No Time To Qualify Truman Urges Tight Espionage Laws
President Truman sent a message to Congress seeking stricter espionage and deportable alien controls while urging calm to prevent hysteria. He argued broad measures threaten civil liberties and that communists cannot pursue evil aims through normal political activity. The piece notes questions about normal political activity and loyalty, concluding no room for communist party members in the United States.
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Mr. Truman
Congress
Communist—Party
Atomic Policy Clash Signals Risk to AEC Leadership
Former general manager Carroll Wilson warns that the Atomic Energy Commission policies threaten U S leadership in atomic research amid current Korean tensions. He targets chairman Gordon Dean and urges clear public clarity on which side is right to preserve the nation’s atomic future.
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Garrell Wilson
Atomic Energy Commission
Borgsb
Carroll Wilson
AEC
Lour
Gordon Dean
Wilson
Dean
New York Rain Maker Not Paid In Parched City Legend Echoes
The piece likens a New York rain maker to the Pied Piper after drought fear and the town’s reluctance to pay for his rainmaking. It predicts political effort to claim the season’s rainfall as coincidence and notes Chicago’s mockery over saltwater conversion near Lake Michigan.
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New York City
New York
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Air battle of Africa and deaths noted in 1940 column
Aug 9 1940 records the largest air battle in African history between British and Italian planes over the Sybian Egyptian desert. Obituaries note John P Drake 7 percent, and multiple death notices from the era. Green County 4 H cattle judging entrants named Hoesly and Meier. Cloyd Pickett commissioned second lieutenant.
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Sybian- Egyptian
John P. Drake
Nordean Hoesly
Colleen Meier
Green County
Cloyd W. Pickett
Co. K
U.S. Army
McCarthy Attacks Magazine Article in Senate Session
Sen Joseph McCarthy denounced a Saturday Evening Post piece by Joseph and Stewart Alsop as communist line driven. He read a letter to editors claiming disloyalty charges target the state department and federal workers while Stewart Alsop and the paper rejected the accusations as unfounded and vulgar.
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Saturday Evening Post
Joseph
Stewart Alsop
Joseph McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
The
Post
Joseph Alsop
Korea
State Department
Senator Wherry
Rneb
Wherry
Robbery Reported in Chicago Car Theft and Theft of Cash
William H. Groat Jr., 29, of West Bend, reported being robbed of his car, 325 dollars in cash, and jewelry valued at 550 dollars by a gunman described as a Negro. The incident occurred when his car was stopped at a south side traffic signal.
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Chicago
Chase
W. P. Bragg
South Haven
Mich
West Coast
Gaynor
New York City
Henry Allen Cooper
Armory
Jesse Edelman
Milton
Oval
S. D
P. J. Clawson
East Payne Street
9Th Street
Bat
Pennsylvania
William H. Groat Jr
West Bend
Groat
Freighter Hits Mine Off Hamburg
The 8,250 ton freighter American Planter struck a mine in the North Sea today and is being towed to Bremerhaven, according to German shipping authorities.
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Hamburg
American Planter
North Sea
Bremerhaven
Slipmates and fall fashions at Becker's Leader store
Slipmates a blouse and slip in one from Slipmates debuted at Becker's Leader with hat sleeve interlock cotton jersey and runproof tricot rayon slip priced at 2.98. Also new wool jersey blouses and August fur sale at Lee's store offer savings while quantities last and factory reps assist shoppers.
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Becker’s Leader
Becker’s Leader Store
Lee’s
Jerry Altenberg
Raw Cotton and Wool Price Hikes Hit Textiles
New York reports another round of price increases in raw cotton and wool as inflation and tight supply push futures higher. U S department of agriculture notes a 1942-like upturn in wool production while cotton crops fall short of consumption needs. mills may lift output for military demand, and shoppers should expect higher prices across fabrics and garments.
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New York
U. S
Australia
New England
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Florida Sheriffs Face Last Warning Over Gambling
Governor Warren warns 67 sheriffs and 185 constables in Florida that they will be removed if gambling is found in their counties after Sept. 6. He cites suspensions of Broward Sheriff Clark and Okaloosa officers Enzor Wilson Bengtson as recent examples while the Kefauver committee reviews gambling laws.
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Tallahassee
Florida
Warren
U. S. Senate
Kefauver Committee
Walter R. Clark
Broward County
H. Lisle Enzor
Okaloosa County
Fox Wilson
O. L. Bengtson
Milwaukee Man Rescued From Front Porch Cellar Cave
Charles Leidy, 31, was repairing a broken water main under his Milwaukee porch when dirt walls collapsed. He freed his head and cried for help, prompting a neighbor to call the fire department. Firefighters dug for 30 minutes and rescued him, sending him to County Emergency Hospital where attendants found only a bath was needed.
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Milwaukee
Charles Leidy
Leidy
New Camp McCoy Head Arrives Within Month
The adjutant general's office said Col. James R. Urquahardt, a Wisconsin native, will assume command of Camp McCoy within a month. The present post commander Col. Jacob J. Gerhardt will retire when he reaches 60. Urquahardt, 54, will return soon from Heidelberg, Germany.
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Camp McCoy
Adjutant General’s Office
James R. Urugahart
Jacob J. Gerhardt
Col
Urquahardt
Wisconsin
Heidelburg
Germany
Yanks Discover Gooks Can Fight in Korea
Hal Boyle reports GI Joes in Korea are surprised by North Korean fighters who use guerrilla and modern armored warfare. After weeks of retreat, American troops acknowledge the Reds are capable and outnumber them in some sectors, with air superiority as the key edge.
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Hal Boyle
U. S
Korea
GI Joe
French Official Urges More Troops in Reich
A high French official said six American and six British divisions in Germany could deter a Russian attack on Western Europe for at least a year and possibly permanently. He added Europe could build its own defense with full American aid, noting troop presence would ease fears of a rapid Russian occupation before aid arrived.
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Germany
Europe
America
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