Truman challenges Soviets to sign treaty in UN birthplace
In San Francisco the aged voice of President Harry S. Truman echoes the 1945 UN talks. He recalls the April 26 1945 conference opening with Edward Stettinius and the aim to end wars and forge a durable peace. The Chinese delegation led by T Y Soong applauds as Berlin falls and Tokyo is battered. Concluded on page 10 column 2.
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Alexander F. Jones
Herald-Journal
San Francisco
Opera House
Harry S. Truman
Truman
United Nations
Edward Stellinius
Berlin
Tokyo
T. Y. Soong
China
Colunn
Gromyko
No Atomic Holocaust Predictions by Dr Conant in 2000
Harvard president Dr James Bryant Conant forecasts for the late 20th century a world avoiding atomic destruction. He envisions solar power dominating industry, seawater desalination becoming practical, widespread birth control, synthetic carbohydrates, and a firm Atlantic alliance deterring Soviet advance. He cautions on global unregimented behavior and notes Paris Berlin London New York Moscow remain undamaged since World War I.
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New York
James Bryant Conant
Harvard University
Paris
Berlin
London
Moscow
Conant
Gambling Tax Talk Enlarges Budget Debate
Washington Senate Finance Committee discussed a proposed 10 percent tax on gambling gross receipts from bookmakers and lotteries to help fund a tax bill. Chairman George of Georgia expressed skepticism it would yield $406 million annually, noting administrative enforcement concerns raised by the Treasury and IRS officials.
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Washington P
Senate Finance Committee
George
D.-Ga
House
Ways. and
Treasury Department
Internal Revenue Breac
Wedemeyer to Testify on Institute of Pacific Relations
Lt Gen Albert C. Wedemeyer, wartime commander in China, has been called to testify before the Senate Internal Security Committee regarding the Institute of Pacific Relations. The exact date of his appearance has not yet been set.
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Washington
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
China
Senate
Institute ’ of ‘Pacific’Relations
Wedemeyer
Internal Security Committee
Note on today's features and editorial pages
The page lists features including an editorial and other regular items. It references Truman and a film note with scattered, unclear text about Marlow and San Feancea, indicating a newspaper overview of sections rather than a specific event.
Steel Cut to 58 Percent for Home Appliances in Oct
Washington reports cutbacks in steel allowances for common consumer goods to 58 percent of pre war levels effective October. Manly Fleischman says further reductions may hit passenger cars radios washing machines and other items if copper strikes persist.
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Washington
Manly Fleischman
Truman rallies in San Francisco tease 1952 campaign
President Truman opened a reelection push with a 1952 Fair Deal platform at a Democratic rally in San Francisco. He labeled opponents as special privilege boys and economic fossils while predicting victory next year. The crowd’s cheer suggested his identity to attendees.
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San Francisco
William Tell Ends Queens Gator Hunt
William Picket of Queens and neighbors tracked a swamp monster for weeks. A bow and arrow hunter finally killed a three-foot alligator with two body hits and one head shot, ending a police standoff.
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William ‘Tell
Queens
New York
C?p
Wiliam Picket
Picket
TODAY'S CHUCKLE An Income Is A Costly Sum
A light humor item notes that an income is a sum of money and asserts it costs more to live than earned, reflecting a wry take on financial strain in everyday life.
Sun Dewey visit to Syracuse State Fair events
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrives for Governor's Day at the New York State Fair in Syracuse. Exhibitors groom livestock and display prize ribbons as officials prepare for the governor's inspection and speeches at Hotel Syracuse and Empire Court tomorrow.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Gov
Syracuse
Mmopire Court
Wom
Copper Tieop Writ Sought
Federal attorneys promised to move quickly to seek a court order to end the copper strike for at least 50 days. President Truman urged immediate action after a Taft-Hartley fact finding report. He directed Attorney General McGrath to file an injunction against further stoppage.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
McGrath
Justice Department
Denver
Douglas Aircraft Workers Strike at Long Beach Plant
A strike by United Auto Workers halted production of military transport planes at the Douglas Aircraft Long Beach plant impacting 13,000 employees. The executive board said negotiations over wages and conditions were broken off, and a mass meeting was set for Long Beach Municipal Stadium.
