US Opens Border to Braceros Amid Crop Spoilage Fears
Mexican laborers crossed the Rio Grande into Texas after El Paso immigration officials ordered a halt to their detention. The move followed crop spoilage concerns and disputes over wages and contracts under the bracero program. Mexico vowed a full inquiry and possible action, while US officials noted workers would be dispatched to beet and cotton fields in several states.
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Explosion Rocks American Air Lift Plane Near Gatow
British authorities report a heavy explosion in the Russian zone near Gatow airfield jostled an American air lift plane to 2000 feet shortly after takeoff. The pilot radioed the disturbance and contact was later lost. A full report will be sent to Berlin. No cause yet established.
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Too Much Brass Admiral Scuttled Too Much Brass
In Baltimore on Oct 18 a man dressed as a vice admiral faced police after midshipmen raised alarm at a hotel. A warrant officer also implicated, both jailed for impersonating Navy officers. The pair claimed the admiral appointed the warrant officer.
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Navy Seeks Women Doctors for Navy Hospitals
The Navy announced a plan to commission women doctors who have completed civilian hospital internships and to take 25 women doctors into Navy hospitals as internes. The move aims to expand female medical staff within military facilities.
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Washington
Dixiecrats Open Texas Campaign Drive Tonight
States Rights Democrats begin a two week push in Texas to win the state’s 23 electoral votes for Thurmond Wright. Governor J Strom Thurmond, Fielding Wright, and Arkansas Governor Ben Laney with other Southern dignitaries headline events including a Texas rally and barbecue at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
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Mississippi
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Three More Yanks Die Feeding Berlin
The C-54 Berlin air lift plane crashed near Frankfurt Neu-Isenburg today killing its three American crewmen. The aircraft was returning from Berlin after unloading food and coal for the blockaded city, bringing American deaths in relief efforts to thirteen.
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Fort Worth Woman Refuses Both Suitors in Matrimonial Quandary
A 22 year old Fort Worth woman faced a choice between two prospective husbands as authorities ordered a decision. Complications arose when suitors one and two met, each armed with a marriage license.
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Cannon Has Try at The Life of Reilly
Mr and Mrs John A Reilly returned home to learn a cannon sat in their back yard in Strafford Pennsylvania The 105MM howitzer belonged to Valley Forge Military Academy Officials said the weapon apparently broke loose and ended up in the suburban yard
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