Anti-Red Bill Moves to White House Amid Veto Doubts
Senate votes sent a Communist registration and internment bill to President Truman. House approval stood 312 to 20 and Senate 51 to 7. Backers aim to override a possible veto, while critics decry fear and hysteria and fear overreach.
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White House
Washington
Senate
Truman
House
McCarran
D-Nev
Lucas
Ill
Lehman
D-Lib
N. Y
Russians Cut Off Power to Berlin in Cold War Move
Berlin editors report the Soviet Union cut electricity to western sectors at midnight after seizing 150 yards of British territory near Gatow airfield. Western troops repelled the incursion with armored cars and machine guns as a boundary barrier was restored. Seven generators continue to meet the shortfall, and officials say power remains usable for now.
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Berlin
U.P
Gatow
West
Germany
French Retake Frontier Post From Viet Minh at Dongkhe
Frontier fort Dongkhe in French Indo China was recaptured by Foreign Legionnaires and North African Goums after a two day Viet Minh hold. French patrols pressed the countryside toward Caobang Moncay Laokay and Dinhlap as Dongkhe and surrounding forts safeguarded invasion routes from China. The clash appeared local with possible Communist probing actions.
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Saigon
Indo-China
U.P
Foreign Legionnaires
Donghke
Indo- China
China
Caobang
Moncay
Laokay
Dinhlap
Dong
Green at 77 Will Again Head AFL
William Green, 77, remains in firm control and is to be re elected president of the American Federation of Labor Thursday. No opposition has appeared to the stocky balding former Ohio coal miner.
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Houston
Willian Green
American Federation of Labor
Ohio
Liquor Dealers End Meet Today
The 14th annual Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers association convention closes Thursday after noon with sessions on the slot machine measure and other bills, plus officer elections and a 1951 convention site. Robin McNab of Bozeman will host the banquet keynote at 7 p.m. Wertz of Helena assured operators that liquor supplies are adequate despite wartime conditions, noting distillers’ reps confirm ample stocks unless world events worsen.
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Montana Licensed Liquor Dealers Association
Robin McNab
Bozeman
Wesley W. Wertz
Helena
Montana Liquor Control Board
Wertz
R. M. O’hearn
Liquor Board
Acheson Urges UN Peace Patrol for Global Security
Secretary of State Acheson called on United Nations members to furnish units for an international army to counter aggression anywhere. Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky again pressed a Big Five peace pact and disarmament measures, listing new alleged warmongers.
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New York
Acheson
United Nations
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
General Assembly
300 4-H Youths to Attend Stock Show Here
About 300 boys and girls from 12 southwestern Montana counties will attend the fourth annual Butte 4-H live stock show and sale at the Montana Livestock Auction pavilion south of Butte. Sponsors include the Butte Chamber of Commerce Rotary Kiwanis Exchange and Active Service clubs. Events run Thursday through Sunday with stock receiving and judging Friday. A color film on wildlife will screen Friday night and the sale of show stock is set for Saturday at 1 oclock. Local buyers are urged to attend.
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Montana
Treasure State 4-H
Future Farmers of America
Butte
Montana Fish and Game Commission
James B. Glover, Jr
Seven Navy airmen Lost After Puget Sound Crash
Seattle report says seven men are missing after a four engined Navy patrol bomber from Patrol Squadron 931 crashed during a training flight near Puget Sound. The aircraft sank in 250 feet of water, 50 miles northwest of Seattle, soon after departing Sand Point naval air base.
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Seattle
U.P
Puget Sound
Here
Patrol Squadron 931
Willow Grove
Naval Air Station
Sand Point Naval Air Base
Kalispell Safe Too Heavy for Thieves
Thieves smashed a rear window at T. J. Landry’s Oil Co. in Kalispell and backed a truck to the door. They rolled Landry’s safe to the doorway, but it remained unopened and intact, deemed too heavy to load. Police investigation continues.
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Kalispell
Sept
T. J. Landry
Oil Company
Landry
Lawyers Approve Anti-Red Bill Facing Civil Liberties Warning
Attorney General J Howard McGrath urged the American Bar Association to oppose hysteria and vigilante action as the anti-subversion bill nears approval. He said civil liberties must be preserved while excluding saboteurs from defense plants and restricting troublemakers from vital workplaces.
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Washington
J. Howard McGrath
American Bar Association
McGrath
Butte Weather Forecast Shows Mild Thursday Conditions
Partly cloudy in Butte with little temperature change. Thursday reading 35 minimum and 70 maximum. Tuesday 12 midnight to Wednesday 5:30 p m temperatures at the Airport 32/67 and School of Mines 36/67. Montana weather shows scattered thunderstorms west of Divide with highs near 70 to 80 and east of Divide 70 to 75.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Truman Opposes Rider on Foreign Aid Bill
President Truman urged Congress to drop a rider barring economic aid to nations selling war materials to Soviet bloc countries. He warned such a ban risks US security and world peace as the $17 billion emergency arms measure faced House action. The clash centers on a proposed ban in Senate language now under House consideration.
