Truman Blasts Red Tyranny In Big Korea Raid
U S Eighth Army fronts in Korea report heavy Allied artillery pounding Reds after failed counterattacks on the east central front. Western front troops seize a hill near Chorwon while air raids pause due to cold rains. UN pilots claim 640 plus missions with 300 rail cars damaged. Van Fleet says Reds suffer heavy losses and redeploy battle worn units.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Chorwon
Fifth Air Force
United Nations
Yanggu
Inte
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
East
van Fleet
Smaller Nations Seek Larger Voice in NATO Atlantic Council
Ottawa reports that small nations pressed for more influence in early NATO policy in response to the Greek Turkish membership debate. A possible Ottawa Declaration would expand NATO beyond a military alliance into political and economic action.
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Atlantic Council
Ottawa
North Atlantic Council
Alliance
NATO
Acheson
Lester B. Pearson
Herbert Morrison
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
U N Offers To Resume Negotiations
United Nations commander General Ridgway signaled willingness to resume suspended armistice talks with the North Koreans but did not indicate Kaesong as an acceptable site. He returned from Korea after a brief trip, while details of his movements remained unavailable.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Red
Kaesong
Korea
General Headquarters
Ridgway
U.N
Munsan
Adm
C. Turner Joy
REDS
Truman Defiles Soviet Rule As Tyranny Of Fear
President Truman denounces Soviet Russia as a tyranny of fear imposing a jungle society. He contrasts freedoms in the U S Declaration and Constitution with Soviet life under communist rule, noting police power, lack of due process, and suppression of speech and press. He warns of political persecution and unchecked state power, surpassing past tyrannies.
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Washington
Truman
Soviet
Russia
Library of Congress
U. S
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Genghis Khan
Crash Landing Saves 53 Lives
A Florida bound plane crash landed near Midway Airport after the left engine failed. Pilot Captain B J Mountain of Miami was credited with an excellent belly landing that saved 53 aboard.
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Chicago
B. J. Mountain
Miami
Fla
Midway Airport
Mountain
Night Club Tragedy Kills Fourteen in Mexico City Fire
At the Can Can cabaret in Mexico City a fire started by a tossed firecracker spreads through decorations, trapping about a thousand patrons. Fourteen die and 90 are injured, including Read E. Goodridge, a Baltimore rare books dealer. The narrow exit and barred windows hindered escape as flames gutted the building.
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Mexico City
U. S
Read E. Goodridge
Baltimore
Three Escapees Still Hunted in Caldwell Jail Break
Caldwell Idaho Sept 17 AP seven of ten federal prisoners escaped Canyon County jail Saturday night. Six have been captured leaving three at large. Roadblocks remain manned but no organized search planned as Sheriff Luckenga expects the fugitives to scatter at dawn. Utah officers were alerted after a man fitting James H Cesena's description was seen near Salt Lake City. Cesena is deemed dangerous.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Canyon County
Ray Luckenga
Utah
James H. Cesena
Salt Lake City
Flattop Crews Trained To Launch A Bomb Attacks
Adm. Fechteler disclosed that the navy has trained carrier and land based crews to launch atomic bomb attacks. He noted AJ-1 Savage and P2V Neptune aircraft could deliver A bombs with simulated and future real use discussed amid Atlantic Fleet War Games.
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Fechteler
Washington
William M. Fechteler
Navy
Naval Operations
Air Force
Adm
Lynde D. McCormick
Atlantic Fleet
New York
Kentucky
Hawaii
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Warren Green to Open AFL Convention in San Francisco
In San Francisco on September 17 the AFL opens its 70th national convention with warnings that Russia is buying time for a potential US attack. Gov Earl Warren and AFL President William Green speak as Labor Secretary Tobin and Interior Secretary Chapman plan appearances. The committee report warns of totalitarian aims and urges unity against Stalin while resisting a gesture toward John L. Lewis.
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San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
Russia
United States
California
Earl Warren
AFL
William Green
Labor
Maurice J. Tobin
Oscar L. Chapman
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Stalin
Tucson Girl Dies In Gasoline Lantern Fire Tragedy
Lily Santa Cruz ten dies at St. Marys Hospital after a gasoline lantern exploded igniting a blaze that devastates a small East Speedway home. Father Ramon Santa Cruz and his wife Julie suffer burns. son Arnulfo 19 loses savings in the fire. family lacks insurance. two other daughters absent at work.
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Tucson
Lily Santa Cruz
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ramon Santa Cruz
Julie
Ramon Santa Cruz Jr
Santa Cruz
Pima County Highway Department
East Speedway
Pima Fire Department
Arnulfo
Korea
H-Bomb Fund Rises to Billion Dollar Project
President Truman asked Congress for an additional 484.24 million dollars for the Atomic Energy Commission Savannah River plant where H bomb work will start. The request raises total Savannah River costs to 1.18 billion dollars, reflecting post Korean cost increases and site scope factors.
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Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Savannah River
South Carolina
Pulliam meets Pakistan premier in Karachi talks
Eugene C. Pulliam, president of Phoenix Newspapers, Inc., and publisher of the Indianapolis Star and News, met Premier Liaquat Ali Khan for two hours in Karachi. He said he gained first hand information on Kashmir and regional India-Pakistan relations during a round-the-world press trip.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Eugene C. Pulliam
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc
Indianapolis Star and News
Liaquat Ali Khan
Pulliam
Kashmir
Karchi Union of Journalists
Beef and Pork Prices to Rise at Retail
Washington report says ceiling prices for beef and some pork products will rise by 1 to 2 cents per pound. Office of Price Stabilization to issue an order raising wholesale beef ceilings today. Households will pay about 1.5 to 2 cents more per pound after public pass through.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Steam Car Takes Lead In Stretch
In Poughkeepsie New York on September 17 a 1913 Stanley Steamer led a 1910 Stoddard Dayton in a final 75 mile leg of an eight day Chicago to New York race. Brause and Delaunty, aged 76 and 70, seek a dramatic end to a 50 year dispute over which antique car is superior as the steam car holds a 42 minute edge at Amsterdam. Brause asserts steam cars belong in the Atomic Age and predicts a comeback.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Dayton
Chicago
New York
John H. Brause
R. H. Delaunty
Manhattan
Rockefeller Plaza
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Germany
Eisenhower
European Defense Command
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Colo
Death Plane
Norman Jones
Lowry Air Force Base
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Sky Harbor
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Brause
Delaunty
Amsterdam
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