Senators Blast Air Base Project Testimony Slams Army Engineers
The Senate defense watchdog panel labeled the air base building in North Africa as wasteful and delayed. Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick faced calls for action as the committee faulted testimony and questioned costs and progress on five bases in Morocco. The probe, led by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, notes only two bases partly operational with more sites surveyed and a total spend of 220 million dollars out of an estimated 300 million.
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Pentagon
Senate
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North Africa
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Morocco
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No Loss For Words WITs U.S. 45th Division Korea
A brief wartime telegram reveals 2nd Lt. Grant W. Hume on rest leave in Tokyo phoning his wife Hilda in Chaseburg Wisconsin. He recalls she urged to hang up but they did not, during a call that cost $300.
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U.S
Korea
Tokyo
Chaseburg
Wis
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Hilda
Japan
Hume
British airman killed in crash west of Berlin
A four engine British cargo plane crashed in the Soviet zone six miles west of Berlin. The flight engineer died, while the pilot and navigator escaped unharmed and reached West Berlin. Russians agreed to allow wreckage recovery, likely today. The York had been chartered by Berlin city government carrying exports to Hamburg.
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Esco
West Berlin
York
Hamburg
Sawyer Sees Prices Steady Amid Steel Settlement
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer says consumer prices likely won’t rise much this year after the 56 day steel strike settlement. Most firms plan to absorb higher metal costs rather than pass them to shoppers, while Arnall cites a $100 yearly impact and a historically high cost of living.
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Sawyer
Department
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
Bad Weather Didn’t Stop UN Bombings in Korea Action
U S bombers struck a 40 acre supply area in Northwest Korea and hit behind front storage depots despite stormy weather. Ground clashes diminished as Chinese patrols faced setbacks near Bunker Hill. Five Air Force raids hit rail yards and supply nodes while weather curtailed Navy operations.
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North Korea
Iraq Envoy Urges Arab Unity Against Communism Zionism
Iraq's minister to Syria Moshe Shahbander told a newsman that Arab states must pool resources and form a commonwealth to guard against communism and Zionism. He said oil-rich nations should aid poorer neighbors and argued communism seeks spiritual imperialism while Israel aims at economic domination.
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Syria
Iraq
Moshe Shahbander
Israel
Swiss cave escape ends with four men walking out unharmed
Four explorers emerged unaided from Hell's Hole in Switzerland after nine and a half days trapped by rising water. In Wales, rescuers freed two 17-year-old Boy Scouts and their injured master from Bridge Cave after nine feet of rock fell, though other scouts escaped. The Wales rescue, led by coal miners, left the cave at 1,500 feet up a mountain, as heavy rain threatened fresh floods.
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Switzerland
Hell's Hole
Breconshire
Wales
Bridge Cave
Alfred Boegli
Silberen
Europe
Boegli
Power Of The Press In Korea Draws Letters From GIs
Three machine gunners in Company D of the 14th Infantry with the US 25th Division have written 300 letters in ten days. Cpl. Melvin Bodner of Bronx New York Pfe Joe Bridges Wilson of New York and Pvt. Robert English of Tucson Arizona asked small town papers for mail from young ladies. The responses included surprising prospects among the writers including a 215 pound strip teaser and a forward on a women’s basketball team.
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14Th Infantry Regiment
Melvin F. Bodner
Bronx
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Robert English
Tucson
Ariz
West Sure To Reject Treaty Bid
Washington reports a sharp split among Russia and Western Powers over a German peace treaty. Russia proposed a Big Four meeting by October to discuss a German government first, then a commission on pre elections political conditions. Western officials deem the plan unacceptable as propaganda aimed at disrupting Western unity and NATO ties for Germany.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
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United States
Britain
France
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Germany
Europe
Soviet Union
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West Germany
Recall Of Men Soviets Held Is Expected
An informed U S Army source says the United States will likely recall three members of the U S military mission at Potsdam after Soviet charges of trespassing on Soviet military property. The detainees Lt Col Gerald H Dunn Capt William R Croucher and Pfc Arnold P Swenson were seized Aug 15 and held 36 hours in Communist East Germany near the Baltic Sea security belt. If recalls occur, interzonal passes used to travel to Potsdam may be withdrawn.
