Rail Crash Kills 11 on Main Line
In Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania, Major G A McLaughlin reports 11 people killed when the Pittsburgh Philadelphia Night Express and the Red Arrow collided near the station. At least 60 injured, eight seriously, as a sleeping car from Cleveland was split in two.
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Bryn Mawr
G. A. McLaughlin
Lower Merion Township
Detroit
New York
PRR
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Poplarvale
Philadelphia Commerce
New York- Detroit Flyer
Express
Altoona
Sunspot May Hit Radio Communications Across Nation
A large sunspot may disrupt radio communications for two to three days. The AP reports the Bureau of Standards warned the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the Army and Navy, commercial stations, and pilots via the CAA. Officials urge avoid looking at the sun without smoked glass.
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Washington
Bureau of Standards
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Army
Navy
CAA
MacArthur Letter to VFW Began Step to Ouster
Washington AP report on President Truman weighing MacArthur’s removal after the general’s August VFW letter and March 24 Korea truce offer. Contends Truman first considered relief about a year ago and notes Capitol Hill reactions, Senate committee actions, and MacArthur’s New York statement.
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MacArthur
VEW
Washington
White House
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Joseph Short
Short
Far East
United Nations
New York
VFW
Formosa
Brewster
R-Me
Foreign Relations Committee
Korea
Western Union Strike Ending
Western Union workers in Detroit voted to return to work at noon, joining others who had already done so under union orders. About 900 San Francisco-Oakland area employees awaited a vote. Philadelphia workers planned to refuse return unless training and supervisory staff cuts were permanent. The Cincinnati Boston Buffalo meetings were set as operations returned to normal after a week of stoppages triggered by a management training program that the company agreed to suspend temporarily.
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Associated Press
Western Union
Detroit
San Francisco
Oakland
Adolph Brungs
Western Union Division
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Philadelphia
Brungs
Cincinnati
Boston
Buffalo
Court Warns Sawyer May Go To Jail In Contempt Case
The U S Court of Appeals served notice on Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and nine others that they could be jailed for contempt if they do not comply with orders in the American President Lines dispute. The court set a five day deadline and warned commitment may follow. The case centers on 92 percent voting stock of American President Lines held by Dollar interests and personnel including Sawyer and top government officials. The long dispute traces to 1938 debt and transfers involving the Maritime Commission and later lawsuits to recover the stock.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Lines
Oan
American President Lines
R. Stanley Dollar
George L. Killion
Big Steamship Company
Killion
Democratic National Committee
Philip B. Perlman
Peyton Ford
Pilip Fleming
Commerce For Transportation
Court of Appeals
Dollar
Dollar Steamship Interests
Old
Maritime Commission
Dollars
Cov
Six Missing In Ship Fire on Philadelphia Waterfront
A fast spreading morning fire tore through Pier 46 South and a tied up freighter Pineland in Philadelphia injuring 35 and leaving six men missing. Firemen battled the blaze for four hours as police and Navy investigators began inquiries.
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Philadelphia
Thomas Burns
Pineland
Leith
Scotland
Navy
Pier 48
Pier 46
Pennsylvania Railroad
Southern Steamship Company
Puerto Rico
Ines
Sid
Mount Sinai Hospital
Two Miners Donate Skin to Save Boy in West Virginia
In Montcoal West Virginia Marvin Lane said his prayers and the church prompted action after his 10 year old son Carlos burned severely while playing with gasoline. Two miners Willie August and Billy Loftis volunteered skin grafts totaling about 410 square inches to give the boy a chance at life and walking again. Armco Steel Corp honored the donors with public ceremonies and financial aid to cover lost wages.
