Off Year Vote Forecast Alarms Pollsters And Parties
The Associated Press reports expectations that the November 7 off year election may set a non presidential record with turnout above 42 million. GOP and Democratic chairmen predict varied gains with GOP aiming for seats but uncertain of Senate control while Democrats foresee holding the House and possibly gains in the Senate. Also noted is a separate FBI arrest in El Paso of Herman Floyd Kinner for alleged dynamiting of Voice of America transmitters in Mason Ohio in 1950.
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GOP
Guy Gabrielson
Senate
House
Gabrielson
Roosevelt
VOICE
FBI
el Paso
Tex
Herman Floyd Kinner
Wilmington
Voice of America
Mason, O
Justice Department
Chinese Regiment Enters Fierce Border Fighting Reported
Allied forces pressed toward the Manchurian border amid fierce Red resistance as a full Chinese Communist regiment was identified in action in northeast Korea south of the Chosin reservoir. U.S. and ROK units faced heavy fighting, with casualties and battlefield reports of Chinese assaults and civilian deaths.
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Seoul
U.S. 10Th Corps
Red China
10Th Corps
Korea
Chosin
Manchurian
Manchuria
ROK
Hamhung
William Jorden
Kusong
Pakchon
Pyongyang
MacArthur
Tokyo
Eighth Army
Chosan
Songpa
Yalu River
Onjong
Red
Yu Hae Heung
Unsan
Wanchurian
Republic of Korea
North Korea
Kasan
Tanchon
Songjin
Kilenu
Changpaisham
Cardinals and Bishops Endorse Papal Mary Dogma
More than 500 cardinals and bishops from around the world approved Pope Pius XII's body of Mary as a dogma. The consistory followed the pope’s outline of reasons for the proclamation to be made on Wednesday.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
18 Die in Korea
Defense Department casualty list No. 138 reports 48 dead 12 missing 208 wounded and 43 injured in Korea accidents.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
Army to Use Point System on Reserves
The Army introduced a new point system to guide reserve enlisted men’s handling. It uses age, prior service, and dependents to decide who goes overseas first and who would be called to active duty if needed. High scoring reservists face relief from active duty, but no global relief quota is set.
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Washington
Army
West Virginia Youth Shot in Leg in Playful Incident
Point Pleasant police reported that 13 year old Thurman Bower of Grimms Landing was shot in the upper right leg during a playful tussle with a playmate after returning from hunting. He was taken to Holzer Hospital and his condition is not yet released.
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Point Pleasant
Thurman Bower
Grimms Landing
Bower
Holzer Hospital
GOP Funds Falling Short As Truman Broadcast Looms
Washington AP reports Republicans may let Truman's single broadcast go unanswered due to money limits. Democrats plan a four-network speech Saturday night. GOP funds lag with a reported 800000 dollar Democrat nest egg.
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Washington
Truman
St. Louis
Congress
Walter Brehm Cross Petition Filed in Court
Rep Walter F E Brehm seeks $5000 damages and dismissal of a suit over kickback claims from a clerk in his Washington office. He denies violating the Corrupt Practices Act and files a cross petition in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court. A former clerk seeks $7340 in back salary and $10000 punitive damages for alleged withholding from 1945 to 1948.
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Lancaster
Walter FE. Brehm
Ohio
Washington
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
Clara Soliday
Logan
Brehm
Florence Douglas 16 Breaks Arm After Bike Ride
Florence Douglas, 16, took her first bicycle ride since an appendix operation 25 days earlier. She struck a tree and sustained a broken arm in the crash in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Florence Douglas
Gustaf VI Proclaimed King of Sweden after Gustaf V’s Death
Sweden proclaims Gustaf VI as king following the death of Gustaf V who ruled nearly 43 years. The ceremony in Stockholm’s Royal Palace included the oath to constitutional government and pledge of allegiance by Premier Tage Erlander and the royal family. Queen Louise is English born and Carl Gustaf is the young crown prince. Funeral announced for Thursday November 9.
