GOP Is Looking To Vandenberg For 1948 Presidency
The Republican official publication reports a survey of 4,249 county chairs and local Republicans naming Michigan Senator Len Arthur H Vandenberg as the leading 1948 presidential possibility. Bricker Stassen Saltonstall and Warren also rank highly, with Vandenbergs popularity up 40 percent since 1943 due to his foreign policy stance.
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Chicago
Republican Party
the Republican
Len Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Sen
Vandenberg
GOP
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Navy
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Earl Warren
California
Mighty Fleet Is Home After Pacific Victory Return
SAN FRANCISCO October 15. The Third Fleet led by Admiral Halsey returns to port with 10,000 sailors and ships including the South Dakota Alabama Wisconsin Colorado Vicksburg De Haven and Samuel N Moore. The South Dakota earned fame in battles from Guadalcanal to Tokyo and was nicknamed The Big Bastard after a 1942 engagement.
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Uncle Sam
Golden Gate
Navy
Halsey
Third Fleet
Japan
Nimitz
South Dakota
Pacific
North Atlantic
Arctic Ocean
Battle of Santa Cruz
South Pacific
Homeland
Tokyo Bay
Admiral Nimitz
Alabama
Wisconsin
Colorado
Vicksburg
de Haven
Samuel N. Moore
DeCordova Accepts City Manager Job In Livingston
W C DeCordova longtime Pampa resident and former city tax assessor and collector has accepted the position of city manager at Livingston in Polk County. He previously served as city manager after Steve Matthews went to the Navy and later resigned to return to his assessor and collector role.
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Pampa
W. C. deCordova
Livingston
Polk County
DeCordova
Sinclair Prairie
Steve Matthews
Santa Claus Ships Packed For Servicemen's Christmas
The National Federation of American Shipping announced that many American merchant ships will depart from New York and San Francisco carrying over 7 million Christmas packages for servicemen overseas. The effort requires 7000 railroad cars and 500000 mail sacks to move the gifts to ports, with a midnight deadline tomorrow for mailing and a five pound limit per package.
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New York
National Federation of American Shipping
San Francisco
Womens Golf Meet Begins in Fort Worth
Qualifying starts today for the Texas Women's Open at the Coomal Country Club in Fort Worth. A fast field of 152 entries from 12 states will compete across six rounds throughout the week.
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Fort Worth
Coomal Country Club
Vinson urges discard of House tax cut bill
Secretary of the Treasury Vinson asked the Senate Finance Committee to discard the House approved tax reduction proposal. He reprises a five billion dollar plan for 1947 including repeal of the 3 percent normal tax, elimination of the excess profits tax, and lower excise taxes. The House plan would reduce revenues by about five billion, 350 million in 1946, and cut the excess profits tax from 95 to 60 percent next year, with abolition in 1947.
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Washington
U.P
Secretary of Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
Senate Finance Committee
Vinson
Mass Slayings Probe Follows Rio Grande Body Toll
In Nuevo Laredo five suspects were ordered held for trial over the mass killings of Mexican laborers. Authorities report 48 bodies recovered from the Rio Grande, the Texas Mexico boundary, linked to wages dispute and supposed farm labor trafficking.
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Nuevo Laredo
Alexico
Rio Grande
Texas
Mexico
United States
Chiang Kai-shek vows quick U S Marines withdrawal from North China
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek announced at a postwar briefing that United States Marines would be withdrawn from North China very soon. He said they would depart once relieved by Chinese central government forces. The Marines recently arrived to assist authorities in disarming surrendered troops.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
North China
Butter to be removed from ration list by Dec 1
Chicago based American Dairy Association predicts butter production rise and Army release of 80 million pounds will remove butter from the ration list by December 1.
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Chicago
U.P
American Dairy Association
Legion To Show Film On German Concentration Camps
Childress residents will view the War Department signal corps film German Concentration Camp Atrocities on October 23 and 24. The free screening is arranged by the local American Legion post with G. F. Sanders, adjutant, announcing the event.
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Childress
G. F. Sanders
American Legion
Legion
Signal Corps
War Department
Dumas Man Sentenced to Life for Assault on Daughter
In Dumas a Moore County district court convicted John W. Hathorn of criminally assaulting his 13 year old daughter and gave him life in prison. District Attorney King Kike and defense attorney C D Bourne noted the jury deliberated about an hour and a half. References Dalhart and Dumas.
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Dumas
Moore County
John W. Hathorn
King Kike
Dalhart
C. D. Bourne
Fike
Navy blimps spotted subs and schools of fish
U. S. Navy blimps served during the war by locating submarines and also sighted large schools of fish, notifying fishing boats of their presence and positions.
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U. S. Navy
Markets Show Mixed Moves In Dow Jones And Grains
Traders watched a mixed session with Dow Jones industrials up while rails and oils fluctuated. The Chicago grain table shows December to September quotations with corn, oats, wheat, and rye ranges and cattle and hog prices across livestock categories.
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NEW York Stock Exchange
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Am Smelt & Ref
Am eTel & Tel
Hk Serbia
Armour & Co
Ja Aviation Corp
Baldwin Loco
Bendix Aviation
Bethlehem
VN Soans Ab
Braniff Cana Ets Es
Briges Mfg Law
Ea Peers
Burroughs Add
Comm Invest
Sinclair Ow
Ooms
Ckisss
Cent Motors
Curtis Wright
Deere & Co Cee Edue
General Electric
General Motors
Gillette Razor
Eos
Cen Ry Cnestcc
Goodyear
Montgome
Nash Kelvinator
Eye
Nor Am Aviation
Ohio
Packard
Pan Amer Airways
Paramount
Ncaa
Phelps-Dodge Co
Aeek Te Fesse
Nor Pac Ry Eda
Mile Ape
Eee SeeGesse
Mets
Radio Corp
Rep Steel Neeweee
St Jo Lead
Sears Creces
Sham Oil & Gas
Shell Union Oil
Socony Vacuum
Yoviebsuseskee
Trudebaker
Baebe
Siegel, Inc
Tidewater
Union Carbide
United Aircraft
U S Rubber Aeds Erm Ee
U S Steel Wiese Kek Wes
Wilson & Co
White Motors
Seesecs
Werner Bros
Ckisses
Willys-Overland
Western Union
Wong
Chicago
Kansas City Market Reports Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices
Kansas City market notes show cattle at 24 000 and calves 6 000 with active gains up to 25 cents. Strong hog and sheep trades. fed steers, yearlings, and cows up in price. lambs to shippers and feeding lambs steady to higher. Kentucky law bans duel participants from holding public office in the state.
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Kansas City
USDA
Kentucky
MacArthur Says A Mouthful at Secret Tokyo Meeting
A Tokyo source cites a secret American embassy meeting between Emperor Hirohito and General MacArthur. The source says MacArthur gave a 15 minute speech and spoke for a full hour during an hour and ten minute conference.
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Tokyo
Emperor Hiroohito
General MacArthur
MacArthur
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