High Winds and Rains Kill Ten Across United States
A severe storm lashed the nation from the Mississippi Valley to the Northeast. Ten deaths were reported, seven on highways including a Gainesville Virginia bus crash with five fatalities, plus two servicemen in Philadelphia and a night Falcon Force crash near Fort Knox. Norfolk area blackout and heavy rain in New York City capped a day of widespread disruptions.
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Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic States
Seaboard
New York City
New Jersey
New York
Brooklyn
Great Lakes
Ontario
Coast Guard
Gainesville
Philadelphia
Air Force
Fort Knox
Washington, D. C
Midwest
Chicago
New England
Carolinas
Rockies
Mountains
Jebb Tran Premier Set For UN Duel
Iran Premier Mossadegh arrived in New York to present Tehran's oil nationalization dispute at the UN Security Council. He is to meet with diplomats from a New York Hospital suite while the council plans only a tentative Thursday session.
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New York
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
United Nation
Security Council
Britain
New York Hospital
Mossadegh
U.S
Jebb
Edward Arnold and Mrs McCain to Visit President Truman
Actor Edward Arnold and his 43 year old bride Mrs Clee P. McCain plan to visit President Truman in Washington within days. They wed in Southport yesterday and intend to tour Puerto Rico before returning to New York for Arnold's radio and television work.
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Southport
Conn
Edward Arnold
Washington
Truman
Arnold
Clee P. McCain
Detroit
Puerto Rico
New York
Royal Couple Arrive For Tour Of Canada
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh arrive at Dorval Airport Montreal weather cloudy for a month long tour of Canada and the United States. They fly from London aboard the Canopus with a 21 gun salute planned and will travel to Quebec by royal train after greeting officials. King George VI had delayed their visit due to his illness.
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U.S
Canada
Elizabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
London
Karsh
Ottawa
Montreal
Britain
Dorval
British Overseas Airways Corporation
O. P. Jones
Dominion
United States
Gander
Newfoundland
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Viscount Alexander
Louis St. Laurent
Quebec
Philip
George VI
Storm Halts Flyin Solon World Flight
Rep. Peter F. Mack Jr lands his Beechcraft Bonanza at Pittsburgh Allegheny County Airport at 9 14 p m EST ending the first leg of a world goodwill flight. The 34 year old plans a 32710 mile solo tour visiting about 40 cities including Moscow before returning home early January.
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Peter F. Mack, Jr
D-Ill
Allegheny County
Mack
Springfield
Washington
Atlantic
Bill Odom
Honolulu
Teterborough
N. J
Moscow
British Buries Sir Henry Gurney as Malaya Fight Intensifies
Sir Henry Gurney, the British High Commissioner, was buried in Kuala Lumpur after his murder by communists on a jungle road. Britain renewed its offensive in Malaya as thousands watch the ceremony and five and a half companies pursue the ambush band that killed him and his wife near a hill resort.
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Singapore
Sir Henry Gurney
Britain
Malaya
Kuala Lumpur
Sir Henry
Gurney
Man Brutally Slain in Cleveland Field
Police investigate a brutal death on Cleveland East Side where a man was found beaten with his face fractured. Detectives seek the victim's identity and motive in the case.
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Cleveland
Brothers Die Together in Korea Battle
Melvin and Johnny Barnett of Batesville Arkansas died in Korea while serving in the 1st Cavalry Division. The brothers enlisted together and fought side by side until killed in the same engagement, making their deaths a rare shared sacrifice in the ongoing conflict. Their funeral will honor their service as a family and community mourns.
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Batesville
Ark
Melvin
John Richard Barnett
Arkansas
Korea
1St Cavalry Division
Mel
Johnny Barnett
Barnett Boys
Johnny
5Th Regiment
First Cavalry
George Barnett
Here
Defense Department
Navy Spurs Huge Fleet Expansion
The United States Navy plans about 180 new ships adding to its fleet, including 13 submarines under construction and the large Forrestal carrier. The fleet now has roughly 450 combat ships active, with a substantial reserve of about 1600 vessels and 11 battleships among them.
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Washington
United States Navy
Congress
Senate Chiefs Press Action On Aid Bills
Senate leaders pressed for quick approval of three appropriation bills totaling over 65 billion dollars. The package includes 56.94 billion for defense, 7.48 billion for foreign aid, and 1.75 billion for various agencies, with adjournment hoped by October 20.
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Senate
Washington
McFarland
Arizona
Congress
Dare Plunge Kills Paratrooper After Bridge Dare
Memphis report says Pfe Norman Seidenzahl of Baltimore, Md., a Fort Campbell soldier with the 11th Airborne Division, died after leaping 115 feet from a Mississippi River bridge on a dare. Buddies Pfc George Anderson of Wilmington, Del., and Pfc John Soroka of Masury, Ohio, claim they challenged him and could not restrain him when he vaulted the rail. Seidenzahl’s body was not recovered.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
A. T. Bartholomew
Pfe Norman Seidenzahl
Baltimore
Fort Campbell
11Th Airborne Division
Seidenzahl
George Anderson
Wilmington
Del
John Soroka
Masury
Ohio
Yanks Hear Latest Sports From Frontline Broadcasts
American troops in Korea listened to condensed rebroadcasts of the first three World Series games and the Michigan State Ohio State football tilt. Loudspeakers behind the front line carried the broadcasts for about an hour, a shift from earlier use for psychological warfare urging surrender.
