Iran Premier Delivers 15 Day Ultimatum on Oil Talks
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh orders Britain to reopen Anglo-Iranian oil talks within 15 days or face expulsion of 300 British technicians from Abadan. Senate votes confidence as Britain insists on its control of Abadan refinery until a settlement is reached. Britain ready to resume talks if Tehran offers worthwhile counter proposals.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Abadan
Britain
Richard Stokes
London
VA To Dismiss 5000 Workers
The Veterans Administration announced it will discharge about 5,000 nonmedical employees by October 10 to meet budget cuts. The nationwide layoffs affect administrative staff, excluding Department of Medicine and Surgery personnel who run VA hospitals and clinics. Notices go out September 10 with dismissals effective October 10.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Department of Medicine and Surgery
Veterans Hospitals
Navy Patrol Plane Crashes Seven Die Off Rhode Island
A Navy patrol plane with seven crew members crashed into the sea near Montauk Point during operations with a submarine. The aircraft, part of Patrol Squadron Five based in Jacksonville, was temporarily at Quonset Naval Air Station. Witnesses reported distress shortly before the crash.
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R.I
Montauk Point
Jacksonville
Fla
Quonset Naval Air Station
Truman Signals 1952 Run With Fair Deal Rally
President Truman appeared at a San Francisco rally hinting at a 1952 bid. He pitched a Fair Deal platform, labeled opponents as special privilege boys, and urged backing to elect a president next year. He boarded to Kansas City then Independence for a Midwest visit, prompting cheers from Magnuson and others.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Midwest
Kansas City
Independence
Senator Magnuson
D-Wash
Floods threaten Kansas area as rivers rise again
Eastern Kansas faces renewed flood danger as heavy rains push rivers over their banks. Evacuations spread from Kansas City districts Argentine and Armourdale to Topeka, with dikes being fortified along the Kansas River. State and federal authorities warned of continuing risk, noting the July disaster cost about 2.5 billion dollars and could worsen with more rain.
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Kansas
Argentine
Armourdale
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Missouri
Topeka
Kenneth Wilke
North Topeka
Smoky Hill
Salina
Republican
Marais Des Cygnes
Negsho
Cottonwood
Ottawa
Emporia
Weather Bureau
Bomber Crashes In Idaho Seven Die At Air Base
A B-29 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho during a routine training flight. Seven crewmen aboard were killed all stationed at the base. Names withheld pending next of kin notification. The bomber exploded on impact one-quarter mile from the runway.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Lausche Set to Break Silence on Baseball Post
Governor Frank Lausche signaled at a Columbus press conference that he may address speculation on his possible selection as baseball commissioner this week. He had previously said no comment to inquiries and did not plan to discuss the post during a Cleveland visit.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Baseball Post
Baseball Committee
Clevveland
Burdick Pushes Czech Trade Ban to Free Oatis
Representative Burdick vows to introduce legislation to suspend trade with Czechoslovakia until William N. Oatis is released from prison. He says Congress must act quickly, noting existing nonbinding resolution lacks legal force.
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Washington
Burdick
R-Nd
Czechoslovakia
William N. Oatis
Congress
Oatis
Truman warns of fantastic weapons that could wipe out civilization
AP reports President Truman in San Francisco described fast planes and guided missiles capable of delivering atomic and hydrogen bombs, with liquid fire weapons and experimental electronic controls. He noted medical and aerodynamic research solving speed and heat issues, while warning that delivery systems and psychological impact matter as much as the weapons themselves.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Science
NEW York
Truman
San Francisco
Democratic Party
United States
U S Cuts Use Of Aluminum Steel Copper
The government cut further allowances of steel copper and aluminum for consumer goods effective October 1. The National Production Administration ordered steel use limited to 58 percent of prewar levels with lower copper and aluminum reductions.
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Washington
National Production Administration
Manly Fleischmann
NPA
Fleischmann
New Hurricane Fox Forms in Eastern Atlantic
Miami ap reports a new hurricane named Fox forming far out in the Eastern Atlantic as the Caribbean storm weakens and another Atlantic system moves toward the Leeward Islands. No land areas are threatened, forecaster Grady Norton said. A ship reportedly crossed the storm's path at about 15 N, 35 W, roughly 3,200 miles from Miami.
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Fla
Atlantic
Caribbean Sea
Leeward Islands
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Youth Arrested For Extortion In Cincinnati
FBI agents arrested 23 year old Robert Sprague of Cincinnati on extortion charges after he drove to a lonely road to collect two packages believed to contain 5000 dollars each. He admitted sending threats to Elmer Clark of Silverton and Louis Moorman to deliver 5000 dollars at Banning Road, saying he would harm them or someone dear if not paid. Seven packages were dropped and Sprague was taken into custody as he retrieved them. He planned to return to a college in Maryville Tennessee. He said he acted because he was tired of pinching pennies.
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Cincinnati
Here
A. E. Ostholthoff
FBI
Sprague
Elmer Clark
Silverton
Louis Moorman
Banning Road
Rague
Ostheithoff
Marysville
Tenn
Senate Finance Committee backs gambling tax bill
The Senate Finance Committee approved a tax on gambling expected to raise about 400 million dollars annually, completing major committee work on a six billion dollar tax measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
DiSalle Forecasts 6 to 8 Percent Car Price Hike
Washington AP states Price Director Michael V. DiSalle said manufacturers likely will receive a six to eight percent increase in the price of new cars.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Doctors To Examine King George Returns To London
Buckingham Palace announced King George will cut short a Scottish holiday to travel to London on Saturday for a thorough examination by his doctors. He has been ill frequently over three years and was checked by two royal physicians last Saturday night.
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London
George
Buckingham Palace
Copper Strike Injunction Halts Copper Industry Strike
Denver AP reports a U S court issued a temporary restraining order to stop a strike in the strategic copper sector, aiming to curb disruption and maintain production. The action affects workers and firms across the copper supply chain, with officials signaling swift enforcement of the injunction.
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Denver
U. S
Debate Rules His Absence Of Red China
In San Francisco, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gromyko urged inviting Red China to the peace conference. Secretary Acheson ruled the proposal out of order, provoking Soviet protest as Truman urged speed toward a Japan treaty. Gromyko argued for a conference decision, while Britain and the United States pressed to set the rules and end the occupation era with a treaty.
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John M. Hightower
SAN Francisco
Russia
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Berendsen
Oscar Gans
Cuba
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Gromyko
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Poland
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Dean Acheson
Percy C. Spender
MR. Truman
United States
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Opera House
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
U.S
Taft Ferguson probe opens in Ohio capital
Three Senate subcommittee staffers began examining campaign spending for the 1950 Taft Ferguson race in Columbus Ohio. They will review expense statements filed by supporters of Republican Senator Robert A Taft and probe allegations of excessive spending and scurrilous campaign literature. The team works under John P Moore and James Lynch with the secretary of state’s office handling records. Ferguson has been compiling data for the panel.
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Washington
Taft-Ferguson
Senate Subcommittee
Ohfo
Robert A. Taft
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ohio
Stanley T. Fisher
Jack Poorbaugh
Israel Margolis
John P. Moore
James Lynch
Lynch
Moore
Invesome
Donatcratic
Ferguson
Indian GI Buried In Arlington Tomb
The body of Sgt. John Rice, a Winnebago Indian, laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery after being denied burial in an all white cemetery. President Truman’s honor guard from the Third Infantry Division participated, near the graves of General Pershing and General Walton Walker.
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John Rice
Ceme
Arlington National Cemetery
Truman
Third Infantry Division
John J. Pershing
Walton Walker
Eighth Army
Korea
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