Eisenhower drafts plans for conferences and transfers
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower in Augusta drafts a schedule of conversations and conferences before meeting Truman. He plans talks in several departments, with aides and cabinet prospects, and aims to visit Washington to form a transition team as winter nears the Korean front.
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Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Truman
National Golf Club
Eisenhower
Washington
Army
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Fred Seaton
Nebraska
Paul Hoffman
ECA
James Duff
Pennsylvania
Lucius Clay
Germany
John Foster Dulles
Korea
Secretary of Defense
Storms batters Europe with 18 dead and heavy damage
European storms from the North Sea to the Mediterranean kill at least 18 and damage ships and docks. Winds exceed 90 mph along the British Isles and Channel, with dikes and harbors hit hard. In Germany, four emergency workers drown. Berlin water and wind topple bombed buildings. Faustus runs aground near Holland. NATO Mediterranean maneuvers delayed. VOA Courier antenna damaged.
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London
North Sea
Mediterranean
Europe
British Isles
English Channel
Irish
North Seas
Wersabe
Wesermuende
Germany
Berlin
NATO
Dodecanese Islands
Voice
America
Courier
Rising Winds Whip West Virginia Forest Fires
Char leston West Virginia rising winds whipped forest fires across Southern West Virginia prompting a volunteer call and mobilization of National Guardsmen. Forestry officials report about half a million acres burned this fall with 90 plus active fires across counties including Wayne Lincoln Mingo Kanawha Logan Boone and Cabell.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The
Conservation Commission
West Virginia Woodlands
Kanawha State Forest
Hamlin
Wayne
Lincoln
Mingo
Kanawha
Logan
Boone
Cabell
Quake Strikes Southern California’s San Joaquin Valley
A rolling earthquake shook Bakersfield area early today with no damage or injuries reported. The tremor was felt in Shafter and Wheeler Ridge, recalling July Tehachapi and August Bakersfield quakes. residents sought news as officials urged calm. Thirteen were killed in the Tehachapi disaster.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
San Joaquin Valley
Shafter
Wheeler Ridge
Tehachapi
Actress Rosemary Lane Seeks Support in Court
Rosemary Lane asked for $1245.98 a month support for herself and daughter Susan Bridget, while her husband Bud Westmore testified he turns over his earnings and gave her an allowance. Westmore said last year her allowance was $15 a week and that he earns about $1300 a month.
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Los Angeles
Rosemary Lane
Susan Bridget
Bud Westmore
Westmore
Portsmouth Doctors Post New Price List
Portsmouth doctors and Scioto County physicians issued a new price list on Thursday. Charges include $3 for visits, $2 for telephone advice and prescriptions, and city house and hospital calls priced from $5 to $10 depending on the hour. Country patients pay $1 per mile for calls.
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Portsmouth
Scioto County
Blaze Levels Meigs Home
Fire destroyed the two story home of Mr and Mrs Griff Archer at Bailey Run today about 9 30 am. Pomeroy Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze with only chairs and a mattress saved. Barns on the property were threatened but saved, fire out by 11 am. defective wiring over the kitchen range blamed.
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Pomeroy
Griff Archer
Bailey Run
Henry Werry
Werry
B-50 Crashes in England, 11 Die in Air Force Tragedy
In Dunno w England a U S Air Force B fifty Strato bomber with eleven crew members crashed and burned just before midnight. Firefighters recovered seven bodies as explosives and flames threatened. No survivors were reported and the unit’s home base remained undisclosed pending next of kin notices.
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Dunnow
England
Air Force
Upper Heyford
America
Physician Wounded in Henderson Area Shooting
State police investigate the shotgun wounding of Dr. Rogers Harshbarger of St. Albans in the Henderson area. Attendants at Holzer Hospital report a thigh wound. Incident occurred around 1 a.m. Details remain unavailable.
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Point Pleasant
Rogers Harshbarger
St. Albans
Henderson
Holzer Hospital
Harshbarger
Young Farmers Begin Second Annual Show in Columbus
The Young Farmers Association opens its second annual convention in Columbus today at Ohio State University. Members from area farms gather to discuss farming techniques, viability, and community programs planned for the year.
