Brazilian Elected President Of U N
The United Nations assembly elected Dr. Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil as its president and began seeking measures to halt the discord between the United States and Russia. Statesmen from 55 nations agreed that resolving Soviet Western quarrels would shape the UN agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Aranha
Evatt
Masaryk
Assembly
New York
United Nations Assembly
Oswaldo Aranha
Brazil
United States
Russia
U.N
Meatless days proposal spreads across the continent
Governments push meatless days to curb rising living costs as grain futures tumble. J M Meir asks Chicago Board of Trade to raise margins to 33 1/3 percent to curb boom and bust. New York and Washington adopt or discuss voluntary meatless days amid price hikes.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York
Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
J. M. Meir
Commodity Exchange Authority
Board of Trade
Hotel Association of
New York City
District of Columbia
Martin H. Kennelly
Shriners Honor Crippled Children At Shrine Week
Shriners in Shreveport celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Shrine Hospital with a three day program for 50 hospitalized children. The event includes a band and chanters concert at Municipal Auditorium and a hospital broadcast featuring W Freeland Kendrick.
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Shreveport Hospital
Shreveport
Shriners
Shrine Hospital For
South
First Shrine Hospital
Municipa Auditorium
Philadelphia
W. Freeland Kendrick
Imperial Hospital Board
Owl Playing Santa Disturbs Snoozing Collie
Plainfield New Jersey September 16. Sandy a collie owned by Mr and Mrs Jack Mehl snoozing by the fireplace was startled when an owl dropped from above the chimney. The dog chased the intruder through the house until the owl perched on the shower curtain bar in the bathroom. A dog warden arrived and freed the dog, which returned to its nap with one eye open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
N. J
Sandy
Jack Mehl
Postwar issues Truman must face looming inflation and aid
Washington report notes President Truman will tackle two major postwar challenges: rising domestic prices and calls to curb aid to Europe. A cabinet committee on exports and prices is due to brief the president, with Agriculture Secretary Anderson saying meat exports are not driving inflation.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
Congress
Anderson
Albuquerque
N. M
United States
Louise Overell Denies Killing Parents on Yacht
Heiress Louise Overell testified she did not kill her parents or witness their deaths aboard the Mary E. in Newport harbor last March 15. She admitted buying dynamite with George Gollum the day before but said her fiancé claimed it was at her father Walter Overell’s request. Prosecutors tie the purchases to a planned cover for the deaths and the cruiser blast.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Louise Overell
Newport Harbor
George
Bud) Gollum
Walter E. Overell
Miss Overell
Louise
Mary E
Eugene Williams
Former New York Mayor LaGuardia Collapses at Home
Former New York Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia collapsed at his home and was reported in critical condition by his physician Dr. George Baehr. Baehr said the former mayor had been failing for a week and suddenly sank into a deep stupor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
F. H. LaGuardia
George Baehr
J. W. Cunningham
Fifth District Pharmaceutical Association
G. I
Navy
Washington
North Africa
Philadelphia
J. W
Chicago
Woman dedicates life to lepers at Molokai Island
Miss Margaret Haven, a 52 year old retired Chicago Telephone operator, has traveled to Molokai Island to minister to lepers. She and her late sister Mary planned to serve a group of 60 isolated lepers in Hawaii, Mary having died a year ago.
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Chicago
Molokai Island
Pacific
Margaret Haven
Mary
Rainmaking in Air Sparks Debate on Legislation
Washington reports discuss rainmaking with dry ice and cloud seeding. Navy aerologist Commander Russell Maynard says armed services research panel may draft a law for Congress to study next session, though wording remains uncertain. Dr. Harry Wexler offers a recipe while the public is urged to consider implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell Maynard
Navy
Joint Research Board For the Armed Services
Congress
Harry Wexler
Weather Bureau
Employee earns praise for perfect work record
E G Wade, a Tidwell and Sons Service station attendant at 1619 South Grand Street, is lauded for 16 and a half years of service and 6 023 days of work with minimal time off. A letter from J W Cunningham notes Wade’s dedication and a lengthy vacation to farm duties.
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E. G. Wade
Tidwell and Sons
South Grand Street
Pops
Lincoln Parish
P.S
Negro Charged With Murder and Rape in Somerset
Police report Luther Williams a 27 year old Somerset Negro is held in Lexington on charges of murder rape armed robbery and wounding with intent to kill after Ada Hughes 51 died in a hospital. Williams allegedly beat and raped Hughes a white housekeeper and stole $8 from her pocketbook. A crowd forced his removal to Lexington for safekeeping after his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Herbert Norfleet
Luther Williams
Lexington
Ada Hughes
Norfleet
Hughes
Williams
Truman measures to air in United Nations session
New York, Sept. 16. The Truman doctrine and the Marshall plan, key moves to curb communism and rebuild Europe, are slated for discussion as the United States seeks to boost U N authority. Secretary Marshall will outline urgent problems and actions in a full dress address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New, York
Europe
United Nations General Assembly
Russia
United States
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
Marshall
Blockade of Latins Lifted. Texas Labor Chief Ends Route Ban
Texas Labor Commissioner M B Morgan lifted a blockade that halted Latin American farm laborers at the Texas border. Trucks were stopped and keys seized under a state law requiring out of state recruiters to hold a Texas license. Morgan ordered crews allowed to proceed, and workers cleared Marshall by afternoon.
