Adlai Plans Key Address In Cleveland
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson tours via Buffalo Dunkirk and Erie to reach Cleveland for a major 9 p.m. speech on communism and smear tactics. Campaign manager Wilson Wyatt says the address targets Hiss case and McCarthy era attacks while CBS Mutual networks air the talk.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Buffalo
N.Y
Ohio
Wilson Wyatt
Cleveland
Cleveland Arena
CBS
Mutual
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Old Guard
Michael C. Noeppel
Memorial Auditorium
Dunkirk
Erie
Ashtabula
Youngstown
Ravenna
Akron
Wyatt
Hiss
Alger Hiss
State Department
Russia
Richard M. Nixon
California
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Chicago
Taft Attacks Truman Over Wasteful Spending in New Jersey
Sen. Robert Taft accused President Truman of distorting party goals and promoting wasteful expenditures during a rally in Asbury Park New Jersey. He criticized Truman’s whistle stop tours and warned that his claims misrepresent Republican positions and Democratic achievements never realized.
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N. J
Robert A. Taft
Truman
New Jersey
Ohio
Taft
Jersey City
Philadelphia
Scout Executive Named for Chief Logan Council
Charles W. Byers 41, longtime Boy Scout field executive at Warren since 1948, is named scout executive for Chief Logan Council covering Pike Ross Vinton and Jackson Counties. He replaces Charles A. Preyer, who moves to a Scout post at Fairmont West Virginia.
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Chillicothe
Charles W. Byers
Warren
Logan Council
Pike, Ross, Vinton
Jackson
Charles A. Preyer
Fairmount
W. Va
New Dam Complete on Muskingum River in Zanesville
The Muskingum River Dam in Zanesville began 58 days ago and is now in operation 41 days before its scheduled completion. The $300,000 structure spans 600 feet and is funded by the national government and a city bond issue.
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Zanesville
Esville
City of Zanesville
City Manager seeks joint meeting on sewage plant
Portsmouth City Manager Edward T. Bealle said he asked New Boston officials to meet with Portsmouth council members to discuss a proposed joint sewage disposal plant in the port city.
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Portsmouth
Edward T. Bealle
New Boston
Joizaa
Truman Attacks Nixon as Anti-Labor in West Virginia
President Truman denounced Richard Nixon as anti-labor and warned that the Taft Hartley Act can wreck the labor movement. He faulted Eisenhower for selecting Nixon and urged voters in West Virginia and nearby states to back Adlai Stevenson and Senator Harley Kilgore.
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Richard M. Nixon
West Virginia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Washington
Adlai Steenson
Wheeling
Harley Kilgore
Typhoon Death Toll Rises Across Asia
The Philippine Red Cross reports 370 dead and 200 missing with hundreds injured after a devastating typhoon. The storm moved from the South China Sea toward Indochina, with Saigon projecting landfall Friday night. Communications breakdown slowed casualty updates from the Philippines and Vietnam.
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Philippine Red Cross
Red Cross
South China Sea
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Philippines
Race Divides Va's Dems Split Over Stevenson Campaign
Virginia Democrats split over the Stevenson Sparkman ticket as two of the Big Three decline endorsements. Former Governor William M. Tuck and Senator Harry Byrd condemn Stevenson as Trumanist while Governor John S. Battle supports Stevenson and campaigns for him.
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Richmond
Virginia
Democratic Organization
William M. Tuck
Harry Byrd
Adlai Stevenson
Britain Explodes Atomic Bomb Charge At Monte Bello
Prime Minister Churchill announced Britain's first atomic test aboard the Plym frigate at Monte Bello islands off Northwest Australia on October 3. The ship exploded in harbor waters sending a million degree vapor cloud and a high tidal wave as rock and water were hurled skyward. He urged the United States to resume atomic information exchange with Britain.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Monte Bello Islands
Australia
Plym
House of Commons
United States
U S Moves to Oust Foreign Born Reds and Trial Foster
In Washington Attorney General McGranery launches a campaign to jail without bail, denaturalize, and deport foreign born Communist leaders. He seeks to try Communist Party Chairman William Z Foster for alleged conspiracy to overthrow the government, citing his books and Daily Worker contributions as background. Myles J. Lane heads the bid for a medical examination order.
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Washington
McGranery
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
United States
Foster
New York City
Supreme Court
Mexico
Daily Worker
U. S. Atty
War Debate Opens Today In Assembly
United Nations in New York hosts a heated Korean war debate led by U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The session focuses on Panmunjom truce terms and potential UN actions to pressure China and North Korea, with observers noting a protracted fight into the U S election period and waiting for Eden and Schuman speeches.
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N. Y
U.S
Dean Acheson
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Acheson
General Assembly
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Russia
Britain
France
Anthony Eden
Robert Schuman
Wage Boosts In Anthracite Fields Loom
Washington reports John L. Lewis seeks a $1.90 daily raise for hard coal miners matching soft coal gains. The Wage Stabilization Board recently allowed only $1.50 for soft coal, triggering a major walkout. Anthracite, about 65 000 miners in eastern Pennsylvania, had earlier agreed to a 30 to 50 cent per ton royalty boost to the union welfare fund.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Pennsylvania
Sparkman Blames Dixiecrats and Nixon in Civil Rights Row
Senator Sparkman denounces Southern elements aligned with the Ku Klux Klan as Dixiecrats backing Eisenhower and criticizes Richard Nixon for a hypocritical civil rights record. He also attacks Governor Thomas E. Dewey as a frustrated politician making noise for attention.
