Truman calls for 3 million man force to block aggressors
President Truman announced a mobilization drive aiming at 3,000,000 military personnel with broader taxes and higher drafts. He urged rapid production of arms, stockpiles, and capacity while warning Russia not to miscalculate American strength. Congress pledged support though no date or split of forces was stated.
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Washington
Truman
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Lodge
Rmass
McClellan
D-Ark
Ruman
Russia
Hitler
America
Congress
White House
CIO IUE Plans To Strike GE
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers calls a coast to coast walkout at General Electric beginning Tuesday after failed last minute concessions. About 23 000 workers are already out at plants in New York and Massachusetts with another 35 000 set to strike in three days including 400 at the Schenectady atomic energy plant. The union demands include ten cents an hour raise plus the July 1 raise, reinstatement of a cost of living bonus, profit sharing for production workers, shorter vacation after 10 years, two extra holidays, and a two percent employer pension contribution.
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New York
General Electric Company
Massachusetts
Atomic Energy
Schenectady
N. Y
Early edition of Middletown Journal for Labor Day
An early Middletown Journal issue will publish Monday with press at noon and news copy due by 10 a.m. Classified ads accepted until 9 a.m. Regular advertising and news deadlines resume Tuesday.
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Middletown Journal
Agencies Await Signal to Use Homefront Controls
Washington AP reports government agencies await White House signature on wartime homefront powers. Agencies plan a gradual start with tightened installment terms, priority for scarce materials to military contractors, and limits to curb hoarding. Truman pledges hard work and sacrifices, with a fireside chat planned next week to outline citizen roles.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Bee Sting Triggers Columbus Truck Crash
In Columbus, Robert Sullivant, 25, said a bee sting caused him to lose control of his tractor-trailer after gas spilled from a ruptured tank car. The vehicle crashed through a fence into an oak, releasing 7,500 gallons of high octane fuel into a drainage ditch but did not ignite. Sullivant was unhurt.
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Columbus
Robert Sullivant
Sullivant
Sheriff's
Western Rail Dispute Ends
The western half of the nation faced an early September heat wave with record highs in desert states. Yuma 123 and Phoenix 118 led all readings as several desert cities hit all time marks. Rain cooled southern and Middle Atlantic regions while the Weather Bureau forecast warmer temperatures nationwide for September.
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Associated Press
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New England
Arizona
California
Nevada
Spokane
Wash
Havre
Mont
Aberdeen
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Yuma
Ariz
Phoenix
India
Calif
Blythe
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Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Man Killed in Ohio Collision Near Gallipolis
A collision on Route 350 near Gallipolis left Fred Rigsby Jr. 22 of Nitro West Virginia dead. Three others were injured including bus driver Avery Bainbridge 28 and trainer Ray Erzmus 22 of Grand Rapids. Rigsby’s brother William H. 26 sustained possible rib injuries.
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Gallipolis
Michigan
Fred Rigsby, Jr
Nitro
W. Va
Grand Rapids Mid
Charleston
Here
Avery Bainbridge
Ray Erzmus
Grand Rapids
Rigsby
William H
Greece to Send Infantry Brigade to Korea
Premier Sophocles Venizelos cabled UN Secretary General Trygve Lie that Greece will deploy an infantry brigade of about 5,000 men to Korea. In Parsons Tennessee, six Airmen died when a C-119 carrier exploded and crashed near Stewart Air Force Base. Senator Bricker of Ohio criticized the price control act as late and potentially destabilizing to the economy.
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Athens
Greece
Sophocles Venizelos
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Korea
Washington
Bricker
Ohio
Congress
White House
Detroit Sanitation Strike Grounds City Waste Service
Detroit officials face a sanitation strike as about 1,000 garbage and rubbish collectors, roughly a third of the sanitation department, stay idle. Reports say garbage collection has dropped by about 75 percent. In Japan, B 29s are deployed as rescue planes for the first time in the Far East, with four aircraft commissioned and each carrying a 30 foot lifeboat and 15 days of rations for 15 men.
