Truman Lifts Ban On Survey Of Oil Cartel
President Truman orders release of a long secret FTC report on international oil deals amid charges of a cartel siphoning U S foreign aid. The Justice Department moves to subpoena the document for a grand jury probe into monopoly claims against seven U S and foreign oil firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Washington
U. S
Federal Trade Commission
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Senate
Alabaman
FTC
Justice Department
Sen
Hennings
D-Mo
Neena
U.S
Stand_ard Oil
New Jersey
Standard Oil
California
Texas Company
Socony-Vacuum
Gulf Oil
British
Royal Dutch Shell
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
F. W. Abrams
Standard Oil of
Walkout At Timken May Be Over
Canton Ohio workers at Timken Roller Bearing Co move toward contract terms after a 30 day strike by 12 000 workers. The pact would include a modified union shop wage rise about 10 percent and vacation benefits amid a 16 7 cent hourly increase. Approval by Bank and File union members is set for Wednesday.
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Canton
Timken Roller Bearing Co
CIO
United Steelworkers
I. W. Abel
USW
Columbus
Zanesville
Timken
Wooster
Mount Vernon
Ning
Wander Boy Misses Trip To Orient
Dickie Love eight year old stowaway from Redwood City makes new bid for travel by boarding a freighter in San Francisco and is removed by police. He previously stowed away on ships and planes and made free bus trips to the city.
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Redwood City
Calif
Dickie Love
China
San Francisco
Dickie
Love
New Orleans
Los Angeles
California
Goodrich Union Talks in Cincinnati Continue
In Cincinnati representatives of B F Goodrich Co and striking United Rubber Workers CIO resume talks to end a two day walkout. About 18 000 rubber workers walked out after 10 weeks of wage and contract talks following the contract expiration July 15. Goodrich runs an Akron tire plant and a Marion industrial rubber plant. Union president L S Buckmaster says many core contract issues remain unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
B. F. Goodrich Co
United Rubber Workers
CIO
Baruch Celebrates 82nd Birthday in Redwood Grove
Bernard Baruch marks his 82nd birthday in Dyerville California. He attends the dedication ceremony for a redwood bench in Founders Grove near the Redwood Highway, with a 264 foot tall giant redwood as backdrop.
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Dyerville
Calif
Bernard Baruch
New York
Founder’s Grove
Chinese Moscow talks seen as Chinese bargaining bid
American diplomats view the Chinese Soviet conference in Moscow as a bargaining round aimed at securing more aid and faster Russian arms for Korea. They note Chou Enlai led a 15 member delegation focused on Port Arthur and the Changchun Railway, with ties to the 1950 alliance.
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Washington
Moscow
Russia
Korea
Port Arthur
China
Changchun
State Department
Far East
Chou En-lai
Chou
Andrei Vishinsky
Changchun Railway
Dairen
Red China
Stevenson Cancels Talk At Plow Meet
Adlai E Stevenson cancellation at Minnesota National Plowing Contest after officials barred same day with Eisenhower. Governor's campaign manager Wilson Wyatt says committee reversed position then limited appearances to Sept 5 only. Stevenson had planned Sept 6 speech after Eisenhower. Wyatt notes prior commitments and crowd logistics ended the plan.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai E. Stevenson
Minnesota
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wilson W. Wyatt
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Kasson
Minn
Wyatt
John Sparkman
Duff
Sparkman
Gov. Stevenson
Sen. Sparkman
Reds Build Air Base Near Berlin Report
The Neuwe Zeitung claims the Russians are constructing a jet air base in the East zone within striking distance of Berlin. The field lies along the Guben to Cottbus highway, 13 miles southwest, with bases in Guben and Cottbus about 60 miles southeast of Berlin. The Soviets reportedly operate a modern jet and light bomber force inside East Germany, totaling around 500 aircraft, while Allied air power is not regularly based there.