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Truman
Congress
United States
Senate
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations
House
White House
Soviet East
Wherry
R-Neb
East
Europe
Senate Confirms Marshall as Secretary of Defense
The Senate approved General George C. Marshall as secretary of defense by a 57 to 11 vote. The 69 year old war veteran will assume duties on Thursday with brief swearing in at the Pentagon per his request.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
United States
George C. Marshall
Army
Pentagon
White House
Truman to Get War Tax Bill on Friday
A $4.7 billion stop gap war tax bill won Senate House conference approval and heads to President Truman by Friday night. The pact ends a deadlock and clears the way for adjournment before November elections, with a second installment tax hike to follow for Korea and armaments. The package raises individual incomes by nearly $3 billion, corporate taxes by $1.5 billion, expands retroactive excess profits taxes, and eliminates a 10 percent dividend withholding levy.
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Washington
Senate House
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Senate
Four Montanans Wounded in Korean War
The Department of Defense announced four Montanans wounded in the Korean area. They are Army Pfc. Carmel L. Carr of Troy, Army Corp. Thomas C. Carson of Great Falls, Army Corp. Ernest J. Melzer of Harlen, and Army Pfc. Harold L. Waldrip of Havre.
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Washington
U.P
Department of Defense
Nellie V. Waldrip
Fifth Avenue
Havre, Mont
Marines Press Toward Seoul Core As Red Forces Close In
United States Marines push into Seoul ahead of Red forces advancing from north and south. Leathernecks seized the city airfield near Yongdongpo as 10th corps reports a Red convoy and tanks moving from Antung toward Seoul. UN air forces monitor a bomb line as Inchon fuels push east.
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United States
Seoul
Han River
10Th Corps
Antung
Manchuria
United States Seventh Division
First Marine Division
Russell Brines
China Radio
Peiping
United Nations
Brines
Han
Yongdongpo
Douglas MacArthur
Yongdungpo
Inchon
United States 10Th Corps
No Place for Civilians to Hide in Seoul
San Francisco dispatch describes a crowded old Seoul with mud plaster houses and tinder dry wood. UN troops approach from the west while North Korean forces advance from the southeast creating a high risk of rapid fires and collapse in a street battle with no underground shelters. The Banto hotel stands as a rare tall western building amid five story structures in the business district.
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San Francisco
Seoul
United Nations
Banto
Tobin urges labor restraint to avert wage controls
Secretary of Labor Maurice J. Tobin warned the American Federation of Labor that excessive wage demands would force government to impose rigid controls. He urged self restraint at the AFL convention, saying it is the only way to avoid wage controls despite unpopularity.
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Houston
Texas
U.P
Maurice J. Tobin
Labor
American Federation of Labor
Tobin
Norway approves defense spending for next two and a half years
Oslo reports the Norwegian parliament approved spending 35 million dollars to strengthen defenses over the next two and a half years. The measure prioritizes coastal defense and military modernization, with funds allocated for equipment and training.
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Norway
Oslo
Marines Break Through Han River Defenders Near Seoul
U S Marines crossed the Han River near Seoul routing about 400 Communist defenders who fled into the hills. The Leathernecks advanced with light casualties as villagers aided searches amid mud and pontoon bridge work. Lt. Robert Bohn said G Company hit its hilltop objective in 22 minutes.
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Seoul
U.R
Han River
Robert Bohn
Appleton
Wis
Carlsbad
Calif
G. Company
George Company
Wolmi Island
Georgia Road Gang Escapee Will Be Returned
Seth Foster a 25 year old escapee from a Georgia road gang who confessed to a Sacramento murder to avoid extradition will be returned to Georgia. Municipal Judge Leroy Dawson ordered Foster turned over to Georgia agent C C Ammons for transfer to a penal institution. Foster had been in California for auto theft burglary and assault on his girlfriend and wrecking her home.
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Los Angeles
Seth Foster
Georgia
California
South
Leroy Dawson
Foster
C. C. Ammons
Sacramento
MacArthur Visits Front As Seoul Hints Rise
General MacArthur met Marine Colonel Ray Murray and Lt. Gen. Lemuel Shepherd on the front near Chon front. He said Communist resistance in Seoul should evaporate soon and noted 18 000 enemy troops in the city with low combat efficiency. A convoy of 200 vehicles with 40 tanks moved toward Seoul from Kaesong, north of the capital.
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MacArthur
Inchon
Douglas MacArthur
Han River
Ray Murray
San Diego
Calif
Seoul
Shepherd
X Corps
Defense reports 13911 Korean War casualties through Sept 15
The Defense Department announced that 13,911 U.S. Korean War casualties were notified to next of kin through September 15. The figure is cumulative and includes 1,684 killed in action, 3,518 missing in action, and 8,709 wounded.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
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