No. 1 Shimbun Alley Home to Newsmen in Tokyo
Tokyo journalists who covered the Korean War flocked to No. 1 Shimbun Alley home to the Tokyo Correspondents' Club. The five story building became a busy refuge with dormitory sleeping, a near round the clock bar, and a sense of camaraderie among war reporters. A small organ commemorates slain correspondents, and the club faces a steady exodus as the war winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Boss
Tokyo
Shimbun Alley
American Legion
Korea
Japan
Jimmy Cannon
New York
Taegu
Shinbun Alley
Correspondents Club
Charles Rosecrans
International News Photos
Rosie
Pantheon Dome Stands Firm After Two Milennia
The concrete dome of the Pantheon in Rome remains remarkably preserved two thousand years after its construction, illustrating enduring ancient engineering and architectural mastery.
China Moves Toward Tibet
Associated Press analysis notes Asia tensions after Korea with Peiping claiming a march to take over Tibet to free Tibetans from imperial oppression. It discusses Tibet’s history, the possibility of invasion, and the political and religious stakes including Lamaism and the Dalai Lama, plus potential regional repercussions and resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Asia
Peiping
Tibet
Pieping
China
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
New Delhi
India
Korea
Ion
Russia
Dalai Lama
Land of Monks
Oklahoma Man's Check Found and Railroad Franchise Ordinance
A Tulsa man learns his eighty five dollar fifty two cent check from Union Carbide is recovered after being found on a cafe floor and turned into police. An Amarillo ordinance grants Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway a franchise to construct tracks on Fourth Avenue and an alley in Holland Addition, with conditions on turnout use, maintenance, safety, and effective date in 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Snow
National Bank
Tulsa
Okla
Silver Grill
Fourth and
Polk
Claudine Neal
Police Department
Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation
Panhandle and Santa FE Railway Company
Fourth Avenue
Holland
Amarillo
Texas
South Fourth Avenue
Johnson Street
Grant Street
A. D
Employment in Texas on Record High as Upswing Continues
Texas employment reached 2,434,000 workers in September, a record, with officials predicting 25,000 more jobs by mid November as rearmament boosts hiring. Major cities drove half the rise, led by Dallas, as the upturn continues through year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Texas
Dallas
Braniff Excursion Rates Ruled Out by CAB
The Civil Aeronautics Board rejected Braniff Airways proposed roundtrip excursion fares between Texas points. The order, issued yesterday and to take effect in 10 days, had suspended 4 cent a mile rates for Brownsville to Laredo Galveston Houston and San Antonio Brownsville to Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Braniff Airways
CAB
Brownsville
Laredo
Galveston
Houston
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
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West Virginia
Alexandria
Richmond
Wheeling
Schenley
OLD Thompson
Stillbrook
Bond
Kentucky Tavern
Haig & Haig Scotch
Seagram
Glenmore
Black & White Ss
Liquor Marts
Fillmore
Monroe
Oklahoma
Austin
Texas Employment Commis
Koehler
Bray
Weet
Ist
Joseph
Braniff
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Globe-News
John
Furbach
Hamilton Watch Agency
Gruen, Mido, Longines & Wittnauer
Stein
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