Stassen Attacks Truman Labor Day Address in Detroit
Harold E. Stassen accused President Truman of sowing disunity to win labor votes at a Detroit Labor Day rally. The speech, written with Thomas E. Dewey, defended Taft-Hartley, cited wage gains under the law, and attacked Truman’s anti-communist stance as a red herring.
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Harold E. Stassen
Truman
Stassen
Masonic Temple
GOP
Mr. Truman
Thomas FE. Dewey
New York
Cadillac Square
America
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General Motors
Congress
Dewey
Ives
Potomac
Washington
Byrnes Urges Negotiations With Russia on German Peace
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes appealed to Western powers to pursue talks with the Soviet Union on a German peace settlement. He proposed a 40- German disarmament treaty, limited German security forces, Ruhr control by neighboring states, and a balanced reparations plan. He defended U S Russia accords and warned against fear of appeasement derailing efforts for reconciliation.
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Seattle
James F. Byrnes
Russia
Soviet Union
Ruhr
Germany
U. S
Byrnes
Obituaries for Mackay residents Matt Smeal Wharton Hardman and Charles A Payne
Matt Smeal 70 a Mackay Idaho pioneer died after a lingering illness in a local hospital. Wharton Lee Hardman 84 of 554 East Maple St died at home and will be cremated in Salt Lake City. Charles A Payne 30 of 756 Wayne Ave funeral at Downard chapel with full military honors by VFW Post 735.
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Matt Smeal
Mackay
Idaho
Yugoslavia
Catholic Church
Ann’ Saptetal
St. Paul, Minn
Downard
W. L. Hardman
Wharton Lee Hardman
East Maple St
McHan-Henderson
LeRoy Walker
First Methodist Church
Salt Lake City
Charles A. Payne
Wayne Ave
Downard Chapel
N. R. Simpson
Central Christian Church
Mountainview Cemetery
VFW
Cantor Visits Dewey in Albany in Nonpolitical Stop
Governor Thomas E. Dewey and comedian Eddie Cantor met in Albany on Tuesday. Cantor toured the capitol en route to Schenectady and spoke in support of the United Jewish Appeal. Cantor joked about rival presidential runs while Dewey planned last minute campaign itineraries and listened to Stassen’s Detroit speech.
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N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Eddie Cantor
Pawling Farm
Cantor
Capitol
Schenectady
United Jewish Appeal
New York
Dewey
Harold F. Stassen
Detroit
Truman
Oregon Builds Tower From Ancient Grape Plant
Oregon commissions a state Tower from the Oregon grape, tying the symbol to a lineage of one of the state’s oldest families. Fossil evidence suggests the plant has inhabited the region for more than 30 million years.
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Oregon
Oregon Grape
First Woman Pilot Rides Jet Plane with Supersonic Pilot
Mrs. Blanche Stewart Scott, 56, the first American woman to fly, rode a jet trainer with Capt. Charles E. Yeager in Cleveland. She praised jet travel as a superior way to travel and noted she first flew 38 years earlier in a Curtiss pusher.
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Cleveland
Blanche Stewart Scott
America
Scott
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Labor Delegates Barred From U S A For Suspected Communists
Nine Canadian union members seeking to attend a New York convention of the United Electrical Workers were denied entry to the United States on grounds they were suspected communists. Eight were sent back at the border. C S Jackson of Toronto was arrested at La Guardia and held for deportation at Ellis Island. Deputy Immigration Commissioner Boyd cited a 1918 law barring members of subversive organizations. Attorney General Clark will review the case.
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Washington
New York
United Electrical Workers
CSO
United States
C. S. Jackson
Toronto
trans-Canada Airlines
la Guardia Field
Ellis Island
John P. Boyd
Communist Party
Boyd
Tom C. Clark
Births at General Hospital and St Anthony’s Hospital
September 6 at General Hospital two boys and a girl born to Mr and Mrs Guy Barnes Mr and Mrs Jack Buffatt and Mr and Mrs Joy Fisher. September 7 a girl born to Mr and Mrs L Duerden. September 6 at St Anthony’s Hospital a boy born to Mr and Mrs John Stediley and a girl to Mr and Mrs Paul Tillotson.
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Births General Hospital
Guy Barnes
Campus Drive
Jack Buffatt
Princess Apts
Joy Fisher
North Broadway
L . Duerden
South Fifth Ave
St. Anthony’s Hospital
John Stediley
Rockland
Paul Tillotson
Route 1
Astronomers Estimate Universe Span At Least 300 Trillion Miles
Scientists agree the observable universe extends no less than 300 trillion miles, underscoring vast cosmic scales and ongoing efforts to measure its true extent. Researchers Highlight uncertainties and propose further observations to refine the figure.
Cavalcade of Stars at Eastern Idaho State Fair Blackfoot
The Singing Gentlemen perform nightly in front of the grandstand as part of the Cavalcade of Stars at the Eastern Idaho State Fair in Blackfoot starting Tuesday September 14 through Saturday September 18.
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Blackfoot
Navy seeks aviation cadet trainees in Pocatello event
Lieutenant Commander Louis W. Eischer of the Office of Naval Officer Procurement will interview single men aged 18 to 25 with at least two years of college in Pocatello on Monday September 13 to accept Aviation Cadet Training applications. Contact Navy Recruiting Station for details.
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USNR
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Seattle
Wash
Pocatello
Naval
Navy Recruiting Station
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