Chief Carmody Dies After Heart Disease Battle
Longtime Middletown Police Chief Thomas Carmody Jr. died at 6 15 a m at Middletown Hospital after a heart condition that plagued him for a year. A 22 year veteran of the department he was born June 8 1905 and became chief in 1948 after rising from patrolman to assistant chief. He was 45 and widely respected for his police work and community leadership.
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Senate backs long range rearmament plan amid calls for bigger force
Senate leaders from Connally Tilt and Millikin voiced support for President Truman's push to raise armed forces to 3,000,000 and build up planes tanks and guns. They warned sacrifices and higher taxes will be required as Korea underscored infantry still matters in future wars.
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Red ambush wounds five reporters with U S troops Korea
Five war correspondents were ambushed while returning from the Yongsan front near Miryang on the Pusan Taegu highway. Philip Potter of the Baltimore Sun was shot in the left calf and Jean Depremonville of AFP was hit in the left thigh. The others, Homer Bigart, Henri De Turanne, and Ale Valentine, were uninjured.
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Communist Girl Kills 5 Yanks in Korean War Cleared
AP report from Masan Front Korea details a Red Korean girl killing seven American prisoners with a tommy gun in their sleep, five dying and two surviving. A South Korean guard also died. A photographer was shot at the scene but survived by feigning death, crawling away as Reds returned. Engineers and ordnance men searched the hill for Reds near an abandoned American position, with about 150 of 1,000 Reds cut off behind U.S. 25th Division lines.
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These Hands by Gordon Martin
A Labor Day themed poem honors workers and the crafts that build nations. It extols hands that lay bricks, plumb lines, cut joints, light lamps, till soil, mine earth, print pages, and enable dreams. The poem praises laborers and their enduring, tangible contributions.
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Three Hurricanes Roil Atlantic Weather Map
Miami AP reports three hurricanes in the Atlantic and near Florida. One brushes the west coast near Apalachee Bay south of Tallahassee, moving northward at eight to ten mph with winds to 75 mph. A second hurricane moved away from Bermuda and out to sea. The third severe hurricane lies about 1000 miles east southeast of Miami, winds up to 150 mph with outer gales extending 150 miles.
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Typhoon toll hits nearly two hundred in Japan
AP reports a typhoon that swept southern Japan left almost 200 dead, hundreds missing, and thousands injured. The disaster followed bylines from Tokyo and other cities as authorities assess damage and rescue needs.
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Johnson Critic Says He Hurled Forrestal From Office
Rep Tauriello accuses Secretary Johnson of contributing to James Forrestal’s resignation and persecution. He claims Johnson helped gather gossip that pressured Forrestal to quit, a charge unrefuted by Johnson. Truman publicly urged Johnson to remain in cabinet amid fallout.
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Griffiths Defense Support For Johnson Draws Fire
Assistant Secretary Paul G. Griffith defended Secretary of Defense Johnson and policy amid critiques over Korea war readiness and military cuts. Griffith called Johnson sincere and capable and said policy aims retaliation if attacked, noting no nation could guarantee preventing Communist aggression in Asia or Europe.
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Miss X Travels With King Farouk To Biarritz
King Farouk left by car for Biarritz accompanied by a tall American girl nicknamed Miss X who refused to reveal her name. The pair planned a brief stay in Biarritz near the Spanish border, then a Riviera trip aboard his yacht en route to Italy. It was unclear if the companion would join the voyage.
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Labor Pledges Fight on Reds in Labor Day Messages
Labor Day speeches by AFL President William Green CIO chief Philip Murray urged victory over Communist aggression. Truman called for organized labor support for peace and prosperity. Green warned of Communist treachery, Murray cited CIO purges and pressed repeal of Taft-Hartley law. Secretary Tobin and IAM chief Hayes echoed calls for peaceful world goals.
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Judge Turner Flown Home From Honolulu Crisis
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Edward C. Turner, in critical condition after a cerebral hemorrhage, arrived at Grant Hospital in Columbus aboard an airplane ambulance following a round the world cruise and prior flights from Honolulu to Chicago. His son Carl R. Turner of Columbus said the judge remains in critical condition.
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Ford Signs New Pact With 126,000 Workers
Ford Motor Company reached a five year labor contract with 126000 plant workers on Labor Day marking a wage and benefit upgrade. Production wages rise eight cents to 110000 workers plus cost of living adjustments, pensions increase from 100 to 125 dollars, and skilled workers gain 13 cents per hour. The deal, ending after secret talks, takes effect September 1 and runs to June 1 1955. Prices for Ford cars were not clearly affected.
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Blind New Kensington woman enjoys delayed New York honeymoon
Mary Jane Puet, blinded by an eye infection and glaucoma since 1949, returned home with her husband Bernard after a belated New York honeymoon. She described seeing stage shows and movies through his eyes, and plans to learn braille in her spare time.
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Traffic Death Toll 259 And Still Climbing
National Safety Council data show 259 highway fatalities over 54 hours of the Labor Day weekend with 39 other accident deaths and 34 drownings. Ohio reports 18 deaths during the period, including a collision head-on near Mansfield and a plane crash at Willoughby.
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Red Korean drive threatens Taegu in northeast Korea
Allied lines trembled as two tank led Red Korean columns broke through near Kigye and pressed toward Taegu and Pohang. Reports say 40,000 troops may be massed near the Naktong bulge with tanks and heavy fighting across multiple fronts as Marines and U.S. forces counterattack and weather limits combat.
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Middle Town Merchants Alter Hours For Labor Day
Member stores of Middle Towns Retail Merchants Association close today and tonight for Labor Day. They will reopen Tuesday on regular Monday hours from noon to 9 p.m. Normal hours resume for the rest of the week.
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