Bitter Soviet attack at UN heightens Cold War tensions
In a fiery UN Assembly session, Andrei Vishinsky and Kuzma Kiselev accused the United States of plotting war, targeting figures like John Foster Dulles and other US leaders. The White House indicated a silent, cautious response while debates continued among many nations.
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New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Russia
Kuzma V. Kiselev
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
George C. Marshall
Vishinsky
UN Assembly
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Marshall
Deadly hurricane center hits New Orleans in 90 mph strike
The dead center of a hurricane moved over New Orleans at 10 40 a m after winds to 90 mph damaged the city. Evacuation orders, widespread flooding, and hospital evacuations marked the crisis as Florida losses topped 12 million dollars and five fatalities were reported there.
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Florida
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Emile Verret
Lake Front
Navy
Lake Pontchartrain
Whitney National Bank
Poydras St
Lakeshore Hospital
Pontchartrain
Gulf
Municipal Auditorium
Gulf Coast
Pensacola
Morgan City
Mississippi
Canal St
New Oreleans Health Center
Pontchartrain Beach
Everglades
Soviet Union insists on world revolution and Sovietization
The speech by Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vishinsky at the United Nations floor denounces the United States and signals Moscow will press its international course. It frames a continued push for communism worldwide, arguing the current chaos justifies Soviet expansion while rejecting UN moves that could hinder its aims.
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New York
United States
Russia
United Nations Assembly
Soviet Union
Andrei Vishinsky
Truman
Vishinsky
Brazil
United Nations
Dulles
Rep. Dorn
D-Sc
Virgil Jordan
National Industrial Conference Board
Milwaukee
Assembly of the United Nations
Moscow
Vishin
Sky
America
U. S
State Marshall
NLRB Extends Affidavit Deadline for AFL CIO Officials
The National Labor Relations Board and general counsel Robert N. Denham set October 31 for AFL and CIO leaders to sign affidavits disavowing communism. The move delays dismissal of AFL CIO cases until after that date and follows Taft-Hartley requirements for top national officers to attest non communism for unions to use NLRB services.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Robert N. Denham
AFL
CIO
Denham
NLRB
30 Percent Rail Pay Hike To Be Sought
Cleveland dispatch reports that five railroad brotherhoods will request a 30 percent wage increase for more than 350,000 workers including trainmen engineers firemen conductors and switchmen. The raise would take effect November 1 from a base date of September 30, prompted by rising living costs and prior concessions.
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Cleveland
Boy, 7, Is Killed by Truck in Cleveland
Police report a seven year old boy named Robert Schneider was struck by a truck during the evening rush hour in Cleveland and died. The tragedy prompted officials to investigate the fatal incident and determine exact circumstances surrounding the accident.
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Boy
Cleveland
Robert Schneider
Rent Offices Close Oct 17 in Ohio Branches
Ohio rent control offices in Athens Gallipolis Zanesville and Washington Court House will close by Oct 17 due to staff cuts. Mary Olive Roberson the sole Athens rent clerk received notification. Regulating 13 Ohio and two West Virginia counties will be centralized in Columbus.
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Athens
Gallipolis
Columbus
Edward F. Wagner
Mary Olive Roberson
Zanesville
Washington Court House
Ohio
West Virginia
Wagner
Names of 45 Jurors Drawn For Possible Slaying Case Duty
Athens County men and women were drawn to sit as grand and petit jurors for the murder case of 23 year old Charles R Henderson. Fifteen may serve as grand jurors to indict Henderson on a first degree murder charge in the killing of John Gwinn. The rest of the 30 will be eligible as petit jurors for the trial if indicted. Henderson is in county jail nursing a broken nose sustained in the confrontation at Club 33 prior to the shooting at the Spot Restaurant. He has signed admissions to the shooting and says he acted to scare Gwinn. The case was to be presented to the grand jury on Oct 6.
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Athens County
Charles R. Henderson
Henderson
John Gwinn
Gordon Gray
Pettit
Gwinn
R. W. Finsterwald
Franz Woodworth
J. B. Grogan
Court St
Route 33
Two Army Pilots Die in Lancaster Aerial Collision
Fairfield aviation tragedy identified Maj. Andrew D. Turner 27 of Washington DC and 1st Lt Milton F. Hail 27 of Owensboro KY. Their AT-6s collided in flight near Lancaster, plunging to ground before parachutes could be deployed. One plane hit Abe Courtright farm, the other Mary Weiser farm.
