Die-Hard Senators Fight Hour-Long Filibuster Over Veto
A committed group of senators spoke for hours resisting Truman’s veto on the Communist control bill. Lehman and Humphrey outlined aims to study the veto message and seek a later vote while noting limited chances to sustain the override. Senator Langer collapsed from exhaustion and was hospitalized, while Douglas sobbed as he urged approval of the veto override. Lucas, siding with the bill, announced support for overriding despite opposing the President.
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Washington
Truman
Lehman
D-Lib- NY
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Fay
Deay
White House
Minnesotan
Langer
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Douglas
Mr. Truman
Lucas
Illinois
Naval Hospital
Jet Pilot Completes Non-Stop Atlantic Hop
Limstone Air Force Base Maine reports Col. David C. Schilling flew a single engine F-84 from Manston England to Limestone in 10 hours 1 minute completing the first nonstop intercontinental jet flight. Lt. Col. William D. Ritchie mistimed a refueling attempt over Goose Bay Labrador and landed unharmed after a rescue.
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Limestone Air Force Base
Atlantic
Labrador
David C. Schilling
Manston
England
Limestone
Fort Leavenworth
Kans
Pan-American Airways
Schilling
Maine
Air Force
Washington
William D. Ritchie
Pine Bluff
Ark
Goose Bay
Lab
Ritchie
Europe
Emergency Defense Bill Passes After Heated Battle
A $17 billion emergency defense bill to fund rearmament and allied aid cleared Congress and head to President Truman. The measure totals about $11 billion for the Army Navy and Air Force and $4 billion for foreign military aid, with smaller sums for the Atomic Energy Commission and strategic stockpiles. A contentious amendment restricting aid to states trading with the Soviet bloc was rejected after Truman opposed it. The bill aims to cover costs through fixed obligations and debt service, reflecting postwar security needs.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
Congres
Senate
U. S
Russia
Europe
HOUSE
National Security Council
South Korea
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio House overruns Truman veto on anti subversive bill
Yesterday the Ohio House voted to override President Truman's veto. Democrats for override included Crosser Feighan Hays McSweeney Polk Secrest and Wagner. Republicans for override were Bolton Brown Cleven Ger Elston Jenkins McCulloch McGregory Vorys and Weichel. Democrats against override were Burke Huber and Kirwan.
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Washington
Ohio House
House
Truman
Crosser
Feighan
Hays
McSweeney
Polk
Secrest
Wagner
Bolton
Brown
Clevenger
Elston
Jenkins
McCulloch
McGregory
Vorys
Weichel
Burke
Huber
Kirwan
Cash and Contract Authority Rises Above One Hundred Billion
The record notes that cash and contract authority have surged since the start of the year, pushing total cash and contract authority beyond 100 billion dollars as the government expands funding and commitments.
Tax Hike Passes And Another Is Prepared
Francis M. Lemay reports Congress approved a major tax boost to fund rearmament, with individual taxes rising 12 to 20 percent and more than 50 million taxpayers set to pay about 83 billion dollars annually from October 1. Corporations face a top rate jump from 38 to 45 percent retroactive to mid-1950 income, while Ways and Means begins planning a second multimillion tax.
Indispensable We All Are Not As Indispensable
A reflection on work ego and the myth of indispensability. The author notes that most workers overestimate their necessity, as substitutes can perform tasks. Life continues smoothly with capable stand-ins, proving no one is truly irreplaceable, and the belief invites a fall for the overconfident. MARTIN
Murray Calls for Steelworkers Pay Hike Beyond Cost of Living
CIO United Steelworkers president Philip Murray says a wage increase for about a million workers should reflect strong productivity and company profits, not be tied solely to the cost of living. He awaits steel company replies as wage talks are planned for October 9 and policy committee meets October 4. Alcoa separately offers about a 10 percent raise to 45,000 workers, with steel wages around 1.70 to 1.75 per hour, prompting further union study of the Alcoa offer.
