Dread Uncertainty Over Ideological Clash in Japan
Gen Douglas MacArthur warned of the dread uncertainty of democracy versus communism hanging over Japan as the occupation enters its first year. He said the outcome would shape civilization, warning that a democracy clash could weaken Japan’s freedom and invite regimentation. A new spirit in Japan, driven by reform, emerged from wartime experiences and the Allied occupation.
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Japan
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Draft Machinery to Resume Operating Today
The draft system restarts Monday on the anniversary of Japan's surrender to maintain Army strength. A quota of 25,000 men aged 19 to 29 will be inducted in September after a two month break. Actual medical exams likely start Tuesday due to the Labor Day shutdown.
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Washington
Japan
National Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
War Department
Truman Moves Into Home Waters
President Truman, rested and in peak health, moved into home waters to conclude vacation with political and economic advisers. Press Secretary Ross said aboard the U S S Weiss that after 17 days at sea in Bermuda he was looking better than ever.
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Truman
Washington
Charles G. Ross
U. S. S. Weiss
Bermuda
World food supplies seen growing but below prewar averages
The Agriculture Department reported world food supplies for the year ending next July expected to rise slightly from last year but remain well below prewar levels. Increases in production due to wheat sugar potatoes and fish may offset stock reductions. Meat and dairy supplies unlikely to grow. animal fats shorter mainly in the United States.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
Hemisphere
Europe
French North Africa
Philippines
Japan
Canada
North America
India
China
Escapee From State Hospital Spurred Deer Lodge Search
Intensified hunt for Robert Golden 31, an Montana state hospital inmate, centered in Deer Lodge valley after four fellow escapees were captured. Golden and Indian youth fled after freeing himself with bars, taking keys from attendant Dick Fleming.
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State Hospital
Warm Springs
Deer Lodge Valley
Mont
Robert Golden
Montana State Hospital
Here
B. L. Pampel
Lloyd Stalcup
Wayne Lamphier
Andrew Apostalados
Golden
Butte-Anaconda
Lamphier
C. H. Thomas
G. J. Beck
Butte
Danielsville
Pampel
Apostalados
Massigbrod
Dick Fleming
Fleming
Eisenhower urges world neighborliness to avert war
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, at the Nebraska state fair Veterans Day event, pleads for worldwide neighborliness. He warns two nations or people cannot be friends if one side is inclined to hostility and urges leading the world toward democracy with strength tempered by firmness.
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Lincoln
Neb
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Nebraska
Holiday Death Toll Growing Across States
The Labor Day weekend totaled 129 violent deaths in three days with 104 from traffic accidents. California and New York each logged ten traffic fatalities, while states list high totals such as California 1000 and Illinois 500. The tally covers traffic deaths drownings and other fatalities across Alabama to Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
New York
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Fighting in Philippines Reported as Government Moves Against Huks
Manila reports wholesale arrests of Hukbalahap leaders after a midnight arms deadline. Police seize 11 Manila area figures including a congressman’s nephew. Military warns alliance leaders will be treated as outlaws as fighting rages north of Manila.
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Manila
Philippines
Tarlac
Huks
National Peasants’ Union
Committee For Labor Organization
C.I. O
Jet Planes Set Speed Marks In Cleveland Race
Lt. William J. Reilly of San Francisco averaged 578.36 mph in two runs over a one mile straightaway in an Army Air Force P 80 jet fighter at Cleveland. Other speeds ranged from 547.57 to 572.79 mph as wind gusts over 20 mph affected the event. Robert A. Swanson failed to qualify for Monday's Thompson trophy due to navigation balloon issues and a damaged P 51 Mustang.
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Cleveland
William J. Reilly
San Francisco
March Field
Calif
Donald E. Eberhardt
Redwood City
John J. Hancock
Wichita
Kans
J. L. Moultier, Jr
Peoria
Ill
Walter J. McCauley
Vernon
Texas
Jack Sullivan
Hamilton
Ohio
Robert A. Swanson
Cleveland Heights
Swanson
Severe windstorm darkens St Louis causes flooding and damage
A violent 65 mile an hour windstorm struck St Louis accompanied by thunder and hail. The storm flooded streets and basements, uprooted trees, and knocked down power and telephone lines, plunging the city into semi darkness.