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Detroit
Department of Sanitation
Tokyo
Far East
Military Transport Service
Air Rescue Group
Man brandishes loaded revolver on New York Central train
A 58-year-old man, Thomas Petty of Cleveland, frightened holiday travelers on a New York Central express near Rome New York by brandishing a loaded revolver for about five minutes. Police reported he pointed the weapon at several passengers as the train moved through the Rome area. Continued on page 2.
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Utica
N. Y
Thomas Petty
Cleveland
Rome
Here
Top Air Force General Fired For Saying He'd Bomb Russia
A top Air Force general, J. Gen. Orvil A. Anderson, was suspended as commander of the Air War College after remarks he would “break up Russia’s five A-bomb nests in a week.” President Truman rebuked such talk of preventive war, signaling strong limits on official comments. The fate of Anderson’s career hung in the balance as the Air Force investigated the interview reported by the Montgomery Advertiser.
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Russia
Washington
Orvil A. Anderson
Air War College
Montgomery
Ala
Anderson
Truman
State Department
Navy
Matthews
Sec
Retary
United States
Montgomery Advertiser
Newpaper
General Anderson
Christ
Civilization
Switchmen's Union ends 17 month wage dispute at White House
AFL Switchmen's Union of North America reaches a 23 cent hourly pay increase effective October 1 with a three year no-strike pledge. Western railroads promise a penny per hour for every point the cost-of-living index rises beyond 174. Complicated concessions and operating rule changes accompany the pact as both sides plan a formal agreement next Thursday.
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Washington
AFL
Switchmen's Union of North America
Western Railroads
White House
FCC Okays CBS Color TV. Now Up To Video Set Makers
The FCC endorsed CBS color method as best yet but delayed final action to allow possible improvements. It urged manufacturers to shift to compatible black and white receivers capable of CBS color, warning a final order could be issued if they do not comply.
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FCC
CBS
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
Senate OKs Tax Hire Bill In Deepening Tax Plan
The Senate approved a $4.508 billion tax boosting bill by voice vote after a 10 hour session with many amendments. It advances to a House Senate conference likely after a Labor Day break, with a future excess profits tax planned for next January. If enacted, individuals face withholding rises from 15 to 18 percent on October 1.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Connally
D-Tex
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
House
Ways and Means Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Congress
Casualties Reported for Korea War Total 6886
Washington AP reports 6886 U S casualties in Korea through August 25 with next of kin notified. Defense Department notes data not complete due to reporting lags.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Reaeres
Tank Led Infantry Halts Red Tide on Korean Front
Terrified Communist divisions flee as allied tank led infantry attack across a 120 mile front. U S 25th Division regains positions near Nam River while Second Division recaptures hills west of Yongsan. B 29 bombings support ground troops as UN forces press advances near Taegu and Pohang with heavy enemy losses reported.
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Tokyo
Nam River
25Th
Yongsan
Pohang
United Nations
Kigye
Taegu
U. S. First Cavalry
Okinawa
Kunchon
Chinju
Kochang
Eighth Army
United States
Associated Press
Stan Swinton
Bem Price
U. S
Swinton
Haman
Pusan
Price
Naktong River
U S presses for probe into Manchuria bombing claim
The United States sought a UN Security Council meeting early next week to push for a two nation inquiry into Red China charges that U S planes bombed Manchuria. The move came as Britain assumed the presidency and Russia resisted action, while South Korea’s ambassador joined the council table amid objections.
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Lake Success
United States
Special Security Council
Red China
U. S
Manchuria
Council
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Jebb
John M. Chang
Republic of
South Korea
Malik
Sweden
India
U.S
PLANES POUND ENEMY TROOPS TOKYO
Lt. Gen. George C. Stratemeyer directs Allied air support to halt the Korean beachhead. B 29s bomb three supply concentrations near Humchon Kochang and Chinju while Fifth Air Force fighters and bombers cover ground troops. F 51 Mustangs refuel rearm and attack. 80 jets hammer ridge and foxholes near Yongbong.
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Tokyo
George C. Stratemeyer
Humchon
Kochang
Chinju
Earl E. Partridge
Fifth Air Force
Japan
Two Way Deal on Civic Duty and Democracy
A sharp critique of citizens who avoid duty and refuse to vote while demanding democratic goods. The piece warns that jurors, taxpayers, and voters must contribute as they receive, or democracy weakens. It frames civic service as a two way obligation for all citizens.
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