Senate invites MacArthur to testify on foreign arms aid
Senate committees voted 13 to 17 to invite General Douglas MacArthur to testify at the foreign arms aid hearing. Senator Knowland seeks 175 million for non Communist China. MacArthur says he is needed in Tokyo and has not included China in his command. House action delays and debates continue as witnesses may file statements for the record.
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Dtex
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Hunt
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Maryland
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Doeznt
Author Thom as Mann Returns From Europe in Alarm
New York reports author Thom as Mann arrived after visiting Europe and expressed concern that Germans feel better off under prior rule. He warned that dangerous minority imperialism could threaten western democracies amid rising nationalistic strains.
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Thomas Mann
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Prinewinning
Vnet Nieuw
Amsterdam
Ace Haller
Lightning Joe Collins Named Army Chief of Staff
Washington announces Gen Joseph Lawton Collins as new Army chief of staff to succeed Gen Omar Bradley, with Senate confirmation pending. Gen Thomas Handy named to command forces in Europe, succeeding Gen Lucius Clay. Handy previously led the Fourth Army in Texas. Collins born New Orleans 1893, U.S. Military Academy graduate, served in both world wars, led troops from Guadalcanal to Normandy and the Elbe meet with Soviet forces.
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Colling
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European Command
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Defense
Johnson
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Texas
Tennessee
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Il Collins
New Orleans
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Collins
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Utah Beach
Normandy
Deday
Cherbourg
First Army
St. Lo
Elbe
Symington Denies B 36 Order Involved Deal
Secretary of Air Stuart Symington testified to the House Armed Services Committee denying any non security motives in the B 36 bomber purchase. He claimed the program was pushed solely for military reasons and rejected political or business influence. General Vandenberg criticized unverified charges and defended Air Force morale amid the investigation.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Air Force
Symington
House Armed Services Committee
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Co
Rep
van Zandt
R.pa
House
Hoyt Vandenberg
Vandenbere
Injured girl climbs 100 foot cliff for aid after crash
A 14 year old girl named Chrys Franjo, injured in an automobile crash that killed her parents, crawled up a near vertical 100 foot cliff in South Dakota's badlands yesterday to seek help. Motorists reported a crazed woman near Highway 20 south of Wall. An unnamed Minnesotan later aided responders around 6 am.
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Paul
Mittin
South Dakota
Bedlands
Chrys Franjo
Highway 20
Wall
Andrew
Round Tate
Quits Fishing At 94 in Wall Hospital Crash
A 94 year old woman, identified as a quit fisherman, was taken to Wall hospital after a car crash. Parents Mr and Mrs A A Tulsk Oklahoma report the incident occurred around 5 pm Thursday. The survivor, Franjos, was killed earlier in a separate incident when the car plunged off the road near W. Foresman. The injured woman, Mere G, suffered a broken hip and was unconscious for hours. Authorities described the sequence of events along the Witness River and noted the perilous roadside slope.
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Wall
Tulsk
Okla
Franjos
Foresman
Chiran
Chroken
Acheson Signals US Backing for Hong Kong if Needed
Secretary of State Acheson indicated the United States would act through the United Nations if China’s Communist forces threaten Hong Kong. He stopped short of pledging direct military support to Britain but opened the door to possible action. Acheson noted talks with Britain and Bevin about the China situation and said Ambassador Stuart would engage in policy discussions next week.
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Acheson
Spowe
United Nations
Hong Kong
United States
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Britain
John Leighton Stuart
China
Stuart
Security Council
Marine Scientist Aims Record Plunge From 6000 Feet Today
A marine science project led by Dr William Reetm and colleagues from the University of Southern California plans a deep water dive to a depth near six thousand feet. The group, supported by the Ve St TV foundation and the Aenean Academy, seeks to set a new depth record while reporting on oceanic conditions and pressure effects.
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Otie Barton
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Wilham
Near York
Miles
Santa
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Haneork Foundation
Brientitye
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Hanecark
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Triadems
Ditertar
Amd
Elmore
Meranton
Hartford
Churchill Urges United Europe in Strasbourg Rally
Winston Churchill addressed about 1,000 Alsatians in Strasbourg urging a united Europe based on moral convictions. He called for freedom in the European assembly and urged an end to territorial feuds while opposing tyranny. Police guarded bridges as a Communist protest gathered nearby.
