Cold War at Critical Stage in Berlin Talks
The collapse of secret Berlin talks with Russia has raised the Cold War to a highly explosive new phase. Authorities are uncertain about next steps as Truman and Dewey stay informed while the US Britain and France push their case against the Soviet blockade in the UN Security Council.
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Russia
Berlin
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Britain
France
United Nations Security Council
Kremlin
State Department
Monkey Rampage Triggers Uproar in North Long Beach
Jocko the monkey roamed Market Street area causing chaos at 1932 E Market Street. He entered Bryant home, turned on taps, ransacked a Jeep, lit canvas with matches, and fled as police joined efforts to capture him. A chaotic morning scene amid neighborhoods and a reported incident with a local youth.
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Jocko
Market St
Cherry Ave
William C. Bryant
E. Market St
Bryant
W Hale
Vaily
Osimnal
Jane Hall
Emen
Dewey Backs Berlin Plea as U N Council Topic
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey endorsed the Allied move to bring the Soviet Berlin blockade question to the United Nations Security Council. While campaigning to Seattle he urged a peaceful settlement, stressing no compromise on major principles and conciliation on nonessentials. He spoke in Salem and Portland and planned talks at Vancouver Kelso Centria Tacoma before a Seattle rally, outlining a program to conserve and expand western resources.
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Jack Bell
Dewey
Seattle
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Pacific Northwest
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Salem
Harold E. Stassen
Portland
Washington
Vancouver
Kelso
Centralia
Tacoma
Paul Lockwood
Missoula
Mont
Spokane
Wash
Paradise
Man claims Nazi submarine ashore him in 1943
Otto Kreger, 31, told San Diego detectives he was landed north of San Francisco by a Nazi submarine in 1943 to sabotage. He wandered the West for five years doing farm work, and investigators found no draft registration or identification papers. He will be held for the FBI.
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San Diego
West
Otto Kreger
FBI
San Francisco
Kremlin silent as Berlin crisis to UN debated
Moscow reports Friday show no official comment on Western plans to take the Berlin crisis to the United Nations Security Council. Pravda criticizes Lie’s report while Tass accuses foreign governments of misleading reports, blaming US Britain and France for stalled talks.
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Moscow
Berlin
United Nations Security Council
Berlin Crisis Hardens as Airlift Likely, Soviets Target West Germany
Western powers pore over Berlin stalemate as Soviet blockade tightens. U S Britain and France plan a strong airlift to sustain the city and deter Soviet domination of Germany, while UN hopes fade. The West pledges firm stance with potential global consequences.
West Will Test Berlin Crisis In Security Council
British Foreign Secretary Bevin warned the Berlin blockade risks splitting the United Nations as western powers plan to open a Security Council debate on Berlin. France's Parodi said the issue will be brought under a UN charter threat-to-peace clause, risking a Soviet veto or walkout.
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Russia
Ernest Bevin
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Security Council
Berlin
Associated Press
Tass
House of Commons
United States
Britain
France
Joseph E. Dynan
United Nations
U. N
World Organization
United Nations Assembly
Alexandre Parodi
West
U. S
Andrei Y.hinsky
Robert Schuman
Vishinsky
China Reds Start Fall Drive Threatens Manchurian Corridor
Nanking dispatch reports Communist forces after Tsinan fall launched a fall offensive across central China threatening the Manchurian corridor. Ihsien near Chinhsien air lift Base cut off, while Mukden receives supply air lift as naval bombardment supports near Chinh sen. Chiang Kai-shek and Ho Ying-chin briefed the Kuomintang on Tsinan loss.
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China
Red
Ihsien
Chinhsien
Mukden
Min
Tsinan
Shantung
Friy
Seven Pit Fires Rage at Manchur Mine
Dispatches from Peiping report seven fires rage in fashion coal mines about 20 miles east of Mukden. The open-cut pits are among the largest in the world. Fires attributed to natural causes and widespread across seven pits.
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Peiping
Fashion Coal
Mukden
City Stadium bids called by council for new proposals
City council orders a fresh bidding process for the City Stadium prompting a review of contractor proposals. Concurrent items note the AFL convention opening with 3,500 attendees and police aiding burglary clue discovery by two Press Telegram carriers.
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City Stadium
Nudist Bonfires Targeted at Malibu Beach
Los Angeles County Supervisors move to curb nocturnal nudists at Malibu Beach by posting signs declaring bonfires illegal. Board Chairman Raymond V. Darby said the effort aims to stop nudist swimmers who gather around fires to warm up and dry off.
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Los Angeles
Malibu Beach
Raymond V. Darby
Truman Attacks Congress Again in Texas Speech
President Truman condemned the 80th Congress for threatening the Bill of Rights while speaking to a trainside crowd in Austin near the state capitol. He praised Attorney General Tom Clark and noted widespread press opposition to Democrats amid calls for constitutional protection and U N aims. Senator Lyndon Johnson joined him at San Marcos and San Antonio as Rayburn urged against current presidential changes.
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Truman
80Th Congress
Austin
State
Tom Clark
San Marcos
Lyndon Johnson
D. Texas
Senate
Coke Stevenson
San Antonio
United Nations
United States
Tan
Sam Rayburn
House
Ex-con Nabbed After Attacks on Two Milwaukee Women
Milwaukee police held 22-year-old James McTigue of Los Angeles on charges of attacking two women. He admitted attacking a 38-year-old yesterday. a 27-year-old identified him as her assailant Saturday. McTigue, on parole from Los Angeles Youth Authority, had served time for assault and robbery.
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Milwaukee
Los Angeles
James McTigue
McTigue
Los Angeles Youth Authority
Bevin Calls for Fast UN Action on Palestine
Paris dispatch reports British Foreign Secretary Bevin urged rapid UN action on Count Bernadotte’s Palestine recommendations. He reaffirmed support for the Holy Land solution in Britain's General Assembly policy, warning hostilities could resume if no decision is reached soon, though he toned down that warning in delivery.
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Paris
Bevin
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Palestine
Holy Land
Britain
General Assembly
Foreign Office
France
Russian troops halt American cars for second day
In Vienna on September 27 Russian forces again stopped all American automobiles headed to the American air base at Tulin. American authorities planned protests while American sources said no special permits were required and travelers could proceed after identification. The roadblock aimed to catch deserters and was set up yesterday as vehicles moved through the zone.
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Vienna
Austria
Tulin
Wallace Aids in Georgia Beaten
Five workers for Henry Wallace's Progressive party were beaten and driven to Grovetown after a raid on their Augusta headquarters. Police protected the group, including four women and a man, who said 40 to 50 attackers used a dozen cars to raid the site.
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Augusta
Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Grovetown
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