Attlee Faces Possible Defeat Over Steel Nationalization
London Sept 17 Prime Minister Clement Attlee risks a parliamentary defeat on steel nationalization amid a brewing revolt in his party. Left wing MPs threaten a revolt if the plan is postponed, while Winston Churchill plans a censure vote. Conservatives vow to repeal steel nationalization if they win. Attlee’s odds hinge on a narrow Tuesday vote with a depleted Labour majority.
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London
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
House of Commons
Wily
Winston Churchill
House
Independent Sunday Observer
Attlee
Labor M. P
Britain
War Profits Bill To Be Made Retroactive By Congress
A House Senate conference panel agreed to take up a retroactive excess profits tax bill to raise 4.5 billion dollars and possibly 4 to 6 billion a year on big war profits since Korea. The plan calls for an effective date of October 1 or July 1, 1950, and aims to wrap up business before the November elections.
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Washington
Congress
House Senate
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
Paul G. Hoffman
United States
Senate House Conference Committee
Truman
Federal Anti Hoard Order Halts Stockpiling Under New Law
The U S government issued its first compulsory anti hoarding order under the home front mobilization law to stop overstocking iron steel copper rubber tin chemicals and building materials. The decree by NPA Administrator Harrison applies to industry not consumers and allows penalties including fines imprisonment and seizure of excess stocks. Installment buyers face higher down payments and faster payoff as inflation controls take effect.
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Washington
U.P
Home Front
William H. Harrison
National Production Authority
NPA
Harrison
Truman Faces Pressure to Sign Anti Red Legislation
President Truman is under strong pressure from fellow Democrats and others to sign anti Communist legislation about to pass Congress. A compromise with registration of Communists and internment powers for emergencies aims to curb spies and saboteurs, with immigration barriers for subversives and removal from federal jobs.
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Truman
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
Delayed in Transit Inchon Station Stands Unburned Flatcars
In Inchon Korea on September 17 three flatcars remained standing at a burned rail station. The cars carried lathes and machinery consigned to Russia despite the fire damage.
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Inchon
Korea
U.P
Russia
Taft Attacks Symington Over CIO Ties
Sen Taft accuses W Stuart Symington of being captured by the CIO as price and wage control debates surge. Symington warned of government action against hoarders while Ferguson seeks true wartime price figures. The scene centers on labor influence and potential stock seizure amid Korea war era tensions.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
W. Stuart Symington
CIO
Symington
Senate
Congress
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Seven-Year-Old Killed Trapped on Renton Bridge by Train
In Renton Washington a seven year old boy Dean Harrington died after being trapped on a railway bridge when the Milwaukee Road Oly mpian streamliner struck him at about 55 miles per hour. The boy was reportedly playing on the span and attempted a 200 foot dash to safety toward the Cedar River as golfers nearby urged him to jump. Engineer Henry Cessford of Tacoma said Harrington stumbled just before impact on the Milwaukee main line 134 miles east of Renton. State Patrolman Thor Edman identified the boy’s parents as Mr and Mrs Virgil Harrington.
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Renton
Wash
Here
Milwaukee Road
Olympian
Dean Harrington
Virgil Harrington
Thor Edman
Cedar River
Henry Cessford
Tacoma
Cessford
Young Harrington
Milwaukee
Congress Faces Last Hurdles To Adjournment In 81st Congress
The 81st Congress aims to adjourn this week but faces major fights over a 17 billion dollar defense bill, a 4.5 billion tax hike, and tough Communist control legislation. Senate approval of Marshall as defense secretary and O'Dwyer as ambassador to Mexico looms, with adjournment by Wednesday or Thursday in doubt.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
George C. Marshall
William O'Dwyer
New York
Mexico
Truman returns to Blair House after Potomac cruise
President Truman sails aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg over the weekend and arrives at Blair House Sunday following the cruise down the Potomac River.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Blair House
Potomac River
Williamsburg
Weather Forecast for Butte and Montana Regions
Butte fair early Monday with scattered afternoon showers. Monday morning low around 30 and Monday afternoon high near 68. Airport and Mines readings show lows in upper 20s to 31 and highs in mid 60s. West of Divide fair Monday morning with afternoon thundershowers and 70 to 80 high. east of Divide fair with warmer conditions and higher temperatures.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Prisoners Flocking to Compounds in Inchon Melee
North Korean prisoners of war surrender in large numbers at Inchon, piling into crowded compounds as Marines and South Korean civilians react with gratitude. Destruction blankets the city with shell holes and charred streets while looted rice sacks line the waterfront.