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Montcoal
W. Va
Marvin Lane
Carlos
Lane
Willie A. August
Billy George Loftis
Loftis
Dry Creek
Lawson Barrett
Armco Steel Corporation
Middletown
Armco Steel
W. W. Sebald
Montreal
Sebald
Montrval
Leo F. Reinartz
NAM Demands End to Wage Price Controls Nationally
The National Association of Manufacturers urged removal of wage price controls and accused President Truman of seeking dictatorial home front mobilization powers. CIO called for a stricter price control law while meat industry leaders warned the beef price rollback plan could shrink supplies and prompt rationing. The Wage Stabilization Board might ease pay caps as major industries prepared to meet government targets to cut metal supplies 30 to 35 percent below pre Korea levels.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
National Production Authority
NAM
William H. Ruffin
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Association
James B. Carey
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Senate
Democratic
CIO Auto Workers
Dayton Lieutenant Receives Posthumous DSC
TOKYO AP The U S Army awards the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in Korea to Lt Courtenay C Davis Jr of Dayton Ohio posthumously. He was killed in action September 13 at Oakwood Avenue Dayton.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army Today
Korea
Courtenay C. Davis, Jr
Oakwood Avenue
Dayton
Sour Grape Note He'd Rather Go Back To Russia
Dimitri Macan, 46, packed and insisting the government send him to Russia now, says he would be better off with his family there. An immigration warrant accuses him of illegally entering the U.S. from Canada to Detroit in 1933. Immigration Chief Floyd Ault explains the law requires the deportee to arrange passage, with the government paying only after. Macan claims he is broke and wants the government to handle everything.
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Cleveland
Dimitri Macan
Russia
Macan
Immigration Department
United States
Canada
Detroit
Floyd Ault
Ault
Fifty French GIs Die In Nhatrang Blast
In Nhatrang, 50 French troops were killed and 130 injured when an explosion ripped the French navy LST Adour as it loaded troops and ammunition. About 900 soldiers were aboard. authorities say sabotage is unlikely and that the blast likely started from an accidental fire in the hold reaching ammunition.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Adour
Vesse
Nhatrang
Vietminh
UN Slaughter Of Reds Fails To Halt Them
In Korea a massive Red offensive pushed UN lines across the front. In east central sectors American and South Korean units faced heavy assaults as Chinese forces penetrated penetrations near Chunchon and Inje. Allied artillery, air support, and minefields blunted some attacks while massed Red waves pressed toward Seoul and Hongchow.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
Korea
Seoul
William al. Barnard
U. S
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Manchuria
William C. Barnard
Chunchon
Inje
Hongchow
UN Embargo Clamped On Red China
United Nations Assembly voted 47 to 0 for an arms embargo on Communist China to halt strategic material shipments from the free world. The Soviet bloc abstained or refused compliance, signaling limited enforceability and potential for future, stronger measures.
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Red
China
New York
United Nations Assembly Today
Free World
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesian
Pakistan
Sweden
Syria
What’s What Sunday Homemaker Enthusiasts Value Blades Of Grass
Middletown homemakers value blades of grass on new lawns as a symbol of toil and worth beyond jewels. A lead feature previews Sundays issue with community notes on local topics and upcoming events.
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Middletown
Brehm Denied Four New Trial In Campaign Case
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio was denied a new trial on charges of illegal campaign contributions. Convicted April 30 of taking $1,000 from Emma S. Craven in 1948, he awaits sentencing as Judge Burnita S. Matthews sets a date. Potential penalties include up to three years and $5,000 fine per count. appeal planned.
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Louis Weber
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Charles A. Dewey
New York City
Weber
James J. Moran
William O'Dwyer
Moran
Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Brehm
Congress
Emma S. Craven
Capitol
Burnita S. Matthews
B 47 Tet Bomber Sets New Nonstop Distance Record
A B 47 jet bomber flew 2600 miles non stop from Hawaii to California, setting a new announced distance record for its type. The flight ended at Edwards Air Force Base, California, at 10 53 a.m. EST after departing Hickam Field, Honolulu, 50 hours earlier. The aircraft’s combat radius is listed as 1000 miles.
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Washington
Hawaii
California
Lake
Wash
Andrews Field
Edwards Air Force Base
Muroc
Calif
Hickam Field
Honolulu
Wright-Pason
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Iowa
United Nations Command
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State Acheson
Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations Committees
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Court
Armeo
Boy
Dick Contino
James T. Davis
J. E. Prisi-Zane
St. J. Fox
Contino
Junk Curtis
Peiping Regia
Jacob A. Malik
Morrow
Z. ©. Worley
Mill Farm
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