Senator Schoeppel Pushes Claims on Red Ties in Interior Probe
Washington AP senator Schoeppel demanded and was granted right to call witnesses at a Senate Interior Committee hearing as he pressed charges of Communist infiltration in the Interior Department and Alaska statehood efforts. He cited Randolph Feltus as an “agent for the Kremlin” while Feltus denied the accusation and defended loyalty statements Chapman denied subversive links and maintained he had signed loyalty affidavits.
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Washington
Schoeppel
Kremlin
Feltus
Warsaw
Poland
Peltus
Truman
United States
Indonesia
Netherlands
Chapman
Randolph Feltus
Alaska
McCarthy
R-Wis
South Koreans Seek UN Offensive to Save Crops
The South Korea General Assembly asked the United Nations for a general offensive against the Korean Reds before harvest time. Crops are harvested in late September and Red-held areas risk loss if UN forces do not restore Korea's granary. The assembly voiced concern over Korean suffering and forced communist indoctrination, emphasizing the rice crop.
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Korea
South Korea
General Assembly
United Nations
Chinese Jet Scientist Held As Red: Another Researcher Convicted
Los Angeles AP report notes Dr. Hsue-Shen Tsien, 40, held without bond pending deportation for membership in a group advocating overthrow of the government. Meantime Russian-born Dr. Sidney Weinbaum, 52, convicted of perjury and fraud related to Communist party membership. Cal Tech jet program faces scrutiny. Tsien admitted permanent residence since 1947 after years as a student. Immigration seeks removal actions under 1918 act.
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LOS Angeles
Sidney Weinbaum
Jet Propulsion
Hsue-Shen Tsien
U. S. Immigration Service
Weinbaum
Communist Party
California Institute of Technology
Cal Tech
U. S
Tsien
Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center
Dr. Tsien
Albert del Guercio
United States
Communist
China
Immigration Service
McCarran Sees GOP Win If Truman Vetoes Bill
Senator McCarran Nevada said President Truman’s vow not to sign the McCarran anti Communist bill could help Republicans win next November. He urged the bill’s enactment despite a possible veto and noted public support for the measure. The Senate planned to begin votes on the anti Communist legislation. Truman criticized the bill as worse than Mundt Nixon and said he would veto it if sent to the White House. The bill would require Communist organization registration ban certain Communists from federal jobs and passports tighten sabotage and espionage penalties and support deportation of subversive aliens.
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Washington
McCarran
D-Nev
Truman
Nevada
McCarren
White House
Senate
House
Chocolate Bar Inventor Dies
William F. R. Murrie, 77, who originated and popularized the modern chocolate bar, died at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield New Jersey. He was the first president of the Hershey Chocolate Company, retired in 1947, and had lived in Plainfield since.
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Plainfield, N. J
William F. R. Murrie
Muhlenberg Hospital
Murrie
Hershey Chocolate Company
Colonel’s Loud Calls Fail To Reach His Own Daughter
A colonel shouts commands to a regiment passing by while his own daughter in the home never hears him. Night after night he uses a foghorn voice from his porch, and neighbors chuckle at his persistence as the child remains deaf to his calls. MARTIN
Russia moves to seat Red China at UN
At Lake Success the Soviet Union pushed to invite a Chinese Communist representative to sit in the Security Council during debate on U S air action in Korea and Manchuria. The Council voted 7 to 8 to consider the bid next session while the United States abstained. The move, though unlikely to alter the Peiping representation, heightens international tension as the U S contends the charge warrants prompt inquiry.
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Lake
United States
Red China
Lake Success
Korea
Yugoslavia
Macalik
Manchuria
Formosa
Peiping
Sludge Traps Scot Miners at New Cumnock Mine
Sludge filled a section of the coal mine at New Cumnock Scotland trapping 128 men 170 feet underground after a collapse. Eight escaped before the cave in and were safe. Rescue teams worked from a neighboring mine to reach the trapped group while families gathered at the pit entrance.
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New Cumnock
Scotland
Marine League Pushes Johnson Ouster Not Acheson
The Marine Corps League urged President Truman to remove Secretary of Defense Johnson while voting down a motion to fire Secretary of State Acheson. The group also pressed actions against Communist sympathizers, backed Marine representation on the Joint Chiefs, and praised Truman for his apology to the Marines.
