Plans to aid Britain outlined by Three-Power talks
The United States Britain and Canada convened four expert committees to draft concrete proposals to ease Britain's dollar shortage and stabilize its economy. Secretary Snyder said the committees would report to a Three-Power cabinet session, with aims to finish by Monday night albeit without quick fixes. Sir Stafford Cripps warned that living standards may fall temporarily as Britain seeks a self sufficient balance through dollar earnings from exports.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Canada
Snyder
Sir Stafford Cripps
National Press Club
Cripps
Navy Recesses Bomber Probe
Navy lawyers reported progress in tracing the authorship of an unsign ed document that sparked the B 36 bomber inquiry. The Navy court of inquiry recessed until September 21 as investigators pursued leads from four days of testimony. Capt Sanford B D Wood said progress was being made, and Secretary of the Air Symington may be asked to testify. Cedric R Worth admitted authorship and repudiated much of the document and will be the final witness.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Court of Inquiry
Sanford B. D Wood
Cedric R. Worth
Dan A. Kimball
Worth
Wood
Tuberculosis X Rays Can Save Victims Of Lung Cancer
Denver and Portsmouth reports describe chest x rays aiding early TB detection and potential lung cancer diagnosis. Dr. Overhold of Tufts cites mass chest surveys revealing silent shadows, with 40 percent of non TB shadows linked to lung cancer. Experts urge cooperation to screen and monitor for early treatment.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Boston
Richard H. Overhold
Tufts College Medical School
American Cancer Society
Overhold
Cancer Society
Brothers Arrested In Kidnapping Case
Two white brothers Frank and Chester Brown, about 40, were arrested on kidnapping charges in Missouri and Arkansas. They allegedly abducted Osceola planter Robert Lee Talley after a $26 loan dispute, beating him and forcing work until he escaped. They face possible death penalty on kidnapping, with peonage under review, and were freed on $10,000 bonds each pending a November Jonesboro trial.
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Little Rock, Ark
Frank
Chester Brown
Hermondale
Little Rock
James T. Gooch
Robert Lee Talley
Osceola, Ark
Cape Girardeau
Jonesboro
Ark
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Department of Justice
Five Killed In Car Crash Near Petersburg West Virginia
Five occupants of a crowded automobile died in a head on collision with a coal truck on West Virginia Route 42 about five miles north of Petersburg. Driver Dwight Kuhn of Mt. Storm suffered minor injuries. time of crash was 12:30 a m EST. Names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Petersburg
W. Va
Here
C. H. Lewis
Dwighton Kuhn
Mt. Storm
Lewis
West Virginia
Canadian airliner crash near Sault au Cochonne kills 23
A DC-3 crash at Sault au Cochone Quebec killed 23 people, including E. Tappan Stannard of Kennecott Copper and two Kennecott executives. The American mine magnate and aides died with 16 Canadians and four crew. The jet plunged after a sudden turn toward a rocky bluff near the St Lawrence River. An immediate inquiry by officials of the Quebec Airways subsidiary of Canadian Pacific Airlines was opened.
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Sault AU Cochon
Quebec
E. Tappan Stannard
Kennecott Copper Corporation
J. P. Morgan Company
R. J. Parker
Arthur D. Storke
Kennecott
New York City
Qubec
St. Lawrence
Quebec City
Oscar Tremblay
Quebec Airways
Canadian Pacific Airlines
Missing Trenton Girl Found With Man In Philadelphia
Five year old Janie Franz of Trenton was found alive in Philadelphia with Gerald A Hutt of Bridgeport Conn. He claimed to be en route to a hospital cooking job. Police said she was in his car all night but unharmed. Authorities had issued alerts across 11 states. The child was located near U S 1 along the Philadelphia Trenton corridor.
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Philadelphia
Trenton
N. J
Francis Deegan
Fairmount Park
Morris Zweigh
Gerald. A. Hutt
Bridgeport
Janie
John Franz
Delaware River
Michel
Missouri Pacific Strike Halts Railroad Operations
A 5000 member Missouri Pacific Railroad operating strike halted traffic while a second strike was delayed. In Washington a presidential fact finding group prepared to report on the steel wage dispute. A potential CIO steelworkers strike of about 1,000,000 could begin next Wednesday.
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Missouri Pacific
Washington
Truman
CIO
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kansas City
J. W. Campbell
K. E. Bartlett
E. D. Snodgrass
Holt Summit
Strikers Halt Freight Trains Near East St. Louis Yard
A Cotton Belt Railroad spokesman says a crowd of strikers and sympathizers halted two southbound freight trains near the East St. Louis yard. Illinois State Police were sent to the scene where a picket line formed by workers who struck yesterday against Missouri Pacific tracks in the area.