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Belgium
Truman to Speak in Four Cities on Labor Day Tour
President Truman schedules four speaking engagements for Labor Day period. He will address the Allegheny Free Fair in Pittsburgh and then travel to Des Moines and Philadelphia for major veterans and American Legion conventions. White House press secretary says route and times are tentative pending final arrangements.
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White House
Truman
Pillsburg
Dex Moines
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Miata
Fli
the American Legion
Convention Hall
Philadelphia
Pursburg
Charlew Roeen
Rees
President Pleads Anew For Reform Measures
President Truman urged the Senate to pass two government reorganization plans amid a looming defeat. He warned that failure would imperil a broad effort to modernize the executive branch and criticized political opposition while noting Hoover’s concern over a setback to reforms.
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Jusman
Hin
Senate
Lucas
Iline
Executive Expenditures Committee
Federal Security Agency
Rank Department of Welfare
Public Health Service
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Office of Education
FSA
Bureau of Employment Security
Labor Department
Untess House
Hoover
Truman
Welfare Department
Greek Army Rips Into Red Guerrillas At Viter Stronghold
Greek government troops surged from the east and south through the Viter fortress complex in a 45 hour attack. The operation aimed to clear two Communist strongholds along the Amman border while pursuing guerrillas fleeing toward Albania.
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Florina-Kastoria
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Fiorina
Kartorte
Crop Support Claims Stall as Farm Bill Moves
A fragmentary report notes ongoing Senate negotiations over crop price supports and parity standards. It cites a compromise plan linking price support to various farm programs and sets hints of timeline and committee actions affecting next year’s farm policy.
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Waetington Kepater
Senate Farm
Senate
Methine Anderson
Mrs. Truman Gift List Ties To Freezers From Chicago Firm
Senate testimony links Mrs Truman to freezer gifts paid by Albert Vayer Co of Chicago. Invoices list recipients including Chief Justice Vinson and Naval aide Vardaman, while Gen Vaughan and John Maragon factor into the probe. Officials deny full information as details unfold.
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Senate
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Harry M. Vaughan
Albert Vaer
Federal Preserve
James K. Vardaman
Matt Connelly
Vinson
Iater
Treasury
Vardaman
Truman
Maragon
John Maragon
Perfumeirm
Albert J. Gross
Milwaukee
Vaughan
Trusman
Gross
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Snyder
McCarthy
Uf. Wis
George Allen
Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hamilton County Probe Up To Dewey
Hamilton County findings on alleged irregularities in Hamilton County affairs will be sent to Governor Dewey for possible action. State Comptroller Moore said the two bulky volumes, released last night, will go to the Governor Monday. No criminal charges were recommended. The report cites illegal and improper fiscal practices by county and Town of Arietta officials, based largely on testimony from July hearings at Lake Pleasant.
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Hamton County
Dewey
Frank GC. Moore
Moore
Hamilton County
Edwin Galacia
Moore Anid
Comptroller’s ‘Office
Arietta
Festiony Eiven
Lake Pleasant
Comptroller
Bambling
Theny
Lansing
Tiffany
Merritt Lamas
Marty F Dunkel
Medsetant
Attornary
Galacia
Yesterdas
Biante
Edward D Siemere
Satheminty AM Ein
Lake Pleseant
Copmpientiere
Tiffane
Dan
Cage Thirteen
U S Steps Up Jobless Survey
Government employment experts expanded efforts to cut the national jobless total of about four million. The Employment Security Bureau ordered state and local agencies to report by Monday on areas with seven percent or more unemployment and to identify distressed regions for federal aid and home front procurement measures.
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Bureau of Employment
Robert C. Goodwin
Employment Security Bureau
Tate
Ae Pal
Starlings Cheat Big Ben Out Of Four Minutes
Starlings disrupt the Big Ben chimes signaling a four minute delay at the Parliament clock atop the Landon landmark. The incident interrupts a routine broadcast by a local company as engineers and staff scramble to resume the familiar chimes. The cause remains unclear.
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Big Ben
Landon
Parliament
Ratlock Mat Niet
Rroper
RBC
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Comedian Al Rhenn and the Gallagher Shean era
The article recalls Al Rhenn and the famed Gallagher and Shean duo, noting their peak popularity and the impact of their trademark act. It mentions their partnership with Edward Gale Vaghtr and traces late career changes and public attention surrounding their act.
Southern Novelist Better Husband Says Improved
Report from Atlanta hospital says Margaret Mitchell’s condition has improved since the car crash. John Marsh describes her as a shy, modest woman and notes she remains in care after the speeding vehicle accident near their home.
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John &. Marsh
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