Early Okay For Defense Budget Seen
Washington officials report a 57.2 billion Defense Department bill for the current year was slated for early congressional approval. A Senate House conference committee reduced the extra air power fund to 4 billion from five, leaving one major point unresolved as Pentagon plans drew criticism from Mahon and O Mahoney over spending details.
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Washington
Defense Department
Senate House
Senate
House
O'Mahoney
Rep. Mahon
Pentagon
Congress
Mahon
Navy
Truman
Plush Aids For Pickets At Douglas Plant
In Long Beach California the CNO United Auto Workers 10,000 strong strike at the Douglas aircraft plant set up a picket headquarters offering a six chair barber shop, a commissary serving a 200 man shift every four hours, a baby sitting service with a four car taxi system, a first aid station, and a free shoe shine stand. The operation also issues certificates for rent groceries and urgent debts. The union began the strike on September 5 over wages and working conditions.
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Long Beach
Calif
Douglas
Cno-United Auto Workers
Warm October Seen for Most of Nation
The Weather Bureau forecasts a warmer than usual October for most areas. The 30 day outlook shows above normal temperatures across the southern two thirds, especially over the Gulf states and southeast, with cooler patterns in the northern third. Drought relief rains in the Pacific Northwest are expected to continue through October.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Gulf States
Pacific Northwest
Army Chief To Tour Europe and Korea Zone
Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army chief of staff, began an inspection trip to Europe and the Far East war zone. The Defense Department said he would attend troop maneuvers in Germany and conduct routine inspections of troops and U.S. military missions as he travels from Germany to the Far East.
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Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Europe
Far East War Zone
Defense Department
Collins
Germany
United States
Far East
Byrnes Joins Southern Dems In Beat Truman Drive
Gatlinburg Tenn James F Byrnes South Carolina Democratic Governor, former secretary of state, backs a flat opposition to President Truman s renomination. Warren s camp shows skepticism toward Dewey s third nomination while Eisenhower remains a possible future figure. Warren California Governor looks to a potential Eisenhower Taft compromise as he presides over a law enforcement round table.
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Gatlinburg
Tenn
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Truman
Warren
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
GOP
Gen
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Poor Contino Plea Rejected by Judge Roche
Dick Contino the once high‑paid accordionist was denied a poverty plea and must pay a 10,000 fine for draft dodging. He remains at McNeill Island Prison Farm serving six months. His lawyers argued poverty, but the judge noted those who profited from him can cover the fine.
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San Francisco
Dick Contino
Contino
McNeill Island
Federal
Michael J. Roche
Cincinnati Dairies Boost Milk Prices
Cincinnati dairies announce a one cent rise in milk prices effective Friday. Retail milk delivered increases to 22 cents a quart for regular and 23 cents for homogenized. Robert N. Gorman of the Cincinnati Milk Exchange says the increase was approved by the Office of Price Administration due to higher costs.
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Cincinnati
Greater
Robert N. Gorman
Cincinnati Milk Exchange
Office of Price Administration
Welfare fund Payouts Reach Over 254 Million Dollars
After five years of operation the United Mine Workers welfare fund has disbursed 254,018,265 dollars and retains an almost 100,000,000 dollar balance.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Trade Cards Against Czech Communists Forecast More
U S officials say the United States retains options against Czechoslovakia after two sweeping economic moves. Tariff concessions are suspended starting Nov. 1 and 75 to 90 percent of Czech exports face penalties or higher duties. State forbids travel to Czechoslovakia and curbs trade credits with Soviet bloc regions. Actions target suppressing Czech goods flow worth about $2.5 million monthly.
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Washington
United States
Czechoslovakia
Truman
State
Treasury Departments
U. S
Treasury
Prague
State Department
Associated Press
William N. Oatis
Congress
Soviet Russia
PTA Congress Opens Jubilee Convention in Columbus
The Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers kicks off its jubilee year convention in Columbus with 2200 delegates from about 425,504 Ohio members. National PTA president Mrs John E Hayes will deliver the keynote as Ohio marks its 50th anniversary, though the group holds its 46th convention. Meetings were not held in 1905 1909 1914 and 1916.
