Senator Wagner Recovers From Amnesia After Vanishing
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York suffered temporary amnesia after wandering from his son’s Islip estate. He was found in a Manhattan restaurant and returned home where physician Dr. William C. Carhardt examined him and reported the episode left him none the worse.
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Robert F. Wagner
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Long Island
William C. Carhardt
Manhattan
Wagner
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
Islip
N. Y
85Th St
Lexington Ave
Carhardt
Top Red Is Blamed In Polk Slaying
In Salonika Greece the government names Adam Mouzenides as the shooter of CBS reporter George Polk last May 8. Three others Evangelos Vasvanas Gregory Staktopoulos and Anna Staktopoulos charged with complicity. Staktopoulos and his mother to be tried in Salonika. the others may be tried in absentia.
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George Polk
Columbia Broadcasting System
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Communist International Information Bureau
Polk
Adam Mouzenides
Communist Party
Evangelos Vasvanas
Gregory Staktopoulos
Anna
Staktopoulos
Lehar Relapses in Vienna. 79-Year-Old Composer Seriously Ill
Franz Lehar's doctor reports a relapse and serious condition in Vienna. The famed Austrian composer, age 79, suffers a heart ailment complicated by a stomach ulcer.
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Vienna
Franz Lehar
Lehar
Lausche Attacks Ohio Sales Tax Reduction
Former Governor Lausche claims the tax cut saves less than 65 cents per person annually and forecasts a $5 million loss in state revenue over 12 months. He contrasts this with higher total collections under the current administration, arguing the penny elimination was political theater. Herbert speaks at Columbus Day event urging courage and unity for peace.
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Thomas J. Herbert
Christopher Columbus
Holy Rosary Church
Herbert
Four Die In Crippled Air Force Plane Crash Near Clinton
An Air Force transport crashed in a ravine near Clinton Louisiana killing four of 33 aboard. The seven flight carried 172 total, including 29 artillery officers from Fort Bliss and Fort Sill and crew. Lt Col Herbert S. Ramey and Capt Harold M. Dudley were named among the dead. Survivors, led by Brig Gen C H Hart, reported trouble at about 5000 feet and attempted to parachute before aborting as weather worsened.
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el Paso
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Eglin Field
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Fort Sill
Okla
Lab Explosion Casualty Dies
Ernest John Teichert 38, professor of metallurgy at Pennsylvania State College, died at Belfont Hospital after injuries from a October 7 laboratory explosion. Survived by widow Bonna, two children Carol and John, and grandmother Mrs. Elizabeth Eberback of Chillicothe Ohio. Teichert was a Ohio State University graduate and son of William A. Teichert of the Columbus Dispatch. The explosion’s cause remained undetermined.
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Teichert
Ohio State University
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Columbus Dispatch
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Elizabeth Eberback
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ohio's First Snow Falls and Melts Across Ohio
Ohio's first snow of the season fell late last night over Elyria Cleveland and Chardon but melted on contact. Forecasters expect near freezing in Northern Ohio, with Columbus at 30 degrees and 28 Tuesday morning.
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Chardon
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Canada
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Dewey Campaign Objective Highlights Government as Servant
President Truman heads to Miami to address the American Legion while Gov. Thomas E. Dewey returns from a Midwest swing. Dewey vows to end the idea that government is masters and must serve the people. He rests in Albany then heads to New York for midweek speeches.
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Legion Convention Opens with Truman Warren to Speak
President Truman arrives in Miami to deliver a non political address to the American Legion. Warren and Stassen expected to speak on successive days with Navy Secretary Sullivan and other cabinet members on the program. The convention opens amid questions about where the next meeting will be held due to no bids for 1949 or 1950.
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Minnesota
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Socialist Group Leads In Electoral Voting In Paris
In Paris the Socialist group led in the electoral college vote with 100,001 members while De Gaulle rightists and extreme Left communists trailed. The college on November 7 will name the 320 members of France s advisory upper house.
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Charles de Gaulle
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France
One Killed Four Injured In Gas Company Explosion
An explosion at a Michgan Consolidated Gas Co. compressor station in Melvindale killed 26 year old W A Blascak of Allen Park and injured four other employees. The company estimates damage between 250000 and 500000 dollars. Lawrence K Rickey identified the deceased as Blascak and said he died instantly.
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Melvindale
Lawrence K. Rickey
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Union Oil President Predicts More Ethyl Fuel Return
San Francisco July report quotes Union Oil President Reese Taylor saying Ethyl gasoline will be back on the market in two or three weeks after the West Coast oil workers strike. He notes more workers are returning to their jobs each day across six struck companies.
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Explosion rattles US transport near Berlin airfield
A United States C-54 transport bound for blockaded Berlin was shaken by a blast after takeoff from Gatow airport in Berlin. Officials said ground explosion concussion near the field, not anti aircraft fire, rattled windows but caused no gunfire warnings. Soviet authorities tightened border checks to enforce the blockade.
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Gatow
U. S
Protection Ordered For French Miners
Interior Minister Jules Moch ordered police to guard miners trying to save struck coal pits from water and gas seepage. Communists leading the three week strike halted maintenance at pits, wrecking recovery efforts as 2,000,000 tons of coal were lost.
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Paris
Jules Moch
Quarrel Blamed For Husband's Fatal Shooting
Canton police report a domestic quarrel led to the fatal shooting of Weston B. Crawford, 39. Anne Crawford, 36, called police after she fired at her husband following a two hour quarrel. neighbors described the dispute as leading to the shooting.
