Linking Soviet Atom Bomb Spy Plot With Movies
Washington hearings into possible Soviet attempt to obtain atom bomb secrets continue with no proof of propaganda in films. Louis J. Russell testified about Eltenton and Chevalier seeking data on UC Berkeley lab and Oppenheimer's involvement, linking Hollywood to espionage while George Eltenton declines comment from England.
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Washington
Thomas
House Committee On UN
Louis J. Russell
FBI
George Charles Eltenton
Shell Development Corporation
Emeryville
Calif
Russia
Peter Ivanov
San Francisco
Ivanov
Eltenton
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Haakon Chevalier
The
Uni
Chevalier
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer
Hollywood
Russell
Louise Branston
London
George Eltenton
House Un-American Activities Sub
United States
Soviet Union
Thornton
England
Typhoon Bypasses Manila with Six Dead and Heavy Damage
A typhoon sweeping the Central Philippines caused six deaths and widespread destruction as it bypassed Manila to the south and moved toward the China Sea. At 6 am EST the Philippine Weather Bureau said the storm lay 30 miles south of Manila and was moving west northwest with Signal No. 10 hoisted, and the gale sank a ship while beaching three others.
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Manila
Philipines
China Sea
Philippine Weather Bureau
Commons Expels Journalist for Accusation Story
The House of Commons expelled Garry Allighan, Labour MP and former London journalist, for writing an article in a trade journal accusing MPs of accepting bribes to reveal discussions from secret party sessions.
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London
House of Commons
Garry Allighan
Labor
U.S
Members of Commons
Handless 2 Year Old Interacts With Governor
Two year old Tommy Herbert who lost both hands in a switch engine accident six weeks ago wowed playmates by tossing a toy balloon around with Governor Thomas J. Herbert. The governor donated 50 dollars to a fund for the boy.
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Cleveland
Tommy Herbert
Thomas J. Herbert Yetsterday
Tommy
Hourly Wage Debate Highlights Congress Pay Gap
CIO official Russ Nixon argues that congressmen earn $15 000 yearly on a 40 hour week and suggests raising the wage hour minimum from 40 to 75 cents to reflect real earnings. He compares 7 to 12 dollar hourly rates to the 40 cent minimum to illustrate the disparity for taxpayers.
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Washington
CIO
House Labor Subcommittee
Russ Nixon
CIO Electrical Workers
Nixon
Congress
Heatless Days Prospect Across East and Midwest
Involuntary heatless days threaten homes in the East and Midwest this winter as record fuel oil and gasoline demand strains pipeline capacity and tanker supply. Economists warn demand will rise further in 1948 and the tight oil supply could last for about three years, despite high production levels.
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New York
East
Midwest
Elyria Chemical Plant Destroyed by Flames
Elyria Ohio. The Chemical Recovery Co plant was destroyed by a fire that drew 39 city firefighters to the scene. Blaze origin and total damage could not be immediately determined.
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Elyria Chemical Plant
Elyria
Chemical Recovery Co
Easier Credit Terms Loom as Price Controls End
Washington officials anticipate looser installment rules as price ceilings expire at midnight. Sellers set down payment and 15 monthly payments for autos and major appliances, ending six years of controls. Officials fear easier terms could fuel inflation while monitoring lender conduct.
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Washington
Joe E Brown Named Honorary Cleveland Fire Chief
Screen and stage actor Joe E Brown was made an honorary Cleveland fire chief by a committee of battalion chiefs. A gold badge was presented before curtain at the Hanna Theatre as he stars in Harvey.
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Cleveland
Joe E. Brown
Hanna Theatre
Brown
Harvey
Heart attack kills driver in Kentucky plunge
Sheriff Herman C. Coombs reported James Burns, 58, of Jamestown Ohio, died of a heart attack before his car went over a 20 foot embankment yesterday in Kentucky.
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Jenkins
Herman C. Coombs
James Burns
Jamestown
Ohio
Ohio Voters Decide Four Constitutional Changes Tuesday
Ohio voters face four amendments on the ballot. The measures include a $300 million veteran bonus financing plan, a restriction on gas and auto tax funds for highways, adding the governor and state treasurer to the bonus commission, and extending probate judges’ terms from four to six years. The write will fund bonuses via bonds and a real estate levy, with $25 million set aside and a projected $3.64 yearly tax per $5,000 valuation.
