Truman reshuffles defense post as Johnson resigns
President Truman accepts Louis A. Johnson’s resignation as secretary of defense and names Gen. George C. Marshall to succeed him. He pushes for new taxes and price controls to curb inflation while warning defense costs could reach 30 billion dollars annually. A train collision near Coshocton, Ohio, kills 33 soldiers and injures many as the Spirit of St. Louis diesel rammed a troop train carrying Pennsylvania National Guards.
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Truman
Louis A. Johnson
George C. Marshall
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Dean Acheson
Mr. Truman
Marshall
Coshocton
Pennsylvania National Guards
Spirit of
St. Louis
Assault Stalls as Communist Offense Pressures Northern Front
Communist troops press Yong chon and Pohang as their all-out offensive stalls again. New attacks reported near Taegu. In the south U N troops make slight gains around Changnyong and Yongsan.
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Yongchon
Pohang
Taegu
U.N
Changnyong
Yongsan
Crop Prospects and Korea News Highlight Mixed Fortunes
The Agriculture Department forecasts a harvest at 125 percent of the 1923-32 average with corn at bumper levels though cotton, peanuts and several fruits show below average. Wheat tops 1.012 billion bushels, and soybeans plus sugar beets reach record production. In Korea, front lines are quiet but danger remains as U N and Communist forces clash, with renewed optimism versus lingering doubt about victory.
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Department of Agriculture
Department
Dewey and Hanley Arrive for New York GOP Convention
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Lieutenant Governor Joseph E. Hanley arrive in Saratoga Springs for the opening of the Republican state convention. Dewey seeks re election as governor and Hanley aims for the U S Senate nomination.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Joseph E. Hanley
Saratoga Springs
Dewey
Hanley
Senate
Acheson Urges Strong North Atlantic Defense Against Communism
Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in a national radio and TV address, urged building a united, well equipped North Atlantic defense to deter aggression by communist forces. He warned Chinese Communists against entering Korea and argued against calls for a defensive war as immoral and unwise. Observers note the speech as a key State Department effort to curb Chinese aid to North Korea.
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Dean Acheson
Acheson
State Department
U.N
Department
Korea
North Atlantic
Control Bill Curbs Consumer Credit
President Truman signed an economic controls bill imposing general consumer credit curbs to fight inflation. The act, effective September 18, limits auto down payment to one third and 21 month balance terms, with appliances at 15 percent down and 18 months, furniture at 10 percent down and 18 months, and home improvements at 10 percent down and 30 months.
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Truman
Wro F
Modern Nu Maid Margarine Promises Table-Grade Flavor
Readers share Grandma style sayings about experience and success. Advertisements praise Nu Maid margarine with perks like table-grade half pound prints and churned-fresh flavor. Cash rewards offered for first accepted contribution. Address Grandma 109 East Pearl Cincinnati Ohio.
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East Pearl Street
Cincinnati
Ohio
Miss America Yolande Berbeze Named From Mobile
The nation elected Yolande Berbeze of Mobile Alabama as Miss America, a brown haired contestant described with 119 pound weight, 5 feet 5 inch height, and measurements of 35 24 and 35. The story notes a lighthearted tone amid wartime mobilization and rising prices.
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Yolande Berbeze
Mobile
Ala
Foreign Ministers Discuss Western Germany Defense Plan
British France and the United States met in New York to discuss defense of western Germany against a possible Soviet attack. The ministers signaled support for arming western German units and for sending more American troops to Europe as part of a continental defense plan. Schuman ruled out rebuilding armament factories but supported supplying raw materials and steel while France would contribute its own arms production capacity.
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Britain
France
United States
New York
Germany
Ernest Bevin
Great Britain
Robert Schuman
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Congressional Foreign Relations Committee
Truman
Europe
Schuman
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