High Ratings Cinched Plane Space Scandal
Washington reports reveal government designation of VIPs for Verley Company agents who funded seven home freezers given to Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughan and others. Senate investigators, led by Sen Mundt, pressed Maj. Gen. Herman Feldman on advance information to management counselor James Hunt as probes continue into perfume oil shipments and Paris voyages in 1945.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
South Dakota
Herman Feldman
Senate
Feldman
Army
James V. Hunt
Alvert Verley Company
Chicago Perfume House
Europe
Mrs. Truman
White House
Independence
John Maragon
Harry Hoffman
Verley
Paris
Maragon
Nationalists Announce Wins Against Reds
Canton AP reports Chiang Kai-shek receiving success notes from central China as Gen Pai Chung-Hsi announces counter offensives. Nationalists claim two new victories on Hengyang eastern and western flanks, recapturing Yuhsien and Anjen, and pushing Reds from Lantien near Nengyaung.
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Canton
Chiang Kai- Shek
China
Pai Chung-Hsi
Central China
Hengyang
Hunan Province
Canton-Hankow
Yuhsien
Thangshan
Chiang
Formos
President Ousts Cuban General From Army High Command
President Carlos Prío Socarrás deposed Maj. Gen. Genovevo Pérez Camera as chief of the army in Havana and named Gen. Ruberto Cabrera to replace him. An official announcement cited indiscipline by a senior officer and noted the move occurred at a meeting of senior officers at the Colombia military camp.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Piio Socarras
Genovevo Perez Camera
Ruperto Cabrera
Colombia
Atlantic Treaty Goes Into Effect At Capitol Today
The Atlantic Treaty uniting the United States and 11 other nations to defend the West takes effect at a White House ceremony. France ratified first, with ambassadors and officials from Canada Britain France The Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Italy Portugal Iceland Norway Denmark attending. The pact becomes binding as France deposits ratification and a Truman proclamation is expected, ending a long period of nonalignment in U S policy. An imminent first Atlantic Council meeting in Washington is planned with representatives from the 12 nations.
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Washington
United States
West
White House
State Department
Council of the Atlantic Alliance
Henri Bonnet
France
Truman
Italy
Portugal
Denmark
Canada
Britain
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Norway
Iceland
Fire at Continental Grain plant in Columbus damages 200000
A large blaze at the Continental Grain Co plant in Columbus injures two firefighters, Dick Cavanaugh and Robert Robinson, and causes about 200000 dollars in damage. The fire began in a soybean extractor unit after hexane gasoline ignited from a soybean toaster. Manager W H Wilson said the extractor had just been restarted an hour before the fire.
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Columbus
Continental Grain Co
Dick Canaver
Robert Robinson
W. H. Wilson
Clark McGrath Rise to Top U S Government Posts
Washington AP report on Tom C. Clark sworn in as Supreme Court justice and J Howard McGrath takes oath as attorney general. Clark, the youngest at 49, replaces Frank Murphy. McGrath, 45, inherits a vast anti trust docket and leads prosecutions of top Communist and espionage cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kite House
Tom C. Clark
Texas
Truman
Department of Justice
J. Howard McGrath
U. S
Rhode Island
United States
Clark
Frank Murphy
Justice Clark
High Tribunal
McGrath
Chicago
du Pont
American Telephone and Telegraph
Western Electric
Investment Bankers Association of America
New York City
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Employe
Drowns in Well Near Adamsville Farm
Gerald W. Poling age 16 of Sarahville drowned after falling into a deep farm well at Adamsville, about 15 miles northeast of Zanesville. Police reported the accident occurred yesterday on a local farm.
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Zanesville
Gerald W. Poling
Sarahville
Adamsville
Here
New Polio Cases Reported in Cincinnati
Three new cases of infantile paralysis were reported in Cincinnati yesterday, raising the year’s total treated here to 94. The AP reports the surge adds to a growing outbreak as health officials monitor spread and mobilize resources for treatment and containment.
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Cincinnati
Good Old Days by Gordon Martin
A humorous meditation on office critics who long for the good old days while resisting progress. The piece contrasts candle power with electric light, old livery stables with modern plumbing, and old Dobbin with the family bus, arguing progress brings comfort and convenience.
