O'Dwyer to Quit New York Mayoral Post Amid Atomic Bomb Fears
Boston reports on August 21 recount William O'Dwyer quitting as New York mayor and heading to Mexico City as ambassador. The piece links his decision to broader anxieties about the H bomb’s impact on New York, noting expert warnings of mass casualties and urban destruction.
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Boston
William O’dwyer
New York
Mexico City
Newark
Stamford
O'’Dwyer
O'Dwyer
New Deal
Ted Roosevelts
Dewey
Trainmen Strike In 3 Terminals Amid Labor Tensions
Train workers walked out at three key terminals as the White House mobilized labor mediators. President Truman ordered John R. Steelman to reunite railroad management and unions while he and Charles G. Ross weigh next steps. The stoppage targets wages and hours, lasting five days with 250 switchmen leaving at Louisville’s Kentucky and Indiana terminal.
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Truman
John R. Steelman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Steelman
Louisville
Kentucky and Indiana Terminal Railroad
O'Mahoney Sees Tax on Profits for Korea Aid
Senator O'Mahoney predicts the Senate will add an excess profits tax to a five billion dollar defense bill, arguing it would help finance the Korean War. He insists action should not be delayed as expenditures rise and troops and equipment are deployed. The finance committee opposes immediate tax provisions and plans to defer action until next year.
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Washington
O'Mahoney
D.-Wyo
Senate
Finance Committee
Truman
House
Two Louisianians among Korea War casualties
Washington reports Casualty List No. 70 lists four Mississippians and two Louisianians as wounded missing or injured. Names include Sgt. 1st Class Walter Gaines and Pfc. Jeff C. Fedrick with addresses in Mississippi and Louisiana, plus Master Sgt. John R. McInnis and Pfc. Robert P. Pickering missing in action.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Walter Gaines
Inez D. Gaines
Woodville
Miss
Jeff C. Fedrick
Marion J. Fedrick
Philadelphia
Earl Culps
Willie J. Culps
Rhinehart
John R. McIinnis
John R. McInnis
Mount Olive
Robert P. Pickering
Dan T. Pickering
Winnsboro
Terah A. Usry
Willma A. Gullett
Lake Miss
Louisiana
Mississippi
Pfe
Thomas J. Lockler, Jr
Mamie L. Lockler
General Delivery
Greenville
Arthur O. Johnson, Jr
Arthur O. Johnson
P. O. Box
Forest Hill
Opal D. Aulds
Sarah E. Aulds
Natchitoches St
West Monroe
Wendell Howard Green
Joseph Green
West
Peru
Howard E. Clayton
Milton E. Clayton
Edna St. Hattiesburg
Charles E. Fitzgerald
Shirley A. Fitzgerald
Far East Command
Clifton W. Fitzgerald
Meridian Star
Meridian, Miss
Sara quads in good health as family grows in Australia
Betty Sara, 29, English war bride, and husband Percy announce four newborns Alison a girl Phillip a boy Judith a girl and Mark a boy born over four days. The Bellingen home will be enlarged to accommodate the quads and a Sydney paper fund drives to aid the family.
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Sydney
Australia
Betty Sara
Percy
Alison
Phillip
Judith
Mark
Bellingen
45 House Seats Up for Voting In Primaries
Across New York Wyoming Mississippi and Delaware voters pick house nominees in primaries and a run off in Texas. Key figures include Senator Lehman and Gov Dewey debate future senate and governor nominees while incumbents like Vito Marcantonio avoid primaries. Donovan challenges in November backed by GOP and Liberal parties.
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New York
Wyoming
Mississippi
Delaware
J. Caleb Boggs
Texas
New York State
New York City
Lehman
N. Y
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Joseph R. Hanley
GOP
New York House
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Marcantonio
William O’dwyer
Mexico
Marcantoni
James G. Donovan
Donovan
W. Sterling Cole
Edwin A. Hall
Clarence E. Kilburn
Brooklyn
Joseph L. Pfeiffer
Louis B. Heller
Frank A. Barrett
John B. Clark
Cheyenne
John D. Clark
Chill Weather Lingers Across Midwest and Floods Hit NY
Cold spell dominates the Midwest with 40s in Chicago and record lows in Gladwin. Southern states enjoy warmth. A two inch New York area downpour with high winds floods homes and businesses as a coastal hurricane feeds moisture. reservoirs gain water after weeks of low levels.
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Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountains
Appalachians
Ozarks
Chicago
Mercury
Gladwin
Mich
New York Metropolitan Area
Long Island
No Bossing By Long Is Seen In Louisiana Convention
New Orleans state treasurer A P Tugwell says Governor Earl K Long will not dominate the state constitutional convention if held voters ratify the call. Tugwell notes ex officio delegates form a small minority and that the governor will exert some influence but not domination. Secretary of State Wade O Martin Jr and Agriculture Commissioner W E Anderson also favor a convention and potential extension of terms, with the finished constitution to be submitted to a popular vote. Continued on third page.