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South Korea
America
Earth
Inchon
Korea
U.P
Robert H. Ruark
Silvas
Ill
Bob Ruark
Reds
Taft Won't Seek Presidential Berth in 1952
Senator Taft of Ohio says he will not actively campaign for the 1952 GOP presidential nomination if re elected. He prefers to back a candidate with similar views while remaining in the Senate leadership role, and may support other conservatives from outside Ohio if needed.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
GOP
Senate
Republican Party
Sen. Bricker
Tydings Faces Strong Maryland Primary Opposition
Maryland voters head to the polls as Sen. Millard E. Tydings and Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. contend with significant opposition to renomination in the Democratic primary. Six House members also seek re election though most races hinge on local issues. Tydings chairs the armed services committee and seeks a fifth term.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Truman
Millard E. Tydings
William Preston Lane
Tydings
Armed Services Committee
Sumatra Man Killed in Korean Fighting
Washington on September 17 reports a Montana sergeant was killed in action in the 98th Korean casualty list from the Defense Department. The fallen soldier is Pfc. Alexander P. Przybysz, son of Mrs. Katherine Przybysz of Sumatra Montana.
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Washington
Montana
Department of Defense
Alexander P. Przybysz
Katherine Przybysz
Sumatra
Mont
Moscow Reports 40000 Involved In Inchon Landing
U P Radio Moscow said on Monday that more than 40,000 infantrymen supported by artillery and tanks took part in the United Nations landings at Inchon. The report quoted by Moscow noted heavy fighting and emphasized the scale of the assault.
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London
U.P
Moscow
United Nations
Inchon
United States bids UN on armed world police plan
The United States will present a plan to place armed forces at United Nations disposal to meet aggression, under John Foster Dulles influence. Canada and the Philippines back standing UN forces of 5,000 and 8,000 respectively recruited for Korea. Other agenda items include a peace resolution and Russia’s handling of missing POWs. Trygve Lie’s tenure near expiration raises questions on a successor.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United States
United Nations General Assembly
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Russia
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Percy C. Spender
Australia
Canada
Assembly
Korea
West
Trygve Lie
Bear Provokes Alaska Soldier in War Maneuver
In Anchorage on September 17 an Army GI mistook a bear for an aggressor during field maneuvers. The bear surged forward, the soldier shouted halt and fired blanks, and then retreated as the bear snarled and charged.
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Anchorage
Alaska
U.P
Infantries Land at Inchon as Seoul Approaches
American Marines closed on Seoul after taking Kimpo airfield and pressing to the Han River seven miles from the capital. Engineers worked to span the river while fresh Seventh Infantry from Japan began landing at Inchon to bolster the west coast beachhead to about 40 000. On the southeast front Allied forces facing 130 000 Reds repelled counterattacks amid a 125 mile defensive perimeter.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Kimpo
Han River
United States
United Nations
Seventh Infantry Division
Japan
Inchon
West Coast
Communist Plot Smashed in Indochina
Saigon authorities say a Vietminh led plan to attack Saigon with a terrorist unit was foiled. Police arrested over 100 operatives in 48 hours as 60 grenades were seized and borders tightened. A separate report noted U S Army actions on the Korean front with the Second Division breaching the Nak tong river.
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Saigon
Indochina
Moscow
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
William Jorden
United States Eighth Army
Korea
United States
Naktong River
Naktong
Negro Infantry Honors Despite Savage Korea Ridge Battle
American Negro infantrymen and Maj. Melvin R. Blair fought a brutal hill battle on a razorback ridge near Haman. With scarce ammunition they held a 40 man rear guard against North Korean forces, assisted by M Sgt. Curtis D. Pugh, before a Sunday assault to recapture the ridge.
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Razorback
Melvin R. Blair
Abilene
Kan
Blair
Curtis D. Pugh
Columbus
Battle Mountain
Haman
William S. Winters
Cleveland
Ohio
Winters
Maj
Denfeld Faces Bold GOP Primary As Massachusetts Chooses
In Massachusetts eight candidates vie for the Republican gubernatorial nomination as Democratic Gov. Paul A. Dever seeks a second term. Notables include Adm. Louis E. Denfeld and Maj. Gen. Daniel Needham making early political debuts, joined by Arthur W. Coolidge, Clarence A. Barnes, Frankland W. L. Miles, and Edward M. Rowe.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Paul A. Dever
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Daniel Needham
Massachusetts National Guard
Denfeld
Needham
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Arthur W. Coolidge
Clarence A. Barnes
Coolidge
Barnes
Far East air strike hits Reds near Yongsan
A Far East Air Force summary reports 2,000 Communist troops bombed near Yongsan on the Nak tong River. It says 1,200 were killed and 800 fled, leaving much equipment behind.
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Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Yongsan
Naktong
MacArthur Finds North Korean Morale Is Down
General MacArthur toured the Inchon front as Marine officers briefed him on fighting near Inchon Kimpo airfield and Seoul. They reported North Korean morale very low and troops inefficient with tanks and equipment, while casualties neared 1,350 and prisoners exceeded 600 in two days.
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MacArthur
Inchon
United Nations
Kimpo
Seoul
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