Pope Denounces Communism in First Public Reprimand
Pope Pius XII publicly denounced Communism by name in a German radio address to German Catholics, marking the first explicit papal takedown in a decade. He defended the Vatican decree excommunicating Communists, framed as protecting religious liberty and workers’ dignity, and criticized materialism as a threat to faith.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Luzerne
Hitler
Germany
Poland
Cuban Hopefuls Fail In English Channel Trials
Cuba’s Jose Cortinas abandoned a four hour attempt to swim the 19 mile Dover stretch near Cape Gris Nez after reaching about three miles from Dover. He was the fourth swimmer to fail in two days as 410 attempts have been made with 28 successes. American Shirley May France, 17, prepared to try after a morning practice session.
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Jose Cortinas
Cuba
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Cortinas
Fahma Attallah
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Francois Perez
England
Shirley May France
Somerset
Mass
Shirley Maye
Harry Boudakian
Mother of Six Children slain in Manhattan apartment
In a Manhattan tenement a man went berserk during a quarrel and killed Christine Payton a mother of six with scissors. Joseph Barresi 24 was booked on a homicide charge. Daniel Carroll 28 a friend of Paytons husband was in critical condition after attempting to restrain Barresi. Barresis wife 18 suffered wrist cuts while trying to intervene.
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Christine Payton
Joseph Barresi
Daniel Carroll
Yugoslav denounces Soviet drive against Tito in Belgrade
Moshe Pijade vice president of Yugoslavia denounces Moscow backed anti Tito campaign as futile and says it united the people with Tito. He cites blockade and compares Soviet stance to Hitler while crowds greet returning voluntary work brigades on Belgrade Zagreb highway project.
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Yugoslavia
Russia
Marshal Tito
Moshe Pijade
Tito
Cominform
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Adolph Hitler
Pijade
Zagreb
Washington
London
Canadian Group Arriving For Monetary Parley
A Canadian delegation led by Foreign Minister Lester B Pearson arrives to join a three power talks with Britain and the United States. Bevin and Cripps travel to New York aboard the Mauretania with aides for a Wednesday conference at the State Department aimed at reversing Britain's economic slump.
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Lester B. Pearson
Bevin
Britain
Stafford Cripps
New York
Mauretania
State Department
Speed Plane Contenders Rally For Fair Weather
Pilots of the world’s fastest competitive planes sought good weather for a fair chance at the Thompson Trophy’s 16 000 prize. Forecasts predicted afternoon thunderstorms and gusty winds as jets and propeller racers prepare for multi leg courses and records at Cleveland.
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Air National Guard
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Wilson V. Newhall
Chicago
Bill Odom
Teterboro
N. J
Three Navy Men Die In Plane Crash Near Honesdale Pa
A Torpedo bomber crashed in a cow pasture near Honesdale Pennsylvania killing three Navy crew members. One survivor Ensign Harold Smith from Quonset Point Naval Air Station was injured with a fractured ankle and left as pilot presumed. The plane departed Akron Ohio for Quonset Point.
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Pennsylvania
Harold Smith
Quonset Point
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Wayne County Memorial Hospital
Smith
Akron
The Blessed Baby-Sitter
Poetic tribute to the baby sitter as a vital modern profession. The piece praises her expertise in child care, bedtime routines, dishes, tidying, and sewing, noting she frees parents from nightly supervision and helps maintain domestic balance.
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Pop
Mom
Nation Observes Labor Day with Talks and Tobin Says Inspect
U S Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin announced he will lead a fact finding tour to uncover poor working conditions in various industries. He welcomed the 75 cent minimum wage but urged broader coverage and stronger labor protections as Labor Day events feature speeches nationwide.
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Boston
U. S
Maurice J. Tobin
Tobin
AFL Central Labor Union of
Greater Boston
Senator McClellan Fights To Cut Federal Spending
Senator McClellan of Arkansas signals a renewed push to direct President Truman to cut federal outlays by five to 10 percent for the new fiscal year. The measure failed by three votes, blamed on lawmakers rushing into a Labor Day recess. The senator says he will seek another vote as the session drags into a lengthy debate over reciprocal trade and other Administration priorities.
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McClellan
D-Ark
President Truman
Truman
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Senate
MccClellan
Justice Rutledge Shows Gradual Improvement After Stroke
In York Maine AP reports Supreme Court Justice Wiley B Rutledge 55 is improving gradually from a cerebral hemorrhage. Dr Elmer Tower notes he is emerging from a coma into which he sank last Friday and remains under care in a hospital.
