Endorsement of Dewey on Handling Doctrines of Communists
Westbrook Pegler outlines Governor Dewey's approach to domestic Communists praising the strategy and urging stronger measures against treason. He argues current laws are outdated and supports modernizing statutes to combat a cold war threat, including potential death penalties for treason.
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New York
Dewey
Hollywood
Old Dies Committee
Thomas Committee
Congress
Mr. Smith
Washington
State of the Union
Warsaw
Red Army
Dies Committee
Communist Party
Russia
Eleanor the Great
Truman
Patricia Schmidt May Get Pardon in Cuban Case
Havana reports a Cuban pardon likely for Patricia Laura Schmidt, the Toledo dancer serving 15 years for the April 18 yacht slaying of Jack Lester Mee, Chicago attorney. Her lawyer Carlo Mencio withdrew an appeal to Cuba’s supreme court, signaling assurance of a pardon from the Cuban president.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia
Laura) Schmidt
Toledo
Ohio
Jack Lester Mee
Chicago
Mee
Carlos Mencio
Cuban Supreme Court
Mencie
Ramon i Grau San Martin
Carlos Prio Mocarias
Dewey Promises Major Shift in Foreign Policy Ideas
Dewey plans to unveil updated foreign policy concepts in Salt Lake City with last minute revisions possible after talks with John Foster Dulles in Paris. He criticizes Yalta Potsdam and defends bipartisan Berlin crisis handling while awaiting further dispatches from the UN and Dulles.
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Dewey
Great Falls
Mont
Thomas E. Dewey
Salt Lake City
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Paris
al Dulles
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Yalta
Potsdam
Berlin
Dulles
New York
U S Presses Russia to Return Lend Lease Ships
Undersecretary Lovett announced renewed U S demands for the return of three ice breakers 28 frigates and other naval craft lent to Russia. He said negotiations over the 11 billion lend lease account continue with no set end, while Russia is urged to resume ship returns even before a final settlement.
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Washington
Lovett
United States
Russia
Betsy Blackmon In Polio Clinic In New Orleans
Betsy Blackmon seven year old Georgia Tucker Grammar School student was hospitalized with suspected infantile paralysis at the Polio Clinic in New Orleans. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Paul Blackmon of 1710 North Fifth Street, reported she is improving while authorities hesitate on a definite polio diagnosis. The Ouachita Parish Health Department notes precautions include school sterilization and parental notices.
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Georgia Tucker Grammar School
Betsy Blackmon
New Orleans
Paul Blackmon
North Fifth Street
Ouachita Parish
Georgia Tucker School
Myrtle Rogers
Second Day of Synod Opens with Addresses and Reports
The Synod of Louisiana Presbyterian Churches met at First Presbyterian Church with devotions by Rev. Albert B. Link and business sessions led by Rev. Dr. David L. Stitt. An 11:30 a.m. address followed by Rep. John S. Land on Southwestern at Memphis and Rev. Paul B. Freeland presenting the Historical Foundation. A second address by Dr. Stitt closed the afternoon session.
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Synod of Louisiana Presbyterian Churches
First Presbyterian Church
Albert B. Link
David L. Stitt
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Austin
Tex
Southwestern
Memphis
John S. Land
Historical Foundation
Paul B. Freeland
W. L. McLeod
Dr. Mcleod
Jesus
Jerusalem
Christ
God
Mitchum Enters Plea of Innocent in Marijuana Case
Robert Mitchum and three co defendants pleaded innocent to narcotics charges in Los Angeles after a demurrer failed. Judge Ambrose ordered them to plead. bail set at 10000 each. The quartet, including actress Lila Leeds and dancer Vicki Evans, were arrested near Laurel Canyon last September 1 with marijuana possession charges. Trial for the three others is scheduled for November 22.
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Los Angeles
Robert Mitchum
Jerry Giesler
Mitchum
Thomas L. Ambrose
Lila Leeds
Vicki Evans
Robin Ford
Laurel Canyon
Hollywood
F-84 Jet Fighters Grounded Over Crashes
All F-84 jet fighters were grounded temporarily pending investigation of recent accidents. Republic Aviation, building 974 of the fighters, joined the air force in the announcement. Officials did not speculate on the cause, but cited at least four crashes recently, the latest on September 18 in Dallas.
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Washington
Air Force
Republic Aviation Corporation
Dallas
Texas
Move to Slash Airlines Is Hit
Washington reports a government move to reduce the number of domestic airlines drew a sharp protest from National Airlines president G. T. Baker. The Civil Aeronautics Board plans hearings around December 1 to decide if routes and equipment should be transferred to other carriers to foster sound economic conditions and a transport system for current and future national needs.