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Marine League
Johnson
Acheson
Washington
Marine Corps League
Defense Johnson
State Acheson
Truman
Defense Department
Organization of Marine Veterans
Star Department
Congress
Marine Corps
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary Johnson
Mr. Truman
Joint Chiefs
Mansfield
Douglas
Stalin
Alger Hiss
Hurricane Stalled Near Resort Island
A hurricane with winds up to 140 mph halted 200 miles southwest of Bermuda threatens the British island resort. Bermuda could face dangerous winds as the center stalls. All planes were evacuated from Kindley Field to Westover Air Force Base. The storm may move at under five mph for the next hours after raking Antigua a week earlier with about $1 million damage.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
British Island
Weather Bureau
U. S. Air Force Base
Kindley Field
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
Antigua Island
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Joint Western Army Urged By U S Advisers
Washington officials urged quick action toward forming a joint European army under a single supreme commander for Western Europe defense. The move was linked to East German military buildup and possible German rearmament participation, with chiefs of staff suggested as a precursor to a full army.
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Washington
United States
Europe
New York
East Germany
Nvertheless
Aged Farmer Robbed After Long Torture
A 74-year-old farmer Walter Pittenger was tortured for three hours by two masked men who fled with about 17000 in government bonds. He was found near dead by his brother and taken to Memorial Hospital in Frederick in critical condition. Police reported blood and bullet holes at the scene and said valuables, including bonds, were missing.
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Libertytown
Walter Pittenger
Jesse Pittinger
Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Charles W. Magaha
Magaha
Pittinger
Mystery Blast Shocks Desert Community Near Lancaster
A desert community around Lancaster California heard a loud blast with a bright flash but authorities found no blast sign or crash. Air Force and sheriff's deputies searched for hours and speculated an accidental egg drop by a bomber, while nearby bases denied any bombing practice.
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Lancaster
Calif
Air Force
Allied Forces Halting Taegu Drive Signals Possible New Offensives
Allied troops gained slim ground at opposite ends of Korea's front as a Red push toward Taegu waned. U S 8th Army said the Taegu drive likely petered out due to shortages, with 50 000 Reds failing to break the central front. Masan evacuated civilians amid a major build up while Battle Mountain changed hands for the ninth time.
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Masan
Tokyo
U. S. 8Th Army
Taeguman
Taegu
U. S. First Cavalry
MacArthur
Yongchon
Eneral MacArthur
Pusan
Korea
Red
Battle Mountain
Bill Ross
U. S
Pyongyang
Angang
Redheld Pohang
Sea of Japan
Bereaved War Mother Prays For M Arthur
New York City mother Mrs. Mary Riordan, whose son Pfc. Richard C. Riordan died in Korea on August 7, says she wrote to General Douglas MacArthur to offer prayers and gratitude after receiving his sympathy letter. She hopes MacArthur and his forces will prevail, faith in God guiding them.
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New York
New York City
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Mary. Riordan
MacArthur
Pfc
Richard C. Riordan
Auto Makers May Face Steel Limits Not Shutdown
Senator Lucas said President Truman may limit steel for automobiles due to the Korean crisis, but no shutdown in car manufacturing. He noted industry will shift to war production and added capacity could push output to several million cars annually alongside tanks and trucks for the armed forces.
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Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Truman
Illinois
Ohio Air Guardsmen Alerted for Possible Federal Service
Gov. Lausche announced several Ohio Air National Guard units were alerted for potential early induction into U S Air Force service. The Air Force said five guard groups totaling 5 000 to 7 500 men and about 350 planes are on alert. No units will start active duty immediately. an official order would follow.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Air National Guard
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Washington
Air National Guard
Weekend Feature Profiles Local High School Bands
Sunday lead feature covers band leaders from MHS Franklin Germantown and Lemon Monroe High Schools as they open their 1950 season. Nearby Communities reports Lebanon police drive against speeding with chief Howard Fulberth providing impact. Society Section previews college plans for teens. Rural Pigskin Parade 1950 reviews gridiron teams Monroe Franklin Lebanon Seven Mile Germantown with pictures and schedules.
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Franklin
Germantown
Lemon-Monroe
Lebanon
Howard Fulberth
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