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Reed Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Don H. Ebright
Thomas J. Herbert
New York
Indiana
Tenth District
Raymond S. Springer
Pennsylvania
Common Pleas
Trend forecast for 1948 off year elections in Kentucky and beyond
Washington reports expect new trends in the 1948 off year voting as Taft Hartley and high prices influence races. Kentucky gubernatorial contest pits Democrat Earle Clements against Republican Eldon S. Dummit with labor backing for Clements, while New York Ohio Indiana and Massachusetts fill vacancies and consider constitutional questions, veteran bonus bonds and tax shifts amid several county and municipal ballots.
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Washington
Kentucky
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Massachusetts
U. S
Earle ©. Clements
Eldon S. Dummit
Clements
Blue Grass
Ohio Gas Firm Seeks Expansion Funds for 1949 Plan
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus asks the power commission to approve a 2 310 800 expansion to boost summer gas supply. Plans include a 6 350 horsepower compressor station in Monroe Township Richland County, 22 miles of 16 inch transmission lines in Knox and Richland, and 13 new wells expanding storage by about 1 500 000 000 cu ft. Pipe delivery starts January. construction to begin next spring with operation in winter 1949 50.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
The
Power Commission
Monroe Township
Richland County
Perrysville
Knox
Richland
Brown Station
Monroe
Pavonia
Twin Problems Face Congress
Washington reports Rep. Crawford of Michigan warns Europe aid will force higher taxes or inflation. Sen. OMahoney of Wyoming pushes a new excess profits levy to curb high prices at home while backing a European recovery program. A Republican plan for a third tax cut is delayed due to Rep. Knutson’s illness.
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Washington
Europe
Crawford
R-Mich
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Congress
Knutson
Rminn
Marietta Firm Sale Reports Not Confirmed
Rumors alleged Dravo Corp plans to buy Marietta Manufacturing Co. but officials could not be reached. Dewey A. Windsor, president, was out of town and Mrs. Walter A. Windsor did not answer at her home.
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Point Pleasant
Dravo Corp
Marietta Manufacturing Co
Dewey A. Windsor
Walter A. Windsor
Business Leader Sees No Depression In Sight
Roy A. Foulke of Dun & Bradstreet told the Cleveland Association of Credit Men that the economy shows a healthy outlook with no depression in sight. He warned only a thinning risk from some firms speculating in inventories as a potential weak spot.
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Cleveland
Roy A. Foulke
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Cleveland Association of Credit Men
Jewelry Store Robbery Estimated at 75 000 Dollars
In Birmingham Alabama a gang looted a downtown jewelry store of about 75 000 to 80 000 dollars after binding and gagging the jeweler and his family at their home and taking his keys to open the shop. Owner Louis W. Perry said they left the scene empty.
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Birmingham
Ala
Louis W. Perry
Ramadier Faces Possible Cabinet Restart After Confidence Vote
Paris factions push for a reshuffle as Socialist Premier Ramadier navigates a 300 to 280 confidence win. Authorities suggest excluding De Gaulle leaners while observers warn the center must widen for policy grip amid price and business controls.
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PARIS
Paul Ramadier
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Socialist Party
Paul Reynaud
France
Charles de Gaulle
Ramadier
Recording Red Affidavits Deadline Presses Unions
Four major unions signal likely to miss the Taft Hartley required deadline for financial reports and anti Communism affidavits under the reorganized NLRB. John L Lewis United Mine Workers Philip Murray United Steel Workers United Auto Workers and United Electrical face possible case dismissals. Lewis asserts about 60000 members with 250000 in UMW district 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reorganized
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
United Steel Workers
United Auto Workers
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Lewis
Willard I. Webb Industrialist Dies in Toledo
Willard I. Webb, native of Webb's Summit and former Nelsonville resident, died in Toledo. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Toledo.
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Nelsonville
Toledo
Willard I. Webb
Webb’s
Summit
Extended forecast for Lower Lakes region
Temperatures will run about five degrees above normal with normal highs 55 in the west and 48 in the east and lows from 38 west to 35 east. No major change is expected Saturday through Monday. A slight rise in temperatures is forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation totals around one quarter inch, with occasional rain possible Monday or Tuesday.
Union and firm resume talks in Galion strike saga
Congressional hearings in Galion probe the 10 week North Electric Co strike as union and company negotiators meet again. Witnesses including CIO UAW organizer Edward Duck testify while tensions loom over plant reopening and violence alarms.