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Washington
John J. Sparkman
South
Gen
Eisenhower
Sparkman
Monroney Dokla
Richard Nixon
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Quake Hits Adana Area. 18 Dead and 40 Hurt
A sharp earthquake near Adana in southern Turkey killed at least 18 people and injured 40. The tremor lasted about five seconds and caused significant damage in the city of 150,000, with communications delays hindering full casualty reports.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Adana
Auto crushes baby in Zanesville incident
Richard Lee Dunkle a 16 month old boy of Zanesville died after an automobile ran over him on Wednesday. Police investigated the tragic accident with details not yet released.
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Zanesville
Richard Lee Dunkle
Dewey Steps Up Attacks as Inflation Charges Rise
Governor Dewey and General Eisenhower campaigned through New York with sharp claims that the Truman administration inflation policy is aimed at election gains. Dewey called the Democratic campaign unholy and accused Truman of hiding skeletons in the White House, while Eisenhower argued inflation hurts long term prosperity and wealth.
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N.Y
Eisenhower
Troy
Dewey
Eisen
Hower
Truman
White House
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Rensse Polytechnic Institute
Yank Force Repels Red Assault on Triangle Hill
U S Seventh Division troops on Triangle Hill repelled a Chinese attack after dark, with flare planes and searchlights aiding American and South Korean artillery. The battle lasted about two hours, involving roughly 500 Chinese soldiers.
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Triangle Hill
Seoul
Iron Horse Mountain
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Knob
Iron Triangle
U. S
Sniper
Triangle
Sniper Ridge
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
Forest Fire Forces West Virginia Hunt Season Pause
West Virginia suspends hunting season at 9 p m today due to widespread forest fires. Conservation Director Carl Johnson says season will not reopen until danger passes and time lost will be added at season end. Squirrels turkeys and grouse hunting dates noted. Mason County reports five fires since Sunday with over 100 fires burning statewide.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Carl Johnson
Johnson
Hays Helmick
Mason County
Miles Durst
Ross County Judge Wilbur M. McKenzie Dies at 59
Wilbur M. McKenzie, 59, former Ross County Common Pleas Court judge, died at his home in Chillicothe on Wednesday. He was first elected in 1930 and served several terms. He held the Silver Beaver Award, the top honor of the Boy Scouts of America.
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Chillicothe
Wilbur M. McKenzie
Ross County Common Pleas Court
Boy Scouts of America
Nixon Blasts PMA Threat in Minnesota Stop
Sen. Richard Nixon, Republican vice presidential nominee, told a Sioux City crowd that Democrats use political blackmail in farm program fights. He said PMA officials are pressuring farmers to sign up for next year, warning that a Republican win would end farm programs.
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Richard Nixon
Minnesota
PMA
Production and Ng Administration
Washington
Motorcyclist Killed in Greenville Crash
Richard Garvey nineteen of Greenville was killed Wednesday night when he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed.
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Greenville
Richard Garvey
Public Joined In First Massive Polio Test
The nation joined a massive polio test as 55 000 children aged 1 to 11 received shots of G G gamma globulin or gelatin placebo. Dr William Med Hammon announced results showing temporary protection against paralysis from polio. The March of Dimes funded the one million dollar effort.
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Cleveland
Texas
Iowa
Utah
William Med Hammon
University of Pittsburgh
Agency Probe of McCarthy Mail Started
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy welcomed a Post Office inquiry into a franking privilege complaint and denied misusing the mail. He urged scrutiny of others who allegedly abuse the privilege for campaigning while touring the West for the Republican ticket.
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Portland
Ore
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Post Office Department
Washington
McCarthy
Jury Indicts Mystery Man The Dutchman Grunewald on 22 Counts
Federal grand jury charges Henry W. Grunewald known as The Dutchman with 22 counts of contempt of Congress. Grunewald linked to a House probe into tax frauds and appeared as a witness last January after five sessions of questioning yielded little beyond his birth year and a refusal to discuss earlier details.
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Washington
Henry W
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Congress
House
FBI Joins Search For Young Bank Robber
State and federal agents joined the hunt for a young gunman who robbed the National Bank of Ada of more than $7000 with a sawed off shotgun. No customers were present. He fled in a late model Mercury driven by a confederate.
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National Bank
Ada
State Highway Patrol
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ten Escape Maniac Led Car Thieves In Tennessee Kidnaping
Police hunted a four man gang led by a self described three gun maniac after abducting ten people and stealing three cars along U S 41 in Tennessee Kentucky and Georgia. Victims escaped individually as roadblocks and searches extended across three states. The Cooksons from Houston Maine reported a holdup at Hasper Tenn and described the bandits as well dressed men with pistols.
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Sparta
Tenn
U.S. 41
State Highway Patrol
Houston
Middle Tennessee
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
Ben Cookson
Hasper
Cooksons
James H. Barton
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
David Rennan
Harold Hilbert
Don Walker
Hagerstown
Ind
Miami
Norval Broome
Stringtown
Indiana
Here
John Tucker
White County
Tucker
Japs Select New Premier
Yoshida appears assured of again heading the Japanese government after Ichiro Hatoyama steps down in the Liberal party contest. The Diet, with former war criminals and new Socialists but no Communists, will meet tomorrow to choose a Prime Minister, with Yoshida’s party holding a strong majority of 466 lower house seats.
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Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
America
Ichiro Hatoyama
Liberal
Yoshida
Six Children Missing After Fire Destroys Tyrone Home
Tyrone Pennsylvania reports a fire that destroyed a railroad shop man's home. Edwing T. Smith and wife escaped with their 8 month old baby as five of six children remained missing. Fire crews expected to search the ruins for hours. Neighbors saw the mother jump from a second floor with her youngest child.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Edwing T. Smith
Esca
Smith
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