
Argentina
Type-photographic machine promises cheap typesetting
A new type-photographic machine with an electric brain and photo heart promises to slash printing costs for newspapers books and magazines. It types on film from a standard keyboard, displays and corrects text, and can produce various type sizes. It may be ready in 18 months with no official name yet.
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Vannevar Bush
Carnagie Institution of Washington
Cambridge
Mass
Samuel H. Celdwall
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bush
Bostex
Rene A. Higannet
Louis Moyroud
Lithomat* Corporation of
Carnegie Institution of Washington
Graphic Arts Research Foundation, Inc
Dr. Bush
Samuel H. Caldwell
Center of Analysis
Robert Choate
Boston, Herald- Traveler
William W. Garth Jr
Lithomat Corp
Henry Laughlin
Houghton Miff
Stainback plan for Hawaii docks rejected by union
Honolulu dispatch reports Gov. Stainback’s peace proposal to end Hawaii’s 13 day dock strike was rejected by union leaders led by Fred T. Low. The plan urged 2000 dock workers to return at higher wages while a new two year contract negotiations proceeded with employers. Immediate consideration was promised to any concrete proposals from seven struck stevedoring companies. The unions accused Stainback of strikebreaking amid territorial control of docks. Firemen in San Francisco supported a quick settlement with a nine point plan agreed at a special meeting.
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Honolulu
UPA
Hawaii
Ingram M. Stainback
Fred T. Low
C. I. O. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Stainback
Henn Schmidt
L. W. U. Jeader
C. I . Marine Cooks and Stewards
Independent Marine Firemen
TL. W. U
San Francisco
State Dept to Assume Reich Occupation Roles
Frankfurt dispatch reports the State Department will formally assume responsibility for Germany's occupation at 1 a.m. September 20. The act will occur in the office of High Commissioner John J. McCloy as American officials confirmed the plan.
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Frankfurt
Germany
State Department
John J. McCloy
Adenauer Named German Chancellor by Heuss
Theodor Heuss formally appoints Konrad Adenauer chancellor of the new republic. Adenauer, CDU leader, won the post by one vote in the Bundestag election. He will outline policy and present his cabinet next Tuesday as the coalition backs Christian democratic principles and anti communism.
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Eonn
Germany
Theodor Heuss
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democratic Union
Bunde Stat
Ithe
Ates
Europe
Tis
Tokyo Rose Case Defense Winds Up Today
Defense attorney Wayne Collins aimed to close Tokyo Rose treason trial proceedings as Iva Tepuri D Aquirino's case neared reaching a federal jury next week. D Aquirino testified about citizenship claims after six and a half days on the witness stand, noting marriage altered her status while in Tokyo during the war.
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AN Francisco
Wayne Collins
Tokyo
Rose
Iva Tepuri D'Aquino
Radio
Sonja Henie Weds Winthrop Gardiner Jr In Yacht Honeymoon Plan
Sonja Henie and Winthrop Gardiner Jr. wed in a seven minute church ceremony at the Park Avenue Methodist Church. They followed with a seven-tier cake cutting and a reception at the Plaza Hotel where Gardiner’s naval sword sliced the cake iced in pale blue. The couple will honeymoon on a yacht. Gardiner, once married and now divorced, attended with guests as the Rev. Paul Otte conducted the ceremony.
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New York
Sonjas ‘Henie
Winthrop Gardiner Jr
Fark Avenue
Methodist Church
Plaza Gardiner
Navy
Paul Otte
Gardiner
New. J
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