Senate Shapes Up As Coalition to Rule Congress
Washington observers see a new 82nd Congress ruled by a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats. President Truman faces a tougher, more hostile legislature on domestic and foreign policy, including Korea and Europe defense. Acheson defense policies may be scaled back through compromise, with Southern Democrats leaning toward aid to allied nations despite GOP attacks.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Guy G. Gabrielson
GOP
Far East
State Acheson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Millard E. Tydings
Maryland
Tydings
Acheson
Her Purse Always Finds Its Way Home
LONG BEACH California November 9 A reporter found a wallet with $5 belonged to Miss Barbara Sears and notified her She said she has lost it twelve times in two years and never lost a cent The wallet once held her paycheck and another time $45 cash She advertised five times for it Finds callers left her phone number and returned the purse promptly
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Long Beach
Cal
Barbara Sears
Fashion Counts Denver Burglary Trial Wardrobe Change
A Denver burglary case was halted by District Judge Robert W. Steele when the defendant appeared in court in rumpled clothing. The judge ordered a wardrobe change for the prisoner, recalling a state supreme court ruling that reversed a conviction over trial attire.
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Denver
Robert W. Steele
State Supreme Court
Naming rites in Samona honor posthumous siblings
In Samona, customs grant girls the brother’s name if born after his death and boys inherit the sister’s name under related circumstances, reflecting a unique posthumous naming tradition.
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Samona
Texan pensioner sells surplus defense gear at huge loss
Senator Johnson cited a Wright Field investigation into a Navy veteran who stored surplus mechanism bought at 4000 dollars and resold by federal handlers for 63000. Officials assessed the items as new but misjudged their true disposal value, prompting calls for tighter agency controls.
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Air Force
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
East
Texas
Johnson
The
Texan
Wrightfield
Finland plans wart reparations payments to Russia
Helsinki reports outline plans to complete war reparations payments to Russia by September 1952. The initiative reflects Finland's efforts to settle postwar obligations and stabilize economic relations with the Soviet Union.
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Russia
Finland
Helsinki Reports
Pickets Spread Across Cities as Strike Expands West
Philadelphia Detroit Washington Chicago Des Moines Kansas City and the West Coast see picket activity while Little Rock and Memphis report withdrawals after injunctions. New Jersey restricts manually operated calls to emergencies and Minneapolis and St Paul switch to recordings for calls. Seattle's 200 striking equipment workers join the action as 7,000 other CWA members are asked to respect lines.
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Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Des Moines
Kansas City
Little Rock
Ark
Southwestern Bell
Memphis
New York
CWA
New Jersey
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Seattle
Pickets Out in 15 Texas Cities
Western Electric workers led picket lines at 15 Texas telephone exchanges with emergency calls only in Dallas and other cities including Abilene Lubbock Amarillo and Houston. Southwestern Bell said many employees reported for work but duty levels were below normal as some operators refused to cross lines.
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Associated Press
Western Electric
Texas
Southwestern Bell
Dallas
W. L. Prehn
Western Electric Company
Bell
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie
Abilene
Lubbock
Sweetwater
Amarillo
Borger
Midland
Odessa
Wichita Falls
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Corpus Christi
12 O'CLOCK QUOTATIONS in Merrill Lynch listing
Financial listing and stock figures from Merrill Lynch offices show a dense catalog of company names and ticker style entries across many industries. The fragment includes percentages, prices, and references to multiple corporations such as Allied Stores, General Motors, Texaco, Pan Am, and more, indicating a broad market quotation page with bid and percentage figures.
