U.S. pushes tough parley rules for Japan treaty
The United States seeks firm support from 48 nations for strict rules to curb debate and ban treaty amendments, aiming to ensure passage of a Japanese peace treaty. Western diplomats expect Soviet objections and possible filibusters as debate starts midweek in San Francisco. The treaty signing is eyed for the weekend with discussions on a security pact keeping U.S. troops in the region.
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San Francisco
United States
Russia
Truman
Acheson
John Foster Dulles
Shigeru Yoshida
Eson
Ustralian
Posey Spender
Carl Berendsen
New Zealand
America
Southwest Pacific
State Department
Washington
Truman Flies To Jap Parley For Peace Conference
President Truman departed by his plane Independence from Washington at 7 29 am est for a ten hour non stop flight to San Francisco to attend the Japanese peace treaty conference. He will open the talks at 9 30 pm est and warn against Communist obstruction. Aides expect a landing at 5 30 pm est at the Coast Guard station san francisco airport.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Independence
War Memorial Opera House
Francis T. Williams
Coast Guard
Andrei Gromyko
U. S
Labor Day Unity Pledges Amid Red Aggression Threat
Labor Day 1951 portraits a nation united against Communism with pledges of unity and praise for labor's defense role. George Meany urges a clear warning to the Kremlin that further aggression invites attack. Truman Marshall Green and Murray stress labor's stake in freedom and solidarity with foreign workers through Voice of America messages.
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Russia
Kremlin
George Meany
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Meany
Truman
San Francisco
Defense Marshall
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
State Department
Voice of America
Green
Murray
United States
America
Holiday Toll Rises Beyond Early Labor Day Projections
Traffic deaths over the Labor Day holiday topped 330 on highways from Friday evening to Monday morning, with 29 fatalities in Ohio and 24 due to traffic incidents. Drowning and miscellaneous deaths brought the total to 471, higher than earlier 78‑hour estimates from the National Safety Council.
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Ohio
National Safety Council
Minister Rejects Fee For Korea War Funeral
Winchester Virginia AP Reverend Stephen L Flickinger of Centenary Reformed Church refuses government allowed $10 fee for conducting funeral rites. He deems pay for a fallen Korean War captain inappropriate, calling it foolish and saying ministers should not be paid. He declined the fee for Capt Allen K Legg who died January 14 in Korea.
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Winchester
Stephen L. Flickinger
Centenary Reformed Church
Flickinger
Allen K. Legg
Korea
Monkey Gland Proponent Dr. Voronoff Dies at 85
Dr. Serge Voronoff renowned for monkey gland rejuvenation theories died in Lausanne at 85 after a brief illness. His body was moved to Italy for burial.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Serge Voronoff
Italy
Weekend pileup leaves one minor injury report
Six weekend accidents were investigated with one person, Mrs. Laura Bailey, 67, of 1821 Fernwood St, sustaining bruises and cuts. Vehicles driven by Seldon K. Bailey and Arthur C. Linville were involved at Verity Pkwy and Sixteenth Ave. causing $450 damage. Other collisions occurred on Verity Pkwy, Manchester Ave, Moore St and How ard Ave, with various damages and a single hospital treatment noted.
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Laura Bailey
Fernwood St
Middletown Hospital
Queenie
Seldon K. Bailey
Arthur C. Linville
Carolina St
Verity Pkvy
Sixteenth Ave
Robert Berkley
Belvidere St
Carl Sword
Granada
Verity
Manchester Ave
Gladys Centers
Michigan Ave
James Caskey
Huron
Moore St
Howard Ave
Carl Helton
Park St
Gordon Sears
Baltimore St
E. O. Tankersley
Tankersley
Sears
Helton
Chiang Won't Be Bound By Japanese Pact
Nationalist China states it will not be bound by any San Francisco peace treaty with Japan and says such a pact will not affect its relations with Japan. Shen Chang-Huan notes neither Nationalists nor Red China were invited to the conference. The Nationalists mark the sixth anniversary of V J day amid bitterness and sorrow.
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Formosa
China
San Francisco
Shen Chang-Huan
Japan
Red China
Fifth hurricane of season discovered in Atlantic near halfway to Africa
Miami AP reports a new hurricane about 1,100 miles east of the Windward Islands, with 40 knot winds and heavy rain observed by the steamship Barn. Forecaster Grady Norton said another hurricane is certain as an Air Force B-29 plans to check the system this afternoon. The fourth hurricane remains westward near Puerto Rico, with winds near 100 mph, far from land.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Caribbean
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Africa
Barn
Norton
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Cabo Rojo
P. R
Cyclone Strikes Martinique With 112 MPH Wind
Paris AP dispatch says Martinique endured the most violent cyclone in 20 years with 112 mph winds and heavy rains. Roofs ripped away, trees uprooted in Fort-de-France and the south, roads and power lines cut, communications disrupted, banana plantations damaged. no casualties reported so far.
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Paris
Martinique
Fort-de-France
Veeck's Midget Taken To Jail In Cincinnati
AP report from Cincinnati says Edward Gaedel the midget who appeared for the St. Louis Browns was arrested for disorderly conduct after he resisted being mistaken for a child and used profane language. Police released him on a $25 bond following a rodeo appearance.