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Gordon Martin
Grandpa
Dobbin
Democrats Clash as States Rights Members Face Ouster
The Democratic National Committee heard hearings on Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina as it considered ousting States Rights members for bolting the Truman ticket last year. Tensions cooled slightly but hard lines remained with threats of appeals and future battles.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Truman
Texas
William M. Boyle, Jr
Kansas City
Gov. J
Thurmond
William H. Talbot
J. B. Snider
National Committee
Truman Plans Three Flights On Labor Day
President Truman plans three airplane flights on Labor Day September 5, concluding with a visit to Missouri for a couple of nights. The schedule includes Washington to Pittsburgh for a noon address at the Allegheny County Free Fair, then to Des Moines for the Amvets convention address, followed by a flight to Independence to stay with Mrs. Truman and Margaret. He also plans a Philadelphia address next Monday for the American Legion, with possible shift to train travel.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Independence
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Mr. Truman
Philadelphia
The
American Legion
General Clark Named to Post Chief of Army Field Forces
Gen. Mark W. Clark, a top World War II commander, named chief of Army Field Forces. He will succeed Gen. Jacob Devers, retiring after 44 years on active duty, while Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer becomes Sixth Army commander in California. Clark led the 15th Army Group in Europe and served as postwar military governor in Austria.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
Army
Gray
Clark
Sixth Army
San Francisco
Cal
Jacob Devers
Albert C. Wedemeyer
California
Wedemeyer
China
State Department
15Th
Europe
U.S
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
West
U. S
Austria
House Ready for Vacation in Washington
The House plans a full vacation from Friday night to September 21 with a formal resolution drafted to authorize it. Senate approval expected as routine though the Senate has no holiday planned. If blocked, an unofficial two meetings weekly plan may occur with no business transacted while adjourning sessions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Dream House Sold For Under $1500 In New York
Alfred and Edna Birnbaum sold their 30 year old two story home won for a 50 cent raffle ticket to lawyer Herbert Braasch. The buyer agreed to cover the house price plus the $1,000 in accumulated Midtown parking lot rent as of today, easing a mounting liability for the couple.
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New York
Alfred
Edna Birnbaum
Birnbaums
Herbert Braasch
Midtown Manhattan
Missing Child Search Goes Into 4th Day
In McGregor Minnesota AP 300 Minnesota National Guardsmen and civilian volunteers extend a four day hunt for three year old Coleman missing since Saturday. Lt. Col. William Johnson says if no trace is found today the boy may not be found. The search covers five miles around the grandparents farm in swampy terrain with many lakes and potholes. The case echoes the 196? disappearance of Richard Ware who vanished in a similar swampy area 70 miles west.
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Mcgregor, Minn
Minnesota National Guardsmen
Coleman
William Johnson
Larry
Col. Johnson
Col
Johnson
Richard Ware
Here
Keeps Rendezvous at Valentino Crypt in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD AP The Lady in Black kept her annual rendezvous at Rudolph Valentino’s crypt in Hollywood cemetery. Dura Flame arrived yesterday in a chauffeur driven car and laid red roses on the marble slab. Dozens of visitors gathered as the 23rd anniversary of Valentino’s death was observed.
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Hollywood
Rudolph Valentino
Hollywood Cemetery
Forest fires and military cuts ripple through states
Widespread fires blaze across Idaho California and Montana burning over 40 000 acres this month amid critical conditions. In parallel Defense Secretary Johnson orders civilian layoffs across Navy Army and Air Force totaling about 135 000 workers with 50 bases slated for closure to save roughly 500 million yearly long term.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
Beach
Cal
Associated Press
Idaho
California
Montana
Black Hills
South Dakota
Plains
Tilford
S. D
United States
Canada
Maine
Albert D. Nutting
Roxbury
Allagah
Aroostoock County
Flagstaff - Stratton
Quebec
Lotbiniere
Stanislaus National Forest
Yellowstone Park
Lyle F. Watts
U. S. Forest Service
Washington
Brooklyn Naval Shipyard
Defense Establishment
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Trinidad
Clinton County
Wilmington
Lockbourne
Columbus
Coumbus General Depot
Columabus
Congress
Rep. Green
D-Pa
Terday
Chai Aninson
D-Ga
Oase Armed
Defense Department
Nine Uninjured In Guam C-47 Crash
An Air Force C-47 crashed on takeoff from Guam. All nine aboard walked away uninjured after the left engine failed. Maj. Mil burn L. Richards of Memphis, Tenn., piloted the twin engined transport assigned to the 19th Bombardment Wing with six crew and three passengers aboard.
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Guam
Milburn L. Richards
Memphis
Tenn
19Th Bombardment Wing
English Youth Swims Channel in 23 Hours 48 Minutes
Philip Mickman, 18, became the first to conquer the English Channel this year after two failed attempts. He finished at Kingsdown near Dover at 5:33 a.m. British summer time, swimming through darkness and drizzle. Cuban Jose Cortinas began his second Channel attempt at Cap Gris Nez, France, this morning. Mickman returned to Dover with his escort boat and was greeted by his father and trainer as Shirley May France, a local high school girl ally, congratulated him aboard.
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Dover
England
Philip Mickman
English Channel
Yorkshire
Mickman
Kingstown
Jose Cortinas
Cap Gris Nez
France
Kingsdown
William H. Mickman
E. H. Temme
Shirley May
Somerset
Mass
Walter France
Button In Throat Is Fatal To Baby
Beverly Ann Rowe two years old of South Charleston died in Springfield after surgeons tried to remove a button from her throat. She was taken to city hospital yesterday and doctors, unable to remove it without surgery, operated but she died on the operating table.
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Springfield
Beverly Ann Rowe
George Rowe
Rt. 2
South Charleston
City Hospital
Beverly Ann
Senators Approve $9 Million Southwest Power Measure
Washington AP report states Senator John W Bricker Republican voted for a $9,000,000 appropriation for the Southwest Power Administration. The Senate passed the measure 45 to 36 with Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio paired for the measure.
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Washington
John W. Bricker
Southwest Power Administration
Senate
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
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