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Berlin
East Zone
Iron Curtain
Neuwe Zeitung
S. High Mission
Guben
Cottbus
Jin
Germany
Allied Command
Caer
Stevenson Truman brisk on Labor Day campaign talk
President Truman may pause campaign travel after Labor Day events with Adlai Stevenson. Stevenson plans to delay decisions on campaigning until developments, with Truman likely to speak in Montana in early October. Discussion centers on Taft Hartley, Brannan Farm Plan, and farm policy.
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Washington
Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Springfield
Ill
Milwaukee
Detroit
Hungry Orse Dam
Montana
East
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Trusted Clerk Tied to Bank Shortage in Arkansas Town
Opal Simmington a 49 year old assistant cashier at the Bank of Clerks in Cierks Arkansas faced federal charges after FDIC auditors found about 73 000 missing in the bank. She was arraigned before U S Commissioner Elmer Tackett released on 7500 bond.
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FBI
State Bank Commission
B 29s Raid Arms Plant Near Yalu
Fourteen U S Superforts bombed a large grenade factory near the Manchurian border in Northwest Korea. The Nakwon plant produced thousands of grenades daily and was on a U N target list. The raid faced intense anti aircraft fire. one plane was attacked but all crews returned safely.
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Seoul
Korea
Far East
Tokyo
U. N. Command
Nakwon
Sinbe
Namsidong
Sea of Japan
Hokkaido
Japan
Bunker Hill
South Korea
Audrey Totter
Negotiators Recess Talks For Fourth Week In Korea
Maj. Gen. William Harrison stated an armistice is possible though deadlines remain unclear as U N and Communist delegates traded sharp words at Panmunjom. The talks entered a fourth straight week recess with Aug 27 set for the next meeting. Nam Il clashed with Harrison over prisoner exchange and urged progress.
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Munsan
Korea
William Harrison
U. N Command
U.N
Panmunjom
Nam Il
Harrison
Nam II
Mourners Clash After Munich Funeral for Convicted Leader
In Munich mourners waved placards calling Phil Lip Auerbach a victim of Nazi justice as police fought demonstrators at the Jewish cemetery after his funeral. Auerbach, who overdosed last Saturday, was found guilty of embezzling funds and taking bribes while head of the Bavarian restitution office. The five judge panel included three former Nazis.
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Munich
Germany
Phillip Auerbach
Auerbach
Judge Spares Man Then He Collapses Dead
Edward Gissell aged 57 avoided a traffic charge when Magistrate S Robert Levinson dismissed it. He collapsed shortly after in the corridor outside the courtroom and died of a heart ailment at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Edward
Gissell
S. Robert Levinson
Mercy Hospital
Politicians Prompt Cleanup of Roadside Posters in Pasadena
A contractor working on Pasadena's main thoroughfare combined repairs with political messaging. His sign urged motorists to vote for Ike, prompting Democrats to pressure police to enforce a city ordinance banning political posters on public property.
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Pasadena
Calif
Ike
Hoffman Defends Marshall Plan Claims in McCarthy Suit
Paul G. Hoffman testified under oath in a defamation case brought by Sen. McCarthy against Sen. Benton. Hoffman, first head of the Marshall Plan, called McCarthy’s charges against Gen. George C. Marshall fantastically false while Benton faces allegations of fueling a lie about McCarthy. The deposition may be used at trial as McCarthy seeks damages for fraud perjury and deceit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly
Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Gen
George C. Marshall
Hoffman
Oathe
Sen. Benton
D. Conn
McCarthy
Benton
Senate
Marshall
Army
United States
U.S
Burnitt S. Matthews
Edward B. Williams
Bulgars and Greeks Clash Over Who Fired First
Greek general staff said Bulgarians promised to seek guidance and reconvene after talks to ease a border incident in which two Greek soldiers were killed. Bulgarians admitted killing the two Aug. 12 near Mt. Belles northwest of Salonika while each side claimed the clash occurred on its territory.