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ST. Louis
Martial Law Declared as Rioting Shatters Rio
Rio de Janeiro imposes martial law after two days of riots as Gen. Zenobia Dacosta takes charge of public order. Troops patrol city streets. one dead, about 300 injured, 500 jailed. Stores to reopen Monday under army protection. Communist deputy Trifino Correia freed amid parliamentary immunity pledge. President Dutra urges Congress to complete a new constitution by September 7.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Justice Ministry
Zenobia Dacosta
Trifino Correia
Congress
Eurico Gaspar Dutra
Executive Branch
Regulations on Bread Expire in Grain Reform
Washington reports the government lifted rules forcing darker flour and bread as of Sunday. Officials say white bread will return in about two weeks while bakers use existing darker flour reserves. The grain program revision increases grain for brewers and distillers and relaxes extraction rules.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anders
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Navy Veteran Dies From Accidental Gunshot Wound
Horace Ford Miller a 21 year old Navy veteran from Flushing New York died in a Salt Lake City hospital from an accidental gunshot wound suffered at Centerville Utah He slipped on a rocky slope while target shooting in the hills discharging the weapon Miller had been staying with his uncle Hugh Ford while awaiting enrollment at the University of Utah The death was ruled accidental with Miller dying Sunday after the Wednesday accident
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Salt Lake City
Horace Ford Miller
Flushing
N. Y
Centerville
Utah
Miller
Hugh Ford
University of Utah
Weather Forecast for Butte and Surrounding Area
Partly cloudy Monday with increasing clouds in the afternoon and evening. Occasional thunder showers with little temperature change. Max 73 at the School of Mines and airport. West of the divide: Monday partly cloudy with scattered showers and afternoon thunder storms. high 70 to 80. East of the divide: Monday warmer with scattered afternoon storms. high 75 to 85.
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School of Mines and Airport
Divide
Associated Press
Billings
Belgrade
Broadus
Custer Dobdesnens
Cut Bank
Dillon
Drummond
Glasgow Great Falls
Havre
Helena
Kalispell Sonerconncowesees
Lewistown
Livingston
Miles City
Sonereees
Missoula West
Whitehall
United States Eeathen Bureau
Army repudiates spy ring story in Germany case
The U S Army in Frankfurt repudiated its earlier claim of a Soviet links spy ring in Stuttgart. It says Walther Kazmarek led a local group with no Moscow connections and the other 14 Germans arrested were released as minor offenders.
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Germany
Frankfurt
U.S
Free Germany
Stuttgart
Moscow
Walther Kazmarek
Army
Kazmarek
Free Germany Committee
United States
Greeks Vote for King's Return in Greek plebiscite
Initial returns from Sunday plebiscite show archist forces favoring King George II ahead of a republic with 102 432 to 60 987 from 379 precincts. Violent incidents reported include Communist attacks and several deaths during voting across multiple districts.
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Athens
George II
Republic
Ministry of Public Order
Larissa
Mitsi
Kozani
Violence sweeps Bombay as riots kill and injure many
Rioting across Bombay and Baluchistan leaves 37 dead and 79 wounded as army troops join police. The unrest flares on the eve of India’s first all Indian government led by Pandit Nehru, with curfews and black flag demonstrations signaling a volatile political climate.
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Bombay
A. C. Wilson
Congress Party
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Quetta
Baluchistan
Tax Collections in State Are Up
Montana reported total tax receipts of 1,064,403 for August, up more than 375,000 from a year earlier. Gasoline taxes led with 957,842, followed by oil, telephones, corporations, inheritance, income and electricity. Some categories fell, including cement, ticket agents, electricity, natural gas and freight cars.
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Helena
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Secret Cemeteries in Germany Visited by Newsmen
Riesa Germany Sept 1 U P American and British correspondents were escorted through four secret cemeteries uncovered by the Red army two weeks ago. The sites hold 208000 Russian soldiers and one American executed by the Nazis. Graves lie under mushroom fields revealed after Soviet records found at the Riesa prison camp.
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Riesa
Germany
U.P
Red Army
British Warships to Cruise Aegean Visit Greek Ports
A squadron of 12 to 16 British warships based at Malta will sail September 18 for four weeks in the Aegean Sea with calls at Greek ports. The plan excludes battleships and aircraft carriers, and Admiral Sir Algernon Willis will command the Mediterranean fleet during the cruise.
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Aegean
Greece
Admiralty
London
Malta
Aegean Sea
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George II
Mediterranean
Palestine
Ajax
Liverpool
London Sunday Express
United States
Adriatic
Yugoslavia
Albania
Adm
Algernon Willis
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