Congress Fight Looms If Truman Replaces Hoffman
President Truman faces possible battles in Congress over removing Paul G. Hoffman as head of the European Recovery Program. Rumors say Harriman could be tapped for a new role, while Hoffman’s future is debated amid bipartisan concerns about foreign policy leadership and Marshall stay.
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Washington
Paul G. Hoffman
Congress
Truman
Hoffman
W. Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan
Marshall
Senate
Recovery Administration
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Foreign Relations Committee
Brewster
R-Me
Murray
D-Mont
Europe
Harriman
State Department
Mr. Truman
Robert A. Lovett
Train crash injures 33 near Dalton Illinois
Thirty three people were injured when a Meadowlark streamliner rammed the rear of a Chicago Western Indiana commuter train near suburban Dalton. Firemen freed two trapped crewmen. the engineers and several passengers received treatment at Dalton clinic and St. Francis Hospital.
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Chicago
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Dalton
St. Francis Hospital
Blue Island
Streamliner
Maine
Storm Heads Toward Japan Threatening Okinawa
A typhoon with winds up to 100 mph in the center is forecast to sideswipe Okinawa this afternoon and may strike southern Japan tomorrow. The Far East Air Force says Okinawa is battered down and will likely face only the storm’s fringe as outer winds reach 50 mph. a mid September typhoon badly damaged American air installations on Okinawa.
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Tokyo
Okinawa
Japan
Far East Air Force
CIO Showdown Looms Over Communist Issue at Portland Meet
National CIO convention faces a public clash with pro Communists in leadership. President Murray lashes at Wallace and his backers as anti Communist figures plan a decisive action. Debate may include revoking the New York CIO Council charter with open session expected.
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Portland
Ore
CIO
Wallace
Truman
Philip Mur
Ray
Henry Wallace
Communist Party
Murray
New York City
CIO Council
Walter Reuther
James B. Carey
Emil Rieve
Dulles Named Acting U S UN Delegation Chairman
President Truman designated John Foster Dulles as acting chairman of the U S delegation to the United Nations. Benjamin Cohen was named chief US delegate to the UN General Assembly in Paris, replacing ill Warren Austin. Dean Rusk will serve as alternate delegate during the illness. Forrestal discussed steps toward world peace with Truman as China tensions rise.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Benjamin Cohen
United States
UN General Assembly
Paris
Warren Austin
Austin
Dean Rusk
State Department
Cohen
Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
GOP
Marshall
White House
Defense Forrestal
China
Europe
White ‘House
Forrestal
Paul Fitzpatrick
Cairman
New York
Senator Pepper
Florida
Fuller Warren
George Smathers
Leonard Hicks
Chicago
Washington
ECA
W. Averell Harriman
Tsigatao
British Policy Change On Ruhr May Be Sought
Paris reports France may invoke the British French friendship treaty to press for a shift in British Ruhr policy. An official says Paris views Britain's joint U S plan on Ruhr ownership and limited German control as conflicting with the Dunkerque alliance. France protests to Britain and the United States as six power talks in London proceed.
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Paris
France
Ruhr
Britain
U. S
House of Commons
Dunkerque Alliance
Foreign Office
London
UN President Back Again as Peace Maker
Juan A. Bramuglia of Argentina resumes role as Berlin crisis mediator after Western notes bolster his bid. He held talks with Soviet deputy Vishinsky as discussions focus on a gradual lifting of the Berlin blockade and a new currency plan for the Russian sector.
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Arthur Gavshon
PARIS
Owers
Erlin
UN Security Council
Juan A. Bramuglia
Argentina
Bramuglia
Berlin
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Herbert V. Evatt
Trygve Lie
Russians Implement Uniform Pass System in Berlin
The Soviet Union announces a new uniform pass scheme for all of Berlin's Soviet sector and the Russian controlled area. Three pass types will exist for Germans noncitizens and foreigners. U S commandant Col Frank S Howley questions notification and enforcement, calling it possibly impractical but potentially blocking the sector if enforced.