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ST. Louis
Nationwide rail strike spurs shifts to buses as Waists wage talks fail
More than 20,000 Mopac workers were laid off as rail engineers trainmen conductors and others walked out amid a dispute over about 3 million dollars in grievances. The stoppage disrupted freight and passenger traffic forcing bus truck and airline carriers to pick up slack. A separate 13 week old Bell Aircraft UAW strike near Buffalo showed no violence but the plant closed for the weekend. President Truman appointed an emergency board for a Pittsburgh Monongahela railroad dispute delaying a 60 day strike. Governor Dewey prepared reinforcements if violence flared as talks stalled.
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Mopac
Missouri Pacific
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Truman
CIO United Auto
Bell Aircraft Corporation
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Pennies From Heaven in a Yard Daydream
A lazy afternoon daydream unfolds while tidying the yard. From a shaded patch, the viewer watches clouds form seas and a ship battling waves, then sees a pirate king appear above the clouds with gold. Awakening, the lazing narrator is jolted by the lady of the house ordering to wake and clean.
Truman Wins Senate Battle Over Trade Act
Washington AP reports President Truman holds a lead in the Senate clash over the reciprocal trade agreements program. Taft as GOP foe argues the act cedes too much power, seeks the peril point amendment, while Truman touts broader foreign policy gains.
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Truman
Taft
Senate
Ohio
Congress
Ohio Republican
House
Tarriff Commission
State Department
Tassajara Hot Springs Fire Near Monterey
Four hundred firefighters battled a blaze in Los Padres National Forest encircling rugged country near Tassajara Hot Springs ten miles from the ocean and about 40 miles southeast of Monterey. The resort’s main hotel and 10 cottages were destroyed, two guests suffered minor burns, and links to traffic were cut by burned bridges.
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King City
Cal
California
Los Padres National Forest
Tassajara Hot Springs
Ocean
Monterey
Charles Ronson
Phillip Terry
Tassajara
Forest Service
Aid To China Battle Looms In Arms Plan
A $1.314 billion plan to aid foreign nations against Communism advances toward Senate action amid controversy. The package includes $75 million for the Far East and overall totals rise toward Truman’s request, with restrictions on spending. The plan allocates funds for Greece, Turkey, Iran, Korea, and the Philippines, and places the Far East fund under presidential control. Debate centers on China aid with Connally and Knowland sparring over specific allocations.
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Washington
Senate
China
Far East
Truman
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
George
D-Ga
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
Ate
Chiang Kai-Shek
Rutledge Relapse Leaves Justice Critical in York
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge is in critical condition at York Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. The 55 year old jurist has suffered a relapse and has lapsed into a coma, according to Dr. Elmer Tower.
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York, ME
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Elmer Tower
York Hospital
Hope Is Held Findings Will Avert Strike
A three man board’s wage and benefit recommendations for the steel dispute go to President Truman with hopes they can form the basis for an agreement to avert a crippling strike next week. The panel suggests about 10 cents an hour in pension and insurance benefits with no general wage increase, while the union seeks larger gains. The report, due at mid day, remains nonbinding and subject to acceptance by either side as bargaining time is sought.
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Washington
Truman
White House
CIO Steelworkers
Carroll R. Daugherty
New York State
Samuel I. Rosenman
David L. Cole
Paterson
N. J
Steelworkers
Ten rescued or missing after cruiser sinks off Martha's Vineyard
In Falmouth Massachusetts the Coast Guard reported ten people floating in lifebelts in the sea off Martha's Vineyard after escaping a sinking 38 foot cabin cruiser. They were seen by a Coast Guard plane in two lifebelts per person and their status was unknown.
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Falmouth
Mass
Martha's Vineyard
Coast Guard
Kidnapped Student Shot During Escape in Georgia Hills
An 18 year old, Donald Brown of Cartersville, was abducted by John and Corrinne Jordan of Paulding County, then fled after being shot with 35 birdshot pellets. Brown, a Georgia Military Academy student, escaped to a highway where state troopers found him. Corrinne urged flight, while John remained at large. Will Jordan was jailed as an accessory.
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Cartersville
Frank Atwood
Donald Brown
John Jordan
Paulding County
Jordan
Will
Atwood
Georgia Military Academy
Jordans
Brown
John
Corrinne
Alcoholics Anonymous guest to speak at Rotary noon meeting
A representative of Alcoholics Anonymous will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday noon meeting of the Rotary Club at the Manchester Hotel. The talk is expected to provide insights into recovery and community support.
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Alchoholics Anonymous
Rotary Club
Manchester Hotel
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Baltimore, Md
Denver
Minnesota
The
Psychological Association Today
Dale B. Harris
Institute of Child Welfare
University of Minnesota
Harris
Missouri
Gooch
Talley
Osceola
Arkansas
MP Railroad
Associated Press
By Gordon Martin
Martin
Rutledge Critical
Lee
Warren Williams
Rotary
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