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Columbus
Young Farmers Association
Ohio State Ty
Million Dollar Huntington Blaze Destroys Home Furniture Co
A massive downtown fire on Third Ave in Huntington caused about 1 million dollars in damage to four buildings. Firemen battled flames for over three hours aided by volunteers and crews from nearby towns while injuries included a woman, a bookkeeper, and several firefighters.
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Home Furniture Co
Third Ave
Huntington
Og Oy
Point Pleasant
Wayne
Ashland
Dunbar
Charleston
South Charleston
Naval Ordnance Plant
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co
Institute
Milton
Home Furniture
Ome Furniture
Jeroger Co
Frankel’s
Bradshaw-Diehl Co
Rialto
McCarthy Libel Suit Driving On Despite Benton Loss
Washington lawyer Warren Magee says Senator McCarthy will not withdraw his $2 million libel suit against Benton. McCarthy, reelected, sues over Benton’s charges before a Senate rules subcommittee and plans to press the case to the bitter end.
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Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Wis
William Benton
Connecticut
McCarthy
Benton
Warren Mageel
Senate
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal
The forecast calls for temperatures averaging three to five degrees below normal with highs around 52 to 57 and lows near 35 to 36. Warmer trends are noted for Saturday and Wednesday, with a colder spell late Sunday into Monday. Light showers totaling under a quarter inch are possible Sunday.
Power Plant Engineering Firms Picked for Big Two
American Gas and Electric Service Corporation of New York City and Sargent and Lundy of Chicago win contracts to engineer and design the world’s two largest steam electric plants. Groundbreaking may occur before month’s end. The Cheshire 1,000,000 kilowatt station and the Madison Indiana plant will supply energy for the Portsmouth uranium diffusion facility.
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Pomeroy
Philip Sporn
Ohio Valley Electric Corporation
American Gas and Electric Service Corporation
New York City
Sargent and Lundy
Chicago
American Gas ‘and Electric Service Corporation
Cheshire
Madison
Ind
AEC
Portsmouth
Sporn
American Gasand Electric Service Corporation
Atomic Center
Hiss Files Petition For Prison Parole
The Justice Department says Alger Hiss has filed for parole from Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. Convicted of perjury in 1950, he began a five year term in March 1951 and becomes eligible on November 21 after serving one third of his sentence.
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Washington
Justice Department
Alger Hiss
Lewisburg, Pa
Hiss
State Department
Snow Falls on Korean Front Amid Heavy Artillery Barrage
UN forces hammer positions on the Central Front as snow falls. Allied officers report about half of 200 Chinese field pieces around Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge damaged. Artillerymen predict roughly 10 days to neutralize Red guns.
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Seoul
Triangle Hill
Sniper Ridge
John Randolph
Randolph Saif
GOP Chiefs Fear Bitter Senate Tiff
The article discusses the potential shift in Senate control affecting the Internal Security Subcommittee led by Sen. Pat McCarran and the possible move of chairmanship to Sen. William Langer. It notes Langer’s past opposition to McCarran’s act, the subcommittee’s expiry, and power dynamics within the Judiciary and Foreign Relations committees.
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Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Pat McCarran
Nevada
House UN - American Activities Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
McCarran
United Nations
Judiciary Committee
William Langer
R-Nd
Langer
Truman
International Security Subcommittee
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Gallia Fire Destroys Hollis Whitt Home in Addison Township
A fire believed caused by a defective flue destroyed a seven room residence owned by Maude Nelson in Gallia County's Addison Township. The blaze at Georges Creek was spotted about 8 30 a m, all occupants escaped unharmed, haystack burned, and Middleport and Point Pleasant departments failed to save the structure. A tank truck pumped water as wind hampered efforts. no loss estimate was available.
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Bonnie Hall
The
Home Furniture Co
Floyd Crouse
Howard Engles
K. C. Withers
Gallipolis
Hollis Whitt
Georges Creek
Addison Township
Middleport
Point Pleasant
Maude Nelson
Ted Ehman
Hearings Resume on Ohio Coal Hauling Rate Boost
The state utilities commission will resume hearings on a 12 percent rate increase request by major railroads for hauling coal within Ohio. A Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. expert testified that Ohio rates are higher than five neighboring states and should be reduced rather than raised.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Adlai Holds Narrow Kentucky Lead in Unofficial Count
Louisville dispatch reports Adlai Stevenson leading Kentucky's 10 presidential electoral votes by 1047 in unofficial tallies. The margin may change as official tabulation begins around November 15 and hinges on absentee ballots to determine final allocation between Stevenson and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Suffocation Victim Found in Newark Rooming House Fire
Charles Belcher aged 45 died from suffocation after a fire in a Newark rooming house. Firemen found him in a bathroom as they battled the blaze Thursday night.