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Columbus
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Ohio
John E. Hayes
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Ohio Congress
Royal Couple Sets Tour With Noted Airman as Pilot
London report says Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will begin their North American tour with O P Jones at the controls. Jones, 53, dean of BOAC, has flown since 1917, covering millions of miles and about 120 journeys around the world. Admiralty notes the Royal Navy will guard the eastern air lanes and Canadian vessels will be stationed to the west.
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London
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
Britain
O. P
Oscar Philip) Jones
America
English Channel
Capt. Jones
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Jones
Montreal
Admiralty
Royal Navy
Canadian Navy
Murray Silent On New Hikes
Detroit report notes CIO President Philip Murray dodged specifics on wage demands as negotiations between the CIO Steelworkers Union and the steel industry near December 1 loom. He said a four-cent raise would not satisfy members and that the demands would be drafted later by the union.
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Detroit
Philip Murray
Tio
CIO
Murray
Steelworkers Union
Steel
Denies Plan To Hike Atom Arms Output
AEC Chairman Gordon Dean told a House subcommittee that a sudden large scale buildup of atomic weapons cannot avert war or cut the 1952 military budget. He confirmed tactical weapons exist and that new bombs are being produced but warned the time needed prevents immediate large scale increases. Dean refused to discuss raw material supplies or numbers.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Gordon Dean
United States
Dean
House
Rep
Thomas
D-Tex
Reds Launch Fall Campaign In Indo China
Communist Viet Minh forces opened a heavy fall offensive driving French and Viet Nam troops from Benhieu and pressing toward Saichau about 30 miles away. Ho Chi Minh sent two infantry columns as Chinese planners consider intervention in the civil war. French troops pulled from Nghialo and another outpost, with Nghialo a key town of 25 000 near the Rev River Valley.
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Saigon
Indo-China
Saichau
Ho Chi Minh
China
Red River
Hanoi
Benhiu
Laichau
Tonkin Province
Nam Na
Nghialo
Rev River
Britain pulls out of Abadan refinery in Iran
Britain's exit from Abadan ends Britain's long control of Iran's oil, with the Mauritius cruiser guiding 275 Anglo-Arabian Oil Company workers toward Basra and flight home to Britain. Evacuees describe the moment as humiliating while Iran asserts ownership of the refinery under a royalty pact to 1953.
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Abadan
Iran
Mauritius
Anglo-Arabian Oil Company
Shatt-el-Arab
Basra
Iraq
Britain
AIOC
Strip Mining Sets Record in Ohio for 1950
Columbus report shows Ohio strip mines produced 22,393,635 tons of coal in 1950, over two million more than 1948, accounting for 60.6 percent of state coal. Mine Chief Stephen Williams notes imperfect compliance with the reclamation law requiring operator license, a 10 dollar per acre fee, and a 190 dollar per acre bond.
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Columbus
Ohio
Division of Mines
Stephen Williams
Ailing Iran Premier Heads for New York
Tehran reports Premier Mohammed Mossadegh will fly to New York to plead Iran's oil dispute with Britain before the UN Security Council. He travels with his doctor son Gholam Hossein and will stay in a hospital during the visit.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
New York
Britain
UN Security Council
Mossadegh
Gholem Hossien
Burke and McDermott vie for Cleveland mayor
Mayor Thomas A. Burke and Juvenile Court Judge William J. McDermott won the party primary vote totals for the Cleveland mayoral race. Burke led with 50,893 votes and McDermott trailed with 38,478 in the city nonpartisan primary.
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Cleveland
Thomas A. Burke
William J. McDermott
Burke
McDermott
Massive UN Artillery Barrage Strikes West Korea Front
Thunderous UN artillery roared along the western front as warplanes hampered Red supply lines in Korea. Red troops pressed two battalion sized probes while censorship and blackout limits reporting. Front line notes say Reds halted UN advances in the west as FEAF counted thousands of Red trucks moving toward front lines and heavy losses for the attackers.