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Columbus
Lockbourne Army Airbase
Lancaster
Andrew D. Turner
Washington, D. C
Milton
Hail
Owensboro
Abe Courtright
Mary Weiser
Pilot Aid Helps Navigate Storms at Wright Field
A new instrument unveiled at Wright Field reduces pilot error in thunderstorms and icing conditions. The device uses a dial listing icing and storm hazards with recommended flight procedures to minimize danger.
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Dayton
Wright Field
Surprise Witness Tells Of Finding Dynamite
In Santa Ana California the Overell murder trial defense called a surprise witness who testified a 50 pound box of dynamite was found in the garage of Mr and Mrs Wilter E Overell in the home of the victims. The yacht they owned was blown up with their bodies found aboard on March 15.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Overell
Louise Overell
George Gollum
Wilter E. Overell
Taft's Job Called Most Thankless by Rep Bender
Rep George H Bender of Ohio said Taft held the most thankless job in the United States as Senate majority leader in a speech before the War Veterans Republican Club He praised Taft for speaking his beliefs even if unpopular at the moment
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Cleveland
George H. Bender
Ohio
Sen
Robert A. Taft
United States
Senate
War Veterans Republican Club
Taft
Ohio Boy Drowns in Colorado Creek
Joey Davidson three year old son of Mrs Mary Davidson of Dayton fell into a creek and drowned yesterday in Colorado Springs. The tragedy was reported from Colorado Springs authorities and the death is being investigated.
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Ohio
Colorado Springs
Colo
Joey Davidson
Mary Davidson
Dayton
Guard Needs UNIT Men for National Readiness
Lt. Gen. Raymond E. McLain told the National Guard Association that the guard must have at least 200 hours of armory and summer-camp training yearly to fulfill its D-Day mission. He urged universal military training to provide a base of adequately trained manpower for refresher and higher team training.
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Columbus
National Guard
Raymond E. McLain
War Department Special Staff
McLain
National Guard Association
Evacuation of 50,000 More Japs From Tokyo Under Dike Threat
Tokyo reports show 50,000 more Japanese evacuated as a weakened dike and tidal back wash risk further floods in the capital’s flat lands. The Kanto plain death toll tops 2,000 with Kyodo counting 1,798 dead, 652 injured, and 2,142 missing.
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Tokyo
U. S. First Cavalry
Kanto
Kyodo New Agency
Democratic meeting in Columbus on candidate chatter
Ohio Democratic leaders gather in Columbus as Albert A. Hortsman denies any candidate discussion while others expect debate over former Governor Frank Lausche’s potential bid for a second term.
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Columbus
Ohio
Democratic State Central
Albert A. Hortsman
Dayton
Frank J. Wausche
Cleveland
Ohio Man Kills Self After Slaying Woman
Lincoln police report a woman 38 year old Margaret Harrison killed in her apartment. Gordon Rex 32 of Canton Ohio died later from a head wound. the suspect, an Ohio man, died by his own hand.
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Ohio
Self
Lincoln, Neb
Joseph Carroll
Margaret Harrison
Lincoln
Gordon Rex
Canton
Manslaughter Charged To Charleston Woman
Mrs. Jean Sclavi of Charleston West Virginia pleaded innocent to a manslaughter charge arising from a September 14 automobile collision that killed William Fowler of Springfield. She was bound to the grand jury by Justice of the Peace Harold Eveland and posted $1,900 bond.
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Circleville
Jean Sclavi
Charleston
W. Va
Justice of the Peace
Harold O. Eveland
William Fowler
Springfield
Iclavi
More Polio Listed in Ohio
Three new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the health department in Cincinnati yesterday raising the statewide total to 103 versus 57 a year earlier.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Health Department
Polio Case Count Rises in Ross County
Ross County reports 20 infantile paralysis cases this year as Addielena Seagraves, a 14 year old Chillicothe High School freshman, is admitted to Children's Hospital in Columbus for polio treatment.
