President Labels Health Plan Fees As Pullbacks
President Truman, speaking in Philadelphia, called opponents of national health insurance pullbacks who want to revert to horse and buggy days. He urged a shared national effort to fund modern medical services at affordable costs, contrasting with Eisenhower’s locally administered indigent care stance.
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Philadelphia
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Hospital Association
Convention Hall
Eisenhower
New York
Washington
White House
American Medical Association
AMA
Truman Notes AFL Raps Taft Hartley in Convention
President Truman told AFL delegates that Taft Hartley would be made more oppressive if Republicans win in November. He warned of special interests grinding axes for a new attack on labor in Wall Street. Harriman opened a sharp critique of Eisenhower, while Tobin and Ewing urged repeal of Taft Hartley as delegates pressed for labor unity and a Stevenson endorsement.
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New York
Truman
American Federation of Labor Today
AFL
Wall Street
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security
William Green
Stevenson
Maurice J. Tobin
Averell Harriman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arriman
Eisenhower
Committee of the Congress
Russia
United States
Oscar R. Ewing
Tobin
John L. Lewis
Green
CIO
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Ind
Washington
UMW
Sing It Joe LONDON Ni hit on Moscow radio
A Moscow radio broadcast Monday featured a new song titled If Stalin Has Said So YouAl ready Have It or Will Have It. The concert opened with the tune but the rest of the lyrics were not aired.
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Joe London
Moscow
Stalin
Caveman Tactics Decide Bride After Jail Term
London tells the tale of Winifred Haggerty choosing between Leslie Hook and William Brooks. Brooks battered Hook, fracturing his skull, and received 21 months in jail after clashing with police. Winifred declared Brooks the winner as she left court, saying Hook made no effort to contact her.
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London
Winifred Haggerty
Leslie Hook
William Brooks
Brooke
Winifred
Hook
Brooks
Missing Indian girl may be Connie Smith from Connecticut
Ft Worth Star Telegram reports a girl calling herself Kim an Iroquois Indian may be Connie Smith a missing 10 year old last seen leaving a Connecticut girls camp on July 16. Connecticut police and Connie’s father Peter Smith are checking the resemblance, with Connie’s family ranch in Wyoming as the contact point.
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Ft. Worth
Kim
Connecticut
Connie Smith
Nils S. Smith
Wyoming
Connie
Peter Smith
Newcastle
Wyo
St. Regis
United States
Canada
E. E. Bowen
Antelope
Tex
Smith
Bowens Y
Eisenhower in Midwest swing stirs large crowds
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower drew sizable audiences in Illinois and Indiana as he pressed a serious campaign message. Arthur Summerfield called backers fully satisfied with impressions from about 250000 listeners while Eisenhower planned a New York AFL speech and a brief train layover. He warned of bungling in the Korean War, government corruption, Communist infiltration, inflation and taxes, delivering short ten minute talks amid strong applause.
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Jack Bell
Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Midwest
Minnesota
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower
Illinois
Indiana
Summerfield
Adlai E. Stevenson
New York
American Federation of Labor
Moline
Chicago
Joliet
Wheaton
Aurora
Ottawa
Ill
Stevenson Redesigns Campaign After Eisenhower Taft Meeting
SPRINGFIELD IL Gov Adlai Stevenson shifts to mobilize about 15 million independent voters and targets Republican progressives after last week’s Eisenhower Taft meeting. He retools strategy with advisers, arguing Taft’s wing controls Eisenhower and could win over nonparty voters.
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Springfield
Ill
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Taft
Aft
Trout To Aid Northwestern Michigan College Build
Gerald Oleson announced trout farms will be opened to fishermen from Thursday to month end in Traverse City. Fishermen pay 10 cents per inch caught, with proceeds going to the Northwestern Michigan College building fund. The community college started a year ago in temporary quarters with about 150 students.
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Traverse City
Mich
Gerald Oleson
Northwestern Michigan College
Local Directory Listing Regrets Autumn Street Absence
A PA glance at Monmouth County telephone listings for Long Branch shows Arthur Perri on Spring Street, Miss M Perri on Summer Street, and S M Perri on Winter Street. There is no Autumn Street in Long Branch.
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Long Branch
Monmouth County
Arthur Perri
Spring Street
M. Perri
Summer Street
S. M. Perri
Winter Street
Port Arthur Remains Under Russ Control Amid Manchuria Talks
The Soviet Union announced in Moscow that Port Arthur will stay under Russian use until a Japanese peace treaty with the Communists is signed, while the Chun Railway returns to Chinese administration by year end. The accord, finalized after talks with China, also notes continued Soviet credits to China and no compensation for the railway handover.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Manchuria
Changchun
China
Russia
Port Arthur
Korea
Japan
Tass
Red China
Chou En-lai
Dairen
Siberia
Vladivostok
Chiang Kaish
Pair kills Deputy In Jail Break That Ends Fast
In Tucson two prisoners fatally shot U S marshal Edmund L Schweppe during an escape from custody. They were recaptured 30 minutes later after being taken by Schweppe to a Valley National Bank Building dentist for treatment. Captured are Arthur Eugene Fuller 27 and Thomas W Abbott 20. They face charges of killing a federal officer and escaping.