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Long. Beach
Calif’ GR
United Auto Workers
Douglas Aircraft Company
Long Beach
Long Beach Municipal
Government Red Ink Deepens in First Two Months
Treasury figures show a deficit of 3.66 billion dollars after July and August. Receipts totaled 6.17 billion while outlays reached 9.53 billion, widening the year’s early deficit as government spending outpaced revenue.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Civil Defense Drill Set for Sept. 15 In Syracuse Area
Civil defense red alert scheduled for Saturday morning September 15 in Syracuse and Onondaga County halting all traffic except emergency vehicles for about 10 minutes. Harvey S. Smith Onondaga County civil defense director warns workers at 7 30 AM to start earlier and notes tests aim to improve past shorter runs in Utica Niagara Falls and Rochester.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County
Harvey S. Smith
Civil Defense
III
State Commission
Utica
Niagara Falls
Rochester
Smith
Fair Weather Through Friday Weather Outlook
The region will stay generally fair and dry into Friday night or Saturday when some rain is possible. It will be cool with a low near 43 tonight, a high around 7 and a predicted 78 tomorrow. Winds shift from west to light variable, with masses like Massena at 43, Elmira 45, and Rochester 49.
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Syracuse
Andrew P. Keller
U. S. Weather Bureau
Hancock Airport
Massena
Elmira
Rochester
Coast Guard Probes Montauk Fishing Disaster Toll
A Coast Guard inquiry into Saturday's Montauk fishing boat disaster considers a toll up to 41. Four amateur fishermen reported missing were unofficially added to the list yesterday, but no official change will occur until further evidence is found.
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New
York
Coast Guard
Montauk
Atlantic
Tiptide
Jhrom
Ther. Nomes
Adm
Louis. B. Olson
Seven Die in Navy Plane Crash Near Montauk Point
A Navy Patrol plane with seven crew members crashed 39 miles east of Montauk Point after signaling distress. The aircraft, attached to Patrol Squadron Five in Jacksonville and temporarily at Quonset, went down during operations with a submarine present. Submarines from New London and units from multiple Navy and Coast Guard stations joined the search as survivors were deemed unlikely.
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Quonset. Point
R.ipa
Montauk Point
Jacksonville
Fla
Quonset Naval Air Station
New London
Conn
Navy
Coast Guard
Reds in Bloody Ridge flee as U S Second Division attacks
In Korea, communist troops broke and fled Bloody Ridge before American soldiers. U S Second Division stormed four hills northwest of Yanggu as three U S divisions brace for a larger assault after an 11 day battle to weaken the central defense line. Allied artillery and bombers targeted Communist positions although the fight continued.
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Eighth Army
Korea
U. S. Second Division
Yanggu
Kumsong
U. S
Food Price Index Dips to 1951 Low
New York reports wholesale food prices fell to a 1951 low per the Dun and Bradstreet food index. The weekly level dropped from 6.89 to 6.82, marking the sharpest weekly decline since July. The index remains 2.6 percent above the year ago level of 6.65.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Peace Conference opens as Truman taunts Russia over treaty
At the Japanese treaty conference in San Francisco President Truman challenged the Soviet Union to back peace by signing the treaty. Andrei Gromyko sat silent through the opening remarks as Britain and the United States pressed for a timely agreement. The Kremlin deputy later spoke briefly to Kenneth Younger of Britain, saying the conference may last a month.
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San Francisco
United States
Britain
Russia
Iadar
Truman
Kremlin
Andrei Gromyko
Mr. Truman
Gromyho
Kenneth Younger
Younger
British Labor Crushes Reds at Trades Union Congress
In Blackpool the Trades Union Congress defeated a leftist motion calling for ending American interference with Britain’s trade with Russia and ending the Cold War. The vote stood 5 213 000 to 1 795 000 against the resolution, with communists booing. The congress then rejected the call for disarmament steps and supported the government’s foreign policy in a show of unity.
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Blackpool
England
British
Trades Union Congress
Aneurin Bevan
Clement R. Attlee
Russia
Congress
Britain
General Council
Beds Crowded in Red Massion Commune at Crocker Mansion
Hillsborough California reports describe the Russian peace conference headquarters at the Crocker mansion with crowded rooms and communal living. A journalist notes multiple beds per room, improvised laundry, and a small cadre of guards accompanying visitors to the makeshift commune.
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Hillsborough
Calif
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