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Weston B. Crawford
Frank J. Burnofsky
Crawford
Anne
Marshall Has Brief Statement
Rome dispatch reports Secretary of State George C. Marshall arriving en route to a destination. In a brief statement he stepped from his plane and said I hope for a long peace.
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George C. Marshall
ADA Endorses Truman Barkley Ticket in Ohio Meeting
Ohio Americans for Democratic Action endorsed the Truman Barkley ticket at their first state meeting here yesterday confirming to National ADA policy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Americans For Democratic Action
Truman - Barkley
Kittyhawk Biplane Leaves London's Kensington Museum
The Wright Brothers first powered flight aircraft Kittyhawk is being dismantled at Kensington Museum and shipped to the Smithsonian In Washington. The plane, on display since 1928, will be replaced by an exact replica built by De Havilland Tech School students.
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Wright Brothers
Kensington Science Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Orville Wright
Wright
England
United States
Mauretania
Kensington Museum
de Havilland Technical School
Hatfield
UN Debates Palestine War as Negev Fight Escalates
United Nations Security Council plans a special session on Palestine while Jewish forces capture Negev heights amid cease fire violations. Israel reports major air activity and heavy casualties as it targets roads to Beersheba and southern settlements.
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United Nations Security Council
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Israel
Negev
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Gaza
Holy Land
Beersheba
Hebron
Jerusalem
Death Penalty Sought in Medina Murder Trial
Clark Hill age 19 faces first degree murder trial in Medina County for the death of Jeannette Weimer of Mogadore. Prosecutor Batchelder will seek the electric chair, alleging he poisoned her by fumes from a car exhaust after a drugged milk shake. The panel includes Judges Kellogg Griffith and Savord.
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Medina
Clark Hill
William G. Batchelder, Jr
Hill
Jeannette Weimer
Mogadore
Ohio
Bodies of 11 Miners Brought to Surface
In Pineville Kentucky the bodies of 11 miners entombed for nearly three years were recovered from a coal mine. Five more bodies were found but remain underground while four others from the December 26 1945 explosion are still missing. Rescue efforts ceased after the blast two and a half miles inside the mine.
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Pineville
Here
Navy Plans to Commission Women Doctors and Interns
The Navy announces a plan to commission women doctors who have completed civilian hospital internships and to take 25 women doctors as interns in Navy hospitals. Washington outlined the program amid efforts to expand female medical staff.
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Navy
Washington
Actress Elissa Landi Remains On Serious List
Reports from Kingston Hospital indicate Elissa Landi remains on the serious list and is gradually weakening as her condition persists on the Kingston, New York ward.
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Kingston, N. Y
Elissa Landi
Kingston Hospital
Ohio Lawmakers, Others Die In Weekend Accidents
At least 11 Ohioans including state representative Margaret Barkley died in weekend accidents. Barkley, 59, died from auto crash injuries in Warren after a ditch collision in Ashtabula County. Other fatalities included John Grubbs, 75, in Washington Court House, Charles Hallbauer, 26, in Cincinnati, James Belknap, 36, and wife Belle, 34, near Suffield, and Boyles Carlton, 35, who drowned at Fernbank Dam on the Ohio River.
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Margaret E. Barkley
Cuyahoga County
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Ashtabula
State Highway Patrol
John W. Barkley
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John Grubbs
Charles E. Hallbauer
Cincinnati
James E. Belknap
Mantua
Belle
Suffield
Portage County
Belknap
Ravenna
Boyles Carlton
Fernbank Dam
Ohio River
ITU Official Reports Cabinet Post Choice For Labor
Ralph Wright a New York City AFL official was reported by officials to be President Truman's choice for assistant secretary of labor. Wright 45 serves as secretary of the Allied Printing Trades Council of Greater New York and worked on War Labor Board and War Manpower Commission panels during the war.
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Ralph Wright
New York City
AFL International Typographical Union
Truman
White House
Wright
Allied Printing Trades Council of
Greater New York
War Labor Board
War Manpower Commission
Red Bid Backfires Says GOP Adviser
John Foster Dulles said Russia's bid to purge Berlin by starvation disease and fear backfired. He praised morale in West Berlin and West Germany due to Western resolve. He noted Soviet Germany morale low per U.S. intelligence and cited Austria's strong recovery and stable politics amid fears of a Communist putsch, which he deemed unfounded.
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John Foster Dulles
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Republican Party
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Frankfurt
Austria
Airlift Crash Kills Three in Germany
FRANKFURT Germany A four engine C 54 Berlin airlift plane on a return flight from Berlin crashed near Neu Isenburg killing its three American crewmen The crash marked the 13th American death in the airlift to Berlin during the Soviet blockade Meanwhile Hollywood actress Veronica Lake announced the birth of her second daughter at Good Samaritan Hospital
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Frankfurt
Germany
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Neu-Isenburg
Hollywood
Veronica Lake
Saturday Night
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bus Strike Averts After Canton Contract Hike
Canton officials announce a new contract that grants six cents an hour raise, preventing a threatened bus workers strike in the city. The agreement averts work stoppage and keeps transit running while the workforce accepts the wage increase.
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Canton
Kansan Urges Stockpiling of Wheat and Cotton Stores
Washington report notes Kansas Congressman Hope proposes large stockpiles of wheat and cotton and some corn to prepare for war or emergencies. He backs boosting livestock herds and placing stockpiles in a board to avoid farming price effects. Hope predicts eight to ten years of farm prosperity with adjusted prices.
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Hope
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House Agriculture Committee
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