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Arillio
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Berane
Lone Star Cm
Alaska Juneau
Long Bell
Allegheny
Lorillard
Louise &Nash
Allied Chem
Mack Trucks
Allied Stores
Glen S Martin
Allis Chalmers
Maytag
Amer Airlines
McKes & Rob
Amer Can
Amer Fd & St
Natl Acme
Amer Tel-Tel
Natl AutoFibr
Amer Tobacb
Natl Biscuit
Amer Woolen
Natl Can
Amer Zinc Ld
Natl Cash
Anaconda
Natl Dairy Pr
Ander Prich
Natl Dent Str
Armco
Bridgeport
Parke Day
Briggs
Peach Coal
Bucyrus Erie
Penney
Budd Co
Penn Pow&Lt
Bulg
Henney
Gps
Dr Pepper Ee
Butler Bros
Phelps Dodge
Canada Dry
Philco Corp
Canadian Pac
Phil Morris
Carrier Corp
Phillips Petrol
Case Co
Pittsh S&bolt
Caterpillar
Plymouth Oil
Celanese
Poor & Co
Celotex Corp
Gam
ETS
Pujiman
Chesnep & O
Chao Ri&bae
Radio Corp
CIT Financial Ma
Reo Motors
iGlinton
Indus
Revere
Colo
Rexal
Colum G&e
Pence
Reynild
Corn Pro
Shamrk OG
Crane Co
Sharon Sd
Crucible Steel
Shell UN Oil
Cuban AmSug
Simmons Co
Curtis Pub
Sinclair Oil
Curtiss Wright
Socony
Decca Rec
So Am Gold
Deer & Co
South Co
Restern
Pirieil
Eversharp
Stone Webst
Studebaker
Heth Gerpet
Sunray Oil
Flintkote
Swift & Co
Foster Wheeler
Silvan Elec
Tenn Corp
Gair Co
Texas Co
Tex Gulf Pro
Foods
Tex Gulf
General Motor
Tex Pac CO
Gen Pub Util
Great Nrrpid
Union Oil Cal
Great W Sug
Union Pac
Greyhound Cp
Airer
Grumman Air
Airin
Gulf
West Auto
Internatl T&t
West Una
Johns Manvil
Webb Airb
Jones &Laugh
Westh Elec
Joy Mfg
Kennecott
Laclede Gas L
Willys
Lehigh Portid
Wilson & Co
Lerner
Woolworth
Libby McN&l
Youngst
Lockheed Aire
Loews Inc
Zenith
New York
Curb Am
Lone Star
Burma
Nat Bell Hess
Coeetn Cean
Nat Fuel
Ning Hud Pr
Corr & Rey
Niles
East Gas
Humbie Oil
Kaiser Frazer
Tex East Trans . O
Arkansas Court Blocks Pickets at Southwestern Bell
In Little Rock, a court ordered removal of a picket line around the Southwestern Bell Telephone exchange within two and a half hours of its start. Non-striking employes returned to work as the Communications Workers of America joined the nationwide strike against Western Electric. An injunction from Pulaski County Chancery Judge Frank Dodge barred Western Electric employees from picketing the building.
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Little Rock
Ark
Southwestern Bell Telephone Exchange
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Co
Bell System
Southwestern Bell
Pulaski County
Frank Dodge
Western Electric
CWA
Newspaper scare cures rabbits in Western Australia
The Manjimup Road Board tested a method to deter rabbits by placing loose newspapers at warren entrances to frighten rabbits. The rabbits supposedly touch the crinkling paper and retreat into the warren where they die. The approach was noted as amazingly effective in Western Australia.
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Perth
Australia
Western Australia
Manjimup Road Board
Pakistan fixes five percent royalty on gold and silver mining
Pakistan sets a 5 percent royalty on the market value of gold and silver mined. The government invites foreign firms to prospect in Quetta region of Baluchistan where a geological survey indicates possible gold. Silver exploration is planned in eastern Pakistan near the Burma border.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Quetta
Baluchistan
Burma
Calls off the job and picket lines form at local plant
Miss Virginia Young head of Traffic Local No. 2004 announced that telephone company workers would not cross the picket lines and that about 225 operators and 200 plant men are employed here. About 20 installation and equipment workers are on strike. A. Thomas of Southwestern Bell said the company will strive to provide as much service as possible.