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U.S
Korea
United Nations
Tokyo
Matthew B. Riag
Ere
Far East Air Forces
FEAF
Kaesong
Song
Seoul
Bradley Tops Field Chiefs Hold Meeting in Tokyo
Gen. Omar Bradley left Tokyo after a shortened visit that included a two day tour of the Korean front. A secret conference with Army Air Navy leaders occurred as hopes for a Korea truce faded and Ridgway signaled possible military developments. Bradley noted the trip was very interesting and helpful.
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Tokyo
Omar Bradley
Washington
U. S
Army
Navy
Bradley
Charles Bohlen
U. S. State Department
Russia
Korea
United Nations
No-Man’s-Land
Matthew B. Ridgway
Songhyon
Kaesong
Ridgway
Stassen challenges Acheson on 1949 China policy claim
Harold Stassen accused Secretary of State Dean Acheson of denying a 1949 recommendation to cut off all military supplies to China. Stassen cited testimony and a White House discussion reportedly involving Acheson and Philip Lee. The State Department echoed Stassen’s memory as unreliable.
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Philadelphia
Harold FE
Stassen
Dean Acheson
China
State Department
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
R-Mich
White House
Acheson
Philip Lee
Michael J. McDermott
S. L. Parker Dies at Age 62
Sidney L. Parker 62 of 144 Columbia Ave died Wednesday morning at Sheltering Arms Hospital after a weeklong illness. A Chillicothe native, he worked 30 years as a topographer for the U S Geological Survey retiring in 1945, moved to Rockland, returned to Athens in 1950, a World War I veteran and Paramythia Lodge 25 F&AM member. He is survived by his wife Jessie M. Ulrich Parker and a sister Mrs Walter C. Burson. Funeral services Saturday at 10 a.m. at Dowler Ferguson Hughes funeral home conducted by Dr John M. Versteeg. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Sidney L. Parker
Columbia Ave
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Chillicothe
George B
Sarah Tedrow Parker
Athens High School
Ohio University
U. S. Geological Survey
Rockland
Athens
Paramythia Lodge
F&am
Jessie M. Ulrich Parker
Walter C. Burson
Dowler-Ferguson- Hughes
John M. Versteeg
Eastern Aggressor Airborne Drill In Allied Europe
U S forces in Mannheim Germany staged a large scale exercise to repel an east side airborne assault. About 160000 troops participated as medium and light tanks hidden in a Rhine valley apple orchard rolled into a sugar beet field to mop up the enemy parapets. Maj James S Cain of Fort Worth led 93 Rangers in the jump with no injuries. General Handy watched the parachute drop and said the maneuvers may warn Europe’s aggressors.
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Mannheim
Germany
West Germany
Europe
U. S
Rhine River
Th T. Handy
European Command
Ranger
James S. Cain
Fort Worth
Texas
Handy
Eer Oparessor
Pickets Target Rose Point Mine in Injunction Ruling
ZANESVILLE Ohio The fourth injunction in two days against United Mine Workers was handed down by Pleas Court Judge Sam J Crossland The restraining order limits curb picketing at the Rose Point Mine near Roseville The non union mine faced picket activity with damage estimated Hearings on the injunctions were set for Friday by Judge Crossland.
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Zanesville
United Mine Werte
Kaiser Firm Plans Expansion at Newark
Washington report states Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co. plans more than 50 million dollars in additions to its Newark Ohio plant. Rep. McGregor says the company seeks certificates of necessity from the National Production Authority and material allocations to relieve bottlenecks in aluminum production.
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Washington
Kaieser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Newark
Ohio
McGregor
National Production Authority
Casualties in Korea Grow by 379, Defense Announces
The Defense Department lists 379 additional combat deaths in Korea and a new tally reporting 41 wounded, 319 missing, seven unaccounted, and 12 injured in action. The figures reflect ongoing combat operations and related accident risks.
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Washington
Deefense Department
Koerea
Tron
Martins Ferry girl falls to death in Wheeling incident
Dorothy Taylor, 14, of Martins Ferry Ohio, reportedly fell into the Ohio River last night in Wheeling. Police described the death as the result of an accidental fall near the levee and are investigating circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Dorothy Taylor
Martins Ferry
Ohio
Ohio River
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