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Mary
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf VI
Gustaf V
Oscar Fredérik Wilhelm Olaf Gustaf Adolf
Tage Erlander
Erlander
Queen Louise
Gustaf
Louise
Earl Mountbatten
England
Victoria
Prince Carl Gustaf
Drottingholm Palace
Europe
New Propellers May Make 1000 Mile Speeds Possible
Curtis-Wright announces turboelectric propellers designed for gas turbine engines from 2500 to 20 000 horsepower. They claim speeds up to 1000 mph may be achievable in future propeller driven bombers troop carriers and transports while current tests at Wright Patterson AFB examined performance gains and drag reduction capabilities.
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Curtiss-Wright
Air Materiel Command of the
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Ohio
Curtis-Wright
Taft Ebright Lead In Dover Straw Poll Honors
The Dover Daily Reporter collected 964 straw votes in Tuscarawas County with Taft leading Taft polled 606 to 358 Ferguson while Ebright led Lausche 511 to 454. Women favored Lausche 135-130 but men favored Ebright.
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Dover
Dover Daily Reporter
Tuscarawas County
Robert A. Taft
Don H. Ebright
U.S
Joseph T. Ferguson
U.S. Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Ebright
Weekend Violence Claims 14 Lives in Ohio
An Associated Press survey shows 14 people died in Ohio over the weekend. Ten deaths were due to traffic incidents including two pedestrians struck by locomotives and one man killed by two racing cars at a speedway. another was burned when a makeshift gasoline tank on a car exploded.
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Columbus
Ohio
Associated Press
Burglars Believed to Start Kings Mills Fire
Sheriff Gerald W. Couden suspects burglars started a blaze that damaged the King Powder Co office in Kings Mills. A safe may have been targeted and losses were put at about 15000 by general manager R A King Jr. The fire occurred yesterday triggering an investigation.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Gerald W. Couden
King Powder Co
Kings Mills
R. A. King, Jr
Athens editorial stance highlights local leaders and towns
An Athens based editorial page surveys regional leaders including Pomeroy Chauncey Logan Chauncey Point Pleasant and Gallipolis Glouster. It also notes sports briefs from Nelsonville and Wente’s sections, summarizing local civic and community topics.
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Athens Editorial
Pomeroy
Chauncey Logan
Chauncey Point Pleasant
Ohahcies
Gallipolis
Glouster
Trenches and barbed wire built near West Berlin
Soviet Zone police dug trenches and laid barbed wire at four sites near West Berlin for training. Allied observers monitored the development as the Soviet Zone reportedly threatened reprisals against families of defectors.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Allied High Commission
West Germany
Tibet Troops Retreat From Lhasa Amid Chinese Advance
New Delhi reports Tibetan forces have pulled back to 200 miles from Lhasa as Chinese troops advance. Defenders abandoned Lho Dzong and Lhashado in late October and retreated via Pemba Go toward Chamdo, with a caravan route now shortening the trip. India considers offering diplomatic aid and continued good offices.
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New Delhi
India
Lhasa
Lho Dzong
Lolungchung
Lhashado
Pemba Go
Chamdo
Pemba
Kalimpong
Calcutta
The
Statesman
Tibet
Pact Group Tries To End Talks Today
Washington AP The Atlantic Powers Defense Committee seeks to finish framing today the structure of a unified Western European defense force to deter Russia. A sticking point remains German rearmament and participation under a supra national European defense council. France favors delaying German units. the US and Britain push for swift German involvement.
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Pact Group
Washington
Atlantic Powers’ Defense Committee
Western
Europe
Russia
Pact
Defense Committee
Jules Moch
Germany
European Defense Council
United States
Britain
Columbus Railroader Backer Taft Reported Shot At
Clarence W. Vance a railway conductor and Order of Railway Conductors agent said an unidentified man threatened him by phone for supporting Senator Taft. He reported a shot or impact at his garage window with no clear political motive noted by police.
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Columbus
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Clarence W. Vance
New York Central Railroad
Senator Taft
Vance
Onio
Congress
Taft
Duke of Windsor Plans Short Visit With Queen Mary
The Duke of Windsor arrived from France for a three day stay with his mother Queen Mary at Windsor Castle. He could not confirm whether he would meet the newborn Princess Anne during the visit.
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London
Duke of Windsor
France
Queen Mary
Princess Anne
Victoria
One Want Ad Sells Ten Pigs in Amesville Sale
A Messenger Want Ad notes Dow Marquis of Amesville sold ten Hampshire pigs for 40 cents each. The column also highlights daily advertisements for livestock furniture cars clothing and various items. To place an ad call 0242.
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