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New Orleans
A. P. Tugwell
Earl K. Long
Times-Picayune
Tugwell
Wade O. Martin, Jr
Agriculture
W. E. Anderson
Picayune
Russian gun captured by U.S. forces in Korea
Infantrymen of the 35th regiment captured a new 1950 model Russian machine gun with U N front line units receiving the weapon. It will be sent to Lake Success New York as evidence countering Soviet representative Jakob A Malik claim no Soviet military aid to North Korea since 1948.
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U. S
Korea
United Nations
Lake Success
New York
Jakob A. Malik
Soveit Union
North Korea
Storm Misses New England as Hurricane Bypasses Coast
The season's first major hurricane passed about 120 miles offshore with gusts to 55 mph in Nantucket and Cape Cod. The Weather Bureau warned of dangerous winds up to 100 mph near the center and advised ships from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland to seek safe passage as the storm moved toward Canada.
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Boston
New England
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
North Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Canada
Maritime
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Atrocity Hill Koreas Bitter Four Day Fight
In Korea the hill 303 area near Waegwan saw one of the war’s bitter four day fights. U S Cavalry held the line to protect Taegu as Reds attacked in waves. A massacre of 36 captured American prisoners in the ravine earned the hill its grim nickname. Local soldiers recalled heat and death under a blazing sun.
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Taegu
Korea
Tunisia
Troina
Sicily
Monte Cassino
Italy
Mount Suribachi
Iowa Jima
Sugar Loaf Hill
Okinawa
Atrocity Hill
British to send 1500 troops to Korea joins UN force
Hong Kong reports 1500 British troops from the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex regiment are packing to reinforce UN forces in Korea. Gen Sir John Harding said MacArthur asked for reinforcements as Britain commits its first ground troops, joining sea and air units already engaged.
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Hong Kong
Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders
Middlesex
United Nations
Korea
John Harding
Singapore
Harding
Far East
MacArthur
Britain
Red China
Chou En-Lai
Red Agency
Chou
America
Taiwan
Formosa
United States
Security Council
Council
Peiping
San Francisco
Small hurricane with 100 mile per hour winds forms near Antigua
Miami reports a small yet fierce hurricane spawning 100 mile per hour winds overnight east of Antigua in the Leeward Islands. Warnings stretch from Guadeloupe to St Marks as another large storm brushes the U S coast, while Antigua’s system drifts north-northwest at 8 to 10 mph.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Antigua
Leeward Island
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
St. Marks
Virgin Islands
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
New England
Bahamas
Florida
Cape Hatteras
N. C
U S Physician Seagrave Held on Suspicion in Burma
Dr Gordon S Seagrave famed American physician for Burmese sick kept in Rangoon jail on charges of aiding Karen rebels. Embassy says he is in good health and being defended by Kyaw Myint, with his court appearance pending.
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Rangoon
Burma
Gordon S. Seagrave
Seagrave
U. S
Supreme Court
Kyaw Myint
Tin Tut
Mission Hospital
Namkham
China-Burma
Joseph Stilwell
India
Naw Seng
Kachin
Toungoo
South
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Dodd Acts as Governor During Long’s Rest Period
Lt. Gov. William J. Dodd assumes de facto governorship in Louisiana as Gov. Earl K. Long prepares for about a month of rest for health reasons. Dodd told reporters he is not signing any orders today but is acting governor for practical purposes. He met Long in Winnfield and noted the governor plans to depart the state, location undisclosed.
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Baton Rouge
Lat
William J. Dodd
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Dodd
Washington, D. C
State Capitol
Long
Winnfield
Communists Hit With Heavy Losses As South Korea Fronts Brace
Communist casualties total 11 000 to 15 000 over three days as North Korean Reds press to break UN lines in South Korea near Taegu and Chinju. American artillery aided by night air support repels two mile advance north of Taegu. Pyongyang radio notes heavy counterattacks. South Korean forces sink a Red ship and hurt enemy on the southern front while Allies face a looming push toward Pusan.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
United Nations
South Korea
Taegu
MacArthur
Pyongyang
Chinju
Pusan
Packard Strike Nears End After Week of Bargaining
Detroit August 21 Representatives of management and the United Auto Workers returned to the bargaining table as hope rose for a settlement of the Packard Motor Car Co strike now in its seventh day. Michigan Labor Mediator Robert E. Lomasney expressed confidence a deal could be reached this day. The walkout involved about 8,000 Packard workers and stemmed from pension and wage issues plus union shop terms tied to a short-term contract. Separate contracts would be written for production, technical, and office staff with two days for ratification once agreed. The strike threatens 4,000 Briggs Manufacturing Co layoffs unless settlement occurs.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Co
C. I. O. United Auto
Michigan
Robert E. Lomasney
Packard
General Masters-U. A. W
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Briggs
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ADN
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Seoul
Storm
Hal Boyle
Ing
Naktong River
United States First Cavalry Division
Waegwan
Horst W. Schroeder
Metropolitan Ave
Middle Village
Sutherland Highlanders
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