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Tucson
Ariz
U. S
Edmund L. Schweppe
Valley National Bank
Schweppe
Arthur Eugene Fuller
Illinois
Thomas W. Abbott
Ohio
Soft Coal Owners In East Facing Strike Next Week
John L. Lewis signals an Eastern soft coal miners strike looming next week with 300,000 workers set to walk out if contracts expire. He says Northern and Southern groups face impasse, while Western and Midwestern mines not in the Northern Bituminous group will continue. Stockpiles and Taft Hartley angles loom as negotiators press toward terms.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Northern Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Pennsylvania Anthracite Thard Coal Industry
Allies Set New Record In Jet Kills
U S Fifth Air Force said pilots destroyed 46 Communist warplanes in September, a record for the month. Four confirmed kills plus Sept 4 raise the monthly total beyond April’s 44, with 36 damaged and three more MIGs likely destroyed. B29s and B26s bombed Pyongyang and truck convoys while ground fighting eased near the Manchurian border.
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Seoul
Sgnae -Pe
U. S Fifth Air Force
Manchurian
Pyongyang
Okinawa
Japan
Wrong Number Tosses Drunk Arrest Count in Court
Detroit judge quizzed defendant William Sweeney 62 on drunken arrests. Sweeney guessed 85, Judge Joseph A. Gillis corrected him to 198 and sentenced him to ninety days.
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Detroit
William Sweeney
Joseph A. Gillis
Radio TV men deny undermining morals before Congress
Industry spokesmen told a House interstate subcommittee that their goal is clean living and good morals not hootch and vice. They described efforts to keep objectionable matter off air and to produce programs that are educational and entertaining with crime showing that crime does not pay.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Radio-television Industry
Congressional
House
Hollis M. Seavey
MBS
Seavey
Moble
Register to Vote in Middletown Elections
If you have changed names never registered turn 21 by November 4 moved since last registration or not voted in two years you must register at the Board of Elections in the Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Building between 9 am and 5 pm Monday through Friday and 9 am to noon Saturday Registration closes Wednesday September 24 the final day.
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Ohio
Board of Elections
Middletown
LeMay Heads to Far East Conference with Clark
Gen. Curtis LeMay, head of Strategic Air Command, arrived in Tokyo for talks with U.S. East Commander Gen. Mark Clark amid ongoing discussions on postwar duties and regional security arrangements in the Far East.
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Tokyo
Curtis LeMay
U.S. Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Imme
East
Mark Clark
Wake Island Devastated by 140 MPH Typhoon
A severe typhoon battered Wake Island, destroying housing and communications as 600 residents were marooned. Winds up to 140 mph, towering seas, and torrential rains persisted for most of the day. Rescue planes from Hickam Field and Kwajalein rushed supplies, while a military transport was diverted to evacuate affected residents and transients. Minor injuries were reported, including a broken leg and fractured ribs.
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Honolulu
Wake Island
Julu
Hickam Field
Kwajalein
Here
Ainsworth
Wake
Civil Aeronautics Authority
NATO Planes Damage Joe in Mainbrace Exercise
Aboard USS Wasp sixteen U S planes from the carrier Roosevelt attacked a simulated raider 50 miles from the task force as part of NATO's Mainbrace maneuvers. The Canadian heavy cruiser Quebec represented the attacker. A fleet of 160 ships and 80 000 men took part with carriers Roosevelt Midway Eagle leading a multi national force racing northward toward Norway and Denmark amid rough weather.
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John Roderick
U.S
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Quebec
North Sea
Britain
HMS Eagle
Midway
Roosevelt
NATO
Norway
Denmark
Baby Girl Brings $450 In Quick Sale
In Long Beach California a young mother was jailed as police investigated a case in which Edna E Schon 20 allegedly sold her baby girl Linda Kay to a 35 year old woman Elizabeth Brittain and Kathryn A Lincoln who is 23. Schon said she needed money and would not have sold the child for any price. The baby was taken to a county institution and Schon later discussed adoption. Schon’s estranged husband Paul 24 serves in the Navy.
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Long Beach
Calif
Edna E. Schon
Elizabeth G. Brittain
Kathryn A. Lincoln
Cport
Nedcolin
Schon
Jet Jeep Demonstration Surprises Army Officials in California
In Torrance California a small aluminum helicopter named the Jet Jeep built by American Helicopter Co. was shown to Secretary of the Army Frank Pace Jr. and observers. Pilot Lou Hartwig flew it straight up swung in pendulum curves hovered and landed with both jets off. The 300 pound one man craft uses a pulse jet at each motor tip.
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Torrance
Calif
Frank Pace Jr
American Helicopter Co
Lou Hartwig
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Carl Hirsch
Marie LaBrande
Braker
Miss LaBrande
Tie
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Douglas Aircraft
el Segundo
Douglas
Santa Monica
Lockheed
California
Charles F. Barrett
Northern Soft
Southern Soft
Allies
Congress
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
American Broading Co
Mutual Broadcasting Syscasting System
Dumont Television Network
Nar EY
Ite RL
LeMay
Far East
Joe
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