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Virginia Young
Traffic Local No
Telephone Company
Miss Young
A. ©. Thomas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Airman and Iowa woman wed in courthouse surprise
In Champaign Illinois Justice of the Peace Edward A Fabert married John P Brown 21 an airman at Chanute Field and Shirley Colleen Simpkins 19 of Rose Hill Iowa on the spot after they asked him to marry them immediately. Fabert wore his tuxedo as he prepared to leave for another engagement.
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Champaign
Ill
Justice of the
Edward A. Fabert
John P. Brown
Chanute Field
Here
Shirley Colleen Simpkins
Rose Hill
Iowa
Fabert
Figures Carved Across Chartres Cathedral Porches
Britannica reports that over ten thousand figures were carved or painted on the north and south porches of Chartres Cathedral, reflecting the medieval workshop's scale and devotion.
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Chartres Cathedral
Encyclopedia
Britannica
Cherry to leave Texas football after 1949 season
The Texas coach Blair Cherry announced plans to enter private business, expressing desire not to disrupt the team or university. He highlighted his long tenure since 1947, the team’s 28-9-2 record, post season success, and noted a recent key loss to Oklahoma. His Amarillo high school success and dominant early career are cited as context to his departure.
Sandies Historic Run Highlights 1930s State Titles
Three way tie among Lubbock Pampa and Amarillo with Lubbock winning the playoff. Sandies go 10 2 in 1932 semifinals fall 7 6 to Masonic Home Fort Worth. Amarillo 12 1 1933 undefeated season but ineligible player. 1934 first of three state titles 48 0 over Corpus Christi. 1935 12 1 beat Greenville 13 7 in finals. 1936 third straight crown over Kerrville 19 6. Cherry later joins University of Texas staff with D X Bible through 1947.
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Lubbock
Pampa
Amarillo
Sandies
Masonic
Fort Worth
Corpus Christi
Norman
Greenville
Kerrville
Cherry
University of Texas
D. X. Bible
Communists press Korea front as 60k troops seen near Manchuria
Allied reports indicate about 60,000 Chinese Red troops are across the Manchurian border aiding Korean Reds, with another 60,000 just beyond the Yalu. In Formosa Chinese Nationalists claim reserves totaling 54,000 in Korea and 150,000 ready to enter, Russian-equipped. US air forces hit Yalu bridges and supply lines as frontline weather allows.
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Korea
MacArthur
Tokyo
Manchurian
Yalu River
Manchuria
Taipei
Formosa
Lin Piao
Pukchon
Chongjin
Navy
US Navy
Sinuiju
Philippine Sea
Republic
Chongchon River
Seventh Regiment
Republic of Korea
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O. G. Holman
Oscar
James
Joe Goodman
P. A. Anderson
Johnnie Ladehoff
Herrick Simon
O. C. Jones
D. ©. Vaughn
Polk Street Methodist Church
Llano
Anderson Wanda Violet Anderson
Monroe
J. Harvey
J. W. Ketchum
J. L
Keith Merrick
Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel
Burial Memorial Park Cemetery
Lyons Helen Lyons
Madison
John M
Phil Lyons
Ray Harrison
J. C. Honea
Austin Eaton
Lincoln
Hattie
Delwyn
Dorris James
Dorothy Stewart
Barney Smith
N. S. Griggs & Sons of
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McKinney
Willie M. McKinney
Angel Camp
Winnie
Cecil
Robert Lindley
William Pillsbury
C. T. McKinney
Gilbert
Alvin
Ben Rowan
S. J. Johnson
N. S. Griggs and Sons
Stockton
NEA
Herald L. Murphy
Inchon
Seoul
Pyongyang
Kansas City Livestock
Uhlmann Grain Co
Arkansas Court
Bible
Malcolm Kutner
Joe Parker
Hubert Bechtel
Texas Christian University
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Alabama
Georgia
Montgomery
Ala
Longhorns
Oklahoma
Blair Cherry
Golden Sandies
Sandstorm
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Ruthker
Jefferson
Llano Cemetery
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