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Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Elmer Tower
Funeral services for Ohio Farm Bureau chief
Funeral services for Robert S. Peelle president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will be held Wednesday at Sabina. Peelle died of a heart attack while doing chores on the 270 acre Sabina area farm where he was born fifty years ago.
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Wilmington
Robert S. Peelle
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Sabina
Peele
Labor Strife Shapes Steel Demand and Supply Outlook
Cleveland AP Steel salesmen foresee steady demand unless labor strife interrupts. The Trade Journal notes demand leveling after weeks of gains while national production climbs 1 percentage point to 86 percent capacity, marking six straight weeks of improvement. Analysts split on whether settlement will curb or bolster market, with galvanised sheets, cold rolled carbon sheets and pipe still in tight supply.
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Cleveland
Magazine
Steel
Trade Journal
Holiday death toll rises as weekend ends
National Safety Council figures show 258 traffic deaths by Friday 6 p m with Labor Day weekend still ongoing. Drownings reached 22 and 42 other accidents added fatalities. In Ohio, 15 violent deaths include two drownings and a mother and infant killed in a highway crash near St Clair.
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National Safety Council
Ocal
Ohio
Nationalists Hit Two Blows in China Revolt and Fire
Nationalists report two blows in China with a bloodless revolt in Yunnan Province led by Gen. Lu Han and a devastating fire in Chungking causing about 1000 deaths. Kunming remained under siege as Nationalist troops ring the city. Authorities suspect arson by Red sympathizers. two accused agents were executed.
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Lu Han
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India
Canton
Battle Pledged For Enactment Of Fair Deal Plan
President Truman unleashed a blistering attack on selfish interests opposing his fair deal program. He promised a fight to the finish for its enactment despite a scare word campaign aimed at confusing the people and turning them against their own best interests.
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Pittsburgh
Truman
President Truman Starts 2000-Mile Speech Tour
President Truman launches a 2000 mile tour in the four engine Independence to press Labor Day speeches in Pittsburgh, Des Moines, and Grandview Missouri then reunites with the first lady. Senator Elmer Thomas demands full disclosure of military plane use and travel data.
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Truman
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Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Grandview
J. Vivian Truman
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Defense Department
Thomas
Johnson
United States
White House
Key West
Fla
Harriman Arrives for Dollar Talks in Washington
Av erell Harriman roving ambassador for the Marshall Plan Economic Cooperation Administration arrives from Paris to attend Britain’s dollar talks in Washington this week.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Marshall Plan Economic Cooperation Administration
Paris
Britain
Washington
Quakes Felt in Manila Without Damages Reported
Two light earthquakes were felt in Manila today with no damage reported. The first quake occurred at 10:55 a.m. Manila time and lasted about 30 seconds, followed by a second tremor 25 minutes later.
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Manila
Rock Barrage Follows Robeson Concert in Peekskill Riot
Hundreds were injured and dozens arrested as anti Left Wing demonstrators hurled rocks and bottles at concertgoers leaving a Paul Robeson show near Peekskill New York. Police state troopers and a Dewey ordered force prevented larger violence.
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Peekstkill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Westchester County
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman to address AMVETS convention in Des Moines
President Truman will speak at the fifth National AMVETS convention in Des Moines as the three day meeting closes. Officers will be elected by AMVETS and its auxiliary, and a proposed merger with AVC was rejected while a bonus up to 4500 was urged by a narrow margin.
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Truman
Amvets
American Veterans World War II
American Veterans Committee
AVC
Truman Defends Congress and Proposals in Labor Day Speech
In a Labor Day address at Allegheny County fair, President Truman urged continued social programs, argued the nation can afford them, and criticized GOP Congress as threat to forward legislation. He praised the Democratic 81st Congress for reversing a backward trend and pledged to pursue repeal of Taft Hartley.
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Allegheny County Free Fair
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Maurice J. Tobin
Central Labor Union of
Boston
CIO
Philip Murray
ABC
American Federation of Labor
William Green
New Mission Bay Park
San Diego
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Til
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Washington
White House
Small Tropical Storm Watched Off Atlantic
A small tropical storm with 95 mph winds moved north in the Atlantic about 600 miles east of the Bahamas. It remained 800 miles east of Florida as its forward speed slowed to 8 mph overnight. Radar planes tracked the storm to determine its next course.
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Fla
Atlantic
Bahamas Islands
Florida
Powerful Typhoon Rips Across Western Pacific Aims Away From Japan
One of the strongest typhoons in recent years moved 100 miles east of Iwo Jima today and is expected to miss Japan's main islands. Winds reached 130 miles per hour as the storm swept toward the western Pacific.
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