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Galion
North Electric Co
Clare Hoffman
R-Mich
Hoffman
Ralph E. Schree
James L. Walker
Col
Graham
Thomas J. Herbert
CIO United Auto Workers Union
Walter Brehm
Logan
Frederick CC
Marion
Edward Duck
UAW
UN sets condemnation of talk against peace
The United Nations Assembly prepared final approval of a worldwide condemnation of talk that threatens peace. The 57 nation Political Committee passed a Flushing Meadow Park resolution urging member governments to promote friendly relations by publicity. Russia backed down on war mongering charges against the United States, Greece, and Turkey as two sessions and multiple speaker lines marked a busy day at Flushing and Lake Success.
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New York
United Nations Assembly
Assembly of 57 Nations
Flushing Meadow Park
Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Greece
Turkey
Flushing
Lake Success
Security Council
Russia
Netherlands
Special Palestine Committee
U. S
Herschell V. Johnson
Amer
Month of Sun Ends in Rain Ends October Sunshine
Rain fell across much of the country ending October with gray skies and a damp farewell. The heaviest rain totals included 2.11 inches in Kansas City and 1.67 inches in Des Moines while temperatures stayed near normal in many areas and Texas reported highs near 90.
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Associated Press
New England
Midwest
Northwest Pacific Coast
Mercury
Texas
Kansas City
Des Moines
Celebrities Return Home After Red Hearing
About 800 welcomed a chartered plane carrying 22 film figures from Washington where they attended sessions of the House Committee on un American Activities. Returning aboard two Constellations were Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Danny Kaye Evelyn Keyes Marsha Hunt John Huston Jane Wyatt Ira Gershwin and Paul Henreid.
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Hollywood
Washington
House Committee On UN
Murder Trial of Dancer Satira Schmidt Enters Fifth Day
In Havana, the murder trial of dancer Patricias Satira Schmidt, 22, and co defendant Charles Jackson, 27, of River Forest Illinois, enters its fifth day. They have completed their preliminary testimony on charges of concealing information.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricias
Satira) Schmidt
Miss Schmidt
Charles Jackson
River Forest
Ill
Ohio Aviation Committee heads Postwar Program
Columbus Ohio postwar program commission aviation committee is led by Harry C Fitzgerald Jr an assistant state attorney general with duties to guide aviation policy and related planning.
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Columbus
Ohio’s _ Postwar Program Commission Aviation Committee
Harry C. Fitzgerald, Jr
Jefferson Letter Reveals Early Financial Struggles
Cincinnati scholars publish a 1808 note from Thomas Jefferson showing him pressed for funds. The letter to Craven Peyton requests postponement or monthly payment of 558 pounds and 14 shillings, dated December, reflecting ongoing fiscal strain.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Jefferson
Reginald C. McGrane
University of Cincinnati
McGrane
James C
William W. Mullally
College of Business Administration
Secretary Krug Improves After Illness During Speech
Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug, taken ill in Phoenix while addressing the National Reclamation Association Convention, was reported today to be very satisfactory with no complications.
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Phoenix
Interior
Julius A. Krug
National Reclamation Association
Housing Lack Cures To Be Discussed In Columbus Hearings
Senator Joseph McCarthy leads a Joint Congressional Committee housing hearing in Columbus with about 40 witnesses from real estate, Home Builders, distributors, and builders. The session screens over 100 candidates. key issue cited is skilled labor bottlenecks delaying a national program planned to meet spring requirements.
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Columbus
Joseph McCarthy
Regis
Joint Congressional Committee
Dale Stump
Home Builders Association
McCarthy
San Antonio
Tex
President Truman not to attend Grange convention in Columbus
White House advised National Grange officials that President Truman will not appear at the Grange convention in Columbus on November 13. The notice clarifies the president's schedule and avoids expectations of a public event in Ohio.
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Grange
Columbus
White House
National Grange
Truman
Wartime Pacific Allies Debate Japan Reparations
An eight month dispute among wartime Pacific allies over Japan reparations surfaced as the Philippines submitted a 4.2 billion dollar claim for invasion damages. The Far Eastern Commission shows Canada abstained from higher shares and China seeks 40 percent while the U.S. asks 29 percent.
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Washington
Pacific
Japan
Philippines
Far Eastern Commission
Canada
China
United States
Australia
Britain
India
France
Netherlands
Russia
New Zealand
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Albert M. Greenfield
All-Philadelphia Citizens Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Democratic National Committee
Bernard Samuels
Francis J. Myers
Secretary of State
Ohio Committee For Better Roads
General Revenue Fund
Herbert
General Revenue
State Highway Department
Ohio Gas Firm
Marietta
York
Oregon
Earl Snell
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
Beryl Odlum
Liverpool
Toronto
Gordon S. Phillip
Chicago
Ican
Johnson
Palestine
Jefferson
Krug
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