Senators May Vote on U M T Bill in Two Weeks
In Washington Aug 24 AP Senator Tydings Republican of Maryland predicts the Senate will vote on universal military training within two weeks. He reports the armed services committee will approve next week and then move to bring it before the Senate. Some Republicans suggest stripping the bill to a mandate due to manpower strains from Korea. The House panel plans to wait for Senate action before considering the measure.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Congress
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Oregon
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Georgia
House Armed Services Committee
Canton Massillon highway plan faces survey and funding hurdles
Canton mayor outlines proposed intercity traffic studies with private engineers. County to fund interurban and interregional surveys while state and federal funds may back a new Route 21 or Route 8 project, with 75 percent credit on future construction.
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Nehru Doubts World War Fears In Near Future
Prime Minister Nehru told a New Delhi press conference he did not believe the Korean conflict would flare into a world war soon. He cited concerns over innocent deaths and further problems from bombing. He said India presses this view, with no plans to visit Lake Success unless needed, and noted vague Peiping trip suggestions from individuals including Madame Sun Yat-sen. Sources had floated Nehru heading India’s UN Assembly delegation to Peiping or Lake Success to aid world peace.
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Madame Sun Yat-sen
Madame Kai-shek
Peiping
United Nations Assembly
Coffee Prices Rise Three Cents Per Pound Again
Local retailers report another general coffee price increase of about three cents a pound this week. Wholesalers have notified the rise at that level and expect it to be passed to consumers. Packaged brands now cost from 92 to 96 cents per pound.
Ten Thousand Allied Troops Stand Ready At Trieste
Ten thousand British and American troops guard the free Trieste zone on the Yugoslav Italian border. They are combat ready, backed by an Italian army, with U S forces limited to 5,000 and the British to 5,000. Maj. Gen. William M. Hoge commands the 351st Infantry Regiment.
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Hungary
Romania
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Italy
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351St Infantry
William M. Hoge
George Patton
4Th Armored
Rhine
Czechoslovakia
Youth's Three Hour Attempt To Save Giant Sunfish Fails
Philadelphia story recounts 24 year old Bob Volk trying for three hours to resuscitate a 600 pound sunfish brought from Seaside Park New Jersey to the Philadelphia Aquarium. Volk swam in, walked the fish, and used improvised fish CPR for over two hours, then again for twenty minutes after a break, but the sea cow died from stress and lack of deep sea water. The effort drew about 400 onlookers as Lindaman explained the animal’s ocean habitat and hurricane displacement.
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Bob Volk
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Publicker Alcohol Co
Philadelphia Aquarium
Seaside Park
N. J
Harry R. Lindaman
Lindaman
Linaman
Weather Summary for Canton and Vicinity Sunny Today
Ohio's weather shows sunshine and warmth with little change expected over the next days. Tonight clouds increase with a low near 60. Friday brings scattered showers. Temperatures today upper 70s to mid 80s, some variability across the state. Readings across major cities show highs around 80s and lows 50s to 70s with general clear to partly cloudy conditions.
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Inbred corn strain produced without pollen
An inbred corn strain that yields no pollen has been developed, enabling hybrid seed corn production without the laborious and often injurious detasseling process.
Planes in Powder Puff Derby Hop Off at Columbus
The Powder Puff and Bean Derby opened at Port Columbus with 25 entries and one minor mishap a Piper pacer piloted by Lamena Cervenka of Washington DC ground looping but the pilot uninjured and plane minorly damaged. The race heads to Boston via Reading with takeoffs from 10 to 10.15 am and trophies awarded on arrival.
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Lamena Cervenka
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Reading
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International Organization of Licensed Women
Helen Breinke
Bloomington
Loretta Cook
North Brook
Evelyn Martin
Chicago
Illinois
Ohio
Arlene Davis
Derby
Lakewood
Mildred Harshman
Dayton
Marjorie Miller
Mary Jane Fasale
Cleveland
Ann Ash
Lexington
Margaret McGraw
Rocky River
Marge Cosman
Irma Jean Line
Mansfield
Taft questions Korea readiness and UMT prospects
Senator Taft criticized the lack of a ready mobile force for South Korea and urged a declared policy for foreign and military plans. He warned Western Europe defense plans were incomplete, urged action despite veto power, and called for broader UN support beyond Korea. He questioned universal military training and noted it would require 75,000 officers.
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North Korea
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Europe
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Taft
UMT
Taft Blames Acheson for Korean War in Smithville
Senator Robert Taft told Wayne County Republican leaders that President Truman's administration bears full blame for the Korean War. He charged Secretary of State Dean Acheson invited the conflict by vowing to defend Formosa and by pulling troops from Korea. Taft criticized administration policy as uncertain and urged a definite foreign and military plan and a pay as you go tax to curb debt.
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Taft
Senate
Rail Strike Looms as President May Seize Railroads
Seattle report on a nationwide rail strike threat tied to Korea supply lines and a push by Senator Donnell to outlaw rail strikes. Union leaders defend workers and warn seizure would place 300,000 railroad staff under government control, with talks stalling since March 1949 and token walkouts affecting Cleveland Louisville and St Paul terminals.
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Korea
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Donnell (R
Missouri
Senate Labor Committee
Donnell
Truman
John R. Steelman
William P. Kennedy
R. O. Hughes
Cleveland
Louisville
St. Paul
Sugar Shortages Cloud Domestic Markets
Sugar supplies are tight as houseswives buy rapidly and refiners and shippers lag in production yet officials insist shortages are not nationwide. Government blames commercial users and speculators for high prices while urging continued sugar use. A federal crop survey projects seven and a half million tons of sugar cane and 13 million tons of sugar beets by December.
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Forces push forward in Korea as Taegu area sees heavy fighting
Front line reports detail General Collins at a north Taegu post as shells killed four officers and wounded several. U S and South Korean troops repelled infiltrators along flanks, maintained a frontal thrust toward Pusan, and tightened control around Kumhwa Taegu corridor. South Korean units gained heights near Odok and advanced from Hunghae as patrols probed east of Taegu.
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Mike) Michaelis
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Pohang- Kigye
Odok
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Hunghae
Aido
Korean
Son of Harry Hopkins Fathers Sixth Daughter in Hollywood
David Hopkins son of the late adviser Harry Hopkins and his wife Cherry Preisser welcomed a sixth daughter, surpassing Eddie Cantor as movieland’s top producer of daughters. Hopkins, a 35 year old film studio executive, and his 32 year old wife noted their eldest is 11.
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David Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Eddie Cantor
Movieland
Planes Search Channel For London Seascouts
British coastal command planes patrolled the English Channel today seeking 10 London Seascouts missing since Sunday in a 27 foot sailing whaleboat. The craft sailed from Calais as Seascout headquarters urged the admiralty and RAF to search. Dwindling oil fields sometimes revive by forcing oil out with gas air or water.
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