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Athens
Greece
Mt. Belles
Salonika
Reds In Tehran Stone 1L 8 Gl
In Tehran crowds of about 100 communist youths stoned an American Army sergeant and a Persian driver as their jeep halted at a busy traffic light. Police broke up the assault with batons. the jeep fled. Sgt. James Hagan of Atlanta, Georgia, received a minor blow and was unharmed.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S. Army
James Hagan
Atlanta
OPS Chief Charts Best Way To Maintain Lids
The government will post dollars and cents price ceilings in over half of the nation’s 500,000 grocery stores by Oct. 1 restoring a World War II style uniform community pricing program. District offices will prepare posters showing about 300 major items with weekly updates and store dependent ceilings based on wholesale costs and markups. Meats and fresh fruits and vegetables are excluded from the posters, with labeling differing by store.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Ellie Arnall
Jacksonville
Fla
Fargo
N D
Fresno
Calif
OPS
Congress
Steel Industry Wins Higher Ceiling Prices
The Office of Price Stabilization raised ceiling prices for many steel products in a reluctant move. The order increases carbon steel prices by about five dollars per ton and adds a 4.7 percent boost for high alloy and stainless steel, completing the steel wage price dispute.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Nicaraguan C47 Missing Off Panama Channel
An amphibian search team from the U S Air Force 1st Rescue Squadron joined the hunt for a missing C47 transport of the Nicaraguan Air Force. The plane disappeared Saturday over the region near Balboa Panama Canal Zone.
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Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
U. S. Air Force
Army taps 1000 men from 37th infantry division
Army orders more than 1000 enlisted men from Ohio's 37th Infantry Division to be sent overseas next month. Most will head to the Far East, Europe, Alaska, and Austria as replacements for troops returning home. Names not yet announced. these will be specialists.
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Camp Polk
Army
Ohio
37Th
Far East
Europe
Alaska
Austria
United States
Far As
National Guard
Ohio Governor Opposes 37th Division Replacements
Columbus Ohio Governor Frank Lausche reiterated his opposition to sending 1 000 enlisted men from Ohio's 37th Infantry Division overseas as replacements. He argues the 37th should serve as a training ground rather than a pool for replacements, stating his position in a letter to Secretary Pace and at a news conference.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche Toda
Ohio
37Th
Frank Pace
Controversy Over 37th Army Division Breakup
The 37th Army Division will be broken up and not sent overseas as a unit, drawing criticism from Ohio congressmen and Gov. Lausche who said national guard units deserve equal treatment. At Camp Polk, some men label the move the rape of the 37th while awaiting allocation of the 1,000. Exact numbers of Ohioans affected remain unannounced.
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37Th
Army
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Secretary of Army
National Guard
Camp Polk
NYC Union Parleys Shifted To Capital
Talks between the New York Central Railroad unions and management move to Washington at the urging of federal mediators. The shift follows the unions rejecting a government package aimed at resolving a two year old dispute over 58 grievances and a strike threat on lines east of Buffalo.
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Washington
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
New York
Eisenhower Campaign Moves and Plans for Women's Support
Denver reports outline efforts to woo women voters led by Mrs. Roy F. Priest with Eisenhower aides pressing for a larger scale push. Headquarters shift to New York City Commodore during the campaign with a skeleton Denver base. Nixon bases in Washington. Eisenhower to address AFL in New York the week of Sept 14 and may speak at a Labor Day event.
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Edward D. Ethell
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOF
Roy F. Priest
Utah
National
GOP
Eisenhower
Priest
Senhower
New York City
Commodore
Washington
New York
American Legion
Richard M .Nixon
California
American Federation of Labor
Ing
New Jersey
Malcolm S
Forbes
Eisenhower-Nixon Club
Amvets
Grand Rapids
Mich
Veterans’ Organization
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Stevenson J
Truman
Duff
Stevenson
Washi
Portland
Oregon Journal
Tom Humphrey
Wyoming
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James E. Murray
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
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Hickenlooper
Murray
Tom Dewey
Everett Dirksen
Yalu
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