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Murray
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
Harrisburg
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Lausche Weighs Backing in Ohio Senate Contest
Ohio Democratic convention highlighted Gov. Lausche's choice as he met candidate Ferguson and faced questions on backing him or Taft. Democrats issued a broad platform calling for teachers' pay raise, school building authority, enhanced old age aid, farm pest and disease programs, milk and meat inspections, land reclamation, farmer marketing facilities, wage reform, fair employment laws, anti gambling padlock powers.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Frank J. Lausche
Joseph T. Ferguson
Lausche
Ferguson
Robert A. Taft
AFL Names Taft Top Labor Enemy At Convention
The AFL opened its 69th convention in Houston with plans to label Senator Taft as the top labor enemy. Delegates backed resolutions urging a $1 minimum wage, FEPC civil rights legislation, federal aid for education, and immediate price controls on selective commodities, while warning against wage freezes unless postwar parity is restored.
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Houston
AFL
Robert Taft
Ohio
American Federation of Labor
Labor
League For Political Education
League
AFL Executive Council
Tait
Taft
Allied forces close on Seoul as UN widens gains
Allied Marines tighten grip on Seoul from north and southwest as fresh Korean Communist Ninth Division reinforcements reach the city from the south. U.S. First Cavalry Division advances 35 miles through shattered defenses toward the Pusan perimeter while Suwon and its airfield fall to UN troops. MacArthur flags a rout while air force planes support a mass advance.
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Tokyo
Seoul
U.S
Ninth
United Nations
Haman
Taejon-Suwon-Seoul
Suwon
Associated Press
Relman Morin
Yongdongpo
MacArthur
U. S
Pusan
U. S. First Cavalry Division
U. S. Seventh Division
Far East Air Force
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
Tabu
Taegu
Hal Boyle
Sangju
Naktong River
Jack MacBeth
Prices Rise On All But Food
Washington AP reports the cost of living index climbed 0.3 percent from July 15 to August 15, reaching 173 percent of the 1935-39 level and 2.5 percent above a year ago. Food items fell on average by 0.5 percent, though some individual foods rose sharply.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
UN Assembly Approves Credentials for Nationalists Seat
The United Nations Assembly overrode Soviet opposition to keep Nationalist China seated pending a special study committee review. The vote was 43 to 5 with one abstention.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
China
Rickey Leaves Dodgers as Stock Sale Reported
Branch Rickey reportedly parts company with the Brooklyn Dodgers after telephoning Walter O’Malley to say he sold his 25 percent stake. Rickey helped build the Dodgers’ farm system and oversaw Jackie Robinson’s 1947 debut. The Dodgers’ stock is said to be divided among Rickey, O’Malley, the John Smith estate, and the Stephen McKeever heirs.
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NEW York (Ap
Rickey
Brooklyn Dodgers
Walter F. O'Malley
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Jackie Robinson
New York Daily Mirror
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Webb and Knapp
Manhattan
O'Malley
John Smith
Stephen McKeever
St. Louis Cardinals
Smith
New York Yankees
Handyman 18 Confesses Slaying Akron Woman
Akron police said 18 year old Robert A Major confessed to killing Betty Neal 43 with a hunting knife. He told investigators he waited two hours in her home during a baseball broadcast then struck her with a rolling pin and stabbed her. About 150 was taken, he stayed in a downtown hotel, wrapped the knife in a newspaper, disposed of it at a bus station and fled to Greenville Mississippi.
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Akron
Betty Neal
John F. Struzewski
Robert A. Major
Greenville
Miss
Struczenski
Neal
Major
Struzenski
Bomber Missing Overdue Flight From Tucson
The Coast Guard said the Air Force B-50 bomber with a 12 crew and four passengers is overdue at Tucson Arizona and unaccounted for.
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Cleveland
Coast Guard
Air Force
Tucson
Ariz
Mystery Whistler Targeting Bride Ends Warned Siege
Parades La police and New Orleans officers close in on the phantom whistler who terrorized Jacquelyn Catlow as she prepared to wed State Trooper Herbert Belsom on October 1. Chief Deputy Edward Prejean says the identity will be revealed soon, ending months of eerie funeral march calls and death threats. Jacquelyn, now in hiding, has endured a campaign that pushed her toward collapse.
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Paradis
Edward Prejean
Phantom Whistler
Jacqueline Catlow
Herbert Belsom
New Orleans
Mies
Frejean
Jacquelyn
Clifford Catlow
Belsom
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