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Veeck
Cincinnati
Edward Gaedel
Gaedel
St. Louis Browns
Ansel Russell
Russell
Howard Jackson
Jackson
Seven In Family Drown In Ditch In Aitkin Minnesota
A car carrying seven relatives to a Sunday visit swerved into a water-filled ditch near Aitkin Minnesota and eight people including five children drowned all seven in the car. The eighth relative, Stephan, had attended a baseball game. The sheriff said the steering gear appeared to fail. Victims were Cyril Kingsley 40 Martha Kingsley 36 Alvin 10 Ardis 9 Cecil 6 David 3 Ardelle 14 months. Stephan 14 had gone to the game.
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Aitkin
Minn
Hjalmar Hulin
Cyril Kingsley
Martha
Alvin
Ardis
Cecil
David
Ardelle
Stephan
Woman Reporter Gets Reply From Reds In San Francisco
Vera Graham of the San Mateo Times, the only reporter to obtain any response from the Soviet delegation, asked in Russian for an interview with Andrei Gromyko but was met with a negative reply. The Russians declined due to fatigue from their trip.
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San Francisco
Vera Graham
San Mateo
Copper Strike May Require Court Order
Washington AP reports a government injunction may be needed to end three copper strikes slowing defense production. Kennecott workers began returning to work after a settlement, while Phelps Dodge American Smelting and Refining and Anaconda Copper refused to join, signaling possible back-to-work court action. The dispute centers on wage increases and stabilization board approval.
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Washington
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Kennecott
Phelps Dodge
American Smelting and Refining
Anaconda Copper
Truman
Tha’t
Tabeodition Te Beett
Tha Cates
Ocean Tragedy Toll Set At 37
MONTAUK New York The Coast Guard and state police faced slim chances of finding the 18 still missing from the Pelican a 48 foot fishing boat that capsized off eastern Long Island during a Labor Day sea storm. Thirty seven lives were lost with 19 survivors. Searchers used planes cutters and patrol boats along with foot patrols to comb Long Island beaches and the Atlantic for bodies and wreckage.
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Montauk
N.Y
Coast Guard
Long Island
Atlantic
Suffolk County District Attorney
New York City
Dean
Boy 16 Admits Slaying Girl in Play Game
Chicago AP reports George Fabian, 16, eighth grader, admitted crashing Yvonne Biritz’s head on rocks in a vacant lot near the Cicero-Chicago border during an after school game. Fabian signed a statement claiming the act was accidental and denied any sexual motive while describing swinging her by the ankle and wrist in midair. Authorities seek a manslaughter indictment based on the confession.
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Chicago
George Fabian
Yvonne Biritz
Fabian
Cicero
British Cruiser to Visit Split in Adriatic Mission
London AP reports Admiral Sir John H Edelsten, commander of Britain's Mediterranean Fleet, will visit Split aboard the cruiser Liverpool from September 11 to 14. It marks the first Western naval port visit since 1939.
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London
Admiralty
John H. Edelsten
Britain
Split
Liverpool
UN Says Stalling May Be Blackmail On Jap Peace Pact
Three United Nations armistice negotiators flew from Korea to Tokyo amid claims Reds may delay Korean truce talks to pressure the San Francisco Japanese peace conference. Joy Craigie and Burke arrived as Ridgway’s staff prepared to assess stalled Kaesong talks, with officials accusing the Communists of provocative moves designed to prevent resumption of negotiations and to blackmail world powers at the San Francisco meeting.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Allied
San Francisco
C. Turner Joy
L. C. Craigie
Arleigh Burke
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesong
Public Information Office
Ridgway
Karsong
Man explains speeding lapse after reading highway laws
Salisbury. Robert F. Mount told the court he was reading the city highway laws when he was caught speeding. He said he was distracted by the book as he drove. The fine totaled 8.40 dollars.
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Salisbury, Eng
Robert F. Mount
Allies Drill Bloody Gains Against Reds On 30 Mile Front
Allied forces on a 30 mile front pushed forward in east central Korea amid fierce resistance from Red units. Warplanes attacked freight yards and railroad bridges in northwest Korea while UN ground troops made brief advances around Kumhwa and Inje. Far East Air Forces reported B 29s from Okinawa dropped 90 tons of bombs on Chongju freight yards, with additional strikes by 12 B 29s near the Chong River area. In the same theatre, 21 T 86 Sabre jets shot down four MiG 15s in a 30 minute air battle at high altitudes, marking a notable clash as the war continued.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Kumhwa
Inje
Dri U
Tien
Far East Air Forces
Chongju
Japan
Chong River
Air strikes hit Allied troops on east central front
Allied ground units were struck by six hit and run air attacks from fighter planes in the east central front. One aircraft was identified as a Yak-9 Russian type fighter. A single rocket was fired at troops during the bombardment.
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East Central
Fron Korea
East Central Front
Van Fleet Sees Present Line as Buffer in Korea
General James A. Van Fleet, commander of UN forces in Korea, says Communists may settle on the current battleline as a buffer. He notes Reds have built a striking force of about 800,000, including Caspian troops, and could attack if motivated. Allies are ready to crush them. He cites 400,000 front line and 400,000 reserve, not in immediate attack.
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U Ss. Eigth Army Headquarters
Korea
James A. van Fleet
United Nations
Kaestong
van Fleet
Eighth Army
Radio Free Asia Starts Daily Beams From San Francisco
Radio Free Asia, an owned and operated program, beams daily broadcasts from San Francisco. The start coincides with a Japanese conference opening and aims to expand regional reach across Red Asia.
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Radio Free Asia
San Francisco
Readio Free Asia
Red Asia
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