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Marshall
Tex
Texas
M. B. Morgan
Morgan
Austin
CIO
U.S
Tom Clark
Isorn P. Hydrick, Jr
Hydrick
Ecuador names new interim president in 1944 plan
Carlos Julio Arosemena, a 53 year old Guayaquil banker, elected vice president by the Ecuadorean Congress and to serve as interim president until elections held. He won 103 of 107 votes with Conservatives-Progressives backing him. Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra’s rights to the presidency are terminated. Vice President Mariano Suarez Veintimilla remains acting president until a new president is chosen.
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Quito
Ecuador
Carlos Julio Arosemena
Guayaquil
Senate House
Arosemena
Senate
Chamber
Congress
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Mariano Suarez Veintilmilla
Kathleen Typhoon Devastates Honshu with Heavy Casualties
Kathleen the typhoon tore across two thirds of Honshu causing 2,280 dead or missing and widespread destruction. Tokyo reports 100 dead with towns flooded and 160,000 homes damaged while 150,000 acres inundated. U.S. forces report no casualties. Communications and shelter efforts are underway as damage totals rise.
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Tokyo
Honshu
Kyodo
U. S. Army
U. S
MacArthur
Camp McNair
Fujiyama
Kathleen
U. S. Army Weather Bureau
U. S. Eighth Army
Yokohama
Trieste border incident averted by U S troops
At Trieste a warning burst of American machinegun fire at a border post stopped Yugoslav soldiers from crossing. Maj. Gen. Airey praised the action by about a dozen U S troops. Rioting in Trieste left three dead, including an 11 year old Italian student. The free state awaits a UN appointed governor amid Soviet objections to nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trieste
Free Territory
T. S. Airey
Airy
Free State of
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Taft assails income tax as burden in peacetime ramp
Senator Taft told a Los Angeles Town Hall audience that the present income tax is a dangerous burden and urged a return to peacetime spending and taxation. He noted GOP cuts in the budget and said a tax cut of 3.2 billion dollars could have been afforded amid the Truman Congress fight.
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Los Angeles
Taft
Ohio
Town Hall
GOP
Congress
Truman
Reversal Sought Over Non Communist Affidavits
The AFL and CIO urge the National Labor Relations Board to reverse General Counsel Denham s ruling that top AFL and CIO officers must sign non Communist affidavits to allow unions to use NLRB facilities for grievances. John L Lewis refuses to sign and Padway says the board may act without waiting for appeals.
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Washington
AFL
CIO Trai
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
Denham
CIO
NLRB
John L. Lewis
Joseph A. Padway
Lee Pressman
Padway
Britain Secures $60 Million IMF Loan To Ease Crisis
London reports the British treasury announced that the International Monetary Fund will provide Britain 60 million dollars in exchange for Sterling within days. A government source said Britain may later seek a 3 million dollar loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to further ease the economic crisis.
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London
International Monetary Fund
Britain
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Thrill seeking crowds eye United Nations opening
The U N general assembly opened with a businesslike mood as 2735 delegates gathered. Attention centered on Secretary of State Marshall and Andrei Vishinsky while India’s Mrs Pandit and Eleanor Roosevelt drew attention for fashion and presence. Saudi royals led by Prince Faisal Al Saud appeared in traditional robes as spectators filled the gallery.
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New York
U. N. General Assembly
Secre
Tary
Marshall
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
India
Moscow
Assembly
Eleanor Roosevelt
Pandit
Mrs. Rosevelt
Andrei A. Gromyko
Security Council
Saudi Arabia
Faisal al Saud
Lamousines
Sir Hartley Shawcross
Tropical storm bears toward Palm Beach as evacuees flee
A hurricane of unprecedented 160 mph threatens Florida's lower east coast. Palm Beach area braces as warnings extend to Miami and Lake Okeechobee. Rail cars evacuate 5,000 residents to Sebring amid preparations for a powerful strike.
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Palm Beach
Miami
Fla
Florida
Atlantic
Lake Okeechobee
Florida East Coast and
Seaboard
Lake Harbor
South Bay
Titusville
Union Dairymen Seek Showdown in Louisiana
About fifty union dairy farmers left Amite bound for Homer for a showdown with the Louisiana state board of health over milk imports. They accuse the board of testing milk too lightly and say shipments labeled pure enter Louisiana with inadequate sanitary checks. Dr. W L Treuting says a hearing in Homer is uncertain as farmers plan a long drive into Arkansas if needed.
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Amite
Louisiana State Board of Health
Homer
Board of Health
Arkansas
Louisiana
Leonard Spinks
W. L. Treuting
State Board of Health
New Orleans
Health Department
Treuting
Bus Striker Fined On Assault Charge In Shreveport
J H Lee former employee of Southern Trailways Bus Lines pleaded guilty to assaulting Doug Perry photographer for the Shreveport Journal. City court Judge Rovian D Hendrick fined Lee 50 dollars or 30 days in jail and he paid the fine. Additional charges of assault with a knife and use of profane language were continued to Sept 23 with Lee released on 150 dollar bond.
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Shreveport
J. H. Lee
Southern Trailways Bus Lines
Doug Perry
Shreveport Journal
Rovian D. Hendrick
Lee
J. H. Barrett
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Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Aranna
Palestine
U. N
William O'Dwyer
O'Dwyer
United Nations
Owl
Santa
Collie
John Carlton
A. R. Fields
Naval
Atlantic Seaboard
Ramblin
Jes
U. 5
Honshu Island
Undenhan
C. I
West Palm Beach
Union Dairymen
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