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Newark
Charles Belcher
Belcher
Ohioans Will Don Vital Roles in Next Congress
Washington lists Ohio lawmakers poised for key chairs and top posts in the next Congress. Taft may chair the Senate Labor Committee, Millikin to head Finance, Bricker high on Banking, Capehart possible chair. In the House Weichel to chair Merchant Marine, Clevenger to lead Appropriations for State, Jenkins near Reed in tax committee, Vorys high on Foreign Affairs, Bolton, Brown, and Rules roles noted.
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Washington
Taft
Sen. Millikin
R-Coro
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
House
Weichel
Merchant Marine Committee
Rep
Clevenger
Voice of America
State Department
Jenkins
Republican House
Reed
R-Ny
Tax— Ways and
Vorys
Foreign Affairs
Frances P. Bolton
Brown
Allen
R-Ill
Patrol Nabs Two AWOL Soldiers in Kanauga Chase
Two AWOL soldiers from Camp Atterbury Indiana were captured near Kanauga after Highway Patrol spotted a suspicious parked car. A license plate discrepancy and a stolen car from Wayne Michigan were found along with multiple plate sets in the trunk. The men Dewey Bunn and Haskell Tompkins, both from Michigan, have been AWOL since Monday. case turned to the FBI.
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Gallipolis
Camp Atterbury
Ind
State Highway Patrol
Kananga
Wayne
Mich
Dewey Bunn
Pontiac
Beckley
W. Va
Haskell Tompkins
Michigan
Indiana
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Believe U S H Bomb Test Is Complete
Washington reports the United States may have completed a full-scale hydrogen bomb test and kept it secret. Tests at Eniwetok in autumn were closed to press with tight security under the Atomic Energy Act, and no results announcements were promised or certain.
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Washington
United States
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
mid-Pacific
AEC
Tax Defeated In Lancaster City
Lancaster voters defeated the one half of one percent income tax causing City Council to face nurse resignations wage demands and hospital staffing. Nurses at Lancaster Fairfield Hospital warned they would quit November 16. Four sets of twins reported at St. Ann’s Hospital in Cleveland the largest tally since 1878.
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Lancaster, O
Lancaster
al Brasseur
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Cleveland
St. Ann's Hospital
General May Lose Congress Reins in Off Year Voting
Washington report notes Eisenhower faces a potentially Democratic Congress in mid term with 435 House seats and 32 Senate seats at stake in 1954. Republicans hold 48 Senate seats and about 220 House seats, risking small losses that could tilt control if Morse or other alignments shift, threatening a 48 48 tie brok by the Vice President.
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General
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Senate l
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Ublicans
Morse
Orse
Richard
Fight For Senate Floor Leader May Spark Bitter Battle
Republican senators anticipate a heated race for the next floor leader as Sen Styles Bridges weighs stepping down. A six member field could form with Saltonstall Ferguson CapEHart Hickenlooper Knowland Dirksen, while Nixon hints Eisenhower may influence the outcome. Bridges became leader after Wherry's death to prevent a Taft Eisenhower clash.
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Washington
Bridges
Saltonstal
Massachuetts
Ferguson
Michigan
Capehart
Indiana
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Knowland
California
Dirksen
Illinois
Saltonstall
It Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert A. Tatthart
Earl Warren
GOP
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senate
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Pa Ygne
Ohio Cabinet To Air Riot Inmates Riot At Prison
Ohio Governor Lausche’s cabinet meets to discuss prison riot damage and fire problems. Welfare director John Lamneck says he does not know what the governor will recommend. Inmates started the riot last Friday at supper.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
John H. Lamneck
Lamneck
Hammer Case Victim Sinks
A 21 year old Daytona Beach woman Mary C Burns is jailed in Providence on an assault with intent to murder charge after allegedly striking her father Ralph Burns with a hammer four times. He is 52 and in a hospital with head fractures and low spirits.
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Providence
R. L
Mary C. Burns
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ralph Burns
Lakewood
Mary Burns
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