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Chillicothe
Ross County
R. E. Bower
Addielena Seagraves
Children's Hospital
Columbus
Springfield reports 19 polio cases with 16 in city
Clark County health officials led by City Health Director Thomas Gardner reported 19 infantile paralysis cases today, 16 of them in Springfield. The update underscores a local outbreak and ongoing public health response.
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Springfield
Clark County
Thomas Gardner
Butler Coroner Reaches 5000th Case at 80
Hamilton Ohio Dr Edward Cook, Butler County coroner for 25 years, reports handling his 5000th case this week. He notes his age is over 80 and explains he returned to the post after successors resigned, urged by county commissioners.
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Hamilton
Edward Cook
Butler County
Cook
LaGuardia Condition Remains Unchanged
LaGuardia, 64, gravely ill with a pancreas condition at his home, shows no immediate change. Dr. George Baehr reports the former mayor remains in a deep sleep with stable pulse, temperature, and respiration, and anticipates no short term improvement or decline.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
George Baehr
UNRRA
Garment Plant Fire Damages Columbus Block
Fire heavily damaged a downtown Columbus garment building at Third and Gay. Six firms and a state office sustained losses with Fehrman Garment Co. hit hardest. Ohio Aid for the Aged records on the fourth floor were water damaged.
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Columbus
Third and Gay
Fehrman Garment Co
Ohio Aid For
Garment
Former Teacher Dies After Appendectomy
Miss Hannah Quaintance, 76, longtime Crawford County teacher with 46 years of service, died yesterday following an appendectomy.
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Tiffin
Hannah Quaintance
Crawford County
Wholesale Price Peak Is Reached
The United States faces rising wholesale prices with food and farm products hitting record highs said by Sen. Ives of New York. He blamed under production for the inflation while noting overall commodity prices remain 5.9 percent below the 1920 peak.
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Washington
Sen. Ives
Ives
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Taft proposes act to cap prices and wages at 50 to 60 percent above 1939
Senator Taft in San Francisco urged a nation act to level prices and wages at 50 to 60 percent above 1939. He told Commonwealth Club listeners that prices must fall and high wages require higher productivity, criticizing Truman's inflation policy as "planned inflation."
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San Francisco
Senator Taft
Ohio
Nation
Commonwealth Club
Truman
Taft
Manufacturers Not Worried
New York reports manufacturers broadly optimistic despite high living costs. Merchants fear consumer purchasing declines as food prices rise, but producers say production is at top speed. Sales remain near records, new orders pile up, and inventories stay balanced with current high production.
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New York
Labor leader warns prices will explode the economy
Phil Hannah, secretary of the Ohio State Federation of Labor, told the OSFL convention in Cincinnati that rising prices threaten the economy. He blamed profiteers stealing from workers and argued wages did not drive the surge, citing government figures showing wage growth lagging behind farm income and corporate profits since 1939.
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Cincinnati
Phil Hannah
Ohio State Federation of Labor
OSFL
Convicted Ohio Killer Flees London Farm
Harry Gordon alias Aaron Goodkin, a 42 year old Cleveland killer, escaped from London Prison Farm when a truck he drove broke down near Xen ia. Gordon was a trusty and had been convicted in 1931 of venting and strangling Rose Becker during a Cleveland apartment robbery.
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London
Harry Gordon
Aaron Goodkin
Cleveland
Lepanon
Xenia
Ralph W. Alvis
Gordon
Rose Becker
Prisoners Saw Bars Escape From Ohio Jail
Seven inmates at Mahoning County jail allegedly sawed through a window bars and escaped into an alley last night. One escapee, Arthur McCann, 21, of Youngstown, linked to a prior burglary, was in the getaway. Sheriff Ralph E. Elser noted this was the second breakout in less than two months.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Arthur McCann
Ralph E. Elser
Democrats Convene in Ohio Federation Convention
Approximately 400 members of the Federation of Democratic Women of Ohio gathered in Marion for their annual convention.
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Marion
The
Federation of Democratic Women of Ohio
Extended Ohio forecast for Columbus region
The forecast predicts temperatures 3 to 5 degrees above normal with normal highs 68 to 73 and lows 49 to 53. Cooler conditions expected Saturday or Sunday and again Monday, with warmer periods Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation 1 to 4 inches mainly from showers Sunday and Monday.
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Columbus
Ohio
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