Truman Denounces Waste Charges as "Butterfly Statistics"
President Truman denounces claims of waste and extravagant government spending as lies aimed at frightened voters in a bristling speech at a new government building dedication. He defends economic strength, cites budget figures, and notes a nearly $8 billion surplus over five years.
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Truman
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Congress
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Florence Chadwick first woman to swim English Channel west to east
Florence Chadwick, 32, from San Diego, became the first woman to swim the English Channel from west to east and to swim it both ways. Her Dover to Sangatte crossing took 16 hours 22 minutes, close to the record of Tom Blower. Heavy fog and a broken radio thwarted one support boat, while Betty Cohn, of Brooklyn, planned a separate attempt from France to England.
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Florence
St. Margaret’s Bay
Sangatte Beach
Calais
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Tom Blower
Miss Chadwick
Betty Cohn
Brooklyn
Harry
Crashes Kill Six In One Day on Arizona Highways
Six people died in Arizona crash events within 24 hours raising 1951 state toll to 261. Incidents occurred along U S 70 near Globe and U S 80 near Tucson. A Williams Air Force Base officer died on Williams Field road near Higley. Marie Martinez and Bertha Maestas were among critical injuries. Catherine Lippi died in a separate Globe crash.
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U.S. 70
Globe
U.S. 80
Tucson
Williams Air Force Base
Williams Field Road
Higley
Donald Joe Martinez
Superior
Bertha Maestas
Miami
Martinez
Catherine
Marcellus Lippi
Bylas
Alcohol Tax Unit Chief Electrocuted At Home
Charles E. Brown 53 chief of the alcohol tax unit of the US Treasury in Arizona was electrocuted while patching his roof at home on 1585 E Lafayette. He slipped against exposed wires moments after wife Velma warned him and rescue teams failed to revive him. Brown had moved to Phoenix from Tucson in 1934, balanced federal work with church duties and led Sunnyslope Church of Christ, serving as an elder and Bible teacher for many years.
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US Treasury Department
Arizona
E. Lafayette
Brown
Velma
Robert Wolden
Mr. Brown
Fire Department
Phoenix
Tucson
Sunnyslope
Shenandoah, Va
Arson Plot Ends In Gasoline Blast In Manhattan
New York September 11 AP a plotted arson to collect 20000 insurance collapsed in a massive gasoline blast. Two men died a city detective and one arsonist. Three others including Al Keshner Jack Weiss and Jake Mayron were booked for homicide and arson. Moe Shapiro died in the ensuing explosion as detectives watched for weeks. The building on West 18th Street off Fifth Avenue was wrecked and heavily damaged with victims injured.
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Manhattan
W. 18Th St
Fifth Ave
al Keshner
Jack Weiss
Jake Mayron
Moe Shapiro
al Herman
Keshner
Mayron
Howard Phelan
James Daggett
Phelan
Weiss
Union Pins Solution To 19 2 Cent Boost
The Independent union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers says the copper crisis can only be solved with a 19 2 cent an hour package increase matching the Kennecott contract. It urges Federal Mediation to pressure Anaconda Phelps Dodge American Smelting and Refining Co and others to accept the Kennecott settlement and rebuke Taft Hartley.
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International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Independent
Kennecott Copper Co
Kennecott
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Wer
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Phelps Dodge Corporation
American Smelting and Refining Co
Coeur D’alene
Idaho
Miami
Arizona
American Brass Co
FBI Seizes 1600 Slot Machines in New Orleans Raids
FBI agents raided four storage points in New Orleans and seized 1,600 slot machines and 100 cases of accessories. The machines, shipped from Texas where a gambling equipment ban took effect, may total up to half a million dollars. The haul is described by the FBI as unprecedented under federal law restricting interstate transport of gambling gear.
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FBI
J. M. Lopez
Texas
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Washington
Tanker Crash Blocks Highway With Explosive Nitric Acid
An overturned tanker carrying nitric acid blocked U S 60 70 between Quartzsite and Hope last night causing detours via Highway 95 and U S 72. Crews worked to fight a leaking load while Williams Air Force Base personnel sprayed water on the site. The Jet Propellant Laboratories of Pasadena owned the truck, but no bill of lading was found and the driver remains missing.
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Hope
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Williams Air Force Base
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Jet Propellant Laboratories
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Air Force Base
Williams Field
Air Force
Churchill Hosts Ike Luncheon in Paris Visit
In Paris Winston Churchill invites Dwight D. Eisenhower to a luncheon during Churchill’s brief vacation. The two leaders discuss war and Allied strategy as postwar plans loom.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
What Noted People Are Saying
International News Service presents remarks from President Truman Senator Douglas and Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer. Truman stresses that peace requires a firm foundation beyond military defense and security. Douglas warns against treating cheating by cadets and generals differently. Wedemeyer suggests he would still advise withdrawing ground forces from South Korea if possible.
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International News Service
Washington
Truman
Albert C. Wedemeyer
South Korea
Marines Cross Deep North Korea River Assault
United States Marines launched a deep assault across a river in Korea backed by heavy artillery and mortars. The First Marine Division moved on an eastern front objective amid fierce resistance as UN aircraft bombed Red lines.
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North Korea
United Press
Larry Tighe
United Nations
U.N
United States 25Th
Pyongyang
Inje
U N Command admits plane strafed Kaesong by mistake
Tokyo dispatch reports the United Nations Command admitted a plane strafed the Kaesong neutral zone by error. Vice Admiral Joy will send a message to the Communist counterpart noting the violation and disciplinary action. No casualties or major damage were reported.
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United Nations Command
Kaesong
Matthew B. Ridgway
C. Turner Joy
U.N. Command
U.N
U.S
Luke Jets Hit: Both Fliers Safe
Luke Air Force Base reported a collision during aerial training 15 miles south of Buckeye. Second Lt. Henry A. Dyson leaped from his crippled jet and was unharmed after his plane crashed. Second Lt. John E. Jones landed his slightly damaged F-80 Shooting Star back at the base.
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Buckeye
Henry A. Dyson
Eatonville
Wash
John E. Jones
Port Orchard
Air Force Base
Dyson
Wake Island Memory: Nina Pulliam Reports From Remote Pacific Post
Nina Pulliam writes of Wake Island as a hallowed Pacific outpost, recalling 1941 peril and heroism. She and husband Eugene travel the world on a 36 day air tour, reflecting on isolation, duty, and homeland ties as they head toward Tokyo.
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Eugene C. Pulliam
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Nina
India
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