U S speed arms aid to Indo China amid looming crisis
U S speeds arms shipments to Indo China amid fears of a Ho Chi Minh offensive by Oct 1 or soon after. Reports say Hanoi backed by China plans a decisive campaign against French and Vietnamese forces as weather improves. United States has supplied arms, planes, and Navy craft with more on the way. risk of China joining remains the key unknown.
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United States
Indo-China
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Formosa
State Department
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Vietminh
Southeast Asia
Mare Island
Calif
Puget Sound
Pacific
Tonkin
China
United Nations
Korea
Montana Fisherman Believed Lost in Dam Spillway
Fort Peck reservoir spillway search continues after a boat was drawn into the gates. Walter Powell of Hinsdale is thought to have drowned when his craft was swept toward the spillway mouth and not recovered by Sunday night.
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Glasgow
Fort Peck
Sheriff's Office
Fort Peck Reservoir
Walter Powell
Hinsdale
Powell
Death Toll for Holiday Week End Already Claims More Than 300
The three day Labor Day weekend death toll passed 300 with 237 traffic deaths, 31 drownings, and 39 in other mishaps reaching 307 by Sunday night. States report varied totals as safety groups forecast 435 deaths for the period and a 36 million car journey nationwide.
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National Safety Council
Bishop questions sacredness of human life amid euthanasia debate
Birmingham bishop Dr E W Barnes challenged the idea that life is inherently sacred saying he cannot give a confident answer on euthanasia for tainted stock. He warned overpopulation may threaten future society and urged reconsideration of birth control and population policies.
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Birmingham
England
Church of England
E. W. Barnes
British Association For the Advancement of Science
Barnes
Italy
Communists Ambush Burmese Policemen Near Pyawbwe
In central Burma on Sunday a police unit transporting rice to famine zones was ambushed. Two policemen were killed and an officer wounded seven miles south of Pyawbwe. An armed escort later repelled the attackers, killing 10 and wounding 40 Communists after a two hour engagement.
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Rangoon
Burma
Pyawbwe
Chinese Employee of U S News Aides Spy Ring Nabbed
Taipei reports Li Ping also known as Edward Lee and his alleged associate Wang Gengcho were accused by the Nationalists of running an international Communist spy ring. Li allegedly worked for Tass correspondent Vadim Senelnikov and gathered valuable defense information from Time magazine’s Wilson Fielder, now missing in Korea.
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Taipei
Formosa
National Defense Ministry
Li Ping
Edward Lee
Wang Gengc-ho
Red
Vadim Senelnikov
Tass
Senelnikov
China
Wilson Fielder
Time Magazine
Korea
Fielder
Kansu
Lanchow
Chungking
Kunming
Weather forecast for Butte area and Divide region
Butte region shows clear to partly cloudy conditions Monday with scattered showers and a Monday high near 85 and low around 46. Sunday at the airport records a high near 91 and a low near 42. West of Divide expects partly cloudy conditions with late afternoon thunderstorms and highs from 80 to 90. East of Divide expects fair Monday with winds from the west and highs 85 to 95, noting period coverage ends 5 30 p m Sunday.
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Divide
Worst Typhoon in 16 Years Hits Japan
Japan endured its worst cyclone in 16 years with the typhoon Jane killing at least 135 people, injuring 1,039 and leaving about 230,000 homeless. Police warned figures would rise as communications were restored and more than 100 were missing.
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Tsugaru Strait
Hokkaido
Japan
Okhotsk Sea
Earnest Hoberecht
Osaka
U.P
Johnson Got Forrestal Solon Charges
Rep Tauriello asserts Secretary Johnson spread gossip and pressured James Forrestal to resign as defense secretary. He cites a letter claiming Johnson relayed critical gossip and used influence to persecute Forrestal. Tauriello also accuses Johnson of trying to dominate military chiefs, stirring friction in the State Department and Pentagon.
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Washington
Tauriello
D-N. Y
Johnson
James Forrestal
Defense
Buffalo
Forrestal
American Legion
Veterans Advisory Committee
Democratic National Committee
Gen
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Butte Tops Montana as Coolest City in Record Heat Day
Butte recorded a 91.2 degree high at the Airport station while Superior hit 103. The day set an all time September high and was the warmest since August 6, 1949. Sunday offered bright skies and a near-deserted mining city before a forecast of relief with possible showers and an expected high of 85 Monday.
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Butte
Montana
Treasure State
Superior
Airport
Tobin Sees U S Capacity To Meet Manpower Demand
Secretary of Labor Tobin told CBS the United States can meet defense labor needs using untapped manpower. He cited a larger, better trained workforce, more factories, and demographic growth, with older workers and women potentially returning for patriotic reasons. He noted the current 40 hour week could extend to meet production goals.
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Washington
Tobin
CBS
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
Reds Hold Negro Prisoners With Contempt In Korea
Second Lt. Billy J. Rountree of Victoria Texas recounts a two day capture by North Korean units on the Masan front He says Reds treated African American prisoners with contempt while caring for some white soldiers They shared food and helped him evade guards during his escape.
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Josh White
House un-American Activities Committee
Washington, D. C
Russia
America
Paul Robeson
Pohang
Taegu
Frank Tremaine
Tokyo
Angang- Ni
United Nations
Korea
Masan
United States
Naktong River
Changnyong
Yongsan
Naktong
Masan Front
Signal Corps
Eighth Army
West Pointer
Billy J. Rountree
Victoria
Texas
Rountree
25Th Division
Seoul
Potato hides false teeth in Evans garden patch
In Milton Iowa on September 3 a potato from S P Evans garden contained a set of false teeth embedded inside. Evans noted the potato patch sits behind a dentist's office and the odd find was reported to the Eyes and Teeth Department.
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Milton
Iowa
S. P. Evans
Evans
Woman Guerrilla Shoots 7 Yanks in Korea
A Communist woman guerrilla killed five American prisoners and wounded two others after tying hands and ordering them grouped. A wounded Signal Corps soldier survived and described the ambush after a night raid by Reds, including three women, near a relay radio station.
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Masan
Korea
Michigan
Signal Corps
Daylight Time Ends Tonight Across Regions
The article notes clocks returning one hour for daylight saving end by midnight, warning residents to adjust to standard time. It mentions that since May 29 areas including Butte Anaconda and Philipsburg moved clocks ahead, and Tuesday should proceed normally with the recovered hour.
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Butte
Anaconda
Philipsburg
Dewey Prepares to Run Again for New York Governor
Albany dispatch reports Gov. Thomas E. Dewey plans to seek a third term to lead a GOP bid against President Truman. Advisers confirm a Monday or Tuesday announcement as Dewey aims to shape a national foreign policy theme for the fall and 1952 contests.
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Albany
N. Y
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Truman
Dewey
Edward Corsi
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Roosevelt
Distress Call From Tanker Near Mona Island
Marine radio reports a distress message from the 88 Marmacfuel, a Moore-McCormack tanker, ten miles east of Mona Island near Cuba. The ship is disabled and requests immediate assistance.
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Tampa
Fla
Marine Radio
Mona Island
Cuba
WPD
Moore- McCormack Line
Pravda Criticizes Truman Speech Over Korea Policy
Pravda on September 3 criticized President Truman's Friday night address as another attempt to justify U S foreign policy. It accused Washington of aggressive moves including military intervention in Korea.
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Moscow
Truman
United States
Korea
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