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Berlin
ADN
Frank S. Howley
U. S
Howley
Truman to press higher postal rates next year
President Truman is expected to renew a strong push for higher postal rates to close a projected 500 million dollar deficit in the Post Office Department by next June. Officials say second class mail, covering newspapers and magazines, will likely see the biggest increases as a key part of the plan.
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Washington
Truman
Know
Post Office Department
House of Congress
Congress
Four Jail Fugitives Captured After Southeast Ohio Manhunt
Four Perry County jail escapees were captured in southeastern Ohio after a daylong chase. Romaine was arrested in a stolen car near McConnelsville. Kelly and Dobbins surrendered at a house south of Cutler. Goodfellow, arrested at Frost, was identified by locals. Authorities used 22 radio cars and multiple deputies.
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Clair Butts
John Sidell
Crooksville
Morgan County
Romaine
Ray Doak
McConnelsville
Doak
Kelly
Sidell’s
George Bateman
Athens County
Goodfellow
Frost
Dobbins
Friends
Cutler
Washington County
Corbitt
Morgan
Athens
Washington
McConnellville
Marietta
Mrs. Watts Collapses While Describing Her Daughters Death
In Cincinnati AP dispatch, Mrs. Mary Clay Watts 43 collapses in the witness chair as she testifies about her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann s death by arsenic poisoning. Prosecutors accuse her of poisoning to gain an $11 000 estate and $3 000 in insurance.
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Cincinnati
Mary Clay Watts
Martin
Willis Watts
Watts
Barbara Ann
Ohioan dies of heart attack during canal hearings
Clifton R. Sanborn age 52 from Ashta bula Ohio died of a heart attack early today in Pittsburgh Police said he became ill in a downtown restaurant and was dead on arrival at Allegheny General Hospital He was part of a delegation of Ohioans attending the Ohio River Lake Erie canal hearings.
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Pittsburgh
Clifton R. Sanborn
R.D
Ashtabula
Sanborn
Allegheny General Hospital
Troops To Help In Evacuation Of Tsingtao
Washington report says U S Marines in China are bolstered as the United States weighs whether circumstances could pull it into armed clash with Communist troops. Elton C. Fay reports from Washington.
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Tsingtao
Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
China
Suchow battle victory claimed by Chinese general
Government spokesmen declare the Suchow fight concluded with Red forces in retreat. They estimate 130000 Communist casualties to 40000 Nationalist losses and note U S Marines may reinforce Tsingtao as Red forces threaten the port. The outcome secures Nanking for now amid ongoing civil war positions.
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Nanking
Suchow
Chang Liu-Shin
New
Tokyo
Associated Press
Tsingtao
Douglas MacArthur
Navy
Guam
U. S. Naval Base
China
Convicted Jaws Expected To Ask Leniency
Japan's top 25 war criminals plan to petition Gen. Douglas MacArthur for clemency tomorrow, with American defense attorneys filing petitions on their behalf. The 25 were convicted and sentenced last Friday, with seven given gak laws penalties, sixteen to life, and two to shorter terms. MacArthur will convene a meeting with International War Crimes Tribunal representatives Monday.
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Tokyo
Japan
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
International War Crimes Trice Bunal
Hideki Tojo
Pearl Harbor
AFL Enters Politics On Permanent Basis
Cincinnati AP report says the American Federation of Labor will fund a political education drive with 10 cents from each of its 1.5 million members. The Labor's League for Political Education aims for $750,000, targeting 110,000 polling precincts over 114 months. Meany framed recent election gains as a major victory while warning against overconfidence. The convention also endorsed a merger with the CIO, urging outreach to rejoin the AFL.
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Cincinnati
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Labor
League For Political Education
League
George Meany
House of Representatives
Meany
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NEA
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iBramuglia
Vishinsky
Robert Cooper
Greenville
Kathleen
Cooper
Life Squad
Michael J. McDermott
Yellow Sea
Shantung Peninsula
Chiang Kai-Shek
Jaws
AFL
Convention Organization Committee
Paul Hoffman
Economic Cooperation Administration
U.S
Cyrus S. Ching
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