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East Germany
Heidelberg
Vassily Chuikov
East Zone
Here
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New Ulm
Minn
U. S. Air Force
William R. Croucher
Baltimore
President Urges Legion To Help People Get Facts
President Truman asked the American Legion to present all facts to the public during the current campaign. National Commander Donald R. Wilson read the message at the Legion's 34th annual session in Madison Square Garden. Dewey praised universal military training during welcoming remarks.
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Truman
American Legion
Donald R. Wilson
Legion
Madison Square Gar
America
Thomas E. Dewey
Plane Falls Near Sicily Strikes Mediterranean Night Rescue
A four engine Hermes airliner chartered to the Sudanese government crashed off Trapani Sicily. Fifty of 57 aboard were rescued by fishing boats and Italian forces. three bodies recovered. The airliner carried British civil servants and families returning to Khartoum.
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Sicily
Mediterranean
London
Malta
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Taddei
Hermes
Air Work, Ltd
Khartoum
Sudan
Britain
San Antonio Hospital
Palermo
Uncle Held in Murder Of Niece
Riverside case reports an uncle, 37 year old John Chauncey Lawrence, detained on murder suspicion after the body of Kathryn Knodel, 16, was found near Palm Springs following her disappearance from Redlands. Lawrence, who surrendered in San Francisco, claimed death was accidental during a tire repair, and investigators noted prior sexual conduct with his niece.
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Redlands
Kathryn Knodel
Palm Springs
John Chauncey Lawrence
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California
Cherry Valley
Riverside County
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Rayburn
Lawrence
Eisenhower Warns Soviets Threat to U.S. Safety
Dwight D. Eisenhower told the American Legion in New York that the Soviet master plan endangers the nation more than any time in history. He urged a firm warning to Moscow and outlined countermeasures including a security force, stronger Western unity, and a pledge that the United States will not recognize any permanent Soviet position in Eastern Europe and Asia. The remarks, delivered amid ongoing political debates, emphasized fighting corruption and maintaining moral standards in government.
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NEW York
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Eisenhower
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New York City
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Russia
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Asia
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Stevenson Leaves Room For Oil Land Compromise
Stevenson signals flexibility on tidelands while opposing full state control. He backs Truman on veto but urges a legislative solution protecting federal and state interests amid a stalemate. He eyes New York City, Detroit Labor Day speech, and talks with CIO leader Reuther ahead of a presidential bid.
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Truman
Stevenson
New York City
New Jersey
Detroit
American Legion Convention
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Automobile Workers
AFL
Slip And Catch A Child On Window Ledge
Sidney Book spotted a 3 year old boy crawling the second floor ledge during a Sunday stroll and dashed across the street to await the fall. He made a neat catch and the child scampered away unharmed.
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Baltimore
Sidney Book
James Kenner Jr
Sidney
Jimmy
Eisenhower Speech Warns Against Witch Hunts and Kremlin Threats
The president denounces assassins of character and witch hunts while warning that the Kremlin aims to strangulate American industry and push toward war. He defends due process and urges action against economic inequalities within the competitive system.
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Eisenhower
Kremlin
Russia
America
Stalin
Cairo Premier Delays Talks With Britain Over Canal Dispute
Cairo premier said formal negotiations with Britain would be postponed for three months after he cleans up Egypt’s economy and prepares for elections. Officials see the delay as a sign unofficial talks progress, with discussions reportedly moving toward cooperation on a regional defense framework.
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Cairo
Egypt
Maher
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Exept
Canal
Middle East
Floods close Imjim River bridge near truce site
Rising waters and a debris pile forced the U S Eighth Army to close Freedom Gate Bridge on the Imjim River to all but vital traffic near the Korean truce zone.
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Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
Imjim River
Freedom Gate
Iraq King Studies irrigation projects in California
Faisal II, the 11-year-old king of Iraq, is touring California for insights into irrigation. He arrived yesterday as part of a visit focused on hydrological and agricultural spending and methods.
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Faisal II
Iraq
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