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Washington
G. T. Baker
National Airlines, Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Civil Aeronautics Act
Probers Call Emspak Back in Communist Inquiry
Washington September hearings probe Communist influence in labor unions. Julius Emspak and Russell Nixon refuse to state if they are or have been Communist, citing constitutional protection. The U E A barred for non Communist affidavits. Matles disputes Conroy's charges while Kersten leads questioning. Continued on fourth page.
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Washington
C. I. O. United Electrical Workers
Congressional
Julius Emspak
Russell A. Nixon
U. E
House
Representative Kersten
Republican
Wisconsin
Emspak
James J. Conroy
Juniper
Conroy
Kersten
Government bars A bomb plant unions failing to disavow communism
The government barred unions from A bomb plants unless their officers disavow communism under Taft Hartley. The order targets C I O United Electrical Workers and United Public Workers while offering certification only if unions meet NLRB criteria. The move follows charges of Soviet spy rings seeking atomic secrets and tightens controls on union activity at atomic sites except Oak Ridge.
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Washington
Moscow
Atomic Energy Commission
National Labor Relations Board
Oak Ridge
NLRB
C. I. O. United Electrical Workers
C. I. O. United Public Workers
Congressional
Public Workers Union
Congress
Commission
U. E
William W. Remington
Remington
Commerce Department
Elizabeth T. Bentley
President's Loyalty Review Board
Truman denounces spy inquiries on campaign train
President Truman in McAlester Oklahoma accuses Republicans of avoiding open campaign issues and claims the farm program has saved taxpayers over 80 million dollars. He cites Taft and Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing bill as examples of opposition harming farmers and housing, while labeling Taber as hostile to farmers.
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Truman
McAlester
Okla
Taber
R N. Y
West
Congress
Shawnee
Oklahoma
80Th
Taft
Ohio
Cotton picking price set at 4 dollars per hundred
In Greenville Mississippi Washington county farmers agreed on a top limit of four dollars per hundred pounds for cotton pickers. W H Hardie said 98 percent of planters back the plan with a three dollar minimum per hundred later disputed by some drivers. Labor shortages and Mexican labor plans were noted as October approaches.
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Greenville
Miss
Washington County
W. H. Hardie
Leland
Hardie
Indianola
W. M. Garrard, Jr
Delta Council
Delta
Garrard
Monterrey
Mexico
Atlanta
Gar
Truman to Stump New York State
President Truman announced a four day campaign tour through New York state and Pennsylvania with major night addresses in Philadelphia Jersey City and Buffalo. He will depart Washington October 6 at 8 45 am and deliver his first address in Philadelphia that evening followed by a Buffalo speech Thursday night.
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Truman
New York State
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Jersey City
N. J
Buffalo
Washington
N. Y
Allies accuse Soviet block of Berlin threat at U N
Paris dispatch reports United States Britain and France presenting identical notes to the United Nations on the Berlin blockade. They charge the Soviet Union seeks to drive the Western powers from Berlin and place the city under Soviet rule on the tenth anniversary of the Munich pact.
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Soviet Union
Berlin
Louis Nevin
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
United Nations
Germany
U. N
U. MN
Trygve Lie
Palais Chaillot
Moscow
New Times
Security Council
United Kingdom
United States of America
French Republic
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
His
Stockpiling Oil Considered by Government
The U S government weighs stockpiling oil to guard war needs. If adopted, heating fuel and gasoline could tighten this winter and prices may rise. Industry split on price impact. imports from distant sources like the Middle East would be encouraged. Tankers pipelines and refinery capacity prepare for peak demand.
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New York
Middle East
Tume
Seatrain Sues Five Steamship Firms Over Sherman Violations
Seatrain Lines files a federal suit alleging Sherman anti trust violations by five carriers including Lykes Brothers Standard Fruit United Fruit West India Fruit and Empress Navigera de Cuba. It seeks 1 890 000 in damages and 21 million annually while violations continue claiming 95 percent of US Havana traffic is governed by penalizing contracts. The petition says the actions amount to an unlawful monopoly restraining US foreign trade.
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New Orleans
Seatrain Lines, Inc
Lykes Brothers Steamship Company
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company
United Fruit Company
West India Fruit and Steamship Company
United States
Empress Naviera de Cuba
S. A
Cuba
Seatrain
Gulf and South Atlantic-Havana Steamship Conference
Havana
Records asked on convicted Germans
Senate investigators reportedly asked the army for records on 30 Germans convicted of war crimes at Buchenwald whose sentences were shortened. They seek reasons for commutation of Ilse Koch and four or five others, and whether new charges exist, with probes into the entire Buchenwald case.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Buchenwald
Ilse Koch
Koch
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