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U.S. 24Th
Korea
House Body To Vote On Seaway Project Friday
The House Public Works Committee opens hearings on Rep Blatnik’s Seaway bill with five opposing witnesses and favorable testimony planned for Wednesday. A Friday vote could occur in a closed session as Canada and the United States pursue the $818 million St. Lawrence development.
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House Public Works Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
Rep. Blatnik
D-Minn
Gregory Prince
Association of American Railroads
Rep. Pickett
D-Tex
Frazer A. Bailey
National Federation of American Shipping
George D. Riley
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers of America
Blatnik
Truman
Louis St. Laurent
Canada
St. Laurent
Congress
West Virginia Vets Bonus Faces Inflation Clash
West Virginia presses ahead with a $75 million bond plan to fund a world wars veterans bonus after an inflation feud with federal restraints. The state shifts from a failed $67.5 million issue to bond sales through banks and public buyers.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Eastern Investment Bankers Committee
National Voluntary Credit Restraint Committee
Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
Federal Reserve Board
Okey L. Patterson
Ohio Traffic Kills Twelve This Weekend
Ohio cut its weekend highway death toll nearly in half from 22 to 12 for the period 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Sunday, according to an Associated Press survey. No other accidental deaths were recorded during the period.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Small Dog Victim Of Biting Saga
Los Angeles report of a Chihuahua named Choppo that bit a man after escaping from an animal shelter. A passerby E. B. Brown chased the dog and Brown bit the dog on the nose to stop the attack.
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Los Angeles
Choppo
E. B. Brown
Brown
Yanks Press Drive on Vital Peak in Korea
U S Eighth Army reports advancing up Heartbreak Ridge amid heavy fire as 23rd Regiment troops close within 200 yards of the summit. West of the MunDung Valley American units clash with Red defenses while Allied air forces pound supply routes and equipment.
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Korea
Heartbreak Ridge
U. S
Mundung
Imjim
Bloody Baldy
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Yondon
Red
U. S. Fifth Air Force
United Nations
Yanggu
Diary Bares Move To Cut Chiang Aid
Washington reports reveal in 1949 a secret White House meeting on stopping U. S. aid to Nationalist China per a National Security Council recommendation. Senatorial subcommittee hearings on Philip C. Jessup’s UN delegate nomination reference the diary. Harold Stassen cited Acheson and Jessup backing a cut. The diary notes military advisors supported the stop aid idea.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Rmich
White House
Truman
National Security Council
U. S
China
Vandenburg
New York
Senate
Philip C. Jessup
United Nations
Harold E. Stassen
Vandenberg
Acheson
Jessup
Stassen
Security Council
Texas Judge Accused of Feeding Farm Workers Dog Food
The Labor Department charges R E Bibb, a Maverick County judge and businessman, with feeding farm workers canned meat imported as dog food unfit for human consumption. His contract to feed and house workers is canceled. Bibb could not be reached for comment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Texas
R. E. Bibb
Maverick County
Democratic County Committee
Shooting Leads Police to Gambling Devices
In Newport Kentucky a Dayton Ohio man was shot in a Newport nightclub. Police found 11 slot machines two dice tables and a hazard table after James Hopkins was wounded at the Alibi Club. Oliver Payne 35 Newport was charged with shooting with intent to kill.
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Newport
Dayton
Ohio
James Hopkins
Donald Barnes
Fred Wessling
Oliver
Bull) Payne
Probe of Pilotless Plane Release Questioned
The House military appropriations subcommittee asked the Air Force to explain why information about the Matador guided missile was released to the press and public. Chairman Mahon called the disclosure outrageous and condemned the action in a committee report on military public works funding.
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Washington
Air Force
House
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Mahon
D-Tex
Allied Note Hints Accord On New Site In Korea Talks
Gen Ridgway accepted in principle the communist proposal to restart cease fire talks near Panmunjom. The site would be in the immediate vicinity of Kaesong, six miles southeast of Kaesong, with both sides to share responsibility for security and neutral controls around the conference site. The exchange narrows the distance between negotiators, while moving toward a joint system for monitoring the talks.
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TOKYO
Matthew B. Ridgway
Panmunjom
Kaesong
Ridgway
Red Halsen
Nan
Munson
UN Command
Munsan
Kim Il Sung
Peng Teh-Hual
North Korea
Songhyon
Funeral services for Bishop H. Lester Smith held
In Columbus two Methodist bishops presided over the funeral for Bishop H. Lester Smith who died at 75. Smith led the Ohio Methodist area for 16 years retiring May 28, 1948. Services were at 10 a.m. in Columbus and 3 p.m. in Cincinnati at Trinity Methodist Church.
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Columbus
H. Lester Smith
Smith
Ohio
Methodist Church
Titus Lowe
Hazen G. Werener
W. Emery H
Trinity Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Bradley in Paris Seeks Pact Talks with Greece and Turkey
General Omar Bradley arrived in Paris as chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff en route to Greece and Turkey. He will meet British and French representatives to discuss their entry into the Atlantic Pact alliance in exploratory talks.
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Paris
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Greece
Turkey
Atlantic Pact Organization
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